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Harry is in Dumbledore's office when Fawkes mindspeaks to him. Fawkes tells Harry to become an animagus. Harry and the gang try it, but will they all be able to transform? And, in a moment of danger, can Harry use his newfound powers to save his friends? The loyalties of others will be tested in this fic, as well as the powers of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. New characters will be introduced and old favorites will make returns. This fic will contain at least one death, and maybe some R/H and H/G.

After the war, Severus goes looking for peace. Harry goes looking for Severus. Severus finds strength in himself, but will he also learn to bend?

It all started with an innocent game of truth or dare in the Gryffindor Common Room one night... H/D Slash with a bit of R/Hr, D/S and G/N.

Percy Weasley is slipping from reality. On the outside, he seems normal, perhaps a bit tired. But within, he has fallen into a bleak world of nothingness. And with no one to stop him, he'll soon be lost forever. However, a more pressing problem jars him from his state. The Annual Ministry Summer Ball is approaching, and he's required to bring a date. Panicking, he can think of no one to ask, let alone someone who would actually consent to go with him. Can he find an escort, and maybe even somebody to pull him back to life in the process? Not your typical romance.

Harry tries to deal with the events of OotP that left him depressed and tired. However, new adventures lay before him as he discovers the wonders of Veneficus Evolution and maybe a little romance along the way. Will Harry be able to stop Voldemort's latest scheme? A sixth year fic following canon events up to OotP with action, new powers, love, more prophecies, new DADA teacher and more!

Moving isn't as much of a pain as Ron thought it would be.

An interpretation of Lily and James Potter's lives, from their first bits of magic to their last.

What’s so special about Harry? Why wasn’t Sirius given a trial? Why did Peter betray them all? Harry, Hermione, Ron, and even Ginny race to answer these questions in an action-packed tale where nothing and everything is real, the truth may be the greatest mystery of all, and secrets can kill.

Viktor's on "furlough" from the Order; he and Hermione engage in a bit of the old nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Or at least, they try to. Problem is, Harry and Ron are particularly dense about reading between the lines and figuring out what all the nudging and winking mean. Viktor and Hermione are simply trying to catch some time alone, and frankly, subtlety is getting them nowhere. But the two of them are nothing if not clever and resourceful! Featuring a very knowing Neville, a slightly strangled Ginny, an extremely naive Harry and Ron, and a very randy (but still very levelheaded) Viktor and Hermione. Rated R for severe comic naughtiness and wicked innuendo. We all knew there was something missing from the Hogwarts curriculum.

The final battle is over and Harry has to make a choice. Very dark, very angsty, very depressing. Not recommended for Ron fans.

Sometimes I ache so badly I begin to wonder if my heart is still beating. Then I wonder which way I would prefer it: beating or not. Suddenly I realize, my heart exists only in a rose. What is there to live for?

Dreams haunt Hermione, filled with unsaid feelings and the desire for Harry Potter… at least she THINKS for Harry Potter. When the trio flies to Hogsmeade of Harry’s broomstick, Hermione buys a love potion to win his heart. Unfortunately, her plan goes awry and she ends up with two boys falling at her feet. But are there only two? And through everything, Ron helps Hermione through, but jealousy and unknown feelings may interfere. And in the end, Hermione may look at her friends in a completely new way. Warning- Tangos, sloppy kisses, and LOTS of fluff ahead.

Wizards fall in love. Wizards fall out of love. Some enter the world while others leave. Friendships are formed, minds are changed, and some discover that their family is larger than they ever imagined. A lot can happen in nineteen years...

Teenagers often don't tell anyone around them what is going on in their crazy minds, but they often write them down on paper to express what is wrong with them. Dumbledore has an idea to fix the problem. Why not send the entries to each other? You will see what happens in this story of James and Lily.

Harry finds himself back at the Dursley's for another summer filled with boredom. It's not until he receives a letter and a few surprises that the summer takes an interesting and enjoyable turn.

The night before a final push, a battle designed to end the bloody stalemate. And the knowledge does nothing but eat away at those on either side. A string of scenes throughout the night. R/T, Hagrid, H/G, Neville and his parents among others.

