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Is it possible for someone to do the right thing for the wrong reason? In a letter to his son, Draco Malfoy explains why he thinks it might be the case.

Voldemort attempts a spell, which backfires and robs him of his powers, forcing him to live a Muggle lifestyle, aided by his faithful servants, Bellatrix and Wormtail.

How did Tonks’s parents meet and fall in love? What was their relationship with Sirius Black? And why ever did they name their daughter Nymphadora? These are just some of the questions I had about Tonks and her family. This fic is my attempt to answer them. Andromeda Black/Ted Tonks, a hint of NT/RL at the end.

Severus would have never thought a time would come when they, when he, would need Neville.

Lily invites her boyfriend Severus to meet her family. Lily/Severus.

Remus Lupin was used to sneaking out of his dorms over the full moon, so good at it in fact, he was positive none of his friends would notice he'd gone, but as he sneaks back to the dorms just after the sun rise, he gets the shock of his life. “Where have you been, Remus?” James Potter, one of Remus's best friends, was never stupid, but now Remus must decide whether he wants to keep his secrets, or his best friends.

Sequel to I Still Remember in which Sirius has moved on. Very angsty.

Tom Riddle. What do you really know about him? What was he like before he was Lord Voldemort? Was he shy? Was he well-liked? What drove him to become Lord Voldemort? Read and find out!

Thirty minutes can be forever or no time at all. Thirty minutes can be good, bad, painful or kind, but however you experience them, they cannot be undone. (H/D slash)

As Halloween of 1981 draws near, the Potters must go into hiding, but first they must choose a Secret Keeper. Told from Sirius Black's point of view, this is a companion piece to Keeping Secrets.

When Harry returns from Privet Drive to spend the holidays at the Burrow, the mystery of Hermione's strange behavior is explained and the horrible truth comes out. Also, Harry must deal with his growing feelings for Luna.

It all started with a smirk, and a bow. Songfic of Mandy Moore's Cry. That stupid dance in fifth year. Oh, if I could undo it... And yet, I know I wouldn’t. His touch sent shivers through my whole body. He sneered at me coolly when I turned and asked for a dance. It was oddly comfortable in his arms. We danced for the rest of the night but he hardly said ten words. At the end of the last song he bowed, kissed my hand and swept out leaving me yet again shocked in the middle of the floor.

When Ginny receives a Christmas present from her Mum, she sees that sometimes dropping a loop is the worst possible choice in knitting. (Hints at GW/DM.)

Where illusions are shattered! Where dreams are trodden in the dust! Where morons with an Imac type this s**t directly in with no revision. Watch for following pairings: Harry/Dumbledore, Padma/Dobby, Myrtle/life-size inflatable Aaron Carter doll in garter belt. Or maybe not, I don't know.

There will be early animagi. Not a Mary Sue. The Neo Marauders may make an appearance. Original Characters. Slightly AU. No Slash pairings yet. New creatures. New teachers. New Dangers.

And I who am here dissembled/ Proffer my deeds to oblivion, and my love/ To the posterity of the desert and the fruit of the gourd.

Harry and Ginny hate each other, and now they're in each other's bodies! Join them through their tough time being each other!

What you didn't see in Snape's Pensieve.

Sirius ponders the last twelve years and the current times after one of Remus's transformation.

He might as well be a slave.

One week in the lives of two soldiers, partnered together by good fate or ill. (Post-Hogwarts Severus/Harry slash written for Resonant. Warnings for sexual references and violence.)

Neville is keeping a secret from his classmates. When his DADA teacher covers the Unforgivable curses, he reflects on his parents and the journey that took them to where they are now. A lost moment from GoF.

Sometimes, the choices others make for you greatly affect who you become. The story of a lovechild who never seemed to find his place.

Sequel to 'The Diary'. Death Eaters once made a promise to their master, the Dark Lord Voldemort, and now that promise could mean everything to the fractured lives of the Potter family and friends.

The cruel repercussion of war to one who deserves it most. A look inside a madman's mind, and what becomes of them in the end.

We have all lost.

Harry Potter is three days away from his seventeenth birthday. He discovers how much that James and Lily really loved him.

