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When confused with unbecoming thoughts of a man other than your husband, it's the most simple things that get you back on track (a Narcissa centered fic).

She has been named for one of the greatest of the line, but Bellatrix must prove her worth... for to be worthy of one's name is the only way she can prove her dedication to the cause of the Blacks, to the cause of keeping the bloodline pure.

With barely two days remaining before they leave school for good, Remus and Sirius spend a quiet summer evening down by the lake. Written for the R/S FQF Summer Challenge. Prompt: Fireflies

Sometimes a romance is so strong that it destroys itself. The world is safe but Harry can't stay in one place and Ginny knows she can't hold him down. Takes place many years after Hogwarts.

“I’m putting the parchment in my trousers for safe-keeping, and then going for a stroll in the Great Hall. I’m hoping I won’t be stripped in public.” ``“You can’t put my essay in your trousers!”

A little liquid courage goes a long way in derailing Ron's date. Harry falls over a lot and Ron does what any best mate should do: kicks out the girl to help out his best mate. Post Hogwarts.

This is the story of James and Lily's graduation as Head Boy and Girl. James proposes, what does Lily answer?

Inspired by the Halloween Costume discussion on the O&U thread in the SCUSA forum. "It was a night of firsts..... The mystery of what had happened to the Head Boy and Head Girl had been solved..."

“Indifference and neglect often do more damage than outright dislike...” -Albus Dumbledore, OotP. After Harry’s fifth year, he is sent back to the Dursleys, and all is not well. Harry is extremely emotionally unbalanced, and quite depressed. This story tells of the damage done to him through the neglect and indifference shown by the Durselys. Warning: attempted suicide and cutting feature heavily in this story

Harry Potter is insane. The years of the Dark War has taken it's toll on Harry, and with no-one but himself for company, Harry distances himself from the wizarding world, and mourns the deaths of his friends and family. His hatred for Voldemort increased, his insanity growing. But a familiar stranger visits Harry, and soon he finds himself further and further into the wizarding world. Secrets are leaked, and destinies are Fulfilled...

Snape has been pissing many people off lately, especially Sirius. With the help of Lily, James, Peter and Remus they make up a genius plan, which is sure to make Snape loathe them more and teach him a lesson, never to mess with the marauders again. But will all go well?

Draco and Ginny mess up the potion they are working on. Filch is suspicious. Hijinks ensue.

"We're not the sort of thing that's meant to be seen... especially by little girls who are troubled enough by their thoughts at night. We are, all of us, imperfect in a way... we should not be seen or heard. But we are safe here at Hogwarts. At Hogwarts we can do no harm."

"...misery loves company, even in the form of a notorious Slytherin whom miserable Remus could have ripped to shreds." Friendships fray as Severus Snape has a brush with death and returns to the unwitting killer to talk, reassure, corrupt and conform. Comparisons to Lord Voldemort are made.

In which Draco is clever, Harry gets mad, and death-eaters chase poor Sirius.

Draco has waited his WHOLE life for someone he might actually fall in love with to come along. She has shown up in the beginning of his 6th year. The only problem is Harry is falling for her, too..Harry's and Draco's future is left in this one girl's hands.. who will she choose? A story of love, drama, and suspense.``H/D slash

There are journeys in life that begin with a bound into the dark. This is one of them. When Hermione is asked to join the staff at Hogwarts, she does so under the notion that Severus will be there with her. She's grown to admire having a debate partner, and one that challenges her to think. But when she begins her job, he's not there! That sets off into motion the longest chase in history, but will that chase turn into a love chase?

A G/D fic in which Ginny thinks about her past relationship with Draco, her current relationship with him, and where it could be heading next.

“Fear of heights,” he says after many minutes of odd silence. Turning to his left, he leans on the blond’s shoulder for support and swings his leg down from his perch. “Is only a form of self-doubt.” He brushes himself off with one hand; for some reason, it is a moment before he removes his hand from the other boy’s shoulder. But the blond does not care. “You can’t trust yourself not to jump.” H/D

The absence of life. The flights of death in Draco's life and the lies that shape it. A hand brushing against lace socks. A heel piercing a wing. A fall.

Ron Weasley finds strength in memory of his childhood conversations with a magical chess piece.

