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How far will you go to keep someone alive... even though they aren't?

In 1982, shortly after the Ministry "took advantage of a fortuitous accident to crow about victory" a young man who has carried for much of his life the burden of a dark secret drops into the Leaky Cauldron for a couple of beers. There he will meet a girl whose secrets may be even darker than his. He will be offered a choice: stay true to his blood-kin, or to humanity.

In the fractious times of their sixth year, Hermione Ron and Harry are experiencing some emotional problems. They each seek solace within another. HGSS, RWLL, HPDM

Upon the opening of a suspicious book, Hermione finds herself sucked into the time of 1944 - when Tom Riddle was in his seventh year. An opportunity to save lives presents itself. Will Hermione take it that chance?

Student and Professor relationships are illegal. But Tom has watched Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall and knows they have feelings for each other. Wanting Dumbledore out of the way, Tom has an idea. But what exactly will the consequences be?

Severus Snape contemplates the events of the HBP and relives the memories of several key events not yet in canon such as the meeting with Voldemort after GOF, the nature of the mysterious relationship between Snape and the Malfoys, and the events on the tower with Dumbledore in this author's attempt to explore a duty bound Snape.

Hogwarts is a difficult place for a teenage girl coming of age. The struggles between Gryffindor/Dumbledore and Slytherin/Voldemort are not a clear cut battle between good and evil when seen from another point of view.````GoF and OotP (when available) from a third person (original character) point of view. Will feature all the characters we know and love, but use OC and scenes we don't see in the Canon to present a different view of the HP universe.

A series of graveside confessions.

"Everyone thinks we hate each other... I don't think I can play this game any longer..." As the war comes closer, people realize that they don't really know Hermione Granger or Draco Malfoy. Rated R for violence in later chapters and language. DM/HG fic.

Two people find love in unexpected places. Together they embark upon a beautiful journey that no one else can ever know about. Can they make it last?

Third story in the 'Sweet Dreams' sequence. A final visit to the graveyard. Some people will always find themselves second-best. Harry/Draco.

Draco Malfoy asks Harry Potter to play a game with him. He never knew what sort of things this game would lead to. (HP/DM)

As Voldemort and his supporters grow more and more powerful during Harry's fifth year, Harry must run from his wrath. Others are put in danger, and Harry and his friends are made to learn the hard way about loss, fear, and pain.

After the war, Harry repeatedly visits someone in St. Mungo's. [Harry & Luna]

The Malfoy Code says that each Malfoy family should have at least one Death Eater per generation. This code has been around since the time of Grindelwald, the former Dark wizard. However, Voldemort rejects Draco Malfoy when he is recruited for the Death Eaters. With this act, Draco must suffer the fate of an ousted Malfoy, a fate that has not occurred for several generations.

“…and one day I will lose it I think and never make it out of wherever they send people who have lost it which is probably hell but hell is seeing him cover his wrists when anyone is near and refusing to speak or eat or look at my face and I wonder if I kissed him if maybe he would forget and move on or maybe just be numb enough to play that game with me and tell me what I want to hear.” All he wanted was to be someone’s everything. Post-Hogwarts.

"He's nothing but a coward, a simple coward through and through! He's locked up in his past, harboring ill will to anyone with half a brain because he envies them! He envies us all our freedoms. For he has none." Severus Snape finally snaps, seeking power in a sacred place--Hermione Granger. Somewhat romance, violence, some sexual situations. SS/HG, DM/HG noncon.

Draco Malfoy is 17, nothing wrong with that, right? Well, there is. Apparently in his family there is a slight... fluke, and in his 7th year at Hogwarts, he finds himself being in heat, and every girl on him like a pack of dogs on a three legged cat - all except Hermione.

Ron. Pansy. Desire. Unbidden. Forbidden Denied. Unbanishable. Desire is harmless...isn't it?

