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They said that he was crazy. That is, he was insane. That was because he sat in Azkaban for twelve years and acted normal; and yet he was deemed crazy. They said that he killed twelve Muggles and one wizard. They said that all he did was laugh when he was caught. They said that he ratted out his two best friends and caused their deaths. They said he felt no remorse. They said that he never shed a tear. They said that he couldn’t love. They said that the dementors couldn’t take his soul because he didn’t have one. Definate PoA spoilers with a slight hint of OotP. One-shot fic.

Post-DH. AU. When the bad guys think they have finally won, Harry has a little surprise in store.

The Dark Lord is losing his patience; he desperately wants the knowledge of the prophecy's exact location, and Lucius Malfoy can no longer put off searching the legendary Department of Mysteries.

"I look into the mirror and see nothing. Nothing is looking back at me, nobody. That is what I am, nobody." - At the beginning of his Fifth Year at Hogwarts Draco remembers the day he became a Death Eater.

"I have made of myself a weapon, forged in the Dark Arts, consecrated to the Greater Good, and if I can only live with myself by knowing that I have done what I must, then that shall have to be enough."

"His pale, freckled face was lit by the flickering flames and gave his eyes a murky glow. The bright blue, so like Dumbledore’s, was shaded, and no one noticed. Ron was used to it. In a large family, you got used to being overlooked. Being the best friend of the famous Harry Potter, you got used to it. Didn’t mean you had to like it." A glimpse into the mind of one Ron Weasley, on a night down in the Common Room

In the end, he wondered whether the boy's name might have made a target of him - his first name even more than his last.

"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other...." -JK Rowling But some things don't happen the way they should. -James Potter saves Severus Snape's life. Rated PG-13 for some language (entirely Severus's fault).

Harry has been thirsty all his life... (H/D slash, one shot)

A twenty-something Hermione spends a night out with friends and doesn't know how much more banality and ridiculousness she can take, but when confronted with some real meaning, how will she react?

A young woman walks home at a very late hour, but things are not always peaceful in the night. Especially during a war.

What is the terrible secret that Headmaster Gideon Fortescue is hiding, and what will he do to keep it? His world is flying apart, and while he'd love to blame the retched Gaunts, he knows that everything is his own fault.

Who is Hestia Jones and why is she fighting Lord Voldemort?

ONE SHOT. It was always Lily's favorite holiday, Petunia always hated it. Now their sons share the opposite views of their mothers'. The reasons Halloween's so special.

All alone in the world is never how he imagined it. There was no avoiding the war and now he's the only one left to suffer.

Her name echoed in his mind, expanded in his soul, filled the room and grew until the universe was nothing but the sound of her name and its dismal echo. Onesided Sirius/Lily for the Random Characters Challenge.

Knowledge of the future comes at a steep price. (A Snape-centric dark fic.)

A songfic of love, loss, and minor insanity, Draco is faced with a world where his loved ones are stolen from him. (Warning: Character death and implied slash.)

A rat seeks refuge.

Remus at James and Lily’s funeral. Angst. Not funny, not Christmassy. (SB/RL implied)

Percy isn't always right, and it takes much more than he expected for him to finally realize it.

Oneshot songfic. Sirius is in Azkaban, recalling memories of the happier times of his life.

The war has not yet happened. Voldemort is still alive, as are all of his Death Eaters - who are all 100% loyal to him. And he's giving them free reign to exact revenge on one person they feel have wronged them. Sixteen-year-old Ginny Weasley is only the first to be kidnapped.

A Draco story, set in the summer between Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince.

A take on the meeting of Sirius and Hagrid in Godric's Hollow on Halloween, 1981.

Hermione is having trouble keeping her life together. Will she be able to keep things under control long enough to finish her 6th year at Hogwarts?

Tom Riddle remembers the first and only funeral he's ever been to.

People often become who others expect them to be. When Harry was sorted into Slytherin, he realized he was alone, friendless, and apparently meant to be evil.

