"Companionship, compassion and new experiences are nourishment for a damaged soul, Ms Granger. With some luck it might be enough to allow him to pass on," Hecat explained. "A wonderful research topic, too, I might add."
"So…let me get this straight. You want me to keep whatever is left of Voldemort's soul and just…fix it?"
"Why, yes!"
(In which an accident during Hermione's Unspeakable training leaves her haunted by what is left of the Dark Lord — now an unwilling companion only she can see.)
As a writer I’ve often changed the endings of fics mid-way, or even as I get thoughtful comments on a WIP. Are there any alt endings you had for your fics that didn’t make the cut or got changed?
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YES! You Look Just Like Her instantly comes to mind - I didn't choose the ending until about 2-3 days before I wrote/posted the final chapter. I bounced around with about 5 possible endings, which I'll share below.
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD
It's no secret that YLJLH was incredibly personal for me - and as such, the endings changed as time went on.
Ending 1 - Toxic "HEA" in Tom's POV
In my first, original outline of YLJLH (which I initially thought would only be like 10 chapters or so lmao what happened), this was going to end in Tom's POV. There was no winter mansion, Draco was going to break into the Little Hangleton home, and it would have ended in Tom's victory, some sick inner monologue while he fucked Hermione lololol.
Ending 2 - Tom killing Hermione and Crookshanks
In the middle of writing YLJLH, I experienced a devastating breakup from the person who loosely inspired Tom to begin with. And it felt like I had died. So this ending changed to something quite horrific and gruesome and tragic, a murder-suicide which also resulted in the death of Crooks.
Ending 3 - Hermione killing Tom
After some time, this then changed because I was pissed and angry and filled with hate and in my revenge fantasy, had Hermione freeing herself from her imprisonment and brutally killing Tom.
Ending 4 - Bellatrix POV, but pining after Tom
After some more time, this changed again to something that closely resembles the actual ending of YLJLH, but instead, Bellatrix pines after Tom, waiting for him in the afterlife. I wanted it to showcase the toxicity of love, how pathetic it can be, how it haunts you even after death, how it blinds you even after abuse.
Ending 5 - The Final Ending
When it came time to write the ending, I realized I hated Ending 4. I hated it so, so, so much because it felt so bleak, but not in a way that was beautifully heartbreaking. I also hated what it seemed to suggest, not just for myself, but for other women. Will we never be able to move on? Will we never get our closure and resolution? So, it changed and it ended on something that I believe wasn't just the "right" ending, but the perfect one for this fic.
Thank you for asking this question, I'm glad to have the space to yap about all the possible endings of YLJLH <3
There are many rumors about King Salazar and Hermione had a long journey from the Grange in order to consider each one. They say he takes on many brides, but none of them ever live long. Some say he only marries virgins so that he can drink their blood to prolong his own life.
If her father and mother were alive, they might have protected her. Her father would have found a way to save her.
But her father died in the spring, before the heat of summer, before the leaves came in, before the final frost. He died while she was in the middle of a sentence she never finished and the messenger was so quick. Everything was so quiet and quick.
She is the only daughter of a dead minor prince from the Gryffindor clan. Hermione, Princess of the Grange. There is no one left in the world to protect her from the king’s venomous maw.
And so here she is.
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