01/03/05
Hi, I'm Valentinia, your typical Harry Potter obsessed teen.
I've read the HP books so many times that I've lost count, but I'm guessing most of you on MNFF have done the same!
Otherwise, I'm pretty boring.
My favorite band is Evanescence.
My favorite HP characters are Luna "Loony" Lovegood and Petunia Dursley.
My favorite HP book is PoA.
My favorite HP chapter is "Career Advice" from OotP.
My favorite HP film is probably OotP.
My favorite HP actor is Evanna Lynch. There're a lot of great ones though!
I'm an all-out Ron/Hermione, Luna/Harry and Ginny/Neville shipper. *Sigh*. I know, I know, Canon just sort of ruined those last two. Still, Harry/Ginny was okay. I guess.
I also love stories about Parvati, Padma and Lavender, because I think they deserve some character and depth and they're often deprived of it and made into girly non-humans.
And here some cool things from other people's profiles:
Weird is good, strange is bad, and odd is when you don't know which to call someone. Weird is the same as different, which is the same as unique,so weird is good. If you are weird and proud of it, copy this onto your profile!
92 percent of American teens would die if Abercombie and Fitch told them it was uncool to breathe. Copy this in your profile if you would be the 8 percent that would be laughing your head off.
If you're one of those people who get excited when you see just two reviews, paste this into your profile.
If you've been on the computer for hours on end, reading numerous fanfictions, copy this into your profile
If you don't watch Laguna Beach or the O.C. or The Hills religiously, never have, never will, and are proud of it, copy and paste this into your profile.
You know you live in 2007 when...
1. You go to a party, sit down and take MySpace pics.
2. You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. The reason for not staying in touch with your friends is that they don't have AIM/LiveJournal/MySpace.
4. You'd rather look all over the house for the remote instead of just pushing the button on the TV.
6. Your evening activity is sitting at the computer.
7. You read this list, and keep nodding and smiling.
8. You think about how stupid you are for reading this.
9. You were too busy to notice number five.
10. You actually scrolled back up to check if there was a number five.
11. And now you're laughing at your stupidity.
12. Put this in your pro if you fell for it. You know you did.
Ninety-five percent of teenagers are concerned about being popular. If you are one of the five percent who aren't, copy this, put it in your profile, and add your name to the list: Queen S of Randomness 016, Queen B of Randomness 016, AnimieKittyCaffe, The Gypsy Pirate Queen, That Bloody Demon, The Astrology Nerd, Shadow929, Crazy Billie Joe Loving Freak, Yavie Aelienel, Hyperactively Bored, Spymaster E, Shanny-Boo, Gem W, Brown-eyed angelofmusic, piratesswriter/fairy to be, Bara-Minomoto, Em Quagmire, Buffy The Mary-Sue Slayer, Random Little Writer, SamanthaFantasyFan, EdwardAddict, Supergirrl, Elemental-ANimal, Mother Nature's Daughter, Schmerg_The_Impaler, Carmona, Hanabi, Valentinia
Anyway... My fanfics:
Amazing Grace (One-shot) ~ Completed
For Lily (Chaptered) ~ No longer on hiatus. Officially a WIP
Harry Potter, the Half-Blood Prince, and Mary-Sue! (Chaptered) ~ Completed
I Loved Him First (Chaptered) ~ Completed
Just Because of a Stupid Baby (One-shot) ~ Completed
Miss Me (One-Shot) ~ Completed
Never To Be Forgotten (One-Shot) ~ Completed
Only One Lily (One-shot) ~ Completed
So Good (Two-shot) ~ Rather pointless... Completed
Standing Out From the Crowd (One-Shot) ~ Completed
Beautiful banner made by lainie xox. If you're reading this, lainie xox... THANK YOU!
And this lovely banner was made by SiriuslyMental... a big round of applause!! *claps loudly*
And the newest banner:
by the magnificent MissHermioneGranger! Isn't Mary-Sue beautiful?
And lastly, since every profile should have an HP quiz result! :)
![[lily + snape]](http://atypically.net/hp/images/lilysnape.jpg)
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The Love of a Brother by Seren
Rated: •Summary: Make no deals with the Devil, child, and the Devil will have no power over you. Susan Bones knows that someone in her House is abusing a student in another. How does she react?
Date: 07/29/06 Title: Chapter 1: The Love of a Brother
Just like "The Love of a Sister" this story is really touching. Things like this really do happen all the time, and it's important that people realize it and try to help. I take my hat off to Susan and to the author.
