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A young girl discovers an old mahogany chest filled with an assortment of objects, one of which is an old copy of the

A certain boy reflects upon the fruits of his labors and the cause behind his nightmares. "Few people actually understand that terror isn't about a thrill or a shiver, it's a will- shattering emotion that can paralyze, destroy, or change. True terror is watching your parents writhe in pain in front of you. Seeing their eyes dim slowly as the pain becomes less alien and more natural, craved..." Not exactly what you'd expect...

Harry has betrayed the Wizarding World. Why and what can be done about it? This is an AU and it is not HBP compliant.

Response to a LJ Challenge fic: Remus is struck down in battle and his wounds are too severe to be healed. Harry finds him amidst the rubble, but Remus, dazed and in pain, mistakes him for James. In his last moments, Remus talks to him about their childhood, his regrets, guilt, and finding Sirius again.

Sometimes, it just takes a glimpse to look into someone's soul. And sometimes, glimpsing into someone's soul changes you forever as well. Precursor to "Fall On Our Faces" -- Slash

How much of Hermione's life has been a lie up to this point? When had fact become intertwined with fiction? And how could he have been the one to orchestrate it all?

Neville's first visit to his parents at St Mungo's

What if Neville Longbottom was The Chosen One instead of Harry Potter? What if Voldemort had marked Neville as his equal?

A dark look into the psychology of one Harry Potter and the man who loves him. (slash)

Since starting Hogwarts, Harry has always been on guard. On his fortieth birthday, Ginny reminds him that the war is long over, and that he can finally have a normal life.

No matter who we grow up to become, we always remember our first day at school. Bella Black came to school sure of many things and unsure of others. The journey to Hogwarts, however, proves that things are not always as expected. Features an eleven-year-old Bella showing glimpses of what someday will be.

In Bulgaria at Christmastime, young men known as "Koledari" go from house to house singing "Koledo" songs that, in the “Deck-the-Hall” mode or like Wassail songs, have nothing to do with Christmas, but bring good wishes for the New Year. It’s just a little bit different when wizards are involved.

A hilarious but touching trilogy fic. There are a lot of weird things going on at Hogwarts, and they all seem to revolve around Draco. And then there's that weird girl, Ebony. She's quiet, but VERY helpful...

Once, Parvati and Padma shared everything: pain and tears, happiness and laughter. But time has changed them, and now -- as Parvati sits with her sister at the dining table -- she cannot share. She must be strong. For Padma's sake. One-shot.

SPOILER WARNING - Post HBP. It's seven hours after. Severus Snape is on the run and he has to make one visit which may change everything.

Is Snape really the ‘hard-shell-soft-core’ character whom we love to describe (me, too!) in our snapefics? Maybe he mislead us… But maybe we wanted to be mislead… This is a fic about how Snape possibly COULD be, although you might won't like what you find (I don't *g*) . No fluff, no romance - solely dark.

Set the summer after OotP. Harry's having troubles sleeping...

She does most of the things she wants to because she simply can’t find a reason not to. A day of Luna's life in sixth year.

A little twist on Snape's character. Honestly what I believe to be his true self, expressed through an encounter with Hermione.

Sirius has difficulty adjusting to the land of the living again. (Snape/Black, Lupin/Black)

One Harry Potter has grown up in more ways than one, and the fleeing Severus Snape, who was never cowed even by Voldemort, finds himself in that dull grey horror when he is captured. Warnings: Semi-pre-slash. SSHP, though not exactly. Moderate to high swearing and violence.

Harry Potter has seen many different battles in his short lifespan. Everyone has lost loved ones, even the famous ones like the Boy-Who-Lived...

He understood with perfect clarity that this was what she needed, not some overblown romantic gesture, but proving herself still desirable in a moment of sweet solace. DMHG.

"No one stops to consider for a moment why I'm so dependant on those books of mine, why I have so many. I am different. I do not prattle, I do not gossip, I do not twirl my hair and flutter my lashes. Clothing is meant to cover my nakedness, not flaunt my body. I am not covered in cosmetics, nor do I read the silly rags that the girls in my dorm read. I seek knowledge, and truth. I want permission to be myself. I want to walk down the halls of my school, of my world, without hearing the half-whispered remarks about me. I want to sit with my friends, and know that they appreciate my company, and not the fact that I can revise their homework. I want to live." A moment in Hermione's life, where she contemplates her past, present, and future.

