12/13/06
I am a 29 year-old college professor at a little university in the South. This semester, however, in addition to my usual freshman English classes, I'm teaching two sections on the Harry Potter series as literature. Seriously! Unfortunately, I spend a lot of the the time I'm supposed to be grading papers reading fanfic instead, and I've been writing it for about five years now. In fact, my chaptered fic, "Of Christmas Past," was the first story I wrote and it's still not finished...I'll finish eventually though, I promise! It was on hiatus for a while, but I've started it up again, so it might actually be finished this year.
"Of Christmas Past" was also nominated for the Best Cannon Romance Quicksilver Quill Award for 2009! I'm so excited! I mean, there are over three thousand stories in Romance, and at least fifteen hundred of those are cannon! And I was nominated twice! I don't even mind if I don't win, just to be nominated was an honor. Anyway, good luck to everyone else who was nominated!
Speaking of "Of Christmas Past," I'm very very sorry that it's taking me so long to update it. I keep having problems, and then encountering massive writer's block. But I will finish it eventually, even if it takes me five years. Hopefully it won't, but I won't abandon the story.
If you want to read these in chronological order, they are as follows:
1. "Langlock" - set during James and Lily's time
2. "Chasing Away the Dark" - Ginny's POV during the middle of OotP
3. " Among the Ranks of Heroes" - set right after Sirius' death in OotP
4. "Comforter and Comforted" - set a few days after Sirius' death in OotP
5. "The Monster ON Harry's Chest" - set in the middle of HBP
6. "Twice Lost" - set near the end of HBP
7. "Of Christmas Past" - originally set directly after HBP, but became Alternate Universe after DH came out. So, it's set during DH, but isn't totally cannon, since a few major details changed in DH.
8. "The Queen of May" - technically set during DH, but is mostly a flashback to Snape's childhood.
9. "Falling into Darkness" - set during DH
10. "The Tree by the Lake" - technically set right after the Battle of Hogwarts in DH, but is mostly flashbacks.
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It's the Little Things by AvidHPReader
Rated: •Summary: Ginny’s POV, missing moments from HBP. Ginny starts to notice the little things that Harry has been doing around her lately. The more she thinks about it, she can only come to one conclusion. But why would he possibly fancy her now after all this time? And why did he have to wait until she was already seeing someone? Rated for mild language.
Date: 01/21/07 Title: Chapter 1: one-shot
Oh, FANTASTIC! A wonderful job, spot on characterization, and hilariously funny to boot. I especially loved the last part about exactly what kind of kiss it was. And you write very well, gramatically and stuff, by the way.
Wait For Me by tonksrocksmysocks
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Written in response to the "secret gifts" challenge. Ginny gives Harry a "secret gift"!
Date: 01/21/07 Title: Chapter 1: Wait For Me
Very well written overall, and I think you captured the characters well too. Very sweet, and I recognized the Love Actually quote! And yes, it is the best Christmas movie ever.
Five Hints by SimplyMe
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Embark on this journey if you want to find what you heart desire. Five steps will lead you to your reward. This is the first one.
In this room full of knowledge
Find the one in the many
Telling you how to brew me
I need a hair or a toenail to be complete
Then you may be whoever you please
Ron looked puzzled. A journey to find what is heart really wants? What's this rubbish?
Date: 01/16/07 Title: Chapter 2: The Last One
Sweetness!
Author's Response: It is! It\'s just some simple light fun, slightly fluffy, plot. Thanks!
I Don't by Madame Marauder
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary: Severus Snape refuses to drink since it reminds him of his father. However, Snape has put the past behind him and has moved on with his life. Of course, the past always has a way of catching up, and one summer's day in the Hog's Head, it does.
Date: 07/01/07 Title: Chapter 1: One-Shot
This was a very well written and enjoyable story. Both moments seem very appropriate for Snape's life, particularly his memory about his father.
I particularly liked the contrast that you set up between Snape and Lucius. You didn't make Snape ugly or anything, but he definitely appears inferior to his friend. However, as we all know, looks can be deceiving. Young Snape proves that when he hexes his father.
Note: Even though Snape drank a glass of wine, he could just be against drinking Firewisky, since it's what his father drank. Wine is different...and I just can't see him indulging in beer, ever. So, it's still quite believable.
All together excellent.
By the Lake by bredalot
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Remus's "later." After the hospital wing scene in HBP, Remus and Tonks figure out what's going on.
