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"Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of the eighth day." ~Thornton Wilder. In the aftermath of the second war, nothing has worked out exactly the way anyone thought that it would. The end that everyone sought never came, and life, as they say, went on for the children of the eighth day. A collection of short stories about the lives that were changed by the second war.

What is sweeter than honey, what fiercer than lions?``What binds us together, both pauper and scion?``A bond that's eternal when freely bestowed.``A harvest more plentifully reaped than when sowed.````Sixth Year: As the war with the Dark Lord draws ever nearer, the Order of the Phoenix learns that an ancient sect of evil wizards has joined forces with Voldemort. Harry struggles to understand his fate, and begins to discover his hidden power within with the help of a new friend and a new enemy who is closer than anyone can imagine. R/Hr? H/OC? H/Hr? Wait and see! If you read, please review!

Two men trapped inside silence, with so much they can share if they'll only start to talk.... Post OOTP, Remus and Harry compare battle scars.

After the events of the Gryffindor v. Slytherin Quidditch match in Draco’s fifth year, things seem different; Ron Weasley has the Slytherins under his thumb, the school dungeons are filled with Muggle born students, and Harry Potter is nowhere to be found. It’s a brave new world, and one in which Draco must learn to be careful what he wishes for.

In the headmaster's office, two men stare at a special edition of The Daily Prophet. "The Greatest Wizard in the World is Dead!" the headline screams, and in the photograph below it, a boy with messy black hair and glasses tries valiantly to hide behind the frame.

1985 -- Remus Lupin awakes with the first hangover of his life, and absolutely no idea how he got it, nor where he is, nor whom he's with. Then he remembers, and it all started with the best chile burger in the state, and the worst tequila money can buy.````Rated for excessive drinking, implied slash, and a kiss. (RL/SB, RL/OC implied)