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"Pain, glory, effort and balls - that's what my old man said Quidditch was all about." For Nathan Halbend, Quidditch was more than just a sport, but a way of life. When he finally graduated from school and was drafted into the American Quidditch League, he thought all his dreams had come true. But was he ready to compete with his own personal heroes as a starting chaser for a division team? Will he hold his own seventy-feet above the surface of the Las Vegas Veela Aquadome? Can Nathan fight his way to personal glory and replace his dreams of love, gaming and pain with the hardened reality of the AQL? Cameo appearance by Draco Malfoy. .

Harry faces a growing darkness within himself. Songfic to "Hold On" by Kansas.

A moment in the life of Rowena Ravenclaw.

Thirteen years after the last Great Battle, Ron is forced to deal with his war experiences by writing a letter to each of his dead friends. Horrible memories accompany him... - The original story is completed, the translation done by me is WiP, updated on a regular basis

One day in early December, 1979, a young potions apprentice notices a purchase. The world is in the midst of a terrible, secretive war, and the customer's circumstances lead her to make an important decision. The consequences of her actions are life-altering for many...

Andromeda Black is sick and tired of dwelling eternally in her cousin's shadow. She devises a plan that will (maybe) earn her a piece of the spotlight (for once), cast her own shadow. Halfway there, though, she discovers a secret that could ruin the life of one of her cousin's dearest friends. How far will Rommy go to earn some fame?

Sirius has fallen into the veil and to his surprise he ends up in a world shrouded in mysteries and unknowns. His questions are answered - including questions that have never been answered in the living world before. Is this just a delusion or the truth? Is this the afterlife?

James confronts Severus Snape after Sirius told Snape about the entrance to the Whomping Willow.

The start of a new world, a new life and a new beginning. Harry is the last hope for wizardkind. Will he succeed?

A prologue to "Crimson Snow": details how Draco and Hermione fell in love, and why they eventually died. A story about the insignificance of life, the absurd nature of love, and about nothing at all.

"Yes, I know it sounds like a ghost story, but that’s what it was. Supernatural, I tell you, sir. He was just different." An old woman remembers one orphan in particular.

Hagrid is on his deathbed and wants Harry to make a promise to him.

Harry is disgruntled to discover that Draco Malfoy is the only other boy in Hogwarts who hates Christmas as much as he. A cinnamon-scented story about friendship written for Christmas, in the children's storytelling style of Enid Blyton.

In the aftermath of a war, some things always slip through the cracks in the pavement--including two witnesses to Sirius Black's infamous massacre. A Harry Potter/The X-Files crossover.

Salazar Slytherin is in love with a kitchen maid in his household, but he's betrothed to Rowena Ravenclaw. Will they be able to get along... and even maybe fall in love? RRSS

Everyone thinks Charlie has always loved dragons. Hear the truth, in his own words.

Someone gets an eyeful, and lives to tell the backstory behind this line from Mystery Stories: Neville? He\'d never be quite so bold, would he? And anyway, there were rumours floating around about him and Zacharias Smith and a particularly scandalous episode in Greenhouse Three.

On either side the great lake lie``Long lawn of grass so green and bright,``That clothe the soil and meet the sky;``And thro’ the lawn the drive runs by``To many-tower’d Hogwarts;``And up and down the students go,``Gazing where the waters flow``Round an island there below,``The island of Shalorts.

The story of the first Harry Potter book/movie, written in rhyme.

“You cannot live without me.” Draco’s voice was little more than a whisper- emotionless; a statement, not a ``question.

My version of the last chapter of Book 7. It's a bit sad. Hope you like it. (As you might notice, the last word is "scar") EPILOGUE COMING SOON.

Harry gets fed up with the Auror Office and goes back to Hogwarts to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts instead.

Harry's POV on the day that he married Hermione.

