| Smoltenica |
Author has written 59 stories for Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Disney, Phantom of the Opera, Misc. Books, Now and Then, X-overs, Misc. Movies, Les Miserables, Ever After, Miss Saigon, Last of the Mohicans, Atonement, Macbeth, Glee, Notebook, and Tangled. Hullo, my name is Jess and I'm about to enter my third year of university, where I shall complete my Honours in English Literature. I am somewhat addicted to fanfiction, have been for many years, and probably will be for life. In this I am supported by an amazing group known as the Gwethil (http://www.gwethil.batcave.co.uk/), all of whom are excellent writers and even better friends. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the best writer, but I love dabbling in other people's worlds and exploring their characters; I find this gives me a greater appreciation for the original texts. Besides music and fanfiction, I adore reading, costume dramas, figure skating and musical theatre. It is, I will admit, somewhat eclectic. My own writing is motivated by Christ, and a desire to know and understand Him better through an exploration of the human condition and human relationships. My greatest writing heroes are Margaret Atwood (that woman is virtually flawless), Marilynne Robinson, T. S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf and George MacDonald. Much as I love C. S. Lewis, and much as I think he has written near-flawless works (Till We Have Faces!), there are times I think he missteps, just a little... you can take me to task on that later, if you want. I still love the man and his works to bits. With regards to my fics, I have recently deleted my original version of "A Mother's Musings" (winner of the 2006 Lion Award for Best Development of a Minor Character). I do still hold a manuscript of the original, and I am happy to send a copy to any of the kind people who favourited the old version. The new "A Mother's Musings" is rather more complex, both thematically and narrative-wise, but I am rather more happy with it, and I hope that you, as readers, enjoy it, too. God bless! :) | |||||||
1. light in the dungeons, awake reviewsAfter the Battle of Hogwarts, the Greengrass sisters mourn their losses. Implied Daphne/Seamus; a companion piece to "Ease" (and, by extension, "Resistance" and "Like Bambrack, or an Inauspicious Meet").Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,063 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-12-13 - Daphne G. & Astoria G. - Complete2. the makings of a mother » reviewsBecause Gothel, for all her cruelty and vanity, was the woman who raised Rapunzel, made her hazelnut soup, and taught her how to play chess. This is, or will be, the story of how she got there. Companion fic to "Applique", and a gift fic for Metonomia.Tangled - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,144 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 2-25-13 - Published: 2-16-13 - M. Gothel & Rapunzel3. In which Edmund and Eustace talk philosophical theology reviewsEustace is concerned as to how much sense Narnia makes in the real world, and how Aslan and Jesus match up. Edmund attempts to answer his questions using Thomas Aquinas. The author is left wondering whether theological analogies are truly that complex or whether she simply fails at philosophy.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,939 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 1-22-13 - Eustace Scrubb & Edmund Pevensie - Complete4. A Mother's Musings » reviewsPost TLB, spoilers for all books. Nothing and nobody was the same after the train incident in 1949. This is a character study centred upon Eustace's snobby, forward-thinking mother, Alberta Scrubb, exploring the nature of motherhood, sisterhood, and the impact of grief. Rewrite of an old fic. Now, at last, complete!Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Spiritual - Chapters: 22 - Words: 40,785 - Reviews: 114 - Updated: 12-24-12 - Published: 2-8-12 - Alberta S. & Eustace Scrubb - Complete5. Settlement reviewsHow the Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent met the Baron de Barbarac. Or, rather, a glimpse into how the Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent came to be.Ever After - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,341 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-5-12 - Complete6. Laetare Jerusalem » reviewsMillicent MacPherson still mourns the loss of her baby son and contemplates how a woman can still be a mother when her only child is dead. Accompaniment piece to "A Mother's Musings" with a guest appearance by Jill Pole. Update: Millicent has tea with Jill's mother, Gladys.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Spiritual/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,783 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 7-15-12 - Published: 3-18-12 - Jill Pole7. Field Effect Principle reviewsHarold chances upon Eustace Clarence and studies his diagrams of the Bardeen/Brattain close-point diode transistor. Cue fatherly musings and a short bout of father/son bonding. set between "The Silver Chair" and "The Last Battle".Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,146 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 2-11-12 - Harold S. & Eustace Scrubb - Complete8. Ease reviewsCompanion piece to "Like Bambrack, or an Inauspicious Meet" and "Resistance". Daphne and Seamus meet and talk following the Battle of Hogwarts.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,510 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-5-12 - Seamus F. & Daphne G. - Complete9. Kinship reviewsOn a windy autumn afternoon, Azelma meets Feuilly. The most unlikely of friendships are often forged by those overlooked for their more exciting companions.Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,784 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-31-11 - Azelma & Feuilly10. Resistance » reviewsWhile on another rescue mission, Seamus encounters Daphne Greengrass under more pleasant circumstances and finds his preconceptions a little challenged. Contemplation follows. A companion piece to "Like Bambrack, or an Inauspicious Meet".Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,047 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-1-11 - Seamus F. & Daphne G.11. Intention reviewsAlberta and Eustace discuss art. Sort of. Some implied Jill/Eustace.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,505 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 11-29-11 - Alberta S. & Eustace Scrubb - Complete12. Impressions reviewsAlberta Scrubb muses on art, her son, and a moment of unexpected tension in her house following the end of WWII. Beneath it all, Eustace Clarence Scrubb is still her son.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,220 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 11-29-11 - Alberta S. & Eustace Scrubb - Complete13. Like Bambrack, or an Inauspicious Meet reviewsCaught after rescuing a second-year Hufflepuff from the dungeons, Seamus is sent to a Defence Against the Dark Arts class. Amidst the pain of the Cruciatus Curse and especially in the quiet moments after, he meets Daphne Greengrass.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,613 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-28-11 - Seamus F. & Daphne G.14. Appliqué reviewsBecause an 18 year mother/daughter bond can't be broken that easily. Rapunzel struggles to understand where 'Mother' fits in.Tangled - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 887 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 5-24-11 - Rapunzel & The Queen - Complete15. Frost Crack on the Hogwarts Express reviewsChristmas 2010 Gwethil gift fic for Almyra. Neville's post-Christmas trip to Hogwarts in OotP when Harry, Hermione and the Weasleys took the Knight Bus; also known as 'The Start of a Long and Beautiful Friendship' because Neville and Luna are too adorableHarry Potter - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,288 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-23-10 - Neville L. & Luna L. - Complete16. Between the Faded Print reviewsChristmas 2010 Gwethil Gift for Tierney Beckett. Old ghosts plague Anne Hamilton's life. Noah Calhoun is just one of them. Set before Anne goes to visit Allie.Notebook - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 999 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-23-10 - Complete17. In Which Jill is Momentarily Stunned reviewsChristmas 2010 Gwethil gift for Morohtar, set in the autumn of 1948. Eustace/Jill fluff, set on Hampstead Heath.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,320 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 12-23-10 - Eustace Scrubb & Jill Pole - Complete18. Breaking reviewsWhen Tam is 16, Chris and Ellen finally tell him the truth. Companion fic to "His Mother's Eyes" though it can stand alone. Rated for language and some mild violence.Miss Saigon - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,433 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-12-10 - Tam - Complete19. The Last Night reviewsRewrite of an old fic, set during TLB. Though she does not know it, it is the final night Jill will spend in Narnia. In the meantime, she is finding it excessively difficult to deal with her feelings for a certain Eustace Scrubb.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,469 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 10-5-10 - Jill Pole & Eustace Scrubb - Complete20. Missing Susie » reviewsBased on 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold. Susie may have been watching her family from heaven, but even the dead can't see the thoughts of the living.Misc. Books - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 6 - Words: 2,982 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 8-23-10 - Published: 7-25-06 - Complete21. His Mother's Eyes reviewsAs Tam grows up in America, he wonders why he is different to his parents. Companion fic to 'In the light of the sun' and 'Penance'.Miss Saigon - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 808 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-23-10 - Tam & Ellen S. - Complete22. as if Nothing Really Matters reviewsA missing moment in 'Journeys'. Prior to the announcement of the results at regionals, Jesse St James encounters Rachel Berry. Previously titled 'Any Way the Wind Blows'.Glee - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,246 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 6-14-10 - Jesse sJ. & Rachel B. - Complete23. Through the Summer Months » reviews"Luna became a very famous wizarding naturalist... ended up marrying... a fellow naturalist and grandson of the great Newt Scamander!"- JK Rowling. But what, then, of Neville? Neville/LunaHarry Potter - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 7,585 - Reviews: 30 - Updated: 4-6-10 - Published: 7-11-08 - Neville L. & Luna L. - Complete24. Within Encroaching Walls reviewsAct V Scene V. The unnamed doctor, trapped within the castle walls, pens a letter to his friend regarding the events of the past few days.Macbeth - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,066 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3-18-1025. Penance reviewsIn the months and years following the conclusion of the musical, Chris still remembers her- and finds it impossible to forgive himself. Rated for safety.Miss Saigon - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 952 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 2-11-10 - Christopher S. - Complete26. The Letters » reviewsWWII is finished, and Fiona is settling