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since: 11-07-06, id: 1161731, Profile Updated: 08-10-09
country: United States
Author has written 36 stories for Harry Potter, and Star Wars.

Pleased to meet you! I'm Mandy, and I'm glad you stopped in.

I have to say, here at the top, that I have a lot of stories here that are a few years old that I still love and love to get reviews for. I know it's tempting not to review older stories because it seems as though they might have fallen off the writer's radar. Mine have fallen nowhere and I still get giddy about reviews even for my older stuff (some of my older L/N fics are my favorites). THANKS.

If you hate something I have written and you want to let me know that one of my stories is "vulgar" or "crap" or what have you, please log in and own your review or it will be deleted. I have deleted 2 anonymous reviews from people who had those things to say. If you want to tell me that a story rated M is vulgar and an insult to the creator of the franchise then I suggest you choose not to read M rated stories in the future. And if you want me to know something I wrote is crap then please take the time to tell me WHY you think that is. I have given you an identity behind what I have written and I expect anyone who objects to my writing to also give themselves an identity and not hide behind anonymity like a TROLL.

I live in the NW United States and I am currently a full time home maker, writer, actress, and figure skater. I went to college in Las Vegas, and I'm originally from Florida. I used to write ST:TNG and now I write Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Star Trek: Phoenix.

Ships I write: ST:TNG- Riker/Troi, Wesley/OFC (he never had a decent love life). HP: Lucius/Narcissa, Draco/Pansy (but only when they hate each other) and one Harry/Ginny story that ate my brain until I got it on paper. SW: Han/Leia.

Ships I read but don't write: ST:TNG- Picard/Crusher, Worf/Dax. HP: Lupin/Tonks (I wish I could write them), Harry/Ginny(save that one freak incident), Ron/Hermione, Harry/Draco (but only for the smut value and only when they hate each other) and Bella/Voldemort, because it's too obvious not to let it happen. Firefly: Mal/Inara, Inara/Kaylee, Kaylee/Simon.

Please check out my L/N stuff. They're my fav. :)

HP fic Summaries are updated to reflect TDH canon compliance; stories authored prior to July 2007 may have been knocked into the AU... all stories are tagged with TDH compliant or non TDH compliant and whether or not they contain any spoilers.

I sometimes write 10,000-15,000 words in a day. Beta reading for me would be like a full time job; and one I am not willing to allow someone to take on- it would cost too much time and I am not independently wealthy enough to afford to pay someone. Add to that fact that fanfic is my 'recess'... the fun I get to have in otherwise rather technically demanding writing, and I prefer just to leave the stories be and not have every teency little typo or punctuation error (or unusual chioce) pointed out to me by someone critical; I get enough of that in my other writing. That said, I do try to find and fix typos, and MS Word 2007 is a big help with that. If you see a typo... close your eyes and pretend it's not there... please?

And I should let everyone know this: If you add one of my stories to fav's, or put me on author or story alert; I will look at your profile page. I will read your fic. And I review, I do not flame.

So today I asked another writer where to begin with her body of work and then I realized that I hadn't done that favor for people who read my stuff. If you're here for L/N, which I think most of you are... here are my stories in order of when they correspond with canon:

NOTE: A LONG story is one that has several chapters and is novel or novella length; a SHORT story is five chapters or fewer; a ONE-SHOT is just that, a single and cohesive work with very little in the way of scene breaks and narrative action.

Well Mannered Virgins: 1973 (short)

The Heart Wants What it Wants: 1973-1975 (long)

A Mission Away: 1977 (long)

The Lamb is Caught in the Blackberry Patch: 1979 (long)

On The Twenty-Second Day: 1980 (one-shot)

An Arrangement: 1980 (one-shot)

What One Must Do: 1980-1981 (long)

Everything- on the night of the Dark Lord's Demise: 1981 (one-shot)

This Way: 1991 (long)

The Mark: 1994 (long; follows the action of GOF)

Alarm Bells: 1996 (short)

Tiny Blessings in a Cursed Place: 1996 (one-shot)

Night Like Another & Good Night: 1996 (two one-shots that could be one story. NLA is rated K+ and GN rated M, so only read NLA if you're anti-smut)

The Contents of a Silver Box: 1996-1997 (long; follows the action of TDH)

A Bridge Too Far: 1997 (long)

Colder: 1997 (one-shot)

After that comes The 13th Hourglass, which is not strictly L/N and then For Blood or For Love which is also only marginally L/N. The other stories in HP fandom fit in as follows: A Black New Year is 1967,1973,1976 and could be read and understood without any of my other fic. First Day of Summer and the Rest of my Life comes after The Mark by just a few weeks. The Knowledge One Possesses takes place in 1996 just after Alarm Bells. The Nicest Dress You'll Never Need is an aside from the action in What One Must Do. All other HP fic fell out of canon with the release of TDH; JK Rowling had a happier ending in mind than I did.

