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"The boy lifted the lid of a box in his arms and the people around him shrieked and yelled as something inside poked out a long, hairy leg." So...how did that long, hairy leg get in that box? Not a romance in the traditional sense. A companion piece to "The One".

Lily Evans and Lucas Edwards seem perfect. They have been together for over a year and everyone at Hogwarts is convinced that one day, they will marry and live happily ever after. However, Lily's true feelings and insecurities may upset everything this year, and who should help, but a certain James Potter?

Lily had always been quiet. Her only friend being Remus, the girl didn't-- erm-- get out much. So, what happens when Sirius gives James a dare? Can James get Lily to go out with him so he can win his bet?

During the dark days of the late 1970s Severus Snape infiltrates the Death Eaters. Do the ends justify the means? Murder, seduction, and personal problems. You didn't think it would be easy, did you?

The Hogwarts faculty is bemused by the transfer students from Henson Academy.

Why could Harry not see the Thestrals until his fifth year? What do you have to do to see one? The intriguing creatures, the lucky Winged Horses, have aroused much speculation in the world of Harry Potter analysts. To see the main arguments summed up, please read this essay and be encapsulated in the topic yourself.

"She had loved the stars for as long as she could remember. When she had been only three years old, her father had taken her out one night and shown her the Milky Way. 'Millions of stars,' he had said. 'Millions and millions, whirling in a cosmic dance. And we are a part of it.'" This started out as a story about Professor Sinistra, but then of course Severus Snape showed up, as he has a tendency to do in my stories...

After speaking with Igor Karkaroff at the Yule Ball in "Goblet of Fire," Snape reflects upon his past. What choices did he make upon his path to becoming a Death Eater, and what choices were made for him? He was led into temptation, but broken and betrayed, he cannot deliver himself from bitterness. Time is supposed to heal all wounds, but there are some marks it can never erase. Even in the dark of winter, however, there is always hope of spring. Snape/Karkaroff slash.

Blaise and Draco deal with Potter, possessiveness, and love. Gift-fic for auriasve-chan.

Double slash (//)- slashing and they find out that they are related to each other... ewww... Voldie finds his love, and so does Dumbledore... and Ron... and the giant squid...

Remus's mission isn't going so well, and as the time passes it becomes clear that he's not going to be done before the full moon. Looks like it's time to seek help, but he's not expecting the help that he gets.

Remus is ill and taken to St. Mungo's, but Sirius isn't allowed to visit him! The solution? Get a nurse's uniform. However, getting the uniform isn't actually the hard part.... (Mild SiriusRemus.)

Remus and Harry haven't talked much since the war ended, but is Remus ready to talk, of all things, gay sex with with the godson of the only man he's ever been with?

There are three new students at Hogwarts. Apparently, they are there because they have nowhere else to live. Their magical skill is so great, the three have passed up the skills of even Dumbledore, yet are only old enough to be in their fifth year. What everyone doesn't know, is that these three are in the league with the dark lord, Voldemort, and are only there to try and take over Hogwarts. Throughout the year, the three come to know emotions they never knew before, such as true happiness, joy, and love, which makes their time at Hogwarts quite...interesting.

A couple of weeks after Sirius's death, Lupin and Snape reflect.

When I look at Harry I see so much, I see James and Lily, I see Dumbledore, I see Tonks, I see Remus and I even see a little bit of me. I see all that I could have given him and never did. I see all that Lily and James meant to give him and were never able to. I see someone worth fighting for.

Australia - a country running rampant with magical creatures, bush that stretches for kilometers, and ample room for broomsticks. Their lazy contemporary magical societies have carried on peacefully for 200 years under English rule, quietly laid-back and unassuming. In a land where werewolves roam with dingoes by the full moon and are accepted by all but the blue-bloods, it's easy for a brand spanking Lycanthrope to fit in. Right?

Sirius Black was (in)famous for his outrageous pranks. When he finally crosses the fine line between outrageousness and cruelty, however, Lily Evans is hellbent on exacting revenge. She will make the heir of the Black family become a color he will never forget. . . or be able to live down.

The events after reading the Sunday Prophet article about Voldemort’s return in the hospital wing through Hermione’s eyes. Listen as she speaks of the shadow in Harry’s eyes and her own thoughts about the ... loss of Sirius and her fears of the war to come.