When Nymphadora Tonks was eight years old, she witnessed the mass murder of ten Muggles and her parents at the hand of Sirius Black. At twenty years old, she goes undercover at Hogwarts school as a thirteen year old German exchange student...and is confronted by memories she didn't even know she had.

Obviously, plot bunnies exist. But how much do you know about them? This ficlet attempts to explore the natural history of plot bunnies and how they have affected literature.

8 years ago, Harry Potter finally defeated Lord Voldemort and the Boy Who Lived disappeared. He was assumed dead by everyone, and his loss was mourned. Now, a boy who looks exactly like Harry Potter eight years ago has shown up, and does not remember how he got there. And who is this Harold Evan Jamison who hangs around the shadows?

In another country a woman struggles to come to terms with her ``past. Eventually it is time for her to go back to the world where she was once ``happy. Here she must face her past, present and future. Come to terms with the ``deaths of loved ones, face old friends and lovers and a young boy who she must ``help destroy her only fear, the dark lord.

As Viktor and Hermione start to make plans, they find, to their horror, that no one seems to think they can and should have a simple wedding but the bride and the groom. Along the way to the altar, they have to deal with such formidable obstacles as friends, family, a wedding planner with an overbearing fondness for pink, and everyone else's expectations. ````In a post-war magical world, hungry for something to celebrate, the two of them find that a wedding is sometimes not just a wedding. It can be infuriating, exasperating, exhilarating, and sometimes, it's a wonderful balm for a lot of old wounds. Set in the Best Laid Plans universe.

Harry feels trapped in a marriage gone stale and a life that holds none of the excitement of his youth. A trip to his husband's Yorkshire estate for reflective solitude quickly turns into a dangerous game of lust, passion, and undeniable need.

Suddenly notice that you have a werewolf in the house? Who ya gonna call?

It's Bill and Fleur's wedding day, and the Burrow is in a state of chaos. The groom is unconscious, Ron's wearing a du-rag, Harry and Ginny are in a dark room with the door closed, and Fred and George are doing a bit of ill-timed market research. Also, we finally get the answer to that age-old question: is Professor Lupin in the closet? Who's catatonic? Who's bald? And what possesses Molly Weasley to do something socially unacceptable (the same infraction for which she's forever scolding her children)? Written for "A Very Random Comedy Challenge" on FAP, posted by Write Away the Pain.

War is coming to Hogwarts, and Harry dreads facing his recent ex in battle. Terror of Voldemort’s new right-hand man is everywhere, but Harry’s coping skills in particular could use some work. Featuring evil!Draco, snarky!Ron, clueless!Harry, drunk!Sirius, and Hermione standing around looking knowledgeable. Draco wears leather, but possibly not the garment you suspect. H/D slash, Firenze/Trelawney ;)

A Hermione monologue; what she loves about Harry

The body of Severus Snape, Potions Master, has been found hanging from the gates of Hogwarts. Who would guess that Sirius Black would react so strongly to the imminent loss of his school-nemesis? (For those of you who need a warning: slash, SS/SB, some angst)

Confused Muggles at Hogwarts, young wizards waiting to get their ``letters…the magical world as we know it is in jeopardy when Hogwarts’ magical ``quill goes defective and takes note of all the wrong children born in Great Britain. ``Meanwhile, 11-year old Harry Potter's dull and depressing life continues at Stonewall ``High, where he encounters an oozing, undistinguishable mass of gray-uniformed ``students, trigonometry, and the snobbish girls of the neighboring Maris Academy ``for Girls, not to mention 11-year-old Hermione Granger.....Will they receive their ``letters and discover their magical destinies before Lord Voldemort snatches the ``Philosopher’s Stone ? Dunno, I haven’t written that much yet.

Begins summer after fifth year. Harry feels abandoned and betrayed for the second summer in a row Harry flees Privet Drive to seek help.Harry learns the horrible truth of the wizarding world and finds himself at the center of the war against Voldemort and a revolution against centuries of oppression. Harry/Susan Bones and Harry/Tonks will be the main relationships.

Everyone knows that time shouldn't be meddled with; that altering the course of it can prove to be not only dangerous but lethal. But what if the only way to save the future is to meddle with time? In this action/adventure thriller, Ginny Weasley and Draco Malfoy must form an unlikely partnership and embark on a quest in the very distant past - the Founders' era, to be precise - in order to save the future they come from. Includes time-travel, vampires, a Snow Queen, a Sultan, kidnapping, lusting, war, and death.