The Love of a Sister by Seren
Rated: •Summary: He touched him... he touched him there, and he doesn't know what to do, and the Devil will come and steal his eyes for it, because he reacted. He reacted, and he has been shamed, and now he is light-forsaken, doomed to return back to that room and let the demon touch him, hurt him, bleed him. Graham Pritchard is being abused, and he doesn't know what to do- but he finds salvation in the most unlikely of people.
Date: 07/29/06 Title: Chapter 1: The Love of a Sister
Poor Graham! I'm so glad Susan was there to save him. This is a very poweful story, with an important message. You've written it perfectly, too!
Academic Discourse by adjectived noun
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: 1993. The passive-aggressive wife of a Death Eater harangues the passive-aggressive Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts. Hilarity ensues.
Date: 09/17/06 Title: Chapter 1: Academic Discourse
lol! I love how Lupin is so calm and together about everything that he manages to turn the tables on Narcissa every time. I love that he aks her to say hello to Andromeda, especially!
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Harry Potter Tells All! by SeaIsleWitch
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, is now, of course, the Wizard-Who-Defeated-You-Know-Who. Flanked by his associates, Harry Potter sat down for an in-depth discussion with yours truly, special correspondent Rita Skeeter.
Pure silliness. Find out who the Sirius Six are and how Voldie was finally defeated.
Date: 05/12/07 Title: Chapter 1: An exclusive interview by Rita Skeeter, special correspondent.
LOL! Sirius Six... And polyjuiced Voldemorts... oh, I'm sorry, Tom Riddle's! :D Hilarious! Gotta love Rita! Really a fun read!
A Silver Lining by hearyoume
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: “He did not want to be alone anymore. He wanted the pain to stop, and he wanted to feel like himself again. But no matter what he did, Lupin could not forget everything he had lost. He could not force himself to be happy when he felt so, so sad. Maybe, just maybe, there was a way out…”
A one-shot about how sometimes, when it seems like nothing is worth living for, we find that it was there all along.
Date: 06/30/06 Title: Chapter 1: A Silver Lining
Wow. I can totally understand every thought Lupin has in this fic. I also don't really think it was more of a depressed!Lupin than we see in the books; in fact I think he seems very in character, And I do like the ending a lot. Did not see that coming, but it worked wonderfully!
Author's Response: Hmm, thank you! Hearing the ending was good is a relief, lol. I appreciate your review.
Loki's Amulet by Air Elemental
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: When Fred and George find Loki's amulet, they have no idea what chaos they would unleash into the world... Now Ginny is unconscious and only Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville can save her, but only if they complete Loki's tasks. -- A humour/action/adventure story. Slight Ron/Hermione and Ginny/Neville. -- After almost two years of floundering, Chapter 8 is FINALLY up! -- Won 2ND PLACE in Quarterly Challange the First: History and Mythology!
Date: 05/28/06 Title: Chapter 7: In which fire and water both feature
wow! i just added this story to my favorites!! it's really well written! i love how neville is portrayed not as a complete idiot which is a mistake some fanfic authors make... anyway... i wanted to ask... when in the harry potter series would this be taking place exactly? after third year? anyway, great story!
Author's Response: Thanks! It\'s set between the trio\'s third and fourth year during the holidays.
Stolen Memories by Extendable Ears
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: On a walk through the castle in the middle of the night, Colin Creevey stumbles upon a couple and he cannot help but capture their love for himself. (969)
Date: 03/21/06 Title: Chapter 1: Stolen Memories
after the last review i feel really bad leaving such a short one.... but i can't really think of anything to say except for that this story is great. really great. your writing is excellent; especially the way you portray colin searching so desperately for "life" but actually hiding behind a camera and not even giving himself the chance to live. really intriguing...
Date: 03/21/06 Title: Chapter 1: Stolen Memories
after the last review i feel really bad leaving such a short one.... but i can't really think of anything to say except for that this story is great. really great. your writing is excellent; especially the way you portray colin searching so desperately for "life" but actually hiding behind a camera and not even giving himself the chance to live. really intriguing...
He Made the Stars Fall by cor_leonis
Rated: •Summary: Petunia reflects back on the first time she met James Potter. Their introduction was quite different than she'd expected it to be, and not exactly what she'd hoped for.