-MQ

PS: a pet peeve: CANON VIOLATIONS THAT ARE NOT EXPRESSLY MARKED irk me. I love fanfic. I write fanfic and I read fanfic. I love to read fanfic. I love to read other people's impressions of the characters I feel like I know. I like to see them through other writers' eyes. And I write a lot of reviews. I do not write flames. I can get past stories that are so old that nobody knew that Lucius was born in 1954 and Narcissa in 1955 and Bella in 1951 and Andromeda between her sisters and that Sirius is their cousin. But if you write a fic NOW, that the HP lexicon has all of that available to you and you choose not to use it... then please mark your story AU or I'll be really really annoyed. AU is not a problem for me, but I cannot take canon violations that I am not prepared for. Please, out of courtesy, mark your AU stories as such. End of rant.

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1. Epistolery and Wrongdoing » reviews
A series of letters that weren't supposed to be written. 1972-1975. So much is still happening: Andromeda and Lucius still need each other's help to get where they want to be in life. No spoilers. TDH Compliant. Many Many short chapters to come. Pls R&R.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Family - Chapters: 30 - Words: 15,322 - Reviews: 24 - Updated: 9-19-09 - Published: 8-1-09 - Andromeda T. & Lucius M.
2. I Love You Tonight reviews
1984: The Dark Lord fell years ago and the Malfoys have been falling apart ever since. Narcissa waits for Lucius to return home one evening and contemplates the sad state of her marriage. OneShot. No Spoilers. TDH Compliant. L/N. Pls R&R.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 864 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 8-11-09 - Narcissa M. & Lucius M. - Complete
3. For Blood or For Love » reviews
A Malfoy marriage is a serious thing, and old prejudices die hard. Should Draco marry for blood or for love? Meet the modern Malfoys two years after the war and hear arguments from both sides. TDH compliant. TDH spoilers. COMPLETE. Pls R&R.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 19 - Words: 38,375 - Reviews: 52 - Updated: 7-31-09 - Published: 3-3-09 - Draco M. & Lucius M. - Complete
4. Silver Lining? reviews
Every cloud has a silver lining-even Cloud City. Either this was the best day of Han Solo's life or the stupidest decision he ever made. But what else do you do alone in a room with a princess? Han Leia.OneShot.SmutFebruary-rated M for a reason. Pls R&R.
Star Wars - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,059 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 2-10-08 - Han S. & Leia O. - Complete
5. Good Night reviews
Immediate follow up to "Night Like Another". Lucius is home from prison and finally back in his own bed. You do the math... Lucius/Narcissa rated M for a reason. OneShot. TDH compliant. HBP,TDH spoilers. Please R&R.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,741 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 2-2-08 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
6. Surprise Truce reviews
Ingredients: Luke. Leia. Han. A broken heater. A bottle of booze. Mix well and enjoy! The night before the action picks up in ESB. Rated T for "tease". Please R&R.
Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 11,243 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 1-28-08 - Leia O. & Han S. - Complete
7. Tell » reviews
From the morning after his rescue from Jabba 'til the evening after the battle of Endor Han Solo is haunted by a piece of advice from his old buddy Lando. "If you love her, you've got to tell her." How to tell Leia...? Complete. Please read and review.
Star Wars - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 15,656 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 1-23-08 - Han S. & Leia O. - Complete
8. Colder reviews
It's New Years's Eve, the first without Voldemort. Lucius and Narcissa entertain Family and an unexpected guest bearing news that will affect them forever. OneShot. TDH Spoilers. TDH compliant. Please Read and Review.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,907 - Reviews: 22 - Published: 1-23-08 - Narcissa M. & Lucius M. - Complete
9. Blind Love reviews
A Missing Scene from Return of the Jedi. Our intrepid heroes have escaped Jabba's clutches, and are now safely on their way to rendez-vous with the fleet. But how does Han handle the news of the price that Leia paid in the fight for his freedom? Pls. R&R.
Star Wars - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,974 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 1-11-08 - Han S. & Leia O. - Complete
10. A Bridge Too Far » reviews
Not many come to mourn at Bellatrix Lestrange's grave. But the few who do may find bridges burned that might be built again. But do they have the tools? TDH Spoilers. Please R&R.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 18,868 - Reviews: 75 - Updated: 1-10-08 - Published: 10-10-07 - Andromeda T. & Narcissa M. - Complete
11. On the Twenty Second Day reviews
With Narcissa in a coma and tiny Draco still too weak to come home, Lucius has tried his best to cope. But the arrival of a certain visitor on the twenty second day may be more than he can handle. Oneshot. no spoilers. TDH compliant. Please R&R.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,749 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 12-12-07 - Lucius M. & Andromeda T. - Complete
