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Sometimes, when you grow up, you discover things about yourself that you didn't want to. As Colin finds out ...

The kitchen at the Burrow has six occupants, Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Molly and Arthur. The youngsters look nervous. Arthur suspects that they are up to something. What is going on inside... The Mind of Arthur Weasley

Emotion is such a fickle thing, and so easily repressed. Femmeslash and character sketch.

"I learned, I learned, I learned elsewhere, From muses unhired by you, dear mother." -Sylvia Plath, The Disquieting Muses. A series exploring Sirius's relationship with his family, what they did to him and what he did to them, from many points of view. Who is leaving? Who got left?

"The day her mother died, the sky had been a bright cheerful blue." Luna Lovegood throughout the years: how she struggles, fights, and eventually, heals.

This is the story of Arthur Weasley's enduring love of Muggles: how it began, how it was received and how he had to struggle to learn as much as he has.

On the night Dumbledore dies, Fawkes reflects on the beginning of their friendship.

Drinking tequila in the middle of nowhere in Mexico is no fun for anyone. Any company is preferable, even if it's your old nemesis from school days. Featuring Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger amidst tequila and rain. Lyrics are propety of J. Wozniak and Marcy Playground.

Snape sits down to write about the events of the night Sirius died from his POV.

Dental hygiene and the aftermath of the War.

Draco reflects on his sixth year: his mother's faith in him, The Dark Lord's assignment, Bellatrix's assistance, and Snape's interference. Written for the 2006 springtime_gen gift exchange on LiveJournal.

"Forbidden fruit is sweetest." The temptation is always strong when one discovers knowledge that they should not see. And not everyone denies the sweetest of all fruits ... Some embrace it hungrily.

He did his best not to flinch when he saw his father in the hallway, his hand resting on Harry's shoulder.

Teddy Lupin is the product of an unconventional family. He visits them all regularly, when he isn't attending culinary school. Usually, he makes his visits alone. Then his cousin Draco makes a request of him ...

-- This was Lily the witch, who put magic before her sister. I would never truly bring back the Lily of my childhood. Magic destroyed my life, it took away everything: my friend and my sister and my parents. --.

A very short short in which Harry begins a new phase of his life foreshadowed as early as his fifth year.

Bellatrix, in Azkaban, receives a visit from an old schoolfriend seeking answers. (Original Character)

The war has ended. Harry cannot let go so easily, however. He runs in futile circles searching for something to make his life meaningful again while his friends fall apart around him.

Lilith Smithers is the daughter of a whore. Severus has just been hired at Hogwarts as the Potions Teacher. When they come together they will change each other's world.

Ever wonder how Bellatrix Lestrange came to be such a wicked witch? The thoughts that went on in her mind? She left behind a letter that tells all...

He has a gift for words, and...other things. Companion piece to 11 things about Bellatrix Black.

Alphard Black was a second son groomed to take a step back from the Head of Family responsibilities of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. That sole fact made up the bulk of his identity. That was why it shocked the ever-living hell of him when his favorite daugther challenged everything. It changed everything, and when Sirius ran away he seized his chance to let her know.

Ginny Weasley tells Hagrid just who has been strangling his roosters.

There was once a little girl, and looking back, lying in the hospital wing following the battle in the Ministry, Hermione feels like she scarcely has anything in common with her former self any more. Oneshot.

The war is five months new, has settled over everything like a layer of dust. Pansy is five months, too, with child, but it is fear that grows now like a balloon in her lungs.

Seamus, Neville and Dean have just arrived at Hogwarts and should be tucked up happily in bed. But it is the middle of the night and each of them is wide awake, brooding upon their fears and insecurities.

Oliver Wood was Gryffindor Quidditch Captain. Something though drove him back to Hogwarts to fight alongside others in the final battle. Why does he fight in a battle that is not his own?

When had a pledge of universal honesty become a practice of universal derision? A look at Severus as a teacher.

Young Severus Snape retreates to his little niche in the universe. He reminisces about things in his life and experiences some much needed calm.

It's Halloween, 1987, and Lupin finds himself wandering through the streets of London. As he tries to come to terms with the loss he suffered on this night in 1981, he runs into an old acquaintance for whom Halloween also holds painful significance.

How much of the past can excuse the choices a person makes in the present? This is the story of a young boy...and the monster he became.

After the war, Hermione visits Snape. He doesn't know who she is. Written for the Fandomcommerce exchange on LJ.

