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In the world of pureblooded wizards, marriages are arranged even before the children are born. If it doesn't work out, there's no one to turn to for help... except yourself. She freed herself from him in the only way she could; she's a trophy wife no more.

Loyalty to oneself above all.

Demons. The inner kind, not the kind that you can exorcise quickly, but the kind that haunt you, paralyze you, pull you into a different world. Ginny talks about her inner demons.

Harry doesn't find father in James, he finds hope.

With the news of Lord Voldemort's first attack, Dumbledore ``reflects on what has and what will happen.

Just days after his death, Pansy reflects on Draco and what he meant to her. What did he feel for her? With only one chance for happiness, will Pansy take it? PP/DM

Sometimes Harry takes time out to think. Several years time out. Features dark!Harry.

Ginny Weasley had left Hogwarts. She reflects on how she comapres to her brothers in the great scheme of things.

Pronounced i-ro-ny...n, pl. i-ro-nies...Definition #3- Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs. A short, not so sweet, guess the character fic.

Because walls crumble and happily ever afters don't exist. Not here... H/D slash, angst, one-shot

Remus and Sirius are playing with two very dangerous things: Love and Distrust. It’s only a matter of time before they get burned. Set in October 1981. Slash. One-Shot.

What if Kali Lupin had made a different decision in 'The Diary'? What if she had decided against joining the IDL and joined Voldemort?

Minerva can't grasp such ideas. No pairings.

I was just reading the Prisoner of Azkaban for like the 500th time, and I was wondering how Sirius must have been feeling when he was looking for Wormtail, about to corner him in a "Crowded Muggle Street"

Somewhere in the near future, Narcissa's musing over Lucius' body.

Neville Longbottom is about to embark on the most incredulous, daunting and indefinite quest of his lifetime. He will be forced to battle an insurmountable amount of demons along the way. Through this quest, he will not only gather the strength of a true hero, but he will also win the heart of a true friend who holds the key. Hope is sometimes blind and not easy to come by and courage can only take you so far. So what happens when the courage to face your fears is frozen and locked deep inside of you? Neville Longbottom is about to find out. Witness the incredible and unforgettable journey Neville is about to take by getting inside of his head and looking at him in a new light...

An insane Peter sets out to find the cure for Voldemort's mysterious illness.

AU re-write of the Harry Potter series. What if Voldemort had a daughter? What if she was adopted by Severus Snape? As she gets older and attends Hogwarts, how will she keep her true parentage secret?

After the events of "Goblet of Fire", Albus Dumbledore goes to meet an old friend in Hyde Park. HP/Spooks crossover.

HBP. Three stories. Three worlds. Each so different and yet so close to each other. As time passes by... things have to change and the World has to be rebuilt.

Ginny wonders why there's no room for one more person in the Trio.

Voldemort decided one fateful night that Neville Longbottom was the infant whispered of in the prophecy. Unluckily for the wizarding world, Neville and his parents were killed, leaving Voldemort to continue his tyrannical reign over the wizarding world. The story is centred on two victims of his barbaric reign, Desdemona and Antenociticus Snape. Both of them left parentless by the hand of the Dark Lord. Struggling to find sense in this land of hypocrisy and war, they fumble nervously to care for themselves.

Harry has lived in the Muggle world for twenty years after leaving Hogwarts violated and disillusioned. Now Ginny and Sirius come to see him.

An AU in which Wormtail was caught at the end of PoA and Sirius, as a result, had his name cleared. Remus and Sirius catch up. Implied slash.

I stand here, for the first time actually looking at my best friend's grave. The day he died, it was a memorable day. It was the day Voldemort was killed. It was the day I felt all the burdens fall from me, but it was also the day all the burdens got really heavy. Sequel to "Tell My Friends." Harry visits Ron's grave.

Ginny had thought of Pansy as a reflection on glass, so shallow that even her physical existence may as well have been an illusion, a trick of the light. Ginny/Pansy

A little Christmas-ficlet: Ginny Weasley thinks about the colours and people around her. D/G, sort of.

They said that he was crazy. That is, he was insane. That was because he sat in Azkaban for twelve years and acted normal; and yet he was deemed crazy. They said that he killed twelve Muggles and one wizard. They said that all he did was laugh when he was caught. They said that he ratted out his two best friends and caused their deaths. They said he felt no remorse. They said that he never shed a tear. They said that he couldn’t love. They said that the dementors couldn’t take his soul because he didn’t have one. Definate PoA spoilers with a slight hint of OotP. One-shot fic.

Post-DH. AU. When the bad guys think they have finally won, Harry has a little surprise in store.

The Memoirs of Narcissa Malfoy - First, and final born son: the birth and infancy of Draco Aqualis Malfoy.

