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Harry's sixth year has come and gone, part of him has been alone because of everything he knows and everything he has seen. As his seventh year dawns he's looking for something and he's not sure what but he knows it's out there. Things start to look interesting when Draco Malfoy becomes involved.

Words: 162,070
Chapters: 40
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Harry is struggling to come to terms with the events of his fifth year. Can he learn to depend on theose he considers family and become what the needs to be in order to survive?

Words: 166,928
Chapters: 37
Hits: 123,952
Serpent's Bride by Reiko Naoe
08/26/2002

In Ginny Weasley’s 6th year, Draco Malfoy saved her life and that’s a wizard’s debt. Now, five years later its payback time. Especially now that Draco’s in desperate need of a wife.

Words: 168,454
Chapters: 16
Hits: 122,190
The Last Time by Calliope
06/18/2003

When Harry wants to stop the pain he suffers from re-occurring dreams about the death of his parents, it is only the bond he shares with Ron and Hermione that saves his life. The bond proves to be the only thing that saves them all as they face the unimaginable… [written pre-OotP, but partially OotP-compatible]

Words: 116,108
Chapters: 34
Hits: 115,222
The Marks We Bear by Marysia
05/21/2002

Draco is changed by events occurring over the summer between his 4th and 5th years. When he gets back to school Harry finds him a very different kind of distraction than the old Draco Malfoy. Harry/Draco slash. My stories are available in their full and up to date form on archiveofourown.

Words: 78,179
Chapters: 15
Hits: 111,741
The Next Dance by Aerie22
02/22/2005

Harry Potter and Parvati Patil have beaten back an attack by Voldemort early in their fifth year and are now a couple. Lucius Malfoy is on the run and Draco is penniless. But will an injured Voldemort lash back? Or will an angry and embittered Draco strike first? And will Harry's romance survive Parvati's legendary temper, especially with Hermione there for him? And what of the brooding character that makes this fic decidedly A/U? Sequel to Dance With Me Harry.

Words: 286,449
Chapters: 24
Hits: 109,019
A Thousand Words by Annie
05/26/2007

Five years after the second war, the Ministry of Magic proposes an interdepartmental challenge in an attempt to restore trust between workers. Unknowingly, Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy are assigned as partners. As the two begin to write to each other under the nicknames Starlight and Shadow, their careers outside of their letters become entwined as well. Obsessions grow out of control, friendships are shattered, and all the while, the threat of a second era of darkness looms above the wizarding world. What happens when Starlight and Shadow begin meeting in secret? And will the two ever discover who the mystery on the other side of the page is?

Words: 101,925
Chapters: 33
Hits: 101,318

Sirius Black remained the Secret Keeper and everything he feared came to pass. Ten years later, James and Lily live, Harry attends Hogwarts, and Voldemort remains…welcome to a darker world.

Words: 164,724
Chapters: 41
Hits: 101,291
Resolution by Frances Potter
04/28/2007

When you've spent six years fighting evil, all you really want is a quiet time. But when your name is Harry Potter the chances of that are very slim. A series of vignettes chronicling Harry's final six months at Hogwarts. Exams, friends, lovers, Quidditch, the war and Draco all conspire to make the year end seem a very long way away. Slash (Harry/Draco)

Words: 322,203
Chapters: 11
Hits: 100,487

After the events in the Department of Mysteries, Sirius' death, and the revelation of the prophecy, Harry is again sent back to stay with his aunt and uncle on Privet Drive, more broken and overwhelmed than ever before. How will he survive without his friends? He needs them more than ever, and as his mind is repeatedly attacked, the situation becomes desperate.

Words: 216,956
Chapters: 39
Hits: 98,338

When Harry returns to fifth year, he finds himself faced with a whole lotta problems- Voldemort, puberty, exams, Ron & Hermione to name but a few. A lot of characters enter into his life from his previous shenanigans, There’s a Christmas Ball, OWL exams, Sirius, Lupin, and more!

