My Whispering Muse

This is sanalith's fanfiction journal. All entries all public. Feel free to friend me, or just pop back from time to time to see if I've had a burst of inspiration. If you're looking for my original work, check out talia_shariin, which is Friends Locked.

Comments and suggestions on my stories are both welcome and appreciated. If you like what you see, let me know. It encourages me to keep writing! If you can offer me ways to improve, please tell me that, as well!

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your stay!

Posted at 09:26 pm | Link | Leave a comment | 2 comments | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Memories
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: This placed second in the Quidditch finals at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to write about Teddy Lupin's first day at Hogwarts. Sometimes coming face to face with your past is the hardest thing in the world.

( Memories )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 07:44 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Hogwarts: The Final Frontier (Featuring the DS9 Episode “You are Cordially Invited”)
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione/Severus (implied)
Summary: Written as a gift for potionmistressm at hogwartsishome. She gave me the prompt "starts" for Hermione and Severus, and as she is also a fan of DS9...crack ensued. What happens when Hermione shows Severus an episode of Star Trek?

( Hogwarts, the Final Frontier )

Tags: harry potter, hogwartsishome

Posted at 12:12 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: In the Headmaster's Office
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: This fic placed first in a Quidditch competition at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to write about a revival of the play "The Fountain of Fair Fortune." Former headmasters and headmistresses discuss the pros and cons of this idea.

( In the Headmaster's Office )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 12:06 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Never Again!
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: This placed second in a Quidditch match at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to write a fic from the POV of a a wizard stuck in a Muggle tourist trap. How does Niagara Falls appear from wizarding eyes?
Disclaimer:: Harry Potter still doesn't belong to me!

( Never Again! )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 07:37 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Perfection
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione/Severus
Summary: Written for a prompt at hh_sugarquill to take inspiration from these lyrics: "The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream." -Jack Kerouac, On the Road. Can Hermione convince Severus that it's ok to be happy?
Disclaimer: Not mine!

( Perfection )

Tags: harry potter, hogwartsishome

Posted at 09:10 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Five Minutes to Midnight
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: This placed first in a Quidditch match at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to write a fic from the POV of a magical object. What must it be like to be a "clock" on the wall of the Burrow?

( Five Minutes to Midnight )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 10:41 am | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Living Arrangements, Pastries and House Colours
(Or: The Other Three Reasons Salazar Slytherin Left Hogwarts)
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: This placed second in a Quidditch match at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to write about three things, and to split the fic into three sections. We all know Salazar Slytherin left Hogwarts because he disliked teaching Muggle-borns, but were their other reasons as well? Crack!Fic

( Living Arrangements, Pastries and House Colours )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 09:19 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Posted at 09:15 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Forever Friends
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: Written for LDMS at hogwarts_elite for the prompt "Neville Longbottom."

( Forever Friends )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 09:11 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Blood Purity
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: Written for a Quidditch match at hogwarts_elite . The prompt was to write about the childhood of one of the characters that JKR didn't focus on. How did Dolores Umbridge learn to hate Muggle-borns so well?
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Beta: The lovely barelyshocking!

( Blood Purity )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 09:51 am | Link | Leave a comment | 2 comments | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Petrificus Totalus
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: How does it feel to have a spell cast on you? This is one idea. Written for a challenge at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to describe the effects of any spell cast on you during a dueling class with your friends. The drabble had to be exactly 100 words.
Disclaimer: Not my world, I just play!

( Petrificus Totalus )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 11:44 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Crookshanks
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: All things things you never knew (and some you probably didn't *want* to know) about Hermione's favorite pet, Crookshanks. This placed first in a Quidditch Match at hogwarts_elite . The prompt was to write a list of 20 facts (generally fictionally) about any character in the series. I've always had a fascination with animals, so I choose Crook.
Disclaimer: All my base are belong to JKR.

( Crookshanks )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 07:47 pm | Link | Leave a comment | 1 comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: The Diary
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: Three scenes from the diary of Lily and Petunia's mother, Rose Evans.This was written for a Quidditch Match at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to write a three-part fic, with each part corresponding to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Each section had to be exactly 100 words.
Disclaimer: Not mine.


( The Diary )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 07:40 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Protection
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Summary: Snape and Dumbledore argue over Harry. This was written for a Quidditch Match at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to write a 500 word fic using the words smouldered, aquamarine, yew, irrevocable, and vicissitudes.
Disclaimer: All my base are belong to JKR.


( Protection )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 08:54 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: A Normal Life
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Petunia/Vernon
Summary: Petunia Evans on her wedding day. This placed first in a Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw Quidditch Match at hogwarts_elite. The prompt was to write about any canon wedding in the series in exactly 500 words.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Never mine.


( A Normal Life )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 10:50 am | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: It Takes Two
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Hikaru No Go
Pairing: Shindou Hikaru and Touya Akira
30_kisses Theme: Invincible / Unrivaled, #16
Summary: Touya muses on the importance of having a rival.
Discliamer: None of the characters are mine. I just like to play.


( It Takes Two )

Tags: 30_kisses, hikaru no go

Posted at 06:47 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: The Bitter End
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Lily/James
Summary: A moment of calm before the storm. This was originally supposed to written for a 100 word drabble contest at hogwarts_elite. I think the theme was something like victory or celebration. I never pruned it down enough, however, so I expanded slightly and this is the result.
Disclaimer: JKR owns Harry Potter.

( The Bitter End )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 10:36 am | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Thorns
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione/Severus
Summary: This was written for a challenge at hogwarts_elite  to write something dealing with flowers. Severus is not romantic. Hermione is ok wih this.
Disclaimer: Still not mine!

( Thorns )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 10:19 am | Link | Leave a comment | 2 comments | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

Title: Frozen
Author: Sanalith
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Pre-Hermione/Severus (very mild)
Summary: This won first place in a challenge at hogwarts_elite where we had to write a fic that had one or more of the HP characters travel outside the United Kingdom. Five years after the defeat of Voldemort, Hermione tries to save a hero from himself. HBP compliant.
Disclaimer: Jo owns allllllll!


( Frozen )

Tags: harry potter, hogwarts_elite

Posted at 12:42 pm | Link | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend