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When Ginny reanimates Tom's diary, she's looking for love. But something goes horribly wrong, and a hero emerges in the most unlikely of situations. D/G.

During the final battle between Harry and Voldemort, the Dark Lord has a plan to turn events in his favor. But the vessel has a mind of its own and the best laid plans have a tendency to shatter...

(Hints of Child Abuse) First Year, AU in Potions class. Snape grasps what he otherwise would have missed. Looks may -not- be deceiving, but in a different way than he had even considered...

Harry's sixth year is approaching fast. The summer had given him nothing but trouble with friends, enemies and grades. School hasn't even started but life for Harry Potter is still as exciting as ever. There is not a doubt in anybody's mind that the new year would hold mysteries to be solved, horrors to be faced, questions to be answered, and answers to be questioned. The prophecy planted the seed of chaos in this sixteen year old boy; a boy who's name has thrown him into the claws of destiny's vicious game. Well, the game is about to start.

At the beginning of his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry gets a shock of his life when he learns the identity of the newest Defense Against Dark Arts teacher. But soon, Harry begins to wonder if there was more to this then even Dumbledore cares to admit. Meanwhile, a man with a dark past comes to Hogwarts hoping to find redemption and in the process, take revenge on a man who murdered his wife eighteen years ago. His very existence threatens to expose a dark secret that challenges everything there is to know about the Dark Lord. As the war between Good and Evil draws near, can our heroes figure out which one is which?

Severus Snape didn't trust Sirius Black, yet he entered the Shrieking Shack all the same. What was it that Black said that made Snape enter the tunnel? The Headmaster interviews those involved and discovers some uncomfortable truths during his investigation of the incident.

Stranded in post-apocalyptic Arizona, Minerva McGonagall learns to adjust to life without Hogwarts…and without magic.

She watched me with a mixture of fear, loathing, and some odd emotion I could not define, in her eyes as I entered the cell.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from the 'Prince's' point of view. Snape has a hang-over, an unwelcome task and a new job.

Cho Chang- no longer the fun loving girl filled with laughter. A dark and at times disturbing insight into the psyche of the girl we seemed to so easily cast aside at the conclusion of the fifth book. Did Cho really have feelings for Harry, or was it something far more sinister?

AU. Remus saves Harry from the Dursleys when he is two. Features Harry growing up with a werewolf.

Hermione's perfect. Perfect little Hermione. It wasn't always that way. Does Hermione have a reason for being perfect? Of course not. That's just the way she is, right? Wrong. Hermione's not so perfect. But she keeps that a secret, along with other things...

First day of Hogwarts. The romance between Lily and James. The action Gryffindor and Slytherin. And everything else in between. Plus the follow up of what truly happened that night at Godric's Hollow. The true friendship between them all.

Harry Potter did what he had to do to save the Wizarding World. He just never learned to cope with the aftermath. That is until Draco Malfoy reappears ten years later.

Draco breaks up with Harry over a cup of coffee.

George and Angelina make a mistake.

Sequel to, One Day in the Life of Alexandra Sutton. After finishing her OWL's, Alex Sutton only wanted a relaxing summer before begining her NEWT's. Unfortunately, families have a way of complicating things. Includes the full story of how Summers and Fawcett got their beards.

After the great War of the Wands, Ginny, four other adults, and seven children are forced underground. Ten years later, a mysterious book belonging to Dumbledore reveals itself to Ginny. The small group is filled with hope, but the ritual they must perform puts the lives of the children in danger. Will the children be able to succeed where Harry Potter failed?

All it takes is one death to shake up an entire family and leave them wondering what's next. A glimpse at the Weasley clan and friends as they are forced to deal with the death of their matriarch. Series of short slightly interconnected vignettes.

Draco thinks about his life, the good times and bad, mostly bad.

After fourteen years apart, how well does Remus still know Sirius? And how well does Sirius know himself?

