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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.

After his death, Voldemort must confront the truths he has always denied...

A collection of drabbles following Oliver Wood and Marcus Flint during their Hogwarts years.

A one-shot looking at the way the Wizarding World celebrates the anniversary of the war. Just a little glimpse into the future. (Not epilogue compliant)

It's during the siege of Hogwarts, and Anthony Goldstein is running for his life... and on top of everything else, he has a cold. Full title: How a Buffalo, a Refrigerator, and a Leeds City Bus Saved Anthony Goldstein's Butt. One-shot.

Arthur Weasley gives away Ginny on her wedding day and wonders how his little girl has grown up so quickly.

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.

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.

Harry and Blaise attend a wedding. Slash, but nothing graphic. Written for The Bring a Smile Challenge and Competition at the HPFC forum.

What happens when you're right, but you want to be wrong? How can you fight fate? Lavender knew she wasn't going to like what she saw... but she still looked.

'I don't mind; I don't care; as long as you're here.' Random snapshots of Remus' and Sirius' lives together from their first year on. Slash. Language.

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

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?

"Wizards excel at midrange combat. Widen the gap? The wizard's screwed; a sniper beats a spellslinger any day. I can reach out and touch a victim at two kilometers; a conjurer's lucky if he hits the broadside of a barn at that range." Corinne Lambert is part of a rogue experimental unit utilizing a mix of magic and modern weaponry against Voldemort's puppet regime. Guest starring Charlie Weasley, Cho Chang, various Ministry officials, Death Eaters, and other magical creepy crawlies.

Harry Potter/Twilight Crossover. Some say it can't be done. It was challenged over at The Hidden Tower. I am assuming that Twilight is taking place now, as in the last few years, and that the Cullens made a stop over in London before they headed up to Denali. Please enjoy!

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

Ginny finally has everything she's ever wanted. The boy of her dreams, top grades, and a way to finally break into the Golden Trio. When perfection turns out to be less than perfect she finds herself seeking solace in another journal. When this journal writes back, she is understandably worried—until she discovers the person writing back is a fellow student. A fellow student who refuses to divulge his identity. Does she want to know who this mystery person is? Or has she already revealed too much of herself?

Ron and Hermione have some trouble dealing with the aftermath of their kiss. With a bit of help, will they finally understand each other?

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...

Ginny takes a trip to Tibet with an eccentric companion

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."

On the Hogwarts Express, Lily discovers who has been chosen for Head Boy. Companion piece to Coming Around.(Pre-dating L/J.)

Set one year after the Epilogue, the golden trio are happy in the new world without He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Ron kept the locket Horcrux that was previously thought to be destroyed, and wears it around his neck like a memento. Little does he know that it wasn't destroyed and the broken soul of Voldemort dwells within it. It eventually possesses him and causes him to become Tom Riddle. Can Harry, Hermione, and Ginny save Ron before he is lost forever? Or will the world once again fall under the grip of the Dark Lord?

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)

Six years after Deathly Hollows, a new enemy is growing. Join Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Albus, and all the rest as they discover the identity of their foe, and struggle to bring it down.

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.

Sirius finds himself in a situation he doesn't quite know how to handle. Written for the 'Thank God You're Here' Challenge at the HPFC forum.

Everyone wears a mask. It's the story behind them that makes us human. This is the story of one who wore many masks and how he was eventually able to remove them all in the light of a new world.

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?

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.

The untold story of Harry's godmother - her hardships growing up, her relationships with Harry's parents and their friends, her qualms with her relationship with Harry once he joins the wizarding world and her ultimate role (or lack thereof) in his life.

Eleven-year-old Bellatrix Black has just met her future husband. The only problem is he doesn't know it yet.... **Written in response to RoxiMalfoy's "The First Time We Met" Challenge on HPFF, and as a companion piece to "Becoming My Sisters' Enemy"**

What events led to Lucius Malfoy becoming a Death Eater? Did he ever once believe in love? This is a slightly AU look at Lucius Malfoy's early days of becoming a Death Eater. **Written In Response to FannyPrice's "Potter-fy This" Challenge on HPFF, based off of a plot theme from the Twilight Series...**

Hermione wakes up to a reality that isn't her own. Where is she? How did she get here? She wants the answers now and she will do all it takes to get them. But as she discovers glimmers of the truth, darkness swallows them up and Hermione is left to dream. Dream of the light and dream of a better future.

