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It's not easy being green - Millicent and Pansy struggle with their house's expectations. Warning: character death.

Ginny gets a kiss from Harry, but it isn't quite what she expected. She is forced to face the fact that the dream is not always like the reality.

Narcissa Malfoy is not the submissive little housewife you thought she was. In reality, she hides a secret life from her violent husband and bitter son.

An interior monologue courtesy of everyone's favorite Dark Lord. Voldemort's thoughts as he faces Harry for the last time.

The light oftentimes seems too frail against darkness. So easy to destroy, harder to mend. For two said to be equal, the scales are tipped unfairly.

Written in response to The Hollow Man Challenge on WIKTT. Following the end of the war and the disappearance of Dumbledore, Severus is sentenced as a Death Eater to having his soul removed and awarded to Hermione as house help. She has other ideas.

After the final battle a new, much darker threat arises. Who will find the courage to withstand? Canon compliant till the final battle, then AU.

He caught himself wishing for the impossible, desperately hoping that things could, somehow, be different...``Two boys harbour guilty secrets in the Gryffindor dorm.

Five ways Sirius Black didn't lie low at Lupins, and one way he did.

Words can lead to actions. Actions can lead to consequences. Love, hate, and need blur the lines of reasonable thoughts and insane actions. Harry/Draco "You're dead, Potter."

They told me Hermione Granger was dead, but I refused to believe it. So I started looking for her. I began walking.

At the battered age of thirteen, Remus Lupin is accepted to Hogwarts with the arrival of a new Headmaster. His miserable street life is about to change, for better and worse, as everything he once knew is torn away. This is his tale of coping with lycanthropy, prejudice, a hectic family life, and of course, the Marauders. Remus Lupin will never be the same...

What happens when Hermione sees Draco for the first time in five years? The sequel to "Just One Tear," inspired by Michelle Branch's "Goodbye to You."

Ginny asked Draco to lie to her. What happens when she believes the lies? Could he possibly be telling the truth?

All are driven to insanity in Azkaban, and I admit, me too... but oh, oh you must understand the silences and the screaming and the combinations and pardon? Do I contribute to the screams and torturous cries? Well, yes... but in the dark rooms with only our nightmares, don't we all?

Draco reflects on the turn of events on how "it" happened with Harry for the first time.

It's their sixth year at Hogwarts. The trio are almost on their way out. One more year and they would have graduated.````But a chance meeting between Hermione and Draco Malfoy in a musty library room causes them to rethink their perception of each other, as well as some other rather unexpected changes.

Fifteen left the tower, knowing they would never return. Fifteen crossed hell to save the life of one.

It's been 10 years after the defeat of Voldemort by Legendary Harry Potter. Unable to cope with the fallout after, he goes into seclusion into the North. The wizarding community is in a time of turmoil but not by Dark Wizards but by their own people. In the middle of the night, now married Ron and Hermione receive an owl to retrieve Ginny's body...from their now estranged friend Harry.

Ginny Weasley is in the midst of a conspiracy. Her family, her friends, even her enemies seem to know something she doesn't. Who can she turn to and whom can she trust?

Ron's dreams came true when Hermione said those three little words. But how long can his happiness last? And who will steal it from him?

"It’s a horrible thing, you know, to be constantly thinking of the dead, because it’s useless. It won’t get you anywhere, and all productivity stops once the mind turns to remorse and what-ifs and should-haves." How do you let go of someone you never had? Cho/Cedric, Cho/Harry

Hermione goes out in the rain, thinking about the person she refuses to admit she's in love with. The weather seems to change as each new emotion kicks in, as the cruel voice in the back of her head taunts her.

Sequel to Realization. Voldemort's reign has begun! What is he up to at Hogwarts School, and what does Hagrid have to do with it?

Draco's mother stirred a lump of sugar into her teacup with a tiny silver spoon. 'Draco, dear. We need to talk.' Draco expects her to prohibit his liaison with Harry, but by the time Narcissa has revealed her dreadful secret, he can only wish that his life were so simple.

Life for a teenage Slytherin witch is anything but typical. Daphne Greengrass experiences more than her share of confusion, pain and turmoil while growing up. In the process she learns about love, loyalty, sex, friendship and betrayal. Will she survive the experience? Rated R for language, sex and subject matter.

"You just wouldn't understand, Ron." How does Ron really feel about being Harry's best friend?

