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"People are always many different things by the time they are seventeen. James Potter was a Quidditch star. Sirius Black was in love. Peter Pettigrew was independent. Remus Lupin was a werewolf. Lily Evans was a murderer." Slightly AU R/L fic.

Words: 4,464
Chapters: 1
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Two rather unsuspecting lovers meet for a sweet and dark short story.

Words: 1,074
Chapters: 1
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Remus/Sirius.````A mood piece in seven parts. The choking dust of 12 Grimmauld Place, the idle touches, the dry sobs, the things unsaid, the aftermath.

Words: 4,244
Chapters: 4
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Defeat Time by Lailaith
09/03/2002

Draco's time has finally come. He's to become a servant of the Dark Lord, and he has less than a month to defeat time. What would happen if he tried to defy his father and all he stood for?

Words: 6,260
Chapters: 3
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He Will by a true Elsewhere
11/28/2003

Harry knows that the relationship will end up horribly, but he lets it happen. HP/DM

Words: 794
Chapters: 1
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Dangerous Creatures by Yma
01/30/2005

Kreacher’s new, filthy werewolf Master has received a letter. Kreacher wonders what it is? Kreacher hopes it’s something nasty. Kreacher is right.

Words: 1,200
Chapters: 1
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When they had started the fight against Voldemort, Sirius had told his chosen lifemate that it would all end in flames with Hogwarts crumbling at their backs. When James died, he thought he had been wrong. He wasn't pleased to know that he was right.

Words: 15,405
Chapters: 5
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Harry receives Draco´s letter, and writes back. Sequel to Your Life, My Life. H/D

Words: 1,856
Chapters: 1
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Things are graying in the moonlight, grudges and prerequisites fading.

Words: 2,645
Chapters: 1
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Shades of Gray by Airlia
02/09/2003

The lines that define Light and Dark often blur, and lost in the middle is Draco Malfoy. In the life some claimed to see for him in its various forms: Death Eater, Ministry Spy, Harry's lover, there are some burdens he must bear alone. . .

Words: 4,755
Chapters: 2
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Change of Heart by Air
01/07/2003

Set in Draco's seventh year and Ginny's sixth. Ginny's noticed Draco has been acting really strangely since school started, and she wants to find out why, but she gets a lot more than she bargained for.

Words: 4,268
Chapters: 3
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Choices by Stick Marionette
09/30/2002

"It is our choices, Harry, that shows what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Greatness isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Post-war, How It All Happened. Narrated backwards, by Hermione, Draco, Ginny, Tom Riddle, and Harry respectively.

Words: 4,307
Chapters: 5
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My parents were gone and I couldn't do anything to help them. I realized that I could not find a solution to this problem like I had done in my classes; this was the end. They were gone, my beloved mother and father, and I was now an orphan. This is sort of a prequel (or sequel) to There You'll Be. Told totally from Hermione's POV. For now angst will abound, but the romance and fluff shall come.

Words: 700
Chapters: 1
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For young Harry Potter, a cupboard under the stairs is luxury compared to the conditions he has been kept in since he was seven years old...

Words: 2,561
Chapters: 1
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A Hero Never Cries by Annie
06/19/2005

Seven years after the second war, Ginny Weasley can still remember everything. Seven years after Voldemort prevailed over Harry, she's still broken. These are her thoughts and memories, written down seven years after the greatest horror the world has ever known. A heartbreaking tale that describes the months before, during, and after the war from Ginny's PoV.

Words: 586
Chapters: 1
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All the Words by samvimes
11/27/2003

Percy, conned into giving Fleur the English lessons that Bill promised her, might have his hands full when Fleur turns the tables...

Words: 4,795
Chapters: 1
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Green by Slytherin Tattoo
01/18/2004

If Narcissa Malfoy was Voldemort's right hand... if she ruled her son... if Draco had been told from the beginning, won over Harry Potter... if his life was lived for the Lady.... An AU fic, starting with first year, that will reveal to you the House of Malfoy, its Lady, and her son.

Words: 13,526
Chapters: 6
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Sirius Black: A son, a brother; a friend, a Marauder; a prisoner, a fugitive, a godfather. Sirius played many roles, most veiled with tragedy or loss. But even in dark night skies, there are stars that shine bright. [A short story collection about Padfoot.]

Words: 16,723
Chapters: 6
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Sixth year. Baseball, boys, and bewilderment. Sequel to The Properties of Being Lost.

Words: 7,297
Chapters: 1
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Future fic; “It had been a long time since he’d thought of her as a mudblood, even longer since he’d thought of her as anything but his.”