After Ron has confessed his love to Harry, one wonders what joys and pitfalls both will experience afterward?

Harry knows what he has to do, he knows what his mission is. He has already decided not to go back to Hogwarts, and he will not rest until he has defeated Lord Voldemort. However, before the fall begins, Harry meets someone he has already seen before, but now this character sheds a startling new light on the situation, putting Harry ever closer to the destruction of the Horcruxes and the final encounter with Lord Voldemort himself...

Everyone makes mistakes, but Niamh's bring her to the source of what she has`` been trying to hide for years. And Snape knows she is lying about everything in`` order to survive. He wants her secrets; will do anything to get them. But in a ``last-ditch attempt to prevent the inevitable, Snape and Niamh are thrown ``together, and simple dislike erupts into a hatred and obsession that threatens to destroy everything.

'I don't care what you say, Moony, I think you look wonderful in pink.' MWPP time period.

George tells his young daughter about how he met Hermione, fell in love and lived happily ever after. Snogging, funny dreams, and Weasley humor galore. (Song fic)

Draco Malfoy moves in next door to his old Hogwarts classmate, Hermione Granger. As old memories surface, a platonic friendship soon begins. Draco soon finds himself protecting Miss Granger from the darker aspects of wizarding city life. Mix in Narcissa Malfoy, Crookshanks, and cigarettes, and you’ll soon find yourself lost in the world of Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard with a Harry Potter twist! Theme song: "Moon River" sung by Hermione Granger.

What happens when life catches up with you? In their last year at Hogwarts, Draco, along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione all have to start questioning who they are and where they want to go from there. -Budding Romances, Flaming Colin, and stolen underpants combine to create: THE FICKLE DIARY-

Dumbledore has given Harry a choice, a choice that can change ``the Future, Present, and Past of the Wizarding World. Harry is on a dangerous ``mission, and this time, he hasn’t got his friends with him…What will Harry decide? ``Can Harry truly save Tom Riddle from becoming the most feared Dark Lord in a hundred ``years? Can Harry really save his parents?

There are secrets to be found in dreams, and choices can't be made without consequence unforeseen. In the summer before his sixth year, Harry has a strange dream and agrees to travel the path of Arcana. H/D slash.

Lily Evans is fresh from Hogwarts and researching spells and potions for the Order of the Phoenix. Despite the constant shadow of the war, she is happy in her work, making plans for her future career and her relationship with James Potter grows more important every day. But it all threatens to crash at her feet when Dumbledore gives her a new assignment. How will she cope with the danger, the secrecy and, worst of all, the old fears and feelings she thought were long buried?

No one noticed the darkness threatening to overpower Harry from within, until it unleashed a new dark era upon the world. Six years later Hermione gets her chance at some answers, while Harry struggles to control his darkness long enough to carry out his final plan.

A completely pointless sequel to the Hospital Wing and the Astronomy Tower and its sequel. This here sequel is about underpants and house elves. Oh, and Blaise and Ron and Lord Lucius and Terry Boot and Sirius and Ginny and Draco and Harry(?) and Hermione and her stupid campains and I think we'll throw in Neville's granny too and... well, it's a sequel! It's full of all that sequelly goodness, so if you read the first two, you might want to read this one... (and it makes less sense than the sequel prior to this!)

Sometimes unexpected things happen. A lot of them happen to Harry Potter. How will he handle it when he finds out the latest twist in his tale; his mother has returned. Features confusion, chaos and of course romance.

Draco stares into a mirror, wondering about himself.

Is the key to unravelling the attack on Draco held in a truth potion that Hermione happens to have the recipe on? Why are Pansy and Goyle denying all involvement and will it all come out if Draco gives them the potion? Why is Ron trouncing through the snow and how are Fred and George connected to a proposed ‘coup’ against two of Hogwarts finest modern prank pullers that could see Harry and Draco publicly embarrassed if it goes ahead?

He went to the roof, to ease his pain, and he saw her sitting, in the rain.``A touching fic that starts out a bit (a lot) sad and ends wonderfully.

We all have instances that we know will ``be etched into our minds forever which make it hard to pull back. Short ``little spiel from sixth year.

