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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.

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

A completely random piece about Harry, pepperoni pizza and the future of the wizarding world. Read to find out more!

Harry has a talk with the portrait of a certain headmaster

Hermione is married to Draco Malfoy. On the outside everything seems perfect, but inside the home, her world is a wreck. When she runs, will there be someone from her past to help her? Hermione/Ron Hermione/Draco

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.

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.

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)

Penelope Clearwater is disappointed with the quality of romantic advice offered to modern witches.

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.

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.

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

Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Ginny, and Harry are getting together for Christmas. Voldemort has been defeated and they are all out of school, except for Ginny, who is in her seventh year.

Harry returns home to Hermione after a night out fighting the forces of darkness, in the middle of a long, hard war. This is their thoughts on that night.

Ginny spends the night in the hospital wing after the battle at the ministry of magic. Her thoughts. (Missing Moment --- H/G Angst.)

"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.

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.

Cho's feelings and encounter with Draco after leaving the Great Hall in the end of GoF.

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

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.

Draco's been using her, and Ginny can't take it. She pushes him away, and yet can't get him out of her head. A D/G fic set to the song "Pretty Girl" by Sugarcult.

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

Instead of violence, there is thought; mutilation can be both physical and mental; sometimes there are no gods, only actors on stilts. Harry/Remus light slash.

A Blind Round Robin written by Stufler, Larinzia Hope, Ginnysdarkside, AmanitaMuscaria1, Shahrazad, and others. Harry's day starts out bad, and goes out on a random tangent from there...

Draco/Ginny, oneshot. Written in response to a challenge by Forever Your's on Portkey.org - At Draco's last Hogwart's dance, he and Ginny share a moment together that neither of them will ever forget.

For several long seconds, George's mind refused to comprehend what his eyes were telling it.

Ginny and her mother are shopping for a gown to wear to the upcoming winter ball, when a disgruntled Draco stumbles upon them and decides to spoil the fun. A short-but-sweet humor fic with a twist!

Harry kills Voldemort and lives happily ever after, right? Not quite. A two part story that delves into the continued woes of Harry Potter. In the midst of his victory, Harry is arrested for murder and practicing dark magic. He's got other plans and so does Ginny.

(started before OotP was published; takes place in fifth year, but completely different) Someone is out to kill Harry... again. Is it Voldemort? But then again... it doesn't seem to be. As Harry struggles against the new attacks and his own love life, the stranger is out there...

Hermione has spent her entire life saying goodbye; life teaches her some significant lessons about herself, and about the importance of greeting the future. R/Hr.

The long-awaited sequel to "Dreams". Harry and Draco meet up, and go home under the strangest of coincedences. A slight glimpse into the Potter-Granger home...

Sequel to Fortitudo. A similar series of vignettes showcasing the talents of each Hogwarts house. But strengths are not always used for good.

Sirius Black is a collection of contradictions, accumulated over time from experiences and a certain knowledge. His experiences supposedly determine his actions, dictate how he acts, who he befriends, and who he hates. But so also do his friends influence his decisions, in what they do to and for him. An extended character sketch with the storyline woven through, and snapshots that tell the story.

Ravenclaw prefect Lisa Turpin volunteers to tutor at the library for a day; it looks good on your record, after all. Seems easy, right? Wrong. Hilarity ensues when she encounters the very imbeciles that mke up the dregs of society!

It's been a year since Hermione Granger was killed at the hands of Death Eaters. Ron Weasley, her devoted and loving husband, stands at her gravesite, thinking of her.

Hermione dares Ginny to ask Harry out . . . what will he say?

I was a child back then, and did not realize that hexing people in the corridors for the fun of it would not impress you. This clearly wasn't the best way for you to fall for me, but I did. I fell flat on my face for you, figuratively and literally alike, and believe me, I tried my hardest not to. Slowly but steadily, I began to love you when I turned fourteen years old. That day I remember me dreaming of you and how you had become my girlfriend; you loved me more than life itself. ~James/Lily.

Midsummer; a Ministry ball. Politics leads Lucius to approach Hermione. Politics obliges her to accept. But it's music that compels them to dance.

Severus Snape looks back and reflects on why exactly he hates James Potter.

"Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?" A one-shot femmeslash fic in which Cho tries to figure out what she wants to say to Ginny, and then Ginny says it for her.

Lilly is a fifteen year old girl who is trying to cope with life. She has the full attention of Draco. Read the story of her life, watch her world fall apart and then as she puts it back together.

