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It's the middle of September, but the Trio isn't at Hogwarts. They're getting ready for their mission. This summer's been a long one, between figuring out Horcruxes, dealing with sleepless nights, and bad memories, and preparing for the new chapter in their lives, Harry, Ron and Hermione haven't had much contact with each other. Hermione thinks it's okay, since there's a lot on their minds, but deep down she'd love it they... well, if they hadn't forgotten...

Following the final battle, Harry struggles with his losses and tries to run from the one person who can help him cope. WARNING: Tear-jerker. Have some tissues on hand.

Sirius arrives at James' house after leaving Grimmauld Place.

Believing his life forfeit, Draco Malfoy makes a final stand against his father in the wilderness. By his side is an old rival, but she is far more than she seems, and there is far more to the world than he has ever suspected ... Draco POV. OCs, slight AU. One shot. Warning: This fic is far from straightforward. Lots of angry language.

Draco must confirm where his loyalties lie with this one last mission. Dean is on a mission to protect the few friends left in his life. Alternating between Draco and Dean's POV, with mild Dean/Luna.

Draco would do anything to be beautiful again... Draco suffers from tricotillomania (compulsive hair pulling disorder).

The sky outside was turning steadily darker. There would be no spectacular sunset today, no vivid oranges and burnt reds. No hues of bronze and ribbons of lavender. Only gray. The night will be clouded over. A storm is brewing and a boy will be confronted with a fear he is not sure he can overcome.

Natalia and Juliette are best friends. Oh, and identical twin sisters as well. Written as two opposing journals of the Tiernan girls, A House Apart tells the story of how they were separated at the infamous Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony and the chaos that ensued. **A collaboration project**

Lucius Malfoy takes a moment to ruminate over a rather important milestone in his life late one night in the Slytherin common room.

At Christmas 1993 both Remus and Luna take comfort in looking for what is hard to find, and just where it’s hardest to find it. (Teacher/student love, but no sexual acts.)

A Malfoy will dictate every phase of his existence, even his own death. (LM/DM, deathfic, and HP/LM/DM undertones)

You've had no input into how this is run, none at all except for the fact that you told everyone not to wear black. When your mother asked why, you were going to say that's how he would have wanted it but then stopped yourself at the absurdity of that statement. He wouldn't have wanted any of this at all. He would have wanted to be here, with you.

Remus returns to the ocean - a place he shared with Sirius - to search for comfort.

Based loosely off the 30 Seconds to Mars song. The Dark Lord has won by tricking Harry into a false sense of security and then springing a trap. Hermione escapes to the Americas but is detained in a wizarding mental facility for women where they try to erase emotion and remake the person into a good member of society. Hermione relates the genocides of Britain to others in the past and reveals that maybe the treatment that was originally quite good is maybe not as good as they originally thought. Rated for language.

Draco Malfoy was preconditioned for a life of evil, a life drenched in sin. When the final battle between the light and the dark rolls around, will he be able to stand up for what he truly believes in?

My name is Kathtera....and I hate the color pink.

"Lucidity and sanity mean nothing when scourges and ministers crowd into your dreams. Does it matter? The beast is no more, but his hawk is his handsaw and his north-north-west madness no longer has a method." [One-shot, AU completely]

Harry is a little bitter about how fate has treated him.

While on the hunt for a Horcrux, Harry finds himself trapped by a swarm of Death Eaters. His kidnapper also appears to be his rescuer- and an unlikely ally.

An anonymous soldier reflects on the bloody aftermath of the final battle. Pain, blood, and death. Obsession.

Life is a series of choices. Severus Snape’s choices have been more difficult than those most people are faced with. Step into his mind and see what he was thinking when he made his most important choices.

Neville is dismayed to receive a toad as his animal. But he learns that he got a whole lot more, as well. Written for a Hogsmeade weekend contest in Hogwarts_Elite on LiveJournal.

A fanfic chapter of Book 7. Voldemort captures Ron and, for cruelty's sake, commands Wormtail to kill his kindly former master.