Growing up as one of the glamorous Black sisters, Narcissa was always led to believe she had it all made. But maybe, just maybe, things aren’t so perfect after all.

Short fic, directly after the final battle.

A year after their murder, many come to the gravesite of Lily and James Potter. Sirius escapes Azkaban, but why does he go back?

Peter thinks about what he expected and what he got. Two very different things indeed.

Lupin's Daughter, Sirena, is on the path to destruction... and all Snape can do is watch. This fic is a bit of a prequel to Everything You Are, which is in the process of a complete overhaul. It's mildly AU in that I made up a hatred for vampires in Dumbledore.... I figure a man that kind has to have one hate...````But this is the beginning of Sirena Lupin's journey to the world of Dark Magic. Enjoy.

Five moments where Ginny Weasley helps Harry and the others during their Horcrux search and in the final battle, without anyone realizing. Set during DH and based on canon events, these are a series of missing moments revealing Ginny's vital hidden role. Settings include the Burrow, Hogwarts, Aunt Muriel's house, and beyond.

A girl reflects on the war against Voldemort and his followers, and the losses they've had to face to reach the other side - and peace. Post-Hogwarts. One-off songfic to 'Happy Christmas (War is Over)'.

Hope: n - a person or thing that gives cause for hope. There is always hope. You just have to find it.

Draco ponders his time with Harry Potter and describes what should never have happened.

Everyone deserves to be loved, even the hated.

Morfin’s sister didn’t watch him avidly. (Gauntcest)

Trusting isn't always easy, but sometimes it is of vital importance. (Remus/Sirius) Title courtesy of the Mystery Jets' 'Horsedrawn Cart'.

A long time ago I wrote 'Cruciatus,' in which Neville is the reason his parents are insane. As new books came out, that story became outdated and AU. So, after someone insinuated that such a story could no longer be written, I wrote Curare. Curare is Latin for "to cure," but it is also the name of a poison.

Ever wonder why the Auror's capture rate of dark wizards is quite high recently? The secret's out with Hermione Granger explaining to fellow readers of the secret behind their success! Set Post-Hogwarts in a newspaper article style.

Lady Luck sometimes needs a helping hand. Remus realises that he's lost sight of who he was for a while.

She was losing her mind in the empty room, and he had to stand and watch

Draco relives his happiest, most painful memory of love and pain as he fights for his life. But what is worth living for when what you want, love, has left forever?

An Alternative Universe version of how Harry's first trip to Hogwarts could have gone, with some very Muggle-esque influences.

Cho reflects back on her relationship with Cedric and the day of the third and final task.

He’s just part of a bigger scheme. (Draco/Blaise(m))

Now that the war has ended, Severus Snape thinks back over his life and considers the decisions he has made. Angsty one-shot.

Severus Snape has prepared himself to return to the Dark Lord, but how much will he be willing to give up to prove his loyalty?

Hermione is in a bad mood. She's about to be torn apart from her friends. They're going to seperate schools. But Hermione doesn't even know about Hogwarts yet. So go on. Tell her. She won't believe you. Not yet.

Ten-year-old Ginny Weasley searches for a pet but finds Neville Longbottom.

When Draco reads the letter that was written to Harry so shortly before his death by the person who needed him most of all, he realises for the first time that something went very wrong. (Warning: slash.)

Ask Snickers: The Ravenclaw House advice column run by none other than Bella Primro and her best friend Sirrah Mallagen, along with the rest of their gang, the Racketeers, who are trying to rival their Gryffindor counterparts, the Marauders. As they ask each other stupid questions and make enemies, they come across a few surprises.

NOT A TRADITIONAL SONGFIC! This story is inspired by the song of the same name. A few lyrics tossed in here and there in the dialogue, much like my other story, One Thing. I'm crap at summaries, but here it is: Harry. Draco. Holiday. Let the tension ensue. Ignores HBP and DH.

