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Mrs. Figg had a thing for cats.

Dragons' Heartstrings is a fan fic in soap opera form, based on Harry's life after Hogwarts. Packed with Gred and Forge style humor, random jokes, and satire, Dragons' Heartstrings pokes fun at the dramatic quality of soap operas as well as the far-fetched ideas of some other Harry Potter fan fictions.

We all know what happened with Harry and company after Sirius fell in his battle with Bellatrix in the Death Chamber, but what did Sirius encounter beyond that mysterious veil? Here’s my take on it...

He stared at the tombstone. It blended in amongst all the others; there was nothing special about it. Nothing to set it apart as the tombstone of the Boy Who Lived, who wasn’t so much alive anymore as he was dead and buried. First of the End Of World oneshots.

Hermione Granger, once the youngest minister for magic, is now a \'to be caught dead or alive\' fugitive, thanks to her overintelligent brain. Aurors are looking for her madly, and who else could capture her better than her best friend?

AU. A fishing boat drifts into a dragon preserve off the coast of Alaska. This is a story of what might transpire.

"He watched it bleed its color day by day and remembers that once, his world hadn't been so blank." The Dementors took many things from Sirius.

Severus Snape is dead, brutally murdered and the only person who could have killed him is his lover, Hermione Granger. She found him dead and it has cost her sanity, for even she doesn't know if she killed him or not. Told from Hermione's POV, very dark.

Draco Malfoy and Cho Chang are both a little lost. And it takes them to find each other to find themselves again. A love story, of sorts, that spans from the beginning of HBP to...well, forever.

The fire was dancing in front of her eyes, projecting its sparkling light over everything in the room. Through the window, she was able to see the raindrops spattering the landscape. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared ahead of her, though she was not really seeing.

A little one-shot of how life is, from Pansy Parkinson's point of view, and the role sour oranges have in her life. Angst-ridden but nothing particularly explicit. Self-injury implied. Pansy/Draco.

It had been alright in the end. Perhaps it was better this way, after all, with Ron and Hermione like sheer myths to him. Perhaps it was better to see his life with them as a fairy tale story that one day the reader had stopped reading. Perhaps it was better that though the first to die, the innocents would not be the last. Harry was prepared for this day, hour, very moment. Inspired by the song "We're Forgiven". H/Hr

Bellatrix Lestrange (Née Black) was sent to Azkaban for the crime of being a Death Eater and the torture of both Muggles and wizards. Gradually, along with all the others in there, she starts to lose her mind; starts to forget. And, of course... No one escapes Azkaban.

"His lycanthropy was a curse, not a part of him. If it was placed upon him, surely it could be taken off. I had to find a cure. I would devote my whole life to finding a cure if I had to." ``Lily desperately contemplates why Remus would end their relationship...

A story inspired by the title (provided by April in a plot bunny thread). It's about how there's a spark of good in the worst of people and a nasty streak in the best of people.

Gregory Goyle makes a midnight visit to the Gryffindor tower, only he bumps into Dumbledore on the way. Non slash, sweet story. Goyle/Gryffindor girl of your choice

What is this light that hurts my eyes? Is it the end, finally? No, obviously, no. It’s the day, the sun is risen, and another agony begins. Wake up, my sinner, wake up and smile.

"Harry has a girlfriend," Remus says in a hushed voice, but Harry can still hear him from the bottom of the stairs. He shouldn't eavesdrop, but it's about him, so he has a right to know what they're saying. Remus/Sirius. AU. One-shot.

Every night I felt your presence. Your cool breath on my neck, your soft whispers in my ear. And your touch. Fingertips grazing my skin, making me shudder in despair because I knew I couldn’t stop them. I always gave in to them.

Beware, you who fight evil, lest you fall into darkness. Beware, you who invite the abyss into your heart. Ginny. Lucius. Harry. Guard your soul. (Warning: graphic torture)

Post OotP Songfic. Remus visits Sirius' grave on a weekly basis. Weeks after Sirius' death, Remus is still grieving.

Cho reveals to Harry a secret of Cedric's that affects all three of them.

Do not stand at my grave and weep / I am not there, I do not sleep / Do not stand at my grave and cry / I am not there; I did not die.``The death of a rival marks the end of hate.

