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During PoA, Lupin discovers a boggart in the staff room closet and a bit more....

Sybil Trelawney had made just one true prophecy before her death at the hands of Lord Voldemort, never knowing the words she didn’t even remember would shatter the world. As the Dark Lord acts prematurely, forcing a traitor to become a hero and driving the frantic parents to make a heart-breaking decision, the fate of Harry Potter is changed forever. AU

He used to understand her. She used to be so predictable.

Teddy Lupin's first night at Hogwarts.

Memories of a past long forgotten linger in the empty, silent halls of Hogwarts. A glimpse into the life of one of the four founders of Hogwarts.

A bar, a drink, a future, and a doomed world. How different people cope with utter loss.

A frightening pattern has begun to emerge in the Wizarding community. Children started disappearing without a trace, throwing parents into a frenzied state of panic. Magical Law Investigation Agent Hermione Granger must act fast before another child falls prey to the missing children epidemic. The closer she gets to solving the mystery, the closer her brush with death becomes. But with innocent lives at stake, Hermione won't let anything stop her from finding the culprit.

Sixth year brings many new things for Harry. Such as:``New students, one with a large secret; A new DADA teacher, who is perfect Auror material, but not perfect teaching material; An annoyed Snape, but when has that been new? and Vampires!

Remus Lupin reflects on the life of Lily Evans-Potter and the major impact it had on him.

If you had the chance to avenge the wrongs committed against those you cared about, and not get caught… Would you take that chance? ``One murder, two guilty young men, and a new side to Dung Fletcher’s personality.

A woman (un-named) reflects on the death of her love many years ago.

"You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your relatives," goes the saying. How unfortunately true. An OotP-compliant look at the Black family, affectionately nicknamed as "why canon extrapolation is so much fun."

Sixth year. Harry isn't in the best of states, with his dreams haunted by images of death, destruction, and a mysterious predator out for his blood. Add in the fact that Voldemort is invading his dreams, claiming the Prophecy is void, trying to pull him to the dark. An accident happens in result of this menace, in which Harry must find the strength to recover from. The events inadvertently make Harry the guardian of a terrible power, one that has been protected by a secret sect for milleniums, one sought out by many. In order to survive and fulfill his duty, he must trust in himself and what knowledge he possesses. That doesn't mean it will be easy though...

Harry has a detour in time and meets someone he least expected.

The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Here we see what was going on in Albus Dumbledore's mind as he made the decisions leading to the catastrophes of Harry's Fifth Year.

Four years after the defeat of Voldemort, Hermione finds she has a chance to defeat him again. This time, however, she faces a much different enemy than the monster she knew. This is DH compliant up to a point. It is, however, very much an AU.

'Hairy Snout, Human Heart' - a book written by an anonymous wizard, published in 1975? Or the diary of Remus Lupin, a boy who wrote of the horrors of his lycanthropy just as he started Hogwarts?

Petunia Dursley wanted nothing more than a clean, well-run home and a normal, ordered life. She hadn't wanted to be common, but she loathed the idea of becoming her sister. Her sister who had died so brutally at the hands of a man who now wanted Petunia dead for the exact same reason: the boy.

School, boys, family and Quidditch - it's just another year in the life of Morgan Braddock.

Harry and Ron left Hermione behind on the Horcrux Hunt. She helped them anyway. They threw her into Azkaban. She escaped. Ten years later, they believe she was innocent. They'd like forgiveness. She'd like to destroy their society. "The pureblood Mudbrains think that Mudbloods should be kept out of Magical Society. They make a good point. Why on earth would we want to be part of it? Magical Society in Britain is like a dirty little pond contaminated with the excrement of the inbred three-eyed fish living in it.. Why would healthy fish like us want to swim and choke in it?" -- page 35, I'd rather be a Mudblood than a Mudbrain, by H. J. Granger

A transfer student comes to Hogwarts and is sorted in Slytherin and Gryffindor. She catches the eyes of both Harry and Draco but is she really who she seems? And if she has never been to Hogwarts before why does everyone seem to know her?

