Hi!

My name is Rick. In real life I am a project manager for a major company. Writting is my way of dealing with all the BS that comes with being an adult. I write for enjoyment. If you have a problem with my stories and have contructive comments to make, I would love to hear from you.

I don't have any particular ship in mind. I'll read just about all of them except HPDM or HPSS. Those relationships are wrong no matter what sex the partners are! I don't think that JKR developed any of the characters outside the Trio to a large extent, romantically or otherwise. Even Ron and Hermione are rather open to interpretation considering how long the books were. I actually feel sorry for the way fanfic often treats Ron (If you can feel sorry for a fictional character.) How many of us are still truly best friends with the same kids when finishing school as at eleven?

Completed Stories

"Altered Destinies" - AD is a time travel fic. Harry defeats LV but loses everyone. Aberforth offers Harry a chance to kill Riddle as an infant but at the cost of staying in the past for 10-12 years. Can Harry carry through with his mission? What history will be changed by Harry's actions? WWII and Grindelwald serve as the backdrop for this story. I have tried to stay with canon characters or at least their grandparents in this story.

"The Sniper"- Sniper was written in two nights of research and writting. It just took on a life of its own. I am thinking about writting a couple of related one-shots using the "Sniper" universe. I may work on it if I hit a block on finishing my other WIP's.

Harry Potter, Mercenary" - It's a cliche that I think every HP fanfic author takes a crack at sooner or later. I started with the standard 'Harry goes to Azkaban and develops incredible powers'. Then I twisted and pulled them into new directions. I wrote it over the course of a year at odd times. 50+ pages of fun and attitude. It might be my favorite story I've written to date. It's not beta-ed so read at your own risk!

Works in Progress

"The Final Battle" is my spin on Book 7. It is my firstfan fic so be nice! I will be getting back to this eventually. I may do some rewriting and editing though after finished AD. It will remain true to my outline and ignore DH. My author notes are missing from when I 'ported this story onto this site. The character of Mike Dursley based on a composite of characters by John Ringo. He is a great SF/military author. I highly reccomend his books. Look on the Baen website or your local bookstore for his stories This story is not abandoned, just on a really long hiatus. I may go back and rewrite several sections and repost after Balancing Destinies is completed.

"Beyond the Veil Lies... Chicago" is a crossover between Harry Potter and the Dresden Files, which stars another wizard named ... Harry. Aside from the name, they also share a similar attitude toward authority. This should be fun! People familiar with the Dresden Files should know this story is based entirely on the books and occurs between Dead Beat and Proven Guilty. This is not abandoned. I am working on it periodically as I run into blocks on BD.

I had a couple of questions about pairings in BTV. I mentioned in chapter 1 that Harry is married to Ginny, but she will not appear in the story. There will not be any romantic pairings in the story.

"Balancing Destinies" is the sequel to "Altered Destinies". Harry returns to 1997 to find the magical world peaceful and filled with Potters. A new prophecy states that Harry's return starts a new rise of Darkness. Pairings: Unrevealed (What fun would that be?) The question right now is who is the Dark Lord?

Please R&R. I would love to know what you think of my ideas!

I have created a new Yahoo group for comments and discussion on my stories. I will also be posting pre-beta versions of the chaters before they are posted here. PDF versions of completed stories are also posted. Click the link above for homepage or use http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dobbyelflord/