I know that Riddle is only using me by now... It’s like what Dad says those Muggle drugs are like, it’s addicting. I can’t stop, even though I want to. I’m addicted... Ginny reflects on the diary and life as the youngest Weasley

"'…I hope you realize I can’t be there for you like he is…”````Those words keep ringing through my head over and over again. I know he couldn’t have been able to tell, but he’s crushed me with those very words. It isn’t just those words, though; I know it’s not. I remember his exact tone of voice. It was hollow, empty, and unfeeling—so different from the one he used before luring me into his lusty trap. Typical Slytherin…"````Harry contemplates the past night's events with extreme regret--and now he has to figure out a way to tell Ron. ````Slash. Harry/Draco, Harry/Ron.

Harry has seen blurs of color for a long time but now finally he can see them clearly. Along with the images, he feels something. What is it? Harry doesn’t even know. He hears sounds and on top of his growing unease, he know that something is very wrong....

Twelfth Night, 1978. A Hogsmeade FortuneTeller receives an extremely reluctant customer into her shop. "Fortune Telling is for Muggles and Fools," he is quick to sneer. But despite his attitude, the young Severus Snape made a promise to someone, and he is determined to keep it. (One-shot teen!Snape fic)

I hate you so much for leaving that day. For flying off into open sky without even a look back. Leaving me crying my heart – no, my soul – out to Ron because he was the only one who could keep me still. (H/Hr - sequel to Leaving Forever)

Sonfic to Usher's "Confessions Part II." Draco cheats on Ginny and now he has to tell her. One-shot.

Harry’s in deep trouble. He’s also in Hull. Factor in an evil, fuming faction, a nemesis, and some Ancient Greek Thugs and you’ve got yourself a fic. A completely irreverent jokelette about villains, creeping around, and sexual tension that could (loosely) be called a ‘thriller’ but really, you’d have to be mad. [H/D]

"/In Flanders' fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below./" ~John McCrae, /In Flanders' Fields/

Ginny Weasley reflects on her relationship with Ron, and why it's always been so hard.

A sixteen-year-old, red-haired girl drinks a coffee at King's Cross. Mystery. Part of the "Fifteen Minutes in London"-series.

'It was the noise that was missing. The voices of her family.' Ginny finds herself alone in her dormitory.

They are 'The Trio'. It's always been that way. So what happens when Voldemort takes Ron captive, and the other two have to consider the possibility of a life without him? One shot set in 6th year. Ron/Hermione with Harry/Hermione friendship.

Ron goes on vacation to Paris. Ahh... the city of love. Just who catches his eye and heart? Based on The Beatles' "Michelle."

George's birthday is never truly happy. Will this year be any different?

Every day is a struggle and her resolve is slowly being destroyed. Can she survive her own hell?

After the long, trying night Harry had at the Ministry -- and then with Dumbledore -- he lies in bed and thinks of everything that's happened so far and what it all means. (OotP spoilers)

"I've been there since the beginning. From the times when I sat there, faithfully upon his head, to times when I sat faithfully upon his shelf. I have seen horrors of which many have yet to dream of, let alone experience, although I have no eyes, as such. "

This is the sequel to Salvation. its pretty much just Draco's view of the story and what he was feeling.

Sirius struggles to keep his sanity in Azkaban, but one group of memories in particular wears away at him. Will he win, or will the Dementors break him?

Remus wakes up with Sirius.````"In the morning he woke up and it wasn't real."

Huge OoTP spoiler. Harry misses Sirius. He pays him a visit beyond the veil.

Why is Petunia Dursley so... well... Dursleyish? Why does she hate the magical word, and prtend that she never even had a sister? Well, once she was a child, you see. And children have dreams... "Petunia wanted magic more than anything in the world, she dreamed of it and she ached for it, for the magic and for the brave, beautiful characters who wielded it in her books and her imagination."

Everyones favourite fanfiction authors Siofra the Elf and Gwendolyn James, along with their friends, have been dragged into the past to relive one of their favourite scenes from the Harry Potter movies. Hilarity and craziness ensues as the time draws ever closer...

The war is over and The-Boy-Who-Lived has survived, but is in a critical state at St. Mungo's. Draco waits and takes his time to look back on his involvement. Draco's POV and told primarily through flashbacks.

The last time. I swear to Merlin this is the last time...tonight I’ve got to say it, got to tell the truth. We can't keep doing this.

