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"Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of the eighth day." ~Thornton Wilder. In the aftermath of the second war, nothing has worked out exactly the way anyone thought that it would. The end that everyone sought never came, and life, as they say, went on for the children of the eighth day. A collection of short stories about the lives that were changed by the second war.

Ron is used to hating Draco, not to feeling sorry for him. Draco is used to despising Ron, not to be interested in knowing him better. What has changed?

Starring: a freshly sixteen-year-old Harry Potter and the normal (well, canon-based) wizarding world. Supporting roles: Ginny, the suddenly confident best friend's sister; Ron, the loyal (albeit temperamental) best friend; Hermione, the eerily clever Muggle-born; Draco, Britain's Mr. Sneer runner-up -- and many more. Set after OoTP; modeled loosely after the Rowling book format; child-proof.

After she accepts Ron Weasley's proposal of marriage, everything Hermione Granger knows and holds dear is challenged as two men she considered as nothing more than friends begin to play startling new roles in her life. [DH compliant, George-Hermione, Ron-Hermione, and Harry-Hermione.]

Sometimes, winter brings change. Harry/Cho.

: Post OotP - Lupin is coming to terms with the losses in his life and struggling to continue with his role within The Order. He has more trouble than he thought when a mysterious ailment plagues him and makes him a danger to those in the Order. Circumstances change, the war gets a lot worse. After a series of events, Lupin and Hermione find that all was not as it seemed nor who it seemed to be, and they grow much closer, more than seemed possible.

AU. Lily and James didn't die on Halloween night of 1981. Waking up with scattered memories in a Muggle hospital and presumed dead by the wizarding world, they rebuild their lives as Muggles with no knowledge of magic. What happens when they cross paths with with a post-Voldemort Harry and Ginny? Which world will they choose, if at all? Mentions of L/J, some OCs.

The "relationship conversation" - about six years too late! Remus and Sirius talk about their history, friends and "firsts". What happened in the MWPP era Hogwarts between the Marauders? And just where does Ludo fit into this?

Telephone calls during the summer after Harry’s fifth year help him get to know Hermione (and himself) better.

'Harry just wanted to be normal in at least *one* thing, and really, he didn’t think it was too much to ask.' (HP/SS, slash)

In a world full of uncertainty, one thing remains clear. No one is safe from the Dark Lord. This fact has been proven time and time again. But the Order is resisting, and even one particular Death Eater is starting to see Voldemort's schemes in their true light. Because in a world where no one is safe -- everyone must question. Who is to be trusted? And, more importantly, what is real?

Harry Potter comes to terms with who he is.

The Trio gets together at the Burrow, feelings are repressed and confusion ensues.

A boy she once loved. A farewell gift he gave. An unexpected meeting over fifty years later.

Despite what Severus thinks, Sirius got punished extremely badly after the Willow Incident. Now, after Sirius's death, Remus decides to correct Severus's assumptions by showing him his memories of that time.``SLASH SB/RL (and maybe RL/SS).

Is it possible to love without exclusion? With all his best friends pairing up together, Harry is practically alone. As he explores deeper into the depths of his own heart, he wonders this very question - and wonders if he ever will find an answer.``It's going to take a lot more than a birthday party, an English class, and a game of Parcheesi to find the answers - or perhaps they're right under his nose...

I'm taking you back to the age when the four most infamous troublemakers ``roamed the halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. More widely known as Moony Wormtail Padfoot and Prongs, these four Seventh Years encounter peril beyond their wildest imagination and team up with people they never would have dreamt of sharing agreeable words with. When they will find out that some people are not as bad as they thought and others are worse than they could have ever ``expected. So step inside. I'll take you on a trip. Hold on tight and remember, ``if you see a Grim, they love Chocolate.

Luna Lovegood is captured by Lucius Malfoy, who has nefarious intentions. He soon learns, however, that some kinds of torture are just too much.

After the death of Sirius Black, Tonks seeks solace in the arms of an old friend. One shot. Angst/Romance.

(I love puns!) Fluffy bit of humor that is only slightly Cho-bashing, and only a bit Marietta-bashing. Though it does cast a quite positive light on the Giant Squid. Songfic of The Hooters “And We Danced”. If you take this seriously, you have missed the point. Humor. Cho/ Giant Squid! Viva La Revolution!

