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Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny find out what it means to grow up against the backdrop of the second wizarding war. Relationships grow, lessons are learned, and Hermione discovers that book smarts aren't everything in this tale set before and during Harry's sixth year.

Now, what’s that idiotic Muggle phrase you use to tell a story? ``Oh right… ‘Once upon a time’.... ````Once upon a time there was a man named Harry Potter. A man whose name was known ``to everyone yet they knew nothing beyond the name. ````My name is Draco Malfoy, and contrary to popular opinion I do not hate Harry Potter. ``In truth I might be the only one who ever really knew him.

What would you do if you were given less than a year to live?

It's the summer after Harry's fifth year, and he is back at #4 Privet Drive. He's as miserable as ever because of the events at the Dept. of Mysteries, but will an unexpected visit start the discovery of "powers the dark lord knows not"?

Summer of the sixth year, Harry's PoV.``An unoriginal idea bent somewhat out of shape with a particularly egregious deus ex machina.``Snape, Tonks and an OC who's more plot device than Mary Sue.``A short holiday for various characters until Ms. Rowling gets her next bit of 'light reading' published.

This is his sister's story. The one that no one knows, because no one knows *her.* She follows him, she always has. They share blood, but only half. They are the same age, but not twins. How did Lily do it? She's trying to find out. How will Harry react when he learns even his family has secrets?

Professor Lupin happens upon a supposed Muggle who has some intriguing interests and powers, only to find out she may not be such a Muggle after all. Snape features prominently; Dumbledore, McGonagall, Sirius Black, Harry, Ron, and Hermione also appear.

What happens when Draco Malfoy finds out a secret of Harry's? And what lengths will Harry go to make sure Draco keeps it to himself? Warning: slash (H/D)

School is finished, the battles are over, and it's time to get on with the future. (Sequel story cycle to The Weasley Family Picnic: Tossing Apples, Tea, Time, Toi and Twins.)

London, early 21st century. The war is won. Voldemort is dead. But the scars still remain.``In a world increasingly unfavorable to pure-bloods and suspected death-eater sympathizers, a series of murders in London brings the best aurors to investigate. And during the investigation, the auror Harry Potter runs into a suspect, one Narcissa Malfoy, and begins something that neither of them ever dreamed possible. Meanwhile, Harry's partner Neville Longbottom meets his new neighbor. Who also happens to be an old friend from his school days - Cho Chang.``Harry/Narcissa, Neville/Cho.

Good Idea: Studying for exams. Bad Idea: Finding a nasty suprise in the library. Hermione seems to be in for an interesting term. Will Harry survive another encounter with Moldy Voldy's cloaks and daggers? Will Hermione?

It\\\'s many years post-Hogwarts, and the members of the Order are all scattered to the wind. Harry Potter is no longer the most talked about wizard in the world. The magical community has a new hero now: a man named Jack Barnes, more commonly referred to as The Man Who Killed Voldemort. But when he\\\'s kidnapped, it\\\'s up to the disbanded Order of the Phoenix to find him and save the wizarding world once more. Trouble is, they haven\\\'t spoken in seven years and they\\\'re not interested.

AU. Book 1 of the Stagverse series. The Potters survived Halloween 1981. Harry tries to deal with his first year at Hogwarts, but not everything can go smoothly. Dumbledore is hiding something at Hogwarts and a teacher seems to be after it!

In Harry's sixth year, there's a woman who comes back from his past. Does she have some of the answers to life's toughest questions? If so, why is she coming back so late in his life? And what is this surprise she and Remus are cooking up for him?

Voldemort threatens more than England, he threatens the entire wizarding world. So his defeat should have world-wide repercussions, yes? On the far side of the globe, a doctor has to treat a very unusual patient (she doesn't recognize him, but you'd better), and nurse him back to health against his will. Set post-Hogwarts.

Draco Malfoy is given a task by the Dark Lord: to gain the trust of one of Harry Potter's friends. The obvious choice is Hermione, and Draco begins to sow the seeds of friendship. Things do not go as he planned though, and soon he is caught up in an adventure with the very people he once called his enemies. Action, plot, romance, Quidditch, Hogwarts, other locations and a solid amount of snogging.

