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The battle is over but the pain of the loss of so many holds strong over the survivors of Voldemort's second reign of terror. Here is one memorial service of one very special person, who fell in battle as an equal and a friend.

A besotted Severus Snape discovers the darker side to Lily Evans at the end of seventh year, with dramatic consequences for everyone concerned.

When they were first born, they were kept in line as children by tales of a Dark Wizard whose name they were never to utter. He was there and they were afraid. As teenagers, they developed a shell of protection, a sphere to keep themselves safe. But what will shield them from their own, who will keep them safe and guide them through the thorn bushes? What will happen when they no longer fear the legends and live a life where there are no boundaries, where their desires and appetites drive them to a path of loss and greater danger. What will they do? How will they destroy themselves?

It was no fun being a real life princess; she wanted to be like the ones in the fairytales: perfect, plastic, and pink.

Sirius babysits Harry for the first time.

Sweet. Bitter. Bittersweet. You know these words. Your life can change in an instant--from sweet to bitter to bittersweet. No one knows this better than Narcissa Black, who has lost the only person she ever loved. Even chocolate tastes bitter, now.

Maybe the big picture isn’t important. (Harry/Draco, War!Fic)

"On the anniversary of our wedding and his death I sit on the bench where he asked me to be his wife, and remember the great love we had."

Hermione Granger realizes she's been decieved.

“One mistake!” he snarled, taking a step forward and raising one hand. “One mistake is all it would take. The werewolf doesn’t think like we do, Tonks, it doesn’t care that you’re my friend, or that you’re young and happy and filled with life…” He looked away from her suddenly to stare into the trees, his profile etched in angry relief against the wooded backdrop. Taking a deep breath, he raised his eyes to her again. “And so I can’t allow you around me on any more full moons.”

In the aftermath of death, Sirius is confused about what he should feel. Remus helps put things in perspective. SLASH (Remus/Sirius)

“One more,” Albus said, his voice sad, but his eyes twinkling, “I will miss the way she lived.”``There was no name. Everyone knew.

Hermione Granger always lived by the rules. One of the unspoken ones was that one day she would become Mrs. Weasley. However, that is one rule she believes she is ready to break for one particular person. (AU to OoTP)

They had won, hadn't they? Angelina's not so sure. Fred/Angelina. One-shot. Angst.

An insight into the inner workings of Ginny Weasley's mind. "Suddenly, Harry shifted in his sleep and that annoying voice called my conscience kicked in.``'Ginny, get your essay and get out of here NOW! What will you do if he wakes up?'"

After suffering a self-inflicted accident, Hermione must be tutored by Draco and they both discover that with some “unusual” therapy (S&M alert!), they can find themselves, and love.

Harry reflects and regrets the mistakes he's made and what he's lost...

Time can heal wounds, but it cannot erase scars...Riley know this better than any. Her father has been killed, her mother has gone, she goes to Hogwarts with nothing. But there she finds friends, a family, she finds happiness, a sanctity that has long been denied her, she finds love in the most unexpected place. She finds Sirius, who knows too the pain that is life. But happiness is never complete, never simple. Things begin to happen: threats and deaths. Only Riley knows why. And she won't tell, she can't bring herself to confide in any what she saw, she did. Not even Sirius knows her darkest secert. Time can heal wounds, but it cannot erase scars...and it can't stop a terrible past from returning to deal with unfinished business.

'Nothing will stop that. Nothing will prevent our happiness. She is mine and will be forever.' After the apparent death of true love Harry, a numb Ginny married Draco Malfoy. But nothing is as it seems. Draco has a life changing secret - a lie that will change Ginny's and his own life forever. Angst, betrayal, deception, love and new life as Ginny is eventually forced to make the hardest choice of her life.

"You never had to love me. You know that." A look into the twisted relationship of Lucius and Narcissa.

Ever since she arrived at the Burrow, Hermione Granger has been distant. Ron takes it upon himself to cheer her up, but can he succeed? Elsewhere, the war rages on, leaving the wizarding world in ruins. Can the two of them find love amongst the chaos? R/Hr.

It's been a while and I still can't forget about you. I know your gone, but in a sense your still here. I can't get over you. I can't no matter how hard I try. I loved you so much, I can't express it with words. Im dying slowly, and bit by bit, I'll be gone. I just want the pain to go away...

Young Minerva has everything together, but Tom's interest in her may prove fatal to everyone she cares about. Now, also plagued by visions surrounding the founding of the school, what does all mean?

The murder of an apparently unremarkable Ministry employee leads to unthinkable levels of chaos and uproar, as Fudge continues to disregard Voldemort's rebirth.