Everyone has secrets. Things they will never tell another soul, but that eat away at them like acid, from the inside out. These are a few of those secrets. Warning: Themes of incest, rape, drug abuse, suicide, murder.

Lucius decides to have his evil way with Hermione, in pursuit of an evil plot. So he does, but she gets her revenge... a dish best taken cold. Rated R for explicit non-consensual sex. **Be Warned!!**

Ron and Hermione are finally a couple, and Ron admits it to Harry. They discuss Harry's history with girls, and Harry decides who he really likes.``R/Hr and H/L shipping

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!

“I’ll make you scream,” Potter whispers, and Draco can think of a thousand other things Potter could make him do, but he doesn’t think any of them will feel this good.

Percy gets an unexpected owl and has a much desired, yet unexpected rendezvous at the lake.

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.

Snape shirks parental responsibilities he just learned about while Harry fights the pain inside caused by the death of Cedric and his godfather and the abuse of the Dursleys. ``Warning: Major abuse content.

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.

In the years to come, Harry would have no memory whatsoever of what it was they actually talked about. All he would be able to remember was the way his cheeks hurt from smiling so much, the way he almost lost his voice from talking and laughing for hours on end, the way Hermione clutched her stomach as she laughed so hard she nearly cried. H/Hr with some R/Hr.

Harry takes a seemingly useful field trip to the 1940s, but within hours of arriving is distracted by something he did not expect. Tom Riddle has his eye on a sixteen-year-old Minerva McGonagall and she's not doing a lot to stop his advances. How can Harry stop the impending disaster without completely messing up history? He can't ...

The War is over, and Draco Malfoy has lost more than most. On his way to certain death, he reflects on family secrets and the price of a promise that must be kept.

Blaise Zabini has always hated autumn. Now that his son is about to be born, he should have a reason to like it, shouldn't he?

Draco, Ginny, and a bit of angsty fluff. Songfic to Coldplay's Warning Sign

Ron knows what he's fighting for, even if no one else does.

Throughout the Harry Potter Series Ginny has had very little say. What does she really think? What are her desires? Would you follow her path? In this fic she shows all. To love dark men, dark power, and dark morals isn't so easy for a Gryffindor. Follow Ginny Weasley as she climbs her way up the dark ladder to her ultimate goal, and let no man stay her way...

Harry Potter had killed Voldemort, but he didn’t care. Hermione was dead. Why Hermione had come after Harry, he didn’t know. But he did know that she was gone and wouldn’t be coming back.

AU. James gets a life sentence in Azkaban for betraying the Pettigrews to Voldemort, as well as for killing Sirius and seven Muggles. Almost nine years later, he returns. Remus and Severus, who have been caring for little Harry Pettigrew, are ready to fight the man who was once their friend, and, to Remus, a husband and a lover. However, not everything is what it looks like...``Past and current SLASH RL/JP, SS/SB, RL/SS, implied MPREG.

A week in the country. A secret room. A forbidden passion and a dangerous assignment. A speculative tale of what might have happened in Half-Blood Prince...even if JKR would never admit it. Nominated for Best Fic Overall in the 2006 D/G Fic Exchange!

Draco and Hermione have been enemies from day one. When Hermione finally gets what she wished for from Draco, the result is not what she expected at all.

They were best friends...until the unexpected happend. Sleeping together at such a young age was a big step, especially for two best friends. And now, betrayal is on the way...total G/D angst and sappy love.

Harry and friends are back for year six at Hogwarts. Harry and Ginny will become closer, but she tests his trust in a very dangerous way. Ron has changed but not for the better. All of the teenagers are dealing with their ``raging hormones, and Harry will be forced to look toward the future without someone else that he is close to. All the while, Voldemort is much closer than anyone thinks, and Harry must master new skills in order to protect himself.

Hermione has always worked in the background. This has made her a very effective spy. While tracking Malfoy, she is kidnapped and raped against Voldemort's wishes. Her retribution has unforseen benefits.

