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Remus reflects on how music has influenced in his life in both good and bad times, with particular emphasis on the phonograph seen in the film version of PoA.

A rather different view of Draco. Here Draco confronts how his father brought him up and realizes that he does not want to be what his father felt he should be. Based on the song "Numb" by Linkin Park.

Harry didn't have any friends before his days at Hogwarts. What if things were different? What if he did make a friend? What if that friend...was me? Haven't you ever wished that you could actually meet Harry Potter? I have. There are things I wish I could say to him and now, I can! So ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present...My Wish. Rated PG for mild language and mild violence. Brief Harry/Ginny and very, very brief Harry/Cho.

Albus Dumbledore once said, "Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here." Three very different men are unable to move forward in their own situations. Perhaps the magic of a simple melody can be powerful enough to help them. One-shot.

When Bellatrix Black awoke in the middle of the night, there was only one who would understand and ease her worries. The teenage Bellatrix and Rodolphus have a nightly talk about their dreams for the future.

Ron and Hermione have someone new to defeat, and this time, Harry isn't with them. Where is Harry, who is this someone, and will they succeed? I'm told it could pass for fluff.

You can't always get what you want.... Ron loves Harry, but Harry doesn't exactly feel the same.

Ever wondered what happened to bring the Marauders together?

Everyone has at least one odd characteristic or trait. Whether it be a large wart atop their nose or a slight stutter, no one can ever truly say that they are perfect. There is always that something...

On her sixth birthday, a young Seer learns that some gifts come with too high a price.

The Potters were the only family Sirius ever cared about. Last night they were killed along with Voldemort and he is the only one who knows who was responsible. This is Sirius' version of the events that end with him going to prison and Peter getting away.

This is a little piece, set after the end of the war against Voldemort. So, it's set after the seventh year. Harry's dead, and Draco reflects on his current miserable life. ``Warning: it's slash, and there's also character death!

After the Death Eaters lose the war, Snape is awaiting trial when someone makes him an unexpected offer.

Lily Evans has got a boy friend! James Potter desperately tries to forget about her with the help of his friends. He gets frustrated as he has trouble concentrating on his studies, his best friend is on cloud nine, Quidditch practice goes crazy, and he can't avoid the red head who he is forced to do Head duties with. Watch as he is put in to funny situations and fails miserably at his mission. There is lots of Quidditch, on the side romances, original characters, a detention, and maybe something big and fancy.

Lupin has a job to do concerning Snape; Snape has a job to do concerning Lupin. Sequel to "Subterfuges."

Morena Serran came from a rich wizarding family, but lived in a small farmhouse in rural Ireland with a selfish and neglectful father and a timid and scared mother. She was almost grateful when she came home from her last year of Hogwarts and found that she could leave that life behind. Her freedom, however, would come at a steep price: she would be forced into servitude for a dangerous sorcerer looking for a few items that would help him on his way to bring the wizarding world to a reign over all Muggles, and to refuse the request would practically be suicide.

"Their favorite thing to say is that you have a smile that can light up the room and it's brighter than the sun." A young teacher hears a startling revelation.

In war, it is easy enough to shoot your enemy but when is it easier to kill a friend? Dean makes a choice when life is the hard part and death is a blessing and a journey only the strong can take.

War is the great equalizer. Harry Potter employs any means to catch his enemy. Harry/Draco angst written for Contrelamontre's 'Air' challenge.

I miss him, you know. He always made me feel safe, loved, wanted, acknowledged. It’s kind of funny, only not. No one ever asked me what it was like. No one ever wanted to know just how willing I was. I suppose that was to be expected. They’d be horrified if it wasn’t all his fault.

Peter Pettigrew is forced into a role he does not believe in. But how is one supposed to decide when the lives of your friends are weighed against thousands of innocents? There's a fate worse than death.

After a mission gone wrong, two men are trapped in a deserted Muggle building, one of them mortally wounded. What happens then sheds light on the true nature of friendship, love, and hope.

