741 - 760 of 2,945 Stories

Harry is faced with the terrible reality that he alone can defeat Voldemort, a responsibility he shoulders courageously. What happens when startling events begin to take place and new faces appear possessing secrets that hold the key to not only Voldemort’s weaknesses, but to Harry’s future? Coming of age has more in store for Harry than he ever thought possible. Things become more overwhelming than he could ever imagine as secrets begin to unravel, new and old enemies are met, and loyalties are tied. While his fate grows foggier, his choices become increasingly more difficult to make. He realizes that everyone around him is faced with the same decision, to choose between what is right, and what is easy. What will Harry choose?

Sirius Black AU. What if Sirius had made different choices in his life? And I don't mean staying Secret Keeper. What if he'd remained true to his family, instead of his friends? Come visit a darker side of Sirius Black. Please review!

"You should have had the wedding of your dreams...maybe in some grand cathedral, or castle, and then honeymoon in a five-star hotel or quaint bed-and-breakfast, or at least not any place that features beds with signs that say 'Insert 5 Knuts For Super Vibrating Action'--" Remus gets more than he bargained for on his honeymoon night, including a mysterious package from beyond. Remus/Tonks oneshot, obviously.

"Remus sometimes says how frightening it is that all it takes is one bad week to utterly destroy your world, but I think that he knows better than that. He knows that the events of that week had been in the works for years, had their beginning as far back as our fourth year. It's not even surprising that everything came to a head at once. The events of that week could never have happened one by one. Our lives were too tightly intertwined for isolated tragedies, much less deaths. We couldn't have stopped it then. We were already too different from the way than we looked through the eyes of those that we loved best. What happened was inescapable."

Ron's been acting weird lately. Hermione finds out why. Followup to "This, and My Heart Beside".

It took Ron three years to realize that Hermione was a girl. And six years to admit that he did.

On probation from Azkaban due to "services rendered for the good of the Ministry," Draco Malfoy finds himself working under the direction of two people he utterly despises. A story of sweat, toil, irritation, and possible infatuation.

Minerva McGonagall is failing Potions thanks to several distractions of hair harassment and a certain mishap that wasn’t her fault. Honest! And now the only way Slughorn will allow her to pass his class is to get tutoring from his prized student: Tom Riddle. Pissed emotions, snarky remarks, sexual tension, and chaos ensue. And it’s going to be one hell of a year for the both of them.

"From Ashes to Ashes, from Dust to Dust..." This is the accepted cycle of life. But what of the Phoenix? Can humans decide to cheat death by following the way of the Phoenix? And what of life after death? As Harry finds himself in the middle of the war between good and evil, light and dark, he feels alone. But he is not alone. His friends Ron and Hermione are with him, along with the Order of the Phoenix... but could there be someone else as well?

Sometimes secrets are harder to keep than one might expect ...

Or, The Tumultuous Courtship of Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley: A Parody.

After the war, all Ron wanted was to have a "normal" life: play Quidditch, share a flat with Harry, and enjoy being a bachelor. Harry's idea of a "normal" life includes changing his relationship with Ginny. But mistakes, angry words and mountains of pride begin to tear Harry and Ron apart until Ginny and Hermione take things into their own hands.

Growing up with two stepfamilies, Sally-Anne Perks has all the usual family problems in triplicate. Now her stepmother wants to prevent her attending the Yule Ball. Will this ruin Sally-Anne’s chances of winning her prince? And who has stolen her magic shoe? This is a response to a challenge to retell a traditional fairy tale with a Hogwarts setting. You might consider that I put a twist in the ending… or you might not.

This is the final chapter in the Harry Potter saga. Harry and his friends must find and then destroy the remaining Horcruxes belonging to Lord Voldemort so that he can finally be defeated once and for all!

Tom and Miriam Riddle were never the closest of siblings, especially after all the horrible things he made her endure while they were in school. However, one day, after living a relatively happy life away from him, Miriam is thrust back into his clutches once more. (A sequel to the fic,

Sometimes a person's life can be defined by a single sense. (Slash, five chapters)

For almost his entire life, a little patch of rooftop outside Ginny's bedroom window has been Ron's favorite spot. In the solitude outside the Burrow and above the world, the memories are endless.

Ron recieves a prototype for a new Patented Daydream Charm from Fred and George for Christmas. Ron is suddenly trapped alone with a certain someone, unsure of why she's there and to his horror the Charm doesn't seem to be wearing off. Christmas time HBP, written for the 48 Hour Challenge.

