Hello everyone who decided to grace this boring page!
I am a native Floridian, recent college graduate, happily married (even though the hubby doesn't understand the obession...)! I have been reading for years, but only recently taken a dive into writing. I'm a proud Hufflepuff and have recently taken to drabbling as well, so some of those might turn into stories as well.
Stories (click for banner on all):
Independent Stories:
A Life From the Ashes:
Third Task challenge fic, centered on Ron.
Banner by whomovedmyquill.
A True Weasley
Why Percy Weasley was sorted into Gryffindor. For the Hufflepuff Back to Hogwarts Challenge.
Wicked Witches
A one-shot about Luna as a child.
For the Halloween Challenge - Halloween Explained.
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Moments Series:
This series highlights important, pivotal moments in a characters' life.
It did not start as a series, but has taken flight in my mind, and you can't really tell those things "no", can you?
Each summary is purposefully vague, for telling you the moment ahead of time is anticlimatic, in my opinion.
Series banner by psijupiter.
Moments:
A Harry/Ginny story, a missing moment from the HBP.
Banner by lilykinslove.
Twilit Confessions:
A Ron/Hermione story, Post-Hogwarts.
Banner by Bine/luinrina.
All reviews are appreciated and cherished.
Alexandra Quick and the Lands Below by Inverarity
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 275]
Summary: 
Seventh grader Alexandra Quick returns to Charmbridge Academy. This year she faces bullies from another wizarding school, a secret Dark Arts club, and the machinations of her father, but her greatest trial yet awaits her in the dangerous Lands Below.
This is the second book in the Alexandra Quick series.
OH MY GOSH!! OH MY GOSH!! OH MY GOSH!!!
Okay, I'm going to comment on the things I had planned on commenting on before this humongous ending...I like the little talk between Alex and David when they had detention together...I know romance will be a while coming, but I like the romance, and I'm very curious as to see what happens among the friends in the future.
Darla--what they heck is her problem?! I'm still waiting to find that out.
I liked Max's protective behavior when Larry was using the Crucio...but that whole scene was really weird. I might have to go back and reread that.
I thought Max was participating in an undercover assignment...its a little suspiscious (ohhh bad spelling) that he came out like that. I'm just becoming suspiscious of Max the more I read the story.
OH MAN I absolutely positively cannot wait for the next chapter. Your stories are ridiculously good and hopefully it comes soon!!!!!! AHH!!!!
Christmas in Amber by Inverarity
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 7]
Summary:
A tale of Tom Riddle at Hogwarts. Like Harry Potter, Riddle never went home for Christmas. Instead, he spent his holidays looking for secrets hidden in the castle. What he found would cause death and sorrow for years to come.
"Precocious" and "arrogant" indeed! I was excited when I saw that you had written something else...and it was mysterious and dark and an interesting theory on how Riddle might have discovered how to open the Chamber.
Accursed Miracle by MorganRay
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 7]
Summary: Now, I knew better. Dead things should stay dead. I dealt with the devil, and we were both going to burn for it.
For Cedric Diggory, death was only the beginning. A deal is struck, a chance for justice, and a second life . . . but is resurrection a miracle or a curse?
After all, Death is the next great adventure . . .
This story is still very mysterious, but intrigiuing. You are fantastic with descriptions: "Summer still blanketed the forest in an emerald dress..." "...barren tree branches that grasped at each other with skeletal fingers." The first chapter was very heavy on the description as well.
It seems to be picking up the pace a bit, and hopefully we'll start to see some more interaction with other characters and some more light shed on what is going on.
From the short part of the story we have so far, "Soul and Body" makes more sense than the "Quick and the Dead" for the actual content.
Author's Response: I might do that, actually. I think I'm going to edit chapter one a bit, too. The first two chapters really have to happen the way they do, but the pace really does pick up in chapter three.
A Solution to Everything by Viv
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 8]
Summary: One rainy night, two individuals.
A woman who has had her share of difficulties in life. A boy whose life has just begun, but who is already scarred forever by two unfortunate deaths.
Can they help each other to patch up the missing parts and rebuild a shattered existence?
That was a wonderfully sweet little story!
Author's Response: Thanks for the review!
Our Little Secret by Kerichi
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 416]
Summary:
It was like a wizard tale. The clever Slytherin helps a hag who later repays the debt. Except that Rose Weasley wasn't a hag, and Scorpius didn't expect to call in the favour.