A bored summer night leads to a game of sorts. For the JingArt Fic Challenge.

During Dumbledore's funeral, Ron Weasley reflects on the one person who makes him extra-ordinary. Hermione-Ron and implied Harry-Ginny.

There once was a man named Thomas, who knew exactly what was real and what was not. Logical, level-headed, and very, very cynical. Superstition and fantasy were for idiots and wooly thinkers. Science and cold, hard facts, Thomas knew, would win out over any kind of metaphysical mumbo-jumbo you could ever find.``But, when Thomas takes a wrong turn on a bicycle tour of Scotland, he'll find out there is more out there than he thought he knew. A LOT more.

Six decades, six couples, six vignettes: one red-haired woman and one black-haired man, together, alone.

Behind every picture-perfect smile, there's bound to be a lie. There is no exception when it comes to the teenage portraits of the Four "Great" Founders that supposedly got along swimmingly until the end. Godric and Helga seem to be the perfect couple, while Salazar is in love with the hot-headed Rowena. Now, if only Rowena would see it that way...

Draco's missing something or is it he's missing someone? The song in this fic is called "More To Life" by Stacie Orrico.

Draco's hurting but Hermione doesn't know.

In a world of war, Christmas isn’t always celebrated traditionally.

Oliver Wood is playing professional Quidditch for Puddlemere United. His life-long dream. But is it really what he wants? Or is there something else....someone else.``O/K fluff, with a bit of angst to start it off.``Songfic to Mest's "2000 Miles".

Prequel to "Fallen Angel." How Harry saved Draco, only to fall himself.

The events of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban through the eyes of Remus Lupin.

"They didn't notice her, most of the time. Most of the time she didn't think about that, though. Most of the time she listened--listened to the sky above her, listened to the clouds as they softly rustled together, listened to the sighing of the grass, listened to the whispers of the dead in their graves and the flowers that grew from them." Luna-fic.

Harry and the gang try in vain to figure out what year they are set in.

It all started with a challenge... And then a dress at a Christmas Ball that sets Harry and Hermione out to begin a new phase in their relationship. Written for the PP.org New Year's Eve Challenge Fest.

Sirius is unwillingly risen from the dead and sent to Grimmauld place. But when an unexpected turn takes him to a somber place, he is wondering how much, and who, he has missed.

Sequel to The Pawn. Though no longer the Ministry of Magic’s pawn, Harry find that the path to be one's own master is a long and arduous one.

After Voldemort's defeat, Severus Snape feels he's let everyone down. Unable to forgive himself for the things he did under Voldemort's direction undercover for the Order, Snape wallows in self-pity until he meets someone who can convince him of his own innocence.

After a rather harsh comment made by Peter, Sirius is forced to reconsider his feelings for Lily. A bit angsty, but with a fluffy ending.

'Am I not beautiful? Am I not still young? It has only been a few months since Draco was born, only a year since our marriage… and yet, he has never touched me since that night. ' Narcissa thinks about her marriage to Lucius and wonders why he does not want her anymore.

The soul's age is measured not by years but by depth of experience. Just hours after Harry brings the terrible news of Dumbledore's death, Tonks and Remus experience the truth of this. One shot, missing moment from HBP. COMPLETE.

Sirius ponders a questions about Remus' love life.

She’d avoided him, chosen solitude and seclusion instead of facing the enormous amount of possibilities that stood before her. And she hated herself for it.

It's Ron's first disastrous day working at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. If things weren't bad enough, a very peculiar customer shows up.... post-DH, pre-Epilogue.

Remus Lupin taked the train back to Hogwarts for the first time in many years- this time as a teacher. This is the ride on the Hogwarts Express in Prisoner of Azkaban from Remus' point of view.

Have you ever wondered about what it would be like after the Dark Lord is finally vanquished? Draco Malfoy takes a stroll down memory lane and finds something surprisingly disturbing at the end.

Remus and Tonks hide in their own ways: from everyone else and from each other. When that hiding ends, will they be the only ones to benefit?

Severus Snape's son, Alexander Snape, comes to Hogwarts in the middle of sixth year and is sorted into Gryffindor. He acts the part of a loner, but Harry, Ron and Hermione think there's more to it than that.

We don't know a lot about Remus Lupin, but these five scenarios definitely did not happen. AU.

Voldemort's been defeated by Harry, and Lupin and Dumbledore look on as Harry lies in a pool of his own blood.

The diary of Severus Snape if he were ever to live with me for three months (in America, in the Muggle world, and invisible to the Muggle eye).

