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Harry feels compelled to address a letter to his deceased godfather. A small mystery follows. A quick fic that turns out to be a little sad.

So Harry Potter has played Hero one more time. This time everything he has known is suddenly shattered (including Hogwarts) with the exception of him and Draco Malfoy? What will 'they' do?... if there even is a 'they'

Harry's been MIA for three years. Not one phone call. Not one letter. Then, one day he shows up in the bedroom of a certain witch who certainly wasn't expecting him. More than a little strange. Not for the younguns.

As Snape struggles to deal with the consequences of the Occulmency lessons, he meets a former classmate that has come to him as a last hope.

When Lucius is killed, Draco can't help but feel it's all his fault.

It was the end of the first war that Snape made a promise to those he held most dear but who have since passed.

I just tell myself that he's not worth it. That I'm better off without him. That I can do better. But how can you do better than him? He's got everything. He is everything, for St. Mungo's sake. you couldn't possibly do better. It's impossible to find someone better than him.

It's Hermione's last year at Hogwarts and she had a decision to make- to either stay in the wizarding world or to return home to her family. Along the way, she has to discover who her true friends are, and realizes that the unexpected should always be expected.

Sirius Black is in his sixth year at Hogwarts. He has fallen in love with a new friend, a girl by the name of Emily Knight. First chapter...

My plan worked. Everything is in order now, no more chaos. Voldemort is dead, and I’m the Savior of the Wizarding World again. No more disorder, no more chaos. Finally, I get some peace. I have no enemies. Voldemort is dead now, and so is my family. but I’m not dead. I lived. There is no sadness in my life. No darkness. Only light. There is no more chaos.

Harry and Ginny's family gather to remember the past at Christmas time.

A ritual transformation rips Remus's soul and heart apart as he longs for something he's not sure he ever had. Implied R/L, poetry.

Escaping through the night, Sirius reflects on the events that have changed his life and promises that the future will be brighter, if only for Harry.

Someone makes a decision.

How ironic. Some of our favorite characters have just gotten diaries. On the last day of term. First chapter, Harry, Ginny, and Hermione. Who's next?

Every time Ginny felt the ache, she but down hard on the knuckles of her left had. The pain of it, mixed with the saltiness of her skin, usually brought her to her senses. He didn't want her. She was only Ginny Weasley.

The first Death Eater is initiated by the young man that would become Voldemort. Set in 1944.

His eyes gleamed in happiness. His face shone and his lips seemed to be permanently curved upwards. Smiling had lately seemed foreign to him, but sitting across from the woman one loved made one do crazy things. Like wanting to cheat on one’s wife.

Out of all the days to come to Hogsmeade, he happened to - “Severus, please, come in.” Dumbledore’s calm voice shook him out of his thoughts.

Have you ever been so cold that you couldn’t feel a damn thing in your body? So cold that you couldn’t feel the things you placed your fingers upon? No, not shivering snow cold. Cold. Just cold. I have. Love is cold. Love is empty. Love is death. Death. I’m ready. Ready to leave. Going. Gone. [Draco Malfoy]

Sirius Black remembers his life and the obstacles in it, but most of all, he remembers what made his life worth living at all.

An innocent, nine-year-old Draco Malfoy is one thing, but an innocent, nine-year-old Draco Malfoy associating with Muggles is quite another - especially when Lucius Malfoy knows about it. (One-shot)

Fred Weasley has had some rough patches in his life before, but none have left the scars that have been formed in the last few months.

"Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the hat." Why Godric Gryffindor put a sword in his hat and why Salazar Slytherin could not pull it out.

Albus believed in the greater good. Tom believed in the right to survive. Aberforth believed that he could save them both.

On the other side of the veil, Sirius finds old friends, new guilt and finally, peace.

Sometimes our ancestors' deeds dictate who we become, even generations later. And being the descendant of the 'Boy-who-lived' might come with a heavy price.

Draco arrives back at home for Christmas only to be reminded of why he wanted to leave so badly at the beginning of term...

"To be or not to be - that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end them." Voldemort has come to Hogwarts. And Harry is forced to make the hardest decision of all...

A story about friendship, about faith, and about what happens when everything between is blasted sky-high by Evil... Sirius and James and the bond they've shared since childhood, set to 3 Doors Down's Kryptonite.

In her last year at Hogwarts, Ravenclaw Julie Fawcett lands a plum job as an intern at the Ministry of Magic, a position complicated by the power struggles that are developing as Voldemort returns. As she works to keep her integrity, reputation, and grades intact, she must also confront the reality of Life After Hogwarts. A look at the Order vs. Death Eaters conflict from a different perspective.

I never wanted us to die, and it is for us that I weep so openly now. As an individual, with you gone from this world, I am ready to die. Everyone and everything has a time to go; to be no more. I guess this is that time for me. I uncork the vile and lift it, the cold of it stinging my fingertips mildly. Some vapory smoke escapes out of the top and rises to the ceiling. Harry’s dying lover thinks about the times they had together.

"Why does Mum have to be so annoying?!" The worst thing a mother can hear. Molly Weasley is shocked to hear it from her own son.

