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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...

'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)

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.

Tonks believes that a Muggle girl attacked by Death Eaters holds the key to solving her brother's mysterious disappearance, but things are complicated by the involvement of a certain Potions professor...

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

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.

Harry saved Hermione from the troll, but wound up in a coma. Hermione wished she could help her savior wake up. Who knew an innocent kiss would have such magical ramifications? Pre-Harmony.

*There really are advantages,* thought Moon as he lazily picked a table to sit at. *They’re few and far apart, really, but there are advantages.* What happens when a student gets overlooked? Well, not a lot, to be honest....

AU PoA. Tom Riddle had more of an effect on Ginny than her family thought. He taught her many things. Grey!Ginny though her family doesn't know yet. Draco has noticed something about her and is determined to know what it is. Also, what will they do about Sirius Black.

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.

Dealing with Draco Malfoy's sudden involvement with the Order and his subsequent hero-antics isn't easy for Hermione. But some things change. (DMHG)

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.

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.)

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Once upon a time, there were three super heroes (technically, two heroes and a heroine) whose names were The Boy Who Lived, BrainGirl, and Dumboy but whose real identities were unknown. So they decided to fight evil (or something like that)!!!

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

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 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.

My name is James Adonijah Potter. I am fifteen years old. I am a wizard. And I have--had--a baby sister named Elisabeth Harriet Potter. This is her story.

He knows nothing but the sound of his feet on the pavement and the thousand curses on the tip of his tongue. All for his Judas. November 1, 1981.

Dorcas didn't think it would be like this. Dorcas Meadowes one-shot. Written for the As Summer Ends First Order challenge on LJ.

Harry and Draco are forced to spend a depressing, rainy night together.

It’s 1977, and Hogwarts is putting on Hamlet. Cue rehearsals, romance, pranks, and maybe (with some luck) a successful production. (Version with images and fan art is being uploaded simultaneously on carmenblackfic.tumblr.com.)

It had been a long time since Ginny had been herself. Really, the Ginny Weasley that everyone knew wasn't really Ginny Weasley at all. Of course, she, herself, didn't really know exactly who she was. It had been so long after all...(AU)

"Isn't it beautiful?" he asked, the soft bluish light skimming over his skin like a gentle breeze. "Yeah," came the reply, a voice filled with awe. "Why does the moon change, Daddy?" "Everything changes. Sometimes, the moon is beautiful, and sometimes it just doesn't feel like making the effort. We can forgive it, though; everything has a good and a bad side." It was silent on the hill, for a while.

Dennis remembers his older brother. Song by The New Pornographers, My Rights Versus Yours.

Regulus can’t seem to keep what he loves. Regulus/Sirius one-sided, Regulus/Tom Riddle, Sirius/Remus implied, Tom Riddle/Severus implied.

This is a short fan fiction that I wrote for a competition on another site. As the title sugests, it focuses on the veil in the Department of Mysteries.

The war is over, and Voldemort has been defeated. Arthur Weasley has been elected Minister for Magic, but it proves infinitely more trouble than the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office ever was.

Draco has fled and Narcissa goes to seek help and comfort from an old friend. But where does this lead? And will it have something to do with what's happened between them before?

Right after Voldemort comes back into power, he must get all the help he can get. Including Dementors. But what do they think about it all?

A speculative look at Lucius' arrest at the end of OotP. In this telling, he manages to escape briefly--just long enough to take care of a few things and offer his wife a sort of goodbye. Currently a one-shot. Likely to be expanded.

Ron Weasley's Unabridged Guide to Being a Sidekick. In a fit of utter boredom, Ron pens, sorry, quills an extensive handbook for future partners-in-justice... "I've got more tips and tricks of the trade than Malfoy has got hair products." WIP

All here life, Petunia listened to people say how special her little sister, Lily, was. And getting that letter and running off to that school only made things worse. So through the years, she sat on the sidelines and watched Lily become more and more amazing. But what about her? A story through Petunia Evans' eyes on the subjects of Lily, Hogwarts, and a war most people don't even know is happening.