Draco wishes that he could turn back time... Draco/Harry

Coming back from a DE meeting, Severus Snape has some regrets about his life. Songfic set to Godsmack's Voodoo.

Barty Crouch Jr. must have been feeding Alastor Moody, right? Tonight the gift is lemon cake and conversation. (BCJr/AM)

Marauder-era fic. Sirius and Remus being the central couple, they are both pursuing other people in an attempt to hide from their feelings. Quite angsty, actually. SS/RL, RL/SB, SB/LE, LE/JP

I've always been a curious person. As a child, this character trait used to bring me into trouble. It hasn't changed much nowadays. Secrets attract me, always have. It's Emilie's last year at Hogwarts, and secrets are waiting for her to be discovered. Secrets that involve a magical ring she found. But will she have the time while fighting with her worst enemy, Sirius Black?

Perfection has its price.

How Stan Shunpike learned to survive Azkaban.

How do you say goodbye to a brother? And what happens after death? Do you really have to know?

A Prewett/Weasley family one-shot set during and after the first war. Before she was a Weasley, Molly was a Prewett with two brothers... brothers she loved... brothers she lost... brothers she remembers...

"The darkness drops again; but now I know that twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, and what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?"``What lies on the other side of change?

Ten years of Draco's memory is missing. He's been convicted for being an accomplice to the murder of Hermione Granger. He has to wade through lies and half-truths and general suspicion to find out what's really happened.

A sort of stream-of-consciousness short story from Sirius's POV on the night Lily and James were murdered. It was inspired by the combination of Hagrid's and Fudge's stories about that night in PoA, when I started wondering what Sirius was thinking.

POST DH/EWE. Severus Snape escapes death by an enchantment that takes him back to 1848, and he starts a new life. Hermione Granger discovers a magic writing desk, the sole link to his former existence. They write to each other, healing the ravages of war.

Ever wondered how Trevor made it from King’s Cross to the Hogwarts’ boats in his first year? Suspected fiendish plots, but been unable to pin-point the culprit? Look no further – the answer is here! Read all about it in the words of both the man – er, toad – himself and also the vile toad-napper.

Forty-two women, three monkeys and Harry’s scar.

Draco hates the rain. He's all alone, and he needs somebody to make him feel safe and warm. Deep down in the Slytherin dungeons he ponders on his and Harry's relationship, and the decisions he has just made. Is he really doing the right thing?

Tale of a girl who survived being at the hands of the Death Eaters in the Second Wizarding War and her aftermath. -Contains poem by bloodredsoul (who I love *huggles*) called Dark Stars- Warning: This is DARK, like all my other fics. Don't read if you can't handle it.

Voldemort survives the battle of Hogwarts but Bellatrix doesn't. To his surprise and slight annoyance he misses her and decides to pay a visit to her mother. The visit affects him more than he could have ever imagined and he discovers what it really means to be a pure blood.

He stood there and watched her die. Snape/Lily, the night at Godric's Hollow.

A challenge... Insanity fills Hogwarts Castle on the first day back. Set in fifth year. Beans, brownies and giggles.

"It used to be..." she repeated. "Yes, well, nothing's what it used to be." [DMHG and RWHG if you squint real hard][oneshot]

Harry is alone. He has a bloody score to settle. And it's the day before the end of the world.

"He wasn’t meant for this… for this dull, endless, lifeless existence." In the aftermath of war, Harry is barely existing in a haze of grey depression.

Sirius has been in Azkaban for a decade now, and he is starting to grow impatient.

"Was he... right?" she asked faintly. "When he said he couldn't have made me do those things if I didn't want to?" Albus waited for her to look up at him. When she did, he held her gaze. "Only you can answer that, Ginny...."

We all know about Hogwarts, but what about the other schools in the Wizarding World? This story takes place in Salem Massachusetts, USA where four young witches discover that even though they appear different they have one thing in common, and become true friends. slightly AU.

