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After leaving the hospital wing in GOF, Sirius contemplates the past, the struggle that lies ahead, and vows to make no foolish mistakes this time around.

"'Do you believe in the life to come?' . . . 'Mine was always that.'" - Endgame by Samuel Beckett. Tom. Harry. Blood, genetics, power, immortality. A one-shot.

Katora is just about to make the hardest choice of her life, well second hardest. See what happens to Katora as she just tries to make a living.

You know those little people who pop up on your shoulder right before you're about to do something really fun and cool? Well, they're real. Yes, they are. Yes, they ARE!

We've repeatedly heard about Sirius Black and how when he got into Gryffindor, his family was shocked and ashamed. Turn the situation around to look at a girl who everyone expected to get into Ravenclaw or Gryffindor --Hufflepuff, at worst. As Hagrid says in book one, "Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin". Modesta's world is turned upside down when she finds herself in the last House she'd expected to get in. She finds herself exploring Slytherin as she never thought she would and discovering things that make her wonder if there is more to this stereotyped house.

Sirius, injured, needs help. Dumbledore sends Ron out to help him, and now he's finally returning. Harry stands to greet him, but will news be what he wants to hear?

Why exactly Ron let Ginny name his owl.

During his time in Azkaban Sirius finds a moment among the shadows to reflect... but only for a moment, before the shadows once more resume their dance. Slash.

Remus is visiting Sirius at Grimmauld Place during OotP. He's not feeling well, recovering from his tranformation. But he wants to tell Sirius something. Cute/sad slash story.

Harry, Draco, and a midnight scuffle in the Astronomy Tower.

Sequel to "More than Lovers." ````Remus and Sirius had once been more than friends but now that title is what is ripping them apart. Can James help Remus see what needs to be done and help them save their friendship or is he asking too much?

A set of fairly long drabbles about the three Black sisters: Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa, on the topics of power, passion, and pain.

Take one Sirius and add in one James. Mix in liberal amounts of Remus and a dash of Peter. Top with hunks of fathers called Thomas and Daniel. What do you get? A night Out With the Boys.

Before Harry Potter was born, Lord Voldemort had another obsession: his experiments. They were to be the ultimate Death Eaters; they were bestial in their ferocity, and stronger and faster than any human. They were his children - before they rebelled. Thought to be exterminated by Voldemort's rage at being betrayed, the last of these warriors will change the wizarding world in a huge way.

There was a time when a man's name defined him.

"I was alone. All alone. And my father deserted me. I couldn't believe it." A songfic to the song Perfect by Simple Plan.

Underneath the tight bun and the thick glasses, Minerva McGonagall is a woman who cares.

Harry never knew someone was obsessed about him. And no, I don't mean Ginny Weasley. No one ever noticed Eloise Midgen, but she was always there, watching and dreaming about everything Harry Potter.

In his dreams, Harry mutters Sirius's name. Harry-centric post-OotP ficlet about grief, guilt, loss and love.

Christmas at the Burrow - from Percy Weasley's point of view.

This is a short fic were Sirius does some thinking about his relationship with Harry and another prophecy is made, this time about Sirius.

Lavender Brown sits and recalls the past two years of her life. It is difficult to think straight with a broken heart, but somehow, the story of her and Parvati Patil comes to light, a tragic story, where Lavender's heart doesn't survive the telling...

"You did not ask Harry Potter about the war..." Four years after the defeat of Voldemort, a simple radio announcement and wartime secrets long kept buried may change Harry's life forever...(song lyrics by Ani Difranco)

It's the night before the fateful murder of Lily and James Potter (and the attempted murder of Harry Potter). Exactly what are Peter Pettigrew and the Malfoys up to?

A brief songfic. Remus muses on his present, past, and future the morning after a full moon. What makes him tick. What makes him cry. What makes him angry. Takes place the summer after PoA.

Ginny finds herself dreaming and fantasising about something that will never happen. It does not do to dwell on dreams, but Ginny does not know that. Ginny wants to dream all she wants. But the dream is starting to take over the reality.

