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Once again, Albus Dumbledore takes the fall for the Wizarding World.

It's Valentine's Day at Hogwarts and the students aren't the only ones feeling the love. One-shot. OoTP spoilers.

Every day sailors off the coast of the British Isles listen to the Shipping Forecast on the radio, and oddly enough, sometimes so does Albus Dumbledore. He listens to be reminded of those he failed; those who died and those he doomed to Azkaban. He remembers Tom, Sirius, and above Bellatrix who he pushed into the dark, into that desolate and awful place three hundred miles out in the cold sea.

Albus Dumbledore knows that Love is the monster within. But in the summer after Harry's fifth year, hate and the monsters without threaten to destroy all that is beautiful.

The first in a two part series introduces you to Ryanna Taylor. With Dumbledore's assistance, Ryanna becomes a first year student at Hogwarts. She befriends second year students Lily and the Marauders. They discover that Ryanna has a secret. Can they help her keep her secret from other houses or will they fight for their fellow Gryffindor to help her be accepted into Hogwarts despite her uncommon attributes?

Dumbledore is now a 15-year-old boy, who attends Hogwarts along with Harry and others. What has caused this transformation? Will he turn back? With Voldemort on the rise, how will the Professors cope without the Headmaster and bear the additional burden of protecting him?

How would you feel to be thrown back in Time, thirty years before your present Time, and thirteen before your birth? And meeting people who are dead in your Time? And all because of your schoolwork, too. Well, it happens to Meg Snape-Tymour, and she never even wished for an adventure like the ones her best friend, Hermione Granger, had all the time. ``A Marauder fic. Very AU in some parts, and has an alive Sirius, to all Sirius lovers out there, so beware!

Dumbledore will do whatever is necessary to ensure Voldemort's defeat.

Professor Thomas P. Erwin, of Sharadine School of Witchcraft for Girls, hates Harry Potter. The mere mention of Harry Potter's name by a student or colleague can send him into a tirade, but no one can figure out why, except that he might be a devoted follower of Lord Voldemort...

Summer before sixth year. Harry has a few interesting discussions over the summer break before heading back to Hogwarts, discussions that will shape the fate of the entire world. Chapter 1: Albus Dumbledore decides to pay Harry a long overdue visit at Privet Drive.

Hermione\'s world is thrown into chaos. She is trapped, while Harry tries desperately to save her. However, he may not be her hero in the end. Trials and failures in love can strengthen the heart. Sometimes the most unlikely people do the most unimaginable things.

Happens after Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore asks a group of mercenary monster hunters to do some work dealing with the possibly that Voldemort might be recruiting and charming monsters to work for him. The group, the Quatre, get a lot more than they bargained for.

Remus Lupin and the Mirror of Erised. (Not quite as frightful as it sounds.)

Poppy has the wizard flu and Severus and Minerva are taking care of her. But will someone realize that Severus is in need of help himself?

Two young girls come to Hogwarts from a background that is both unmagical and uncool. They will face snobbery, ignorance, and sometimes just plain evil. They will find themselves alone and depressed - until they turn to each other... until they make terrible choices... Until they have to show both all the good and all the bad that is in them.

A wizard's death is always a terrible thing. When the wizard is someone who would have proved vitally important in later events, all hell breaks loose.

SLASH Snarry. Short ficlet. Snape found a way of knowing when the Headmaster is about. Secure in this knowledge, he feels comfortable enough to rendezvous with his lover in the middle of the night.

So you thought that only students pass notes? Certainly not true. Here three teachers discuss the purpose of notes, their pupils\' love loves and other such nonsense. It\'s a whole bunch of silliness, really!

A collection of limericks featuring various students, teachers, Death Eaters and others.

Severus Snape is on the run; he decides, however, that it is time he tells the story of how he got to where he is, running from a crime he was ordered to commit.

Therian Falio is a muggle.````Or so he thought.````One day, an owl flies though his open window, and he learns that he was once a great and powerful wizard, but he was cast out and his powers negated, Dumbledore fearing his powers would become too great and endanger the entire wizarding community.````Seven years later, the situation is different. An immense threat has arisen, a threat greater than Voldemort, a threat so great that not even the entire wizarding community conjoined to combat it, would defeat. Therian must rise now, struggling to awaken his latent power, and save the entire wizarding community.````However, this time, his victory bears a heavy price - one Therian may not want to pay.

McGonagall finds an unexpected headline in the 30 July 1993 Daily Prophet.

In a quiet moment amidst the chaos of the Chamber of Secrets crisis, a haunted McGonagall says a prayer over the body of Hermione Granger. (SPOILER: CoS)

A disturbing dream wakes Remus Lupin in the dead of night, and he just cannot stop thinking about the girl he saw there - but just who IS she? As this story of Remus Lupin infolds, perhaps we'll find out? And perhaps we'll discover a lot more besides...

Are heroes corruptible? Harry returns to Hogwarts after Voldemort's return. He suffers horrible nightmares, but when one turns particularly savage, he discovers on his map something curious at night, and something deadly on a perfect Sunday.

Albus Dumbledore sits his NEWTs.

Dumbledore is honest with Harry, but too late for a young Prefect named Lupin.

The last conversation between Albus and Minerva ... ever.

When you put him away you should have made damn should you'd never need him again. Now it may be too late, for he has gone To The Place Where The Saviours Go and no one there wants to help. Not even your golden child.

What if, all the world's a stage, and the characters of HP fan fiction are actors? This is the story of what happened between 'gigs', when characters meet in the Great Hall to share their complaints about how they're portrayed. Dumbledore has been rooted out of retirement after 'dying', James has doubts about Harry's paternity, Remus rants, and Voldemort does a Gilderoy. In short, mayhem ensues. These are not Jo's sterling characters. This group of players has been forced to enact some of the most atrocious parts in fan fiction-dom, and they're all primed and ready for the casting grouch.

Albus pays a visit to Minerva during "Order of the Phoenix". AD/MM

The second Transformation. Dumbledore did not manage to keep Snape out of Azkaban.

Harry has a dream about the Mirror of Erised and what he sees there prompts him to act on his growing attraction to Ginny. Sixth-year fic. Set shortly before events of HBP.

Who was the spy lurking in the Three Broomsticks to overhear the prophecy told to Dumbledore? How did she get there and how did she join Voldemore?

What did Arabella Figg experience the night Dementors came to Little Whinging? Join her on her search to discover this and what it means.

This is just a quick "what if" list I came up with one very dead day at work. Come on, you know you love "what if" scenarios! Ninja Master Dumbledore makes a rare appearance.

Harry finds himself stuck in his cupboard again, but finds a way to contact the wizarding world. In this first chapter, a basis is set for the rest of the story, which involves lots of pain for Snape (but I love him anyway) and maybe some touches of romances, if my hormones get jacked up enough... Please read!!

Albus Dumbledore receives an appeal he cannot ignore from a Resistance leader on the Continent.

He was one small boy, sent to live with an aunt who would come to hate his very existence. He was one small boy, taken from the ashes of a ruined home in order that he might rise again. He was one small boy, marked as evil's equal.

Severus Snape spends a quiet evening reflecting on his life, and on the choices that have carried him to his terrible position as a spy. He reflects on all the secrets that he must keep from everyone around him - he remembers his secret life. It was a life of pain, of ambition, of forbidden love, of terrible loss, and of aching loneliness. And he reflects on the one friend who helped carry him through it all. But the evening will not stay quiet for long - that very night he will be forced to make his most terrible choice of all. A post-HBP story.

After the events of Order of the Phoenix, Albus Dumbledore faces his own human frailties.

Knowing his death is approaching, Albus Dumbledore visits Lucius Malfoy in Azkaban. Will Lucius understand what Albus is offering, as they come face to face for the last time?

Harry goes back to Hogwarts. The prophecy is fulfilled and now there is only one person Harry wants to see. Sequel to Fears: Part 2.

Albus Dumbledore was not always the wise, kind, nearly all-powerful man he is now. If he hadn't met a vampire in his sixth year, perhaps things would have turned out differently...

Ten years ago, Salazar Slytherin left Hogwarts. Now he brings war to the school he helped to build, determined to claim it as his own—and to slay all those who seek to stop him. A story of the Founding Four, whose friendship ends in ways that no one, even they, could expect.

After the debacle in the Department of Mysteries, Andromeda Black receives a letter from her old Headmaster informing her that her cousin Sirius is not only innocent, but dead. Not only that, but her daughter is in St Mungo's, her elder sister has fled, and her brother-in-law is in hell. Someone is going to pay for this. A fantasy of revenge.

When Dumbledore decides to give Harry Occlumency lessons, Harry is givenarare peek into the Headmaster's mind.

Dumbledore finally realizes he is growing old, and decides to step down from all his positions. Shocked, Minerva, Severus, and Harry come to realize...their lives will change forever.

The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Here we see what was going on in Albus Dumbledore's mind as he made the decisions leading to the catastrophes of Harry's Fifth Year.

A transfer student comes to Hogwarts and is sorted in Slytherin and Gryffindor. She catches the eyes of both Harry and Draco but is she really who she seems? And if she has never been to Hogwarts before why does everyone seem to know her?

