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Hermione can't sleep, and decides to take a walk. She runs into someone who understands. Set about 8 years post-Hogwarts. Inner pain! Character death! World War III! Alcoholism!

“I do believe in Magic,” he said slowly. “And fairy tales are in fact the real stories of someone’s pain dressed up as moralistic bedtime stories for little children.” He turned to look at her, his green eyes glowing in the dim light. “Happy ever after, however, does not exist.” He paused and sighed. “At least, not for me.”

Angst, brooding, sarcasm, Shakespeare, shameless Harry/Draco.... the stuff of LIFE.

When Buffy Summers, the Vampire Slayer, goes online in search of a job, little does she expect to get chatting to a certain black-haired, green-eyed, lightening-shape-scarred young wizard, whom we all know and love. What will happen? Where did he get the computer? Will they meet? What will they do? Will they tell all about their dark pasts?

Now that he has turned sixteen, Draco Malfoy must choose between becoming one of the strongest Dark Lords the world has ever seen, or falling in love.

HG/DM/HP love triangle. Hermione sets out to seduce Draco and asks Harry for help. Harry reluctantly agrees and the sparks fly!

Hermione and Ron are dating but something will cause them to break up and loose contact. What will happen if they see each other again a few years later?

Seven years on from leaving school and Hermione finds herself back at Hogwarts teaching. Many things have changed during this period, yet the Potions Master has lost none of his cutting sarcasm, nor his ability to reduce Hermione to a blushing wreck. Yet when a powerful new potion she has been working on is stolen by unknown forces, she finds herself reluctantly relying on Snape for help. Are first impressions always correct, or are there more motivations behind this proud man's behaviour than mere malice? And what on earth are Neville and Draco up to?

Just after HBP. Hermione gets captured by Death Eaters. Her saviour? A certain blonde Slytherin, her enemy, Draco Malfoy. Will friendship and bravery be enough to complete their journey and defeat Voldemort? Hermione/Draco AU after HBP (although a lot of themes from DH will play a part in this story).

Tonks has built her own life from the ground up, without one face to call her own or the safety net of an extended family to rely on. Curiosity, however, has always been her besetting sin, and when she tries to seek out answers about the relatives her mother has been estranged from for years, she finds rather more than she expected. Tonks/Snape.

In the war-torn world after Hogwarts, one man has no knowledge of his yesterdays. (Harry/Draco slash)

A late night adventure in a storm darkened castle leads to interesting consequences. (Draco/Ginny, mention of Ron/Hermione.)

AU fic. What would have happened if the Dursleys had been abusive rather than merely neglectful towards Harry? What would be different? A lot actually. For one, Sirius isn't imprisoned in Azkaban quite so long. And Harry doesn't attend Hogwarts. Or at least, he doesn't attend as a human... Not to mention many other complications for Harry's years at Hogwarts. Or should I say Scruffy's? Rated for abuse themes. Slash, but not for a LONG time. Not connected to my other series.

AU end of sixth year fic: Harry finally confronts Voldemort and his Death Eaters alone and triumphs in a bloodbath. But he is betrayed by those he saves. He takes the ultimate revenge. A slightly different take on Betrayed!Vengeful!Harry.

Harry and Ginny did have a little time for talking after they kissed in front of everyone in the common room and left through the portrait hole, but Quidditch wasn't what they discussed. They did other things, too. *Hem hem!* (A post-kiss "missing scene" from HBP.)

After Cedric's death, Cho Chang is a mess emotionally. This little diary of hers shows what is going on in her head. Starting from the end of July, we see what she thinks of Harry, Cedric, Quidditch.....

Vernon Dursley's other sister, Julia, and her daughter, Melody, are coming to Surrey from America. Melody is sixteen and a somewhat goth. She befriends Harry when she has to live at 4 Privet Drive for a couple of weeks. What will happen.

As they ride the Hogwarts train back to school during their sixth year, Harry and Hermione finally confront their feelings when an unexpected lurch sends them flying and...

Before Harry's 5th year at Hogwarts, the Dursleys hit a bump in the road along their journey of blind hatred toward all things magical. One of them discovers that their muggleness may not be so Muggle after all. Could there be magic hiding amongst this trio? If so, how can the Dursleys and Harry cope with this revelation?

