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Have you ever wondered just why the Hogwarts ghosts are ghosts? If you ever did, here's one theory on their deaths.

Boyish, Sweet, Nice, and Friendly: those four adjectives have ruled Neville's life for over sixteen years... making him who everyone thinks he is. But he's tired of being last place, being the loser. He wants out.

The beginning of the end... "Don't worry about the world ending today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." Ron is dead. Life will never be the same. A very short little ficlet about the effects death have on those we love.

A fic that is centered mostly around Pansy Parkinson and her struggle to accept herself and her life. A very Slytherin focused fic, also a much different look at the pug nosed girl.

Tom is evil; He kills, he destroys and he never has regrets. But what if he did? A short ficlet focussing on a couple that was never destined for happily ever after.

Heather Revlis is a sixteen-year-old American girl who has received an invitation to Hogwarts. She is scared and unsure of herself, because she has never been away from home before. A home where she was a mother for four young siblings because her real mother fell ill when she was younger. Her mother was a great seer, who made a strange prediction about Heather before she was even born. Set in the world before Voldemort, while Dumbledore was still a teacher, Heather faces challenges even Rowling has never explored...

"My life!" Ginny yelled, and saw Hermione flinch. "It's mine, isn't it? Don't I deserve to have it? And what about my heart, don't I``have a right to that, too?" In her third year, Ginny Weasley is overcome by her crush on Harry Potter and would do anything to get his``attention. One emotional afternoon, however, Ginny begins to realize that she doesn't need Harry anymore, and vows to take back her life``again. Watch her first steps in the painful process of becoming the strong, independent girl we see in OotP.

Ever wonder how Ginny, Neville, and Luna managed to escape from Umbridge's office in OoTP? The truth comes out.

James has some news for the other Marauders that has Sirius a little uncomfortable.

Harry's one true love is gone.

Wormtail finally pays back the debt he owes to... himself. (This is a One-Shot, written in poetry format and contains speculations for the end of the 7th Harry Potter book) It starts out with Harry, alone with the Death Eaters and ready to face Voldemort. The Marauders meet together for the first and last time to unite and give Harry the power to-... That's assuming that he'll live through it...

Eighteen-year-old Peter Pettigrew is invited to take afternoon tea with the Malfoys.

Rebecca comes to Hogwarts as the Trio begins their third year. She and Harry become fast friends and it seems like her life is finally coming together. But Rebecca has secrets and with with a killer on the loose coming to Hogwarts could be the worst mistake Rebecca has ever made.

Draco/Harry, The final battle is approaching and Harry just wants Draco to promise him one simple thing: To go on without him.

Is Hermione really who she says she is? What was she like before Hogwarts? Hermione struggles with herself in her Muggle world and it shapes what she becomes at Hogwarts.

Werewolves don't have guardian angels. But sometimes, when Remus really needs it, someone does come to take care of him... someone who may not be quite as much of an hallucination as Remus would like.

On a dark November night in a world gone all wrong, a Dennis Creevey trying to make things right runs into someone completely unexpected. Dennis/Pansy.

"In ashes of despaire, though burnt, shall make thee live." ~Sir Phillip Sidney, Arcadia.

While Lily is having Harry, James thinks about his son. Then the moment comes, and James has some promises to make to Harry. Does he keep his promise? (Lily/James)

It is right before the murder of Lily and James, and Remus is beginning to feel the tensions of being suspected as the spy.

Voldemort has won the war, and Hermione finds enlightenment in the darkness. Complete.

All of the former Hogwarts students are going back to Hogwarts for their ten year reunion. Oddly, Ron, Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Luna, Goyle, Crabbe, Pansy, and Draco are all on the same train. This proves to be a bad idea when they find that someone has been MURDERED!!!!

Sirius Black grew up in a house which taught him that he was superior to other people, who were heartless, and showed little or no emotion. And when a person lived his first eleven years like this, one would easily expect him to turn into a pureblood maniac, a dark arts addict, and an immediate Slytherin. But when Sirius Black was the first of his kind to defy that rule, things changed.

