Thorin had never intended to take a wife or have children of his own, but hidden danger within Erebor means he must produce heirs to remain King under the Mountain - to do so he must first find a Queen! And candidates are in no short supply! ThorinxOC

"The third age is now at an end, and in its place I shall bring the wings and fires to herald a new era: the Age of Dragons!" Gandalf seeks the help of an unlikely ally to fight the evil of Sauron: Smaug. With Kathryn, a Seer, he shall go on a journey that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth forever. The fires have ignited, the ashes have scattered, but the inferno still rages.

She could feel his heat radiating from his chest, on to her back as he hovered over her. Determined to show no fear in the face of his dominance, she adjusted her shaky limbs as his claws came around either side of her body "Little lamb, your fear smells sweet" A cloud of smoke circled her neck and she looked over her shoulder at his ardent face as he spoke. "You should be afraid"

"After Darkness, Light." A chance meeting ten years after the war may not be just a coincidence, and may prove to have very far-reaching consequences. A story of many things, but primarily of healing. SS/HG; rated M for later chapters. Complete.

Waiting for death, Hermione meets an old friend she never knew.