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Over five years after the Trio defeated Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, they are beginning to put their lives back together. A long separation is now over and Harry, Hermione and Ron must learn to live at peace with the wizarding world. Rated "R" for strong language and some adult material. Now AU after Deathly Hallows!

Remus and Sirius are in their sixth year, and every day they're finding it harder to hide their feelings for each other.

Severus Snape lies dying in the Shrieking Shack when he sees a vision of his mother.

Kara, a witch with immense powers finds herself lured to Hogwarts ``as the new DADA Professor. When she arrives she is introduced to Snape and begins ``to discover that her past has all been planned carefully for her. Have you ever ``wondered why Snape is so mysterious and guarded? She is the answer, and only Dumbledore ``and her old Mentor know why. A non-fluffy romance that will explain everything ``you ever wanted to know about Snape, Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore.

At the beginning of fifth year at Hogwarts Ron and Hermione start dating. Harry says he is okay with it, but then why does he flinch everytime Hermione and Ron are close? And what about Hermione's odd behavior towards her boyfriend? Then something occurs to Ron, leaving Harry to deal with a stricken Hermione. Emotions are revealed between the two of them. What will happen? COMPLETELY H/Hr

Harry is finally getting out of England, with the Grangers, for a proper holiday. Hermione, Chris and Ivy are going to see that Harry turns fifteen with some major fun. And of course, Hermione will probably insist they visit some of the more haunted spots, to add to their summer essays...

Over the summer between her 6th and 7th years, Hermione has a dream about Draco being tragically punished by his father. She wakes up from the dream and soon finds Draco extremely injured with bruises and cuts outside her house. She helps him inside and realises that the events of her dream had in fact happened in reality. Draco is forced to spend the rest of the summer at Hermione’s, Hermione keeps having strange, realistic dreams, Draco and Hermione slowly become closer and they eventually go back to Hogwarts. (D/Hr eventually)

Nothing stays lost forever. The same holds true for some people. HG/SB *Ootp spoilers*

In Ancient Greece, where a monarchy still ruled Sparta, lived Hermione, daughter of fair Helen of Troy and her husband Menelaus. Her beauty exceeded all limits, but like her mother had once been, she was not content with her way of life. It changes instantaneously when Menelaus sends her to Troy to choose someone to claim the throne, for the actual queen is not thought capable of ruling because of her sickness. Some call it gift of sight, but the queen calls it a curse, bestowed upon her by the god of the sun when she refused to become his lover. Because of this task, Hermione is obligated to face her past, finally getting to know her half sister and finding out that love is worth all risks when she meets Prince Harry of Troy. H/Hr O/F

Harry and Hermione begin in a very clichéd position. Mayhem and ``general angst ensue. What is Ginny up to? And with who? Voldemort, everyone’s ``favourite villain, makes an appearance and is typically evil. Death and destruction ``follow. Cheerful, huh? I don’t do summaries, okay? This terrible summary is not ``in any way indicative of this fic, so just please read it and judge for yourself.

When Harry and Draco finally push everyone over the edge, steps are taken to finally put an end to their constant feuding. Who could have ever known how it would all turn out?

Alternate Universe - Ginny has vanished into thin air, what if something different had happened down in Slytherin’s lair?

NEW CHAPTERS! Awaited sequel of SECRETS FROM THE PAST which you can read on Astronomy Tower! Written before HBP - Seventh year at Hogwarts. Harry and Hermione are a couple now, but the arrival of a new, mysterious Gryffindor student will bring a lot of problems to their love relationship. Meanwhile, the war in the magical world is becoming more and more bloody. Voldemort has got a perfect plan in his mind, in order to destroy his mortal enemy and win the war, and the plan is, pulling away each one of Harry's friends, one by one. Will Harry be able to master his new Seer powers and change his destiny? Read and find out...

Christmas has descended upon Hogwarts, and to Draco, it's all colorless and empty. Then a splash of red catches his weary eye... but he's not the only one who notices.