Lily Evans has the world's most enormous crush on James Potter, who obstinately refuses to notice her. She comes to the conclusion that bad girls have all the fun, and with a little help from her friends, tries to lose her 'goodie-goodie' image. Join Lily, the Marauders, a large helping of green jelly and, of course, the Bad Girls on a seventies romp through Hogwarts. I apologise for the word ‘romp’.

"You have lost the right to practice magic. Hand over your wand." So begins Ginny Weasley's entrance into the muggle world. What will she do now that she cannot pratice magic? How will Harry Potter figure into all of this?

While under the guise of a Polyjuice-type potion, Harry must make Draco fall in love with him in order to procure invaluable information about Voldemort's plans. Neither of them could have dreamed of the consequences when this beautiful illusion is shattered... (HPDM Slash featuring Disguised!Harry, Betrayed!Draco and the boys' realisation that some things are worth sacrificing yourself for).

It isn't easy to get to close to Severus Snape. It's not impossible; after all, sometimes one simply falls into unusual friendships. The problem is, there is frequently an obstacle in the way. More often than not, that obstacle is Severus Snape.

When Camelot fell, Merlin took Excalibur and hid it within his keep, a realm not entirely within this world. He entrusted an order of Knights to guard it until a new king could retrieve it and rebuild Camelot anew. But if evil got ahold of Excalibur, darkness would reign for near eternity. Harry gets caught up in the prophecy and needs the help of Ron, Hermione, and a few friends to prevent evil from getting the sword. The ancient order of knights sends help in the form of a new student and unlikely hero. Bill Weasley is the DADA and falls in love with someone unexpected and Draco Malfoy becomes even more dangerous. Slash impending. Harry/OC, Bill/OC, Ron/Hermione.

A werewolf's eyes are such a strange color. It's what I love about them though. What he sees... and what I see... are two very different things. (Ron/Remus) [Yes, Ron/Remus... weird, I know, but it works.]

It is their sixth year at Hogwarts, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione have grown up. Ron and Hermione are dating, but Harry is secretly in love with Hermione. Will Ron's attitude towards sex and intimacy drive Hermione into Harry's arms and end their friendship? Or will they be able to resolve the conflict like the adults they have become?

Harry has no reason to like or trust Draco Malfoy. The fact that Malfoy has already died once shouldn't change that.

Harry is back at school - finally. After another horrible summer at the Dursleys, he's at Hogwarts again, but - what's this? The Dementors have broken out of Azkaban, Fudge is still not giving the absolute truth to the people, and do I sense a little romance between Ron and Hermione? Suprises inside!

“In the space of a few minutes he had gone from the belle of the ball to the transvestite behind the tree.” Draco Malfoy has convinced the entire world that he hates Harry Potter. Everyone, that is, besides himself. As Draco pines and obsesses, Harry remains completely oblivious to Draco’s plight. When Hogwarts holds its first-ever Masquerade Ball, Draco concocts a plan to seduce the love of his life: By turning into someone else. Black market Polyjuice Potions, enchanted mood rings, and unrequited love all come together in this re-telling of the popular fairytale. Harry Potter slash style, of course.

SEQUEL to Nine Days Till Christmas. Harry’s life has been going swimmingly… sort of. But the approach of a certain holiday has a way of muddling things up. (H/D)

Fred promised to marry Kira but had to leave to take care of something he couldn't talk about. A month, George came and told her Fred had been killed. Left pregnant, Kira tries to keep her pregnancy secret from her abusive father. When George finds out, he is determined to do the right thing. But neither knows that a psychotic stalker has fixated on Kira.

It was full moon when the Dark Lord sealed a part of his soul within a magical amulet, and then broke it in half. One half was left to the faithful werewolves to guard. The other half was tossed into the impenetrable depths of time where no one but him could get it. When the first half has been found, the Order of the Phoenix selects Hermione Granger to go back into the past to search for the missing piece. What is waiting for her is a brutal task that will test her beyond her limits, and an undying love that extends beyond the boundaries of time. RL/HG, Post-HBP No werewolves were harmed in the making of this story.

Five years after the trio graduate from Hogwarts, the war against Voldemort is still raging. It has become impossible to tell who is on which side anymore. Time is always of the essence. When time is changed, manipulated, are things always the same? Who is the master and who is the servant? Who is the teacher and who is the student?