"They walked out slowly, silently, smiling. ``"Need a haircut, greaser?" The medium-sized blond pulled a knife out of his back pocket and flipped the blade open. ``I finally thought of something to say. "No." I was backing up, away from that knife. Of course I backed right into one of them. They had me down in a second. I fought to get loose, and almost did for a second; then they tightened up on me and slugged me a couple of times. So I lay still, swearing at them between gasps. A blade was held against my throat.``"How'd you like that haircut to begin just below the chin?"" ~S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders

Who knew that a trip to the loo could change so much? After months of failed attempt after failed attempt, Draco Malfoy is ready to give it all up. When his Head of House offers a way out, how does this change his path? Begins after gate-crashing a certain Christmas Party...

As Karkaroff runs north, he knows that death is coming.

An adaption of Shakespeare's Sonnet 30. A story of how Severus Snape may have reacted just before and after Lily's death.

The autumn of 1981 was not a kind time. To anyone. He gestures for her to sit down next to him, and she does, heart beating all the faster. "Please, Ted, what - " "They caught the Potters' Secret-Keeper. The one who betrayed them to Voldemort," he says bluntly."

No date can go smoothly when you have Filch trying to be sweet and Madam Pince suffering from allergies.

In December 1995 Remus rests in Sirius’s arms at the setting of the full moon. He draws new sketches, and trusts that there is still life waiting for the two of them.

Rita Skeeter muses and pities herself. [ response to the Rita Gen challenge ]

A hand on my arm. A gentle voice coming from somewhere... somewhere beyond my reach...

There was a time when I loved them. There was a time when they were my world. But now I realize that I could scream to the skies that I hated them all and they would not pay me any mind. So this is hell. A look into Peter Pettigrew's mind.

Elyse Sanders was your typical American teenager until she discovered a passageway to Hogwarts--in her own home! Once in Hogwarts she speaks to Professor Dumbledore and is admitted as a student after being told the strangest thing--she's a witch! She becomes friends with Hermione Granger who then introduces her to Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley. The four become fast friends and enjoy--and not enjoy--a series of happenings together. The First in the Teracia Ruby Trilogy. Post 5th Year.

Sirius remembers his childhood, filled with dark hallways and secret touches. Sirius/Regulus, slash, incest.

Remus ponders his life after the war and finds that something, or rather, someone is missing.

When Ginny stumbles upon Tom Riddle passed out in a remote Hogwarts passageway, she resolves to have nothing to do with him. Of course, life rarely goes as planned, and Ginny is about to discover the difficulties of avoidance. (AU following OotP)

The Marauders and their female counterparts each host games that result in a change of events in the Lily/James pursual. Laughs, chaos, and embarassment are sure to follow! Please Read and Review!

Tension between Gryffindor house and Slytherin house has escalated beyond control of the prefects that the Heads had to do something about it. Seeing that Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy are the sixth year prefect who usually had a row about everything, they are the perfect pair to put the growing tension to a halt. Yes, they are indeed the perfect pair for the job.

As far as Kingsley Shacklebolt's concerned, Harry Potter is the only fool brazen enough to so blatantly toe the line that violates the Statute of Secrecy.

Once, long ago, Remus had a love. As if by a curse, she disappeared without a trace. But when strange memories arise, he begins to ask questions -- is his wife out there somewhere, or is his mind playing a cruel trick?

Companion to Slash. Harry visits his old professor and begins to help him come to terms with his grief. NOT HP/RL.

A character study of Harry and Snape to Damhnait Doyle’s song “Tattooed,” from her album “Hyperdramatic.” Very short and a one shot.

Remus wakes after a transformation and remembers what he has lost. Set after James' death and the events of the next few days.

Moments in passing. Disjointed thoughts, where Remus and Sirius screw and fight and flirt and love and leave. Remus alone.