The air is thick with the dreams of dreamers, Hogwarts students past and present. In the darkest part of the night, guards are let down, truths are faced and sweet denial is bliss. Desperation, fear, hate, lust, love and what might have been are rampant at the midnight hour.

One-shot sequel to Confession Is Good For the Soul. First-date jitters.

Severus is angry with Harry and dwells on it alone.

Lavender Brown, warrior, reflects on life, death and family, the night before a battle.

Electrified amber. That's what he saw. The most wonderful mix of browns, golds, oranges and even a slight hint of violet blended together with flecks of black. Those innocent eyes that knew so much yet knew so little. Ginny Weasley was compassion personified and the expressiveness in her eyes proved it so... Draco Malfoy could do little to stop from loving her - except pretend to detest her.

Time is a concept. Everything is a concept. Time stops. Nothing works anymore. Everything hurts… There is no magic. AU

After Voldemort's downfall those who were found guilty for crimes under the Dark Lord were officially punished. Remus Lupin contemplates his life, his feelings, his losses... and his own punishment after what had happened.

A beautiful young woman walks the streets of the most despicable port of mankind.

The Order's chief strategist is accustomed to sacrifice. (Ginny/Hermione and implied Snape/Dumbledore. Warnings for sexual content, semi-gratuitous military tactics and character death.)

The Weasley family enjoys a singular sort of Christmas. With Fred and George planning something, their father particularly amused by Christmas trees, and odd family traditions, Christmas-time at the Burrow is unlike any celebration you have ever known.

"There would have been a time when hearing voices would have had Remus Lupin checking into St. Mungos. That was a different time."

Ron, in his old age, reflects on certain events

One day, somewhere within the last year of the war, Lily finds a photo that makes her remember the days when Petunia was her sister. A short examination of the relationship between the Evans sisters. Not sappy.

One day you wake up to find your total life has been a lie. You loose all family and are sent to a school you have never been to before. Epona must gain friends at Hogwarts, but she also attracts the attention of two evils...

How did Oliver get his obsession with Quidditch? How did he become the captain that worked his team to victory?

Ron had never heard of a condom before, and Hermione swore up and down he needed at least one if wanted to get laid. And Ron definitely wanted that. Harry helps him out a bit.

During her fifth year, Luna receives an unexpected summons to visit Dumbledore in his office. There, he confides vital information and makes four key requests of her. This meeting lays down the path ahead of Luna -- and could shape the very conflict with Lord Voldemort, as she struggles to act from the shadows and maintain her trust in both Dumbledore and her friends. Attempting to overcome some of her darkest fears, Luna finds refuge in a variety of places, and she views the demise of Voldemort from a unique angle, contributing more than anyone can know, and sacrificing an enormous amount.

Draco finally gets the chance to prove himself to his father and to Voldermort. He says he has wanted this, but does he really mean it? What happens when things become too much for him? Will Draco lose his cool and ruin the chance to save himself and his family? Rated for violence and child abuse.

Ginny hasn't forgotten the circus her father once took her to, and when things with Draco fall apart, she decides to join.

Even at a young age, Severus Snape didn't think much of self-pity. However, even he was not above the occasional bouts of it.

Never leaving. Always letting go. Sirius packs a suitcase.

Harry is going off to save the world, as per norm. Only this time... he might not come back. So his friends take it upon themselves to write him letters of good luck, etc. Oh, dear. He really doesn't have very eloquent friends, does he?

A letter, from Peter to Sirius, written just after James' death and Sirius' capture. Peter is trying to explain some things he have done, and is at the same time saying good bye to his younger self and his previous life.

The Hogwarts' trio has a mystery on their hands. The phoenix, Fawkes, is distressed, and the three students find out more than they bargain for. The mystery involves time in the Library and the Forbidden Forest (to Ron's joy!)

Harry and the Dursleys are on vacation in New York City when Harry meets the girl of his dreams. When he tries to talk to her, he is ridiculed. Unfortunately, Dudley sees him, resulting in a fight and more *sigh* maid duties for Harry.