Turncoat. Two-faced. Traitor. Killing for the Dark Lord, spying for the Ministry. Death Eater. Assassin. Unspeakable... Ronald Weasley, Department of Mysteries.

"Every woman, whether born a Black or simply marrying into the family (sometimes both), has worn them on her wedding day."

What did Severus get up to after the fall of Voldemort? The disgruntled former spy will learn that one should not blindly expect peace when you have to teach a population of cockatrice-loving dunderheads.

Rated for language, and that's all. Snape has to go to Malfoy Manor and save Draco from his father. Along the way someone from his past shows up. No romance yet, not slash.

Hermione is in trouble. She's in love. With THE GUY. You know? The one guy, the one that everyone wants and you can't have. But what if she can have him? What if he does want her? And what does she do when she finds this out? Anything? Nothing? Hrm...

Hermione is depressed with her life so she cuts on herself. George Weasley finds her one night and befriends her. What happens when things get complicated when they slowly start to fall in love?

‘You will do anything for us Harry, won’t you?’ says Draco. Love is a tricky charm.

On the Night of the Dead the wizarding world celebrate, and mourn, the lives of those who had died to save them. Ten years have passed, and the people have forgotten the War, they have allowed it to sink to the level of horror stories for children. The survivors are seen as Gods, creatures that only exist in fairy tales. The Fool is the most mythical of them all, a being who foolishly gave his life to save them all, and only a few mourn him. Everyone is scarred, in one way or another. Ships: Eventual H/D, and others. Warning: M/M & F/F Slash, Violence, sexual situations.

"I wish you’d wake up now. I miss the sound of your voice and your laughter. ``I’m so sorry for what happened. I never thought it’d come to this.…"

"When temptation calls, we just look away." H/Hr.

Percy Weasley is slipping from reality. On the outside, he seems normal, perhaps a bit tired. But within, he has fallen into a bleak world of nothingness. And with no one to stop him, he'll soon be lost forever. However, a more pressing problem jars him from his state. The Annual Ministry Summer Ball is approaching, and he's required to bring a date. Panicking, he can think of no one to ask, let alone someone who would actually consent to go with him. Can he find an escort, and maybe even somebody to pull him back to life in the process? Not your typical romance.

What is it that makes a love story stick in your mind? They all seem to have the same theory. You meet a member of the opposite sex, you talk, you fall in love, and all is happy. This story is a little different. For it isn't just a love story but a story about love. Forbidden love. You meet the member of the opposite sex, you despise them, you rely on them, you fall in love with them, you try not to get killed by associated with them. Mmmm the perks of love.

"I can't believe you called me... that."``Pain and love go together - and sometimes the hurt goes too deep for the healing...

The first time they’d met the air was hot and almost unbearable to breathe.... The last time was nearly the same. (James/Narcissa)

Harry's been doing a lot of thinking in his summer after fifth year. He's been thinking about Voldemort, and that bleeding prophecy. He's finally come to the conclusion that the sooner he accepts the prophecy's message, the sooner he can get down to fulfilling it. The clock is ticking, and the war between Harry and Voldemort has officially begun. . .

After James and Lily's death, Remus Lupin just... stopped. Molly, Snape, and Remus tell the story of what happens when you lose your family in an instant, and how sometimes only your enemies can save you.

MWPP story from Peter’s POV. An in-depth look at his personality and beliefs and how it affects the choices he makes...

Ah, yes, just another Harry-and-Ginny-Last-Night-of-the-World fic. Very cute, a little sad, but ultimately a rather feel-good piece.

Missing scene from Deathly Hallows. Hermione takes on the Hufflepuff Cup, and sees her own fears realized.

Sometimes I ache so badly I begin to wonder if my heart is still beating. Then I wonder which way I would prefer it: beating or not. Suddenly I realize, my heart exists only in a rose. What is there to live for?

Accidents happen for a reason. But for Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy, and Harry Potter, what can their huge mistake cause?

She shouts, he storms off, she gets annoyed, he realises it's a mistake, he returns. Will she still be there waiting for him? Severus and Hermione one-shot.

The night before a final push, a battle designed to end the bloody stalemate. And the knowledge does nothing but eat away at those on either side. A string of scenes throughout the night. R/T, Hagrid, H/G, Neville and his parents among others.

Draco just found out something that his father has been keeping secret and it changes his view on himself. With a new task set ahead of him, he goes back to school in his 7th year a colder person, caught between betrayal and deceit. His path seems decided until he finds her and learns innocence corrupts more than evil.