When a visitor from Mount Olympus comes to Hogwarts, some are happy and some are ... not so happy. Lily/James.

How Dumbledore recruited Snape. Written before the publication of OotP.

In an attempt to save and humble the children of the Death Eaters, Albus Dumbledore performs a body switching spell on them, and switches them each with a Muggle. Set in the summer after 'Order of the Phoenix,' this fic follows Theodore Nott as he's snatched from the wizarding world he knows, and is placed into the soceity of the Muggles. Will Dumbledore's plan work, and will Theodore realize how much good there is too lose in the world? Or is there just no hope for the son of a follower of Voldemort?

Harry's fifth year is full of mystery, drama, surprise, a tad of humour, good and evil, the drawling Draco and the greasy Snape, new faces plus the 3 best friends -among them the hero Harry potter, lots of unexplained things, supernatural occurances and much much more... Brace yourself. Its time...

Part 1 of 5. Harry is struggling to come to terms with the loss of the closest parental figure in his life, and the latest of his years has left him lonely and untrusting. But when Albus Dumbledore offers him moral support, the two start out on an emotional journey during which Harry begins to regain his faith in others, and together they begin to rebuild the fragile bond they once shared. But circumstances around them shift, and, in the battle to defeat Voldemort, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. Can they withstand it?

Young Minerva McGonagall's Transfigurations professor has retired last year, and she is furious. Who's his successor, Albus Dumbledore, anyway? War hero? Greatest wizard of his time? She doesn't care! ``And yet... things happen...

There is no puzzle more complex than the human mind. On the night after Sirius Black's funeral, Snape receives a visit from the past. And, in a tale of crosswords and cross words, is given some long overdue advice from Dumbledore.

Minerva McGonagall must once again teach the sex ed class for the sixth years. Exactly how will it go? A fic for the Sex Ed Challenge on the Minerva Magic Thread.

It is 1974, and Voldemort and his Death Eaters are on the rise. No one is safe, and yet no one is doing anything -- this is why Albus Dumbledore calls together the Order of the Phonix, in hopes that their efforts will eventually cause good to prevail.

Hermione had always been an only child, with no siblings. She had never known that she had a sister out there, a twin sister to be precise. Suddenly, when her twin sister Felicia arrives, Hermione is shocked beyond belief. What happens when Felicia starts to get all the attention? Does Hermione get jealous or does she feel happy for Felicia? Will the sisters argue? Will they have cat fights? Or will the sisters get along well? What happens when Hermione finds out that Felicia has something that will bring Harry closer to her and not Hermione?

What if, before the rumors reached him years later, Dumbledore already knew that Grindelwald had the Elder Wand? Dumbledore/Grindelwald

This is a complete short story set during the Philosopher's Stone year. The story covers several Hogwarts characters and how they are each touched by an unknown student who has a beautiful voice and whose songs means something different to everyone. This story is just short of too cute, and in just a little less sweet than a trip to Honeydukes at Christmas time. But I believe the ending makes the ride worthwhile. So read. Enjoy. Then go hug a warm puppy. Don’t let the puppy pee on you. I mean, don’t you hate when that happens?

The Dark Mark burns and a man's fate is sealed. Severus Snape prepared to return to the Dark Lord.

Have you ever wondered exactly how Ron and Draco became prefects in the first place? This is a short "Missing Moment" story about the meeting between Dumbledore and the heads of the four houses to select the prefects in the summer before Harry's fifth year.

While deciding on who shall be Head Boy for the upcoming year, Albus and Minerva must make a choice.

Before the Dark Days. MWPP First Year. Follow the journey of an ordinary young man, with a not so ordinary furry little problem, through his first year at Hogwarts. Please Read & Review.

Hogwarts castle is attacked. Many are lost, students and teachers alike. A small group of survivors wait in the dungeon for their leaders to decide what they do next. The final battle is upon them, and they are outnumbered three to one. They need a plan...

Severus Snape stands, quite literally, on the precipice between heaven and hell when he finds himself greeted by Albus Dumbledore--and his thoughts on life, love, and Lily.

Harry Potter will need his best friends Ron and Hermione as he starts one of the hardest years at Hogwarts. With the new year comes challeneges even the boy-who-lived may have a hard time facing. Will he find the love he has been desperately searching for? Is it right under his nose?

Set just after Harry begins life at the Dursleys. Minerva McGonagall satisfies her curiousity about something that's been bothering her for a while... AD/MM

After the events in HBP, Severus Snape finds himself alone in the house at Spinner's End, with memories of a certain Daft Olde Coote.

