10/02/05
Yes. Stories have mysteriously vanished. I fiddled, tweaked, rewrote, and several thousand more words later, they were no longer fanfiction, so I sold 'em. Visit Shadowfire Press in late May.
The Severus in Profile series, in order: In the Eyes of Others
Greasy Little Sneak (AU to some of series)
Electives
Happy Birthday, Lily Evans
Preparations (AU)
Bedtime
Yellow
A Flash of Scarlet
The Right Questions
The Amazing and Adaptable, Quick and Accurate, Handy-Dandy Spell-Check Quill
Thistles
Once
Ginger Men
Jinxes
Potter
Resolution
A Different Sort of Peace
Happy Christmas
The Blue series is alphabetical: Reflecting, Reproachful, Scheming, and (per a request from Masked One) Skies Crossed.
Many thanks to Slian Martreb, Magical Maeve, Poultrygeist, Insecurity, and Ravensgryff for beta-reading, Britpicking, checking my insights on the life of a young professor, and generally letting me know when I am being foolish. I have to throw huge amounts of appreciation to Nat for Brit-law-picking and Andrea for second opinions -- not to mention making sure DSoP makes sense to someone who hasn't read the other brazillion words. A second thanks to the lovely and talented Slian Martreb for story-pimping, review-padding, and putting up with the RatStar! Her author page now includes "Summer Letters," a little something we co-wrote.
I have actually been active on the site lately. Mostly, though, I've been pursuing the elusive dream of real publication (with some small success! Try September 2009 editions of Reflection's Edge, Emerald Tales, and Crossed Genres, or Shadowfire Press) and haven't come back to post on Six Roses or Dumbledore's Delight. I do still intend to finish them. Sometime. Honest.
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Summer Letters by Slian Martreb
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary: In which Sirius is bored, Severus is snarky and various bodily appendages are alluded to.
Date: 12/04/06 Title: Chapter 1: Summer Letters
Bloody brill, dear! ;)
Author's Response: *takes all the credit*
Breathe by Slian Martreb
Rated: Professors •Summary: There comes a time, in each person's life, when they must take a stand for what they believe in. When they must stop, consider, everything that they have done to bring them to where they are in their lives. For Draco Malfoy, this was one of those times.
Date: 12/04/06 Title: Chapter 1: Part One
I'm so behind on the reviewing duties. You know, this Harry/Draco thing seems to work (though you know I still like him best with Ron!) This story turned out well from its little humble beginnings and breath like sour milk.
Author's Response: And I\'m rather behind on responding to reviews. Shame on me. I like him with Ron, sometimes, given the right situation, and you know that I like yours, but. But--Harry and Draco just seem right to me. Amazing how it killed me to read your Paws, but not your Eyes. Go figure. And it did grow rather, didn\'t it?
A New Year's Gift by Gmariam
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: After helping the headmaster move the Mirror of Erised to a new home, Severus Snape receives an unexpected gift as the New Year turns.
Date: 12/04/06 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Awww! I like it; in fact, you won me over somewhere around 'green-eyed git.' Happy holidays to you, and to Severus as well!
Author's Response: Hi there! Thank you so much for the review, VV - and for the plot bunny in the first place! I\'m so glad you liked it, I hope I did Severus justice even with it being a bit on the sentimental side. My husband suggested something rather interesting this evening so maybe you\'ll get a drabble as well! ;) Thanks for reading it and for leaving a review, I really appreciate it!! ~Gina :)
The Rotfang Conspiracy by Lurid
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: For it was a jolly little Winter's night when Luna first spoke of her crazy plan to save the Ministry from dark magic and gum disease - and thus she pledged to wage a war again the Rotfang Conspiracy.
Of course, a slightly hung over Trelawney didn't anticipate being made Luna's right hand woman, but as she clutches her toothpaste tube, she hopes to what ever gods there are that she wore clean underwear that day...
Written for VV for the Turnip Story swap and full of crack!y goodness.
Date: 01/24/07 Title: Chapter 1: A Minty Fresh Adventure
Minty fresh! (You had to expect a crack!review for that, didn't you?) I thoroughly enjoyed this, and am glad to see Luna take on the Rotfang conspiracy at long last. Thank you!
Author's Response: Hee, yay!
