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"The waiting ended, as it had begun, on a balmy summer evening—it was hours after dark, and he was standing on the Quidditch Pitch while pandemonium reigned in the grandstands." While Harry Potter duels the Dark Lord in an abandoned graveyard, others are left to speculate. Missing moment from GoF.

Mr. Ollivander tries to find the right wand for Luna and remembers some other tricky customers, his eccentric father and some unusual wands.

Set in OotP, Lupin looks back over his life, which has been shaped by his terrible loneliness and overwhelming love for Sirius. Can he find the courage to finally confess his love...or is it too late?

What if… What if Regulus Black managed to make it out of the Horcrux cave alive with the locket? And if, after recovering from the potion, he had gone to his brother for shelter from Voldemort’s wrath? What might have turned out differently? My take on a possible Alternate Universe. Will eventually be novel-length. Note: though canon indicates that Regulus’ visit to the cave most likely occurred early in 1979, I’ve decided for various niggling reasons to push it back to early November, 1978, Regulus’ last year at Hogwarts.

Sometimes we admit our lies only to ourselves. Sometimes others see them in unguarded moments. Five people speak of masks, lies, desire, and truth.

You are a student of Hogwarts. How does it feel? Step inside...

Harry Potter meets the Princess Bride - warning: it will make very little sense if you've never see/read The Princess Bride. I suggest you do, it's excellent. Anyway, slightly random and mad, it's romantic and sweet. I think so.

He bought her a dress, a red dress, and they danced until midnight on Valentine's day before they said their last goodbyes. Valentine's ficlet, DG.

Ever since her first year in school, Ginny viewed her life in terms of a series of books. She reckoned it was appropriate as the book of her childhood ended the day Tom Riddle's enchanted book showed up in her cauldron. ````A New Year's wish.````Harry and Ginny's tale, with Ron and Hermione in the background.

"Dumbledore's man through and through." After the funeral, Harry thinks about the past, present and future. He comes to a hopeful conclusion that will help him to continue on.

Lily and James knew Voldemort was coming for them. They knew there was no escape. Lily leaves a few parting words with her baby son. A sad songfic to Baby Mine from Dumbo.

A story of Neville Longbottom, the future he desires and the reality he gets instead. A companion piece to The Future That Wouldn’t Be.

Far into the future after the war with Voldemort is over, one of the beloved members of the trio dies. Their funeral has come, and the mourners arrive to grieve their loss... H/G, H/L, R/Hr

Sirius has vanished through the veil, and all Remus has left of him is one final gift...

It's Ron's fourth year and his 15th birthday! Yes, we're goin' to a party, party!

When Draco catches sight of copper-auburn hair in a Muggle bar, he just knows it's Ginny. Ginny and all the painful memories with her. An angsty D/G fic written to Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane".

Remember how Hagrid suggested he might find a lady friend for Grawp? Well, what if he did? Warning: if you are not amused by smutty innuendoes then do not, I repeat, do not read this fic.

After Professor Severus Snape finds Harry reliving his worst memory and subsequently kicking him out of his office, he reflects on why this particular invasion of privacy bothers him so much. Basically an exploration of our favorite introverted professor's thoughts on the Boy Who Lived.

Draco moved from Britain after his side lost the war. One night in January, in the centre of Bucharest, he meets a girl he'll never forget.

Poor little Harry. Always having the bad hair, the big ugly clothes, those horrible glasses. But it doesn't have to be that way, you know.

Harry is back for his fifth year at Hogwarts. Now he has to worry about love, betrayal, friends, and foes. Also, there are two new girls in the fifth year and one is under that name of Riddle.

Pansy Parkinson knows exactly what she wants and how she wants it. Most importantly, she knows she has what it takes. [Draco/Pansy]

Even the Dark Lord was once a child.

Promises are hard to keep, especially when you have no choice...

This is a short ficlet done in Harry's POV during the war. Slightly angsty.

A tragic ending to a life and the suffering of saying his last goodbye. Song fic to Carolina in my Mind by James Taylor.

When students are captured by Death Eaters, Percy Weasley convinces Dumbledore that it's time to prove his worth.

