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(AU) A vampiric Draco, who finds himself with a new blood donor in Harry Potter, must now face the challenges of Hogwarts anew and this time he has more than just himself to worry about.

Severus can't distinguish between whether it's a nightmare or simply a dream. Lily is there to comfort him, whatever he decides.

She has nothing save a weariness that rests on her shoulders from hours of work and little sleep, and a sour taste in the back of her mouth, a bitterness she has never tasted before. January - June 1997 in the life of Nymphadora Tonks.

When Death Eaters were defeated by Harry Potter one year ago, Draco Malfoy expected he was about to go through rather difficult times, to say the least. As it turns out things are not going quite the way he would have thought...

Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom are determined to share the world together, but will Neville stop procrastinating his proposal to her? Cute, fluffy, and thoughtful ficlets about a favorite fanon pairing. Severus Snape subplot.

The prequel to Glow of Sunrise and The Wound Dresser, this story tells of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley's tumultuous reunion at the Burrow a week before Bill's wedding - a week before Harry, Ron and Hermione disappear.

A simple gift can lead to the restoration of many things. Short one-shot.

Who has been leaving candy at the white tomb? Minerva stumbles upon the solution to a mystery. Can she bring a lost soul home? A response to the Third Floor Corridor Fanfiction #3 challenge: "Write about something that either occurs in or starts in the staff room, between staff members or grown up characters." Takes place five years after HBP. ONE-SHOT. [rated PG-13 just to be safe]

Draco released Hermione from her captivity. Now it's time for her to return the favour. DM/HG

If working with Draco Malfoy was the last thing Hermione ever wanted... Falling in love was the least expected. A dangerous quest to thwart a magical weapon of mass destruction has devastating personal consequences, when a race to save the world, becomes a race to save themselves...

After Dumbledore's death, Remus hasn't lost faith in Severus. Now he has a problem, and only Severus can help.

Being in charge of caring for an injured Muggle girl causes Ginny Weasley to reflect on the events of the Second Voldemort War, and honour the memories of those who have died in it.

With Dumbledore dead and two new teachers at school, it seems that students can't trust anyone their own problems. But, behold! A new advice column has opened, to give advice and support for...Oh, nevermind, it's Smith from Hufflepuff who's writing it.

The dog and the wolf. Animals so similar that they are the same species. Can a wolf find love in a dog? Looking up into the sky, the dog star was shining bright, waiting for his one true love on the most important day, Christmas. A drabble of Christmases, from Remus's point of view.

Someone makes observations about certain people at a party. Have fun guessing who the narrator is!

"During moments like these, I would reach out and touch his hand. The palm of my hand is pressed against his cold dry skin of his. Our fingers will entwine..." Harry/Ron slash

A young Tom Riddle encounters the only son of Grindelwald. In the course of their short acquaintance, Tom learns several lessons about pain, torment and death.

Sequel to Cauldron of Secrets. Ever since his experiment with Felix Felicis, things have been going Horace's way. He's got the man of his dreams, and a long summer in France to look forward to. Instead of a holiday in the country, however, he and Leonide find a mystery when a local researcher is murdered. With ancient secrets, mysterious runes and the magical mafia, Horace's luck just might be running out.

Draco used to know Harry Potter. The Harry he knew kissed people in the middle of ministy balls and spouted off nonsense about family. But he ruined that Harry Potter and now he was The-Boy-Who-Was-Soon-to-Be-Wed-To-Someone-That-Was-Not-Him. H/D

Department of Magical Law Enforcement official Andrew Ketterly hoped to avoid the war against the Death Eaters, but Voldemort had other plans. The first story in a murder mystery series set during the first Voldemort War.

Severus Snape: Good? Bad? Neither. He's in it for himself.

We all know Harry wished he had his parents back. But do you know what Lily and James felt like? How would you feel if you suddenly died? [Did very well on other sites]

The night before Hogwarts, Albus worries that he might not fit into any House at all. Snippets from Albus' life at school - and where does Scorpius fit into it all?

AU: Harry and Ron visit the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor's office to tell him where the Chamber of Secrets is. Everything Gilderoy Lockhart writes about himself is actually true.

It's 1979 and Bellatrix waits for Regulus.

Sixteen-year-old Sirius Black returns home for Christmas after the infamous Whomping Willow Prank, and realises that the family he has is not the one that he wants to belong to any more. An outtake from From Ashes, but it can be read alone.

It's not easy being Severus Snape. Picked on, invisible to the girl he fancies, and a loner, getting through seven years at Hogwarts is no easy task. But the winds of change are in the air, and with one fateful decision Severus will change not only the course of his own life, but the lives of the entire wizarding world as well.