*Winner of the 2010 Next Generation QSQ award*
I don't really have any constructive criticism, but I think you deserve to know I've been following this story and I really really enjoy it! I'm very glad for the quick updates and I will continue to follow it! Keep up the great work!
Author's Response: Thank you so much for following the story! I'm a chapter ahead, so it's a shorter wait than if I wrote a chapter, waited for it to post, then put in another one. I'm just glad this isn't a ginormous category flooded with stories! (And I hope I haven't jinxed myself, saying that, lol)
Lavender, blue - A Gryffindor true by Equinox Chick
Rated: Professors [Reviews - 112]
Summary: When Lavender Brown returns to Hogwarts for her seventh year, she knows things will be hard. Professor Dumbledore’s death has scared everybody, and with her Muggle-born mother in hiding, she makes a promise to her father to stay safe.
But to stay safe she must ignore her instincts and turn her back on her friends.
This is a Lavender Brown/Blaise Zabini story, but also concerns that last year at Hogwarts when the Trio were a'hunting Horcruxes.
Thank you to Laura (bookofsecrets) and Terri (mudbloodproud) for beta'ing the first chapter, Alyssa (Harry4lif) for the second and Emma (Amortentia x) for taking over the reins. And Natalie for the last chapter.
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling. I doubt that surprises anyone.
This story won the 2010 QSQ for Best Chaptered Non-Canon Romance. Thank you to everyone who nominated, appreciated and judged.
ATTENTION: Because of prissy glitch on the archive, stories with a rating about 3rd-5th cannot be read. I have lowered the rating to enable access, but the content remains the same. This is a PROFESSORS rated fic. Read at your own discretion - the sexual situations warning is there for a reason.
Ohhhh, nice chapter.
Your writing has such a nice flow. I just kept reading and reading and then boom! I was disappointed to be at the end.
I know we've already *sort of* discussed this, but I really like your characterization of the Gryffindor ladies. They are still girls, but they are facing their problems with a sense of maturity they didn't previously possess, because they didn't need to. Pavarti in particular in this chapter was simply a fantastic friend and a wonderfully developed character as she was brutally honest with Lavender. And their conversation about Ron - awesome. :) And real. At least, to me. We women are silly, but we know we know it and we gossip with our friends about our silliness and our men.
I am also liking your characterization of Blaise, he is quite ambiguous but sweet and mysterious...
I loved this chapter, dear. And I can't wait for the next. You are a delightful writer.
~Amanda
Author's Response: Thank you, Amanda. I have to admit to getting ticked off at people dismissing Lavender as a total airhead based on her relationship with Ron. In my experience, most teenage girls are silly at times - or perhaps that was just me. Hermione, in my opinion, is far from the norm - and even she goes silly over Lockhart.
Watch out for more Blaise - especially Chapter four heh heh. Thanks again. ~Carole~
AAAHHH! Carole how is this so ridiculously goood that I'm reading so late at night instead of sleeping again?! Oh, the whole thing, from Snape's conversation with Blaise to Blaise's conversations with Malfoy and Daphne to poor poor Lavender in the RoR. It's just such a delightful read (well, I don't know if reading about Crabbe is necessarily delightful) but it just flows so naturally. Hopefully you feel that as a worthy compliment, because I'm attempting to bestow one upon you...I just might not be making much sense.
Sorry for the short review but I couldn't resist reading it tonight. :) I have changed my prediction on Blaise's reaction due to this chapter and his new realization of love for her. I think he'll be just fine, if not shocked. Even if he has a not so good initial reaction...I believe in love above all - across Houses as well! :) So sappy me has faith in the lush Mr. Zabini.
~Amanda
Author's Response: I hate Crabbe so much ... far more than I did in DH - ha ha. Thank you for the review, Amanda. Hmm, Blaise's reaction, well it's a secret ... but you may find out a bit more in the final two chapters. Glad you think Blaise is lush, although my beta (Emma, Amortentia x) has a prior claim and will fight you for him ... hee hee. Thanks again ~Carole~
Oh, this is such a great story! Have I said that before? It has romance, character development, missing moments from canon (which might be my favorite kind of story), action….
I had a little fangirling moment when Lavender was admitting jealousy of Hermione and acknowledging her intelligence, all without bitterness. There seemed to be sincerity there. And you know why, we've had that discussion before.