The war had dealt each of us a different hand and now we had to continue with what we had. There was no way to switch the cards of fate. The war has changed everyone and even though her own demons are chasing her down, Hermione comes to Malfoy's rescue.

Harry's alone and sneaks through the halls of Hogwarts. He thinks about his life, his friends and his love.

Severus Snape is an intriguing man. One girl considers him, and realizes just how fake he really is. One-shot.

In the days before Voldemort's attack on the Potters, Remus and Sirius struggle to protect their friends in their own ways. But Remus discovers that justice is as elusive to him as it was to Fenris...

Sirius is pregnant and doesn't know how to tell James. Lots of contemplation and a little bit of silliness. "Sirius paced. As much as Sirius hated pacing, thinking it made him look mature and worried (or like Remus), he was pacing. And he was pacing in muddy boots on the brand new white carpet. Why he and James had bought white carpet was beyond him, as James always came in from Quidditch practice dripping sweat, rain, or mud and Sirius always spilled things whether it was wine, the ashtray, or a bowl of strawberries."

"Everything I ever knew was gone. I was angry too. Maybe more then I was scared. Potter had made a brave new world...." Takes place in seventh year, after defeat of Voldemort.

Due to certain circumstances, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy fell in love with each other, but their happiness cannot last because Draco was never meant to be with Harry. Response to Alexa’s challenge. Harry/Draco, Draco/Blaise

A parody. Harry finds a very peculiar and perilous handbook, and travels through an unbelievable alternate universe where everything is upside-down.

“Oh, fabulous, Aggie thought, another distraction. Sitting behind one’s own crush during the most important and difficult exam in my life.” The events surrounding “Snape’s Worst Memory” from the viewpoint of an OC. Contains OoTP spoilers and more fluff than an author should care to admit.

The hated puppet must be broken to reveal the human being hiding within. 'There is nothing left.'

The long-awaited sequel to 'Suit You Mr. Potter!' Still good for a giggle even if you've never seen the Fast Show.

Draco knows that their contact is completely unattached.

After a scuffle in Flourish and Blotts with the Malfoys, Harry Potter and the Weasley family return to the Burrow. Later Ginny Weasley finds a mysterious black diary tucked in a second-hand schoolbook. The story contains a little humour, mystery, darkness and insight.

What happens when arch-enemies face off in an empty corridor? The answer is here. Expect yelling, shourting, cursing, crying, and kissing. Fun times for the whole family.

It's Harry's second year, and there are strange things going on at the school. When he's badly injured at a Quidditch match, shy, quiet Ginny takes over as Seeker. But she's certainly acting oddly. And what are these rumors about a Ghost?````A crossover fic between CoS and The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, written for the Classic Canon Challenge.

A slightly angsty fic about Harry's guilt and Cho's sadness. Could he have saved Cedric? Everyone tells him he did the most that anyone could have...but are they all wrong?

Years after Harry broke her heart, Hermione finds a photograph. The picture proves to be more powerful than a pensive. She says her final goodbye.

Harry has some time to reflect on his course of actions and the path which he chose for himself. He didn't mean to hurt them, or let them down... did he?

Harry finds his best friends irritated with him, Voldemort reveals a mysterious secret about Harry's past, and Harry is horrible at U.S. geography!

Music encompasses the soul, impassions the heart; it can make you feel things you never thought possible for people you never even noticed were quite so beautiful. Just ask Draco and Ginny.

When Percy and Penelope's oldest son, Patrick comes home for the summer, he brings a girl with him...and Percy isn't too pleased about it until Penelope reminds him of a summer break long ago...

The war is over. Neville is all alone in the world. But will a certain wizard join his lonely life? Post-war. Post-Hogwarts.

Hermione tries to save Draco on a cold winter night.

It is Dusk and Dumbledore is having tea with a distinctly unwanted guest. What is the right choice when either benefits that which you fight with your every action? Everyone looks to the Hogwarts Headmaster to be the pillar of strength and the beacon of hope, but no man is infallible. The machinations of hell reach out to ensnare an old wizard and plant the seeds of doubt in his mind. Set after Order of the Phoenix.

War. Character death...fast forward, the year is 2007,``ten years after the magical catastrophe. Who is this girl, walking so``eagerly through a museum? And what does it matter that her name is...