Two very short chapters. - Harry killed Voldemort, but something also happens to Harry. Draco doesn't know what to do. HD slash.

Harry James Potter, age 7, accidentaly Apparates to a house in which he lived as a baby. There, far from the Dursleys' influence, his intelligence arises and helps him understand the nature of magic and the uses it can have, while his disappearance turns the Magical World upside down. How will be Harry's comeback to the world in which he was born?

"The Ministry took over, gradually," she said, turning pages again. "I think it was around November that it started having features like 'Ten Ways To Check If Your Man Is A Muggle', and that's when Lavender cancelled her subscription." Harry and Ginny reconnect over some quality literature. Oneshot.

Alternate Universe: Welcome to Pureblood Academy, the fangirls dream... A student called Harry Potter transfers from a poorer school to the prestigious Pureblood Academy where Harry encounters the Host Club led by a certain blonde. Chaos, comedy, and riddikulus amount of romance ensues.

When Lily Evans is the victim of a love potion that makes her drool over Professor Slughorn for two days, there is no doubt in James Potter's mind that Snape was somehow (however directly or indirectly) involved. Eager to use any excuse to terrorize Snivellus, Sirius works up a masterful plan of revenge that will make Snape the victim of his own trick. No one listens to Lupin when he desperately seeks to divert the twisted scheme, and no one escapes the disaster that ensues when it becomes dreadfully screwed up. Everybody/Somebody (but mostly artificial).

Lavender Brown is processing samples from the brutal murder of Millicent Bullstrode and is in love with her flatmate and confidante, Zacharias Smith. Ronald Weasley is bodyguarding Draco Malfoy, who is a predicted next victim for Millicent’s killer and is struggling with being a gay boy in a straight world. Susan Bones is training to be an auror but can’t make a patronus. She wishes that more people had the sense to not get into relationships. Zacharias Smith is sick of being bossed around by Daily Prophet executives and is going to ask Ginny Weasley to move in with him. Mister Darcy is a cat. He thinks they’re all a bit pathetic really. But he still hasn’t forgiven Lavender for the scalping.

Ginny held her tongue when Harry said he needed to stop seeing her. When Harry comes to Bill and Fleur's wedding at the Burrow, Ginny won't hold back any more.

An Advice Column with our favorite Slash pair, Harry and Draco! Read their thoughts on things from ninjas to pimples and everything in between. Guaranteed to cheer you up with the glory that is Draco's sarcasm and Harry's... Well, he's Harry.

After the murder of Albus Dumbledore, an awful silence had settled upon magical Britain. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger had apparently vanished from the face of the Earth; and as if in response, the killings had stopped. Nobody could doubt the meaning of this. The Dark Lord had thrown all his resources into the pursuit of his three enemies. And yet the house of Weasley decided to throw a party.

Sequel to Volunteers, written for the Beltane livejournal community. From one Beltane to the next.

A redhead leaves her family home and doesn't look back.

During the time between the Golden Trio's sixth and seventh years, Luna Lovegood and Zacharias Smith become unlikely penpals. The two hash it out with their own particular brand of logic, and Zacharias is very set on finding out the exact nature of Luna and Harry's friendship. And why does Luna think Professor Trelawney is part-kelpie? One-shot.

Severus Snape didn't trust Sirius Black, yet he entered the Shrieking Shack all the same. What was it that Black said that made Snape enter the tunnel? The Headmaster interviews those involved and discovers some uncomfortable truths during his investigation of the incident.

It's been six years since the defeat of Lord Voldemort, and the wizarding world is still rebuilding. Led by Acting Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt, the Ministry has regained control. However, old prejudices die hard, and threats from within and without threaten to undo all the hard work that the wizarding world has made. A look into what happened after the battle, and how not all battles end with the vanquishing of the Dark Lord.

Tonks and Remus are (finally) together! And tonight- they're going to go on their first real date. Trouble is, Tonks can't get out of bed, Remus is getting cold feet, Charlie is in the middle of a not-so-mid-life crisis, and Sirius is...well...Sirius.

Sometimes sweet, a little painful, and many times beautiful. That's really what a snapshot is. This one spans years of hatred which end up in love. This one is the story of Lily Evans and James Potter.

George and Angelina make a mistake.

After the great War of the Wands, Ginny, four other adults, and seven children are forced underground. Ten years later, a mysterious book belonging to Dumbledore reveals itself to Ginny. The small group is filled with hope, but the ritual they must perform puts the lives of the children in danger. Will the children be able to succeed where Harry Potter failed?