How a little pink nightgown causes a whole lot of trouble for Ron Weasley.

A new danger threatens Harry. Is it Voldemort? Dementors? Dragons? Death Eaters? No! It is the horror that is Mary-sue! Will Harry survive this new threat?

The holidays have come to Grimmauld Place and the Weasley twins have decided to add some extra festive cheer. Tonks, with her usual grace and luck, stumbles into the path of their merrymaking and who helps her out of her predicament? None other than our favorite werewolf. Written for the HP Kris Kringle Secret Santa Exchange.

When Hermione mysteriously disappears one night, and is nowhere to be found, Harry is forced to raise their daugher Caitlyn alone. Ten years later, Caitlyn recieves her Hogwarts letter, and Harry is forced to reenter the Wizarding World he left behind. There he meets Catherine, who looks exactly like his lost love....

Just this once she is willing to go find him, and just this once he is willing to have her.

Draco hears voices. They aren't around him and they don't come from a visible entity, but they're there. They're inside him, telling him to do horrible things. Questions arise that seem absurd, with no possible answer. Mixed in with it all are emotions Draco's never encountered before, emotions he denies ever feeling.

In the tumultuous years that follow Harry Potter's defeat of Lord Voldemort, Nymphadora Tonks is sent to live with family friends at The Burrow. It is there that she meets and befriends Charlie Weasley, creating a bond that will last throughout her life....

Set post seventh year, we find the now grown Hermione in her early twenties, and as temporary Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, while the usual post-holder Minerva McGonagall is temporarily assigned to head up Beauxbatons Academie, in France. Its usual headmistress, on a special mission with Hagrid, Hogwarts' gamekeeper, the school is looking at a very different year, while Hermione adapts to her new post, and eventually embarks on a unique mission of her own...````Old characters return and familiar faces appear to both aid and haunt our heroine, with new experiences awaiting her and friendships to be forged, as Hermione looks for that Living Unity her world needs.

Answer to Pansy’s ‘Hush Harry’ Challenge. When Harry accidentally becomes mute, he finds his only communication with the rest of the world is… Professor Severus Snape, the man who has made his entire life at Hogwarts miserable. Will they both live through this? Could it bring the two of them closer? Should one of them go ahead and reserve his cell in Azkaban now, for hexing the other into oblivion? These questions and more will be answered soon!

The aftermath of the war has left Snape empty and broken. How will hope rebuild him? Through Hermione.

A Harry Potter alternate universe moment. Why the Sorting Hat doesn't - and shouldn't - have a sense of humor.

Story set in fifth year - Betrayed by the Ministry, Harry joins his godfather on the run from the Ministry of Magic, leaving behind everything he knows. After an unfortunate discovery, they find themselves in a place known as Shadows Keep, where the mysterious Shadow Master holds sway, commanding the Seekers, most feared assassins in the world. Harry and Sirius will learn the lessons of the Seekers, before they return to a world that now knows their innocence - a world where Voldemort has begun his second reign of terror.

James Potter's graduation was the happiest day of Lily Evans' life. Not because she was madly in love with him, but because him and his gang being out of the school meant a perfect, and relaxing final year for our favourite red-headed bookworm! Or so she thought. Now even Lily's wildest dreams could have prepared her for this.

Marina lives a happy life in Mexico with her normal family,``until a woman named Claudii and her work partner named Marvin appear at her house taking her away to what they say is her real world. Because Marina isn't just a girl, she's a witch, and she must be important, ``'cause You-Know-Who is after her.

The wands are malfunctioning, there is strange voodoo magic going on and making people fall for their opposites, and to top it all off, there is a new DADA teacher with a few surprises of his own.

Alchemy is not officially taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But when the two brightest potions students in a generation, Severus Snape and Lily Evans, each take up the subject out of curiosity, they find themselves at the center of events set in motion by a certain Dark Lord...one that died nearly three hundred years before they were born.

In 1993, a woman in Hogsmeade was found dead in her home. There was no doubt that a murder had taken place but the prime suspect in the case is no one other than Narcissa Malfoy. And the motive behind committing the murder? The murdered woman happens to be Lucius Malfoy's mistress.

