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All types of symbiosis can exist between a predator and his prey. A Neville darkfic.

"The...ghost...am...I... Of...winds...that...die... Alike...on...land...and...sea..." ~Richard Peck, Ghosts I Have Been. Love can help or hinder, heal or hurt, create or destroy...and no one knows that better than Harry Potter, and Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley...

This fic is what you want it to be. Some night in Britain when a secret war is waging, and two people have paid the price for living.

Imprisoned for years in a post-war world Severus Snape takes the chance when freedom is offered to him.

Post-HBP, the trio and five other schoolmates of theirs have gone into hiding at Grimmauld Place. Life in the household in tense, and everyone has secrets they are trying to keep desperately from each other. The worst of them being Hermione's unexpected encounter with Draco Malfoy. As the fighting in the house ensues, she finds herself going out to meet him more often than she would like to admit, and during these meetings, she begins to learn about the man behind the vile facade. But when he comes to her in need of escape, can she cross enemy lines and help the man that she swore to hate as long as she lived?

The boy had broken a long time ago...

Who he was and she was don't matter even if maybe they knew each other years ago in another world where people bothered with books and letters, where progress and knowledge weren't things to be torn down by dirty-blooded boys in labour camps who came home to tired-rented girls and another bottle of filthy-tasting sleep.

In the after math of the war, Harry makes his own kind of immortality. His suicide note.

One-shot. Narcissa hates the man who made her life not worth living. And more than that, she hates those in her life who made her marry him.

AU: Harry Potter wasn't quite as undamaged as Albus Dumbledore thought.

When Draco suspects that Hermione is cheating, he enlists the help of Harry to find out the truth. This story proves that a little misunderstanding can have terrible consequences.

'It's too late now, mother.'

A small story about the boy who was told to kill Dumbledore and his difficult life...

A one shot following Severus Snape from the end of HBP to the final battle, with flashbacks to his past.

It is Harry's first Christmas and everything's going great. Or is it? Peter hasn't shown up, grudges are shown, and Lily knows the truth. It definitely isn't Harry's best first Christmas and it's Lily and James's LAST Christmas. VERY Dark and Angsty.

"My name is Harry Potter. I am the boy who lived; the so called Saviour of the world. There is one person I couldn't save." After the war Harry must come to terms with the fate of his son, battle his demons and care for a broken family.

It wasn't how Remus would have chosen for Harry to learn that some secrets need to remain secret. A trip into Remus' closet will reveal more than skeletons. (set after HBP -spoilers)

The same story as "Don't Say No" but with a slightly different ending.

"He is not drunk, who from the floor Can rise again to drink some more.......... But he is drunk who prostrate lies, And cannot drink --- and cannot rise!" ~Irish toast

It only takes four years to see how the results of one wish will change the lives of everyone. Four years of memories leading to a road of destruction and darkness. For some the change will be triumphant, for others the change will bring upon death and despair. But will the man who influenced these changes be happy with his wish? Can he accept the changes or will he follow the pathway of regret?

We all fear what we don't understand. (Remus/Tonks, Post second war)

There are seven Deadly Sins. Each one drives the sinner into evil and destruction, of themselves and of others. The Death Eaters are all guilty of Sins. Some are most guilty of one in particular, and this is what led them into the life they chose. Lust, Pride, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Gluttony, Envy....The downfalls of the Death Eaters.

As punishment for his misdeeds, Voldemort is buried alive in a steel coffin a mile beneath the ocean.

A short one shot of Draco's life as a death eater and a hunted and marked man.

Vauxhall Orphanage housed many children. One of those children was a boy with jet-black hair by the name of Tom Riddle. During the course of a summer he met a velvet-clad stranger by the name of Albus Dumbledore, and it was through him that Tom learnt his true wizarding identity. This started off the chain of events that led to Tom attending Hogwarts, and this story follows that fateful journey.

