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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...

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.

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.

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?

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?

Albus Dumbledore had a plan.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

"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

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.

The start of the fifth year for Harry (AU - Alternate Universe), and this year ain't gonna be like the rest!

He hates the Mirror because of what it shows him. He hates himself because he can't look away. D/G, with wise!Dumbledore.

Minerva returns to Hogwarts after her convalescence at St. Mungo's.

Is Snape really the ‘hard-shell-soft-core’ character whom we love to describe (me, too!) in our snapefics? Maybe he mislead us… But maybe we wanted to be mislead… This is a fic about how Snape possibly COULD be, although you might won't like what you find (I don't *g*) . No fluff, no romance - solely dark.

Six years after Harry has defeated Lord Voldemort, he finds himself once again at the place that his journey started; wishing he could be reunited with those that were lost in the battle.

Dumbledore’s thoughts as he wanders the corridors of Hogwarts one night.

There are times in a man's life where he knows without a shadow of a doubt that he has come to a critical crossroads...

It's nearing Christmas at Hogwarts, but the year has been a little less than warm and toasty for the Hogwarts staff as they gather in the staff room for tea or, in some cases, a milkshake. Facing the dangers of Christmas--mistletoes and old classic Christmas tunes--they manage to confuse themselves with a horrific combination of irritability, Christmas spirit, and somber exhaustion.

It could be fate that kept bringing them together. Severus Snape never liked the idea of fate. He liked the idea of love even less...

Harry and Ginny are told to meet at Dumbledore's tomb. When they arrive, they are given something they did not expect but explains much about the "White Bumblebee".

He felt alone and cut off from the wizarding world. Until one day. One day when an unexpected someone would show up and change all the rules...

Three inexperienced and seemingly random Muggle girls begin their quest to become the most powerful witches in the world and somehow manage to do so with...uh, unanticipated insanity.

Madame Trelawney clears her head.

SERIES: Evan and Ryan Potter are the boys-who-lived, their adopted brother, Harry Potter, is seemingly unremarkable. This notion is false. Evan and Ryan were raised by doting friends Remus and Sirius. Harry is abandoned by the magical world to the abusive Dursleys. This series chronicles Harry's time in Hogwarts and along his journey to rid the world of an even greater evil than Voldemort and discover who he is. BOOK 1: Nearly killed, Harry is rescued and raised by the Vampire Slytherin and his Romani Companions. Eleven years old, Harry is invited to Hogwarts. Someone is leaching the magic holding the wards to Hogwarts. As Hogwarts suffers, the icy waters rise. And a strange life force inhabits the Castle awakening things best forgotten.

The my newest works from Chicago. Both parodies, one more of a songfic, one funny and truthful. Umbridge and Fudge sing about what to do with Dumbledore. Ron wonders if he'll ever measure up to those around him.

Do not read if you ar opposed to sex with object/squirrels, Uncle Vernon's sex life, or naked old men. Otherwise, enjoy!

Mary-Sue Potter has come to Hogwarts, inspiring questions: Who is she? What's her secret? And why doesn't she have violet eyes? (Parody)

Albus Dumbledore: the greatest wizard of the modern age, defeater of the Dark wizard Grindelwald, and the only one the Dark Lord ever feared. And yet, he certainly did not start out that way. This is the story of a young, awkward Percy Dumbledore, the elder of the Minister of Magic's two sons, before he became the respected headmaster of Hogwarts, before he met Nicholas Flamel... before he was great.

Why Snape's killing Dumbledore may have been A Good Thing, and Snape's new responsibility.

Sometimes love comes from the most unlikely places, catching a person unawares. Love does change everything. And, even when the end is near, love continues. ``(A songfic, based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Changes Everything")

When Harry asked Dumbledore what he saw in the Mirror of Erised, he couldn't make sense of the Headmaster's answer. This is my little explanation of a strange answer.

During the middle of the first war with Voldemort, the original Order of the Phoenix discovers a map to the Death Eaters' secret headquarters and plans a raid. In the face of the pain, loss, and betrayal that threatens to destroy everything, the love of newlyweds James and Lily Potter is given new dimension as the Order struggles to live to face another day.

Minerva promises to come back to teach at Hogwarts and be with Albus.

Professor Snape comes back to school with a rather interesting change in his appearance. Chaos ensues.

After everything that's happened on the night of the third task, Professor McGonagall has a lot she should be doing. So why has Albus sent her to the pumpkin patch to look for a dog?

Eight-year-old Maybeth knows she's special. When she sings, she can make special things happen. But when an unexpected visitor with a lightning-bolt scar shows her that special is really magical, Maybeth discovers that her voice can make a difference in a dying world.

Later in the evening of June 24th 1995, Albus Dumbledore relives the fated night of the Tri-Wizard tournament, all the while pondering the choices of Severus Snape and the future of Hogwarts and the Wizarding world as he knows it.

