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Author has written 48 stories for Harry Potter, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Sliders, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, and Quantum Leap. I'm a 42-year-old computer programmer, wife and mother who has discovered the pleasures of reading and writing fan fiction. A warning about Dudley Dursley and the Knights of Walpurgis: Due to real life constraints, and frequent struggles with writer's block, this story updates slowly. It is NOT abandoned, but there can be significant time gaps between the posting of chapters. The following disclaimer applies to everything found within: Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended. | |||||||
1. The Mystery of John Watson reviewsJohn Watson isn't just the first flatmate Sherlock has ever wanted to keep; he's a puzzle. Beta'ed by quean of swords. This is the prologue/teaser to a longer story I'm trying to get organized and written.Sherlock - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 581 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-26-12 - Sherlock H. - Complete2. The Real Thing reviewsMoriarty follows Sherlock's lead, but John has the real thing. Thanks to nox candida for her beta skills.Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,244 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 7-3-11 - John W. & Sherlock H. - Complete3. Temps reviewsTorchwood is down a technical specialist and a doctor. Mycroft is trying to keep a genius and a doctor safe from Moriarty without having to spend too much on repairing the damage that a bored, imprisoned Sherlock can cause to a safe house.Crossover - Torchwood & Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 18,898 - Reviews: 40 - Published: 6-21-11 - Jack H. & Sherlock H. - Complete4. A Brother's Work Is Unappreciated reviewsMycroft shows his concern, just not in a conventional manner. Written for the sherlock remix for roses of anna's A Lesson of Brawling. Beta'ed by onedergirlSherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,011 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 4-17-11 - Mycroft H. & John W. - Complete5. Sarah's Weary Advice reviewsWritten for sherlock remix for roses of anna's Advice for the Weary. SH/JWSherlock - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 612 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-17-11 - John W. - Complete6. Spring Forward reviewsJohn *will* be blogging about this. Written for sherlock flashfic The Case of the Lost Hour. Beta'ed by onedergirl29.Sherlock - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 518 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3-24-11 - John W. & Sherlock H. - Complete7. Gwen and the Quest for Plasters reviewsIanto Jones is so competent that his coworkers at Torchwood forget that he doesn't know how to do everything. Written for tw unpaired prompt #6. Disclaimer: characters and setting aren't mine.Torchwood - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,060 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 3-13-11 - Ianto J. & Gwen C. - Complete8. Kill the Rabbit reviewsIt wasn't the Rabbit of Caerbannog, so they'll probably survive the encounter. Thanks to quean of swords for betaing. Written for r becca for the 2010 xover exchange.Crossover - Buffy: The Vampire Slayer & Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,395 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 1-13-11 - R. Giles & Remus L. - Complete9. Lady and the Dinosaur reviewsConsulting detectives aren't always right. Lestrade is more than capable of making accurate deductions. Written for randomly rusted for the 2010 Holmestice exchange. Beta'ed by onedergirl29.Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,486 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-8-11 - DI Lestrade & Sgt. S. Donavan - Complete10. What Is to Come reviewsTheir first meeting was clearly a sign of what was to come. Written for madame fifi for the 2010 Holmestice. Thanks to quean of swords and onedergirl29 for their betaing.Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,870 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-5-11 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete11. 5 Ways in Which Quinn and Wade Weren't Separated reviewsand 1 in Which They Were Reunited. Written for sugarpromises for yuletide2010; the title describes the story. COMPLETE.Sliders - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,537 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-3-11 - Complete12. Custody reviewsSherlock is looking to arrange John's custody to his own advantage. Written for ficofthegoblin from a Make Me a Monday prompt.Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,268 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 1-1-11 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete13. Not Who He'd Thought reviewsDI Lestrade tries to figure out Sherlock's new flatmate. Written for a href " prompt at sherlockbbc's Make Me a Monday.Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,206 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 11-3-10 - DI Lestrade & John W.14. Dudley Dursley and the Knights of Walpurgis » reviewsAfter twenty years of happy normalcy, Dudley sees another letter from Hogwarts. This one is addressed to his daughter. Author's Notes: Beta'ed by muggle prof. Disclaimer is on the first chapter.Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Family - Chapters: 10 - Words: 57,122 - Reviews: 257 - Updated: 10-29-10 - Published: 2-22-08 - Harry P. & Dudley D.15. Torchwood Is Yours » reviewsCOMPLETE. When Jack lands over a hundred years past where he was aiming, he has some time to fill. Why not spend it baby-sitting the Rift? AU. Written for the 2010 tw bigbang.Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 12 - Words: 24,340 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 10-25-10 - Published: 10-14-10 - Jack H. - Complete16. The Mortal Years » reviewsJack wasn't always immortal. Jack's life from the invasion until he meets Rose Tyler. Written for Round 3 of the TARDIS Big Bang.Crossover - Doctor Who & Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 6 - Words: 29,898 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 8-5-10 - Published: 8-3-10 - Jack H. & Jack H. - Complete17. Episode 2: Soldier Boy reviewsJack's past has a tendency to give him trouble, even when he doesn't remember it. Episode 2 of Through the Rift: Torchwood AU Season 4. Beta'ed by GoofyTorchwood - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,387 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-19-10 - Jack H. & John H. - Complete18. Episode 1: Through the Rift reviewsWhat do you do if your life is intolerable, you're near a rift in space and time, and you're a technological genius?Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,109 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 1-31-10 - Ianto J. & Toshiko S./Tosh - Complete19. Meddling reviewsJackson Lake may not be the Doctor, but that doesn't mean he can't meddle. Written for glinda penguin for the 2009 tardis gen fic exchange.Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,023 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-25-10 - Complete20. Neville Longbottom, Gryffindor Extraordinaire reviewsHermione muses on Neville's similarities to Clark Kent.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,209 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 1-24-10 - Hermione G. & Neville L. - Complete21. Oh, Boy! I'm a Time Lord! reviewsTwo different forms of incompatible energy existing in the same space-time would create havoc, wouldn't it? What would they have to put right? Spoilers through Torchwood Children of Earth.Crossover - Doctor Who & Quantum Leap - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 14,936 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 12-6-09 - Jack H. - Complete22. Jack's Room reviewsThe TARDIS is telepathic. This can cause confusionDoctor Who - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,903 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 8-20-09 - Rose T. & Jack H. - Complete23. The Sacred Band of Cardiff reviewsIanto has a question. Jack/Ianto relationshipTorchwood - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,131 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-7-08 - Complete24. Boom Town Take 2 reviewsThe events of Boom Town from the point of view of Jack Harkness, Torchwood Three.Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,244 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-7-08 - Complete25. Legacy reviewsOn his first birthday after the Battle of Hogwarts, Angelina visits George with some news. Written for the Rebirth Challenge at The Quidditch Pitch.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,171 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-7-08 - George W. & Angelina J. - Complete26. How Babies Are Made reviewsGinny explains to James how the new baby was made. James sees things . . . a little differently. Written for The Quidditch Pitch's February 2008 The Birds and the Bees Challenge.Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 927 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 4-1-08 - Ginny W. & James P. - Complete27. The Train to Hogwarts reviewsScorpius Malfoy takes his first ride on the Hogwarts Express. One-shot.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,556 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 2-21-08 - Scorpius M. & Albus S. P. - Complete28. A New Everything reviewsThree years after the war, Harry decides to start the New Year with a surprise. DH spoilers. HPGWHarry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,014 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 10-22-07 - Harry P. & Ginny W. - Complete29. Oh, Boy! I'm a Wizard! » reviewsDr. Sam Beckett leaps into a fifteenyearold English schoolboy. Harry Potter. Written for Sycophant Hex's The Sky Is Falling Festival.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 16,760 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 9-16-07 - Published: 9-10-07 - Harry P. - Complete30. The Next Great Adventure reviewsFunerals are hardest on those left behind.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 609 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 9-4-07 - Molly W. & Fleur D. - Complete31. Things of Value reviewsThe Founders decide that they need a way to pass their values on when they are gone.