You had to expect a crack story with that prompt and my sleep deprivation :D
Scrapbook by Magical Maeve
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: A short one-shot set just before the Yule Ball in GoF. Severus Snape has to get out his dress robes for the event, and in that drawer is a small piece of his past.
Originally written as a drabble over on the Beta Help forums and expanded for submission.
Date: 01/27/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Wow. (In brief!)
I always enjoy reading your Severus; of all the views of him that appear on the archives, yours seems most familiar, especially in these introspective moments.
Author's Response: And wow... a VV review! :-) I\'ve not written Snape for a few months, and it was wonderful to come back to him. I did compare him to a comfy pair of slippers... so you can imagine the amount of sulking that\'s going on right now. *giggles*
The Weaker Vessel by Insecurity
Rated: 6th-7th Years •Summary: Just hours after he kills Dumbledore, Severus' unknown and elusive wife reflects over the great troubles ahead and the breakdown of her marriage.
This is an entry into the February challenge. I am in Ravenclaw (for reasons only known to my inner-child, I now going by the username TyrannoLaurus.)
Date: 02/01/07 Title: Chapter 1: One-Shot!
"Presuade." Heh. It sounded way too good on AIM to let you run off without writing it! And here it is. I love it. You've taken a very hidden character from the books and made a person of her, and then paired her up with quite a good Severus.
Keeping Time by electronicquillster
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: In the aftermath of the final battle against evil, Ron is given the chance of a lifetime, a chance that has only been given to less than a dozen people throughout all history.
Pre-Deathly Hallows.
Date: 03/26/07 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
What a nifty what-if! And what a unique way of getting there! I'm faintly reminded of The Woods Between The Worlds in The Magician's Nephew. Should I be?
Author's Response: Yes, you definitely should be. When I was thinking of where this could possibly take place, that seemed like a very good setting. Not exactly in the Wood Between The Worlds, but that would be a part of this greater area. The Keepers of Time would definitely have access to a place like that, right?
Blame by guiding ray of sunlight
Rated: Professors •Summary: Theodore and Anthony are enemies. Anthony knows it, and it is encouraged by him. After all, he blames Theodore for one of the worst moments in his life.
Theodore, on the other hand. Does not know where he has wrought, only that a large blame has been placed on his shoulders. A blame, and a belt.
Weeks 7-8 assighnment, for Vindictius Viridian's DADA NEWT. I am Guiding Ray of Sunlight of Gryffindor House.
Date: 04/20/07 Title: Chapter 1: Blame
Good work on a tricky assignment! But Anthony Nott does indeed make sense, in a creepy, not-quite-logical way. Love can do funny things to people. The nitpick I had was "didn't deserved" which should be "didn't deserve." Also, I'm not quite sure how Theodore IS surviving his father; even for a young wizard, this abuse sounds lethal.
Author's Response: VV! I\'m flattered! *blushes* though I can\'t figure out whether or not you actually liked it...hm...I guess I\'ll know soon enough, aye? ~Sunray
Crosses and Garlic by BlackClaude
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: James suspects there is something more to Remus's absences than he's letting on. Luckily, James always knows just what to say.
Written for SPEW007, for the prompt "Cross".
Date: 05/07/07 Title: Chapter 1: Crosses and Garlic
I love this dear dotty gormless James of yours. He has it all figured out, and yet... Thanks for a good read!
Author's Response: Thank you so much for the review! I had fun with James, but you know he\'s not quite as gormless as he pretends... ;)
A Marauder's Tale by NctnlBst
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: James and the Marauders are planning their biggest and boldest stunt to date. Their target... Professor Dumbledore. Lily Evans suspects that they are up to something, but is not sure what. Will the Marauders succeed or will Lily be able to foil their plans?
Date: 06/01/07 Title: Chapter 1: Project Headmaster
Ahem. This really should be in Marauder-Era.
Author's Response: I was not aware that there was a Marauder era section. It\'s not listed among the catagory options. Is there a step that I am missing?
To Make Stone Blush by coppercurls
Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: Selina, a third year Slytherin wakes up one day to discover she is bleeding. Convinced death is imminant, there is only one person she can talk to- her Head of House, Professor Snape.
