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Post-Deathly Hallows SPOILERS! George and Percy deal with losing Fred. George snaps, Percy grieves.

Lucius has watched his son change over the years as Draco struggled between what was expected of him and what was right. One-shot

Tom Riddle and Minerva McGonagall, as Hogwarts students, explore their deepest desires.

"I'm fine. We're fine." The Potters at the brink of the abyss.

A Prequel to "Just a Boy and his Dog". Christmas at Grimmauld Place, and Remus and Harry discuss just what it means to be loved by Sirius Black

Vignette - Severus reflects on the choices he's made and how they've affected his life and the family he could have had. Sevitus.

It was the first magic book Harry wanted, one that Hagrid had to drag him away from. What was so special about it? One-shot.

'Hermione is an accomplished liar - she's not proud of it, but it's a necessity. If she wants to remain a witch, she has to be a liar.'

Knowing his death is approaching, Albus Dumbledore visits Lucius Malfoy in Azkaban. Will Lucius understand what Albus is offering, as they come face to face for the last time?

Little girls are made of more than sugar and spice.

Wherein Remus discovers some of the specters of Grimmauld Place, and of Sirius' childhood past.

It wasn't anything like wanting to rule the world. She just wanted to be thinner.

They were to press the war home to its real lords - until they themselves were ready to refrain from warfare, being confronted with its reality.

Here is the reason why Severus Snape is so completely trusted by Dumbledore. To find out the truth, we must go back to that night in Godric's Hollow.

After Voldemort's resurrection, Lucius Malfoy battles his memories of Voldemort, the Imperius Curse, becoming a Death Eater... and Harry Potter.

The Dark Mark burns and a man's fate is sealed. Severus Snape prepared to return to the Dark Lord.

The first year was the hardest, and it didn't get much better from there. Ron never understands why it's so special when I get a letter from my parents. He doesn't realize that in the past six years they've only sent me twelve: five on Christmas, four before exams and three when I was petrified. That's right: they didn't send me anything my entire first year, and that wasn't my fault...really. Hermione reflects on how her religion affected her life in the Wizarding World.

When the baker of Godric's Hollow gets a new customer, he is so intrigued by her that tries to discover her secrets.

"To be honest, Lucius, I was admiring the irony of you and me sitting here and celebrating together. Who would have thought we'd ever find ourselves in a position to show our faces in public again?"

An exploration of Ron and Hermione's relationship. Set during book 7. One-shot.

Originally written as a Christmas fic, this actually took on a life of its own, exploring post-DH relationships between Harry and his family, Harry's children and their classmates, and Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. It's also a projection of what the future looks like in Potter-verse. Some romance, some humor - a little bit of everything.

Lily Evans is seventeen years old, and she's never been in love. She's a bit worried about that, but resorting to Muggle superstitions? That's a bit drastic, isn't it?

Written for the Omniocular AU Challenge: 68. Arthur Weasley married Bellatrix Black instead of Molly. Sometimes at night she sits up after the kids are in bed, when Arthur is still at work and wonders if life could have been different.

A deeply analytical essay on the most powerful wizard in the world, written Pre-HBP.

Albus Dumbledore had never been gladder to reach the sanctuary of his office. ``Although the world was celebrating wildly, although stars and fireworks exploded outside his office, although students whooped and cheered in the corridors, he had never felt worse in his life.``The defeat of Voldemort was, indeed, a reason for celebration. Unfortunately, the people who most deserved to be celebrating couldn’t...

Petunia Dursley has hated her sister and anything to do with magic for the better part of ten years. On Lily’s wedding day, Petunia puts aside her feelings and grudgingly takes her place as maid-of-honour. What should be a happy day for Petunia turns to one of self-loathing when she discovers though two groomsmen there are more important things than magic to be jealous of. RLSB from Petunia's POV.

Albus Dumbledore had a plan.

Young Tom Riddle has some disturbing thoughts.

A short essay exploring Snape's motivations and destiny within the HP universe.

Why is Cornelius Fudge in the Leaky Cauldron, on the night Harry blows up his aunt? What is he thinking, as he looks out on drab grey Muggle London and looks back on his drab grey Magical career? When will there be any news: of Harry, of the aunt, of the fugitive Black whose escape does the Ministerial reputation no good at all?

Harry and his friends are travelling home from Hogwarts on The Express, and an odd little voice decides to pop in and give Harry a visit. Harmless musings.

Power was about turning 2+2 into 5 for real. It was about rearranging matter to suit your will. No Muggle was ever going to understand that.

A series of one-shots from inside the minds of various characters. The first one is very dark but other's are humourous and more general. With all my character studies, I hope that I make you take a second look at a character you'd normally dismiss, and maybe change your opinions of them.

"One more thing I've learned about pain. It makes you innumerate. You lose the ability to count your blessings. All you can do is wait for it to go away. Get yourself through the day. That's doable. I have things to do, people to see. Then go home -- and get yourself through the night." So how do you cope with losing Sirius Black -- again? In the aftermath of the Department of Mysteries battle, Remus Lupin tries different ways. Because whatever gets you through the night is all right. [Not R/S, by the way.]

