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What if all of the stories about the Founders were lies? Now hear the real story behind the Hogwarts Four!

In the aftermath of You-Know-Who's destruction, Draco Malfoy has adopted an almost hermetic existence, cutting himself off from both magical and Muggle worlds, as far as that's possible. But can he be left to brood in peace, when both old friends and an unknown Muggle girl seem intent on disturbing his solitude?

Just a one-shot angsty, yet slightly fluffy look into Hermione's late night musings.

" My hand reaches out and grabs the cup in front of me, and then I'm swirling through the air, faster, faster, until I only see black, and then I land on the ground, hard. I get up and run through the trees and the grass until there's no more grass, just cold, hard dirt under my bare feet. There's a skeleton in the tree, hidden by a black cloak, and I fall to my knees, my eyes tightly shut. Slowly, those masks appear, the long white ones that only hide half the face, yet I can't see the person underneath. Except for Draco. I see his face, haunting me, I feel the wand pointed at my back, I hear that voice say Avada Kedavra and Draco's staring at me, doing nothing, and then I hear a flash of green and then, then I wake up. "

A short while after her wedding to Ted Tonks, Andromeda invites Narcissa out to lunch.

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.

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.

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.

Excerpts from the diary of Draco Malfoy as he prepares to attend Hogwarts for the first year, and also his diary entry at the end of his first day there.

"Dying inside, never forgiven, branded forever... no one cares, no one knows, no one hears. I’m alone..." Who will listen to cries of the lost souls? Some things remain forever unsaid. Ch1-Draco’s POV after the events in the tower.

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.

He might as well be a slave.

When Harry is rescued from the Dursleys, deaf, mute, and barely alive, the others must help him cope with years of abuse and his new disabilities. As a strange bond awakens between he and his friends, they all come into powers that haven't been seen in millennia, while suffering from dreams about strange artifacts and a white phoenix named Life, who holds the secret to Voldemort's destruction, or his victory.

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.

During Voldemort's first attempt at power, two old friends meet in Granada. But something isn't quite right.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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Ginny is forced to nurse a very ill Draco Malfoy back to health so he may be questioned by the Order. She gets way more than she bargains for when she discovers that there is more to Draco than meets the eye.

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

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.

Plagued by yet another nightmare about his godfather's death, Harry flees the castle and watches the stars, hoping it will help him clear his muddled mind. Yet he'd never have thought that a star could help him heal. Sirius. The Dog Star.

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.

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

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.

"Remus doesn't really like alcohol, but these nights it's become necessity" The First War. The world is crumbling down, taking Remus and Sirius's relationship along. So what is left?

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

Bang. Bang. Cho/Fleur.

What would you do if you could not remember the event that would change the rest of your life? Two months after Dumbledore's death, Ginny Weasley finds herself in a sticky situation. A situation that becomes worse when she realizes who she has for company. With no recollection of how she got there, she struggles to free herself--along with an unlikely friend--and wonders if she was the only one on the wrong end of a shouted "Obliviate!"

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".

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

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

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.

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

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.

Ginny finds herself in an odd predicament after a detention with Snape.

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

"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.

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?

“Sisters are connected throughout their lives by a special bond... whether they try to ignore it or not. For better or for worse, sisters remain sisters, until death do them part.”

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

Hermione and Draco send Harry and Ron an invitation. Sequel to 'Prices.'

Five years since the end of the War, and three since her release from Azkaban, Ginny is trying to move on with life. But life has a funny way of sticking in one place, especially when it comes to other ex-convicts - ex-convicts like one Draco Malfoy.

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.

What went through Snape's head during the werewolf scene in the film, Prisoner of Azkaban?

Harry has problems dealing with the battle with Voldemort.

In January 1983 Remus Lupin pursues advanced studies of goblin rebellions and practises not to dream.

Strange, thinks Ginny, that such a little thing can be in tumults of joy merely because of Tom's attention; but there is a lot more to compete for now that they find themselves back in the world. Ginny has nearly lost herself, but Tom is going to do just the opposite... read Stockholm and Icarus first.