She had made herself numb, oblivious to the world surrounding her. She had stopped trying to be courageous and strong, and had become impassive and unresponsive to their sadistic pleasures. And suddenly, she didn't really feel like doing that anymore. There was no reason she should forget that past life, with those that she had loved. Suddenly she wanted resolution. She wanted answers. She wanted her life back. Songfic Lacuna Coil "Senzafine"

Merope’s agony over the loss of her husband is tempered only by her unborn child. Songfic to Les Miserables I Dreamed a Dream. One-shot.

[One-Shot] The silent wind ruffled his hair... Harry Potter is visiting his parents' graves. Some things are better if they won't stay inside the heart...PostHBP

Sirius and Remus visit Panera Bread one crisp afternoon for a little nourishment.

The last minutes in the life of Emmeline Vance.

She was trapped in that house, the walls suffocating her. But it hadn’t always been like that; there was a time when she was happy there. Yet that time is gone, but can she justify – even to herself, if to no one else – performing the greatest of crimes? Can she justify betrayal?

I never really understood why people wrote in dairies. I still don't and I write in one. I named mine White Lilies. I can't explain now though, I think Petunia's about to blow. Five, Four, Three, Two .... "What do you mean Lily has a friend from school coming over! I don't want any more Freaks in this house then we already do! Make them leave!" My sister, everyone. Boy, this is going to be one long day.

When Lily Potter is in isolation under the Fidelius Charm, her thoughts wander.

Her names is written in those stars, as strongly as it was stitched into their family tapestry all those years ago, and he thinks sometimes, that there is something inescapable in this, that it has all been set in stone long before he even existed.

Inspector McGill of K Division doesn't believe in magic. But then, he meets lovely Bellatrix. A follow-up of sorts to "Hermione Granger and the Talons of Fu Manchu" but can be read as a stand-alone.

Remus and Sirius are reunited, but things will never be the same again. Sirius is forced to return to Grimmauld Place, and Remus comes with him for support.

Harry and Gabriella's child was hidden to protect her during the second war. But when the war ended, there was no little girl to be found. Years later Abygale Clara (Abby) starts as a first year at Hogwarts, and when Harry is a surprise guest in DADA class, their eyes meet, and Abby begins to learn about her past...

A certain entity's thoughts about those within Hogwarts. . .

What if the petrified wards in the Hospital Wing in Second Year could feel and think throughout their time spent there? Please R&R!

It's the first full moon after the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Sirius is lying low at Remus'.

Draco Malfoy is different to any boy Autumn Hopkins has ever gone out with. Being with him makes Autumn forget everything else - her missing sister, her dad's fifth marriage. What happens when being with Draco becomes harder than being without him?

This is a short but personal letter from Luna to her dead mother. It shows some of her thoughts on the events that have happened over the last few years in Hogwarts.

12th August, 2004: Draco and Astoria expect their first child. Lucius visits to set things right.

Not everyone is returning to Hogwarts. But those who do must rely on a new Headmistress, a new DADA Professor, and new and unproven Head Boy, Head Girl, and Prefects. Though Neville returns, he is about to undergo his own journey of self-discovery while at Hogwarts. Crossover with 3x3 Eyes.

"Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?" Sirius ran away to Amsterdam after having his soul shattered. Now all James hears are second hand stories through Remus and the letters Sirius sends him. Sirius recieves a shock . . . and then the others do as well. As Sirius puts it, "La dee f-cking dah."

What is the nature of the magical world's war and its players? Underneath it all, we're all the same.

Hermione remembers her fourth year at Hogwarts.

Draco Malfoy has befriended, fallen in love with and married Ginny Weasley, but is she really the person that he thought she was?

Blaize Zabini tells his tale of bringing together the Houses of Hogwarts, the redheaded girl who helped him, and explains the truth behind his House. Now AU, written pre-HBP.

