There was little known about Pierce Holmes. Even his closest friends at Hogwarts knew little about him and that's the way he wanted to keep it. The known facts about the Ravenclaw's home life was his mother was a writer and his father wasn't in the picture much. While his father didn't play a big role in his life, Pierce refused to keep his mother's maiden name. While his home life seemed dysfunctional, Pierce was a rather happy student at Hogwarts. He enjoyed his classes and was friendly to other students. One student in particular caught his eye from the beginning, but not for her looks, but her intelligence. He admired Hermione Granger, because she wasn't afraid to be smart unlike some girls he came across in school, who enjoyed pretending they were scatterbrained. He's thought about the conversations he would like to have with her, but can't bring himself to talk to her. But all that changes when fourth year arrives and the Tri-Wizard Tournament comes to Hogwarts. Pierce finds himself with no choice but to talk to the Gryffindor girl. However, things don't go according to plan, especially when Sherlock Holmes is involved in the scenario.

Judith Wagner didn't want to talk to the dead, but the dead didn't really give her a say in the matter.

Under the magical light of the full moon, mermaid Oceania reaches her long-awaited eighteenth birthday. Now, she is free to explore the land in human form and, hopefully, to discover her special talent. During her midnight voyage to the surface, Oceania meets Xavier, a handsome land boy who aspires to become a musical composer, despite his wealthy father’s wishes that he run the family business. With Xavier’s help, Oceania discovers her special talent, one that links the two to the depths of their souls, both musically and romantically. But little does Oceania know that she and her family are the victims of a generations-long mermaid’s curse: She can travel freely between land and sea for twelve moons following her eighteenth birthday, but then she must choose one or the other and remain there—permanently. As Oceania’s romance with Xavier blossoms, she is faced with a heart-breaking choice. Should she decide to make her life on land with the boy she loves, or return to the bottom of the ocean to live with her family? And can she find a way to break the curse?