05/02/07
I'm 16, and from America (unfortunately). I love math and German and writing.
Favorite HP characters: Sirius, Draco, Oliver Wood, Fred and George, Ginny, Bellatrix, Tonks, Remus, Moody
Favorite Ships:
Ron/Hermione (they're so perfect for each other, even if I can't write them *tear*), Draco/Ginny (My absolute favorite ship!! Read A Tale of Two Matchmakers if you haven't. Honestly, you need to. Go. Now.), Remus/Tonks, Sirius/Lily, and Sirius/Ginny (Honestly! If it weren't for the creepy age difference thing, they'd be perfect for each other!)
And pretty much anything else well written... except slash.
Favorite Non-HP books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Gone With the Wind, Watership Down, and Dune
Favorite TV shows: Gilmore Girls, and a whole bunch of really old shows no one's ever heard of
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My friends and I wrote a really hilarious humor fic that everyone should read! But, the thing is, MNFF won't accept it because it's too ooc. But if you ever want to read a really good humor fic, I know you'll love it. It's called "No One in Their Right Mind..." Here's the link: http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=221997
Oh, and here's the summary:
After the semi-final battle, Voldemort makes a life-changing decision.
“I’m tired of trying to take over the goofy Brits,” Voldemort said. “Let’s go to Canadia. And once we get there I can take over America – I’ve been wanting it since I was a small and underappreciated child of amazing talent anyway.”
As might be expected, hilarity ensues.
And I accept anonymous reviews, so if you like it, you can tell me!!
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Lovely banner by Tash/Pondering!
My two chaptered fics are going to have to be put on temporary hiatus for the next month or so due to the guantlet, classes on the forums, and RL. Don't worry, I'll update ASAP!
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For Bitter or for Worse by Kerichi
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary:
All is not well.
George uses work and Firewhisky to cope with Fred's death until a drink with a friend leads to something that dulls pain better than alcohol. Emotionally torn by grief, he struggles to allow Alicia into his life...and then comes baby....
*Winner of the 2008 Quicksilver Quill Award for Best Dark/Angsty Story*
Date: 08/01/07 Title: Chapter 1: Pain and Comfort
I really like the story so far. Personally a need a fic, any fic, that tells me how George copes after DH, and I'm glad you're writing one!
~Alison
Author's Response: Thank you! I felt the same way, thinking \'how did he cope? she didn\'t say! I want to know--so I\'ll write it!\' :D Starting a relationship during a grieving period may not be the best idea, but sometimes good things come from unwise decisions!
Date: 10/19/07 Title: Chapter 13: Baby Blues
Blaise...? Lol, that in itself isn't all that weird, but it is kind of strange seeing you write about Blaise as a guy after Matchmakers.
Bill as an "unexpected surprise"? I never thought about it, but I guess it is completely possible.
So, just out of curiosity, how many chapter is this predicted for?
~Alison
Author's Response: I had to practice what I preach in this fic and think of BZ as the other Blaise Zabini, lol. I can see Arthur and Molly \"anticipating\" the wedding night, and back then, she might not have wanted relatives counting on their fingers afterwards. :D I don\'t know how many chapters exactly. Over twenty, I can safely say!
Date: 08/03/07 Title: Chapter 2: The Morning After
Poor George! I loved the chapter, though.
~Alison
Author's Response: George is in pain and blindly reaching for comfort...he just doesn\'t know what his \'comfort\' will lead to! ;D
Date: 08/10/07 Title: Chapter 3: Making Love Instead of Misery
Another amazing chapter. It's very believable that George would hear Fred's voice in his head—and I loved the "life-challenged" line. It was very Fred.
~Alison
Author's Response: Fred, besides being the \'better looking twin\' ;), always seemed to get the best lines, didn\'t he? :D
Date: 10/12/07 Title: Chapter 12: Trick or Treat
Alicia's Mum was ridiculously calm when she found out. But, hey, I guess that's the way she is. And George found out too... I guess I'm just not entirely sure what to make of this chapter... It was great, of course, but does give us a lot to think about.
