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A lone wizard watches an ordinary Muggle home, pondering the inevitable path that led him to this point.

The last words of the dead are painful. Especially if they're meant for someone else. D/G/H

We’ve all seen numerous versions of evil Harry. But what if Voldemort never became who he was today in canon? What if something else happened?

When there is no hope left, when the world you knew is gone forever, when everything around you is dead or dying, there is only one thing that remains to be done - the writing of the epitaph. An epitaph for what once was. An epitaph written in the ashes of the old world...

It's happening. Again. But I won't wait on him. Not this time. I have work to do. I won’t be his slave anymore.

In the quiet of the infirmary, to ears that could not hear his words, Severus Snape remembers. SS/RL

Towards the end of Ginny's fifth year, she has the usual career counselling session with Professor McGonagall, and she realizes that she has no idea what she wants to do with her life. Being Ginny, she figures out a way to find out - the Mirror of Erised. But what she sees in it isn't anything she would have expected. Can she live with knowing her deepest desire, and what should she do about it, now that she knows it?

When two lovers face each other at the final battle, what will be said and done? A HarryxDraco Dark Ficlet.

Who ever thought a little game of tag could go so wrong...?

Based on Severitus. Everyone has skeletons in their closets, but in Harry's case, these skeletons can turn out to be sword-wielding undeads. Which was why Snape tried so hard to keep them under rugs. And what does the Mirror of Erised have to do with all these?

(A/U!) Fred and George, young, care-free, and innocent, find the map which will lead them to success. Only there are some 'details' about the map no one mentioned...

The Second War is over and Voldemort has been killed but Harry pays a horrible price, the loss of his best friend.

Hermione will do anything to be with her beloved again, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. (TR/HG)

Snape's memories of the fateful night at the end of Book Six. This takes the view that Snape is not the bad guy he appears to be. This is what I hope really happened!

It's six months after the deaths of the Potters, and Remus Lupin is alone once again. He comes across an Irish town called Arann where the townspeople are plagued by the Dark Creatures living in the surrounding forests. Remus soon finds himself caught up in the midst of everything when he begins his stay at the Castle Arann, a castle with more secrets than anyone could ever imagine. Will he help the townspeople, or let them fend for themselves as they have been doing? And will he ever learn to love and forgive again?

Hermione and Harry run a safe house where those running from Voldemort can hide and be reinvented. Voldemort is now in power, and he sends Draco, who desperately wants revenge on the couple, to infiltrate and betray them. Even though they thought they left their past behind them, it all comes suddenly tumbling out...

She would never be anyone else's. She was his.

Lily and James Potter get a glimpse of the world as it is now. AU.

"I kissed his hand. 'Harry, Harry, Harry,' I murmured, over and over. For each time I said his name, I wanted to cry a tear. But I had promised myself I wouldn’t cry anymore. That didn’t help Harry. And it was all about Harry now. " After the final battle, Harry hovers between life and death. Hermione and many others tend to him, hoping that he will come back.

Harry hated yellow. He knew, logically, that it was a transitory thing; he had never before had a problem with yellow, and this irrational anger with the colour had only started since – But he didn’t think about that.

Harry/Draco. Draco has always known he would have to choose a side. Being Draco though, he decides to choose neither.

A girl starting Hogwarts learns of her past through a library book, having no clue that Harry is one of her ancestors. But who is the other?

Sara Gordon is a horse-crazy little girl with a remarkable rapport with all animals. She knows she's adopted because she doesn't look a thing like the rest of her family, but she loves her family anyway. Then one day she meets her birth mother: Rhiannon Storm, the Crystal Muse.````A cousin of Narcissa Malfoy and a graduate of Slytherin house, Rhiannon Storm went on to gain fame as being one of the few to escape Voldemort's clutches. She gave Sara up to adoption to protect her from Voldemort's control. She is best known for her ability to call power from stones; thus her nickname "The Crystal Muse." She is craved by Voldemort because he believes she can give him the power to become insurmountable.

Sibyl is different. Harry has made her realize that, but can Harry get over Sibyl different and unexpected actions. Can Seamus stand those black eyes?

