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In which Bellatrix is not beautiful, and Andromeda doesn't feel real.

Dear Diary, I can say the words. I can write them over and over. I can speak to you and tell you everything I feel and everything I think but you will never, never write back. You stupid, useless pile of pages! You are empty. I once had a diary, and next to it, you are nothing. -- Ginny Weasley's thoughts on her true relationship with her Tom Riddle. Rated for dark subject matter.

Remus shuts down after Sirius is put in Azkaban. Slash, Remus/Sirius.

Harry, lost in his private world of grief after Sirius's death, finds understanding and consolation in the unexpectedly wise words of a Ravenclaw. H/L.

They told her Severus Snape was dead, but she refuses to believe that - and searches for him even as she herself is dying.

Remus wrote a letter to Lily Potter expressing his feelings about their former relationship. Unfortunately, the events at Godric's Hollow occurred before he had a chance to send it.

So...Ginny Weasley killed herself and Tom Riddle is free of the confines of her head, he is walking, she is soaring, and he will not ever walk again...

A single scene, set a few weeks before James and Lily are killed: Remus and Sirius have been living as flatmates for quite sometime, but lately things are amiss. Voldemort is rising in power and Sirius has concerns over whether Remus is really trustworthy after all.

Why did Sirius send Snape to the Whomping Willow? Here's one scenario. Rating for language and adult themes. Slash. WIP.

She wants to have a normal life but he just won't let her. He is needs her too much to forget about her. Harry and Draco get put into this mess unwillingly. What happens when old habits are just too hard to break?

Malfoy vows to revenge Hermione's death.

Draco, you caused everyone plenty of problems. It makes me sick every minute that passes by. It's better for me to shoot you on sight. But you couldn't fight right now, so let's settle everything in a game of Roulette

n the aftermath of the Final Battle, in an attempt to mend things, broken pieces are gathered. Sometimes they cut. (Percy/Oliver)

A morning, post-OoTP. What's Harry doing? What's he thinking? What are the ramifications of the prophecy? Who's mad at him now?

"When true friends meet in adverse hour; 'Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between." - Sir Walter Scott A Remus/Sirius ficlet.

Harry listens to Dudley's old "Disturbed" album and feels like the words are relating to him. He thinks back to Sirius and remembers how horrible it felt to lose someone. Angsty and depressing. Songfic.

Thinking about the man who ruined his life, a boy wonders how you can love and hate with your entire heart at the same time.

Draco likes to play pretend. Response to SBBO's 'Disorder a Day' Challenge.

At the end of the war, Lucius waits for what is unavoidable.

A game of truth or dare with a twist. Things are not as they seem. MWPP-era. (Peter/Sirius)

It is better the tales of our nights of burning passion, of wild, unearthly desire, are left to smolder in this glorious cacophony of flames, and rise in ethereal smoke to the sky... Sirius/Ginny one-shot

Remus loved Sirius, loved him with all of his heart. Unfortunately, Sirius never saw things the same way. Only now that Sirius is dead can Remus really pretend that Sirius loved him.

A wolf howls to find their pack, for a lone wolf is unlikely to survive for long. Remus Lupin walks through number Twelve Grimmauld Place and reflects.

There is a poison more potent than hate, more dangerously subtle. It works on a personal level, coursing like fire through the veins and burning up the heart even as it freezes it. Once afflicted, one is never the same. It even has a life of its own, and when wronged, it exacts a terrible vengeance.

It was midday when he saw the young man on the road. A two-shot in which a teacher is found and a lesson is learned.

Lupin's thoughts as he remembers Lily and his relationship with her. He is a lonely, broken man, thinking that two of his friends are dead effectivey at the other's hand. Memory is what he lives for now.

And they called me the smartest witch of our age. I who never realized the most basic of facts; humans beings, for all our charms, are mortal. We die. You died.

Sirius Black is trapped. Trapped inside a house he despises and a life in which he is confined and helpless. His Godson is at Hogwarts, suffering under the tyranny of Dolores Umbridge, but his cry for help is unanswerable without giving away Sirius's position. Alone at night, and no closer to an answer, Sirius retires to bed, the words of Harry's letter revolving in his head. Sleep brings no respite from his worry, but perhaps dreams hide an answer somewhere in their depths...

