Hey everybody! Just FYI, I'm posting this to the other journal as well, so if you see this more than once, I apologize.

I'm looking for information, specifically on vampires, though I'll also take information on werewolves and other supernatural beings as well. I'm currently working on a story speficially involving these creatures, and find myself unable to devote all the time and resources needed to actually research.
I've pulled and printed a couple of articles from WikiPedia already, but find that they won't be nearly enough. As such, I'm looking for help.
If you have the time and are willing to help, could you look up articles involving anything related to the previously mentioned subjects and forward them to me? You can do so by simply replying to this message with either a link to the article/website, or by just telling me the name of the book.
I have a couple of books saved to my Amazon wishlist, which I will be looking into buying sometime in the near future, but I have to get through the next couple of weeks first.

Thank you all so much in advance! I love you all!

I realized the other night that I have not yet given a title to this particular work. I'll get to work on that soon enough. In the mean time, I hope you enjoy chapter 2. I'll probably go back and rework both chapters one and two later, but I'd rather get 2 typed up first.

November first dawned clear and bright, a sense of jubilation and triumph running through the veins of 12 Grimmwauld Place as news of the Dark Lords' defeat became common knowledge throughout the Wizarding world. Hundreds of owls flitted about the skies over Great Britain, and fireworks lit up the countryside. Occasionally, wizards would receive letters from somewhat singed birds, but thought nothing of it.

Dumbledore stood over the crib of the young saviour, running her possible future through his weary head. It seemed like only a few hours had passed since that night in The Three Broomsticks, but in truth, nearly three months had passed since Sybill Trewlaney had predicted the events to occur on October 31st, last night.

His thoughts were interrupted by Arthur Weasley coming into the room. "Sorry to interrupt you sir, but Minevera is flooing from Hogwarts. She says it's about the arrangements."

"Ah, yes, thank you Arthur. Would you be so kind as to watch over the girl until I return?"

Seeing the nod of affirmation from the younger man, Albus moved down the stairs, almost nervous at the news that was soon to be delivered.

Entering the kitchen, he chuckled at the sight of young Sirus and Lily dancing about the room as James laughed at the two, yelling "Oy, hands off me wife!" whenever he managed to get a breath.

"Ah, there you are, Headmaster!" He heard McGonagall exclaim from the fireplace.

Carefully bending down to her level, he listened intently as she relayed her information to him, and when she was finished, he dismissed her with a gentle smile.

It took him a moment to gather himself once more to his full height, and he winced slightly as his arthritic knees moaned from the movement. He was still amazed that the wizarding community had yet to come up with a solution to some of the most common on ailments.

Sirius and Lily had now collapsed on the bench beside James and Molly was chuckling to herself as she finished working on the morning meal.

"No sign of Remus yet this morning?" Albus questioned, finding it decidedly curious that no one had yet seen the young werewolf.

"Probably fell asleep in the library again," Sirius replied. "I'll go wake him, sir."

"Oh no, no need for that. Let the man sleep. I must say, with roommates like you three, it's a wonder he gets any sleep at all." Albus was quick to note the blush that crept up James and Lily's cheeks, but he nearly laughed at the impish look that crossed Sirius' face.

"Will you be joining us for breakfast, Headmaster?" Molly questioned from her place by the stove.

"As much as I would love to my dear," he answered, moving towards the door, "I must be off. There are many details for the young one upstairs that still need to be finalized. Sirius, would you be so kind as to eat my portion for me? I'm sure you could use the extra energy."

Everyone in the room laughed and Albus heard Sirus' affirmative reply as Albus made his way back up the stairs towards Hermione's room.

He found Arthur gently rocking her, cooing softly as he did so. Albus could smell the faintest hint of baby powder, and assumed that Arthur had just changed her nappy.

"She's beautiful, isn't she? Such a shame that she's going to be marked forever."

Albus could only nod at Arthur's words, at once realizing that no matter what else happened to her, she would always be known as The Girl Who Lived.

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"We can't just give the girl away, Albus! She needs to stay with a proper wizarding family!"

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Albus contemplated his next words carefully before replying. "Every wizarding household in Great Britain is going to have an opinion on this girl, Minerva. No matter what we do, unless she continues to live as a muggle, she will NOT have a normal life as a child. Above all else, she must try to live as normal a life as possible. Things will be difficult enough for her when she returns to Hogwarts in a few years. Why should her childhood by the same way?"

