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An epiphany by firelight helps Harry realize he's in love with Ginny and cannot possibly compete with Dean Thomas. But things go awry (and away) when he tries his hand at a helpful spell. Includes lots of improper charms work. But no goats.

Hermione visits Draco after the war. Thoughts on war, politics, religion, and the prices some people are willing to pay to save everything they know. A follow-up to "Hero, Anti-Hero".

Alastor Moody has fought dangerous Dark magic and won, but there is still yet one thing he fears–Nymphadora Tonks on a mission of good will in the name of skin care. It’s up to him to either stop her or beat her at her own game.

He hated this - he hated that Potter had reduced his proud, powerful father into going into hiding. He hated that he had to support Narcissa's act of the weak, grieving, disillusioned wife who still believed her infamous husband was innocent. But Draco knew it was a fool who called his mother weak. Irritating yes, petty certainly, but not weak. At least not where his father was concerned.

Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy have only one son, right? Sure, that's what they want you to believe. Draco has a younger brother named Cassius, who Draco has no memory of due to a...shall we say, convenient...Memory Charm placed on him when he was nine years old. Lucius and Narcissa never talk of Cassius, and Draco was raised as an only child. What happens when Draco is tortured with the Cruciatus curse and some memories come back to him, bit by bit? How will he react to this secret?

A love's brief history.

Draco gives Harry something to remember.

Fred wants a dog more than anything, and he'll do anything to get one. Anything at all.

One-shot AU. Harry, from ages 5 through 17 - every year he learns something new about life.

The title says it all! Tom Jones (LOL), Fangirl Petunia, and Snape's tea party!

Harry is going home after fifth year and not all goes as it should. You'd think blood magic should protect Harry.

I believed in him. I believed everything he told me to believe. I do not believe it anymore.

James made a mistake and now Lily is upset. Lily’s POV. Song Fic to Kelly Clarkson's Miss Independence. Sequel to “Make a Change”.

'He was always the heir.````And I?````I was always just the spare.'````Regulus struggles with living in his brother's shadow.

The kids are crying, the ceiling's leaking, and Ron is having bad dreams. I'm sure someone can help him out with that on a relaxing Sunday morning... R/Hr fluff.

Next in the Monty Python series--it's Draco's turn! Enjoy!

Thanks to a bet lost to Malfoy, Ron gets in touch with his feminine side and finds out why the Queen is the most powerful piece on the chess board. Featuring CabaretDrag!Ron, Disco!Harry, and 'Fro!Hermione

Fred attempts to cheer Angelina up after her first practice as Captain for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Love is the force that has protected Harry Potter up to this point. But what helps you can only hurt you in this world of betrayal and death. There is salvation in one thing, in one place. It is the evanescent happiness... of death.

'Go east, young man,' says Dumbledore. 'Come back broken, young man,' says Voldemort. 'Drat,' says Quirrell. A brief study of the most-neglected DADA teacher, the ghost that haunts him, and the blood of a unicorn.

The day before graduation is at hand, and Tom Riddle counts the seconds before he is free of Hogwarts, free to fulfill his terrible destiny. Before his departure, one professor has one important final lesson to teach him.

The thing I hate the most is that, no matter how hard I try, I can’t hate you.````Angsty H/D. Warning: Implied slash.

Voldemort's chamber - the hallowed ground of evil, and the secret meeting place for his fervent followers. For it is here where the young boy Severus Snape first gives himself to his master. It is his first step onto a path he will spend his whole life trying to turn away from.

The prequel to

Ron reveals why he much prefers how the wizards play Snap, and ponders why there is a tiny version of Malfoy living in his head... Warning!: Harry/Ron slash.

After an incident at work, Draco is forced to see a therapist or risk losing his job. To say he's angry is putting it lightly. But when he gets to the office and sees the name Ginevra M. Weasley on the door... well... it only adds fuel to the flame. But Ginny isn't exactly ready to embrace Draco with open arms, either....

A virtual season of Harry Potter. In which there are final battles, Dark Lords in training, evil plots, and old arch-nemeses. Also, Harry Potter starts university.

Luna and Ginny practice for the D.A. Hilarity ensues. Minor OotP spoilers.

Valentine’s Day with Ewan McGregor at the Moulin Rouge or a gym session in the depths of Hogwarts? A tough choice faces Hermione on 14th February.

Molly Weasley has no secrets to hide, right? Wrong. Long ago, just a girl out of Hogwarts, just broken up with a sweet, lovable boyfriend Arthur, she is working in a pub when she meets a strange man with a charming smile. He seems... great. Little does she know how dangerous he really is. *T/M*

Harry Potter, abandoned at the Dursleys by his friends, finds he cannot cope with the events of the previous year. Unfortunately, the solution he turns to is one that haunts the shadows of the Muggle world.

Short one-shot story about Harry's - and Hermione's - ah...interesting choice of jobs.... This story includes SLASH (Snape/numerous Gryffindor boys).

Ron has an accident in his closet while getting ready for his date with Luna...then Harry and Hermione make a trip to the closet after having a jinx fiasco.

