661 - 680 of 1,047 Stories

A Sev/Lily non-magic AU. Severus has gone to the same club, every day, just to watch her dance with her friends. Now, after far too much waiting, he decides to approach her. It goes much better than he expected.

Remus Lupin has been there since Harry's third year, always calm, quiet, and peaceful. He's always been there, in the shadows, never in the spotlight. Here we'll take a look at Remus' mind. His memories, experiences, thoughts. Was it always that way?

HP/Discworld crossover. Death is unimpressed with Voldemort's quest for immortality, especially when it involves his property, but is determined to be patient nevertheless. Voldemort is unimpressed with Death's interference and is most decidedly not going to be patient. The ensuing confrontation can only be described as "...FUN".

This is "Bella"--a cold, cruel, calculating shell of a woman. Where Trixie was warm, if a little indifferent and aloof, this stranger is hard and angry; the result of thirteen years in Azkaban and almost thirty with that brand on her arm...

What was going through Snape's head as he died? What was he thinking about, and who?

There is danger in dwelling on past mistakes, as Dumbledore and Snape discover. Missing moment from PS/SS.

Harry Potter wants a certain blond co-worker, but Malfoy has no idea Harry's interested in him. Harry is desperate and will do anything to get Malfoy's attention. Tired of acting as Harry's stand-in therapist, Hermione gives Harry a journal for his birthday, in order to help him work out his feelings. What follows is a series of Harry’s ramblings and scribbles about his feelings and various failed attempts at courting one Draco Malfoy.

Ginny, Luna, Bellatrix, and a dungeon. Genfic, dark.

"I suppose it's a sign of growing up when you realise that your parents can be wrong, isn't it?" An adult Luna Lovegood talks about her part in the war.

When Harry is rescued from the Dursleys, deaf, mute, and barely alive, the others must help him cope with years of abuse and his new disabilities. As a strange bond awakens between he and his friends, they all come into powers that haven't been seen in millennia, while suffering from dreams about strange artifacts and a white phoenix named Life, who holds the secret to Voldemort's destruction, or his victory.

After the attack on Hogwarts and Dumbledore's death, Tonks has finally shaken some sense into Remus. He's given into his feelings for her, but how much of him does she really have - and is it enough? Tonks realises that not only does she want more, now, she needs more. Is he ready?

On his first birthday after the Battle of Hogwarts, Angelina visits George with some news. Written for the Rebirth Challenge at The Quidditch Pitch.

This is the story of the relationship between Remus Lupin and Sirius Black spanning 20 years. It's not your "classic puppy shipper" story.

Four wizards learn about themselves, their Patronuses, and if they have what it takes in an uncertain world. Multiple pairings.

Narcissa Black falls through the ice on the lake, Severus Snape is tormented as always, and Lucius Malfoy shows that there is such a thing as Slytherin loyalty. Everyone skates on very thin ice before the first war.

Remus Lupin has a particular interest in Luna Lovegood. Purely paternal, of course.

Remus Lupin was part of the mischief-making band of the Marauders when he was in school. Now, twenty years later, he is once again meeting someone who good life can be. Remus/Tonks.

A potions accident leaves Snape as a cat until who-knows-when. Harry's already got his hands full when a prankster starts sabotaging the rebuilding of Hogwarts. But what if it's not just a prank?

Ever wondered about that scar above Dumbledore's left knee (the one that was a "perfect map of the London Underground")? Or why he said scars can be useful? Or why he likes chamber music? This story explores all those things, and also speculates about how Severus Snape spent the summer before Harry Potter started at Hogwarts. Two wizards meet a Muggle woman who learns something about magic, and about her own family.

Adonis Rookwood was brought under mysterious circumstances to the Rookwood household, the most notorious and wealthy Wizarding clan in Britain, on the day of his birth. Katherine Reynold is a driven young witch who lost her mother to the hands of war. So what do these two have in common? Lord Voldemort. Their meeting was no coincidence, for there are no real coincidences. And as their seemingly different worlds clash, both begin to unravel Lord Voldemort's hidden past through cryptic objects, dangerous encounters, and tales from the most unlikely of people. Throughout their journey, not only do they learn of how Tom Riddle became the Dark Lord, but of themselves, and what it truly means to be human.

Every Christmas, Albus Dumbledore has a date with his conscience.

Polyjuice Potion is both versatile and complex - in this essay, I've tried to put forward some information, both canon and from opinion, about some of the most popular Polyjuice rumours and questions.

Luna overhears the Trio making Horcrux hunting plans. She insists Harry keep in touch with those he's leaving behind and gives him a stone that her father says will allow people to communicate in their dreams. Loony Lovegood might just be the only person who can keep Harry sane.