Lavender and Blaise almost seem to have a hot and cold relationship…one will get worked up, and the other knows how to cool them off. I like it; it gives more depth to it, because of the types of things that set them off. Sometimes it even seems like they do it on purpose, to try to gauge the reaction of the other person (such as when Lavender brings up Tabitha Flint in retaliation), but they also use it to lead the other person where they want to go. I'm not sure if Lavender realized why Blaise would have been upset about the girls gossiping about him at the Yule Ball, but as I said above, she knew how to cool him off, and lead him to her observation that that was when she first noticed him.
But they are a hot little couple. And where can I get my hands on some Pourable Paradase?
It's nice to see the hints of canon, the small facts that were barely glossed over in DH but would mean a great deal to the ones still at Hogwarts. It helps highlight those facts for those of us (*cough me!*) that didn't put too much thought into how hearing about Neville's Gran might have affected not only Neville, but the morale of everyone left behind, for example.
Oh my gosh, when Madam Pomfrey thought that Lavender needed the potion for Seamus…I had to pause for laughter. Oh my gosh.
Hmmm…I'm thinking that if she is pregnant, he's not going to react so positively. Seems like a much bigger step than just traveling the country, though I'm conflicted in my prediction of just how he's going to react. I know you've already written it, so I'm going to make a prediction! *albeit a tired, wine-induced one* I think the lack of a fatherly influence has had a bigger influence than he would like to admit than any "Slytherin" or "pure-blood" influences, or whatever else would scare him away from staying with Lavender. And he would therefore stay with her, or at least stay around to be an influence in the child's life.
Though, if she's not pregnant, this is all moot. :p But if she isn't, but she thinks she is…then we'll get to find out how he really feels…and now you can tell I'm just rambling.
Oh! Cliffie! And evil cliffie! Bad Carole!
I feel as if I should be adding more constructive criticism, so if I find any, I'll let you know. :D I think I've left a few reviews in the distant past that had concrit for contrit's sake, but really, that's unnecessary, don't ya think? I'm an evolving reviewer, lol. I will say that the idea of Lavender and Seamus made me go, "Hmmmm…." and make a weird face, but I'm not sure why. And I don't remember if they dated in canon or just went to the Yule Ball together. >.< Just never pictured them together, but I think that's a completely personal preference. As in, I'll never write my own romance about them.
~Amanda
Author's Response: How on earth to I respond to such a fabulous review except to hug and squish you tight. Thank you, very much, Amanda. Hmm, pregnancy dilemma indeed. I have it all sussed in my head (and my notebook) so I know what's about to happen heh heh. Good point about Blaise not having a father figure in his life... I'll just say that he could go two ways with that. Oh, I'm a tease.
Lavender and Seamus, as far as I know, only went to the Yule Ball ... but they could have had a few dates. I know people often write them as a couple based on them going to the ball together, but I don't see it ... well not now - LOL. Poor Seamus, I must find him a nice girl one of these days.
Thanks again for the review.
~Carole~
Wow.
I don't blame you for crying. I teared up. That so emotional. So...just...wow.
Author's Response: Thank you, Amanda. But sorry I made you cry. *lip wobbles at thought of Remus, Tonks and little baby Blaise*
EEEK! Gushing praise indeed! I'm dreadfully exhausted but I finally got to read this chapter. Points of note:
Blaise = delicious and yet still in canon.
Lavender = wonderfully complex.
Neville = great characterization, especially right at the beginning when he's confronting Lavender and Blaise. And the part with Hannah is super cute.
You = awesome. And you know when it's used what it means.
~Amanda
Author's Response: Thank you so much.I'm pleased this is going down so well with you. This is what Haylee's Charatcerisation class does to someone - LOL. Next chapter needs a bit of work (ie typing up and beta'd ha ha) so I hope you enjoy that. Thanks again ~Carole~
Beneath the Shell by Afifa
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 13]
Summary: A typical love story: Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. They end up being a couple. They are happy.
Another story: boy loves girl. But. Girl does not love the boy. No happy couple. So how exactly does the boy feel and what does he do to try to win over his love? Most importantly, does he succeed or does he make a gradual progress or does he even give her reason to hate him more?
What a lovely story!
