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Harry, Ron, and Hermione can not wait to get back to Hogwarts for their fifth year. But there is something different about this year that they can not put their finger on... what is it? Well, let us just say it is a bit of behind-the-scenes-backstabbing, romance, and some surprising turns...

Imprisoned for years in a post-war world Severus Snape takes the chance when freedom is offered to him.

What would be more convenient night for a revenge than a dark Saturday night? Well, if there is one, here's one person who won't wait for that... Watch your back if you have ever said anything nasty of Sirius because the black dog will get your head for that...

When a mysterious new student from the magical school known as Durmstrang transfers to Hogwarts, he instantly replaces Harry's position as "Mr-Popular-and-well-liked". For the first time in his life, Harry feels the pain of being forgotten. A strong force of tension comes between him and the new student, and Harry becomes bitter with jealousy. Soon, Harry has an encounter with Lord Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest, and Voldemort urges Harry to become a Death Eater, declaring that he will treat Harry like a son. Harry is now left with a decision: Will he take the plunge and join Voldemort's inner circle? Or will he try to make peace with the new student? Either way, Harry is already starting to turn evil...

Draco confronts his father when Avada Kedavra kills Narcissa Malfoy. Are the Dark Arts a path to power or pain?

Dear Mr Weasley, I know that it's weird that I'm writing you a letter, since I've seen you every day for the last month and a half, but there are some things that you should know. I'm not very good with saying things in person, but there are some things that I feel you should hear. Harry writes a letter to Mr. Weasley in the summer before his sixth year.

Severus Snape may be bitter, but he has his reasons.

The Evans sisters are best friends, as close as two sisters can be. Lily is pragmatic and logical. Petunia dreams of magic. What happens when their parents turn their world upside down?

As Harry wanders in the dark, he finally hears the words he needs to hear from the only ones he'll listen. Although fate is cruel with him, although his task seems so difficult, he has a light to follow... a hope. And that hope is the sole thing that will help him survive. ONE-SHOT.

'That sick part of my shrivelled brain pipes up and tells me that I’m not miserable, I’m not. I am merely deprived of the luxuries my Lord bestows upon others. I am ready to agree wholeheartedly, when another voice titters and asks me if food and water should be indulgences, not necessities.' See through the eyes and into the mind of Lord Voldemort's barely human pet.

Draco is forced to make the most difficult choice of his entire life when a Death Eater initiation pits his beloved's life at risk. Will he stand up strong for what he believes in, or take the coward's way out? Inspired by the song 'Wolf and Raven' by Sonata Arctica.

It's the second and third chapters to 'The Seventh Year'. Ron's thoughts, Hermione's thoughts, and graduation.

The voice whispered on the wind, calling to him, summoning the passion to burn in his icy veins and scorch his fair skin, who was singing his final lullaby...

Harry Potter has always had bad summers, but the one before sixth year is probably the worst. Abuse, rape, and insanity all tear at him as he slowly loses his grip. The things keeping him sane? A razor blade and a ring. And Draco isn't doing so well either... HPxDM Alternating PoVs

Elsie Bobbit, lowly Barrister, finds her hands full with an appeal filed by Draco Malfoy; not to mention a certain set of redheaded twins with little regard for the law. Both the threat of a Death Eater uprising and the creation of a joke shop franchise puts Elsie far beyond her average case load.

Seamus is cheating on Ginny, but Ginny can't bear to leave him. Slightly Angsty.

Remus looks back on his past three years after James and Lily are killed. The full story, nothing held back, is about to unfold...

In the summer of 1996, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Amber go to Portugal, to watch European Quidditch Championship (hint, hint). But a Quidditch Championship is never just a Quidditch Championship... A fic with lots of supporting, lots of Quidditch and lots of football references. Oh and I almost forgot - with some mean Malfoys. ~For the good of the Game(s)~

A foundling, abandoned in Diagon Alley and raised by half-bloods, Romilda Vane had never troubled about her family until she saw a face in the newspaper and had to face the truth, as a daugher of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black.

Draco lost everything in the war. Now he faces the darkness of Azkaban. Harry won the battle, but now he must face the future burdened with the past. Prequel to Faith.

Post-HBP, the trio and five other schoolmates of theirs have gone into hiding at Grimmauld Place. Life in the household in tense, and everyone has secrets they are trying to keep desperately from each other. The worst of them being Hermione's unexpected encounter with Draco Malfoy. As the fighting in the house ensues, she finds herself going out to meet him more often than she would like to admit, and during these meetings, she begins to learn about the man behind the vile facade. But when he comes to her in need of escape, can she cross enemy lines and help the man that she swore to hate as long as she lived?