It's the last funeral in the White Tomb where all the greatest Order Members have been laid to rest. A one-shot songfic. Told through Ron's eyes in flashbacks. Very sad, you may need your tissues. R/Hrm

This story is about the three adventurers. It starts``off with a bet about who can find information on a certain subject the quickest.

A young Death Eater takes on the task of burying a former colleague. Post-war.

Rowena Ravenclaw reflects on intelligence, and the manner in which she is lacking.

In appreciation of the author's inclusion of more humorous stories, the Hogwarts students invite me to spend sometime with them in their world. A continuation of sorts from "I Panicked."

Post OotP AU. ONE SHOT. Harry Potter broke the law, went to Azkaban, escaped, joined Voldemort, and then destroyed the same Dark Lord. He didn't do it because it was the right thing. He did it for vengeance.

Harry is back at Hogwarts, and he finds himself fighting for a girl with none other than... Draco Malfoy! New relationships form and Harry is recovering slower than expected from the death of his late godfather. Voldemort returns, and there is some Star Wars action!

You can't run forever. But you can try. Sometimes all you need is a little love. (Harry/Draco)

Even the sky seemed to be in mourning for him as there was no moonlight or stars twinkling in the velvet sky... only clouds that overshadowed Privet Drive.

Voldemort is back, and thirsty for revenge upon The Boy Who Lived. But how does he get to him without anyone realising what he is doing? And how would an old, lowly caretaker squib help him in his quest?

Vivica Sophronia lives with both her parents, with her mother being a witch... and her father being a Muggle. She struggles through her father's impatience about her stupid dreams. Vivica has been wanting to attend Hogwarts ever since she turned eleven. And now this being the last year that she has a chance she anxiously awaits her letter. Not only does she want``to go because she enjoys the art of magic all in it's self... but also because of another desire in her heart. She has never been kissed, and awaits till she receives it from the one she truly loves. Will she receive her letter? What is that other desire of hers?

Remus/Sirius at school. James wonders why Remus and Sirius have been waking up so early.

After a talk with Molly, Tonks gathers up her courage and confronts Remus. Set in the summer before HBP

It's been a year since Cho Chang broke up with Draco Malfoy. She loved him almost as much - if not more - than Cedric. But now she's saying goodbye for good. She wished they could've gone on together, but it just wasn't meant to be that way. Cho's saying goodbye to Draco Malfoy...for good. Inspired by Michelle Branch's "Goodbye to You"

"'Pfft. Whatever. He's my enemy…or rival…or something.' (Or something, says a nasty little voice at the back of his mind.)." (our favorite blonde-haired badboy thinks about a certain green-eyed hero...)

Everyone feels alone sometimes, lost sometimes. No one knows what love is, but don't we all pretend that we do? Sirius is confused, while Remus seems to be an utter mystery to him. Here's their story, told by Sirius. It is set from Marauders' seventh year.

Nobody ever told Neville Longbottom about the Prophecy that Sibyl Trelawney gave to Albus Dumbledore so many years ago. And nobody - especially not Neville himself - thought that he would be successful at much of anything. Everybody was wrong...very wrong.

Ginny reflects on her life. Thinking of things she wants, and what she'd to to attain it. Will it cost her dignity, or family though?

The cold weather crept its icy fingers around Remus as he pulled his threadbare robe tighter around his body. He blew into his hands to try and get some warmth in them. She was late.... She was never late.

Remus/Sirius. Sirius, memory, opportunities, and two identical yet different conversations.

"Ginny sat slumped against the wall of a dark and barren corridor, her head lolling on her knees and a half-empty bottle of Firewhisky slipping from her grip." Unable to handle her memories, Ginny seeks condolence elsewhere. Viscous memories remind her why she is how she is. "...A wave of pain, the scent of you is bliss."

"They had faced the Dark wizard Ahriman together, just the two of them… And won." A story of Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin, based on a line from "Forget Me Not: A Story of Broken Promises" by RobinLady. Somewhat part of the Unbroken Universe.

Sometimes in life you have to take risks to get what you want, as Remus learns when Snape inadvertently brings him and Sirius together. SB/RL slash.

When shopping for his mother's Chritmas gift, Draco happens upon something perfect for someone else.

Harry's returning to Hogwarts for his sixth year. He's mourning Sirius' death, having funny feelings (SLASH!) and why the heck's everyone so in to dragons?

What would happen if Neville decided that Snape deserved a taste of his own medicine?

Harry sits outside in the cold. Someone joins him.

This takes place, maybe, a few weeks after 'A Lighter Shade of Black'. And believe me, Severus Snape isn't pleased with how things turn out. It turns out that Albus Dumbledore was wrong.

Maybe those fumes in Potions have some side effects, because Harry and Ron are seeing Hermione talking with Malfoy. But probably Malfoy is just evil and put her under the Imperius curse. Meanwhile the Weasley twins are spending some quality time in the Slytherin dungeons. (Let me tell you Snape is not one happy camper in this fic.) Some Hufflepuffs are trying to get a boyfriend they don't have to share. Everyone else is just off trying to get lucky... and they took the plot with them.

