561 - 580 of 4,817 Stories

Draco has some bad news – the consequences of such leads to a whirlwind revelation of love, hate and all the emotions in between as he discovers what it’s like to fall in love, defeat an age-old enemy and still have time to get completely confused.  Harry/Draco slash.

This is my attempt at a cross over between Harry Potter and the Dan Brown series of Robert Langdon books (DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons). Langdon's knackered after a long speaking tour. He receives a call from an old student, Paolo Zabini, to pay him a visit for some rest and relaxation. That promised R&R turns into another DaVinci Code type-mystery with death around every corner and puzzles to solve. Kings Cross Station, Hogsmeade, Harris Tweed transforming into wizards robes, and Robert encountering some lively works of art. Robert's like a kid in a candy store, but reality will soon set in.

"Unusual Beginnings" is the first installment of my 'Unusuals' Series. "Beginnings" is a compilation of prologues about the years before my characters are accepted into Hogwarts. Read this first before reading the rest of the 'Unusuals' Series. Controlling fathers, Evil Charms, young Harry is abused and violent, very young Voldemort supporters, Voldermort is a half-spirit... and young Hermione is in the junior cheerleading team? Doesn't this spell chaos? Aye! And this is just the beginning!

The Marauders James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew start their first year at Hogwarts and, while out sneaking around the fascinating world that they were learning about, discover a monster hidden within the forest that was making its presence known for the first time in almost 500 years.

Lord Voldemort not only ruined the lives and destroyed the families of the witches and wizards who stood against him, but also those who stood with him. The naiveté of youth is slowly washed away by a darkness that envelops a group of schoolmates at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As they grow to recognize their own powers and limitations, the histories of their families change them, and they, in turn, change the history of the wizarding world. At the end of it all, Severus Snape must go back to the beginning to understand what it truly means to be a Slytherin.

It is Oliver Wood's final year at Hogwarts. Find out what he and his friends get up to outside of Quidditch.

It’s Uric “the Oddball” Beaufolle’s final year at Hogwarts. Badgers, goblin raids, young love, demon summoning, evil vampires, new classes, and of course, Uric himself.

The war is over – Draco is grown, lives the good life and litters the landscape with his cast off girlfriends. But the memory of one true love beckons and he tries to reclaim the witch he could not shake, forget, or quit rowing with - Hermione. But this is no cauldron cakewalk for Draco; there is a little matter, two of them actually, for him to deal with before the happily-ever-aftering can begin. Worse, Hermione expects him to toe the line. Can Draco win his heart’s desire while keeping his oh-so-essential Slytherin dignity? Is any witch worth that kind of aggravation? This is the sequel to Draco’s Delicate Condition.

Cate Moon is your average witch, with a dull but paying job, a large family that doesn't know how to leave her alone, and a little secret of her own. How will she cope when George Weasley is drawn into her world? Is someone coming after her family? GW/OC.

Ron is confronted with his past and must decide. But will he be able to bear the consequences when his life turns upside down?``Draco/Ron, Post-Hogwarts

After being kidnapped, Hermione is rescued by Snape. But then there's a prophecy and lots of other things to deal with. And why can't she remember certain things? What has Snape got to do with it? What is Dumbledore hiding? Can Hermione ever sort out the mess that is her life?

Book 1: Briallen Bevin has just found out she's a witch. But the excitement is marred by an unusually cruel flying instructor, a sadistic janitor, temperamental friends and seemingly clingy enemies, not to mention the mysterious disappearances of several students from the school. Though she's told to let it be by her Grandfather, Briallen can't shake the feeling that all of this has something to do with that old cave in the north wood... (to see maps of Bergamot and The Village,

Draco Malfoy is in his sixth year and things are taking a turn for the worse. Decisions have to be made; ones that he had hoped would fade with time. Fate seems to be making up for the relatively peaceful year that was his fifth at Hogwarts. Herein lies: arranged marriages, the ongoing feud with Harry Potter, Quidditch and the dangers of blind faith. Rated R for gore, battle scenes and adult themes.

Ginny is engaged to Harry Potter, and the wedding is in two months, but when she starts working as Draco Malfoy's secretary in the Ministry of Magic, things start changing, and Ginny is having second thoughts about the wedding...

