fdith:

I just finished outlining the entire rest of FDitH. It was… interesting. I wrote down the four most important plot lines and the events that needed to happen in each one, then I drew a path through all these events, moving from one plotline to another (because the plotlines all come together at some point). 

I’ll admit that when I started writing FDitH, I imagined it being just Harry and Regulus on their own, but then I realized how terribly lonely and difficult that would be for them. I’m glad I changed my mind. Not only because it gives Harry and Regulus to form better relationships with their families and new friendships beyond that, but because I’m really interested in writing this quest as a group effort and getting into an actual war with Voldemort. 

Like, canon already did hunting horcruxes in a lonely group and camping in the woods while on the run from everyone. At this point in time, Voldemort is nearly at the height of his power and there’s the original Order of the Phoenix doing their best to fight his followers and save lives. There’s so much potential there for a completely different war experience than the last one Harry did. (There’s Harry’s memories to deal with, then I think we’re overdue for a proper conversation between Sirius and Regulus, but after that I think we’re shortly going to be meeting another member of the Order of the Phoenix.) 

The four most important plot lines (not the characters’ personal development arcs or anything, but actual series of events), if anyone is curious, go: 1) Hunting Horcruxes, 2) The War with Voldemort, 3) The McKinnon Mystery, and 4) How Harry Ended Up Back in Time. (Yes, all of these mix together at certain points.)