BY KEVIN MICHAEL DERBY Even with Rowling’s vivid imagination, lively characters, and fantastical setting, Hogwarts was familiar. Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “I was 19 when I went on my first raid, to kill or capture a wizard most outspoken in the opposition who was hiding in the muggle world.” Read more

BY DANIKA COOPER “Lil,” her husband’s voice tore her from her thoughts, and he started. “There’s no time; we have to get out of here.” Read more

“Too many Wrackspurts,” she said sadly, a small frown marring her otherwise smooth forehead. “They’re messing with your memory.” Read more

M.C. PEHRSON “Vulcans find it difficult to express gratitude. Always we strive to be self-sufficient and correct in every detail, so as to spare the pride.” Read more

Can’t see the issue? Read it on issuu.com or as a PDF. Table of Contents: Take Good Care of Her – SheankelorLeaving a Mark – Bradley J. BirzerA Hollow Promise – Kat ClementsGrandparents Day – BlueWater5Everyone Loves… Snape? – Sarah LevesqueThe Dentist – Prunus PadusMy Duty Forbids It – Avellina BalestriAltering Eternity – NiafLessons from… Read more

Meet Clive, our very own Tyrannosaurus Dragon and mascot! He may not be able to really fly or use those short arms of his, and he might be a bit clumsy, but that only makes him more adorable! Clive was born during a quote discussion between our editors, finally being allowed ‘real’ status after a… Read more

BY BRITTANY KELLER “So that myth I heard as a child about there once being two Elvish Sorceresses, twins…it was truth?” Read more

BY REIKHART ODINSTHRALL By and large, few people want to be selected for Slytherin, because that is where the “bad” people go. Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “Don’t keep fighting what you know you are. The boy with the factory smudges, who became a prince of darkness. Let it flow through you.” Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Am I alive? Am I dead? Is this truly my hell, my eternal black flame that blazes around me for all that I have done and failed to do? Read more

BY HANNAH VINCENT It is in The Deathly Hallows that Ron’s character blossoms fully, revealing a man who longs to protect his loved ones. Read more

“The Queen of Ice sat proud upon her throne; her one-time child-pawn toyed at her feet…” Read more

BY M.C. PEHRSON “This life is one of trials. You must never value peace above truth. Listen, my coming will drive a wedge between father and son, mother and daughter.” Read more

BY BRITTANY KELLER “Orc or Elf, we’re the same on some level. Orcs are not as bad as your people seem to make us out to be.” Read more

BY KARA SWANSON Often times, in fantasy novels, the term “sorcerer” is not even used in the correct context of literal sorcery. Read more

Greetings and Felicitations, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen… Our upcoming issue of Ink & Fairydust will be dedicated to period dramas, with a broad timeline of 16th-19th centuries. *Review and explore aspects of your favorite (or even least favorite) films and series, including Jane Austen adaptations, Poldark, Hornblower, Sharpe’s Rifles, Masterpiece Theatre Productions, Pirates of the… Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “I know you, Sev. I know, I know deep down you’re good…and no mater how far down you bury it, that goodness will resurface some day.” Read more

BY JOEL W. HAWBAKER In both Narnia and Middle-Earth, many of the heroes are ordinary characters, devoid of any special strength or power. Read more

“Calliope is the Muse of epics and eloquence, Dreaming of faraway lands and adventures hence.” Read more