Date: 07/07/07 Title: Chapter 1: To Make Stone Blush
Wow! I genuinely don't remember that comment (are you sure it wasn't ProfPosky's?) but wherever it came from, this was great work with it. There was nothing here that a good half the population hasn't dealt with in one form or another. And plenty of girls have been frightened by it, too, or not known what to do, or not had anyone to ask. Something that seems to be overlooked about Severus is that regardless of his skills, or lack thereof, as a Potions professor, he does seem to be a concerned and excellent Head of House. And sometimes that would mean performing duties that do not seem, at first blush, to suit him.
Author's Response: VV, it could have been but I had thought that the Severus addition was yours? Oh well. Thanks to everyone in that discussion and apologies for forgetting any names. I completely agree with you about the reaction of Severus. Thanks for the review and for all the kind words!
Date: 07/07/07 Title: Chapter 1: To Make Stone Blush
Wow! I genuinely don't remember that comment (are you sure it wasn't ProfPosky's?) but wherever it came from, this was great work with it. There was nothing here that a good half the population hasn't dealt with in one form or another. And plenty of girls have been frightened by it, too, or not known what to do, or not had anyone to ask. Something that seems to be overlooked about Severus is that regardless of his skills, or lack thereof, as a Potions professor, he does seem to be a concerned and excellent Head of House. And sometimes that would mean performing duties that do not seem, at first blush, to suit him.
Author's Response: oops, double post; well thanks again anyway!
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: 08/10/07 Title: Chapter 1: Four Times That Sirius Left Returned
Yay! This was certainly something new and different, and I'm glad it came out. New and different is fun.
Author's Response: YAY! I\'m so excited that it went through, too!
Harry Potter and the Next Great Battle by pokecharm
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: After fighting the biggest battle of his life, Harry Potter finds himself in new, uncharted territory. Beginning a week after the final battle at Hogwarts, Harry finds himself with many choices before him. He spent the summer trying to sort out his future with Ginny and the Ministry, but now must find a way to balance both. Ginny has left for Hogwarts to complete her final year, with Hermione, and Harry is starting work as a full-fledged Auror. They both must find a way to make their long-distance relationship work. Ginny hopes to find peace at school and Harry hopes to build his life around the expectation that Ginny will be with him forever. Despite all of this, there is more to the work that Harry is doing with the Ministry then he realises. Will Gaunt prove trustworthy in these new endeavours? Will Ginny and Hermione have a horror-free year at Hogwarts?
Date: 05/07/09 Title: Chapter 51: Chapter 51 - The Frustration of Truth
Constructive criticism welcomed, eh? All right, then. Consider the possibility of using more active verbs and fewer adverbs. I noticed that you used "look" some three times in your first few paragraphs, and that's the sort of thing I shouldn't be noticing. I also noticed that a second comma in "He glared at her, realising what she was doing and said, ‘I was just leaving'" would have made it less like a verb-tense error and more like there was a subordinate clause was plonked into the middle. (Either way, it looks like a POV error.) In fact, Draco seemed to be a sentence-structure error magnet: "He didn’t answer at first, he studied his hands hard." Runon. Is this the sort of "petty" error some moderator or other was giving you difficulties over? I would have. If the writing is this noticeable, it eclipses the story, and that's not what you want, is it? There's a nice thread in the forums at present on the more subtle points of writing and when they matter; it might be worth a read-and-think moment or two.
Note also: reviews used primarily to beef about queue times have been summarily removed in the past from other stories and will not necessarily be left alone on yours. Reviews are for reviewing. If your category moderator for several chapter suddenly changes, there's no harm in sending an email to that address that came with every acceptance and rejection to see if, perhaps, she's been called away by her graduate program.
-- Longtime MNFF member and moderator
Couldn't Be Happier by Hermione_Rocks
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: Lucius does not understand what there is to like about snow: it’s cold, it’s wet, and it sticks to everything. Perhaps his mind will be changed once this afternoon is finished . . .
Date: 12/04/07 Title: Chapter 1: Couldn't Be Happier
Neat! I'd never even thought about Lucius being engaged to the older sister first -- what a clever idea! Too, putting Lucius in a relationship with anyone at all is an interesting project, and you carried it off well.
Author's Response: Thanks so much! :D I have a lot of fun with this pairing, and it\'s nice to know others enjoy it too.
How Saynday Got the Sun by coppercurls
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: The war is over, but for many life has not yet returned to normal. Helene has been trying to escape the horrors she witnessed during the war, and at the suggestion of her Aunt, began working at Phoenix House, a newly created home for the war orphans.