The face of Lucius Malfoy loomed over him, a triumphant, smug smile set in place. ``“Broken yet?” ``If you don't like non con, don't read this fic, period.

In 1981, on the eve of Voldemort's fall, a Ravenclaw and a Slytherin form an unlikely bond.

'He always said crying was a sign of weakness. So I never cried. He said laughing only made me look vulnerable. I don't know how to laugh anymore. He said showing your emotions was wrong. He taught me how to hide my emotions. I was always changing myself for him. But no matter what, I was never good enough for him. '

Snape stumbled upon one of the Marauder's secrets and it could be deadly....

A poem character sketch in the point of view of the beloved Sirius Black. Please do not read unless finished with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Remus and Sirius struggle with self-hatred and doubts as they try to make up for lost time. Songfic to 'Nobody' by Five for Fighting. I know it's been written many times before, but this is a bit different.

To be scared of dying is a natural reaction, but you must always meet it with courage...

Dumbledore is dead and Sibyl feels guilty. Relief comes in the form of countless bottles of sherry.

Behavior is something that is somewhat important. Impeccable behavior is something that is incredibly important to people of society. Well, high soiety anyway. Lucius learns that sometimes, even the wealthy don't always get what they truly want.

Nick is turned down for the Headless Hunt (again) and finds a sympathetic ear in the form of second year Luna Lovegood. However when she hatches a scheme to decapitate him properly, is Nick really ready to fix his little problem permanently?

Unfulfilling curiosity. This is part of Dusk-till-Dawn. Scenario 58 –``Harry finds out that Severus Snape is gay. It gives him ideas.

Lily Potter sacrificed her life to Lord Voldemort so that her only son, Harry Potter, could become The Boy Who Lived. This fic describes the last few seconds of her life and what thoughts crossed her mind as Voldemort murmured the death spell.

It had always been easy for Sirius to hate Severus Snape.

Written for a "Veil of Possibilities" challenge, and definitely AU. Sirius is guilty of all he was charged of, and is at Hogwarts tormenting Remus. The Sirius we know is travelling through the realms connected by the Veil, and has to help Remus get free.

Neville Longbottom's world comes crashing down around him as his wife Ginny admits to having an affair with Harry Potter. Murder and resentment, anger and pity, suicide and hope for redemption ensues.

It's quiet in here. And dark. Moonlight has been blocked out by thick, black curtains. Certainly Madam Pomfrey's work. It annoys me; I like to watch the faint glow of the moon and the stars dancing on the ceiling at night. It must be about two or three o'clock in the morning. I smell the cup of tea that was brought to me a few hours ago and which I ignored on my bedside table. It's probably stone cold by now. I don't want it. I don't want any of this anymore. Voldemort is dead, yet so is Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived. How did it get to that? Ginny, supposedly sleeping in the hospital wing, thinks about the events... and the day after.

Lycanthropy isn't as it seems.

Young Remus Lupin is curious... too curious. An``innocent venture outside leads him to his unfortunate destiny.

My ears whistle. I can barely hear my classmates’ voices, I feel like I had my head under water. No, not again. Not now. This is the first alarm ring. It’s the first signal and it says "Here we are, Ron, we are coming." The murmur is continuously more burdensome, and I already feel that constant and fierce pulsing at the temples, an incessant and obsessive thump-thump-thump. ``It resounds in my heart, amplified in the middle of my chest.``And added to my friends’ ones, I can hear so many, too many other voices of unknown people.

Ron Weasley is an adult now, even if he doesn't much want to be. Ron/Remus, Charlie/Harry. Warning: character death.

At their weekly day together Neville's grandfather contemplates his magicless grandson and considers the future.

The kitchen at Hogwarts is the setting for a midnight snack, a bout of fisticuffs, a tonne of profanity and revelations.