Date: 09/18/06 Title: Chapter 1: He Made the Stars Fall
Cute. I love stories about Petunia, and I think you've done a good job of capturing her feelings of inadequacy and of wanting to please everyone in this one. Also, I like the idea of making the stars fall, and Petunia's mixed feelings about Harry. Vernon is an... I mean, a... pig... though!
Whether We Wear Masks by Seren
Rated: •Summary: 'There is no black and white, Blaise.' Hermione teaches Blaise that she knows about hatred and discrimination. Warning for historical references to racism.
Date: 09/09/06 Title: Chapter 1: Whether We Wear Masks
Wow. I love the idea of Hermione showing him all that in order to help him understand. It's such a natural thing, really, to show him how people he accepts to be
"his kind" are treated with the same terror people he used to think were "below him" are shown. A very powerful story about racism and acceptance.
When Hermione says "no black and white," though, I would add something like "no pure and unclean," to show that both of "their kinds" have been wronged, but that they still have the hope of reconciliation.
Corollary by Seren
Rated: •Summary: It's Christmas Eve in no-where, and there's something Harry wishes he could give Tom Riddle.
Date: 05/06/06 Title: Chapter 1: Corollary
great story!! you - and harry- are absolutely right! tom did need a friend and it really shows the compassionate side of harry that he realizes that!
I Am With You by RagingStorm71117
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Harry tries desperately to cope wth all the deatth he has seen. One-shot. I'm amazed I didn't cry when I wrote this... HBP spoilers.
Date: 09/18/06 Title: Chapter 1: One
A powerful story of loss. I like how Harry, in all his guilt tries to blame Dumbledore for leaving him, and I'm sure this just makes him feel more guilty. You've really conveyed the real emotions of someone who has lost someone close to them. I'm not sure if the scene with the locket is really neccessary, though.
Also, when you say:
"His mother had left him.
His father had left him.
Cedric had died.
Sirius had left him.
Dumbledore had left him."
it sounds a bit odd to have Cedric be the only one who hasn't "left him" - but it would still be strange if you said "Cedric had left him."
My suggestion would be something like:
His parents had left him to life with the Dursley's
Cedric had left him alone in that graveyard.
Sirius had left with no one to take care of him.
Dumbledore had left him alone in a war with Voldemort.
Something sorta like that. Otherwise, great story, great emotions!
Author's Response: The scene with the locket was sneaky. It\'s very importantto what follows after, but that\'s okay - only a few people have picked up on it, sadly. Since this is only a one-shot, I won;t be writing about what follows after... so suffice it to say that the locket is a very useful little tool for Harry.
Yeah, I know those lines are awkward - but I wanted the power of short, stacatto lines and couldn\'t really say Cedric \"left him\" - they were never close, were they? So even though it\'s awkward (and your suggestion is a very good one) I\'m leavin\' it alone...
Glad you liked it. :)
Cheers,
~*~LIZ
'Yes' by nat089
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: James Potter usually accepts dares without batting an eyelash. However, this time, while he’s on a dare, he's also on a personal mission. But first, he’s anxiously waiting for Lily to turn up. What does Lily have to do with this dare? And what will she say when she finds out?
(One shot)
[Author's Note]
Before you start commenting that the dare was unromantic, please please read the 2nd sentence of the 4th paragraph. I clearly state that "James was steeling himself to do SOMETHING HE WANTED TO DO VERY MUCH EVEN WITHOUT BEING DARED TO". In other words, the dare was the catalyst, not the cause. It only served to spur him into action; it didn't give him the intention of doing what he did (I'm trying not to give out spoilers here, so read to find out what - though you can probably guess ;)).
Date: 06/30/06 Title: Chapter 1: 'Yes'
Cool story. I like that James had to be dared to ask Lily to marry him (he owes Sirius forever!... or would have...) It's also good how you have the word "yes" be sorta ambiguous (the answer to the questions of both of them). Well-written, too.
An Exercise in Pointlessness by lunafish
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: Snape has some unfinished business with Dumbledore.
Submitted by lunafish of Ravenclaw in response to the extra credit challenge "Letters to Heaven." Posted before DH.
Date: 02/17/06 Title: Chapter 1: An Epistle to Dumbledore
really, really good. it was so realistic and i agree that snape is a really interesting character... there should be more stories like this one (though i don't really think that this brilliance is achieved easily!)
Author's Response: Aww...that's sweet of you. I do love writing Snape, though, so I think I'll just have to thank JKR for inspiring me with such a great character. Thanks for the review!