Words: 81,279
Chapters: 30
Hits: 96,527

Summer after the Trio's fifth year. Ron and Hermione get closer, while Harry grows distant from everyone -- including himself. Snape is reunited with someone from his past. Draco's life spirals out of control. Love blooms, and strange alliances are made. Black wings bring strange dreams. What wonders can wireless music and a little wandless magic work? HP/GW, RW/HG, SB/RL (slashy), DM/PP, BW/FD, NT/OC (slashy), PW/PC, SS/OC, AW/MW. Snape, Petunia, Draco, and Pansy redemption. Songfic. Illustrated. WARNING: includes graphic descriptions of self-harm. This fic DOES NOT encourage such behavior, but if you are bothered by the idea of Harry harming himself, even when it's portrayed as something he has to *overcome*, then do not read this fic.

Words: 179,707
Chapters: 34
Hits: 96,012

Seventh-year sequel to Power of Emotion. Harry is recovering from his captivity, but he's hiding how much it's affecting him. With his powers increasing, and Voldemort now aware of the prophecy, can Harry find the secret to destroying him before Voldemort discovers what's in the ancient texts?

Words: 244,604
Chapters: 33
Hits: 95,778
Triwizard Redux by DrT
11/13/2006

When would be the best point in time for an over-powered Harry to return to his past? Right before the First Task!

Words: 43,930
Chapters: 14
Hits: 93,013
Invictus by Chthonia
07/20/2016

Lucius abducts Hermione. Slytherin versus Gryffindor - Pureblood versus Muggleborn - the old order versus the new. Two opposites, one room, no way out... no holds barred.

Words: 146,522
Chapters: 19
Hits: 93,012

In the aftermath of the events of the Ministry, Harry is in dire need of help. That help arrives in the form of six mysterious people, along with his friends and even foes, who give him the strength and support he will need to defeat Voldemort. Written post-OotP but will take some factors of HBP into account.

Words: 120,316
Chapters: 21
Hits: 91,514
Draco In Darkness by Plumeria
03/31/2003

Following an accident in his seventh year, Draco loses his eyesight. At first he completely withdraws, avoiding any hint of pity, as well as any assistance; he is determined to succeed on his own. But after Harry elbows his way into Draco\'s dark world, both boys find themselves in a strange new friendship, and they each learn new ways to see each other ... and themselves.

Words: 34,881
Chapters: 9
Hits: 89,861

Seventh year - The scar connection becomes wide open, giving both Harry and Voldemort ever more detailed views into each other's mind. Harry works on practicing the message he gained in Egypt (Harry Potter and the Goblin Rebellion), but Voldemort launches the Second War to fill Harry with hatred and anger and to strip him of all who are loyal to him. Ever more desperately Harry trains himself and others to fight, but something is making all of his friends fight each other. Harry must find a way to stop the internal warfare or Voldemort will be able to launch an attack on Hogwarts that will destroy all who are capable of resisting him, including Harry. Through all this, Harry must learn for himself how he will finally vanquish Voldemort.

Words: 244,306
Chapters: 66
Hits: 89,703

Set eleven years after they leave Hogwarts, Harry and Hermione find themselves in a situation they never anticipated - they've fallen in love. Add a nasty ex-girlfriend, Ron and his wife, Ginny and Draco and Hermione's mysterious boss to the mix and see whether they can make it work as lovers - or whether their secrets will tear them apart forever.

Words: 119,065
Chapters: 13
Hits: 88,988

SEQUEL TO STEALING HARRY.````Ten years ago, Lucius Malfoy got to Peter Pettigrew before Sirius could, and the universe changed. Sirius spent years watching from a distance, until one day, when Harry was eight, he took Harry from the Dursleys. After two years in hiding, Harry returned to the Wizarding world to attend Hogwarts, only to find himself once more at risk -- once more facing Peter Pettigrew, who would like nothing better than to see Harry dead in the service of resurrecting Voldemort. ````Follow Harry and his friends -- brave Neville, clever Padma, and shy Draco -- as they are caught up in the battle for dominance between the Order and the Death Eaters.

Words: 89,188
Chapters: 19
Hits: 87,944

AU. In Harry's third year he must learn the various truths about the new DADA teacher, Professor Black, and an escaped convict, Remus Lupin. SB/RL.

Words: 120,615
Chapters: 65
Hits: 86,935
Windfallen by Cinnamon
06/01/2004

A new Unforgivable is spreading like wildfire and only Harry Potter is immune to its power, and only he can soothe its effects. When Draco is hit by the curse and left for dead by his own side, a misguided sense of duty compels Harry to care for him, and in doing so, he learns more than he ever thought possible about nightmares, hatred, love, and above all, the true nature of forgiveness. Harry/Draco, semi-consensual Charlie/Harry, Ginny/Lucius, and Ron/Ginny. Post-Hogwarts, post OotP, and very dark.

