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Severus Snape threatens an owl, faces a moral quandary, and talks to a wall.

Christmas, 1994. Two men, a cave, a hippogriff, some blankets, a hot meal, a blizzard, a bottle of vino rosso, and a conversation. (Remus/Sirius)

After a devastating final battle with Voldemort Harry makes a decision which dramatically changes the course of his life. Eight years later his past surprises him, forcing him to remember what he had wanted to forget.

There's something special about a first kiss that makes the journey almost as memorable as the kiss itself. A fifth-year Remus/Sirius story inspired by the lovely artwork of Marta.

Remus considers his future, Sirius makes a promise, James and Lily one-up each other, and everyone owes Peter a debt. The calm before the storm.

What might have happened if someone else had found the Potters' front door on Halloween day, if Lily and James had survived Voldemort's final attack, if Harry grew up in a close-knit family far away from the wizarding world, if it was now Harry's eleventh birthday and there was a whisper of trouble in the air... R/S, L/J, AU

Sirius writes a book review, after a fashion.

It's October 1981. War hangs heavily on the hidden wizarding community: in Godric's Hollow, the Potters are preparing to vanish. Angst, betrayal, pain, torture, and choc chip cookies feature heavily. Beginning on Wednesday 25th October 1981, each chapter of this fic will cover one day of the week of the Potters' Fidelius Charm.

In which Remus cries, Sirius forgets his shirt, and O! there is angst.

Remus is tired of Sirius' attempts at matchmaking.

This is the first year of James at Hogwarts. Very few people have heard of Voldemort yet, during this year he will begin (but not complete) his rise to power. The first chapter explores what receiving the Hogwarts letter is like for someone in a prestigious magical family. Things won’t be this happy for James for very long.

OotP-AU. Remus has the most surprising news for Sirius. What will happen? How will the others react? And what will they name the twins? A brief observation. Slash, mpreg.

After resigning from Hogwarts, Professor Lupin wonders what he can do for his old friend, Sirius Black.

In Harry's sixth year, he must learn to accept the cards fate has dealt him. With unexpected new abilities, a new crush, and a mysterious Veil, this might be one of Harry's most eventful years at Hogwarts!

A spell goes badly wrong, sending Harry back to the time of the Marauders and into his father's body. Romance soon blossoms between him and Sirius, but Harry knows that if he chooses his own happiness over the protection of the timeline, disaster will strike the Wizarding World. An ethical dilemma for the Boy Who Lived, with lots of adventure and angst thrown in for good measure. SLASH. H/S.

Sirius left the Black house one night at the age of sixteen because he was in love with a werewolf, and quite possibly another of his best friends as well. During the time period between Sirius' fifth year and Harry's, this decision would affect many important events.

Written for cynicalpirate's birthday, on the premise that she wanted Remus/Sirius, cross-dressing (I worry sometimes...), humiliation, goblins, cameos, foreshadowing and the words 'a yummy little tart'. And for all that humour potential, it still managed to turn into flangst (fluffy angst) and an exercise in prolonged UST. Fanfic moves in mysterious ways.

Five one-shots about silly things that might happen.

After GoF, Sirius goes to "lie low at Lupin's." This is my picture of what happened then.``Involving some golden rings, memories, renewed love, and fun in the bathtub.

It's the seventh and final year for Hogwarts' favorite marauders - Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and James Potter. Peter seems to be hiding more than one would know, and the power of the dark rises. Although evil leaks into every corner of the haunted castle, dungbombs and exploding lizards line the halls, showering the students with fun, hope, dung, and lizards. Detentions, pranks, and friendship galore!

Children and adults alike are being paired up in the world of Fan fiction. But who has to most choices? Is it Draco? Is it Harry? Find out this and more!

During the summer holidays before her fourth year at Hogwarts, Ginny Weasley struggles with the memories of a past she wishes she could forget. Voldemort's ressurection has unexpected effects on Ginny as she tries to create a different life for herself--one that doesn't involve Harry Potter, her over-protective family, or the little girl she used to be. (G/SB)

James visits Sirius and his slightly mad family over his sixth year Christmas holiday. Panic, terror, and chaos ensue. Lily and Remus are tossed into the jumble and even Peter makes a cameo. Humour, insanity, Quidditch, Lily/James fluff, and quite a few Sirius moments.

Sirius and Remus go to 12 Grimmauld Place to inspect it. But they soon find more trouble than they bargained for, as well as an attraction for each other!