Still obsessed with her memories of Tom Riddle, Ginny Weasley finds pleasure in the company of the one witch who truly understands the appeal of the Dark Lord. (Post-OotP,Bellatrix/Ginny, Voldemort/Bellatrix, Tom/Ginny)

Hedwig thinks on how her boy has grown.

Who said that true love makes you do what's right? The ends do not always justify the means, and even if the intentions are good, there's no guarantee that they are good for everyone. Slash (Harry/Draco).

Written as an answer to the Potions and Snitches Abused Harry challenge and Severitus's challenge. Secrets are sometimes meant to be shared, and sharing those secrets can sometimes change lives.

Ginny\'s dead, and Harry\'s sick of everyone telling him to move on. He heads to America to get away from it all, and walks smack into a mystery he\'d rather not deal with.

Severus Snape reflects on why he betrayed his first love. He doesn't notice at first, but a certain student hold the same grace as Lily. He then notices and takes an interest. She takes interest too. Something happens between them and serious consequences occur.

A missing moment from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - Severus Snape returns to Hogwarts as Headmaster.

After being kidnapped from St. Mungo\'s hospital and subjected to torture at the hands of Death Eaters, Gilderoy Lockhart is rescued by two unlikely strangers. But this isn\'t the end of the story. In fact, it is only the beginning for Gilderoy as he finds himself in midst of a wizarding war that he knew nothing about and among people unlike any he can remember. Eventual slash. Please read all warnings.

Hermione comforts Harry on one of the toughest nights of his life. "Missing ``scene" from OotP.

Hermione Granger left her family and friends ten years ago to become a hit-witch. Now she is offered a job to murder one of her friends. And now her world is turned upside-down as she re-enters the world that she left so long ago. A tale of murder, love and betrayal in the first degree.

It is three years after the trio's graduation. In the midst of civil war, dubious loyalties and shifty wizarding politics, Hermione finds an ally in a man trusted by no one. Least of all himself.

"So this is what happened to the pretty little know-it-all that pocketed my heart throughout our days at Hogwarts." ````"Something about the way he smiled at me unnerved me, somehow I knew he was reading me, feeling me without laying a hand on me." ````Five long years and they see each other again.

Cho Chang on life, death, intelligence, traditions, social expectations, and Harry Potter.

Companion Piece to 'Her Floor is My Ceiling'. Hermione's POV

Harry ponders the state of things, and comes to realize what it means to be a true friend. Missing scene from HBP; hints at R/Hr.

No one wants to be taken for granted, especially not by the one you love. Yet when it keeps on happening, sometimes you've just got to try to move on.

Harry and Draco discover their love for each other though a series of interesting encounters after hours and at varying places around the castle. What, if anything, can keep them apart now? Watch for clues and plot twists; after all, Something Wicked This Way Comes...

Where Snape and Hermione find themselves in their own battles, and she tries to be there for him.

Ginny got exactly what she wanted when she married Harry...didn't she? H/G and H/D slash

//With unsure fingers Hermione slowly covered the inky mark seared across her arm.// The dark mark has certain properties that enables it to take over a person's will. What happens to the person who is branded by it? A SS/Hr fic

Voldemort, too, knows what Harry will miss most.

Lily had always thought she was a Muggle, and then a Muggle-born witch. But when some interesting information comes to light, Lily discovers that some secrets are best left untold. Lily learns the truth of her own life- as everything she knew comes tumbling down.

We live our lives day by day, and sometimes we do extraordinary things, and sometimes we don't. Harry Potter doesn't have that choice. "They always told him how it would end. But they never told him how the story would go."

It is the day after Harry and his friends’ encounter with Voldemort and the Death Eaters in the Ministry of Magic. After his talk with Dumbledore, Harry goes to the Hospital Wing to visit Hermione and Ron... WARNING: MAJOR OotP SPOILERS AHEAD!

A follow up of sorts to \

Ron Weasley has always been Harry Potter's "sidekick" or Hermione Granger's friend. Never just Ron. He has so much to beat, all those brothers who accomplished so much. Ginny is special because she's the girl of the family. But maybe, it was set up that way, to hide something. Ron discovers the real reason Voldemort is after Harry. Fifth year has a lot in store for the trio.

