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

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.

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

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

The illusion of death is not always as concrete as one might think. Regulus was never dead, just thought to be. His return has shaken the worlds of everyone important to him. Sirius' feelings are unclear, though they were never very evident to begin with. He must set things right with his wife and a son he has never known. Most importantly however, he must try to stay alive, one can only narrowly miss death so many times.

"Kissing him was like kissing snow, it always fades away to nothing, leaving you with only memories and the traces left on your lips."

As taken from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"

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!

Harry met Dumbledore and decided to turn back. But what of the others, who crossed that threshold? They each had a story, and someone to welcome them to their end. This includes many different short scenes.

Remus gets more than one birthday surprise. (Remus/Ron)

Hermione is determined to have her parents at her wedding. The thing is, it's been four years and she hasn't been able to return their memories. This is her search for true identities, in which she unearths not her parents' true selves, but those of her friends, her enemies, and, eventually, her own.

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

Remus takes Sirius on an excursion to Muggle England. Naturally, things do not go according to plan.

He was a man who could, and did, do whatever he wanted to. But the one thing he couldn't do was tell her the most important thing of all. Draco POV. DHr, Post-DH.

Non-magic AU. Detective Sirius Black's world is turned upside down when a gruesome murder occurs in the heart of London. At the centre of the investigation, Remus Lupin. While Sirius' instincts say one thing, his heart says another. He just doesn't know how to decide which one's right.

Scorpius is starting his Fifth Year at Hogwarts as a prefect and with his father making a sudden career change to work at the school as the physician. The family has never been the same since the death of Scorpius's mother. Scorpius has also spent his entire time at Hogwarts as a big brother to all of his siblings. But he supposed this year would be different.... he just didn't know how different. Secrets will come to light and so will and new paths and futures to unfold.

Canon-compliant beginning of 7th year. Ginny finds that the balance of power has shifted. Ginny/Pansy femmeslash. Written for the rarepair_shorts Spring 2010 exchange. Oneshot.

An Alternate Universe version of Harry's fifth year. Harry Potter and friends must prepare for the coming war, but with the arrival of a new student Harry finds himself alienated, and outside of Hogwarts the Dark Lord's machinations have dangerous consequences for Harry and his friends.

This story focuses on the coming together of two very different worlds via the marriage of James Potter and Narcissa Black. Harry's adjusting well enough, but little Draco would rather eat dirt than love his new daddy. Can the two families become one? And will this change the HP series as we all know it? Harry's still 'The Boy Who Lived' and Draco's still a spoiled brat. Will love and kindness make all the difference?

During Book 7, Harry Potter wasn't the only one who got stuck in some strange places...

All Draco wants is to be above it all: the Death Eaters that hunt him, the family that shelter him, and that pesky Golden Boy that sees him. All Harry wants is to live: to not chase his nightmares, to not shelter his friends, and to not let that arrogant Slytherin fall.

Once, Teddy Lupin and Louis Weasley were madly in love. But time changes all things.

The secret Salazar has been choking on for weeks will stay hidden no longer... This is the truth. Rating for safety.

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.

Life with the Potters is always interesting. What emergency could haul Deputy Head Auror Harry Potter from his bed in the middle of the night?

At some point during the aftermath of the final battle, and despite the concerns of the newly restored Head of Slytherin house, Harry attempts to return Draco's wand. Complications arise in the form of a trapped ghost and the return of a former instructor, one who is certainly not welcome at Hogwarts.

"If Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, the four brightest blokes Hogwarts has seen in generations, can't decorate a bloody Christmas tree, there is something very wrong with this world."

A mysterious corpse clad on a shabby old robe is a puzzle for the police, but not for the Muggle Interface Team.

The Dark Lord has been vanquished, and a new era has dawned for both the Wizarding world and for Draco Malfoy. This is a story involving humor, drama, mystery, and yes, a bit of romance.

