10/22/06
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Hey, I'm Erin. I'm 16 years old and am either writing, studying like crazy (since school has now started) or doing photomanipulation in my free time so any banner on here not credited was probably done by me. I'm a member of Hufflepuff on the forums, though I don't seem to be able to stay very active on there, and below is a list of my Works In Progress. I hope you enjoy what you read in my stories!
I am indeed a proud member of the Poetry Club! I've thought about submitting poetry on here but none of it's Harry Potter related soo... that wouldn't really work, would it? ;-x
Updates: December 1, 2007:
Death Wish: There should be about 20 to 22 chapters for this story and chapter 12 just got accepted so feel free to check out that update and review! :p I'll be sending chapter 13 into my betas for comments and corrections, but since I've made the changes I like it shouldn't take that long to get the next chapter posted unless the mods find something that my betas miss. Like always, feel free to email me if you just want to discuss ideas that you think could improve the story or just leave a review if you're too lazy to click the "contact" button right above this huge paragraph. Lol. Either way, I hope you check out my stories and enjoy them when you do.
When Impossible becomes Reality: This is the first part of a series that I have decided to write, dedicated to Luna and my original character, Noah. This first, very short story of about 5 to 6 chapters is meant to explain how Luna and Noah first met in a rather entertaining and (dare I suggest it) comical way. I'm proud to say that so far I have made it on my own, without a beta and chapter 3 has been accepted. I only have a few more corrections to make before submitting chapter 4. I have all the chapters written up to chapter 5 so the story is basically done and just needs to get posted. There should be two more, much longer stories following this one and I hope you all enjoy!
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What I've Done by aub_1344
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary: For some people, regret is a dominating force. Erika Delian knows it first-hand. After 13 years of self-imposed seclusion, regret is all she has left. But with the return of the only man she ever loved, she will be forced to confront his anger, as well as her own guilty conscience.
Sirius/OC Set during OotP
Date: 07/13/07 Title: Chapter 1: Prologue
Aww. No one's reviewed so far.
I think it's very good so far though I can't tell if this is suppose to be in the magical or the muggle world. If it's magical then things might be just a tad too muggle-like in my opinion.
Your discriptions are very well written and don't seem to drone too much without having a point. I'm anxious to see the next chapter and I hope more people review for you! :)
Author's Response: Thanks a lot for the review, I\'m glad you were the first!
This first chapter is set in the muggle world, but that won\'t be the case for all the chapters. Erika\'s been cut off from the magical community for 13 years; I maybe should have made that more clear, but there\'ll be more about it in later chapters.
Thanks again!
Less Than Angelic by Quick_Quote_Quill
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary:
This story follows the life of Angelina Lestrange, a young witch from a dark family, as she struggles through her first year at Hogwarts. Having been tricked into picking Ravenclaw, she is desperate to avoid the label of Blood-Traitor. Still, she can’t help but notice that the views her family has taught her are not shared by all. As Angelina struggles internally, wizards and witches around Britain are taking sides on the same issues that plague her. Ready or not, Angelina will soon discover truths she never dreamed of and lies whose validity she never questioned before.
A story set in the era of Lord Voldemort's first ascent to power.
Date: 08/20/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Wow. You're writing style is amazing. You can always tell when an author has it together and knows what their doing or when they don't and you got it together, hun. lol.
It makes me sad that you've only received 4 reviews. Your story seems worthy of so much more. Your conversations were clever and enjoyable, as a last add on and I will look forward reading the next chapter.
Author's Response: You made me blush. Thanks!
Date: 08/20/07 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Good chapter once again. I greatly enjoy your choice in words and you do a good job displaying the characters correctly.
Onto chapter 3!
Author's Response: Hope you continue to enjoy. More chapters are on their away!
Date: 08/20/07 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3
Ha! Cute ending! FuFu was so adorable, too. So are all house-elfs. I want to keep every one of them when they're mentioned. Good chapter, once again. There is my review.
Author's Response: I love house elves too.
Date: 08/20/07 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4
Chapter seemed kind of rushed but the dialogue was good. It might be more enjoyable if you slowed things down just a tad, adding more descriptions and thoughts so it didn't seem as though the entire day was rushing by. Just helpful advice. ;)
Keep on writing and I'm sure more reviews will come.
Author's Response: Thanks so much for all your comments, they’re really helpful and I appreciate the time you took to make them. Hope you will continue reading!