The effects of the war against Voldemort have taken their toll on Harry's psyche. But after Voldemort's capture, life will be smoother . . . right?

Ron has a plan that will teach Draco Malfoy a lesson - but will everything go as planned? (Ron/Draco)

Sirius' death seen through the POV of Remus. Obviously takes place during OotP.

Harry, Ron, Viktor Krum, Ginny, and three new characters from Hogwarts and Durmstrang seek out the Portkey to save their disappeared friends from the clutches of the Dark Elves and their strange palace fort in the Far North. This story was a long-thought-out and detail-oriented write-up of an idea my friend and I acted out to see what it would sound like.

Searching the battlefield after Voldemort's defeat. Will he find what he desperately hopes that he doesn't?

ONE-SHOT "There are many things that I/ Would like to say to you/ But I don't know how..." As Ginny lies in St. Mungo's on the verge of death, Draco gathers the courage to tell Ginny how he really feels about her. D/G

A grieving Remus Lupin finds companionship on his own unusual terms.

Hey, I'm Sarah Whiteman. Yes, I'm blond. Whatcha gonna do about it? I'm an orphan, and all I know of what's left of my family is that they send me money twice a year. I had grown restless, and you could almost say incredibly rude, but I, of all people, have been called to attend Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now, to find out the true reason why...

You never considered him a mystery. He was who he was and there was no evidence of any other person in there. How wrong you were. D/G

Sixteen eyar old Elizan Shandot's parents were just killed by Voldemort. She meets the Order and when she meets Harry they both know they aren't so different after all. But Elizan also ahs a gift. You'll have to read to find out what it is.

Remus tries to help Sirius deal with Snape's teaching Harry Occlumency.

He knows how Harry Potter died. Everybody assumes he died like a hero, did everything in his power to win. But he knows how it happened.

A mystery girl has been haunting Ron's thoughts. When they meet, what will happen? Will sparks fly, will something great begin?

The rain was without beginning and without end. The night sky was covered with grey stormclouds, slowly drifting across the infinite expanse of space. Thunder rolled across the sky, and in a little boy’s sleeping mind, monsters came to life.

Ignored and shoved aside, one person loves another who doesn't know he exists. Before the end he will make a difference, though, of that he is certain.

Aberforth Dumbledore may not have asked for Elphias Doge to come into his life, but family ties are family ties, official or not. Albus/Elphias, focus on the relationship between Aberforth and Elphias.

The war against the dark side is over, and not much remains. Voldemort is defeated though many people are lost. This is a short story of three people after the war.

Draco Malfoy is as happy with his life as anyone could ever be. He gets everything he wants, lives in a mansion, and is popular. His life is perfect and loves every moment of it... or does he?

It's been over three hundred years, and the Wizards have no recollection of their ancestors' past. The have been rumors of people crossing over from the mythical realm of Haz Dohl. But is it really a myth as everyone says? More rumors of Lord Voldemort rising to power have been released, even some of him crossing to Haz Dohl and taking creautres and people with him! Can Harry end this war once and for all, aside from his painful return to Hogwarts and the absence of Dumbledore? It's time to end this once and for all.

They tormented each other from the moment they met, but it's still a good way from bullying to attempted murder. One possible stop along the road: the introduction of a new spell to the Hogwarts lexicon, and the unexpected use of an old one. [Marauders-era]

Draco and Harry have been living together for five years, and life has become routine. Draco tells their story from his point of view, as he wonders where on earth his life has gone.

Three characters lives are entertwined when a woman's past comes back to haunt her and an ancient and forbidden art resurfaces.

A year had already gone by, but the memories of the past—the memories of him—continue on haunting Ginny. Outtake to After All.

Two cousins have the misfortune to be placed in opposing houses at Hogwarts. But those houses influence their futures and not all futures are bright. What happens when the new friends they've made and the choices they've made affect their friendship?

After he finished what he had to do and became a hero, Harry realises he doesn't qualify for any career in the wizarding world. What is there left to do when you lived your life before you even turned seventeen?! The brave thing, he is a Gryffindor, after all...

