The Way Forward is the working title of a new
novel upon which I have started to work. It features the
magical world and characters created by J.W. Rowling in her
fabulous Harry Potter books. It focuses, however, on three
of the lesser characters and how they move forward after
the events of Rowling's seventh and final novel, Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I am writing this
novel purely for my own enjoyment and that of anyone who
should stumble upon it on the web and decide to read it. I
do not intend to attempt to profit from it nor do I intend
to try to find a publisher for it.
I recognise that Ms. Rowling owns the characters and the
magical world she has created. If she or her legal
representatives should contact me and demand that I take
this developing novel down from my website, I will of
course do so. I won't stop writing it since I find myself
enjoying immensely this new, creative way to spend more
time in that magical world but I will stop posting it in
public.
In the meantime, I intend to write new chapters of this
novel on a regular basis and to post them here as they are
written and revised. I welcome your comments and any
corrections you may wish to suggest, should I slip up on
some detail regarding Ms. Rowling's world. Needless to say,
the three characters upon whom my book focuses (George
Weasley, Aberforth Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall) will
develop throughout this process and I will indulge myself
in some creative license in that development. I trust no
one will be too offended by the decisions I make.