Once, Parvati and Padma shared everything: pain and tears, happiness and laughter. But time has changed them, and now -- as Parvati sits with her sister at the dining table -- she cannot share. She must be strong. For Padma's sake. One-shot.

One Harry Potter has grown up in more ways than one, and the fleeing Severus Snape, who was never cowed even by Voldemort, finds himself in that dull grey horror when he is captured. Warnings: Semi-pre-slash. SSHP, though not exactly. Moderate to high swearing and violence.

A day in Hermione's life, between 4th and 5th years. Can she maintain a normal life with her non-wizarding parents, and stay involved in the battle against Voldemort? She's not so sure anymore...

After Dumbledore’s death, Harry spends the summer at The Burrow. A letter from Sirius, describing a magical spell to transform into an Animagus, is handed to him by Remus. Sirius writes:"What I can give you is the same knowledge we had when we were at Hogwarts. By 'we' I mean Mooney, Padfoot, Prongs and that other creature I cannot bring myself to name…When I was living as a fugitive, my life would have been unbearable without being able to transform into 'Snuffles', as you three call me when I am Padfoot." The animal one transforms into isn’t chosen: it is already there waiting to be uncovered by this magical spell. In the days that follow, Harry needs all his animal’s strengths to combat the evil infiltrating The Burrow.

Hermione Granger had grown to dread the winter. The season seemed almost to have a grudge against her. And so as she and Ron flew from summer in Britain to winter in Australia to search for her parents, she had both old and new issues to resolve.

My own, my precious, my quill, through thick and thin. Rita Skeeter remembers getting her first Quick Quotes Quill. Who was the poisonous pen's first victim? Can you tell me? No, but I can show you.

Three months after leaving Hogwarts, everyone gathers for a re-union. Dean has had an eventful three months - and he has a secret to keep to himself.

Narcissa has built her life the way she wanted, but her priorities are about to change. DH SPOILERS.

"He saw himself in you before he had ever seen you, and in marking you with that scar, he did not kill you, as he intended, but gave you powers, and a future." (OotP, ch. 37)

Tom Riddle and his boggart.

During one long summer day at the Burrow, Ginny considers Harry, Tom, Percy and diabolical tables as she tries to decide whether or not to insist on coming Horcrux-hunting; Luna makes a surprising contribution. Essentially gen, though slight H/G-ness.

Each Marauder has his own talent.

Ron makes a decision.

Molly Weasley is dead. Her children remain. What more's to be said Except words of pain?

A look at what life is like for the trio minus Hermione. One-shot.

Six-year-old Remus Lupin meets his great-grandmother for the first time, and learns that wandering is in his blood.

Poor Mum, she'd been so sure she'd finally get a girl instead, there were the twins. Bill reflects on his younger brothers.

As Harry wanders in the dark, he finally hears the words he needs to hear from the only ones he'll listen. Although fate is cruel with him, although his task seems so difficult, he has a light to follow... a hope. And that hope is the sole thing that will help him survive. ONE-SHOT.

They didn't die together. Fred wasn't prepared to handle that. This fact is so shocking that he hesitates in limbo. The Weasley twins were different people, but they always acted together. They were separate bodies and minds, but they always pooled their efforts. It is hard to make a life and death decision without George. It is harder than he would have thought to think what George would have done.

They think you betrayed two of your dearest friends. They think you killed thirteen innocent people with a single curse. They sentenced you to a fate worse than death. You try to tell them that you're innocent, but who listens to a madman?

The gleam of her teeth, the pink of her dress against her skin, the dirt in her hair ... all of it mirrors that life that he'd always associated with this house and this land. There is permanence to this moment, and suddenly Blaise knows.

There is more to the identity of pure-blooded wizardry than the excesses of the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters. But the obligations that come with old blood are not always less painful...

Ever noticed we never see Remus cry throughout the books? Not one tear? This is a quick exploration of the inside of Remus' head. Momentary mention of RL/NT. One-Shot.

It's Lucia Malfoy's turn to put on the Sorting Hat. Malfoys have always been Slytherins--so why is the Hat's decision taking so long?

Ron loses his way in the days after the Final Victory. Can he turn his life round, or is it too late now?

Hogwarts had four founders, but Helga was the one with the dream. And more importantly, she had the persistence to make it happen.

Remus is scared, and for the life of him cannot figure out why...

Five women, each with a man on her mind, but not, perhaps, the men you'd expect.

A girl spends her days in Hogwarts listening only to the portraits, until she learns from an unexpected source that her fellow students have lessons to teach her as well.

Pansy Parkinson, in the Fifty Galleon universe.

Andromeda was Sirius' favorite cousin for multiple reasons and they were closer than any than other two members of their family. She was the one who taught him how to smoke and he was the one who gave her a way out and in the end the Black family lost two of its brightest stars.

On the eve of Hugo Weasley's first day at Hogwarts, Hermione Weasley reflects on her life with her husband, Ron, as they tuck their children in for bed.

The first war has been over for almost a year. Everyone has started recovering until the five year reunion for Hogwarts class of 1978 brings back some old memories for one of the last surviving Gryffindors.