James falling in love with Lily. Snape getting his comeuppance. Lily being mischievous. Sirius becoming a man. Sirius streaking! Just a story about a few events in the marauders' fourth year. Nice fluffy fic.

When stereotyped, we often unintentionally live down to the expectations of others. While attempting to live in the Muggle world, Remus Lupin learns this the hard way and embarks on an adventure where he will discover true love, deal with a worsening prejudice and, while grieving a tragic and personal loss, he will face his darkest demon after committing what he considers a most unredeemable sin: infecting a child with lycanthropy.

Sequel to "The Art of Mental Shifting." Sirius takes Lupin over to Hogwarts in order to cure his hypnosis condition and certain... assumptions... are made.

It's the Marauders' last Christmas at Hogwarts, and naturally Sirius is going to make sure it goes off with a bang. Unless Remus manages to keep him from turning metaphor into reality...RL/SB, L/J

The newly-freed Sirius meets someone someone from his past - Becky Pettigrew. What are her real motives? Can he learn to love her despite Peter's betrayal? And why does she put Snape in a fouler mood than ever?

In which just-past-sixth-year Sirius and Remus say hail and farewell in the train station. Quick and light.

AU; Sirius returns from the Veil and makes an unexpected appearance during Half-Blood Prince's Christmas Day scene at the Burrow.

"He was like an idiot savant when it came to mayhem." MWPP go pranking, first kisses happen, and Remus is grumpy.

Lily and James have been engaged for months. They set the date a while ago, but that's all they did. Now, one week before the wedding James is busy with Auror training and Lily and Alice have one week to plan the wedding. This is a sequel to "The Bachelor Party" and the latest of my Potter Family Album fics. Lily has one week to pick out a dress, cake, invitations, write the guest list, and so much more. James and Sirius are living at home while they do their Auror training and Lily lives alone in her apartment. Frank and Alice are newlyweds and Aurors in training as well. Other characters make appearances such as Terry Boot's parents, Nymphadora Tonks, and everyone's favorite Headmaster of Hogwarts.

Nearly everyone has an elephant in the corner—something they cannot or will not face. Remus Lupin has three. An autobiography of Remus Lupin, ages 8 through 16. (Fifteen chapters, including foreword and afterword.)

After a hard night of partying, Sirius Black wakes up naked. And he's not alone.

At the age of 23, Hermione Granger has learned more than most witches and wizards will ever learn. She has done years of further education, but took a liking to charms. Now Albus Dumbledore has invited her to teach at Hogwarts. The Magical world is on the edge of losing to the dark lord and all that stands between the elimination of Voldemort is a nine line riddle. Hermione is faced with danger, with a love she doesn't understand and with a decision that will break her heart. (But a happy ending, I promise.)``Ships: Hermione/Severus, Harry/Ginny

The story behind Sirius running away from home.

"Prisoner of Azkaban" from Sirius' perspective: Sirius, nearly insane after 12 years of Azkaban, suddenly finds out that Peter is still alive and biding his time as a boy's pet rat at Hogwarts. A boiling hate arises inside of him, the desire to make Peter pay, to kill him at all costs...

Long before Harry Potter began his many adventures in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, his parents were there having their share of adventures. And it all started with a mysterious girl from America. But what does this girl have to do with Harry's life now? What does she know about what happened then night his parents were killed? And what does Voldemort want from this woman now?

Harry, Ron, and Hermione are almost over with their 5th year, ``and are in Hogsmeade. Harry and Hermione are now dating, and Ron feels slightly ``left out, so he has a conversation with Madam Rosmerta at the Three Broomsticks. ``Some funny stuff, with some romance on the side.

The Marauders are in their tumultuous seventh year at Hogwarts. Voldemort is steadily rising to power, and becoming one of the most feared wizards of all time. Join James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter in their unorthodox romances, and their struggles against the Dark Lord, ending it all with the birth of "the boy who lived." Not to mention, you'll get to see Snape as a Death Eater!

How you've turned my world, you precious thing... You starve and near exhaust me. Everything I've done, I've done for you. I move the stars for no one, but I moved them for you. You've run so long. You've run so far. You're eyes can be so a cruel… A cruel reminder of what was, what was not, and what was never meant to be…

What happens when you add four prank-happy boys to three clever girls? A totally chaotic Hogwarts, and a whole lot of fun. Set in the times of James Potter and gang, plus a few new characters of my own.

Can anyone clear Sirius Black's name? When Voldemort returns and tensions rise, what can be done for Sirius? This sequel to 'Moony & Padfoot' answers these and other questions.

