Friday 25 December 2015

Seven Kisses (short story for Christmas 3)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

I'm back again, as promised, with the last of my three short stories for Christmas.

This one takes place on Christmas Day when a mysterious present leads to a hunt for clues throughout Hogwarts for Hermione. But who sent it, and will what she finds at the end of the hunt be worth the chase?

Seven Kisses

 
I hope you enjoy it, although I'm already aware that there will be loads of people out there who will want the story to continue. I'm happy with where it's ended - you can all decide in your own minds what happened next.



I will probably be posting the first chapter of a new story shortly after new year although as it's rather more racy than these recent offerings have been it will be on AFF.Net. I'll post more details once the first chapter is ready for uploading.

Hope you've all had a fantastic day and Santa brought you everything you wanted.

Until 2016 - take care and enjoy the rest of the holiday season.


Dx

Thursday 24 December 2015

Under the Mistletoe (short story for Christmas 2)

Happy Christmas Eve everyone,
Here I am with my snowball in hand, like the Ghost of Christmas Present, with another short story for your enjoyment.
  Tonight's offering takes place during the trio's fifth year at Hogwarts (Order of the Phoenix) - the Weasley twins have decided to play a little prank on Hermione, but will it turn out as they expect?

Under the Mistletoe
 
Reviews are always good to receive, especially at Christmas ;)

I'm off to wrap presents (yep, I like to leave it to the last minute) and track Santa via NORAD to make sure I get to bed before he comes to visit me (everyone does this, don't they?) - how on earth did we cope with Christmas before the internet?


See you tomorrow once I'm stuffed full of turkey and other yummy stuff (but not sprouts)
Dx

Wednesday 23 December 2015

No Man's Land (a short story for Christmas)

Well, Merry Christmas everyone!

I've just realised with some shock how long it's been since I last posted anything. I can't believe it was the end of May - where on earth does the time go?

Anyway, it's Christmas and to celebrate I've written a trio of short stories which I will be posting over the next three days (a bit like being visited by the three ghosts of Christmas, eh?) to say thank you to everyone who's been reading my stories this year (and every other year, of course). I really do appreciate the support and I hope you enjoy these stories.

As always reviews are welcomed.

The first story is called 'No Man's Land' and is set just before the Christmas holidays during the Half Blood Prince.

No Man's Land

See you tomorrow with story number two (and possibly a glass of something festive).

Dx

Sunday 24 May 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Eighteen

Hi all,

Tonight sees the end of this epic story that has been running for almost 5 months now. If you've been reading along, thank you very much for staying with it for so long. If you're just finding it as a completed story, welcome and I hope you enjoy it.

What follows is not an epilogue, as once again it is too long to be called that, but this seems to me like a good place to end it.

Chapter Eighteen
 
I'm taking a break for a little while, to recharge my batteries, get some other stuff done and then maybe do some more writing (if the muse strikes). I'm sure I'll be back soon enough. But until then, enjoy reading, and as always if you have any fanfic recommendations for me to read leave me a comment.

Until next time . . . 

Dx

Monday 18 May 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Seventeen

Evening everyone, 
 
So this chapter follows on from last weeks not-an-epilogue. Time for the air to be cleared once and for all?

Chapter Seventeen
 
Thank you for reading.

Dx

Sunday 10 May 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Sixteen

Apologies for the massive delay in updating the story. As I explain at the beginning of the chapter I had a chance to go abroad for a couple of weeks at short notice and didn't get a chance to post this chapter before I went and lack of internet access meant I couldn't update or post anything about it. Although I had a lovely time, the holiday went far too quickly, so now I'm back and carrying on where I left off. 

This chapter originally started life as the epilogue, which was meant to give a brief insight into Draco and Hermione's life after the war, but the story wasn't quite finished and this soon grew to be far too big to be an epilogue.


Chapter Sixteen
 
I hope you enjoy.

See you next weekend (definitely).

Dx

Sunday 19 April 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Fifteen

Happy Saturday, or actually early Sunday morning as it is here,

I don't really have much to say this week except that I think this is the chapter you've all been waiting for.

Chapter Fifteen

I hope you enjoy it. As always a review would be great, especially if you like the story. It's a real boost getting one.


See you next weekend.

Dx

Monday 13 April 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Fourteen

Good evening everyone,

I'm a little late this week due to actually doing things at the weekend for once, but hopefully the chapter is worth waiting for.

. . . It's more than time to let the cat out of the bag, don't you think? ;)

Chapter Fourteen



Enjoy reading the chapter (or the story if you've just joined us) and if you're feeling generous a review would be lovely.

See you next weekend.

Dx

Saturday 4 April 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Thirteen

Happy Easter!
 
It's that time of year where we can stop feeling guilty about eating chocolate (except in the Library, of course - we wouldn't want to upset Madam Pince or any other trusty Librarian). Unfortunately I left it a bit late for buying Easter eggs, which means my friends will be getting bars of chocolate instead this year (much better value for the money anyway).


So we're on to chapter thirteen - unlucky for some, but I think things might finally be looking up for our hero and heroine, although to be fair they can't get much worse can they?
 
Chapter Thirteen

Enjoy your chocolate or whatever else you've been given for Easter and settle down for a good read. If you haven't already checked them out the links to my other stories are on the right hand side. I would love you to read them too.

Have a good week.

Dx

Saturday 28 March 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Twelve

Hi Everyone,

I've managed to get a chapter uploaded on time for once, and I've done it early because the clocks go forward an hour in the UK tonight and I really can't stand to lose it so I need an early night.
 
Hermione is finally going to confide in someone other than Professor Snape. Let's hope it cheers her up a bit as she's not doing too well at the moment.
 
Chapter Twelve

Thanks for sticking with the story.

