Sandy Phoenix

The soul's age is measured not by years but by depth of experience. Just hours after Harry brings the terrible news of Dumbledore's death, Tonks and Remus experience the truth of this. One shot, missing moment from HBP. COMPLETE.

Headmaster Dumbledore fears the Potions Master's ability to draw conclusions (CoS missing moment with events of DH in mind).

Lily Evans is fresh from Hogwarts and researching spells and potions for the Order of the Phoenix. Despite the constant shadow of the war, she is happy in her work, making plans for her future career and her relationship with James Potter grows more important every day. But it all threatens to crash at her feet when Dumbledore gives her a new assignment. How will she cope with the danger, the secrecy and, worst of all, the old fears and feelings she thought were long buried?

It is a terrible lesson to learn, but sometimes, healing can't begin unless you can admit the ones you love aren't coming back.

"I guess I formed my picture of myself during the war. In those years, I was living on a knife�s edge and every day I survived, every mission I came back from alive, added to my vision of myself as a strong woman. An Auror. A Metamorphmagus of no mean abilities. A woman with whom it would be wisest not trifle. Tough. Able to take it and give as good as she got. Yes, that was the way I saw myself. On the whole, I believe it was true. But it is hard to live with an image like that."

Gilderoy Lockhart is preparing for his first Yule Ball. He's seen to every detail - his hair, his eyes, his profile, his custom robes. Every detail, that is, but one. Where does one find kissing lessons? Written for the HP Kris Kringle Secret Santa Exchange.

The holidays have come to Grimmauld Place and the Weasley twins have decided to add some extra festive cheer. Tonks, with her usual grace and luck, stumbles into the path of their merrymaking and who helps her out of her predicament? None other than our favorite werewolf. Written for the HP Kris Kringle Secret Santa Exchange.

Understanding is about point of view. How do two people, caught up in a world that demands self-sacrifice and hardened hearts, find common ground? Remus Lupin and Annwyl King are two such souls. Their personal fencing match quietly plays itself out in the shadow of larger events. ``Co-written by MadEye1200 and Sandy Phoenix, this is a missing moment from chapter nineteen of Harry Potter and the Labyrinth of the Mind.

All Hallows Eve in Godric's Hollow, and Lily takes a moment to reflect upon her son and huband. Surely, they've taken every care and have earned a moment to bask in the comfort of this moment and their plans for the future, haven't they?

Harry has survived his fifth year at Hogwarts, but so has Lord Voldemort. Having lost the weapon he hoped to gain in the prophecy, Voldemort is launching his most daring plan since his return. Harry is again his target, but this time, he is not a target for death. Will Harry find the power to stop Voldemort's plan and protect the ones he loves? Please read HP and the Order of the Phoenix before reading this story.

Why is Ginny in the library, alone, on a lovely evening? Why is she agreeing to spend her last Hogsmeade weekend with a pregnant cat? Why is she eating enough chocolate to take care of dementors for miles around? Why did her feet just disappear? Never mind. Whatever, the reason, it is just right.

This is a fluffy peek at gentle!Harry as the Potters move toward parenthood. The title says it all.