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"Smiles can be faked. Do not assume everyone who smiles is happy." Harry finally succeeds in defeating the Dark Lord, or so everyone believes-- everyone except Harry. Something grows in his mind, beginning as a whispery voice but then much stronger, causing his loved ones to disappear from his sight. Only one person seems unaffected by this disease, or what ever it is, and that one person may be the only one capable of helping Harry. The question arises, though, does that person want to? H/D

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. - Kenyan Proverb

My life is all about memories: Some good, some bad, some utterly embarrassing. But, then again, what else is to be expected of the daughter of the famous Harry Potter? But still even though I have many, I'd like to tell you about my very first memory....

Narcissa gets an owl from an admirer on Valentine's Day.

"This house feeds off me like a cancer. Sometimes, late at nights, I think that the house is a sentient entity, an ugly creature that has absorbed my family’s beliefs over the centuries and is now the embodiment of all I tried to run away from at age sixteen [...]Now I feel that what Peter started that Halloween Eve, what the Dementors continued in Azkaban, this lethifold of a house will finish, and I’ll become some kind of empty shell that looks like Sirius Black, speaks like Sirius Black but it’s not, inside, where it counts, Sirius Black." WARNING (for those faint of heart who need it): angst, slash (SB/SS) and incoherency.

An enchanted journal exposes the secrets of Lily Evans' past, revealing that she was far more than simply the clever Muggleborn mother of Harry, wife of James and first love of Severus – she was also the conduit of an ancient pact sworn centuries before, whose task never truly ended upon her death. In this first installment of an epic series, Lily Evans discovers that not only is she a witch bound for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where she has to deal with discrimination against Muggleborns, a poltergeist with a grudge, and friendships that may or may not stand the test of time, but that she has also been targeted by a dark force seeking to destroy her – and everything else.

It's been well known that Hermione Granger was always seen with her two best friends Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter. It was comfortable, and it was normal. And so of course, Draco Malfoy had to come and mess it up.

Grief can push even a good man to extremes. How far will Lupin go?

Shortly after Regulus's death, Sirius reminisces about his brother.

Adolescence: the time of change, but more so when your family is Black. Thank Merlin for good friends. Remus/Sirius. Written for hp_toujours on LJ.

Ron knows that now, when members of the Order of the Phoenix look at him, they look past the red hair and freckles and think not Weasley, but Sirius Black. And now that he's dead, Ron wonders if history will repeat itself.

Memories still linger in the halls of Hogwarts, replayed, untouched, and unbroken.

A time-line without dates. Events that shape and demonstrate the development of a boy. Lists his surroundings and actions as they are known. They say with these two things you can understand a person.

The wizarding world has finally defeated Voldemort. Everyone believes that Voldemort is dead. But is he really dead if he lives in your dreams. "Why, Why are you haunting me, Voldemort?"

Who would ever be interested in what a soul-sucking Dementor would have to say? Well, hopefully you would be...

“What do you like?” Petunia had asked her once. She had smiled sweetly at her older sister. “Knowing Mum loves me better.”

"That's what I remember, the white of the snow and how it darkened and melted red." The wizarding world claims to remember what happened during the war, but Ginny's memories are different.

Ron frowned suddenly. There was something stuck between the trash can and the wall, next to the door. Why hadn't he ever seen it? Ron finds a note that reminds him what happiness he may have missed.

Draco makes Lucius pay for his crimes in a most imaginative and "classic" way. And if you think this is a "redeemed!Draco" fic... guess again.

On the eve of war, Hermione finds out what Draco has been hiding all year.

Did Amelia Bones's murder affect her niece, and what would it have to do with Marietta Edgecombe's magic-induced acne? A look at an unplanned interaction between two very different students. Set during HBP, written for the Broken Quill challenge at Fiction Alley.

Alone on her twenty-first birthday after a fight with Ron, Hermione Granger runs into a stranger from her past in the seediest part of London. Who is he, and how has her life taken such a turn for the worse?

After the death of Hermione's parents, Ron and Harry contemplate what to do next and how to help her cope. Filled with drama, angst, romance, and some suprises. Also includes many appearances of members of the Order of the Phoenix, and details of the fight against Voldemort. This is for anyone who believes in the power of friendship and love.