Harry is adrift in a sea of paralyzing guilt. An unexpected ally attempts to break through to him.

The title sums it up perfectly, in fact :).

On her first inspection of Azkaban since the downfall of Voldemort, Minister Bagnold learns more than she bargained for.

Ron has killed Voldemort after the Dark Lord killed Harry, and a certain lover is pouring his secrets. Angsty, sadness, and roses. Slash.

Hijinks in Care of Magical Creatures; MWPP humour, pure and simple.

Broken hearts happen to the best of us. AU.

One day, Sirius comes back to his flat to find the protective wards removed, blood on the carpet and his family nowhere in sight. He has to choose whether to be James Potter's friend first, or his wife's husband and his son's father. SBOC. A sequel to Till Life Do Us Part.

Everybody finds their way back home, even if sometimes not along the easiest way.

“I’m okay…”``No matter how much she remembered about that night…it had been her fault. Dead.``For her. She couldn’t drive the memory out of her head. She was scared to sleep,``because the same nightmare kept coming back to her, night after night. The final``battle; her worst fears come true.````Hermione has come face to face with her worst nightmare and survived. Now she``wishes that she hadn’t lived at all.

In which Hermione puts her Omniculars to good use, Fred is tutored, the prefect's bathroom is violated, and Harry's invisibility cloak has many stories to tell.

What does a mourning mother do after coming home from her son's funeral?

Keeping friendships is hard for a young werewolf. One miserable night, Remus is surprised by the loyalty and affection shown by those he has only known three months; perhaps some friends are different than those he has known.

Sometimes the silences curled just like frost; complicated, freezing patterns of quiet that Ron needed more than a mere finger to melt. Harry/Ron, post-War.

-About the Dark (Lord) and Love-``As JK said, the Dark Lord never loved or cared for somebody, but this doesn't mean that love had been out of his life. And love, like every human feeling, has more that one shade. This is the first Tom_Riddle_Great_Group's project.

A post-Hogwarts scenario. Harry Potter wanted to have a phoenix. Ernie Macmillan works in a pet-shop. It's as simple as that. Featuring a dead parrot and a hint of slash.

Hermione misses her lover in the middle of battle.

Ron and Draco. Two betrayals, a love lost, and three words a thousand times unsaid. Warning: Angst and Slash ahead.

Harry remembers his life and the impact that Quidditch had on it. Does fame and glory have a price?

'It's because you're a Muggle-born, and Muggle-borns are always stupid, ignorant, and with dirty blood. But I find you as a diamond in the rough, plus, I like your cat.' Parallel to the Harry Potter series.

The prologue opens with the begining of Llyon's story. Llyon is a lost soul who is fighting for her clan. With the help of Ginny she becomes human and meets Harry Potter. Her life changes forever.

Harry Potter is not a normal boy. He is a wizard. Before his 16th birthday, Harry once again travels to Number 12 Grimmauld Place to join the Weasleys for the rest of the summer. But there is to be one new resident this year. This girl is the key to Voldemort. Before her rescue, Harry dreamt about her and thought about her and now that he has met her, he cannot get her out of his dreams and his thoughts. But when things start going wrong, can Harry protect her?

The summer is nearing its end, as Harry and friends enjoy the last few days of hot summer days. In the mean time... Lucius recieves the request to perform a certain deed by the Dark Lord himself. Draco is clueless, but he also has a life that he is forced to live. How will he be affected? Or better yet... Provoked.

Snape--good, evil, or complex?

Sirius always thought Remus would die before him. Now he's been proved wrong.``It's quiet and empty behind the Veil, and Sirius has only memories... And dreams.

A Ravenclaw bookworm prepares for a dance in hope to find Prince Charming, but finds herself sorely disappointed until a white knight of a different sort comes to her rescue. No real romance, but slight fluff.

Bellatrix worships her Devil.

Tonight

Percy's helping Hermione study for her N.E.W.T.s... but is Hermione's mind really on History of Magic?

The muffin incident... there is an incident with a muffin. A short story involving a particularly delectible pastry. (This story is AU, or No-U... depending on your perspective, I guess.)

Birthday surprises ensue when Lily, Remus and Sirius celebrate their 17th birthday's together at the Black's country home.

Friendship bracelets are like a sacred pact. Ginny/Luna.

Because Draco had certain, shall we say, difficulties with his last Potions essay, he has been forced into detention with Potty Wee Potter, scrubbing cauldrons. It seems simple, but for some odd reason, Draco cannot pull himself together. Everything is just so FUNNY, somehow.

"Virginia Weasley doesn’t dislike her name, really."

After the war, things have changed and people must move on. Ginny goes on her journey to find just where she belongs.

After awful and painful experiences in the hands of the Dark Lord, Severus finds a moment of comfort in Lucius' arms.

Wouldn't it figure that on one of the worst days of George's life, the weather would be unrelentingly cheerful?

A post-OoP piece in the spirit of \

There but for the grace of God go we. [Harry/Draco, the sequel to arcadia.]