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Three educated elves change the course of culinary history in one slightly drafty British boarding school.

Peter's thoughts at the moment of ultimate betrayal.

Anne knows there's no such thing a magic. Then one day, her eleven-year old daughter receives a thick yellow envelope in the mail... “Mum...?” She stood in the doorway to the kitchen, torn envelope and letter on the same yellow parchment held out to Anne in her outstretched hand. On her face was an expression of such mingled terror and excitement that Anne’s heart froze, then leapt, pounding, into her throat. She rose and took the letter. Every protective mother instinct was aroused. What on earth could make her daughter look like that?

She came in the dark and begged for his help: to protect the Light in a time of Darkness. A speculation of the devastating move that put our hero Harry in jeopardy.

We all know that Sirius is a klutz...why would James ever ask him to be best man at a wedding?

Draco's thoughts, after returning to the Manor following his fifth year, with a bit of H/D thrown in for good measure.

Who is the mystery character who manages to do magic late in life under desperate circumstances? And what counts as 'desperate cirumstances', anyway? It all depends on your point of view....

At the end of it all, Dumbledore picks up his viola.

Hermione is whinning whinning whinning!!

Harry turns into Harriet, and Ron is Ronnie! How can Hermione help them get themselves out of this mess?!

The summer after OotP, seen through Hermione's coversations with the Weasleys. With cameo appearances by Order members and a little about the Order's work, but mainly about the relationships between Harry, Hermione, the Weasleys and a couple of characters I've added.

It has been some time since Harry left his relatives' house after he finished school. Some things have remained unspoken until now, which is why Harry chooses to send one last letter to them. Hint of Harry/Ginny. Planned one-shot, although our favourite young wizard might perhaps eventually receive a reply...

Eight years since "Dear Salazar". Kayla is writing a letter to her father, trying to contact him. She gets a big surprise, though.

The tale of a boy, as he grows to be a man. One-shot.

The rise of the Dark Lord was not sudden. It was a long process of waiting and calculations. A short ``one-shot delving into Voldemort's goals and setbacks as he gained his reputation.

A songfic, but told from who's point of view? Set a year after "our heroes" (ie: the Trio) leave Hogwarts. In a world torn apart by the war.

Part 2 of the Sibling Series. Finally, Remus has a chance to meet his younger sister...

It’s shortly after the war and Lucius is the last surviving Death Eater, who has found himself being chased by Aurors and members of the Order. He has nowhere to escape and no one to save him.

The sequel to Chemistry and Seduction Finally Sarah Fawcett gets her revenge, but does it go to plan?

Harry does not like making this potion. Neither does Snape.

Bellatrix thrived on knowing how well-respected she was, even if it was only in Voldemort’s circle, and it was devastating, after Azkaban, to realize that she was no longer respected by anyone at all. She lost her pride and her sense of self all in one fell swoop, and that might have made her a little crazy. But only a little.

Family isn't always right. Sirius Black sits in a cell waiting for the trial that never came. He remembers.

I believe in the morning light/When I know it'll be over/I believe in the morning light/When I know it'll be done/I believe in the morning light/Where I know I will see them all again/I will be free/And they'll be there.``Sometimes the morning light can be the most desired thing of all.

How could Cedric be Champion if all Hufflepuffs are so mediocre? Why don't the Ministry just assume all Slytherins are Death Eaters? What's with Percy? These and other questions answered here.

I dare you all to come up with BETTER theories of why Remus stayed human during the Shrieking Shack scene.

In his final year of school, Ron learns from some unexpected teachers.

Narcissa reflects on her family and their cause.

Because everybody needs to have hope. Luna likes Harry. Harry doesn't know. Luna can do nothing but to think about him.

It's Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts and a new girl has come to the school. She is not just an ordinary witch. Could she be the key to destroying Voldemort?

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." --Walter Winchell

In my sixth year at Hogwarts, a door was opened, a door to a place so dark that even I was reluctant to step inside. However, my good friend Tom Riddle welcomed that darkness with open arms. Because of my feeling of obligation to my friend -- to my leader -- and because of my own curiosity, I helped to reacquaint the school with the wrath of Salazar Slytherin. I, one of Slytherin's last heirs, helped Tom Riddle in his attempt to purge the school of impure blood. I, Timothy Gaunt, reluctantly opened to the darkness, regardless of the danger it would impose upon Hogwarts.

Sequel to Inner Musings. You are a student of Hogwarts. How does it feel? Step inside... This episode: a certain someone you've had your eye on, and how time plays tricks on you.

“In her house, a small one-story in a suburb of Manchester, she has surrounded herself with gold-framed pictures. Memories. Remembrances of times gone by.” A one shot story that looks at Gladys Gudgeon and her possible reasons for writing to Gilderoy.

‘Harry can’t be called The Boy Who Lived anymore, can he?’ Harry Potter is a legend, though maybe that’s a lie.

Molly Weasley is not happy, her children just keep doing things and she's about to go mad until she hears a soft voice...

