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I have been writing fan fiction for the Harry Potter series since 2007.  I blame my boss, who told me about this wonderful, whacky world of fans writing impossible stories for tales that they love.  I generally write strange pairings when i'm not focused on the fguardian relationship between harry and Severus.  My other works can be found on Archive of Our Own under the same pen-name, though be warned, some are fairly dark.

I am a red head (go gingers!), a dog groomer by trade, close to half a century old, and am also an avid animal lover.  In my spare time, I care for three dogs and a husband who is not only odd, but comes from the island of Borneo.  While he doesn't share my affinity for telling tales, he does love animals and has a terrific sense of humor that shows itself at odd times.  I am the proud step-monster to three children and step-grandmonster to one and half grandchildren  (My oldest daughter is due in September! (Woot!)

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Severus Snape and Harry Potter think that they know everything about each other. However, when Headmaster Dumbledore persuades his Potions Master to give duelling lessons to the youngest Triwizard Champion, events unfurl which will change both their lives forever. 2010 Challenge Fest entry. Response to the Safe Corridor at Hogwarts Challenge by Jan_AQ.

Takes Place: 5th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Kidnapped
Categories: Fic Fests > #11 Challenge Fest 2010, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Misc > Keepers of the Snitch
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Profanity
Chapters: 12 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 16 Jul 2010 / 16 Jul 2010
Series: None - Challenges: Safe Corridor at Hogwarts
Title: Chapter 4: Ex Tenebris Lux 24 Jul 2010
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    Unexpected, but nice. I think Hagrid would make a great if somewhat reckless parent (at least in his choice of pets for Harry.)

Title: Chapter 5: Res, Non Verba 24 Jul 2010
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    I like how this story is shaping up. It seems quite natural that Snape and Harry would be at first grudging friends. I like it that Snape is now seeing Harry's resemblance to Lily as they spend more time together.

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I thought it would be more natural that way- one cannot get over three years of mutual dislike in an hour, even if one wants to!

Title: Chapter 6: Una Salus Victus 24 Jul 2010
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    YOu are such an evil twisty author and so wonderful for that trait. I was not expecting Snape to be the one that needed protection, but he really is.

    Good chapter.

    Author's Response: Guilty as charged ;) I thought when I read the challenge that Harry, while rone to extremes of emotion, was not the type who would summon such a corridor because he's not one to hide; Harry always, always fights. Severus, on the other hand, is unstable- his bursts of agression seem rather akin to a tortured and traumatised animal who wants to scare potential tormentors away- and he's heartbroken and guilt-ridden over Lily. Therefore, I can imagine it's only force of will and his dignity that keeps Severus from hiding under the bed and, if something happened to cause an, albiet temporary, breakdown, his first instinct might be to hide, which is where the corridor comes in.

In response to Bil's challenge.

Severus Snape is the first one to arrive in Godric's Hollow the night the Potters were murdered.

This is what he did.

Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Baby fic
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Misc > All written in Snape's POV
Rated: T - Warnings: Character Death
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 14 Dec 2010 / 14 Dec 2010
Series: None - Challenges: Snape finds Harry first
Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 21 Dec 2010
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    Lovely.

Set in the seventies, "Christmas Past" is a glimpse at the unlikely friendship between a Gryffindor girl and a Slytherin boy, as seen by a Hogwarts House-Elf.

First of a three part series.

Takes Place: 0 - Before Harry is born - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Misc > No category on the site fits
Rated: K - Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 20 Dec 2010 / 20 Dec 2010
Series: Liebekuchen - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 1: Zimtstern 21 Dec 2010
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    This was an awesome start. I really loved the despair you portrayed through the house elf's eyes. Great job

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I really enjoyed writing this and I'm glad you liked it too.

'Discipline' means 'to teach' but Professor Severus Snape's detentions generally only teach his students not to push their luck. One December evening, however, Harry Potter learns something rather unexpected about his least-favourite teacher, something that will set in motion a chain of events which will heal rifts, change opinions and make this Yule a year to remember.

Set in Harry's third year, 'Christmas Present' is the second installment of a three-part series. All couples are canon and romance is only implied ;)

Takes Place: 4th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Snape Equal Status to Harry > Foes Snape and Harry, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Profanity, Romance/Slash
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 20 Dec 2010 / 20 Dec 2010
Series: Liebekuchen - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 1: Nuremberg Lebkuchen 21 Dec 2010
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    Really great follow-up. It certainly left me wanting more. I loved the idea behind this story and the previous one.

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^ I'm just about to start the third story, though it might have to wait for new year as I'm also aiming to update Inverted and HP and the Order of the Pegasus before Xmas!

Snape needs to find a gift for Dumbledore. Unfortunately, he has to take Arthur Weasley with him to the Muggle store. They encounter rubber ducks, obsessive fan girls, talking fish, etc. Will Snape find the perfect gift for Dumbledore? What will Arthur's reaction be to meeting the infamous rubber duck? Hilarity guaranteed, I think.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Title: Chapter 2: Red Hair Menaces 24 Dec 2010
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    Squeeeeeeee! Da Hansons in da house, ya'll!

    I want to know how much and what you all smoked before you wrote this.
    Really funny stuff. I'm glad you shared it with us.

    Author's Response:

    I'd like to know, too, actually... I forgot to ask. o.O

    Glad we could make you laugh - we figure since our insanity's contagious, anyway, we might as well give of it freely. :D

    ~Dream*


Birthday KaBoom

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Misc > All written in Snape's POV
Rated: T - Warnings: Physical Punishment Spanking, Violence
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 09 Jan 2011 / 09 Jan 2011
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 1: Birthday Memories 10 Jan 2011
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    Well, at least he had a great birthday! I loved this.

    Author's Response: lol, yes he did Tambra! thanks for reading and reviewing!

Seven year old Harry Potter is the proverbial ugly duckling; small, scrawny, scruffy and (thanks to Dudley Dursley) solitary. However, one day Harry discovers, in a lonely clump of weed, this beautiful black swan … Entrant in the 2011 Fic Exchange. Written for Bil.

Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11), 3rd summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe, Creature!fic
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Fic Fests > #13 Fic Exchange 2011
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Profanity
Chapters: 2 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 16 Feb 2011 / 16 Feb 2011
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Under Your Wing 17 Feb 2011
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    This is a lovely story. I suspect that Mr. Nimrod is a little more than he stated though. I'm off to the next chapter, eagerly awaiting the resolution.

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^. Yes, Amroth Nimrod is certainly more than he seems ;)

Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Swansong 17 Feb 2011
Reviewer: tambrathegreat (Signed)
    Now I'm crying. I loved this story, but hate it when authors (myself included) make him die in the end. He deserved much better.

    This was a beautiful piece. I'm glad you shared it.

    Author's Response: Thanks ^^. Yes, Severus did deserve better but I think the tragic element suits this tale, which has a 'fairytale' element to it (and the old fairytales weren't always 'happily ever after'.) I'm glad you found the story beautiful, though.


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