Leni Jess

"The new Minister was mad." Perhaps. He was certainly bent on forcing political opponents from the late war into trial marriages, including Lucius Malfoy and Harry Potter. With Rita Skeeter as dispassionate observer.

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The war is over, and Severus Snape is in Azkaban. With Chocolate Frogs. Could there be worse? Well, yes. Correspondence about them. Just what is really going on?

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Draco gets out of Voldemort's clutches alive. Now he has to make sure life might be worth living.

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Snape gets what he wants from Harry by various means in detention (three drabbles).

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Snape finds a new and dreadful way to discipline Harry and Draco; hard work is the least of their problems. Warning for, heh heh, dressing, of a sort. A sequel to Victory Parade, Wedding Party, and Gala Performance. Still no romantic fluff, but cooperation is coming easier.

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Snape decides that Harry and Draco have horsed around with petty revenge games long enough; they need to learn to identify real priorities and real dangers – or else. They decide … various things. A sequel to Victory Parade and Wedding Party. Still no romantic fluff.

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Cheat the Devil by Leni Jess
04/19/2004

): Severus Snape needs to get away from his past, and possibly from other people's limiting expectations and his own belief that he deserves nothing better. Several of his former students take a hand. Postwar, mostly set in Muggle London. Severus Snape/Hermione Granger. Complete in four parts (my first outraged opera: a rewrite of a famous opera plot in HPverse terms).

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Harry seeks revenge on Draco, with maximum publicity, with a little bit of help from friends and sometime enemies. A sequel to Victory Parade. Warning for involuntary cross-dressing, plus a wizarding world wedding. Definitely no romantic fluff.

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Harry hates Draco and Draco hates Harry even better. He gets a wonderful opportunity to play nasty dress-up games with Harry. Harry fights back. Sixth year, post OotP. Warning for cross-dressing and maybe even pre-slash, if you want to see it. Another Anti-Romance; definitely no romantic fluff.

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Harry is kept busy at Malfoy Manor, and Draco has to entertain himself, poor baby, when they’re not playing Quidditch. Sixth year, post OotP. Warning for slash and smut and maybe even comedy. This is the first in a series of indepentent Anti-Romances which will be posted from time to time.

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Alliance by Leni Jess
03/05/2004

A few years after the war, Harry (now Seeker for the England Quidditch team) has been invited back to Hogwarts, and finds unexpected common ground with Professor Snape. Each regrets that in some areas the wizarding world has not changed, and does what he can to remedy that. Warning for slash. Overall rating is R, but some episodes in some parts are PG13 or even G. Complete.

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Looking Ahead by Leni Jess
02/27/2004

The trio has communication and acceptance issues in the summer before sixth year. Hermione POV, potential Harry/Hermione pairing.

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Diplomacy by Leni Jess
01/15/2004

A distant wizarding empire sends an envoy to Voldemort to ask for moderation in his dealings with Muggles and the Muggle-born. The envoy is rejected, becomes Lucius Malfoy's prisoner, and gets involved in a conspiracy Lucius is hatching, with Harry's support. Post-OotP (Harry's sixth year). Warning for slash and some non-con (not for Harry). Complete!

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Crookshanks expresses a long-felt need to his human. After that, things just get more and more complicated. Warning for fluff; this is a story for Christmas!

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Draco’s malicious misuse of a potion partially transforms Harry to a phoenix. Using it carries an automatic life sentence in Azkaban, so Lucius has to beg Harry to ask for his son’s freedom. Harry thinks he is an ugly freak, Lucius thinks he is wholly enticing, Voldemort thinks he offers a new means to immortality, and Dumbledore thinks – who knows? Lucius is sure it’s not good, so he is soon trying to negotiate another deal with Harry. (Warning for slash.)

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Cold Heart by Leni Jess
06/27/2003

Lucius is trapped on the rock Remorse in the rising waters of the sea Regret, but he gives Harry a key, which he can use to open the door to freedom. Warning for minor slash (rating PG13) and major character death!

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Bad Hair Day by Leni Jess
05/16/2003

Lucius decides to have his evil way with Hermione, in pursuit of an evil plot. So he does, but she gets her revenge... a dish best taken cold. Rated R for explicit non-consensual sex. **Be Warned!!**

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The Tiger Pit by Leni Jess
05/10/2003

Draco plans to confront his father after the destruction of Voldemort, but another Death Eater seeks revenge; will this resentful enemy forestall Draco’s own reprisals?

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