Sirius wants to cheer up James. James wants to kiss Lily. Lily wants to murder Remus. And Remus just wants the marauders to leave his girlfriend alone. As unlikely as these things may seem, remember…in a world where toads could be vampires, anything is possible. MWPP. James/Lily.

Harry's assumptions about Draco's motives and Draco's cluelessness about Harry's needs end them at a breakup that causes more pain than the relationship itself. Getting past the barriers to have a real talk may provide the solution, however letting go of the hurt is easier thought than done.

Ever wonder what happened to Dudley and his parents after they took that right turn off Private Drive during Harry's 7th Year. Well, this is my own interpretation of what happens to Dudley, and how he changes from the character we all knew and mostly disliked to someone who embraces the wizarding world...

Having procured an extensive list of ways to annoy everyone's favorite Potions Master, one industrious student starts a quest to cover them all in her 4th year at Hogwarts. A humorous journey following the escapades of one Merriweather Hapshat. Will she be able to survive Severus Snape's wrath?

Six years after Graduation, Hermione, Harry, Ron, Charlie, Fred and George return to Hogwarts at Dumbledore\'s request. They must stay to save the school, but that will mean submitting to the new Marriage Law passed by the Ministry.

Just after his fourth year, Snape briefly befriends Harry, strange visions haunt him during the day, his skin begins to glitter... what is a wizard being chased by a Dark Lord to do?````Sequel: Mark of Ancients

AU. Harry and Draco are both having a bad start to their summers, but why would they be seeing each other in visions? And what is up with Professor Snape?

Harry falls in love, with Lavender Brown? Snuffles is at Hogwarts, and Lupin the DADA teacher is back teaching again. Harry can do wandless magic.

A gentle parody with a bit of everything in it. Humor, romance, Slytherin schemes, and mystery! Set during the Christmas holidays in Hermione's fifth year. Lupin visits McGonagall, Snape has a strange dream, Draco falls for Hermione, and Trelawney has a vision.

GoF in the words of Cedric Diggory as you've never seen him before. Nobody's hero and nobody's fool, not only did he survive Voldemort's rebirth but he's decided to set the story straight about his sixth and 'final' year.

The Death Eaters have new recruits. Percy does an Anakin Skywalker, Marcus languishes in unrequited love all while making Nefarious Evil Schemes, and Adrian bakes muffins. Set mostly in 1994 to 1998. Occasional deviation from canon.

When Sirius Black reawakens on the other side of the veil, he has one thought in mind: Harry needs him. As he searches for his godson, he comes across a host of old acquaintances that he was sure he'd never see again. But exactly what part do they have to play in the delicate and dangerous quest to return to the world in which he belongs?

Surviving the war was easy. Learning to live again will be much more difficult.

Various foundersfics written in the HnH story verse. These involve the actual Founders, not the memory Founders in Hearts and Hourglasses. The events in the stories also occur a thousand years ago or so.

Dumbledore hires a specially trained witch to create a magical model of Voldemort's life and future using Peter Pettigrew. She needs Remus Lupin and Ron Weasley to make it.

Sick of fluffy Draco? Wish some characters could be wiped off the face of the earth? You got it! A spell gone wrong results in everyone in the world disappearing, except for a small group of Hogwarts students. Seen from nasty Draco’s POV, the group indulges in the joys of total emancipation and free stuff!

Ten years after Hogwarts everyone has scattered to continue with their own lives in peace, but not everyone had a happy ending.  Ron is one of a few who knows one of their circle didn’t die as the history books recorded; she was living in shamed exile.  He and Hermione must join forces again to battle dark wizards and pick up the pieces of their friendship with the help of an old enemy.

"Well, that's an interesting question, and quite a long story. I suppose the real reason Ginny Weasley's like this is because she opened her heart and spilled all her secrets to an invisible stranger."

The summer after OoTP, Lucius Malfoy is killed. At Dumbledore's urging, Draco is sent to live at the Order headquarters. There, he learns to live with Harry Potter and the rest of the Fantastic Four, until a Death Eater plot turns his new world upside down. When push comes to shove, will Draco defend his new comrades? Or will he embrace his old life, grabbing at his own share of power?