And maybe he is right for once. Like any good Slytherin, he knows the winning side, the quick slide-step of changing positions and the calculated eye for potential. You’re too soft, a pimpled Slytherin prefect tells him, leering from a few feet above... On kissing Florence behind the greenhouse, future Death Eaters, and Slytherin pyschology.

Or, "The Extremely Satisfying Deaths of 'Professor' Umbridge". See three short stories of everyone's most hated teacher being eaten, fried, baked, shot, and blown to smithereens!

Lucius Malfoy is finding the task of killing Harry Potter very annoying. Also, he is surrounded by morons. Poor, poor Lucius.

Minerva McGonagall and Albus Dumbledore each have a stylish new set of robes. Could it be that they are both trying to attract the attention of someone special?

Hermione was always a good girl, a smart girl, but sometimes even smart girls are a bit...silly sometimes. But when someone as strong as Hermione is silly, someone will get hurt. (SS/HG)

Ever wonder how Lily, James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter Pettigrew acted at school?

His owl is a nutter, his potions teacher wears plaid socks, and someone left a mysterious nappy somewhere in the dorm. Ergghhhlack. But still, add some prank pulling, good friends, and mysterious poking people, and school might not be as bad as it seems.

As far as I can tell, the main problem with growing up in a cupboard is that it gets you used to living in a cage. - Harry's POV. One-shot.

Draco's thoughts as he watches Ginny expresses her feelings over what had happened between them through a song.

When a Death Eater joins the Order, old prejudices must be cast aside. In a time when it is dangerous to trust anyone, Ginny Weasley's fate is intertwined with that of two Slytherins as the final battle against Voldemort draws near.

How does one love? Unconditionally, with their every being, purely? In a small country in a far-away village, two friends rediscover their relationship and learn what love can mean to them. My response to the Seasons and Senses Challenge on livejournal.

On the longest day of the year, Hermione meets Remus Lupin in a pub. They are both suffering from melancholic midsummer madness. During the days that follow, things begin to happen.

Harry lives and he breathes and they love him for it. And Draco can't be far behind.

They knew, but said nothing, and watched as the girl painted a story of three children, two boys and a girl, and years of friendship, adventure, and loving sacrifice committed on the altar of life. Trio fic.

I don't know what this is about, read it, cos I'm pretty. Starts after OotP. Harry becomes emo (i.e an angsty whiner). Philosophies change.

The Marauders and Company get their hands on some muggle board games. Hilarity ensues.

Ron and Hermione always fight, but this time their fight doesn't end in the usual way. Thankfully, Ron gets some unexpected advice and a chance to start again.

James and Sirius are Aurors... Voldemort is stronger than ever... Remus is being lured into something... Lily is sensing something dangerous will happen and has a mystery of her own to discover... Moody plays a key role in this story about death, mystery and action.

What goes on when Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Cho and Draco enter the Big Brother game show? Who will be voted out first, and what is this strange fascination with armpits?

When Harry realizes that Hermione and Ron may not be fated for one another, he does his best to make Ron realize what he's missing. In the process, Harry makes some realizations of his own.

The larder has been looted, the milk is missing, the greenhouse glass is broken... Meanwhile Dumbledore finds and loses important documents, Hermione receives a gift and Crookshanks makes new friends. A small TSE/JKR crossover with world's most famous half-Kneazle in the leading role.

While Professor Snape and McGonagall await the Dursleys and the Malfoys to arrive, they learn strange things about each other and mull over grief and the future. Sequel to Let it Pour

Remus Lupin and a dinner of roast beef successfully conspire to get under Snape's skin. Snape finally throws both caution and one of the oldest rules in the books to the winds and gets an answer to his question. (Snape/Snape, Snape/Remus)

Severus Snape doesn't like Lily Evans one little bit. Really. Not at all.

Lavender is swept up into a whirlwind of mystery, adventure and romance as she begins her seventh year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She will make both friends and foes, unravel secrets, save lives, and fall in love... (L/who? Read to find out!)

Millicent/Fleur-the proverbial Beauty and the Beast. In which imitation is not always the sincerest form of flattery.

A pained Potions professor is portrayed in a quiet moment, bearing the weight of a difficult life. One shot/song fic. Very short and bittersweet. No ships or fluff, simply Snape.

Sibyl is demanding to be different but falling in love with Harry Potter is what every witch does, don't they? Being Different could also mean being the same.