What is Real by orange_balloon
Rated: 6th-7th Years • Summary: At the end of her sixth year at Hogwarts, Hermione was hoping for a quiet summer. She just wanted to go home to spend time with her family and study before returning to the Burrow and her budding relationship with Ron. Then she started dreaming about Draco Malfoy. . . While helping Draco reach safety with the Order of the Phoenix, she finds herself in his arms. Could Hermione’s new found connection with Draco ruin everything with Ron forever?
A Hermione and Ron ship with a heavy dose of Malfoy! I've chosen to list this under Various Pairings due to the complex nature of the story. Both R/Hr and D/Hr shippers will enjoy!
Date: 03/22/06 Title: Chapter 11: The Plan
cool story!! i've just read all 11 chapters, added u to my favorites and can't wait for more updates!!
Author's Response: Thanks so much, Valentina! Chapter 12 is in the queue now and Chapter 13 is ready for submission as soon as the other is posted. Glad to have you on board!
Could It Be Magic? by joanna
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Kingsley Shacklebolt at Downing Street 10. How he finds love at the most unexpected place.
Date: 10/01/06 Title: Chapter 1: -
Aww. Cute! I think Kingsley tells Maureen about his being an auror a bit too soon, though, since he can never know who's a spy and who's not. Otherwise, a nice story about an inter-muggle-magical romance... I hope they have a happy ending... :)
A Seed From The Ground by Seren
Rated: 1st-2nd Years • Summary: Auror-in-training Kingsley Shacklebolt is learning to blend in with the crowd in downtown London. There, he meets a small, lost girl, and learns how much impact a simple act of kindness can really have.
Date: 06/11/07 Title: Chapter 1: A Seed From the Ground
Aw. It's great how this fic really shows how right Hermione is to believe that! I love the idea of something so small being responsible for part of Hermione's determination! Plus, I really enjoyed your portrayal of Kingsley! :D Sweet tooth and all, he was very realistic and this fic was very sweet!
Voices by miss padfoot
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Remus is trying to cope after Hallowe'en 1981.
Date: 08/02/06 Title: Chapter 1: One-shot
Remus is perfect! You've written him just the way I imagine he would have felt. I really love how he blames it on fate, but then can't really accept that answer. I don't think it's very like Remus to have forgotten Peter, though. I got the impression that friends were everything to him (because he had so few I guess) and he would never think more of one than of the others. Also, I don't think Sirius' betrayal would hav been in the news. After all, in PoA, Madam Rosmerta didn't know about it...
It's especially great how he feels that no one is there for him - but doesn't seem selfish at all, when he thinks it. The last marauder... or so he thinks... Anyway... you did a great job of portraying Remus' feelings in this short one-shot!
Author's Response: Thanks Valentinia, for the nice little review! Remus hasn\'t really \'forgotten\' Peter, he just is so worried about James/Sirius/Harry/Lily that he doesn\'t have time to think a lot on Peter, besides he doesn\'t really ignore Peter; he does spare him some thought.
Regarding Sirius\' betrayal, it\'s possible it couldn\'t have been in the news, but also, Madam Rosmerta could have forgotten about it, it\'s been thirteen years after all.
Anyway, thanks for the superb review!
Ice and Flowers by Zetera
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary: One Shot - Post Hogwarts - Lament for the loss of Dumbledore between a grandfather and his grandchild. I'll leave it up to you to guess who the grandfather is.
Date: 07/25/06 Title: Chapter 1: Ice and Flowers
Wow. This story, though short, was quite moving. I really like the message it sends, and also the way it is very to the point. Not much happens, of course, but that just makes what the old man (btw, is it Neville?) says all the more meaningful. The ending was really great, too!
Author's Response: Yep, it was Neville! I\'m glad you caught that, and that you got the meaning of the piece. Thanks!
Healing Ronald by Ravensgryff
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Ron Weasley has to learn how to put his life back together after the final battle. If left to his own devices, he would be content to whither away. But an unexpected friendship gives him the courage and motivation to heal.
Date: 06/03/07 Title: Chapter 1: Healing Ronald
Awww. Though this isn't a pairing I usually ship, it was a very sweet fic. I liked to see both Ron and Luna stay IC and yet feel such a connection - Luna's healing really was rather touching. Plus, I love the way you wrote this, with bits of the letter as interludes. Brilliant!