Lucius Malfoy uses his will to extract revenge on his son for not becoming a Death Eater. Draco is in for the surprise of his life! D/G

As Draco battles with the uncertainity of his future, Harry battles with a darkness that has settled over his heart. A fifth year tale that explores the feelings and emotions that can not be explained; and sometimes, you can be more wrong about people than you ever thought possible. Harry/Draco

This is a story of tears, realization, the face of death and those three words that resound throughout the ages, causing nothing but harm; except in the heart. But what if that heart was all that mattered? Harry and Draco delve into their minds, hearts and souls to find the answers when one day emerald fire destroys their lives, leaving behind nothing but shattered grass and a circle of dead grass

Abused at home the summer after OotP, Harry snaps. Tired of life on the run, Harry decides to hide in plain sight and learns the truth about the Prophecy. Features Dark!Aristocrat!Harry, Manipulative!Dumbledore, and HarryMany

Ten years after their steamy romance, ten years of complicated, messy lives, two men find themselves at loose ends... and together again. ````I wondered why so many have teenage love affairs end in marriage. So I wrote this story of two who went their separate ways, then met up again, ten years later. What would it be like? Ron/Draco

The final battle with Voldemort is upon us. Harry and the wizarding world are forced to stand up to this terror...but help always finds those in need. Good smutty fun with plot: hard core epic. HP/GW HG/VK HG/RW SS/?? and more.

The REAL stories of the Marauders at Hogwarts are yet untold. Here they will be revealed!

Voldemort's powers are growing. To the world, Harry Potter was destroyed at the dark wizard's Azkaban fortress. With hope apparently gone, who will come forth to save the world from Voldemort's grasp?

From the last summer solstice of their disappearing world, to the plains of Scotland, the four founders of Hogwarts fight to save their traditions and life.

Sequel for “Don’t Forget Paris.” Harry has something important on his mind as he and Hermione spend two more memorable days in Paris, and Ron gets more than he bargained for when he falls for a local girl.

One Halloween at Hogwarts, the students participate in a fancy dress ball, staff vs students Quidditch, and a secret after-party party, where a drunken game of Truth or Dare reveals a hidden desire between two of the most infamous students...````Featuring: a stereotypical Hermione, a party-animal Ron, a bored Harry, and a sexy sneering Draco!

COMPLETE. What is it about Scarlett that sparks a phenomenon unlike any Hogwarts has ever seen? What is it about her candid newsletter that has the boys writing her avid fan mail? What is it about this woman that has the girls seething with jealousy? What is it about her that sends the teachers to the end of their last nerve? And why in the world has she fallen in love with Gregory Goyle? Is there more to her than meets the eye? Find out in "The Scarlett Letter"! Based on true events.

Five years into his imprisonment, Sirius finds an article with a picture of his godson. He escapes Azkaban, determined to see Harry at all costs. But when he finds the six and a half year old child neglected and abused, he makes a decision that traps him under more troubles than ever before.

Hugo Weasley and Lucia Malfoy know exactly what to expect from their first year at Hogwarts. From the moment the Sorting Hat turns their worlds upside down, however, the two first years face a series of challenges and misadventures that draw them into an unlikely partnership. When an unknown stalker begins to target Muggle-born students - including their friends - Hugo and Lucia know they must try to unravel the mystery before the Muggle-baiter's attacks turn deadly. Friendship, mystery, and a look into the two least-known houses of Hogwarts.

A romance during Harry's sixth year. During the Christmas Holidays Harry gives Hermione a special gift which turns out to be a lot more than either he or Hermione ever bargained for. ``H/Hr

In a battle between head and heart, which will emerge as victor?

In the summer after their most memorable year to date, none of them know what to expect. All they know is this: things will never be the same. Especially after Hermione does something completely unexpected, the Weasleys finally get what they wanted, and Harry makes a couple of interesting discoveries. And what do you get when you have four people who are total idiots? R/Hr and H/G at their best!

This is my first fanfic, based on an original idea of JK Rowling's. When she posted that "I don't think his history will ever make it into the books." I decided I'd have a go at telling the story myself. This fic is set alongside Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, this year Harry's fellow Gryffindor Dean Thomas discovers that everything he knows about his family is wrong...