Harry Potter has defeated Voldemort at last. The long war had just ended, and Harry can finally rest. He has nothing more to fear, except his dreams.

Due to mysterious circumstances, Harry and Ginny's daughter, Lily, ends up back in 1997, the end of Harry's sixth year. While Lily tries to adapt to teenage parents and a foreign Hogwarts the Wizarding World is entering a war. Meanwhile, Lily's family struggles to unravel the cause of her disappearance and figure out a way to bring her back. Time travel. DH spoilers.

Audrey Beauvais is a nineteen year old Auror in training and member of the Order of the Phoenix. The final battle against Lord Voldemort is finally approaching and Audrey is in the middle of everything. It is almost impossible for her to remain calm and focused as she deals with death, corruption, peril, and the secrets of a hidden romance.

It has been three years since that fateful day when Ginny's life was upended. When everything she had known changed. Three years since she had been the recipient of a kind act from an unsuspecting person. And now that person has returned from his self imposed exile to do what no Malfoy has ever done. Apologize and make right the wrongs he had done.

“Women have come together under the full moon since magic first arose, to learn and to teach, to celebrate and to morn, to laugh and to cry, and to save a wayward sister from time to time,” Luna intoned as she raised her wand. Pansy tried to seduce the wrong man, and now she pays the price. But what is the cost, and what is the reward. Post DH. The story of a group of women who come together to help one and end up finding a bond undreamt of.

Post-DH. George contemplates surviving.

Roses are red, violets are blue, he sends his regards- to a witch that is true. Sometimes valentines are sent to the most unlikely people from the most unlikely sources. It's all very scandalous.

We've seen the Dark Lord at his worst. We have witnessed his most terrifying fury, and the unspeakable horrors that he is capable of. But do we really know all of his true characteristics? Read on as I chronicle a day in the life of Lord Voldemort, and you will learn many interesting facts about him that are not found in the books. But be warned- what you find may shock you.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione broke into Gringotts in pursuit of Horcruxes. Now the goblins want revenge - of the monetary sort.

In another world, Harry Potter was not just a wizard. In this other world, Ronald Weasley became a Knight. The only hope for their world's survival is love. Will their love be enough?

An enchanted journal exposes the secrets of Lily Evans' past, revealing that she was far more than simply the clever Muggleborn mother of Harry, wife of James and first love of Severus – she was also the conduit of an ancient pact sworn centuries before, whose task never truly ended upon her death. In this first installment of an epic series, Lily Evans discovers that not only is she a witch bound for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where she has to deal with discrimination against Muggleborns, a poltergeist with a grudge, and friendships that may or may not stand the test of time, but that she has also been targeted by a dark force seeking to destroy her – and everything else.

It's been well known that Hermione Granger was always seen with her two best friends Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter. It was comfortable, and it was normal. And so of course, Draco Malfoy had to come and mess it up.

Adolescence: the time of change, but more so when your family is Black. Thank Merlin for good friends. Remus/Sirius. Written for hp_toujours on LJ.

"We're off to the village, there's a very pretty girl working in the paper shop who thinks my card tricks are something marvellous...almost like real magic..." -George Weasley, Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

While serving a detention for Filch, Draco discovers something that Potter doesn't know about and can't wait to rub his nose in it. What he doesn't expect to discover is the fact that he and Harry share a grief from the same source.

Draco and Ginny watch each other on Platform 9 and 3/4 and remember what could never have been.

The summer before her seventh year leaves Lily's life in tatters, and it doesn't get any better once she's back at Hogwarts. So the last thing she needs is a more than tolerable head boy.

Hogwarts is not the same after two American girls join in on the fun!! Follow the adventures of the Gryffindor Gang through the pages and entries of Kari and Arwen's Diaries!!

Sirius tells Harry about the day he was born.

Teddy Lupin was haunted by the sea. On the day he comes of age, he finds out the reason why. Written immediately after DH; inspired by the epilogue, but not directly based on it.

One boy lost, another one saved. A son of a Death Eater must make a decision.

Draco has been abused by his father for as long as he can remember. The marks are usually gone by the time he has to go back to school. But not this time. He couldn't leave soon enough, & now he has to find out how to keep his home life a secret. Most people don't think twice about it (this IS Draco Malfoy), but one red-headed girl can't stomp on her curiosity. She has to know.... The relationship that blossoms drags Draco out of his ongoing deep depression, & puts Ginny at the forefront of her family's conversations - & not in a good way. But how long can this relationship last? How long will everyone let it? Soon, Draco will have to choose between his love for his mother, & his new-found-love, for he fears he won't be able to have both.