Luna comes out and tells us all what really goes on behind her blankness...

Prejudice runs both ways when the Malfoy and Prewett families are entangled in something with far-reaching consequences.

Companion to "And In The End." Harry's thoughts as he faces Voldemort.

Post-Hogwarts. Harry has been secluded from the Wizarding World for a while and has re-entered the Muggle World. Three years later, some old schoolmates literally burst into his life, drawing Harry back into the Wizarding World, alongside his roommate, Cordelia Amon. Harry is dragged back into battle, but this time, he's with Cordelia, whose own unique abilites put her on a platform and endanger herself and Harry. Together, they attempt to stop the forces of Darkness before it can begin to reclaim all that was won from it mere years ago. H/OC, R/La, Hr/BW.

Vague Tom/Ginny feel to it. Ginny and Myrtle talk about a very suductive Poison: Tom M. Riddle.

Before Harry goes to face Voldemort, he gives Ron and Hermione the only thing he can - time to be together. Ron/Hermione

Severus reflects while sitting in the boggart-infested staff room before Remus enters with his third year class.

A fairly psychological story explaining why Snape joined Voldemort, and also his redemption. Set in old school times.

The house is clear of the vermin that once inhabited it, but even Mrs. Weasley’s most potent spells cannot completely erase the memory of the wizarding vermin that once inhabited it. The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black lies silent and Tonks ponders.

Harry heals Draco's body. Draco heals Harry's mind. [slight AU, SLASH H/D]

How Dumbledore recruited Snape. Written before the publication of OotP.

The Marauders reflect on the past (songfic)

Severus has a secret, one that could change history forever: he is Harry's father. What happens when Voldemort finds out? Severus Snape and Harry Potter will never be the same, nor will the wizarding world. Lives will change, people will perish, and there will be redemptions. And we will find out more about the Potions Master's life, or more precisely, his past.

I am Ginny and he is Tom and I am he and he is me and we are One.

After Sirius' death Harry is very depressed. One day, in London, he discovers a quill which reminds him strongly of Umbridge. What will he do with it??

Ollivander mentions four wands during Harry Potter's visit to his shop. How did those wands find their owners?

The war has ended, but a new battle threatens to begin. Hermione's life is at stake; and things in the wizarding world are about to change in a big way. Eventually SS/HG.

It's Remus' birthday, and he's up late doing homework. But who's this dog that shows up in the common room?

"There are good ships and bad ships, but the best ship of all is friendship." The story of Hermione and Ginny's friendship, a relationship left off the page in the novels.

When Draco, Harry and Ron get into a fight in the library, they get more then the detention they expect. They get a shot to discover more about themselves, but what will they do with it?

A lullaby has never been so unsettling. Lily’s last moments entailed more than a sacrifice for her son. No one ever said that dying was easy. Canon one-shot.

A short about James, Lily, and a girl named Charley in their Hogwarts days. What kind of relationships did Lily have when she was young? I guess we'll have to wait for the truth. SLASH.

Offstage activities of Remus , Sirius and Andie during the first part of GoF. Whose house did Sirius break into, to talk by fire to Harry? Where was Remus? How did the dragon competition work?

Artemis receives a letter from a woman who claims to be her biological mother and who also insists that her father is a man named Severus Snape. Before she has a chance to sort things out, she is kidnapped by someone in dark clothes and imprisoned in a place she is soon to discover is far away from home. Can she escape certain death? Is everything the mysterious woman told her about the past true or is she lying? Or is Snape? This is the story of a girl who stumbled into the wizarding world by accident and became familiar with its darkest and scariest side.

In the aftermath of his acquittal, Sirius ponders death, guilt, goodbyes, and new beginnings.