Once, Sirius Black decided to play a very nasty prank on Severus Snape. He told the Slytherin to go down to the Whomping Willow, poke a particular knot, and follow the tunnel where he would undoubtedly find a big surprise. When James Potter heard, he knew exactly how wrong this could go, so he raced down to the Shrieking Shack and saved Snape just before he would have come face-to-face with a feral, merciless, blood-thirsty werewolf. What would have happened if James hadn't made it in time?

Hermione's disastrous attempt to brew a complex and forbidden potion backfires. As a result, Harry's world is turned upside down and he discovers a disturbing plot by Voldemort to use Harry once again in his cruel schemes.

Two months after the battle that claimed the lives of both Tom Riddle and Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley is as lost as she was that fateful day. Will she be able to imagine a life without Harry in it? Can she carry out his legacy, or will she simply dissolve into a shell of the person she was before it all took place?

A walk after one of Remus' transformations including a discussion with a complete stranger, a pitiful site and an odd reference to twilight.

“Pack, he thought, and may well have mumbled as much aloud.” Ginny/Fenrir Greyback

Sequel to A Pale Shade of Night. Lord Voldemort throws Britain into chaos and courts madness in his desire for immortality. With the Order crumbling and Darkness swelling on the Continent, a bitter soul hunter takes matters in her own clawed hands.

My thoughts have become a swirling caricature of sanity, even I admit, but they don’t know. None of them out there know; know that I have you; know that you’re mine. They don’t know that I can keep you alive. Songfic of sorts to the song Sleeping Beauty by A Perfect Circle. Femslash and implied necrophilia.

"Regulus can't bring himself to let go of the horcrux. It masquerades as a heavy locket, and its engraving presses against his palm as his fingers tense around the metal, his skin accepting the imprint of its patterns." Regulus meets Sirius for the last time.

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

Hermione will do anything to be with her beloved again, even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. (TR/HG)

They say that Karma balances the universe. The good and the bad of the world - and of our lives - will always be equal. If that is true, then what has Draco done to deserve this hell? Wherein Gryffindors aren't so headstrong (mostly) and love isn't as hard to find as they think.

Four friends, torn apart by grief. She can see the Thestrals, he wants to die, he's lost in guilt, and she's moved on. Be strong, or give up, it's their choice, either way. It's 2 o'clock and they're ready for the rain - The last in the Time Trilogy, following on from 'Midnight' and 'Sunrise'.

Snape didn't wonder why Potter was the way he was. Snape just wanted out.

A look into the life of the Order, and the lives involved in the first war. Their love, their losses, and the trials of their youthful union, parenting and friendships. Not Chronological.

Massive destruction, the final confrontation between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. Inspired by the deleriously awe inspiring song 10th Man Down by Nightwish.

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

Harry reflects on the events that lead him to his personal hell, and why he has given up hope.

"Why, dad, why? Why did you turn?" "Because a great Dark Lord once said to me, 'There is no good or evil, there is only power and those to weak to seek it.' I have power, more power than that Dark Lord ever had!" He pointed his wand at the sky and shouted, "MERIDO," a form shot into the sky and twisted into two basilisks tearing apart a phoenix. "Behold, the new Dark Mark!" he said in Parselmouth, and his son understood every word. The son pulled out his wand, tears streaming down his face, ready to kill the new Dark Lord, not ready to kill his dad. One Shot

The Archive of Ages depicts the events that led to the end of the wizarding world.

A love's brief history.

Post OotP AU. ONE SHOT. Harry Potter broke the law, went to Azkaban, escaped, joined Voldemort, and then destroyed the same Dark Lord. He didn't do it because it was the right thing. He did it for vengeance.

JKR mentions the Muggle raids in her books, but has yet to ever describe one. This fic is about an unsuspecting Muggle who has no idea of the wizarding world. Death Eaters (led by Lucius Malfoy) raid her quiet home. Will she meet the fate that so many unfortunate Muggles have, or will Lucius be merciful?