Date: 03/23/07 Title: Chapter 1: By the Lake
Lovely! I wish it were longer, but I really liked what you did with it! I especially liked when Remus confesses how scared he was about losing her. Reminded me of Harry and Ginny...imagine that.
A Moment Like This by Kerichi
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary:
Some people spend a lifetime searching for someone they can love with all their heart. Sirius and Cami found love and wait only for that special kiss...and a moment like this.
Date: 07/09/07 Title: Chapter 1: A Moment Like This
I really liked this one-shot; Sirius deserves a little happiness! And it was rather amusing that he was afraid he'd "lost it," though believable at the same time. I can see him being a bit insecure about it, especially with someone he loved.
Just one thing, this story's in the Remus/Tonks category. You might want to move it...
Author's Response: Thank you, and I\'ve been conflicted about what category to place the Cami/Sirius one shots, because they\'re inspired by the Remus/Tonks series. When I thought you could put your stories in more than one after they were approved, I put OP and R/T, but sadly, you can only have one now.
A Present To Die For by whatapotter
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Some people say that you can find anything imaginable in Knockturn Alley. In the dark recesses of one shop, a piece of jewelry, which has haunted history for eons, lies hidden. It is a beautiful piece; striking and elegant in every way. Truly, it is a gift any woman would die for.
Winner of the 'Borgin and Burkes' one-shot challenge.
Date: 05/05/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Ooooh, wonderfully chilling! I really like that you started out with Borgin and Lucius and then flashback to Quentin and May. It was a little confusing at first, but it made the ending even more sinister. Your writing is very good too. I especially liked the way you did the interior dialogue that May had with herself and the ring and made it seem like it was her own thoughts. Fantastic!
Author's Response: Thanks very much! I\'m really glad you liked it. I\'ve had quite a few people mention that the flashback is confusing, but I can\'t really see any other way to do it other than write \'flashback\' in big letters... which would kind of ruin the effect lol!
Thanks very much for the review!
A Furry Little Problem by Vindictus Viridian
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: The young and bored Sirius Black amuses himself with the top hat in his closet, inspired by the nefarious influence of Muggle television. **Warning -- natural rabbit behaviour within**
Date: 01/03/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Fantastic! Well written and quite funny.
Author's Response: Thanks! I\'m glad you thought it was funny. Did you catch the \"Sorcerer\'s Apprentice\" in here?
The Long Walk by HarryForGinny
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Harry's and Ginny's first afternoon together after victory over Ravenclaw for the Quiddich Cup.
Date: 12/29/06 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Sweetness! And excellent writing too.
Everybody Does It by Grimmrook
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: *Runner Up in the 2006 Annual Quicksilver Quills Awards for Best Dark/Angsty*
It's the one thing everyone must do. You can't avoid it, you can't bargain with it, you just do it. It hurts sometimes, hell, it hurts most of the time, but it's also the most natural thing in the world. One of those rare things that makes us human.
This story is included in the Epilogues story arc, however it is a side story that can be read at just about any time. it is most favorable, however, to wait until reading Epilogues Part I for certain thematic reasons.
Date: 02/04/07 Title: Chapter 1: Everybody Does It
Wow. That was really, really good. Painful and sad, but really good. You made me cry! And I think it was very fitting. I was happy he got to die with family around him.
Your writing is good, and I think your characterization of Ron, Hermione, and Harry was well done. Then again, I like all your writing. The children were well done too, and I liked that Harry's son was named Tom. Nice touch.
Date: 02/04/07 Title: Chapter 1: Everybody Does It
Wow. That was really, really good. Painful and sad, but really good. You made me cry! And I think it was very fitting. I was happy he got to die with family around him.
Your writing is good, and I think your characterization of Ron, Hermione, and Harry was well done. Then again, I like all your writing. The children were well done too, and I liked that Harry's son was named Tom. Nice touch.
Author's Response: Thanks. It\'s been a while since anyone\'s mentioned the name of Harry\'s son. Sicne we see a little bit more of him in Part III of Epilogues, I wonder how many more people are going to comment on that. Anyway, thank you so much.
Semi Charmed Life by Kerichi
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary:
Within the Marauder band of Merry Men, Sirius is the dashing Will Scarlet. Seventh year, his goal is not to rob the rich, but to help poor Robin woo Maid Lily, avoid sermons from Friar Moony, aid a rat in need, and win the love of a fair lady.
Nominated for a Quicksilver Quill for Best Romance- Non Canon.