Death. We all know Harry has been affected by it. His parents, Cedric, Sirius. Who next?

Maybe he wasn't always evil. Maybe he wasn't always scary, and maybe, just maybe, there's a tale of a child, so lost and lonely, who doesn't know what to do. Maybe there's a boy out there, who's father left him so long ago. This is the story of the man we all fear, through the eyes of the very same man.

As Harry faces up to his problems -- grief, betrayal, and the knowledge he must kill or be killed -- he decides he must fight. Knowing Harry can no longer fully trust him, Dumbledore finds Harry a tutor and protector. Working with his friends, Harry decides the only way he can win is to make Dumbledore's Army more than just a name. Starts as H/L R/Hr N/G.

A mysterious character is introduced, in the depths of the Riddle Mansion. As the character's identity is revealed, so are many other secrets of the wizarding world... and secrets of Harry's past that were thought dead and buried long ago.

"Ten years after the war and England’s ley lines are still snapping, and you can’t do magic unless you want to blast your fingers off." Finding your way back with a map that leads you to different places than it did yesterday. Believing in the way things are supposed to be and watching the world change underneath your feet. Padma/Hermione

Remus finds himself thinking about his first, and only, love in the darkness of night. He talks to the shadows that comfort him, about the memories that he is haunted by. ``But will he be granted any relief?

In a desolate wasteland they once called home, two women face the ends to lives they held dear to their hearts. Sometimes there aren't any happy endings. Sometimes the hero just can't save the day. Sometimes life just isn't anything like the fairy-tales. Sometimes, bittersweet chocolate can sometimes be the best. And sometimes, things don't go as planned.

A drunk, heart-broken, and changed Draco Malfoy runs into Harry Potter one night, and finds that the Gryffindor has changed a lot - and for the worst. Set sometime during seventh year.

Harry is back at Privet Drive for the summer, where he has nothing or no one to occupy him except for his thoughts and memories. How will he deal with what happend at the Ministry? ~summer after fifth year-fic based on 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' by Coldplay~

What happens when Harry and the gang find out about the book 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone'? Utter Chaos, that's what.

Harry knows where to find Luna when she doesn't want to be found. (Prequel to The Locked Room series: Better Days, Camera Obscura, etc. Harry's seventh year.)

"We were so close there was no room, we bled inside each other's wounds..." Oneshot; sometime in the late 1970s... Remus needs to be made use of, and Dumbledore has an assignment for him. Partner with Severus Snape to fight Voldemort. But there are some unexpected consequences of pairing old school rivals.

Tomorrow will be the massacre to end all wars. The dark era will end at the hand of the midnight queen. He who takes a chance will fall while the one who remains at home will thrive in obscurity while the other dies in mock glory.

Neville Longbottom had a terrible memory; even Rememberalls can only tell him he's forgotten something. What happens when that something is someone important? What happens when Neville has forgotten his first friend?

In silence Harry visits his late godfather's room only to find an unsent letter.

Where does Bellatrix's love for the Cruciatus Curse stem from? Why does she continue to torture those around her? Spite... power... or merely pleasure? Submerge yourself in the mind of a lunatic who prides herself in perfecting the human condition.... (rated R, includes Bellatrix/Harry pairing, torture, and blood. Read at own risk)

A graveyard in winter. A man who wanders. A glimpse at a life touched by loss, and of a man who grief would not break.

A short one-shot. The final battle is at hand. What will happen? Who will triumph?

Lupin works the night shift on a golden oldies radio show, learns how to do his laundry, and eats his own sofa. Takes place just prior to PoA. Parody of angst fic.

What do you do when someone you love doesn't love you back? Do you stand alone or do you lie for the sake of being with them? Post-Hogwarts looking back on seventh year. Songfic to Linkin Park's "By Myself".

"We want to know more about people who fail. We care about people who are scared, who act foolishly, who are tricked by their vanity and trapped by their desires ... Flawed characters are the unforgettable ones" -- Susan Shaughnessy. Half-blood Slytherin Millicent Bulstrode reflects on her time at Hogwarts, the years of wasted effort she put in trying to be accepted by the popular students of her House, and what she intends to do about it. [Written for the femgenficathon.]