Gypsy thought her parents were dead. The summer before her fifth year, things change drastically...

I am who I am, I am only different when it comes to you. (H/D)

Alastor Moody's thoughts after OotP.

How could it have come to this? How did we fall so far? It is the day after Christmas, and while the rest of the world is returning to normalcy after the holiday, one man isn't feeling very cheerful. The holidays have only allowed him to remember the pain and loss of the previous year, though he tries desperately to forget those memories. But as a fresh blanket of snow has covered the ground, he decides to take a walk to clear his mind, and at the same time, he decides to take a chance; he allows himself to just remember.

Ron Weasley has been left alone and confused. Grown up and on a mission he travels the world, finding himself....

Some people say that you see your life flash before your eyes just before you die. Remus disagreed. He saw the lives of those around him. Harry's Posse. The Six.

Ever want to know a day in the life of an Unspeakable?

And as Lucifer had on his banners, he thought Non serviam.

You can't change the past. Or can you? Harry tries to change the past. But fate is more cruel then he ever imagined. Harry/Tom slash.

"red mouth like a venomous flower". You think that you've won. Takes place during OotP. Minerva/Dolores.

Sirius has come to accept one life when he is back in Grimmauld Place. He knows that he is supposed to be nothing but the perfect pureblooded Black his parents expect him to be. But he cannot accept what he is supposed to be and what he is supposed to become...

Pansy catches Hermione doing something despicable and is determined to tell Draco and watch as he exacts revenge upon her, but Draco has other plans. DHr, Oneshot.

Harry faces the reality of taking on Voldemort in their biggest and final battle, and considers that it'll be a fight he'll have to undertake alone. Or will he?

Harry is back for his sixth year stronger than before, Voldemort's on the rise, and the Wizarding World is locked in an epic battle between good and evil. Add in a mysterious orb, sparking romances, and a new Defense professor, and watch the events unfold. PG-13 for now, will probably change later.

"You think that’s all you really have to remember, just to breathe. It’s not like they ever expect anything of you anyway." Neville, Harry, bubblegum, and broken prophecies, all in the space of a single breath. Slash.

Ginny Weasley reflects on the last month's events...and decides they're too much.

Harry and friends and a whole lot of zaniness....

Post-Hogwarts one-shot. Draco reminisces about his life with Harry and remembers the most trying night of their relationship; Harry makes a decision to face the past alone.``Harry/Draco

Sequel to Chiaroscuro and second in the Sacred Beauty series. Draco is back at the Manor, preparing himself to fulfill the Second Prophecy, which will require him to battle Harry to the death. He wants nothing more than to go back to Harry, but he has no choice - he is about his father's business.

One-shot. Song-fic to Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Harry is going to Godric's Hollow with or without anyone's help. A half drunken Draco follows him to see what he's up to. The two have some decisions to make on this lonely road.

A parody of a parody: a song from Monty Python's Meaning of Life, turned into a Death Eater musical number (with pokes at Bill Gates and the Muppets, as well).

Seamus is sick of everything being about Harry. Finally, it gets to him and sends him over the edge.

Stuck in the monotony of a Muggle Relations department, an adult Cho Chang is suffering from the double whammy of a broken leg and a growing dependency on caffeine. Someone unexpected, and someone who she finds herself experiencing unexpected feelings towards, arrives to cheer her up.

Draco's thoughts, after returning to the Manor following his fifth year, with a bit of H/D thrown in for good measure.

Hermione is whinning whinning whinning!!

Remus is all that is left; all the others have left him. Peter to join Voldemort, James because he died for Lily, and Sirius because he died to save Harry. How does he feel about being the last one? How does he feel about the others for leaving him behind, their friend, the one they made a certain promise to that none of them kept their word on, This is how he feels now that he is all alone…*SPOILER*

Upon returning from a mission for his Master, Wormtail's mind begins to wander.

A Master and the Wolf FQF response. When Remus has gone to missing, everybody’s convinced that he is dead -- or that the Death Eaters have captured the werewolf. In the end Severus finds out that everyone has been terribly, horribly wrong... Implied SLASH RL/SS.