One of the last of Harry's family may be killed, unless Harry can prove Fudge wrong. And while trying to save family, Harry may well just loose his own life.

Harry/Draco and Tom/Draco. Things rarely stay within the boundaries of a clearly defined black and white.

Andromeda dreams a lot, and Bellatrix takes long walks in the garden.

Initially, everything is perfect. But then Draco starts to doubt what they had, what they’ve got, and what they may never have. (Angsty Draco/Harry fic).

It's Draco and Harry's one-year anniversary. Where is Harry though? Has something gone wrong?

Hermione and Ron are finally involved, but try to hide it from Harry. Harry finds out the truth and is deeply shaken. This sends him into the waiting arms of... well, you'll find out.

The Dursleys have been murdered, and only pure chance keeps Harry alive. Professor Dumbledore suddenly finds himself in need of a safe place for Harry, who is in a dangerous condition from depression and shock, and none of the usual safe houses will do for more than a month. Even Hogwarts will not be safe enough . . . ``So when Dobby suggests taking Harry to Rehweya and putting him in the care of the other Elves, Dumbledore is quick to agree even when the suggested human guardian traveling with Harry turns out to be Professor Snape. What none of them suspect is that the two humans will get more than they bargined for, including pointy ears, exceptional magical training, and a beautiful, traumatized elf . . . ``SS/FOC

About how Harry is a cheating idiot.

When someone dies so young, the lives of those left behind are emptier. We often try to fill them with ideas, thoughts, memories, hopes, wishes... Harry has spent his life doing just that, and now he has to say goodbye at last.

Draco ponders the meaning of the word respect, and has a couple of encounters.

Hermione receives a letter that breaks her heart and Ron comforts her. Songficlet to Amanda Perez's Angel.

Follow up to The Next Bait. Now at last Harry is back at Grimmauld Place, where he finds back musty rooms empty of Sirius, but filled with his best friend's smile. Another nightmare and Harry's lying in Ron's bed, emptying his heart out about everything that happened during the summer. And he soon discovers exactly why Voldemort was so happy, the night of the last dream.

Family and friends gather to mourn the loss of someone close to them. But more will come of these times than just growth and healing.

Sequel to Petunia's Loss (read that first or you won't understand this one). Lily's home for the holidays with Sirius and James in tow. But what happens when sweet Squib Petunia falls for a debonair Black? Explains another reason why Petunia hates magic in all forms - even love.

Remus Lupin and Sirius Black are forced to face the remains of their tattered friendship. This story takes place after GoF when Dumbledore tells Sirius to "lie low at Lupin’s for awhile." Can they get past the chasm of hurt and betrayal that lies between them?

Songfic to the Letterman's 'Turn Around.' Ginny wants Harry to turn around and see her. Very sweet...a bit fluffy in the beginning, maybe.

After one of his brothers dies, Bill Weasley enters a loveless marriage with the broken-hearted woman who was left behind. Will his unconditional love for her child help bring them together?

In which Draco Malfoy mourns the loss of something he held dear, and finds something to fill the void in his heart by going back to the place he avoided for so long.

There are moments in life when the simple moments are just amazing in their satisfaction. Hermione recounts some of the happiest moments in her life...and some of the moments she just wishes happened.

"He didn’t really know why he had crept into Umbridge’s now-deserted office that night, after another long afternoon spent with Ron and Hermione in the Hospital wing. At the time, he had told himself he wanted to check whether she had confiscated anything to any students, besides brooms, but he knew deep down it was a fake excuse."

"Draco." She spoke his name like a prayer. It was, in a way, to her. The name of her savior, of her salvation.

An interlude on a train, finding out how they stand.

Continuation of Searching For A Sign. The silent observer is back; tonight, he watches the pair dance in the quiet of the night, thinking on how things have changed since they've come to Hogwarts, how the world percieves them, and how they've overcome. H/Hr; rated for language and a reference to self-abuse.

"She is damaged. You know that from the start. She has had more pain in her short life than most should ever have in their lifetime. And it has left her wounded in places too deep to be seen. Nothing is the way it should be when it comes to her. Her hair is too bright and her eyes are too big. Too thin, too pale. Too broken, too deep. She is quicksand, and you are more than willing to sink." g/hr

Tears streaked her face as she remembered the killer's and her love's last words. They were the same. ``"Always, will you remember me, as I now live in you."

It's sixth year for Harry Potter and all the others. After the events of his fifth year, Harry is feeling worse than he ever has and is blaming himself for nearly everything. Meanwhile Draco Malfoy is dealing with the capture of his father as well as other family secrets and his own personal demons. Both boys begin to find comfort in the Room of Requirement, and much to their own horror, each other.

