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The boy who looked back at him was familiar and yet so very different. He was not the boy who lived; there was a smile that went right to his eyes and no scar to remind him of the past.

Harry's thoughts and feelings on Sirius's passing one year prior.

This one-shot concerns Snape, and a single sentence, about a boy shooting flies that somehow captured my imagination.

A Czech friend of Professor Blaise Zabini found an important manuscript and asked for Blaise's help. Blaise obliged, accompanied by his smart cat Macavity...

Harry muses on love and friendship.

Blaise Zabini goes to 'The Squinting Cat', the only pub where pets are required, sees many various creatures and notices something strange...

This is simply a poem told from Harry's point of view. He reflects on his life and the lives of his friends.

Blaise stood Draco up. He needs a substitute. He finds one in a pile of photos Colin was looking at which was not meant for modeling purposes and insists that Colin persuade this person to model... Guess who? I won't tell you, it'll ruin the surprising twist in the story...

A little piece with Draco's thoughts in his thirties. Of all the things he had and lost, losing HER was the most terrible blow of all.

Mrs. Black's portrait is a staple in Grimmauld Place. Everyone who visits there is influenced by her in some way or another; the warning against ringing the doorbell, tiptoeing around the house so not to start her screaming, and so on. But who was Mrs. Black, really? And what is her story that she has to tell? Travel beyond the drapes that hide her from the world and you will find your answer.

The Grey Lady, about whom we know little save that she was highly intelligent and no prospective lover could ever live up to her expectations, muses on a life’s lesson she learned too late.

"Everything down here in Britain seems to be done over a cup of tea. Everything: Order Meetings – though I don’t attend – afternoon snacks, talks with adults, homework, whatever. Everything. Indeed adults seem to love tea, it’s an unhealthy obsession. Don’t now why though. I can just picture Mrs. Weasley with her purple apron: 'Have a cup of tea, dear,' she says, 'everything’ll be all right.' Or Lupin, sipping his tea silently, alternatively either nose deep in a book, or staring into space, imperturbable. Tonks, even! Well – when she’s not breaking the tea pot. All of them. Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape. All…" Yes! Another middle-of-the-night-tea-scene! Hermione centred *one shot* gen. fic; not really angsty.

Harry, being an idiot, somehow gets onto Platform 5 1/2 instead of 9 3/4 and winds up on The Panda Express. Fortune cookies, chopstick wars, and confusion of whether or not the eyes of the people are opened or closed. Stereotypes and free food for everyone!

Before James was chosen for the Prophecy, he wanted to be a Knight in Shining Armour. But, Damsels in Distress are hard to find in the Montana Mountains. Sometimes, you have to rescue what's there. This is a stand alone part of the Prophecy story. It takes place the year before the beginning of Prophecy.

The Harry Potter universe has many examples of the false economy of isolating and imprisoning decent people "for their own good". Sibyll Trelawney is a case in point. What if she was a valuable resource that was squandered by Dumbledore?

Potter has a dream and tells Draco about it.

Harry returns to Diagon Alley and Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes to talk with Ron about the future.

After the Death Eaters lose the war, Snape is awaiting trial when someone makes him an unexpected offer.

"Their favorite thing to say is that you have a smile that can light up the room and it's brighter than the sun." A young teacher hears a startling revelation.

Ever wondered what happened to bring the Marauders together?

"The darkness drops again; but now I know that twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, and what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?"``What lies on the other side of change?

A sort of stream-of-consciousness short story from Sirius's POV on the night Lily and James were murdered. It was inspired by the combination of Hagrid's and Fudge's stories about that night in PoA, when I started wondering what Sirius was thinking.

Hermione never thought growing up would be complicated.

Sirius has been in Azkaban for a decade now, and he is starting to grow impatient.

Being Petrified and losing out on most of your first year at Hogwarts can be rather frustrating. When you lose a film full of perfect photos in the process it’s even worse. Can the new DADA teacher get Colin out of his apathy without offering him tea (or chocolate)?

Part five of five in the 'Colours' sequence. "And Harry was white, Harry who had been out here since before breakfast; the sun was setting now and Ron and Hermione would be looking for him, but they wouldn’t find him because he had turned as white as the snow, and for the first time in quite a while Harry felt like he was almost clean. Not quite clean, no, and as soon as he stepped back into the school he would be filthy again, coated with the deaths of God-knew-how-many, but for now he was almost white again."

Neville has the most unlikely of admirers. (Written for 30 Days of Neville at xnevillelovingx)

Thinking it's a shame Colin Creevey would miss learning about magic after being Petrified, Luna Lovegood sits by his hospital bed to share with him about magic, school, and companionship.

"My heart is sick of being in chains". Ginny has tried to forget Harry, but in the close quarters of 12 Grimmauld Place that becomes harder and harder to do.

When we, in OotP, saw the Marauders taking their OWL exams there was a girl sitting behind Sirius. Who was she, and what were her thoughts?

Hermione reminisces on when Harry told them about the prophecy. A little vignette on what she was doing and how she felt as he told them.

