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Speculative biography for Severus Snape: family, character, skills.... The first 2/3 of The Potions Master's Life may be read as a work to itself although it was written in response to the author's Brave New World (at Schnoogle) or at the author's web site. ````As we have little info on Snape's background to date -- and the factual info I have included does not contradict canon -- I am labelling this as "speculative" rather than AU.````Chapter 1 Summary: In which we meet young Severus Snape and some of his family.

This is the story of Harry's murder. Yes. Harry Potter was murdered. No one knows who did it, but there are many suspects. Much like the board game Clue, this is a fic of mystery.

Ginny Weasley recounts her participation in the second rise, and subsequent fall of Lord Voldemort. Not everyone is as innocent as we would like, or as kind as we would hope. Slash and incest warnings.

Hogwarts in an alternate universe, where everyone is present, but not quite the same....

"The windows were crusted with dirt or dust or blood or all of those combined; it didn’t really matter. What mattered was that flash of green, bright enough to blind in the middle of the night, untouched by the grime of the windows. And, of course, the black silence that followed."

One of the Hogwarts' staff performs a spell to become one of the students. He is on a mission and the only person who can help is Draco.

To break the Curse of the Aitvaras and keep his place on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Harry visits Hogsmeade Church and Bodmin Moor. Religious content (in Chapter 2) may offend some readers.

This is a fic all about our favorite mapmakers of Hogwarts. This will eventually span all the way up until Haloween, 1981. Enjoy!

Set during GoF, before the second task. Harry is stressed out and decides to allow himself the pleasure of another bath.

This is a very mushy, and slightly dark fic about Harry and Draco's misunderstanding. Refusing to comfort each other, they spiral deeper into depression. Is it too late for the two boys to escape it?

"He stood leaning against the wall, drinking, as he opened the letter and started to read. His eyes suddenly widened and the glass fell to the floor, smashing into hundreds of pieces." Ron gets a letter from Harry.

It's Harry's sixteenth birthday, and he gets some interesting presents. Also, who is Mrs. Norris really? Find out! Harry gets invited to Hermione's house, but Ron wants Harry to wait a day so Ron can have time with Hermione, but why? (Rated PG-13 for mild language)

Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, is angsty. He's got piles of letters from his friends, but he's not replying to any of them. He's not blaming himself for Sirius' death anymore - he's blaming everyone else. ``Then he gets some bad news from Hermione. Godric Gryffindor's sword is missing. Odd things are happening this summer, and Harry's about to experience it all.

Harry is depressed; Ron is worried about him.

Everything has to balance out; in order to get something, you have to sacrifice ``something else.

The diary of events kept by Professor Lupin during his year teaching at Hogwarts.

Harry Potter found the Chamber of Secrets, but was he the only one trying to solve the mystery? An unlikely duo sets out to investigate the strange things happening at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and``Wizardry....

The plan is set. And if all goes accordingly, the pay-off will be big- 0 million big. Remake of Ocean's 11.

During the summer before his fourth year, Neville acquires his first set of dress robes.

Easter, 1975. One spring morning, Remus has a conversation with his father that doesn’t go quite the way he feared it would.

When Ginny reanimates Tom's diary, she's looking for love. But something goes horribly wrong, and a hero emerges in the most unlikely of situations. D/G.

During the final battle between Harry and Voldemort, the Dark Lord has a plan to turn events in his favor. But the vessel has a mind of its own and the best laid plans have a tendency to shatter...

Harry's sixth year is approaching fast. The summer had given him nothing but trouble with friends, enemies and grades. School hasn't even started but life for Harry Potter is still as exciting as ever. There is not a doubt in anybody's mind that the new year would hold mysteries to be solved, horrors to be faced, questions to be answered, and answers to be questioned. The prophecy planted the seed of chaos in this sixteen year old boy; a boy who's name has thrown him into the claws of destiny's vicious game. Well, the game is about to start.

(Hints of Child Abuse) First Year, AU in Potions class. Snape grasps what he otherwise would have missed. Looks may -not- be deceiving, but in a different way than he had even considered...

Severus Snape didn't trust Sirius Black, yet he entered the Shrieking Shack all the same. What was it that Black said that made Snape enter the tunnel? The Headmaster interviews those involved and discovers some uncomfortable truths during his investigation of the incident.

At the beginning of his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry gets a shock of his life when he learns the identity of the newest Defense Against Dark Arts teacher. But soon, Harry begins to wonder if there was more to this then even Dumbledore cares to admit. Meanwhile, a man with a dark past comes to Hogwarts hoping to find redemption and in the process, take revenge on a man who murdered his wife eighteen years ago. His very existence threatens to expose a dark secret that challenges everything there is to know about the Dark Lord. As the war between Good and Evil draws near, can our heroes figure out which one is which?