Short, stupid fic in response to a "Sickeningly Impossible Challenge" from K-Trina Puffinstuf. A Death Eater dinner gone a bit wrong - Enjoy!

Living with his grandmother and desperate for her attention and approval, eight-year-old Neville Longbottom still finds it difficult to deal with the mental state his parents are in. However, the two find consolance in each other's company, even though they are without the company of the one's they've lost. (Not angsty, but touching and sweet.)

Remus saw Harry’s pain. He saw it from the moment the boy, or rather, man, walked through the door. He wished he could do something to dull the anguish in Harry’s eyes. But that seemed difficult while he was still dealing with his own hurt.

It's the summer after fifth year, and the last place Harry wants to be is Grimmauld Place. So of course, that's exactly where he is, still wrestling with his guilt and anger. Is there anything that can bring him peace? Harry opens his bureau and finds something unexpected.

"You sit in the darkness. It’s late. In the perfect houses across the road small squares of yellow light are a rare sight. The polished windows, marked by the brief passage of indistinct grey forms, fade into the characteristic black holes puncturing the neat arrangement of bricks. Privet Drive is empty. You’ve seen it before. In your mind you can map out every door, every flowerbed, even the infinite arrangement of light reverberations on the cement, the geometry of every wall." A dark fic full of dark thoughts. Warning, contains references to self-harm! What say ye? Hard-core angst? Nonsense...

Nobody ever sees themselves, unless it's from another's eyes. Terry has nightmares, and Michael feels helpless. Slight slash. (Alludes to an attack in Hogsmeade in which a character dies.)

Set from Hermione's POV. This story is set in the few seconds after Ron explains to Hermione what a Mudblood is when Draco calls her one after the Quidditch argument in the second book.

It's about Snape and his heart's desire

A one-shot from the perspective of first-year Blaise Zabini, at the end of the year.

Reflections of a friend, and a promise.

Hagrid gets his life back.

Why did Sirius tell Snape how to get past the Whomping Willow, putting Remus in danger? Knowing Sirius and his short temper, he must have been angry at Remus for some reason. This is my interpretation of the events of that night, and the following morning.

After a muck-up in Potions, Draco and Hermione have a small argument and then, suddenly find themselves in a room they've never seen before: the old Hogwarts torture chamber. Discussions occur and an understanding seems to be reached... but is it all an act for Draco? (Corny, I know but I think -or hope- you'll enjoy) [Draco/Hermione]

Remus takes a walk to the marauders' childhood hideaway, remembering. One-shot, songfic to "Somewhere Only We Know".

Winky explains to Dobby what it means to be a house-elf.

Future fic: Harry's young daughter learns that you can't always believe what you read

Sarina Snape has a secret she must protect, a pair of in-love but somewhat shunned parents, and a newfound habit of crying from stress.

The second prequel to Somewhere in Between. This fic follows on from Of Purple Mice & Floating Paperweights but can also stand alone. It's Ginny's Graduation and an unexpected visitor interupts with a warning.

Set after the end of the series; Ron, Harry and Hermione revisit Harry's past, and think about the things that led them where they are.

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

Francis Zabini, eminently foolish Dark supporter, faces the results of being caught in a compromised position.

Grandfather tells a favorite bedtime story, of a fair maiden named Maire and a young wizard named Brennan, and of hatred and fear.

Sirius sneaks out of Grimmauld Place for a much-needed bike ride and gets thinking, which causes an unfortunate incident involving a ditch. A light read that will (hopefully) amuse.

Songfic to Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Harry's POV.

She had fully intended to spend a warm summer afternoon away from the other founders and their bickering about having pureblood students in the school or not. In fact, it was good to get away from the place and just be alone, somewhere to be quiet. Alone with nature, and many hours of daylight left, Helga could be left to her thoughts where no one could intrude on, or interrupt or tell her that she needed to see a head doctor, because surely, she had been possessed in some way. ````A founders one-shot. Helga has run away from the arguments of her friends to spend the day alone. She wanders the fields surrounding Hogwarts in hope of seeing Him again. HH/OC

"Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort spoke the words almost lazily. A smile was on his face but his eyes were cold. Some had said that the curse didn’t kill if you don’t mean to. But he did and so he died...

Regulus Black intends to try out for the Slytherin Quidditch team in his second year. He does it, however, for reasons that might not be the best. No matter what, certain Gryffindors will do anything to see that he fails. Written for the Regulus Black Group Cookie Challenge.

Regulus Black faced death in order to bring about the Dark Lord's demise, but a house-elf's disobedience creates a world very different from the one we know. The First War continues and the Order must defeat Voldemort without the help of a chosen one. AU

Ron gave his crooket smile. “It’s over Hermione.” ````Hermione looked at Harry lying still in his bed before meeting Ron’s eyes. “You’re wrong Ron… It’s only just begun.”

Hogwarts' Defense professor is out and Dumbledore needs a stand-in for a few days. The only problem is that the one person willing to do it is Sirius Black.

Deep down inside I'm never okay. I cry of pain everyday. Deep inside, my heart begins to ache. Each day as my body slowly breaks. A Parvati One-shot.

