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Have you ever tried to get things done but came away empty handed, due to unfortunate disturbances? Well, so has Hermione. In this fic, she deals with life's little annoyances, misfortunes, and creative differences, all while trying to hide a little-known passion.

If Snape hadn't transferred his grudges onto a student, and Harry hadn't hated his professor as a result, they wouldn't have been friends or allies, but perhaps there would have been a grudging respect between them.

Bill Weasley's night out doesn't go exactly as he had planned...

Hermione Granger, once the youngest minister for magic, is now a \'to be caught dead or alive\' fugitive, thanks to her overintelligent brain. Aurors are looking for her madly, and who else could capture her better than her best friend?

He stared at the tombstone. It blended in amongst all the others; there was nothing special about it. Nothing to set it apart as the tombstone of the Boy Who Lived, who wasn’t so much alive anymore as he was dead and buried. First of the End Of World oneshots.

"I’m seventeen and I’m crazy." Luna Lovegood muses on birthdays, Them, and relative insanity. One-shot.

Dragons' Heartstrings is a fan fic in soap opera form, based on Harry's life after Hogwarts. Packed with Gred and Forge style humor, random jokes, and satire, Dragons' Heartstrings pokes fun at the dramatic quality of soap operas as well as the far-fetched ideas of some other Harry Potter fan fictions.

Harry Potter is left to face life without Dumbledore as he searches for the last Horcruxes. Will he learn to stop pushing away the ones he loves in order to protect them, thus harnessing "the power he knows not?"

Many pilots during the Second World War claimed they owed their lives to gremlins – small creatures living in and taking care of their planes’ engines. These unseen and unheard great heroes saved nobody knows how many lives of their Masters. Here is a true story of one such “gremlin”, whose mission followed in the steps of the most famous Hogwarts Headmaster...

Hermione just wants to know his secret, surely one little meeting can't do any harm?

There was a reason between Severus' hatred for James Potter, and eventually in his son. It, surprisingly, had nothing to do with Severus and Lily. It was all James' fault. Why did he have to go and marry that red-headed witch anyways? They had had something together!

The night before the funeral, Draco stands vigil over the coffin of his father.

Ginny thinks about the one person who makes her feel safe through everything and why. For my Krystal-chan.

AU. A fishing boat drifts into a dragon preserve off the coast of Alaska. This is a story of what might transpire.

Severus Snape is dead, brutally murdered and the only person who could have killed him is his lover, Hermione Granger. She found him dead and it has cost her sanity, for even she doesn't know if she killed him or not. Told from Hermione's POV, very dark.

Ron isn't happy with himself, and he hates it. When tragedy befalls the Weasley family, it's up to a greiving werewolf to save Ron and give them both a final chance at happiness.

Harry Potter has just graduated. The Ministry have another card up their sleeve to turn the wizarding world upside down: training all the young men into Muggle-army style camps to prepare them for any war that might start in the future.

"He watched it bleed its color day by day and remembers that once, his world hadn't been so blank." The Dementors took many things from Sirius.

We all know what happened with Harry and company after Sirius fell in his battle with Bellatrix in the Death Chamber, but what did Sirius encounter beyond that mysterious veil? Here’s my take on it...

Mortie Wimsey and his best friend Blaise Zabini go for a stroll around the school grounds. They see a bright blue light emerging from a cave and decide to have a look inside the cave. They see there something totally unexpected...

"He hasn't gone after me. I don't think he needs to. The wolf will kill me one day. He's sure of it. He's very sure of it."

Ron plays chess with Harry while contemplating ruthless choices and actions.

It had been alright in the end. Perhaps it was better this way, after all, with Ron and Hermione like sheer myths to him. Perhaps it was better to see his life with them as a fairy tale story that one day the reader had stopped reading. Perhaps it was better that though the first to die, the innocents would not be the last. Harry was prepared for this day, hour, very moment. Inspired by the song "We're Forgiven". H/Hr

A little one-shot of how life is, from Pansy Parkinson's point of view, and the role sour oranges have in her life. Angst-ridden but nothing particularly explicit. Self-injury implied. Pansy/Draco.

The fire was dancing in front of her eyes, projecting its sparkling light over everything in the room. Through the window, she was able to see the raindrops spattering the landscape. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared ahead of her, though she was not really seeing.