A semi-short inner monologue while Draco waits for Harry in the forest for a rendezvous. Can he deny the Boy Who Lived?

"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain." What firstly appears to be a nocturnal walk due to insomnia, turns out to be one of the deceiving visions conjured by a dark flower that make Draco believe in Harry's eternal rejection and betrayal.

A new student arrives at Hogwarts. Then, students start to disappear... How on earth could the new girl possibly be involved? In more ways than you think!

A single choice can define our lives. What happens when Severus takes the task of picking Harry up from Hagrid ? Onwards to a world were the Trio, Neville, Ginny, and a few of your other favorites are Slytherins, Evil is redefined, and no one ever accepts on of those damn lemondrops.

A mainly internal monolouge from Ron's point of view concerning the events following in the year after the Final Battle. Caimen, Ron and Hermione's oldest son and Harry's Godson, is pointing at a picture taken of Ron, Hermione, and Harry moments after the three had graduated from Hogwarts. Ron is looking at the picture on the other page of the album, of two grave stones surrounded by a field of wildflowers and a weeping willow.

How do you say Golden Nymph and Heart Flower in french?

Amber-Lynn Zabini may be Blaise's twin sister, but they couldn't be more different. Amber has come to live with her best friend, Luna Lovegood. Together, they overcome many obstacles, including an arranged marrage, Death Eaters, and strange love interests. Amber may seem like an average teenage girl on the surface, but, below the facade she has grown to hide behind, is a whole different person.

The Final Battle with Voldemort is over. Harry has disappeared, the Weasleys are dead, and Hermione has withdrawn from all things magic. And now she is having recurring nightmares of a man who frightens and entrances her at the same time... who is he and why does he keep getting more and more vivid with each passing night...

Have you ever wondered about what goes on between the ickle-firstie on the stool and the Sorting Hat? How much do the first years influence their placement? Or was Harry a special case? What could have possessed the Hat to put people where he put them? Well, now it’s time for you to find out.

It's the Leaving Ball and Sirius Black and Cassandra Sanscrit find each other in the Gryffindor Tower, only to spark off their nine year-old feud and resulting in a hasty flee and resentment and... something more.

Sequel to Avocado. The past comes back to haunt Tonks when Charlie is murdered by none other than her cousin Draco. But is everything what it seems? Or is there more to the story?

Remus Lupin puts into perspective his thoughts and feelings about events both before and after Sirius Black's escape.

Sirius Black, the Prisoner of Azkaban? Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived? The Gryffindor Trio? Nah. I'd like you to meet David Tektik, his dog Padfoot, his best friend Draco Malfoy, and the crazy gang from New Jersey. He isn't just the Boy-Who-Lived anymore.

The secrets of Malfoy Manor do not easily give themselves up. [Harry/Draco, Harry/Lucius]

It's the night of the final battle and Ron finds himself having to do something he never dreamed of. A companion story to Sincerely, Harry James Potter relating to events mentioned in chapter 4.

Destruction visits Hogwarts

Hermione and Ron are depressed about Harry's mysterious disapearance after battling Voldemort. Includes a flashback to the battle. No one knows where Harry is... can anyone find him?

Ginny Weasley knows she's lost Harry Potter before, and that he has a burden to carry that transcends any relationship they might have. That doesn't make it any easier on her when he has to leave her behind yet again. Harry knows now what he's leaving behind when destiny calls - after dropping out of Ginny's life on previous occasions without giving it a thought. How does he cope with that and his fate at the same time?

Ron/Ginny incest. The follow-up to Of Princes and Princesses, this time written mostly from Ginny's point of view.``To all the reluctant readers: be reassured, there won't be any under-the-waist action, and actually almost none above-the-waist, either. But well, don't read if still squicked!

It was a dark and stormy night... the kind of night when ghosts are abroad...

