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The very banality of something can make its deviations all the more special.

She should be laughing at him. "Severus, such sentimentality is reserved for us emotional Gryffindors. You know that." Yes, Lily should be laughing at him. Yet, he was here, standing over where her life should never have taken her.

History has a habit of repeating itself.

Sirius Black's fiancée was killed the night of his trial, leaving his two kids alone. They are taken to their Aunt Mildred's house, where they are treated like slaves. The youngest, Emily is forced to live alone after her brother is sent away. Her aunt forbids her to go to Hogwarts or any other place that has to do with magic.````Now she is 13 and her only goal is to get to Hogwarts. She manages to escape and the world becomes her candy store.

Blaise Zabini is the average girl. Few problems here and there. No big deal. Only thing, she decided to keep a diary. She's... thoughtful... to say the least.

Petunia Dursley and Harry Potter have never spoken about his mother, Lily, but the finding of something from the past forces her to finally talk as well as reveal something that not even Harry could have imagined.

Harry Potter was never seen without this mirror. No one even dared to ask why he always had it with him. No one even tried to touch it. Not even Hermione, Ron or Professor Dumbledore dared to ask Harry to keep this mirror in a safe place. No, Harry liked this particular mirror to be with him at all times. He always placed it inside his robes, near his chest, to make sure that it was with him and safe.

It's all just too much for Harry...

Groceries, Malfoy Style. Out ingredient shopping on a miserable Sunday, Draco Malfoy meets the always charming Sirius Black. Watch each weigh the pros and cons of killing the other, all the while attempting to come to terms with the mutual ties that bind. You wish your (semi) in-laws were this cool. (Contains direct and indirect mentions of h/d, s/r slash.)

Ron and Hermione have their first``date, with both sets of parents in attendance. Chaos abounds!

Lily and James went out on a date, on full moon... What if the date is ruined by a werewolf?

Regret, Hell, Hatred, Guilt, among other things in a confrontation.

A short, sad story in which Draco paints, Harry lounges, and a woman is there to see it. But they never stay long.

James Potter the Auror is interviewed by a Daily Prophet reporter and, unsurprisingly, his mouth gets him into trouble. DP article, then J/L.

Bellatrix Black Lestrange has always had a flawless``memory. Only now, she wishes she didn't remember quite so well. She``wishes she didn't recall that one night a very long time ago, or the``man named Tom Riddle. Rating due to implied sex.

Kindling- n : easily combustible material for starting a fire, fuel to keep a fire going````Even though it's been awhile, Draco wonders if he can be the spark that Harry's fire needs. Quite a few things are different, but some things never change, no matter what. Stupid decisions, answered questions, and talks in the sunset seem to be enough to make things alright.

Memories always are sharper at night, griefs harder to forget, and comfort simpler to find.

Sergeant Patrick O'Malley replied to a report of rowdy neighbors one summer afternoon. It was a beautiful town and a beautful house that he was called to. What he found on the inside wasn't so beautiful.

fragile (adj.) 1. easily broken or damaged, 2. weak and uncertain; easily destroyed or spoilt, 3. delicate and often beautiful. Example: A fragile alliance / relationship. ``A series of three scenes, exploring the frail beauty of budding friendship, love, and how easily it all shatters. H/G

Pig takes some well-needed advice from the experienced and beautiful owl, Hedwig.

A chance meeting. An empty classroom. A broken heart.

After tragedy struck once again in his life, Harry Potter went away leaving Ginny and everyone he loved behind. Now, after four years, he is forced to come back home. Will he be able to forgive himself? Will he be able to ask for forgiveness?

Behind the veil, there is nothing, only whispers. Sirius is falling, watching his life go by, but in the end, it doesn't even matter. He doesn't even care. Because he can't. RL-SB. Angst.

"I see nobody waving at me as I enter the Grand Hall. Nobody greets me as I stand there, plain as a black rose on white snow. But, the houses no longer exist as I stand there. I see my love trying to eat with my friends, my friends trying to appease the ragings of his soul. Others sitting with one another, comforting, touching, feeling. What I would give for one more chance to feel again, to be not so numb, transparent, imaginary. "

Celebi Dumbledore, the granddaughter of Albus Dumbledore and niece of Voldemort, finds herself inlove with Harry Potter. Voldemort and Draco Malfoy, Celebi's fiance, finds out about it and sends many challenges ahead.