Short story from Draco's POV. What Draco thinks of Harry, how all the hate started. Er... and a slight obsession. PG-13 because of a little child abuse/violence and such...

Luna Lovegood is getting ready for her first day of school; little does she know what lies ahead when she comes into possession of a mysterious diary...

In which Remus, finding wallowing unsatisfactory, uses metaphorical gillyweed to explore some formerly unvisited depths of angst and discovers a few hard truths and cliches along the way. Sequel to Waltz for the Moon.

Harry's fifth year is full of mystery, drama, surprise, a tad of humour, good and evil, the drawling Draco and the greasy Snape, new faces plus the 3 best friends -among them the hero Harry potter, lots of unexplained things, supernatural occurances and much much more... Brace yourself. Its time...

At the mere age of one, Harry gets concerned over the sudden loss of his mother and father and decides to look for them. With the help of his new friends from the muggle nursery he was left in, will he be able to find her? *Speaking capabilities of babies have been done Rugrats-style.*

What if the Dursleys had managed to convince Harry that he wasn't a wizard after all? What if Harry hadn't gone with Hagrid on that cold, stormy evening of his eleventh birthday? What might have become of him?

It wasn't anything like wanting to rule the world. She just wanted to be thinner.

Neville Longbottom tells the story of his sorting: his fears, his hopes, and what the Sorting Hat told him...

Bill Weasley is finishing up his 6th year at Hogwarts. Something is attacking students, and Bill feels like he may be being stalked by it... Is Bill the attacker's next victim? Will he and Charlie be able to overcome the force that fights against them?

"Enjoy the spring of love and youth, To some good angel leave the rest, For time will teach thee soon the truth, "There are no birds in last year's nest."" ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, It Is Not Always May

While cleaning out the attic at Number 12, Grimmauld Place, Molly Weasley finds a portrait of a teenaged Sirius Black and decides to hang it in the main foyer as a present for Harry. Following thereafter is a strange course of disturbing events and en eerie one sided infatuation that has the power to sway the tide of the war. OOTP & HBP Spoilers! Only non-canon pairing HG/SB

Why did Percy go along with Fudge's disbelief of Voldemort's return? What if the situation was much Darker than it appeared? And how will Percy deal with what's happened to him -- and how will the wizarding world?``Warning: Rape (not explicit but not off-camera either.)

A humourous, but dramatic anti-HG and anti-Molly fanfic. A manipulative Molly has taught Ginny at a young age of her sole purpose in life: Seduce and entrap Harry Potter. It's Ginny's first year and she's started her task. She won't fail. She has many problems, like competition, school and the Chamber of Secrets, but it seems that nothing, not even death, can divert her from her goal.

One shot fic. Post war ~ Hermione misses Remus even when he's within touching distance.

In his room, his scent still lingers, his shape pressed into the sheets. Forgotten photographs stare at her from the nightstand. A little girl plays with a large black dog and wonders why she doesn't look like anyone she knows.

The end is coming closer and complete chaos is bound to follow. In a world where nobody's safe, the least likely person could make a difference. But first, they need to find the importance of Love.

It's the summer after year five, and everyone discovers that not all is clearly black and white in love and war. Hermione arrives at Privet Drive to whisk Harry away to the Burrow. Harry, Ron, Hermione & Ginny discover this summer to be full of "transformations" and new powerful magic. Also Draco deals with the Ministry's investigation of the Malfoy family while plotting his revenge on Harry. Loads of drama, humor, romance, dark arts, new magic, and some cross-dressing. Characters & ships: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Tonks, Draco, Snape, etc., Hr/R, HP/GW, NT/SS?? You'll have to R/R to find out!

Its six years after Hogwarts, and a new Dark Wizard is on the rise. The Order of the Phoenix is revived, and the whole of the DA returns to Hogwarts. The story is a tangle of humor, action, etc. etc.