This is the journal or diary of Sirius Black and Nessa Williams. Sirius is friends with James and Nessa is friends with Lily. Find out what they think about the others in their groups, also their point of view. Goes with The Diary within James Potter and Lily Evans.

Written for the "What's your OTP" 2006 Valentine's Day challenge. Eloise Midgen worships Petunia Dursley. Personally, I found this an odd topic to write on...

Draco hates his life. He has been writing in his diary for a while now; all his dark and secret thoughts, the thoughts he doesn’t want anyone else knowing. One night he realises that he no longer wants to live. What will happen when Harry finds Draco's diary on his bed? Will he save the young Slytherin, or let him die? What are their feelings regarding one another? Slash. DracoHarry.

Everyone knows the story of the Four Founders of Hogwarts; the tales of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin are legendary. But did everything happen in the same way that it has always been told? Did Salazar Slytherin leave strictly because of differences concerning the purity of blood? Did friendships suffer and fail because of arguments concerning the running and ruling of Hogwarts? Or was there another reason? Could the story of a romantic relationship between two of the four friends have been lost to time? And did such an event cause more damage to the school than the beliefs in blood?

The tragic fall of one boy becomes the burden of Harry Potter. Follow him on a journey of betrayal and heartbreak into the very heart of the darkness that threatens his world, as he seeks for the answer of what makes a monster and what makes a man.

Written for the Second Gen Ficathon. My assignment, from lostlikealice, was Trio-era. Parvati and Lavender (and anyone else) after the end of Lavender/Ron.

The Leavers Ball of the 1971-1972 Hogwarts year.

Kyria Evangeline is lost. Harry, Ron and Hermione are off fighting Voldemort, her parents are dead and she's forbidden to do magic. Draco Malfoy is the Dark Lord's best man. He thinks "Rea" is a filthy halfbreed, capturing her as his slave until a mysterious letter arrives, changing everything...

Mark Evans's first class at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry is History of Magic. They have a special guest instructor.

Death really does turn out be the next great adventure for Albus Dumbledore. Maybe not quite the one he envisioned, but he had to admit that it was probably his own fault.

There's a great deal that wants doing in the first hours after the Great Victory. Perhaps the most important thing, at the end of the day, is the work of the Magical War Graves Commission.

What would you do if you had powers more extreme than any other witch or wizard and Lord Voldemort was holding you hostage for it? Why not get rescued by Harry Potter, go to Hogwarts and fall in love along the way!

Former Hogwarts students think back to their school days while they are now in the midst of a war. Dialogue is lyrics from a filk of Avenue Q's "I Wish I Could Go Back to College".

Rose Weasley embarks on her first year at Hogwarts...but all she really wants to do is play one of the most wonderful sports ever invented: Quidditch. Too bad life gets in the way in the form of school stress, family spats and a seeker named Scorpius.

Percy makes a decision that affects his life forever.

Many years after the War, Harry is chivvied into seeking out the last of the elder Potters, with some unlikely companions. Of course, the Fates have inventive ways of buggering up his life, particularly on mysterious Dartmoor.

Draco Malfoy was raised with a Death Eater Legacy. He knew when he reached Hogwarts he would be sorted into Slytherin. He also knew he would become a Death Eater, like his father before him. When the Dark Lord visits Malfoy Manor shortly after Lucius Malfoy's arrest, Draco realizes that, due to family legacy, he's in deeper than he bargained for.

Can be read in conjunction with my other two Remus/Hermione one-acts, "Fearless," and "A Woman's Touch." Lupin seeks Harry out after the funeral in HBP, but finds Hermione instead. Third in my Remus/Hermione arc.

Lily Evans. Watch the ups and downs of her seventh year. Romance, Angst, the usual for a teenager right?? Wrong! The wizarding world is under attack and it's coming nearer and nearer to the Hogwarts gates. Of course the Marauders are always up for an adventure so they will naturally be along for the ride. Some OC's but mostly the characters you know and love!

Ginny stood up and walked over to Draco. She placed his arms around her waist and threw her arms around his neck. She leaned in close to his ear and whispered, "What do think I want?"

Cho runs into an old friend and comes to an understanding with him. [Set during HBP.]

Ginny is an immortal vampire desperate to see her friends again, only problem is they died thousands of years ago. So with nothing left to live for she goes back to the time that she did.

He was Harry Potter and he was tainted. Post War darkfic. Warning: character death.

Sirius and Peter discuss James' latest literary work and come to a conclusion. (This will make NO sense unless you've read

And Cho, with her glassy eyes, stared up at the cobwebs crisscrossing the ceiling and wondered again how it had come to this.