"The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant's shoulders to mount on." ~Samuel Coleridge, The Friend When you're the middle in a large family, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle. But what if all your siblings are special--and you're not good at anything?

Tom M. Riddle is initiated into the Order of the Phoenix. Objections are voiced but not heeded, blood is shed, and an irrevocable mistake is made that will haunt generations.

I could now see past the mask and the lie and see the truth; a false, pretend hero that was never really there; a man who got everything he ever wanted, never thinking of what it cost other people; a boy who I thought I loved, but now realized that it was false as well.

"It is time, I can feel it, Pettigrew is near him, I saw it, he’s at Hogwarts, they both are. He’s in danger, Harry’s in danger. I must stop it! He’s gotta live! He’s gotta live! I must go to Harry! I must save him! I must warn him! Pettigrew is so near! I gotta get out."

A short ''personal narrative''... from someone you DO NOT suspect...

A stranger enters Hogwarts and Hermione's curiosity gets the best of her and she decides to investigate. Or is he investigating her?

Dear Father, his hand wrote, then stopped. He stared at it, eyes widening slightly, then at his hand, which remained still, as if waiting for him to finish. He looked around him, eyes wide with sudden fear of the chance of being caught doing something incredibly wrong.

The Muggle picnic planned for the Hogwarts students is anticipated by all--except for Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. They both have the same problem, and when one event leads to another...how will such a simple thing turn their whole day around?

I want to break your heart and give you mine.

More silence in the early hours of the morning, as the sky turns the pale grey shade of dawn. And for one blissful moment I let myself believe that I am still dreaming...

Of all the people he expected the shadow to be, the shadow he came to love, he never expected it to be her. Harry/Pansy

We've all seen interviews with the movie cast of Harry Potter, but what about the actual people in the books? Rita Skeeter now has her own chat show, and now the cast get their chance to speak.

He’d seen its other side, when for so long had believed it had only one facet – a face that turned him into a monster. But he’d learned that night that there was another, just as he was not the monster every day of his life. (Subtly SB/RL set in Marauder time. A short piece that explores the significance of the moon to a werewolf, and how a chance encounter may change it indefinitely.)

"Saying, I will adore you always"-- Playfic based on the one-act-play Night, featuring two middle-age-crisis-ing characters you aren't expecting.

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Songfic to Garbage's "The World Is Not Enough." Draco and Ginny are desperate and scared, and they only have each other for a last chance at salvation.

Sequel to "Choices". When the decision is made and the action performed, it cannot be undone. Harry and Draco learn that they must deal with the consequences. D/Hr.

Reflections from the mind of Narcissa Malfoy, on her life, her husband, her son and the world in general. One shot.

The incessant falling of rain beats out a monotonous rhythm on the windowpane. Every drop is reminiscent of a faraway memory, lost in the sorrow and fear. Fear of being turned away, fear of being wrong, fear of yourself.

Harry and Draco have broken up. Draco can't cope with it and doesn't want to live without Harry [SLASH] HP/DM

So you’re there, / You’re in my head. / So you’re there, / You’re not dead. / So you’re there, / Alive and well. / So you’re there, / And I’m in hell.

The-Boy-Who-Lived still lives, will live to defeat Voldemort, but Harry has disappeared somewhere between the gaps of his existence. As the time of reckoning draws nearer, he finds himself fading into the blankness with only Draco Malfoy for company. H/D Slash! Part 2 of the Broken Boys Fics series, first one is Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum.

Harry's running from the press at the Quidditch World Cup! Can Oliver save the day? Sporks, the weapon of choice.

Ginny has been in love with Tom for years, and now she has brought him back to life. But just as she had to pay with her life last time, so does she this time. Only Harry isn't there to save her... Rated R for implied sex.

Remus returns from the Department of Mysteries to a old house full of restless, haunting ghosts. R/S, R/H. SLASH

Hermione makes an entry in her diary about some strange happenings at Hogwarts. Muggles have arrived, and it's all her fault!

Ginny is slowly, surely, driven insane by Tom... or is she?

At the end of The Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius tells Dumbledore the truth about everything.

What's really going on with Tonks and Lupin? What's going through Remus's mind? And where is James when you need him?