A few crucial evenings in the recent life of (Nymphadora) Tonks--in which Tonks embarrasses herself, Remus is polite, and Sirius is drunk...and that's just the first night. Or at least, that's how she tells it. Just another RL/NT romantic comedy.

"I don’t think I could explain it to you. I could try but I doubt you’d understand. It’s not easy to explain unless you’ve done it, you’ve felt it." Hermione explains her descent into madness, murder and the Dark Arts in the final confrontation with Harry. Slash warning.

Harry and Seamus start to question their sexuality. Harry officially ``begins dating Cho and Seamus tests the waters with a Hufflepuff. But things turn nasty when Cho slips and calls out Cedric's name and Seamus's significant other turns out to be abusive and possessive. They seek comfort in each other and strong feelings begin to blossom.

True love, true hate, true pranks and true Marauders. Just another year- but this is 5th year and the boys (and sometimes the girls) need to grow up a little. Are 'love' and 'hate' just words, or can they be something else?

And so, when Minerva McGonagall saw Dolores in the Hogwarts SCR, with a triumphant smile hovering over her lips and threatening every second to break out, she knew what it was about. In that smile lay the horrors that Dolores would single-mindedly pursue for a whole academic year: the pursuit of Dumbledore, the assault on Minerva’s prize student Harry Potter, even the attempted murder in the night near Hagrid’s hut. Minerva doubted that Umbridge had ever had any loyalty for anyone but herself. It was not about ambition, cruelty, or deception – at least, not primarily; for all these things could be indulged just as easily elsewhere... It was all on account of the little Russian girl.

The Founders of Hogwarts were Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Two great witches and two great wizards, who, together, did great things. Terrible…...yes. But great.``This is their story... what you won't find in Hogwarts, A History.

Christmas, the wonderful time of year when snow is on the ground, lights are flickering in the trees, and lovers are caught under the misteltoe. Who will be caught under the misteltoe with whom? Will they actually kiss? This Christmas will be one they'll never forget.

Harry (all grown up) meets a special someone from his past.

“They’re in love, Molly. They’re not going to mess this up.”

You never knew what happened when Ron and Hermione were at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place without Harry....The summer before year 5 at Hogwarts. A Ron/Hermione ship.

There are no strangers in the world, only friends waiting to meet. What if our favourite werewolf and auror had met a long time back, but were unaware of it? What if they continued to meet each other over their lives, without being aware of who the other person is and how their lives will become entwined? This story is a series of encounters between RL and NT, culminating in their first real introduction.

Hermione resigns herself to life as a wallflower during her Season in London -- until she receives a surprising proposal. AU set in Regency era.

While Charlie and Ginny are outside, Harry and Tonks discover a common ground as orphans in a sea of Weasleys.... (Post-OotP) Parallel piece to "Tossing Apples." Part 2 of The Weasley Family Picnic.

It's Harry's sixth year, and another Yule Ball has been announced. Harry has left it rather late to find a dance partner, and now there is only one logical person left to ask... (Harry/Parvati)

What happens when Ginny takes a dare rather than tell the truth? A DG PWP ficlet.

When someone you care deeply for disappears what would you do to help? How far would you go to find him? Chapter 1: Albus Dumbledore is walking slowly through the quiet hallways of Hogwarts one early morning. He is a dying man with only one more task to complete...

As the Trio begin their quest, Hermione can't shake off an uneasy feeling that there's something very important Harry and Ron aren't telling her. And as it happens -- she's absolutely right. Their problem is that some things, however important, just aren't that easy to tell. Not even to your best friend ... [Set shortly post-HBP. Contains the canon ships.]

Ginny Potter mourns the death of Harry at the end of the war. Hermione finds a way which might allow them to change the past, but the cost is great.

Ever wondered what happened during Lily and James' years at Hogwarts? Along with Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Petter Pettigrew, Severus Snape, and others, the Potters are making history--MWPP style. Love/hate

Remus and Severus are signed in for therapy to improve their platonic relationship and through the torturous experience grow closer. Eventual slash. Expect snark-fests, psychoanalysis and group-hugs aplenty!

When detention with Snape goes awry for Hermione, Ron takes drastic action. A parody of Lerner & Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady."

