Fourth Rose

Once the final battle is won, life must go on, although it can be even harder to master than death. Back at Hogwarts for his final year of school, Harry tries to cope with everything he's been through. As the world around him struggles for a way back to normality, he is forced to realise that in the long run, living takes a lot more courage than dying.

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Some Muggle inventions aren't all that useless for wizards after all – or so Minister Shacklebolt claims. His Muggleborn employees suspect that the real reason behind his sudden enthusiasm for magi-technical innovation at the Ministry is the fact that he found out about internet porn, but that isn't terribly relevant for the following story…

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A traumatised war hero and a convicted criminal under the roof of an eccentric journalist make for a rather odd ensemble, but Luna has never had a problem with oddities as long as they make sense. (Harry/Draco)

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From the Ashes by Fourth Rose
07/27/2007

Voldemort is dead. The war is over, but moving on can be harder than expected - especially if you're not sure to which side you belong anymore. Harry and Pansy don't have much in common, yet they find themselves in an uneasy alliance in their attempt to save what's left from everything that was dear to them. (Harry/Pansy, past Harry/Draco and Pansy/Draco)

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The war is over, the survivors are moving on. The hero is finally allowed to go on leave – and meets an old enemy, who is working in a Muggle profession in a city without magic. (Harry/Draco)

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"He saw himself in you before he had ever seen you, and in marking you with that scar, he did not kill you, as he intended, but gave you powers, and a future." (OotP, ch. 37)

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True Colours by Fourth Rose
01/06/2007

After having failed to kill Dumbledore, Draco seems out of options. Set directly after HBP.

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Black Widow by Fourth Rose
05/21/2006

The last thing a happily married woman would expect is a stranger's seductive voice in her mind. Yet in the magical city of Prague, the past catches up with Pansy Malfoy and forces her to decide where her true loyalties lie.

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"To be honest, Lucius, I was admiring the irony of you and me sitting here and celebrating together. Who would have thought we'd ever find ourselves in a position to show our faces in public again?"

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Survivors by Fourth Rose
05/08/2006

The war is over, and those who made it through are moving on -- one way or the other. Poor Lucius Malfoy is in for a nasty surprise...

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When McGonagall gave the dancing lesson to the Gryffindors in the GoF movie, what were Snape and the Slytherins doing at the same time?

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When Harry said he would be home for Christmas, Draco might have got the wrong idea. A feel-good Christmas ficlet, short and somewhat on the fluffy side.

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What did really happen between Draco and Moaning Myrtle in the bathroom? A "missing scene" from HBP.

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Fifty years into the future, Harry and Draco are about to find out that 'growing old together' sounds a lot more romantic than it actually is.

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Lucius Malfoy and Minerva McGonagall. A bunch of red roses and a love letter. Short and rather painful – at least for one of them...

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05/06/05 by Fourth Rose
06/13/2005

Not everyone who isn't on your side is necessarily your enemy. A vignette written in honour of Draco Malfoy's 25th birthday.

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No-one can be good at everything, but everyone is bound to be good at something. A vignette written in honour of Snape's birthday.

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Pansy is a cat person; Draco isn't. Yet there's more to this specific cat than meets the eye. Or is there?

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Desperate times call for desperate measures. Still, Harry might have more on his hands than he bargained for if it weren't for his Slytherin side...

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Ravenclaw by Fourth Rose
04/04/2005

"…or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, where those of wit and learning will always find their kind."

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Are you sailing the S.S. Guns & Handcuffs, and has your boggart been assuming the shape of a white-blond corpse ever since HBP was announced? In this case, here's something to ease your mind....

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