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ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor [Contact]
08/29/09

I am a recent member of the Harry Potter fandom, but I have always had a passion for the written word, and I hope to fulfill it here. I live in a relatively boring corner of Idaho, and I like Kokanee and a good book!
So, I suppose you're wondering what's up with my username. Even if you're not, this is how that happened. No, I was not aspiring to be a Gryffindor. I can't think of any house to which I would belong less than Gryffindor, in fact. It was a moment of clarity that I got while I was battling with myself about whether I should want to be Sorted into Gryffindor to be like Harry or to be Sorted elsewhere and follow my own path. I thought it to be much like the contemplative scene in Hamlet when he weighed taking his own life. I'm not trying to be melodramatic. That's simply is what popped into my head when I was trying to sign up to leave a review. :D
Any questions or comments about my work? Please shoot me an email at: tobeornottobeagryffindor@mugglenet.com — I'd love to hear from you!

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Stories by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Safe House by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: Pansy Parkinson’s carefree world was toppled when she overheard her father’s murder and caught a glimpse of the killer. Forced into hiding by the Ministry, she is compelled to co-habitate with, of all the bloody people on the planet, Harry Potter. Can these two live together in cramped quarters without there being another murder, or can they find common ground that had eluded them since they last encountered one another?

Categories: Harry/Other Character
Characters: None
Warnings: Character Death, Mild Profanity, Sexual Situations, Violence
Series: None
Chapters: 4 | Completed: Yes | Words: 11041 | Hits: 2798 | Published: 11/19/11 | Updated: 12/06/11
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Ribbons and Tangerines by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: A lot of people had found themselves bereft after the war, but Pansy Parkinson had never expected that she would be one of them. But a bizarre encounter and an impromptu dinner date served to change not only her fortunes, but her hopes of earning a little bit of redemption, as well.

This story has also been nominated for a 2012 Quicksilver Quill: Best Non-Canon Romance Story.

Categories: Harry/Other Character
Characters: None
Warnings: Epilogue? What Epilogue?, Mild Profanity
Series: None
Chapters: 1 | Completed: Yes | Words: 5840 | Hits: 1663 | Published: 11/09/11 | Updated: 11/09/11
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Until the Very End by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: A stern resolve envelops those who prepare for the Battle of Hogwarts.

This poem has been nominated for a 2012 Quicksilver Quill: Best Poem.

Brother Mine by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary:

When Regulus steps into the cave by the sea, he knows it is a mission that could very well be the end of him, but it is in something he has lost that he finds the strength to do what is right and not what is easy.

This story was nominated for a 2012 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best Dark/Angst.

Up in the Air by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary:

To Harry Potter, his life's destiny was to save the world, become an Auror, and be with Ginny Weasley forever. He did all right on the first. The second wasn't turning out to be all he thought it would, and the third... well, that's a story for a different day.Â

Where does that leave the Chosen One so soon after his twenty-fourth birthday? And will a past acquaintance show him what or even who he wanted for his future?

This story has been nominated for a 2012 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best Non-Canon Romance Story.

Categories: Harry/Other Character
Characters: None
Warnings: Epilogue? What Epilogue?, Mild Profanity, Sexual Situations, Substance Abuse
Series: None
Chapters: 4 | Completed: Yes | Words: 11138 | Hits: 3448 | Published: 09/15/11 | Updated: 09/23/11
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Pulled from the Shadows by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary:

All her life, Tracey Davis had been good at one thing: staying out of the way of history. Yet as the Carrows sank their claws further and further into the heart of Hogwarts, it became increasingly difficult to remain unnoticed, no matter which side she was supposedly on.

When times are dark and the future uncertain, one must choose between silence and damnation. But could Neville Longbottom convince an oft-overlooked Slytherin girl that she is more than the sum of her house?

This story has been nominated for a 2012 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best General Story.

Categories: General Fics
Characters: None
Warnings: Abuse, Sexual Situations, Strong Profanity, Violence
Series: None
Chapters: 1 | Completed: Yes | Words: 4687 | Hits: 308 | Published: 09/16/11 | Updated: 09/16/11
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Potter's Song by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary:

Though battered, bruised, and beleaguered, the valourous warriors of Hogwarts stood resolute in the aftermath, ready to carve a new world â€” a world of better men and better days.