What does Lord Voldemort fear, and what happens when he has to confront it in front of his entire class?: Tom Riddle faces his worst fear.

Hermione has been leading a secret life. She is not was she appears to be. She decided to let her true colours shine when she goes back to Hogwarts. And with that she confronts a lot of people.

Surfaces aside, I am no more veela than is Millicent Bulstrode. Laugh all you want; it isn't in the least bit funny, and I am being serious here. Yes, veelas do have brains, you know.

Hogwarts has shut down for good, leaving five homeless and seeking a future at Beaxbatons Academy. But Harry, Severus, Minerva, Dobby and Hermione end up seeking instead the answer to a riddle to find the greatest treasure of all.

Snape returns to the Headmaster's office after the end of HBP not to ask for forgiveness or gloat, but to seek the understanding he himself didn't have about what transpired.

The voices exploded in Voldemort's head as he sat on his throne, reflecting on his plans....

What can the pounding music of Jim Steinman and his singers do for one green-eyed young man? Well, perhaps not help him win his war; but it can make a lot of other things much more pleasant. WARNING: very macho. If you are afraid of testosterone poisoning, go somewhere else

As Hermione reaches out to a resident Ravenclaw in need of a friend, Harry and Ron come up with some unexpected results. However, just as things begin to lighten up around the famous school, one discovers that a insider to the school is secretly devising the demise of our only hero. Can the trio actually save their skins once again with the help and intellect of this new girl? Or will they finally meet a tragic end themselves?

A man is trapped in the horrors of his past. He cannot cope with them any longer, but when an old friend shows up, things change. How will he cope with his past, that is now crossing paths with the present? How will this affect his future?

In Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, he remains grief-stricken over Sirius' death. When he starts hallucinating, will Hermione be able to help him while creating sparks between them?

Hatred and love, addiction and memory. His gifts were of fairy gold, and pain.

There is a book in Hogwarts that knows far more than Dumbledore knows. It deals out its knowledge only as it pleases, and plays with the lives and deaths of mortals. It ``seduced and ruined Salazar Slytherin. Now, in the shadow of the Voldemort War, it has killed a student... and for what reason? A follow-up to "Mary Sue at Hogwarts".

Remus explores the attic of Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, and discovers something he doesn't expect: a turntable. It leads him on a trip down memory lane.``Deals with the classic "what happened when Remus's friends found out" scenario... with a little twist from Warren Zevon (and Sirius's hips...) ``Includes a song, but *not* a songfic.

Having done Viktor and Cedric's perspectives of the other Tri-Wizard Tournament champions in previous fics, this is Fleur's perspective of Krum and Diggory.

I thought it was time for a Draco/Ron fanfic. I also put a bit of the girls in this fic too. There will be a lot of Ron that you don't usually see, and the first chapter will be a bit slow, but it's really worth it.

Can pure blood be tainted by some things, such as homosexuality and adultery? Or is Pure always pure, no matter how much mud is thrown at it?

Our first song-fic. Remus goes back to a childhood haunt and remembers. Our tribute to the person who died in OotP. Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers!

There is a spell so powerful that nothing can stop it. It comes with a high price however. Your life.

Captured by the Death Eaters and working for Lucius' Ministry of Magic, Ron and Draco plot its downfall. Hey you. Don't help them to bury the light. Don't give in, without a fight. Part three of the 'Beg Me For It' series.

Each of them had a reason to leave. There were lovers, and mothers, and siblings waiting for them in the safety of their home. They had goals, and dreams, and wants yet to be fulfilled. Everyone has a reason to leave- but everyone has a reason to stay.

Three versions of Draco imagining his love life. Another of these Permission Slip stories. This is Draco/everyone-he-can-think-of. In deference to fanfic tradition, this story is deliberately full of cliches, and partly slashy; after the introduction, there\\\'s a straight version, a gay version and a narcissistic version. Pick one, or choose all three and get confused.

It was dark. Hermione couldn’t see anything, save Harry. He was holding on to her, begging her not to give up. She was smart, she knew these wounds were fatal. She didn’t know how long she could hold on... didn’t know how much longer she had to live....

Glimpse into the traumatic childhood that may have made Severus Snape the Potions master we all love to hate -- including his early connections to the Death Eaters, the Malfoys, and Albus Dumbledore. Based on information from OoTP (but not a spoiler). Teaser to/adapted from the first chapters of my longer biography of Severus Snape, available at: http://www.geocities.com/asphodelandwormwood/. Enjoy!