James Potter. Sirius Black. Remus Lupin. Peter Pettigrew. Lily Evans. MWPP and Lily at Hogwarts, along with Annetta More, my Original Character. Voldemort is rising, Muggles are starting to die, but these six kids are determined to ignore it – after all, it’s not going to last long, is it? The past may have been just as interesting as the future – or the present.

Selina Julliard is in trouble. For starters, her parents, as well as her older sister, were murdered a little over a week ago, leaving her in deep financial trouble. The only solution to getting out of debt? Marry the recently widowed Lucius Malfoy. As if marrying a man twice her age isn’t bad enough, Selina can’t shake the feeling that her parents’ killer is out to finish her off. Upon discovering a mysterious wedding gift Selina, along with her friend Riley, set off to solve her parents murder. As time progresses, though, Selina begins to find that her husband might not be so bad after all, and then the real trouble begins...

An alternate universe re-envisioning of Book 5; chronologically follows my story "Hand-me-Downs" but HMD is not required. With Voldemort back, Harry wants to pull his weight in the fight, but how can he when Sirius is keeping Voldemort's goal secret from him? Meanwhile the Ministry makes more trouble than ever.

During a school visit to a wizarding country house, thirteen-year-old Tom Riddle is given a task by his Arithmancy professor -- but the far-reaching consequences are more than he bargains for.

Written in honor of the H.M.S. Sixpack. In fourteen related vignettes, Harry begins to look at his five closest friends in a different light. Sixpack pairing: Ron/Hermione, Harry/Hermione, Neville/Hermione, Ron/Harry, Ron/Neville, Ginny/Hermione, Ginny/Harry, Ginny/Neville, Luna/Neville... you get the picture.

The sequel to the Seduction of Severus Snape. Severus finds his summer interrupted by a certain irritating Ravenclaw. Meanwhile, Nathanyel embarks on a search for true love. Or... Just some good sex. Long lost relatives, assassins, bank robberies, orgies... Gosh, how exhausting.

A mysterious substance is added to the Hogwarts pumpkin juice, making all the students and teachers who drank it switch bodies! Includes double entendres, crazy confusions, and revelations galore!

Ginny realizes she wasn't just chosen to be a prefect; later on so does Draco. There are more responsiblities they must bear . . . something about ancient magic . . . saving the world . . . and in the process, each other . . .````(Continuation of Iuga Sortis: Bound By Destiny)

Sequel to "Before They Were Marauders", this fic takes place in ``the Marauders' fifth year, shortly after they master the art of Animagi. Discovery and humor follows as well some... romance? I guess it's kind of a L/J love/hate kind of fic but nothing more than pure, undiluted FLUFF!

The youngest Malfoy returns home after his fifth year``at Hogwarts and learns a little more truth about his family (immediate``AND extended) than he'd ever wanted to know. Draco discovers that the``path to redemption is neither quick nor direct-- but also that it's a``lot more bearable when travelled with company. The trick, of course, is``knowing which company to bring...

Harry and Hermione are back in my sequel to Chasing a Dream! Hermione has some disturbing news for our leading man. How will he take it?

Witches? Magic? Morgan was confused; she had just taken a vacation from her busy normal life and had travel to a country famous for its haunted castles and magical legends. But Morgan's idealized vacation was soon turned into the most traumatic experience in her life. From the moment she set foot on England she suffered from estrange and recurrent nightmares, she had an accident in an abandoned dirt road and she found herself as the recipient of a great and terrible secret; and to top all that, she got entangled in a war against a dark evil wizard! ``Her secret could change the direction of the events and save many lives, specially the life of a young boy, who was the only one who had the responsibility to stand up against that evil wizard.

Sequel to Harry Potter and the Orb of Power. ```` As Harry enters his sixth year at Hogwarts, he stands united with his friends and family, ready to confront another year of school. But when the wizarding world is thrown into chaos by the lack of a Minister and Voldemort's return, Harry finds his life begins to break down. Harry must find the Tome of Shadows, an ancient book that holds the secrets of immortality, and a way of defeating Voldemort, while he must also contend with a mysterious illness plaguing the students of Hogwarts. ````*Must have read Harry Potter and the Orb of Power, as it is an alternative fifth year story to Order of the Phoenix.

6th year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry finds Harry facing his worst enemy. Can he find a way to stop him from getting what he wants? Will Harry and Professor Snape ever see eye to eye? Will the house that has been on Hogwarts grounds will reveal its mysteries in time to help our hero accomplish what he sets out to do? An old legend, turns out to be true, and what will Harry do when he finds himself entangled in the midst of it.