Not Her Cup of Chocolate by Marauder by Midnight
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: After struggling to balance Headmistress duties and Transfiguration classes, Minerva McGonagall is ready to find another Transfiguration professor for the second half of the school year. Before the first interviewee arrives, Professor McGonagall finds some quiet time to lose herself in her own memories about a love long gone.
McGonagall/OC
Date: 07/13/07 Title: Chapter 1: Not Her Cup of Chocolate
I agree with Indigoenigma. This is one of the few fan-ficks that I enjoyed where the author didn't portray McGonagal wrong. I've also never been a big fan of one-shots but this was indeed a very cute story line.
I don't think a sequel would be good. It's just one of those stories that was meant to be short and to the point. Your last note kind of confused me since you said all the other characters were made up but the last book, Deathly Hallows, might prove some of your information false?
Either way, very cute story. Very enjoyable one-shot.
Improbable Felicity by Subversa
Rated: Professors •Summary: In post-war England, the Ministry of Magic is closing Azkaban Prison, and prisoners are being released to family members. What will happen to Severus Snape, who has no family? Hermione Granger has a notion of what can be done.
Date: 10/20/07 Title: Chapter 11: Epilogue: In the Blink of an Eye
I swear I will love this story forever and ever! You deserve the amount of reviews that you got and I'm proud to be the one to bump it up to 100. Congrats and thanks for the beautiful story!
~Beauty Fades
Date: 09/13/07 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3: The Stupidest Idea Ever
Awww! They better hook up soon, though because we only have 8 more chapters. Lol. I'm still marveling at how you managed it...
Date: 09/13/07 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3: The Stupidest Idea Ever
Awww! They better hook up soon, though because we only have 8 more chapters. Lol. I'm still marveling at how you managed it...
Date: 10/19/07 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3: The Stupidest Idea Ever
I love your dialogue. It's extremly well written and very enjoyable. Every word has a point and every point flows perfectly with the replies. I must admit that I am just a tad jealous. :)
But I suppose since you had like... 7 betas that that helped out some, huh? Lol. Onto the next chapter!
-Beauty Fades
Date: 09/12/07 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2: The Ministry of Magic are Morons
Excellent set-up for Hermione and Snape, and once again the dialogue seemed to flow together wonderfully. It's amazing that you fit this all into 11 chapters, but I suppose it's possible. :-x
Date: 09/11/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: How We Come to Be Here
Wonderful first chapter. I loved how well written your decriptions were and also how you kept us guessing for awhile on some things. Goodness you have a lot of beta's, girl! lol. No wonder it's squeeky clean.
Lips of an Angel by Hermione_Rocks
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Desperate to contact their only son, Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy agree to allow a Muggle-made phone into their house. Lucius is sitting in his house one night when the phone rings, but it isn't Draco on the other line . . .
A one-shot musing on a Lucius/Andromeda relationship. Was written pre-DH (and it shows), but I would like to think this scene still happened one way or another. ;)
Date: 09/06/07 Title: Chapter 1: Lips of an Angel
That was good. Very depressing (lol) but good. It was almost weird to see Lucius have a sensative side but eh... it still worked. You did a good job of making it fit to the story-line of the song, as well.
All in all, I greatly enjoyed it. Perfect one shot.
~Beauty Fades
Author's Response: I\'m glad you enjoyed, even if you found it rather depressing. :) As for Lucius, I think he\'s got a much squishier and softer side than we usually see -- we got a glimpse of this in DH, which pleased me. Sure, Harry might think the Death Eaters are just evil and malicious gits, but they\'ve got to have other sides to them too. /mini rant
Anywho, thanks for reviewing! :D
Four Times That Sirius Left Returned by Slian Martreb
Rated: Professors •Summary:
In which Remus must accustom himself to Sirius's constant coming and goings.
Many thanks to Vindictus Viridian for the repeated beta-ing on this!
Date: 09/22/07 Title: Chapter 1: Four Times That Sirius Left Returned
Aww! Beautiful ending. I still don't understand the point of the italisized words in parenthasis but over all it really was a wonderful story. I don't think it would have been that original if it weren't for your ending and for that you earn MAJOR bonus points from me. Good job. :)
*Beauty Fades
Date: 09/22/07 Title: Chapter 1: Four Times That Sirius Left Returned
Aww! Beautiful ending. I still don't understand the point of the italisized words in parenthasis but over all it really was a wonderful story. I don't think it would have been that original if it weren't for your ending and for that you earn MAJOR bonus points from me. Good job. :)
*Beauty Fades
Author's Response: Well, like the Author\'s Note says, the italicized words are meant to convey what Remus isn\'t saying; what he\'d like to say or what he\'s feeling (and can\'t quite put into words). They kind of add an extra dimension to an inner monologue since half of what\'s italicized isn\'t even being recognized by Remus on a conscious level. And that\'s as best as I can explain it. Thanks for enjoying it and I\'m glad you liked the ending!