He watched as Minerva slowly deflated, knowing that he was right, even if she didn't agree at all with his idea. "As always, Albus, you know what you are doing. I am sorry that I questioned you."

"Not at all," he chuckled, "I am happy that you were the first person I had to defend myself against; it will make convincing everyone else that much easier."

~+~+~+~

"Up!" the girl exclaimed, staring into his eyes with utter trust reflected in her own mahogany orbs.

Smiling as he complied, he hugged the child in his arms carefully as he thought of what he was about to do.

"My dearest child, how I truly hope that one day you will forgive me for what I am about to do."

"Forgive you." she replied, and Albus found himself wondering once more just who exactly this child was going to be. Already she showed marked intelligence for her age; one could only guess at what was to come.

~+~+~+~

Madam Robert scrutinized the gray haired man before her, the sleeping child in his arms snuffling quietly in her sleep.

"You must understand, Mr. Dumbledore, I am already overwhelmed with children. I cannot afford another child in my care. It would be even more unfair to those already here."

"I am willing to send additional funds to you each month if you agree to take this girl. I cannot care for her, and she has no family left who could do so. I beg of you, please-"

"All right!" Madam Robert cried, throwing her hands up in the air. "I hate seeing a grown man beg. I'll take her."

The smile that came across Dumbledore's face nearly took her breath away. It had been a very long time since she had seen something so... magical.

"I am eternally grateful to you, Madam. You have my thanks."

Depositing the still sleeping Hermione into Madam Robert's awaiting arms, Dumbledore turned from the room and made his exit.

"What have I gotten myself into?" she whispered to the sleeping child. Her only reply was a sleepy gurgle.

~End Chapter 2~

All right, I fully realized that I have written Dumbledore a little off character. He seems very reserved and hesitant about the child, which will all be explained in later chapters, I promise.

Okay, since no one besides Mogs and Jen even made a comment about the ideas, I decided I'm just going to choose one and go for it. I decided on the "Hermione-as-the-Chosen-One" story. So, I present to you the first chapter. Hope you all enjoy, and let me know what you think!


Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs entirely to JK Rowling and to Warner Bros. Pictures. I make no claimes whatsoever as to the ownership of these chatacters. I'm merely playing with them for a while.

Rating: I'll make it R for now, but it may go up later. I haven't decided yet on a final plan for the story, so be on the look out for changes.

Summary: ...there was still a sense of something stronger in the air, something more powerful than the killing curse.

A/N: THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY AU!!!! If you're not into that, look elsewhere for your source of entertainment. This story will not rely on canon-verse at all. This will NOT be a Hermione/Harry/Ron BFF story, and if you're looking for that, stop reading now. You have been warned.

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It was an unassuming white house Albus Dumbledore found himself outside on that cold October evening. The vines winding around the picket fence shuttered in the chilled breeze, and he found himself eternally grateful for the warming charms on his cloak.

Treading up to the front door, he shivered as he felt the residue of dark magic that still clung to the house. But there was still a sense of something stronger in the air, something more powerful than the killing curse.

As he moved through the house, he stopped at the figure of a muggle man, splayed across the dark blue carpet, a look of shock still on his bespeckled face. Albus quickly cast a spell to close the man's eyes and create a more peaceful look to the man's features. The muggle police would determine that the death had been from a heart attack.

Moving on, he wove a series of intricate spells over the furniture, erasing all signs of the sturggle that obviously had taken place in the humble home. Just as he was straightening the last of the picture frames at the staircase, he heard a strange sound coming from a room at the top of the stairs.

Making his way towards the sound, he was shocked to hear the gentle cries of an infant.

Can it be? Could this have been the very house?

Opening the door to the room from which the cries were coming, Albus was shocked to see a small girl standing up in her crib, sniffling in fear although there were no more tears in her eyes.

Albus repeated the spells on the girl's mother that he had cast on the father before turning his attention once more to the small girl.

"Hello, my dear. Don't worry, I'm here to help you."

To his amazement, the girl quit sniffling immediately and began to smile at his words. He carefully lifted her into his arms and dried her wet cheeks with the sleeve of his robe, noticing her eyes brighten with happiness as he did so.

Brushing a lock of curly hair behind her ear, he gently whispered the patronus charm, intent on sending a message to the Order and alert them of the miracle in his arms.

