I'm basically here just to read for free, but I'm working on one story for Harry Potter. Mostly I read Harry Potter fanfiction, but I also like The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia, too.

I'm actually a professional Japanese/English translator, so if you have a quick question about Japanese culture, you can e-mail me from the link above.

Below is one of my favorite poems, and also why I am a fan of Severus Snape!

True Heroism

Let others write of battles fought,
Of bloody, ghastly fields,
Where honor greets the man who wins,
And death the man who yields;
But I will write of him who fights
And vanquishes his sins,
Who struggles on through weary years
Against himself, and wins.

He is a hero staunch and brave
Who fights an unseen foe,
And puts at last beneath his feet
His passions base and low;
Who stands erect in manhood's might,
Undaunted, undismayed --
The bravest man who drew a sword
In foray or in raid.

It calls for something more than brawn
Or muscle to overcome
An enemy who marcheth not
With banner, plume, or drum --
A foe forever lurking nigh,
With silent, stealthy tread;
Forever near your board by day,
At night beside your bed.

All honor, then, to that brave heart,
Though poor or rich he be,
Who struggles with his baser part --
Who conquers and is free!
He may not wear a hero's crown,
Or fill a hero's grave;
But truth will place his name among
The bravest of the brave.

-- author unknown