"Who are those guys?" said Cru. He and John watched 2 sleek crescent-shaped vehicles bank into a turn, at treetop height. "No idea, boss," said John. "Maybe they're military." The Cylon attack was unfolding. Complete surprise had been achieved. Cru's and John's lives are about to change starting in less than ten minutes.

This is a 2-part encounter featuring a particular favorite from my "Peek Goes to Hogwarts" fic. Voldemort has shown himself and muggle-borns, like Ivy Taggart, are on the run. She and two others take shelter in an old apple orchard, but they are not alone.

"Ministry Managed" was the name given to a sizable population of wizards and witches. They chose the wrong side when "He who must not be named" rose to power and they paid dearly for it when the Potter child seemingly vanquished him. Ten years of poverty and hardship followed, but now, one of their own has been invited to Hogwarts.

Show me your scan and I'll show you mine. This is a chance meeting between Harry, Ron, and a Hufflepuff student. Harry learns a small snippet about his past and gets his first warning of the pending doom.

A rocky jut of an island, off a craggy coast, afforded the last vestige of hope. The wind howled like the abyss claiming a much-deserving soul. Rain thrashed the windows with unrelenting vigor. Lighting cackled and thunder roared. "Uncle Vernon, will they find us here?" An over the top short of the wizarding world tracking Harry down. Meant as humor for being opposite.