These chapters introduce Albus Dumbledore and his meeting with Fawkes.

A deeply analytical essay on the most powerful wizard in the world, written Pre-HBP.

No one is omniscient, not even Dumbledore. Many people have speculated why Dumbledore hired Quirrell, Lockhart, and Crouch. Maybe he just didn't know.

A true Slytherin will never be in Slytherin. He will be a Gryffindor or a Hufflepuff. Albus Dumbledore is not as light as he seems to be... because he is a true Slytherin. Features Dark!Dumbledore.

Albus Dumbledore had never been gladder to reach the sanctuary of his office. ``Although the world was celebrating wildly, although stars and fireworks exploded outside his office, although students whooped and cheered in the corridors, he had never felt worse in his life.``The defeat of Voldemort was, indeed, a reason for celebration. Unfortunately, the people who most deserved to be celebrating couldn’t...

About a month before his graduation, Harry is called into Professor Dumbledore's office to discuss his decision to become a Healer instead of an Auror. Absolutely pointless Hermione-Harry fluff.

As Harry and his mates are about to return from their tumultuous trip, they meet the one person they never thought they would see again.

Stuck in the hospital, Minerva McGonagall is horrified to hear what has happened in her absence from Hogwarts. Guilty and miserable, she remembers another time that she let Dumbledore down, in the worst possible way.

So what happened when Sirius told Severus about how to get past the Whomping Willow? And what happened once they got caught? "Dumbledore's eyes had lost their customary twinkle as he contemplated the three boys in front of him. Sirius Black sat rigidly, ramrod straight, holding on to the arms of the chair with white-knuckled hands, looking everywhere but into the eyes of the Headmaster. Next to him, his best friend James sat dejectedly, head in hands..."

A HBP Missing Moment. Harry\'s thoughts on the night Dumbledore dies while he\'s lying in his bed and realizes that he can no longer hear Fawkes singing. Harry is truly alone...or is he?

Albus Dumbledore had a plan.

Terror, panic, and confusion made up the First War. The Dark Lord and his Death Eaters kept the Wizarding World in a state of darkness and war for over a decade. But what if Halloween of 1981 hadn't ended it, and the war had continued for years? What if things had happened differently and a family's lives were saved?

Hogwarts - Year Six. Harry's loss of Sirius, along with having to go back to the Dursleys' for the summer, have made him a bit headstrong and mouthy. But the Wizarding world knows Voldemort's back, right? Will the loss of Sirius eat Harry alive from the inside out, or will a certain red-haired girl bring him back to reality before it's too late?

After the Chamber of Secrets is opened both student and professor find themselves awake in the night.

Minerva hasn't been able to heal the grief inside her and Harry and Ginny are having their first child. But what if a certain deceased returns in a way that will push Minerva to the brink? ADMM with a twist!

Remus is alone and friendless. This is only the beginning of his troubles with the exception of the suspicion of murder and a surprise guest.

Dumbledore goes to the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to make a small request

One chapter long, this story was an attempt at answering the question of how the Killing Curse was created. Consistent with canon, it questions the death of Dumbledore at the end of the sixth book.

A short essay exploring Snape's motivations and destiny within the HP universe.

"He looked down, unaware that one look could change the course of his life forever... "``What can a mysterious stranger do to Hogwarts? A lot.

Was Dumbledore really stupid to trust Snape? HALF BLOOD PRINCE COMPLIANT

As she walks out of Divination for the last time, Hermione is stung by Professor Trelawney's insult. Short genfic featuring a very angry Hermione, an aborted trip to the library, and an unexpected ally.

Something happened to Minerva McGonagall in her seventh year at Hogwarts to change her into the strict, no-nonsense professor she is now, and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore is finally going to find out what. AD/MM.

It was a time of terror, a time of panic and confusion. It was a time when death and pain ran rampant, and shadows sought to destroy the Light. It was a time when friends and family feared for themselves and for others. It was a time when Darkness threatened to overcome the Wizarding World. It was a time of death ... but also a time of life. It was the time of the First War.

Dumbledore & Co. must come up with a Christmas gift for their roommate.

This is a compilation of four humorous cookies involving AD/MM, Snape, Harry and Ron.

Harry Potter plunges headlong into a Pensieve, and in the process discovers the shocking reason exactly why Albus Dumbledore trusted Severus Snape.

Harry feels as though he's been cheated out of his life, so he persuades Dumbledore and Snape to make it up to him. Features a manipulated Dumbledore, a speechless Snape, and a vaguely insane yet amusing Harry. NOT HBP compliant

When two lovers get caught, events take a fateful turn.... Unusual ships and a bit of romance.