Pigwidgeon [Contact]
Real name: April
Member Since: 11/13/2004
Membership Status: Member

I write for a weekly newspaper, I'm in my 30s and from Ohio.
 
Stories by Pigwidgeon
Very loosely based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Ron asks Fred and George for their help in a plot against Hermione, who has questioned his faithfulness. However, these two "cupids" seem to hit everything except their intended target.
This was a write-off challenge entry for a contest at the Harry Potter Lexicon Fanfic Forum site.

Rated: C
Categories: Fluff
Characters: Albus Dumbledore
Genres: Humor
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 2
Wordcount: 7405 - Hits: 2031
Complete?: Yes - Published: 12/02/2004 - Last Updated: 12/05/2004
Based heavily on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," with Arthur Weasley as Macbeth.

Rated: S
Categories: Angst
Characters:
Genres: Drama
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 10
Wordcount: 928 - Hits: 7832
Complete?: Yes - Published: 11/14/2004 - Last Updated: 11/22/2004
Albus Dumbledore and Tom Riddle play a game of chess -- but is there more at stake than a checkmate?

Rated: S
Categories: Drama
Characters: Albus Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort/Tom Riddle
Genres: Drama
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 4517 - Hits: 879
Complete?: Yes - Published: 11/25/2004 - Last Updated: 11/28/2004
retired featured story A young Remus Lupin only wants to play. Unfortunately, his desire to go outside to see the moon and stars leads to his unfortunate encounter with his destiny.

Rated: S
Categories: Wolfsbane
Characters: Original Character, Remus Lupin
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 4617 - Hits: 466
Complete?: Yes - Published: 09/30/2008 - Last Updated: 09/30/2008
...and joined a tenpin bowling league instead. This crazy ficlet is the result of a writing contest and an insane, persistent plot bunny.

Rated: C
Categories: Fluff
Characters: Lord Voldemort/Tom Riddle
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 3305 - Hits: 1210
Complete?: Yes - Published: 08/02/2005 - Last Updated: 08/03/2005
An ailing Remus Lupin is kidnapped by Severus Snape, who just finished a twenty-year sentence in Azkaban. Snape wants something from Lupin -- but what? Will Lupin be able to figure it out before it's too late?

Rated: B
Categories: Wolfsbane
Characters: Original Character, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: Character Death

Series: None
Chapters: 3
Wordcount: 14198 - Hits: 2701
Complete?: Yes - Published: 09/30/2008 - Last Updated: 09/30/2008
Gelasia Riddle is preparing to surprise her husband with an early Christmas gift: the news that he is about to be a father. But how will he react if he ever finds out that she is a witch? This was a contest entry at the Harry Potter Lexicon FanFic Forum.

Rated: S
Categories: Drama
Characters:
Genres: Drama
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 3386 - Hits: 517
Complete?: Yes - Published: 01/09/2005 - Last Updated: 01/11/2005
*Very* alternate universe. Harry Potter crosses with Neil Simon, with a little Noel Coward thrown in for good measure. Dumbledore has sent six invitations for dinner -- but why? Inspired by Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party."

Rated: S
Categories: Fluff
Characters: None
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 6110 - Hits: 957
Complete?: Yes - Published: 06/19/2005 - Last Updated: 06/19/2005
AU for PoA. When Arthur Weasley uses an amulet given to him while he is in Egypt, he gets more than he bargained for.

Rated: S
Categories: Drama
Characters: Bill Weasley
Genres: Drama
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 4
Wordcount: 735 - Hits: 2175
Complete?: No - Published: 08/14/2006 - Last Updated: 03/21/2007
This retells the events surrounding the Dementor attack at Privet Drive -- from a far more sinister point of view. Also shows Dudley Dursley's worst memory.

Rated: S
Categories: Drama
Characters: Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter
Genres: Drama
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 1097 - Hits: 745
Complete?: Yes - Published: 02/18/2005 - Last Updated: 02/19/2005
Colin Creevey finds out that his co-worker and friend, Orla Quirke, has an unusual problem with having her picture taken.

Rated: C
Categories: Fluff
Characters: Colin Creevey
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 2494 - Hits: 664
Complete?: Yes - Published: 05/02/2006 - Last Updated: 05/06/2006
Newt Scamander welcomes a new apprentice -- Lavender Brown

Rated: C
Categories: Fluff
Characters: Lavender Brown, Newt Scamander
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 2023 - Hits: 729
Complete?: Yes - Published: 03/15/2006 - Last Updated: 03/16/2006