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Just one day before Voldemort’s downfall, he chose an heir- a wise decision, indeed. But what if the heir’s intended family did not raise him? Harry… has a brother, and it’s not someone he’d have befriended in another world. Alternative Universe.

A Muggle church echoes with the strains of an old hymn, an exhortation for the faithful to come on bended knee. Across the moor in his lonely citadel, Harry Potter muses on the nature of faith.

Lucy does something she never thought she would do....

Memories are what keeps a person alive. And memories can become dreams. But what if dreams become nightmares? An encounter with Godric takes a toll on Salazar as he realizes this, which turns out to be the most painful experience of his life. Godric/Salazar. SLASH

Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Severus reflect on the decisions of their life during PoA. (Yeah, I know, like THIS hasn't been done before)

Remus Lupin is gravely injured and not expected to survive. As he lies in the hospital wing of Hogwarts, lingering between life and death, Ginny Weasley stays by his side. Are these the final hours of the school's most beloved werewolf? Mild Ginny/Remus.

Hufflepuffs aren't the only ones who can be loyal.

It is the spring of 1980, and Remus Lupin is forced to live somewhere he once swore he'd never set foot or paw. He discovers something there that will change his life forever.

Draco has a secret he's been keeping from Ginny for the entire nine years of their marriage, and it's posing a huge threat to his family. What will happen when she finds out, and how real does the threat become then?

There wasn’t much left in Ron to give by the time he had to step into a dead man’s shoes.

Remade in dreams, Ginny becomes something new. Her skin is the canvas and his words transform her.

Lupin comes to one morning after a harrowing night, but he cannot remember what happened.

Love is such a beautiful thing, and when it's gone, can cause so much pain. Through the workings of one special young woman, Minerva finds the strength to forgive, and move on from something that has crippled her for a long time.

One morning, at about three or four, possibly five a.m., just as the dawn was approaching, a castle stood somewhere unplottable in the Scottish highlands. A particular tower in this castle housed several boys and girls, all of whom, for once, were fast asleep, tucked up in their maroon and golden bedspreads, enjoying a peaceful respite from the toils of life in the wizarding world, the school and social life and whatever else plagued teenage minds. The whole thing was rather too monotonous for a Hogwarts castle. Dreadfully uninteresting, in fact. So much so, that you could actually hear the workings of fate breathe an audible sigh of relief when five mysterious people fell through the fireplace and landed in a heap on the rug.

Harry thinks he is alone in his grief over Sirius Black - until he finds out someone else is going through the same amount of pain.

A small tribute to everyone's favourite star. I know, I know, I'm a bit late in submitting, everyone else's came many weeks ago, but spare me, I already know. The point is, I wrote it, and it's here for your enjoyment (and perhaps even a little closure).

She is happy, now; he is not in her world anymore with his piercing gray eyes and somehow that doesn't matter to her as much as it used to. She lives among her flowers, her silk flowers and paper petals, and watches the sky.

Part two of a five part series. This time I take an action from book two and change it. Apart from Percy, who could tell one cauldron from another? Apparently not Lucius Malfoy.

"I always thought that Neville was, well, a bit of a loser...Hope is a flower which blooms when you have nothing left. " This bittersweet one-shot is about Neville, the War, and hope.

Regulus Black, some snippets from his too short life.

Draco Malfoy can have anything in the world that he wants, and he does, except for his father’s love.

The blue line changed everything. Hermione character piece.

They say Potter’s gone mad; they say Harry Potter lost his mind after he defeated Voldemort on that rainy April night. But Harry’s publicist and best friend, Ron Weasley, knows better. Ron knows that if anyone is insane, it is himself. Hermione’s death ruined him. She had been his friend. She had been his wife. And now, she was his beautiful tragedy.

Sirius can't think of anywhere else in the world to go except to James. Implied slash.

Three things that never happened to Draco. Written for the Leap Day Challenge, 2004.

Snape is taken hostage by a dangerous intruder at Hogwarts when he thwarts the man's attempt to steal certain controlled substances from his Potions supply cabinet. A standoff ensues between the intruder and Lupin, Dumbledore, Harry, Ron and Hermione. Rescue comes in the form of ingenuity on Hermione's part.

Ginny Weasley lies broken and bleeding by her own hand. But her friends and family love, and they will lead her home. Not a death fic. Rated for graphic self-mutilation... but for a very good cause.

After the events in the Department of Mystery, Harry is given permission to leave his family and go live in 12 Grimmauld Place. There, he finds a letter written to him, by none other than Sirius Black.

The lives of Bellatrix and Narcissa, dark sisters, and their cycle of love and abuse. Femmeslash. Blackcest. Good fun. :) Rated for violence and intensity.

They say it takes one to know one; if that were true, Sirius would be the foremost authority on diagnosing depression.

Remus Lupin had always wanted to ask Dolores Umbridge why she hated half-breeds that much. But when he has the opportunity to know, he finds out he really didn't want to see the skeletons Dolores hid in her closet.

"No one knows I had a little sister. People sometimes question me when I chastise elder siblings for cruelty towards their younger siblings. I don’t believe I’ve ever given them a proper answer. But I can’t just go around telling people that I killed my sister, could I?"