Before the end, there's always a beginning. H/D

Harry gives Sirius' eulogy at a small gathering of friends.

All you see is green. And suddenly you forget what hope is. - Harry are walking to the forbidden forest.

"She didn't want to die. Not yet, at any rate. And to die in such a way, where no one would know and most likely won't care, would be worse than dying in an accident, she thought. There'd be no fuss over her death. She was just another casualty of life, they'd say. Unimportant, unknown, and unloved." Presumably in 1994, a Ministry of Magic worker by the name of Bertha Jorkins went on a holiday to Albania to visit a relative. But she picked the wrong time and the wrong place - as always. Encountering more than just a couple of non-English-speaking locals and some very strong alcohol, Bertha also loses many things - the most important being her life. A sad, chilling account of sibling rivalry, loneliness, deceit and murder.

A Slytherin student has found a potion which helped him create a Hold to destroy his dark feelings. He tells Harry Potter the story of his life, his love for Malfoy, and his self destruction.``Do not expect cuteness and pink flowers. Please do not commit suicide as soon as you're done reading.

A rather sad songfic of H/Hr, from Hermione's point of view whilst watching Harry die. (I told you it was sad).

Ginny survived the war only to see that there is nothing left that she holds dear.

Susan/Lavender femme slash. Susan saves Lavender from herself, but will she always be there? Self-mutilation warning.

The Blacks and the Weasleys will once again be reunited. Ginny will have her freedom, all from pain and blood. One-shot. ``WARNING: contains non-descriptive femmeslash, character death

What happens when she is the only one left in the castle? Will she fall into darkness or will she wait for her friends to help her? For her, the line between good and evil was never clear, and now she decided that it doesn't exist. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and she's just about as desperate as she could get.

There’s no time for resentment, no time for sorrow… life is destroyed by those who don’t deserve it and love is taken away from those who cherish it. We’ve wasted so much time. We had a second chance. It was taken away from us. Now I’m just waiting for a third chance. - An alternating POV fic recounting events from Halloween '81 to PoA. (R/S)

The end of the war has come at last. Voldemort has been defeated, but at a terrible cost. The evening after the final battle, Ginny stands outside of the Burrow and thinks about what she's lost, and Harry, and the plans they made for after the war. What will she do now that life must go on? *song-fic*

Remus Lupin had a secret. A secret which no one shall ever know the truth about. (One-shot, MWPP,Remus/Lily)

What was Peter Pettigrew thinking as he planned the murders of some of his best friends? Why did he become a Death Eater? How long did he hate the other Marauders? Or was he just scared? Find out the importance of friendship... and what the lack of it can do to a person.

"Why? Why keep on living? You answer those questions for me because I really cannot. Yes, you. Both sides seem so alike now. This is the only truth—my only truth—and others do not see it, much less make it retreat. They are blind—blind with a slight blaze of glory from me. I’m me, and no one person can know what I am feeling. Yes, people can help me, but no one can save me, only myself." A slight gaze into Harry's mind two years post OotP.

Sirius thinks it amazing how many things go unnoticed.

AU. When an illness sweeps the entire world, Sirius must fight to protect the people he cares about as the dead begin to rise. Remus is on the other side of the continent, working desperately to develop a means to put the dead back where they belong. Sirius is trapped in the heart of London with a widower and a group of frightened children. Can they survive until they find one another?

A rare glimpse into the past of Argus Filch.

Shaking, she reached out towards his fading figure, her fingers spread, as if to pull in a dream that would never be realized. Merope/Tom, Merope/Marvolo, rated R for incest and implied sexual abuse.

Albus Dumbledore takes an interest in whom 17-year-old Severus Snape spends his time with. Gen. One-shot. Written for the As Summer Ends challenge on first_order (LJ).

In a battle with Voldemort, Kalli loses one of the most important people in her life. How will she deal with it, without the love of her life?