She defined herself by her family, yet in their negligence, she found strength in herself. A Ginny Weasley story.

They say that blood is thicker than water. Harry finds out how thin his can run when a seemingly random crime turns out to be much more. A quick one-shot.

'What a joke this all was, her life, what an utter and stupid twist of fate, pulled together just to amuse the gods. If anyone had told her twelve years ago that she would be married to a cold-hearted Death Eater, she would have laughed in their face.' Narcissa Malfoy reflects.

During Harry Potter's seventh year at Hogwarts, extreme changes erupt: A new Triwizard Tournament has been announced, and the Gryffindors encourage Harry to enter. Hogwarts also gets a new Defense teacher, Harry and pals prepare for the N.E.W.T.s exams, and a new student arrives, who becomes a bit of a challenge to Harry. Meanwhile, a huge war between Lord Voldemort and the Ministry is brewing up, and Harry must deal with an important death of a close friend, as well as strong, passionate feelings for a special someone in his life.

Songfic: Based around the Nine Inch Nails' song of the same name, this is a dark, near-poetic look at Sirius Black's experience in Azkaban. Arguably part of the 'Alfdom'.

Based on a real story. One-shot deal. Hermione is coming to terms with life and it’s up and down. Will her friends be there for her?

Every second someone dies. War increases those numbers twofold. People lament, people fight, and people die. Monuments are built and memories of days past come alive again. And sometimes, no matter how much it hurts, remembering is all you can do.

Connor’s new family isn’t quite as odd as his old one but it’s pretty darn close.

Seamus and Neville have been living together for a while and Seamus can't seem to hang on to a job. One day, Neville finds him the perfect career that makes use of his hidden singing talent but it leads to division between them. Mild S/N slash.

This is the tale of a Muggle who becomes a witch; a little girl who becomes a woman. It is a journey through life, through love, through loss. It is the story of Minerva McGonagall; sister, friend, lover, fighter and teacher.

When Lupin left to join the werewolves on his mission from Dumbledore, his life started spiralling slowly downwards. Because the danger of life in the pack isn't only the suspicion and brutality of other werewolves - it's what slumbers inside, waiting to take hold. The longing to be wild, and free. And once woken up, it won't be silenced again...

Crabbe plans to brew an illegal potion. Will he get away with it, or will his nefarious plan fail?

It's been two years since Harry died and Ginny is left raising their daughter alone. Life has moved on for the both of them, but Ginny sits and remembers what did happen those first few weeks after Harry's death, how her daughter saved her life at such a young age. Song-fic to LeeAnn Womak's "Stronger Than I Am"

Draco and Harry, alone in a dark alley after Hogwarts and the rise of Lord Voldemort, catch up and chat a bit. Of course, this isn't exactly teatime at Buckingham Palace, especially due to Voldemort's consolidation of power. Resistance falters, and it seems there's nothing left for the two.

A vivid description of the events on October 31, 1981 in Godric's Hollow.

This song-fic takes place during POA. The dementors are attacking Harry and Hermione. What was Harry thinking? Song is property of the Pat Mcgee band, from the album "Save Me."

The Blacks are strong - together. Fate seems to be picking them off, one by one. How did Narcissa see her cousin, Sirius Black? Was he a cousin, an enemy, a criminal, a mad-man, a shame to the family? Narcissa's view on the crumbling Most Ancient and Noble House of Black

While sitting in a chamber in Azkaban, Sirius Black tells the story of the Potters death.

I think back to those days, the ones where I made the life changing decisions. And I play my favourite game, and wonder what if...?

Do you remember in the First Year when Hagrid compiled a photo album for Harry? Well, Remus Lupin was one of the people he wrote to for pictures of Lily and James. This brings back a wealth of memories he has tried hard to forget....````Pre- OotP Marauder story.

They were more than friends, more than lovers. Then all of a sudden, they were torn apart.

Draco reminisced about the time he realized that he loved her, but she was already with someone else.

Once upon a full moon night, two werewolves gaze at the the sky, finding peace in a time of great fear.

Lily thinks of James, and wishes he would see her, and not the perfect girl he molds her as. She wishes he would at least try know her before loving her. A lovely little vignette of Lily just before James changes.

Snape is settled at Hogwarts, teaching Potions. The war is over and Lupin will never come back.

She screams. She rants. He listens and consoles. He gives, she takes. This is the way it has been for some time now. Enter Harry's world after the war, he is, oh, so alone, see who torments his dreams and nightmares.

He watches them come in, he gives them their drinks, he takes their tips. They all seem to be perfectly normal, and he will never know they're not. POV piece, rated for drinking.

Remus spends some time in the company of old friends and remembers the good old days as he comes to terms with the present.

A severely injured Draco contemplates the choices he has made, while Ron watches on.

I would sketch people coming by or if I was lucky, the neighbors. My favorite subjects were the occupants of number four.

Harry has returned to Hogwarts with more than a lot on his mind. To start with, he's just received a gift from Hermione, and that with the combined effects of last year draws them together. But will Harry realize his feeling for her before it's too late? Ron explains his distance the previous year, but how did he end up with so much money?