One-shot. First SS/HG (implied). Post-HBP. Just Snape and Hermione's reflections on the aftermath, finding their hearts think as one.

Hermione's sixteenth birthday is, to say the least, one disaster after another. Hermione/Draco fluff moments in a Ron/Hermione world.

It's seventh year, and all the professors and many students were killed the summer after Harry, Hermione, and Ron's sixth year by the Dark Lord. New professors, students, friends, and love. Warning: Harry/Hermione slash.

"I haven’t kept a diary since I was thirteen and that was just silly, childish ramblings. Maybe I won’t fare much better now, as it is not as if my life is so incredibly exciting..."``Sirius's mission: To alert the 'old crowd'. He makes it Lupin's but gets distracted by a small, blue book.

It's the summer before Harry's sixth year and his life is about to change. Will he be able to cope with these changes as well as his NEWTs?````Slight AU and eventual slash.

Luna inspires Hermione to create a plan to find Sirius. Hermione gets everyone to work on preparations and in the process they all fall in love. What is going to happen when Harry and Draco venture across the mysterious veil?

Harry and Draco have hit a rocky patch in their relationship, and Harry is in need of comfort. A certain other Slytherin is always there to cheer him up, however...

Sirius Black offers to watch his young cousin, Nymphadora Tonks, one afternoon, not realizing that he's bit off more than he can chew.

As the shadows of the wizarding world deepen, four certain boys fail to pay the slightest amount of attention- they're too busy pulling pranks, worrying about Quidditch, and most of all attempting to help one of their own deal with his lyncanthropy.... but just because they're paying it no heed doesn't mean trouble isn't brewing at Hogwarts...

" - Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder," said Ron bitterly. "Fred and George's. I'm going to be having a word with them about who they let buy their products." (HBP)

The seemingly insane blond continued staring at Harry, then traced the scar on Harry’s forehead, “ Scarred…marked…me too, me too!”

A Christmas story about love, acceptance, and the many uses of rubber bands.

Sidestories to "Trusts and Betrayals", may not make much sense unless you've read that story

A girl with hair like fire is left alone in the world, except for her baby brother and her Muggle aunt, uncle, and cousin. She learns to survive with them until a letter comes for her, rescuing her from the madness. Through a strange twist of fate, she meets up with a pair of twins with hair like hers, and a spark starts in one of them. However, there are rumors flying about a terrible wizard coming back to power....A terrible wizard...and Tasha's worst enemy.

They moved together across the lake, their skates sounding in time. One's hair was blood red, the other's, ice blonde. Their hair tangled together behind them. Femslash, Ginny/Fleur

Lucius Malfoy is frustrated: from among these girls he's meant to choose his future wife?

Harry finds out about Snape, and the results are both interesting and mysterious. Why is Snape the way he is? Why can't Harry get that strange Italian girl out of his head? Many mysterious things happen that year some frightening and some wonderful. Reader beware, your in for wild ride full of mistaken actions, strange lies, and frightening truths.

A story including blood, Death Eaters, poison, Muggles, Weasleys, and much, much more.

Severus Snape confesses he is a Death Eater to Dumbledore. A parody :)

Ask the DADA Teachers is an advice column. But it's a special advice column. They answer advice from people in Hogwarts! In this very out-of-character fic, you the reader can send in your own made-up stupid, goofy and wrong problems. The sky is the limit.

It's Harry's sixth year, and he has defeated the king of all problems - Voldemort. But now he has to look after an eleven year old Tom Riddle, lead a campaign for inter-house unity, work out his feelings for Ginny, and deal with an independent, muggle-friendly Slytherin girl with attitude and a lot of secrets... AU after OotP.

When Salazar Slytherin deserted Hogwarts, he left behind a secret that would lie hidden for a thousand years -- and began a rivalry between Houses that would last even longer. Contains implied slash.

Elissa Redgrove has been protected and sheltered by her Grandparents since her mother's death and father's disappearance, yet all that is about to change as she starts Hogwarts, and interesting realizations come to light.

It is just a quiet evening on Privet Drive when Harry Potter makes a small choice to help out a girl. After one of the worst summers on record (and the Dursleys are NOT responsible) Harry boards the Hogwarts Express to find that a nightmare has come true.