By the use of a rare type of Time Turner, the Death Eaters have gotten their hands on all seven of the Harry Potter books and movies. When Tonks is able to scavenge one, the friends are horrified when they see what happens to them in the future and Harry, along with everyone else, is determined that this will not happen.

How evil is too evil? What atrocity could convince a Death Eater to rethink his life? Can the simple wisdom of a child convince Severus Snape that his life is extremely flawed?

There is no puzzle more complex than the human mind. On the night after Sirius Black's funeral, Snape receives a visit from the past. And, in a tale of crosswords and cross words, is given some long overdue advice from Dumbledore.

Part 1 of 5. Harry is struggling to come to terms with the loss of the closest parental figure in his life, and the latest of his years has left him lonely and untrusting. But when Albus Dumbledore offers him moral support, the two start out on an emotional journey during which Harry begins to regain his faith in others, and together they begin to rebuild the fragile bond they once shared. But circumstances around them shift, and, in the battle to defeat Voldemort, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. Can they withstand it?

Draco Malfoy's home life isn't fun at all, and he can't wait to go back to school. He has a feeling that this year he might be just a tad bit happier, and that things are finally looking up for him. But when two people turn against each other and bewitching lies and an unexpected event rocks Draco's world to the extreme, dark secrets and truths brought to life, but is this another classic tale of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" when the final truth covers the lies before? Sex, drugs and wild parties are in store, but how long will Draco's high last before his world comes crashing down again?

Alone in her small office, the pain hit full throttle. So much pain that devoured her and tore her and her world to pieces. She couldn't comprehend. She had to get out of that room before she drowned in herself. How could this have happened? It is five years after Ginny's graduation, and THIS was NOT supposed to happen. HE was NOT supposed to die.

Thoughts and choking emotions of Remus Lupin, after the death. Remus/Tonks, and the keeping of a promise from one friend to another, beyond death...

Remus has been asked to try and clear Sirius' name, you'd think that Dementors, Egypt, Gods, Bill Weasley, Mundungus Fletcher and Old myths would have nothing to do with it, you'd be wrong.

A Squib was once born into the Malfoy family. Draco, now older, remembers her.

Snape goes trolling in a Muggle nightclub, looking to have some fun. He finds it. It finds him. NastySnape at his best.

First in the Stepbrothers series. First Tom Riddle's mother married Rubeus Hagrid's father. Now the brothers are about to start their time at Hogwarts together. Will the school survive? (Prequel "Tea Leaves" already available on the Astronomy Tower.)

It's not about love. It's about winning.

Did you ever wonder why Snape hates Harry so much? Did you think it was because he was bullied and teased by James? Moaning Myrtle may hold the keys to unlocking "The Best Kept Secret." Future chapters will reveal insights into Malfoy's other side, who Mrs. Norris really is (or was), be introduced to a new character named Refus the Elve, and find out about the other dark wizard Dumbledore defeated.

Hermione Granger has to face very serious consequences, which will change not just her life, but the lives of those around her. A sequel to "Ease of the Midnight Visit".

Sirius thinks about himself, Remus and their relationship the night before they switch the Secret Keepers. SLASH.

Draco fights against the forces of evil even when he thought they were long gone. His lover is dying and he can't do anything to stop it. But maybe he has a chance when a solution is found..

Ron sneaks off and meets someone in the moonlight. Short and maybe not-so-sweet.

'I am writing a letter to you but I will never send it.' A Slytherin girl in desperate straits sets out on a journey that will change her life. Featuring my very own Tabitha Baddock and set in an AU in which not all the Death Eaters at the ministry got sent to Azkaban.

The Marauders' fifth year: O.W.L.s, Lily and James (ooh, la la!), Snape vs. Marauders, full moons, werewolves (well, ok, werewolf), Peter acting suspiciously (hmmm), and more! Join the Marauders and other future Order of the Phoenix members for their fifth year at Hogwarts!