When Hermione Granger’s time turner sends her back in time fifty-four years, who of all people does she turn to? Although she never would’ve thought it –the handsome dark haired stranger that would one day turn into the very epitome of pure evil, was in fact very charming. Will she be doomed with her knowledge of what will come? Can she keep her mouth shut from spilling secrets of the future? Only time will tell. [Hermione/TomRiddle]

This story was started prior to HBP. It's not HBP compliant, but still a yummy read. Fifteen years ago Severus was a young professor at Hogwarts and he did the unthinkable. The return of Callista Hawkins forces Severus to confront the choices of his past and his fears of the future. Past and present are beautifully interwoven in this SS/OFC romance. Contains a superb balance of romance, action, humor and angst. Round Four Multi-faceted Award Nominee for Identity--Best OC.

Ron and Hermione bring an unconscious Harry to St. Mungo's, where a long night stretches out before them...

Warning! Story will contain slash pairings! A Post-OOTP fic. The students are about to spend their summer holidays of the year 1997. Harry has just finished his sixth year in Hogwarts. He had undergone a lot of personality changes since the death of his godfather, Sirius Black. One who was always ready to give a somewhat shy smile was now a solemn, reserved young man and was just about ready to become a hermit – or so someone thinks.

It all starts out as a normal day for Draco, but then, Potions with the Gryffindors comes and Snape does something that will make ``everyone--especially the Gryffindors--hate him even more: he assigns``work partners, Gryffindors with Slytherins. Draco is with Hermione,``making them spend a lot more time together. Hermione has a few``problems in her life and keeps losing control and spilling her soul out``to him and after a while, new and unexpected feelings start to unfold``between them. D/Hr

Snape and Sirius have always shared an intense, mutual hatred, but never before have they been obsessed with each other. Whether it's love or lust, they're both disgusted by it. Someone is playing cupid, but is it fate, Dumbledore, or Voldemort?

Conception and rejection. Two things that should never mix.

Sirius and Lily aren't feeling quite themselves. In fact, they're feeling rather like... each other... (bodyswap, J/L, R/S, and all sorts of things in between.)

Love. Betrayal. Understanding. Friendship. Sacrifice. These are the words describing the story that unfolds as Teddy retraces the story of his father Remus Lupin. Hey guys! Well, currently I am juggling a schedule and only have time to submit new chaps to one site at a time, so if you wish to read more about this story, catch up with it on harrypotterfanfiction.com. If you can't wait. If you can, then just sit tight and I'll be updating again soon. :)

It’s not a happy Valentine’s Day for Draco. Then again, he might get a chance to do it over… Draco/Harry. Slash.

Eve Lupin comes to Hogwarts in her fifth year when her father is re-instated as Defence Against The Darks Arts teacher. At first she falls in love with Harry Potter, but then she meets Draco Malfoy....

Continuing on in the RM/JoT Universe, everyone is now settled into their lives, secure in the feeling that nothing *else* can go wrong. Of course, something is about to. Chapter 1 sets the course, welcomes you back and lulls you into a false sense of security about the lives and loves of my favorite six. There are still some unanswered questions and there is something foul bubbling within one of the characters.

Imagine a world where everyone in the Potterverse grew up as Muggles...only they didn't, because without a wizarding world there's no such thing as Muggles anyway. Imagine they all attend a run-down comp where our favourite faces teach, and where numerous other familiar faces crop up in various unlikely guises. Add in Vending-Machine-Repairman!Sirius, and you have this fic...contains slash (should it offend) and het (should it offend) pairings. Lots of.

At first glance, 16-year-old Ginny Weasley seems almost perfect. She has good grades, great friends, a starting position on the house team, and a blossoming romance. She's also got more homework than she can handle, uncountable half-truthes to juggle, and malicious old problems that refuse to rest easy, making her life a volatile accident waiting to happen. And, even better, the spark that could set it all off is controlled by none other than her old worst enemy.

Ginny receives her first assignment as an official Order of the Phoenix member... marry Draco Malfoy? Hermione and Snape develop a new love potion that results in a few unexpected surprises.

During their years at Hogwarts, Hermione finds herself in a secret romance with Draco. That summer she broke it off, telling him it was just a fling. Since then, Harry got married to Ginny and Ron is engaged to the worst person Hermione has ever met, and Hermione is very alone. Meanwhile, Draco moved into his new flat and he decided to take a stroll around the city and bumps into Hermione. They brood on the past and...could possibly something come of it?