Words: 4,650
Chapters: 1
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Wild Honey by Alvira
02/16/2005

In a story about Remus, kissing, revenge, mead and Otto Chriek play vital and hard-hitting roles. But what it's all about, really, when you get down to it, is the Sirius/chicken. (Warning: sequel.)

Words: 11,145
Chapters: 1
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Taken by Saxifrace
06/04/2003

A wonderful little dabble into a world where Ginny and Draco are together, Harry wants Ginny back, and Hermione and Ron snog.

Words: 6,804
Chapters: 4
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Some see love as the answer to everything, but what if it just isn't enough? Will love overcome years of physical and emotional pain? Can love win over all? Will hope find its way into the hearts of these two lovers? Just a short Christmas story about Hermione and Draco.

Words: 902
Chapters: 1
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Out of Reach by Madhuri
05/05/2002

Ginny reflects on her feelings as she witnesses a significant moment in her friends' lives.

Words: 2,076
Chapters: 1
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In Absentia by DrummerGirl
08/29/2001

In the weeks following Cedric's death, Cho must find a way to go on without him -- and to forgive Harry for surviving.

Words: 3,113
Chapters: 1
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What happens when Harry does the unexpected? Read how his actions effect those around him. Watch the domino theory in action.

Words: 2,145
Chapters: 1
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Cruel Eloise by Ennia
06/02/2003

Eloise Midgen is not your average ugly child. She also isn't your average Hufflepuff. These are her years at Hogwarts in her perspective.

Words: 11,341
Chapters: 3
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Obsidian Faith by Miyako
08/24/2003

This is the story of the dark-haired boy of the Light and the light-haired boy of the Dark. This is their story of faith, betrayal, inevitable love, and hope. What was kept dark will no longer be submerged in the depths of murky memories. What happened to them? What were their thoughts? How did things transpire? Why did they happen? The memories have been revealed...

Words: 22,912
Chapters: 4
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Harry Potter has always been kind, caring, loyal, and above all, a hero but how long will this last when evil begins to course through his veins?

Words: 14,793
Chapters: 5
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Reprieve by thistlerose
04/30/2003

On his flight from Hogwarts, Sirius Black stops for a short while at the flat of Remus Lupin. Certain revelations are made; certain old angers resurface. One last difficult confession and one last confrontation lie between Sirius and freedom.

Words: 9,084
Chapters: 2
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For all of his life, Ron Weasley has been overshadowed by his brothers. When he gets to Hogwarts, he is overshadowed by his two best friends. Now, entering his seventh year, just how far will Ron go to escape the shadows?

Words: 9,143
Chapters: 3
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Smoke by Abaddon
07/06/2002

Even though Draco has everything he wants, could he ever admit it? And what price will others have to pay for his denial? Ron's POV on a twisted little triangle. [Harry/Draco, Draco/Ron]

Words: 2,783
Chapters: 1
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Paradox by xDauGHTeRHeCaTEx
02/24/2002

slash. Harry and Draco know they need each other, but can Draco ever come to terms with that passion? Harry's inner thoughts on the situation and a flashback.

Words: 982
Chapters: 1
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A romantic tale set against the backdrop of the second war. Severus Snape has found love, but disagreements, danger and duty may get in the way. This story touches school days, the war, and its aftermath.

Words: 15,482
Chapters: 4
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Suicide by gothic princess
10/15/2002

It's Harry Potter's last year of Hogwarts. The tangled love lives and complicated friendships of Hogwarts pupils and teachers are wearing Harry down. Not only does he have to cope with schoolwork, and the uprising of Lord Voldemort; his various friends are depending on him to solve their problems. ``Unwanted, depressed and suicidal, he leads the last, kamikaze mission to stop Voldemort from permanently damaging the affairs of the wizarding world. But Harry's life could be the crucial element needed for the last battle. Unfortunately, the only two people who know where he is and have a chance of stopping him aren't currently on speaking terms. Does it all depend on Ron and Hermione? And what does Tom Riddle have to do with all of this?

Words: 5,895
Chapters: 2
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Twenty years ago the wizarding world celebrated the death of the Dark Lord, everyone except Hermione Granger. She lost her love and instead settled for caring. Now her life and those of the people around her are about to change. This story is about love, but not about romance. This is about what a person will do to ensure the people he loves will remain safe. This is the story about sacrificing everything to receive nothing. This story is about the search for something more, but mostly this is a story about walking the line between sin and grace.