Ginny Weasley lies silently on the ground in the Chamber of Secrets, the conduit for Tom Riddle’s resurrection. An instrument, a medium, a tool. How can a young girl, sensitive and impressionable, not be affected by that?

Harry doesn't eat anymore. Harry barely speaks anymore. And Harry isn't himself anymore. [Multi-Chaptered -- HP/DM]

"Never again waking up to find someone who smiled at you and pulled you closer when you met their eyes." The days are bad, but the nights are hell; Ginny never understood how much loneliness would hurt.

Told to kill, Draco refuses. But his father has a trick up his sleeve and in the end, it really doesn't matter if he's commited the crime or not. He'll still be punished for it. (songfic)

At the end of the day, all anyone wants is to be loved. And many people have that. Many people lose it, too. But not all at once, not like Harry has. What would you do if all that mattered was gone? If there was no one?

The biggest child of the James Thickey Ward at St. Mungo’s is about to learn something astonishing and possibly dangerous. But – will he remember about it tomorrow?

Why the stately Ms. Emmeline Vance would want to belong to the Order of the Phoenix is a complete mystery to the Marauders and their friends. What could have happened to make Emmeline long to Catch a Death Eater? A painful subject, concerning the charming Tom Riddle, and the first time the Chamber was opened.... Poor Myrtle.

Lucius has always been charming and witty, and even silver looked good on him. After a night of cuddling with a hippogriff who wanders onto the Malfoy property, he finds out that there is more to life than hourly manicures. It is up to Lucius to find his way to his hippogriff again, with the help of Voldemort, Draco, and some very dead Italian designers.

Harry is fed up with Ron and Hermione's constant bickering, because he knows that they secretly love each other. While at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes he buys love potions to give to Ron that will make Ron's feelings for Hermione clear. Comedic drama ensues. R/Hr. Set during HBP.

During her fourth year, Ginny mourns for the one that never again will be.

They seemed like a fantasy, a dream. Their friendship seemed so far away, so unrealistic. Guilty, Peter thought, all this because I am guilty.

Harry, Charlie, and dragon-keeping after the war. Slight slash.

Hermione tells her story and the history of magic class doesn't know how to reply. Hr/DM, Hr/VK, PP/PW, PW/other. HR/others

This is a companion piece to the songfic "Unwritten" since so many have asked me for a sequel. Three years have now passed since Harry and Ginny found one another again. As they celebrate the anniversary of their reunion and the rest of the world celebrates the anniversary of Voldemort's defeat, their greatest hope yet prepares to enter their lives.

After his escape from Azkaban, Rabastan Lestrange takes a look at what his life has become.

A poignant look into Hermione's life following the worst tragedy of her life. What happens when the love of her life is taken from her? Will she have the strength to go on or will she drown in her grief?

Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic, has to cope with the return of the most evil wizard of the modern age. A look inside his mind as he weighs the options, and asks the age old question: "Why me?"

One Christmas Eve, after a particularly unpleasant Occlumency lesson, Severus is visited by a ghost. Lily is furious over how he has treated her son—and determined to make Severus see just how much Harry needs him. Loosely based on "A Christmas Carol".

After his father's arrest, Draco's world becomes less certain. Draco-centric, slight Draco/Pansy, allusions to Draco/Harry pre-slash.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as told from the perspective of Cedric Diggory. But it's not what you think. Using nearly an entire cast of original characters, Cedric's story isn't and never was just exactly what you thought. What of his best friends? What of his love interests? All that, plus promises (heh) of humor and romance and (some) action and good dialogue...

He used to know her; once upon a time. But the Ginny he knew is gone, and now he's talking with someone completely different. She remembers, though.

The strange tale of Albus Dumbledore's legacy...

"You didn’t love him, you didn’t ever fool yourself into thinking you loved him. You didn’t even really like him, but you needed him."

Xanadu can be found where ever you happen to look for it.

Near the beginning of his sixth year, Harry catches Crookshanks swearing in Parseltongue. Investigation leads to a long talk about Sirius, Slytherins, the prophecy, hunting, history, and house-elves. Absolutely nothing to do with the Time's Riddle series.

The final showdown is over and Voldemort has fallen at the cost of many lives. The victory is bittersweet and Draco Malfoy is there by Harry Potter's side to witness the demolition of a happily ever after ending.