Cho had enjoyed her visits to Guangzhou. She wasn't at all sure she wanted to live there. But when her parents moved their family away because of the war, she found herself trying to build a new life in China -- and struggling to reconcile it with her unfinished business in Britain.

Ginny wakes up at the beginning of her summer holidays to find a not-so-welcome guest at number 12 Grimmauld Place. With the threat of spending nearly two months with Draco Malfoy looming over her, what can she do? Stay and sulk...or fight back...

“Severus, you’re home.” “Indeed.” Just a little Snape piece.

The Creevey brothers are in hiding, helping their father deliver milk. One day, Colin has to make the decision between saving many people or saving his family. His choice may come back to haunt him. One-shot.

Harry does what he must do. The ever cliched final battle takes place. But what happens after the battle? Harry falls into a deep coma, and mysterious things take place to other members of the Order. It's up to the normal people now, to become heroes in a world where nothing is right. Told partly in Voldemorts PoV. Post-HBP, not too shippy.

Severus loves his Sundays. However, this one doesn't go quite to plan. Will Severus be able to survive the most common cliches thrown his way?

Eighteen-year-old Harry Potter, despite being the celebrated "Chosen One" who'd recently vanquished He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named at last (not to mention his preceded glory as the "Boy Who Lived"), suffers greatly in the aftermath. Over a month has so far passed since that final showdown at Hogwarts, yet STILL — the young adult wizard cannot sleep, cannot close his eyes without seeing vivid images of that horrific night jog hauntingly across his mind without end. Nevertheless, as Harry now returns to Hogwarts for his rather "belated" seventh year (if one could call it), an unexpected person shockingly spotlights into Harry's traumatized life, even proving to be the beginning of a new, unimaginable attraction and interest: Draco Malfoy!

Could one lost love really have been the only thing that turned Severus into the angry, cruel, and sneering Potions Master that Harry met his first year? Starting in 1970 and continuing through the 80s, this story paints the lovely and often harrowing picture of Severus' life before he met Harry Potter. You’ll meet Severus’s most loyal companion, Marcella Lynch, from the beautiful beginning of their relationship first year, to the tragic end well after the wizarding world thought they were rid of the Dark Lord forever. This story is not an AU; it will work out to fit canon.

"Draco Malfoy sighed and turned the doorknob to his bedroom. There, his eyes met an unexpected sight." - summer after HBP. I'm trying to get all the Draco/Ginny out of my head before book 7 - I'm a H/G shipper at heart! I always appreciate feedback.

Set during the Battle at Hogwarts. When Draco meets the devastating sixteen-year-old Ebony, he finds the strength to shed his dark side once and for all. She teaches him what it is to be a true Gryffindor- bravery. A dark and depressing little fic, but light always manages to find a way to shine through... Contains original characters, a brief romance and references to Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer and The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Be warned, not your typical happy ending for one character in particular (NOT Draco!)

It is the 1st of Septemeber, 2016 - eighteen years after the end of the Second Wizarding War - and George Weasley is utterly displeased with the lack of chaos at Platform Nine and Three Quarters.

Remus watches.

Years ago, the Dark Lord destroyed Harry's home and family and forced him to live with the dreaded Dursleys. Fourteen years later, life looked better and Harry was able to spend more time with Sirius, his godfather. But there was another family member who wanted to get to know Harry, and she's been waiting a very long time.

Kiera Piperel lives the life of an average 6th year Ravenclaw. She's a Chaser for the Quidditch team and her schoolwork is a priority. However, as the Chamber of Secrets is opened, will her life ever be the same?

"We are not putting him down like a sick puppy, werewolf or not!" the other voice shouted, surreptitiousness forgotten. "He is our son!"

Gilderoy Lockhart is used to stealing people's life achievements. But one particular instant is one that truly haunts him, and he doesn't even have a face to associate it with.

