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Ever wonder how Hogwarts came to be?

Indiana Jones invades Hogwarts, much to the dismay of the staff and students.

Harry thought Sirius was dead. Was he? See what happens when a prank goes too far. And if you think you're got it figured out, well, think again.

What happens when the three greatest wizards in fiction get together for a little tea party!

Ever wonder what a headmaster does during sumer break? Ever wonder how the Triwizard Tournament got started? Ever wonder what Olympe Maxime looks like in a bikini? Well, the last will have to be left up to your imagination. But for the rest, here's the _real_ story! Originally written for the Try-Wizard Contest

The tumultuous life of a girl is thrown into complete chaos when she discovers she has certain powers. The meeting of a very powerful wizard will change her life as she knows it. And just what is her connection to the Wizarding world?

This is my outtake from the end of OoTP, Chapter Thirty-seven.

Dumbledore's past revealed! Take a look into his first year at Hogwarts, his family, his crazy past and ancestry! Rated R for later chapters. This is such a PG fic for now. *Sorry* Some slash later on and of course what ``would a real R fic be with out those "explicit scenes." *wink wink* ``Read on.......

A unnamed older Slytherin meditates upon one of the younger Slytherins and comes to a suprising conclusion. Guess who before you reach the end.

The afterlife bears a surprising resemblance to a railway station...

Story written, actually, for an honours English class. Severus Snape reflects on his mentor and the rest of society, after Goblet of Fire.

After returning to Hogwarts for his fifth year, Harry learns of a secret that no one has ever been told. He and his godfather, Sirius Black, investigate further and learn something that shocks them greatly.

Ron and Hermione always fight, but this time their fight doesn't end in the usual way. Thankfully, Ron gets some unexpected advice and a chance to start again.

As far as I can tell, the main problem with growing up in a cupboard is that it gets you used to living in a cage. - Harry's POV. One-shot.

The end of Harry's seventh year. The final battle. The ultimate showdown between good and evil. The power Voldemort knows not saves Harry's life yet again, this time courtesy of Ginny Weasley.

'He felt dead inside. He was so tired of it all.' In an AU 1976, the attempted suicide of a boy at Hogwarts will haunt the lives around him and the very future itself...

It was betrayal of the worst kind and he relished it. A sweet betrayal as told from a mad man's perspective.

A foray back in time to retrieve a Horcrux means that Harry has an unexpected encounter with someone he didn't intend on seeing. Suddenly, Hermione's rules about not meddling with the past become a lot harder to keep. Gen, Harry, Dumbledore. Oneshot.

In late February 1997, Dumbledore receives an unexpected visit...

"Harry was back with the Mirror of Erised, his back turned to it. He stared down his enemy with a look of hate, all of these memories rushing through his mind. He wished that he didn't have to be there, that he didn't have to have his friends hurt, that he didn't have to battle, and the he didn't have to be the Boy Who Lived. It was too much for him." A oneshot of what Harry now sees in the Mirror of Erised.

When Lily Evans attended school at Hogwarts, she made a choice that affected the magical world as we know it. This is the first part of her daughter's story.

A companion piece to "Summer of the Sixpack" in which the events of the summer are seen from different perspectives. It sets up the continuation of the storyline in subsequent fics. Lots of shippy goodness!

James asks Sirius for a very important favor for him, Lily and James. One-Shot.

Dumbledore's last moments on the Tower, as seen through the eyes of Draco Malfoy.

This story is about the continuing pain of Harry's scar and the return of Voldemort. Also in this story you find out lots of information. You will find out why Dumbledore always sends Harry home to the Dursley's before going to Ron's house.

Harry witnesses the passing of a mentor and doesn't know how to cope. Quick one-shot.

The night after Voldemort's fall, Albus Dumbledore pays a visit to Severus Snape. Features Snape's first lesson as a teacher!

Challenge Response, written before HBP. Having been taken from the Dursleys' early, Harry is brought to Hogwarts where he learns a surprising secret about his mother and Narcissa Malfoy. A secret that will affect the course of the war and provide him with the key to the power the Dark Lord knows not.

Albus Dumbledore is a wizard, known for his power, and even more so for his wisdom. But one isn't born with such knowledge. Instead, it is learned through considerable experience. This little one-shot looks into such an experience that taught our favourite Headmaster an important lesson.