Stranded in post-apocalyptic Arizona, Minerva McGonagall learns to adjust to life without Hogwarts…and without magic.

Cho Chang- no longer the fun loving girl filled with laughter. A dark and at times disturbing insight into the psyche of the girl we seemed to so easily cast aside at the conclusion of the fifth book. Did Cho really have feelings for Harry, or was it something far more sinister?

She watched me with a mixture of fear, loathing, and some odd emotion I could not define, in her eyes as I entered the cell.

AU. Remus saves Harry from the Dursleys when he is two. Features Harry growing up with a werewolf.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from the 'Prince's' point of view. Snape has a hang-over, an unwelcome task and a new job.

Hermione's perfect. Perfect little Hermione. It wasn't always that way. Does Hermione have a reason for being perfect? Of course not. That's just the way she is, right? Wrong. Hermione's not so perfect. But she keeps that a secret, along with other things...

First day of Hogwarts. The romance between Lily and James. The action Gryffindor and Slytherin. And everything else in between. Plus the follow up of what truly happened that night at Godric's Hollow. The true friendship between them all.

Harry Potter did what he had to do to save the Wizarding World. He just never learned to cope with the aftermath. That is until Draco Malfoy reappears ten years later.

Draco breaks up with Harry over a cup of coffee.

Sequel to, One Day in the Life of Alexandra Sutton. After finishing her OWL's, Alex Sutton only wanted a relaxing summer before begining her NEWT's. Unfortunately, families have a way of complicating things. Includes the full story of how Summers and Fawcett got their beards.

George and Angelina make a mistake.

After the great War of the Wands, Ginny, four other adults, and seven children are forced underground. Ten years later, a mysterious book belonging to Dumbledore reveals itself to Ginny. The small group is filled with hope, but the ritual they must perform puts the lives of the children in danger. Will the children be able to succeed where Harry Potter failed?

Draco thinks about his life, the good times and bad, mostly bad.

All it takes is one death to shake up an entire family and leave them wondering what's next. A glimpse at the Weasley clan and friends as they are forced to deal with the death of their matriarch. Series of short slightly interconnected vignettes.

After fourteen years apart, how well does Remus still know Sirius? And how well does Sirius know himself?

"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain." What firstly appears to be a nocturnal walk due to insomnia, turns out to be one of the deceiving visions conjured by a dark flower that make Draco believe in Harry's eternal rejection and betrayal.

A semi-short inner monologue while Draco waits for Harry in the forest for a rendezvous. Can he deny the Boy Who Lived?

A new student arrives at Hogwarts. Then, students start to disappear... How on earth could the new girl possibly be involved? In more ways than you think!

A single choice can define our lives. What happens when Severus takes the task of picking Harry up from Hagrid ? Onwards to a world were the Trio, Neville, Ginny, and a few of your other favorites are Slytherins, Evil is redefined, and no one ever accepts on of those damn lemondrops.

A mainly internal monolouge from Ron's point of view concerning the events following in the year after the Final Battle. Caimen, Ron and Hermione's oldest son and Harry's Godson, is pointing at a picture taken of Ron, Hermione, and Harry moments after the three had graduated from Hogwarts. Ron is looking at the picture on the other page of the album, of two grave stones surrounded by a field of wildflowers and a weeping willow.

How do you say Golden Nymph and Heart Flower in french?

Have you ever wondered about what goes on between the ickle-firstie on the stool and the Sorting Hat? How much do the first years influence their placement? Or was Harry a special case? What could have possessed the Hat to put people where he put them? Well, now it’s time for you to find out.

The Final Battle with Voldemort is over. Harry has disappeared, the Weasleys are dead, and Hermione has withdrawn from all things magic. And now she is having recurring nightmares of a man who frightens and entrances her at the same time... who is he and why does he keep getting more and more vivid with each passing night...

Amber-Lynn Zabini may be Blaise's twin sister, but they couldn't be more different. Amber has come to live with her best friend, Luna Lovegood. Together, they overcome many obstacles, including an arranged marrage, Death Eaters, and strange love interests. Amber may seem like an average teenage girl on the surface, but, below the facade she has grown to hide behind, is a whole different person.

It's the Leaving Ball and Sirius Black and Cassandra Sanscrit find each other in the Gryffindor Tower, only to spark off their nine year-old feud and resulting in a hasty flee and resentment and... something more.

Sequel to Avocado. The past comes back to haunt Tonks when Charlie is murdered by none other than her cousin Draco. But is everything what it seems? Or is there more to the story?

Remus Lupin puts into perspective his thoughts and feelings about events both before and after Sirius Black's escape.

