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“Pity the insane. They always believe themselves above all other creatures at the expense of their last shreds of humanity.”`` Dolohov's reflections during his second imprisonment to Azkaban - a morbid take on insanity: between the dark humor and sheer tragedy of a man stuck between hum-hums, clickety-clicks and his own bitter memories.

Ginny is angry at Harry because she's realises that he is too self-absorbed to notice anyone else in the school besides his close friends. Harry is upset that Ginny is angry, and doesn't understand why he cares what she thinks so much. Meanwhile two Ravenclaw girls decide to form a band, and somehow Draco gets roped into being the lead singer. And when the band gets very good, Ginny finds herself somewhat attracted to``blond lead singers.

Helga Hufflepuff wanted nothing more than a simple quiet life. Yet she found herself unable to refuse Godric's request that she join him in building Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But how will she be able to work with Slytherin, knowing the terrible warning a prophet once made about him?

Draco Malfoy was always known for his snootyness. Bella's past was a total mystery.Both were in their last year, but in different houses. Draco was always tought to hate that dreadful Gryffindor house, but somehow he finds himself falling for a certain Gryffindor girl... a beautiful stranger...

Faced with the unexpected, Ron rethinks his priorities; a war story.

Two years after Hogwarts, Harry and Blaise share a lovers' spat, which ends up in an utterly unexpected way. HP/BZ

It has been three years since that fateful day when Ginny's life was upended. When everything she had known changed. Three years since she had been the recipient of a kind act from an unsuspecting person. And now that person has returned from his self imposed exile to do what no Malfoy has ever done. Apologize and make right the wrongs he had done.

Bellatrix takes a moment to look back at how her life``was and how it is now, and how she has changed.

Tom meets a ghost and receives "The Letter", though not strictly in that order.

Where has the real world gone? This is only a facsimile, a nightmare. It has to be.``Contains very mild slash.

Potter might have been destined to take on the Dark Lord, but it would be the choice of his heart that would kill him. For a choice will always destroy more than a destiny.

Lavender and Parvati attack Hermione... but not the way you think. A bit of Ron/Hermione.

Songfic to Kelly Clarkson's "Beautfiul Disaster". H/Hr.

There's an adventurer, a schemer, and a rapscallion...and then there's Peter. And he certainly never dreamed that this would happen. Marauder-era genfic, AU theme. But it could happen. With Professor Sprout and Hagrid. This was for the January 2006 challenge on the omniocular community on livejournal. Special thanks to Pavonis for "Kate" and the Hanging Basket inclusion. Title taken from the Rolling Stones song.

After the death of a friend, Remus Lupin looks back, before someone helps him look forward again. No slash, and slightly AU, as it replaces the last scenes of OotP.

Love, lust, punishment, betrayal, death. In all things, there’s symmetry.

Hermione explains her History of Magic project.``Crossover with Discworld.

It's Graduation at Hogwarts. Percy is moving on. Penelope can't.

Alicia is a muggle, yet why is Draco so attracted to her. They meet at a ball, only he doesn’t know. When will she tell him, or will she? How has his family life changed now circumstances have? How does Alicia fit into al of this? A fic with a different angle, read it and see, more to follow.

Saying goodbye is never easy, no matter on which side you find yourself.

The path to darkness bleeds. Tom Riddle's journey as he becomes Lord Voldemort.

"Barcelona, where the winds all blew, / The churches don't have windows, but the graveyards do. / Me and my shadow are wrestling again. / Look out stranger, there's a dark cloud moving in." First full moon after the Ministry break-in, and dear Moony is having a hard time living with himself. Reflections on lost friends and hopefully an insight into Remus's mind.

In her eyes he saw his soul. This is the story of the shattering of the last horcrux.

Regulus Black has seven days to die.

"The purpose of this letter – it’s silly, really – but the purpose of this letter is to be sure. It’s my husband, you see." -- JK Rowling receives a letter from Mrs Julia Black. It's probably a letter she shouldn't answer.