Harry Potter and the Golden Sepulcher by leesmiley
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary: In the aftermath of the Battle of Hogwarts, the survivors must move on to rebuild the wizarding world. However, a new threat is rising, putting at risk the tentative gains made by Harry and his friends.
Date: 08/16/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1--The Malfoys
Wow. I can definetly tell that you write a lot in your free time, as you said in your profile. Very good descriptions and dialogue. I think it's very creative that you're continueing where J.K. left off and from what I've read in the chapter you're doing a very fine job. Keep updating and I hope you get lots more reviews. XD
Author's Response: Thank you very much! I don\'t know how creative the idea is compared to some of the other works I\'ve seen on here. As for the reviews, I hope I get a lot more, too.
Secret Boxes by megan_lupin
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: “Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.”
A late night stroll to clear the mind leads to an unlikely conversation between two friends, where walls that have spent years being built up are suddenly torn down.
Edit: Nominated for "Best Non-Canon Romance" in the 2008 QSQ Awards
Date: 08/23/07 Title: Chapter 1: Secret Boxes
It was a cute story. You did a good job of beginning your story in a way that sounded slightly poetic and flows gracefully. I, myself, find that I do the same thing to begin stories or chapters but it always seems to bother me when writers continue that technique all the way through. Not only does it become obnoxious to me because the descriptions and style are no longer original, but it makes it harder for me to enjoy the story.
That was one of the main negative things. I really liked how you kept us guessing up until a certain point who the boy was. I was leaning toward Severus until you said he was always laughing and hiding behind the laughing. Then I knew it was Sirius. But good job on that. I always enjoy a bit of mystery.
Going back to another negative: I personally feel that you gave Lily a little too much credit for things she did during this breif time span. Not only does he seem to give her full credit for breaking the walls he held his past behind, though earlier on he said that was the reason he roamed the halls at night: to think about his haunting past, but Sirius also seems to just LEAP into his sudden affections and attractions for Lily.
I know, at least for me, that I would never kiss a friend on the lips. I didn't agree with how you put that; stating they simply needed affection and it was a kiss between friends.
All in all I think this would have made a really good and longer fanfick, giving you the chance to develope their (Lily and Sirius') relationship and made it into a ship. It just seemed a tad too rushed and irrational a points.
Hope this helps with your future writing and future ideas. It was a pleasure reading and reviewing for this story.
*Beauty Fades
With Everything I Have by Liisa
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Harry now knew himself strong enough to face the reality of the stone rather than the dream. Emerald met emerald. “I just have to know.” J/L slight H/G post-DH
Date: 08/25/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
I can't believe you've only gotten two reviews for this. It wasn't mind-blowing, or absolutly so fantastic that I'm going to gush endlessly about it, but this really was a very good story.
You made your point well and I must say that I greatly enjoyed every detail. Thank-you for the lovely short story.
*Beauty Fades
Killed the Things He Loved by Marzenie
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Two scenes from the life of Severus Snape.
Date: 09/02/07 Title: Chapter 1: Killed the Things He Loved
Hmmm.... The one thing that really bugged me throughout the entire thing is how your story wasn't written from the past tense form. I've never been a big fan of Present-tense writing and so that fact distracted me slightly and made it harder for me to enjoy the story.
It seemed slightly rushed, but very original nontheless. I think I understand why Lily called him a coward but it wasn't extremely clear so I'm still not sure. A little clarification about that would be lovely as well.
All in all I think that it was lovely to read but not one I would want to be continued.
*Beauty Fades
The Promise of Hope by solemnlyswear_x
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: In a world where Harry Potter failed to vanquish the Dark Lord, Muggle-born Clare Morgan must honor her binding contract as a servant to the Ashwood family. Abuse and struggle were expected when she arrived at the manor, but falling in love with her master’s son was not. A story of love, hardship, and the promise that hope brings.
Date: 09/09/07 Title: Chapter 1: Prologue
Beautifully written. I can't believe that this story has only received one review! Your decriptions defanitly flow together and your writing style does not seem elementary in the slightest. It makes me want to read on. Lol. Luckily you just got chapter 2 posted so I can see where the cliff-hanger leads. ;-x
~Beauty Fades
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Your review made me smile. =D Glad to hear you enjoy it.