It is here, that she runs into Severus Snape and is forced to lay aside the many misunderstandings in their past as they find themselves having to work together. But as prejudices are put to the side is there room for a more fufilling relationship to grow?
Severus Snape/ OC, for VV's Pride and Prejudice Class
Date: 04/22/08 Title: Chapter 1: When not to get out of bed.
Only one chapter? This needs many, many more, especially after a first sentence like that one! I like Helene very much now.
I can find a couple of nitpicks, such as an errant comma in your summary, but not enough to fuss over. Congratulations!
Author's Response: Thank you! I have the second chapter half done- I just haven\'t had much chance to write since I\'m finishing up my thesis (bleagh). But I have about 18 in the planning stages, so it won\'t stay single for too long! I\'ll run off and try to find that comma. Thanks for the kind words, and I\'m really glad you liked it (and Helene).
Pride and Pre-Juiced Plums: A Potter's Pentagon Love Story by Schmerg_The_Impaler
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: A companion piece to the Potter's Pentagon trilogy... it's better if you've read the Potter's Pentagon trilogy, but you don't necessarily have to.
It's five years after Emma Weasley and her chums graduated from Hogwarts. Ted and Ivy are married, Haley is working at Madame Puddifoot's while trying desperately to break into show business, Jordan's doing whatever it is he does, and Emma is an Auror trainee working as a guard at the Chudley Cannons' stadium. The Cannons have actually been doing much better lately, due to their new star Beater, Tyrone Thomas. Unfortunately, Tyrone is Emma's ex-boyfriend. OH, THE AWKWARDNESS.
Follow Emma through her awkward adventures told in her usual insane way, as she experiences angst, hilarity, obnoxiously strange people, misadventures involving a deceptively dashing cad, Haley's wedding, the birth of Ted and Ivy's baby, and her own eventual descent into LURRRVE.
Written for the marvellous Vindictus Viridian's Pride and Prejudice NEWTs class on the Fanfiction Beta Boards, based on Jane Austen's fantastic novel, "Pride and Prejudice.".
Nominated in the 2008 Quicksilver Quills Awards for Best Non-Canon Romance Story! And its lovely (haha) heroine, Emma Weasley, received two nominations for Best Female Original Character, while Haley Potter and Ivy Potter each received one! Thanks so much, guys!
Date: 04/22/08 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Werewolves And Wolfgangs Of London
Nice work, and interesting use of summary for those who happen not to have read P&P with us! Also, WOW to four chapters up! I think you win for quantity. I particularly enjoyed Signore Snore, and will fave this to see what else you add.
Author's Response: ZANK YOU! It\'s an honour to have a scary professor read my story. Did I actually win for quantity? I was worried that I didn\'t have ENOUGH up.
The Charm of Fall Bay by dancingwithneville
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: He’s back and she doesn’t want to see him again…or does she? Come visit Fall Bay with Ginny, Luna, and Cho as they search for true love and try to wade through fake's and unwanted proposals! It’s going to be a summer to remember with sun, sand, and romance.
This Story was written for Vindictus Viridian's NEWT Pride and Prejudice Class on the forums by dancingwithneville of Ravenclaw.
Date: 04/22/08 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 He's Back
Here I am! It should be interesting to see how this develops.
Author's Response: Thank you! I\'m so glad I got to be in your class.
Potions and Prejudice by solemnlyswear_x
Rated: 1st-2nd Years •Summary: It is a truth universally acknowledged that Muggle-borns wishing to maintain their good health should refrain at all times from talking to Andromeda Black. Ted and Andromeda don't get along, to put it lightly. But when situations push them together, can they get over their pride and prejudice and come to care for one another?
Ted/Andromeda for VV's Pride and Prejudice class.
Date: 04/22/08 Title: Chapter 1: Unfortunate Partners
Nice! Any chance of the rest someday? It's good to see a canon-but-rare pairing being tackled, and I really like your Ted.
Author's Response: Someday, maybe. :) I\'m glad you liked Ted - he was a lot of fun to write.
Looking and Seeing by fawkes_07
Rated: Professors •Summary: Set in a world where HBP and DH never unfolded, Draco Malfoy finds himself facing an unnerving challenge: making peace with Hermione Granger.
Date: 05/07/09 Title: Chapter 17: Chapter 17
Erm... Not to be difficult, but I would have thought this chapter was just a little beyond the posted site guidelines.
Nicely written, though.