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A little one-shot of how life is, from Pansy Parkinson's point of view, and the role sour oranges have in her life. Angst-ridden but nothing particularly explicit. Self-injury implied. Pansy/Draco.

Ron plays chess with Harry while contemplating ruthless choices and actions.

"He hasn't gone after me. I don't think he needs to. The wolf will kill me one day. He's sure of it. He's very sure of it."

A story inspired by the title (provided by April in a plot bunny thread). It's about how there's a spark of good in the worst of people and a nasty streak in the best of people.

The fire was dancing in front of her eyes, projecting its sparkling light over everything in the room. Through the window, she was able to see the raindrops spattering the landscape. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared ahead of her, though she was not really seeing.

"There was a time when she was happy. It was a long time ago, but it was sweet. Brief, but sweet." Happiness is paid for dearly. The tormented soul of Ginny Weasley yearns for Raven, who was once known as Tom Riddle. She reflects on her history and contemplates her present. Small price? Maybe. If he's such a narcotic, then what happened to her? An addiction...can be quite deathly.

Sonfic to Usher's "Confessions Part II." Draco cheats on Ginny and now he has to tell her. One-shot.

Harry is dead...Harry is dead and it's all HIS fault...and now?``I'm going to KILL HIM.

I hate you so much for leaving that day. For flying off into open sky without even a look back. Leaving me crying my heart – no, my soul – out to Ron because he was the only one who could keep me still. (H/Hr - sequel to Leaving Forever)

Post OotP Songfic. Remus visits Sirius' grave on a weekly basis. Weeks after Sirius' death, Remus is still grieving.

Cho reveals to Harry a secret of Cedric's that affects all three of them.

Hermione meets a remarkable boy named Charles during the summer holidays. He claims to have The Sight. At first, she doesn't believe him, but then strange things begin happening... Set between Hermione's third and fourth year at Hogwarts.

Twelfth Night, 1978. A Hogsmeade FortuneTeller receives an extremely reluctant customer into her shop. "Fortune Telling is for Muggles and Fools," he is quick to sneer. But despite his attitude, the young Severus Snape made a promise to someone, and he is determined to keep it. (One-shot teen!Snape fic)

For one to be pureblooded and to leave one's family for the sake of goodness is not an easy thing to do. One war for Isadora Roquelaure was difficult enough to live through, but now, what about the second, with the past repeating itself? To be Slytherin does not necessarily mean to devoid of goodness, and it can take a lifetime to prove it.

Do not stand at my grave and weep / I am not there, I do not sleep / Do not stand at my grave and cry / I am not there; I did not die.``The death of a rival marks the end of hate.

Brett Mordonius was a son of a proud and ancient wizarding family, with a long history at Hogwarts and great deeds in the magical world. Why would he turn his back on his heiritage and pursue a dangerous life amongst Muggles as a mercenary?

Harry has seen blurs of color for a long time but now finally he can see them clearly. Along with the images, he feels something. What is it? Harry doesn’t even know. He hears sounds and on top of his growing unease, he know that something is very wrong....

Every night I felt your presence. Your cool breath on my neck, your soft whispers in my ear. And your touch. Fingertips grazing my skin, making me shudder in despair because I knew I couldn’t stop them. I always gave in to them.

"I'm depressed," Ginny replied, frowning. "My life has no adventure, a lack of hot guys, and definitely not enough mansions in the middle of nowhere... and I've come to spread the moroseness." Ginny and Hermione are good friends, and they are here to share some girl-talk. Featuring Depressed!Ginny and Sarcastic!Hermione.

What is this light that hurts my eyes? Is it the end, finally? No, obviously, no. It’s the day, the sun is risen, and another agony begins. Wake up, my sinner, wake up and smile.

