HP Fanfiction: True Colours

After what I’d been through, one would think I’d want to latch on to any chance for normality and returning to what passed for my life. You’d think, anyway. I had absolutely no interest in attending classes the next day. Truth be told, they were all well into the term and I’d have no idea … Read more

It was nearly a week before Madam Pomfrey pronounced me fit to escape her clutches. Not that it stopped her from loading me down with nutrient potions and pain relievers. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that I’d grown accustomed to very short rations since I was little.   With the bandages removed … Read more

When I regained consciousness I immediately became aware of a couple of things. First of all, most of my pain was gone. The worst injuries were little more than dull aches now. Someone had been raiding the pharmaceutical potions.  The second, an older woman’s voice humming badly out of tune, told me where I was. … Read more

Author’s note: Acting on some good advice from the mailing list, I’ve made this little story it’s own category, so it should be easier to follow along as I add new parts. Just hit the “HP Fanfiction: True Colours” Link to the right.) Part 5…   I looked in the direction the sound was coming from. … Read more

We’d gone maybe half a dozen steps before the sounds started. There were shouts, as well as some muffled explosions. Bright lights of various colours flashed from that top row of tower windows – enough to tell me there was a full scale duel happening up there. It ended with a loud bang that left … Read more

“Potter,” she said in a tense whisper.  “What do you want, Bulstrode?” I asked in what I hoped was a suitably weary tone. Her dark eyes narrowed slightly, but her expression didn’t change much. Lank black hair was pulled back in a harsh twist, emphasizing her far-too-prominent jawbone. Add a few wrinkles and a tray of … Read more

Part 2 In stark contrast to my dream awareness, actually waking up in my body was a more… intermittent process. Hermione Granger, a friend of mine from my prior life, once said that going into shock is the body’s way of coping with large amounts of pain, protecting the mind. The cruciatus curse, of course, … Read more

This plot bunny latched onto me after a discussion on the fanficauthors.net mailing list. I currently have only a vague idea where this is going, but it might prove interesting. And I wasn’t able to make any progress on my two main stories until I’d written some of it down. This is un-beta-ed and I’m … Read more