Dreams do not come easily. They cost us always, sometimes dearly. And the things that matter most to us are always priceless. It is impossible to put a tangible value on them. After the "final battle," Hermione is forced to accept what the victory cost them... in this case, one very special life. One shot.

Lily and her best friends Remus and Stella decide to play a game. Petunia gets annoyed and someone has an accident.

The War has been won, but there have been many casualties. One stands along and reflects on his true lost.

Sirius learns the hard way: don't drink and channel-surf. A bit of humor with Sirius, James, Lily, and a certain science-fiction television show.

Remus Lupin reflects on the Maurader’s Map. Follows an unlikely group. And with the help of a old friend tells the truth. Rewrite of Chapter 17 of PoA

One-shot, based on the poem by Stephen Crane. During the climax of the war, a day which could very well be her last, Ginny struggles with the concepts of helplessness and the fairness of war.

Drunk during their fifth year, Sirius and Remus come up with plans to kill their least favourite person. Not Snape, silly. Peter Pettigrew. Tortures, beer, and killing Almost Headless Peter are exactly what the two need. Slight slash, if you want to see it that way.

Love finds Remus Lupin. Will the full moon take it away?

Harry stumbles across Draco in the Prefects bathroom, leading to an encounter that changes how he thinks and feels about Draco, life, and love.

"...and in the end...the love you make...is equal to the love you make..."``--The Beatles

This is a sequel to my first attempt, "Hand of Kindness": it takes place during the beginning of Book 4, and involves Remus and his Pack

Ron and Hermione think they have come to terms with that dreadful day. That is until their son needs the truth and they discover that they aren't as at ease with it as they might seem.

First in a series of three. A short, one chapter story on the life of Dudley and how he's changed. Set after Hogwarts.

Ginny reflects on past events as the wizarding world celebrates the defeat of the Dark Lord. H/G, R/Hr. Companion piece to The Waltz.

Many knitters have heard that making a sweater for a sweetheart will doom the relationship. Seventeen-year-old Molly Prewett refuses to believe it. Valentine’s Day Arthur / Molly fluff.

"There are certain constants at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: History of Magic is boring, Dumbledore is eccentric and Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy will fight." But will this always be the case.

Regulus loses his brother, though not the way he'd first thought...

I always wondered how Lupin reacted to Sirius' "Throwing Snape to the wolf" -so to speak. This is my interpretation. Oh, and I made the teeeeeny assumption that they're lovers, because I love my slashy boys!

As if having a psycho constantly plotting his death isn't enough, Harry has to go through the daily struggles known to all teenagers. Girls, pimples, studies-does it never end?

Both sides knew Severus Snape was a double agent. However, no one knew which side he was truly on...

Draco is single. Hermione’s engaged. Her life was in danger and went undercover with Draco to protect her from becoming Voldemort’s pawn. Six months of living together sure changed both of their opinion of each other, but what would happen once the six months was over?

Snape's life is endangered by Sirius sixth year, and it falls upon James to rescue him. His simple good deed turns into something unexpected. James and Snape both learn the other meaning of what it's like to act as a hero.

Sirius didn't get that newspaper from Fudge and never broke out of prison. The summer after his uneventful third year in Hogwarts, Harry receives a letter from the Ministry that turns his world up-side-down. He has a godfather?

Young Minerva McGonagall's final years at Hogwarts bring her into contact with many characters we meet later as adults: Poppy Pomfrey, 'Brussel' Sprout,

A snippet from the Slytherin Common Room after the second task of the Tri-Wizard Tournament. What would Draco surely miss? Evilness Entwined.

The hand didn't let go but I gradually became aware that the ceiling was moving. How odd. I'd never heard of that before. Stairways, yes, but not the ceilings. But then I didn't usually look at the ceilings. That would change now! From this moment forward, I will always look up to the ceilings. They would be sacred. ...James is stuck to Lily. Literally...

Four things that never happened to Remus Lupin on his seventeenth birthday, and one that did.

I know the war is over. I know my wife is dead. Now what?

Sirius Black's first infatuation matches him in recklessness and daring. But when Sirius and his friends uncover a dark secret, Sirius is forced to reconsider his loyalties and the games he plays.