Author's Response: Some people just sound calm when they\'re upset. They don\'t want to get shrill or shout. :D It\'s a tip of the iceberg chap. So much more is still under the surface!
Date: 09/21/07 Title: Chapter 9: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Thanks for updating when you say you will—even if it means shorter chapters ^_^
The Caper sideline was a nice touch. I notice this chapter wasn't as dark as previous ones—not that I'm complaining. Besides, Alicia isn't/doesn't know she's pregnant yet, so that will certainly plunge the whole thing back into angst again, won't it?
Sorry for forcing you to read my speculation! It was a great chapter!!
~Alison
Author's Response: Lull the characters into a false sense of complacency and then WHAM! :D
I wanted to show George\'s caring side, and that he worries about those he cares for. After what happened to Fred, I can\'t blame him!
Date: 08/17/07 Title: Chapter 4: A Family Affair
The last two lines of this chapter are amazing. All in all, it was a great chapter. No complaints, only compliments!
~Alison
Author's Response: Don\'t you think George\'s inner naughty boy would get a kick out of leaving them all speechless? :D
Date: 09/07/07 Title: Chapter 7: Breaking the Habit
BIll will be such a good father ^_^
But seriously, it was another amazing chapter. I can't wait for an update! By the way, will there be another chapter of your Remus/Tonks fic up this week?
~Alison
Author's Response: Fleur will be a good mother, but Bill will rock as a dad! :D (Kind of like Molly and Arthur, heh)
Date: 09/28/07 Title: Chapter 10: Blue Notes
I love how the updates come on Fridays! I always know it'll be there when I get home from school! ^_^
I love Mrs. Weasley's "I'll box your ear!" line. I always forget George only has one ear...
Great chapter!
~Alison
Author's Response: Thank you for looking forward to updates. I look forward to your reviews, so we\'re a good match. :D You know, I bet most people forget since he wears his hair long!
Date: 08/24/07 Title: Chapter 5: Dance with Me
I've been in such a weird mood lately and so all I've wanted to read it dark stories/fic/books. And so of course I loved this chapter!
~Alison
Author's Response: I\'ll be honest and say I seldom read angst unless I know there will be a happy ending as the characters\' reward for dealing with emotional turmoil and stress. Otherwise, I\'m like Private the Penguin from Madagascar when they reached Antarctica.Well. This sucks. :D (Pretty much my reaction to stories like The English Patient, Anna Karenina, and Romeo and Juliet!)
Date: 08/31/07 Title: Chapter 6: Motherly Love
Apparently the desire to hug and kick George is pretty unanimous ^_^
But seriously, even though this is in the D/A fic category, I hope George has a happy ending!
~Alison
Author's Response: It\'s an angsty romance, which means although there will be dark moments, tears, and stress, there will abso-bloody-lutely be a happy ending!
Date: 10/06/07 Title: Chapter 11: Sour Cherries
OMG wow. Talk about an end to the chapter. It was such a nice chapter until the angst really kicked in at the end.
Still, at least we won't have to wonder when we'll find out Alicia is pregnant.
Can't wait for the next chapter!
~Alison
Author's Response: Yup, now it\'s out, and all that\'s left to wonder is how George will discover that he\'s going to be a daddy...and then how he\'ll react...how their families will react...their friends...Caper...LOL
Date: 09/14/07 Title: Chapter 8: Something to Talk About
I would say that George seriously needed to be slapped at the beginning of this chapter, but since Bill already did that...
It seems very IC of George to not want anyone to sleep in Fred's old room.
So George and Alicia are officially together? Hm, well, that definitely isn't all of the conflict—considering the summary.