Some lines need to be overstepped so we can move forward. (Remus/Ron)

'Parvati shouldn't be the one to wonder so much. She is the Gryffindor, after all. It ought to be Padma who spent her time thinking, wondering and searching knowledge. But Padma never seems to take time to wonder; she wants knowledge and she gains it.' Padma, Parvati and growing up. (Lavender/Parvati)

A young werewolf stumbles into a world where the elves are part-wolf and the planet has two moons. A one-shot cross-over of Harry Potter and ElfQuest.

Ginny sets out to prove to Harry that she can do anything as well as any boy... but her plan backfires and not only does she risk losing her own life, but Harry's too. Based on the album, Overcome, by Alexandra Burke. Includes the tracks Broken Heels and You Broke My Heart.

Cho remembers a past love as she prepares for her binding.

Theirs was an illicit romance, he an auror-in-training, and she a Death Eater, but passion had gripped them both, and nothing could be done. Zacharias Smith/Daphne Greengrass Songfic to Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls.

A pregnant, defeated Merope finds herself struggling on the streets. She sells her most prized possession in an attempt to make money for food and shelter. She reflects on the abuse and hardships she has had to endure and hopes to come to terms with where her life has ended up, all while trying to stay healthy for her unborn child.

Peter believes that his best friend knows everything about him, even his darkest secrets. Some Peter/James

A self-reflection of Ginny, during that time when Harry was off hunting Horcruxes and she was at Hogwarts. A rather short one-shot. Told in the first person.

My life has been one that has always been concerned with death. I know not why you wish to learn of it, but I hope you escape the fate that was dealt to me. Enter my domain, if you wish to enlighten yourself with my story.

'Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus' NOT COMPLIANT WITH ALL EVENTS IN HBP As Harry continues the Horcrux Hunt to render Voldemort mortal once more Draco must unravel mysteries and relive myths in order to unite Hogwarts. However with his father's blood on Harry Potter's hands, with whom he must work, will he be able to overcome his pain and fury and continue on his epic journey until the very end? 'Some things which became lost should not have been forgotten'

Draco learns the forest can hold many surprises. Based very loosely upon "As You Like It."

Remus weeps for all he's lost – both the people and the feelings, the memories from happier times.

Remus Lupin has been waiting all his life. This is a different look at Remus' years after he starts Hogwarts, and his relationship with Sirius Black.

Harry and Hermione meet in an unusual place.

I will always be there for him.

Hannah Abbott's mother is dead, and her family isn't coping. What can you do when the person you loved the most is dead, there's a war coming up, and your older brother is being a total arse about it? Even more important, what can you do when your dad doesn't want you to go back to the place you know you belong? Sometimes, you have to be loyal to yourself, and Hannah is about to figure things out the hard way.

Set eight years after Memories. What new memories does Freya have? What effect are her remembrances having on her life? What about William and Michael? And him?

After his death, Voldemort must confront the truths he has always denied...

It’s the calm before the storm, and Hermione watches Harry. One-shot. Gen.

They say your life flashes before your eyes at the moment of your death. Sirius sees his by falls of light and shadow.

In his eyes, Melinda was like an angel to who he would be glad to tear wings; she was like snow, so white that the impulse to dirty her was unstoppable; she was like the apple on the highest branch, the one to receive more than the others the sunlight and the sweeter to eat. She was like Eva, who naively tempted Adam and doomed both to sin.

When Sirius goes to see Peter, his friend is gone. He goes to James and Lily's but they are dead. These are the beginnings of Sirius' troubles.

A take on what was going on inside Peter's head right before he escaped the first time round and left his old friends behind. (Oneshot)

An anonymous soldier reflects on the bloody aftermath of the final battle. Hatred, tears, and anger. Obsession. Companion piece to Despair.

"I'll free you." Never had such an untrue statement been spoken aloud. It was almost laughable. (A Dementor's Story.)

My name is Samuel Hallmanson. My cousin was Cedric Diggory. One shot. Mention of death.

Songfic set to the song "Beautiful" by The Dreaming. Draco and Ginny attempt to pick up the pieces of a former life...