12. Girl Meets Boy reviews
Lily Potter climbed aboard the Hogwarts Express for the first time, lost her brothers, and went to find a seat. Written for the SS Vicarious Living cookie jar. OneShot. ScorpiusLily. Please read and review. TDH compliant. TDH spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,126 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 10-10-07 - Complete
13. The Nicest Dress You'll Never Need reviews
The bride is picking up her gown... what is the groom up to? When you're running from Death Eaters even wedding planning can take a turn for the worse. 1980, no spoilers, TDH compliant. OneShot. Pls R&R. WINNER of the Sept. '07 HP lexicon wriitng contest.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,189 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 9-7-07 - Complete
14. The 13th Hourglass » reviews
Harry and Ginny's trip via time turner returns them to a future they don't recognize. How do they get back the world they fought for? POST TDH. TDH spoilers. Harry x Ginny, some Narcissa x Lucius. Pls R&R. COMPLETE.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Drama - Chapters: 12 - Words: 39,868 - Reviews: 43 - Updated: 9-6-07 - Published: 8-16-07 - Harry P. & Ginny W. - Complete
15. The Contents of a Silver Box » reviews
Draco's grandchildren have foud a mysterious silver box in Malfoy Manor. Hear him tell the stirring tale of love and war that resulted in the box and its contents Lucius x Narcissa. Implied SM x LP2. TDH spoilers. Please read and review. COMPLETE.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 13 - Words: 26,050 - Reviews: 51 - Updated: 8-16-07 - Published: 8-7-07 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
16. Well Mannered Virgins » reviews
Come to Andromeda Black's beach party. Hang out with her fellow seventh years particularly Lucius Malfoy. It's the spring of 1972 and things are about to change forever. AndromedaTed, LuciusNarcissa. Please R&R. TDH compliant. no spoilers. complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 10,358 - Reviews: 22 - Updated: 8-7-07 - Published: 8-3-07 - Andromeda T. & Lucius M. - Complete
17. Night Like Another reviews
Narcissa Malfoy spent this day as she had every other... but this night something will change. Written for summer 2007 HP lexicon writing contest. Lucius x Narcissa. TDH compliant. TDH spoiler. One Shot. Please read and review.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,334 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 7-19-07 - Narcissa M. & Lucius M. - Complete
18. This Way » reviews
Years after the Dark Lord has fallen...Can Lucius and Narcissa see their way through the lies and the infidelity to find happiness again? It wasn't supposed to be this way. COMPLETE. Rated for language and themes. Please R&R. TDH Compliant. PS Spoliers.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 17 - Words: 34,369 - Reviews: 55 - Updated: 3-6-07 - Published: 2-24-07 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
19. What One Must Do » reviews
When given an order... when in the service of the Dark Lord...when protecting one's family and one's life, one does what one must do. Lucius, Narcissa, and others in 1980 & 1981. COMPLETE. Please R&R. TDH Compliant. No Spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 19 - Words: 47,363 - Reviews: 40 - Updated: 2-26-07 - Published: 2-13-07 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
20. Orphan reviews
Draco sees his dying father for the last time. A touching look at their oft dysfunctional relationship. OneShot. Rated for swear words and momentos mori. WARNING: as though it were not obvious: character death. NON TDH COMPLIANT WRITTEN SPRING 2007.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,976 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 2-20-07 - Draco M. & Lucius M. - Complete
21. First Day of Summer and the Rest of My Life reviews
Draco is greeted by his father and by big news when he returns home for the summer after his fourth year at Hogwarts. OneShot. Please Read and Review. GoF Spoilers, TDH compliant.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,967 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 2-16-07 - Draco M. & Lucius M. - Complete
22. His Better Half reviews
A paper shortage forces the guards in Azkaban to deliver bread wrapped in newspaper. Lucius sees some news that causes him great sadness and introspection. Short. OneShot. NON TDH COMPLIANT WRITTEN SPRING 2007.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Tragedy/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,756 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 2-11-07 - Lucius M. - Complete
23. The Lamb is Caught in the Blackberry Patch » reviews
When Death Eaters are called to find an enemy they will go to any length, but danger masquerades as shelter and a wolf can wear sheep's clothing. Lucius, Narcissa, Bellatrix, Regulus, and co. in 1979. COMPLETE. Please R&R. TDH Compliant. No spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 12 - Words: 22,944 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 2-5-07 - Published: 1-29-07 - Lucius M. & Bellatrix L. - Complete
24. The Terrible Social Graces reviews