Harry asked one thing from his friends after they decided to go after the Horcruxes and through all this war together, but now that it's over, he finds his priorities and points of view aren't as clear as they were back then.

Prof. Snape helps Ms. Granger take possession of a legacy, but before either of them can enjoy it, there's the little matter of a couple of Unbreakable Vows to deal with.

Ginny Weasley is late. Late to witness the House Cup being given to Gryffindor. All because of a sleazy Slytherin (who really isn't attractive, but still she can't get enough of him). In the panic that arises, Ginny commits a mistake, a mistake that will most likely - no - surely and obviously haunt her forever. If she could only untie that knot!

Is Snape evil? I don't think so. Apart from it being an awful letdown, it would also mean that JKR is a sloppy writer. Is Snape good? Well, he has just cast an Unforgivable Curse, and we all know what that does to your soul, so far from me to go and claim he's all sweet and nice and so misunderstood. But maybe he needn't be either of those. Here is my theory for Snape's behaviour in HBP, in a long (but hopefully not dry) essay with plenty of canon reference :-).

Severus Snape had already made his commitment to the Death Eaters when Lily Evans arrived at his door--a complication he hadn't expected, a temptation he almost couldn't resist.

You're invited to THE wedding of the Potterverse: Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour!

It started with the cloaked figure in the window...watching. From there Hermione learns there is no black and white in a war, only shades of gray and the Dark Angel that comes to her rescue...or does he?

Lives change when wards are crossed.

Amber-Lynn Zabini may be Blaise's twin sister, but they couldn't be more different. Amber has come to live with her best friend, Luna Lovegood. Together, they overcome many obstacles, including an arranged marrage, Death Eaters, and strange love interests. Amber may seem like an average teenage girl on the surface, but, below the facade she has grown to hide behind, is a whole different person.

Harry breaks up with Ginny, not wanting her to get hurt during the war, and someone unexpected comes to comfort her. Ginny realizes that break-ups can sometimes lead you to find your actual true love.

Sirius Black muses on the twists his life has taken, the love he could never help, the times of school and the times beyond... but mostly Remus Lupin, and the mystery thereof. POV fic. A little fun, a little intense, a little of everything. R/S slash, but I promise it's good for everyone. I'll let you figure out when it's set...

The War is over, but it took the lives of Harry and Hermione ruthlessly. However, they still have a little time and Luna and Ron manage to give them the limbo they deserve to be happy... at least for one time in their lives.

Ginny Weasley knows she's lost Harry Potter before, and that he has a burden to carry that transcends any relationship they might have. That doesn't make it any easier on her when he has to leave her behind yet again. Harry knows now what he's leaving behind when destiny calls - after dropping out of Ginny's life on previous occasions without giving it a thought. How does he cope with that and his fate at the same time?

The War is won by the wrong side, and Katie Bell is owned by a certain Death Eater.

Fred and George Weasley, owners of Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes and master purveyors are proud to present to you their best and well-told bizarre Weasley food tales for the humor pleasure of everyone from kids to adults. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls - the food tales fresh from The Burrow in Ottery St. Catchpole! Need to say more? Nuff said!

Harry Potter knows well the stories of the four young men called the Marauders. Two of them are dead – Prongs defending his wife and son, and Moony and his wife Danger at the hands of Death Eaters, by whom they were kidnapped two years before the end of the war. Two of them live in hiding – Wormtail the traitor in an unknown location, and Padfoot with his wife Aletha and daughter Meghan, at number seventeen, Privet Drive. Harry also knows that Danger’s baby sister Neenie, who was just his age, was kidnapped and killed by Death Eaters, and that you can never trust a Malfoy. But when Harry meets a boy with blond hair and his pet wolf in Madam Malkin’s, some of the things he knows begin to change...

In which Hermione scolds, Ginny teases, Harry feels insulted, and Ron is just confused.

After an accident Draco finds himself in an interesting predicament and must find a way to save himself. Features veela!Draco, Harry/ Draco.

Ron never notices little things about people, or even about himself. But he does notice one little thing about his one of his best friends one morning as she drinks her hot chocolate.

The School of Hogwarts is one experienced with the love of young witches and wizards, but the appearance of two couples as similar as these two across such a short span of time is bound to even catch the attention of a School with more than a thousand years of history.

Remus and Tonks in OoTP through DH.

Harry's head doesn't hurt, Hermione is a girl, and Draco acts his age. Well.. we didn't expect it to last.