There are so many fics where Draco turns good because of Hermione. What happens if it's the other way round?``Hermione has just lost her family during an attack by Voldemort designed to get Harry. She's extremely confused and one night she meets up with Draco, who offers her a way to bring them back. In response to a challenge.

His grip tightened protectively around the book. It wasn't that he cared about the thing; for all he cared it could be torn up and used for toilet paper, but Hermione seemed to care a great deal about it. And, well, if it meant so much to Hermione, it was only right that he took care of it for her…right?

The year after Harry Potter defeats Lord Voldemort brings about a sedate mood and an anticipation towards boredom... However, the current seventh years decide to try and lighten the mood. Ginny and Luna set a task for a Ravenclaw, Nadia Page, to feign undying love towards Professor Snape... Then Colin gets involved in the joke. Followed by all hell breaking loose.

Neville Longbottom begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, with self improvement on his mind, vengeance in his heart, and... Romance on the horizon?

An Unforgivable Curse from the past resurfaces, claiming Draco and Harry as its victims. The war is about to begin, and the magical community will soon have to take sides. Do Draco and Harry hold the key to the world’s salvation in their hands, or their hearts?

Nature is about balance; everything comes in pairs. Good has evil, right has wrong... what's pleasure without pain? She thought her need for balance was fulfilled by Draco. But the wanted pleasure met its match against incurable pain. Balance is rare and often non-exsistent when you're controlled by evil and forced to live in a world where the disgusting fairytale ending really only does happen in little girls' bedtime stories.

L/J Love/Hate Lily Evans doesn't think much of James Potter. Actually, she wants to strew his body around the Quidditch field. But is there more to James Potter then she realizes?

It is the summer following Harry’s fifth year. The members of the Order of the Phoenix are searching for the elusive Talisman of Monguk in order to prevent Voldemort from forcing the Goblins to join his side. Angela Hawkins, a young witch with a black belt in karate, joins the Order. In the course of this adventure, Angela seeks love and courage in the arms of Remus Lupin. Meanwhile, Severus Snape meets his match in her beautiful cousin, the new Defense against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

As Harry and Ron fall further away from Hermione, her eagerness for knowing is brought to new levels. She goes searching for other things to occupy her time, a near-death accident gradually brings her to terms with non-studious parts of her mind (yes, it is possible). Deciding to do a little investigation of the Malfoy family and why Draco has been acting differently, she gets more involved in the Slytherin’s life than she bargained for.

Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle's compass come. Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, but bears it out, even to the edge of doom.

Draco and Ginny have exchanged a few words of hostility over the years, but what happens when an unsteady friendship begins to form between the two? As realizations slowly dawn on the clueless pair, what hindrances will they have to overcome before they can be together? Read as obstacles appear in the form of Draco and his Death Eater training, and Ginny’s attempts to sort out her feelings for Harry, as well as a particularly hot-tempered Weasley, intent on breaking up the couple. Complete d/g bliss!

Bad things keep happening to Hermione. Harry want's to know why but Hermione refuses to tell him. Then the illnesses take a turn for the worst when Hermione is killed. But is she really dead? Harry thinks so until one night when he sees hope and something else on the horizon...

By losing a chess game to Harry, Ron now has to answer to a bet made. The thing is... he has to take Snape out on a date!

Love is messy. Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley know this. So what could be a better idea than a loveless relationship? After all, they're young, hormonal, and have amazing chemistry between the sheets. Nobody needs to know. Or course, enemies-with-benefits is a situation easily complicated. Sex is the easy part, but what happens when feelings get involved? Fate is waiting on the sidelines to throw their secret world together into turmoil to prove that love isn't the only thing that can keep you up at night. A darkly humorous un-romance of two teens from different sides of the wizarding world who only wanted to make love...not fall into it.

Voldemort discovers that the great Albus Dumbledore has a secret weakness: his family. These are the adventures of Charlotte Richardson, Dumbledore's adult granddaughter. Story takes place at the end of OotP and continues into Harry's sixth year. Snape, the Trio, McGonagall, and Lupin will all be major players, as well.

Ron Weasley has been missing presumed dead for five years. Trying to relax and get her mind off things, Hermione decides to take a magical Carribean cruise. On the cruise she runs into Harry who she hasn’t seen in three years, although they’ve been communicating. Everything should have been wonderful; sunning, swimming, reconnecting with an old friend, and making new ones. Then a red–headed stranger appears, and Hermione’s relaxing Carribean cruise becomes a fight for her life—and her heart.