Hannah enters Hogwarts two years late and has to learn seven years' worth of work in five years. Lily Evans makes friends with Hannah, and tries (unsuccessfully) to convince herself she hates James Potter. Remus' 'secret' is almost revealed to the whole school. All in all an average time at Hogwarts.

“Or, maybe you have grown accustomed to your position of influence, and saw no more need to consort with me. Was that it, Lucius, did you feel your position could grant you amnesty from your past? Were you fool enough to think you could ever escape my reach? Escape from me, the Dark Lord Who Is Not Named?”

"I have made of myself a weapon, forged in the Dark Arts, consecrated to the Greater Good, and if I can only live with myself by knowing that I have done what I must, then that shall have to be enough."

"I look into the mirror and see nothing. Nothing is looking back at me, nobody. That is what I am, nobody." - At the beginning of his Fifth Year at Hogwarts Draco remembers the day he became a Death Eater.

Deep under a waterfall in Iceland lies the Cristalis Institute of Wizardry. Due to an outburst in population of witches and wizards throughout the rest of the world, the sparsely populated Icelandic school opened its doors to students from all over the world. This did not sit well with the Headmaster's daughter, Sigrún, who knew the way the rest of the world treated her kind. How will she take it once the students arrive? Will she make friends? Will they find out her secret?

"His pale, freckled face was lit by the flickering flames and gave his eyes a murky glow. The bright blue, so like Dumbledore’s, was shaded, and no one noticed. Ron was used to it. In a large family, you got used to being overlooked. Being the best friend of the famous Harry Potter, you got used to it. Didn’t mean you had to like it." A glimpse into the mind of one Ron Weasley, on a night down in the Common Room

In the end, he wondered whether the boy's name might have made a target of him - his first name even more than his last.

The Dark Lord is losing his patience; he desperately wants the knowledge of the prophecy's exact location, and Lucius Malfoy can no longer put off searching the legendary Department of Mysteries.

A young woman walks home at a very late hour, but things are not always peaceful in the night. Especially during a war.

Curious about what happened to Dennis Bishop and Amy Benson after Tom Riddle got a hold of them? This is my version. VERY DARK!

This is the first of my Backdrop Series, a series focusing on several background characters. This is about Merope Gaunt, and is a short look at her dependance on others. She is crazy as all get out, but in her own special way.

A twenty-something Hermione spends a night out with friends and doesn't know how much more banality and ridiculousness she can take, but when confronted with some real meaning, how will she react?

Ginny Weasley has fantasized about the Quidditch Cup her whole life. However, when she becomes seeker for Gryffindor, she worries about the outcome of her final match.

The others brought their own things to the table: bravery, loyalty, fidelity, intelligence, wit, cunning, faith... But I was the one with the dream. I was the one who made it happen.

With Fred gone, George finds himself the victim of a bad subconscious decision to realize his pain.

Harry has been thirsty all his life... (H/D slash, one shot)

A strange and powerful creature comes to be in the Order of the Phoenix -- But what dark secrets lurk beneath the surface?

"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other...." -JK Rowling But some things don't happen the way they should. -James Potter saves Severus Snape's life. Rated PG-13 for some language (entirely Severus's fault).

The vestiges of a friendship and an Unbreakable Vow bind Severus Snape's fate to that of a former student. Draco Malfoy, uncertain of his place outside of Hogwarts, turns where he can for help and guidance. Neither expected deliverance. (NOT slash, in case you were wondering.)

'My wands still raised when they arrive' Someone's been caught... 'I remember the very day I was initiated' And they're one of the very most unlikely traitors in this 'unexpected' list

Tom always knew he was special, and he never let anyone forget it. A series of vignettes.

Some people are methodical and plot everything out. Remus knows his beginning and his end.

What is the terrible secret that Headmaster Gideon Fortescue is hiding, and what will he do to keep it? His world is flying apart, and while he'd love to blame the retched Gaunts, he knows that everything is his own fault.

Some things just aren't meant to be. Draco/Ginny.

Who is Hestia Jones and why is she fighting Lord Voldemort?

She didn't cry. She never cried. Yet, somehow, he was able to change that.

ONE SHOT. It was always Lily's favorite holiday, Petunia always hated it. Now their sons share the opposite views of their mothers'. The reasons Halloween's so special.

All alone in the world is never how he imagined it. There was no avoiding the war and now he's the only one left to suffer.

Sirius would do anything to protect Remus; what happens when he can't do anything to save him? Title from Leona Lewis' track, 'My Hands'

This is a songfic (Linkin Park's Breaking the Habit) that I wrote and intend on expanding. It will be three chapters and no longer a songfic once I finish it. It will most likely be Snape/Hermione once I'm done.

Some things bring out the best of the evil people, and the worst of the good. Prejudice does not exclude compasion. Bravery does not banish callousness. Rating for safety.

Her name echoed in his mind, expanded in his soul, filled the room and grew until the universe was nothing but the sound of her name and its dismal echo. Onesided Sirius/Lily for the Random Characters Challenge.