...she sits, alone, strayed away from the herd...she wants to cry and tell someone that it wasn't fair, but complaining during these times would be selfish, and selfish is something she does not want to be....Post-HBP, Ginny sits, reflecting...

A Remus/Harry wartime fic, written for the Confession challenge on the wishforthemoon HP/RL community challenge. In the midst of war, Harry decides to tell Remus something before it's too late.

He was running from his father. She was running from a friend. A cruel twist of fate found her in his home. Now they must learn to deal with each other. Megan hated Draco, and he hated her, but somehow, they must learn to deal with each other, find out each other's secrets, and maybe, just maybe, they can break free from their troubled minds.

The war is over and Harry contemplates what to do with his life when a letter arrives from a certain someone...

In his early twenties at the break of the nineteenth century, Harry goes to bohemian Montmartre on a search for love, a many-splendored thing. There he meets Courtesan Draco, The Duke Severus and Lucius Zidler. No sad endings, only bohemian love. HP/DM. Slash.

"It was complicated. There was no telling how it started, really. It just was."``SS/HG.

He would always remember ringing the doorbell and knowing that James would be grinning when he swung open the door.... A fic about the problem with Remus Lupin. (Rated for mild language.)

Dean Thomas had always been able to see the future. He never did anything about these visions, however. Until the day he foresaw that Harry Potter was going to die.

There are seven Deadly Sins. Each one drives the sinner into evil and destruction, of themselves and of others. The Death Eaters are all guilty of Sins. Some are most guilty of one in particular, and this is what led them into the life they chose. Lust, Pride, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Gluttony, Envy....The downfalls of the Death Eaters.

The thin white fabric covers her face, turning her into a dream.

"He is the cause of my writing. His grey eyes bore into me like no other's had. He had left his mark on me forever. Draco was the most handsome man I had ever met. I hated that he knew it." This is a story about how Draco and Ginny came to love one another.

Remus Lupin faces his first transformation after the death of Sirius Black. Snape brings him the Wolfsbane Potion, but something seems to be amiss.

This has definitely been done enough, but this is my version of how WPP found out about M. Or maybe one of my versions is more correct...

“I’m such a wimp. It’s been two years, and I still can’t come here without starting to cry.” He wiped off his face again, and then looked down on the ground. “But I just miss you so damn much.” Oneshot.

Harry has many lessons to teach, and to learn. His student will teach more of life, than an entire lifetime.

Cho goes on a trip to "visit her parents" - and Harry discovers she has really been in Hogsmeade, with quite a few other men! (Songfic)

A new prisoner of Azkaban...a comatose person to the rescue...very dark beginning...

Songfic to Bowling for Soup's "She's Got a Boyfriend Now". The object of Harry's affection is dating Viktor Krum. But all is not well in Boyfriend-land. Will she open up and allow Harry to help, or will she continue to be sucked into the whirlpool that is Viktor Krum?

'Snow crunched beneath their boots, sharp and clear as crushed glass. Draco's breath shivered in little puffs in front of him, like one of Potter's Muggle cigarettes--but his hands felt uncomfortably hot and sweaty in his thick dragon-hide gloves.' Harry/Draco slash. A little interlude in winter-time.

Taking place in the trio's 7th, and last year, Harry finally realizes how important a certain girl is to him, but someone else has gotten to her first... On top of it all ... a deadly virus finds itself inside the person Harry feels he loves... What will happen? (H/G)

Hermione contemplates her loss when she voyages out onto a river alone. D/Hr songfic.

What happens when Draco Malfoy returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year and discovers he's been going on about the Harry Potter situation the entirely WRONG way? And what exactly are those vampires in Asia planning? Find out in this epic tale of hatred extinguished, friendships formed, love found and dastardly deeds.

A look at the thoughts of a troubled young Gryffindor.

AU Fic; Severus Snape isn't as horrible as he appears. When Harry Potter walks in for a wrongfully given detention and finds Snape playing the Nintendo game Narc, his relationship with his Potions master changes...

(Post-Hogwarts) Harry starts dating Gabrielle Delacour and everything is good, for about a day. Then things don't work so well. Sonfic to Puddle of Mudd's "She Hates Me"

Harry lies in a fallen graveyard, about to be killed by Voldemort. Happiness, sadness, longing and family all come together in this tale of a traitor. R/Hr G/H L/N

Two days after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Ginny Weasley sits at the banks of the Great Lake, remembering a game she once played with Ron, and contemplating who she is, what she was, and her decision to reclaim her innocence.