The year Hogwarts was founded, one of the most accurate prophecies ever was made; of course no-one realised this at the time. It was collected and placed in the prophecy room along with countless others, and was generally forgotten about. Occasionally a scholar or two would try to interpret it, but as no-one was named, it was considered too hard and they went back to researching the "Riddle Anagram Prophesy". ````They are born, brothers tied in shadow and in light.``One will know, one will not, for some things are best forgot.``Together they'll grow side by side, near and far, in light, in dark.``One brother will light the flame and will die all the same.``One brother always near protects the son the serpent fears.````Its time has come.

He went to the roof, to ease his pain, and he saw her sitting, in the rain.``A touching fic that starts out a bit (a lot) sad and ends wonderfully.

Suppose Wormtail had been caught that fateful night in 1993? Suppose that Harry had been allowed to live with Sirius? What would have happened? Warning: Alternate Universe

Deathly Hallows. The final battle and beyond. Tonks's POV.

What do you do when your soulmate has escaped Azkaban? And you must capture them? SB/ OC, a darker sort of love story.

Lily is certain her boyfriend is being hurt by the rest of the Marauders.

It was just a silly little dare. Who knew it could through their entire relationship into questioning? [H/Hr]

Ginny is about to become Mrs Harry Potter, yet it is Draco Malfoy's bed she is lying in. Draco tells her how he feels about her and presents her with a most unusal (and slightly creepy) wedding present. Rated R for language and sex.

This is a post war fiction. Draco is at St. Mungos and Harry visits him every Sunday. What is he looking to find and what happened to drive Draco over the edge?

When Harry, Ron and Ginny spend the weekend at Hermione's strange things happen... Does Mrs. Granger have magical powers? Whose red eyes are lurking in the shadows? And will Hermione have a chance with Harry?

After Voldemort's defeat, Ron made a terrible mistake that has had severe repercussions in Harry's life. After five years, will Ron be brave enough to set things right?

Lupin wanted no job, no pity, and no friends; for twelve years after the fall of Voldemort, he ran away, and for fifteen years he kept no contact with the Order. But you can't run from the past forever, especially when you've invited it into your home...

Upset about the fact that his brother has been Sorted into Slytherin, Sirius Black turns to Remus Lupin for solace. He ends up revealing more than he intended.

AU. The Dursleys taught Harry to fear and hate magic and all things magical- including himself. Now how long will it take the wizarding world see the damage done? A disturbing look at a Harry who has been taught from infancy to hate and fear everything he is. WIP.

She hated him for ten years. All because of a broken promise. But, there were two letters. She received one, but what happened to the other one? And, can she forgive him before it's too late?

Set post seventh year, we find the now grown Hermione in her early twenties, and as temporary Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, while the usual post-holder Minerva McGonagall is temporarily assigned to head up Beauxbatons Academie, in France. Its usual headmistress, on a special mission with Hagrid, Hogwarts' gamekeeper, the school is looking at a very different year, while Hermione adapts to her new post, and eventually embarks on a unique mission of her own...````Old characters return and familiar faces appear to both aid and haunt our heroine, with new experiences awaiting her and friendships to be forged, as Hermione looks for that Living Unity her world needs.

Several chapters consisting of missing scenes from the Scrawled Upon My Soul series, past, present and future. This will explain how Harry and Draco got together, why they broke up, and what happens in the interum between "Nobody On My Side" and "Scrawled Upon My Soul".

Answer to Pansy’s ‘Hush Harry’ Challenge. When Harry accidentally becomes mute, he finds his only communication with the rest of the world is… Professor Severus Snape, the man who has made his entire life at Hogwarts miserable. Will they both live through this? Could it bring the two of them closer? Should one of them go ahead and reserve his cell in Azkaban now, for hexing the other into oblivion? These questions and more will be answered soon!

Draco Malfoy would like to get down to the bottom of why Jennifer Hall, a fellow Slytherin, is acting so secluded and mean to everyone, even to people in her own house? Can he get to the bottom of it? Will she let him know her deepest darkest secrets? Why can't Jennifer stand Draco? The start of their sixth year is ordinary but as the year goes by, challenges arise.

Remus Lupin writes a letter, musing on the past, present, and future.

I wanted to hate you. After all, I had every reason in the world to, and then some. And yet...

Hermione's on her bridge of memories, mourning over Harry's death. She looks for a way out of her depression, which is slowly degrading Hermione's will to live, and cries out for Harry. Songfic to Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You"

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry like that. But I don't want to be your baby-girl. I don't want to be your little pearl. I just want to be what's best for me. The story of a love lost, told from Ginny Weasley's POV.