Much to his chagrin, Harry Potter is to receive an award. When he finds out the identity of its hostess, he is shocked and angry. But perhaps they can find a way to come to terms with each other. NON TDH COMPLIANT.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,817 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 1-25-07 - Harry P. & Narcissa M. - Complete
25. A Mission Away » reviews
The Dark Lord calls and a Death Eater answers, thus is the way of the Order. But for one soldier of the cause a mission to the USSR costs more than time away from home. Lucius et al. in the 70's. Lucius x Narcissa. Please R&R. TDH compliant. No spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 15,576 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 1-24-07 - Published: 1-19-07 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
26. The Mark » reviews
Lucius brings his family to the World Cup of Quidditch, and sees the Dark Mark in the sky for the first time in thirteen years. Follow the Malfoys from before MORSMORDRE to the Dark Lord's reemergence. COMPLETE. Pls R&R. TDH Compliant. GoF spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 27,030 - Reviews: 38 - Updated: 1-19-07 - Published: 1-9-07 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
27. A Black New Year reviews
Spend three New Years days with Sirius Black and his family. What was a family party like for Sirius at age 7? 12? 17? A look at crazy cousins and the ties that bind. Written for '07 HPLexicon writing contest. OneShot. Please R&R. TDH compliant.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,728 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-19-07 - Sirius B. - Complete
28. An Arrangement reviews
An heir has been born to the Malfoy legacy. What now becomes of the matron whose womb has been left barren by his birth? Lucius and Narcissa must come to an equitable arrangement. OneShot. Please read and review. TDH compliant. No spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,449 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 1-17-07 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
29. The Heart Wants What it Wants » reviews
How does a young girl cope with one sister married and the other disowned? Perhaps in the company of a handsome young man? Could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. Lucius & Narcissa before they were in love. COMPLETE. Please R&R. TDH compliant.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 14 - Words: 40,475 - Reviews: 47 - Updated: 1-8-07 - Published: 12-30-06 - Narcissa M. & Lucius M. - Complete
30. The Knowledge One Possesses reviews
Remus Lupin finds himself nude and bound to a chair. He is shocked meeting his captor, and finding out what exactly she wants from him. Not your usual naked Lupin story. Oneshot. Please R&R. TDH compliant. OoTP and HBP Spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Drama/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,431 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-29-06 - Remus L. & Narcissa M. - Complete
31. Everything: on the night of the Dark Lord's Demise reviews
The Dark Lord has fallen. Lucius Malfoy has lost everything... or has he? Eavsesdrop on a private moment Lucius shares with his baby son. Includes flashbacks to Draco's birth. TDH compliant. No spoilers.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,889 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 12-28-06 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
32. Alarm Bells » reviews
Lucius has a vocation as a Death Eater. How does this affect his home life? How does it affect Narcissa? Spend a night in Malfoy manor. OoTP spoiler, TDH compliant. Please Read and Review.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 7,399 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 12-26-06 - Published: 12-25-06 - Lucius M. & Narcissa M. - Complete
33. Watching reviews
He watched. Four seasons come and gone and still he watched. Now he knows what he needs to accomplish his mission. An ambitious young officer tries to better the world with one unforgivable curse. Short. Oneshot. NON TDH COMPLIANT.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,932 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-23-06 - Percy W. & Narcissa M. - Complete
34. Tiny Blessings in a Cursed Place reviews
Lucius rots in Azkaban, news of his son's death fresh in his memory. But when Narcissa gets permission to visit, she brings news that could heal his spirit. Set after HBP. Please read and review. TDH Compliant.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,618 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 12-22-06 - Narcissa M. & Lucius M. - Complete
35. All is Calm, All is bright reviews
Christmas 1998. War rages, but Pansy and her friends find comfort in their annual Christmas shopping trip. War, however, does not take a holiday. One Shot. Written 2006 NON TDH COMPLIANT.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,474 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-29-06 - Pansy P. & OC - Complete
36. Thursday Every Word reviews
An unlikely pair. A strange routine. A conversation that might change it all. Dark vision of the aftermath of war. Enmity creates an intimacy that Harry had never considered....One shot, maybe. NON TDH COMPLIANT.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,603 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-28-06 - Harry P. & Draco M. - Complete
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