Ginny says she's stopped loving Harry, but is that really true? Songfic to Evanescence's "Going Under".

What were they expecting him to do, jump off the Astronomy Tower or something?

There are those moments in life that you don't believe you will get through. You dread them and crave them at the same time. Hermione struggles through what would have been her weddingday, memories, and the search for her fiance.

The proximity of a Dementor is a curious thing. DarkFic.

It's been two years since Harry defeated Voldemort, but the cost of victory was high. Now, Harry and Ron are Aurors, hunting down Voldemort’s remaining Death Eaters with a terrifying fervour. As they strike back at those who took so much from them, they will learn that what was lost can be found, that what was jaded can be made new, and that lessons are to be learned from the scars of their hearts, if only they're willing to trust again.

AU Summer after fifth year. To say the least, Harry is PO'd. Harry finds out some secrets about his family. How much can one summer change a person?

"It wasn't until he woke up in the Temple of Isis, with an extra scar crossing his first after the defeat of Voldemort that he realised that everyone was gone. Blank cards, shiny foil-wrapped chocolates and half a greenhouse of flowers surrounded him. He was also very, very alone."

Nymphadora Tonks has a problem. She has fallen in love with Remus Lupin, who seems to have similar feelings towards her, but rejects that love because of his curse of being a werewolf. She struggles with these feelings and falls into despair. In her darkest hour Tonks runs down the road to escape her feelings, but instead finds a most mysterious inn called the "Green Dragon". There she finds hope and help from the most peculiar inn keeper she has ever met. Author's Note: This is written for the Green Dragon Winter Challenge at MNFF.

It's 5 years since the fall of Voldemort, and Hermione is at the very end of her tether; having long since turned her back on the wizarding world, she prepares to turn her back on life itself when one tiny tendril of hope reaches out to her...

If you read between the lines of the Harry Potter books, you might find some very ominous, depressing undertones to them. What could they really mean? Also, a look as to why the fifth book is so late.

Hermione's secret, the truth behind the "vacations" she's always on, and violent, truthful descriptions of abuse. Why truthful? Take a guess.

Love her? Of course he loves her! But love is not enough. Not always. Marriage should be sustained by many other things. And Sirius Black does not seem to realize that. AU. A sequel to Baby on Board and The New House Rules.

What happens: Nineteen Minutes, Nineteen Hours, Nineteen Days, Nineteen Weeks, Nineteen Months Later.... Well, to name a thing, Harry and Ginny rekindle their romance, Dolores Umbridge goes on trial, Lily and Snape talk in the Afterlife, Andromeda and Narcissa end their estrangement, and Harry decides to tell the world the truth about Snape, Regulus, and everything else.

He barely knew who he was anymore; the world had forgotten about him but he had to hold on... Then she came for him. Someone had remembered him, but who was she and why did she bother.

Very, very dark fic set in the post-war era, when Voldemort is victorious and Draco is his most faithful follower. Not for the weak or faint of heart.

The story of Areta Gabriel. A tale of innocence ripped away, a tale of hatred born and bred. A tale of friendships torn asunder by suspicion and prejudice, a tale of growing up during Voldemort's first reign. Above all else, a tale of survival.

It's been twelve years since the final fall of Lord Voldemort's evil. Harry James Potter is the only surviving wizard left in the world. The magical world, for the most part, has been completely destroyed. Now, it is time for Harry Potter to reveal his story to the Muggle world. It is the end of the magical world, but as he states, "...It is also the beginning of a whole new life."

What if the events of OoTP never happen? What if Hermione was abandon by her friends and is spending the summer with the Malfoys? This is the a AU of her summer after OoTP.(Ships~ Draco/Hermione, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Lavender, Pansy/Boy!Blaise, Gregory/OC)

There is a path we walk, between good and evil, between lightness and dark. For Severus Snape, the only thing he depends upon to walk that path is a strong pair of shoes.

The war ended a decade ago. Everyone has moved on with their lives. Suddenly, Draco's mark begans to glow and he receives letters from someone he dismissed long ago. He and the others begin to question if the war is really over.

Living in the house on Grimmauld Place, Nymphadora Tonks begins to lose herself in the face of her family's history. Written for McKay's Classic Canon Challenge, based off The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

I am so tired now from trying figure out Draco. I was always digging for some key to his heart. Unlike you, I had it easy. Your dark blue, stained from previous days

The night of the third task in the Triwizard Tournament is one of great rejoicing in Azkaban.