Hermione's at the Institute for Furthering Thaumaturgical Study, Harry has a real job, Ron's trying not to get one, and Viktor just wants to find an intelligent woman in professional Quidditch.

Picks up right where OoTP leaves off. Harry is released from the Dursleys early and spends the summer with the Weasleys, and goes back to Hogwarts with strange new feelings for Ginny. He is visted by a mysterious Shadow who teaches him about the Power Within...Love. Ron is experiencing some odd side effects from the brains, and Malfoy is curiously quiet.

Harry learns that he is a wizard long before anyone intended. Without anyone teaching him, he does not know what should be impossible. He breaks the rules of magic with help from his bushy-haired friend. AU from age 7 through 7th year. Eventual Harry/Ginny/Luna soul bond, and a sibling bond with Hermione.

A sweet and fluffy ficlet about Harry, Hermione and their newborn baby.

Set ten years after Hogwarts, two enemies meet again.``Harry is a star quidditch player,``Draco is an... Unspeakable``Hermione and Ron are married.

Lord of the Rings/Harry Potter: The world is changed. Much that once was has been forgotten through the passage of time, some things good, some bad. Not, however, forgotten by all. In the growing darkness, a weapon from time immemorial is rediscovered, and only those from the distant past can provide the aid needed in destroying the weapon before the world is swallowed by shadow.

He's loved her since he first saw her but he can't tell her. But what happens when he saves her life . . . more than once? Will she change her mind about him?

SEQUEL TO THE MAGIC OF A BOOK. Hermione has her book, Blaise has his Hermione, Seamus has girls to flirt with and Ginny has Lavender to gossip with. But all of them thrown together, what will the consequences be? HG/Male!Blaise PRE HBP-FANON BLAISE

Things seem more complicated than they are when Harry and Draco serve detention class together.

Twenty-six year old Ginny Weasley has a normal life, a good job, comfortable living, and a steady boyfriend. Her brother's archenemy, twenty-seven year old Draco Malfoy, is the complete opposite. He enjoys backpacking around the world, penthouses, and an exciting cocktail of sex, drugs, and a forbidden marriage. ````Both of them have only one thing in common: Spellbound. ````Ginny's bankrupt employer and Draco's only avenue to winning back his family's inheritance. ````Things can't get worse...or can they? To Ginny's dismay, Draco blackmails her into a huge publicity scam: traveling around the Outback. ````Mosquitoes, small tents and survival; Australian-style. ````Bye, bye Normality.

SLASH! PARODY! These raunchy journal entries expose the burning, secret``thoughts and desires of Hogwarts’ sex-crazed students and staff! Warning:``contains excessive references to Harry’s eyes, Draco’s cherry, cold showers,``kinky leather goodies, and a virgin sacrifice for Uncle Voldie!

As the wizarding world mourns their hero, Harry wakes up and finds himself thrust into one of Dumbledore's schemes. Now armed with a new face and a new name, Harry must find his way in a foreign land while burdened by the weight of many secrets and with few friends to help him. Join Harry as he unlocks secrets from his parents' past and journeys to a new school where he encounters untold wonders, giggling girls, and hidden dangers. The war against the Dark rages on, and Voldemort is never idle.

Someone gets a crush on Fred, so he decides to have a bit of fun. But in the end, the joke is on him. A feel-good comedy (the world needs more of them) with some Hermione/Ron and Harry/Ginny shipping. Avoids triteness by poking a bit of fun at song fics and romance fics in general.

In a world where Voldemort was never defeated, only a few things matter: pureblood, money and power. All that Ginny Weasley wanted was to survive her 7 years at Hogwarts, a school where the children of the richest and most powerful wizards dominate over others. Denying her natural instincts, she managed to make it into her 6th year without offending any of the cruel and powerful Slytherins - especially that horrible Draco Malfoy. Until one day, she crosses a line, and her peaceful existence is shattered forever. A story filled with adolescent drama, clash of the classes, angst, jealousy, ridiculous pride and love triangles (and squares).

When Susan Bones went back to Hogwarts for her Fifth Year, she had no idea that she would be drawn into the beginning of the Second War. (Order of the Phoenix from her point of view). Hufflepuff pride.

Draco Malfoy wants Ginny Weasley and is ready to do just about anything to get in bed with her... lots of romance, snogging and lusty love scenes.