A fic about Harry's seventh year at Hogwarts. How does it end: with school, with love, or with Voldemort?

In a time of darkness and uncertainty, the Ministry of Magic is foolishly desperate for answers -- and answers, even if they aren't true. Enter Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape, who know how to kill two birds with one stone: make themselves look good to Fudge AND help Voldemort get James Potter out of they way. Includes James-angst, Lily-worrying, some cuddles, some gory death, a bit of MWPP humor, and some subtle Snape-glorification.

Sirius waits for James in the Hog's Head, and James has just discovered something incredible.

She's dying, lost girl on the dewy grass. He's watching, the ever indifferent observer.

It was completely unexpected, completely unbelievable, and all Harry could do was laugh at the irony.

On Sirius, in wartime. Five very different careers.

Ten Weasleys. One hundred words each. A family like no other.

What happens after the war with Voldemort? What's happening in the wizarding world?

How would Draco cope with Lucius's death if he and Harry were a couple at the time? A short fic about mourning and hope.

Autumn is for dying. Or so he has always thought. As leaves fall, do you fall?

Harry thinks he knows what having a girlfriend will be like. Then the rains come, and everything changes; with too much rain to care about much of anything, Draco and Harry lose themselves in need.

Snape is summoned for what he knows will be the last time.

Why are you doing this? Coda to HBP. No pairing. Complete.

Salazar Slytherin wanted to keep Muggle-borns out of Hogwarts and 1000 years later his heir opened the Chamber of Secrets. But there are many other stories to be told from those thousand years and this is one of them. In 1796, a time of opportunity, bigotry and change, an ambitious Slytherin sets his sights high. Watch out for politics, prejudice and interhouse rivalry as he uses any means available to achieve his ends.

He still hasn't let go. It's ok to grieve, it's natural to mourn, but it's gone too far, too long. Sequel to Dark Blue

At a festival in a wizarding vilage, a young boy, who grows into a man we all know and love, learns an important lesson.

Hermione sits and thinks for a while. It's Christmas, she's happy and everything is fine and fluffy. Well, almost...

'Padfoot,' he said. 'Your candle’s burned out long before your legend ever will.' A post-OoTP fic honouring Sirius' death. Inspired by Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind'.

Meet Mira, a girl with a dark past and a severely short temper. Enter Evan, a boy who is troubled by what his heart wants and needs, but can't reach. Pity Kasen, an outcast Slytherin with bad luck. They all are brought together by The Underground, a secret organization in which two bounty hunters created to make money at Hogwarts...and succeeded.

A collection of memories from the Black children. They relive their worst and best moments in their lives.

As Remus sits down to write an eulogy, his eye catches an old picture from the Marauders' days at Hogwarts and he sinks into memories. This is my interpretation of how Moony is feeling towards the loss. *OotP SPOILERS! DON'T READ UNLESS YOU'RE FINISHED!*

Luna Lovegood sits, one night, in her empty dormitory, dragging a knife across her skin. All the hurt and the pain of the past fifteen years of her life is coming to her in a rush. She loved him, and she thought he loved her. But it wasn't so...he'd made love to another. He claimed love for another. And for Luna, this was the last straw. Will Harry be able to save Luna from herself?

"I'm a Dursley now, not an Evans." Petunia goes through love, life, and death. A tracing of her evolution from her wedding day to the morning that Harry arrives on her doorstep. L/J, Vernon/Petunia, coarse language. Can be read with 'Enharmonic' or as a standalone.

Both Harry and Ron have had a turn with The Mirror of Erised... but what about Hermione?

On the night of Lily and James Potters' deaths, Sirius says goodbye through a heartfelt letter.

Professor Remus Lupin and Harry Potter are brought together as Harry tries to conquer the dementors. In so doing, Harry and Lupin forge a friendship as Harry reexperiences the last moments of his parents’ life with Lupin’s assistance. This missing bit of story explains how Harry conquers the Patronus charm.

Lucius's resolve to hold onto his mind in Azkaban is failing. Only one thing can keep him sane.

Vivid dreams relating to his werewolf side come to haunt Remus J. Lupin at night, while day brings unexpected visitors from a local werewolf pack. They come demanding for Remus to take his rightful place as Suraj, the pack leader. Try as he might to turn down the offer, new developments occur that leave him little to no choice...

Draco mulls over the two worst words in the English language: if only.

Before the events of "And So Life Goes On..." (@schnoogle), Harry fell into a deep depression because the one person who understood him, who was there for him in his greatest time of need, and who loved him unconditionally was taken from him. Without Remus Lupin, Harry no longer has a reason to live until Severus Snape offers him one.

People go to long lengths to hide things. Keeping secrets is a part of humanity even if secrets can keep people from living... "I wanted to be there for my son for everyday of my life. He'll hate me, you know, for leaving him."

Terry Pratchett told us that all libraries are one, and Gaiman told us about one particularly unique library. Hermione discovers a twenty-year-old experimental potion which allows her to access the Dreaming.