As Hermione continues her stand on House-Elf rights, something very surprising happens that sends her emotions spiraling in a direction she didn't even know existed, starting with a question and ending with flowy blue dress robes.

Harry returns to the Dursleys' for the last time. He sets off in search of the four remaining Horcruxes and faces the Dark Lord in one final showdown. Romance runs thick, as the war can not stop happiness from trudging on. Expect some fighting and some loving to keep you entertained as this Book Seven mock-up takes flight.

James is going to ask Lily to marry him, and has it all planned, but even the best-laid plans can go wrong!

Being a painting isn't as bad as Neville had feared. Harry/Neville, Post-Hogwarts

Remus finds the card near the bottom of Severus' bedside chest.

The trio are stuck in the hospital wing following the mayham in the Ministry of Magic. Hermione is sick of it, Ron's enjoying the break and Harry can't make up his mind. Add a visit from Ginny who is eager to improve the bedside manner of her brother, and it's certain that love doctor Ginny will succeed! R/Hr implied G/H

"Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief, The doves of Noah ne'er had roost Nor found an olive-leaf." ~Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero), Epistles (IV, 5)

“You are a burning man, Remus,” you say, leaning back on the couch, holding one mug of coffee.

A strange woman comes to teach DADA. As Snape's former student, things aren't that great between them. But when Snape gets ton know her more they might be more alike than he thought...

Harry ponders Bill and life on a summer day in Greece.

Ron and Hermione think they're alone in the Gryffindor Common Room. They are not.````Written for the Checkmated New Year's Kiss Challenge.

Rita Skeeter enjoys writing about Harry. Now that Hermione is letting her write again, she decided to do a huge piece on him.

Sequel to 1978. James, Sirius, and Remus, through a complete fluke, wind up in the future, right in time to visit Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Someone is ill, someone dies, someone's romance continued and all but one Marauder knows what will happen. (H/H, RL/PE)

Twenty four hours after her marriage to Ron, Hermione questions the way her decisions influenced her life, and the effect of her actions on the lives of the two people she loves most.

It's about Lily and James. How and why did they die? Do you know the REAL Lily? What did actually happen the night that night they got killed, and what happened before?

Draco realizes that Harry will need a ‘hero’, someone to lean on, while he recuperates from the war. (Songfic)

Ginny stumbles upon Harry as he reflects on the events of his fifth year at Hogwarts... and sparks fly....

When Ron loses in job in the Department of Magical Games and Sports after``injuring the star Seeker of the Montrose Magpies, he takes up a job as coach of the London``Leprechauns, the worst team in the United Kindom Junior Quidditch League. Can he unite the``ragged group of players and teach them the true meaning of the greatest sport in wizardly``history? Will they win the championship? And will Ron be able to concentrate on his team``when his Hogwarts sweetheart is engaged to his rival team's head coach?

Blaise sits alone in the Slytherin Commonroom, and suspects Draco is seeing someone else...

Sequel and conclusion to Kept Intact and The Last Words. Both Harry and Draco have secrets to keep...

Ghost!Sirius decides to pay a little nighttime visit to his godson so he can deliver some very crucial information ... or, at least, what he thinks is vital, that is....

“I feel that if I try to go back I’m not going to be able to survive being invisible.” No one said that a life in hiding would be easy. Hermione Granger, of all people, should know that. After being in hiding for three months, Hermione gets a surprise visit, and gets entranced by the sweet melody he plays. HG/SS Rated R for possible later content.

As Snape and Sirius are coming to an understanding with one and another, even forming a friendship, Snape's old mistakes come back to haunt them. What happens to a man who has lost almost everything only to lose another friend? Vengeance must be taken when everything else has been drained away.

Takes place approximately one year after "Born Under A Bad Sign", but reading "BUaBS" is not necessary. The threat of Voldemort is inescapable, and his presence takes its toll on everyone. Follow the lives of Draco Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, and Lord Voldemort himself as the Dark Lord's shadow spreads itself again over the magical people of Great Britain. Will he seize ultimate power, or will fortune prevail once more? THIS CHAPTER: Prologue; opening scenes.