So, is it always the Trio at the center of the excitement? Absolutely not! When a Ravenclaw Head Girl, Snape's Daughter, McGonagall's Granddaughter, and a lover of animals comes together to fall in love and save a vampire friend of theirs, you can bet that the Trio is only a bit involved. Crossover with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Set in Harry's Fifth Year. AU.

Sly, sexy, twisted and evil. Drawing inspiration from JKR's official site, this story follows the AU character, Pyrites, on the night of the Potters' murder. Includes Wormtail's betrayal and a wizard's duel or two. Dark, dramatic stuff...and oh yeah, Sirius Black shows up to make things even better.

Marauders' Era, First Year: The Blacks and Snapes decide that it would be advantageous if their sons became friends... Maybe someone should have asked Sirius and Severus first.

Ravenclaw are the smartest and wisest, none can match their skills or their knowledge. When two fifth years decide to delve into the secrets of one of the most ancient and dangerous of races, they know that they cannot fail. They are Ravenclaw, and Ravenclaw are the best, aren't they? Even if things go wrong, they have the skills to help themselves out of it. Sometimes a little knowledge is a deadly thing and a slip can cost you everything. Set during Goblet of Fire.

Because of me, the walls between worlds were shattered. Because of me, the war was begun. Because of me, the course of human events were forever altered. Because of me, a hero was lost forever. Because of me, the lives of those I held dearest were lost. It was all because of me...

Harry's summer after his fifth year is immediately totally bogus. Grieving for Sirius, but desperately wanting to find happiness, Harry is torn. Year six at Hogwarts is full of new adventures, and Harry finds out more about his mysterious past with Ron and Hermione at his side. A new girl enters Harry's life, as well as some new drugs and alcohol. Harry and his friends are living every day to the fullest, trying to survive through the everyday stresses of being sixteen--and magical-- drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll, and of course, Voldemort.

The War is won by the wrong side, and Katie Bell is owned by a certain Death Eater.

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Harry Potter runs into Lucius Malfoy in a deserted corridor of Hogwarts. By now, Harry should know that a civil conversation with Lucius Malfoy isn’t possible. But he really does try.

Eight years ago Sirius Black made a promise. Unfortunately he is now in Azkaban, trying to hold on to the remains of his sanity. But then something happens to Harry and Sirius wakes up. Two scarred souls. Or are there three? What does it take for them to heal?

Hermione uses her resources to save the life of Severus Snape, who is near death from Nagini's attack.

"This is, of course, what Padma is all about. Restriction. Control. Precision. Parvati is about the dissolution of consequence." Hunger and self-destruction and fading into the air.

"Stand aside, you silly girl..." "Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead-" What if Lily Potter hadn't said these fateful words? What if Voldemort hadn't killed her before trying to kill Harry? AU. Darkfic. OOC/Dark Lily. SS/LE written before HBP.

Harry has finally decided that it's time to take action. It's the summer after his seventh year, and he's readied himself for death. But really, is that all there is to it? Is it really just a willingness for death to come, or is there something cooking up in that Potter brain of his? Rated for dark thoughts and the darkness that shall ensue.

Someone other than Harry kills Voldemort.

Being taken advantage of is never pleasant, especially if it's only because of a certain father's dislike of you. But for Ginny Weasley, rape is only the beginning.

When Harry gives himself and his two best friends a ring each, the other two don't realise what he is asking of them. And then, slowly, it dawns on them as they wait in the dark: he is so much alone yet so little without them.

The first casualty in any war is trust. Harry/Draco, seventh year, in two parts.

Five years after the fall of Voldemort and Harry Potter's seventh and final year at Hogwarts, magical history's most infamous killer's tyranny has not quite ended. The Death Eaters of past are still at large, more joining their cause in hope of sparing their family's lives. Aurors and Death Eaters alike are located all around the world, building their power. Ron and Hermione Weasley are located in Italy while Harry and Ginny Potter are leaders of England's team. Due to the growing danger and their growing responsibilities, they haven't seen or heard from each other for more than a year, and their old classmates for longer. Voldemort may be dead, but one thing's for sure-no one in the wizarding world is safe yet...