"Regulus," said Mother. It was scary how calm she was. "Promise me that, whatever happens, you won’t end up like Sirius. I could not deal with both my sons acting like that. Follow in Bellatrix and Narcissa’s footsteps. Uphold the family name. Teach Hogwarts what it means to be a Black."

Everyone knows we all screamed and shouted and stomped our feet when Peter got away. And more importantly when Sirius was almost killed. So here's my version of that night in the Shrieking Shack. Here's what should have happened...

Death has the power to take lives or to save them. He's about to do both.

A funny, slashy, funny (did we mention funny and slashy?) MWPP fic where James and Lily get it together, Sirius is, um. . . Sirius, there's some strip poker, a few laughs, and a TOTAL surprise ending (we think.)

24. James decides to write a book titled, "How I Did It." Nobody is entirely sure what "It" is.

Lily and Sirius are the most popular couple in school, James is a geek no-one's heard of. What happens when Lily and James meet? *later:* James has a makeover, Sirius appears in a pink bikini, Snape snogs McGonagall, and more!

It's all over. But there's a surprise in it for Harry.

As Harry grows older and Voldemort returns, changes are inevitable. This is the story of Harry Potter's fifth year. Where life is a twisting and confusing process, and not everything is what meets the eye. Angst, humor, and romance abound.

The boys are cooking dinner for Lily, Sirius has checkmated Remus at chess, and Remus has an admission to make...

Harry, Hermione, Draco and Ginny are back for Harry's fifth year, and after Harry discovers he and the others have strange powers they can neither explain nor control, they are sent to a different wizard school to master their magic. Meanwhile, what is Sirius hiding from Harry about his past with Lily Potter? And what is Voldemort's Evil Plan? H, Hr, D, G love quartet, with SB/NM pairing. (Prequel to be set in MWPP era, detailing Sirius' life at Hogwarts - SB/RL slash, and lots of angst splashed in there).

Harry is having the most odd year; will he able to get through it?

Sirius Black had never seen a head of hair quite as unique as James Potter’s. It vaguely reminded him of the time when he’d accidentally run his mother’s cat, Sooty, through the tumble-dryer when he was seven. Black on blue-black, refusing to lie flat, as if clumps were attached to the strings of invisible balloons floating above the other boy’s head. Sirius wondered if he’d purposely styled it like that, or if James Potter had been in a freak potions explosion earlier that day. Either way, it was intriguing.

Sequel to ‘Arrival Unexpected’ and second in the ‘Owl Post Series’: Remus Lupin is learning that time stands still for no one, least of all for the resident teenage werewolf of Hogwarts. Things aren’t that easy for his friends either: Peter struggles with the aftermath of last year’s attack; Sirius Black is the embodiment of trouble; James and Lily have planned their future together, but the best laid plans of mice, men or even a Marauder often go astray. What they don’t know is that outside the walls of Hogwarts, more mayhem is coming their way in a deadly and unexpected form.

Why that whole theory about James doing a Switching Curse with Remus would, most likely, blow up in his face.

Remus recieves a telephone call from his mum, and Sirius finds out that his boyfriend's parents don't know about their four-year relationship. And then fluff ensues. And a bit of angst. And then angsty fluff. And then back to fluff. Whee!

She's been with the Marauders (composed of her brother-in-law's cousin, her best friend, her sexy mate, and The-One-Whom-She-Gives-Not-A-Sack-Of-Dragon-Dung-About) ever since her first yeat at Hogwarts, and has gone through it all with them. But now Elizabeth Cartier finds herself thinking unholy thoughts about one of them, and realizes that she can't stop herself from falling for him -- not that she's really trying to.

Songfic to Sting's "Moonlight." After years of keeping secrets, true love is finally revealed "in the moonlight..."

In a world where Sirius was not framed and never went to Azkaban, two-year old Harry is in the care of his godfather. Sharing a house with Remus, all is blissful domesticity... until the day Sirius decides to put some shelves up. The Muggle Way. Will their happy home be destroyed in a cloud of brick dust and woodshavings? Will Sirius emerge with all his limbs still attached? And most importantly…will Harry ever get to Toys 'R' Us for his new paddling pool?

AU What if Hagrid had shown up at Godric's Hollow fifteen minutes late? What if Sirius had been fifteen minutes early? What if Peter had shown up a Godric's Hollow that night? An AU based upon fifteen minutes having the ability to completely change the future.

It was one of those days, you know the kind that start out like any other and you’d never guess that they could in any way be special but they are just the same.