The secrets of Malfoy Manor do not easily give themselves up. [Harry/Draco, Harry/Lucius]

Sirius Black, the Prisoner of Azkaban? Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived? The Gryffindor Trio? Nah. I'd like you to meet David Tektik, his dog Padfoot, his best friend Draco Malfoy, and the crazy gang from New Jersey. He isn't just the Boy-Who-Lived anymore.

It's the night of the final battle and Ron finds himself having to do something he never dreamed of. A companion story to Sincerely, Harry James Potter relating to events mentioned in chapter 4.

Destruction visits Hogwarts

Ginny Weasley knows she's lost Harry Potter before, and that he has a burden to carry that transcends any relationship they might have. That doesn't make it any easier on her when he has to leave her behind yet again. Harry knows now what he's leaving behind when destiny calls - after dropping out of Ginny's life on previous occasions without giving it a thought. How does he cope with that and his fate at the same time?

Hermione and Ron are depressed about Harry's mysterious disapearance after battling Voldemort. Includes a flashback to the battle. No one knows where Harry is... can anyone find him?

Ron/Ginny incest. The follow-up to Of Princes and Princesses, this time written mostly from Ginny's point of view.``To all the reluctant readers: be reassured, there won't be any under-the-waist action, and actually almost none above-the-waist, either. But well, don't read if still squicked!

It was a dark and stormy night... the kind of night when ghosts are abroad...

So, is it always the Trio at the center of the excitement? Absolutely not! When a Ravenclaw Head Girl, Snape's Daughter, McGonagall's Granddaughter, and a lover of animals comes together to fall in love and save a vampire friend of theirs, you can bet that the Trio is only a bit involved. Crossover with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Set in Harry's Fifth Year. AU.

Sly, sexy, twisted and evil. Drawing inspiration from JKR's official site, this story follows the AU character, Pyrites, on the night of the Potters' murder. Includes Wormtail's betrayal and a wizard's duel or two. Dark, dramatic stuff...and oh yeah, Sirius Black shows up to make things even better.

Marauders' Era, First Year: The Blacks and Snapes decide that it would be advantageous if their sons became friends... Maybe someone should have asked Sirius and Severus first.

Ravenclaw are the smartest and wisest, none can match their skills or their knowledge. When two fifth years decide to delve into the secrets of one of the most ancient and dangerous of races, they know that they cannot fail. They are Ravenclaw, and Ravenclaw are the best, aren't they? Even if things go wrong, they have the skills to help themselves out of it. Sometimes a little knowledge is a deadly thing and a slip can cost you everything. Set during Goblet of Fire.

Because of me, the walls between worlds were shattered. Because of me, the war was begun. Because of me, the course of human events were forever altered. Because of me, a hero was lost forever. Because of me, the lives of those I held dearest were lost. It was all because of me...

Harry's summer after his fifth year is immediately totally bogus. Grieving for Sirius, but desperately wanting to find happiness, Harry is torn. Year six at Hogwarts is full of new adventures, and Harry finds out more about his mysterious past with Ron and Hermione at his side. A new girl enters Harry's life, as well as some new drugs and alcohol. Harry and his friends are living every day to the fullest, trying to survive through the everyday stresses of being sixteen--and magical-- drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll, and of course, Voldemort.

The War is won by the wrong side, and Katie Bell is owned by a certain Death Eater.

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Harry Potter runs into Lucius Malfoy in a deserted corridor of Hogwarts. By now, Harry should know that a civil conversation with Lucius Malfoy isn’t possible. But he really does try.

Eight years ago Sirius Black made a promise. Unfortunately he is now in Azkaban, trying to hold on to the remains of his sanity. But then something happens to Harry and Sirius wakes up. Two scarred souls. Or are there three? What does it take for them to heal?

Hermione uses her resources to save the life of Severus Snape, who is near death from Nagini's attack.

"This is, of course, what Padma is all about. Restriction. Control. Precision. Parvati is about the dissolution of consequence." Hunger and self-destruction and fading into the air.

"Stand aside, you silly girl..." "Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead-" What if Lily Potter hadn't said these fateful words? What if Voldemort hadn't killed her before trying to kill Harry? AU. Darkfic. OOC/Dark Lily. SS/LE written before HBP.

Someone other than Harry kills Voldemort.

Harry has finally decided that it's time to take action. It's the summer after his seventh year, and he's readied himself for death. But really, is that all there is to it? Is it really just a willingness for death to come, or is there something cooking up in that Potter brain of his? Rated for dark thoughts and the darkness that shall ensue.

Being taken advantage of is never pleasant, especially if it's only because of a certain father's dislike of you. But for Ginny Weasley, rape is only the beginning.

When Harry gives himself and his two best friends a ring each, the other two don't realise what he is asking of them. And then, slowly, it dawns on them as they wait in the dark: he is so much alone yet so little without them.