Thoughts and feelings are flooding Remus' mind as he is reunited with his old friend and lover. What will happen to them now? A one-shot written out of Remus' POV.

The seventh year begins, and the war has just begun. The Dark Lord continues to rise, and gain power, slipping spies amongst those that are doing what they can to fight against his power, his rising influence, causing each attempt by the Ministry to fail drastically. It seems that the protection of Hogwarts is not enough for the young boy who lived, Ron and Hermione are no longer neck and neck, Dumbledore can no longer fight as he used to, and Draco has become the miniature version of Severus Snape. With pooled forces, and the dramas of war, can good hold up against evil? Can those who fight for peace keep from crumbling and falling to their knees before those who want nothing more than bloodshed...?

A preview of what's to come in a new humorous Schnoogle novel...

Enough had been thought, and said, and felt, and imagined. It was about time that something should be done. Written for the SiYE Open House Challenge.

Wind can blow out a fire, but it can also make it flare.

Harry and Draco, happily married for three years, live in a London flat. Soon, however, Harry begins to see a new light - a light which tears him between his happily domestic life with Draco, and a new lover to whom he never suspected he'd be attracted. Slash.

How does Harry really feel about the Dursleys? We all think that he hates them, but is life ever that simple? Harry POV. Set in the future when Harry must protect his family from Death Eater attack.

After the fateful night in the Shrieking Shack, Remus and Sirius try to put back together the torn fragments of their love. A song-fic to Heather Nova's "London Rain." RL/SB Slash.

Lighting the fire, she took the time to look at the pictures on top of the fireplace, something she had never found the time to do before, though she couldn’t think why. She could feel her eyes beginning to well up as she look down at a photograph that must have been taken years ago.

A short vignette on how love can transcend the boundaries of war, death and even love.

A different light on Ginny Weasley... and what does Harry Potter think of it all?

He had passed the stage of hating himself for what had happened to his godfather, Sirius Black. He was over blaming himself for the loss of fellow Triwizard Tournament contestant, Cedric Diggory. But the thoughts that he was in some way responsible never seemed to leave Harry Potter's nightmares. However, as Hermione Granger found herself digging deeper into her beloved books, she found the one thing that could possibly save the seventeen year old boy from hiding behind his mask of falsified happiness. The only problem is, they soon realize they must fulfill a prophecy they never saw coming.

A rat and a Ministry witch travel east across Europe, both being drawn inexorably towards their brutal destiny- each other and the Dark Lord. What happens to Peter Pettigrew and Bertha Jorkins in the summer between PoA and GoF. What really DOES happen at the wayside inn? Only two people, and one formless spirit know.

"As Luna awoke each day to a dream that never ended, forever chasing her ghosts, Ginny’s only came to her in the night, like snakes in the dark, her own spirits unbidden and unwanted." Ginny/Luna

What is the song of a wandering man? Is it some tune that he remembers fondly from a time gone by? Or has that tune become so bitter that he can no longer hear it? And so he walks alone... and in silence.

It is Azkaban the day after Sirius Black has escaped. The Warden ponders where they might have gone wrong with Sirius Black

"Remus Lupin, are you pouting?" "I'm a werewolf. Werewolves do not pout." "You love me, Remus Lupin, and what's more I love you too!" Her cheeks flushed and her eyes sparked emeralds. "Then why are you dating James?" Short and bittersweet. *RemusLily*

Draco has some things he needs to get off his chest.

Harry Potter has gone into hiding, but finally decides that he must begin the hunt for the Horcruxes, but at what costs?

Always being in love with the same person can lead to disasterous outcomes. Especially if you'll do wahtever it takes to be near your "love." DM/HG, contains rape.

After Lupin and Snape rescue Ollivander from the Death Eaters, he must re-evaluate his life and the new chance he has been given.

Short little fiction piece. A study in the character of one Remus J. Lupin. What may have happened the morning following Sirius' death. Implied RL/SB.

Hermione's given Harry some advice for how to deal with his emotions about Sirius's death.

A series of occurences - instances - between Ron and Hermione at Hogwarts, remembered over and over and over again by Hermione.

