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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?

A mysterious character is introduced, in the depths of the Riddle Mansion. As the character's identity is revealed, so are many other secrets of the wizarding world... and secrets of Harry's past that were thought dead and buried long ago.

"We want to know more about people who fail. We care about people who are scared, who act foolishly, who are tricked by their vanity and trapped by their desires ... Flawed characters are the unforgettable ones" -- Susan Shaughnessy. Half-blood Slytherin Millicent Bulstrode reflects on her time at Hogwarts, the years of wasted effort she put in trying to be accepted by the popular students of her House, and what she intends to do about it. [Written for the femgenficathon.]

Hogwarts' weekly entertainment! Dumbledore's decided to have a talk/game/reality show! Challenges, humor, and plain stupidity follow!

"To be left alone, and face to face with my own crime, had been just retribution." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. "A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise." ~Niccolo Machiavelli. "There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept." ~Gaelic proverb. [Contains HBP spoilers.]

After speaking with Igor Karkaroff at the Yule Ball in "Goblet of Fire," Snape reflects upon his past. What choices did he make upon his path to becoming a Death Eater, and what choices were made for him? He was led into temptation, but broken and betrayed, he cannot deliver himself from bitterness. Time is supposed to heal all wounds, but there are some marks it can never erase. Even in the dark of winter, however, there is always hope of spring. Snape/Karkaroff slash.

In his fifth year at Hogwarts, Regulus Black attends a career interview.

Young Minerva McGonagall's final years at Hogwarts bring her into contact with many characters we meet later as adults: Poppy Pomfrey, 'Brussel' Sprout,

This is a sequel to my first attempt, "Hand of Kindness": it takes place during the beginning of Book 4, and involves Remus and his Pack

There are other students from Muggle families than only the well-known Hermione, Harry, and Justin. What about Dean Thomas? How was his life before Hogwarts, how did he and his parents deal with him entering the wizarding world? Let's dedicate some thoughts to a not so often mentioned Gryffindor.

A short one shot assuming that Dumbledore's still alive after the final battle and thus can have a final talk to some dark haired boy.

Yep. Another fifth year fic. Yep, another Dumbledore has a daughter. But hey, they quarrel, she hates him, he treats her like a child.... Some human relationships can't be done too often. There's always more to explore. A girl with a thorny personality, Dumbledore's eyes minus the twinkle, a chip on her shoulder roughly the size of the moon, and oh yeah, a crush she never grew out of. And has to act as the new DADA teacher. She can handle anything but her emotions and her father. An attempt to look at a less than perfect Dumbledore. And maybe a sideways glance at some of his less than brilliant ideas. (Even he has those, like practicing inappropriate charms on a woman in a foreign ministry...)

A series of songfics set after GOF and before OoTP. In the first chapter Cho Chang reflects on life since the death of her boyfriend Cedric Diggory and the lessons it has taught her, the friends she has made. (uses In The End by Linkin Park)

It is the summer before sixth year. Dumbledore is making a record of his reasoning on the significance of Tom Riddle’s diary, and how Voldemort can be destroyed.

Severus Snape. Brilliant, handsome, dangerous, he joined the Death Eaters for the knowledge Voldemort offered, begining a spiral that devastated a promising carrer and shocked tht wizarding world. At the termination of the Goblet of Fire, he reflects. Loyalty does not mean beleif and action does not require faith. Think Snape likes Dumbledore? think again.

Harry discovers a secret about Hogwarts that has been kept silent for centuries now. When strange and terrible things start happening throughout the wizarding world, Harry begins to suspect that this new knowledge is somehow connected. Now he has to find out everything he can about the history of this secret before its too late.

Indeed, Harry goes on a little night adventure… but he has made a mistake! Oh dear, what is wrong with the invisibility cloak! Silly humour.

A response to the Funeral & Smut challenge on WIKTT. A dearly departed friend helps two people make a connection at his funeral. Little does he know... Spoilers for HBP. This was written before the release, but some of the info in the story *may* spoil HBP for readers.

On the night Dumbledore dies, Fawkes reflects on the beginning of their friendship.

The Dark Mark has made a suspicious reappearance on Severus Snape’s arm, prompting Albus Dumbledore to make a potentially deadly vow. Set during GoF. Slash.

Gromit reveals to Wallace he's an Animagus and flies him to Hogwarts.