See you next weekend.

Dx

Sunday 22 March 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Eleven

Wow! Another weekend been and gone in record time. I swear they get faster and the weeks at work get slower.

Anyhow, it's time for the latest chapter of Frenemies; what is going to happen? 
 
Chapter Eleven

As always, thank you for reading and I would be really grateful for a review, especially if you're enjoying it.

See you next weekend.

Dx

Sunday 15 March 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Ten

Welcome back everybody.

This week I have been up to my ears in work, and my weekend was spent trying to get to grips with writing  site maps for websites. It's all been extremely confusing and has given me a stonking great headache to end the week with.

Time for the next chapter of Frenemies and Hermione and Draco are finally going to talk to each other again. Will they make up? Find out below:
 
Chapter Ten

I hope you are enjoying the story. Thank you for reading.

Until next week.

Dx

Saturday 7 March 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Nine

Another Saturday night already - where does the time go?

It's time for the next chapter of Frenemies and we're now halfway through the story.

Chapter Nine

After his 'chat' to Draco it's now time for Professor Snape to confront Hermione.

As always, thank you for reading, and if you're enjoying the story please leave a review - or recommend the story to others.

See you next week.

Dx

Sunday 1 March 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Eight

Hello everyone,

Well, I think February went past even quicker than January - not long now until Spring comes along (with having to get up even earlier), and then Easter - which at least has all that lovely chocolate. 

I've spent the weekend listening to the audiobooks of Laini Taylor's 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone' trilogy - which I absolutely loved when I first read it, and enjoyed listening to even more. I would definitely recommend it if you haven't already read/listened to it.

Another quick recommendation for a book goes to 'The Sin Eaters Daughter' by Melinda Salisbury, which is the first part of a new trilogy, and is a story I enjoyed very much.

Alas, with long hours at work I've not had any time for reading fan fiction (or writing it either), so nothing to recommend on that front as I've not had a chance to check it out, but if you have any recommendations - fanfic or otherwise, please leave a comment. I'm always interested in new stuff to read. 

Anyway, on to the next chapter of Frenemies, and it's time for Professor Snape to step in and sort out the mess Draco has made with Hermione (hopefully).

Chapter Eight

Have a good week, and if you're enjoying the story I'd really appreciate a review or a recommendation to others.

Thank you for reading.

Dx

Sunday 22 February 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Seven

Good evening everyone :)

Just a quickie tonight as I really need to get to bed and I'm already late posting.

Chapter Seven

Oh dear . . .  and it was all going so well between Draco and Hermione as well!

Have a great week.

Dx

Saturday 14 February 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Six

Happy Valentine's Day!

I've just about managed to get through the sackloads of valentines that came my way today and have just posted the next chapter of Frenemies

Love is in the air for Hermione and Draco. This chapter contains some mild lemons, so be aware of that if you're reading.

Chapter Six

I hope you're all enjoying the story. A review is always welcomed, as long as its constructive not just flaming.

Until next week. . . .

Dx

Monday 9 February 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Five

Hi everyone,

I'm a little late with posting this week due to some downtime at FF.Net on Saturday and illness which left me listless and not in the mood for doing anything much.

This week Draco has a nasty surprise for Hermione . . . .

Chapter Five

I hope you all have a good week, whether reading or doing anything else. Assuming the site is working okay I'll be posting the next chapter on Saturday as usual. See you then :)

Dx

Saturday 31 January 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Four

Good grief, can you believe that it's already February? Where has January gone? It doesn't seem that long ago that I was prepping the Christmas stories and already we're a month into the new year . . . and, sadly, snow seems to be on its way. 

Anyway, enough of my rambling about the weather and how time flies when you get old, let's get to the important stuff and another chapter of Frenemies.

Hermione and Draco are back at school, and they are going to have to deal with the fallout of what happened at the club.

Chapter Four

I hope you are enjoying the story so far - it's a slow builder, but hopefully not too frustrating.

Have a good week and stay safe in the cold weather.

Dx

Sunday 25 January 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Three

Hi everyone,

Well, it's that time of the week again - time for another chapter of Frenemies. Hermione is on holiday, back in the Muggle world, and has gone out for the evening with her best friend Rachel. It's time for a little last minute relaxation before she goes back to school, but will it be the fun evening she was hoping for?

Chapter Three


As always, thank you for reading. I'm always grateful for reviews and feedback or alternatively any suggestions for stories I should read. 

Have a good week,

Dx

Sunday 18 January 2015

Frenemies - Chapter Two

Morning all,

Time for chapter two of Frenemies and Hermione and Draco have been working with each other for a little while now. They're not exactly besties, by any stretch of the imagination, but they've both realised they need to work together, however much they may still dislike the idea.

Chapter Two

Thank you to everyone who is following, I hope you're enjoying it so far.

Time for bed for me as it's some godforsaken time of the morning and I really need some beauty sleep.

Until next week, enjoy reading :)


Dx

Sunday 11 January 2015

Frenemies - Chapter One

Hi everyone,

It's only just over a week into the new year and I hope things are going better for you than they have done for me so far. But this isn't the time to complain, it's time to announce that I've just posted the first part of my new major Dramione story 'Frenemies' on Fanfiction.net.

Set in the seventh year at Hogwarts, it's the typical mix of angst and romance that I love so much. It does get a little steamy later in the story, so it's rated M, but nothing too scandalous.

With Voldemort fighting for ascendance, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore is determined to make a concerted effort to put an end to the centuries of unchecked bigotry at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in an attempt to stem the tide of followers to the Dark Lord's cause. But will he succeed when even the teachers are sceptical of his plans? 

Poor Professor Snape has some hard choices ahead of him. . . .

Chapter One

As always I hope you enjoy the story.

Until next week,

Dx