Memories can be painful. James has a crush on a certain Slytherin but Sirius hates anything abnormal which double James’s problem. Will James conquer his crush’s heart and keep his friendship with Sirius? JL Slash! Pre-sequel of Charmed!

"If this is death, he thought, it’s not quite as final as everyone thinks." As he falls through the Veil, Sirius watches the people he loves come to terms with what has happened.

Prelude to chapter \'Spinner\'s End\' in HBP. Bellatrix calls to \'comfort\' and calm Narcissa, and has exactly the opposite effect.

"His back was to me, but somehow I knew it was him. And what surprised me even more was that somehow I knew he should not have been there. After all, it isn't every day you run into supposedly dead ex-boyfriends." Bertha Jorkins is on vacation. Now if only she can remember why Peter is supposed to be dead...

"Oh kisses can be fiery and passionate, they can be tender and sweet, they can be cold and distant, and they can even leave you breathless – but a kiss can take more from you than just your breath. I've learned that they can also take your soul."

"It was too bad those beautiful dreams had to break. It was too bad the truth would never be that simple." (implied RL/SB slash)

Harry and Ginny spend their first afternoon together as husband and wife in their new home.

Parca the Goddess of Fate has transported Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy through her veil that is the thin line between this life and the dream life. Together they will have to work to solve whatever task she has set for them to return to the land they have left.

Take on very drunk Severus, add a rather annoyed Remus, and sprinkle in a taste of Sirius for spice... and serve up for Christmas! RL/SS, RL/SB

Following the defeat of Voldemort, Hermione seeks peace and Harry has other demons to face.

How do you deal with a loss that is not just in your heart, but in the very heart of your home? ``Warning: Character Death

"So here I am, hopelessly in love with Harry Potter whilst he hates me. No one can live a life without love. Not even Harry Potter. So I will slice open my veins, and let the romance bleed away. Goodbye Harry. I hope you cry actual tears at my funeral. I love you. Love Always, Percy" A letter from Percy to Harry.

Petunia tells about her past, telling about her envy of her sister in all things, and then, about her future.

An old friend from the Marauders' glory days comes across Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes and manages to discover what has been happening at her alma mater since the Ministry decided to interfere. Little does she know, the simple meeting will drag her back to the part of her life she's been trying to forget.

What happens after life? After you don't have a further will to live? After you're so empty it hurts? Well, sometimes, you just have to learn the hard way. By experiencing it for yourself.

Remus finds something Sirius lost. He'd rather have Sirius. Character death, SB/RL.

An unidentified person muses at Harry Potter's funeral.

The events of the astronomy tower, from Severus' perspective. Spoilers for HBP

Sirius struggles to grasp the meaning of death as he watches those he left behind grow up without him and the world he is no longer a part of change dramatically. Rated for mild language and adult themes.

Harry knew they were up to something. Hermione would sneak off at all hours of the night, and Malfoy always sent those annoyingly "superior" looks to Ron. But what they were up to was much more than even he wanted to find out. (D/Hr, mild hint of H/G if you look real hard.)

Roses are red, violets are blue, he sends his regards- to a witch that is true. Sometimes valentines are sent to the most unlikely people from the most unlikely sources. It's all very scandalous.

While Gavin Black suffers through his first weaving lesson, he and two siblings confront their parents about a few inconsistencies in the story of their courtship. From the "Interwoven" universe, and therefore AU.

Everyone has a limit, a point at which even the most opimistic person in world loses all hope. When suddenly they know there is no point anymore because it will all end badly. Yet some people still go on hoping after this because there is nothing else they can do when they are so removed from the wizarding world that it's all just stories in a newspaper. But they still feel the pain and even when there is no hope left they have to keep grieving and remember those who've died because it's all they can do.

Narcissa Malfoy wanders through her garden and wonders of what has she become, and if she could ever escape her prison.

A re-telling, of sorts, of the journey through the tunnel to the Shrieking Shack in which Harry decides it's not a good idea to visit Hagrid when a mass-murderer is on the loose.