Third in the Lily's Charm series. As he makes the choices that define his life, Harry learns exactly what it means to be Severus' son.

Over 25 years in the future, a young woman reporter travels to a rural part of Scotland to interview someone who had disappeared at the highest point in their career. The world had been saved, the people rejoiced, but what they didn't know was what had to be sacrificed as result. No one would ever truly understand, but what the young reporter comes to realize- is that in order to understand the reason, you must first understand the cause.

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny find themselves transported to a remote space station in the year 2260. If they can convince the people and aliens in this universe ruled by technology that they aren't crazy, our heroes might be called upon to help in the war against an alien race known as the Shadows. Crossover with the Babylon 5 television series.

It's the summer after Harry's fourth year, and obviously the events of GoF left him deeply troubled. He can finally go to The Burrow, and discovers that a fiery headed Weasley might be just what he needs. Ron/Harry slash, cuddles (and later sex), nightmares and nightly discussions abound. A little knot of angst in the middle of a bundle of fluffiness.

Before Draco's fifth year at Hogwarts, Lucius transfers Draco to Durmstrang, the Dark Arts school in Russia. A new group of Death Eaters has been formed, and they have orders to kill. Draco must choose between his duty as a Malfoy and love.

Post War/Post Hogwarts. It's the end of the war, Voldemort has been defeated and the Death Eaters rounded up. Harry sees Draco Malfoy in amongst them and decides he needs some questions answered before he is sent off to Azkaban. What he finds is something entirely different than he suspected. So, begins a whole new challenge for Harry. A new quest and a new fight for his life.

“McG barely let me take you off to a concert. What the hell is she going to think when I tell her ‘oh yea, by the way, Minnie, thanks for letting me take little Harry Potter out on a date. Boy, he sure does kiss nice.’” Harry/Tonks

After his momentus defeat of the Dark Lord, Harry returns to Hogwarts for his final year. Many others have also returned, but their intentions may not be what they appear to be.

James Potter did not die on Halloween. Now, with his best friends Sirius and Remus, he must raise Harry in seclusion, and defer the second war for as long as possible. But when three extraordinary men in the habit of being conspicuous try to live as Muggles, can the Statute of Secrecy dividing the two worlds long survive?

Harry's seventh year at Hogwarts is not what he expected. Classes are canceled by Dumbledore, and a secret coalition is formed to fight Voldemort in the last battle. But what place does Draco Malfoy have in all this? Full of action, adventure, romance, and above all else, love and loyalty, this fic explores what may really happen when Harry comes face to face with his worst enemy for the last time.

It all starts the day after Harry's fourth year ends, when what looks like a meteor crashes near Hogwarts. Upon investigating, the staff finds a mysterious woman with extraordinary abilities, but has no idea who or what she is. When Harry returns for his fifth year, though, the stranger seeks him out, believing that somehow, he is the key to her past.... and future. However, soon the two of them discover a deadly new menace, one that can wipe out all life on Earth and in the galaxy if left unchecked. But what is its connection to the mystery woman? And will Harry Potter be able to help her put an end to it before it's too late? Crossover with a classic video game franchise; if you want to find out what it is, read on!

Draco Malfoy has been keeping a secret from everyone at Hogwarts for the past five years. This year, his sixth year, the secret will be revealed and it will make sixth year for Harry, Hermione and Ron a nightmare.

Harry and Draco are together after graduation. Without problems? Harry/Draco *slash*

Everybody knows Ron is hung up on Hermione. After a considerable bit of whining, and some threats on Harry's part, a select group of people come together to play the chaotic came of matchmaking, much to Ron's chagrin.

COMPLETE. When Harry turns sixteen, he is removed to Hogwarts amid fears for his safety. But not even Hogwarts is safe any more, and when Hestia Jones discovers a real wand for sale in a Muggle shop, Harry finds himself dealing with a new and deadly enemy, and a betrayal that happened before he was born.

When Hermione and Draco, both Head Students of Hogwarts, are asked to go to an Auror Training Camp by Dumbledore, neither of them know exactly what they are in for.