What lengths would you go to in order to revive the one you love? Galatea is willing to do anything to bring back the love of her life, the man whom she met and fell in love with in a most unexpected way. . . Severus Snape, murderer extraordinaire. Can she bring him back? Post-DH, pre-epilogue. The reader can decide if it's AU or not.

In his last year at Hogwarts, Remus Lupin gets to know Narcissa Black, but having a girlfriend who's already engaged to Lucius Malfoy can make a relationship complicated. (Pureblood dating etiquette and falling in love don't always mix well, and everyone knows it.)

It could have been over. The dark side could have been defeated for good.

They were on their way to a party, but instead, four famous heroes find themselves ghostbusting.

"When true friends meet in adverse hour; 'Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between." - Sir Walter Scott A Remus/Sirius ficlet.

n the aftermath of the Final Battle, in an attempt to mend things, broken pieces are gathered. Sometimes they cut. (Percy/Oliver)

Rookwood arranged his daughter to marry the Malfoys' son. Everything seemed to be going according to plan until she meets the boy who lived. HPOC DMOC

Ginny thinks she's seen the real Draco Malfoy and has decided she wants him for her own. But is he really worth it?

But by now, Ginny knows better.

Voldemort was defeated, and the entire wizarding world rejoiced. No longer are they living in fear, and horizon is no longer dark; the future is looking hopeful and promising. And yet, not everyone is able to be optimistic -- unable to do naught but dwell on the devastation suffered, Ginny Weasley finds herself withdrawing from the world around her, distancing herself from everyone she knows in the belief that they can't and won't comprehend how she feels, not when prospects are finally starting to look so bright after so long. What will happen, though, when she finds that the last person she would ever suspect of empathy proves to be the only one who understands?

All you see is green. And suddenly you forget what hope is. - Harry are walking to the forbidden forest.

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).

"Sometimes the very thing you're looking for is the one thing you can't see." Or: sometimes boys aren't too bright. (George Weasley/Lee Jordan)

Winter came, and with it came the dark. A look at Moody between the first war and the second.

George is left behind after Fred dies in the battle of Hogwarts. In the months to come, he contemplates suicide, why he is the one left behind, and what he should do for his future.

Over 100 years before the Canon: Same Hogwarts. Different teachers. In J K Rowling's canon we only really see Hogwarts from the point of view of the students, glimpses into the lives of the staff are rare and tantalising. Behind the Staffroom Door is a story set some hundred years before the main action of the canon. Its main character is DADA teacher, Peregrine Proudfoot and how he deals with running the school for a very ill Headmaster and handling staffroom politics.

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.

Gryffindor isn't the only brave House or the only one to pay the consequences of bravery under the Carrows' regime. (Angst, violence, torture.). Michael Corner, Terry Boot, Anthony Goldstein, Neville Longbottom and D.A. Rating: R

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

Hannah and Neville hire Lee Jordan to help with the pub. Written for the Rarepair Shorts Number Game Ficathon 2009 on Life Journal.

Remus tries to make sense of an Order mission gone wrong by asking Sirius about it. Bad idea. Very, very bad idea.

Draco can't help remembering the past and Neville can't help giving second chances. (Written for elpin at hp_spring_fling)

Detective Harry Potter moved thousands of miles away, to the United States, to escape the emotional turmoil caused by his divorce. He should've known escaping wouldn't be easy -- with him, it never is.

As Albus, James, and their faithful friend, Leo, go to Potter Mansion to enjoy their Christmas break, they learn that you can never be too young to learn how to conjure a Patronus. Especially with what they are going to find lurking around.

Rosalie Edwards thought she had the perfect life: a loving husband and three beautiful daughters, but her husband's secret past is going to turn their entire world upside down. **Written in response to NevilleFan's "The I Heart Muggles" Challenge on HPFF**

Tom Riddle has cast one final curse, sending a fallen warrior into an ultimate darkness. Only through a mythic journey of redemption will he be freed. This is a REVISED version of a story originally posted on other sites about a year ago.

