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Ten years after he leaves Hogwarts, Harry Potter starts up his own little business... in private investigations. He has spent most of his time tracking unfaithful spouses until one day, a beautiful woman saunters in with a case he can't refuse, even though he probably should.

The mysterious Phoenix--what is this bird? This is a story about discovering who you are, and finding a little love along the way.

When Lily Evans attended school at Hogwarts, she made a choice that affected the magical world as we know it. This is the first part of her daughter's story.

Dumbledore told Sirius to "lie low at Lupin's", so what do these two reunited buddies have to say to each other after twelve years?

Starts out unusually, but continues. Includes Harry and the gang, ancient prophecy (obviously), a sqwakload of riddles, chocolate cake and tapioca. Mmm... tapioca.

Luna "Loony" Lovegood was once a new girl just like the others, or maybe not just like them..

Albus Severus Potter has just entered his first year of schooling, with the help of his friends can he survive the pranks, work, and secrets of which being a Potter includes?

At age 17, at the beginning of his last year at Hogwarts Harry gets mixed up in a prophecy (not Trelawney's other true prophecy) and ends up in an alternate universe in which he is in way over his head.

One rainy winter morning, Harry recieves a phone call from Hermione who has the worst news to deliver. Harry now has to cope with the loss of his best friend, and though a large group of people mourn over Ron, Harry feels stranely alone. Told from Harry's point of view with little dialogue.

"Harry was back with the Mirror of Erised, his back turned to it. He stared down his enemy with a look of hate, all of these memories rushing through his mind. He wished that he didn't have to be there, that he didn't have to have his friends hurt, that he didn't have to battle, and the he didn't have to be the Boy Who Lived. It was too much for him." A oneshot of what Harry now sees in the Mirror of Erised.

(completed) The Dark Lord’s reign has begun, and his Death Eaters are spreading terror. Evan Rosier had a rough childhood, but he did have friends. He went to Hogwarts, did well, and began to plan his future; perhaps in the Ministry as an Auror. His father, however, had a very different future planned and Evan was forced down the path that forever changed who he was.

Dark fic. There is only one Harry Potter, right? There may be only one of the person, but there are many more dimensions of the mind. Though, maybe some shouldn't be seen by the world. H/D Slash. Split-personalities. Though there is romance, its vastly horror and not for the light of heart.

Dean finds Neville terribly sick in the dorm one evening. On the way to seek help, Neville reveals the root of his illness.

Draco writes a letter goodbye to Harry, also begging for a way out. Harry doesn't find it until it's too late.

Two not-so-unlikey people form a freindship in the girls' lavatory. Nobody understands them, but each other.``Don't you just want to know who those two people are? You should read this fic!

When Hermione finds herself in a losing war, she takes up the Time-Turner again to make whatever changes are possible -- and soon discovers the full weight of her burden, both for her and the people she can't bear to lose. (Hermione/Remus)

Draco has been preparing to be a Death Eater all his life. He really wants to be one. He wants to make his father proud. But, now that his wish has been fulfilled, he's beginning to wonder if he's actually a welcome addition to their circle, or if he's just there because he's "Lucius Malfoy's son." "Glass is fragile. How many cracks can it sustain until it breaks?"

Prequel to my fic "Bonds of Pain." Draco spends his fourth year dealing with his growing dislike of his father's rules and methods. When forced into a decision, two young lives are changed forever...

James asks Sirius for a very important favor for him, Lily and James. One-Shot.

Wormtail’s last stand.

Voldemort has resorted to a prophecy to finally rise again. "The Body shall Rise.... With the Daughter of Romulus." Emily Lupin's living a perfectly happy life until she's found to be the Daughter of Romulus. Ginny thinks she knows how to stop the coming doom, but will she, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and George make it before Bellatrix Lestrange can get Emily on the Dark Side? (Takes place in Harry's sixth year)

Well, it's not much - the title explains it all, really. It's from Hermione's POV, and it involves one take on the last battle with Voldie. Not much to say apart from that... WARNING: implication of slash - only implication

Christa Sanders is a witch you probably haven't heard of. It's perfectly normal, considering she died so long ago. What nobody knows is that she was killed by Tom Riddle when she failed him. This is a story of cold minds, broken hearts, ruthless paths to power and blinding fascination, taking you from Hogwarts' mysterious dungeons to Knockturn Alley's notorious shops. The late 40s were not a good time to be at the Riddle-controlled Hogwarts School.

A job, that's all Remus Lupin wants. A simple request, but nothing is ever simple at the Durmstrang Institute. Runs parallel to "Ticking of the Clock" and "Stacking the Deck."

Written for LJ community hp_gen_ch September challenge: Education. Minerva McGonagall performs the traditional ritual for a new Headmaster/Headmistress's first day of first term.

I can't believe that it's been six years since then. Six years, gone by too fast, since the day that her Boggart stepped out of the cabinet and turned into a werewolf. Ironic, isn't it? A girl named moon afraid of a werewolf, when it's the wolf that's afraid of her.

Harry and Hermione must come to terms with a loss. Hermione comforts Harry when he thinks he's lost everything... and makes him realize that she will always be his.

When the Dragon tempts Jack he is more than willing to follow, what he thought he could easily handle turns out to be more than he could chew when his boyfriend, Harry, gets suspicious.

What they didn't know about each other would fill volumes, but Alice eventually gets her message through.

The Fidelius Charm was cast to save the Potter’s, but it ultimately led to their demise. How did Dumbledore learn of the imminent danger to the Potters? Why didn’t Sirius trust Lupin? What happened between Sirius and Peter? This fic gives you a very believable and interesting view of what happened in the days before Voldemort made Harry Potter a household name.

Petunia reflects on a childhood with Lily, remembering the jealousy she felt.

When Little Harry Potter first shows signs of magic, Arthur Weasley is sent to watch over him. This is a comparison piece between the Dursley family and the Weasleys.

Harry Potter wants to forget the events from fourth year. Draco Malfoy wants nothing more than to beat his father at something. Both must embark on a quest that neither asked for. A journey that involves life altering events: hate and death, love and life. This time the rulebook has been thrown out the window, and all bets are off.

"In my world there are people in chains and we can ride them like ponies." When Draco makes a wish to a vengeance demon, the world is transformed beyond recognition. Will Draco like his new creation in which Ginny enjoys torturing innocents, Ron uses Unforgivables, and Harry Potter could care less about anything?

When Voldemort presented Draco Malfoy with an impossible choice, he ran away. Now he's back to face his past and prove that he's already paid the price for his cowardice.

The wizarding world is falling to the evil of Voldemort, one institution at a time. Only Hogwarts is left, and Hermione Granger is in it to tell the story of how it all went so terrifyingly wrong. Now it's simply a matter of time.

Perfection never comes without a price. Prequel to Almost Perfect.

A scene with Severus Snape and Sirius Black. They hate each other; Black sneers and Snape leaps into action.

Severus Snape has many jobs, but is still, not least of all, a teacher.

Both Harry and Hermione have been killed by Voldemort and Ron is a Death Eater. Ron's POV

“Me, I’m not beautiful,” she stammers. “Narcissa’s the beautiful one. Andromeda’s – she’s got brown hair…I guess she’s the sweetest one out of us all.”````“What an interesting group of sisters you are. One blonde-haired, one brown-haired, and one black-haired. One beautiful, one sweet, and one…”````“Say what you’re going to say,” Bellatrix sighs, still wondering what Lucius is playing at.````He leans in again. His breath caresses her skin. “Passionate.”

When Harry showed up at nearly one in the morning, Tonks was at the Weasleys', apparently there for "tea and sympathy" from Molly. What, exactly, had transpired, just before Harry and Dumbledore arrived? A missing scene from HBP, in which Tonks discusses life, love, loss, and the really horrid month she and her mousy-brown hair have experienced.

In the final battle, Harry spares Draco Malfoy's life. But the consequences from this are far more than could be imagined...