Someone is clowning around at Snape's expense, or so Snape thinks.

The woman chuckled but it was not a kind nor happy sound. It was cold and distant but held a note of unfathomable sadness. “Oh Kronus, sometimes I forget how young you are. Do you so easily forget that I am always at my strongest? Am I not your master? Am I not the one who sired you into this eternal darkness?” “My lady, forgive me. I meant no disrespect. I meant only that they would not be expecting us.” “Not so, young Kronus. Remus Lupin is no fool and he is always expecting me. He knows better than to let his guard down. He also knows that I would strike him down with my dying breath.”

Ginny is having a hard time getting Harry to even look at her, so Hermione helps her sorner him so that she can tell him how she feels. One-Shot. Post HBP. During the War

The brave men and women of the Ministry of Magic work tirelessly each day to ensure the safety of the Wizarding world. Unfortunately, they never expected to encounter the likes of a dumpster-diving Remus Lupin.

Someone's getting married, and the bridesmaid an usher share a "moment" on the balcony. Shame that's all it is... a moment. Quite bittersweet, not your typical fluff-fest. GW/DM (sort of).

While the rest of the world was at war with Voldemort, Hermione remains at war with her heart. Would she ever live to see Viktor Krum again?

As a war among wizards gathers pace in the outside world, talented misfit Severus Snape struggles to make his way at Hogwarts. Determined to join the ranks of the great and the good, he forms an alliance with charismatic but ruthless Lucius Malfoy, whilst secretly remaining best friends with childhood friend Lily Evans – who stands against everything Lucius believes. How long can Severus keep the best of both worlds before the consequences of his divided loyalties catch up with him? [COMPLETE]

Harry couldn't seem to find happiness anymore. Ever since the happenings on the Astronomy Tower at the end of last year, happiness is a foreign emotion to him. But in the darkness awaits something that can bring the joy back into his life. And a warmth he thought he'd never have.

It's Harry's seventeenth birthday, and Hermione invites her parents to the party. The Grangers are in for a surprise and a shock - her daughter has been rather economical with the truth.

Harry and Ginny share a few moments in the rain...

Lexen Chelseer, the interdimensional time traveler, just wants a chance to study in peace. However, he gets dragged into impersonating Harry Potter again and attending Hogwarts. Unfortunately for Lexen, he must learn the hard lesson that some secrets should be kept.

Hogwarts students need money too. And Hogsmeade *is* the cool place to work.

We know that events in the magical world can influence us Muggles. However, when there's something as big as the Football World Cup 2006, it also works the other way round...

Ginny Weasley didn't want to be a Healer. bad!Harry/bitter!Ginny. Oneshot.

Summary: A SS/HG story of food, passion and surly house-elves. In which we take an immediate hard right turn off the beaten canon to Silly Alternative Universe Land. A pinch of parody. A dash of cliché. Toss in a few OC’s and stir well. Serve hot.

Ron did not enjoy Bill and Fleur's wedding. It made him feel sicker than that time when he accidentally mistook those aspirin for Acid Pops. So when a combination of animal lust and too much vodka leads him to find Harry and one of his siblings in his bed, his reaction isn't exactly understanding. Sexual humour and weird, slashy pairings afoot! Written before DH.

"I don't know how, but I had managed to grab hold of a lemon-meringue pie covered in strawberry pink frosting, for the Valentine theme. Once I realized how useful this was in the destruction of Potter, I did not give it another seconds thought; upon reaching him I took the pie and smashed it hard to his face." Does that make you want to read this story? Lily Evans has found her 'someone'. Three guesses who. Find out how James Potter drove Lily as mad as to start a food-fight and what other surprises await her at the hands of the ever-infuriating 'supreme git of the galaxy'.

Seamus wants them both.

Everyone one needs rescuing at some point. What happens when your knight in shining armor is Luna Lovegood?

"Dear Harry," the letter had read, "I have exciting news! I’ve won a contest, and now we (Ron, Ginny, you and me) are going to America! I’ll explain more later, but now I’ve got to go and pack. You should, too. Our flight leaves tomorrow morning. Tell Ron all of this, and meet Ginny and me at Heathrow Airport (outside the International Terminal) at seven o’clock tomorrow!"...wow...Harry in America? What's gonna happen?

It's Bill's stag night, but it's Harry and Ron that seem to be having the most fun. Features hungover Harry and plenty of flashbacks.