Words: 17,066
Chapters: 4
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Kings of the Wheel by Hijja
06/04/2003

Harry Potter makes a deal with fate. Lucius Malfoy makes a deal with Harry Potter. Both pay a high price for their choices.

Words: 9,190
Chapters: 1
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She walked down an aisle and started to put a box of cereal in her car. Then somebody collided with her, she dropped the box of cereal, and it went all over the floor.

Words: 3,731
Chapters: 4
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My Sister's Ghost by Elektra
08/24/2002

An exploration of one woman's grief, guilt, and envy. What was Petunia thinking when Harry was first shut in the cupboard beneath the stairs?

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Chapters: 1
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Harry likes Ginny; Ginny likes Harry. Something has to be done! They can't keep beating around the bush! They'll get together if Hermione has anything to do with it.

Words: 2,629
Chapters: 3
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Silver Eyes by Poisoned Honey
06/20/2004

The wizarding world is in trouble. Voldemort has his power, and is out on a search for Death Eaters. Because Draco refused a right-hand position at Voldemort’s side, his “friends” are now trying to kill him. When Harry ends one of the attacks, he ends up in the hospital wing with Draco. . . and wants to know what’s going on.

Words: 6,329
Chapters: 3
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It's time for the Ministry's annual Christmas Ball and two people in attendance are engaged in an affair, which they reflect upon.

Words: 1,698
Chapters: 1
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Ginny Weasley loves Draco with her entire existence. And it hurts her to love him. And it hurts her so much that she wants to die. So one night, she steals a kitchen knife, walks up to the tallest astronomy tower, and scribbles down her last written document for the world to read. Songfic

Words: 4,754
Chapters: 3
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Small Change by romulus lupin
11/08/2002

Most people think that Harry and Hermione were the perfect 'poster couple.' The truth is, they are still human -- and can indulge in heated arguments over the most trivial things. After one such argument, they try to get their lives back on track. How?

Words: 4,866
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The summer after the Triwizard Tournament, Mr Granger has to admit that all is not well with his daughter. Can Hermione open up to her Dad before she leaves for Hogwarts, and more importantly, can she open up to herself?

Words: 4,751
Chapters: 1
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By Firelight by Cynthia Black
05/01/2004

Harry can't sleep - yet again. (Harry/Parvati)

Words: 522
Chapters: 1
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Following the disappearance of Ginny Weasley in the final battle against Voldemort, the disillusioned and virtually forgotten Unspeakable, Draco Malfoy, is forced to face up to what he dreads most: his murky past within the high walls of Hogwarts, and the secretive relationship he and Ginny had shared in Draco’s last two years there. Trapped in a labyrinth of lies, prejudice, half-truths and fear, Draco will have to race against time – and himself – as he is brought back to his seventh-year, in the hope of retrieving something he should never have lost, in order to save Ginny for one last time. D/G

Words: 7,173
Chapters: 2
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What choice is left for a werewolf without his mate?

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Chapters: 3
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Half-way through what should be Harry's last year at Hogwarts he returns unexpectedly to the Dursleys' house, leaving Dudley to wonder what has conspired since he last saw his cousin, until they share an unexpected musing about love.

Words: 1,227
Chapters: 1
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Ages of Ink by samvimes
01/04/2004

Every picture tells a story, especially the ones Sirius carries with him always.

Words: 873
Chapters: 1
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Fight the Dark by Ellie Caro
06/29/2003

A post-Hogwarts fic. Voldemort has been defeated, but evil lives. Love, angst and drama. Can he heal her wounds? Can they fight the darkness?

Words: 8,891
Chapters: 3
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Assassins by CliodnaHPFan
08/03/2005

Rated for mild language. The war wages on, and the Ministry has finally decided (at Dumbledore's behest) on a course of action that may alter the outcome - but what happens when you put together six emotionally unstable people for an extended period of time?

Words: 38,829
Chapters: 10
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When Harry believes that his life may be over, he writes a letter to the one he loves. Will Draco take the letter to heart, or will he leave Harry to his relatives? When things turn for the worst, will Draco do what he can to help, or is it too much to hope that people can change?

Words: 6,908
Chapters: 6
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Glorious Victory by ArrA
01/17/2003

Finally Oliver has achieved his dream. The one thing he has wanted since he was child. What will he lose and what will he gain with this triumph?

Words: 1,736
Chapters: 1
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Draco has an odd dream, in which he ends up living it. He needs information on what his dream was about and how he got into it. The only person that can help him is...Hermione.

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Where Draco is sentenced to death, he and Hermione come to an understanding, an article is printed, and unexplainable things happen.