A one-shot looking at the way the Wizarding World celebrates the anniversary of the war. Just a little glimpse into the future. (Not epilogue compliant)

Cornelius Fudge is the embodiment of dignity. In his painful fall from grace, Cornelius has a cruel realization - he needs patience, someone to listen to him. He finds it not in his wife or daughter, but in a silent voice of reason.

He watched. Four seasons come and gone and still he watched. Now he knows what he needs to accomplish his mission. An ambitious young officer tries to better the world with one unforgivable curse.

Sirius Black is already in Azkaban, though that doesn't keep him from reminiscing. He's resigned himself to remembering the worst, but one day, something extraordinary happens.

When Harry looks into his eyes they are just like always, but there is something missing. He is reminded of a dream, but can't remember what it was, and quickly looks away.

What do any of us want but a second chance, an opportunity to say no to that offer, to turn a different way? For one who's never believed in his own depravity, his own sadistic cruelty, Azkaban will humble him in the most cruel of fashions. PG13 for language, angst, character death and slight SS/LM slash written/implied

Minerva McGonagall recalls how the doubt first began in Harry Potter's first end of the year feast. It seems strange that Albus' words brought forth the memories that caused her to wonder: how could Sirius Black betray Lily and James? What if he didn't...

Ron feels like he's drowning in Real Life, but a conversation with a strange old woman gives him hope for the future, before conjuring more questions about the present.

Fighting a war can leave scars, and you can't always hide them. For one young woman, the scars from the Battle of Hogwarts will be with her forever.

Firenze contemplates humans and his role in the second war.

The time is after the war, and Voldemort has been defeated by Harry Potter. The boy hero is now a nineteen-year-old man, living in downtown London, with a mixed lifestyle of both magical and muggle. Settling for being a writer instead of an auror, Harry seems content with his life until one evening, one of his many dinner parties is interrupted by a, both physically and mentally scarred, Draco Malfoy. The damage done by the war has not finished its course, and the consequences of choices made return, testing the friendship, morality, and will of these two young men and their loved ones. Slash HP/DM!!!

An imaginary, impossible, foolish love? Most definitely. Hermione's reflections. This one-shot songfic was an idea that just popped into my head one day as I was listening to the music of my absolute favorite artist, Rufus Wainwright.

Sirius begins to suspect Remus of being a traitor, with major consequences to their relationship.

When Harry and Draco get together, Ron and Harry's friendship is destroyed beyond repair. Ron's POV. Harry/Draco and perhaps unrequited Ron/Harry but I'll leave that for you to decide.

"Gilderoy Lockhart was a normal boy who wanted to be like everyone else. What was the reason behind his urge to become a literary success as well as attain cosmetic perfection?"

After the Dark Lord’s first fall, Alecto longs to live again. (Alecto Carrow/Fenrir Greyback)

When Adela Jackson feels she can no longer cope with her loneliness, a voice from the past gives her hope for the future.

What happened to Draco? Nobody knows what he told Myrtle. But does Myrtle know what he told her? Now there's a question...

Set during the 'missing years.' Remus Lupin thinks about time, grief and loss.

I hate them. Not for what they did to me, but for what they let happen to me. Not for that they hated me in return, but that they didn't love me enough. Not for how they notice me when I am doing something wrong, but for how they ignored me when I needed them the most.

Young Severus spends a summer away. A little piece that kept bugging me, because I can so clearly visualise him. No romance, no humour, some violence. No horses were actually harmed in writing this.

Sometimes, you must let yourself fall apart before you can put yourself back together again. Remus mourns Sirius, a one-shot in two parts. Not slash.

Remus Lupin has gone to run some errands in Godric's Hollow, chat to James and get ready for a Halloween party. By the evening, his life will have fallen apart when he is betrayed in the worst way imaginable.

Sometimes things other than ghosts can haunt the living. An unsuspecting Hermione picks up a strange ring and discovers that, unlike most people, Severus Snape left behind more than a mere object.

The adventure of Sirius Black.