A post-DH AU in three parts. Even in the best of all possible worlds, happy endings aren't for everyone. Both of them prefer this ending, really; not much for the storybooks, but most stories are tragedies, anyway. Leave those endings to the tales they'll read to Teddy.

Inspired by the song Perfect by Simple Plan. In the Malfoy family, a son is never good enough for his father. Why should this duo be any different?

Tonks will learn that when the love of your life is crippled by insecurity, you have to be shaded with patience.

In a tangled web of twists, turns and misunderstandings, Draco's scorn towards Hermione turns into pure hatred. Watch this hatred weave itself on the other side of the thread-- love, in the most dramatic and uncliched manner.

Neville has the most unlikely of admirers. (Written for 30 Days of Neville at xnevillelovingx)

Narcissa Malfoy and Remus Lupin call a moratorium to chat like old friends. Problem is, they've never been friends.

Being Petrified and losing out on most of your first year at Hogwarts can be rather frustrating. When you lose a film full of perfect photos in the process it’s even worse. Can the new DADA teacher get Colin out of his apathy without offering him tea (or chocolate)?

"Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad." (Remus/Ron)

"'And Millicent Bulstrode's no pixie'" (COS 23) One Shot

Part five of five in the 'Colours' sequence. "And Harry was white, Harry who had been out here since before breakfast; the sun was setting now and Ron and Hermione would be looking for him, but they wouldn’t find him because he had turned as white as the snow, and for the first time in quite a while Harry felt like he was almost clean. Not quite clean, no, and as soon as he stepped back into the school he would be filthy again, coated with the deaths of God-knew-how-many, but for now he was almost white again."

Tom Riddle will always be connected with Ginny but maybe her obsession has gotten carried away.

Romance, high drama, bitter angst - this fic contains none of those. Quickly chronicles Draco's writing career from the age of ten to the age of seventeen. Watch him as he learns what a pronoun is and why it doesn't bite.

'With nothing left to him, this boy-lover-has-been must follow; in an instant, his love, his insecurity has turned him from a prince to a pauper, from a would-be savior to a slave.' Regulus visits Narcissa, seeking redemption.

Gary Splotter returns to Hogwarts for his third year. Unfortunately for Gary, the famed murderer, Layed Back, is after him this year. Faced with this fact and the Dementors roaming the school, the stupid child must survive dealing with Professor Drape (Spade!) and the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Poopin. With a large new cast of characters and a far more dramatic storyline, it's GS like you've never seen it before.

People don't fit into labels, or neat little boxes. Can you ever say someone is really just smart, loyal, cunning, or brave? Never a mixture? Always a definitive line, thick and black, clean cut? No of course not. What happens when the Sorting Hat stops sorting?

Narcissa reflects on her mistakes in a way.

Hermione never thought growing up would be complicated.

In the end, Dumbledore was just meat, and now his pup is Fenrir's...

There is a new girl in Harry's life, and Ginny needs Hermione's help.

Why did Peter Pettigrew turn against his friends?

Thinking it's a shame Colin Creevey would miss learning about magic after being Petrified, Luna Lovegood sits by his hospital bed to share with him about magic, school, and companionship.

Pettigrew is captured and Harry gains the family he deserves: his godfather. But as darkness begins to grow, Harry discovers that his new found happiness is short lived. POA AU. HP/GW and RW/HG

Harry's been having dreams and they aren't dreams that any normal person would have. What happens when you mess up on a spell once and you can't help but mess it up again? Continuation of "Oh, Dear Christ!"

Companion Piece to A Startling Devotion. What it was like through his eyes.

"She knew from the beginning that she could only ever buy herself some time. Her husband would not be merciful." Narcissa must sacrifice who she loves most to save him.

Though they're both in Grimmauld Place, neither Remus nor Sirius is home.

Harry Potter doesn't care about Draco Malfoy. He really doesn't.

Outside the gates of Hogwarts, Severus Snape pauses - and chooses.

Wormtail returns to Godric's Hollow.