"I am become Death, destroyer of Worlds." -J. Robert Oppenheimer Dark times are ahead and it's not getting any better. It's kill or be killed, and with the Apocalypse rising and on Voldemort's side, the impending war is upon them, and Dumbledore is dead, Harry and his new accomplice Kisa Cordova-Snape aren't even sure they can get through this alive.

Everyone understands Lavender Brown. They understand her obsession with passion-pink-lipstick, they comprehend that she gossips and creates scandals. The only problem is that nobody really knows Lavender… they can’t, because she doesn’t even know herself.

"Everyone knew Argus Filch was horrible. Whenever Miles Bletchley opened his mouth to complain about their awful school caretaker, his peers were quick to nod and moan in agreement. But Miles felt that no one truly hated the caretaker the way he did. And Filch seemed to reserve extra special hatred for him." Miles Bletchley/Argus Filch slash. Written for the OTP Valentine's Day Challenge.

Narcissa and Lily were lovers, until Voldemort murdered Lily.

Air and water, life and death. Who or what is``the only thing that can save you when things get just as bad as they``can get?

Rows of gravestones mark the lives of friend gone. One man goes to the graveyard every year to visit them.

Every man tends a secret garden, and Neville Longbottom is no exception. He is a good boy, a diligent boy, and he does his best to tend it well in the moldering house of his grandmother, but every secret garden has a dark place where even the hands that tend it dare not venture.

Silvius Malfoy, father of Lucius Malfoy, looks back on his childhood, his corruption, and his children.

Ron wakes up with no memory of the night before on one of the most important days of his life.

Harry gives Draco shooting lessons now that Draco has switched sides. And when a surprise Order meeting pops up, we discover some new information on the Voldemort front. One shot.

We've seen the Dark Lord at his worst. We have witnessed his most terrifying fury, and the unspeakable horrors that he is capable of. But do we really know all of his true characteristics? Read on as I chronicle a day in the life of Lord Voldemort, and you will learn many interesting facts about him that are not found in the books. But be warned- what you find may shock you.

Reporter Noelle Eyre is doing another interview. This time she is interviewing a portrait of Hogwarts founders, but one's missing. I'll give you four guesses as to who.

Remus feels betrayed by Sirius after he leads Snape to him [Chapter Eighteen of the Prisoner of Azkaban (on page 261 in the UK hardcover)]. sbxrl, jp+ss, jp+le.

Mad, Mad Passionate Love returns, bigger and more disgusting than before! With interhouse romances popping up everywhere, how can Hogwarts cope with the onslaught of such powerful passions? Lots of fanon stereotype fun, including Pathetic! Draco, Sexy! Snape, and Fiery! Ginny. "But I love you," Tom had said, tears streaming from his bright red eyes. He couldn't blame Albus… he wasn't nearly as handsome as he'd been the year before, when his eyes had still been a normal color and he had actually had a nose.

James Potter returns home from a Quidditch match, only to discover that in his absence baby Harry has discovered a new-found eloquence. Just a random one-shot created for the L/J cookie jar.

An Oliver-Percy remorse. All six-year-old Percy Weasley wanted was to learn how to fly. All seventeen-year-old Percy wants is freedom. One-sided Oliver and Percy slash, takes place during PoA. Features a missing Weasley son.

It's Remus' sixteenth birthday. The Marauders have a little gift planned for him, but all he wants is to be something instead of the nothing he thinks he is.

Percy works late. Arthur plays Father Christmas.

Draco and Harry are More Than Friends, Ron sulks, Hermione meddles, and everyone speaks in proverbs.

Bellatrix Lestrange's mind is beautiful in the most twisted of ways... Companion to Perfection.

She never thought she'd end up here, with him.

Draco thinks back to his last night with Harry. One-shot. Draco's POV.

In another world, Harry Potter was not just a wizard. In this other world, Ronald Weasley became a Knight. The only hope for their world's survival is love. Will their love be enough?

There is very little I can say when I feel this way.