Harry Potter was told that he is the only one who can defeat Lord Voldemort. For the past few months he’s been dwelling on that prophecy. But there’s another prophecy, one that he doesn’t know about yet. ````There is one person who can help him. A person who is, in fact, essential to the defeat of Lord Voldemort. ````She is Albus Dumbledore’s daughter and she’s been living as an American Muggle for the past sixteen years, unaware of her true heritage. Can Harry and Ella defeat Lord Voldemort together? Or are they doomed to spend the rest of their lives searching for the strength to destroy the greatest evil that has ever threatened the wizarding world?

What made Severus Snape kill Dumbledore? Is he really a loyal Death Eater? Take a step into his mind to find out what really happened.

The first victim of the Death Eaters. Who she was, why she was hated... how she triumphed over her enemies.

Tricked into falling through the veil, Harry finds himself in an alternate dimension where the first war continues to rage and people he thought he had lost are alive and well. Harry thought killing Voldemort would take a matter of days this time. He was wrong. H/G.

There was only one thing going through the mind of Severus that night as he aimed his wand at Dumbledore: He will be forgiven.

The dark, evil Azkaban tower had no idea what it was in for when a quarreling couple tramped up to its doors, soon to be joined by a confused Severus Snape, still rattled and disgruntled from the HBP incident. And you'd never know that you could tell so much about someone just by looking at their socks.

One-shot dealing with how Minerva and Albus met.

Harry has a talk with the portrait of a certain headmaster

Minerva, with Dumbledore's help, discovers a special magical prowess. BeST's response to the September/October 2007 FA/Quidditch Pitch challenge. UPDATE: Winner of the FA/QP challenge.

Voldemort's been defeated by Harry, and Lupin and Dumbledore look on as Harry lies in a pool of his own blood.

Harry Potter comes to a realisation of who he his, what he has achieved, and what he can do. Sometimes the clarity of the truth is all that is needed.

A one-shot about Albus Dumbledore and his impossible love for an impossible man.

Snape's thoughts after Remus Lupin was hired as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban. Warning: very bitter Snape

Harry is ten years old and has a dream about something that happened few years ago, but was wiped off his memory.

Deep in the hidden places of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore watches over a colleague and friend as he plays a dangerous game.

“…old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young…” (OotP, p. 728). Meet a young clever prankster and the-one-who-inspired-you-know-who as children: Albus Dumbledore and Adolph Grindelwald. Insight into their minds.

Professor McGonagall enters Dumbledore's office after Dumbledore tells Harry everything he should have told him years ago. AD/MM

Songfic to David Bowie's "Space Oddity" Tom Riddle has turned his life around - or so it seems. Chronicles his final fall into Darkness and his burning hatred for Dumbledore.

Incomplete story based on the theory at the website Knight2King. Check it out, it's quite interesting. ``Anyway, this story is still in the middle of being written, but I thought that I'd ask all you nice people out there for some feedback. Thanks!

Can we think that Dumbledore was doing nothing but waiting during the ten peaceful years while Harry Potter was growing up at the Dursley’s? How could he protect Harry and prepare the members of the Order of the Phoenix for a new war that he dared not even tell them was coming? And what were Voldemort’s Death Eaters really doing in secret behind their facades of reformed, upstanding citizens? This chronicle begins on the Halloween night when Harry’s parents were killed and shows us the behind-the-scenes operations of Dumbledore and his little band of fighters until J. K. Rowling takes up the story of the Order of the Phoenix in Book Five.

He would only give, never take. If Albus Dumbledore had wanted to be worshipped, Minerva would not have admired him so much... but working for the good guy isn't always easy.

Watch the transformation of shy, innocent Minerva Duncan into the formidable Professor McGonagall. Her story so far!

After entering his first year Harry discovers a secret along with his godfather, Sirius Black, that no one has ever been told.

Well, now we know that Albus was in love with Gellert as a teen. See how he pines...

The day before graduation is at hand, and Tom Riddle counts the seconds before he is free of Hogwarts, free to fulfill his terrible destiny. Before his departure, one professor has one important final lesson to teach him.