Sequel to "The Last Marauder". After the eventful start of Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, the following months turned out to be rather eventless. At least concerning Voldemort. The lack of activity from his followers have left the wizarding world in a constant state of insecurity. Due to his incompetence, Cornelius Fudge has finally been removed from his position as the Minister of Magic and has been replaced by Hermes Wielding, a long-time associate of Albus Dumbledore. After the removal of Fudge, Sirius Black has eventually agreed to take up his old job as an Auror again. So far, there has been no indication that Harry's strange bond with Voldemort has once more been activated.

Once upon a time, there was a prophecy. However, the Boy Who Lived is no longer the boy destined to defeat Voldemort -- or be defeated by him.

This story contains Hermione's secret thoughts and emotions. Read all about her friends, crushes, and embarrassing moments here.

Vignettes from October of Harry's Sixth year. Harry and Susan are dating, which makes Hermione curious and Ginny a tad jealous. Chapter 1 of 2. See Hermione find the story behind the story and what happens when Malfoy assaults Susan.

Injured, Ginny thought she would never fly again. Can Harry help her regain her confidence and return to the sport she loves?

Emperor Voldemort's death places Draco Malfoy to the throne, a mysterious prophecy seating an unlikely empress at his side, but more has passed between the two than most realized. Now they must accept their past to save the future. AU. Spoilers SS-HBP.

What if everything you'd ever known, everything you'd come to believe, was suddenly stood on end? How do you stand right-side-up in an upside-down world? And how do you love your family--the only family you have--family you just met--when you're too afraid of the past to embrace the future?

Set immediately after the final battle, Harry begins to adjust to a life without Voldemort and with Ginny. Intrigue in the Ministry of Magic and public knowledge of his mastery of the Elder Wand make life anything but "happily ever after".

Harry is kidnapped by an old wizard and taken to North America, where he will be used as bait to lure both Dumbledore and Voldemort from England. Will his captor's plot succeed, or will Harry be able to escape? Includes elements from The Lord of the Rings (though this is not a true crossover story).

The past is dead, long live the past. Trapped within the ruins of their own lives, shattered and changed by Voldemort's fall, those left behind make do with what they have left. In this world healing from the scars of war a new generation arises and takes it place amongst the halls of Hogwarts. And in the background, one family quietly falls apart, and the world changes.``A series of moments between 1981 and 1996. Sequel to Bohemian Rhapsody, Act Two of Into the Woods.

Still a wrongly-convicted murderer, Sirius Black lives on the coast of Wales in anonymity. From his haven he can begin to rebuild his life, not the life that he has lost, but a new life. Harry too, can find relief in this home. But they cannot hide from themselves, and when Harry’s friends visit, Sirius finds himself re-evaluating his feelings for a young women he knows and watching Harry too become an adult. They all, for various reasons, need a place to hide from the outside world, and perhaps, just perhaps, they can build something beautiful from their shattered lives.

At the end of his sixth year, Harry Potter comes across a way in which he will be able to destroy Voldemort for good. But in order to do so, he must set off on a quest that will lead him to a place both strange and familiar.

When Sirius Black is recaptured by the ministry, Harry looses ``it, big time. In an emotional frenzy he throws around some dangerous magic with ``unforeseen results. Now he finds himself in a world full of trouble, mayhem and ``unexpected surprises. But the question is, does he really want to leave?

Its America Idol time, with a Hogwarts twist. We go back to the MWPP era for the very first Hogwarts Idol with Hermione, Harry, and Ron as the judges. You have to vote to see who will become the next Hogwarts Idol!

"And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day." Jude 1:6. Named for a traitor, branded for evil, trained as a spy, damned as a murderer. Jude Elliot must seek redemption through playing the role of savior to a boy hero. Once having fled the magical world for a Muggle life that flies in the face of everything she was taught, she must come back to aid a hero in his quest and to help a fallen angel find his path. The road from Perdition is long and it may cost her all she has to give, but she may find much more than she bargained along the way to grace. A family, a friend and a purpose. An A/U.