After Colin's adventures in the common room with his newly found treasure, the fuzzy pink socks, he makes his way to brother Dennis' room for a little "show and tell."

Remus writes a letter to his best friend, knowing that it can never be delivered. OoTP *spoilers*

The war was over and Voldemort was dead. It was not a time of celebration, but I had ceased to expect that months ago. My trial was set for tomorrow and Harry’s silence had been growing by the day. H/D slash. Sequel to There, In That Silence.

Sirius is suspicious, Remus is worried, Peter is a traitor, and James is about to die. Takes place roughly between 1978 and 1982, although there are some scenes a bit earlier or later.

Harry is living with the Dursleys when a friend comes and gives him good news.

They were all standing there; my mind wasn’t fully gone as I recognized Sirius leaning against the wall, a cold smirk on his features, his eyes blazing as he watched the two others struggle. “Snape, just go! Just--- damn you, Sirius--- just get out of here now!” My ears perked. That was James shoving Snape backwards, his wand abandoned by his feet. I issued another growl and stepped forward again ...

Years later, after learning of certain events in fifth year, Hermione decides to take matters into her own hands.

Five years into the War, a young female Healer who has lost the ability to heal with magic, learns that sacrifices must be made for the sake of her sanity. Hermione-Harry, Ron-Hermione, and Harry-Hermione-Ron abound.

Insight into Ginny Weasley - and her nascent relationship with one Harry Potter. HP/GW

Harry and Co. get a full introduction to the modern British Rail system in all its glory. Just a bit of satire to cheer you up next time there's 'the wrong sort of snow'.

Remus discovers a surprise visitor late one stormy evening. Can he make his old friend understand, and put him back together?

One must die: Malfoy or Potter. But nobody deserves to die. Nobody. A Malfoy monlogue.

Harry tired to look back on his life, but only can think on what he'll be missing... Angsty Vingette.

They never really saw each other. They might've talked and looked at each other practically every day since they were eleven, but they never really *saw* each other. Until he died, and both experienced the ultimate sorrow; the ultimate loss. They saw each other for who and what they really were. And they loved each other even more for it. A one-shot H/G fic.

Dearest Whoever is Reading This, My name is Ginevra Molly Weasley. I am 16 years old. I write this from my cell, miles under Malfoy Manor.

Hermione's thoughts on the Final Battle. It doesn't go how you'd think!

Part three of a five part series. What if Lupin hadn't turned into a werewolf that fateful night? What if Peter had been handed over to the dementors? What if Sirius had been vindicated while he was still alive? Find out here.

Draco's last words to Harry by means of a letter.

Harry and Draco celebrate their first Christmas out of Hogwarts. Featuring Santa, ice, a scourgified turkey, lots of fluff and little plot.

Hogwarts' weekly entertainment! Dumbledore's decided to have a talk/game/reality show! Challenges, humor, and plain stupidity follow!

Takes place the summer after Ron's fifth year, the battle against Voldemort is raging. What happens when Ron loses someone he loves? How does he cope?

What would happen if Snape discovered that Sirius and Remus were lovers? This Sirius/Remus story is written from Snape’s point of view.

Ginny's thoughts as Tom leads her to the Chamber of Secrets.

This story defies being summarized for the time being...just read it. You'll like it, just try it.

One-shot, inspired by the scene in HBP where Harry says he'd like to visit his parents' graves. A post-war Harry, Ron and Hermione fic with a twist. R/Hr.

Even the Half-Blood Prince has his problems. Will Lily Evans ever notice him in that way, and does she actually enjoy dancing with that arrogant Potter? Featuring the lyrics “Love in Motion” by Icehouse.

After all, Remus had transformed last night, and he hadn’t become the harmless wolf he normally turned into. He had actually become quite vicious. He had thrown Sirius down the hill, for God’s sake. What would have happened if he had done something to Harry, Ron, or Hermione? Come to think of it, he thought as he stepped into his office, he nearly had. As he began packing his things, he recalled last night, though he could only remember bits and pieces of what happened after he transformed.