James is such a…boy. Does that make sense? And Lily is such a girl, lol. He is afraid to let her know how he feels, while she is jumping to conclusions. Complete picture of what happens frequently in almost all relationships. As the reader, we are egging James to take Sirius' advice when he tells him, "‘What I don’t get is why you don’t have a serious talk with her and stop acting as if it doesn’t matter whether she refuses you or not. If you did, she might come to take you seriously." We emphasize with James while still understanding, and maybe even identifying with, his flaws.
I liked the repetition in the second paragraph. It showed his sincerity and earnest nature; how passionate he was, and how important it was.
I also liked the dynamic of the relationship between James and Sirius; they were honest with each other, almost like brothers. It was touching.
I'm definitely going to read it's sequel - great story!
~Amanda
Vampire - Ghost Child! by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 25]
Summary: Rosalburga Aphrodite Black is no ordinary Hogwarts student. First - she's American. Second - she's only just discovered she's a witch. Third - her mother is a Vampire. Fourth - her father is Sex!God Sirius Black.
Things are about to get very exciting for the new R.A.B.
This is a tale of high dram and passion. This is a tale of extreme cliche's. This is a tale that may never be seen again.
Disclaimer: I'm not JK Rowling or even Stephanie Meyer
Oh my goodness this was awesome. It was extremely amusing and I would actually look forward to reading more
Author's Response: Hmmm, actually their child could be interesting, in a weird way. NO! I can't go own that route... (or can I?)
Albus Potter and the Flamel File by OHara
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 29]
Summary: In 2017, the Wizarding World seems peaceful and safe. Voldemort is long dead and the Death Eaters wiped out or imprisoned.
Albus Potter is eleven and just beginning his first year at Hogwarts. With the help of his big extended family, he navigates the new and exciting world of magic.
But there are challenges on the horizon and the most dangerous is coming from a shadowy group that is hunting something called the Flamel File. . . .
Year One begins.
I thought this was a lovely little chapter.
I like your...style?...of writing. Little bits of humor here and there, little bits of magic or wizarding society spicing things up without being overwhelming. It feels like a nice addition to the universe we've already got.
And the mystery builds slowly...I like that Albus got some information from Bill. I'm not so sure that his parents would have given it to him, lol.
~Amanda
Author's Response: I'm glad you liked the chapter, Amanda! I gave Bill the exposition because I thought he was an unusual choice and he rarely appears in fan fiction.
I'm very flattered that you like my writing style. I do try to keep consistent with canon and to build it up a little bit when I can.
Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
I'm still reading I'm still reading!!
I love you style, it is reminiscent of Jo's. The story is great, and I will keep reading, even if I'm a bad reader and I don't review. You've got me hooked on Al's journey.
~Amanda
Author's Response: I'm so glad you're still reading, Amanda! This chapter has been so long coming that I wondered if anyone would remember the story at all!
This story is now more than half done and I really want to wrap it up this winter. There are scenes coming up that I've had planned for more than a year, so it's pretty exciting.
Oh, and reviews are all well and good (okay, fine, they're GREAT), but I what I really want is for people to like my story, so you're a great reader if you're still following it! :)
This is a great story! It is well-written, nicely paced and characterized, and very interesting! I wonder if they will tell their parents about the DA...different ages (they are so young!) and the need really isn't as great (as far as we know) so I'm curious as to their reactions.
Author's Response: Thanks so much for the review! I'm really glad you're enjoying the story!
The New DA was something I wanted to drop into the story very early because it's a very important plot point in this and later books. I reasoned that after hearing stories about the DA from their parents, the second generation would want to try it out for themselves, a decision that will become. . . . advantageous in the years to come ;)
Anyway, thanks a lot for reading and reviewing!
Al was pretty clever on asking the Room to show him who was talking out in the Forest, and he obviously takes after his father with his ability to question (and perhaps obsess?) after things that no one else cares about. I'm very interested to see what Harry has to say...will he encourage Al, and see himself in his son and believe? Or will he understand why adults were constantly frustrated with him as a child, lol?
Author's Response: It was interesting to play around with the limits of what the Room of Requirement could and couldn't do. Clearly, it didn't give Al quite the conclusive answer he wanted, but the presence of the Foe-Glass is obviously a big hint.
As for Harry's reaction, you'll get that in Chapter 7 and he and Ginny will get to be on the opposite side for once! :)
Anyway, thanks for reading! I hope you like the rest of the story!
