For Rose Weasley, her impressions of her own “love” were shattered when she found out something she shouldn't have, something that made her wish for revenge ... something that made her unable to take it.

Bellatrix and Tom Riddle--two of the most enigmatic characters in Harry Potter--have puzzled writers and readers alike since their equally horrifying introductions. Why did Bellatrix believe she was Lord Voldemort's most dedicated and favored follower? Why did the Dark Lord indulge a woman whom he could have squashed like an insignificant bug; why did he allow her to continue in her 'delusions,' if, indeed, they were delusions?

I believe that these allowances are not simply coincidences. Why should the most feared dark wizard of all time cater to a pawn? There must have been prior connections between the two to create this bond.

In "Black as Snow," we glimpse a snippet of Tom Riddle's life at Hogwarts, his (hypothetical) introduction to Bellatrix, and, afterwards, the special bond the witch and wizard shared ... then, and now.

Created for the wonderful rita_skeeter in MNFF's Ravenclaw Christmas Exchange, 2006.

It is the same for Layne McCraery, who, because of her parents' extreme pride, is kept away from children her own age. But when a wander in the woods presents Layne with new, accepting friends, her entire world changes in a way that she never dreamed of.

Written for the Full Moon One-Shot Challenge on MNFF.

Escaping the clutches of her loving but stifling parents, Riana travels to London and from there to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There, Riana is viewed as mysterious, cunning, sly, and—though her parentage is unknown—is chosen for Slytherin House.

The two halves of her life clash, as her anorexia battles with the disdain of fellow Slytherin students for Muggle-born witches and wizards. Follow Riana on her journey through the world of wizardry and her search to find a true home, the identity of her real parents, as well as her inner conflict with anorexia.

If you have ever considered any of the above, please straighten your robes, enter the dusty office of Head Healer Esther Pyrne, pull up an ancient armchair?but most certainly do NOT take off your shoes?and listen to the incredible story of everything Head Healer Pyrne lost, who she loved, and all that is involved in the brewing of acerbus potion.

Born in 992, the Lady Godgyfu lived the life of the nobly-born Anglo-Saxons. She grew up under the domineering rule of her heartbroken father, played in the fields and forests of Northumbria, and was married at the age of ten.

However, Godgyfu was also something no one in her Muggle family ever expected her to be: a witch who grew up to become one of the most influential women in Earth’s myth and history.

Enter the world of 1000s Britain and follow Lady Godiva through her fated, ambitious and often sinful, life. Know, and learn to love, cry, fear, and treasure, the woman who rode through the streets of Coventry, and, thus rode into the pages of history, immortalizing herself in the minds of Muggles and wizards alike.