An interview with a Ms. Hermione Granger after her fifth year. Features her views on fanfiction and one journalists discovery on how scary Hermione can actually be.

What, exactly, do two girls discuss during a lakeside smoke break? Why not everything?

Hermione Granger watches Draco Malfoy. She doesn't find him attractive; she is plotting his downfall. But as she tries to play her part in the war, she finds carrying out her plan is more difficult than she had thought. Should she save him, or save herself?

What became of Montague after Fred and George pushed him through the Vanishing Cabinet? Sometimes you have to lose your marbles in order to find your path ...

Harry Potter knows well the stories of the four young men called the Marauders. Two of them are dead – Prongs defending his wife and son, and Moony and his wife Danger at the hands of Death Eaters, by whom they were kidnapped two years before the end of the war. Two of them live in hiding – Wormtail the traitor in an unknown location, and Padfoot with his wife Aletha and daughter Meghan, at number seventeen, Privet Drive. Harry also knows that Danger’s baby sister Neenie, who was just his age, was kidnapped and killed by Death Eaters, and that you can never trust a Malfoy. But when Harry meets a boy with blond hair and his pet wolf in Madam Malkin’s, some of the things he knows begin to change...

*The story behind the events in 'Tourniquet.'* Ginny Weasley has been living in her own world for years now. No one seems to notice as she sinks further and further into her imagination and the darkness beginning to cloud around her. Only Draco Malfoy has taken the time to notice and he is determined to bring Ginny back into reality and show her how to live again. Ginny is in her own world too deep now though, a world where she lives alone and releases her pain each night. This is the story of what Ginny and Draco went through, traveling between the light and the dark and coming to realize that the darkness can never fully leave once it has settled.

Sometimes the one you hate is the only one who can understand. SLASH. Harry/Draco.

What would happen if, for some reason, Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy disappear before the end of Draco's fifth year at Hogwarts? The boy's underage still, and Dumbledore sends him... to the WEASLEYS! Will they both survive the summer?

Harry and Draco discover their connection goes well beyond their current life.

What if Harry had not failed so spectacularly in Occulmency? What if Voldemort never went to the Department of Mysteries? A peek into the final battle between good and evil, wherein love ultimately triumphs over all [Non-Slash HP-SS]...

Harry Potter is distraught. Luna Lovegood has betrayed his trust, and he no longer knows who, or what, to believe. With his friendship with Luna crumbling, he makes a discovery that makes him realize what he's done... and possibly, what he's lost....

"I wonder what Dumbledore would think if he knew what his Head Girl was doing right now, Highness?" The romantic tale of Ginny and Snape. Oneshot.

Post-Hogwarts D/G - You'll never look at Ginny Weasley the same way ever again. Then again, neither will the rest of them.

What if Voldemort hadn't tried to kill Harry, but kidnapped him instead? Or if Snape had been a loyal Death Eater? Sirius the traitor instead of Peter? What else is different in this world that has been skewed and twisted?

What would it mean to be a Slytherin in a family of Hufflepuffs? What would it mean to be a Slytherin so un-interesting people in your class don’t recognise you? Well, I guess it would be pretty much like this. Redrow, Amanda... this is your life! And it’s a sorry excuse for one too, if I may say so myself.

Harry's head doesn't hurt, Hermione is a girl, and Draco acts his age. Well.. we didn't expect it to last.

"Now it's his turn to look condescending, and surprise, she's made him angry. 'But you don't HAVE friends, Blaise, so that really isn't an issue,' he breathes." Harry/Blaise. Het.

The Dark Lord’s finally been destroyed, but at a price that many feel was too high.

'Death does not see colours, or Houses, or family lineage. Blood tastes the same, no matter whose veins it pours from. But still, Harry and his friends plunged on, fighting their way to the Great Hall, fighting for the freedom of you. Of me, Of all those who fought, and all those who cowered in silence. My children have always understood that sacrifices must be made.' A young boy, scared and confused, learns of the Last Battle of Harry Potter from the most unusual of voices.