"Phe-nicks," she giggles, staring at the silvery bird that floated before her. She tried reaching for it, but Albus held her fast, afraid she would tumble from his arms if she moved too much.

"That's right, my dear, a phoenix." After receiving the message, the patronus took flight, and Albus studied the girl in his arms with amazement once more. What kind of child was this exactly?

"You have much to offer, my dearest. Today is the beginning of a difficult time for you."

"Strong?" she whispered to him, tugging gently on his beard as she did so.

"You'll have to be very strong, my dear. But I have faith in you."

She nodded before laying her head on his shoulder and promptly fell asleep.

"Hermione Granger, the Girl Who Lived." he whispered to himself before moving back downstairs and towards the apparation point down the street from the doomed house.

Quickly apparating as soon as he reached the spot, Albus could feel the magic shift and moan about him before he reappeared at 12 Grimmwauld Place. He could distinctly hear the sounds of arguing coming from the kitchen, and he chuckled at the scowl that arose on the girl's face as she awoke from the noise.

"...honestly, Sirius, you can't go off shooting fireworks at every turn!"

"If the boy wishes to celebrate, Minerva, by all means, let him do so."

The Order members immediately turned to Albus, taking in the sight of him holding a grumpy child in his arms.

"Can it be?" he heard Molly quietly exclaim. "Can this be the one?" And without asking, the now noticeably pregnant Weasley matron plucked the baby from his arms and set about getting the young thing something to help her sleep.

Once the very reluctant Hermione began drinking, Molly carried Hermione from the room, announcing as she went that she was going to put the child to bed. It had only been about ten seconds after Molly left the room that the entire Order descended upon Albus and began asking questions.

"Who is she?"
"Is she the one?"
"Did You-Know-Who really die?"
"What's going on Albus?"

"SILENCE!" Albus boomed, hearing the plates in the cabinet rattle as he did so. "One at a time please."

It was the ever-quiet Remus Lupin who spoke up first.

"Who is she, Headmaster?"

"A small muggle child named Hermione Granger. I found her quite alive in an unassuming neighborhood in Kent. Both her parents have been killed by Tom Riddle, though there appears to be no obvious harm done to her."

"Was there any sign of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, sir?" LIly Potter asked from her seat next to her husband.

"There was not." He quickly continued before the looks of joy and triumph could competely bloom on the assembled groups faces. "However, I fear that tonight was not the end of Tom. I do believe that his body was destroyed, but what was left of his soul still remains."

"But how-" James began, but was promptly cut off by Molly Weasley flying back into the room.

"Headmaster, I think you should come take a look at this. I think there's something wrong with the girl."

Racing up the stairs at a rate not common for his age, Albus quickly came to the side of the crib Molly had prepared for Hermione.

"See here, at her left clavicle; there's an odly shaped mark there."

Peering closer, Albus noticed the first signs of a magical scar forming, coming into shape as a perfectly formed lightening bolt.

"What does it mean?" He heard Minerva question from the doorway.

"It means, that this child has been marked as Tom's equal; this one has much in store for her, more than any single one of us could possibly imagine."

And with that, Albus waved a spell of peaceful sleep over the girl's bed and quietly led the others out.

And the Girl Who Lived slept after the most important day of her life.

~End Chapter 1~

Please keep all apendages inside the cart, and make sure that the safety bar is in the locked position. Thank you, and enjoy the ride.

I have so many freaking ideas bouncing around in my head, it's absolutely insane. And I desperately wish I had the time to sit down and actually work on them.
Instead, I am going to type them out here, and you all can tell me which one's you want me to pursue. And really give it some thought. I want to know what you as my readers wish to read.

BEWARE OF SPOILERS!! They will be italicized. Skip if you don't want to read.

Harry Potter

1. : NOT BOOK 7 COMPLIANT!! After Dumbledore dies in HBP, Voldemort quickly takes over the Ministry, creating new laws and changing the way of life for all involved. Harry successfully stops him, but not before untold amounts of damage has been done; the Ministry has fallen, hundreds are dead, and worst of all, the Muggles know about the Wizarding World. Muggles begin rampaging known magical places, leaving no survivors behind. The only way to survive is to go underground and give up magic. But can it be done? Will probably be a Dramione story.
   