In the Trio's seventh year, the Wizarding World has lost its second war against the Dark Lord. The Death Eaters conquered Hogwarts, defeated the Order of the Phoenix, and overthrew the Ministry of Magic. Forming a new government with Voldemort as the supreme ruler, they take control of Wizarding Europe spreading terror and destruction everywhere. Harry and his friends are forced into hiding, but far from giving up hope they form their own secret rebellion. In four cycles, Amicus Draconis tells the story of a world shattered and rebuilt throughout three wizarding wars, of two masterminds moving people like figures on a chessboard, and a boy torn between his destiny and his one true love.

Harry is upset about the upcoming Hogwarts Family Day carnival. He finds a sympathetic ear in Luna Lovegood.

Ginny dumps Harry after he finishes the Auror Academy. Apparently, he's a horrible a kisser and she wants someone that doesn't need training. So why does Hermione seem delighted at this news?

The one man who can convict Lucius Malfoy has been missing since the end of the war, and nobody admits to knowing his whereabouts. Hermione Granger just wants to do her job and get on with her life, but the denizens of the Forbidden Forest have other ideas. NOTE: FA has declared chapter 7 of this story to be too explicit for this site. If you wish to view it in its uncut entirety, you may do so at Fanfiction.net or Ashwinder. The links are in my profile.

It's 2004 and Hermione Granger doesn't have any money or a wand anymore, not since a surprisingly very evil former Gryffindor ruined everything. A chance encounter with the Underminister for Happiness of a drastically changed Magical Britain brings her back. But does she even want to rejoin the Wizarding World? Landlocked Draco/Hermione with Sadistic!Harry, Creep!Ron, Pensive!Draco, and SeriouslyEvil!Katie Bell making appearances.

PoA AU. After Ginny's turbulent first year as a Slytherin she returns to Hogwarts only to encounter yet another problem. The shock of Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban just weeks before term has begun to sink in and the Ministry is left with no choice but to protect Hogwarts with Dementors. And if that was not bad enough, there is a prophecy concerning Lord Voldemort that cannot be ignored any longer...

Little Ginny Weasley has grown up during the summer before her sixth year, and the boys are taking notice. Will she be able to nab the boy she wants, before someone else nabs her? (Hr/R, H/G, possible D/G)

To protect them from Voldemort, Dumbledore sends the sixth-year Gryffindors and Slytherins to America and… Oh, heck, it’s the Marx Brothers meets Monty Python, a Hitchhiker’s Guide to Harry Potter, where no one is safe from lampooning, not the characters, not the authors [JKR and Aerie22], not fanfiction and fanfic authors, not fans and fandom, not even Draco [“You wouldn’t.” Draco said with a sneer. A/N: “Heh, heh, heh,” said the author with a PC and a ‘net connection], and no, dear reader, not even you. So if you’ve been waiting for the War And Peace of silliness, here it is.

By all accounts she should have been declared legally dead at the scene of the crime, at the scene of the declaration. Her skin was ashen. Her heart wasn’t beating—-how could it when it had, just moments before, crashed through the wooden floor beneath her? She wasn’t breathing. Her eyes held the glassy, unseeing blank stare of the recently deceased. ``Harry informs Hermione that he's going to get engaged--to someone else. She is forced to confront her long repressed feelings for him, but is she too late?

Sequel to 'Aurora and the Boy Who Lived' found in the Astronomy Tower. Aurora, Harry, and the other Marauders have just graduated from Hogwarts. She and Draco enter the Auror program while Harry and Ron tryout for spots on professional Quidditch teams. Harry finally finds out more about his parents and Aurora discovers things she'd rather have not. Follow them on their course as they learn that love often leads to heartache and betrayal.

I've always been there, but you've never known. It's me that you see, I'm all alone. You may think you've known me all along, but I've finally found where I belong.

A spell by Voldemort sends Harry into an alternate reality where his parents lived, but Harry himself was killed on that fateful Halloween. Now Harry must deal with two grieving parents, a risen Voldemort and the life he was never allowed to have.

What is drama, after all, but a slew of ill-made decisions? Hermione Granger and Severus Snape discover the side affects of lust, love, and everything in between.