Is it love that is cruel and twisted, a dark and all-comsuming passion of those who feel it's bite too deeply? Does a young man's obsession with another bring redemption, or is his life destroyed by what his feels force him to undertake? Only Severus can answer that... m/m

Harry and Draco have a perfectly normal secret relationship. And then someone finds out...

Even people like Millicent have stories to tell. Sometimes, they're not very pretty stories.

Ron was stunned at the transformation.````Every year the Ministry Christmas party began as a stuffy, drab affair. And every year as the drinks flowed and ties were loosened, uptight employees unwound like tight springs; someone sang dirty limericks, someone else did a striptease in the upper Atrium… and inevitably, someone went home with the wrong person. ````Though Percy usually managed to avoid such antics. (Adult topic. You've been forewarned.)

Just when Harry gets ready to admit his feelings to Hermione, she falls in love with someone else. But someone else has noticed Harry, and she's determined to get him -- even if it's just for one night. HP/??, HG/DM.

Draco Malfoy wants Harry Potter. A series of vignettes from the Dragon.

One Christmas morning, two students find that theyre the only students left in the school for the holiday. They make the best of it, and in the end, they get more out of it than they had ever even dreamed of... A Lily/James fic.

The Hunter is an unlikely enemy of the Dark Lord. He is a muggle who hunts Wizards and is very sucessful at it. In fact he has been created in very similar circumstances to our young Potter. This story shows the Hunter's creation against the backdrop of the Trio's hunt for a Horcrux in Eastern Europe. A very dark and angsty fic. The story has very violent things happen, but I have tried to avoid being directly graphic in my descriptions. Also has a lot of religious references, particularly concerning the Roman Catholic Church. There is also some (very gently) implied shipping between R/Hr and G/H.

Lucius Malfoy confesses: saying, "Lily, I love you!" Lily is shocked and confused. Not wanting to hurt him, she goes out with him. But when a better offer (James) comes along, Lily leaves him behind. After some rough spots with James, she realizes how she may have felt all along... and now it's her turn to be the one crying the river.

A heart wrenching fic about how tragic events in life can change a person. Hermione Granger suffers abuse at the hands of Lucius Malfoy. Draco Malfoy gets caught in the middle. Severus Snape struggles to save the Hermione he once knew and unwittingly falls in love with her.

A young girl finds herself the new bearer of an ancient curse. Will she have the courage to return to Hogwarts and carry on with her life as usual? Will her friends discover her secret, and if they do, will they abandon her? Read along to find out!

Ginny Weasley never understood why they would send her to help him. After all, she wasn't one of his best friends, nor a person he looked up to like Remus Lupin. So why her? But it was the desperate look in her mother's eyes that had really convinced Ginny to do it. Being desperate was not a thing of her mother, and it had startled Ginny to see those tears in her eyes.

Ron’s thoughts after the third task; a companion piece to Etiquette

Fifty years into the future, Harry and Draco are about to find out that 'growing old together' sounds a lot more romantic than it actually is.

Ginny Weasley is fading from Light to Dark. She thinks no-one notices, but when she and Snape run into each other in Knockturn Alley, her life changes course. Will she be able to betray her family to help keep safe the Wizarding world?

Hermione decides she's no longer going to play the role that she's been meted out and tells Harry about her decision in a letter.

What happens when a shy girl with a secret crush was given a bottle of love potion? Will it be Happily Ever After or Hell on Earth?

While night walking with Harry we get a look inside his head... and he makes a *BIG* decision! Harry/Draco slash

What if wizards were discovered by Muggles? ``What if the magical community was destroyed by one mistake? ``What if it was all because of Harry Potter? ``Harry is thirty and is trying to be a Muggle. In the London of 2010, the only way to survive is by staying on the wrong side of the law, so that you stay on the right side of those that might kill you. ``No wand, no magic, only sex, drugs, death and a criminal called Riddle. If he's not careful, the Boy who Lived could soon end up as the Boy who was Brutally Murdered...