This poem is dedicated to those individuals.

This poem has been nominated for a 2011 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best Poem.

This poem has also been nominated for a 2012 Quicksilver Quill: Best Poem.

From Dark to Light by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary:

The darkness looms the harshest before dawn, but light will always cross lines drawn in the sand.

This is the story of the battle of Hogwarts.

This poem has been nominated for a 2011 Quicksilver Quill: Best Poem.

This poem has also been nominated for a 2012 Quicksilver Quill: Best Poem.

Threads of Iniquity by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: Your trade is what some may call a contemptible one, but here and there, you do something decent for someone else. No one will ever thank you for it, instead dwelling upon the less than savoury aspects of your line of work. But you know what you did for one fellow, and that's what counts, isn't it?

Truth in the Dare by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: Passing a few hours in each other's company while waiting for their mates to escape detention, Sirius and Remus embarked on a good, old-fashioned game of Truth or Dare. But which one had the most potential for tension between the two: honesty, or the courage to do something that had thus far only occurred in his wildest imaginings?

Hollow Soldiers by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary:

"This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper."

-- T.S. Eliot, The Hollow Men

Michael Corner was just one of many who fought for everything he believed in at the Battle of Hogwarts. He went in with all the right intentions and on the side of good, but the enemy he never thought he'd have to face proved to be fiercer than any curse that he would encounter during the fight.

And that enemy was himself.

This story was nominated for a 2011 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best Dark/Angst Story.

Categories: Dark/Angsty Fics
Characters: None
Warnings: Abuse, Character Death, Mild Profanity, Violence
Series: None
Chapters: 1 | Completed: Yes | Words: 5530 | Hits: 453 | Published: 05/31/11 | Updated: 05/31/11
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Not Alone by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary:

Hermione never left Harry's side...

...But that doesn't mean she never thought about it.

Just Enough by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary:

The funeral of Andromeda Tonks was a strange affair, thought Lily Potter. It was hard to understand how so many people could send her off into the next life yet seem to mourn her so little. Or maybe it was just a stark reminder of what it truly meant to die.

But someone understood how she really felt, if only just a little.

This fic is a sort of sequel to one of my other stories, All the Time in the World. It's not necessary to read it, but allusions to events do occur.

And how about a Happy Birthday to Olivia/Apollonious! :D

Chosen by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary:

Dumbledore's Army taught Neville Longbottom how to fight. But soon he would learn what it truly meant to take a stand, to fight back.

This poem was nominated for a 2011 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best Poem

Strictly Business by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary:

Hannah Abbott was up to her eyeballs in a business she scarcely knew how to run. Out of money and sleep deprived, all she could do was grind out day after day, but she couldn't last forever that way.

And then Neville walked into her pub and into her life. Things might've started looking up, after all.

Burning Question by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: Petunia had asked Vernon over to breakfast with her parents for one reason -- angling for that coveted marriage proposal. But was the one she wanted the one she got?

Their Last Chance by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: After the battle, Hermione had settled into the role of working herself to the bone in order to forget what she'd seen and experienced. But when Viktor Krum showed up, wanting to know how she was after nearly a year of no correspondence, Hermione was forced to contemplate some of her choices and what -- or who -- she really wanted.

Not in the Cards by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor, Apollonious

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary:

Hufflepuff Albus Potter was a firm believer that it was a fact of nature and a rite of passage to torment one's sibling. And who better than his nerdy, Ravenclaw little sister? Her messy hair and stupid pile of books... she so had it coming.

But Lily had other ideas.

The Space Between by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary:

Megan Jones had managed to successfully dodge all the normal pitfalls of adulthood: marriage, children, and the need to impress anyone. She didn't understand why everyone insisted that she was miserable, when she was, in fact, enjoying her current lifestyle.

Who would've thought one night could change everything?

Categories: General Fics
Characters: None
Warnings: Sexual Situations, Strong Profanity, Substance Abuse
Series: None
Chapters: 1 | Completed: Yes | Words: 2130 | Hits: 341 | Published: 04/10/11 | Updated: 04/10/11
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Sibling Rivalry by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary:

This was the year. This was the year that Puddlemere United and Keeper Roxanne Weasley were going all the way.

One problem: her brother Fred might have something to say about that... while playing for the opposition.

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