It is 1976 and the Marauders are in the last few days of their sixth year. An invitation is issued for a Muggle-style disco by the Gryffindor seventh-years to celebrate the end of the term. What crazy and wild hijinks will happen at the disco?

Ginny's had a crush on Harry for as long as she can remember but hasn't ever done anything about it. What happens after Dean breaks up with her and she finds herself alone?

We stood there for a few moments. She didn't look down, up, around. She didn't look away. I blinked hard and tried to recapture my breath. This unreadable language her eyes were portraying was deafening. I was captured since. I wanted to challenge her taciturn state.-- Draco is enamored with Ginny Weasley. Simply because she says nothing at all.

A story inspired by the title (provided by April in a plot bunny thread). It's about how there's a spark of good in the worst of people and a nasty streak in the best of people.

"His lycanthropy was a curse, not a part of him. If it was placed upon him, surely it could be taken off. I had to find a cure. I would devote my whole life to finding a cure if I had to." ``Lily desperately contemplates why Remus would end their relationship...

Draco is always portrayed simply as a spoiled rich kid. But what are his thoughts? Draco's POV OneShot

Draco Malfoy and Cho Chang are both a little lost. And it takes them to find each other to find themselves again. A love story, of sorts, that spans from the beginning of HBP to...well, forever.

Bellatrix Lestrange (Née Black) was sent to Azkaban for the crime of being a Death Eater and the torture of both Muggles and wizards. Gradually, along with all the others in there, she starts to lose her mind; starts to forget. And, of course... No one escapes Azkaban.

Sirius, James and Remus meet a new girl on the train with a deadly gift. Follow them as someone new is introduced into the Marauders and life takes a new turn at Hogwarts.

What happens when the four biggest baddies in fiction and fantasy get together for a little tea?

Millicent Bulstrode has never felt wanted. Vincent Crabbe has never felt powerful. Perhaps, at a party of Draco's, a different sort of magic could grant their wishes.

For one to be pureblooded and to leave one's family for the sake of goodness is not an easy thing to do. One war for Isadora Roquelaure was difficult enough to live through, but now, what about the second, with the past repeating itself? To be Slytherin does not necessarily mean to devoid of goodness, and it can take a lifetime to prove it.

The sequel to "A Look in the Mind of Voldemort," based on Nonoka's artwork, the new FictionAlley Park picture. A spy tries to find out what happens to the Dark Lord. He find himself watching Ships in Fiction Alley Park pass by.

Harry is dead...Harry is dead and it's all HIS fault...and now?``I'm going to KILL HIM.

I hate you so much for leaving that day. For flying off into open sky without even a look back. Leaving me crying my heart – no, my soul – out to Ron because he was the only one who could keep me still. (H/Hr - sequel to Leaving Forever)

Every night I felt your presence. Your cool breath on my neck, your soft whispers in my ear. And your touch. Fingertips grazing my skin, making me shudder in despair because I knew I couldn’t stop them. I always gave in to them.

Sonfic to Usher's "Confessions Part II." Draco cheats on Ginny and now he has to tell her. One-shot.

Beware, you who fight evil, lest you fall into darkness. Beware, you who invite the abyss into your heart. Ginny. Lucius. Harry. Guard your soul. (Warning: graphic torture)

Gregory Goyle makes a midnight visit to the Gryffindor tower, only he bumps into Dumbledore on the way. Non slash, sweet story. Goyle/Gryffindor girl of your choice

Post OotP Songfic. Remus visits Sirius' grave on a weekly basis. Weeks after Sirius' death, Remus is still grieving.

Hermione meets a remarkable boy named Charles during the summer holidays. He claims to have The Sight. At first, she doesn't believe him, but then strange things begin happening... Set between Hermione's third and fourth year at Hogwarts.

Twelfth Night, 1978. A Hogsmeade FortuneTeller receives an extremely reluctant customer into her shop. "Fortune Telling is for Muggles and Fools," he is quick to sneer. But despite his attitude, the young Severus Snape made a promise to someone, and he is determined to keep it. (One-shot teen!Snape fic)

Harry has seen blurs of color for a long time but now finally he can see them clearly. Along with the images, he feels something. What is it? Harry doesn’t even know. He hears sounds and on top of his growing unease, he know that something is very wrong....

Cho reveals to Harry a secret of Cedric's that affects all three of them.