While staying at Grimmauld Place, Bill and Ginny discuss the past, the present, and growing up.

An enlightening conversation between Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. Set near the end of their last year at Hogwarts.

“I need to leave,” he whispers, but the words ring out clearly in the silent house and the girls’ eyes widen just slightly. One-shot

A crazy story about a muggleborn and her obsession with Sirius. Sirius-ness ahead!

Cho is sitting at a cafe thinking about her past. It has been nine years since she graduated Hogwarts, five since Voldemort was destroyed. The world is Happy, but Cho's love died stopping Voldemort.

Vaguely in a post-Book 7 future one-shot told from Ginny's perspective. A bit of heavy pillow talk as Harry realizes that much of his life is not unlike that of a Jedi from a galaxy far, far away. Some mild Ginny/Harry in the background.

Professor Snape is Hogwarts' (somewhat unwilling!) Agony Aunt. Sympathy is not his strong point...

"If you squint hard enough, you can still see Harry – or at least a faded Harry, but with his still vibrant green eyes." Being insane is one thing. Coming out of insanity with a mixing of memories is another. Ron takes that confusing journey post-Final Battle and struggles to make sense of what is real and what is not. Insanity is rarely ever a clear picture.

The tables are turned on Harry - it's his turn to develop a crush on Ginny.

Harry reflects on his realationship with Draco, what happens during the war, and how they came to be. Short H/D one-shot, a bit angsty, songfic.

Lily was excellent at comforting, but she was horrible at being comforted.

The mind is a powerful thing. It can convince you of anything, letting reality go and replacing it with fantasy. However, when that happens, is it what we truly need to become free?

Harry/Hermione, but where does Draco come in... and who does Hermione love when she tells Dumbledore that "he" is dead? Voldemort striking his final blow, destroying the unlikely friendship...

August, 1977: Tom Riddle meets with Percival Malfoy and son Lucius in Diagon Alley preceding the younger man's seventh year. Enter to-be second year Slytherin Kiora Smith, a disgrace to the Slytherin house due to her lack of legitimate pureblood ancestry and residence in a muggle orphanage. Christmas, 1983: a seventh-year Kiora leaves Hogwarts to be forgotten, taking refuge in the elite nameless ranks of Tom Riddle's Unmarked Army. Halloween, 2003: Harry Potter defeats Lord Voldemort in the final stand. The entirety of the wizarding world celebrates. All is relatively peaceful until Halloween, 2007, when Tom Riddle loses control of his puppet and the unmarked army is turned over to the Order of the Phoenix by the new Dark Lord.

It's the Halloween Boogie, a dance only seventh-years are allowed to attend. So what happens when you throw the Marauders in there?

Dumbledore's lingering contemplations as his former student, Lord Voldemort, casts the death spell and the regrets of a man to have his entire life lived for others.

Sirius Black wondered if he’d ever been sane.

After his final fight, Harry is dying. There is just one person that occupies his mind – will she save him?

Snape is a madman, because Granger and Malfoy would never work together, but when their project is out of control, Granger's creation wants to kill Malfoy, and Granger isn't going to help him out.

Remus has suffered a terrible loss but now he has to move on. No, I've not been crass enough as to actually pair him with anybody - but everyone's favourite Weasley will help him come to terms with his loss all the same.

For the first time in her life, Minerva McGonagall had Seen. Buoyant after her first ever success in a Divination lesson, Minerva receives an unexpected owl. On an icy November night, Minerva finds herself betrayed by the promise of omens but discovers the certainty of the stars.

A series of questions asked throughout the years... (Narcissa/Sirius)

Christmas ficlet set during the Marauder's seventh year at Hogwarts, in which Remus wakes up to a rather nice surprise the morning after the last full moon before Christmas. (Implied S/R and J/L)

Outtake from

A fifteen-year old Blaise Zabini goes to Eyelop's Owl Emporium and sees the most lovely kitten ever....