Summary: After the fall of Voldemort, an inexplicable illness plagues the surviving Death Eaters. Albus Dumbledore has a plan to save Severus Snape—but how, exactly, is Hermione Granger involved?
Oh Hermione!! Be the genius you are and figure it out already! Lol, I just wonder what her reaction will be when she does...but it's obvious she wants him, too, so....hmmmm....they can't avoid each other, though, so more juicy encounters to follow, yes? :) Great story, love the quick updates, and the balance between the 17 year old and Prof. Snape.
Yes! Yes! Good ole fashioned snogging and some Hermione genius! Love the story, it's great, and I can't wait to see how he explains that, lol.
Summary: Despite their best efforts, the word "wait" is always in the vocabulary of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. Kicking off after the final battle is done and Voldemort is gone, this is how Harry and Ginny sent "wait" to the wayside. *one-shot*
What a lovely, lovely story. The time period immediately following the Final Battle is on that I am usually the least satistifed in general for some reason with canon compliant stories, and this was great! The time period right after the final battle to the transition to their careers was nice all the way to their marriage - everything felt nice and...real. I also related to this story on a personal level having been in a long-distance relationship for several years, so I definitely identified with Ginny's frustration, lol. Even if I hadn't though, the "waiting" theme was wonderfully done and this story was a delight to read.
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I'm glad you found it realistic -- that's always something I strive for in my stories. I've read a lot of fanfictions that take place right after the final battle, and while I have read a lot of good ones, I generally -- like you -- aren't very impressed by them. It's good to know you think mine does a good job! :)
Intus Temporis Infractus by Celesteennui
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 6]
Summary: Grand sweeping AU. What if there was no Harry Potter? No “Chosen One” to stand between the Dark Lord and his quest to rule the world? This is a question that one rogue Death Eater set into motion and, in another frame of time that was torn from our own, it has been answered none too prettily. It is in this world that three heroes must unite to salvage the remains of humanity’s goodness left behind in the whirlwind of violence and oppression that have scarred it so deeply.
Callie Conleth is a beautiful, brilliant, and charming young witch whose seemingly pureblood heritage grants her an enormous blanket of protection while she works as a spy for the Order of the Capricorn with her partner, Jerry. This blanket, however, did not save the person she loved most, her elder—werewolf— brother, Gary, from “disappearing” when the Dark Regime conquered North America. Nor has it afforded her any peaceful sleep when she knows how all of her Muggle and Muggle-born neighbors have mysteriously vanished as well. Always thinking one-step ahead, Callie acts with fire running in her veins.
Mel Cúchulainn, childhood friend of both Callie and Jerry, is a Dragon Rider who, thanks to the treaty the Rider Tribes have signed, has kept on the outside of the great wizarding war. A blind eye is not something that settles well with the fierce, skilled, and tenacious Mel—or many other Riders either—and she, along with her Dragon, Chance, finds herself in a unique position to help change the Tribes’ minds. Cool headed and deadly, Mel fights with all the might of her soul.
Jerry Moore also finds nothing for himself in the pureblood credo that the Dark Regime holds. Brave, intuitive, and jovial to most people, Jerry’s smile hides a sensitive young man who cannot accept a world that offers little to no protection for not only helpless humans but also elves, centaurs, and other so-called “half-breeds” persecuted beneath the new rule. With a chivalrous intent to defend those in need, Jerry always looks with the inner eye of his heart.
The winds of change are blowing and whether for bad or good only time will tell. What is certain, however, is that these three friends will be very close to the eye of the storm as it rages. They are unique magicians bound together by the past, love, and fate, but is even the steely resolve of the young a match for an army of Death Eaters? With hope such fragile thing in this war-ravaged world is mankind lost without a “Chosen One” to lead the way? Or can fire, strength, and sight be found before it’s too late? The path is dark and painful but does that mean our heroes cannot travel it? Find out the answers to these questions and more in: Intus Temporis Infractus.
Great first chapter! I am very intrigued! The writing was very good., and I'm excited to see of any minor characters - or even major ones , by the ending) get fleshed out in new and exciting ways. Echoing your first reviewer, this is a story I will be following.
Author's Response: *glows* Thank you very much. I hope that you'll be surprised and happy with all of the changes that the Butterfly Effect has wrought in this universe.