"I'm depressed," Ginny replied, frowning. "My life has no adventure, a lack of hot guys, and definitely not enough mansions in the middle of nowhere... and I've come to spread the moroseness." Ginny and Hermione are good friends, and they are here to share some girl-talk. Featuring Depressed!Ginny and Sarcastic!Hermione.

I know that Riddle is only using me by now... It’s like what Dad says those Muggle drugs are like, it’s addicting. I can’t stop, even though I want to. I’m addicted... Ginny reflects on the diary and life as the youngest Weasley

Do not stand at my grave and weep / I am not there, I do not sleep / Do not stand at my grave and cry / I am not there; I did not die.``The death of a rival marks the end of hate.

Brett Mordonius was a son of a proud and ancient wizarding family, with a long history at Hogwarts and great deeds in the magical world. Why would he turn his back on his heiritage and pursue a dangerous life amongst Muggles as a mercenary?

When James Potter comes home from his fourth year at Hogwarts, he realises that he loves his classmate, Lily Evans. He attempts to write a letter to her and on receiving it, Lily employs the help of her best friend, Severus, in writing a nasty reply. James is not subdued. Read to find out what happens to Lily and James!

"'…I hope you realize I can’t be there for you like he is…”````Those words keep ringing through my head over and over again. I know he couldn’t have been able to tell, but he’s crushed me with those very words. It isn’t just those words, though; I know it’s not. I remember his exact tone of voice. It was hollow, empty, and unfeeling—so different from the one he used before luring me into his lusty trap. Typical Slytherin…"````Harry contemplates the past night's events with extreme regret--and now he has to figure out a way to tell Ron. ````Slash. Harry/Draco, Harry/Ron.

What is this light that hurts my eyes? Is it the end, finally? No, obviously, no. It’s the day, the sun is risen, and another agony begins. Wake up, my sinner, wake up and smile.

"Harry has a girlfriend," Remus says in a hushed voice, but Harry can still hear him from the bottom of the stairs. He shouldn't eavesdrop, but it's about him, so he has a right to know what they're saying. Remus/Sirius. AU. One-shot.

"There was a time when she was happy. It was a long time ago, but it was sweet. Brief, but sweet." Happiness is paid for dearly. The tormented soul of Ginny Weasley yearns for Raven, who was once known as Tom Riddle. She reflects on her history and contemplates her present. Small price? Maybe. If he's such a narcotic, then what happened to her? An addiction...can be quite deathly.

Sometimes, things we think are lost can be found in the darkest of places. Ginny muses on what she has lost, and in the end figures out what she has gained. G/T. One-shot fic.

They are 'The Trio'. It's always been that way. So what happens when Voldemort takes Ron captive, and the other two have to consider the possibility of a life without him? One shot set in 6th year. Ron/Hermione with Harry/Hermione friendship.

Gabrielle may be younger than Fleur but she is still part Veela, a lesson Fudge would do well to note as he transports her to Hogwarts.

George's birthday is never truly happy. Will this year be any different?

Betrayed and abandoned, Harry can only blame Fate for his untimely demise. Angst warning ahead. There is no plot, just a bit of complaint with introspection.

Dreams. By day Snape can sneer at them and push them to the back of his mind. But as he well knows its not so simple to keep such an iron control of the subconscious at night. Unease can become fear, dreams can become nightmares...

Hermione finds herself back at Hogwarts for a seventh year, alone and with a mission.

Ginny Weasley reflects on her relationship with Ron, and why it's always been so hard.

"/In Flanders' fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below./" ~John McCrae, /In Flanders' Fields/

Ginny is tired of being the good girl.

"I've been there since the beginning. From the times when I sat there, faithfully upon his head, to times when I sat faithfully upon his shelf. I have seen horrors of which many have yet to dream of, let alone experience, although I have no eyes, as such. "

Ron goes on vacation to Paris. Ahh... the city of love. Just who catches his eye and heart? Based on The Beatles' "Michelle."

Every day is a struggle and her resolve is slowly being destroyed. Can she survive her own hell?

"He thinks of boring days at The Wheeze, spinning around in his chair until colors run, and then standing suddenly, feeling his feet, so firmly on the ground, and his head, light and wobbly. This is how he feels now."

After the long, trying night Harry had at the Ministry -- and then with Dumbledore -- he lies in bed and thinks of everything that's happened so far and what it all means. (OotP spoilers)

'It was the noise that was missing. The voices of her family.' Ginny finds herself alone in her dormitory.