Harry begins to consider telling Draco Malfoy his feelings for him due to a strange encounter at Hogsmeade, tormenting dreams, and the news that all chances of resolving his problem may be taken away from him. As Harry tries to summon the courage and tell Draco before the Slytherin possibly is transferred to Durmstrang, Draco meanwhile finds out about a dark secret kept away in the Malfoy Manor for years. From this hidden source he finds out that he and Harry are magically linked. Both boys go through many trials attempting to decide how to resolve their problems, and many hidden things are uncovered. How many more things will become ever more dark and hidden before Harry and Draco decide whether to unite or remain separate?

HP/DM.DM/HP - Story inspired by a quote and it will follow the boys through major life events spanning several years as they grow and change and become.

[Slash] It wasn't just power and ability that Tom Riddle transferred to Harry that night. He made him the son he never had, and that changes everything.

(Major HBP spoilers) Year six at Hogwarts left Harry more confused, more in pain, more determined than ever before. What secrets are still waiting to be revealed? How will the events of far and recent past lead him to make the decisions necessary so that he, and the wizarding world, can have a future?

Harry Potter disappeared after the Third Task. Now, a year later, a boy with dark hair, green eyes and no memory will be taken back to where he belongs, Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Mystery, suspense, and, hopefully, a fantastic plot.

It's 6th year at Hogwarts for Harry and his friends, but something has changed. Things will never revert to the way they were... Harry/Draco relationship!

Two months into his seventh year, Harry’s body is ravaged, his soul debauched, and his will to live worn thin. The strength he has relied on for years abandons him, and he is left torn. Broken. Draco Malfoy is determined to fix him, but if only he knew how...

Harry and Draco have been together for about a year when our story starts. The entire school has been aware of their relationship for almost as long. Now in their seventh year, with Voldemort out of the way, they only have to decide what they are going to do after graduation... if they can just stop arguing about it first!

Post Hogwarts: Ron and Harry are sent to America for Auror training. Ron spends his last night in England with Hermione, and after returning two years later, he finds Hermione with a fifteen-month-old baby ...

The war is over. Harry is empty and Draco is lost in a whirlwind of emotions he can’t handle. Can and will they help each other? Harry/Draco *slash*.

Four people find out the hard way why you should be very careful what you read or what books you touch, because you never know where they will take you. Harry and Draco are thrown into a world completely unlike their own, and they not only have to deal with who and what they encounter, but with two of their professors who have also landed in this odd world...as teenagers! As a team they try to find their way home, without getting cursed or killed in the process, but can they find the way home before this strange world changes and corrupts them completely? (AU; SS/RL, HP/DM)

Harry is injured, and bides his time in the infirmary, waiting for the person who has been secretly crushing on him to make an appearance. Many imagined scenarios about the final meeting, but only one unavoidable truth... (HBP makes this AU)

~OotP spoilers~ Harry's having a miserable summer after his godfather's death. It appears his summer might turn for the better when a former DADA teacher moves in next door and tells him he has two relatives he never knew about.

Harry leads a boring life; Draco has too much on his hands. Together they may find the balance they lack.

Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts begins with Draco taking an opportunity to make life difficult for Harry. But no one appreciates just how effective it has been, having the unintended side-effect of prompting Harry to question his sexuality. Unable to confide in his friends, Harry begins to feel pushed aside as Ron and Hermione start dating and only seem to have eyes for each other. At the same time that Harry becomes more estranged from his friends, he notices that Draco's behaviour has changed dramatically since the Christmas holiday. This piques Harry's curiosity and prompts him to get involved in Draco's life in an unanticipated way.

Harry and Hermione are unconscious in the Hospital Wing after an accident on the Quidditch field.

Engulfed in darkness, a young girl journeys to Hogwarts, the only school that would accept her. Can she usher in the light before it's too late? Will courage and bravery be enough? Not a typical blind girl or American girl fic! No OoTP spoilers. Some Snape for Snape lovers.

In a world where his parents did not die, Harry Potter's life is nonetheless far from perfect. A lonely childhood has left him very unprepared for the challenge of dealing with other people. His new friends Ron Weasley, Hermione ``Granger, and Draco Malfoy will help him adjust, but that may not be enough. For ``not everyone applauds Harry's defeat of the Dark Lord, and something stalking ``the halls of Hogwarts wants young Mr. Potter dead...