Four letter words are so simple, and yet can be so very powerful at the same time.

Gilderoy Lockhart has been stealing hearts and stealing stories for as long as we've known him. How did he get that way? This is the story of the Harry Potter series' sometimes loveable and usually bumbling peacock. From his childhood and years at Hogwarts to his first literary adventures. Let's see what makes the peacock tick.

Snape, a man who hides everything in his mind. Deals with a modern and poignant theme: addiction.

A first-person account of the days and nights of Sirius Black’s imprisonment at Grimmauld Place. Take a slightly disconcerting, occasionally amusing peek into the mind of an escaped convict as he tries and fails to reconcile with the mundanity of existence. Cameos include Molly Weasley, a firewhiskey-swilling Remus Lupin, and, of course, Kreacher. One shot, rated PG-13 for profanity and general existential angst.

A day in the life of Arthur Weasley: the day the kids break into the Ministry to steal the locket Horcrux. Arthur has bravely maintained his integrity while working in what has become a fascist bureaucracy, and a sympathetic co-worker has noticed. Arthur tries to comfort the co-worker, but his lasting romance is with his wife.

Luna observes Seamus and tells him that it\'s okay.

Always he had been there, to cry, and to bear witness. But time withers the ablest of bodies, the strongest of hearts, the noblest of spirits. Two centuries after the final battle, a solitary figure searches for solace in all that remains of his past: the shattered memories of yesteryears.

"Harry was back with the Mirror of Erised, his back turned to it. He stared down his enemy with a look of hate, all of these memories rushing through his mind. He wished that he didn't have to be there, that he didn't have to have his friends hurt, that he didn't have to battle, and the he didn't have to be the Boy Who Lived. It was too much for him." A oneshot of what Harry now sees in the Mirror of Erised.

One Shot: Summer Between GoF and OotP: Sirius' first night back at number twelve, Grimmauld Place before the rest of the Order officially settle in.

What they didn't know about each other would fill volumes, but Alice eventually gets her message through.

The Prime Minister of Muggles receives a visit from Rufus Scrimgeour in the wake of Dumbledore's murder.

Post HPB, Minerva puts Albus' chessboard back in order, and comes to some conclusions about the rules of war.

One month post HBP, Severus sits writing a mad assignment for the Dark Lord. To be read with Vivaldi and a glass of cognac.

Some familiar characters exercise their magical powers for the first time.

A month has passed since the death of Lord Voldemort. A chance meeting on the street forces Remus Lupin to confront questions he cannot answer.

The Hogwarts Sorting Hat is given three rather... unusual children to Sort one September. Told from the Hat's POV. A light-hearted, quickly read, character-sketchy piece providing background for some of my characters from "Heiress of the Curse" and "The Vale Beyond" (which you can read on Schnoogle).

The first victim of the Death Eaters. Who she was, why she was hated... how she triumphed over her enemies.

There was only one thing going through the mind of Severus that night as he aimed his wand at Dumbledore: He will be forgiven.

A visit with friends makes Hermione think things over on a slow summer night after her third year.

A conversation between Severus & Lily the summer before their friendship ends evidences his inner conflicts and unresolved feelings for the red-haired witch.

It's 1981 and Barty Crouch Jr. is desperate for word from or about Regulus Black. Hint of Barty/Regulus.

Harry spends his last weeks at Hogwarts thinking about Draco Malfoy... (Harry/Draco pre-slash, if you squint)

Helena--the Gray Lady--was shaped in many ways by her parents and their crumbling relationship with each other. She considers their combined temperaments and the way this lead to her jealousy and eventual betrayal.

A sinister visitor troubles Minister Cornelius Fudge. He has come to bring a warning - one which Fudge has no desire to hear...

Can we think that Dumbledore was doing nothing but waiting during the ten peaceful years while Harry Potter was growing up at the Dursley’s? How could he protect Harry and prepare the members of the Order of the Phoenix for a new war that he dared not even tell them was coming? And what were Voldemort’s Death Eaters really doing in secret behind their facades of reformed, upstanding citizens? This chronicle begins on the Halloween night when Harry’s parents were killed and shows us the behind-the-scenes operations of Dumbledore and his little band of fighters until J. K. Rowling takes up the story of the Order of the Phoenix in Book Five.

He would only give, never take. If Albus Dumbledore had wanted to be worshipped, Minerva would not have admired him so much... but working for the good guy isn't always easy.

Remus Lupin had been wandering on his own for far too long. After an incident in a Bristol play house, Remus makes his way towards Glastonbury, blissfully unaware that Sirius Black has escaped from prison. In the remains of an ancient abbey, Remus finds himself drawn into a world older than our own, and upon returning finds a letter from a very old friend...

Cho Chang muses on why Hermione Granger isn't a Ravenclaw.

Rowena Ravenclaw reflects on intelligence, and the manner in which she is lacking.

Tonight

How does Luna really feel about becoming a "hero"? One-shot. Not so much angst as reflection.

Luna Lovegood goes in search of Crumple-Horned Snorkacks.