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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.

Regulus Black, some snippets from his too short life.

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

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).

On Sirius, in wartime. Five very different careers.

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.

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

"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?"

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

'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'.

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!*

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

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.

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.

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

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?

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

"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?

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.

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...

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

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."

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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. . . .

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.

"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.

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.

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

So many gravestones, so many new gravestones.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

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)

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

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.

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

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!

Sirius and Remus look after Harry for Lily and James.

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.

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

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

Just a short parody about the night Lily and James died using the song "I Will Always Love You"... I've been told its a little sad...

Harry contemplates the balance of his and Draco's relationship.

We all know how Harry reacted after the death of Sirius. But how did others react? A look into the minds of Lupin, Dumbledore, Ron and Hermione and how Sirius' death affected each of their lives.

What if there was more to 'the power he knows not' than Harry or the Headmaster knew? What if Harry's whole life was a test? How would the Wizarding World pass? What would be the consequences of the Wizarding World's neglect and betrayal?

Harry's been brought to stay at The Order's headquarters. He believes that finally he'll have a chance to talk to Sirius face to face but it's not as easy as he expected.

Character study. Mrs. Lestrange awaits her trial. Let it never be said she wasn't dedicated.

Ginny Weasley and her brothers have a hectic life both at Hogwarts and outside in the wizarding world. Six vignettes follow Ginny's growth from the baby of the family to a maturing young woman and the way she interacts with her older brothers along the way.

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.

Hermione dreams of a boy with laughing blue eyes. But that boy is gone forever, and she is about to be wed to a boy with cold eyes. Cold, silver eyes. She gave her heart away a long time ago, and never got it back.

Harry has more than the usual amount of parents, but considering he is dealing with more than the usual amount of emotional pain right now, he really can't care. In between bouts of insanity he's depressed. Can anyone save him?

James Potter has been living his life on an estate near Devon. How does he find Real Life?

Peter listens as Sirius tries to convince James to make Peter the Secret Keeper. Then the night that the Potters were killed, Peter watched Sirius come to the wreckage of the their home. Finally, the confrontaion in the alley. All from Peter's point of view.

Petunia Dursley deals with the aftermath of Marge's... blow-up. An alternative look at Harry's aunt and the deal she made with Dumbledore all those years ago.

Harry has fallen so deep into a depression that he commits suicide. Unfortunately, he hasn't been allowed to cross over. Instead, his "guardian angel" has come down to show him what will happen to those he left behind. The "angel" gives him a second chance, but will what Harry sees change his mind about taking his life?

AU. Peter Pettigrew did not betray James; Sirius, who was Secret Keeper after him, also did not betray James. As ghosts, they have a different view of the world... Maybe, just maybe, it was James and Lily Potter who betrayed them.

When Ron and Hermione are killed during Voldemort's defeat, Harry is lost. After months of wandering the school at night, Draco Malfoy finally confronts the hero. The result is neither anticipated nor desired by either boy. With Harry's first human interaction in months, however, things may simply run their course. Slash.

When a potion goes wrong, Hermione and Draco find themselves stranded alone in The Shadow Lands, hearing nothing but each other's thoughts. When those thoughts get a little private, will they be able to keep seeing each other in the same way?

In 1948, the village of Blackwater - a center of civilization in the wizarding world - was wrecked to ashes by the forces of Grindelwald, causing its inhabitants to question the existence of magic - wiping it out of the village. Thirty-six years later, Remus John Lupin, fresh out of psychology study in a muggle college, wanders into the lost village. Confronted by immense prejudice and self-denial, the ability to resolve the denial is in the hands of Remus, and in the questions of two children - a nine-year old orphan and an unwilling metamorphmagus.

Harry Potter believed he defeated Tom Riddle in the Chamber of Secrets, but unfortunately, some memories are harder to beat than others.

Written in response to a challenge. NOT a songfic - just a few lyrics from The Rolling Stones song, Paint it, Black. This is the short story of a woman in mourning over the loss of a loved one. Quite dark with a vaguely twisted ending.

For years, Neville Longbottom has managed to keep himself locked out of his own body. But the dreams and screams are always there, just waiting to engulf him and take him away forever.