Summary: From Voldemort-to-be’s POV. What was it that pushed a man over the edge? What made him become the most feared wizard of all time? He fashioned his name. But who for? Was it love? But love does not always end well. Sometimes you can love someone too much. The Dark lord who would go to the end of the world for his princess. Protect her from all the pain and the misery, but not himself.

We know what happened to Harry, Hermione, and Neville at the Ministry, but what happened to Ron? Blowing up planets and being strangled isn't anything to what he finds out....

Bang. Bang. Cho/Fleur.

Everyone remembers their first kiss, don’t they? Not Regulus Black. Oh, he knows it happened. He just can’t remember it.

One day, a stranger bumps into a little girl. Mystery. Short one. (I am sorry, that this doesn't really tell you much about the story, but any more information would kill the mystery.)

A very, very short fic. Hermione and Ron are broken up...and Hermione seeks comfort in Harry and poetry. Poetry by me. WARNING: very, very, VERY short

What kind of person is Gilderoy Lockhart deep down inside? What makes Sibyll Trelawney so clueless? Here's a possible (and rather silly) exploration of both questions, tied together with an emerald-green scarf and a bottle of Ogden's Old Firewhiskey.

Harry Potter has lost so many loved ones during the war with Lord Voldemort. All his friends are suffering because of him and he's nothing but a puppet to Albus Dumbledore. While sitting by the lake, he ponders his life and how his destiny's affecting him.

At Durmstrang, Advanced Dark Art spells were allowed. When Alexandra Drake arrives at Hogwarts, more than detention lies ahead for her.

Death brings out something new in Pansy. A one-shot character piece.

He's not entirely sure why he's here, at her funeral. They haven't been in contact for years. He simply saw the obituary and, on a whim, jotted the date down on his calendar — and now here he is, standing awkwardly at the outskirts of the crowd of mourners, not sure why he's here at all and watching the red-haired man approach.

A hypothetical followed by a serious conversation between Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore suspects that Snape wants to tell him something, and when Dumbledore presses for information, he gets more than he bargined for. The reasons Severus Snape betrayed Voldemort. For all those who can't stand a sobbing Snape story of redemption. Sometimes we just need to accept that we only need justification to follow the course of actions we are willing to perform.

Following a run-in with Sirius Black, Severus Snape reckons with his conscience, reliving the fatal moments that caused him to turn away from the Death Eaters and to Dumbledore fifteen years ago. Romance/angst.

What do the words "I love you" really mean? A Ginny piece.

After the war, no one is whole. Some people need to run to find themselves. Some turn to others for solace. In a place where Remus once found a home, now he rebuilds a life. Remus/Draco (mention of H/D, R/S)

I want to name a star after you Harry. Deathfic, but that’s not always a bad thing. After the war is over, Harry is alone. His memories of the past couple of days remind him of a promise he once made. Harry always keeps his promises, when he’s ready to. Harry/Draco

Scylla is a sixteen-year-old girl who was raised in London, England. Scylla is madly in love with her best friend, Terry, but doesn't know if he feels the same. Now her parents are trying to fix her up with none other than Draco Malfoy. Will Scylla choose Draco or Terry? Will she win the man of her dreams or fall for the mysterious Draco?

Draco wants to talk, but can't find the words. He and Harry learn that words aren't always needed. Harry/Draco, Harry POV.

This is the story of the relationship between Remus Lupin and Sirius Black spanning 20 years. It's not your "classic puppy shipper" story.

I have seen them grow, change, and bond from a distance. They have never ceased to amaze me. What they have accomplished throughout the years is incredible, and I envy them. But with accomplishment also comes pain. How do they live when pain is preying on them? How do they go on when death is calling their names? They have suffered greatly, and that I do not envy…

When Voldemort comes back full strength, rash decisions on the fates of people are being made by the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge. When Sirius Black's time comes, Remus, most of all, is left wondering what's in his head. Songfic to the Cranberries' "Zombie".

Why is it, that every time you want to be alone, it ends up being pure torture, because, when left to their own devices, every nerve in your body just screams for him till you're bleeding from a million holes in your core, and nothing can stop the pain?