What if Harry died during the final battle and Voldemort took over? Chaos runs amuck in the wizarding world, Death Eaters are growing by the dozens daily, and Draco must learn to deal with his loss. DM/HP--Slash.

Harry looks out across the battlefield of his defeat of Voldemort and realises: victory shouldn't feel like this.

The Prime Minister of Muggles receives a visit from Rufus Scrimgeour in the wake of Dumbledore's murder.

Does he love her? Love, she remembers, is for lesser mortals. Does she love him? She doesn’t know but no doubt there is chemistry. Lucius/Narcissa.

Lady Andromeda Mallory has finally received her Hogwarts letter - six years late. However, this year is going to be a little more exciting than she planned on.

Harry wonders what would have happened if he had taken Draco's hand that day in first year.

Alone in his cold chamber, Severus Snape thinks about his lifelong affair with the seductress that changed his life forever.

In those quiet moments, when the house on Privet Drive is empty save for ghosts and possibilities, Petunia Dursley sees a completely different image of herself.

Rosie Zeller has never had it easy, living life on the streets of London. What will happen when she learns that Lucius Malfoy is her father? AU because Dumbledore is still alive.

Sirius is Harry's father, in everything but the technicality of shared genes. One-shot, OotP spoilers, non-explicit SB/JP/LEP.

Someone thinks about the darkness. A companion piece to my fic The Sun Sets Twice Again, currently on Schnoogle.

Two months after the battle that claimed the lives of both Tom Riddle and Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley is as lost as she was that fateful day. Will she be able to imagine a life without Harry in it? Can she carry out his legacy, or will she simply dissolve into a shell of the person she was before it all took place?

When Harry and Ron are made prefects without her, Hermione must deal not only with her own disappointment but also with the changes in her friends.

Hermione's disastrous attempt to brew a complex and forbidden potion backfires. As a result, Harry's world is turned upside down and he discovers a disturbing plot by Voldemort to use Harry once again in his cruel schemes.

Professor Snape receives a letter from a former student that lets him know he is appreciated. "After all, even a Slytherin Professor can use some comfort."

Harry Potter, Western style! If it had been John Wayne instead of James Potter, this how Harry might have grown up. After Hogwarts, Harry becomes an Auror. This lawman doesn't know the meaning of deskwork!

"...emerald power held sway over him and reminded his unwilling mind of those green depths that now eluded him..." Draco is addicted to emerald green, and Harry has everything and nothing to do with this.

A dip into the life of one of the most despised characters of the Potterverse. Why what happened, happened.

Just one of those millions of fics that were done after OotP. Remus is hurting after Sirius's death and comforts Harry.

Dobby has unfinished business at Malfoy Manor. This one-shot takes place right after the events of the Chamber of Secrets.

Often ignored, mostly ridiculed, Dudley lets the online community know how it feels to be related to The Boy Who Lived.

"One part of my brain chants a non-stop mantra of 'Stop! Stop!,' while an equally insistent one cries out 'Run! Run!' I listen to the latter because I’m running for my life." Hermione unwittingly participates in a game of hide-and-go-seek.

AU. DH Spoilers. Snape is the post-DH headmaster of Hogwarts, and not all the students want to return. Especially a certain bushy-haired Muggleborn. One-shot.

Severus Snape is a man shrouded in mystery and darkness. Take a closer look into the mind and life of the Potions Master.... A look that has never been taken before.

"The grief was only rivaled by the rage burning in him. It was a fire that would not be extinguished until the person responsible was dead. No more would die because of Harry. He was the target, and he was bringing himself within shooting range." Harry faces his last battle...

Dumbledore's last moments on the Tower, as seen through the eyes of Draco Malfoy.

Angelina is feeling estranged from her friends, Katie Bell and the Weasleys, and lonely despite her popularity. Alicia is depressed and ignored and misunderstood. Can their indifference become love? (slash)

The Philosopher’s Stone speaks of a gray lady—-the Ravenclaw ghost. Legend has it that a gray lady has lost love and is doomed to spend eternity on earth to mourn him. This is her story.