Harry is back to number Four, Privet Drive once again. Sirius has just died and Harry is still feeling the effects of his loss and discovers that he is not alone in the grief department as he witnesses the death of another family at the hands of Voldemort. As the war between Light and Dark escalates, Harry finds that the rules have changed when the appearance of a stranger brings with him the reappearance of new allies, known as The Elder Ones.

Percy Weasley believed in the Ministry until he met American Meka Durham. Meka Durham thought she would never belong until she met Percy Weasley.

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.

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!

What really drives Harry to continue in the face of insurmountable odds?

Two and a half years after first coming to stay with the Potters, Sirius thinks he might finally be ready to be completely honest with them. Remus/Sirius. One-shot.

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.

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.

This important question needs to be answered. Reputations are at stake.

Dominique and Lyssander with their childlike naivety make up their own game that marks not only the beginning of their friendship but the direction of their lives as well. Everything is acceptable. The only rule is that there are no rules to follow, and they both have to accept the challenges they present each other with -- challenges that shame their families, enrage their circle and make them feel happier than anyone else. But as they grow up, their innocent and cute little game becomes harsher, bending all moral prohibitions and stretching their endurance to the limits of their very existence. But in the end that's just another children's game, isn't it? "I love you more than life itself...I dare."

Nymphadora Tonks was raised by a mother, who always insisted upon the innocence of Sirius Black. It makes sense that one day Nymphadora would choose to join the Order of the Phoenix... Written as a combined response to AmeliaBlack's "The Life of the Phoenix" Challenge, and MagicMuggle12's "One Line of Dialogue" Challenge on HPFF.

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

Voldemort has started a diversity campaign to pull the wool over the eyes of Wizarding public. Draco does his part by starting a Gay Straight Alliance at Hogwarts. So Harry decides to seduce Draco to discover the secret plans of the Dark Side. This should all go as planned, unless Harry gets too romantic and catches feelings for Draco… H/D

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)

This story follows the Bleekers, a family who went into hiding when the war started and now that it's finally over, try to go back to their normal lives. Unfortunately, the world and people they left behind are torn and broken and putting it back together might be more painful than anyone may have expected. Our favourite canon characters also appear. All thanks to Catnip at ff.net for beta reading!

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.

James' mother, his only remaining family, is murdered and James decides to join the Order of the Phoenix with his friends. Following the dark episodes they face, with the fear of death always looming over them...

'Then I will laugh because I will always be that Slytherin. I will forever be the Slytherin.' Written for The Minor Character Challenge at the HPFC forum.

While there is plenty of fanart depicting Snape seeing Lily in the Mirror of Erised, there is also a canon scene in which Snape does, in fact, see Lily in the Mirror of Erised.

“When I look at you, or hear your voice or name, or even think about you, everything spins and it’s like my whole world has been turned upside down." Written for The "Inspiration of a Title" Challenge at the HPFC forum.

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.

Ch. 1. As an espionage, Lily Evans enters pureblood society. Yet, what's real -- Muggleborn, Order member, the Light Side -- and what's not -- society wife, Death Eater, the Dark Side -- becomes blurred. Will reality prevail or will fiction become reality? WORK-IN-PROGRESS. ALTERNATE UNIVERSE.

PREQUEL TO "BLOSSOMING". Narcissa basks in her happiness and new found love, before it all goes tragically wrong. Very short ficlet, a little sappy.

A holiday shopping trip reveals to Draco that all may not be lost after all. Immediately precedes "A Change of Opinion".

'Just shove a bezoar down their throats,' he scribbled in his book. It's not just your choices that make you who you are; who are you to argue when the world wants the worst of you - or so it seems...

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 bumbling Death Eater's botched spell drags him - and a kidnapped Ginny - into a series of alternate cinematic dimensions. Naturally, Harry's saving-people-thing kicks in, and he follows them in to bring her back. Rated for innuendo, some violence and mostly mild language.