A truthful account of the events of last March.

Post-Hogwarts. When Ginny teams up with Harry to destroy the last of Voldemort's Horcruxes, they receive help from the most unlikely of sources: Draco Malfoy. Assassination attempts, Horcruxes, vampires, and love potions. D/G/H

A seventh year romance fic featuring H/Hr and D/Hr, some arugments, humor. A light and enjoyable read.

When twenty-five year old Draco Malfoy offers Ginny Weasley the chance to make it in her chosen career, she's both thrilled and horrified. Draco is a cold, arrogant prat ... but lurking underneath the cruel exterior just might be a decent wizard. Will he ever give her the chance to find out? A Draco/Ginny angst-filled romance with Harry/Hermione on the side.

Harry has a surprise encounter in the Gryffindor common room that leads to rather interesting revelation.

Pure holiday fluff from the

It wasn't like I wanted her to marry me. I only wanted her to give me a chance. ``Lily/James, told from James's POV. Will James ever make Lily realise that he really has changed to the better?

In the wizarding world, nothing is for certain. Alliances are made and broken. Lives are celebrated and forgotten. Amid the destruction, Harry and Draco learn that death is not the ultimate torment. Their friends desperately attempt to survive in a world that has forgotten the meaning of peace. Promises and betrayal, hope and anguish, love and hatred, this fic follows the lives that are irrevocably changed in the sixth year of Hogwarts.

Harry's fifth year, Order of the Phoenix style. Dementors, D/G pairings, The weirdest new teacher and the Marauders playing with time! Not to mention a surprise for the new Quidditch team captain!

Ron and Hermione realize their pent-up feelings for each other. At the same time, Hermione doesn't realize what's in front of her face. Neither does Ron. This is very SI. Read to find out who it is.

Ever wondered what really happened to all the characters of Harry Potter? (Set after the supposingly amazing seventh book.)

Sirius/Narcissa/Lucius triangle stretching from the illegal disco dance clubs of Communist-controlled Moscow to the Soviet prison camps of Western Siberia. Find what made and broke Sirius Black before he set foot in Azkaban.

This is the second book in the trilogy about the de Lisle sisters (the first is "Once in a Blue Moon"). Here we meet Morgan Winter, the youngest sister, and an Auror.````Morgan knows that in her line of work she will have to do things that she dislikes, but never would have guessed that one of them would be to pose as the lover of Severus Snape. And neither of them expected that they would have so much in common - or their reaction to each other.````Both of these people have deep scars on their souls, and live their lives in fear of the past.````They have to learn how to trust each other, and trust that loving doesn't mean pain.

When Lily comes back from Australia, she is desperate to hide her secret from James, but things start to unravel when she meets him again. PostHogwarts, slight AU.

Takes place directly after HBP. After a slight disagreement with the Weasleys, Harry heads back to Privet Drive. Along the way, he meets two people, strangers, who give him the locket. Who are these mysterious strangers and what do they know about the Dark Lord? And what exactly happened to Malfoy? Join the Trio on their quest for the horcruxes in a race against time. Warning: Torture, character deaths, and mayhem lay ahead. Proceed with caution.

Life is difficult and Ginny knows this well; being with Harry may very well be making it harder. How does Ginny act when the world falls down around her?

Draco's future is set for him, Harry is a danger to all those around him, and the wizarding world is about to be struck by the first onslaught of the war against Voldemort. Set in their sixth year, Harry and Draco unconventionally meet before the inevitable battle, and emotions are stirred and their own lives questioned.

Harry and 'Mione go to a V-day party. What happens?

James likes Lily and she likes him back so they're going to go on their first date. This seems to be a good thing but unfortunately for them James' best friend happens to be the mischievous Sirius Black. Gauntlets are thrown; revenge and chaos ensue and Remus and Peter get to enjoy the fun.

It’s been five years since Harry’s class has graduated Hogwarts. The Dark Lord has been defeated, although there are still some Death Eaters at large, scattered to parts unknown. Everyone has gone their separate ways and continued on with their lives, until they receive an invitation to their five-year class reunion.

Draco Malfoy witnessed Ginny Weasley's downfall after receiving dire news. Now he is the only one she could turn to. But is he helping her because he wants to... or because someone is making him?

