Author: Avellina Balestri
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Moon’s End: A Harry Potter Story
BY RACHEL ATTERHOLT “Someone needs to lighten this place up a bit. Who better than the best troublemakers in all of Hogwarts?” Read more
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Frodo and Sam’s Relationship in the Light of Aristotle’s Philia
BY MARTINA JURICKOVA I will concentrate on the relationship of Frodo and Sam, which is the most central to the whole story. Read more
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Leisure Versus Laziness: A Catholic Perspective
BY MARY FRANCES JOHNSON Ultimately, man is made to understand, and the disposition needed to gain understanding is leisure. Read more
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Free At Last: A Scarlet Pimpernel Story
By LadyBlakh Word Count: 3086 Rating: PG-13 Summary: Percy and Marguerite collect themselves after escaping France. The door creaked as Percy slowly pushed it open to reveal the small, squalid room where he and Marguerite would spend the night. “Your quarters, Madame,” he said and smiled at his wife. “Not a very fancy establishment, I… Read more
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Magic, Children, and Harry Potter: A Discourse on the Pros and Cons of Fantasy Magic
BY SARAH LEVESQUE But why are wizards and witches looked on with suspicion, anyway? Are we not simply prejudiced against them? Read more
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Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 20
BY M.C. PEHRSON “You saved Spock?” The warmth in Sparn’s heart deepened toward her. “Then I offer you my gratitude.” Read more
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Soldier’s Heart: A Sense and Sensibility Story
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “I wish I could be afraid,” he said softly. “It would mean I was not all numb by the action taken, and going to be taken.” Read more
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Harry Potter and the Day After: A Harry Potter Story
BY SUNBOW PENDRAGON “You conquered your fear of death. You stood there and let it happen to you so that you could finally be free of Voldemort’s influence.” Read more
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Altering Eternity: A Harry Potter Story
“Had I wanted to simply ‘steal your wife’, to use your less than eloquent term, I would merely have to wait until the Dark Lord finished killing you and your son and presented her to me as my prize for being loyal.” Read more
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Love Beyond Death: A Movie Review of “The Crow”
BY NATHAN STONE The Crow was one of the numerous comic book movies made in the 1990s on the heels of the success of Tim Burton’s Batman. Read more
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The Lies We Tell: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 2: Death Grip
By Jessica Beaubien (alias Niaf) Word Count: 27542 Rating: PG for moments of peril Summary: The alternate account of the Chamber of Secrets seen through Snape’s eyes. Severus found himself absently carding his hand through the boy’s black hair, still left wondering how things had gotten to this point. He pushed away the thoughts of his… Read more
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Fifty: A Harry Potter Story
BY EXCESSIVELY PERKY “It’s been 14 years since you died,” the glowing being of light announced. “Happy 50th birthday!” Read more
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Pride and Prejudice Movies: Colin Firth’s (1995) vs Keira Knightly’s (2005)
BY SARAH LEVESQUE Keira Knightly makes for a very free Lizzy, who does and says what she wants when she wants because she wants to. Read more
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Have You Ever Considered Piracy?: A Helpful Guide to High Seas Crime
BY IAN THOMAS WILSON Many fictional pirate captains are portrayed as authoritarian leaders, such as Captain Hook, but pirate ships just weren’t run like that. Read more
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The Pottermore Problem: Why J.K. Rowling Should Leave Well Enough Alone
BY KAT COFFIN She can do what she wants with it. She’s the writer, after all. But the books ended in 2007. Read more
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Testament: A Star Trek Serial – Chapter 19
BY M.C. PEHRSON “Think. It is not too late. Perhaps you are lying. You are half human—from a race of accomplished liars.” Read more
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A Colorless Dream: The Darkness in Harry Potter’s World
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO In Harry Potter, there doesn’t seem to be any wonder, any of the real magic of childhood. Read more
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Still the Beating Heart: A Pirates of the Caribbean Story
By: WriterFromWardrobe Word Count: 1246 Rating: PG Summary: An elderly Elizabeth Swann-Turner has one last task to do. All rights belong to their respective owners. I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean. This story disregards Dead Men Tell No Tales because I wrote the story prior to the movie coming out. At this time, Wikipedia listed both… Read more
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The Rhyming Little Mermaid
BY JOSHUA DAVID LING “For Manfolk live but one hundred years and are taken up to heaven’s bright stars.” Read more
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My Duty Forbids It: The Historical Context of Professor Severus Snape
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Snape is portrayed as having a “stiff upper lip”, and while he certainly goes hard on his students, he also goes hard on himself. Read more