Words: 7,271
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Draco's dead. Lucius' thoughts at his funeral.

Words: 857
Chapters: 1
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Tears by untouchableshrew
11/25/2007

This started as a one-shot, but has expanded to a series of more or less chronological Lily/James vignettes. Title is a work-in-progress as I add more chapters, and this is rated R for one chapter only.

Words: 6,276
Chapters: 4
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Fleur Delacour speaks about the nature of being a veela.

Words: 1,385
Chapters: 1
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After the events of DH, Severus Snape lives a ghost of a life. That is, until one redhead comes into his life. SnapeLily, AU.

Words: 3,352
Chapters: 3
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Broken Vow by weasleychick
07/25/2004

A complete stranger catches Severus Snape's eye in the Three Broomsticks. She reminds him of someone...someone special. Someone that he's lost. He begins to remember what happened and we learn a lot about our Potions Master. What made him become a spy for Dumbledore? Why does he want that Defense Against the Dark Arts job so badly? Why is he so hateful?``(A songfic based on the song 'Broken Vow')

Words: 4,082
Chapters: 3
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Admitting Defeat by Kamali
11/13/2002

She's tired of being on the outside looking in. She is ready to admit her defeat. A Harry girlfriend story.

Words: 726
Chapters: 1
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Draco rebels against his father in many ways, but all of his rebellions are thwarted. the only place where he feels safe is at Hogwarts. during the summer between his 5th and 6th year, he takes further action against his father and eventually runs away... slash and sexual referances

Words: 673
Chapters: 1
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When Malfoy is sentenced to life as a Muggle for one month, he turns to Hermione for help.

Words: 6,116
Chapters: 4
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You're sixteen and the weight of the world is on your shoulders, literally. So why is it that when you find someone close is hiding something from you a little thing like destiny seems like small potatoes?

Words: 6,310
Chapters: 5
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When Hermione was a little girl imagining her future, this wasn't what she saw. SSHG

Words: 511
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Two parts Snape, one part Lupin and one part Black. Add a generous amount of snark and angst. Pour into remote cottage.

Words: 12,647
Chapters: 4
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Dear Sir, by La Guera
04/01/2003

A student makes a last, desperate request of her favorite professor.

Words: 1,386
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It's the Christmas Eve, and Severus Snape is in hurry. He refuses to help Black and his friend. In his dreams he sees what will happen if he doesn't help Lupin - and he doesn't like that future. Severus decides to do something.

Words: 2,671
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AJ was in Gryffindor, but after a long story, she befriends Draco Malfoy and is deserted by all her Gryffindor friends. She went to see Dumbledore, who invited her to put the sorting hat on again, and she is re-sorted into Slytherin (typical, eh?) This fic mostly centres on her trying to be accepted into Slytherin friendship circles, and getting in the wrong sort of people's bad books.

Words: 12,335
Chapters: 3
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Epic-length AU WIP focusing on the relationship between Harry, Severus, and Albus. Life takes a left turn for Harry when he is rescued from the Dursleys and Albus finally retrieves his parents' will. Why does he have to go to a Gringotts vault as soon as possible? Why is Snape being suddenly kind? Will the Dursleys be convicted of abuse? Begins shortly after OOTP, ignores HBP and DH. Quasi-Severitus, abusive!Dursleys, Sevitus, superpowered!Harry.

Words: 9,706
Chapters: 1
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Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban! How does this affect Harry Potter and Echo Snape? It doesn't, at least not until Echo's mother, Leah, is called to the Ministry to lead the search for Black. But something more sinister is in the works and nearly everyone believes that Black is behind the events. Leah must uncover the truth and keep her daughter and nephew safe from Voldemort but will she be able to keep herself safe?

Words: 6,382
Chapters: 4
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Oliver’s obsession with Quidditch is hurting the relationship with the girl he loves.

Words: 2,430
Chapters: 1
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Hermione and Harry discover that they've evolved into a little more than friends on the train ride to Hogwarts....

Words: 1,095
Chapters: 1
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Tangles by Aleathiel
01/07/2003

What I think the Yule Ball would really be like... (Ok so there is no alcohol at the Yule Ball - but if there was). If you have been to a party of this kind you will recognise at least one scenario. There will be tears before bedtime.

Words: 3,289
Chapters: 1
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Secrets by Hermione_Ginny
07/16/2007

Hermione's been hiding something - but she refuses to tell Ron and Harry what. But then a color changes everything, and Hermione is terrified - what can she do?

