When the Darkness Broke In

When Harry begins his fifth year at Hogwarts

When Harry begins his fifth year at Hogwarts and Draco Malfoy suddenly tries to make friends he can't help but become suspicious; but when a letter arrives with a terrible message Harry, Ron and Hermione are forced to sit up and take notice. Is it too late to make amends?

With the horrible truth of the letter now revealed, Harry and the others confront Malfoy. Yet, will Malfoy be capable of a response by the time he is found? Discussion of the meaning of Life is imminent.

Harry takes Draco to speak to Sirius and Remus and the Slytherin makes yet another alarming revelation. The side effects of the overdose and being fifteen also take effect... Who snogs who by the end of the chapter?

As Draco lies in the hospital ward he receives a visit that causes him to question everything that is happening to him. Sirius dredges up some confusing memories he thought he'd lost and Harry says things he knows he'll live to regret... for all the wrong reasons.

Harry has a few problems on the morning of the Hogsmeade trip, there is something of a show-down in the middle of town and neither Draco nor Sirius are at all happy. What is Dumbledore actually on and why the hell is Remus putting ice cream in the oven?

Draco is not a happy ferret, Gavin ups the ante, Sirius and Remus are living in the past - but not where it counts - and no one's listening to Harry, and he doesn't like it one bit.

Draco and Sirius endure their first lesson, tempers flare at the Quidditch match and Harry, Gavin and Sirius all receive a shock...

Ron opens his big mouth and Halloween doesn't go quite right for anyone.

In the aftermath of the Halloween celebrations some dreadful news reaches Hogwarts. Relationships begin to spiral and tempers flare. Is all fair in love and war?

Chapter ~ XI : Part one of two - Try Honesty.

Part two of two: Sirius is happy, Draco is miserable, Harry is forward and Ron is... Ron?

With Draco gone and the adults unable or unwilling to go to his aid, Harry, Ron and Hermione enlist some unlikely help to try and bring Draco back...

With Harry back from his weekend with Gavin's family, he finds a few things have changed back at school. When the unimaginable happens who will be the one calling the shots?

In the aftermath of the Tower, Draco tries to get through Christmas and becoming a foster-Gryffindor with a little help from his friends... but not all of his friends are too happy about it...

Christmas is over and the New Year begins. Part one takes place before the New Year's party at Oscar's and a couple of new characters make their first appearances. Elsewhere, the Pups finally start to break down the barriers...

Christmas is over and the New Year begins. Part two features the New Year's party itself and a catastrophic allegory from Ron and Hermione... And possibly the dirtiest joke Harry has ever made. Never mind what everyone else is up to!

Nothing turns out like you want it to...

Late night wanderings, unchallengeable pragmatism, melted chocolate and Quidditch. And lots of stuff in between.