Beware, you who fight evil, lest you fall into darkness. Beware, you who invite the abyss into your heart. Ginny. Lucius. Harry. Guard your soul. (Warning: graphic torture)

"'…I hope you realize I can’t be there for you like he is…”````Those words keep ringing through my head over and over again. I know he couldn’t have been able to tell, but he’s crushed me with those very words. It isn’t just those words, though; I know it’s not. I remember his exact tone of voice. It was hollow, empty, and unfeeling—so different from the one he used before luring me into his lusty trap. Typical Slytherin…"````Harry contemplates the past night's events with extreme regret--and now he has to figure out a way to tell Ron. ````Slash. Harry/Draco, Harry/Ron.

Gregory Goyle makes a midnight visit to the Gryffindor tower, only he bumps into Dumbledore on the way. Non slash, sweet story. Goyle/Gryffindor girl of your choice

I know that Riddle is only using me by now... It’s like what Dad says those Muggle drugs are like, it’s addicting. I can’t stop, even though I want to. I’m addicted... Ginny reflects on the diary and life as the youngest Weasley

Ginny Weasley reflects on her relationship with Ron, and why it's always been so hard.

Gabrielle may be younger than Fleur but she is still part Veela, a lesson Fudge would do well to note as he transports her to Hogwarts.

A sixteen-year-old, red-haired girl drinks a coffee at King's Cross. Mystery. Part of the "Fifteen Minutes in London"-series.

After the long, trying night Harry had at the Ministry -- and then with Dumbledore -- he lies in bed and thinks of everything that's happened so far and what it all means. (OotP spoilers)

'It was the noise that was missing. The voices of her family.' Ginny finds herself alone in her dormitory.

"/In Flanders' fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below./" ~John McCrae, /In Flanders' Fields/

"I've been there since the beginning. From the times when I sat there, faithfully upon his head, to times when I sat faithfully upon his shelf. I have seen horrors of which many have yet to dream of, let alone experience, although I have no eyes, as such. "

Ginny is tired of being the good girl.

Dreams. By day Snape can sneer at them and push them to the back of his mind. But as he well knows its not so simple to keep such an iron control of the subconscious at night. Unease can become fear, dreams can become nightmares...

They are 'The Trio'. It's always been that way. So what happens when Voldemort takes Ron captive, and the other two have to consider the possibility of a life without him? One shot set in 6th year. Ron/Hermione with Harry/Hermione friendship.

"He thinks of boring days at The Wheeze, spinning around in his chair until colors run, and then standing suddenly, feeling his feet, so firmly on the ground, and his head, light and wobbly. This is how he feels now."

Every day is a struggle and her resolve is slowly being destroyed. Can she survive her own hell?

Betrayed and abandoned, Harry can only blame Fate for his untimely demise. Angst warning ahead. There is no plot, just a bit of complaint with introspection.

Ginny waits for the return of the trio. One-shot. H/G

Sometimes, things we think are lost can be found in the darkest of places. Ginny muses on what she has lost, and in the end figures out what she has gained. G/T. One-shot fic.

Hermione finds herself back at Hogwarts for a seventh year, alone and with a mission.

She knew the possibilities, but some possibilities were simply unthinkable. Unacceptable. (HHr, major character deaths)

A second-person telling of how revenge can manipulate and destroy. A tale of how unrequited obsession can be mutated into something deeper and darker: the destruction of not only the individual who is being targeted but of the targeter as well. ````Facilis descensus averni -``"The descent into the underworld is easy."

Huge OoTP spoiler. Harry misses Sirius. He pays him a visit beyond the veil.

Andromeda has always been Regulus' favorite cousin.

Most believe our destinies are what we make them... but some believe theirs were set in stone long ago. (The events that led Bellatrix to live the life she has.)

Why is Petunia Dursley so... well... Dursleyish? Why does she hate the magical word, and prtend that she never even had a sister? Well, once she was a child, you see. And children have dreams... "Petunia wanted magic more than anything in the world, she dreamed of it and she ached for it, for the magic and for the brave, beautiful characters who wielded it in her books and her imagination."