2. : NOT EPILOGUE COMPLIANT!! Because, seriously? Did Rowling really have to make Draco bald on top of everything else? Was the insult on top of the injury really needed? Instead, I'm going to look at what could have been. We all know that Draco showed some weakness during the death scene of HBP, and yes, it should be explored. Is he really as evil as Rowling makes him out to be? No set pairings yet, and I'm open to further suggestions.
   
3. : I absolutely adored the Snape/Lily friendship arc of the 7th book. That being said, I would love to explore a similar relationship between Hermione and Draco. Could they have been friends at one point? It would make Hermione's reaction to his calling her a "mudblood" in CoS that much more believable. Any thoughts? This could be canon, but could also be AU. I'm cool with it either way.
   
4. : This idea was actually inspired by what a friend of mine said. He wanted to see how the story would have gone if Harry had've accepted Draco's handshake at the beginning of the series. I'm taking it a bit further out. I want to make Hermione the chosen one, and have her accept Draco's friendship. May or may not become a relationship story.
   

Stargate
I'm seriously considering reviewing some of my old work and completely revamping them. If there are any stories in particular you all would like to see me work on, just let me know. You can find them here.

Doctor Who
I don't have any ideas currently, but I would love to know if you all have any ideas that you want me to explore.

Original Fiction

1. : Atlantis. I know I had originally planned it to be a Harry Potter story, but I really want to try something new. I'd love to explore some little known myths and legends from various cultures, and really make this a fun story. I don't want it to necessarily be all about romance, though that will play a small role in the story. If you're really want to know more about this, let me know, and I'll send you a synopsis.
   
2. : Anyone want some poetry? Or a To You, From Me letter? I haven't written either in a while, so let me know if you'd like to see a new one.
   

I present to you, musics meme:

Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle.
Step 2: Post the first line (unless the first line reveals the song title) from the first 30 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Strike through the songs when someone guesses both artist and track correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
Step 5: If you like the game, post your own!

Be forewarned that I have soundtracks to musicals of songs done not by the original artists(i.e. Moulin Rouge), and I will be a nit-picker and want the right person named.

1) "Say you to me, you're a bird with an eye for anything shiny"
2) "Those fingers in my hair, that sly come hither stare"
3) "Hope dangles on a string, like slow spinning redemption" "Vindicated" - Dashboard Confessional
4) "Birds flying high, you know how I feel" I'll accept a few different artists for this one "Feeling Good" - Michael Buble
5) "Don't you wanna go for a ride, down to the other side" "This Is How a Heart Breaks" - Rob Thomas
6) "If you want a lover, I'll do anything you ask me to"
7) "Head under water, and you tell me to breathe easy for awhile" "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
8) "I met him out for dinner on a Friday night"
9) "I met a Puerto Rican girl on a Sunday, stood in her house until Monday"
10) "I hear the clock, it's six a.m."
11) "You gonna miss me little baby, the day that I'm gone"
12) "Well, I feel like I'm falling, but I'm still on my feet"
13) "Yes it's true that I believe, I'm weaker than I used to be" "Stop" - Matchbox Twenty
14) "Late at night in summer heat, expensive car, emptry street"
15) "Well, it's five in the morning, and the lights already broken"
16) "Ooh, overdue, give me some room, coming through" "Dirrty" - Christina Aguilera
17) "And I'd give up forever to touch you" "Iris" - Goo Goo Dolls
18) "Well my heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talking" "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" - KT Tunstall
19) "If I'd be so inclined to climb up beside you, would you tell me that the time just isn't right?"
20) "Of late, it's harder just to go outside; to leave this death trace with hatred so alive"
21) "What you want, baby I got it" "Respect" - Aretha Franklin
22) "Well I thought I knew you, thinking that you were true" "Fighter" Christina Aguilera
23) "Man it's a hot one, like seven inches from the midday sun" "Smooth" Santana feat. Rob Thomas
24) "You let me violate you, you let me desecrate you" "Closer" - NIN
25) "Take your head around the world, and see what you get from your mind" "You Won't Be Mine" - Matchbox Twenty
26) "I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand" "Werewolves of London" - ________
27) "You say one thing, then you do another"
28) "Oh, you know I have seen, a sky without sun, a man with no nation"
29) "Ya'll like you've never seen a white person before" "The Real Slim Shady" - Eminem
30) "It's that time of year, leave all our hopelessnesses aside, just for a little while"

Good luck!

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