Malfoy has information, but Ron isn't really listening.

There was only one thing going through the mind of Severus that night as he aimed his wand at Dumbledore: He will be forgiven.

It takes Ginny three weeks to realize that Sirius doesn't want to talk to her.

Remus Lupin leaves Hogwarts after hearing of a witch who may be able to cure his condition.

Ron turns over in bed, unable to sleep. Why is Harry the only one to have survived the Killing Curse? What was so special?

[Have you ever heard of the Paradigm Curse? This curse is by far the most powerful curse of all. It does not kill... it tortures.] Harry Potter was living in a rather boring life with the Dursleys, until he received great news from Ron, which made his sixteenth birthday the best of all. The trio had arrived at Hogwarts in their sixth year, and had met two new friends on their way, two great friends which made their bond of friendship even stronger. But will this bond of friendship break? Will one of their friends... betray Harry Potter? (This school year is full of mystery and angst, and maybe even some romance and suspence, which made this school year of Hogwarts School, the best of all years.) ~H/Hr, C/Ca, R/Lu?~

After the end of his fifth year, Harry has gone through some changes. He feels betrayed and used by the Order. He's angry and furious for what happened. Ron and Hermione are not going to find the usual Harry on the first of September. The Order is worried, and so are Harry's friends. His reactions seem so strange and unexpected to his "friends", but are they? But Harry is not the only one facing wild mood swings. Draco is obsessed by a legend, and starts to roam the castle at late hours. Draco will be very scared by the "new" Harry... and something very weird, very very twisted is going to take place at Hogwarts. No one will be safe, not even Voldemort, or his Death Eaters.

Robert Gale knows what’s wrong with the world, and he’s determined to help fix it before his children are forced to grow up in a crumbling society. A study of a belief system that does not limit itself to one man.

Remus is alone. When he's alone he thinks. Thinks of one particular man's influence on his life...

Harry always knew that he was destined to fight Voldemort. The final battle has now arrived and it is up to Harry to save the Wizarding World.

Songfic to B*Witched's 'Blame it on the Weatherman'. Taken from Harry's POV, this reveals his feelings post-Sirius and reveals more than JK Rowling tells us in the books.

Remus Lupin's life ended November 1st, 1981. The consequences of our actions, and the people who pay. Mild slash.

*Hanson/HP crossover; non-canon; AU* It's one year after the downfall of the Dark Lord and the Wizarding World is an entirely different place. Take a look into the life of 16-year-old wizard Taylor Hanson as he deals with life, family, friends, school, Quidditch and being a teenager.

This is the coming of age story of Paul S. Black, Sirius's son, during the Second Vold War. This is an AU, Alternate Universe story, with many "added" characters. Warning: Will include sexual frankness and adult themes.

Seventh year is almost at an end when Draco gets word from his parents that they are having another child! Draco thinks back on his childhood and begins to worry for the baby's future. What should he do?

Post Hogwarts by about eight years. All of the events of Harry's life are becoming too much for him. How does he deal with them and Voldemort lurking around the corner? Chapter one is an internal battle of will in the Burrow.

When Harry doesn't feel safe anymore will his suspicions of danger be confirmed? Usually...

Harry, Hermione, and their baby are in danger and fleeing.

They say that Karma balances the universe. The good and the bad of the world - and of our lives - will always be equal. If that is true, then what has Draco done to deserve this hell? Wherein Gryffindors aren't so headstrong (mostly) and love isn't as hard to find as they think.

One ran. One pursued. And one tried to understand. There was one night. There were three men. There was one emotion.

Sirius has escaped from the veil. Now his only mission is to find and save Harry. Sequel to 'Behind the Veil'.

How to make Gingerbread Women:````Mix one Peter Pettigrew, a woman he loved and a woman he became obsessed with together. Add healthy amount of angst. Bake until memories are golden. Sprinkle hindsight on top. Serve cold.

What’s worse, to be traitor to your family because you can’t see the truth, or traitor to the Ministry because they’re acting like politicians everywhere? The question presented to Percy, and one he eventually learns the answer to. Mild P/O slash.