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,733 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 9-3-07 - Rowena R. & Salazar S. - Complete32. Not the Cause, But the Man reviewsHagrid gives his loyalty not to causes, but to people. Specifically, to Albus Dumbledore. Written for dolorousett for the hpsummergen ficathon. PreDH.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,372 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-23-07 - Rubeus H. & Harry P. - Complete33. The Next Battle reviewsThere is always a next battle. DH spoilersHarry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,559 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 8-10-07 - Harry P. & Kingsley S. - Complete34. History Is So Boring! reviewsMark Evans's first class at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry is History of Magic. They have a special guest instructor.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,148 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 6-11-07 - OC & Severus S. - Complete35. The Path of the Alchemist reviewsSeverus Snape returns to Hogwarts and finds himself once more a student.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,681 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 5-23-07 - Severus S. - Complete36. Dear Ron reviewsPercy writes a letter to his youngest brother. Written for amidalashari for the LJ springtimegen fic exchange.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,303 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-23-07 - Percy W. - Complete37. Whose Idea? reviewsThe Chamber of Secrets was Salazar's idea.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,788 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 1-22-07 - Salazar S. - Complete38. Lackland Elf Storage reviewsAfter becoming head of the family, Draco must investigate a mysterious bill.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,147 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 9-26-06 - Draco M. - Complete39. Be Careful What You AskWritten for the Second Gen Ficathon. My assignment, from lostlikealice, was Trioera. Parvati and Lavender and anyone else after the end of LavenderRon.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,145 - Published: 6-6-06 - Parvati P. - Complete40. Ordinary People reviewsIn a world at war, what can ordinary people do?Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 903 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-6-06 - Molly W. - Complete41. Draught of Living Death Not Really reviewsDraco discovers latenight horror films Severus gets creative.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,234 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-5-06 - Severus S. & Draco M. - Complete42. This Year's Search reviewsSeverus Snape participates in the annual search for a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher for the first time. Written for the October LJ community hp gen ch Traditions Challenge.Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,550 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-27-05 - Severus S. & Minerva M. - Complete43. First Day of School reviewsNew Headmistress Minerva McGonagall performs the traditional Hogwarts ritual for the first day of school. Written for the LJ Community hpgench September challenge: Education.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,084 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 9-16-05 - Minerva M. - Complete44. The Three Wishes of Draco Malfoy reviewsMy response to Alchemia Dent's Monkey's Paw challenge. Draco Malfoy finds an object in Borgin & Burkes that grants wishes and uses it. Oneshot.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,738 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-13-05 - Draco M. & Severus S. - Complete45. Learning to Vanquish » reviewsCOMPLETED. Continuation of Counterparts. A sixth year story as close to canon as I can manage, with my predictions as to what will happen. Chapter 15: The endoftheyear debriefing with Dumbledore.Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 15 - Words: 94,263 - Reviews: 67 - Updated: 7-10-05 - Published: 1-9-05 - Complete46. Blackmail reviewsWhen Snape insists that Harry stop isolating himself, Harry turns the tables on Snape. Preslash, oneshot.Part of Wave VII of the From Dusk till Dawn Severus SnapeHarry Potter FuhQFest at No Man Is an Island.Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,374 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 4-7-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete47. Can I Stay? reviewsMolly reflecting at the end of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. (The original inspiration for this came from lizardspots lovely picture "Can I Stay?") One-shot.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 691 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 2-22-05 - Molly W. & Harry P. - Complete48. Counterparts » reviewsCOMPLETE. After leaving the Dursleys in the summer after fifth year, Harry goes to Godric's Hollow and finds himself . . . at home. AU with a twistHarry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 9,323 - Reviews: 38 - Updated: 9-30-04 - Published: 7-30-04 - Complete