Gift of Love

Christmas 2072The family Christmas tree stood in front of the sitting room window, aglow in fairy lights and twinkling with cherished ornaments. A merry fire burned in the fireplace. The family gathered around the room was large and consisted of several generations. At the moment, its patriarch, Conrad Stark, sat on a pouf surrounded ( Read more... )

Saturday, 4 December 1998Ginny flopped on her bed in the seventh year girls’ dormitory with a heavy sigh that caught Hermione’s attention better than her normal noisy entrance would have. She looked up and cocked her head to the side as she asked, “What’s wrong, Ginny ( Read more... )

Author’s Notes: This story was written for the 2012 Taking It in Turns fic fest and is a prequel/background story to For Love of Family. It is my interpretation of my recipient's request for contrasts between Harry and Ginny’s relationship with that of James and Lily, something sinister which threatens their happiness and something that draws ( Read more... )

Epilogue

1145 hours, Sunday, 1 August 2021

“Happy Birthday, Uncle Harry!” Percy’s daughter, Lucy, called as she exited the house on her way to the pool. ( Finish the chapter )

Chapter 40: Conclusions

Aftermath Part 7

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2145 hours, Tuesday, 16 March 2021

Dear Mum,

I’m writing to tell you that Scorpius Malfoy has asked me to go to Hogsmeade with him this coming Saturday! ( Finish the chapter )

Chapter 39: Auction

Aftermath Part 6

2045 hours, Friday, 12 March 2021In a corner booth of the Muggle pub, The Seldom Inn, sat two men. No one bothered them, not even to bring them another bottle of whiskey. Not that they needed one; the bottle in the middle of the table never seemed to be empty. To the casual observer, the men poured shot ( Read more... )

Chapter 38: Defence

Aftermath: Part 5

0800 hours, Friday, 12 March 2021

Dwayne Campbell, the Matron’s solicitor, was finally able to begin calling his witnesses after the three-day parade of non-stop witnesses for the prosecution. As he rose from his seat, he looked a bit scared and very uncomfortable, as if his client intimidated him. ( Finish the chapter )

37: Prosecution

Aftermath: Part 4

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

The trial of Shirley Gorman, or the Malevolent Matron as the Daily Prophet had labelled her, was to begin its second day as Harry rolled into Courtroom Ten. The courtroom hadn’t changed much in the twenty-six years since he'd first been in it: the stone walls were still as dark and ( Read more... )

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Chapter 36: Homecoming

Aftermath Part 3

0805 hours, Tuesday, 23 February 2021The grey and white owl landed next to her breakfast plate and stuck out its leg to her, nearly knocking over Lily’s goblet of pumpkin juice. She smiled as she immediately recognized it as Brian’s Northern Hawk owl, Ollerton. The poor bird looked exhausted, because he ( Read more... )