No one thought Voldemort would be victorious. No one thought he would have Muggle Labor Camps. No one, especially Draco, thought he would find Hermione there.

The entire story starts in Draco’s 7th year, and Ginny’s 6th. After Draco’s wife dies, he has to rear his child by himself. He puts an add in the Daily Prophet for a nanny, and Ginny answers it. Draco’s hostility towards his child ebbs away any hope of him loving again...Can Ginny rekindle the fire that was once Draco? At least before a series of unfortunate events takes place...

Hogwarts has changed. Severus Snape is Headmaster, Dark Arts is on the curriculum, and the shadow of Voldemort’s reign of terror hangs heavily over the remaining students. Faced with a choice between hope and despair, three students determine to fight back against the new regime. Neville, Ginny and Luna rally the remainder of Dumbledore’s Army and form a resistance movement. But the stakes are high and they must fight not only the administration but their own demons as they struggle to survive in a cruel new Hogwarts. This is ‘Deathly Hallows’ from the perspective of those Harry left behind, who never lost their faith that one day he would return, and prepared to fight alongside him for the very future of their world. COMPLETE

Harry lives only to fulfill the demands of the Prophecy. When a vague companion prophecy makes it clear that death may come sooner than he thought, he is content to oblige. Rated for violence and suicide themes. Post-Hogwarts, Non HPB/DH compliant. Complete

Severus is extremely fertile -- like he and Lucius are about to notice, what with the ten kids already running around in the Manor. However, he is also especially unfitted for pregnancy. Therefore, things do not come easy for him as he is pregnant, again... A sequel to the Happy Holidays series.

In the summer after Ginny's fifth year, Harry comes to visit the Burrow, and chemistry emerges. Everything is perfect (despite a disgruntled Ron). That is, until Draco shows up on their doorstep (and Ginny is the only one who knows he is there), telling the story of how he fled from his own home because his father is planning to become the next Dark Lord. Harry, Draco and Ginny come to realize that they may have a bond stronger than any Hogwarts rivalry.... Mostly H/G and D/G, but there's also R/Hr, D/Hr, D/OC, and a tad of H/OC. Beware - jokes, countless ships, fierce snogging, and fluffiness abound. You have been warned.

Exactly four years after Remus gave birth to a stillborn son, he has a startling nightmare. When he and his husband Severus then are told to go to check on Harry, much more gets into light than was supposed. But even though Dumbledore deserves to be yelled at, little Jeremy needs his parents.

After four years away working as an Auror, Harry Potter returns home to both renew friendships and hopefully rekindle his past romance with Ginny Weasley.

Only problem was, after years of noting down their history, especially their family history, the two of them were not exactly what you would call… acquainted.``Their destiny is fixed to end the world. After 500 years of gathering his strength, a Dark Wizard waits to exact revenge on a cruel world. Until now, after centuries of reincarnation he has found his enemy is part of the family. Neither of the lovers know this, in fact they hate each other but the wizard needs the pair together in order for his plan if global domination to work. Features a lot of power, an angsty Ginny and unusual behaviour. D/G

Draco is innocently wandering the corridors when he stumbles on a meeting of an underground Harry Potter fan club, and recruited into it against his will. However, he soon realizes he doesn't mind some aspects of the club...such as spying on Potter.

Set weeks after “From Dreams to Reality”, Hermione’s newest sequence of Clairvoyant Dreams turn her world upside-down once more. With new sleeping arrangements and a complicated, changing relationship with Draco, Hermione fights to pass her upcoming NEWTs and sort out Harry’s new advances while still running her busy life. And over time, she is, along with Harry, Ron, Draco and a few others, faced with the hardest challenge she has ever faced: Fighting against Voldemort … in her Dreams! (D/Hr & a tiny bit of H/Hr – Impossible to resist!)

What would have happened if Harry's parents killed Voldemort on that night? Would Harry have grown up a rich snob like Malfoy? Would he have been more like Ron and his family? What would everyone in general's life have been like? Would they have still been friends with Hermione? All questions shall be answered within. Please R/R!

A ploy by the staff to help overcome the excessive house rivalry goes awry when some potions are mixed up. Strange friendships spring up, messing with Hermione's life as she, Ron and Harry are trying to defend Hogwarts from spies. And exactly why is Draco acting so strangely? A Draco/Hermione friendship-->romance fic with generous helpings of adventure.