Ron’s thoughts after the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament

Harry/Ginny and Ginny/Tom. Evil often makes its home in the heart you most suspect. If given the choice, what would you choose? The hero or the villain, the past or the future, to trust or to risk?

Strange orders arise in a dystopian Hogwarts.

As the sun rises on George's last year at Hogwarts, strange thoughts begin to flow through his mind. Worries about friends and family, previously unknown to our favorite pranksters, become more and more common. Before long, George is forced to voice his worries to his other half. This is his story of friendship, love, and life, and the answers to some questions that come to us all at one time or another. This is their story.

It is James and Lily's wedding, the happiest night of their lives. But on the sidelines with a genuine smile and a heavy heart lies Sirius. He is weighed down with the sacrifice he had to make for both of his best friends' happiness...and the knowledge that the price he has paid for it will never stop hurting.

The Burrow, 2014: the daughter of Harry Potter surveys a family party and wonders what would have happened had her father survived. Not-quite-middle-aged drunkenness, Weasley spawn and talk of "the good old days'' at Something Place abound. Written pre-DH.

Life ain't easy being Remus Lupin...as a werewolf and a spy, he's learning not to make personal connections. Yet he can't stop himself from feeling pity for two werewolf brothers, desperatly searching for escape from Grayback's pack. Nor can Remus stop caring for a certain pink-haired someone, no matter how hard he tries...Time frame of OOTP and HBP.

Post-Hogwarts. Harry's just started an important job, so it's no surprise that people have been calling him to congratulate him on his success. He's not so keen to see an old acquaintance from his Hogwarts days though, especially when it seems that he's after something in return for a favour Harry never sought.

Sequel to Adventures in Hogsmeade and The Firefly Still Glows. Summer holiday has begun after the end of the 5th year, and both Ron Weasley and Draco Malfoy go home to their respective families. A very twisted coming of age story, with some touches of humor. Rated R for violence.

A daughter would do anything to please her father.

Hermione vanishes when she is hit with one of Voldemort's spells during the final battle. Is she dead or alive? Will Ron be able to find her and bring her back?

The end never comes when you expect it, and sometimes even acceptance cannot save you. An SLS AU.

"Never leave me, Tom." The games children play. The events of one fateful night, told backwards through the eyes of one Virginia Weasley.

Sometimes, it's hard to accept that what you've believed all your life may be wrong... but there'll come a time when you have to make a choice.

No one believed him but her. DHr, Oneshot.

A sad, yet slightly humorous conversation between Remus and Lily a few months before the ill-fated Halloween. It's been done, and it's been done.

It's the story of a very unlikely Hogwarts Christmas for Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. Featuring a suicidal Draco, his unlikely savior, sexy slash, humorous angst [for real], and love-falling at the North Tower. Altogether, you bloody bet it makes for a rather demented winter holiday at Hogwarts indeed!

Why was Snape sitting alone in the staffroom just before Lupin walked in with his first class?

Sequel to the Darkness of the Soul. Harry Potter has managed to become unwanted even at Durmstrang, but there's still a prophecy following him around which won't let him leave the Wizarding World alone.

Sometimes enough is enough and one must take things into one's own hands.

A choice made near the beginning of time by a naive girl affects the world even thousands of years later. A darkfic about the fall of the magical race.

What really happened in the Chamber of Secrets? Some people aren't what they seem...

In Prophecy, I'm recording the story of the Eight, eight people chosen to fight the most evil wizard ever. In Interlude, I'm telling the story of the Patient Child, the wizard they fight.``Alex Tremaine though, is not your typical Dark Wizard.

p. 713, OotP: Mad-Eye Moody had crawled across the room to where Tonks lay, and was attempting to revive her. [What Harry didn't see - a continuation of the above.]

What happens when Harry Potter dies? How does everyone react? And more importantly, who is responsible? The answer will surprise you. (Slash H/D)

HP/Farscape crossover: John Crichton and his family return to Earth in the year 2021, to find Great Britain and Europe decimated. In his search for answers, John finds a woman who has been hunting for a way to undo the mistakes of her past. Can the Sun-Crichton clan help Hermione Weasley rewrite history? Spoilers for HP through Book 6, and for Farscape through the Peacekeeper Wars miniseries.