Many people say that your last name is your birthright, but they don't always say whether your birthright is a gift or a curse. But if you're a Black than people know exactly what to think of you. Old blood, Old money. Old magic. But with old magic comes old secrets.

When Narcissa gives Snape a little potions tuition, the results are as dangerous as they are unexpected. Sirius, Narcissa and Severus look back over the events of Sirius and Severus' first year at Hogwarts, whilst Dumbledore acts as umpire.

"You set me up with one of your castoffs. Again!" A drunken and surly Remus comes home to a sober Sirius.

The Dark Lord has risen leaving death and destruction in his wake. Lord Voldemort searches for the members of a lost prophecy. Harry Potter must find the means to stop the Dark Lord before the prophecy is fullfilled, but unless Harry can overcome his past, all is lost. With the help of Hermione, Ron, a scarlet lover, and a reluctant enemy, Harry will rock the wizarding world to its core. Can Harry discover the meaning of the prophecy before it is too late, or will Hogwarts lay in ruin at Voldemort's feet. The fate of the world hangs in the balance. Dragons, Quidditch, Egyptians, Balls, Prefects, Dueling, Deatheaters, Voldemort and More.

In the summer after his year of teaching at Hogwarts, Remus Lupin sets off to spend a holiday with his old friend Sirius Black...

Sirius never felt that he fitted in with the rest of the Blacks. He has experienced some of his worst memories at no. 12 Grimmauld Place and feels nothing but hatred towards his parents and brother. One evening, it all becomes too much for him to handle, and he decides to leave it all behind.

We offer Virgin!Sirius, Homophobic!Draco, Married!Snape, Straight!Remus, Sockporn!Dumbledore, Non-sexless!Blaise, Traumatized!Poppy, and other rare things.````Part 1: We meet Sirius, a relative, a certain hippogriff and eh... what? A Hogwarts that isn't over-run by gay students?

Response to Prongs’ Challenge: Sirius discovers that James was not killed by Voldemort – he was banished. Sirius enlists the help of Hermione and a reluctant Snape to find out what happened to James and bring him back to Hogwarts.``Slash Sirius/James, Harry/Severus plus others.

Remus Lupin should have learned a valuable lesson when he realized that his three best friends; James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew had accepted his werewolf transformations without prejudice. When he is propositioned by Lord Voldemort however, will his inability to tell the truth lead him to ruin...or worse yet, the loss of a budding relationship before it even starts?

Remus Lupin's life in both his human state and his wolf state. During the war, Dumbledore gives Remus a mission that threatens his humanity. Tonks loves him unconditionally but he is terrified for her. The fate of all the werewolves hangs in the balance. This story features an original mythology about the werewolves.

"Memories frozen right at that instant of time...not allowed, not wanted, to be acknowledged, for fear of..." Set after OotP…did Sirius really die? Who is the boy who enrolls for sixth year at Hogwarts and why does he keep having the feeling he knows the people around him…but in another place, one called Rialle? What, or rather who, has Harry been dreaming about and what could possibly happen if Sirius..? [slash in later parts]

As another day dawns, Sirius Black confides to Remus his suspicions that they and the rest of the inmates of the Fan Fiction Factory are merely cogs in the wheels of some great and sinister conspiracy. "If we are imaginary," he suggests, "then surely our imaginations are as valid as anyone else's." Remus thinks he has a point. Severus thinks he's talking through his hat. Tarzan wants another banana. Join them in the Fanficfactory for another day of saving the world as we know it.

Five young children met on the Hogwarts Express and were, from then on, friends forever. The many adventures of Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Petter Pettigrew, and Lily Evans in their first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

What happends when you fall in love with your arch enemy's girlfriend, who absolutely hates you back? What if she, her boyfriend, your best friend's crush, and some of their other friends have a club that is against everything you do? You just learn to cope with it.

The Potters' first wedding anniversary is fast approaching, and despite the dark times, Lily wants to make this day special. James, however, does not only seem too busy to remember ... he seems to be cold enough to allow their marriage to fall apart! Lily vows to spark the flame once more and comes up with the ultimate plan to surprise him... Only to end up getting surprised herself.

How Ginny and Sirius became friends.

What if one day you woke up and nothing was right yet everything was so familiar? What if you didn’t even know yourself? Who you had been, who you are, and who you were supposed to be? What if the one person that could help you was the unlikeliest of them all... (mild H/D)

Ah, the joys of motherhood. Lily Potter is in her eighth month of pregnancy and is experiencing some very odd cravings. Dig in with Remus and Peter as they seek to placate the rumblings in her belly.