Harry had a bad fifth year, VERY bad. This we all know. You would think that things couldn't possibly get any worse for him, wouldn't you? Isn't there some supernatural force out there looking out for him? Nope. Sorry. Think again.

A mystery vision visits Sirius after a nightmare.

An outtake from My Dragon Prince Universe. This is when Katie was involved in a bad Quidditch accident.

This fiction is about a girl named Rain who discovers her past is not as lost as she's been for so many years, that love is possible through the weirdest conditions, and who she really is. Draco/Rain fic. may be some slash in later chaps.

Ficlet following Harry and Draco's thoughts during a night-time encounter.

Potions 101. What do you get when you mix a millennium year old secret with one damn Yankee, a school full of British wizards and witches in training and a whole lot of tongue-in-cheek? Just read the fic...

This is a short one that describes Draco's and Harry's relationship (m/m slash). Sworn enemies - but lovers? The Boy Who Lived and the son of one of the greatest Death Eaters of all...

The Muggle alarm clock invaded Remus’s dreams. With one flat, impatient hand he hits the snooze button and rolls back into his original position. Legs and arms entangled with Sirius’s. His nose nuzzling in the crook of his love’s neck. Sirius lets out a sleepy moan. “You should get up, Moony,” he mumbles. “No, today’s not a good day, if I wake up it will be disastrous. Safer here,” Remus says looking at Sirius with half-lidded eyes.

fragile (adj.) 1. easily broken or damaged, 2. weak and uncertain; easily destroyed or spoilt, 3. delicate and often beautiful. Example: A fragile alliance / relationship. ``A series of three scenes, exploring the frail beauty of budding friendship, love, and how easily it all shatters. H/G

After being kicked out of her old school, Jennifer comes to Hogwarts. But Jen isn't an ordinary witch; she is one who comes with much power. To the wizarding hearing, her last name, Windil, means a lot, almost like hearing "Harry Potter." But with power comes the weight of the decision of which side she shall reside on. It is a sure thing that the side which Jen chooses will win. With everybody making an influence on her and the biggest ones being the two guys that are in love with her, will she choose the dark side, or will she go with Harry and the trio and fight for the light? An AU fic.

Ron's rather clueless viewpoint of his first satisfactory Potions class and a new, seducing, potion.

Remus mourns for Sirius and holds onto everything they shared. "And most of my memories / have escaped me / or confused themselves with dreams..." [mild slash]

What happens when Ginny wakes up to find her husband dead. A monologue of her thoughts and pain

Harry is in the middle of a depression and does not know whom to trust. He meets a new student Ari who is there for a purpose, with her mother as the new DADA teacher. What does it mean to be a Magi? This question will haunt Harry and Ari until the end.

In my private moments when I am absolutely certain I will not be bothered I allow myself to remember, occasionally.

A dark journey of the mind.

After a trying first day without his girlfriend Harry receives a surprise night-time visit from a friend who convinces him, with a little help from the Weasley family ghoul, to reconsider some of his recent life choices.

"I hit my shin against the bookcase in my office yesterday, and now there’s a horrible purple-green bruise where the desk corner banged my leg. I greatly dislike bruises. No, Severus, you don’t 'greatly dislike' them, you abhor them." The journal of Severus Snape. Sarcasm, reminiscing, and a good helping of angst.

The war is over; Voldemort is gone for good. So what is Harry doing back at Four Privet Drive? An interesting look back at his years at Hogwarts for Harry. G/H and R/Hr.

The night after the Yule Ball is a restless one for Ginny. As night segues into the early hours of the morning, Ginny comtemplates her feelings. A short tale of the angst that ensues during any respectable long term crush. Harry cameo.

Minerva McGonagall reflects as she sits on a stone wall, waiting for Dumbledore to tell her whether all the rumors about Halloween 1981 are true.

Three boys worked hard, very hard, to become Animagi - they did it for Remus.