What if Harry had lived at the Dursleys' with his twin? Would his fifth year be any different and will romance bloom for certain couples? ``Will Voldemort finally be defeated?

One-shot dealing with how Minerva and Albus met.

A girl who claims to be one Sirius' cousins moves into 12 Grimmauld Place. What will happen when Harry and the gang find out her mother is the famous Empress of Magic and she is the heir to be the next Empress? What will happen when they find her deepest darkest secrets?

“Lies are easier to believe than the truth. They can’t hurt you unless you decide to let them. The truth doesn’t even wait for you to decide."

Gabrielle Delacour grew up with an easy life of riches and splendor, but turning to the Dark isn't as easy as she thought. Shades of evil linger in even the darkest of corners....

An impulsive rescue has profound results; first for Professor Snape, but the butterfly has flapped its wings and the breeze builds strength....

Every day a battle takes place within you between good and evil. The phoenix and the serpent are fighting inside, each struggling to be the one that emerges triumphant, clutching your soul. Welcome to my world.

1941-1981. A splitting of perfection.

Crying is the only thing Harry seems to know anymore...

My name is Tom Marvalo Riddle, and this is my story, of treachery, defeat, angst, how love kills, secrets, depression, and rising above it all, emerging at the top, no longer the weakest, but the strongest, bent on revenge. A dangerous ally if you ask me.

Step into the mind of one whose very soul is broken... ````A first-person ficlet that shows you the broken soul and tormented spirit of one of the cannon's seemingly jolly characters.````The White Room is a purely angst ficlet that takes you beyond the mask and deep into the very heart and soul of its sole character. ````Discover a side of him you've never seen before...

Ron's thoughts two years after the trio graduate from Hogwarts. Some implied slash. Very short.

Paranoid!Sirius when he's on the run from the wizarding authorities. It's an insight into the mind of a man who's had to deal with too much.

I sleep alone.

Being with her made everything perfect. It made him forget everything he sacrificed, everyone he betrayed and all the things that he left behind. But his love for her blinded him... Is his life really as perfect as it seems?

Lily Evans is the most popular girl in school. She’s top of her year, smart, beautiful and uncommonly kind to everyone. But what her friends at Hogwarts don’t know is that Lily leads a double life. Something lurks beneath her dazzling smile and within the emerald depths of her eyes. That something threatens to tear her apart emotionally and physically. It is the reason she never returns home for Christmas, the reason she dreads the summer holidays, the reason she is terrified of her own mother.

Hermione receives a gift from Draco and it proves to be fatal. Now the students of Hogwarts must deal with the loss of one of their own.

There are some people in this world whom life just never seems to work out for; you know the ones I’m talking about? I knew a boy like that once. He was my son, before he became a caricature of himself, a soulless man unrecognizable to me. ````A tragic story of a familar mother and a man who was once just a lost little boy.

Harry has a talk with the portrait of a certain headmaster

The promise was broken. A reflection on the Snapes.

A closer look at a seldom-examined character: Rita Skeeter tries to justify her way of life.

In her first year, Ginny Weasley went through more than most wizards could go through in a lifetime. How could anyone think that she would be unaffected? Ginny thinks back on Tom and how he changed her, while deciding what to do with her own life.

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny must fight to save Hogwarts from an ancient evil doing the Dark Lord's bidding. But when that evil and the Dark Lord's Death Eaters destroy Hogwarts, where will the students find a safe haven? How can this evil be destroyed? Only Harry’s seventh year will tell, when the infamous prophecy comes true. Rated for mild language and possible character death.

A look at life with the Black family when Sirius was a young boy. Sirius and Bellatrix are good friends until they start to grow up and have different viewpoints on life.

Songfic to Alanis' "U R". After the war, Hermione contemplates the future.

A prequel to I Await the Day. Harry writes a letter to Sirius a year after he is taken to Azkaban. Slight implied Slash. Short.