Ron has some issues....

The choice between Gryffindor and Slytherin didn't come as he sat under the Sorting Hat, nor when he stood, as good as alone, on the tiny island at night. Not for him.

Another Draco Vignette. First person POV from Draco's eyes of the last encounter between him and the Boy-Who-Lived before the final, epic battle. When all friends and allies have been slain, where does one turn for comfort?

"One who has never been to Azkaban would think that the Dementors are the worst of it. They feed on your happiness and leave you only with despair. Yes, they can contribute to your descent into insanity. Lock a man up and leave him with only himself for company, and the result is a raving maniac." The thoughts of one Sirius Black, while in Azkaban.

"The universe comes in threes, but the model isn’t Clothos Atropos and Lachesis. It’s Jesus, God & Judas, and one must be a sacrifice." Wizarding myth, Betrand Russel's Political Ideals, and Tom stealing Minerva's soul in the Chamber. Creation is ownership. AU Minerva/Tom.

Draco buys a dark magical item. Will it work or will it backfire? A late night frolic in Hogwarts Castle.

"Brave, clever, and energetic ... not usually content to sit at home in hiding while they believe others to be in danger." Harry wants to keep Ginny safe, but is he right to ask it?

Alone, in the dark of Azkaban, Lucius tries to grasp a happy memory before his death. A songfic, based on the song "Midnight".

Something dark for the New Year. Did you ever delve yourself into the irony of chance meetings? [Harry/Draco]

Tom comes to Ginny in the night.

Getting a wake-up call from your worst enemy is never very fun, particularly if you were looking for honour instead.

This is the original version of my fic Snow Petals before I changed it. I felt it was too sad at first, but since some reviewers wanted more dialogue, I figured I might as well do this. Notice that not all descriptions and everything is in it.

It's funny how the end seems like it will never come until you crash headfirst into it. On his last morning at Hogwarts, James struggles with the idea of change in his life and in his friends. Reaching the end of something wonderful is never easy, but sometimes we're deceived about what the end really is.

Four months after the final battle, he's running for his life.

Malfoy's rules are not laws in the world. But they are my laws and I follow them. In this situation I can't do anything else. In this situation I don't want to do anything else. I've got a reason.

After the defeat at the Department of Mysteries, Bellatrix Lestrange's spirit seems broken, and she wastes away unto death. But even as she slips away, Bella's indominable spirit protests that with sufficient will, even Death may be overcome. But now, even as Rodolphus takes a new bride, will Bellatrix return again to him from beyond the grave?

An aftermath of what happened in OoTP, almost a year later.

Sex and Pain, Betrayal and Fear, Determination and Hope. ````Sirius Black is a man that knows each consuming emotion better than almost any other. As he reflects back on all the events of his life, he realises that even in a world torn apart, there's still hope to be found.

First loves don't always take you where you expect to go. (Mild RL/SB)

The long awaited (perhaps too long) sequel to Dear Harry and Dear Draco. Draco's memory continues to haunt him, and Harry decides he must face the returning Draco.

'I had always wished for a boy. I wanted a little Black boy, dark hair and dark eyes, fierce and devoted.' Andromeda Tonks wishes for a boy, so her child will not have to grow up as she did.

Kingsley Shacklebolt headed the operation to find Sirius Black. Two years of shadowing the dog star makes it difficult to leave your work behind.

Draco thinks back on his life before ending it: his marriage, his wife's suicide, his position in the Dark Order, and all the things he's lost over the years.

'Not many could keep a game of chess up for a year, let alone seven. And the rest of my life, before the game even began, I was just being prepared for it.' Harry faces off for a final time against the Dark Lord.

The Marauders thought that nothing would come between them. And they were right, for a time. What happens when one of them can no longer control his thirst for power? The story of what happened that fateful Halloween night and the following day.

Ginny sat in her room. Alone. She wasn’t going to talk to anyone. She couldn’t.````He was gone.