Harry has lost everyone he loved. Now it's time to join his family in heaven. His thoughts as his life slips away.

Late at night in July of 1981, Albus Dumbldore received information that the Dark Lord intended to attack the Potters. Two scenes.

Despite the lovely world that he now resides in, Sirius Black can only watch as his friends and loved ones fight for their lives. Discontent and depressed, he seeks James for advice. Prongs, an angel, and another world promptly teach him a lesson he will never forget. Companion fic to "Dear Sirius..." and "Dear Padfoot..."

Harry makes a wish that changes everyone's lives.

It was there, when the light and dark came together to contort her visage that you could see it. It lodged in her eyes, but it dwelled in her soul. She lusted for blood.

It has been some time since Harry left his relatives' house after he finished school. Some things have remained unspoken until now, which is why Harry chooses to send one last letter to them. Hint of Harry/Ginny. Planned one-shot, although our favourite young wizard might perhaps eventually receive a reply...

Harry and Ginny are married, but everything is not as perfect as it should be. Harry drinks frequently and Ginny feels trapped. How far will she keep going under? Songfic to "Going Under" by Evanescence; hints of H/G, P/Hr and slight D/G.

After leaving the trials and tribulations of the wizarding world behind, Harry finds life as a Muggle isn't as easy as he imagined. H/Hr

I rest my head on her chest. My weariness taking over. Tears fill my eyes. We won today. But I feel like I've lost everything.

Draco Malfoy has become a religious zealot. He is gifted, or cursed, by the Stigmata, and withdraws inside himself until he is almost completely comatose. His new lack of passion in regular life attracts the attentions of The Dream Team and a certain Ginny Weasley...

What if you woke up one morning to find your whole world shattered to pieces? Calypso Panelle's parents are dead, she has no idea what's about to happen next, and to top it all off, she's just found she has to live with the Death Eaters. With the help of some unlikely friends, Caly will find the strength to stand up for what she believes in and learn that in the end, there is no way to avoid facing your fate.

Obscene five-inch-diameter Stargazers, the grey light of dawn, and eventually something has to give. H/D, post-Hogwarts

Sirius sits in his cell in Azkaban and watches as his cousin Bellatrix pass him on her way to her own. This starts a train of thought leading to the motives behind his escape.

Regulus trembles, gripping his wand whiteknuckled. ... The sick feeling in his stomach is no more than just the heat affecting him, the sweat on his palms is the same. Warning: contains death and violence.

The summer after OotP, seen through Hermione's coversations with the Weasleys. With cameo appearances by Order members and a little about the Order's work, but mainly about the relationships between Harry, Hermione, the Weasleys and a couple of characters I've added.

"What am I supposed to say, "Sorry Harry, but in case you die in the final battle I wanted a piece of you, so I got pregnant? I can't say that Hermione," she said sighing. Ginny looked over at Harry and he glanced at her and held her gaze. "I can't promise anything Hermione," he said softly. He heard her intake of breath. "I can't promise that we'll always be friends, because, Hermione Jane Granger, I love you. I love you so much and I want to have a life with you, but I don't know if we'll ever get to have one. But I can promise you that I will love you till the day I die, whether it be tomorrow or in forty years. I will always love you," he whispered against her ear.

It is the summer after Harry's final year at Hogwarts and the war between good and evil is far from over. As everything around them falls apart, Harry and Ginny discover a mutual understanding for each other.

Crystal Waterford is as perfect as her name implies. When she goes to Hogwarts in Harry's seventh year, everyone in the school is enchanted by her. Everyone, that is, except Ron and Hermione. As the situation gets more and more out of hand, the two begin to plot Crystal's downfall. Problem is, none of their plans seem to work. And when they find out that Dumbledore knows exactly what's going on and is doing nothing to stop it, they just about give up. But then the perfect opportunity is presented to them, and even Dumbledore helps prepare the operation. Knowing that this is their last opportunity, Ron and Hermione are determined not to let this plan fail.

It’s shortly after the war and Lucius is the last surviving Death Eater, who has found himself being chased by Aurors and members of the Order. He has nowhere to escape and no one to save him.

Eight years since "Dear Salazar". Kayla is writing a letter to her father, trying to contact him. She gets a big surprise, though.