Lilly is Harry and Ginny youngest daughter. She's been shoved into a world of Slytherins. This is about how she copes and her dreams and wishes.

The shortest distance from A to B.

“Poor little Mudblood.” Hermione sucked in her breath sharply, clutching the cold porcelain. Draco loomed sinisterly in the mirror like a ghost over her right shoulder. His thin lips curled in a bemused snarl as he stepped out from the shadow of the broken stall. His footfalls struck the floor with a hollow clap! as he slowly drew closer. He spoke again, his words nasty and almost sing-song. “Crying in the toilets with no one to love her.”

Wormtail and Padfoot babysit an infant Harry.

On one night, for one man, his entire world was shattered. The people he had loved were dead, the person he had trusted above all others had betrayed him. Visit the moonlight memories of Remus J. Lupin

It’s a slow evening on the Knight Bus, and Ernie Prang talks dirty about Harry Potter’s love life while a shadowy figure sleeps fitfully and Stan Shunpike stares into a rainy night. Written for McTabby‘s Blame Each Other challenge. Featuring Unspeakable!Erotica, Harry/Snape, Polyjuice, and sloshiness. Rated PG-13 for dirtiness.

Harry returns to Privet Drive after his fifth year at Hogwarts. Now that he's with the Dursleys, he's got nothing better to do than think about the events of last year. "He held his head in his hands and leaned on the desk, wishing he could just disappear, die, anything other than sit here wishing for someone with all the answers to come to his rescue." (Warning: self-injury)

Remus has been a solitary creature for most of his life. There are not many whose loss will truly sicken his soul. Only one is left to break his heart.

You want what you can't have because it's human nature. A femmeslash story written for HPCFC. Ginny/Tonks

Bartemius Crouch Sr. has dinner with the Dursleys. "Bartemius didn't understand special children. He didn't know the numbers behind what made one child special and another not."

A lone student sits in an empty room thinking of what his life has become. Very angsty, with a surprise ending! Warning: deals with cutting. A song-fic to Linkin Park's "Crawling".

Nearly all fears were ridiculous, except for the ones that weren't.

A ghost professor tells the students about the aftermath of the Great War. How do the children of the canon characers affect this story, and how did they react to the new Hogwarts without Dumbledore? **WARNING! OotP SPOILERS. SUICIDE, ABUSE, CURSING, SEXUALITY, AND MURDER. DO NOT READ IF THIS OFFENDS YOU. ENTER AT UR OWN RISK!**

Ravus was expelled from Durmstrang after an incident with a male member of her class. She is placed into Hogwarts, even though she's in her seventh year and sorted into Slytherin. She doesn't belong there; she doesn't belong anywhere; she has no friends. Draco's taken a liking to her... what to do, what to do?

Regulus A. Black is not stupid. He knows quitting the Death Eaters isn't an option. But revenge is.

A single withering glance, a light touch, and she drowns again. His every word defies her, and the very sight of him makes her melt. She hates him, the very core of her tainted self bleeding all the more at the very sight of him. And yet she wants to drink in the sweet nectar of his lips, for he has branded her. The game goes on and on. He defeats her, and yet her flame never permanently dies. There is no way to escape him, for the more she struggles, the more she hates him, the more he wants her, needs her, uses her and makes her want what she hates. She always comes to his beckoning; Draco Malfoy always gets what he wants.

The Forbidden Forest, once teeming with life, has now become a cold and deserted wasteland symbolizing only death. Twenty years after Order of the Phoenix, Ron returns to the forest to save someone very dear to him.

Snape enters Azkaban to interrogate its most infamous prisoner. Dark and gloomy.

When Harry asked Dumbledore what he saw in the Mirror of Erised, he couldn't make sense of the Headmaster's answer. This is my little explanation of a strange answer.

It was supposed to be a simple task. The Dark Lord called for the book, and the book was to be brought. The Muggle War waged on, and it was time. Yet there were unforseen complications...and even more consequences.

The roots of distrust run deep, spreading swiftly one chilly October night, even as Remus and Sirius both fight to protect the innocence of young Harry Potter.

Hermione Granger thought she had endured the worst but quickly comes to understand that what is pulled apart can just as easily be pulled back together.

Harry ain't the only student in Hogwarts y'know! And in the spirit of that comes "Random Hogwarts Student: Thomas Edward Greenwood"!````This story is the chronicles of Thom Greenwood's fifth year in Hogwarts which takes place during the book "Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince". With teenage problems, angst and occasional humor this is an accurate portayal of a student in Hogwarts!