AU. Harry is rescued from the Dursley's abuse by Sirius and Remus - his new guardians. However, there are secrets that still wait to be revealed. And these secrets will change Harry's life permanently - to better or worse, nobody can tell yet. SLASH RL/SB RL/SB/JP (eventual HP/LM, SS/RW/NT)

This is stuff related to my H/D fic, Bond. There are deleted scenes, full text of some of the articles in the story, and some rather weird detaily stuff that's probably of no interest to anybody who's not a detail-oriented kind of person, like I am. (Hence my use of the term "detail-oriented" instead of "sadly obsessive.")

Upon the death of her mother Raven sets out to learn who she has left in the world to call family. Never did she dream what she would find out would change her life so completely.

Harry Potter has a companion for the summer, but it is suddenly cut short by an unexpected event. Harry is taken to another place, and the story ensues. Sequel to Harry Potter and the Legacy of Merlin.

This is a companion piece to my Just Plain Harry. Ginny gets a new enchanted diary, so we can see the events of Just Plain Harry through her eyes.

When Harry accidentally imbibes the Draught of Submission, Draco is inspired to new heights of Slytherin cunning. Submissive!Harry

Assorted ficlets and cookies by Rhysenn

Hormone-fueled dreams, Muggle psychoanalysts and personal revelations, oh my!

In a mixed-up world where friends become lovers and lovers are only friends, who can you count on to protect you from the darkest wizard of them all? Set in seventh year, Ron proves that everyone has a role in the final battle with Voldemort. Romance, adventure, slash, first time. Ron/Harry, Hermione/Anthony, others.

Dumbledore has asked something of Harry that just might affect his relationships with his family and friends. Not to mention his boyfriend.

Harry is an Auror now, and he still fights against the Dark ``Side... when he gets in great danger, it's Hermione who must go and help ``him... in order to find Harry, Hermione will start an adventurous trip to ``Italy, which will lead her to the most beautiful italian cities... she will ``meet other misterious characters... Will she be able to rescue her beloved ``Harry? Will she be able to open her heart to him? Read and find out!

Cho’s messing Harry about leads him to consider… other options (aka: Draco Malfoy). Botched kissing attempts, fumbling in the Prefects' Bathroom, the sordid use of Parseltongue and, of course, massive squabbling follows.

Who is Avara von Argentum? When the girl with unfathomable green eyes enters Hogwarts directly in fifth year, things start to change at the school of witchcraft and wizardry. By trying to find out more about her, Harry Potter will have to make hard choices and face his own mysterious past. But Dark wizards have forged other plans for him...

The 5th year at Hogwarts begins with a dramatic confrontation between Harry and Draco

What if, that fateful night on top of the Astronomy Tower, Draco had lowered his wand, and the Death Eaters had not come up to disrupt his agreement to be hidden away? As Draco must discover, every action has a consequence.

Harry gets the chance to get some ancient powers but he has to pass the tests. Can he face Voldemort and defeat him? Can he express his feelings for his love?

Four years after her experience with the Chamber of Secrets, Ginny Weasley knew she wouldn't find peace until Voldemort was destroyed. Join Ginny in her fifth year, as she discovers residual effects from her encounter with Tom Riddle and the powers of her birthright. While she finally comes to find her place among the students at Hogwarts, she begins to understand Harry's true role in the second war--as well as her own. This is the story of the girl who stood next to The Boy-Who-Lived, the second of two young women who looked evil in the face and did not flinch, who stumbled upon the kind of love that comes along once in a generation. Set in the Prelude to Destiny universe.

Harry is bored: Voldemort is dead, Ron and Hermione are in blissful love and even Hedwig is ignoring him. What to do? Declare war on Draco, of course!

Do you need to win a bet with a friend? Are you lusting hopelessly after someone? Don’t think they know you even exist? Or if they do know you exist, do you think they hate you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is just the book for you! “The Art of Seduction” by Draco Malfoy. Learn how to seduce the person of your choice in 30 days or less (and avoid wearing that little French maid number), satisfaction guaranteed!