Sometimes the ending isn't as good as it seems.

Beyond the veil, Sirius Black learns that time can be a thing to appreciate and that sometimes perfection can truly be found. It won’t be long now, for Lily and James Potter to make his fears disappear and the things he’s waited for eternity to come true.

What if Luna Lovegood never met Harry and his friends on the train? A look at the world as Luna sees it, written as a suicide note.

Daniel's birthday causes a Muggle invasion on Hogwarts that rearranges a few still standing prejudices.

They are coming. As an army of Death Eaters led by Voldemort himself march on Hogwarts, the remnants of the school prepare for a last stand, pledging to win their freedom or die trying.

It seems everything is going well for our hero Harry Potter. He's been named Headboy and he has a girlfriend from America. But things quickly go downhill when the war with Voldemort begins and he discovers that his girlfriend is not who she seems. Will Harry survive his final confrontation with Lord Voldemort and fulfill his destiny?

They came together through that which kept them apart. Theirs was a love to outlast all things. Lily/James

"Remus observes that Draco smiles differently when away from his classmates - secretive pleasure, as if savouring some rich and costly sweet, rather than smug malice. Neither is endearing."

Harry died -- probably -- killing Voldemort. His friends, and others, speak at his memorial service.

"To be left alone, and face to face with my own crime, had been just retribution." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. "A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise." ~Niccolo Machiavelli. "There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept." ~Gaelic proverb. [Contains HBP spoilers.]

Continuation of 'Terrified'. Harry confronts Hermione, and she confronts him right back.

Lucius meets Tom in the dungeons. Slash. Set during their Hogwarts years.

Harry allows his time to slip away in recollection of a dark night, months ago. Voldemort has won, and all that is left is the crying.

3rd Year, Hogsmeade. Victoria (OC) tracks down an "old friend," determined to get some answers. (Sirius Black story.)

What could induce a former Marauder to return to a life of naughtiness? Perhaps it has something to do with a certain nosy git and two rambunctious twins with frustratingly perfect timing. A Christmas chestnut with secret passages, close escapes, and a surprising new accomplice.

His happiness nourishes me. He surrounds me, swallows me, tears me apart and puts me back together, and makes me feel more alive. He is my fire. I am his, to the last breath. Nothing exists without her. She is my infatuation, my fetish, my fixation, and my drive. I cannot let anyone else have her. Harry and Hermione slowly descend.

Chapter 8.5 of Amalin's wonderful story Two Lost Souls.

Maybe, she wondered, Lucius is awake now, rolling over and finding that I am no longer there. Maybe he will simply fall asleep again, or maybe he will go out and look for me. She walked until she stood in the middle of the Malfoy estate, mansion on her left, impenetrable woods on her right, surrounded by a green that she couldn’t see. Tilting her head upwards, she breathed in the freshness that rain always brings, shutting her eyes against the feathery touches of the rain. Lucius/Narcissa.

With apologies to George Lucas: "Who's the more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?" Written for hd_worldcup 2008, Team Epilogue, Prompt "The Fool."

Harry's sixth year. Shaken by the events of the past year, he turns to an unexpected source for comfort. Why is it that Dumbledore seems to know more than he's letting on? As usual, Voldemort's after Harry, but how? And how far will he go?

In a world rearranged by Voldemort, Luna Lovegood and Percy Weasley cling to tenuous hope.

Lily wants to peform in front of thousands, but it's proving to be difficult. Sirius keeps dragging James off to punk-rock concerts. Voldemort has never loved a soul, until a certain Mudblood comes onto the scene. Phantom of the Opera cross-over.

Funerals are a time for remembrance. Severus Snape, who has always hated James Potter and his gang, recollects memories of his own at the funeral of James and Lily Potter.

Hermione is fed up with living; she loves her husband and her friends and family, but she hates living. Life is too much to cope for the Gryffindor and she takes the hard way out.

Remus and Tonks in their final moments before the end. RL/NT missing scene.