Requirement. She was required to treat him respectably ... to like him even. She was required to listen to him, day in and day out. It was a requirement. It was NOT, under any circumstances, a choice. PP/DM

Closed in worlds they cannot contain, Lily and James sit together and the fireworks soon fly....

It's easy to live a life through photographs.

The world changes but Hogwarts does not, its traditions ever isolated, ever preserved. Harry gen.

Two people trapped together, contemplate death.

Denial is more than just a river in Egypt. But can Harry and Hermione find their way across it?

A rather short angsty fic. Alicia's thoughs about Angelina and other stuff. Femslash.

Cornelius Fudge--Minister of Magic, great wizard--and lover of jello. Until, that is, Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy turn his love for this delicious Muggle dessert into a trip to the Ministry he'll never forget.

Post HBP. Molly has a hard time letting go.

New Year's Eve in 1990 falls on a full moon. A Lost Years fic.

How can I even try I can never win Hearing them, seeing them In the state I'm in Hey you've got to hide your love away Hey you've got to hide your love away ~The Beatles Sirius Black is having Valentine wishes for a certain someone. With the isolation of Grimmauld Place pressing in, he finds that suppressing his feelings is getting harder each day. What is he to do when he realizes his cousin, Tonks, is having those same wishes for Remus? He hopes he has the strength to believe Cupid knows what he's doing and to hide his love away for the good of his two best friends. I would like to thank Lady Bracknell of LJ for writing The Firewhiskey Incident, which inspired this story.

...it all seems so impossibly unfair, her life does, of a sudden. Her parents and best friend and now her child, all these people ripped away from and out of her, and in the middle of all this heartache Ron has buried himself, deeply, like a wound that will scar. R/Hr. Post-Hogwarts. High on the angst.

She watched him turn his back. She watched him walk away. Into the unknown. Into danger. Away from her.

Rodolphus Lestrange familiarizes himself with the idea of emotion through his budding relationship with Bellatrix Black in their final year at Hogwarts.

Femmeslash (Lily/Mrs. Lestrange). It’s not as dark as you might expect.

With a few drinks, some yodle-ing, the Hogwarts faculty and some chocolate cake, what can possibly go wrong?

Warning: AU. Professors Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall take a vacation to the beautiful island of Hawaii at the expense of an unwitting Ministry of Magic. Features a drunk, a pansy, and a mediator. Chaos ensues!

Circe, an avid Harry Potter fan, traverses time and space to arrive at Hogwarts during Harry's first year. She in a quandary as how to carry on as an outsider in a storyline she knows all too well. Can she manage to realize her dreams about magic while not affecting those destinies inherent to the success of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?

Ginny doesn't mind hearing nothing at all.

Christmas is a time for family, so Harry spends it with his. Both of them... UK English.

My depression will not be grieved. Zero. Cold. Ice. Death. Desperation. Solution. Praise. Pain. Panic. Murder. Acceptance. Acquiescence. Suicide. Thus is seen the awesome power of the Dark Lord Voldemort.

From the moment he entered the wizarding world, Harry Potter has been told he is special. Now he's about to find out why. (rated PG-13 due to possible creature violence and mild language. NO slash!)

The sequel to Passed By. Katharine spends much too much time hanging around train stations. And she sees more magic - magic of the large, purple variety.

"No star ever rose or set without influence somewhere." ~Lord Lytton (Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton) ("Owen Meredith"), Lucile (pt. II, canto VI).

Every story will have an inspiration. This is my take on how J.K. Rowling got her inspiration for the Harry Potter series. The story is about a chance meeting between a young J.K.Rowling and a certain Red haired boy at Kings Cross station.

For Sirius, there's something special about January sixteenth. Remus thinks he knows why.

The war is over, the good guys won. But that doesn't always make for happy endings. "It's over Harry, he's dead. You won. Don't you remember? It's done. YOU'RE done."