"The mind of a child, no matter how innocent and trusting can be affected and even injured. A child’s desire is to be loved, and children carry this sort of love buried under their skin, waiting to give it away."

Alternate Universe: A letter to a granddaughter can reveal many things. This is the story of red haired courtesan, a Dark Lord, and the choices you have to make in love and war. Ginny/Tom

What if you were the wife of a death-eater? This is Narcissa Malfoy's story on how she feels, along with something I thought may possibly happen (though not something I wish to happen). We know how everyone else feels, but what about Malfoy's mum? She may not be quite like you would inagine her... late hogwarts, a teeny bit of H/D and Luc./Bell.L

Have you ever wondered what was running through Draco’s mind on that surprising day in third year?

Luna is comforted in the Department of Mysteries.

But then you zoom in on that thought, and all else freezes, and you realize with a dull horror that your grimace is not because of the pain, but because of the pleasure that is coming with that pain, the pleasure that you are enjoying, although it is he, your enemy, that is giving it to you. Your muscles tighten as, in shame, you struggle all the more, although you know the truth: it is useless. Because, deep down, there is no denying it, you want this, have always wanted it, and being a Gryffindor, stubborn, brave, and reckless, you always fight and fight and fight until you get what you want.

Inspired by The Pianist, this is the testament of a lonely solitude Slytherin boy who is trapped - in many aspects - while a war goes on in the wizarding world.

As Harry is dealing with the death of Sirius, he finds comfort in two unexpected places. A loved one who is gone, and a young love yet to be realized.

In a beach villa in the south of France, Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour are allowed to be sisters. Genfic, oneshot.

One month post HBP, Severus sits writing a mad assignment for the Dark Lord. To be read with Vivaldi and a glass of cognac.

The return of a figure from 22 year old Remus Lupin's past places him and the rest of the Marauders in a difficult and potential fatal situation. Can they save Moony from his destined fate?

My version.

COMPLETE Voldemort has decreed a punishment for the traitor. What will happen to Severus? SSHG

~I want to scream.~ She didn't know where she was, who had her, or anything else. She didn't know that magic existed. She didn't know her captors were called Death Eaters. It wouldn't matter.

Understanding is discovered between two outsiders. Neville Longbottom/Millicent Bulstrode.

Harry goes into Snape's office in search of an ingredient and finds more than he bargained for.

It is the beginning of Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts and Harry meets another determined soldier in his fight against Voldemort. (Complete)

Post HPB, Minerva puts Albus' chessboard back in order, and comes to some conclusions about the rules of war.

A letter to nobody from nobody. Except for that certain somebody and a crazy person’s point of view. About betrayal and visions of the same kind. Very dark. It has nothing to do with the letter.

"We are at the end of an age, of a great battle that has been raging for years. Some of you have lost loved ones and classmates. You will more than likely encounter others out there. Do not hesitate to strike first. " The final battle has begun. Who survive and who will die?

Sirius Black knew there was something he didn't like about Cardiff....

After Voldemort's demise, Harry has a rather painful talk with an incarcerated Death Eater.

Half-Blood Prince Spoilers. Narcissa Malfoy finds herself deeply concerned for her son when he returns abruptly from Hogwarts.

Hermione proves her love. *tom/hermione*

This story is about the continuing pain of Harry's scar and the return of Voldemort. Also in this story you find out lots of information. You will find out why Dumbledore always sends Harry home to the Dursley's before going to Ron's house.

Seventeen years after the death of his parents, Harry returns to Godric's Hollow to exorcise himself of their ghosts. But what he finds there opens the floodgates of memory, and he is forced to remember what happened that night, long ago...

It was his fault. All his fault. Draco remembered well enough to know this. His fault that his sister, Karina, was always in pain, his fault she had nearly died... his fault that she had been cursed with a strange and horrible gift... one that would change the lives of all she touched forever.

Harry witnesses the passing of a mentor and doesn't know how to cope. Quick one-shot.

Taking place around 2005, Harry Potter is a general in the Great Wizard War against Voldemort. Slight H/Hr