I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT I HAVE GIVEN UP WRITING FANFICTION, NOT THAT ANYONE CARES OR LIKE I'LL BE MISSED OR ANYTHING. I simply enjoy reading fanfiction far more than writing it, AND due to this huge archive of stories, anything that I can think of has mostly been written so I don't need to add anything at all to this amazing site. IF , and that's a big IF, I decide to write something on here, it'd be a one-shot story or a series of one-shots in one place. That's NOT likely to happen. I will still answer my PMs & reviews; however, my replies cannot be ASAP. I'm also ALWAYS looking for good FANFICTION to read, so PM me with recommendations please!

I'm also willing to Beta stories, emphasizing grammar, spelling, punctuation, and quality plot development only. I don't preach at people and try to tell them how to write. I recommend ways to become a better writer, which is EXACTLY what I hope every reader does for me. IF you are interested in me BETA-ing your story, please PM me a month to a month and a half BEFORE posting your story. That gives me time to see your PM AND discuss your story with you. I'm comfortable with BETA-ing several genres outside of Harry Potter.

YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ADD ANY OF MY STORIES TO A DIFFERENT WEBSITE WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION BUT DO NOT CHANGE THE AUTHOR NAME FROM 1CHARMEDPHOENIX. That's stealing and I put a lot of time, effort and energy into my writings.

IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A STORY WITH A SIMILAR OR EXACT PLOT TO ONE OF MY STORIES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO NOTIFY ME OR ASK MY PERMISSION. I simply ask that you give me a shout out in your story (1) for basic courtesy and (2) so my story(s) can be read, too.

I love to write, and I absolutely love to read Harry Potter fanfiction. I've been reading fanfiction for years, and I have just decided to do my very first fanfic. story for HP. I'm not a perfect writer, but no one is perfect so that's all right.

You probably should know that most of my fanfic will be mostly focused on Ginny Weasley. Others, on Hermione G, T.M. Riddle and Severus Snape (he is such a challenge to write).

I'd like to thank Mandible Bones http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2394227/ AND Nerdman3000 https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2628792/Nerdman3000 for referring my story A Changed Destiny to the For Want of A Nail subpage for Harry Potter Fanfiction Reccomendation on TVTropes. I truly appreciate it and thank you both so much. Truly, thanks for believing in me enough to do that!

I would also like to thank HP PicSpams for the absolutely BEAUTIFUL Tumblr page full of great pictures that embody everything that A Changed Destiny and A Changed Destiny Rewrite is about. Truly, if I could, I would have HP Picspams Tumblr page linked here and directly to both stories. I try repeatedly to find a way to do this and yet I can't. I'm not giving up, though.

About My Stories:

Aftermath: My least favorite. I don't like it but I understand why I wrote it. I wrote it b/c I felt like: (1) Harry and Ginny had been thrust onto one another, without really getting any experience in the relationship business, (2) Ron and Hermione, in the book, just happened too fast, and (3) The book just acts like the war was fought, and the Death Eaters all went home and sat pretty or they went to Azkaban-- that is, if they didn't buy their way out of jail. Aftermath was an experiment of mine. It was my first fanfiction and I honestly don't favor it all that well.

A Changed Destiny: This is my most favorite story. A lot of it follows the H.P. Books, but a lot of it doesn't. Since this is fanfiction, I've really unleased my imagination with this one. Ginny, in this story, is testing herself a lot. She's doing a lot of growing and she's learning a lot of things, all of which aren't good for her. Still, I like it because it's edgy and for several other reasons. I hope you all like it too.

A Changed Destiny REWRITE: this story is NOT the same as ACD original, mentioned above. I put Ginny in Slytherin, have her become a Death Eater spy but this story is FAR darker and a more in-depth and intense exploration of Ginny and her choices. It also deeply explores several other characters, like Harry, Ron, Severus, Voldemort, Remus but in a way that shows the nuances of their choices and overall relationship with people (especially Ginny). This story is Dark & Ginny-centric. It is also so very wordy. When I get the time, I plan to go back and edit this story. A very dear reviewer to me by the name of Earn has given me quality advice on how to better this story and I plan to back and make these changes, either around Dec. Of 2016 or the summer of 2016. I'm also considering to add a FAQs chapter at the very end of the story, not that this story will need it, unless you don't read ALL of it. Either way, thank you to everyone who will read (or has read) this story.

Defining Me: I have a habit of finishing age-old abandoned stories but I can't promise to finish this story. I messed up in a couple of areas and I'd need to rewrite some chapters and change some plot points. Until I get the motivation and vision to see a good ending for this story, I won't be finishing it.