The Wizarding world is terrified when it seems that a fourth Unforgivable Curse has been created. With attacks occuring daily, the magical community has never been so afraid. So when a strange man and his companion materialise at Hogwarts, do they offer a spark of hope? Harry, Ron and Hermione certainly seem to think so. Watch as magic collides with science, and as the impossible soon becomes reality. With the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. Sixth Year AU.

One hundred years before Harry and company ever attended, Hogwarts had some rather unusual students redefining the tense boundaries between Houses. Join Gracie Lewis, Alex Davies, Joseph Lupin, and Vishnu Patil in the years 1891-1892 for their first, rather eventful year at Hogwarts. Giants at war, mysterious plagues, the Cannons' last league win, House rivalries, and much more!

This is a story of Harry Potter's unusual seventh year, which starts out well; but sooner than they like, both he and Ginny will face challenges to their lives and love. This story is ``also about how a mother's love can make a difference. Of course, Voldemort doesn't make it easy as he strives to slay Harry, steal Ginny and conquer the wizarding world. Snape doesn't make it easy on Harry either, and Poppy may drive Harry mad this year. Will Harry and Ginny survive or will Death take all? Don't forget Ron and Hermione, either. I didn't.

A prequel to the rest of the Best Laid Plans stories. Hermione's last Easter holiday at Hogwarts is starting out as nothing short of depressing. She lost her parents the year before and the war is most definitely brewing in the rest of the world. On top of that, the Order is trying to gear up for the battle to come, so not only is Viktor away for weeks at a time, she has no idea where he is or what he's doing. But on the Saturday before Easter, someone arranges for her to ponder on something a little more practical, magical and mystical than her own problems. The incredible.. egg? When Dobby delivers an Easter basket and refuses to tell her who the sender is, Hermione tackles one of her favorite things. A puzzle that needs solving.

Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year. He longs for Sirius to come back, but knows that it's too late. He soon realizes that some things are not what they seem. He finds that he has feelings for Ginny Weasley, that Hermione has been hiding something from him and Ron, and most important of all: he discovers something in the Forbidden Forest that will change all of their lives forever.

Imaginations are wonderful things, but what if one day you discovered that a world you thought you had been imagining, really existed? What if they needed your help?

After leading myself into a trap, I was thrown back into the 1940s. Perhaps it was a twist of fate? Yeah, more like 'twisted fate.' (As told by Hermione Granger.)

During the summer after his tumultuous sixth year, Harry embarks on a quest to learn everything he can about Horcruxes, knowing that he will need all the information he can get in order to survive the impending conflict with Lord Voldemort. A trio of new Muggle friends throws a wrench in the works--and the discovery of an arcane, long-forgotten spell leads to a series of revelations, adventures, and tragedies. Are the bonds of friendship and family enough to save the MacTavishes when Voldemort discovers their secret? And can Harry save them without dooming himself, and the entire magical community with him?

A sixth year fic which concentrates on the wizarding world at war, and the Boy Who Lived, who is mourning the death of his godfather. After Voldemort revealed himself in the Ministry, he further reveals what he has been doing lying low for an year... On a lighter side, how do Ginny and Hermione, who have hopelessly fallen in love with the two most thickheaded boys make themselves be noticed?

H/D. Harry and the gang are studying unicorns when he makes several stunning revelations. One Ingenious Plan later, and Harry is beginning to wonder if perhaps he should just give up on Draco Malfoy. But the unicorns have a surprise of their own, and it might just bring these two unlikely characters together for good!

When Remus Lupin comes to Hogwarts Severus Snape's life turns upside-down. Though he tries to deny it Severus's emotions are out of his control and in Lupin's hands. Soon Severus finds that there is more to him than he thought, and that even a Slytherin and Death Eater can be very easily understood by a Gryffindor and a werewolf. And maybe only by him. Lupin gradually breaks Severus's defences. If only there weren't the suspicions and the mistrust, the insecurity in every fibre of Severus's body. If only there weren't Lupin's suspicious behaviour, his lies and secrets. Will their bond be strong enough to withstand all doubts, disappointments and pain they are confronted with? This shows PoA through Snape's eyes.

Hogwarts has a Christmas Ball coming up and Harry knows who he'd like to ask. But will he be too late in asking her? Or will he find his love on a fateful Christmas Eve? H/Hr