In Iceland, they didn't need anything. They only needed the moors and they only needed together and they slept beneath the midnight sun and the endless sky and raced to the end of the world and fell off the edge together. They were in love. (Frank/Alice.)

"I love the smell of coffee in the morning. Oh, I don’t drink the stuff. Gods, no. But he does. Did." -- A Remus monologue in which he doesn't quite say what he means. Between-the-lines RL/SB, if that's how you choose to see it. OOtP-compliant.

Ginny once had a diary, and it changed everyone in Hogwarts for a whole year. But Ginny's always had it harder, and knows she'll never be the same.

Hermione has several encounters with someone who seems to be sure that she has feelings for a certain redhead.

Really what the title say, the story of the Sorting Hat, what it thinks about its job and how it got it.

The sky was overcast. A slight drizzle and breeze filled the air as I made my way to the Hogwarts Memorial. They say 'Hogwarts Memorial', but really it's just a fancy name for the large assortment of graves that stand upon the grounds where the Final Battle was fought. I would know. I was there.

A day in the ordinary life of Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. Full of laughter, pranks, and James trying to impress Lily. Basically, the usual.

This is just a small thing I wrote about a possible end for the bad man.

It was all she could do to keep from screaming out loud: hold it down; swallow it up like some wretched poison ingested by one’s own will. [Sequel to Rain; Ginny's POV]

Another nineteen years later, two old friends enjoy the simple pleasure of each other's company.

The war has ended, and Draco must decide what to do now. H/D-ish. Short.

Lily Potter is thought to be dead after defying Voldemort by the Healers. James's POV.

Ron’s POV of his relationship with Hermione and why things didn’t work out. R/R.

Hermione believes Harry's mourning Sirius has gone on long enough. She wants to help, but telling him he must move on is by far the easiest thing. Harry / Hermione friendship, Hermione's PoV. Songfic, but understandable without knowing the song itself.

Hermione imagines herself beautiful even though she knows that he will never see her. Missing moment from Half-Blood Prince following Ron and Hermione's falling out.

Harry is wondering where Dumbledore is ... Crookshanks may just know the answer. One-shot. Gen, Trio!fic.

Lily reads some old letters from Petunia and has a change of heart.

Draco has some "interesting information" for Snape, and it concerns Remus. Misunderstandings ensue.

Hermione and Neville try to learn how to fly. Their first day isn't exactly a success.

Mantolwen: Welcome to the Epically Bad Tale of Hagrid and Fang.``Fang: *barks*``Hagrid: Ow!``Fireboltflyer: You wouldn't believe how messy his hair is. Two-hundred and three. You'd better read this before I snap all the combs.``Fang: *cowers*``Hagrid: Don' worry, Fang, it's jus' my fandom.

The boy's life began in happiness when his sister was born. Then it began to slowly fade, his father leaving, his mother depressed, and his sister's sorrow.

Snape's point of view on Harry's Occlumency lessons. I know it's been done before, but I swear it was an original idea when I first started it back in 2003! Drama with a little humour.

Futurefic. Snape summons Death, in a bid to return an old friend to the land of the living.

"Photographs and memories Christmas cards you sent to me All that I have are these To remember you..."

Dumbleore must be off his rocker! Why is he making such a fiasco over Halloween? Why would he even think of letting the students go off school property? Especially with Sirius Black running loose! [Revised version]

Teddy Lupin is a Metamorphmagus. A freak of nature. Or, at least he thinks so.

Harry knows it’s an odd fascination. He doesn’t know why he’s so obsessive about it. Maybe it was because so many people made such a fuss over his eyes that made him focus so much on the eyes of others.

Remus and Hayley have been going out for some time, but things get difficult when Hayley begins to understand why Remus disappears once a month. Will a well-kept secret shatter the foundations of a seven-year friendship? Or will it bring them closer together? Third in a series of one shots following Remus' and Hayley's relationship. It helps if you read the others first, they're not overly long.

Hermione suggests to have a nativity play at Hogwarts on Christmas Eve. Will Harry be able to play a shepherd? "I'm going to play Baby Jesus," Harry mumbled dryly... Completely AU, set in 7th year post war, de-aging, baby fic. Merry Christmas to you all!

An impression of Tom Riddle - as a young man.

Draco contemplates his new life.

A sixteen year old Filch and the importance of the love of his life...

Blaise Zabini visits a town called Koriko, meets a young witch who runs a flying delivery service, and one VERY strange person...

Hermione's point of view after seeing Ron with Lavender. Takes place directly after Hermione's canary attack on Ron.

Luna used to be her little princess. And now she is Luna's angel. A short character study of the Ravenclaw in late child years.

"If there's one thing I'll never understand about my sister, it's her love of messing with people's heads. Making waves, she calls it. I'm more likely to call it making trouble."

Snape wakes up after the Shrieking Shack to find himself in Azkaban. DH compliant. One-shot, gen. Written for and winner of harrypotter_las, challenge 3.

