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Many pilots during the Second World War claimed they owed their lives to gremlins – small creatures living in and taking care of their planes’ engines. These unseen and unheard great heroes saved nobody knows how many lives of their Masters. Here is a true story of one such “gremlin”, whose mission followed in the steps of the most famous Hogwarts Headmaster...

When child gets a Hogwarts letter, parents sometimes refuse the invitation. First visit after declining, Flitwick shows up. Second one, it's McGonagall. Third time, it's Snape, explaining that little Johnny *will* attend Hogwarts - either as a pupil or a potions ingredient....

...or a story about the importance of guests who overstay their welcome, knowing where your pantry is and learning how to treat your House Elf right.

The larder has been looted, the milk is missing, the greenhouse glass is broken... Meanwhile Dumbledore finds and loses important documents, Hermione receives a gift and Crookshanks makes new friends. A small TSE/JKR crossover with world's most famous half-Kneazle in the leading role.

It's teatime at the Longbottoms'. Neville's gluttonous Uncle Algie and two his grand-nieces are eating many tempting sweets and exchanging Ministry gossip. Only poor Neville does not get even a small piece of his favourite apple pie. Why?

There are moments in life, when a wizard simply needs a drink. A large, neat firewhiskey. And meeting Hermione Granger on her never-ending quest for better world is such a moment. Especially if the quest is a shopping trip; if she doesn’t buy books, but a gown with low décolletage and a hat with ear-holes; and if she turns simple shopping for robes into a small scale revolution. ``Short story from the post-Hogwarts The Phoenix and the Owl universe.

Harry Potters speaks a eulogy for Severus Snape. No need to be afraid of sentimentalism. Late post-Hogwarts story.

The second – and last part of “The Phoenix and the Owl”. Several years have passed and our heroes are a bit tired. We get a couple of retrospectives, the last battle--which has been fought and won--and a happy end. Not fully Hollywood-style, though.

This story sketches the complicated Muggle and wizards relations in one of the more troubled parts of Europe. The Muggle politics can be more dangerous to the wizarding world than Voldemort and Death Eaters. Read how the Headmaster of Durmstrang Institute copes with the history, the presence and the future of his school and of his students.

Sorting Hat sang: "Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest, and taught them all she knew." Hufflepuffs are quiet, inoffensive and generally uninteresting, aren't they? But they have a badger in their coat of arms. And one should really never, never badger the badger.

Post Hogwarts story featuring original characters. Harry has two elves, the dark forces are are plotting as usual, life is calm and everybody minds his own business, except for these, who do not.