Words: 97,555
Chapters: 13
Hits: 86,243

'Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.' Spanning from spring of 1976 through the fateful Halloween night of 1981, the adventures and misadventures of Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, and their contemporaries, particularly those belonging to the Most Noble and Ancient House of Black, Toujours Dysfunctional. Warnings: contains dark thematic material, violence, innuendo, as many literary references as can be managed, and very mild slash.

Words: 183,051
Chapters: 37
Hits: 82,455
The Bet by Aki-Hoshi
07/30/2008

It all started with a little bet. "I bet you can't do it." "Do what?" "Seduce him." Draco Malfoy's never been one to back down from a perfectly do-able bet. But when that bet involves Harry Potter? Draco's realising that this bet isn't as cut and dry as it seems, nor as easy... AU post-war, post-Hogwarts, Harry/Draco/OC

Words: 247,857
Chapters: 31
Hits: 79,195

Family isn't everything, as Harry, Snape, and Draco learn in this sequel to A Year Like None Other. How will a mysterious mirror and a surprising new relationship affect Harry and his new family?

Words: 234,568
Chapters: 24
Hits: 77,726

First in a trilogy of novels about harry's last years at Hogwarts. This one takes Harry through a new world of Death Eaters, secret identities, girls, battles and more than I can list here.

Words: 305,784
Chapters: 30
Hits: 74,152
Resonance by Salamander
07/22/2005

Snape adopts Harry in this story that stretches from the end of year six until Harry starts his Auror apprenticeship. Harry defeats Voldemort and has to deal with not only with his now greatly increased fame, but also with some odd, disturbing skills he inherited from the Dark Lord. Both he and Snape fumble around trying for some kind of family normalcy, which neither one is very knowledgeable of. Harry survives his seventh year at Hogwarts with a parent as a teacher and starts his training as an Auror.

Words: 484,149
Chapters: 73
Hits: 73,081

In the aftermath of an attack on Privet Drive, Harry is thrown out of the Dursleys'. He takes refuge with the Grangers, much to the dismay of Ron and Ginny Weasley. A multi-part sequel to the Dark Arts short 'Muggles at Bay?' A H/Hr tale.

Words: 37,996
Chapters: 11
Hits: 71,666
Killing Me Softly by Mai
04/25/2008

What if Harry was too late in saving Ginny from the Chamber of Secrets? How will this affect the course of history and the relationship between the Boy Who Lived and the young future Dark Lord?

Words: 120,741
Chapters: 17
Hits: 70,127

When a disabled transfer student comes to Hogwarts, Severus Snape pushes her to the breaking point. Only he understands what she really needs. And when Snape is accused of a crime he did not commit, only she can prove his innocence. Will she put herself at risk for a man loved by none? Will he put aside his prejudice and anger? Or will their bitterness damn them both? Book One of a series.

Words: 434,870
Chapters: 53
Hits: 69,531

AU. Before he ever hears of Hogwarts, Harry has a magical accident which has horrible repercussions for him. In a race to protect him, two old friends end up on opposite sides when the real danger lies elsewhere.

Words: 87,056
Chapters: 20
Hits: 69,530

They lived to defy Voldemort. They lived to enact vengeance. They lived in the shadow of better people. They lived to earn the respect of better people. Their story is more than the tragic beginning of the great victory over the Dark Lord. It weaves its way through heartbreaking love, games of magical tag, hours of learning animagi transformations, dates with the wrong sort of boy, and the bonds that death cannot break. This is the story of the people who will star in the footnotes of the great battles of Harry Potter- they who History deems unworthy of great attention and who worked diligently with Destiny to pave the path of the Boy Who Lived.

Words: 192,794
Chapters: 25
Hits: 69,299
Trinity by Katling
12/30/2005

Harry now knows what he has to do - find and destroy the Horcruxes and Voldemort. Ron and Hermione refuse to leave his side and they choose to become something that the Dark Lord will fear...the Trinity.

Words: 151,160
Chapters: 36
Hits: 68,510
Immortalitas Aestas by Merin
08/30/2011

There's been a heat spell cast on Hogwarts, and in between trying to counteract that, fight Voldemort and keep up in classes, Harry and Draco manage to find time to fall for each other.

