Lady Strange

From the Blood of the Gorgon

by Lady Strange

Severus Snape survives Nagini’s venomous bite (or does he?) and yet seemingly drops off the face of the earth. The story opens twenty-two years after the defeat of Voldemort and covers the quest of Hermione Granger as she struggles to uncover the truth behind her recurring nightmares of Snape’s “death”.

The first chapter opens with Hermione having a nightmare about Severus Snape’s “death”. Disquieted, she resolves to delve into the past so as to understand why she is haunted by the mental visions of his “death”.

71,676 Words,  Started 01/18/2008,  Completed 03/17/2008

Christmas Presents Undisguised

by Lady Strange

An 8 chapter Christmas murder mystery starring Hermione Granger and Severus Snape. It is post-Hogwarts, post-Voldemort and has political, philosophical, sociological overtones. Vaguely compliant to HBP but not DH. Assumes Dumbledore's death in HBP was staged. *Contents may be disturbing to readers*

40,611 Words,  Started 11/27/2005,  Completed 12/20/2005

For the Benefit of the Unforgiven

by Lady Strange

Two years after the defeat of Voldemort, Hermione is enjoying a successful, if humdrum, career as Director of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. One day, she receives a strange invitation. The mysterious sender of the invitation wants her to investigate the disappearance of Severus Snape. She accepts the challenge. This is the resultant tale.

26,112 Words,  Started 11/18/2007,  Completed 12/10/2007

Proestigium

by Lady Strange

*COMPLETE* An epistolary story based on the WIKTT 'Arsenius Jigger' challenge. There will be 42 letters in all. Correspondences trace the changing lives and times of the various characters in the HP universe as well as some new characters.

50,343 Words,  Started 05/31/2005,  Completed 07/20/2005

The Language of Flowers

by Lady Strange

*Now Complete* A polite romance and comedy of manners based loosely on the WIKTT 'Regency Challenge'. This is intelligent fluff, or so I would like to think. It goes on for 22 chapters and has many pairings. I hope you enjoy reading it.

135,639 Words,  Started 10/10/2005,  Completed 05/05/2006

Lord Voldemort on Recruiting Others to His Cause

by Lady Strange

*Now Complete* Riddle (also known as Voldemort) considers his career as a Dark Lord and how he should go about rallying others to his cause. Told from Voldemort's point of view. Not particularly serious. Completely OOC, Completely AU.

3,424 Words,  Started 12/14/2007,  Completed 12/15/2007

Beyond Time and Space

by Lady Strange

What happens when Severus dies in the final battle? He returns as a ghost, of course. Chapter 1 opens with a news report and traces Hermione's thoughts on her former potions master's demise. This response to the WIKTT 'Ghost Challenge' maybe a little AU and OOC for some.

50,802 Words,  Started 05/20/2005,  Completed 05/31/2005

Politics of Academic Murder

by Lady Strange

A 6 chapter murder mystery and sequel to "Christmas Presents Undisguised" where Severus and Hermione are sleuths. Someone important is murdered in the University where Severus and Hermione are. They are roped in to find out who did it. Readers may find plot violent and the politics described herein distasteful.

27,125 Words,  Started 12/04/2007,  Completed 01/03/2008

Method in Madness

by Lady Strange

This story was originally written in mid 2004 and posted at Ashwinder. It was my very first attempt at an HG/SS fic. In this fic, Hermione helps Severus recover after the final battle.

16,993 Words,  Started 12/20/2007,  Completed 12/20/2007

Pas de Deux

by Lady Strange

Response to WIKTT's 'Love in four stages' challenge, written as a ballet performance, where SS and HG fall in love gradually moving from acquaintance, mutual respect and admiration, mutual trust and love.

Tale opens following the post-Shrieking Shack incident and ends at the end of the 7th book. Severus is harangued by Dumbledore and his own feelings of self-loathing; Hermione apologises to him and defends him against the rest of trio. Yet, all is not well...

18,464 Words,  Started 05/20/2005,  Completed 05/20/2005

Instructing the Professor

by Lady Strange

Ever wondered who inspired Severus's decision to teach? Ever wondered how this was done? This is my version of what happened. Response to the WIKTT 'Snape's Teaching Methods' Challenge.

20,196 Words,  Started 05/19/2005,  Completed 05/20/2005

Tanquam Ovis

by Lady Strange

HBP spoilers within A Shakespearean-styled problem play set in the Harry-Potter-verse, this work of fiction (explaining and reinterpreting some portions of Book 6) aims to remain authentic to the style and language of literature produced in the Tudor and Elizabethan times.

62,665 Words,  Started 08/01/2005,  Completed 08/07/2005

Concocting the Best Laid Plans: The Dumbledore Edition

by Lady Strange

What if the prophecy of destroying Voldemort had turned out differently? What if Harry was only the substitute chap to get rid of Voldemort? What if there’s a reincarnation theory twisted into it? Here’s a one-shot, nonsensical, crazy tale where Albus Dumbledore has to make the prophecy go just right…

One-shot, Completely OOC, Completely AU.

4,179 Words,  Started 11/16/2007,  Completed 11/16/2007

New Direction

by Lady Strange

After failing to do away with the infant Harry Potter, Voldemort is feeling very low and seeks a new direction in life. One-shot, Completely OOC, Completely AU, and completely complete.

1,209 Words,  Started 11/17/2007,  Completed 11/17/2007

Two Sisters

by Lady Strange

A discussion between two sisters on their different approaches to life. A thinly disguised educational and/or philosophical tract. Rating for disturbing themes because an affair is implied. Likewise, an abortion is implied.

7,835 Words,  Started 07/28/2005,  Completed 07/28/2005