When Hermione Granger wants something, she will do just about anything to attain it. What do you do when you are single-handedly trying to become Hogwarts' heartless boy magnet? Spill all the juicy secrets in a diary, of course!

Petunia's justifications as to why she hated her younger sister and her son.

Harry's gone and it's all Draco's fault.

Practical lessons in Potions always made Neville panic.

Lily Evans is becoming annoyed and confused with Remus... but yet, she still likes him. There's something that he's hiding, and she wishes he would tell her. But it's too much that she's asking for. A bit of a songfic to 'Too Much To Ask'

When Neville's first Valentines card gets ripped to shreds, he takes his first and maybe last revenge....

Caution: Should only be attempted by professional fangirls. This sort of thing can be more dangerous than playfully poking dragons and is a good way to get on Snape's hit list. OCs and tricks abound. Now comes with lip balm! ``Sequel to "Drying in the Sun."

"I thought we would go on forever, Remus. I was almost certain." Bits of Leonard Cohen's 'Famous Blue Raincoat' is quoted. Sirius/Remus, implied Remus/Other

Draco remembers an old friend.

One might think being a portrait is tedious, boring, an eternity of watching nothing of importance. That is where one would be grossly mistaken. A portrait witnesses an altercation between two boys and ponders the advantages of being an innocent bystander. H/D slash.

This story originated four years ago, when I was still reeling from the death of Sirius Black and did not want to let go of him just yet. I therefore created a past for him, but soon I had left him behind and explored on my own. Minstrel Lehman finds out she is adopted. She goes to Hogwarts, where she meets her two-years-older blood cousin Severus Snape. During the course of her stay in Hogwarts, she has a love-hate relationship with Severus and with two of the Marauders (Remus and Sirius). What happens when Sirius is arrested and sent to Azkaban? In fact, what happens after, during the Second War? This story is told from Minstrel's experience, and spans from her birth in 1962 to past the Epilogue in 2017.

Another cinquecentaine - 500 word vignette from the PoV of the son of the last king of Narnia, and the role of Harry Potter.

A meeting in an old abandoned room. They are alone. Harry Potter makes a last request of his long time enemy, Draco Malfoy. A glimpse into both past and future events.

Sirius Black opened his eyes. The moon was rising, and cast a beam of liquid silver into his cell. He stood, shakily, and peered through the barred windows into the celestial world above. There was his star - Sirius. The smaller stars about it connected seamlessly to form Canis Major. Near to the heavenly dog was his best friend, the hunter, Orion. One day, they would be together again.

Three parts: one for the blood... one for the night... and one for the sin... Ginny tells everyone about her first year while Tom talks to nobody in particular, and a letter says more than words ever could...

After a long and dragging war that has not really ended yet, Virginia Weasley reflects upon her life so far. Last words have already tumbled out of her true love's mouth and the only thing that remains for her now is silence and -- eventually -- death.

Something is amiss in the Black family, and someone is missing--Sirius. A short account of when Mrs. Black learns that her son has run away.

Harry confronts Voldemort for the last time. A ficlet I wrote with consideration to a couple of rumors I read on some HP fansites. What if these rumors became reality? Rating for slight slashiness, angst. Harry/Draco. *complete*

After OotP Harry decides life is too much for him. Snape begs to differ. Harry/Snape Pre-Slash, Mention of Ron/Hermione. Drama/Angst, Hurt/Comfort

Dolores Umbridge talks to her best friend Marjorie about what really happened to her in the Forbidden Forest...

So what does Draco really think when he sees the Weasleys in Flourish and Blotts? Specifically, one Ginny Weasley...

Ever wondered why Petunia Dursley feels and acts the way she does? What happened when Lily got her Hogwarts letter? A short story from Petunia's point of view, describing that fateful day.

Harry would be about two years old at the time of this story, but he's not in it. I think Hagrid deserves more attention than he gets, and more respect.

An exploration of war and relative morality. Harry has, in many ways, become what he hated. [Implied slash. Warnings for violence, character death and genocide.]