Even in a changed timeline, some accounts must still be settled. An Acromantula won't be hidden forever, and Tom Riddle's curiosity and anger about his father must eventually be faced... and dealt with. Sixth in the Stepbrothers AU.

Lucius receives a letter from Hogwarts, summoning him to a confrence with the Headmaster. Once there, politics and concern for the prince of Slytherin dance around each other as they try to figure out the truth behind Draco's odd behavior. When Lucius takes the matter directly to the problem, what he finds out forces him to re-evaluate his entire future and to make some very harsh decisions about the name Malfoy—and what it means to bear it.

A portrait of Harry's grief post-OotP.

The woman chuckled but it was not a kind nor happy sound. It was cold and distant but held a note of unfathomable sadness. “Oh Kronus, sometimes I forget how young you are. Do you so easily forget that I am always at my strongest? Am I not your master? Am I not the one who sired you into this eternal darkness?” “My lady, forgive me. I meant no disrespect. I meant only that they would not be expecting us.” “Not so, young Kronus. Remus Lupin is no fool and he is always expecting me. He knows better than to let his guard down. He also knows that I would strike him down with my dying breath.”

When Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody tries to help a female friend recover from a painful experience, he gets considerably more than he bargained for.

An old man has a tale of the South Bridge. Our three friends come around later, but we have to start somewhere...

In a world different from the one we know, one where the pure reign and slavery is a fact of life. Is the will and strength of a handful of young witches and wizards enough to overcome a powerful and corrupt order? AU - a look into what may have happened if Dumbledore never confronted Grindelwald at all.

There is no one in our world that does not know the story of Harry Potter. Few know of the prophecy that predicts his battles with Voldemort, but even less know the whole story...

After his second year at Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy feels that his life is OK. But, nearly a month before he's to start his third year, Draco gets a not-so-pleasant surprise. Very suddenly he's not an only child anymore...

Harry's celebrating his birthday but he also decided to celebrate something else.

Innocent little Ginny is not the same girl she was before her first year. The threat of Tom Riddle may be gone but Ginny still has a fascination for "bad boys". A Draco/Ginny story

Shortly after Christmas 1995, Sirius wakes up in the middle of the night to find Remus brewing a potion. Or at least trying to. Remus explains his reasons, which involve a few insecurities that Sirius never knew about. Sirius, in turn, helps Remus out with a few well-chosen words. Or at least, he tries to.

Aurora Snape's route of troublemaking at Beauxbatons gets her transfered to Hogwarts, to be watched over by her father. But the question is, why does she despise him, and what does she know about the dark side.

Dobby keeps a dark secret throughout his stay at Hogwarts.

After the death of her mother, and the loss of a friendship, Hermione channels all her emotions, anger and frustration through practicing the Dark Arts.

things change fast, people change faster. And the world is not as forgiving and nice as you might think. Non-slash, just interaction.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron arrive on Platform 9 and 3/4 to find that things have changed- including the position of Defense Against Dark Arts.

It's Harry's 5th year. There is lots of action. Including a Dueling class, a Dueling Tournament, and Harry/Hermione

Remus Lupin and Bellatrix Black? Not if Sirius has anything to say about it. Then again, Bella's machinations may be more complex and twisted than anything either boy could dream of... MWPP, Remus/Bellatrix, Sirius/Bellatrix, Remus/Sirius.

After Harry has his conversation with Cho he begins thinking. A lot. Life throws him some interesting problems and Harry realizes he has to make some decisions. H/G. A sequel to Comfort.

And sometimes when things change we become disorientated and we lose our path. Sometimes we need pointing in the right direction. It is somewhat disconcerting in one's disorientation to be directed by an enemy you thought was dead. (Sequel to Pick Up The Pieces)