But, as always, it was a great chapter. Thanks for the quick updates! ^_^
~Alison
Author's Response: Look at how long it took George to get his head around to having a girlfriend. Imagine the trauma when a baby\'s on the way! :D
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: 04/05/08 Title: Chapter 1: Secret Boxes
Whatever review I leave will be truly inadequate, because this is definitely one of the most beautiful and perfect fics I have ever read. But I'll try to make it good. :D
I love the use of the quotes, both at the beginning and the end. They really tie in well to the story and really made me think, which doesn't happen nearly enough in the world of fanfiction.
Your description is enviable, truly, to someone who can't write description to save her life. I love how, at the beginning, there was a great deal of description and, also, the fact that you didn't come right out and say it was Sirius. I knew it was him, because I followed a recommendation for a Sirius/Lily fic, but it was very nicely done.
I've always thought Sirius had a great deal of depth to him, and I love how you portray him. He's perfectly in character, and he has that darker side which I think he truly does have. I've always imagined him like this — to have secrets he never tells anyone, even James. It's interesting to think that by the time he's sixteen he did run away from home. Your fic makes it seem like Lily and her box had something to do with it. Anyway, Sirius is my favourite character and it was so nice to see him written like this.
Speaking of characterisation, I love how you write Lily's character as well. On the surface, I think she would have seemed too perfect, but I've always seen her a bit like Hermione, in that she has a lot of insecurities, as much as she might seem like the too-perfect golden girl at first.
I love the use of the box; it's very original. A secret box? It's definitely ingenious.
I also love (I'm now beginning to feel like I'm gushing) how Lily knows he keeps secrets. It really just seems like she would, doesn't it? She's so perceptive in this fic, and I love that. This line in particular struck me: How was it possible that in one night, in one conversation, one girl was able to destroy it? It's so poignant, this romance is. It's built on understanding, which is a perfect beginning for a romance.
The kiss was adorable, and I love your description of it. As a huge Sirius/Lily fan, I really wanted the romance to triumph and the kiss to be more than that, but I can understand why it wasn't, and still loved it.
So, all in all, I'd have to say this is one of my all-time favourite fics. Do you have any other Sirius/Lily fics? I'd love to read them if you do; there aren't enough fics of that ship out there.
Thanks so much for writing this perfect fic!
~Alison
Baby Mine by Kerichi
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary:
Precious to me, cute as can be.... Tonks was supposed to be with Teddy at her mother's. Why couldn't she stand waiting? What caused her to look 'anguished'? Not a deathfic, just a possible explanation of why Tonks 'sped off' to find Remus.
Date: 08/10/07 Title: Chapter 1: Baby Mine
Thank God you won't kill of Remus and Tonks. Is it bad that as soon as I read that they got married in the DH, I thought of your fics?
~Alison
Author's Response: No, it\'s fabulous and I love you for it! :D
Into the Chamber by blondebouncingferret
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Missing moment from chapter thirty-one of Deathly Hallows. After Harry leaves with Luna, Ron gets a brilliant idea involving a dead snake, a girl's bathroom and a certain chamber. R/Hr.
Date: 08/31/07 Title: Chapter 1: Into the Chamber
I will NOT have my first kiss with Ron at the bottom of a toilet sink!
A perfect line! Honestly, this was such a perfect story. Ron and Hermione were perfectly in character, and the emotions were portrayed very realistically. It's such an important moment in their relationship', so I'm glad someone wrote about it in a fic ^_^
A Black Rose and a White Lily by Afifa
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary:
One school: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Two Girls: A freak and a chatterbox
Three blood groups: Pure bloods, Half Bloods and Mudbloods
Four Houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin
Five boys: A rebel, a pandered child, a traitor, a werewolf, and a distressed boy.
The story starts with them...
Five, four, three, two, one- Avada Kedavra!
... and ends with them.
Date: 10/31/08 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1-- And they were born
Afifa—
I think this is an interesting way to start a Marauder Era fic; so often I see them starting on the train ride — usually right before 7th Year. This pattern gets a tad predictable after a while. A beginning like this really makes it seem lke their past is going to play a large role in the story, and I really enjoy that.
