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Harry Potter discovers that someone watched over, and fretted about Severus Snape. The often overlooked school matron saw the Potions master as a boy first, and later as a man. This is her perspective of this most complex man.

We are teenagers finding ourselves in a steadily darkening world. We are children and adults, confident and conflicted. We are different and we are the same. We are brave, ambitious, loyal and clever, arrogant, selfish, foolish and haughty. We are lovers and fighters and friends. We are Hogwarts, class of 1978.

An unusual friendship forms between two lesser-known characters...

It may have seemed that Ron and Hermione were a couple, but with the constant threat of death gone things are much harder than they thought. This story is told from Harry's point of view.

Katie Bell and Oliver Wood have always been there for each other. After all that's what friends are for, and despite the rumors, Oliver and Katie are just friends. Or...maybe not.

Neville has always thought of Ginny Weasley as his rose. But her dating Harry Potter has become a huge thorn in his side.

It's Harry's 6th year, and there's another Yule Ball! Who will he take? Surprise pairing (or not, if you've guessed it!).

The night after graduation is supposed to be an exciting event...but when everything is cancelled, it looks like a major bust. It's up to the least likely suspect for something like this to plan a way to make this night special for all three of them....

Sirius is terribly clumsy sometimes and awful at keeping his porridge in the bowl where it belongs. The porridge that belonged in his bowl has slipped out, somehow, onto the crisp slacks that cover legs belonging to a certain R.J. Lupin (the embroidery on the pocket told Sirius so), who has a pale face but kind eyes.

Minerva McGonagall can see a lot of herself in Hermione Granger, and so, when she catches her skipping a Charms class, she decides not to punish her, and instead takes her into her confidence. That decision is the beginning of a friendship that will carry them through triumph and disaster, as Hermione grows up in one of the most turbulent times the Wizarding World has ever known. Spoilers for everything!

Trapped in St Mungo's after her encounter with the opal necklace, Katie has been forced to make some odd new friends.

When Remus opened the door, he could smell something burning.

Every story has a beginning. For the tale of the boy-who-lived, the beginning is not in the prophecy, but in the lives of a generation before him. The same generation James Potter, Lily Evans, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin, among many other figure-heads belonged to.

One fine summer morning, two unlikely creatures meet each other by the side of the Lake Hogwarts, sharing a few happy moments together. Despite the deep bond they share, circumstances force them apart, leaving them to dream of a better future. Possible squick factor,

Scorpius Malfoy takes his first ride on the Hogwarts Express. One-shot.

Ginevra Weasley walks through the cemetery, remembering her friends and what they fought for.

Neville knew all about his parents as Aurors; he'd heard the stories a hundred times. Then he receives an unexpected gift from Harry.

I am going to restart this story when I know exactly how I want it to be. It will be of basically the same plot, but with longer chapters. : D

Harry is having a bad day.

Mad Eye once told Harry, don't put your wand in your back pocket, greater wizards have lost their buttocks because of it. Advice such as this always has a story to back it up. This is that story.

Stuck in the hospital, Minerva McGonagall is horrified to hear what has happened in her absence from Hogwarts. Guilty and miserable, she remembers another time that she let Dumbledore down, in the worst possible way.

"She didn't know how long she sat there, her head buried against Ron's chest. It was strange, but she felt no awkwardness, no embarrassment as she sobbed into his robes. It felt right...safe. This was where she belonged." A look at the Trio at the end of

One night during the hunt for Horcruxes, Hermione reflects on her family, on her boys, and on her guitar...which, in true Hermione fashion, Harry and Ron knew nothing about until she chose to enlighten them.

During a visit to Uncle Charlie, Rose is has a close encounter with a Hippogriff that will change her life forever. Watch as her world expands in the year before she sets off for Hogwarts. Featuring Charlie's wife, the wisdom of Hugo Weasley, childhood crushes, Luna's love life and lots of magical animals.

Lily and James used to be best friends, hanging out in their neighborhood with each other. But once they were accepted into Hogwarts, they went their separate ways - James, the popular prankster, and Lily, the know-it-all bystander. But will their past be able to bring them back together?