Hermione muses on Neville's similarities to Clark Kent.

Cressida is a shy fourth grade loner. She has just gotten into her first ever fight, verbal or physical. However, it is just the first step down a path to new friends, who drink Firewhisky behind the Herbology greenhouses and sneak in Dragon Puff Cigarettes. But, perhaps best of all, they get sweet revenge.

Teddy and Cedric make a vow to reform the Centaur Liaison Office, but the price may be more than they can bear.

It is hard, if not impossible, to break down the barriers our parents have erected for us. (Cedric/Oliver)

In retrospect, Harry should've known that Umbridge's field trip to the ancient springs of Jusenkyo would end badly for everyone. Having fallen into the Springs of the Drowned Emo and Drowned Emu, Harry supposes he's luckier than, say, Snape (Spring of the Drowned Unicorn) or Zacharias Smith (Spring of the Drowned Flea Circus), but there are more problems in the upcoming year than just the curses: Voldemort takes advantage of his own cursed form to infiltrate Hogwarts as Luna's new pet bunny. And there's really no way to explain Lucius Malfoy, the benevolent Buddhist monk. (AU OotP; Ranma 1/2 crossover)

Headmaster Dumbledore fears the Potions Master's ability to draw conclusions (CoS missing moment with events of DH in mind).

A week after the Battle of Hogwarts, the Harry Potter confronts Draco on an abandoned Quidditch pitch. Potter is always one of the Good Guys. Always the same.

When Oliver Wood's daughter, Olivia, goes to Hogwarts, he wants her to play Quidditch. But does she want to? Olivia makes new friends and has to make her own choices too. But what will Dad say?

Any press is good press...right? D/G, one-shot. Written for the 2009 Draco/Ginny Fic Exchange at Livejournal. Nominated for Funniest Fic.

Harry has a twin, non-cliche. Harry, the true boy who lived, is slightly neglected, but only because of a misinterpreted prophecy not the fame going to his parents' heads, and the twins act like twins are supposed to... THEY DON'T HATE EACH OTHER!

My Prisoner of Azkaban parody appears, bringing with it Snape's ACTING, a furious audience, and no plot whatsoever! Because we have trees!

When Pansy turns up, asking a favour of Seamus, it stirs old memories. Written for the rarepair_shorts Spring 2010 exchange. Pansy/Seamus. Oneshot.

Harry's first time out of the British Isles left something to be desired. In fact, as the locals would say, so far it sucked. Written for HP 10K Awareness.

When Harry reveals to Ron that he and Draco have become friends, sparks fly, Hermione gets caught in the middle, and Mrs. Weasley is Not Pleased. Takes place about six months after "New Beginnings".

Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs growing up through the eyes of an outsider.

Snape/Lily school days fic. In which Snape wonders what the fuss over kissing is all about.

I was just reading the Prisoner of Azkaban for like the 500th time, and I was wondering how Sirius must have been feeling when he was looking for Wormtail, about to corner him in a "Crowded Muggle Street"

Every moment centres around something different. Not every moment fits with the next. Character sketches and drabbles of Lily and James, each is about something.

Voldemort decided one fateful night that Neville Longbottom was the infant whispered of in the prophecy. Unluckily for the wizarding world, Neville and his parents were killed, leaving Voldemort to continue his tyrannical reign over the wizarding world. The story is centred on two victims of his barbaric reign, Desdemona and Antenociticus Snape. Both of them left parentless by the hand of the Dark Lord. Struggling to find sense in this land of hypocrisy and war, they fumble nervously to care for themselves.

Oliver lands in hospital with a minor curse and gets reacquainted with Trainee Healer Katie Bell. Originally written for the hp_rarities exchange on LJ. Oneshot.

Head of design at Zabini's fashion house, Pansy Parkinson has her eye set on the heir apparent. But his eye is caught by a witch who has her own way of looking at things. This was written for the rarepair_shorts Winter 2010/2011 exchange. Beta read by En En chan from PI.