"He should have savored it, because the next day he was sent on a new mission guarding Pansy Parkinson. And now he was here." Mature themes within.

There wasn’t much left in Ron to give by the time he had to step into a dead man’s shoes.

Hufflepuffs aren't the only ones who can be loyal.

She's dying, lost girl on the dewy grass. He's watching, the ever indifferent observer.

Tom Riddle is the epitome of everything Merope Gaunt wants. Merope is everything that Tom scorns.

The world ends with merely the flutter of a veil. (A series of Drabbles relating to Sirius's death)

When Death Eaters were defeated by Harry Potter one year ago, Draco Malfoy expected he was about to go through rather difficult times, to say the least. As it turns out things are not going quite the way he would have thought...

Warrington gets in over his head when a love potion turns his life upside down. (oneshot)

A young Tom Riddle encounters the only son of Grindelwald. In the course of their short acquaintance, Tom learns several lessons about pain, torment and death.

It's 1979 and Bellatrix waits for Regulus.

Kyria Evangeline is lost. Harry, Ron and Hermione are off fighting Voldemort, her parents are dead and she's forbidden to do magic. Draco Malfoy is the Dark Lord's best man. He thinks "Rea" is a filthy halfbreed, capturing her as his slave until a mysterious letter arrives, changing everything...

Percy makes a decision that affects his life forever.

He was Harry Potter and he was tainted. Post War darkfic. Warning: character death.

Written for the Ron/Hermione Quote!Fic Challenge on Checkmated. "Love talked about can be easily turned aside, but love demonstrated is irresistible." -- W. Stanley Mooneyham. It's the final battle, and some people will do anything necessary to save the one that they love.

Pre-Azkaban; Remus has a work now. But it is an illegal one, because he's a werewolf; he works in "club", trades money for sex. The only way for him to earn money. He doesn't like doing it, but it's his only choice. Sirius notices and foils Remus; so Remus has no idea whatever to think of Sirius. He likes to ignore the fact that he's still in love with him. But Sirius only uses him. Or does he?

"Don't you get it, Tom? Love isn't fighting for immortality it is one of those that administer it!" Sometimes the dreams will show you the truth, sometimes dreams are only the truth we've accepted.

Death is only the beginning.

Can you keep a secret? I suppose it matters little if you can. I am a marked man and my days are numbered, so it's only a matter of time before they come for me.

A set of fairly long drabbles about the three Black sisters: Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa, on the topics of power, passion, and pain.

Tomorrow will be the massacre to end all wars. The dark era will end at the hand of the midnight queen. He who takes a chance will fall while the one who remains at home will thrive in obscurity while the other dies in mock glory.

One last desperate letter tells the story of how humility can find even the most corrupt of souls when death is the only way out. Things always look different in the end, but it goes to show that it's never too late to redeem yourself, to show compassion without prejudice, and to be merciful.

Someone is trapped in Azkaban... Someone is going insane... Someone doesn't know it.

Transference is a phenomenon in psychology characterized by unconscious redirection of feelings of one person to another. In a therapy context, transference refers to redirection of a client's feelings from a significant person to a therapist. Counter-transference is defined as redirection of a therapist's feelings toward a client, or more generally as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a client.- wikipedia Hermione's job bring her into a place with an ex Death Eater and must fast her darkest yearnings.

No one mentioned Theodore Nott anymore. No one liked to think about how he died.

They say we need help. That there is still hope for us. But I know that to be a lie. There is no hope for us. We did what we had to do and we did it for them. Isn't that enough?

This is yet another lost chapter of Verity Brown's A Merciless Affection. If you are in search of a likable fluffy-bunny Severus Snape, I advise you to hit the back button now for you shall not find him in this fic. What you will find is a very dark and troubled, yet painfully human Severus Snape searching for strength and redemption. There is also a very strong religious theme in this fic. If you can stand that, then read on and hopefully enjoy. As always, a very special and heartfelt thank you goes to Verity for allowing me to provide some insight to her version of Snape.