The love between a mother and her child can be expressed in so many different ways. In Draco's case, his mother's words will remain with him, always.

Malfoy is sinful as always. Ginny is vulnerable because he saves her life. Will Malfoy truly save her life or will his pride get the best of him? You'll have to stay tuned to find out.

Written for Ginnysdarkside's New Year's Challenge. Ron meets someone very interesting at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day.

Draco Malfoy never wanted things to get quite that far during his school years. He wanted to be himself: cynical, righteous about blood and treated the way he deserved. Childhood's petty insults made adulthood's enemies, and a seventh-year Draco finds himself hanging by a thread over darkness. One night changes it all. In an inner struggle between lifelong-love and self-preservation, Slytherin Draco chooses the course of his life.

When a plot to raise infants to be Death Eaters goes awry with the disappearance of Voldemort, the Malfoys find themselves taking care of two children: Draco and a boy who Voldemort stole from a family and placed into their care. This little boy isn’t just a regular child, though. He is a Weasley. Too afraid of being sent to Azkaban for kidnapping and also too afraid that Voldemort will return and punish them for not following his orders, they decide to keep Ronald Weasley and raise him as Ronaldus Malfoy, the fraternal twin of Draco. Now Ron and Draco are headed for Hogwarts. Will anyone recognize Ron as a Weasley? Will he learn the truth of his identity? And how will he fit into Harry Potter’s story if he hates him with a passion?

You see it's good for nothing (good for nothing), a close look at something (so close). It's too much of not enough.

Snape pays the ultimate price for the cause.``Warning: Character Death and implied slash. Can be considered AU.

Welcome to Dionysia, California. A town as far removed from Hogwarts as you could imagine. Meet Leila Shahin, a young woman beset with wayward younger siblings, a crazy aunt, and more family secrets than she ever could have guessed. How does our favorite werewolf end up in the picture? It's a smaller world than you think.

Voldemort has fallen now for the second time but his legacy still remains throughout the wizard world. A young girl is entering Hogwarts without any knowledge to her origins except that she is indeed a strange witch.

What exactly happened between Ginny and Harry when they left the room? This is a companion piece to "Verge".

There are other students from Muggle families than only the well-known Hermione, Harry, and Justin. What about Dean Thomas? How was his life before Hogwarts, how did he and his parents deal with him entering the wizarding world? Let's dedicate some thoughts to a not so often mentioned Gryffindor.

Harry isn't the same person after the Battle of The Department of Mysteries. He discovers that it isn't just his life that's changed, but his expectations of it and his assumptions about others.

Boys and spectacles. Harry/Percy.

"Harry!" I scream and I quickly grab the boy before he goes right in after him. I'm saying words although they don't make much sense, all I can think is that I have to hold him. He hits me again and again in his struggle, beating against my chest as he tries to break free. It was instinct, I think. I certainly don't remember using any strength to hold him back - even though I remember him struggling so fiercely against me. Then again, I've always been strong. It's part of my nature. Remus spends a moment alone after Sirius' death.

Amanda is just your ordinary non-magical Muggle. Her brother, however, isn't. He's a wizard, an Auror to be exact. After three years of no word from him, Amanda is finally going to be able to see her beloved brother again. However, little did she know, but his visit ``will be cut short by a mysterious attacker, hellbent on killing her whole family. Amanda is determined to find out who, how and why, in an adventure that leads her to discover a world she has never known. A world that may not welcome her with open arms...

Harry takes out Sirius' mirror one last time.

Another vingette about the twins and one's thoughts on the other. Again, inspired by my own twin sister. My brother went away today. No. No, I don’t think that’s what I want to say. My brother and I. My brother and I went away, today.

An unconventional view of chapter 28 in OotP from Snape's point of view - an attempt to understand his motivation for stopping the Occlumency lessons.

Alone in Azkaban a prisoner sits and contemplates betrayal and despair. Implied slash with a twist.

He'd give her everything she wanted, he'd love her forever... But he could never share her.

"Harry Potter had asked special permission to Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to leave the castle one evening. It had been a month since the school year had started, and Dumbledore had not been very surprised by his request. He had actually thought that Harry would come to him sooner."