Stan Shunpike showers Tonks with presents and (bad) poetry after she saves his life one cold, December evening. In an attempt to get him to stop, Tonks visits Stan at home on New Year's Eve and is pleasantly surprised by the events that follow.

Narcissa gets mad. Lucius kisses another girl.

Written for the Ron/Hermione Quote!Fic Challenge on Checkmated. "Love talked about can be easily turned aside, but love demonstrated is irresistible." -- W. Stanley Mooneyham. It's the final battle, and some people will do anything necessary to save the one that they love.

Romilda Vane: girly, flippant, and catty. What happens when she needs a favour from Luna Lovegood? Certainly, Romilda never expected to get her come-uppance for tormenting the school's infamous Loony! Set during HBP, and written for the Broken Quill challenge.

Snape finds himself in the afterlife with the person he least wishes to see.

Albus went to the concert to make Rose happy. He didn't expect to enjoy himself. He didn't expect to find entertainment. Most importantly, he didn't expect to find love.

An analysis of Gringotts and the Wizarding economy and monetary system, from a Vienna-Chicago-Virginia school monetarist perspective

It seems that Harry has gotten over Sirius's death. But what about Buckbeak, the hippogriff that spent the last two years of the man's life with him? Read and find out!

"Don't you get it, Tom? Love isn't fighting for immortality it is one of those that administer it!" Sometimes the dreams will show you the truth, sometimes dreams are only the truth we've accepted.

She's gone back to fix what she did wrong. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a fondness for following the rules. She'll do her best to stick to the plan, but did the Founders do what was best when they chose to do their work through her?

She couldn't see his face, but there was something forlorn about the lone boy, almost the same age as she, who sat on the opposite bank with his head in his hands.

Ron tries to move on after the death of Hermione. Sequel to When I Leave this World. Features the songs: Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to be with You" and Elvis' "Are You Lonesome Tonight."

The past and future are nothing more than points on a path we all must tread. Through memories and choices everyone has the ability to walk his or her own path whenever they choose. However, what if you were cursed to see the paths of others? To see where they have been and where they have yet to go? Do you believe you could handle all the things you might see? Do you really believe you could fulfill such a Destiny? One woman believed she was capable... she was wrong.

The Way Things Were Meant to Be takes place during the trio's seventh year at Hogwarts, assuming they go back next year, Dumbledore and Sirius didn't die, Draco didn't become a Death Eater, Harry and Ginny didn't break up, and Neville and Luna got together. Lately, the mention of Viktor's name has sent Ron flying off the handle, even more than usual. This is a Ron/Hermione fic for your enjoyment.

The war is over, but the Wizarding world and the Weasley family are thoroughly shaken in its wake. Harry is looking for signs that things will be good again wherever he can. Then Ron, suddenly, does something that shifts things and transforms the way they will be from now on.

The Auror Corps provides Harry with a profession that's highly dangerous, demanding, and glamorous. Except when it's not.

Harry is no longer 16, he knows what he has to do, and no one is going to stop him. Watch Harry in his struggle to save the world, and his journey to love.

Percy is understandably leery at the prospect of a bachelor party planned by George. The latest of the Weasley brothers to marry, Percy asks them all a question burning in his mind during a serious moment: how did you know she was "the one"? A one-shot companion to George & Annie: an Unofficial Biography. George/OC, all other ships canon compliant.

In a world at war, what can ordinary people do?

See the fates of two Gryffindors in a Voldemort-victorious A.U., where Death Eaters and Umbrors dog the Potterists.

He goes to visit her every week... time after time, without failure. His routine never changes... and he always leaves feeling the same. He leaves, and her cries whip through the trees, haunting him. So this time, it will be different.

Every student is overjoyed at the last Hogwarts dance except for Neville, who's had far too much on his plate to feel the least bit happy. Can some affection from a unique young student change his miserable year around?

Death is only the beginning.

While it\'s very interesting that Harry, Ron, and Hermione are taking off to hunt down Horcruxes, Jimmy Peakes, Ritchie Coote, and Demelza Robins are a bit more concerned with the state of their Quidditch team. After all, without a Seeker and a Keeper, how will they ever win the Quidditch Cup? As they discuss potential replacements, their conversation takes some interesting turns.

Draco's thoughts on accepting the one he loves the most is presumed dead. Inspired by Tim McGraw's

"I learned, I learned, I learned elsewhere, From muses unhired by you, dear mother." -Sylvia Plath, The Disquieting Muses. A series exploring Sirius's relationship with his family, what they did to him and what he did to them, from many points of view. Who is leaving? Who got left?