What would it be like - losing your magic?

She doesn't want to be here. But it's not about her.

Theodore Nott, in the Fifty Galleons universe.

This is "Bella"--a cold, cruel, calculating shell of a woman. Where Trixie was warm, if a little indifferent and aloof, this stranger is hard and angry; the result of thirteen years in Azkaban and almost thirty with that brand on her arm...

Millicent Bulstrode, in the Fifty Galleons universe.

There is danger in dwelling on past mistakes, as Dumbledore and Snape discover. Missing moment from PS/SS.

"I suppose it's a sign of growing up when you realise that your parents can be wrong, isn't it?" An adult Luna Lovegood talks about her part in the war.

A short piece that looks at Sirius' death from his own perspective in the immediate events leading to his passing beyond the veil.

Four wizards learn about themselves, their Patronuses, and if they have what it takes in an uncertain world. Multiple pairings.

At their weekly day together Neville's grandfather contemplates his magicless grandson and considers the future.

Every Christmas, Albus Dumbledore has a date with his conscience.

Luna, after the War, reflects on the changes she and her friends have undergone.

After everything the Malfoys had endured in the years since the war, Draco would never again take anything for granted.

Harry has never liked to be touched. To him, touch represents fear and pain, punishment and anger. Can Ginny break through his defences and teach him the joy of touch? One-shot.

Regulus Black has seven days to die.

After Lupin and Snape rescue Ollivander from the Death Eaters, he must re-evaluate his life and the new chance he has been given.

Remus Lupin takes a walk and ponders tea, chocolate, and a certain someone.

Things are what they are supposed to be.

A Slytherin reflects on how her House works.

The blood in his mouth had a familiar taste, one that he had grown used to as years passed in that house, in that cupboard, alone and unloved.

"Do you wonder? Does it matter? Do you care? Sometimes, a candle is more than enough to light the way." An idle, nonsensical reflection of the one we all love to hate.

The summer before her seventh year leaves Lily's life in tatters, and it doesn't get any better once she's back at Hogwarts. So the last thing she needs is a more than tolerable head boy.

Somewhere on the north coast of Wales lies a little village, forsaken and miserable. When the wind is in from the sea, it carries with it terrible scream and a mist that chills the bone, and sometimes, sometimes you can see the ghost of lights flickering on the dead island of Abercasden.

Teddy Lupin was haunted by the sea. On the day he comes of age, he finds out the reason why. Written immediately after DH; inspired by the epilogue, but not directly based on it.

There are only a few people capable of telling centuries worth of historical knowledge. Fortune is one of them. Since the dawn of time, she has watched people make decisions regarding destinies and fate, and in all of her watching, Fortune has chosen her favourites. They are different, yet at the same time alike, and only one word can describe them all --- They are all brave.

Harry didn't know it, but Neville and Luna weren't the only ones who answered Hermione's summons the night Dumbledore died. This is Susan's story.

Lily's eleventh birthday, her worst ever... They day she was forced to choose between her sister and her magic within.

Sirius Black wondered if he’d ever been sane.

"Isn't it weird how joy can have you almost come apart just when things are at their most perfect?"

Hermione's first sign of magic.

What would the wand of one of the finest wandmakers be like?

Remus is passive aggressive. Minerva is irate. No smut whatsoever ensues, but some books are shelved.

Cedric Diggory's greatest desire is to be loved by his father.

What kind of relationship did Petunia have with Lily as a child? How did she really feel about her sister's son being left on her doorstep? This story explores Petunia's feelings on those two issues.

Hagrid has missed Christmas dinner, and Minerva is concerned. But Hagrid has some concerns of his own.

Hermione Granger is a sane, rational human being. Except for when she loses control. Gen, with a mention of Ron/Hermione. Oneshot.

A prisoner reflects as the moon rises.

He sets his bag down on the bed and lets himself, for just a minute, feel the most lost he's ever felt in his entire life. -- The summer following the war, Harry learns how to live a normal life.

Remus Lupin looks in the mirror and wonders when the life he once knew became the life he now lives, and whether living is still worth the effort. Set just before the events of Prisoner of Azkaban; contains implied (non-explicit) Remus/Sirius.

Take that, Voldemort, Charlie thought as he viciously stabbed a stray piece of tuna. Charlie receives a note from his father after the events of the Triwizard Tournament, and isn't quite sure how to handle the news. He reacts the only way he knows how... with tuna casserole.