The young shop assistant is really annoyed by now - why is he always being pushed aside by his employer whenever the blond man enters the shop? Perhaps an old lady can enlighten him today...

A nine-year-old girl is abused by her stepfather. One morning she manages to escape the house with her life just intact. Running all day, she finally collapses in someone's yard. Waking up, she finds that everything he ever told her about people and the world around her was a lie. Will the young girl be able to trust the new people?

Harry is sent by Dumbledore to be watched by Dracula, King of the Vampires. What's wrong with this picture?

Harry finds out what his life would have been like if his parents had not died, with a little bit of Ron/Hermione for good measure.

It is Rose's first year at Hogwarts and all seems to go well. She has classes with two of her closest cousins, Albus and Roxanne, and starts to make some friends. But how is she to cope when a certain Slytherin tries to become her friend? Will Rose accept him as he is, or will she conform to the prejudice surrounding the houses of Gryffindor and Slytherin?

During their school days, Sirius became an Animagus for Remus’ sake. But now years have passed and Remus has started taking the Wolfsbane Potion, which helps him keep his own mind (if not his own body) at the full moon. Over the summer of 1995, Padfoot sees Moony under the influence of the Potion for the first time, and Sirius realizes how much Remus has changed over the last fourteen years....

A missing scene from OoTP: Harry is spending the night with the Weasleys at the Black house, and he's terrified over what he believes he did in the night. He is glad his godfather is there to comfort him.

Harry has a plan. He made a mistake and now he's going to fix it. No matter what (or who) the sacrifice is. Slash! (Harry/young!Sirius)

The title explains itself.

She watched him. She loved him. He never noticed - until it was convenient.

On Valentine's Day, havoc grips the halls of Hogwarts as a would-be Cupid adds a love potion to the morning pumpkin juice. Pansy Parkinson finds herself at the mercy of Ginny Weasley for the duration of the spell, but is all as it seems? And what will be the outcome once the potion wears off? WARNING: This story contains a femslash pairing, so if this bothers you then move on.

Lily and James are getting married, but they've got pre-wedding jitters. Sequal to "For the Love of Lily."

Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts.

So... you've stumbled across Snape's diary... do you dare read it? Open the pages and discover what really goes in inside the mysterious minds of everyone's favourite Potions Master.

It's Seventh Year and Draco and Hermione are Head Boy and Girl. Dumbledore has another of his brilliant ideas and decides to split the Houses up. The dormitories are now by YEAR! How will Harry and Ron survive living with the snoring idiots Crabbe and Goyle? And``what happens when Hermione drifts away on a cloud of love? D/Hr

The Friday that Hermione came home through the Floo connection feeling not just tired and put upon, but truly, utterly frazzled, Ginny pounced on her. "You look like someone transfigured you into piano wire and went twang," she said. "We're going clubbing." Then things got weird. Post-war, slash, femslash, het, threesomes, light bondage, alcohol. Consider yourself warned.

Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa Black, as explained by Isaac Newton.

Here's just another little funny fic I wrote. Basically, it involves the author (me!) kidnapping several HP characters and forcing them to act out the Matrix. Sound like fun? No worries, it has several ships, considering Harry's such a flirt. Involves Leatherwearing!Hermione, Hero!Harry, Bad Ass!Lucius, and several other favorites.

Harry would have liked a little peace and quiet after the Battle of Hogwarts to decide what he wanted to do next (although rebuilding his relationship with Ginny was definitely high on the list). But any such hopes were dashed by unexpected threats to his godson and to Kingsley's position as Minister, and once again, he and his friends found themselves in a courtroom taking on an old enemy ... (Gen central plot with a side helping of H/G and R/Hr.)

Sally-Anne Perks, an eleven-year-old witch goes to Hogwarts for her first year. There she makes new friends and is haunted by troubles that evolve around the Boy Who Lived.

