Stories by Squibstress

The last thing Minerva McGonagall ever expected was to become a mother. But when she finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, her life with Albus changes in ways beyond anything they might have predicted. Story #3 in the "Epithalamium" series. Warning for character death.

Sirius Black gets under her skin. Warning for (of-age)student/teacher.

At nearly 100, Albus is surprised to find that he is, very improbably and most inconveniently, in love.

Severus reluctantly returns to Hogwarts. He finds much has changed, not least himself.

The life of Minerva McGonagall as seen through teachers, students, friends, and lovers. A collection of short tales of a legendary creature native to the Highlands of Scotland.

Minerva takes a nighttime flight with an old lover.

In this follow-up to Epithalamium, Minerva and Albus venture into the Muggle world to enjoy a romantic winter interlude in Venice. Join them as they board the Orient Express, enjoy some good food, fine art, and, of course, a bit of romance. Story #2 in the Epithalamium Series.

Florean Fortescue's business is others' pleasure. What will he do with a surly Potions master who hates ice cream?

Near the end of the war, Minerva looks back at her relationship with Severus Snape and thinks about destiny.

Severus never thought he minded the gap. Until he did.

Severus Snape expects his journey at Hogwarts to be dark and lonely. He's right. Mostly. But he finds friendship in an unexpected place.

13 February 1945. The day Albus Dumbledore has dreaded for decades has come. To keep the Wizarding world free, he must destroy a man who once meant everything to him. Can he do it? And what price must he pay? (This stand-alone story is an excerpt from the novel Epithalamium.) Story 1.5 of the Epithalamium Series

Young Minerva has her first Transfiguration class. It does not go as Albus expects. Book # 0.72 of the Epithalamium series.

Minerva McGonagall's father observes his daughter as she grows up, and realises he has a very unusual witch on his hands. Book #0.75 of the Epithalamium series.

Thorfinn McGonagall observes his daughter as she grows up, and realises he has a very unusual witch on his hands. Story #0.75 in the Epithalamium Series

In which Fred and George invent Extendable Ears and hear more than they ever wanted to.

The Reverend Robert McGonagall never would have guessed he'd spend Christmas surrounded by wizards and witches in a magical castle. But when an illness forces him to spend the holiday at Hogwarts, he finds that magic isn't quite what he's imagined, and his unexpected discoveries provide a chance to reconcile with his daughter, Minerva.

Before she was Professor McGonagall, she was Minerva Macnair. After an arranged marriage forces her into an impossible situation, Minerva does what she must to survive. When she makes a new life for herself, her secrets follow and threaten everything, including the only love she has ever found. Award-Winner: Mugglenet Fanfiction Quicksilver Quill Award, 2 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards

When Hermione is asked to update the National Dictionary of Wizarding Biography, she discovers some surprising things about her favourite professor. An angsty, nerdy time-travel romance. (HG/RW, MM/SS). Winner of 2 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards.

What can an imaginative potions master and his not-so-coy mistress do with a little extra Polyjuice Potion? Written for the 2013 HP Rarepairs Cliché fest. Warnings: Professors getting it on. Multiple pairings (sort of): f/m, f/f, m/m. Maybe some crackiness around the edges. Oh, and non-con, in a way.

"You can't use your Gift, it uses you," Professor Dorsett tells Sybill, and over the years she finds out how lonely a Seer's life can be. But when she turns to drink to help her manage it, she finds help from an unexpected source. (No pairings, but background Minerva/Elphinstone.) Winner of a 2014 Mugglenet Quicksilver Quill Award.

Every now and then, he needs her. But she doesn't need him. Does she? An encounter on a cold night in a tent during World War II leads to a lifetime of occasional dalliances between Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. Winner - 2nd Place, "Best Het S*m*u*t" & 3rd Place, "Best Drama/Angst Story" - 2013 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards

He used to be the handsome Weasley. Birds and blokes liked him on sight, and no one had been surprised that he'd been the one to nab the half-Veela. But Stan looks at Bill. And that's better than the best sex Bill has ever had. A rarepair slash fic. Warning for infidelity.

Immortality seemed a good idea at the time, but it has its disadvantages. Over the years, Nicolas Flamel has had many, many romantic entanglements, but no one flusters him quite as much as Albus Dumbledore. And Dumbledore may have one last surprise up his spangled sleeve. Winner - 2nd Place, "Best Dark Story" - 2013 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards

Christmases, Severus learns Occlumency from Minerva McGonagall. He also learns that he isn't the only one with dark secrets in his past.

In between running Hogwarts, being a Death Eater, and protecting the Boy Who Lived, there's one more little thing Severus Snape has to do … He needs Minerva's help with a very special ritual. Winner - 2nd Place, "Most Inventive Magic", 3rd Place, "Best Het S*m*u*t" - 2012 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards; 2nd Place, "Best Legacy Story" - 2013 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards

Minerva McGonagall is obsessed with Severus Snape. She observes his progress from boyhood through his installation as Headmaster of Hogwarts and learns a few unpleasant truths about herself along the way. Written for the 2012 Minerva Fest on LiveJournal. Nominated for Best Darkfic in the Fall/Winter 2012 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards. A featured story at Mugglenet Fanfiction.