Cho Chang is very deeply affected by the death of Cedric Diggory, and this story isn't really a novel, just a view into Cho's distraught state of mind after Cedric's death.

Winter came, and with it came the dark. A look at Moody between the first war and the second.

Set in the summer after fourth year, and written before OotP (though edited after), this fic gives a glimpse of Cho Chang following the death of her boyfriend. Tears, fears, guilt and blame, as Cho tries to get a handle on what has happened.

'... many thought he was an attention-seeking little monster. Others gave him a wide berth in the hallways because he was supposedly a raving lunatic. The little boy’s green eyes full of wonder became the young man’s green eyes full of sadness. And worry. And fear.'

“You want to know that face that you’ve never truly seen. You want to fall into that gleaming, silver gaze. You want him.” Harry sees Draco flying and discovers unknown feelings. Draco/Harry angst

On the eve of Harry's election to Minister of Magic, Draco must decide if being with Harry is where he wants to be.

"No one knew Remus Lupin loved her too." James wasn't the only one to love Lily.

A young witch escapes a tear filled past to America, but a mysterious man continues to haunt her...

The death of the ones we love often kills us from the inside out, and we are haunted by the memory of what was, and by what will never be again.

As the end of the war approaches, Harry thinks about what little is left of his life and himself that is worth living for. A one-shot first person narrative. Brief, one-sided mention of H/G

Barty Crouch Sr. reflects on his wife, his son, and the world he has built for himself.

George is left behind after Fred dies in the battle of Hogwarts. In the months to come, he contemplates suicide, why he is the one left behind, and what he should do for his future.

"Always, just after sunset, Ginny watched the butterflies dance..." D/G.

Hermione is dead. At least, emotionally. She has also chosen to let Ron think she loves him, though it is impossible, given her lack of emotion. What happens when the girl must become logic because the boys have enough emotion between them? A look at the points of view of Hermione, Ginny, Harry, and Ron to this situation. Set in the Hogwarts years, written between OOTP and HBP, when we didn't know what was going to happen relationship wise!

Summer 1980. Two young men meet in a pub in Knockturn Alley. For ten days, their lives are entwined. But when the Dark Mark burns, no one can fight the summons. Regulus/Peter.

"To Hermione Granger, life was like a blank piece of parchment—like Transfiguration homework before it was completed—like an essay." The companion to You’re Dead. Hermione knew that Sirius’s death had affected more people than thought. All she could do was help Harry grieve and give him more knowledge. But for once in her life, she didn’t know what to do with Ron. She couldn’t correct him. She couldn’t help him now.

Draco Malfoy knew that this day would come, that this moment must pass, yet that did not seem to make it any easier. And now he stands in the centre of a dark room, surrounded by anonymous masked figures, waiting for the inevitable, as a tall and ominous being approaches.

Sometimes, you are so desperate for changes to happen. Sometimes, you just don't see a way out anymore. Sometimes... desperation will transform the world into a better place.... (T/G)

Teenagers Molly and Arthur chat over the Christmas holidays; he tells her a secret from his past that's been hidden away for years. Rated for sensitive issues.

Remus's pov on Sirius and the aftermath of his death.

My name is Narcissa Malfoy. I live in an atmosphere of terror and neglect. In the end, what will I choose, to be cold and unfeeling like my husband, or to feel utter pain, just so that I can feel?

Rachel woke when it was still dark outside her grimy window. She sat up next to the still-sleeping Ian and looked around, confused. Then everything hit her, physically hit her, so that she fell back onto the bed and bit her pillow to stop keep herself from screaming. This fic also goes as a sort of background story to my fic Harry Potter and the Return to the Riddle House. (If you haven't read RttRH, consider this a sort of trailer, like what makes you want to see the movie.) Very angst-y.

Gryffindor isn't the only brave House or the only one to pay the consequences of bravery under the Carrows' regime. (Angst, violence, torture.). Michael Corner, Terry Boot, Anthony Goldstein, Neville Longbottom and D.A. Rating: R

Harry has to go back in time to retrieve a Horcrux from Grimmauld Place. But can he really keep from changing future events?