What do you get if you start with a very moody Ginny, you add a rampant Bludger and then you go and mix in a little Harry Potter? Mild profanity, some H/G fluff.

After defeating Voldemort, Harry spends the next year in hiding, unsure of how to go about living in a world where he no longer has that burden on his shoulders. Just when he is about to reconsider joining society, he is blamed for a devastating murder. Those who hear from him are the only ones surely-rooted in their belief that Harry is innocent. It turns out, that the first murder is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what someone has plotted to try and bring down the world's hero--Harry. Never knowing just who to trust, or what to do next, Harry must thrust himself back into the world he hid from, avoid capture at all costs, and prove his innocence to everyone.

Regulus Black faced death in order to bring about the Dark Lord's demise, but a house-elf's disobedience creates a world very different from the one we know. The First War continues and the Order must defeat Voldemort without the help of a chosen one. AU

Hannah Abbott is a typical Hufflepuff, isn't she? She's safe, loyal and boring.

Harry's first night at 12 Grimmauld Place after a month with the Dursleys and a Dementor attack. After a troubling month of isolation from the wizarding world, Harry finds a bit of solace and comfort.

"You know, Potter, we'll never be friends."

AU. Voldemort accidentally turned Harry into a Horcrux on Halloween, 1981. That action further destabilized his already fragmented soul - creating yet another Horcrux, larger then the norm. This soul fragment successfully possesses a dying toddler abandoned at an orphanage, but fails to fully transfer Voldemort's memories. Tom gains his memories back as he grows older, but he is not content to simply remain Riddle's mirror image. And befriending Harry Potter seems a good start to finding his own path.

From fanfiction.net. What happens when two minor characters are selected to change the past and therefore change the future? One little detail can mean a lot. AU. Year of HBP.

A young woman sits alone at a small table outside a Parisian cafe. Her life has left her bitter and lonely, until a stranger changes it forever. Based on the beautiful song "La Vie En Rose" by the brilliant Edith Piaf.

A moment in the life of Rowena Ravenclaw.

Harry gets fed up with the Auror Office and goes back to Hogwarts to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts instead.

During her fifth year, Luna receives an unexpected summons to visit Dumbledore in his office. There, he confides vital information and makes four key requests of her. This meeting lays down the path ahead of Luna -- and could shape the very conflict with Lord Voldemort, as she struggles to act from the shadows and maintain her trust in both Dumbledore and her friends. Attempting to overcome some of her darkest fears, Luna finds refuge in a variety of places, and she views the demise of Voldemort from a unique angle, contributing more than anyone can know, and sacrificing an enormous amount.

Christmas is a time for family, so Harry spends it with his. Both of them... UK English.

She watched him turn his back. She watched him walk away. Into the unknown. Into danger. Away from her.

It's not easy to let go of the past, especially the good times. (Ron/Hermione, Ron/Remus)

Neville thinks Luna is perfectly sane.

It seemed only to be a blink of the eye in memory, but in actual fact it had been time enough for entire worlds to change. As a mother, Hermione finds her life to be nothing quite like what she could ever have imagined. Unspoken words held as much weight as those said aloud. Rationality in an irrational world created ramifications she could not have forseen.

Harry falls into another reality. One where his parents are alive, his arch-enemy is his best friend, and he is Voldemort's right hand man. Will going to see his parents solve anything and what does Dumbledore have to say about it?

Hermione sighed softly as she thought of the dozens of other cemeteries they had visited in the past week. It seemed that the entombment of the revered war dead would never end. "And now it's Fred's turn," she thought with a cringe. Fred's funeral from Hermione's POV.

‘Under a dictatorship, active resistance can only be practised by those who pretend to collaborate with the regime.’ Werner Heisenberg, 1901-1976

Peter Pettigrew is dead by his own hand. Remus Lupin shares the news of Wormtail's death with Sirius Black and the Potters, and ponders how he feels about it.

Albus Potter's first year at Hogwarts. Mysterious attacks, an inept headmaster, and a Sorting Hat that's coming apart at the seams make it an interesting experience.

It's the GoF movie's turn to be made fun of, with Harry wondering why Moody's a pirate, what exactly Dumbledore's on, and where all these crazy Twilight fans are coming from!

What's a Dark Lord to do when things don't go your way? Write a letter and complain to the author, of course.

Draco had not quite believed his parents when they told him marriage was hard. It was not until his second marriage started to fall apart that he realized they might be right.

Neville's favorite place at Longbottom House are the orchards. After the Battle at Hogwarts, he takes some time to sit in the orchard and reflect.

Aberforth Dumbledore may not have asked for Elphias Doge to come into his life, but family ties are family ties, official or not. Albus/Elphias, focus on the relationship between Aberforth and Elphias.