Harry returns from a summer at Quidditch Camp to find his best friends... transfigured. Love, lust, magic, music, and ale abound. And we always knew Draco was a rock star.

I hate you, Hermione. I hate your hair, your friends, and everything about you. But the thing I hate most is how much I love you.

A young blind woman comes to Hogwarts on a secret mission, only to find herself allied with the one man she has been warned not to trust -- Severus Snape. NEW POST-OOTP EDITION!

In the future, Voldemort has conquered all of Europe and has set his sights on the rest of the world. But there is a light of hope when Harry Potter returns after a two-year absence to challenge the Dark Lord. H/H and R/OC.

'Never let your enemies see you bleed.' Of course, who is your enemy when the world gets turned upside down? Not your typical fifth-year fic.

After an accident in Potions, Hermione and Draco switch bodies- only some of their personality seems to remain, thus leading to all sorts of “shifting perspectives.” When Snape can’t fix them back, they must learn to work together to survive their seventh year and all the other nefarious plots that come with being the best friend of Harry Potter and/or the only son of Lucius Malfoy! A coming-of-age-in-someone-else’s-body fic!

Harry is just starting to get over Sirius' death, but what happens when Hermione's father is killed by a Death Eater and she comes to live with him? Will things heat up? What about Ron and his feelings for Hermione? Anger, jealousy, maybe even revenge. There's secrets being kept, special classes, and a huge leak in the Order that is spoiling plans and giving Voldemort the upper hand. What can Harry and hopefully his best friends do to stop this?

One simple question: "Harry, what do you think about when you kiss Ginny?" That's when all the trouble started, and thanks to Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter's world is turned upside-down.

Takes place in Draco’s and Harry’s seventh year. Draco is obsessed about Harry Potter and he wonders what he will have to do to make Harry fall for him. Slash!

It’s the beginning of February and a Slytherin has gotten their hands on Cupid’s bow and set of arrows. The plan goes awry and the arrows are being found all around school. Love is running amok and no one is safe. NO ONE! This fic will contain numerous ships.

They shared a perfect summer night making love on the beach. When Harry woke up the next day, Draco was gone… (WARNING: HBP SPOILERS, H/D Slash, Post-Hogwarts, Fluff, Angst, Hurt/Comfort)

AU after DH: Severus Snape has just arranged himself with his last charge, Draco Malfoy, when he gets yet another, very unexpected task: a young, charming female with flaming red hair and a fierce will to survive. The Dark Lord seizes the chance to finally add a set of Snapes to his Death Eater offspring. He forces Ginny Weasley and Severus Snape into a marriage under his special conditions. The Dark Lord, other suspicious Death Eaters and their spy activities turn their lives among the Death Eaters into unexpected twists. The story starts half a year after HBP.

Fred and George fall in love, fight Death Eaters, work with the Order of the Phoenix, try to figure out what Percy is up to and run their joke shop all at the same time. Starts off relatively fluffy and sweet, but don't let that fool you...

Harry and Hermione obviously like each other, but are either of them brave enough to make the first move? Or will Ron and company have to help them along? Romance...Comedy...it's all here!

Sequel to Destiny of Souls. Kara and Snape found one another and are realizing their destiny, but now they must face enormous challenges in the fight against Voldemort. Will Draco come back to Hogwarts? Is history doomed to repeat itself again? Do Kara and Snape know everything about their destiny, or will Dumbledore reveal more?

Despite the gathering threat of Lord Voldemort and his followers, Remus Lupin hasn't been this happy in years. Together, he and Sirius feel that they and their young new friends Bill Weasley and Nymphadora Tonks are almost living their Marauder days all over again. But things begin to change when Remus finds himself thinking of Nymphadora as something other than just a friend. How will his changing feelings impact the dynamics of the new "Marauders"? And just how much mischief is Remus willing to put up with, when Bill and Nymphadora offer Sirius an unusual birthday present that could put all of them in danger? Set during OOtP.