Showing their pasts and their families are really good ways to sort of hint at why they turned out the way they did. I especially liked seeing Sirius's family; it seems like a really realistic reason for Sirius to develop as a rebel.
I think my favourite part is the strong contrast between the origins of the five characters. I think it was a great device to use. From the happiness of Lily's birth to the indifference of Sirius's, it really shows.
Then she applied mascara on her beautiful long eyelashes. She applied black eye make up, which literally made her eyes look black. But she looked beautiful all the same. Then she turned the long deserved attention towards the infant and she actually smiled.
She was quite adorable. Very beautiful, just like an angel.
The vast majority of the time I truly loved you writing. But some sentences I felt a little jarred, as if something wasn't quite right. For example:
And so, to celebrate and share their happiness with everyone, they had called a few friends and neighbours over. There was no one in their family accept a cousin of Mr. Lupin, and he also lived abroad. So basically they did not have anyone in the family to invite and share their joy with.
The last sentence, to me, seems a bit out of place. It's a clarifying sentence that doesn't seem necessary, and felt like it was interrupting my reading. There were a couple other obvious statements like that, and I felt like they really didn't fit. I think your writing would be more polished without them.
But all in all I really loved it — it was such an interesting way to start a fic like this! :]
~Alison
Author's Response:
Yeah, I know. I wanted something different so I ended up with everything right from their birth. But at times I wish to just skip to the seventh year. Lol.
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll surely work on them. =]
I'm glad that you liked my story so far. Thanks for the review, SPEW Buddy! =p
A First and Final Birthday by Prongs92
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: This is Harry's first birthday as described in Lily's letter to Sirius that Harry discovered in Grimmauld Place. Please read and review. I changed the title of this story from 'Happy Birthday Harry!' to 'A First and Final Birthday'.
Date: 08/30/07 Title: Chapter 1: A First and Final Birthday
Aw, that was so good. Even though it is really sad to think that they'll never see another of Harry's birthdays. Still, I thought it was adorable that James was so proud of Harry's flying skills! ^_^
Author's Response: Thank you so kuch! It is very sad and cute all at once.
Author's Response: Oh, sorry, typo! I mean thank you very much!
Forbidden by megan_lupin
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: “Forbidden fruit is sweetest.”
The temptation is always strong when one discovers knowledge that they should not see. And not everyone denies the sweetest of all fruits … Some embrace it hungrily.
Date: 08/25/07 Title: Chapter 1: ....
I love how you portrayed Tom Riddle—he's perfectly ambitious, arrogant and intelligent. I love how you included him first learning of Horcruxes, since that must have been a huge turning point in his life. Great fic!!
~Alison
Author's Response: Thank you so very much, Alison. I\'m thrilled to hear you thought young Tom Riddle\'s character worked.
~Megan
Hogwarts Musical: Chamber of Secrets by Schmerg_The_Impaler
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Anyone heard those rumours about a Harry Potter musical?
It better be just like this.
No, but seriously, it's a spoof of the songs from Disney channel's infamous "High School Musical," telling the tale of JK Rowling's infamous "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." (I was dared; I took the challenge.)
You will never see the Basilisk the same way again.
P.S. You may also want to check out my Beatles and Phantom of the Opera spoofs. Just click on my username and it'll take you to my delightfully chaotic author's page.
Twice nominated for Best Poem in the Quicksilver Quills Awards!
Date: 09/16/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 and Only
I watched HSM last night—and pretty much the sole reason I watched it was to read this parody. O.o
But, no, it was hilarious!
It probably would've been funnier for me if I'd seen the movie more than once and knew the songs better, but I still loved it!
~Alison
Author's Response: Fwahahahaha, maybe you should have printed out the spoof and sung along with the movie! *Kidding* I\'m really glad you liked it! I was hoping to make a spoof for fans and nonfans alike. Sorry for making you watch the movie!