Ginny loses her will to live in the wake of the end of the Great Wizarding War. She makes a rash decision and has to face the consequences.

suicide pact: an arrangement between two or more people to kill themselves at the same time. But a suicide jump is never what it seems, unearthing emotions meant to be hidden away with the unnerving vertigo of starlight. PG for minor references of HP/DM.

Sixth year for Draco Malfoy (therefore OotP spoilers) promises to be harder than the whole rest of his life, which has been incredibly easy so far. And no longer being a spoiled brat isn't the only surprise he'll get.``Lovetta Challenge Fic.

Hurt, full of guilt and in-love; Lupin writes to Tonks. Unable to tell her his true feelings, he writes them down in a letter. He will never send it, but for now it helps with the raw emotion he’s experiencing. Set during HBP. Second in the ‘Hidden Letters’ series.

A collection of songfics from our favourite (and not so favourite) Harry Potter characters. Includes angst, romance, drama and comedy!

Let Go. That’s what they tell you when something bad happens to you. Let go. Let go of the pain, of the despair, of the tears, of everything that’s ever hurt you or brought you down or made you so mad you lost control. Let go. Don’t they understand how hard it is to let go? Don’t they think I would have tried? If I had been able to let go I wouldn’t be sitting here right now, holding this blade to my wrist, holding my breath, killing myself…. If I had been able to let go….

A young woman returns to the battlefields. She fought in a war and survived. The memories are haunting her, and she has to remember before she can forget.

I was certain he could read my mind when he finally spoke. “It’s hard knowing you’re going to die.” I was glad Harry had fallen asleep.

When Dementors board the Hogwarts Express, it's not only Harry that's affected. Ginny is forced to relive her worst memory of the 'memory' that possessed her. 'Missing scene' from PoA. (Edited version of 'Riddle'.)

Draco's not sleeping, and it's all because of her. Well, it's because of a lot of things ... and in the end, who knows where the dream stops and reality begins?

So many have died, so many lives have been lost, so much pain. Harry has lost all of his friends and family and understands it is time for him to face his destiny. But first, he takes one last look upon those he called his friends and family, in their final resting place.

Over the past fourteen years, there has been much pain, much suffering, even without the Dark Lord. Harry was left parentless, Snape purposeless, Remus friendless, Sirius lifeless, the Black family heartbroken, Mrs. Figg a widow, Moody was forced to retire, and two children were left without their fathers. Somehow the most unlikely pair comes together to meet a band of other friends. All are trying to find their place in light of Voldemort’s return. How will the past affect the future? What pain will new and old memories bring? These questions have yet to be answered, but one thing is for certain: all of these people will soon learn that they will never be alone again!

On the thirty-first of October, 1986, a young man fell from the sky and landed with a thump on the edge of the forest next to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

He couldn't be here. He just couldn't. He belonged to her old life, the one she left behind a million years ago, and his being here would throw everything out of balance.

A broken brother, a hate-filled sister, the ghosts of the past, and an innocent little girl - "And I still want to run. To hide. To cry. And to, ultimately, forget this day, this prison, and this abominable little cell. And even, as I hate to say it, forget my own brother."

She should hate him...

It wasn't meant to happen this way. This is his letter telling why he can't bear the world any longer without her.

Harry realizes that sometimes, you just can't walk away from the damage.

As she opened the door to leave, she stopped to look at him. “You know this can never happen again.” He nodded. She left. He knew it would not be the last time they would be together.

In Harry's seventh year at Hogwarts, Lord Voldemort finally manages to kill Harry and his best friend, Ron. With deadly tragedy and loss in the atmosphere, the magical world is terrified when Voldemort plots to destroy them all.

The battle is set... but is Harry ready to face Voldemort alone? Can he while doubts cloud his mind? Is he ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for those he loves?

Hermione wakes up to the perfect day. But soon, this day becomes much less than perfect. WARNING: will become an R story. you have been warned.

Much to his horror, Draco finds himself attracted to Ginny Weasley.

The sequel to Need To Destroy. It is just over a month since Harry and Draco have started to discover the possibility that they may have to fight against each other, and both are in the middle of their own private breakdown. (H/D)

"He sat on the ground, her head on his arms. He could do nothing but look down at her pale face, her eyes closed and her soft lips pressed together. He traced her lips with his finger longingly, wishing that they would turn into a smile and she would open her eyes again, calling his name. But she would not awake from her eternal sleep."

Hermione is not always the good little girl she seems to be.

When the dementor begins to suck away his happiness, Dudley remembers. {Dudley's worst memory relived}