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I was falling. The first time I saw him, I was falling. Before I knew it, I was falling.

Mysterious missives and dangerous circumstances alert Harry Potter that something strange is underfoot. When his friends start disappearing, he decides to take matters into his own hands once more. Things spiral out of his control and he is tempted to give into the Dark Lord. How far will he go?

Percy Weasley remembers the first time he met Penelope Clearwater and the last time he saw his best friend.

Ginny is different from her family but she never realised how much. Implied Narcissa/Ginny.

The events leading up to Remus and Tonks' marriage and eventual death. What would have made Remus allow himself to be close to Tonks? How would Tonks feel about him after he breaks her heart twice? What would have brought them to the final battle, both prepared to fight?

Not really very summarise-able. Harry/Draco hate, hurt, lust, love. Sex. Angst.

'It’s a horrible place to be; lost in your own darkness' The only thing he has to survive on is her memory. Companion to They Ask Me Why I Smile but can be read seperately. Draco/Pansy

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

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...

Young Severus Snape discovers that choosing a side can come with a steep price.

"So he ran away with his hair dyed brown and his eyes cast downward, and he folded the burnt edges of himself away slowly, like a waxing moon." Dealing with Remus' years between the original fall of Voldemort and Sirius' return. Remus' struggles with the deaths of his friends and betrayal of Sirius Black.

When there's no where to go, nowhere to run, what else is there to do, just end all the fun.

"I wanted to destroy something beautiful." ("Fight Club") And he very nearly had the chance.

If the past is a different country, could you do things differently there? Remus Lupin has visited it many times.

...I pound my hands on the wall, ignoring the blood running from them. "We were friends!" He can't hear me now, he's too far away, but I can't stop screaming. "We were friends! We were friends!"

Harry Potter was unjustifiably tried in August for underage magic, but after successfully appealing, he rightfully returned to Hogwarts for his fifth year. Now, an unbelievable three months later, Harry is wrongly on CRIMINAL trial for a murder charge which could land him an Azkaban life sentence. Ultimately, Harry must defeat this unrighteous injustice before it steals his life away! Thus, with Umbridge as the fierce prosecutor, Dumbledore as his passionate defender, and Bones as the fair-minded judge, A GRANDIOSE SHOWDOWN TRANSPIRES!!!

A story retracing the events before the Potters died to when Sirius Black was sentenced to Azkaban - Remus Lupin, facing challenges, comes forward to the Ministry with certain suspicions of certain friends. It all began during sixth year when....

In canon, it is definite that Dean Thomas is a talented artist. But why? How did he become interested in art in the first place? This flashback to Dean's past tells that story.

What happened to Remus after the fight in the Department of Mysteries? How does he deal with losing Sirius?

After Voldemort’s defeat, the magic world is mundane again. Hermione finds herself in a standstill in her life where even though she’s incredibly intelligent, there isn’t anything she’s interested in making a career out of. Attending a carnival with her flatmate, Ginny, she comes into a scary new power: She can see visions of people’s impending death when she touches them. Despite her disgust at the art of Divination, she is forced to come to terms with her new power, realizing it isn’t something she can just ignore. What Hermione sees in her visions will lead her to discover a new evil brewing in the magic world, one where only her insightful mind and another’s tenacity for sneaking around can save the day.

By request this is a follow up story on the question Draco asked his wife in Love Bound in Green Velvet: Laura Dorsky's 7th year journal.

Godric Gryffindor has been called too daring for his own good, but even HE is starting to think that charging into a swamp in search of a wizard known only as "Serpent-Tongue" is not the brightest move.... Not connected to Moon and Stone or Stepbrothers.

"She cannot even afford to live in the most humble of hovels. She is reduced to this. Whoring herself, living in an attic and eating little." A woman lives alone in a hostile world, fighting for survival. This is the story of her fall from grace.

A smoky corner office. A pouting dame. Follow Neville as he tails Moaning Myrtle in her mysterious doings as a '20s-style detective. A short little ficlet.

Kiri McDonaldson does NOT want to come to Hogwarts. She doesn't, in fact, want anything to do with Wizards and Witches. So when she is finally shipped off to the world reknowned schhool of Sorcery, she's, well, kinda pissed.

First in a series of songfics from the score of Les Miserables. You don’t have to know the story to understand this one, but it might help to see the connections. Remus Lupin ponders the loss of his friends after the events in the Department of Mysteries. Some indiscriminate time period after OotP.

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.

Sirius and Remus were not a particularly happy couple during the time of Voldemort's first rise. Suspicion ran rampant between the two, each certain that the other was the traitor. Finally, the two separated - temporarily. But 'temporary' can end up being a very long time indeed.

How are you supposed to grow into a functioning adult when for years you rarely see the sky? Marcus struggles to identify himself either within or without circumscribed Slytherin traits. Oliver helps. This is a character study, a critique of the Hogwarts house system, and against all odds, a love story.