It is three years after the death of Sirius, one year after the end of the wars and Harry is in the maximum security ward of St Mungo’s, with a lot of explaining to do. Irvine Connor, his lawyer, wants to know why the entire wizarding world hates Harry, why most of his friends are dead and why he’s considered the most notorious dark wizard of all time

The devestating war is over and the members of the``Order are catching up with left over business (i.e. romance). Remus and``Tonks are no exception. Follow the couple through their first years of``marriage, and all the trials inherent in such a commitment: snide``comments from friends, children, full moons, and a new Dark Lord. And``someone we all know and love and miss comes back. RL/NT, AD/MM, SS/HG,``NL/GW, HP/LL, BW/FD, CW/OC, FW/AJ, GW/KB, DM/BZ.

There is darkness that envelopes the world. It shrouds us and keeps us from ever seeing even what's in front of our noses. But for every Hitler, Grindelwald, Attila the Hun and Voldemort, Fate gives us a person to light a candle to shatter the darkness. Hermione Granger knows a hero when she sees one. Sometimes, you just have to look a little deeper.

When the young Severus Snape is caught with a secret, experimental potion, he is obliged to make a deal with James Potter that he will later come to regret...

There's another boy in Gryffindor Tower with his own scars, and Remus is suddenly no longer alone. Warning for descriptions of child abuse.

Ginny and Draco each got detention one night and Snape is called away from his office, leaving them alone for a bit. Why should he be concerned, Draco and Ginny notoriously hate each other?? Well, he's certainly right on this...no doubt both hate each other with a panache, but there's a very fine line between hate and lust!!!

Post-OotP. Sixth year Gryffindors are having a DADA lesson with... Snape? A fateful mistake with the Wolfsbane potion brings some unexpected consequences, like heroic Snape, puzzled Pomfrey, and terrified Trio, and some not-so-unexpected, like twinkle-eyed Dumbledore, a mysterious illness, and the best pairing possible after OotP.``A RL/SS FQF Response.

Hermione has sunken to the unthinkable: she enjoys killing. No biggie, as it is for the good guys. But she's starting to slip in her morals. And the farther she falls, the more it looks as if she is the next in line to become the Angel of Death. Two guesses as to who the Angel of Life is.... Oh yeah, and Snape is the Angel of Fear. Are we surprised?

Hermione has been having Dreams about someone and can't help but wonder if they have a deeper meaning... but will someone else completely blow her mind away?

Welcome to my first HP fanfic. This is how I envision the Seventh book. As he bids farewell to the last remnants of his childhood and as he sets out to destroy the multiple fragments of his nemesis' soul, Harry realizes at last what his late Headmaster had meant when he told him to choose between what is Good and what is Easy. Mystery, Adventure, Humor, and Romance Galore! Enjoy!

Harry Potter goes back in time. He doesn't know how it could happen. A time-turner can't bring someone years into the past. What could have caused this event and why is he there?

I was sixteen when I figured out I was in love with Hermione Granger. Sure, it must have been pretty obvious—well, obvious to everyone except Hermione and me. Especially me. I was a prat and I’ll be the first to admit it.

It's the summmer before sixth year and Hermione is spying for the Order on Lucius Malfoy by transfiguring into a cat. She lives in Draco's room and feelings begin to develop when Hermione learns that Draco has changed his ways, not to mention the pain Draco is suffering at his father's hands for his new feelings.

Hurricane Ivan has knocked out Muggle "power" in Alabama. Severus Snape has a cousin who lives in Kentucky with a Muggle-born friend who has parents in BirmingHAM. Blood is thicker than pumpkin juice, and Snape is a powerful wizard with experience going undercover and seeming to be what he possibly is not.

Ginny is distraught after a tough breakup with Harry. She doesn't know it yet, but she finds ultimate solace in Blaise Zabini.

I was five and he was six / We rode on horses made of sticks / He wore black and I wore white / He would always win the fight.

Draco Malfoy. Harry Potter. An unlikely pairing, yes. The Slytherin Prince is facing problems with the Royal Court, and The-Boy-Who-Lived is no longer sure of who he is. Through heartbreak, bouts of tears, and utter confusion, the Snake lays eyes on the Lion, while the Lion gives his heart to the Snake.

Seamus feels left out when Dean spends all his time with Ginny, Neville mourns the loss of a good friend, and someone is heading for Azkaban.

Ever wonder what would have happened if Harry and Ginny's conversation in the library had never been interrupted by Madam Pince? Albus Dumbledore finds that the answer to that question may prove very important indeed.