"Ron had begged me to accompany him to the benefit for Wizarding Children Welfare." This is just the beginning. Hermione, recently injured in a Ministry accident, meets Blaise Zabini, current Potions' teacher at Hogwarts and despised ex-Slytherin.

Harry has a bit of a staring problem. One day in detention, a certain person notices. SLASH H/D

Bellatrix thrived on knowing how well-respected she was, even if it was only in Voldemort’s circle, and it was devastating, after Azkaban, to realize that she was no longer respected by anyone at all. She lost her pride and her sense of self all in one fell swoop, and that might have made her a little crazy. But only a little.

I believe in the morning light/When I know it'll be over/I believe in the morning light/When I know it'll be done/I believe in the morning light/Where I know I will see them all again/I will be free/And they'll be there.``Sometimes the morning light can be the most desired thing of all.

The summer before her seventh year leaves Lily's life in tatters, and it doesn't get any better once she's back at Hogwarts. So the last thing she needs is a more than tolerable head boy.

Hogwarts is not the same after two American girls join in on the fun!! Follow the adventures of the Gryffindor Gang through the pages and entries of Kari and Arwen's Diaries!!

The tale of a boy, as he grows to be a man. One-shot.

"Sweet sixteen ain't that peachy keen / No it ain't so neat to admit defeat..." After the events in the Ministry, Hermione starts drifting. Inspired by the song "I don't Like Mondays".

Harry does not like making this potion. Neither does Snape.

Lie: (noun). Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression. I don’t always use them to hurt others, that’s just a by-product of saving myself. And him. I’m terrified so I lie. Terrified of him, of me, us. No one is safe from my lies, least of all myself.

It's been more than ten months since Harry died in the second war against Voldemort, and Ron is finally ready to move on. Before he marries Hermione and starts a new life, he writes a letter to Harry to say the things he never said to him in life. Short one-shot fic done in a letter format, around 1000 words. R/H and R/Hr appear.

Family isn't always right. Sirius Black sits in a cell waiting for the trial that never came. He remembers.

The sequel to Chemistry and Seduction Finally Sarah Fawcett gets her revenge, but does it go to plan?

What happens when things don't go as planned? When things don't work out the way they should? Could you still get through it...together? D/G One-shot.

A songfic, but told from who's point of view? Set a year after "our heroes" (ie: the Trio) leave Hogwarts. In a world torn apart by the war.

After the final battle, Draco & Harry retreat from the Wizarding World into the house they share. Harry becomes consumed by the memories that torment him, but is there anything that Draco can do to bring him back from the prison of his own mind?``Told from Draco's POV

In his final year of school, Ron learns from some unexpected teachers.

Sirius returns from beyod the veil only to find that the Wizarding World is no more. With the help of a young Auror on assignment in the non-magical world, he finds a familiar face and confronts some old demons. But will he return to magic or give it up for another chance with one Remus Lupin?

Some animals just don't make good pets... A tale of friendship, choice, and many, many familiars.

How could Cedric be Champion if all Hufflepuffs are so mediocre? Why don't the Ministry just assume all Slytherins are Death Eaters? What's with Percy? These and other questions answered here.

I am his future, you are his past. (H/D)

Pansy laughs, smoke rolling out from between her lips. "Don't fool yourself into thinking you're his first love." Ginny will give up everything for love. Including everything she has ever believed in.

There\'s a tribanibian in the well at the Quidditch World Cup, and somehow Seamus Finnigan has been roped into helping Luna Lovegood catch it.

Godric confesses his sins, and Salazar breaks his promises.

Draco contemplates war, and the value of sides.

“In her house, a small one-story in a suburb of Manchester, she has surrounded herself with gold-framed pictures. Memories. Remembrances of times gone by.” A one shot story that looks at Gladys Gudgeon and her possible reasons for writing to Gilderoy.

Sequel to Inner Musings. You are a student of Hogwarts. How does it feel? Step inside... This episode: a certain someone you've had your eye on, and how time plays tricks on you.

Prickling touches still linger in the morning over silent attempts at breakfast. At night, they come together. At night, they become the dark. One is the spy. Has to be. Remus/Sirius.