Melanie Harver was the picture-perfect American high school student: pretty, popular, and smart. An attack in a dark alley changed all of that, forcing Melanie not only to discover hidden secrets about her family, but of her own abilities. And, just when she thought all of her questions were answered, she must decide how much she is willing to risk to protect her own friends.

Endless screaming...endless crying...````Sixth year is well under way for Harry and his friends. However, it's been far from the perfect year. Unexpected tasks fall into the hands of teenagers while new, dangerous, yet fascinating powers are unleashed. Voldemort begins to strike closer to home, Harry's home to be exact. Can Harry pull through once more or will he be lost to the dark depths of his mind?````And the cries keeping echoing in my mind...``Sequel to Drifting.

Draco's in need of a savior from his father, and Ginny might be just the one for the job. Will she accept the challenge or leave Draco to fend for himself? D/G, mild H/Hr

Hermione takes up Draco on his offer to join the dark side after a horrific tragedy and learning about her past. Sparks will fly between them as they work together under Voldemort But what will become of her friendship with Harry and Ron?

Based on "Sex in the City," we find out what happens in the sex lives of some of Hogwarts’ most notable students and faculty in a humorous way.

Hermione looks back on a week of strange events; a week where her worst enemy became her lover.

Twenty-one years ago (1979) James Potter did something to help a friend. Little did he know that it would destroy his own son's happiness. A story about secrets, forbidden loves and lies. Slightly AU. Post-Hogwarts.

Ever wondered how patrician Andromeda Black ended up with a Muggleborn like Ted Tonks? Step back in time to the swinging 60s, when skirts were short and love was free!

Go back... Go back a thousand years... Go back to the time when "Hogwarts, A History" was the present, not just a boring textbook. Go through the mists of time and watch the tale as it unfolds in front of your very eyes. A tale of magic. A tale of knights. A tale of love. A tale of a time long gone.

In his fifth year, Draco was moving towards a dark destiny... and slowly, inexorably, he began to pull Ginny in. Find out what *really* happened between those two during the events of Order of the Phoenix. Harry didn't know the half of it...

When Harry takes Draco to Ron and Hermione's house for a party, he wonders what his friends will think of his lover. He especially wonders how Ron and Draco will react to each other (I predict hostility). Soon, Harry and Draco's secrets and lies get exposed, in front of all their friends.

Hermione's heart is aching and the only one who can make it stop is the one person who wants to hurt her. A romance with a difference, it's not exactly something you tell your mum about if you experience it! Rated R for language and some things which are coming up later on, wink wink!

Harry and Draco have reached their seventh and final year at Hogwarts. Both have choices to make which will alter their lives forever. Will they choose wisely?

The Dark Arts teacher at Durmstrang, Secessa Laburova, escapes the school after it has been attacked by Death Eaters. She seeks refuge at Hogwarts, but no matter how far she runs, she cannot escape her past. Even at a school like Hogwarts, strange things are afoot, and the teachers are less than trusting. Having delved too deeply into the Dark Arts, Secessa will eventually have to face the consequences of her actions. What will happen when the teachers find out that she has dabbled in the most dangerous and illegal of all magic –� Necromancy?

It's two years after the war has ended and the trio are now nineteen. Ginny and Harry are getting married and Hermione is preparing for that. Ron/Hermione/Draco.

The euphoria of the wizarding community since Harry’s defeat of Lord Voldemort has worn thin. Dementors run rampant and violence continues unabated. Harry,``Dumbledore, and the members of the Order struggle to make sense of it all. Against a backdrop of political and social unrest, we follow the fortunes of a newly married Remus Lupin and his bride, Angela. Meanwhile, Angela’s beautiful cousin Ravena, the Defense``Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, plots to capture the affections of the ever-elusive Severus Snape. Death Eater duels, daring rescues, romance, and mayhem mix in``this tale of Harry’s seventh year as seen through the eyes of the Order of the Phoenix.

Composing a novel while seeking legendary orchids in Peru seemed to be an efficient use of Severus's time. But the cloud forests of the Andes hold many secrets.

It was just something that they had to do. To find out for themselves if it was really worth it. But sometimes things don't always turn out the way you want.

Percy and Hermione get drunk and have to deal with the consequences of their actions!

While meadering in the Forbidden Forest in his Animagus form one evening, James comes across Lily, who mistakenly thinks that he's a harmful deer; she begins to talk about that 'arrogant toe-rag,' thus giving James an idea of how she percieves him and how he can change that perception.