It's a rock concert in the wizarding world! The Weird Sisters are playing a concert at the Quidditch World Cup Stadium, and Ron Weasley is making plans to go. He's bringing his best friends and his sister, of course, but he's also bringing his older marauder brothers. ``How weird and insane will the night be?

The new year at Hogwarts continues with a Potions class. What will Professor Beeblebrox have in store?``Sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide to Hogwarts; AU to OotP.

Life is getting tough for the Weasley twins in their 7th year, and it isn't much better for their best friend, Lee. To brighten up their day, George Weasley and Lee Jordan decide to take a little trip into the past.

Remus Lupin hates himself in the days after the death of the Potters. A study of self-loathing and healing.

Luna Lovegood isn't quite the girl she seems. While you see the radish earrings and the protuberant eyes, her mind is something else. This is a snapshot of her before, during, and after her fourth year.

McGonagall catches sight of a movie poster... what does it all mean? BeST response to the July 2007 FA challenge. Prompt: Professor McGonagall went to a Muggle movie with Sir Cadogan.

Cuts can happen for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes they happen because we are careless, sometimes they are inflicted by others, and sometimes they happen because we need to kill the pain.

Lauren Arrington, a Muggle, was not supposed to be on platform nine and three-quarters.

It's James and Lily's wedding, and Sirius Black is the Best Man and Do-Gooder.

Lavender and Parvati have a read together. LavSea and RonHer implied.

Oh no! It can't be true. It's--it's another one! Another diary!

Andrew is a normal university student, heading home for the holidays. Except for one teensy little detail. His sister is a witch.

Young Severus Snape travels to Hogwarts for the first time aboard the Hogwarts Express, and is Sorted.

Ah, yes. The ancient issue of blood purity that has caused so many troubles and so much strife. Told through the eyes of a pure-blood, a Mudblood, and a werewolf.

Right now, I am so full of conflicting emotions that any attempts to capture them on parchment will never be enough. You-Know-Who is destroyed. James and Lily are dead. And they say that you’re the one who killed them...

All the complications of Harry's life mix together into one extremely weird dream to show just how messed up he has become.

Here I am, once again watching you from the window of my office. It is amazing how you captivate me. Your intriguing smile, your laughter, and the way your chocolate eyes sparkle when you talk are all so amazing. I look out at you, and watch you, sunlight dancing upon your head, as you dip your bare feet into the cool, crisp water of the school Lake. You seem to have not a care in the world, but I know better.

When Harry resumes his Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape in sixth year he finds out he is not the only one having to deal with the pain of war. Sometimes the most humane and human thing to do is comfort the one your with. Could be seen as HP/SS if you look hard enough.

Harry and Ron have just graduated from Hogwarts, and Harry moves into the Burrow. It doesn't take long for them to realize they need their own place.

We do what we must to get by.

What happens when a dream-come-true becomes a nightmare? And what do you do when you can't give up?

What is the son of a Death Eater to do, but follow in his father's footsteps? The night of the Harvest Moon changed Draco Malfoy's life forever, would the night of the Blood Moon do the same? Warning- Slash Pairings.

What Ginny really thinks about her brothers.

Someone thinks about choices.

He never knows what the next rainfall will bring, but Harry still waits for the day when he can finally let go... let go of everything he fears

Ginny's fiery temper has gotten her into trouble before. Draco's cold demeanor is questionable. Fights and humiliation are set on high for the married couple.

James never knew how Sirius felt, and Sirius made it a strict point not to let him know. But now, as Sirius watches James prepare to settle into a new life with Lily, he knows that he can’t keep his feelings inside anymore. So with one slow dance, and a quiet confession, his life changes, and not necessarily for the better.

It's sad, gloomy, and uplifting. Thank Merlin for Voldemort!

"You must chose Draco," said the man, in a low husky voice. "Choose which one shall live, and which one shall die. Then you must kill them."

What if Ginny had been the one to warn Umbridge and the Inquisitorial Squad of Harry's use of the fire? What if she had been working for the Dark Lord all along? Dark, angsty D/G with a bit of V/G.

Because of attacks on Muggle-born families, Lily Evans is forced to move away from home. Interning at St. Mungo's she's busy taking care of patients along with the Marauders, and anyone else who needs her, but who will take care of her? This story is about heartache, lost, disappointment, and love. There will be fluff and danger as there is in real life. Enjoy!