Words: 117,296
Chapters: 21
Hits: 67,801

They once longed for each other years ago, but neither was ready to face his feelings. Now Voldemort has returned, Oliver is recruiting wizards to fight against him, and Percy is estranged from his family. Hesitant and apprehensive, they decide to try to be a couple.

Words: 75,316
Chapters: 45
Hits: 65,748

Draco Malfoy has seen his share of nightmares and now, as the war with Voldemort rages around him, it takes Ginny Weasley and a ragged band of orphans to teach him what true love and loyalty really are. Draco/Ginny, and a few brief instances of m/m kissing.

Words: 98,611
Chapters: 18
Hits: 65,644

Sirius is ten years out of his time. Remus is having disturbing visions. James is struggling to hold the world together. Peter is trying to learn how to live without lies. In the sequel to "Promises Unbroken," the Wizarding World remains on the edge of disaster, and Voldemort seeks final victory.

Words: 211,978
Chapters: 43
Hits: 65,395

It's Harry's fifth year and he's finally able to escape the Dursleys only to find that Voldemort has other plans. After numberous failed attempts to rid himself of the Gryffindor brat, Lord Voldemort now knows he must change tactics. But how does a Dark Lord convince a fifteen-year-old boy, orphaned by his own hand, to join him? Give him what he's always wanted, of course. Read on to discover how Voldemort manipulates Harry's life for three years to achieve the balance of power and reclaim the wizarding for his own.

Words: 71,682
Chapters: 19
Hits: 65,031

My first attempt at writing novel-length fanfiction for Harry Potter. This is my own take on what I think transpires during the last two years at Hogwarts. My theory is based on in-depth research and discussion of the Harry Potter books, and I hope it holds true to the original works that are the genius of J.K.R. This story explores the relationship between Snape and Harry especially.

Words: 169,444
Chapters: 58
Hits: 62,196

Sequel to Stealing Harry and Laocoon's Children. Harry and his friends return to Hogwarts for their second year, in a world where Sirius Black is free, Lucius Malfoy is a fugitive, and Peter Pettigrew is a force to be reckoned with...

Words: 113,074
Chapters: 24
Hits: 62,024

Draco wants a rematch, Hermione wants some answers, Ron wants things back the way they were, and Harry just wants a good night's sleep. A coming-out tale in the life of a famous young wizard, complete with meddling professors, 'fowl' play, first love, and some truly excellent friends.

Words: 148,965
Chapters: 17
Hits: 58,696
Luna's year by michelle_31a
01/13/2004

Luna Lovegood begins her fifth year at Hogwarts, for the first time with a circle of friends, though not without the accompanying dangers.

Words: 154,435
Chapters: 29
Hits: 55,745

Life is all about choice, and Harry Potter has faced difficult choices each year at Hogwarts. His sixth year will be extremely challenging with the rise of Voldemort. The Dark Lord will bring his own brand of terror to the very gates of Hogwarts. Harry has to decide to take up the responsibility created by the prophecy or to ignore it. Those who love him must decide how to prepare him for his future. Will he be able to kill when the time comes? Secrets, lies, betrayal and death become part of Harry’s world. But, as always, Harry’s spirit carries him along the path that he alone has chosen.

Words: 161,246
Chapters: 20
Hits: 54,813

Can the rest of the world stand aside and watch the British Ministry botch the handling of Voldemort a second time? The International, pushed by the Old Believers in the North American Confederation, joins in the battle, to the horror of Fudge and his faction and the anger of Voldemort. It will not be as easy as they hope, because everything still comes down to a lonely, scarred teenager named Harry Potter, who is reaching out to a friend. H/L R/Hr N/G.

Words: 42,939
Chapters: 13
Hits: 54,734

After a particularly gruelling Occlumency session, Harry practically ``comes apart at the seams and finds himself living partway between two ``lives. One is his life at Hogwarts. In the other, he's been in a mental ``institution for the better part of six years. What happens when Harry ``realises his whole life may be one elaborate fantasy? Harry/Draco, ``Partially AU

Words: 54,857
Chapters: 13
Hits: 54,246

Set in Sixth Year, both the wizarding and Muggle worlds are threatened as Voldemort plans a final revenge. Past, present and future collide as all must consider where their loyalties lie; who they are, and who they want to be. Amidst it all, Harry and Draco begin a dangerous journey of understanding. Is it possible to leave everything you thought you were behind?