The final confrontation between the Trio and Voldemort. Harry's late.

The night after the Final Battle, Neville is alone in his dorm room... or so he thinks. Sequel to White Out but can be read independently. DH-compliant. NL/LL. One-shot.

Amidst secrets and deceptions, James discovers he has a few 'furry little problems' of his own. (Remus/Sirius)

“Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.” A late night stroll to clear the mind leads to an unlikely conversation between two friends, where walls that have spent years being built up are suddenly torn down.

Hermione finds herself feeling sorry for Snape who has become an outcast since the events at the end of HBP. She is now of age and a full member of the Order and wants to help him with his spying duties. But Snape won't accept Hermione's help or friendship. But their paths keep crossing. AU in the sense that it ignores DH.

For speaking out of turn against her, Professor Umbridge gives Lee Jordan one hell of a detention stretch. But when the twins leave Hogwarts behind, and him with it, he gets a chance to strike back. Oneshot.

What do an insomniac Gryffindor, a middle-aged werewolf and an ex-Death Eater have in common? Not much, actually. That doesn't mean they can't help each other.

Lily Evans hates James Potter with a passion. So what happens when he finally shows a softer, more mature side? What will she do? Inspired by Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. My first J/L Fic!

In the summer after her third year Hermione's parents are visited by a particularly unpleasant drill salesman.

Hindsight is always 20/20, but sometimes all you can look to is the future. Your future, the lives of those around you, and what you can leave the children. None of the founders saw what Salazar would do, there was no way they could prepare. The story of what led to Slytherin's devastating betrayal.

Figurative Quidditch matches can be trying, especially when you're not only blocking an onslaught of Quaffles from passing through the hoops but also keeping a sharp eye out for the golden prize in the sky overhead. Ron Weasley is about to find out that it might not be as hard as it seems…

What happens: Nineteen Minutes, Nineteen Hours, Nineteen Days, Nineteen Weeks, Nineteen Months Later.... Well, to name a thing, Harry and Ginny rekindle their romance, Dolores Umbridge goes on trial, Lily and Snape talk in the Afterlife, Andromeda and Narcissa end their estrangement, and Harry decides to tell the world the truth about Snape, Regulus, and everything else.

It is James and Lily's wedding, the happiest night of their lives. But on the sidelines with a genuine smile and a heavy heart lies Sirius. He is weighed down with the sacrifice he had to make for both of his best friends' happiness...and the knowledge that the price he has paid for it will never stop hurting.

What happens when Harry, Ron and Hermione play the Goblet of Fire video game on PS2? Well, it might go something like this...

Ginny feels uneasy standing around like an ornament at Bill and Fleur's wedding; her dress and shoes are uncomfortable, as are all those piercing glances. Luckily for her, she has a sweet escape plan – Luna.

During the aftermath of his wild birthday party, Sirius helps Remus make up his mind about whether or not to start a relationship with Tonks. In the end, Sirius discovers that his help may not have been needed after all. Sequel to "Marauders Redux".

It's enough, Sirius says plaintively. It's more than enough. His hand taps the table. Remus can tell he's afraid that he's said this, afraid that maybe now it's not okay, because the words are out in the open.

During their stay at Bill and Fleur's cottage, Hermione turns to Luna in a moment of grief.

(Not Epilogue Compliant) Two years after the Battle at Hogwarts, the school is ready to re-open. However, doing so is not as easy as Headmistress McGonagall would like. Luckily, she has the newly-appointed Prof. Longbottom and her eventual Deputy to help her. Professor Shortages, Sabotage, Problems with the Ministry, Friendly Slytherins, and More.

Remus won't sleep, because Remus keeps the Night Watch. He hopes no one will notice the dark bags under his eyes, because then they will begin to worry, and this isn't about Remus.

Lily felt her heart jump into her throat. In fact, all she heard was her heart beating steadily throughout her body.

It's two days to graduation when the Marauders learn some bad news. The evening graduation ceremony falls on the full moon! Is there a way to fix things so that Moony can attend? Or will fixing the problem only cause more trouble? Read and find out!

Post-HBP. After Bill and Fleur's wedding, Harry goes off to brood. Luna has other plans.