Once upon a time…is such a cliché. Ginny, Parvati, Lavender…all of my girlfriends have started their autobiographies with those four little words. I hate cliches; they’re just overused, too cheap for my taste. Every fair maiden from here to THE END can use that line.

Draco is poor, Harry helps the helpless, and Draco really wants to kill him.

Post-war. Harry is having trouble after defeating Voldemort and Draco makes an interesting attempt to call his lover back to him.

"This is how you kill someone, dear sister..." Harry gets a taste of what true power is when he realizes that Purity of Blood is more important than most know or want to believe. Harry-Padma Draco-Ginny

Roger Davies meditates on his relationship with Blaise Zabini. M/m slash.

The final hour of Cedric's life. The Third task in GoF from Cedric's POV.

Garrett is a master thief. There is none better, and there never has been. Garrett's mission is simple. Break into Malfoy Manor; kill Lucius Malfoy; rescue his son, Draco, and Draco's girlfriend, Ginny Weasley. But some things can never be easy. D/G

Harry is beaten by the Dursleys to the brink of death. When he suddenly leaves without warning, Merlin only knows where he'll end up.

A story filled with cunning and deceit, romantic intrigue and heartbreak, and American Exchange Students. The sequel to "A Fanfic Unlike Any Other Fanfic" and based on many cliches in the fandom, mostly those about OCs. This includes Harry/OC, Draco/OC/ another OC (no slash), Lucius/OC, Lily/Narcissa, James/OC/Draco (no slash). As you can tell, it gets... strange....

Harry's daughter, Ellie, has grown up fast and tells of her rough seventh year. Of her family's secrets and her worries. Of her love of the Weasleys. Of her mistakes. Mostly of her sister though. It was all about her sister.

Sirius has been in Azkaban for a few years now and he's slowly losing his good memories. However drained he feels, some are still worth fighting for. ('Moon River' songfic)

“When Remus came back to Number 12 Grimmauld Place, it was there. Their unfinished love. Silently bleeding, strange and nostalgic, not warm — tense…” Set during OotP, this is a story of change and the inability to change, of golden-toned nostalgia and a harsher reality. Remus/Sirius slash.

Lucius is dead, and Draco is free to be himself. He wants to show the world who he really is, and with his childhood best friend by his side...but has she forgotten him? DM/CC pairing. Includes rantings of our favourite Slytherin blond.

"He wants to capture it - the feeling of it all - everything. The way everything felt all at once; forlornness of senses; of touch and sound and smell and sight." A R/S; slashy angst.

Welcome aboard Hogwarts Airlines! Please keep all magic out of the aisle and make sure that there are no loose bolts in your brain. Thank you for flying with us, we hope you live to make the return trip!

"And it’s all because I still love you, and that no matter where I go or how hard I try, it won’t go away." `` ``Remus' POV, parallel to "Without You"

In order to keep Harry safe, Draco gives himself to the world of darkness, taking Harry's place in a life worse than death.

After the battle at the Ministry, Ron and Hermione are alone together in the hospital wing. Hermione is still unconscious, but Ron is awake and watching her....

Murder can do strange things to a person, like drive them over the edge... but whether that is a bad thing or not depends on your perspective.

A fellow Gryffindor is kidnapped by someone working for Voldemort...can the Marauders find her in time? And two friends' friendship tightens and they fall in love...

The Slayer, Harry Potter, gets a visit from his old Vampire lover, Ginny Weasley.

A one-shot attempt at sixth year. Featuring weird weather, corny poetry, and some sheep costumes. H/L.

Snape meets with Dumbledore and Harry serves a detention.

“That beauty encased in one man . . . it drives you insane with lust. You avoid going to bed because you know you won’t get any sleep from thinking about him. Harry Potter can make an insomniac out of a heavy sleeper.” ``- Draco Malfoy, concerning Harry Potter.``Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy share a conversation about the only thing they have in common: their obsession with Harry Potter. [Subtle HG/DM]

Companion piece to "Only the Best". Harry's POV

Lord Voldemort thinks he’s the most powerful wizard alive, but he gets his butt kicked by a bunch of kids on a regular basis. He also thinks he’s the son of a Muggle who abandoned his witch wife. Herewith one possible answer to the musical question: how deluded is this guy?