Snap.

Remus Lupin has kids...Need I say more?

Two years after Hogwarts Hermione finally accepts she is alone, then suddenly Ron finally wakes from a deep, magical coma. Confused when Ginny shows her a letter from a dear friend long dead, Hermione goes back to Hogwarts only to find that she is entrapped in a web of lies and deceit.

After a devastating attack, Harry and friends try to lead a normal life; only, it's not so easy--especially when the Dark Lord will try everything in his power to infiltrate Hogwarts...even if it calls for the betrayal of one of their own. Plot includes but is not limited to: ghosts, madness, candle wax and snogging, a heavily padded and pouting professor, wall hangings with vile language, Sarsaparilla the Smelly.

They've taught together and lived together, but can their relationship survive the secrets they've been keeping? Some surprises are not all that they're cracked up to be.... A story of heartache, passion and anger, told in reverse chronological order. HGSS

Mae Hardesty was a normal teenage girl, anxiously awaiting the return of her best friends, Roger Davies and Cedric Diggory, from boarding school. When an unexpected letter arrives, she realizes her summer is not going to go at all as she expected. Takes place during the summer after GoF.

Harry and Cho slip off together and learn a tough lesson about too much, too soon. Features teenage angst, messy relationships, male-bonding and medieval Hogwarts' traditions.

Ginny Weasley is broken. Her loved ones are dead, leaving her with the shattered remains of a home, and a life. She is searching for anything that can put her together again. But when she turns to steel for comfort, the most unlikely of people becomes determined to save her from herself. Warning: Light incest and themes of self injury.

What really happened to Ron and Hermione on their first trip to Hogsmeade?

James is in love with Lily, but Lily can't seem to stand his tricks and holier-than-thou attitude. When Snape and Lily both become prefects, will she chose the one person who loves her more than anything or the person who abides by the rules and makes her feel safe. And will James get a secret admirer? Careful, this might be AU, it might not!

Keep it secret, keep it safe... is basically the motto of this Harry/Draco vignette. Angsty romance galore!

"Five years ago the snow fell, just as it falls tonight: cold, relentless, and uncaring. Every so often the wind unleashes a frustrated howl and I shiver, huddling closer to the smoking, inadequate fire I’ve lit in our hideout deep within the Forbidden Forest. As shelters go, it’s not much, just a little crack in a hillside that’s unworthy of being called a cave. But it keeps out the worst of the weather and hides us from our enemies." After Harry Potter's death, Hermione Granger works to bring down the Dark Lord and discovers love, hate, trust, betrayal - and magic at its most impenetrable. Completion of the storyline from Led Away Into Captivity To Suffer Shame and A New Beginning, but can be read on its own.

Silence is deafening, isn't it? Especially with Snape breathing down your neck.

Sequel to back to being. Two months after their night together, Harry and Hermione deal with the consequences of their actions.

Evil, evil, evil Draco. Paragon-who's-saving-the-world Ginny, sticking tiresomely to goody-goody Harry. And only one hotel room. They're SO tired from their search for King Arthur's sword in Avalon...but then again, maybe not as tired as they thought. But she thoroughly despises him. Doesn't she? Oh, and various gods, goddesses, and immortal beings begin to meddle in the affairs of mortals. It's Halloween night, when the veil between the worlds grows thin... Set in Irina's Pendragon universe.

Alphard Black and Remus Lupin - two unlikely friends - help each other through the ups and downs of their lives. Companion/Sequel to Deny Thy Father; references to pre-whatever SB/RL.

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)

Time. What if time could be twisted to suit someone's purpose? What if it were possible to go forward to another's time? And if that were done, what kind of consequences would such an action have? Would the consequences be damaging – or, perhaps, would this one action start a chain reaction that would end up saving something greater? This is a story that takes place in several time periods, spanning several lives, that attempts to answer that very question. *Slash Severus/OMC and Harry/Boy!Blaise*

A father and son are torn from each other because of forces they have no control over. To protect his wife and son from Voldemort and his Death Eaters, Severus Snape had to hide the fact that he was married and had a child. Now that his wife has been killed by the most feared and powerful wizard in modern times, he's had to go to even greater lengths to protect his child. Will his son ever know who his father is?