Just a small short about Helga Hufflepuff when she was twelve.

Created from happiness, beacons of light, enemies of darkness and bearers of tidings, Patronuses tell the stories of the wizards who cast them--of friendship, love, despair, loyalty and remembrance, even after death.

A year after the end of the war, an end in which Remus Lupin lost everything, he drinks to forget his sorrows. Something happens that he didn't plan - but can he honestly say that it wasn't perhaps for the best? Remus Lupin/Luna Lovegood.

Harry knows that he's famous in the magical world, being the Boy-Who-Lived and all that. However, what he doesn't know is that he's famous in the Muggle world, too. Harry takes a trip to Borders and realizes just how famous he is and how obsessed some people are over HP (myself included!).

Remus doesn't want to know why Sirius thought he was the traitor fourteen years ago.

Remus finally discovers his friends' secret.

Twelve-year-old Molly Prewett tries out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Her brother and Arthur Weasley offer unsolicited advice.

Draco is depressed. He shuts out everybody who cares for him. He's getting weaker and weaker. When he's strolling around the castle, he faints... (H/D Friendship)

Hermione's getting married tomorrow morning, and her friends and sisters-in-law gather together to show her a good time. Luna proves to be the hit of the party (although Fleur gives her a run for her money). Rated for language, no slash. Companion to "George & Annie: an Unofficial Biography."

Jokes hurt.

Eloise Midgen and Millicent Bulstrode discover they have something in common.

What do you do with a Death Eater when he stops being a Death Eater? D/G, Post-Hogwarts. Written before book 7.

Hogwarts has shut down for good, leaving five homeless and seeking a future at Beaxbatons Academy. But Harry, Severus, Minerva, Dobby and Hermione end up seeking instead the answer to a riddle to find the greatest treasure of all.

A group of Hogwarts students go on an Animagus training for a week during the summer holidays just before the beginning of their sixth year, accompanied by Professors McGonagall and Snape. Completely AU, partly OOC, sick!Harry

HBP Scene Filler. Ever wonder how Luna and Hermione became partners during the Battle at Hogwarts? And what did they talk about while they were at the dungeon? Sorry, not good at summary. Written before the release of Deathly Hallows. Please read and review.

Hi, everybody, I'm Lily Potter. Yes, Lily Potter as in Harry Potter's daughter. His youngest, and only, daughter, if you must know. Anyways, I have my parents, my older brothers, and my friends. So you could say I'm a normal girl... at least I was until he had to show up and ruin everything. But what would you say if I told you I was happy my life is over? ***** Come to Hogwarts, follow the path of Harry Potter's only daughter, and find out what happens when silver and emerald meet...

Dumbledore sends his seventh years to Africa for a school trip. Professors Malfoy and Snape are forced to go along as chaperones – and then the trip takes a turn for the worse for one of the Professors. Friendship fic.

On a cold winter's night in Romania, Charlie Weasley gets a surprise visit from a near-stranger. Even more surprising, Looney Lovegood makes almost as much sense to Charlie as one of his beloved Romanian Horntails.

There are dark times on the horizon, and everyone knows it. War and death assaults the Wizarding World everyday, but even in the middle of all the terror, there are light moments; even in a world of hatred, love can be found. Such is the case when two friends admit their feelings for each other, feelings that they have harboured for several years.

Also published on fanfiction.net. Life after Fred is hard for everyone, but what about his significant other? When she finds out she's pregnant, she knows things can't get any worse... New generation/time travel fic.

When your two best friends fall apart, some things need to be done.

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

Harry thought he had experienced every negative emotion there was: depression, guilt, despair, hatred, loneliness, anger, jealousy. He had felt the entire spectrum of dark feelings course through his body. But he had never felt this – not even when he lost the man he considered to be his family.

Love isn't what it's cracked up to be. Ginny, Draco, Harry, Hermione, and Ron all discover that very quickly in this story.

Some Valentine's Days are worse than others. One-shot ficlet.

They say that when someone is on the brink of death, his life flashes through his eyes one last time. Who but the Marauders had experienced so much of life... and death?