Words: 159,215
Chapters: 18
Hits: 54,161
RELATIONS by DrT
07/12/2003

As Harry Potter faces his 6th year under the threat of the Prophecy, he must also face changing relations with friends, professors, himself, and even a girlfriend and a relative. H/L R/Hr N/G

Words: 63,857
Chapters: 16
Hits: 53,450
For Your Love by LisaRene
01/21/2007

Harry and Ginny struggle to make sense of their friendship and where it might lead amidst a swirl of friends, relationships, classes, emotions, and overcoming the darkness within. A story about friendship, love, and everything in between. 7th Year. H/G

Words: 130,180
Chapters: 25
Hits: 52,049
Moving Company by Lady Lance
10/08/2002

When Harry becomes Slytherin, everything changes. Old relationships end, new bonds are formed, and Harry becomes one of many new Defense Professors.

Words: 34,842
Chapters: 10
Hits: 51,262

Year six is over, Harry has grown into a great wizard with powers even surpassing and surprising the Dark Lord and Dumbledore. He has found his soul mate and has discovered the fifth point of the star. But can he find the Green Flame Torch prophesized to be the link to Voldemort’s destruction? Can he save the wizarding world before the son of evil is born and will he be able to let go of the past and build a future, or will he use his powers to change all that he has become to regain all that he has lost? Rated R for future chapters.

Words: 183,271
Chapters: 28
Hits: 51,099

Anna Grayson was born into a powerful wizarding family. However, Anna is different than the rest of her brothers and sisters who attend Castlewood Academy for the Magical Arts in America. Born a squib and now thirteen years old, Anna has accepted life as a future Muggle. Then, unexpectedly, Anna begins to show signs of astonishing power and ability. These changes lead Anna to questions about her past, the death of her mother, and eventually to the reality that magic has moved to protect itself from the madness of battle between good and evil by creating a young guardian in the Order of Merlin.

Words: 356,475
Chapters: 43
Hits: 50,834
Lost by VenusDeMilo
04/16/2003

An accident sends Hermione back in time twenty years, where she falls in love with the most unlikely of people: Severus Snape. Her world seems perfect... until she is sent back to her true time. Now Hermione has to find a way to reclaim her lover, who has lived two decades without her.

Words: 86,167
Chapters: 19
Hits: 49,825
Just Plain Harry by Mistral
06/19/2003

It’s Harry’s fifth year, and he learns about his parents, himself, and life in general. He takes on new classes, his best friends’ developing feelings for each other, Dobby, Wormtail, Voldemort, and, oh, yeah, Ginny Weasley.

Words: 148,236
Chapters: 28
Hits: 48,406
Veela Magic by Lasair
07/29/2003

In Harry's fifth year, Voldemort's devious new plan to take power is set to take the wizarding world completely by surprise. But has Voldemort's spy in Hogwarts made a mistake by trying to recruit Draco Malfoy? Has Voldemort double-crossed his minions, and are they as committed to the Dark Side as he thinks? Angst, guilt and mysterious plots abound. Warning: SLASH. (Eventually Harry/Draco, some Fleur/Cho.)

Words: 56,576
Chapters: 11
Hits: 48,223

Sequel to The Balance of Power trilogy (Harry Potter and the Slytherin Connection, Harry Potter and the Unexpected Inheritance and Harry Potter and the Trelawney Prophesy). Post Hogwarts. Having defied the prophecy by defeating the most evil Dark Lord of the century and living, the wizarding world's most powerful wizard returns to Hogwarts to teach. But as most people know, Harry Potter doesn't go looking for trouble, trouble invariably finds him. With Harry Potter as the teacher, Defense Against the Dark Arts classes take on a whole new meaning.

Words: 87,865
Chapters: 22
Hits: 47,255

Harry must put the pieces back together as he begins his sixth year at Hogwarts. New additions to the staff, changing friendships and Occlumency are the least of his worries, because He-Who-Must-Not-be-Named is searching for something that could destroy them all.