A dashing tale staring one famous wiz kid, a small tribe of redheads, an innocent bystander, a complete bastard of a Slytherin, two shifty old blokes, and a sinister evil! In other words, this is exactly why Harry and Snape should never remain in the same building for more than an hour.

As Oliver leaves Hogwarts for his new life, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the one person who understands him, but will he work out how he feels for her before it's too late?

Sometimes what seems so out of reach is just as tangible as your own skin. The Front Door promises to be a romance between Severus Snape and Hermione Granger, two people who seem as different as Black and White, but in the end don't we all discover that there are no blacks or whites, only grays? To add a bit of plot in, Voldemort has been incinerated, yet he's back again because of a gift he received from Severus Snape oh so many years ago, and now it's up to Snape and Hermione to find the counter-potion, Harry Potter is twenty-three and confused about his life path, and Dumbledore's got some things occupying his mind.

Hogwarts is under seige, and even when the battle is won, the problems have not been solved. It will take all of the houses working together to set things right, and that means that Harry and Draco must work together. Appearances by Tom Riddle, Lily and James Potter, and many many more...

It all started with a few amourous glances courtesy of Draco Malfoy. And it continued with a bet initiated by Hermione Granger. Then it just got messy when Blaise Zabini got involved. Romantic quagmires, quandaries, and cliches promised.

Voldemort punishes Draco by sentencing him to 'service' the Death Eaters. Harry catches a glimpse of him when its Voldemort's turn through their connection. Experiencing what the Dark Lord is, Harry begins to unintentionally fall to the surprising and enthralling allure of his arch nemesis.

Marcus was arrogant and hated to be beaten by a girl; during a game of Quidditch he crossed a line that should never be crossed and ended up with more than he bargained for.

Hermione's daughter receives her Hogwarts letter, unknowing of the magical world. Now, Hermione must confess she is a witch. How will her daughter fare at Hogwarts? Will she unearth her mother's secrets? Secrets like who her father is?

Harry has been in Azkaban for years. When he is finally set free, he finds Dumbledore dead, Snape insane, Remus turned into a wolf, and Lucius Malfoy a fugitive innocent of the murder he's blamed for. When Sirius shows up, though, many things are resolved.

Harry ran away from the Dursleys when he was six. Now, ten years later, he's been found. And he's not planning on being anybody's hero.

As a Death Eater, Snape is forced to attack Hermione. This story explores what happens afterwards. Contains non-con and is not a romance.

Ginny Weasley meets the object of her affections for coffee every morning in an Italian caffé down the street from their apartment buildings. A sometimes light-hearted, sometimes angsty look at the frustrations involved with being in love with Harry Potter after the war. Set in a wizarding university town inside of London.

Harry's fifth year may prove to be the most dangerous of all--- and not just for him. An ancient object holds incredible power, and blood becomes more important than ever before. There's a question around every corner, along with memories of the past that some people would rather not be brought up. The new DADA teacher may hold the key to the mystery, but the question is, will she give it?

Ginny is spending another summer in the headquarters of the Order, but she can't wait for her perfect guy to join them, Harry. Sure she said she "gave up" on him, but it was just to see his reaction! But an unexpected visitor comes into the Order, Draco Malfoy. With his mother mad and his father dead they had no where else to put him. And with him he brings a mysterious past and his good looks. But Harry's the only guy for Ginny, right?

(Post-Hogwarts) It's 2007, ten years since the trio left Hogwarts. Draco has been assigned to a small town in the USA. His job is to find Harry Potter's only missing friend, Hermione Granger, find out why she didn't return to London after the war, and bring her home ASAP. What happens when he finds her and something more? Will he return her and her secrets? Or will he 'disappear' too?

If Mary-Sue must exist, evil will make the best of it.

Draco's nightmares continue to get worse, and he is the only witness to a lone figure that comes from the Forbidden Forest late each night. Ginny has a secret that is hers alone. Ginny/Draco.

During the summer Harry is transported into an alternate universe where he finds Sirius and his parents are still alive and he is Voldemort's most infamous deatheater. Post-OotP.

HPFD, post GoF. Thanks to a mysterious voice, Fleur Delacour stops Harry Potter from touching the trapped Cup and discovers that the two of them share an ancient and powerful connection.