Harry thinks he’s going crazy when he’s confronted by a Draco with a decent personality, whose existence nobody else seems aware of. But everything becomes clear when the old Draco walks in—well, almost everything. In the disaster and paradox that follows, the past and future collide brutally to face Draco, and amidst fate, love is the only wild card, and the only constant.

Harry has spent the last four years trying to forget about his previous Muggle life. However, the allure of Muggle life can be exhilarating, even at the expense of himself.

What does Dumbledore want with Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Harry, Draco, Vincent, Gregory, Parvati, Lanvender, Dean, Seamus and Neville? Who has all the power of him? What happens at graduation?

After Sirius' death, Remus know that all evidence has to be removed from Grimmauld Place, a task he's not looking forward to. He wasn't prepared for who shows up to give him a hand.

AU. She lived for one brief, shining moment, but met an ungraceful end. She was Echo Malfoy, beloved daughter, friend to all, and twin sister to Draco.

What is beauty? Is it really as important as you think it is? or, is there something else... Draco channels all the hate he's ever had.

Dudley. A bully, right?``Bullies are tough, ``Bullies aren't scared...``Unless they're forced to be.``What are Dudley's fears?

He's 'just Ron'. And sometimes, he hates it.

Remus deals with Sirius' death. It's hard to lose someone you love. Again.

"They would never believe me. He was their best friend. The golden boy. They would never accept that their lion had grown claws." A dark h/g fic with hints of t/g...not your typical Harry...

Snape decides something in his past needs to come to an end. The rest of the faculty concur much to the smarting of his pride and privacy. Snape, however, may not be ready to purge a seventeen-year-old challenge left unmet.

Post-war hero Harry Potter finds fugitive Draco Malfoy.

They were admired at Hogwarts and Gryffindors to boot. But the Marauders had their darker side, too...

When Dudley Dursley becomes a target in Voldemort’s war against The Boy-Who-Lived, drastic measures are taken for his protection. Can Harry survive his sixth year at Hogwarts with Dudley along for the ride?

Ron is an idiot again..... However this time things will turn out differently... A story through letters.

Six years after Harry has defeated Lord Voldemort, he finds himself once again at the place that his journey started; wishing he could be reunited with those that were lost in the battle.

While Harry Potter struggles with his fifth year of school, Severus Snape finds himself plunged back into the Dark Lord’s world with the opportunity to gain his favor. However, Severus’ life shifts abruptly when Dumbledore throws an Evocator into the spying game . The two of them are left to plot a course through the hazy world of Death Eater plots, politics and personal ambition.

A day in Hermione's life, between 4th and 5th years. Can she maintain a normal life with her non-wizarding parents, and stay involved in the battle against Voldemort? She's not so sure anymore...

Years ago, Serendipity was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There, she fell in love with the young and mysterious Tom Riddle, and her life would never be the same. Now, heartbroken and living alone in the Muggle world, she receives instructions from the newly risen Voldemort to take up the DADA professorship at Hogwarts. There, she notices a girl named Hermione Granger, who is quickly falling for young Harry Potter. But Serendipity senses within Harry that there is a horrible darkness, which may consume not only Harry but Hermione as well. As she watches the unfolding drama, she wonders- will history be doomed to repeat itself? And will she finally be able to free herself from the shadow of Tom Riddle?

Harry falls in love with a mysterious metamorphamagus. This mysterious beauty has many secrets to hide. She only confides her secrets in Harry, at least the ones she knows. With each secret comes a new surprise. These two mischievous teens have written an extremely expensive check; can the cemetery of their forbidden love cash it?

Harry and Draco hate keeping secrets from each other. [slight AU, SLASH H/D] The Eros Affair Cheque Scenario #5- Harry to Draco: I promise not to have a headache tonight.

I knew if Ginny made it through the war, so would I, but what happens when she doesn\'t and I do?

Severus is frustrated. Various implied pairings.

In the summer after Order of the Phoenix, Bellatrix decides to pay her sister a visit. Much Slytherin posturing follows.

There are times in a man's life where he knows without a shadow of a doubt that he has come to a critical crossroads...

Ginny stumbles across something strange on Knockturn Alley and must seek help to dispatch it.

This is a short POV fic in Sirius Black’s point of view. It is the story of what happened to him before Lily and James died and what he did to get himself into Azkaban