A short, sweet story based on the movie 'While You Were Sleeping.' Harry's had a crush on someone for years. When the world believes they are engaged, will Harry's feelings be returned, or will he find love somewhere else entirely? Harry/Draco HP/DM *SLASH*

Three years after the war, McGonagall stands on the brink of retirement with nobody placed to succeed her as headmistress of Hogwarts. Meanwhile, Ron Weasley attempts to juggle his work as an Auror, the pending nuptials of his best friend and sister, his rapidly deteriorating relationship with the love of his life, and the fact that he's starting to have vivid dreams about the life of Godric Gryffindor.. So when McGonagall asks him to investigate, of all things, the theft of the Sorting Hat, one would think he had bigger problems. Right?

It's the summer before Harry's fifth year and the war has started. When he is rescued from Privet Drive by Sirius and Rebecca Black, things get interesting because Rebecca had a past few speak of and she has a plan to teach Harry exactly what he needs to defeat the Dark Lord.

Post-HBP. Draco needs a place he can be safe. So does Harry. [SLASH H/D]

Few men manage to go bald with dignity. A Harry/Draco future ficlet.

What if silver was a Gryffindor color, not a Slytherin? What if silver were more valuable then gold? What if someone understood the true meaning of silver?

When Luna invites Harry to a party, he accepts and decides to go. He wouldn't have had he known who he would find there...an ex of his who has no intention of sparking any interest, but does so anyway. AU, H/B!B, Post-Hogwarts.

"I can’t see her – Her! – in the next bed, not through the hangings – but I can hear her ... She's lying there peacefully, not a care in the world, while I'm lying here crying on my pillow ... After all, it seems she's the one Ron wants." (Hermione/Ron/Lavender triangulation, set during HBP.)

Set just after the final chapter of HBP: Hermione boards the Hogwarts Express, and Ron finds her. What should happen when those two are left alone? Love, that's what.

"You know me, Granger. I don't do such somber things as depression. That's not the way a Weasley twin goes about life." [George-Hermione, post DH]

Ginny's knack for getting into trouble follows her as she goes away for college, forcing her into a dangerous situation. Ginny's POV.

Dear Mr. Diary, Forgive me, for I have sinned. Oh, you know my sins. I had temptations. So how do I thwart these temptations? I go gallivanting off on an adventure with James Potter in the middle of the night to a place where I'm not supposed to be. Oh, and it gets worse.

Ginny's fifth year wasn't starting at all as she'd hoped. (Missing moment from HBP)

It's Harry, Ron, and Hermione's final and seventh year of Hogwarts. The trio's hopes for a peaceful year are dashed when the new headmaster is announced: Gilderoy Lockhart! When Lockhart's mission to bring love to the wizarding world at Hogwarts with the help of his enthusiastic if not eye-pleasing partner gnome-turned-Cupid Wubi spectacularly backfires, it's up to Hermione and Sirius (returned from the Veil) to save the day. The problem: Under the influence of magically tainted arrows and a few drinks, Ron discovers he is madly in love with Lockhart, while Draco discovers his deep infatuation with Hermione. Meanwhile, Harry has the disturbing sensation that he is being stalked...

Hermione is captured, and in the dark cellar she finds something she could never have found out in the real world.

Earlier this month the Live journal community, Romancing the Wizard, hosted a holiday drabble challenge. The first four entries were my contribution to the challenge. By then I was completely and shamelessly addicted, so I decided to keep going. Now I'm sharing with all of you. In this you will find a little bit of everything--romance, humor and even some fluff. Well, actually there is a lot of fluff. I know, I've never done fluff before, and I was a bit shocked at myself.

Communication doesn't always require words. Tonks joins Remus one full moon...

Albus has finally reached Hogwarts, among excitement within his family. Joining the quite wealthy ranks of the Weasley and Potter family in the school, he is quick to learn the ropes and meet new friends. However, what at first seems normal isn't exactly how it appears, and Albus finds himself smack dab in the middle of the issue. Filled with betrayal, mystery, judgement, and a "war" of sorts, this is one Post-DH epic you will surely not want to miss!

Tracey Davies wants nothing to do with her brother Roger or Ravenclaw House. But will she survive in Slytherin? And is survival even what matters?

It's New Year's Eve, and everyone needs to forget the war for a short time.

The Boy-Who-Lived faces his last year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The War is getting worse as more people die. In order to survive, Harry must destroy the Dark Lord, whom is the Most Feared. Action/Romance (H/Hr, R/L) Warnings: Spoiler books 1-6 PG-13 for violence