Even before he murdered his father and his grandparents, Tom Riddle had split his soul in more ways than one. For murder is not the only event that will break the heart.

What do Harry and his friends actually DO while they're waiting for us to put them into our stories? And how do they feel about US? A behind-the-scenes glimpse of our favorite characters. **** Pairings: nearly everyone, at one point or another.

It was easier to hate him when you didn\'t know he was human. Letters between Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter after their sixth year offer a glimpse into the aftermath of obsession and the desperate lengths some go to for companionship.

Sirius loves London, loves visiting Harry and dropping by the shops and playing Quidditch in the backyard, but he's still waiting for one last piece to fall into place.

Funerals are hardest on those left behind.

She was born with everything. He was born with nothing. But he's about to take everything he wants and more, and she might be the only one who could save him. But at what cost to herself? TR/OC.

Can you keep a secret? I suppose it matters little if you can. I am a marked man and my days are numbered, so it's only a matter of time before they come for me.

I decided what heaven was going to be like, for me at least. The image has stuck with me, although I was only 11 at the time. However, I must confess that it’s a pleasant surprise to find myself breaking the solitude, even such peaceful solitude the one I just described, that plagued me through my mortal life. It was a wonderful shock to see all of you again.

On a quiet day in Malfoy Manor, Narcissa watches Draco and remembers days spent in the company of the two men she has most strongly loved.

Draco recites poetry to Harry. Slash warning. Mild involvement of Dr. Seuss and maybe a candy cane or two.

A mysterious stone is forged into the lives of three children. Two of them are related and live in America, the other lives in the UK. What ties them together is magical, but originally serves as an attempt to completely collect the lost fragments or 'Horcruxes' of Voldemort's soul. The stone is broken into two of these children, and the third is the only person that can extract the stone from them. These factors play a minor role in how others react to them, but play a major role in how their lives unfold in and out of Hogwarts. Yet, how will the Wizarding world react to having the only keys to restoring Voldemort walk freely among them?

Padma Patil's secret is unknown to most people, but there is one who knows. Luna Lovegood. Padma's thieving has to stop and only this one young Ravenclaw can cure it...

“A mother always has to think twice; once for herself, and once for her child.” ~Sophia Loren | A 'missing scene' set directly prior to the events at Spinner's End in HBP.

It's not easy being easy being a Horcrux, you know. A glimpse into the life of a Horcrux! Oneshot.

We've repeatedly heard about Sirius Black and how when he got into Gryffindor, his family was shocked and ashamed. Turn the situation around to look at a girl who everyone expected to get into Ravenclaw or Gryffindor --Hufflepuff, at worst. As Hagrid says in book one, "Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin". Modesta's world is turned upside down when she finds herself in the last House she'd expected to get in. She finds herself exploring Slytherin as she never thought she would and discovering things that make her wonder if there is more to this stereotyped house.

The first of October brings with it the first killing frost, and although it has largely melted in the sunny areas of the glades by mid-morning, its white hoar lace still persists in the shadows. Remus crunches through the detritus on the forest floor, stirring up the moist earthy smells of decay under his worn boots, in search of the essentials: food mainly. Nuts perhaps. Hope in a basket. Whatever he can find.

Harry finds a strange note as he's getting ready for the train ride to his sixth year. Could it have something to do with Sirius?

A mysterious character is introduced, in the depths of the Riddle Mansion. As the character's identity is revealed, so are many other secrets of the wizarding world... and secrets of Harry's past that were thought dead and buried long ago.

Corrine has lived her life with a terrible secret: she is cursed to be the only child of Lord Voldemort. Isolated, she has lived in a desolate island in fear of becoming a dark wizard like her father. Now she must go forth and finish the task of her dead mentor and true friend, Dumbledore. Will she be able to complete the task, and help the Chosen One fulfill his destiny, or will she be unable to resist the pull of evil that courses through her blood?

"We want to know more about people who fail. We care about people who are scared, who act foolishly, who are tricked by their vanity and trapped by their desires ... Flawed characters are the unforgettable ones" -- Susan Shaughnessy. Half-blood Slytherin Millicent Bulstrode reflects on her time at Hogwarts, the years of wasted effort she put in trying to be accepted by the popular students of her House, and what she intends to do about it. [Written for the femgenficathon.]

In this version of the Final Battle, Ron sacrifices himself to save Harry, prompting the latter to go on a heavy "guilt trip"; it takes the entire remainder of the Weasley family as well as Hermione (among others) to assure him that it was Ron's choice to do what he did because he loved Harry and that no one blames him for what happened --so it's time he stopped blaming himself.

It's a few years after graduation, and life has gone on. Draco, however, has got an unwelcome house guest -- his father.