"She would march through the tangles in the rain and the snow, oblivious of the cold, of the damp, of the pain and blood, missing all the lost beauty and innocence..."

What did Sirius Black do after he gave Hagrid his motorcycle? What was going through his head that night after seeing Lily and James dead on the ground? What did he do to track down Peter? What made him laugh like a maniac?

When there is``Pain everywhere,``When hope had died``And virtue faded,``Will you brave the odds``Or will you stay and``Hide?``Will you know how not to``Lose,``Or will you fear the truth?``When hope has died``And virtue faded,``Will you know``How``Not to``Lose?

Sirius faced me, placing his hand on my shoulder. “I’m leaving for a very long time. And I don’t plan on coming back to see that miserable old hag that calls herself our mother ever again.” The story of the day Sirius Black left number twelve Grimmauld Place through the eyes of Regulus Black. One shot.

Narcissa Kent-Malfoy has met many angels in her life. This is her story.

It had all pretty much gone downhill since he'd graduated from Hogwarts. Who would really want to spend their life with a poor old werewolf? It didn't matter anymore... nothing did... there was nothing that would change. Remus/Lily. Songfic to 'Paradise'

Draco has been visiting Harry's grave since he died. He is sorry, so sorry that it wasn't he who died instead. ````Can Harry comfort him from beyond?

Zacharias Smith liked people who were straight talkers and gave straight answers. And Luna Lovegood was, and did, neither. So why the attraction? Set in the Golden Trio's sixth year, but written prior to HBP.

This is a background story of Bellatrix's Death-Eater initiation ceremony. It basically chronicles why Bellatrix turned out to the way she did and the various things she did in order to accomplish her goals.

What if you've spent most of your life fighting something, and you finally win? Ginny offers words of wisdom, and Harry discovers that there's more to life than Voldemort.

Just a couple of weeks after so-and-so's death, Harry is back living with the Dursleys, and thoughts of what have happened since his time at Hogwarts begin to sink in before he begins his sixth year.

Draco and Ginny meet up in a chilly courtyard and Ginny swoons... over his scarf. G/D

Some weeks after the events in the HBP, Remus Lupin is captured by Death Eaters. He wakes up after the full moon in an unknown cell, bruised and hurting, when his former lover comes to heal him. RL/SS

The last person you would expect in Azkaban muses. Based on Oscar Wilde's poem of the same name.

Hermione struggles with her mother's death.

Minerva McGonagall watches the Sorting of 1971, and sees choices. AU.

This originally was written as a Mother's Day gift to my readers in 2005. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first and probably only story about Snape's infancy. Read, enjoy and review!

Draco returns to the Manor to find it quiet - which is so different from when his father was present. What does Potter have to do with it?

On the eve of the final battle, Peter Pettigrew reflects on how things came to this.

"He can’t come back, Harry." I was choking on the words even as I said them. Not wanting to believe them any more than Harry, and hating them for being true. But I had to say them. “He can’t come back because he’s dead.”

Have you ever wondered if Ron has any other family that live in America? Well here is his cousin fourteen year old Gia Weasly who has a life that most witches and wizards would dream of. She was attending Salem's Institute of Magic and Witchcraft for young witches and wizards. She was beautiful, popular, top of her class and the best chaser on her school team. But what will a certain cousin and his two friends and Lord Voldemort have in part of this story? In this story you will learn that when disaster strikes, you will be surprised about how well you are connected with those who have gone through the same situations and how wonderful friendships and family really are.

Hogwarts, but not as you know it. Harry, but not as you know him.

Hermione learns the concequences of wandering around 12 Grimmauld Place. Implied Regulus/Hermione.

Whatever Remus may tell himself, he has always belonged to Sirius. A study of love that surpasses romance.

Timeframe - post-Hogwarts; pairings - Hagrid/OC, implied R/Hr; Hagrid and Catherine are trying to adopt a child. Wait...Hagrid, a father?

"Patta cake, patta cake, baker’s man, bake me a squib as fast as you can. Pat it and prick it and mark it with V..."

Ted thinks he ought to get used to the feeling.

Hermione receives a letter asking her to volunteer for war. She reluctantly agrees even though she is terrified that she'll never see her family, friends or love again. One-shot. Hermione/Draco.

Mrs. Granger takes her daughter for tea the weekend after she returns home from her fifth year of school. Hermione finally lets her parents know what's really going on in the wizarding world.

Minerva McGonagall reflects on her life, both past and present, and wonders if anyone still cares enough to keep the wizarding world safe. And she wonders if anyone still cares about her. What little joy she has left in her life rides on a thin string, and she struggles everyday to keep that string from breaking.

Draco sits in the Infirmary after the CoS Gryffindor/Slytherin match, waiting...

This is the last battle between Godric and Salazar. Who will come out victorious? Was it maybe someone else who destroyed Salazar other than Godric? Read, and find out.

Sirius is taken to Azkaban, leaving behing a wife and young daughter. This is the story of Selena Black and her thirst for avenging her mother's death. While she is more than happy to go after her mother's killer, she is surprisingly lacking in want to do the same for her father - find out why and more!

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." ~Ecclesiastes 3:1

Pansy reacts to Draco's relationship with Astoria.