The prequel to

Part 2 of my series explaining the spells used in HP books. (Part one was the Fidelius Charm.) Talks about the theory behind the Mirror of Erised, a bit about what was involved in putting the stone in it (not much), points out a few plot holes, and talks about the character of Mr. Potter.

It is the eve of the final battle against Voldemort, and two lone figures stand beside the side of Light's first great casualty. But who is it that has passed on? One shot.

Hagrid needs to die an exceedingly painful death. Here's my suggestion.

Despised and abused by his relatives, Harry Potter's life is changed forever when he discovers he is a wizard. A different and darker take on the Harry Potter world.

Black and Lupin have escaped from the Potions Master’s clutches. Vengeance and an Order of Merlin have been snatched away from him by none other than Albus Dumbledore. How on earth can an embittered Severus continue to work with his Headmaster? An insight into a frustrated wizard’s mind, bridging PoA and GoF.

Snape finally has his chance to talk to the audience and explain his reasons why, and what really happened in the past to turn him to Voldemort and back again. Be warned: there are real reasons for him turning to them and back again.

Emily Nott is 16, and has an arranged marriage to Caelum Malfoy. But when she escapes, becomes who she wants to be and meets up with a young Hogwarts graduate by the name of Albus Dumbledore will her dream of becoming an educated witch come true or will her father catch up with her and force her into marriage?

Bellatrix and Severus have a colourful history. What destroyed their relationship? How will they cope when thrown back together is extreme circumstances? This story spans many years, from the Marauder's school days, to the first war, the second war and the future...

Have you ever wondered about Dumbledore and his history? A short ficlet on the headmaster...

Add together one ladies' man, one Quidditch player, one extremely caring individual and one soon to be traitor. Mix them together with one imaginative idiot, one fiery red head, one scarily intelligent Ravenclaw and one blonde artist. Make sure to stir counterclockwise until trouble occurs and you are dealing with one of the best loved 'gangs' in Hogwarts' History. In Things Aren't Always Black and White we follow the story of four boys, the marauders, and four equally troublesome girls. We see them deal with their first encounters of love, sorrow, heartache and Death Eaters. How will these eight soon to be order members cope with the ordeals that life throws at them?

Following Voldemort's rebirth, Severus returns to his Master's side, while a scandal in the Ministry throws the future into even greater uncertainty. Severus must push aside his own doubts and misgivings as he fights to protect all he holds dear. (Post GoF and AU)

Snape is summoned for what he knows will be the last time.

Harry attends the reading of his father's will and learns more about himself and his father than he ever could have imagined. For a Fandom Cliché Challenge.

We all know how Harry reacted after the death of Sirius. But how did others react? A look into the minds of Lupin, Dumbledore, Ron and Hermione and how Sirius' death affected each of their lives.

After being kidnapped and trapped in a trunk for so many months, Alastor Moody is reunited with his long-time lover and friend. Post-GoF, hurt/comfort/fluff slash. Dumbledore/Moody.

Ruled by a muggle's wants, this story takes place with our dear wizard and witch friends and foes. It twists romance and humor together like no other. Be prepared to face an explosion of laughs, shocked faces, steamy imagery, chickens, and many cliff hangers.

A light-hearted encounter shared between Dumbledore and a small Muggle girl named Maggie. It's a Christmas fic!

It begins with a decision -- a betrayal made for the sake of friendship. With that choice, a younger Severus Snape is forced to learn a bitter truth: that once you become someone’s enemy, you can never again be their friend.

Minerva McGonagall loves, and hates, sometimes the same people at the same time. A PG-rated look inside her head during OotP. How exactly was she feeling throughout the reign of Umbridge? A bit of implied het. There are spoilers for OotP.

In light of the passing of the great actor Richard Harris, who not only was a terrific actor in general but also brought Dumbledore to life for the first time, I have written this short fic to honour him. Join Harry as he struggles to deal with the loss of one of the key figures in his life.

Because of fainting spells, eight year old Harry is taken to Hogwarts. What do the elements have to do with his problem? Completely AU, partly OOC.

One person's take on the events which surrounded Dumbledore's Defeat of Grindelwald. [p]An important American Auror has died, headmaster of Hogwarts, Armando Dippet, is missing, Grindelwald seems to be instigating a Muggle war, and it's up to Albus to sort out the mess! [p]Ties in with actual muggle history. Cameos by McGonagall, and everyone's fave giant, Hagrid (Dragons Lovers Anonymous!).