Memories are all Ron's got left. AU, Remus/Ron, written for the inaugural fest at remus_ron_slash on LJ. Prompt: Ah me, in that dead Past I love to dwell Whose gladness haunts me ever, day and night! (John Gambril Nicholson, In Absence)

Regulus Black finds himself on the run from fanatics of the newly-established Church of Dumbledore, unable to realize who he is due to a mysterious past involving a hook-nosed headmaster. AU and virtually magic-less. Regulus/Severus/Lily.

He has feared it all along - for longer than she has, he has feared this day, this argument, this goodbye. In the past months, she has come to fear it too, and all summer they have merely been waiting. Pretending, and waiting. While everyone else had spent the past weeks celebrating that yet another lot of them were out of Hogwarts, ready for the world they had been planning for years now, the two of them had desperately been trying not to see the end. Andromeda leaves the only life she knows behind.

[somewhat AU] Ever wondered why Voldy has become what he is? This is a tale of hope after destruction, of forgetting and remembering, but most of all a tale of love.

Struggling to deal with the events of his fifth year, Harry is at a loss to explain why his friends haven't written. An isolated Harry wrestles with guilt and depression, unaware that a more sinister plot is playing itself out. An AU one-shot following the events of OotP. Heavy Angst.

A story of the magical world's First War with Voldemort, but told with a different twist. Friends from childhood, Lily Evans and Riona Dyrdra are young women who are led to two completely different sides of the war and must decide what they must sacrifice - including the loves of their lives and their own friendship - to save what's truly important. Then the ancient enigma Swyn Llyfr appears, placing Lily and Riona's fates as well as those of every wizard and magical creature, in the hands of the greatest dark wizard of all time.

Songfic to Hanson's 'Weird', ties in with 'Blame it on the Weatherman' and 'Family Portrait'. Ginny's POV, as she deals with her own issues and is discovered in a difficult situation. Warning: Contains self harm, so don't read if easily offended by this idea.

Cedrella Black has a very important choice to make: follow her heart and be disowned, or follow family tradition and turn her back on the love of her life? **Written for Magravine's "Slytherin Challenge" on HPFF**

A freak confluence of events traps - traps, I tells ya! - Harry and Ginny together at - conveniently - Ginny's romantic little cottage in the Highlands. Coincidence, or something far more sinister? (Written for the SIYE Cold Outside challenge.)

Fifteen-year-old Teddy Lupin has always longed to meet his parents, so when he stumbles upon a new model of a Time Turner, he decides to travel back to August of 1997. But in the past, Teddy finds more questions than answers and begins a desperate quest to reunite the parents he never knew.

Arthur Kirkland (England) receives his Hogwarts letter. Sorted into Slytherin and facing the rise of Voldemort, he must choose either to face death with the Order of the Phoenix or to stand aside and face his own destruction. (Crossover with Hetalia)

In which Minerva reflects that the only entity, living or otherwise, that understands her is the Castle of Hogwarts.

Severus and Sirius are assigned a joint detention in the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid. Only it turns out they're not in Kansas any more. One-shot, gen.

Hermione was always renowned for her amazing knowledge, her impeccable record, and her outstanding grades. So when her younger sister comes to Hogwarts, the complete opposite of Hermione's perfect student, can Neville find out what made Veronica that way, and why Hermione never mentioned a younger sister, not even to Ron or Harry?

Ginny Weasley is heartbroken. How could Harry end this? She really thought they had something! Songfic to "Forever & Always" by Taylor Swift

When Kingsley Shacklebolt launches a plan to rebuild Hogwarts, he must negotiate a maze of obstacles, not least of which is his Permanent Secretary, Sir Algernon Chumbleforth-Smythe. But then he has an idea to bypass the bureaucratic cauldron-measurers... (Written for the SIYE Reconstruction challenge.)

What happened on the night that Tom Riddle was born? What were the events leading up to Merope's last breath? Written in response to EmeraldCity's "The Birth of a HP Character" Challenge on HPFF.

Hermione and Severus connect a decade after the war.