The temptation for her blood left the front of his mind as he consciously focused on not falling to his knees at her feet, lest he give others in the room the privilege of understanding what had just happened. As if he could hide it; any mated vampire in the room would know.
Time, both the past and future, is like a glass bubble: fragile, and to be handled carefully. Follow the story between a boy with an impossible task and a girl who'd rather be left alone. Set during HBP.
"I didn't know what she was, just this woman who was blonde and piled her hair up, wore high heels and tight skirts, and boy, she was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen. Mama used to say, "Aw, she's just trash," and I thought, "That's what I want to be when I grow up. Trash." Elsie was a tart. Until the summer before her seventeenth birthday changed everything.
Grace Wick is a Gryffindor muggleborn just trying to survive her Sixth Year at Hogwarts. While studying for NEWTs, spending Friday nights in the library, and trying to ward off the complete dickwad duo Black and Potter, she's also battling a very big monster. One that resides in her water bottle. Rated M for language, substance abuse, and adult situations.
Being in an arranged marriage and being a mail-order bride are two different things. A mail-order bride means someone wants you. But Lucius Malfoy clearly does not want Octavia Dolohov, despite her being the best he could find. She's determined to change his mind.
When a Pro-Lycanthrope Law is put into place, it forces all werewolves to marry their own kind, in hope that the breed will die out, since female lycanthropes aren't fertile while in their human form. But when Remus Lupin is forced to marry someone fifteen years his junior, there's a problem. She's not a werewolf. Why's she involved in the Law?
Cece Nott wishes she could wake up from this horrible nightmare that is life. Neglectful parents, Malfoy's constant torture, not to mention she's never even been looked at by a boy. A summer makeover can change her appearance, but at what price? NL/OC, rated M for later chapters.