Five years after the death of Voldemort, Ron, Harry, Hermione and Ginny blaze through their lives trying desperately to distance themselves from their heroic past. Hermione, working directly for the Minister of Magic, stumbles on a new threat. One no one in the ministry can comprehend: A muggle, who calls the nastiest witch of all time, master.

It's been over two years since Seamus and Lavender broke up. He's been in the States, and she's been back in England happily in a committed relationship. But are they as happy as they seem? Inspired by the Sheryl Crow/Kid Rock song "Picture"

Hermione Granger is in a race against time. A recent series of Muggle deaths have drawn the attention of the magical community and as a member of an elite Auror team in charge of monitoring the activities of suspected Death Eaters, Hermione in charged with tracking down the perpetrator before the killer can strike again. Hermione x Marcus

"He is a degenerate, Muriel. There's nothing else he can be called. He is simply bad news. And it breaks my heart that my old friend should find someone like that in his own family."

This is a pre-ficlet ficlet. The next one has Colin in it, I swear.````Jessica was inspired by too many nights reading the works of H.P. Lovecraft and "Girl Genius", The brilliant comic by Phil Foglio. No, she isn't cannon, but I absolutely had to write her down.

The date is December 31, 1999, and the time of the Final Battle is drawing near. After a devastating loss, Harry gathers his closest friends for togetherness and remembrance, drawing, as always, the strength that he will need to prevail in the end.

A clever satire on the world we live in today, using ideas from the Harry Potter world as its base.

Fragments from the life of Sirius Black. From seventh year to the Veil.

Sirius remembers all the first times - memories so tender, so sweet, so miserable, so painful that even a Dementor can't touch them. Slash, would be fluff if it wasn't agony. One-shot.

Ashes, ashes, we all fall down. Such morbid words from an innocuous rhyme seemed quite adequate in his situation. After all, wasn't everyone dying? (Remus centered)

James Potter has found himself wandering around Lucius Malfoy's dark manor in an Invisiblity Cloak, spying on Death Eaters and learning Voldemort's plans. It's a bit nerve-wracking. But when he's finally ready to leave, a stupid flutter of cloth gets him captured, alone in the hands Voldemort himself and his inner circle. How will he ever get out with his life?

Draco's life is filled with regret. How could he have been so stupid as to let himself lose her simply for his father's expectations? D/G, Hidden in Plain View songfic ("Belly Full of Kerosene" off of their self-titled EP).

Ginny lies in pain, and there is nothing that an anxious Harry can do to help. This isn't the time for Harry to fall in love with someone new, is it?

Ginny looks back at her and Harry's relationship throughout their Hogwarts terms.

Draco confronts the body of his father and reflects on whether he is yet worthy to be a Malfoy.

Written from Harry's point of view. He ponders what he is and what it means to have fulfilled his destiny. The hero's dilemma; I've completed my task... now what?

Her mother had told her stories of ladies in towers, imprisoned there by wicked relations, and rescued by knights. But the visions faded quickly, leaving nothing but the filthy little shack in the woods. And there were no knights in Little Hangleton.

"Then I wake and think to myself: how quickly dreams of reason can produce monsters." (Neville fic)

What if---just what if--Voldemort had once been able to love? And what if that love was torn from him just like everything else? Was she just a toy—a memory? Or was she something more? (OC/Voldemort)

All was quiet in the waiting room of the esteemed marriage counselor, Dr. I. D. Vorce, save for the ticking clock on the wall and the numerous couples screaming their lungs out at each other. In this story, said marriage counselor will receive a visit from the unhappiest couple in the wizarding world: the Lestranges. Much like my other stories, this is extremely OOC for the sake of comedy. I hope you enjoy it!

For every end, there is a beginning.

Hermione had always believed she could stand up for herself. She'd done it often enough as a student in dealing with Harry and Ron. Why couldn't she do it now?