A mysterious girl, Alia, with extraordinary magical properties is found hurt and alone in the Forbidden Forest. Since she has lost her memory, Hogwarts takes her in, where she meets Harry Potter and friends. She and Harry must unravel secrets surrounding an ancient prophecy that intertwines their destinies with the return of Voldemort.

Fred and George Weasley do everything together and have everything in common, almost. Sometimes things aren't as comfortable as you want them to be, and sometimes what happens at night can't survive the day.

This is Taylor's story. She was born on the day her father defeated Voldemort, June 26. Her father then left her and her mother shortly after her brother, Jamison died. Growing up at Hogwarts, Taylor never thought she would actually be able to attend. Her world is thrown upside down then, when Professor Weasley calls out her name for the sorting. Now she must learn how to fit in and make her own name for herself, while battling an inner fight with her long-gone father.

The history of the Slytherin Forever! universe has to be told... so I shall take you back through generations of Slytherins to begin where it all went wrong...

What do you do when your life takes a turn down a road you don't want to go?

Shortly after the end of HBP, the trio are in search of the remaining Horcruxes and Snape - in no particular order. Hermione decides to return to Hogwarts where she begins to delve into Snape's past. Harry and Ron do not return to school, but keep in close contact with Hermione as they track down the former professor. Hermione finds a lot more about herself and Snape than she ever intended.

Just what can happen when you sit back and allow a situation to go in the directions it must go? A dark fic between Harry and Draco, about letting things happen.

"You'd have thought he was merely bored - asked if I'd finished with my newspaper, cool as you please, said he missed doing the crossword."``~Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic, on Sirius Black``On a lazy Saturday morning, Sirius, Lily and James attempt to do the crossword puzzle. Baby Harry watches.

Ginny Weasley has been hiding behind her mask of cheerfulness for more than two years. But what nobody knows is that Tom Riddle's soul will never leave her...

My voice was caught in my throat. Had you just whispered you missed me? My knees were getting weak. You were crying. I didn’t know what to do. It felt as though my feet were planted deep into the earth and as hard as I tried I couldn’t pull them out. I wanted to drown you in an embrace but I couldn’t move. I hope you don’t take this the wrong way. There were so many thoughts and questions going through my mind. I couldn’t place things with things and right now all I wanted was to fall asleep in your arms.

“Would you let me brand my mark there? Binding you to me? Mind to mind, body to body… soul to soul? Would you?” Dark fic.

After a moment Remus stamped back in, shaking his head in a very canine way. The drying charms hadn't quite worked, apparently, as drips of water were flying in all directions. "Sirius," he said, and he was wagging a finger, "if you do that again, I will still be hexing you at Christmas, peace and goodwill or not." "Sorry, Moony." Sirius bowed his head, but he winked at Tonks, and they both laughed, a little bit, the sound stifled but sparkling in the dimness of the old house.

Sir Cadogan: chivalrous, fiery, and most of all - mental. Or so Ron says. Here's the story of his life. Really.

All of the Professors have disappeared and a small group of students are left to defend themselves against Voldemort, but one students will have to faced a bigger turmoil, being enslaved under Voldemort himself.

“This court of magic in now in session. May the defendant please rise. Miss Hermione Jane Weasley, you held under bail for suspected murder of Ronald Argus Weasley and suspected attempted murder of Lily Ginerva Potter, currently held in St Mungos for Magical Maladies and unable to give statement. How do you plead, Mrs Weasley?” My throat choked up. I wasn’t Mrs Weasley. I didn’t want to be Mrs Weasley. “Not guilty.”

War. Snape. Hermione. "I want to be useful." Things happened, like becoming an assistant nurse instead of an Oxford scholar. "It is always your choice." Mixed curses and benediction.

Harry and Ron have lived together for four years, but Ron refuses to let anyone else know about them. Harry has had enough, and finally issues an ultimatum. Written for the Harry and Ron LJ First Lines Challenge.