Words: 4,924
Chapters: 3
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*Sequel to My Boyfriend, the Death Eater* It’s three years after Hermione’s graduation from Hogwarts, and Hermione is comfortably married and has a nice job. But she isn’t happy – and a certain figure from her past is about to come into the light.

Words: 1,797
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Cadence by John
10/15/2002

Music is powerful. It has the power to change moods, soothe souls, reassure fears and ignite hearts. Religion is powerful. It has the power to mold worlds, form minds, lift hopes -- and to dash them. Combined, you have a cadence, a perfect cadence. One man is searching for his identity -- for his soul -- several years after the end of the war. His search has led him to a choir singing in a chapel, and it is there he has an epiphany of hope, fear, resolution and love.

Words: 7,231
Chapters: 1
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Stalemate by Plumeria
03/02/2004

Molly and Arthur disapprove of Harry and Ron. Written for the Harry/Ron Fuh-Q-Fest.

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Chapters: 1
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Gryffindor House is having a ball, and Sirius really wants Remus to ask somebody. A study in closeness.

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Draco Malfoy is a rich pureblood wizard. He's excited about his fourth year at Hogwarts and the Triwizard Tournament. Everything is great--until his mother tells him he's going to be a brother. How is he going to deal knowing he's not the only heir to the Malfoy fortune?

Words: 10,504
Chapters: 3
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Show Me Love by N. Marie
03/05/2003

When everything you ever wanted turns out be everything you can't have.

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In the wake of OOTP, Harry and friends must cope with the tragedy. In a series of first-person vignettes, they reach peace and grapple with some shocking developments.``A/N

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Chapters: 4
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A Severus Snape Biography - one that explores his personality and shows how he grew from being an adorable little boy into an incorrigible bastard. Lots of Voldemort and plenty of things going on in Sevvy's mind.

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Harry realises what the final Horcrux is...

Words: 4,016
Chapters: 2
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My Own by QuinFirefrorefiddle
05/17/2004

Gryffindors have their courage, and Slytherins their pride. Malfoys don't mix with S.P.E.W. but do mix with Blindfolds. Never underestimate the determination of the unloved to be loved. A series of vignettes, D/Hr.

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Draco has a horrible secret. He is abused in the worst kind of way, and nobody knows.

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Young Tom Riddle has been trapped inside a diary for 50 years. When he emerges, he causes chaos, and forever alters the life of one young girl. Prequel of sorts to Somedays I Wish I Were In Slytherin. Warning: Severe Angst

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What happened next? Snape can't help himself reliving the ordeal...

Words: 2,339
Chapters: 1
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Sweetest Taboo by Selina Kyle
12/11/2005

"She doubts he can walk away that easily from their arrangement." Sequel to "Falling Forever".

Words: 1,338
Chapters: 1
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Draco Malfoy never knew that when his father died, he'd turn out the way he did. He thought he'd turn out better. And he spent hours, or what seemed like hours, gazing at the bloody stars and wondering what it'd be like if he died tomorrow.

Words: 7,784
Chapters: 2
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Amalgamation by meeker
08/13/2007

After she accepts Ron Weasley's proposal of marriage, everything Hermione Granger knows and holds dear is challenged as two men she considered as nothing more than friends begin to play startling new roles in her life. [DH compliant, George-Hermione, Ron-Hermione, and Harry-Hermione.]

Words: 3,678
Chapters: 1
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Old Moon by Lucidshard
12/27/2005

: Post OotP - Lupin is coming to terms with the losses in his life and struggling to continue with his role within The Order. He has more trouble than he thought when a mysterious ailment plagues him and makes him a danger to those in the Order. Circumstances change, the war gets a lot worse. After a series of events, Lupin and Hermione find that all was not as it seemed nor who it seemed to be, and they grow much closer, more than seemed possible.

Words: 9,902
Chapters: 3
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Midwinter Waking by Mary G
01/19/2004

Sometimes, winter brings change. Harry/Cho.

Words: 1,315
Chapters: 1
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Turn to Stone by Mydecember
05/08/2003

Third in the Allura saga. Tom Riddle's sister has finally been found, though she seems to be more for the side of light than for the dark. What path will she choose and will Tom kill her before she can turn him away from evil?

Words: 8,492
Chapters: 6
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A vampire slayer is hired to teach defense against the dark arts. Severus is furious, a muggle woman hired for such an important task? Tension is high and Severus may have bitten off a little more than he can chew. Will he and the rest of the school be able to handle doing things the slayer’s way?

Words: 43,614
Chapters: 7
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