James, Sirius, Peter, and Remus make and complete their invention - the Marauder's Map.

Knowledge of the future comes at a steep price. (A Snape-centric dark fic.)

A songfic of love, loss, and minor insanity, Draco is faced with a world where his loved ones are stolen from him. (Warning: Character death and implied slash.)

1969: On his way home from work, Tobias Snape ponders his relationship with Eileen. In the beginning, they loved each other, didn't they? But now, only bitterness and harsh words are left. How could it come to this?

A rat seeks refuge.

Remus at James and Lily’s funeral. Angst. Not funny, not Christmassy. (SB/RL implied)

A one shot AU fic set immediately after the final battle. Starring Sirius Black and my OC, LeAndra Black.

Remus is mourning over the death of a certain OotP character and is trying to cope, but is failing terribly. Can anyone save him before he does the unthinkable? OotP Spoilers. Yaoi (slash)

The summer before seventh year, things are brewing in the wizarding world, and Seamus wants to make sure Dean is warned. One-shot. Gen, no slash. DH-compliant.

Lillies do not a pleasing bouquet make.

Ginny Weasley's summer in a tight, insane little nutshell. She wanted to strangle Harry, kill Voldemort slowly and painfully, and strip away all that had rubbed off on her personality during her very eventful fifth year of schooling.

All there is left to do is wait. One transformation in the life of Remus J. Lupin, werewolf.

A young man begins a new life, by killing his dreams.

Oneshot songfic. Sirius is in Azkaban, recalling memories of the happier times of his life.

Percy isn't always right, and it takes much more than he expected for him to finally realize it.

Growing up as one of the glamorous Black sisters, Narcissa was always led to believe she had it all made. But maybe, just maybe, things aren’t so perfect after all.

Hey, Fox Moldy here to tell you this fic is sad. So, if you are in a good mood, or a bad mood, or if you're numb and just don't want to be made sad, don't read this fic, 'cause I think it will make you really sad.

People often become who others expect them to be. When Harry was sorted into Slytherin, he realized he was alone, friendless, and apparently meant to be evil.

The war has not yet happened. Voldemort is still alive, as are all of his Death Eaters - who are all 100% loyal to him. And he's giving them free reign to exact revenge on one person they feel have wronged them. Sixteen-year-old Ginny Weasley is only the first to be kidnapped.

A Draco story, set in the summer between Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince.

Tom Riddle remembers the first and only funeral he's ever been to.

Hermione is having trouble keeping her life together. Will she be able to keep things under control long enough to finish her 6th year at Hogwarts?

A take on the meeting of Sirius and Hagrid in Godric's Hollow on Halloween, 1981.

It's harder to kill with Avada Kedavra than one might think.

Remus muses on a time when he helped Sirius remember their past... and wonders if he should have acted differently.

Draco Malfoy thinks about how it all ended.

“Eat, dear, it’ll help.” Remus still heard his grandmother’s voice whenever he indulged in chocolate. This story was written for the June 2008 Gluttony Challenge over at The Quidditch Pitch.

Muggles and wizards, wizards and Muggles. ( When our children consort with the unexplained, you take them from us; you take them and teach them, slowly, surely, how to take the mysterious, the mystical, the unknown and weave it into certainty. )

A year after their murder, many come to the gravesite of Lily and James Potter. Sirius escapes Azkaban, but why does he go back?

There is a day all kings must fall. One subject sees the king of the wizarding world and waits for his demise, for the day that he would descend from royalty and become one of the rest. H/D

Short fic, directly after the final battle.

Lupin's Daughter, Sirena, is on the path to destruction... and all Snape can do is watch. This fic is a bit of a prequel to Everything You Are, which is in the process of a complete overhaul. It's mildly AU in that I made up a hatred for vampires in Dumbledore.... I figure a man that kind has to have one hate...````But this is the beginning of Sirena Lupin's journey to the world of Dark Magic. Enjoy.

A Machiavellian Ravenclaw, along with his friend Luna, ends up far, far from Hogwarts when a Portkey he's experimenting with goes wrong. How will they get home and what will the powerful local coven do about them?

Five moments where Ginny Weasley helps Harry and the others during their Horcrux search and in the final battle, without anyone realizing. Set during DH and based on canon events, these are a series of missing moments revealing Ginny's vital hidden role. Settings include the Burrow, Hogwarts, Aunt Muriel's house, and beyond.

Moaning Myrtle's parents are bitter at her death.

Post-OotP, Remus Lupin finds himself trying to live up to a promise he made. Fits in with Time of the Turning, but works well on its own.

25th August, 2018: Draco takes Scorpius to Diagon Alley to shop for his second year supplies. Now that his big secret is out, he's collected a new kind of enemy. Takes place one year after the events of the Epilogue. Will spoil parts of Darling.