Dean struggles to cope following Luna's death.

A special Family Dinner at the Burrow. Remus/Ron, post-DH AU. Written for rarepair_shorts on LJ. Prompt: mum's the word.

The choice between Gryffindor and Slytherin didn't come as he sat under the Sorting Hat, nor when he stood, as good as alone, on the tiny island at night. Not for him.

He sets his bag down on the bed and lets himself, for just a minute, feel the most lost he's ever felt in his entire life. -- The summer following the war, Harry learns how to live a normal life.

Lily didn't know why or how it started, exactly, but she did know that this horrid ritual had been a part of her life for almost an entire year. [

//But don't forget who's taking you home And in whose arms you're gonna be, So, darling, Save the last dance for me.// ~Save the Last Dance for Me, Michael Bulbe

He felt like if George Weasley could not laugh, tell jokes, and be happy, then maybe no one could.

What happened to Remus between his death and his appearance in the Forest to help Harry.

Six moments where Neville was there when Ginny needed him.

When a new professor from Beauxbatons captures Horace's attention, he realizes that desperate times call for desperate measures. Set in 1924. SLASH Horace/OMC (Written for the PFW Halloween Ball One-Shot Contest. Winner of Most Humorous and Runner-Up.)

When George is confronted by Fred (the Second) about certain...Facts of Life...he immediately thinks of another talk with another Fred from a lifetime ago. Bolstered by his memories, he embarks on his treacherous quest to enlighten his son with the Talk. A story of memories, awkward conversation, mouldy magazines and rear ends set on fire, this, is From Fred to Fred

Harry looks into a Pensieve and discovers Luna was tortured during her stay at Malfoy Manor. He decides to make it up to her.

A look into the special wedding day of Victoire Weasley and Teddy Lupin. **Written for SaladOrCellarDoor's "Up For Grabs" Challenge on HPFF and evanescodarkness' "Here Comes the Bride Challenge! on TDM...**

Hermione Granger couldn't remember why, but the phenomenon of cutting and cutters had fascinated her as a child. She supposed there was always some smidgen of depression hiding deep in her soul. Maybe that was why she had to be so perfect in school. Maybe she was overcompensating for feelings of emptiness inside. She never wanted to know, so she never asked herself.

After running out on the woman he loved and the town he'd nearly died to save, a weary traveler returns just as events in the Muggle world threaten to destroy everything the wizarding world has fought for.

Sirius learns a lesson.

George is still reeling from the loss of his brother a few short months ago, but is putting on a brave face for his wife's sake. His good friend Lee Jordan arrives to help with the construction of George and Annie's new house, and shares some interesting news. One-shot companion to George & Annie: an Unofficial Biography. No slash.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved ... loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. (Victor Hugo) Ten years after the fall of Voldemort, Neville and Hannah Longbottom face a difficult moment in their marriage and experience the truth of that statement.

Attempts to educate the three daughters of Druella Black according to their station do not exactly go as planned.

It was the fight of the century. A battle of epic proportions. And afterwards, it was vowed to never happen again. Never again would they battle for their kids' affections. Originally written for the 2008 Fall D/G Fic Exchange.

At Draco's wedding to Astoria, Pansy finally admits how upset she is to the most unexpected person, Ron Weasley, who is suffering from heartbreak of his own.

Voldemort and his followers are lurking in the woods outside Hogwarts. The fight has paused for an hour as they await the arrival of the chosen one, the Boy who Lived. They have as good as won, the world is in their grasp. So why is nothing going according to plan?

One thing is certain, Ron Weasley will never be one of the first to arrive at platform nine and three-quarters, will he?

Ginny Weasley has exiled herself from the wizarding world for almost two years after the war between Voldemort and Harry ended, to save her sanity from the memories of that time. With Professor McGonagall's death, she is invited to the funeral, held at Hogwarts. Deciding to go, Ginny must give up everything she's built to keep her mind safe. But as more complications add themselves up, she enters a new war in the wizarding world in which she must depend on her scarred self, and Draco Malfoy, to keep her sanity.

If there's one thing Severus Snape has learnt, it's that not everything is black and white.

The war is now over but George Weasley has to deal with the grief of losing his twin.

Ron is not made for waiting around uselessly. Remus/Ron

George Weasley returns home after two years of hiding from any person bold enough to bring up his deceased other-half. Molly's torn between being happy and furious, Arthur's wondering if George could possibly be the son he knew before, George is convinced he can’t run WWW without his twin, and all of your other “Harry Potter” favorites are running around sticking their noses where they shouldn’t—but that’s why we love them, after all.