Twenty three years after Harry Potter graduated from Hogwarts, there is a plot to bring back the Dark Lord. Who can stop it now? Certainly not the fifth years, who are starting to suspect something. Right? Can the unlikely combination of Slytherins and Gryffindors stop``this evil plot? They seem to think so.

After Hogwarts and the war against Voldemort, Harry talks about his life over the last few years for an interview to be featured in the Daily Prophet.

"Every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners, saints."

I'm sure you've snuck into your parents' bedroom before. All children do, but what if you were a Malfoy? The things you might find are infinitely more dangerous and taboo.

Harry confronts Sirius about the last fifteen years, but doesn't like what he hears.

When Hermione is apparently having a hard time dealing with her Mother, Harry and Ron set out to help her. Little do they know what really is wrong with Christina Granger, and when they find out, helping Hermione past her anger becomes Harry's job...

When Hermione agrees to interview a stranger, what happens goes against all her expectations

Snape muses on the road not taken, the end of love, and of his own descent into darkness and disbelief. SLASH: RL/SS and SS/ER

Neville discovers his spine, with a little unexpected help from Professor Snape. Set in fourth year, but doesn’t really have anything to do with GoF.

As nineteen year-old Regulus Black contemplates his dark and uncertain future over a firewhiskey in The Leaky Cauldron, he has an unpleasant encounter with James Potter that leaves him changed forever.

There have always been arguments over which piece of the board is the most powerful. Most will say the Queen; she can mimic any move, take any square. Others will say the King; despite his limited mobility, the entire point is to protect your king and capture your opponents. It is the center piece of the game. There are any number of arguments for five of the pieces. The last piece, or pieces, are often neglected. They are the front line, the first defence, and the first to fall. All but one. And Ron must see it to the other side. A look at Ron, and why he plays chess so much.

The Fidelius Charm has been performed, and the Potters think they are safe. James reflects on the future.

They didn't die together. Fred wasn't prepared to handle that. This fact is so shocking that he hesitates in limbo. The Weasley twins were different people, but they always acted together. They were separate bodies and minds, but they always pooled their efforts. It is hard to make a life and death decision without George. It is harder than he would have thought to think what George would have done.

The boy had broken a long time ago...

Harry Potter has to sacrifice himself for his friends and family. What it the sacrifice and will he do it?

It does not do to dwell in dreams, and forget to live...

Snape is at a loss. How is he going to tell Dumbledore that the sum of all evils is a small girl, And the hidden truth that he and Lucius covered up many years ago.

A one-shot in which Harry begins what will no doubt be one of the many difficult days of his life. Whilst at the cemetery to farewell him, Harry stumbles across a grave that he should have stumbled across long ago. Slight Lily/James.

Tom comforts Ginny as she lays dying in the Chamber of Secrets. Slight Gin 'n' Tonic.

Tonks was a clumsy girl, but her worst accident was not caused by herself but by a certain thief. Find out what she gets up to in the Order of the Phoenix with Mundungus at her side! T/MF.

We've all been here before, and we'll all be here again. When a wizard (or witch) dies they can either stick around in ghost form or go on and be someone else. Though the lives are always slightly repetitive ... as James, Lily and Remus are about to find out. (MWPP&L/Trio fic)

On a mission for the Order, one of the Trio is badly injured. How will the other two cope with the possible loss of a third of their unit?

Tom Riddle had two loves, one of wealth and one of squalor. In the end, he is bereft of them both. This is their story.

They think you betrayed two of your dearest friends. They think you killed thirteen innocent people with a single curse. They sentenced you to a fate worse than death. You try to tell them that you're innocent, but who listens to a madman?

Remember Moody's photo of the Order of the Phoenix? What if someone had a similar picture of the DA? Eight years after the final battle, he looks back and remembers.

Harry as Shakespeare's tragic hero? Suspend your disbelief: it actually fits? But be prepared for a few characters behaving in an apparently atypical fashion. Unfortunately, we all already know how it ends.

A chance encounter between two old lovers opens old wounds but also gives closure.

Reasons. Without them a story can be very different. With them you can get away with murder. Or so Ron hopes.

It's been raining steadily since the parchment arrived on your doorstep, the looping emerald letters of Dumbledore's script spelling out only 'He is coming. Prepare.'