Words: 282,102
Chapters: 34
Hits: 47,175

COMPLETE! At the start of Harry's sixth year, the wizarding world is falling further under Voldemort's evil control. Fudge has declared a draconian State of Emergency, but he is merely Lucius Malfoy's puppet. Hogwarts, the last bastion of the Light, is Malfoy's next target as he seeks to impose Voldemort's racist Pureblood ideology on the students — who rise up in revolt. The spirits of the great Witches and Wizards of the Light send Harry and his friends an ally. An epic struggle of Good against political corruption, racism, elitist ideology — and Ultimate Evil. The roller-coaster plot twists and turns into the past and future and Nightmare Realities, where the terrible consequences of failing to stop Voldemort are chillingly revealed.

Words: 193,270
Chapters: 35
Hits: 47,144

Everyone needs an escape. Lily found hers in the form of Sieranda Smiltine's masquerade balls. By day, she is able to keep her predictable life together--perfect grades, good friends, and a new romantic interest in Remus Lupin. By night, she is able to release another part of herself that only a mask could allow. Everything is perfect until a man costumed as a stag enters her life. New romances and revelations arise, and Lily discovers that the people she thought she knew have secrets of their own.

Words: 144,192
Chapters: 28
Hits: 45,076

It's Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts. When Draco Malfoy begins to learn what Voldemort really wants from his followers he begins to resent his father and everything he represents. He realises Harry Potter's fight has been the right one all along, and only now does he begin to do something about it.

Words: 109,706
Chapters: 30
Hits: 44,716

In Part II of -To the Rescue-, James refused to consider allowing Harry to be taken to America should anything happen to both himself and Lily. What might have happened if Lily had gotten him to change his mind? After being raised in America as Henry and Tabitha’s step-son, Harry Potter returns to Britain to attend Hogwarts. His First year will be much the same, yet also very different.

Words: 52,822
Chapters: 16
Hits: 44,102
Bad Medicine by Cheryl Dyson
11/17/2006

Draco's boredom turns to something quite different when he spies Hermione sneaking through Hogwarts on a mission of her own. What he finds leads him down a completely unexpected path...

Words: 31,376
Chapters: 19
Hits: 43,656

War is coming. But no one knows that for years, Lily Evans has been fighting in a conflict much closer to home. The end is in sight, and it appears she may actually escape to a new life in the Wizarding world...until James Potter sees her battle scars.

Words: 73,818
Chapters: 20
Hits: 43,147

An epic fifth year continuation – Harry returns to the wizarding world to face the consequences of Voldemort’s resurrection, and is forced to confront the possibility that there is nothing anyone can do to prevent him from rising to power again.  An adventure/drama fic with a hearty portion of romance/romantic angst (R/H).

Words: 219,149
Chapters: 17
Hits: 42,809

Hogwarts seems to be the only place in Europe not under attack by Death Eaters, and it may be next. Lines have been drawn, sides are being chosen, and the entire wizarding world is being engulfed in a civil war. And caught in the middle, Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, and begins to learn more about his Mum and Dad, Professor Snape, and how a medallion he inherited from Sirius may have once belonged to one of the founders of Hogwarts. As he digs into the medallion’s origins and powers, he learns that his final battle with Voldemort may have been foreseen over a thousand years ago by the very same founder, but the one thing he knows for sure is that all the answers he seeks are hidden deep within the Tomb of Hogwarts.

Words: 217,336
Chapters: 30
Hits: 42,709
I Loved You More by Potteress
01/11/2008

Lily thought she saw a spark of anger flash through his eyes. "I'm not giving up on him. Of course not. He's Prongs." Then his face softened. He reached up and gently cupped his hands around her arms. "I just can't keep seeing him like that. I can't stand it. You know?"

Words: 110,152
Chapters: 35
Hits: 42,196

When a line is drawn between what you know and what is true, how do you decide what to believe? As his fifth year at Hogwarts begins Harry faces a set of problems both old and new, but none so persistent as how is good, and evil, defined. And how does a person become one or the other?

Words: 72,337
Chapters: 20
Hits: 41,488

It's the Marauders' final year at Hogwarts and they have everything - and that includes a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss.

Words: 219,914
Chapters: 40
Hits: 40,219
If the Fates Allow by AgiVega
06/16/2004

Ginny has been forced to marry Draco Malfoy, but her heart still belongs to Harry. Will she ever be able to break free from this unwanted marriage? Will Harry help her? A story of passion, blackmail, adultery, Greek gods and a most surreal place for playing Quidditch! Join Harry and Ginny on their odyssey through despair and hope, faith and love, amidst Voldemort’s machinations!