Poor Harry Potter--his life is made so difficult by his wicked stepmothers and cruel, greedy stepbrothers, and the crude house-elf Kreacher. When an invitation to a ball arrives, Harry is so excited. But his wicked stepmothers squash his excitement. Luckily for Harry, he has a fairy godfather.

One Christmas, Luna Lovegood gets the brilliant idea of spreading Christmas cheer to the people whom she considers to be the most miserable at Hogwarts. And, of course, Luna does not see any way this plan could go wrong.

Hermione makes a startling realisation concerning Snape. Of course, the whole gang gets dragged in, and Madam Pomfrey is left confused. Snape/Luna if you squint.

This is the first of two stories concerning Carrie McDade, a small girl who will, next year on her eleventh birthday, be receiving a letter from her new school. She doesn't know it yet, but she is a Muggle-born witch.

Sybil Trelawney is tired of being underappreciated. She undertakes the bureaucratic system to alleviate her problems.

Harry and Ginny have a conversation that's only sort of about football.

Remus knows that Sirius lied, even if Sirius doesn't know himself.

A wolf howls to find their pack, for a lone wolf is unlikely to survive for long. Remus Lupin walks through number Twelve Grimmauld Place and reflects.

A year after the Battle for Hogwarts, Hermione remembers her dead.

Harry gives Sirius' eulogy at a small gathering of friends.

Sirius Black is trapped. Trapped inside a house he despises and a life in which he is confined and helpless. His Godson is at Hogwarts, suffering under the tyranny of Dolores Umbridge, but his cry for help is unanswerable without giving away Sirius's position. Alone at night, and no closer to an answer, Sirius retires to bed, the words of Harry's letter revolving in his head. Sleep brings no respite from his worry, but perhaps dreams hide an answer somewhere in their depths...

The great war is over and the golden trio have now become two. Hermione sits beside the lake trying to forget the death of the one that had become her boyfriend, however, she finds herself staring into a deep red orb trying to remember what she had forgotten about HIM.

Blaise Zabini, a teacher at Hogwarts, going to Edinburgh for the summer holidays, gets an errand from his fellow teacher and friend, Firenze. In Edinbugh he goes to an apothecary's to fulfill Firenze's errand, but his purchase gets mixed up with a mysterious flask....

A rather sad songfic of H/Hr, from Hermione's point of view whilst watching Harry die. (I told you it was sad).

Jasper Fforde's literary detective, Thursday Next, is called in to deal with a problem at Hogwarts concerning a certain Potions Master ...

Harry is having a rough time, and Ron is there. Not slash unless you wish for it to be.

Albus Dumbledore takes an interest in whom 17-year-old Severus Snape spends his time with. Gen. One-shot. Written for the As Summer Ends challenge on first_order (LJ).

Barty Crouch Sr. reflects on his wife, his son, and the world he has built for himself.

Draco Malfoy knew that this day would come, that this moment must pass, yet that did not seem to make it any easier. And now he stands in the centre of a dark room, surrounded by anonymous masked figures, waiting for the inevitable, as a tall and ominous being approaches.

Hermione Granger's death. Totally canon-compliant, and a little sad. This was what I thought Hermione's death would be like after reading about Harry's "death" in Deathly Hallows.

This is a one-shot. In it, there is this new thing called powersnot that Harry and some others want to create; it will fight Voldemort to the death, which says something, since powersnot almost never loses its battles. A bit of light fluff included, nothing serious or big. This is a silly fic, but most people (so far!) like it and find it funny and cute. Read and be the judge!

The origin of Harry Potter, told as it could have been.

Harry has to go back in time to retrieve a Horcrux from Grimmauld Place. But can he really keep from changing future events?

What will happen when Peeves, our favorite Poltergeist, falls in love? Who will it be, and what will be the end result of it? You will get under the skin of Peeves, and find out a lot more about who he really is. Is he as bad as he seems, or is it all just an act? Who is his loved one?

How did "the gang" Snape hung out with during his days in Hogwarts all become Death Eaters? How high was their opinion of him?

Judged. Labeled. Levelled. Uniforms turn normal kids into members of their House, while keeping their individual traits out of the way. Hogwarts stole my identity. It's time for me to act against the system.

It was the full moon the night that James and Lily had died, and Remus was alone.

He wasn't really thinking about it, even as he walked up the pathway to the house.... This part was simple, thoughtless.... Voldemort goes to kill the Potters, never dreaming the fate which awaits him. The first defeat of the Dark Lord, from his point of view.

After the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Lupin, Tonks, Kingsley, and Molly deal with Sirius' passing.

Once upon a time there lived a princess. She lived in an odd-looking castle far away in a land called Ottery-St. Catchpole with her father, the king, her mum, the queen, and her six older brothers, the princes.

Hermione and Ginny have an explosive talk about Harry's horcrux search in which Ginny proves herself to be an airhead and Hermione turns out to be wrong. HBP Spoilers.

in a midsummer day, a meeting that brings back Tom Riddle's forgotten memories.