It's the middle of September, but the Trio isn't at Hogwarts. They're getting ready for their mission. This summer's been a long one, between figuring out Horcruxes, dealing with sleepless nights, and bad memories, and preparing for the new chapter in their lives, Harry, Ron and Hermione haven't had much contact with each other. Hermione thinks it's okay, since there's a lot on their minds, but deep down she'd love it they... well, if they hadn't forgotten...

The sky outside was turning steadily darker. There would be no spectacular sunset today, no vivid oranges and burnt reds. No hues of bronze and ribbons of lavender. Only gray. The night will be clouded over. A storm is brewing and a boy will be confronted with a fear he is not sure he can overcome.

Pansy makes her own choice about her life, and finds contentment. Pansy/Goyle.

Draco would do anything to be beautiful again... Draco suffers from tricotillomania (compulsive hair pulling disorder).

Draco must confirm where his loyalties lie with this one last mission. Dean is on a mission to protect the few friends left in his life. Alternating between Draco and Dean's POV, with mild Dean/Luna.

There are times when a change of scenery offers us a welcome break and a refuge. (Remus/Charlie, takes place in the summer of 1993 before Remus comes to Hogwarts)

Based loosely off the 30 Seconds to Mars song. The Dark Lord has won by tricking Harry into a false sense of security and then springing a trap. Hermione escapes to the Americas but is detained in a wizarding mental facility for women where they try to erase emotion and remake the person into a good member of society. Hermione relates the genocides of Britain to others in the past and reveals that maybe the treatment that was originally quite good is maybe not as good as they originally thought. Rated for language.

While on the hunt for a Horcrux, Harry finds himself trapped by a swarm of Death Eaters. His kidnapper also appears to be his rescuer- and an unlikely ally.

Neville is dismayed to receive a toad as his animal. But he learns that he got a whole lot more, as well. Written for a Hogsmeade weekend contest in Hogwarts_Elite on LiveJournal.

When the Room of Requirement provides an enchanted library for Ginny to relax in, her dreams take on a strangely literary bent... (Written for the SIYE Peter Pan challenge.)

An anonymous soldier reflects on the bloody aftermath of the final battle. Pain, blood, and death. Obsession.

[One-Shot] The silent wind ruffled his hair... Harry Potter is visiting his parents' graves. Some things are better if they won't stay inside the heart...PostHBP

I never really understood why people wrote in dairies. I still don't and I write in one. I named mine White Lilies. I can't explain now though, I think Petunia's about to blow. Five, Four, Three, Two .... "What do you mean Lily has a friend from school coming over! I don't want any more Freaks in this house then we already do! Make them leave!" My sister, everyone. Boy, this is going to be one long day.

For James Potter and Lily Evans, the road to love is a long one. (Companion piece to Coming Around.)

She was trapped in that house, the walls suffocating her. But it hadn’t always been like that; there was a time when she was happy there. Yet that time is gone, but can she justify – even to herself, if to no one else – performing the greatest of crimes? Can she justify betrayal?

Sirius and Remus visit Panera Bread one crisp afternoon for a little nourishment.

When Lily Potter is in isolation under the Fidelius Charm, her thoughts wander.

Draco Malfoy is different to any boy Autumn Hopkins has ever gone out with. Being with him makes Autumn forget everything else - her missing sister, her dad's fifth marriage. What happens when being with Draco becomes harder than being without him?

Harry and Gabriella's child was hidden to protect her during the second war. But when the war ended, there was no little girl to be found. Years later Abygale Clara (Abby) starts as a first year at Hogwarts, and when Harry is a surprise guest in DADA class, their eyes meet, and Abby begins to learn about her past...

AU Year 6. Takes place instead of the Half-Blood Prince. Novel-length story, sequel also planned for Year 7.

Hermione remembers her fourth year at Hogwarts.

Not everyone is returning to Hogwarts. But those who do must rely on a new Headmistress, a new DADA Professor, and new and unproven Head Boy, Head Girl, and Prefects. Though Neville returns, he is about to undergo his own journey of self-discovery while at Hogwarts. Crossover with 3x3 Eyes.