Celestial Melody

Serpent in the Moonlight

by Celestial Melody

Nineteen years after Voldemort’s defeat, a young girl named Riana is living an innocuous life with her adoptive Muggle parents until she receives her acceptance letter from Hogwarts.

Escaping the clutches of her loving but stifling parents, Riana travels to London and from there to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There, Riana is viewed as mysterious, cunning, sly, and—though her parentage is unknown—is chosen for Slytherin House.

The two halves of her life clash, as her anorexia battles with the disdain of fellow Slytherin students for Muggle-born witches and wizards. Follow Riana on her journey through the world of wizardry and her search to find a true home, the identity of her real parents, as well as her inner conflict with anorexia.

41,982 Words,  Started 08/03/2006,  Updated 09/09/2007

Black as Snow

by Celestial Melody

Bellatrix and Tom Riddle--two of the most enigmatic characters in Harry Potter--have puzzled writers and readers alike since their equally horrifying introductions. Why did Bellatrix believe she was Lord Voldemort's most dedicated and favored follower? Why did the Dark Lord indulge a woman whom he could have squashed like an insignificant bug; why did he allow her to continue in her 'delusions,' if, indeed, they were delusions?

I believe that these allowances are not simply coincidences. Why should the most feared dark wizard of all time cater to a pawn? There must have been prior connections between the two to create this bond.

In "Black as Snow," we glimpse a snippet of Tom Riddle's life at Hogwarts, his (hypothetical) introduction to Bellatrix, and, afterwards, the special bond the witch and wizard shared ... then, and now.

Created for the wonderful rita_skeeter in MNFF's Ravenclaw Christmas Exchange, 2006.

12,746 Words,  Started 12/18/2006,  Updated 07/17/2008

<i>He</i> Loves Him

by Celestial Melody

When you love someone, the last thing you expect them to do is break your heart ... but it frequently happens. Tears of salt cannot express the pain that a heart crying blood feels. Yet, even though our torn and tattered hearts are in pieces, rattling sonorously around in the emptiness of our chests, we still love that 'someone' because nothing can predict love ... It just happens.

For Rose Weasley, her impressions of her own “love” were shattered when she found out something she shouldn't have, something that made her wish for revenge ... something that made her unable to take it.

2,414 Words,  Started 10/17/2007,  Completed 10/17/2007

She Brews Acerbus Potions

by Celestial Melody

Have you ever wondered what it must be like to rule over St. Mungo?s Hospital of Magical Maladies and Injuries? Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a Healer? Have you ever wondered why we never hear about the Healers?

If you have ever considered any of the above, please straighten your robes, enter the dusty office of Head Healer Esther Pyrne, pull up an ancient armchair?but most certainly do NOT take off your shoes?and listen to the incredible story of everything Head Healer Pyrne lost, who she loved, and all that is involved in the brewing of acerbus potion.

4,113 Words,  Started 09/23/2006,  Updated 09/23/2006

The Legend of Lady Godiva

by Celestial Melody

“A tale of twisted perfection and tainted ambition...”

Born in 992, the Lady Godgyfu lived the life of the nobly-born Anglo-Saxons. She grew up under the domineering rule of her heartbroken father, played in the fields and forests of Northumbria, and was married at the age of ten.

However, Godgyfu was also something no one in her Muggle family ever expected her to be: a witch who grew up to become one of the most influential women in Earth’s myth and history.

Enter the world of 1000s Britain and follow Lady Godiva through her fated, ambitious and often sinful, life. Know, and learn to love, cry, fear, and treasure, the woman who rode through the streets of Coventry, and, thus rode into the pages of history, immortalizing herself in the minds of Muggles and wizards alike.

8,439 Words,  Started 11/07/2006,  Updated 05/22/2007

The Ultimate Trust

by Celestial Melody

"Hazel bored into emerald, igniting the magic fire of love that cannot be explained, but is felt only once in a lifetime."

Witness the marriage of two of the most beloved characters in the world of magic.

1,641 Words,  Started 08/16/2006,  Completed 08/16/2006

Samhain Night

by Celestial Melody

When children are born blind, their other senses take over. But nothing can heal the void that many of them feel when they realize that they will never be like their peers.

It is the same for Layne McCraery, who, because of her parents' extreme pride, is kept away from children her own age. But when a wander in the woods presents Layne with new, accepting friends, her entire world changes in a way that she never dreamed of.

Written for the Full Moon One-Shot Challenge on MNFF.

3,252 Words,  Started 10/28/2007,  Completed 10/28/2007

Faeries in the Backyard

by Celestial Melody

Do you believe in faeries in the backyard? Do you almost hear the soft, mocking tinkle of bell-like laughter when you trip on a loose stone in a meandering garden path? Could you swear you felt the whirring flutter of filmy wings caress your shoulder on that fragrant spring evening … or was it just the wisteria-scented, billowing breeze? Do eyes—angled eyes, dewy eyes, envious eyes, curious eyes—watch you in the garden? Does a glimmer of light, caught in the creased corner of your eye, make you gasp and turn quickly, face searching and open, hands frozen in mid-movement, waiting, seeking a glimpse of the bright, evasive mystery.

1,847 Words,  Started 10/25/2007,  Completed 10/25/2007