There is a trail through the Forbidden Forest that leads to Hogwarts, overgrown and hidden to everyone except the most desperate. Draco Malfoy is very, very desperate.

What Snape thinks on the day after You-Know-What happens. Just a short ficlet.

This is when members of Hogwarts receive random fan mail. Chaos shall ensue with the random letters they receive.

A journal, or rather, a log of thoughts from one of Hogwarts finest pranksters--aside from the Weasley Twins. Get into the mind of Sean Atkins, a fifth year Gryffindor with unique sense of humor. However, he makes drastic changes to his carefree and aloof lifestyle when he meets, ahem, the "girl of his dreams" and begins to chase after her. People think of him as a mental case--after he cleans up himself and his act... A good story about just being yourself when all else fails.

This is sort of a prequel to a few of my other fics based on the Harry/Cho breakup. In this one, Harry isn't so much mad as he is disappointed. What happens when the love you thought would save you doesn't?

This is the second of my one chapter mini-fics that spun off of Enigma's Love. This is a tale of jealousy and where it leads - this is my version of why Snape became a Death Eater and Remus' involvement in it.

James has been missing for nearly two days now. Sirius and Remus are concerned that he’s in danger…or worse.

Darkness reigns in the Chamber of Secrets, and some things never fade away. Pure-blooded essence is preferable, perhaps, but sometimes hatred flows deeper. Ginny fades, Harry rescues, and Tom feels... regret? ````On trust, obedience, punishment...and bloodlust. Bits of Ginny/Tom, with slight slashy undertones.

Snape found her in a dark corner and wondered why she was back.

Confused? Enter this world of nightmares, dreams and despair...

The Wizarding World's on strike, Harry's scar hurts and the Dark Lord pays a visit.

This had to be freedom, Draco thought as his mind slipped in and out of responsiveness. This was love, this was living, this was fulfillment and meaning, and caring, and hope, and everything he’d ever known he needed but never got. This was everything he’d wanted his life to be. This was perfect.

A story concerning what happened after what Harry saw in the pensieve, and the consequences. SS/LP (and I know it's been done a million times before, but here's my version).

A rainy Saturday with nothing to do. Six teens. Hormones. What do all these have in common, you ask? ...Don't say we didn't warn you.

Written from Ginny’s POV and Draco’s POV, this ficlet tells a story of the reality about the war against Voldemort from either side of the battle-field. Ginny makes the biggest sacrifce and Draco must deal with the aftermath of her choice and his own. A tale about what happens when you love someone who is under the other banner. A dark fic. Implied Ginny/Draco

There was so much more to that ebony haired Ravenclaw that Harry couldn't see. After the war, Voldemort is gone and so is he. What happened in her eyes.

"Hey, hey, now, Mr. Safety-Man. It was your idea to make the whole place impenetrable to magical entry, remember? And besides, what would our lovely Muggle neighbors think if I just bombarded down the door?" Harry is having some trouble with his keys. Hermione is amused. Smirking ensues. (One-shot)

AS though pulled from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juilet, Magic Crossed Lovers tells the story of Draco Malfoy's love for Ginny Weasley. Now these families are totally different, but love can sometime spring from loathed enemies. Can Ginny express her love to Draco, or will their relationship cease to exist?

"All the newspapers did stories on him, on how cracked up he is, and how it’s such a joke that their savior went completely bonkers in the end... and I won’t tolerate it any more. He isn’t insane. He’s in grief." Harry's in St. Mungo's because he, apparently, went insane after the fight where he killed Voldemort. Hermione know's he's not insane, but nobody will listen. She tells the tale of what went on in the final battle and visits Harry in his final moments. WARNING! Mass character death.

A one shot look at Blaise's birth, from her mother's perspective. This is a prequel to The Life and Times of a Girl Named Blaise Zabini. Death, Delirium and Destiny abound. But mostly Death. And not in the way she does in most stories, either.

Severus Snape has long held that history is best left forgotten. It takes a confrontation with Luna Lovegood to teach him that sometimes, forgetting history can be fatal.

There is something to be said about clay. You can pinch it and roll it and make it into any kind of shape you want, flatten it out, and start again. But leave it out too long and it will grow hard, stuck in a shape forever. Peter Pettigrew is a lot like clay.