It's Lily Evans' first year at Hogwarts, and she's finding it very interesting indeed! Already she's made "friends" with a group of first years with spunk, class, mischief, and mystery. What troubles can the group go through their first year?

Sirius has been causing trouble at school again, and McGonagall calls Andromeda in to have a meeting with her. A very young Nymphadora Tonks comes along, eager to see her favorite cousin.

Featuring Evil plans and interference, inept Ministry activities, a very tangled "Hogwarts Love Polygon", bad poetry, and someone who finally realizes that Hogwarts is a boarding school without nearly enough parties.

When Hogwarts is closed for mysterious reasons, and the students sent to different schools around the world, Harry finds himself in America. In a school, things happen unlike any at Hogwarts, and the people there have their own stories. But will Morgan's story be too much for Harry's godfather Sirius to handle? One person's death can shape another's fate. And one person's fate will shape the destiny of all.

Devastated by the deaths of her parents, Lily finds herself struggling to come to terms with the massive uncertainty inherent in a war-torn wizarding world. However, when Sirius flirts with Divination in an attempt to tease a smile to Lily's lips, he, Lily and James become trapped in another reality posing as the future. A spell cast to reveal the closest blood relative to Sirius should offer some chance of escape, but when it leads them directly to Draco Malfoy Lily finds herself asking whether morals are more important than happiness and whether a sense of right and wrong is ever worth sacrificing peace for. Ultimately, will Lily set her soul to rest, or only learn that the future never does the expected? Warnings: slash, language.

Dark times call for dark measures. Sirius is in training to become and Auror, and is in turn training his boss, Zenobia, how to be human. Remus struggles against the curse that binds him. Can he ever have a real life, or, for that matter, a real relationship? A MWPP fic that will chronicle the first war against Voldemort.

From the age of five, Remus J. Lupin was feared by some and despised by the rest. He had only his immediate family--until he was accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is the story of a young werewolf, trying to grow up in a world that is already beginning to darken with the shadow of Voldemort, and the friends who stand by him through the journey.

Remus is looking forward to his last year at Hogwarts, and even though he knows it'll be no easier than the previous years, some facts are going to make this the toughest. Slight AU (though not really, as we'll never really know what actually happened).

It is Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He returns after a not-so-pleasant summer haunted by nightmares of Cedric's Death. But also at Hogwarts, things have changed.``Voldemort is out there searching for a way to defeat his opponents.``People have left, others have returned and a strange new student is sorted into Slytherin.``Harry plays Quidditch, Ron gets cursed, Hermione is a Prefect, Malfoy behaves strange, Snape starts taking points off from Slytherin and shortly after Christmas, Harry has to find out that Hogwarts is no longer safe.``What is Voldemort's plan, who is his target and how can the worst be prevented from becoming true?

The sweet and fluffy romantic tale of how Sirius Black won Remus Lupin's heart. Smiles guaranteed, or your money back!

After the Dementor attack, Dumbledore arrives too late to stop the Ministry. Harry escapes, but blood is on his hands. A fugitive and with the Ministry seeking vengeance, can Harry fight the Dark Lord while avoiding Azkaban? Or will he be forever changed?

"We dark ones, we lost ones, do not feel less strongly than the others... we feel more intensely. We suffer more intensely, live and die more intensely than they. And when the end comes, it is our torment which is greatest and most enduring." The redemption of Severus Snape begins with the loss of a young life on the field of battle. Set several years after GoF, this is not about the Final Battle, but what happens afterwards...

His story is familiar; his perspective is not. Tormented by his past, Sirius Black struggles for sanity and pushes onward, seeking justice, vengeance, and the only people he has left to live for.

Hermione must go back in time to destroy an evil mirror. On the way, two men fall in love with her. She might love one, except Harry is waiting for her to return. How will her love take it to find out? Which love are we talking about?

James tries to explain to Lily why the tongue is a useful tool in CPR, a fact he learned from Sirius and Remus. Takes place in their fifth year.

The other Marauders visit Remus in the Infirmary after yet another full moon. Sirius is sweet and protective, and Remus is tired - uber-fluffy moments are to be expected. Short, sappy and sweet.

What if Rookwood hadn't gotten Voldemort onto the right track? What if Voldemort really had kidnapped Sirius and taken him to the Department of Mysteries? Would the outcome of the Battle be the same? Or would Sirius still be alive?

At his Sorting, Regulus Black weighs his brother's love against his parents' expectations, and makes a choice.