Who has been leaving candy at the white tomb? Minerva stumbles upon the solution to a mystery. Can she bring a lost soul home? A response to the Third Floor Corridor Fanfiction #3 challenge: "Write about something that either occurs in or starts in the staff room, between staff members or grown up characters." Takes place five years after HBP. ONE-SHOT. [rated PG-13 just to be safe]

Why did Dumbledore trust Snape? Harry finally finds out...

A potential final chapter to the seventh book of the series. What happens when all is finally over, only to find that the fight has moved on to a new enemy was once the greatest of allies? Nothing is what it seems...

A fifteen year old Severus returns to his ancestral home to carry out one final task.

Dumbledore decides that Snape needs a vacation. So, in a brilliant ruse, he tricks Snape into grabbing an object that he has transfigured into a portkey and sends him off to Disney World for a long-overdue vacation. While he’s there, a Ravenclaw on vacation with her Muggle family spots him, and “selflessly” volunteers to show him the ropes of the Muggle world. And so it is--Severus Snape is stuck in Walt Disney World with a sixteen-year-old Ravenclaw… …Moreover an irritating one, with a twisted sense of humor and the guts to use it every chance she gets.

This is a short, cute fic. It is about Dumbledore's allegedly 147th birthday, and provides lots of out-of-canon craziness, lots of fun, and hopefully lots of laughs, too! Enjoy!

Death really does turn out be the next great adventure for Albus Dumbledore. Maybe not quite the one he envisioned, but he had to admit that it was probably his own fault.

Most of the accounts ascribed her more valiance than she felt, and they put many more words – noble words – in her mouth than she remembered speaking.

Harry is Dead. so is Dumbledore. And who's in control? voldemort, of course! Except, is whole world, is in disorder

“We have something to tell you,” said Dumbledore, very gravely. “The Potters are dead.”

Harry Potter is going into the sixth year. Sirius is dead. Death Eaters and Lord Voldemort are after him. And the year he has been dreading has come.

Dumbledore has sent him on a mission -- one that could mean life or death. (In tandem with Into the Terrible Night)

With Albus Dumbledore dead, you make the final decision that life is unbearable.

Dumbledore never asked for the power he has been given and with each passing day he is finding it more and more of a burden. He’s a tired old man who wants nothing more than to enjoy life but how can he while he has to hold the entire Wizarding World on his shoulders? Not to mention leading the fight against Voldemort and dealing with a very angry Harry he views as a son and a certain teacher that is falling further into darkness.

While remaining alone at Hogwarts over Christmas vacation, Harry spends an unfortunate session with Professor Trelawney, during which he discovers a plot against his life, and a curse whose effect is worse than death. Can Harry, accompanied by Professor Dumbledore, find a way to shield himself from the curse before it is too late?

Even the strong ones cry. When no one is around the tears fall. For everyone that have been lost. Is there even something left to fight for?

Wherein my character gets thoroughly confused, and confuses many others.

Eileen Prince has only been glimpsed as a sullen girl and a cowering woman. Here's another quick look at a resolutely quiet witch.

Everyone's lives are put in jeopardy when a secret revealed causes identity confusion and a tangle of assassins after the Boy-Who-Lived. When the hunter becomes the hunted, who can put things right? A tale of love, family, lies and blackmail.

I decided what heaven was going to be like, for me at least. The image has stuck with me, although I was only 11 at the time. However, I must confess that it’s a pleasant surprise to find myself breaking the solitude, even such peaceful solitude the one I just described, that plagued me through my mortal life. It was a wonderful shock to see all of you again.

Needless to say, Christmas never put Santa in a very good mood, but this particular Christmas was the last straw. As a very hung over Santa woke up the next morning in his sleigh somewhere in the Bahamas, he knew he’d hit rock bottom. There was only one man who could help him now… (Dumbledore/SANTA??)

"McGonagall won't last long, she's only filling in..." Following Minerva McGonagall through Chamber of Secrets as she struggles to protect the students in Albus Dumbledore's absence.

Mrs. Figg invites Harry to tea and gives him an unexpected message from Dumbledore - seems like he knew all along what Severus Snape might have to do... and what part could Harry's mother have played in all this?