What does one think on the day that they are finally “released” from the clutches of the dementors? How does one find a way to carry on when all has been taken away? The moment during OotP when Voldemort’s truly loyal supporters are finally broken free. PG.

When it feels like the end, Harry and Hermione have only each other to cling to. One-shot about life, the universe and endings. Rated for language.

Harry and Hermione go on a humorous and revealing adventure a while before going to their seventh year at Hogwarts. Is it possible for them to meet two wizards their age in a similar search for Voldemort? What kind of suprises await them?

And things get worse for poor Winky! A cross-over of elves from six different universes: Harry Potter, LOTR, Artemis Fowl, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Santa Claus and the North Pole, and featuring Elfquest's Winnowill!

I can’t believe I’ve lost him. I just can’t.... Preparing to leave, to spend the remainder of the summer before his final year at Hogwarts somewhere else, Harry takes a few moments to speak to the only one he can tell anything without feeling ashamed: his diary. A sort of companion piece to The End of Innocence and The Beginning of the End, but not a sequel.

How did Peter Pettigrew come to be in Gryffindor?

She remembered those things that any sane woman would forget.

Megan Jones is a young woman trying to make her way in the world hampered by the very things that haunt many a young woman in her late teens. There are crushes and romantic entanglements to sort through, an unhappy family life, the thirst to prove herself and the obligatory identity crisis. Oh yes, and there's the bit about her secretly joining the Dark Side....

Songfic to Linkin Park's Runaway. Again, try guessing who's POV it is told from.

There is more to Daphne Greengrass than what can be seen; there is also more to the House she is loyal to.

Demons are unleashed upon the world, and Harry Potter is there to meet them. But he isn't the only one in his lifetime to have done deals with the otherworldly denizens... Canon pairings, swearing and scenes of a violent nature. Set in 4th Year.

Draco relives his memories of the past few years leading up to Voldemort's demise.

A fable--what happens when someone tries to please no one? From the creator of "Woes of a Midget Owl" and "Spinning in the Darkness"

They call them 'freak accidents', and they are. They are all the more horrible because the person who dies woke up that morning. Told from the POV of an OC, post-war.

Colin has been friends with Jessica Nott since their first year, but she has a few things to tell him about her future. The finally finished follow-up to "Thinking".

After the Final Battle of the Second War, evil is defeated but Hermione is left alone. Fear of Flying follows Hermione's emotional discord after losing her friends, faith and the will to live.

There are many paths to the same destruction, and many ways ruin a life. A young witch looks to her mentor for guidance and finds he is more than willing to provide it, despite the costs. Will she fight the ties that bind her to him, or will her desires lead to her own corruption?

Cho Chang loves flying. (Enter the labyrinth.) [Cho/Cedric]

[WIP: Post HBP] Harry and the gang begin the hunt, tromping through familiar places and chasing familiar faces as Mars rises climactically to its perihelion. Relationships challenged and changed, mental dilemmas sorted, political backdealings and diplomatic mayhem; A treasure hunt against a sadistic immortal wizard, a dead mentor, more than kin and less than kind, and worst of all: no clue whatsoever how to go about dealing with it. Follows canon up to the end of HBP and extends into Harry's seventh and final year. Quidditch, Hogwarts, Girls, Academics, Jobs, and a Death Wish - these are the bane and the spice of the life of Harry Potter. Vocabulary required.

During OotP, on a cold winter's night, Sirius stays awake and worries about Remus while drinking hot chocolate.

Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs mete out justice as they see fit. From Snape's perspective, set one autumn night after his jealous, contemptuous, spiteful nature has driven him to do something stupid yet again.

Peter and Alice are on an Order mission, but will the memory of their night together ruin it all?

Dedicated to Sirius Black; a man of miracles. *Stifles a sob and tears* This is basically a poem with him talking to Remus in a dream. He wants to tell Remus how much he loved him, and begs Remus not to forget him, and to forgive him for leaving. If you love Sirius half as much as I do, this could make you cry. I would cry, but I haven’t cried in years, so I forgot how too. Do me a favor; if you cry for Sirius, make sure you cry for me too, okay. Thank you, it’s much appreciated.

An abstract look at Hermione/Tom through Hermione's eyes as she compares their relationship to figures of classical literature.

Draco has a plot against Harry Potter. A sinister plot. But will Harry end up being the true victim? Femmeslash. Female!Harry/Pansy.