*Chapter 30 is 'To Be Loved'*
Date: 01/18/07 Title: Chapter 28: Dirty Little Secrets
I'm torn! I don't know if I want you to finish or to just keep going and going and going...It's fantastic!
Author's Response: Aw, that\'s such a compliment. I\'m going to sit here and appreciate it. Thanks! ^_^
Fatum Amoris...The Fate of Love by Nicole_Riddle
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: The long awaited sequel to "It's Witchraft" (Draco/Hermione). Medea Malfoy had always looked up to her parents Draco and Hermione as the ideal wizard and witch...so imagine her surprise when some of her class mates seemed to hate her just because she was a Malfoy. What could be wrong with being a Malfoy? Patrick Potter had been told about The Malfoys his entire life, but he failed to understand how Medea, a fellow Gryffindor who had an unfailing love of justice, could possibly be bad.
Date: 02/03/07 Title: Chapter 1: Welcome to Hogwarts
Oh, it was lovely! I can't wait for you to update! I love how you combined Hermione and Draco in Medea. Wonderful! And very well written. Can't wait to read more of your stuff.
You Do Approve, Don't You? by Galadriel8891
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: A HBP missing moment. What exactly went through Ron’s head as he watched the Harry and Ginny’s newfound relationship come into full bloom before his eyes?
Date: 12/29/06 Title: Chapter 1: You Do Approve, Don't You?
Cuteness! Sweetness! And I liked the little touches of Ron and Hermione in there too. Very characteristic of all of them. And it meshed well with J.K.'s sections. You write well too. Good job!
Date: 12/29/06 Title: Chapter 1: You Do Approve, Don't You?
Cuteness! Sweetness! And I liked the little touches of Ron and Hermione in there too. Very characteristic of all of them. And it meshed well with J.K.'s sections. You write well too. Good job!
In Muggle World by Daedalus Plum
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: What if Harry made friends with someone in the Muggle world? When a girl named Gillian gets caught up in Harry's world of magic, Harry gets a link to the Muggle world that will prove invaluable.
Gillian lives on Magnolia Crescent. She is a Muggle, but not the kind generally accepted by the majority of Muggles. Gillian finds herself wishing daily that there was more to the world in which she lives. Something more fantastic and wondrous, as she sometimes believes there is. As circumstances would have it, she meets Harry Potter, that strange boy who's nothing but trouble. It's rumored he spends the school year at St. Brutus' Institute for Incurably Criminal Boys. At first she's terrified of him, but even lies that conceal one of the world's greatest secrets can't keep at bay her curiosity and longing for something greater. A bond is formed between her and Harry that not all the magic in the world can conceal. And as more about the world is revealed, the question arises: is she a Muggle or Squib?
Date: 05/06/07 Title: Chapter 1: Gillian's History
Aw, poor Gillian. I don't think it's weird that she read Beauty and the Beast as a little kid; I did! Though the Polkisses do seem a bit like the Dursleys in that any little thing that's the least bit odd is bad. Ah well. Good start!
Author's Response: Thanks a lot! I don\'t think it\'s weird either...Gillian just didn\'t get adopted into the right family for her.
I hope you keep reading!
Date: 05/06/07 Title: Chapter 4: Welcome to Therapy
Excellent! Ted's a wizard! That was a nice little twist you threw in there. I look forward to reading the rest!
Author's Response: I\'m glad you like it! Please do keep reading!
Fragmentary by Noldo
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: It's all in the stories, and the way we tell them. (Regulus)
Date: 01/26/07 Title: Chapter 1: Fragmentary
Wow. Just...wow. An EXCELLENT little one-shot. I really like the way you juxtapose everything, and I even like all the run-ons! And I'm an English major, so that's saying something! I think you wrote it very well, especially considering that it was entirely Regulus thinking and feeling and so on. Fantastic!
The Night Everyone Would Remember by rem
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: The night of Ginny getting together was a big night for everyone... especially for Romilda.
Date: 12/29/06 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Excellent! I think you caught Romilda's character perfectly, and it was interesting to hear the story from her point of view. I wonder if anyone's done something with Dean's...Good job! And well written, too!
Author's Response: Thanks very much! Actually, I have seen one with Dean\'s POV. At the time that I wrote this, I had not seen one on Romilda\'s.
Date: 12/29/06 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Excellent! I think you caught Romilda's character perfectly, and it was interesting to hear the story from her point of view. I wonder if anyone's done something with Dean's...Good job! And well written, too!