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V.M. Bell

  • Beginning, Again

    Yesterday, they fought, but today is different. Harry & Ginny, DH spoilers.

  • Two Lights Above the Sea

    Narcissa Black's wedding day is filled with doubt.

  • The Arithmetic of Compassion

    Regulus," she says slowly, "I hope that, when you are your brother’s age, you are not nearly so difficult."

  • Vae Victis

    When Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy are sentenced to terms in Azkaban, the latter desperately takes it upon herself to place her son in the care of her long estranged sister, Andromeda Tonks.

  • As in Olden Days

    The Malfoys celebrate their first Christmas following the Dark Lord's defeat.

  • August

    The Black sisters on a summer's day.

  • Things Are Not What They Seem

    Deceit and manipulation are storied traditions of the Black family, employed with equal dexterity by all, even by those who seek the truth.

  • A Birthday Surprise

    The Malfoys indulge in a bit of domesticity.

  • Plea

    If things had not changed, then he would not be here, waiting in a queue of other private citizens for his turn.

  • In Gentle Slumber

    The first time James kissed Lily, they were in their fifth year and she was a little bit on the drunk side of tipsy.

  • The Hours

    It all weighs upon her like the gold of her locket upon her neck and the gold is like twisted iron. She has tried before but she cannot take it off.

  • New Fragile Yellows

    The worker must have bread, but she must have roses too.

  • somewhere i have never travelled

    Lucius and Narcissa, a portrait in parts.

  • You Can Hold On or Let Go

    On a cold winter night, Frank and Alice dream about their child.

  • A Garden of One's Own

    Tom Riddle had two loves, one of wealth and one of squalor. In the end, he is bereft of them both. This is their story. TomCecilia, TomMerope.

  • Witch Child

    It is with a sudden finality that the classroom door shuts, relegating Lily to the stony realm of the authoritarian Minvera McGonagall. “You weren’t really lost, were you?” is all she asks.

  • Trials and Healing

    Severus backed away and headed towards the exit. It was when his hand was perched upon the brass doorknob did Draco react. His voice was raspy, no louder than a whisper. “Please.”

  • The House of Gaunt

    It will end in tragedy, but you never listened to them.

  • Submission and Dominance

    But after the parades and parties had ended and normality restored, Harry threw away the presents and the letters of thanks, feeding them to the fire that burned within him. And he came to realize that nothing had changed.

  • Staring at the Sun

    And Cho, with her glassy eyes, stared up at the cobwebs crisscrossing the ceiling and wondered again how it had come to this.