Words: 189,591
Chapters: 31
Hits: 39,556
Mist and Vapors by Cecelle
05/04/2007

Voldemort has been defeated, but for Severus Snape, the war isn't over yet. A farce of a trial leaves his reputation in ruins. Old enemies seeking revenge are out for blood. Bitter and disillusioned, he doesn't hold out much hope that anything will ever change. But just maybe, he doesn't have to stand alone this time....

Words: 163,734
Chapters: 53
Hits: 39,549
The Price of Peace by DrT
08/06/2003

In my story "Relations," Harry Potter faced the autumn of his 6th year under the threat of the Prophecy, and faced changing relations with friends, professors, and his first love and a new``relative. Over the Christmas break and into the spring term, Harry discovers the many prices 'peace' may exact, especially a negotiated one.

Words: 33,701
Chapters: 10
Hits: 39,449
Abyss by Lunalelle
02/18/2005

Hermione has been rejected by the Order and begins to sneak around. She acquires an odd familiar that becomes a man by night. Kidnapping, betrayal, and unsaid words. Based on Maid of Many Names' never-finished 'Degree' and 'Nonpartisan. Eventually Hermione/Voldemort. Try it. It's not as squicky as it seems. Very dark.

Words: 109,300
Chapters: 22
Hits: 39,371

After being rescued from the Dursleys by Sirius, Harry finds that there ``are still plenty of ways for Voldemort to catch him--and that his life ``may have to be bought at a very high price. Set in fifth year and the ``summer before it.

Words: 102,224
Chapters: 28
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Followup to The Marks We Bear. Harry/Draco slash. This story is unfinished on here but is being completed on archiveofourown.

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Over the summer holidays there is a knock on Hermione's door that she simply can't ignore. Little did she know that answering that knock would change her life, and leave her responsible for the life of her enemy. Of course her enemy isn't all he appears to be... HG/DM

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'There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.' What drove``Hogwarts' most brilliant student to become its greatest foe? Here, the``lines between choice and destiny, evil and misguidance, defeat and``victory fade from sight. Step into a mind that has failed to see past``the darkness, and watch the chilling memories that were poured into Tom``Riddle's diary resurface...

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It is the dawn after Voldemort's defeat, and Harry struggles with his sense of loss, and his feelings of hope. G/H and R/Hr. Contains scenes that I wanted to see in Deathly Hallows, taking place after the defeat of Voldemort. It is also a prelude to a future fanfic (details within).

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Realizations by Wishweaver
05/02/2006

Started before OOTP, this is an AU summer-before-fifth-year fic. What would have happened if Dumbledore had sent the Dursleys a letter telling them about the tournament and Voldemort, and they panicked and ran? Harry returns to Privet Drive after GOF and finds the house empty and his relatives gone. What does he do? The answer might surprise you!

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Have you ever wanted to know how No. 12 Grimmauld Place became the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix? Have you ever wanted to see a meeting of the Order, and how they came to accept ``Sirius back into their ranks? Have you ever wondered what life at Grimmauld ``Place in these weeks must have been like for Sirius, Remus, the Weasleys ``and the rest of the Order? In short: Have you ever wished that OOTP had ``come with a long prologue? It does now. This story bridges the gap between the events concluding “Goblet of Fire” and the day Harry arrives at Headquarters, told from Sirius Black’s point of view. 100 % canon; lots of angst and drama; mild hints of romance (no slash).

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In this chapter: We start again with the letters from his friends being the only thing keeping him sane. As the summer goes on, the tension between himself and the Dursleys will reach its boiling point, causing his uncle to give a fateful ultimatum.

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Lily Evans and Severus Snape are in love, but James Potter is in love with Lily too.

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Harry Potter and the Elements of Valor takes place in Harry’s seventh year at Hogwarts. The war is closing in around him and the threat from Voldemort is touching the lives of the people Harry cares for. Deception from within the Order has caused old truths to be questioned. The Ministry is not capable of moving quickly, or effectively, to turn the tide against the powers of the dark lord. Harry feels his moment is drawing near. His skill with the magic of the elements is growing, but will he find a way to turn that ability into a weapon powerful enough to supplant Voldemort? Will he sacrifice himself for that victory? This story is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Dangerous Choice. (H/G R/H Rating- PG13)

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Summer at Privet Drive has many surprises – as does Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts. Harry meets old friends and old foes, and has to fight the Ministry of Magic almost as much as he has to fight the forces of Darkness.