Remus wakes up with Sirius.````"In the morning he woke up and it wasn't real."

Sirius struggles to keep his sanity in Azkaban, but one group of memories in particular wears away at him. Will he win, or will the Dementors break him?

"Jealousy is quiet at first. It sneaks like a whisp of smoke into a girl’s heart. It’s nothing too serious, she thinks, but later that smoke manifests itself into a flame and then into a blazing inferno that she can’t quite ever put out." Ginny Weasley has a revelation about her place in Harry Potter's life.

From the road, the Burrow looks the same as ever to Percy. Set after OotP.

Remus grieves, and Harry forgives.``Rated only for brief language and angst.

Light, hurried footsteps grow swift across the scarred plains, barely marking the wet ground beneath. Quick, hasty breaths tore through the fragile body of a young girl, dressed in a simple white shift, her brilliant red hair flaming across her back. Deep red blood stained the white shift. The blood of her lover, brother, enemies, and friends... [During or near the end of 'the war.' Very dark, descriptive, and angsty. Ginny's POV]

This is the sequel to Salvation. its pretty much just Draco's view of the story and what he was feeling.

One-shot. Regulus tries to mend the family which comes undone before him.

Remus had once had it all. Then he had lost it. So he falls into the depths of the past. Perhaps they shouldn't have, but they did, and time does not stop for those who miss their rides. Recommended listening - Resting Here With Me by Dido. Slight slashy undertones that aren't even there if you don't look for them.

"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!" When Harry looked into Professor Snape's Pensieve, there was something he didn't see.

At the end of the day, all anyone wants is to be loved. And many people have that. Many people lose it, too. But not all at once, not like Harry has. What would you do if all that mattered was gone? If there was no one?

It's Christmas Eve in no-where, and there's something Harry wishes he could give Tom Riddle.

That fateful night at Godric's Hollow seen through Hagrid's eyes.

Harry doesn't eat anymore. Harry barely speaks anymore. And Harry isn't himself anymore. [Multi-Chaptered -- HP/DM]

At the start of Voldemort’s first rise, Minerva McGonagall must come to terms with the reality of being a Hogwarts professor during war.

Ginny Weasley lies silently on the ground in the Chamber of Secrets, the conduit for Tom Riddle’s resurrection. An instrument, a medium, a tool. How can a young girl, sensitive and impressionable, not be affected by that?

Luna has a secret and is determined to get what she wants.

"Never again waking up to find someone who smiled at you and pulled you closer when you met their eyes." The days are bad, but the nights are hell; Ginny never understood how much loneliness would hurt.

Told to kill, Draco refuses. But his father has a trick up his sleeve and in the end, it really doesn't matter if he's commited the crime or not. He'll still be punished for it. (songfic)

The war is over and The-Boy-Who-Lived has survived, but is in a critical state at St. Mungo's. Draco waits and takes his time to look back on his involvement. Draco's POV and told primarily through flashbacks.

Why the stately Ms. Emmeline Vance would want to belong to the Order of the Phoenix is a complete mystery to the Marauders and their friends. What could have happened to make Emmeline long to Catch a Death Eater? A painful subject, concerning the charming Tom Riddle, and the first time the Chamber was opened.... Poor Myrtle.

Remus Lupin's thoughts and feelings control his life at sixteen.

One Christmas Eve, after a particularly unpleasant Occlumency lesson, Severus is visited by a ghost. Lily is furious over how he has treated her son—and determined to make Severus see just how much Harry needs him. Loosely based on "A Christmas Carol".

After his escape from Azkaban, Rabastan Lestrange takes a look at what his life has become.

The tale of Peter Pettigrew's betrayal and escape from certain death.

Hermione tells her story and the history of magic class doesn't know how to reply. Hr/DM, Hr/VK, PP/PW, PW/other. HR/others

A poignant look into Hermione's life following the worst tragedy of her life. What happens when the love of her life is taken from her? Will she have the strength to go on or will she drown in her grief?

Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic, has to cope with the return of the most evil wizard of the modern age. A look inside his mind as he weighs the options, and asks the age old question: "Why me?"

They seemed like a fantasy, a dream. Their friendship seemed so far away, so unrealistic. Guilty, Peter thought, all this because I am guilty.

During her fourth year, Ginny mourns for the one that never again will be.

After his father's arrest, Draco's world becomes less certain. Draco-centric, slight Draco/Pansy, allusions to Draco/Harry pre-slash.

The true story of the life of Regulus Black. The one you've never heard.

The war, death, and the aftermath.

Kreacher cannot believe his eyes... The youngest of the Malfoys, here, at Kreacher's Master's House? But how dreadful he looks, so pale and thin! Why has Master brought him here? Kreacher must find out...

Sirius Black sits on the windowsill of the Gryffindor boy's dormitory, the day after his family disowns him, his life and heart changed forever. One-shot, complete, slight AU to true historical happenings of the Marauders.

A glimpse into Tom Riddle's childhood at what may have been a turning point.

Variation on my fic "To Sir, With Love". An one-shot story of love and regret set around the events of September 11, 2001. Rated R for sensitive subject matter. Snape, Lupin and OC. Focus is Snape.

We know that when Molly started screaming in St. Mungo's everyone scattered. Everyone, that is, except one, Moody. This is what I think he did.

Narcissa Malfoy could adapt to any situation. She could morph into the types of personalities that the people around her possessed. She never really knew who she actually was. Now that Lucius is in Azkaban, she is left to look after the house and her son by herself. Can she adapt to this?

A girl can only take so much, and Ginny has already been through a lot. But when she loses someone that she loves, after losing so much, her world dies around her, leaving her with nothing left to live for.

Just when Harry thinks life cannot be more painful without his friend, he suffers yet another loss. In this one-shot story, Harry is determined to find hope and strength in a time where all seems lost.

He used to know her; once upon a time. But the Ginny he knew is gone, and now he's talking with someone completely different. She remembers, though.

Harry has destroyed Riddle's diary, but Ginny cannot help but write one last cathartic letter to Tom that she knows will never reach him. She laments the loss of her innocence, and looks pessimistically to her future.

Tom's diary was capable of doing more than Harry ever had the chance of finding out, but Ginny knew.

What does one think on the day that they are finally “released” from the clutches of the dementors? How does one find a way to carry on when all has been taken away? The moment during OotP when Voldemort’s truly loyal supporters are finally broken free. PG.

Hermione feels alone without her old love, Ron. It takes a break down to make her see that she already has everything she needs.

Professor Blaise Zabini with his cat Macavity goes to visit the restaurant that is in Nicolas Flamel's old house in Paris. There they meet a ghost and help a lovely girl to retrieve something very dear to her...

Nothing will blossom in the City of Light or the Kingdom of Heaven, but in darker, quieter places. Sequel to "Undergrowth."

The final showdown is over and Voldemort has fallen at the cost of many lives. The victory is bittersweet and Draco Malfoy is there by Harry Potter's side to witness the demolition of a happily ever after ending.

"You didn’t love him, you didn’t ever fool yourself into thinking you loved him. You didn’t even really like him, but you needed him."

What was going through the minds of the three remaining Marauders as they faced each other in the Shrieking Shack in PoA? My take on it.

It was the worst day of his life. It was the best day of his life. Nothing else would ever compare to the first day, in his life, that Tom Riddle discovered magic. How? Take a peek and find out.

Ginny’s last thoughts. She can finally do what feels right – it’s not like it matters anymore.

Near the beginning of his sixth year, Harry catches Crookshanks swearing in Parseltongue. Investigation leads to a long talk about Sirius, Slytherins, the prophecy, hunting, history, and house-elves. Absolutely nothing to do with the Time's Riddle series.