Dumbledore goes looking for some moral support from kindred spirits.

Minerva McGonagall's thoughts during a memorial for James and Lily.

Snape is required to attend a masquerade in a costume that Dumbledore chose for him.

A brief look into Dumbledore's mind without the help of a penseive! What does he think of when the dementors drift by, what does he

Albus Dumbledore has everything under control. Find out how he does it in this little tale.

Baby Harry's first Christmas Eve. The Marauders and Lily get into the Christmas spirit, but are interrupted when an unexpected friend comes to call with some dreadful news.

Most people believed that he was Ollivander's brother, or else otherwise related. But he wasn't any relation to him. Great wandmaker that Ollivander may be, his wands were standard, every-day things. They weren't powerful or great or rare. But his ... his were a different story.

What happened to Professor McGonagall to make her resign from Hogwarts? Why is the Headmaster so cold? What does Aberforth have that Dumbledore wants?

*The strange woman looked over her shoulder, out the window and into the night that awaited her.*

No one is safe from the world. Not even the prominent family of the Dumbledores, and for once, the playing field is left even.

Andrew Brody has heard rumours of a mysterious lake in the mountainous regions of Scotland. Determined to investigate legends of Nessielike creatures in its depths, he enounters something altogether unexpected.

A treasure from the dawn of time. Something so ancient that the mere rumour of it makes the whole wizarding world boil over with curiosity, nervousness and excitement...

Dumbledore has but one excuse for the way he's treated Harry.

It's their last year at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore has "retired". Lucius is sent to Azkaban and Draco finally gets everything... except for the one woman he has always wanted. An accident happens, leaving the trio and Malfoy in the MUGGLE WORLD, where witches have hidden, devising a plan to raise the dead and destroy Hogwarts once and for all. Rita Skeeter's daughter goes to Hogwarts, a gay professor fancies Ron and Crabbe and Goyle have a hidden secret! Has the wizarding world gone mad? Sacrifce. Love. Lust. Death. It's all in here. Warning: Draco and Hermione Shipper

I like happy endings, or at least hopeful ones. The action takes place during the summer between books 3 and 4. All about hiding out and healing wounds.

Snape and Dumbledore argue.

Severus is overstressed and does not take care of himself, so Poppy Pomfrey and Minerva McGonagall have to. SS/MM

This is a group of songs edited for HP characters!

In the midst of death, Harry and Severus find each other.

Head Girl Minerva McGonagall learns more than she bargained for about her boyfriend, Tom Riddle, and the supposedly innocent society he formed. In the process, she discovers that some truths cause rifts that last forever, and an era can end in a single night. Other bonds, however, are strengthened by tragedy. And even in Minerva's darkest hour, an unexpected gift could change a life.

Once the Dark Lord returns, alliances are made and loyalties are divided in the Slytherin common room. Someone needs to keep track and report movements. Millicent Bulstrode has always strived to lurk in the shadows...

Lying low at Lupin's wasn't what Sirius expected.

Snape returns to the Headmaster's office after the end of HBP not to ask for forgiveness or gloat, but to seek the understanding he himself didn't have about what transpired.

There is a book in Hogwarts that knows far more than Dumbledore knows. It deals out its knowledge only as it pleases, and plays with the lives and deaths of mortals. It ``seduced and ruined Salazar Slytherin. Now, in the shadow of the Voldemort War, it has killed a student... and for what reason? A follow-up to "Mary Sue at Hogwarts".

Glimpse into the traumatic childhood that may have made Severus Snape the Potions master we all love to hate -- including his early connections to the Death Eaters, the Malfoys, and Albus Dumbledore. Based on information from OoTP (but not a spoiler). Teaser to/adapted from the first chapters of my longer biography of Severus Snape, available at: http://www.geocities.com/asphodelandwormwood/. Enjoy!

Harry Potter has to sacrifice himself for his friends and family. What it the sacrifice and will he do it?

Remus Lupin gets sacked, heads for the Hog's Head, and reminisces about Order history and procedure, including the infamous Patronus-communications.

Sirius explains to Dumbledore the relationship of hate between himself and Snape. Not for the faint hearted or for those who believe Sirius can be evil. Slash warning. SS/SB and SS/RL

McGonagall visits number 4, Privet Drive, in the first week of November 1981.

If I were Harry, I'd be asking a lot more questions than Harry seems to ask. Did you ever wonder why Harry doesn't ask more questions? Sort of a brief sequel to Obsessively Normal.

Dumbledore has been a manipulative force in the wizarding world for many years. Perhaps he has been motivated by good intentions. But good intentions, as they say, pave the road to Hell.

It is the eve of Harry Potter's death, and I have the best seat in the world.