The whispering has begun. This is only the beginning, and what is in for store for all of Hogwarts is shrouded in shadows. The Shadows of a Heart. The answer is in the Heart of Shadows

Remus Lupin’s thoughts on being a werewolf. A monologue. Written in his seventh year.

‘They were young and daring. They were free. Nothing mattered but the moment and Draco's guests were never disappointed.’``Draco. Pansy. Blaise. Crabbe. Goyle. Flint. A look inside the nursery of these young children before they properly entered the wizarding world. Slytherins aren't born evil. Innocence is for the young and those who have yet lived. Meet the children...

A story of incest between Ginny and Percy. Relatively graphic, set in the summer after Ginny's first year.

Sweat ran down Harry's face. He wiped it off with the back of his hand, then hissed when a twig stung the inside of his wrist in a spray of droplets. He didn't slow down; his godson was out there in the half-dark with a monster.

Draco gives Harry flowers. Not just any flowers, lilies. Will this win Harry's heart? Bickering, snogging, and exclamations of love. Not everything ends sweetly.

Sometimes you don't see until you look. Harry/Snape, Occlumency and angst.

When the war ends, the survivors are left to reap the spoils, and Hermione sees exactly what is left.

Four friends, torn apart by a mistake. He's stopped caring, she's all alone, he's an alcoholic, and the other is in Azkaban. Deal with it, or deny it, either way, they must come to grips with reality, and by the time they do, it will already be a long way past midnight.

A prequel to "Brothers in Arms" - On Christmas Eve, in the rebuilt Godric's Hollow, Draco and Ginny have an encounter that leaves them both hurting.

A young werewolf tries to escape from the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, with help from Remus Lupin. The rating is just for language.

She was back on the Quidditch field, there was a dark figure coming, it was so huge, so - so - but where was Harry, in the hospital wing, not even here, not even in the stands, not on the wing, no Ron either, Ron gone, no Harry, no hope, none!

It's not easy when you're a 10-year-old boy with an abusive, alcoholic mother. When Sirius Black finally cracks, he persuades James Potter, his only friend, to run away with him on the adventure of a lifetime. Rated for murder and language.

I was his saviour, the strong one, the one that helped him put his life back together. A strange role, I thought, considering my own was falling apart.

Lupin dwells on the recovery of the Marauder's Map.

Who he was and she was don't matter even if maybe they knew each other years ago in another world where people bothered with books and letters, where progress and knowledge weren't things to be torn down by dirty-blooded boys in labour camps who came home to tired-rented girls and another bottle of filthy-tasting sleep.

Ever wonder what turned Tom Riddle into Lord Voldemort? Find out here.

Five-year-old Nymphadora Tonks had an uncle whom she loved very much. He died a hero. She grew up and became an Auror, inspired by his sacrifice. Now, the wizarding world is engulfed in strife and nothing is so simple anymore. Especially when uncle and niece meet again.

"I don't want to live anymore. Life has nothing more to offer me. Hasn't it given me everything already?

She heard that he’d been found. She knew they were bringing him in and that it would happen tonight. One-shot written for a challenge at the FIA Forums.

Long ago, an ancient, evil dark sorcerer was distroyed by a champion of light and freedom. Even in his death, however, he has set into motion a series of events that could well lead to his resurrection. Few know the specifics, and fewer still are equiped to stand interfere. One young Ravenclaw, however, stands poised to avert disaster, or will she get caught in the crossfire?

While Harry, Ron, Hermione and the gang search for the remaining Horcruxes, they discover an abandoned mansion with information that may be useful. But the more information they find, the harder it becomes to piece the information together.

"You feed the trace of darkness inside her. You offer it her pain, her humiliation, the tears streaming out of her lovely brown eyes. And it grows, and becomes more ominous, spreading through her like poison."````A tale of darkness and betrayal, of blood and tears. Of what happens when your own heart is your worst enemy.

The curse-breaker, and the cursed man--Bill and Sirius have an evening together during the second half of Harry’s fifth year. There are repercussions. OotP compliant.

"It means that you may be very logical," mused Luna, turning over to face the sun, "and I may be a bit eccentric, but if you like crunchy peanut butter, then you're okay with me." A Hermione/Luna friendship fiction.

Every witch or wizard knows that the reason they have managed to keep their existence a secret for so long is that Muggles just don't look. But what would happen if one day, someone did? This is the story of an ordinary man who happened upon an extraordinary place.

Hermione visits Draco in Azkaban. Sequel to I Just Keep Running, Bitter Tears Come From The Fallen, and The Coward's Way Out.