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(Book Two.)COMPLETE Werewolves were evolving thanks to Wolfsbane. Remus Lupin left Wizard Society at the end of the War but is asked to return and teach DADA again, approved by the Governors. He finds four werewolf students are part of his new pack. Werewolves and other non-humans were turning up as potion ingredients, the victims being prominent members of werewolf society. The European Werewolf Aurory sends a member to assist in the investigation. When the Alpha Prime decides to retire, a chain of events leads to the kidnap of the Beta Prime as well as the forced Turning of a prominent Auror. Snape, the new Alpha Prime, Weasley and the European cooperate to retrieve the victims before disaster hits society, Wizard and Werewolf.

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There have always been certain unwritten rules at Hogwarts. Gryffindors are not friendly to Slytherins. Nobody learns anything in History of Magic. And nothing much ever happens to Theodore Wilkes Nott, apart from bullied by his own housemates, overshadowed by his clever friend Blaise, and ignored by everybody else. What happens when unwritten rules start to change?

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"Don't get me wrong but I think you don't REALLY belong to our world." Ginny was right. She, Hermione Granger, didn't belong to the Magical World. In fact, she belonged to nowhere. A story about friendship, love and trust.

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The last two terms of the trio\\\'s fifth year — a sequel to Christmas of Surprises. Ron and Hermione are, umm, actively in love, as everyone eventually realises. Harry and Ginny are much more circumspect.

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Devastated by Ron's death, Hermione attempts to distract herself by instead focusing on the circumstances of Severus Snape's mysterious demise. What she finds when she unravels the mystery will change both her life and the wizarding world forever. SS/HG. Slight AU, DH spoilers.

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The Fire You Touch by Aieshya
02/25/2002

An AU for Chamber of Secrets. Aeryn Blake's father was a wizard, but she is only a mutant who has no magical abilities. When fate intervenes and gives her a chance to attend Hogwarts at the age of 20, she leaps at the chance. But when the mutant scare is awakened in the wizarding world, she us unprepared at the price she has to pay...not just to keep her secret hidden, but to discover the mystery behind the attacks at Hogwarts.

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Sirus Black finally has his name cleared, and Harry is permitted to go and live with him. A surprise greets him there that will affect his next year at Hogwarts in more ways than one. A vow to protect someone close to him complicates things-not to mention that the one he promised to watch over complicates things all on her own. From interfering in Harry's love life, being a magnet for danger, to Gryffindor's house points - the effects play key. Voldemort is always plotting, twisted love triangles are found everywhere you turn, Hagrid always has a new creature for the class, and the Forbidden Forest is visited more than ever.

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New Beginnings by nogod1215
02/20/2007

After nearly being killed by her husband, Hermione returns to Hogwarts. (Ultimately a SS/HG, but starts out a little different.)

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According to the prophecy, Harry Potter must kill Voldemort to survive. During his final years at Hogwarts, Harry will train his body and mind to face the Dark Lord, but that will not be enough to defeat him. In the end, it will be the "…power the Dark Lord has not." This mysterious power is more wonderful and terrible than death, human intelligence, or forces of nature. This is the power that will protect Harry. This is the power that will enable him to fulfill the prophecy.

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The Dursleys are borderline abusive, but rescuing Harry may mean that Sirius must forfeit the chance to prove his innocence and put the war effort in jeopardy. Remus and Sirius need to help Harry through this new rise of darkness even as they come to terms with the last one.

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The Rebirth by Irina
02/08/2002

So why did Voldemort try to kill Harry? An ancient power has reawakened and the answers to all the mysteries lie with Ginny Weasley.

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"The normal chatter of sideline conversations and clangor of classroom activity had halted and waited, with an audible intake of breath, for the response to this heretofore unheard of phenomenon – Hermione Granger had insulted a teacher."

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Post HBP. Every story must have an end. Harry Potter must now face the greatest adventure of his life. Lives will be lost and love will be found. The only difference between a Muggle and a wizard is his ability to believe. Based on what could occur in book seven.

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