Only one thing scared Sirius Black. That thing was death. He was terrified of death. The very thought of it made him crumble inside. It wasn’t only his own death that scared him. Losing his friends chilled his very bones. If he ever lost James, or Remus, or Peter, or Lily, or Harry... he didn’t want to think about it at all. Definite OotP spoliers as well as CoA spoliers. One shot fic with lots of the drama in OotP through Sirius's eyes and an old photograph.

SHMILY. See How Much I Love You. It's a game. You hide it. And the goal is for the other player to find it. And when they do, no matter what, they'll think of you and how much you love them. Molly/Arthur

The speaker is too quick for her, she cannot find him. Her eyes dart about the grounds trying to see any figures moving, breathing, speaking... The voice is back. It moves too quickly to be seen, but she knows that it’s there, somebody or something is there. The story of a lost girl, who has nobody to turn to except a voice inside her head and even that is making her hurt herself...

We’re all so invincible until the end. Snape has betrayed every loyalty he’s ever held. Draco has no loyalties.

For a good period of time I thought it was my fault. From what I’d heard they were perfectly happy and in love, but once they had me…well as far as I was concerned they might as well have been strangers forced into an arranged marriage from what I saw of their love. Sometimes things don't turn out so wonderful.

But looking back on it all now I at least know why he killed me. I wasn’t just a number; I was the one who counted, the one who started everything off. Blaise Zabini looks down upon his last moments on earth from the great beyond. PRE HBP

Several wizards and witches sit about Muggle studying, and their musings lead to many diverse topics, including love, friendship, hatred, depression, and envy.

An Umbridgebashing fic. Professor Trelawney is about to be sacked by the High Inquisitor, but refuses to leave. And a seer can be very tricky to nail down...

The worst experience of your life could be living with the fear of what is to come. A peek inside Dudley's head during his encounter with the dementor that night in Little Whinging. Violent and sad, not for the impressionable or the squeamish.

A grieving father, a disfigured Death Eater, the memories of an alienated Ravenclaw schoolgirl, Sirius Black, and the legacy of a festering evil of the long-departed past. In the department of mysteries, the shadows of the Death Eaters are lengthening, and no one can be sure of redemption...

Bridge piece for other fics. Harry hopes to find out about his mother's pasts, but the answers he receives only lead to more questions. He finds information from an unlikely source.

Sometimes, there is more to people than we can see with the eye. Petunia Dursley is much more than she is made out to be, and she has regrets about never saying good-bye to her sister.

The wind now takes the hood off and shakes the cloak of a figure. A figure with silver-blond hair and a sword hanging on his hip. A figure with a reddish scar on his jaw. War is cruel, but you're born in the Night of the Nadir. You're hunted for war crimes, but this won't be the night you'll be arrested.

Only after all the pain, can Harry see Ginny for who she really is.

A stand alone based on a challenge. All about what secrets would be in wizard attics and what those secrets would be for one of the most ancient pure-blood families.

Takes place that fateful night when Wormtail betrayed the Potters...

"I wonder what shade of red the Hell-flames are. I want to see your eyes reflect them. Anyway, red looks good on you, Potter. "

Hermione Granger reflects back on the person who helped her to become the woman she is.

Everywhere he went, he knew: if he just turned, everything would be all right.

Written for Ginny Fic-a-thon. Ginny/Tom. ````Ginny thinks back on her time in the chamber and...regrets.

Draco's had enough of his father-- he's finally had enough of everything, and he's ready for his sweet release. Rated PG-13 for blood and violence.

They told her it would get better, that the pain would leave her in time. They were lying. Night after night she dreams of him, her heart aches for him. Does he think of her?

A bookish old werewolf and a bookish young Gryffindor girl muse about lost love, fate and James Joyce. Indirect RWHG and RLNT hinting.

You learn a lot of interesting things working at a bar... very short oneshot of Madam Rosmerta's views on You-Know-Who, Harry Potter, and her lot in life.

A letter from his aunt forces Theodore Nott to choose between easy and right... but the line between them is blurring.

It started with a boy who wanted another boy to like him.