Eighteen-year-old Minerva McGonagall is brilliant and talented, with dreams of becoming the first witch in the Auror corps. Albus Dumbledore is famous, powerful, and haunted by his dark past. Their attraction to one another is unthinkable, inevitable, and dangerous, especially with Tom Riddle watching from the shadows. Story #1 in the Epithalamium Series

After the war, Petunia Dursley finds that Hogsmeade is a far cry from Little Whinging when she takes refuge in the Three Broomsticks. As she and Dudley begin to rebuild their lives in the wizarding world, she must make peace with both her past and her present. Nominated for Best Hero/Heroine, Fall/Winter 2012 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards.

Before the final battle, Minerva reflects on what it means to send young men and women to war. An almost-drabble to the prompt: "Gryffindor House, dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" , submitted to the "Welcome Home Comment Ficathon" on LiveJournal. (With apologies to Horace and Wilfred Owen. )

Winky the house-elf ponders the nature of relationships as she observes her master, Barty Crouch Sr, and Professor McGonagall debate marriage law.

An extraordinarily silly drabble written for Challenge: #370 "At the Movies" at Snape100. Movie selected: I suspect you'll recognize it.

A darkish double-drabble written for Challenge #373: "Snape's Kiss" at Snape100 on LiveJournal. Warning/s: Convoluted religious metaphor.

When the Hogwarts house-elves are felled by a virus, the students are recruited to help with the Hogwarts laundry and find out that outward appearances can be deceiving. A humorous octuple drabble: 8 parts comprising 100 words each. Starring the Golden Trio, Neville, and assorted Hogwarts staff. Warning for adolescent humor and an excess of silliness.

Snape gets a kiss (or two). Hermione (almost) gets a lesson. A silly triple-drabble (3 x 100 words) in response to Prompt #373 "Snape's Kiss" at Snape100 on arring Severus, Minerva, Hermione, Ginny, and Lavender.

Minerva McGonagall wants. She wants a broom and a career, and she wants Amelia Bones. But what happens when she gets everything she ever desired? Winner - 2013 MuggleNet Fan Fiction Quicksilver Quill Award - "Non-canon romance, one-shot" (Minerva/Dougal, Minerva/Elphinstone, Minerva/Amelia)

A frustrated witch, a lonely wizard, a chance meeting in the staff bath— a story about how these small events change the lives of Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape and alter the course of the Wizarding War. Winner-"Best Line" - 2011 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Award

On his way to becoming Lord Voldemort, Tom Riddle pauses to settle a score with Minerva McGonagall. A little Polyjuice creates a terrible mystery for Minerva and Albus. WARNING for non-con.

Happy birthday to Minerva McGonagall, and to all other October-born witches! Minerva and Albus are celebrating her 70th birthday. Nine thousand words of pure old-folks pr*n. Absolute filth. There's just no excuse for this. None at all. I plead the 5th.

Headmaster and Mrs Longbottom stumble on the late Headmistress's diary, which contains some entries about a very interesting club. Warnings: Contains mild BDSM; multiple femslash pairings.

A witch is born. She's surprisingly opinionated for a baby. A very short story in which a witch is born and demonstrates a peculiar proclivity for getting her way. Story #0.5 in the Epithalamium Series Canon Note: This story complies with canon of the 7 Harry Potter novels. It ignores information from Pottermore/Wizarding World and other sources.

In the aftermath of the battle, Argus Filch does the only thing he can.

Minerva looks back over a not-so-happy relationship with Albus and comes to some decisions about what she will and won't tolerate. A series of vignettes inspired by a line from James Goldman's "The Lion in Winter": "How, from where we started, did we ever reach this Christmas?"

Dumbledore assigns Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape to teach "sex ed" to Hogwarts's fourth-years. They manage to find a rainbow in the cloud.

Hogwarts student Minerva McGonagall explores some new hobbies with Tom Riddle. They become a lifelong passion. Warnings: Blood play, BDSM

A pair of drabbles, one serious, one humorous, concerning Hogwarts' own King of Pain, Severus Snape.

Years after the final battle, Minerva visits Severus at St. Mungo's. Severus has a birthday request. Warnings: Mention of suicide.

During a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix, Albus angers Minerva, while Severus makes some observations of the local fauna and overhears something he would rather not. Story #3.7 Epithalamium Series. Warning for voyeurism.

After Dumbledore's fall from the tower, Minerva cleans house.

Severus has never had anything of his own. And he wants what others have. A dark, canon-divergent tale of desire, jealousy, and the degrees to which a damaged man will go to keep what he has. Warnings: non-explicit abuse, non-cannonical character death.

If war is hell, Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall are in the Ninth Circle. During Snape's awful year as Headmaster, he and Professor McGonagall draw closer as they are forced into a desperate arrangement. Story #4 in the Epithalamium Series (REWRITTEN 2020) Warning for non-con.

As the war intensifies, tensions grow between Albus and Minerva. A surprising encounter at the Yule Ball leads Minerva to ponder the nature of their relationship. Story #3.5 in the Epithalamium Series. Warning for dub-con.

Minerva awakens in St Mungo's after the Stunner attack to find she has an unusual visitor. Story #3.8 in the Epithalamium Series. Warning for excessive fluff.

How do Albus and Minerva celebrate the end of term? And just how did she become Head of Gryffindor as well as Deputy Headmistress? In this short story, she finds that some rituals are both pleasant and unpleasant. A little fluff, a little lemon, and a little angst. Story #3.6 in the Epithalamium Series

(Formerly titled: "Another Part of the Castle"). Harry has a terrifying dream, which leads to a startling discovery. AD/MM, with appearances by Harry, Hermione, and Ron.