They both had an innate fear that surrounded them, the fear of a life repressed by the outside world. They could both relate in their absolute terror, that deep aching fear of failure, of never reaching the sky. Never touching the extent of the world. Fear is expensive and Draco and Harry both paid enormous prices for their fear.

Ron discovers the truth about Harry and Draco's relationship.

A dull evening in a gloomy village pub in Sweden is interrupted by a very special girl.

One night will always be remembered in the world of Harry Potter. There was one night that started it all --- a Dark Lord was defeated, a friendship was broken, and a child was left an orphan, yet hailed as a hero at the same time. The night of All Hallow's Eve is recounted once again in this tale.

Some people get given everything. Others have to take what they want. Rita Skeeter has to make a choice.

Burning with zealous fire, she walks in time to the drum of her god, the drum that beats within her.

"Late at night, she thinks of her." - Molly and Bellatrix remember.

How Charlie fell in love with his job.

"Billy Stubbs's rabbit... well, Tom said he didn't do it and I don't see how he could have done, but even so, it didn't hang itself from the rafters, did it?" A look into the disagreement between Billy Stubbs and Tom Riddle. Mrs. Cole never knew the whole story.

Voldemort and his followers are lurking in the woods outside Hogwarts. The fight has paused for an hour as they await the arrival of the chosen one, the Boy who Lived. They have as good as won, the world is in their grasp. So why is nothing going according to plan?

Merlin, what a waste of time. If knowing the future were as easy as looking at leaves in a teacup... Eileen took the final sip, then held the cup in her left hand and swirled vigorously. Three times, clockwise, the way Professor Mopsus had taught them. She drained the dregs, put the cup back down on the saucer, and critically peered inside. It looked like...clumps of damp tea leaves.

'See, just because you don't say it to my face doesn't mean that I don't know what you said. Doesn't mean that I don't hear your voice echoing through my head. Scathing comments are enough to break any pretty girl's heart.' HGDM. One-shot: drama, hurt, judgement.

Tom Riddle shares his greatest triumph with his mother. Written for the hpworth1000 challenge community on LiveJournal.

PoA era. Severus Snape takes a thoughtful stroll down Diagon Alley at the start of the Christmas holidays, but it soon turns into a quite a harrowing ordeal for our favourite Potions Master. Contains some rather dark humour. You have been warned!

Ron plays chess with Harry while contemplating ruthless choices and actions.

Millicent Bulstrode has never felt wanted. Vincent Crabbe has never felt powerful. Perhaps, at a party of Draco's, a different sort of magic could grant their wishes.

At the start of Voldemort’s first rise, Minerva McGonagall must come to terms with the reality of being a Hogwarts professor during war.

Five lessons in Lily Evans' short life.

Sirius is feeling lonely and wants Remus to come see him. Harry gives him something to think about while he waits. Set during OotP. Slightly AU. Implied SB/RL slash pairing. Contains some bad language.

After the War, Hermione fled the Wizarding World. One-shot from the POV of an un-named character she meets at university. Bittersweet, I think.

Learn more about Maxwell Bishop, the mysterious former Auror from Harry Potter and the Final Horcrux. It's almost a necessity to read Harry Potter and the Final Horcrux first, but it's a good story on its own, even if things may be a little confusing.

Remus keeps getting out of bed to play, so his parents have taken drastic action. Unfortunately, this only makes him feel worse. Rated for one word.

Short one-shot. Emotions, the future, and the hope of being accepted have effected this well know character. Her name is never mentioned so figure it out on your own. I'm guessing here, painting a picture of a character I've never seen painted before. A student at Hogwarts finds herself losing her knowlege and power as she begins to fear a future she cannot see. She showers her reality with deceit until she cannot find the truth amongst the lies.

Draco looks at his life and wonders if there is anything worthwile about it. Provides insight into his life and his thoughts about it. Little bit of Draco/Ginny, but not much. One-shot.

How did the Philosopher's Stone get into the vault at Gringotts? Sinister machinations and manipulations. Runner-up (by one vote) in the FA February 2007 Challenge.

How are you supposed to grow into a functioning adult when for years you rarely see the sky? Marcus struggles to identify himself either within or without circumscribed Slytherin traits. Oliver helps. This is a character study, a critique of the Hogwarts house system, and against all odds, a love story.

Harry returns to Diagon Alley and Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes to talk with Ron about the future.