Yup, that's right, I've decided to give the "unusual pairing" (= C/H) a go :)
As you probably can see this is just a tiny excerpt taken from the first chapter I'm currently writing. My head is nearly bursting with ideas. Waaaah! :D

I'm quite used to writing D/Hr and Tomb Raider fanfictions in German. Hope that I'll improve my "literary English" by writing fanfiction instead of merely analyzing dull texts we receive in school.

--> So what I desperately need is a beta-reader.

I'd be more than happy if you could take some time to look over my scribbling and tell me what I should change and could do better. :)


[working title:] Missing Puzzle Piece
Disclaimer: HP characters - not mine.



She could feel every single bone in her body. A tall, hooded figure had heaved her over his shoulders and was carrying her deeper and deeper into the very core of the dungeon. With every step he descended she felt as though her head was being stabbed with the force of a million sharp knifes. Her eyes were closed. No matter how hard her mind seemed to plead for her body to obey, her lids just wouldn’t open even if every single fibre in her body was aware that memorizing the gloomy corridors meant the only chance to find her way out of this dark labyrinth … in case she succeeded in breaking free from her merciless tormentors.

The man came to a sudden halt and mumbled a few Latin words. Immediately, the loud and penetrating screech of the opening cell door reached her over-sensitive ears and she felt as though her head might burst any second.

“Wake up, sissy, and see what I’ve got for you! That’s right, I've brought you a playmate,” he said quietly, sarcasm dripping like sweet honey from his words.

With a swift move, the behooded male mercilessly threw the young woman on the filthy ground of the tiny cell and a small whine escaped her lips. Even though Hermione couldn’t see his face, she clearly could sense his hatred-filled gaze upon her tender figure.

“Make yourself quite at home, Mudblood,” he drawled. With that, he slammed the door shut, charmed it locked, swiftly turned around and disappeared into the corridors of the dark maze.

She lay there motionless for a couple of minutes that seemed a whole eternity to her, barely long enough to slightly ease the pain her collision with the cold stone awoke, when a faint rustling pulled her out of her nearly-petrified state. She turned her head and felt her heart almost skip a beat when she realised that she indeed hadn’t been alone in the cell. An apparently tall male figure was cowered in the corner, with his face turned away from the young woman and concealed by dark shadows. He wore brown ragged clothes, which seemed only to emphasize the emaciated body underneath. The long dark hair of the man was a greasy mix of dirt and the shiny yet nearly suffocating air humidity of the dungeon.
She couldn’t pull herself up to stand and therefore gathered all the strength she could muster and crawled near the other prisoner.

“G-Granger,” she coughed, “I’m Hermione Granger.”
The man didn’t move and she wasn’t sure anymore whether she really could hear the barely audible whisper of breathing or whether she was merely imagining things and the person before her was only the remaining shell of what he once used to be. The young woman bit her lip in a futile attempt to numb the constant pulsating ache that seemed to stream through her very veins. Then, her attention was suddenly drawn to an X-shaped scar across his throat and she wondered how he might have received it. She lifted her hand to touch his shoulder. Suddenly, the person took a deep breath and slowly turned his head to face her.


Hermione Jane Granger awoke with a start.


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*gleeeeeeeee* Christmas cookies!!

Chrissy =)

Finally, I've decided to create a LiveJournal account! *yippeeeeh* :D


In fact, I already wanted to do so a couple of weeks (or months?) ago but was always tied up with constant preparations for school exams and ths likes. (I'm in my last school term now and can't wait to finally enter the university in September 2006)


For now, you can find some kind of tag thingy in my current journal on deviantART if you're interested... --> http://passacaglia.deviantart.com/ <-- ...but I'll write down some general information about me and replace it with this entry in the next few days.

That's it for now. Hope you have a nice day!
Cheers, Chrissy =)