A sixteen-year-old, red-haired girl drinks a coffee at King's Cross. Mystery. Part of the "Fifteen Minutes in London"-series.

After his stint as a death eater, Malfoy has been sent to a muggle school to complete his last year of classes. Once there, a girl catches his eye, even though she isn't anything out of the ordinary. But when she asks him for help translating a romance novel for Spanish class, sparks fly! Short one-shot.

Harry’s in deep trouble. He’s also in Hull. Factor in an evil, fuming faction, a nemesis, and some Ancient Greek Thugs and you’ve got yourself a fic. A completely irreverent jokelette about villains, creeping around, and sexual tension that could (loosely) be called a ‘thriller’ but really, you’d have to be mad. [H/D]

She knew the possibilities, but some possibilities were simply unthinkable. Unacceptable. (HHr, major character deaths)

Ginny waits for the return of the trio. One-shot. H/G

Andromeda has always been Regulus' favorite cousin.

Huge OoTP spoiler. Harry misses Sirius. He pays him a visit beyond the veil.

Remus deals with the memories of his relationship with Sirius. Songfic using Memories from Cats Musical. Spans Marauder Era through end of OotP.

Remus had once had it all. Then he had lost it. So he falls into the depths of the past. Perhaps they shouldn't have, but they did, and time does not stop for those who miss their rides. Recommended listening - Resting Here With Me by Dido. Slight slashy undertones that aren't even there if you don't look for them.

From the road, the Burrow looks the same as ever to Percy. Set after OotP.

Sirius struggles to keep his sanity in Azkaban, but one group of memories in particular wears away at him. Will he win, or will the Dementors break him?

This is the sequel to Salvation. its pretty much just Draco's view of the story and what he was feeling.

Remus grieves, and Harry forgives.``Rated only for brief language and angst.

Light, hurried footsteps grow swift across the scarred plains, barely marking the wet ground beneath. Quick, hasty breaths tore through the fragile body of a young girl, dressed in a simple white shift, her brilliant red hair flaming across her back. Deep red blood stained the white shift. The blood of her lover, brother, enemies, and friends... [During or near the end of 'the war.' Very dark, descriptive, and angsty. Ginny's POV]

Why is Petunia Dursley so... well... Dursleyish? Why does she hate the magical word, and prtend that she never even had a sister? Well, once she was a child, you see. And children have dreams... "Petunia wanted magic more than anything in the world, she dreamed of it and she ached for it, for the magic and for the brave, beautiful characters who wielded it in her books and her imagination."

Accompany Minerva and Severus and maybe Harry on several selected days from the first day of classes in Harry's second year onwards, dealing with fraud Lockhart, duels between the Slytherins and Gryffindors, etc. AU, partly OOC, de-aging, sick!characters.

While Slytherin and Ravenclaw competed in a Quidditch match, the Hufflepuffs decided to have a “friendly” game of tag. No other house would ever think of putting the word “friendly” in front of a sport, or an in-class discussion. Or a meal time. The other houses were in love with hatred. Hufflepuffs could easily be seen as the Hogwarts hippies. Kindness, peace, togetherness, man.

A schedule of a day in the life of Voldemort. We all know he's evil, but here's the insight you've been waiting for!

Everyones favourite fanfiction authors Siofra the Elf and Gwendolyn James, along with their friends, have been dragged into the past to relive one of their favourite scenes from the Harry Potter movies. Hilarity and craziness ensues as the time draws ever closer...

"Jealousy is quiet at first. It sneaks like a whisp of smoke into a girl’s heart. It’s nothing too serious, she thinks, but later that smoke manifests itself into a flame and then into a blazing inferno that she can’t quite ever put out." Ginny Weasley has a revelation about her place in Harry Potter's life.

One-shot. Regulus tries to mend the family which comes undone before him.

A second-person telling of how revenge can manipulate and destroy. A tale of how unrequited obsession can be mutated into something deeper and darker: the destruction of not only the individual who is being targeted but of the targeter as well. ````Facilis descensus averni -``"The descent into the underworld is easy."

Most believe our destinies are what we make them... but some believe theirs were set in stone long ago. (The events that led Bellatrix to live the life she has.)

Remus wakes up with Sirius.````"In the morning he woke up and it wasn't real."

What happened to Quirrell that infamous day in Book One?