Many years ago Sirius Black played a horrible trick on Severus Snape. Snape has always hated the marauders for this, but what if it wasn't Sirius' fault? A look at the events that transpired that fateful night through the eyes of the only one who knows the truth... SS/SB slash

Oliver seems to be the only one who notices that all is still not well with Ginny Weasley. A disastrous Quidditch practice provides a chance to help.

An alternate view of Helga Hufflepuff.

Potter has a dream and tells Draco about it.

Stemming from a line that popped into my head one evening after an Armchair Chat, describing Draco lying in the snow, dying. A rather dark little piece on role-reversal.

Albus Dumbledore once said, "Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here." Three very different men are unable to move forward in their own situations. Perhaps the magic of a simple melody can be powerful enough to help them. One-shot.

When Bellatrix Black awoke in the middle of the night, there was only one who would understand and ease her worries. The teenage Bellatrix and Rodolphus have a nightly talk about their dreams for the future.

The Potters were the only family Sirius ever cared about. Last night they were killed along with Voldemort and he is the only one who knows who was responsible. This is Sirius' version of the events that end with him going to prison and Peter getting away.

After it is all over, a man remembers...

You can't always get what you want.... Ron loves Harry, but Harry doesn't exactly feel the same.

Remus reflects on how music has influenced in his life in both good and bad times, with particular emphasis on the phonograph seen in the film version of PoA.

I miss him, you know. He always made me feel safe, loved, wanted, acknowledged. It’s kind of funny, only not. No one ever asked me what it was like. No one ever wanted to know just how willing I was. I suppose that was to be expected. They’d be horrified if it wasn’t all his fault.

Peter Pettigrew is forced into a role he does not believe in. But how is one supposed to decide when the lives of your friends are weighed against thousands of innocents? There's a fate worse than death.

Tale of a girl who survived being at the hands of the Death Eaters in the Second Wizarding War and her aftermath. -Contains poem by bloodredsoul (who I love *huggles*) called Dark Stars- Warning: This is DARK, like all my other fics. Don't read if you can't handle it.

War is the great equalizer. Harry Potter employs any means to catch his enemy. Harry/Draco angst written for Contrelamontre's 'Air' challenge.

Coming back from a DE meeting, Severus Snape has some regrets about his life. Songfic set to Godsmack's Voodoo.

Barty Crouch Jr. must have been feeding Alastor Moody, right? Tonight the gift is lemon cake and conversation. (BCJr/AM)

Ten years of Draco's memory is missing. He's been convicted for being an accomplice to the murder of Hermione Granger. He has to wade through lies and half-truths and general suspicion to find out what's really happened.

Marauder-era fic. Sirius and Remus being the central couple, they are both pursuing other people in an attempt to hide from their feelings. Quite angsty, actually. SS/RL, RL/SB, SB/LE, LE/JP

Ever wondered how Trevor made it from King’s Cross to the Hogwarts’ boats in his first year? Suspected fiendish plots, but been unable to pin-point the culprit? Look no further – the answer is here! Read all about it in the words of both the man – er, toad – himself and also the vile toad-napper.

After a mission gone wrong, two men are trapped in a deserted Muggle building, one of them mortally wounded. What happens then sheds light on the true nature of friendship, love, and hope.

POST DH/EWE. Severus Snape escapes death by an enchantment that takes him back to 1848, and he starts a new life. Hermione Granger discovers a magic writing desk, the sole link to his former existence. They write to each other, healing the ravages of war.

How Stan Shunpike learned to survive Azkaban.

Inspired by the song Perfect by Simple Plan. In the Malfoy family, a son is never good enough for his father. Why should this duo be any different?

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

A post-DH AU in three parts. Even in the best of all possible worlds, happy endings aren't for everyone. Both of them prefer this ending, really; not much for the storybooks, but most stories are tragedies, anyway. Leave those endings to the tales they'll read to Teddy.

Hermione never thought growing up would be complicated.

"He wasn’t meant for this… for this dull, endless, lifeless existence." In the aftermath of war, Harry is barely existing in a haze of grey depression.

Romance, high drama, bitter angst - this fic contains none of those. Quickly chronicles Draco's writing career from the age of ten to the age of seventeen. Watch him as he learns what a pronoun is and why it doesn't bite.

"Was he... right?" she asked faintly. "When he said he couldn't have made me do those things if I didn't want to?" Albus waited for her to look up at him. When she did, he held her gaze. "Only you can answer that, Ginny...."

Gary Splotter returns to Hogwarts for his third year. Unfortunately for Gary, the famed murderer, Layed Back, is after him this year. Faced with this fact and the Dementors roaming the school, the stupid child must survive dealing with Professor Drape (Spade!) and the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Poopin. With a large new cast of characters and a far more dramatic storyline, it's GS like you've never seen it before.

"'And Millicent Bulstrode's no pixie'" (COS 23) One Shot

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)?

"Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad." (Remus/Ron)

Harry's been having dreams and they aren't dreams that any normal person would have. What happens when you mess up on a spell once and you can't help but mess it up again? Continuation of "Oh, Dear Christ!"

There is a new girl in Harry's life, and Ginny needs Hermione's help.

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.