James and Sirius made a promise to Remus; Remus also made a promise. How does this change things if both those promises were broken?

It's amazing what little things can trigger memories and tears. Three people remember a man who meant much to them. A man who died too soon.

The tight circle of trees surround you, moving in. They point their crooked branches at you as if they blame you for the frost that has covered this whole godforsaken place. You killed us, they whisper with their leafless branches, you killed us, like you killed him.

After a painful break-up with Draco, Harry tries to be indifferent.

The final showdown between Harry and Voldemort. Not everything goes as expected. possible h/s preslash. May be the first of a series.

If this is the way dying feels, it's not so bad.

It was the full moon the night that James and Lily had died, and Remus was alone.

Slytherins have feelings and loyalties too, you know. Perhaps different from those of the rest of the world, but they’re still there. Pansy listens, thinks, and remembers and re-examines her loyalties. Rather random thoughts. Set after the end of HBP. Slight DM/PP.

After the war, Harry ran from the bad memories that haunted him and took refuge in the Muggle world. When he gets a call from a Muggle hospital telling him that a certain Draco Malfoy has been delivered into the Intensive Care Unit, it seems that his peace of mind is at stake as well as Draco's life.

Judged. Labeled. Levelled. Uniforms turn normal kids into members of their House, while keeping their individual traits out of the way. Hogwarts stole my identity. It's time for me to act against the system.

After the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Lupin, Tonks, Kingsley, and Molly deal with Sirius' passing.

A deeper, darker look into the life of the girl we now know as Moaning Myrtle.

Blaise Zabini, a seventh year, has kept a secret for years now. But now that everyone in Slytherin House knows, and now that everyone hates her, what is she to do? Warning: Contains cutting. DM/BZgirl!

Set in Harry's second year and Ginny's first when the Chamber of Secrets is opened. Ginny wakes up in the middle of the night with her hands covered in blood, and finds her peace with Harry.

"I wish you could do magic!" Janie had shouted in a fit of temper. How exactly should a muggle mother respond to her daughter – especially when she wishes the very same thing?

I'm dying now and it's not what I thought it would be. It is all the regrets I’ve ever had knocking down the doors of my mind, screaming all the things I should have done. It is all the mistakes I ever made, crying for the apologies I never said.

Draco has one last chance to reveal his true feelings to Hermione. Will he forgive himself or allow his regret and shame to destroy his possibility for a happy future?

Devastated by Sirius' death in in final battle, Hermione fled Britain, only to discover six years later that he was not dead at all. When he's recently recaptured by the Ministry, Hermione must confront her past to save the man she loves. HG/SB, HG/CD

Cho reflects upon Cedric's death, Harry, and herself. A short one-shot.

"She is my heart's desire and she will realise that I am hers." A JamesLily ficlet from someone else's perspective. Oneshot.

After Hogwarts, Ron and Ginny sought employment with Lupin in The Hotel of the Wanderers in Tibet. Ginny still pined for Harry, and felt trapped and stuck in her life. Daniel, an attractive, young, Californian, guitarist and university student visits Lupin seeking help in ridding himself of his lycanthropy. In the process, Ginny learns the universality of heartbreak. (Daniel is a character which most readers should instantly recognise from another source. For those who are fond of cross-overs).

She didn't laugh anymore. Her tinkling laugh in the morning just because her father had forgotten to shave a spot on his cheek was gone. She didn't smile the way she used to do before it happened either. She didn't behave like she used to before; she wasn't the merry singing little girl she had been before. Before him.

// Funny in a certain light, how we all look the same / And there's no one in life you can remember ever stood for you, so / Shame // Draco remembers. And hurts.

There is a motive behind every action, no matter how big or small. What was Peter Pettigrew's the night he betrayed the Potters?

Am I really a hero? That's what they tell me. They say I'm a hero, a savior, but I'm not. I am survivor. I'll tell you who the real heroes are, because they aren't here anymore. They are the heroes.

Ron has a mental rant about Malfoy. Why does he have to be so perfect?``(If you're offended by the words 'bloody', 'hell', or 'bastard', don't read it.)