When Voldemort dies, Severus Snape is left to gather the ashes of Ginny Weasly, and try to put her back together.

Consequences shape everyones futures, as do the choices those we love make change ours. Can love override loyalty? Can hope delete fear? Can sisters turned worst enemies make amends? Can old flames be reignited? Can this 'Second Rising' be quelled? (Slight AU, character death later on)

AU Left on the Dursleys' doorstep, Harry is kidnapped by Moody and taken to a better home. However, misfortune follows him wherever he goes and he is soon at an orphanage, ostracized and alone...that is, until he's adopted by Nicholas Flamel.

A moment can change everything. And for one boy life is going to change forever. Transform. And things will never, ever be the same again.

Miraculously, the boy hesitated. Realizing what was at stake, Tom dropped the wand and fell to his knees. "Don't do it!" The next words came very hard. "Please, don't kill me." This story is about what might have happened if Harry had not stabbed Tom Riddle's diary.

Set as an Alternative version of the Half-Blood Prince, what if Snape had not been granted the DADA position? A darkfic, it follows the stories of Severus Snape and the mysterious new DADA teacher, Professor Baserette, revealed as the mistress of Lord Voldemort.

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.

Because Sirius knows it's wrong, even if Blacks do tend to keep it in the family... SBRB, Limeish, Implied slash

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...

A clear AU, a look at the wizarding world with Regulus as a Gryffindor. We are shaped by the people around us, and we shape the people around us. In another universe, it's Regulus and Peter against the world. Dark, with a hint of slash.

Hermione is left devastated when the war is brought to her door. A look at how the brightest pupil in school deals with the ravages of the real world and how she overcomes the things that we never expect to have to overcome.

This is my take on what happens in the 'last battle' between Voldemort and Harry. After the fifth Horcrux is found and destroyed by Hermione, Ron, Harry and Ginny, there is one more left to be demolished and Voldemort will no longer be immortal. Will Harry be able to reach the last Horcrux in time in order to defeat Voldemort? Are his instincts leading him in the right direction or is it leading him into more danger than he expected? Read and find out! I promise you won't be disappointed.

The war is over.

What exactly can a single strand of hair reveal? First reading A Merciless Affection by Verity Brown is strongly recommended, otherwise the following may not make any sense to you. Verity should know that I just can't resist a challenge.

Harry and Remus write to Sirius after his death. Slightly AU? The two most important people in Sirius's life try to gain some closure that might not come. Story starts strange but a plot soon emerges.

His heart constricts along with her long tail and for a moment, just that minor second, Tom understands affections and perhaps the need to weep, bleed, and protect. This is all, of course, before he becomes another creature...free of the traditional views of love.

Ginny, Luna, Bellatrix, and a dungeon. Genfic, dark.

Confused? Enter this world of nightmares, dreams and despair...

Making love isn't the only way. Sirius Black/Severus Snape. Set during OotP. One-shot.

There is an attack on Hogwarts, and Bill Weasley is summoned by the Order to come in and aid in the fight. When he gets locked in a duel with Fenrir Greyback, what will be the outcome? (Missing Moment from Half Blood Prince).

"No deprivation is any trouble if you do not miss what you have lost." Lord Voldemort remembers an early victory.

A dystopic story set after Harry Potter wins the war and becomes Minister of Magic. He does his best and is completely oblvious to what is happening around him. Hermione goes missing and Ron finds her; that's when their troubles begin. Ron tries to understand what is happening, while others make plans to strike back and escape. They forgot to take Luna into account, however.

After undergoing an unexpected dark transformation, can Harry Potter resist corruption while he seeks vengeance and justice or will he end up unleashing an evil worse than Voldemort's unto the already afflicted magical world? A story of deception and the blinding quality of love. Vampires, OC, dark!Harry

Snape's mother takes a look back on her marriage to his father.