Bellatrix Black is a sixteen-year-old beauty. She has grown under the strict reign of her father's dark power, catering to the future Dark Lord. One of her requirements as future heiress to the Black fortune is to acquire a stable Slytherin marriage, and she knows her duty will come soon. But when she sails headfirst into a stranger, can she help herself but to defy Daddy dearest?

Secrets are never good. Someone will always find them out. No matter how careful you are, nothing is ever completely safe.

Ever wonder what really went on in the Riddle House that night? Tom Riddle's conversation with those nasty Riddle muggles.

Harry's daughter's thoughts about her dad and what happens years after Voldemort falls.

The war has come, and she stands alone. They are all gone - killed in the conflict, and she is left. The truth has shielded her from the battle, and Voldemort comes.

Regulus Black wasn't always Mummy's Golden Boy. There was once a time when he would have done anything to be in his brothers shoes...

Severus Snape is a man of contemplation. Luckily, Regulus Black is not. Slash!

Remus has loved Sirius forever, what happens when Sirius realizes he loves him back?

Alice Longbottom, recently cured somewhat by a newly discovered potion, visits the grave of her son, ten years after he died in the final battle against He Who Must Not Be Named. She meets there an unlikely friend.

Sequel to The Midnight Hour. Ginny reflects on the argument she and Draco had earlier that day that caused them to be apart during one of the happiest times of the year. D/G

"I'm not putting them on," said old Archie in indignation. "I like a healthy breeze round my privates, thanks." Archie does not want pinstriped trousers. He knows just what he wants, and a Muggle shop assistant's humdrum Friday turns magical when he sets out to get it.

[Written pre-OotP, set post-Hogwarts.] We were the most popular musical group in a long time... Potter, Granger, Weasley, Ginny... And me. Draco Malfoy. What split us all apart, you ask? I'll tell you. Ginny/Draco (Warning: Ginny is not the nicest/best person.)

Lily is convinced that James Potter is the most stuck-up prat she will ever have the misfortune of meeting (aside form Sirius, that is). But, tripping can lead to falling, and falling can lead to lots of other things that may not be so obvious. L/J FLUFF

Withdrawal can be intoxicating in itself. I learned this lesson the hard way as I attempted to peel my need for you away from my id complex and trash that nasty little lustful desire in the far junk pile in my brain. It failed. A one-shot in Hermione’s narrative about her recent addiction. Set to the lyrics of “Addicted” by Kelly Clarkson.

Lupin writes down some thoughts about his love for a certain someone.

Songfic Sequel to

But he says not to worry – nobody cares if your lips are pale. And you know he’s trying to be nice and failing miserably, and so you smile at him and carry on with your herbology homework.

"Sweet child of mine, you will cease to cry..." A wish, a sigh, a heart's desire. (T/G)

On one end of the spectrum is Chaos: disorder, confusion, what existed before the ordered universe. On the other end is Pattern: a highly consistent form, style, or method. In between those two: Life. This is a post OotP story that shows that even after death patterns can be broken, and things can still surprise us.

Remus has finally had it with Sirius's attitude and has decided to leave him once and for all. Now Sirius is all alone and he's not sure if a life without Remus is worth living at all.

Paintings never change, but the people who look at them do.

A tormented young man reflects upon his wasted life, and considers his final release....

Follows "Zeitgeist" in the "One More Thing" sequence of stories. What, after all, is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean.

Sequel to Beautiful, Broken - The reunion between Harry and Draco, the man who would be king.``H/D

"In this scene Theodore's father goes to visit Lucius Malfoy to discuss Voldemort-related business and we see Draco and Theodore alone in the garden having a talk of their own." -- JKR (jkrowling.com)

It’s Pansy Parkinson’s sixth year at Hogwarts. She faces the choice between destroying the illusion that she’s living or keeping up appearances. Will she choose two years of torment from the Slytherins or will she follow the steps of her family?

And truthfully, I’m not scared. I can feel the fear seeping out of me, while he turns his wand at me... I’m gonna miss being here.

Tom Riddle is a child to be pittied. But there are certain actions he must be accountable for; certain actions that cannot be forgiven.

There's nothing left anymore, nothing anywhere. That means you've got nothing left to lose, and it's a great bloody New Year. (Warning: Dark)