Pettigrew is captured and Harry gains the family he deserves: his godfather. But as darkness begins to grow, Harry discovers that his new found happiness is short lived. POA AU. HP/GW and RW/HG

"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.

Harry Potter doesn't care about Draco Malfoy. He really doesn't.

'Lily Potter is falling...' What happens after death. Lily thinks back. Lily/James, hints of Remus/Sirius.

With the second war against Voldemort still raging, Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for their sixth year. But what was once thought to be a simple ten months turns into chaos as Harry's nightmares return, five transfer students arrive at Hogwarts and a new competition starts.

Wormtail returns to Godric's Hollow.

Sirius Black has just lost everything in his life worth living for... now all he wants is revenge. (Takes place after the Potters' Death)

Ever wonder why Lucius is the way he is? 'Being evil is about having hate and ambition and meeting them in the middle...' One-shot, Lucius. Warning; not for those who believe there is no such thing as pure evil.

The war for Hogwarts has started. This is the journal of an escaped Death Eater on the run. Sixth year, do not expect a happy ending. Rated R for strong language.

A short, vignette type story. Based on the idea that both Harry and Snape are a little insane. Reference to DM/HP, but not a romance fic.

In a world where war is waging, Draco is a poor and lonely soul. He wanders and stumbles upon an ending. This ending opens the beginning to a life with someone he'd only been with in his dreams... (H/D slash, poem-fic)

Harry struggles the year after winning the Triwizard Tournament. All his waking and sleeping moments are spent worrying about the Terror that is Lord Voldemort; but what if there was another Horror... behind the veil?

Who would have thought that Hermione Granger would find joy in such nothingness and uncertainty? She liked that about herself. She liked that there was this untouchable part of herself that she did not particularly understand. There were questions with no answers, and when they had first crept into her waking consciousness, they disturbed and frightened her, but now... well, now was different wasn’t it?

Sometimes, reading other people's minds is not fun. Sometimes it leads you further than expected. Just... Be happy you lived to tell the tale.

Written for the HP_Remnants "After THe War" challenge on LiveJournal with the prompt "And the picture frames are staring down/and the ringing from this empty sound/is deafening and keeping you from sleep", a lyric from a Dashboard Confessional song. Although this is by no means a song-fic, I did listen to the song several times while writing.

Even in dreams, Draco knows he is incapable of the task he has set. [Draco/Terry Boot, Harry/Draco, Harry/Terry, PG-13.]

"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.

Fred Weasley is on his way home from a normal day at work when he comes across something that changes his life forever... and forces him to grow up faster than he would have liked.

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.

It's snowing. There was once a time when this was a joy to her... but Hermione Granger has loved and lost, and winter is no longer the joy it used to be.

Pansy doesn't have the best of luck with men....

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

She feeds the pigeons. A Post-war G/H fic.

Tiger, tiger, burning bright. [Harry/Draco, Draco/Terry Boot, Harry/Terry Boot. A study in avoidance.]

I think I hear laughter coming from the grand ballroom - laughter and faint strains of chamber music, glasses clinking and healed shoes on the polished marble floor. It must be a memory, a ghost of Christmas past, because when I step into the room it is empty.````Draco goes home his sixth year for a very different Christmas (little hints of one-sided D/H).

Can’t feel anything except cold. I’m frozen in place, frozen to the core. Oh Merlin, oh GOD! Why didn’t I tell anyone when I had the chance? I’m dying, and they’ll never know the truth, they’ll never find me.

The whole of Harry Potter...retold from the point of view of one Nemo Nightwish Naga, a half-serpent, half-human hybrid...in Gryffindor House! Takes place simultaneously with the HP novels, if you haven't read them, you might not get some of the fic. Some humor, not a lot of romance, heavily based on the books and movies.

Sirius stands at the kitchen table absentmindedly stirring sugar in his tea. Remus walks in the room behind him and says a sleepy good morning, but Sirius doesn’t hear it, his mind is on the wintry scene playing outside the window. It was snowing, and if there was one thing in this life Sirius loved (besides one Remus J. Lupin) it was snow.

This story chronicles the events leading up to Snape becoming a full-fledged Death Eater, beginning with the end of his friendship with Lily Evans in his fifth year. It will be installed in four parts, maybe five if I get over-ambitious. I used to write HP fanfiction weekly, but I haven't written in years, so reviews and the lot are very very appreciated! And yes, the title is taken from a Brand New song. The song lyrics do not play a part in the story, but I thought that the title fit very well--read on to see what I mean!

Elyssabeth Malfoy is the ill-favored daughter of Draco Malfoy. She had been home-schooled for four years along with her adopted sister Kathryne. It is only in their fifth year that they are allowed to attend Hogwarts. Finally away from the seclusion of Malfoy Manor can Elyssabeth escape the bonds that have held her for fifteen years? Death Eaters, a secret alliance, romance and angst galore as Lys and Kat attempt to fight the past and win their freedom.

A fifteen year old named Viviane Devereaux survives the destruction of her school, Aquitaine, but where can she go next?