"...But it's ok, cause Harry always forgives."

Harry's PoV on a horrific event that happens in the heart of the Forbidden forest when he, Ron, and Hermione find their way there one night. . . .

Hermione bids goodbye to a loved one and a best friend.

If you have your life planned for you already, you have to grab your pleasures where you can, and not waste opportunities. You're going to have all your life for regrets. Femslash and het and a whole lot of angst.

Single Shot of a brief moment missing from The Deathly Hallows

A month after the rebirth of Voldemort, Peter Pettigrew takes a moment to contemplate the meaning of life, loyalty, and strength--or at least of his new hand.

Harry's dreams are plagued with the image of a beautiful young girl in white. Is there something else he doesn't know about his past?

After the rough break-up with Harry, Ginny confides in someone to make her feel better.

Lucius finds them in the hall that has become the testimony to Lord Voldemort's last stand...

So many gravestones, so many new gravestones.

He wore a silver band on his thumb. It wasn't ornate or intricate in any way, which intrigued me to no end. It was simple, unblemished, unambiguous; everything he was not. D/Gish

[ The Tightrope Fictionally Yours Challenge 2007/08 - Hanson/

"I remember my sister, yes I do. I remember her long, red hair and her green eyes. I remember how she was popular and how she could be so excited about everything."

'The blood of Black demands more blood.' Even after all these years, Andromeda takes her lessons to heart.

Ginny Weasley finds out that her boyfriend, Harry Potter, is harboring secrets from her. Tired of being ignored and being lied to, Ginny decides to take matters into her own hands and get revenge. When her heart hardens to all around her, especially the Trio, she fulfills the prophecy and becomes the Ice Queen... (slight h/g, d/g, h/hr)

Hogwart Students on Cedric's Death. Starts with Cho Chang. Everyone says their feelings of his death - no-holds-barred. People remember what it was like, their relationships twords him, and how they feel now.

Various scenes from "Half-Blood Prince" from Severus Snape's perspective.

Sequel to "Other." A frustrated Madam Pomfrey reflects on being helpless in the face of the worst problems.

Ron Weasley doesn't get this. This is Harry Potter territory. Hermione Granger territory.

Draco realizes his mistake a little too late for both Harry and himself. Can he save both of them too late?

A vengeful witch, an ebony-haired victim, a familiar tale... but in the Dark, nothing is as it seems. Chaste but kinky Snape/Hermione, graphic and somewhat violent.

Harry's first Christmas. James and Lily have an argument. Will they make up in time, or will Christmas--and their lives--be ruined?

H/D slash. Just a short fic where Harry watches as Draco plays the piano. Idealistic.

Harry contemplates his position as his father's son, and wonders what he's supposed to do now.

Written for angelofthenorth in McTabby's Blame Each Other Challenge. There's a set of twins, one magical, one a Squib. What happens when the Squib shows up at Hogwarts? Title and story also inspired by Katherine Paterson's Jacob Have I Loved.

This ploy has been used so many times I'm surprised that it hasn't been used for cliché fics yet! Sirius is gone but something is pulling him back. Maybe a memory or perhaps a regret? Not slash, but you can interpret it anyway that you want! Remember that this is a one shot, it can be misleading!

Draco and Harry stand in an alleyway near Hogsmeade, contemplating the future of their relationship. Harry loves two people - but who will he choose? Harry/Draco. Draco's POV

Even when it comes to this, she still loves him.

Inspired by DH and REM's Everybody Hurts. Severus fixes his gaze on those green eyes and finds what it is to live. My tribute to my favourite and most loved character.

Nightmares created another sleepless night for Sirius Black, but who would have thought that the night would include the meeting of old friends, trying to decipher cryptic poems, and travelling to centuries in the past to supposedly complete an as-of-yet unknown task?

The threat of Voldemort is increasing daily. The magic world calls for salvation, but who knows where to find it? Few, like Dumbledore, know where, but will an unexpected invocation of deep magic destroy all hope? warning, slash and much angst!

AU -- Harry and Snape have been childhood friends since birth. Harry’s cute, happy go lucky, and the only one in the world to make Severus show other feelings besides cold indifference. When Harry turns eleven his parents die in a car crash and he’s sent to his aunt and uncle’s to live all the way across England. Years later, Harry transfers to a new school in his last year, when his uncle makes a deal with another company and moves. Harry’s surprised to see his old friend Severus going to the all-boys’ boarding school he is now attending.

Harry finds Sirius asleep and dreaming when he returns from Diagon Alley. What Sirius is dreaming could change Harry's life forever, and his view of Severus Snape. Leaves you waiting for the next part!

The more things change, the more they stay the same. (Please note--very dark.)

Sirius and Remus look after Harry for Lily and James.

You know who I am. Or you think you do. I am just another dark wizard to you, am I not? You think I was some twisted mind easily deduced and simplified with Aristotle's textbook-like laws of the spirit. You could not be more pathetically and heart-wrenchingly wrong. Mine is a story of sorrow, of loss and of horror. I have set these words down in preparation for the time when I must kill Godric Gryffindor. Read it at your own risk.