Being a true (for a given value of 'true') account of events preceding breakfast in a (slightly atypical) day in the lives of Luna Lovegood and Harry Potter.

Harry, having survived his Apparation Test and the Durseys for one whole month, is at the Weasleys... but when he gets cornered and starts to hear voices, what will become of the Boy Who Lived?

Seamus. Oliver. (And sadly, Justin.) Because we all know Seamus is a fanboy at heart. [Seamus/Oliver]

Continuation of the one-shot "Obsession": Draco would have been the first to admit that he had a problem. A very large problem, in fact, and it came in the form of the one and only Harry Potter, Boy-Who-Lived, Gryffindor’s Golden Boy. Saint Potter. Draco’s problem wasn’t so much of a problem as it was an obsession.

Harry's come to visit the Weasleys, but where's the Golden Snitch? Only Ginny knows. (Post-OotP)

Draco Malfoy is tired of being bested by Potter. So when it comes to losing the one trophy he can't bear to lose, he takes a stand. Songfic to Lights and Sounds by Yellowcard.

If you've seen the Breakfast Club, you have the general idea, but this is Hogwarts style! With some good D/G, H/LL, MB/AG, and of course boy!Blaise. Yes, there is an OC, but she's okay. Come and read, about Hogwarts teen angst. If you're lucky, you may even see dancing Slytherins!

Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's children are ready to go to Hogwarts, safe now that Voldermort is defeated. But the wizarding world is not yet completely at peace. The new heiress of Slytherin is threatening the world, and our heroes, including Emily Potter and Jeffrey Weasley, must use the power of magical elemental crystals to defeat her and save the world.

Lavender had some wild ideas mainly one that she initiated at their work party. What's everyone to do when she suggests they pick the name out of a hat of the guy they're going to take home with them? Hermione is NOT happy, or is she? HrH

Sequel to "In The Cold Light Of Morning." Hermione has accepted Severus' proposal of marriage and the two of them embark upon the troubled waters of marriage planning and preparing for their life together. SSHG.

The war begins, but can love grow under such strain? Or will hidden secrets destroy their one chance of defeating the Dark Lord?

Harry/Draco Slash. This was a submitted fic for ArmChair_Slash's Christmas 2003 Challenge, to go with the wonderful art image called "Cornered", by LinnPuzzle.

It looks like your Headmaster's GONE MAD when--1. He sends you and your classmates to a ranch in Western Australia. 2. He wants Slytherins and Gryffindors to get ALONG! 3. Everyone in your year is forced to live on a property in the muggle world, with NO MAGIC! 4. He dresses like a hippie and has a "PARTY" for the first years. 5. He calls catching your own food, killing it, ripping out its fur/feathers/scales/guts, looking after a farm WITH animals and having to sleep on the ground, put up with bugs, do no magic, work for your money, THE SIMPLE LIFE!

As Voldemort takes his final steps towards immortality, Harry Potter knows it will take more than luck to destroy the four remaining Horcruxes. Post-HBP, Seventh Year Fic.

Sixth year Lily writes her reasons for one of Hogwarts' most famed love-hate relationships. L/J (one-shot, with sequel)

One shot. Companion piece to the story "And Baby Makes Three." Draco and Ginny welcome their new baby to the world.

Once upon a time, there was a boy. Now, this might not surprise you, because there have been many boys in the world, all of whom started their lives at 'once upon a time.' However, this boy happened to be very special. One day, this skinny lad received a letter, which he was not allowed to keep. You, however, know all this, and I will not attempt to lump together seven years of events in a few paragraphs. For now, we shall start from a new 'once upon a time', a time where everything finally seemed to be returning to normal after years of chaos and mayhem. It all started one beautiful October afternoon; Harry Potter was sitting on the porch of Hermione Krum's house, having a cup of tea, when a letter arrived. HP/Susan, HG/VK, NL/Padma, R/D

"The first time Bill met Harry Potter he wasn’t overly impressed..." (Harry/Bill, slash)

Draco starts a journal about his wonderful time at Hogwarts. Wonderful. Right. He writes about his feelings, the other Slytherins' lack of feelings, and his crush on one Mr. Harry J. Potter. Even sports a bit of poetry from the witty blond himself.

Ginny learns she's been grist for the Hogwarts rumor mill.