Five years after the fall of Voldemort and Harry Potter's seventh and final year at Hogwarts, magical history's most infamous killer's tyranny has not quite ended. The Death Eaters of past are still at large, more joining their cause in hope of sparing their family's lives. Aurors and Death Eaters alike are located all around the world, building their power. Ron and Hermione Weasley are located in Italy while Harry and Ginny Potter are leaders of England's team. Due to the growing danger and their growing responsibilities, they haven't seen or heard from each other for more than a year, and their old classmates for longer. Voldemort may be dead, but one thing's for sure-no one in the wizarding world is safe yet...

The first casualty in any war is trust. Harry/Draco, seventh year, in two parts.

An interview with a Ms. Hermione Granger after her fifth year. Features her views on fanfiction and one journalists discovery on how scary Hermione can actually be.

What, exactly, do two girls discuss during a lakeside smoke break? Why not everything?

Hermione Granger watches Draco Malfoy. She doesn't find him attractive; she is plotting his downfall. But as she tries to play her part in the war, she finds carrying out her plan is more difficult than she had thought. Should she save him, or save herself?

What became of Montague after Fred and George pushed him through the Vanishing Cabinet? Sometimes you have to lose your marbles in order to find your path ...

Harry Potter knows well the stories of the four young men called the Marauders. Two of them are dead – Prongs defending his wife and son, and Moony and his wife Danger at the hands of Death Eaters, by whom they were kidnapped two years before the end of the war. Two of them live in hiding – Wormtail the traitor in an unknown location, and Padfoot with his wife Aletha and daughter Meghan, at number seventeen, Privet Drive. Harry also knows that Danger’s baby sister Neenie, who was just his age, was kidnapped and killed by Death Eaters, and that you can never trust a Malfoy. But when Harry meets a boy with blond hair and his pet wolf in Madam Malkin’s, some of the things he knows begin to change...

*The story behind the events in 'Tourniquet.'* Ginny Weasley has been living in her own world for years now. No one seems to notice as she sinks further and further into her imagination and the darkness beginning to cloud around her. Only Draco Malfoy has taken the time to notice and he is determined to bring Ginny back into reality and show her how to live again. Ginny is in her own world too deep now though, a world where she lives alone and releases her pain each night. This is the story of what Ginny and Draco went through, traveling between the light and the dark and coming to realize that the darkness can never fully leave once it has settled.

Sometimes the one you hate is the only one who can understand. SLASH. Harry/Draco.

What would happen if, for some reason, Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy disappear before the end of Draco's fifth year at Hogwarts? The boy's underage still, and Dumbledore sends him... to the WEASLEYS! Will they both survive the summer?

Harry and Draco discover their connection goes well beyond their current life.

What if Harry had not failed so spectacularly in Occulmency? What if Voldemort never went to the Department of Mysteries? A peek into the final battle between good and evil, wherein love ultimately triumphs over all [Non-Slash HP-SS]...

Harry Potter is distraught. Luna Lovegood has betrayed his trust, and he no longer knows who, or what, to believe. With his friendship with Luna crumbling, he makes a discovery that makes him realize what he's done... and possibly, what he's lost....

"I wonder what Dumbledore would think if he knew what his Head Girl was doing right now, Highness?" The romantic tale of Ginny and Snape. Oneshot.

Post-Hogwarts D/G - You'll never look at Ginny Weasley the same way ever again. Then again, neither will the rest of them.

What if Voldemort hadn't tried to kill Harry, but kidnapped him instead? Or if Snape had been a loyal Death Eater? Sirius the traitor instead of Peter? What else is different in this world that has been skewed and twisted?

What would it mean to be a Slytherin in a family of Hufflepuffs? What would it mean to be a Slytherin so un-interesting people in your class don’t recognise you? Well, I guess it would be pretty much like this. Redrow, Amanda... this is your life! And it’s a sorry excuse for one too, if I may say so myself.

Harry's head doesn't hurt, Hermione is a girl, and Draco acts his age. Well.. we didn't expect it to last.

The Dark Lord’s finally been destroyed, but at a price that many feel was too high.

"Now it's his turn to look condescending, and surprise, she's made him angry. 'But you don't HAVE friends, Blaise, so that really isn't an issue,' he breathes." Harry/Blaise. Het.

'Death does not see colours, or Houses, or family lineage. Blood tastes the same, no matter whose veins it pours from. But still, Harry and his friends plunged on, fighting their way to the Great Hall, fighting for the freedom of you. Of me, Of all those who fought, and all those who cowered in silence. My children have always understood that sacrifices must be made.' A young boy, scared and confused, learns of the Last Battle of Harry Potter from the most unusual of voices.

Even in a changed timeline, some accounts must still be settled. An Acromantula won't be hidden forever, and Tom Riddle's curiosity and anger about his father must eventually be faced... and dealt with. Sixth in the Stepbrothers AU.