Last Year. Last Chance. Last Battle. Last Dance. The third and final level of "Harry Potter and the Last Year". What's got Professor Snape in a good mood? And can it last? Canon through OotP, alternate 7th year. This is a Horcrux free zone.

One-shot. Post-war, Harry visits Draco in Azkaban. There's mutual incomprehension, then Draco has a revelation about the nature of friendship.

Sirius' lover arrives at 12 Grimmauld Place, giving Tonks a new view on her own feelings for Remus. One-shot, third person limited PoV (Tonks).

A companion fic to "An Angel in Disguise," because it features Jim!the Janitor and eight-year-old Harry. An essay assigned by a substitute teacher yields some surprising results.

A missing moment from OotP, Ginny pleads with Luna to stand up to her brothers' teasing.

When a mysterious dog appears on the Hogwarts grounds, Professor McGonagall is forced to seek temporary shelter with Professor Flitwick. Written for the hp_friendships challenge on LiveJournal.

Irma Pince has a secret that she didn't know she was keeping. How does she react when Severus removes the charm that reveals that she really is Eileen Snape?

The invention of the Wolfsbane Potion was accomplished by three of the most unlikely people imaginable: Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, and Mariella Goring. Two halfbloods and a pureblood. Two Gryffindors and a Slytherin. Two Order members and one Death Eater. Two lost souls hoping to atone for one terrible day, one terrible death, and one hopeful spirit seeking to do some good in the world.

The story behind Harry's absolutely very first broom... whose idea was it really?

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

Another morning in Slytherin House, seen through the eyes of Blaise Zabini.

War rages in wizard Britain, yet Severus Snape has never been better off. As he rises in the Dark Lord’s inner circle, he seems ever closer to fulfilling his grand ambitions. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood friend Lily Evans, now married to his sworn enemy. As the stakes get higher, Severus must once more decide where his true loyalties lie. Either choice will mean betraying one of his friends – and the consequences could be fatal… [COMPLETE]

The story of Sirius tricking Snape into venturing under the Whomping Willow during a full moon.

Albus Potter is entering his sixth year at Hogwarts with a load of problems. Firstly, his fiery and annoying younger sister is just returning to Britain after spending three years at Beauxbatons, being brilliant. Then there's his older brother, whose head has been growing bigger by the minute ever since he was appointed Head Boy and Quidditch Captain. And then there's the girl who he likes but can't have. Along with Albus is Scorpius Malfoy, who is struggling with his growing admiration for Lily Potter, and James Potter who finds himself attracted to the newest and most original student Hogwarts has ever seen.

James spots a girl getting on the train. The girl looks back at him. Lily Evans looks at James in a way she won't in a very long time. She looks like she loves him. While they forget their feelings, they can't forget that look. James/Lily

Prequel to my fic "Bonds of Pain." Draco spends his fourth year dealing with his growing dislike of his father's rules and methods. When forced into a decision, two young lives are changed forever...

While the rest of Hogwarts dances at the Yule Ball, Luna finds another place to dance and searches out a friend to share it with. This story was written for Poultrygeist99 for Secret SPEW at MuggleNet fan fiction. Fluffy. one-shot.

Just one of those millions of fics that were done after OotP. Remus is hurting after Sirius's death and comforts Harry.

Luna is comforted in the Department of Mysteries.

Fred survives the Battle of Hogwarts, but at a price: he is blinded. A guilty Percy declares himself his helper. Fred could barely stand Percy being a git, but this helpful, overtly friendly Percy is driving him mad.

“Luna, where are your shoes?” Luna x Dean

Ginny Weasley does not feel quite herself in the summer after her fifth year. Or at least, she feels as though she has changed. She is not the same girl who attended Hogwarts ending just over a month ago. Puzzling over the Second War, which she is allowed no part in, and what exactly she wants to mean to Harry Potter, who never comes to see her, she begins to brew love potions in a desperate attempt to allay her boredom...

The day after the battle at Hogwarts, Luna visits Neville in the hospital wing.

Bellatrix is bored, Severus has been picked on by James and Sirius, and Peter Pettigrew is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He needs to learn who his friends are.