Post-DH. AU. When the bad guys think they have finally won, Harry has a little surprise in store.

"I have made of myself a weapon, forged in the Dark Arts, consecrated to the Greater Good, and if I can only live with myself by knowing that I have done what I must, then that shall have to be enough."

With Fred gone, George finds himself the victim of a bad subconscious decision to realize his pain.

A one shot AU fic set immediately after the final battle. Starring Sirius Black and my OC, LeAndra Black.

The summer before seventh year, things are brewing in the wizarding world, and Seamus wants to make sure Dean is warned. One-shot. Gen, no slash. DH-compliant.

Five moments where Ginny Weasley helps Harry and the others during their Horcrux search and in the final battle, without anyone realizing. Set during DH and based on canon events, these are a series of missing moments revealing Ginny's vital hidden role. Settings include the Burrow, Hogwarts, Aunt Muriel's house, and beyond.

Trusting isn't always easy, but sometimes it is of vital importance. (Remus/Sirius) Title courtesy of the Mystery Jets' 'Horsedrawn Cart'.

Harry and Severus finally had the life that both wanted so badly: beautiful children, careers that made them happy, friends and family that loved them dearly. It all came crashing to a halt on one Valentine's Day when Harry woke up in St. Mungo's Hospital not remembering the last eleven and two-thirds years of his life. This will be a year long journey for Harry and Severus through heartache, joy, disappointment, self-reflection, discovery, and realizing that love comes from the heart not the mind.

The Malfoy family tree needs a little pruning.

Ten-year-old Ginny Weasley searches for a pet but finds Neville Longbottom.

Five years after the death of Voldemort, Ron, Harry, Hermione and Ginny blaze through their lives trying desperately to distance themselves from their heroic past. Hermione, working directly for the Minister of Magic, stumbles on a new threat. One no one in the ministry can comprehend: A muggle, who calls the nastiest witch of all time, master.

Harry comes back for seventh year along with Hermione and Ron, only to find strange things afoot - unsurprisingly, with Slytherins in the thick of them. What are they up to now, and where have all the Muggleborns' familiars disappeared to?

Ginny lies in pain, and there is nothing that an anxious Harry can do to help. This isn't the time for Harry to fall in love with someone new, is it?

You've had no input into how this is run, none at all except for the fact that you told everyone not to wear black. When your mother asked why, you were going to say that's how he would have wanted it but then stopped yourself at the absurdity of that statement. He wouldn't have wanted any of this at all. He would have wanted to be here, with you.

There are times when a change of scenery offers us a welcome break and a refuge. (Remus/Charlie, takes place in the summer of 1993 before Remus comes to Hogwarts)

When the Room of Requirement provides an enchanted library for Ginny to relax in, her dreams take on a strangely literary bent... (Written for the SIYE Peter Pan challenge.)

I never really understood why people wrote in dairies. I still don't and I write in one. I named mine White Lilies. I can't explain now though, I think Petunia's about to blow. Five, Four, Three, Two .... "What do you mean Lily has a friend from school coming over! I don't want any more Freaks in this house then we already do! Make them leave!" My sister, everyone. Boy, this is going to be one long day.

Hermione Granger is many things - Muggleborn witch, class topper, good girl, trainee healer, and for reasons that no one seems to understand, a smoker.

For James Potter and Lily Evans, the road to love is a long one. (Companion piece to Coming Around.)

Some lines need to be overstepped so we can move forward. (Remus/Ron)

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...

Ronald Weasley went through a rather bleak period after Fred's death. He thought that running away was his only option. This story is about where he went and what he did. After almost three years away from his family, he makes decisions that will change his life forever.

A self-reflection of Ginny, during that time when Harry was off hunting Horcruxes and she was at Hogwarts. A rather short one-shot. Told in the first person.