Ginny Weasley has gone through a string of men, even suffering through a stint being married to the Savior of the Wizarding World. She keeps her pain bottled up inside, until when she finally snaps, she does something drastic that changes her world forever.

All that Tonks does is write one innocent letter, and all Remus does is reply. But one thing inevitably leads to another, and the letters don't stay innocent for very long. [Fluffy R/T romance, set in the spring of 1996.]

"I loved you then, and whatever sin it is, I love you still!" Hermione Granger never imagined that her wildest fantasy of being with James Potter could come true. But while for Hermione it was only yesterday, for James it had been nineteen years ago. A sweeping tale of how love transcends time, just to prove it can. [James/Hermione]

" 'Just choose someone -better- next time.' He cast Harry an oddly furtive look as he said it." What happens when Ron decides to take matters into his own hands? Ginny's love life will never be the same with her interfering brother around. Romance and ships abound in this short fic set post OotP in 6th year.

Have you ever been given a breathtakingly, wonderful, incredible kiss? Well, certainly Hermione has, and five years later she's telling the story for the first time.

Taking place Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts, and a continuation of my previous fics. A shade less sweetness and light than there was in the previous ones, but there will still be lots of H/Hr romance, as well as the developing relationships for Ron and Ginny, as well as interaction and friction between the Malfoys. Also, how Harry and Cho Chang react to one another, after the events of the previous school year and the summer. One thing that cannot be ignored: He Who Must Not Be Named is coming.

Ginny is about to begin her 7th year at Hogwarts. She'll be off on her own without Harry, Ron or Hermione for the first time. Instead of the ghost of Tom Riddle, Ginny will have to deal with a new Quidditch team, an annoying classmate, rumours and a pesky Ravenclaw who won't leave her alone.

Harry starts at Hogwarts and he has plenty to think about.  Voldemort has still to be defeated, Sirius is still on the run, Malfoy is still causing problems, and the NEWTS are coming up.  And he still has to deal with the usual boarding school problems-teachers, gossip, curfews, crushes...so much to deal with.  How will he get it all done in ten short months and still survive to play seeker for the English National team after graduation? It’s Elementary, my dear Watson, Elementary.

Oliver Wood has a secret. So does Percy Weasley. They share the secret of a love that dare not speak its name. Can the Keeper and the Prefect keep their Secrets? And what cost if they don't? Slash romance, Oliver/Percy, rated R.

What defines the moment when your relationship with someone transcends friendship and becomes love? I love my friends, but I’m not in love with any of them. Save one. (R/S)

Ron was sick and tired of them dancing around. He was going to end it by any means necessary. Poor Harry and Hermione.

It's Harry's last year at Hogwarts and war is imminent. But there are also more private problems in Harry's life - originating from Slytherin House. The mind can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven. Harry/Draco.

Hermione is a woman with a plan - a well thought out, if a bit desperate, plan - and the most unlikely person decides to step in and help. But just how pure can an ex-Slytherin's intentions really be?

Hermione and Sirius have both returned to Hogwarts, a few years after Hermione finishes school. Now an acclaimed arithmancer, Hermione is the head of Gryffindor House. Sirius Black, finally cleared of murder, has become the Defense Agains the Dark Arts teacher. As they face the challenges and rewards of teaching, they find the nature of their relationship beginning to change.

Harry Potter has returned to Hogwarts after nine years of fighting and turbulance in the wizarding world. While Ginny still has feelings for Harry, he's looking towards someone else.

Everyone is set in their careers. Harry's is a bit mysterious. Hermione hasn't been around in years. Will her attempt to reconnect with her friends be enough, or will it take someone in mortal danger? A new evil is brewing and it's more personal this time. Written pre-OOTP so the death didn't happen in this world.

Amid the turmoil of events that shaped their lives, two friends began to realise that their feelings went deeper than that. But while one was happy to accept the chance of a little romance, the other was reluctant to take what he was offered ... Having read lots of versions of how Remus and Tonks ended up getting together, I decided it was about time for mine. This is a collection of moments of wondering, self-doubt and romance, leading up to the revelation in HBP that opened all our eyes ... and a little way beyond.