SPLAT! Dungbombs were meant to be thrown off buildings, right? Fred and George certainly think so. Hermione disagrees, and Ron just seems to find it all rather funny.

The only telephone psychic and medium in Little Whinging gets a call.

Leaving Hogwarts behind for the last time, Hermione reflects on the death of a great man, and comes to a realization.

After the war, Dean finds himself obsessed.

Some school years are better than others, of course. Some years are worse. Most years are interesting, at least mildly so. But my most amazing, eventful year by far was my seventh: the year I spent at Hogwarts.

Harry Potter was thought to be lucky... but he was just the 'boy who lived'.

Professor Blaise Zabini attends a conference on Magical Zoology in Prague. However, someone has brought the terrible Golem of Prague to life again...

"You know, Potter, we'll never be friends."

Peter has been convinced it is important to join.

In Castle Ravenclaw, nothing was worthy of affection and everything was held dear. It was a bleak time, especially for the peasants and servants. It was normal... Except that something sense of danger that seems about. An event that would haunt Rowena's subconscious. A Glass Rose side fic.

An apprentice scribe recounts the story of the final moments of Remus Lupin.

Argus Filch breaks some difficult news to Irma Pince. Post-HBP.

After James and Lily's deaths, Remus wants answers. It would help if he knew the right questions.

My response to the '22 things to do in a plot bunny' challenge set by Silvercrackle. Beware the lemon meringue pie!

Professor Binns just woke up one morning and went to class without his body. This is his story.

"Once upon a time, Remus Lupin thought it would be a good idea to introduce his friends to the Beatles." Remus reminisces about days spent listening to the Beatles, falling for Sirius, and listening to James and Sirius argue over which one of them was John; at Grimmauld Place, he and Sirius try to hold on to what's left of those days. Slash, RL/SB.

Harry is thinking on everything in life, especially the``end.

At the end of their first year, Harry looks back and reflects on having a friend for the first time in his life

After the war is over, the line between good and evil disappears and children are being taught Dark Arts at school. Not just any school; Draco Malfoy's Renaissance School. Follow the story of three young Necromancers as they discover why their art had been banned in the past.

Have you ever wondered how MWPP came up with the idea for the Marauder's Map? And what's that got to do with the secret passage on the fourth floor?

Harry considering his future during an evening in the Common Room.

Definitely an AU story, and a one-shot.``What do you get when you throw Tony the Tiger™, Scooby-doo and the Gang, and Smeagol into a room with The-Boy-Who-Lived? Why, you get The Audition, of course! Read to find out what zany things can happen to our favorite hero, at an audition you will never forget!

By chance Minerva McGonagall meets a six-year old Harry. Partly a child fic. Warnings: Abuse Dursleys, AU, partly OOC, Dumbledore bashing, De-aging, Pairings: SS/ de-aged MM, HP/GW

Quinnellia Chamberlain, aka Quinn, has come to Hogwarts from the United States to finish her magical education. She is befriended by Lily Evans and her dormmates and for the first time in her life has good friends, is getting good marks, and is staying out of trouble. Until she tries out for the Quidditch team and is told by the Captin, James Potter, that girls don't play Quidditch at Hogwarts. Can Quinn and Lily beat some sense into James? Moreover, can Quinn stop thinking about her own problems long enough to help Lily with her own crisis

The world is full of predators, choose your weapon carefully. If love is such a powerful weapon, why do knives sell so well?

Ever since they met, he couldn't stop thinking about her... (James-centered fic)

It's time for careers advice, this very important event in the life of every 5th year student, and with Sirius Black it is going to be anything but ordinary. The day will be a long one for Professor McGonagall.

A lone Ravenclaw discovers that the eccentric Headmaster cares for all of his students.

Remus Lupin misses the Marauders, he's the only one left. Depressed and angry, he broods on the fact that he'll always be alone. Songfic to Evanescence's My Immortal.

His real name was Hakethenon Skhenatos, although his fellow students had long since given up trying to pronounce it , preferring instead to use his nickname ‘Snake Eyes’. His parents were apparently from some obscure eastern European country. His favourite hobby was dossing about, although those who knew him claimed that trading insults probably came higher. Snake Eyes was so intelligent that he had long since given up working. He had become Slytherin Prefect due to the fact that there would probably have been a riot if he hadn’t. He was gifted with an easy malice that led him to spend much of his time making devastatingly cynical comments about people. Snake Eyes was so cool it was unutterably painful...

Voldemort gets to be with Bella... with some involuntary help from Rodolphus.

Sirius has fallen into the veil and to his surprise he ends up in a world shrouded in mysteries and unknowns. His questions are answered - including questions that have never been answered in the living world before. Is this just a delusion or the truth? Is this the afterlife?

Andromeda Black is sick and tired of dwelling eternally in her cousin's shadow. She devises a plan that will (maybe) earn her a piece of the spotlight (for once), cast her own shadow. Halfway there, though, she discovers a secret that could ruin the life of one of her cousin's dearest friends. How far will Rommy go to earn some fame?

Hogwarts is in for a great surprise....