War is coming to Wizarding Britain. What are the concequences of preserving innocence too long? The winds of change are here and Harry with the Trio (and a few others as well) have to come to terms with their future fate, and the future of the wizarding world. What they must do to preserve the innocence they love might just break them in the end. Many Ships, H/G R/Hr, N/L Prophecies and new tricks up the sleeve.

Will everything be left unsaid and undone, or will there be closure? In the first place, is there such a thing as a complete closure? Will people always end up pondering over what-ifs? For devoted D/H fans, who won’t give up hope that Draco and Hermione could get together somehow, in some way.

Lord Voldemort, taking advice from the Evil Overlord Guidebook, sends his right-hand man to hire a Muggle professional, who is supposed to take care of the Boy-Who-Lived problem once and for all.

Despite her knowledge of Harry’s feelings for another, Katie Bell fell too hard. Now, before he travels to Scotland, and out of her life for almost 9 months, she needs to find out where they exactly stand.

A twenty six-year-old Hermione takes a train ride to Scotland, and while on her journey she unexpectedly shares her compartment with Severus Snape. [Hermione/Ron, Hermione/Snape]

You've seen it a million times! Hermione falls and breaks her Time Turner and BLAH BLAH BLAH! Been there! Done that! Bought the T-Shirt! How about a little twist on the old fan fic cliche--as well as a few time travel cliches!

The long-awaited sequel to Switch and its various asides. Ginny lives in a world of dreams, Julia Riddle duels, and, above all: Severus Snape remembers. Contains slash; may the faint of heart be forewarned.

Hermione is acting rather strangely. Everyone's wondering what is up with the smartest girl in school. Little do they know, but she is lost within her own head and heart. Can she hide her feelings for Draco? Or will her heart finally win over and force her to tell her secret to her friends?

Set in Harry's seventh year. After countless attacks from Voldemort, Harry has given up trying to fight back. He is just waiting for Voldemort to destroy him. Ginny is determined to save him from Voldemort, and from himself, no matter what the cost.

Years after the war has ended, they still gather to celebrate and remember...but no-one has come through unscathed, least of all Draco Malfoy. See Harry's legacy through his eyes, if you're strong enough.

Betrayal by those closest to you hurts the most.

During a Hogsmeade weekend, Ginny Weasley and other girls are kidnapped by the Death Eaters. They're led to an unknown location where Voldemort and his servants are holding a party. What will be Ginny and the other girls' role in it? Which fate awaits them?

What if one's destiny was fixed before one's birth? A close escape from the Dark Lord left Severus with headaches and to wonder. It's also making Remus see stuff.

In his worst days, Harry seeks solace in an old photo album. However, a picture of Sirius brings questions to his mind. Questions only one man can answer. Post OotP. All the necessary spoilers. One-shot. Sirius/Remus

Percy Weasley is chosen to be the guinea pig for Voldemort's latest experiment just as his life starts coming apart at the seams.

Harry meets a dog that reminds him of Sirius.

Did Draco make the right decision? He remembers and writes. H/D

Why won't Ron just get some nerve and pop the question? Why won't Hermione?

"Sit not too proudly on thy throne, Think on thy sisters, them that fell; Not all the hosts of Babylon Could save her from the jaws of hell." How had they come to this, the three Black sisters, so full of promise as they had been that night? How had each of them been so blind, so foolish, to let the others fall? A sequel to

The sixth year of Hogwarts proves to be a hard year for everyone as news of Voldemort’s return spreads to the entire wizarding world. For Snape, especially, when his dangerous life of spying ends when the Dark Lord finds out about his disloyalty, for some reasons, he loses his will to live also...