Harry and Draco's tight-knit relationship has ended, but not for obvious reasons. The two boys are left dazed and confused and neither know what to do. In a desperate attempt to make things right, both resort to suicide as the way out. Letters are written but never read, good-byes are said but never heard, but will they go through with their plans, or will the other be just in time? HP/DM

Dumbledore does a little maintenance on Foreign Relations...

Wormtail is a selfish, cowardly rat, isn't he? He'd agree with you.

The battle is over and Voldemort has been defeated, but what happens when victory comes with too high a cost?

"Ends and beginnings--there are no such things. There are only middles." ``A Post-Hogwarts POV-piece.

Sirius longs for James; Harry feels as if he owes him. Remus tries to get to the bottom of it, but doesn't know if he can bear it.

After the final battle, a twin remembers her sister. Warning: character death.

Oliver Wood sits alone in the bar and remembers his team.

He knew it not for what it was but for what it represented. A mother tells her son a bedtime story.

The war has ended, but no one has remained unscathed. Least of all Harry. Going on a bloody trail of revenge, he finds himself at the Lestranges's door. But soon enough, he's in over his head in a situation that's a little too close for comfort. How deep is hate? How consuming is revenge? How redemptive is love? And if you've crossed the line, can anything - or anyone - pull you back? Post Hogwarts, some Bellatrix/Rodolphus. Rated for some violence, very little language, and character deaths.

It's the trio's seventh year at Hogwarts. The final battle is coming closer. Yet Harry seems to be disappearing a lot. And what does the new American student have to do with Harry's Past?

At first Harry dreaded coming. He hated the sterile smell of the place, the squeaky, rubbery noises, the cheerful politeness of the staff. He hated the way he sometimes heard screaming. . .

"The war, the prophecy, everything, it was bigger than me, but maybe it wasn’t bigger than the three of us,” Harry said slowly, so quiet he could hardly hear himself.

Danni Morgans: loud, obnoxious spy for the Order. Desi Vega: quiet, obedient daughter of a pureblood wizard. Two completely different personalities, one person. And you think you're confused?

Bellatrix is devoted to her Master. But she can never satisfy him.

"Perhaps you're thinking this is too hard? Too dull? Not the glamorous Dark-wizard hunt you signed up for?" Moody has some valuable lessons for Trainee Auror Tonks.

Blaise raises the sword again and runs it slowly from Draco’s left shoulder, across the grey silk of his shirt, and slices off the top button with the tip of the blade. The perfect shell button hits the floor with a barley audible tick. As cool steel hits warm skin for the barest instant Draco lets out a hiss, not of pain, but of surprise. Blaise grins. Draco knows this game. They’ve been playing it all summer. He is tired of it. boy!Blaise/Draco

After an incident at St. Mungo's, Neville takes responsibility for the care of his mother and father. A story of a son's love for his parents.

A look inside the mind of an anonymous Death Eater. Read, if you will, though some may regret it.

Young Severus Snape enters to Hogwarts for first time. How will his schooltime go? Warning of school teasing! Please read and review!

Ginny falls for the wrong guy every time, but its always for the right reason and it always ends the same. Song fic to Pretty Girl (the way) by sugarcult.

It is the middle of the night, and every student, teacher and creature of Hogwarts is fast asleep. Only one young wizard is aware of the danger waiting to pounce on the school. And with that feeling in the pit of his stomach telling him he's probably going to die, Harry Potter isn't about to wake anyone up and drag them to his final confrontation with Voldemort.

A series of quiet epiphanies. Post-GoF, Sirius/Remus slash. "Even the sunlight's older here, faded and cooled with dawn; the floorboards feel odd under his human feet, and his skin is too thin, too sensitive. So long as a dog, and he's almost forgotten - this muted scent of dust, of Remus, of books lining the creaking shelves."

A tale of murder involving (girl!)Blaise Zabini, Pansy Parkinson and none other than Draco Malfoy. A post-Hogwarts songfic to "Rinse" by Vanessa Carlton.