Stories by Valirys Reinhald

(Part 15 of Life by the Sea): The pilgrimage is the birthright of all Veela, a chance to reconnect and reflect on one's culture. Or, for those born outside of the enclaves, a chance to feel that they are truly a part of it for the first time. The time has come for Isabelle's pilgrimage, and Fleur cannot help but look on it with equal parts excitement and apprehension...

(Part 14 of Life by the Sea): It's nearing the end of Teddy's fourth year at Beauxbatons. He's done well these past few years. He has friends, he's getting more confident, and he even has a girlfriend! Why, then, does he feel more and more like she's too good for him?

(Part 13 of A Life by the Sea): The years are passing, the kids are ageing, and Fleur receives an interesting consultation from the Bureau of Magical Justice that will test her in ways she could never have anticipated.

Part 12 of A Life by the Sea: It's an ordinary day and Fleur gets a letter she never would have expected. A letter from an old friend...

(A Life by the Sea: Part 11) Why did they have to go? Why am I all alone now? Why am I not okay? Her older brothers have both gone to school and Isabelle is confronted with solitude for the first time while Harry and Fleur scramble to prevent their daughter from going through the same loneliness they did. But what will happen when she goes to school too?

Part 10 of Life by the Sea: There are many parts of belonging about which one rarely thinks. Be they the little moments between family that are so fundamental and essential that they are taken for granted or the very same which it might never occur for someone who lacks them to envy or miss, but time reveals them all. And especially when time is generous to those who once lacked.

Part 9 of Life by the Sea: It's almost time for Teddy to start his second year at Beauxbatons and he's worried that he still won't be able to make friends, but before that happens he's going camping with the Potters.

Part 8 of Life by the Sea: It's snowing. Teddy's first term at Beauxbatons is over and James can hardly wait to tell him all the things he's done while he was gone! And of course, they're all looking forward to Christmas at the Burrow with all their cousins and family. So why is Teddy being so quiet?

Part 7 of A Life by the Sea: The war ended on Halloween in 1999 almost eleven years ago. Every year since then, Harry has made an appearance at the memorial ceremony on the anniversary of the final battle, and every year he has been tormented by nightmare memories leading up to the day. But this year is different. It's getting worse...

(Sequel to Ready to Stay): It's been two years since Harry stopped drifting aimlessly through his days and found purpose with Luna in exploring the world of magical creatures, but as time wears on and the two grow closer the inevitable question arises. Is he ready for more?

(Side story of Life by the Sea): "What is God, but perfection? And what is perfection, but the apotheosis of the self? That is the great work, to achieve the perfect being." In which Harry tells Draco that he need not build his house on his father's shores, and Draco listens.

For several years I have been writing reviews of stories written by friends. They were meant only for their eyes but, with their permission and with encouragement from others, I've decided to post them starting with my most recent essay. The quality varies due to the writing interval and my own growing skill, but they're still worth reading and will encourage critical thinking.

(A Life by the Sea: Part 6) The year is 2010 and Teddy has just turned eleven and received his Hogwarts letter, but with the letter came a feeling that he has no idea how to handle. Teddy isn't sure he wants to go.

(A Life by the Sea: Part 5) Harry and Fleur's wedding anniversary has come around again. Join them as they get away from it all and re-experience the joys of the world on a five day long voyage from Xàbia, Spain back to their home on the south coast of France. Written for the Harry/Fleur discord server Anniversary collection.

(A Life by the Sea: Part 4) Set six months after Any Other Way and three months after To Break Nature's Rule; Fleur has at last come to terms with the emotions stirred up by the incident at the Department of Experimental Magics and Artifacts, but her struggles do not occur in a vacuum. Harry and Fleur are parents, and their children learn from them both for good and bad.

Harry Potter remembers the war, he remembers it so well that he doesn't think he can ever fight again. He's done his best to make the world a better place, but the days blend together and he isn't sure if he's made the world better for everyone, or everyone but him. On a night like this Harry takes his broom and flies high above the earth, wishing he didn't have to return.

(A Life by the Sea: Part 3) It's been three months after the incident at the Department of Experimental Magics and Artifacts, Harry turns twenty-eight next Tuesday, and Andromeda is bringing Teddy over tomorrow morning to spend the week with his godfather. There's a party at the Burrow Sunday evening, and Fleur can't stop looking at where Charles Bassett's office used to be.

(A Life by the Sea: Part 2) Fleur Potter watched as grey skies passed overhead, and could only hope they weren't an omen of things to come. She has never been lucky, and she remembers all too well what such dark days bring.

(A Life by the Sea: Part 1) Sunlight streams through arched windows into a simple kitchen filled with scents of food and the sounds of peace, the sea air wafts through the open windows and the smell of fresh bread hangs in the breeze. Best of all is the life the home is filled with. That, Fleur Potter thinks, is the best part of her home by the sea.