Draco addresses the ultimate conflict: love versus loyalty. He has made his promises, and he never breaks his promises... (Songfic to "Easy as Life" from Aida. H/D)

In one night, Dudley's life has changed forever. As he leaves everything he knows behind, he tries desperately to remember what happened. But all that's left is a gaping hole.

Still depressed over Sirius's death, Remus is forced back to reality when Neville spends a few days at Grimmauld Place when his grandmother falls ill. They look over photographs together and discuss the past. SB/RL slash, one-shot.

Draco risks everything to be with Harry in his last moments and discovers the key to ending the war.

They say that this is a battle between good and evil. Between light and dark. But I say that this battle is between fire and ice. Love and hate.

The sun hides secrets that only the moonlight can uncover. Remus reflects on his blossoming relationship with Sirius.

Takes place between CoS and PoA. A bridging of the gap between the books; Sirius' reflection in Azkaban on his time as a marauder at Hogwarts.

Even in the wilds, there is room for kindness.

He stares at his hands a lot these days. Most people don't notice it 'cos they're too busy patting him on the back and congratulating him for finally killing Voldemort, saving the wizarding world, and all that. But I notice it. I notice it and then I stare at his hands, too. (Harry/Ron pre-slash)

Alone and lonely in 12 Grimmauld Place, Sirius tries to convince Remus to keep him company.

Three things didn't happen to Percy Weasley on February 29th in 1988, 1992 and 1996. This short fic and character study examines how Percy might have differed if only they had.

From Molly Weasley's point of view comes a happy memory with a sad ending. Molly remembers happier times when she is faced with a horrible truth. The Weasley nine... has been reduced to eight.

In the past five years Harry, Hermione, and Ron have fought battles fit for adult wizards. Now school is out and the war has begun. Enemy lines have been drawn and some have been crossed. When it comes to fighting against the Dark Lord who will stand on the lines of good or evil.

For as long as he could remember, Draco had been proud to be a Malfoy. Post-OotP character study.

Four friends, torn apart by grief. She can see the Thestrals, he wants to die, he's lost in guilt, and she's moved on. Be strong, or give up, it's their choice, either way. It's 2 o'clock and they're ready for the rain - The last in the Time Trilogy, following on from 'Midnight' and 'Sunrise'.

When Vicky witnesses the death of her uncle, her world is turned upside down. She turns to the only person who can help her, Draco Malfoy. The two teenagers are thrown together in a whirlwind of chaos, lies, deceit and feelings that will take them from awkward teens to grown adults. Will Vicky realise what her feelings for Draco really are? Will Draco act on the feelings he has for her? But by the time he does, will it be too late?

Everyone has trouble dealing with their emotions, and everyone searches for the best way to cope. Sometimes you just can't help anyone. Harry is looking for a way to cope, aren't you?

Adara is a headstrong 5th year Slyhterin. She doesn't conform, not to anybody, but will this ultimately cost her her best friend?

What's happening to Remus? What about James? And- wait, is it just a dream? Or is it a vision... a vision of what will be...

After a long separtation due to opposing views two lovers must say goodnight for the last time.

Bellatrix is bored, Severus has been picked on by James and Sirius, and Peter Pettigrew is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He needs to learn who his friends are.

It is after Hogwarts, and Harry's world has fallen apart. His two closest friends are dead, killed trying to save him from Voldemort. The boy who lived just wants to die. Can anybody save him?

"Today marks the end of her debt to Lily, paid in blood." On Harry's 17th birthday, Petunia bids farewell to her nephew. She anticipates freedom the instant he is placed in his guardian's care, but is given poetic justice in its stead.

After Dumbledore is murdered, Draco Malfoy and Professor Snape talk about what's going to happen to them next.

Is there any end to the pain and the loneliness? Is there a cure for the emptiness that eats at him? Is it better to have loved and lost?

On a quest to nick some food from the kitchens, Dean Thomas makes a wrong turn and ends up in a room on the sixth floor. There, he finds a mirror he has only heard about before, and finally sees the man who has been haunting his dreams. A Mirror of Erised fic.

Two months after Voldemort's death: Harry and Snape have to confront each other, themselves and a boggart. SSRL implied. Redemption intended. One-shot.