"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." [Original] [Started: 02/25/2024] [Completed: 05/01/2024] Cover made by @Purplemist14 *** [ONC2024 Shortlist Qualifier] Written for the Open Novella Contest 2024, this story uses prompt #41: "I shot Cupid because I didn't want to fall in love again."

Hogwarts was a castle with many mysteries: hidden passages were around every corner, and nobody could say for sure they had seen everything it had to offer. It was perfectly fine to find someone looking at a corridor in wonder - it didn't seem peculiar for them to have seen that specific corridor for the first time. Teddy Lupin was one of the few students to claim they had seen most of the castle. Always eager to explore and learn about something new, Teddy would boast to those who were willing to listen that he knew the castle better than most. That's the case, until the day he finds himself in a corridor he hadn't seen in his seven years in the castle before. It is a dusty corridor, evidently not used in a long time, and believing he has discovered a part of the castle nobody but him knows, he looks around eagerly to discover its secrets. At least, that's the case until he reaches a door, half-concealed by a huge painting of a rose, and hears laughter from inside. WARNING: This book contains angst and covers (briefly) themes like illness and death. ▫️1st in the 1989 Harry Potter Awards - Next Generation Era. Current cover by @lectiophile_wholived

"You know that I have always tried to save you, But deep down I know you're my savior too." [Book 2] [Timothy Drake] [Started: 04/24/2020] [Completed: 06/22/2020] Cover made by @Purplemist14 *** Sequel to ONC2020 entry: Damsel | T. Drake

"Call me anything but a damsel in distress, For distress is nothing compared to what I deal with." [Book 1] [Timothy Drake] [Started: 02/07/2020] [Completed: 04/23/2020] Cover made by @Purplemist14 *** [ONC2020 Round Two Qualifier] Written for the Open Novella Contest, this story uses the prompt of a girl turning into a vigilante in order to escape from her family troubles but ends up falling in love with her damsel who is frequently in distress.

❝What do you mean, you came for the food? ... why would we have snacks here?!❞ ❝You were called the Death-EATERS, excuse me for jumping to conclusions!❞ ▬▬▬▬ There was a fine line between brave and stupid and Georgie Humphreys took pride in crossing it on a daily basis; from wandering into the Slytherin Common Room to find the perfect shade of green to falling asleep mid-telling off. Still, some would argue that attending a secret Deatheater meeting in the hopes there would be good food, did take it too far even though to Georgie it was only logical. After all, if they hadn't wanted hungry buggers walking in, perhaps they shouldn't have put " - Eater" in their name. [CREDIT TO JANICE SUNG FOR THE COVER ART]

Entry for the #writewithZo contest. It is a known fact that everyone has to die. But what happens to a human after death is a question which has no answer. Some pass through the veil to the afterlife, but there are a few unfortunate souls who are still stranded on the earth in confinement. Such a soul was Maximilian; a boy ghost who had been burnt at the stake in the Salem Witch Trials. Stuck on earth and with no other alternative to consider, all he could do was watch the living until the lights went out.

"Years ago, I knew a boy who made all the wrong choices." Cassie Silvers is cursed with a threatening ability and forced to keep it secret. At least unless she wants to be weaponized and studied by the Department of Mysteries A slip up attracts the attention of Tom Riddle, a mysterious young boy seeking only power, only befriending her to find a way to use hers to his benefit. He's unaware of their previous history and she of his malicious intentions---but for how long? Throw a whirlwind of complicated emotions into the mix and the outcome becomes just more unpredictable. Will Cassie be the catalyst to ensure a quicker rise to power of the future dark lord or perhaps....will she stop him? Credit to @LavenderLily02 for the gorgeous cover!!

My name is Emily. Two years ago I lost everything. I thought I could start a new life. I thought Abby was gone. I thought I'd never see Jasper again. I thought I would never have to play another game of hide and seek in my life. Turns out I was wrong. Dead wrong. AGAIN... Series#2 (Grammar and spelling fixed by @WhispersConfusions) Please point out any mistakes so we can make this book as good as possible.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single boy of Slytherin must not be in love with a girl of Gryffindor. So what does one Blaise Zabini do when he falls madly in love with Hermione Granger? In an attempt to finally win over the heart of the love of his life, Blaise starts writing romantic letters. Hoping Hermione might fall for him before Valentine's Day, he puts everything he has in every single sentence. But the reaction of the woman herself is quite different from what he had hoped for ...

** Highest Ranking: #1 in Short Story ** Brittney Marie Claire had lacked one thing her entire life: Courage. But before entering college, she decided to show some real courage and do that one thing she had wanted to do ever since seventh grade. Telling Michael how much she loved him. So she called her longtime crush, Michael Haywood and confessed her feelings for him. The plan was perfect, she was going to walk away and never look back. However, she realized that she had dialed the wrong number. And the guy called back. Cover credit: @mellifluouswords