back into daily life when she receives a letter from fellow ex-nurse, Briony Tallis. Confused and troubled, she pens her own letter to her sister...Atonement - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,529 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-26-09 - Briony T. - Complete27. The Chase reviewsBased on 'Turn of the Screw' by Henry James. Flora, now an adult, reflects on her childhood. Rated for safety.Misc. Books - Rated: T - English - Horror/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,465 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-10-09 - Complete28. Across the Great Divide reviewsAlice stumbles on the journey to Fort William Henry, and learns something along the way. Slight Alice/Uncas.Last of the Mohicans - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 982 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 8-18-09 - Complete29. Sisters reviewsPost DH. Andromeda is at home with Teddy, lost in her thoughts, when an unexpected visitor comes calling.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 753 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-21-09 - Andromeda T. & Narcissa M.30. Drowning reviewsWhat happened in that moment behind the waterfall? Slight Alice/Uncas, set after the escape from Fort William Henry. Rated for safetyLast of the Mohicans - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 568 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 12-23-08 - Complete31. Remembering reviewsFrom 'Show Boat'. A drunken cabaret singer at a Chicago club hears a song that opens a floodgate of memories.Misc. Movies - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 574 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-3-08 - Complete32. Over reviewsDH spoilers. The Battle of Hogwarts is finished, Voldemort is defeated, and she ought to be relieved. Except that Angelina can't find Fred...Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 866 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 1-3-08 - Angelina J. - Complete33. At the River reviewsEponine sends Azelma out to 'collect' Gavroche after the 1830 revolution. Character study of sorts, set by the river Seine.Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 653 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 11-4-07 - Complete34. In the Light of the Sun reviewsMiss Saigon fic. Years after the conclusion of the musical, Ellen remembers. She can never truly forget. Semi drabble.Miss Saigon - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 510 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-30-07 - Ellen S. - Complete35. Neville's Winter » reviewsWhen Harry takes Luna to Slughorn's party, it is not only Romilda Vane who feels exceedingly jealous. NevilleLuna, HBP.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,830 - Reviews: 32 - Updated: 9-6-07 - Published: 8-25-07 - Neville L. & Luna L. - Complete36. Anticipation reviewsWWII is over, and Mr Pevensie is returning home. Edmund can't wait to see his father again when he receives a gift that harks back to less pleasant memories. Involves some sibling bonding, set after LWW.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,447 - Reviews: 25 - Published: 8-25-07 - Edmund Pevensie & Mr. Pevensie - Complete37. In the Silence reviewsAzelma visits the Rue Plumet after the fall of the barricades, and remembers. Inspired by an LMFFI prompt.Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 790 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-22-07 - Eponine - Complete38. Gone reviewsGallipoli semidrabble. Zac learns from Uncle Jack that Archy has signed up. This is his attempt to accept the fact that his mate and brother is gone.Misc. Movies - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 348 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-27-07 - Complete39. Les Choristes Réuni reviewsLes Choristes Sequel of sorts to Échec pas plus', but can stand on its own. Pierre Morhange has recently played Mathieu's music to the world, but as he tracks down the old members of Fond De L'étang, he struggles to accept the reality of Mathieu's death.Misc. Movies - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,024 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-8-07 - Complete40. Brother Of Mine reviewsJean Valjean is an idle twenty six year old, and his sister Jeanette can't stand that, especially not during the harsh winter. Inspired by the LMFFI prompt: Jean Valjean rarely bites his fingernails.Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 613 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 2-27-07 - Valjean - Complete41. Tea With Mrs Pole reviewsSequel to A Mother's Musings. Contains TLB spoilers, and some JillxEustace. Alberta Scrubb and Gladys Pole have exchanged words for the first time in their lives, but how do the two react when put together for an afternoon tea?Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,143 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 2-21-07 - Alberta S. - Complete42. Waiting » reviewsMagician's Nephew fic. When Jadis has entered London and is harassing its citizens, Polly is at home, facing her parents...Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,472 - Reviews: 21 - Updated: 2-21-07 - Published: 1-8-07 - Polly Plummer - Complete43. Échec pas plus reviews[A 'Les Chorites' fic] After Pépinot visited Morhange and gave him Mathieu's albumdiary, Morhange drove to Fond de L'étang and stated that the memories 'overwhelmed' him. What memories in particular, did he remember...?Misc. Movies - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 747 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 2-9-07 - Complete44. Weakness reviewsJacqueline was never her mother's favourite. That was Marguerite. But that doesn't explain why she became friends with Danielle, the 'servant girl', does it? A study into Jacqueline as a child and a seemingly insignificant event that changed her life.Ever After - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,348 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 2-8-07 - Complete45. Penser à Moi reviewsLes Choristes 20 years after Fond De L'étang, Mathieu is living a quiet life in France. Morhange is an international phenomenon, and Mathieu knows nothing about Violette, but it doesn't stop him remembering. Companion to 'Nous Sommes Au Fond De L'étangMisc. Movies - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 598 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-1-07 - Complete46. Watching reviewsIn the town of Montfermeil, a woman observes the young Cosette.Les Miserables - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 596 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-28-07 - Cosette - Complete47. Please M'sieur reviewsÉponine is bitter, slightly insane, and miserably in love as she thinks about Marius. Bookverse, rather short. 'Nuff said.Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 718 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 1-28-07 - Eponine - Complete48. Nous Sommes Au Fond De L’étang reviewsA 'Les Choristes' fic. Sometime in between his tours as the greatest conductor alive, Pierre Morhange remembers his past life, and thinks of an old prefect who helped him to become who he is. Companion piece to 'Penser à Moi'Misc. Movies - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 961 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 1-7-07 - Complete49. Platonic Narnians reviewsA year on from 'The Silver Chair', Jill still finds herself grappling with the loss of Narnia. At the same time, she also struggles to dispel certain rumours regarding herself and a certain boy. Implied Jill x EustaceChronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 994 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 12-15-06 - Jill Pole & Eustace Scrubb - Complete50. What the Duck? reviewsCombine 'Sleeping Beauty' with 'Star Wars' with 'I Can Jump Puddles' with 'Monty Python' with a healthy dose of C. S. Lewis and a touch of Garth Nix, and what do you get? Pandemonium, that's what. [Rated for safety?]X-overs - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,308 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-24-06 - Complete51. Barrier reviewsThe night Sam's dad left the Gaslight Addition, Sam's mother peered into her daughter's room, but did not enter. The barrier was already created.Now and Then - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 606 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-8-06 - Complete52. That Jill Pole! reviewsAlberta chances upon her son with a pretentious, commonplace girl she detests, and finds herself eavesdropping on their conversation. JillxEustace if you look for it, as Alberta definitely is! Prequel to 'A Mother's Musings'. TLB spoilersChronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 863 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 7-25-06 - Alberta S. & Jill Pole - Complete53. Enough reviewsChristine and Raoul have run away from Paris and are living a simple life in Switzerland. As Raoul sleeps, Christine observes him and thinks back on all the happenings in the past year.Phantom of the Opera - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 789 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 6-28-06 - Raoul & Christine - Complete54. A Rather Bad Night reviewsThe Silver Chair, oneshot The night before Eustace, Jill, and their newly met companion, Puddlgelum, set off to Ettinsmoor, Jill has difficulty sleeping.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,417 - Reviews: 19 - Published: 3-8-06 - Jill Pole - Complete55. Coming Home reviews[oneshot] It has been nearly five years since Susan received a certain telegram. She has been running from reality ever since, but the time has come for her to face it... Sequel of sorts to 'The Telegram'Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Angst/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,617 - Reviews: 26 - Published: 1-25-06 - Susan Pevensie & Aslan - Complete56. The Telegram reviewsThis is another oneshot, set after 'The Last Battle' and is a sequel of sorts to 'Growing Up'. Susan is in America, visiting a friend, when she learns that her family has died in a train crash...Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,077 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 1-12-06 - Susan Pevensie - Complete57. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World » reviewsClick to read more about the Most Beautiful Girl In the World. Heavy Princess Bride references, and a parody of Disney- particularly Sleeping Beauty.Disney - Rated: K - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 3 - Words: 2,337 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 12-6-05 - Complete58. Growing Up reviews[Oneshot]Susan has long left Narnia behind her, and has finally reached the stage of her life where she has always wanted to be. She has it all parties, friends, admirers but there's still something lacking. What is it? Prequel of sorts to 'The Telegram'Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 655 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-8-05 - Susan Pevensie & Lucy Pevensie - Complete59. The Very Secret Diary of Tom Marvolo Riddle reviewsOneshot, pre HBP. Step inside 16 yr old Tom Marvolo Riddle's life... watch as he falls in love with the basilisk, his broomstick and himself. Note: I don't own any characters, and this is based on Cassandra Claire's Very Secret Diaries of the FellowshipHarry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 518 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-8-05 - Complete