George has married Katie, and Fred's with Angelina. But is Fred's heart really in his relationship? One sided Twincest, slash. Oneshot. Don't like, don't read.

"He is Dark. I am Light. We are both Black. Black as night. Black as sin. Black that obscures and blinds both Dark and Light." Internal monologue from Sirius Black. Companion to "We Were Brothers Once"

Kathryn Black has been plagued by nightmares as far back as she can remember. So what happens when she goes to Hogwarts with her twin brother and meets someone she saw being attacked by a werewolf five years ago?````Marauder era.

After the events on the Astronomy Tower, nothing feels real to Remus Lupin. Nothing that is, except Tonks. HBP Spoilers.

A one-shot about Albus Dumbledore and his impossible love for an impossible man.

T'was the night before Christmas... A look at the life of Remus Lupin during his twelve lost years.

The night before Ron's first year, Fred and George take it upon themselves to warn him of the "dreaded dangers" within the Sorting ceremony....

...Viktor still had his back to her. He was fiddling with something -- doubtlessly a diamond ring. Hermione looked back at the scroll of parchment in her hand. Both loved her -- but who did she love? Hermione looked between Viktor and the letter once more, then took out the quill she always carried with her and scribbled something on the back of the letter in her hand. She tied it to Pigwidgeon and watched the owl fly away. When he was out of sight, Hermione took out her wand."Apparatio The Burrow." So ends Sarah Christine’s Work This Life Out My Way. Is that cold or what? Some justice for our Viktor, if you please....

Padma won two tickets to a concert of the Weird Sisters... But who to ask to go with her...

Petunia is the sister of Lily Evans. Petunia is the sister that hated Lily Evans. Petunia is the sister that was jealous of Lily Evans, because Petunia could only wish she were Lily Evans.

All I do is hide, which is something I have never done before. I used to be strong; I used to be able to stick up for myself. But then you came into my life and all that changed. You made me hide, you took all the innocence I had and that everybody loved and turned me into the female you.

CHOMP.

Penelope and Percy, ten years later.

Draco Malfoy. Eighteen, out of Hogwarts, imprisoned in a block of ice by his father wearing only boxer shorts. Could he be any sexier?

Songfic of Lene Marlin-Heaven is a Place Nearby. Harry died, and Hermione, his wife, refuses to break her promise to him. Death will not do them part.

Bernard Goldsmith is in for the shock of his life when he finds out that his wife is faaar from normal...abnormal noises, strange things in the storage room.

Two Muggle-borns get their letters and go to Hogwarts. I know it's been done before (MANY TIMES) but (hopefully) it's a bit different. You also find out who Hermione's friends were before she went to Hogwarts. She was Muggle-born afterall...

In a Wizarding World now free from the horrors inflicted by Lord Voldemort and his followers, life has all but returned to normal. But there are some who have still not won their battles. Who struggle against bonds that continue to stifle them and deny them a normal life, long after the hand that originally bound them, has disappeared. She is one of them. But the arrival of a battle weary young boy is about to bring her back. He sparks a memory inside her. Triggers a feeling is always there, lurking in the back of her mind. “Remember,” it says. “Remember.”

It is the night Sirius left Grimmauld Place. This one-short shows the events that finally motivated him to leave and turn his back on his family.

James and Lily were not the only of Sirius's loved ones killed by his supposed betrayal. And some scars run deeper than flesh wounds ever could. Angst. Sirius/Remus.

On Christmas Day at the Potter-Malfoy household.

After realizing his mistakes, Percy Weasley returns home to the Burrow to ask for forgiveness.

After one month with Harry, Ginny thinks everything is perfect. Then Harry breaks up with her and Ginny runs away to her special room. The only thing is, someone's already there. *Femmeslash*

I can't stop thinking about you. Is that love?

An elderly Harry Potter reminisces on his life and confesses to a murder committed in his youth.

"I wish I could say that there was one my heart was telling me to choose but unfortunately my heart has abandoned me. Nothing is pure. What once brought pleasure now brings pain as well. What once brought pain brings unwanted pleasure. And this is when the choices come in." Draco must make the hardest choice of his life.

Ginny didn’t know when things had changed. Maybe there wasn’t a specific time or place that it happened. Maybe it had simply been there all along, under the surface, waiting for the right moment to come back and kick her in the head. And it had done so, with a vengeance.

Ron and Hermoine have a discussion one night. Happens directly after HBP ends. R/Hr One-shot, fluffy.