“Everyone has to die, Tom,” she breathed, unable to move any closer to him. “It’s part of being human.” -- Tom Riddle learns about life, death, power and those too weak to seek it.

When we, in OotP, saw the Marauders taking their OWL exams there was a girl sitting behind Sirius. Who was she, and what were her thoughts?

Touch me with your love, and reveal to me my true name. Once and for all, and all for once, Nemo my name forever more.

With the second war against Voldemort still raging, Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for their sixth year. But what was once thought to be a simple ten months turns into chaos as Harry's nightmares return, five transfer students arrive at Hogwarts and a new competition starts.

Rita Skeeter, Roving Reporter. Yeah right. Rita's ruined, and in the wizard prison Culparrat, all for the little crime of revealing the magical world to the muggles, even if it was only in a fiction book. Now it's the day before she is released, and she is thinking back to years before when Lily and James died, when she had best friends, and when she was free.

Ever wonder why Lucius is the way he is? 'Being evil is about having hate and ambition and meeting them in the middle...' One-shot, Lucius. Warning; not for those who believe there is no such thing as pure evil.

Sirius Black has just lost everything in his life worth living for... now all he wants is revenge. (Takes place after the Potters' Death)

Songfic for "Gollum's Song." Ginny has thoughts of suicide after deciding she can't take any more of her life. Will Draco be able to change her mind?

"My heart is sick of being in chains". Ginny has tried to forget Harry, but in the close quarters of 12 Grimmauld Place that becomes harder and harder to do.

The war for Hogwarts has started. This is the journal of an escaped Death Eater on the run. Sixth year, do not expect a happy ending. Rated R for strong language.

It's just days after the deaths of Lily and James Potter. Frank and Alice Longbottom are in danger. This story explains some things about Neville and his parents.

'Lily Potter is falling...' What happens after death. Lily thinks back. Lily/James, hints of Remus/Sirius.

The illusion of death is not always as concrete as one might think. Regulus was never dead, just thought to be. His return has shaken the worlds of everyone important to him. Sirius' feelings are unclear, though they were never very evident to begin with. He must set things right with his wife and a son he has never known. Most importantly however, he must try to stay alive, one can only narrowly miss death so many times.

Post-HBP: Draco and Pansy reflect on the relationship they never really had.

For many, life is the most wonderful thing in the world. While others, miserable, are condemned to live eternally in the shadows, observing everyone else’s happiness without being able to touch it. Remus is one of these people, a victim of a destiny that, no matter how much he tries, cannot be changed.

Sometimes, reading other people's minds is not fun. Sometimes it leads you further than expected. Just... Be happy you lived to tell the tale.

It's James and Lily's anniversary and Lily has some rather exciting news for James...

Harry struggles the year after winning the Triwizard Tournament. All his waking and sleeping moments are spent worrying about the Terror that is Lord Voldemort; but what if there was another Horror... behind the veil?

Written for the HP_Remnants "After THe War" challenge on LiveJournal with the prompt "And the picture frames are staring down/and the ringing from this empty sound/is deafening and keeping you from sleep", a lyric from a Dashboard Confessional song. Although this is by no means a song-fic, I did listen to the song several times while writing.

"...he should have known, from the first summer morning he woke to notice the faint black lines rising towards him on his arm, that he was not merely imagining it..." -- Kenneth Avery on the night of Voldemort's return.

This is an alternative look at the future from my fic - A Broken Bridge Between Two Houses. This is my interpretation of what the future could be if Domenica had chosen Snape rather than Remus.

Two wars are fought against Voldemort, with two vastly different endings. Seventeen years after Severus betrayed the Dark Lord, Voldemort is finally vanquished. But will Severus' troubles be finally over? Post-MMWP for the first war and Post-HBP for the second war. Slash SS/RL. Character Death

A broken soul looks back on the dark road of his life.````LSS is back with a new offering. First stab at angst, somewhat lacking in comparison to my other fics.