Severus Snape reflects on a sudden and unexpected death, and what it means to him.

Harry and Draco have joined a new Hogwart's dueling club. Harry is winning and has just been tipped off on a spell by a Weasley twin. Draco is desperate to beat him. The next thing that happens is complete "Magical Karma".

Justin Finch-Fletchley, leader of the Anti-Obstructionist Party--which opposes Fudge's claims that Voldemort hasn't risen again--is the next favourite for Minister of Magic. But Harry knows of a threat against Justin's life. Can he save Justin?````Takes place before the events of "Brothers in Arms" on The Dark Arts.

Barty Crouch, Jr., has stripped off his guise for one moment to infiltrate Hogwarts for an ally, a friend of old "still struggling between the Jekyll and the Hyde." He has to decide whether he wants to pull him down with him, or whether just not being betrayed is enough.

Whatever Pansy wants, Pansy gets. But what does Pansy want? She's asking too much. Ginny, ignored as she is, can't take it anymore. After all, she only wished for a kiss.

Harry tries to rediscover his purpose following a battle with Voldemort, but thoughts of vengeance are all he seems to be able to hang on to. His life begins to slip away from him as he sinks into the future he has chosen for himself.

"...That's just how it is, you know?" He didn't want to be the bearer of bad news. But there it was, spilling like liquid mercury from his high class mouth. There was a strangely acidic aftertaste following the words, leaving his throat dry.' DM/HG, drama, remorse, understanding... worth a look.

Set three weeks after the ending of OoTP, some characters reflect on the death of one of their own. Song fic to "If Only Tears Could Bring You Back To Me" by the Midnight Sons as a tribute to Sirius.

Hermione and Severus go into the Muggle world for a bit of an outing.

Ever wonder how Bellatrix Lestrange came to be such a wicked witch? The thoughts that went on in her mind? She left behind a letter that tells all...

Wormtail, aided by a bottle of Firewhiskey, finally tells his tale.

"He had imagined it on Harry, knowing full well that the red would enhance the clear, glittering emerald green of Harry’s eyes." It's sometimes hard to see the obvious when you're oblivious. A one-shot fic centered around a red silk tie and green, green eyes.

“My mother died just after I was born, sir. They told me at the orphanage she lived just long enough to name me...” ~Tom Riddle, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

*sighs* “She’s perfect.”

A guy can ruin a girl’s reputation with a few, well chosen words. Can it work the other way around? Circumstances force Hermione and Draco to call a temporary truce. However, Draco starts a rumour about Hermione that spreads like wildfire. It threatens her relationship with her boyfriend, Ron Weasley. This short story is set in November of the gang’s fifth year at Hogwarts. Cheer for Hermione as she turns the tables on Draco and forces him to redeem her. At the expense of his dignity. Harry and Ginny are also paired in this story.

La Figlia Dei Morti, better known as The Daughter of the Dead, is an ancient terror, deep in sleep in the Italian mountains for a thousand years. Her name strikes cold hard fear into the heart of anyone who hears it. She has been awakened - Lord Voldemort has called her out of slumber - and she does not appreciate being woken ...

Strange things are happening all around Harry. People he thought were dead are reappearing. People he thought were his friends may not be. The Truman Show, Hogwarts-style!

Colin Creevey appears on Mastermind. Can you guess what his specialist subject will be?

Sequel to "The Long Day Is Over": What actually happened.

My ideas for why Neville is the way he is. What brought on this onslaught? No clue. Anyway, Neville is attempting to do his homework for the upcoming Fifth Year when he writes out his thoughts instead of a potions paper.

"On the third day of what would go down as the coldest November on record, James and Lily Potter were buried in a small cemetary not far from Godric's Hollow..." Small scene from the Potters' funeral. Slight Remus/Minerva, appearances by Baby Harry and the Dursleys.

There are a lot of blanks and ambiguities as to what actually happened on that fateful night of Oct. 31 and the following day. This is the story of what really happened, from the point of view of one of those involved: Sirius Black.