What if James Potter wasn't killed on Halloween, 1981? Voldemort devised the perfect punishment for his insolence. A curse that would cause James more pain than the Cruciatus Curse could ever. A curse that will affect those of the past, as well as the future... (Harry, James, Marauders, Snape, etc...) (This if was originally on ff.net)

Picks up after Goblet of Fire. Harry is back with the Dursley s for the summer when he meets Iris, a Muggle girl that has moved onto Privet Drive. Upon Harry's return to Hogwarts, strange things begin to occur. Misfortune befalls certain students. Honest accidents, or possibly a sinister plot targeting students? Neville has a plant to help him with his memory problems, but at what cost? Hogwarts students are forced to return home for the Christmas Holiday and Harry must try to survive his two-week stay back at number four Privet Drive. Pranks, romance, Quidditch, angst, suspense, action and the Dark Lord, himself appear in this exciting tale of another year in the life of The-Boy-Who-Lived.

What if everything had been different? What if Sirius had never gone to Azkaban? What if Harry had a normal childhood with two wizards who love him like their own instead of the Dursleys? Ten years, five "snapshots" of a utopian alternate universe.

Ginny has been kidnaped by Death Eaters and Harry recieves a letter from his mother, written sixteen years earlier.

Join Hermione, Ginny, Luna, Cho, and six other witches as they compete to be Hogwarts' Next Top Witch. Parody of "America's Next Top Model." Harry Potter and Ron Weasley also star.

In their final year, Harry and Draco have to make difficult decisions about their future. And they come to play an important part in each other's lives and choices - to an extent neither of them had expected. (Eventual slash)

The Dark Lord has fallen, but there are still a few Death Eaters around, and one of them wants revenge. Professor Snape falls mysteriously ill, and Harry Potter is attacked. Harry/Draco slash, with some Harry/Snape friendship.

MWPP (kind of). Draco's having strange dreams, are they just dreams or are they reality? Fred and George have graduated - will 2 others take their place? Continuing Romance from the last story. Harry is part of a prophecy, but what part does he play? The Dark Lord is back in power - the wizarding world will be split in two...which side will everyone choose? There is betrayal, deceit, destruction, and the one thing that can take all the wrong away: Love.

Over the holiday, Harry meets a baby cousin with magical abilities. Determined to save his poor baby cousin from the evil Dursleys, Harry had no choice to bring the baby to school with him. But Harry had no experience with children! What will happen to Harry and his cousin? Who will come to their rescue? The war is still going on and how would that affect the situation?

After destroying the Horcruxes and facing Voldemort, Harry awakes to find his world vastly changed. He must begin anew and forge a place for himself in a society that no longer needs him to be "The Chosen One."

The summer following the Triwizard Tournament, Severus Snape opened the door to find the last two people he would have expected to see there: Lily and James Potter. Now it's up to Harry, with Ron and Hermione ever by his side and maybe a little help from Snape, to determine who to trust in a world of deciet and lies. But he must hurry: every day he lies in indesicion takes him a step closer to the death planned for him.

SLASH. A fic written to celebrate Harry's 21st birthday - The Boy Who Lived finally comes of age, and has a delightful party as well as other unexpected surprises along the way. Fluffy happiness and a notable absence of angst. After all, it's his birthday!

Sequel to "Change of Hearts." Here we find out how Harry's dealing with the loss of Draco, the knowledge of a new student, and a phone call from Hermione. And we meet Lita. A half-elf whom everyone seems to love. She talks to her Advanced DADA teacher about a foreign exchange trip to Hogwarts, and lets her best friend in on the secret. They squeal, they jump, they talk about Harry Potter.

Harry Potter is now the most famous Quidditch player in the world. He has everything anyone could ever ask for. But on board the British Airways, he reminisces about the one person he’d be willing to give up his money and fame for... Ah, this thing called "Love"...

This is the final battle as seen by fourteen different people, because Harry didn't know the half of it. *Contains no DH spoilers, unless I happened to guess right on something.*

A riveting, clever tale of Harry's journey away from the Dursleys and into adventure. Staying one step ahead of the Dark Lord, he meets the people who will help him find a way to survive until he has to confront the Dark Lord. This story picks up all the threads of the tale and runs with them to the very end.