April, 1982. Remus Lupin travels to India to track a creature that has been devouring villagers in the Himalayan foothills.

A romance fiction about Oliver Wood when he was in first year (1987 according to the timeline). Bit of twists and turns, and there is more information on the other students of his year.

Linked to both Voldemort and Ginny Weasley, Harry must learn to shield himself and open his mind to them both. Follow Harry and company as Voldemort begins his assault on the Wizarding World in earnest and seeks a new opportunity to realise immortality. Part two of the 'Consequences' trilogy.

As a little boy, Charlie Weasley cultivated a passion for dragons. But that little boy had no way of knowing where that passion would take him in life. These are Charlie's adventures – the ones only hinted at in canon. My story consists of vignettes of Charlie's life, with emphasis on those rare, brief moments when JKR mentioned him in passing, and few other gaps filled in.

In the aftermath of the prank, Sirius is sent out to do damage control. His mission: talk to the one person Snape would go to and find out what she knows. It should have been simple, but as he quickly finds out, things with Vivian Snape are rarely simple.

Following OotP Harry finds himself captured by DEs and framed for the murder of the Dursleys. Harry escapes and has to evade the Muggle Police and at the same time piece together the puzzle that is his family tree!

Hermione wakes up.

The summer after Voldemort's resurrection charm expert Edana Rosier receives a letter that sends her back to England, and forces her to remember her years at Hogwarts. It was 1980, when Voldemort was at the height of power, and Edana was a Slytherin caught up in a political rift not of her own making and alienated from her housemates.

This story of Bill and Fleur's wedding from the perspective of the trio and Ginny Weasley. And why is Mrs. Weasley so interested in what is going on? The story comes from multiple Points of View and has several retrospectives back to HBP. Please bear with the perspective shifts, as this is a bit of a "non-linear" tale.

A late night chat causes Harry to re-evaluate his feelings for Hermione, and he comes to a realization: his feelings extend beyond friendship. But will things work out between them, since Hermione is still dating Krum? Harry has to make a choice ... between trying to start a relationship with Hermione or resuming his old one with Cho. And what about Ron? Will his own feelings for Hermione stand in the way of his friendship with Harry? As the Yule Ball approaches, the trio has choices to make ...

Harry Potter has had all summer to brood over the events of his fifth year, so what happens when he finds out that he's not the only one to be suffering? It's time to get over all that teen angst and seek comfort in the arms of someone who needs Harry's help, as much as Harry needs his. H/D SLASH

Since their Hogwarts days, Hermione has loved one person and one person only. Ronald Weasley. Since they broke up, Ron has dated a (wicked, at least in Hermione's eyes) witch. Now he has asked Hermione to help plan... their wedding! How will Hermione be able to take it when the man that she loves forces her to plan his life with another woman?

Harry’s godmother appears and teaches a class at Hogwarts. She is one of the Old Crowd mentioned at the end of GOF, a former pro Quidditch player and amateur politician. She is not pleased with how the Ministry is handling things and decides to challenge Fudge. Add conflicting emotions about Remus and Sirius and stir. This is definitely an AU.

During Harry's seventh year, the Snake's Clan, a long forgotten legend, is coming back to life. Does Draco and his strange new behaviour have something to do with it? Featuring Dark Draco (just wait, he'll come) HP/DM, RW/HG, SS/LM

Al Potter's first year at Hogwarts is full of amphibians, reptiles and riddles.

Meet Cassie McGerald, our American heroine, who has received a letter that states that she is to be transferred to Hogwarts for her fifth year...

Hermione has no patience, Ron has no clue, and it\\\'s up to their friends to ensure that Quidditch season can get underway without the Head Girl strangling the Gryffindor Captain in frustration. R/Hr, COMPLETE, eleven brief scenes. Prequel to Some Perfect World, with just a pinch of H/D foreshadowing and a generous dollop of fluff.

"I always say: Keep a diary and one day it'll keep you." -Mae West. From dazzling Paris and foggy London to bustling New York, six comapions find that their roads converge into one that leads to unexpected places. After the storms of his fifth year, Harry learns that he must rely on others or sink under the weight of his responsibilities. He will need the help of steadfast friends, new acquaintances, and old enemies to end an evil that was set in motion centuries before. The sequel to 'It May Be Raining.'