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Ron feels like he's drowning in Real Life, but a conversation with a strange old woman gives him hope for the future, before conjuring more questions about the present.

Fighting a war can leave scars, and you can't always hide them. For one young woman, the scars from the Battle of Hogwarts will be with her forever.

It's during the siege of Hogwarts, and Anthony Goldstein is running for his life... and on top of everything else, he has a cold. Full title: How a Buffalo, a Refrigerator, and a Leeds City Bus Saved Anthony Goldstein's Butt. One-shot.

Firenze contemplates humans and his role in the second war.

An imaginary, impossible, foolish love? Most definitely. Hermione's reflections. This one-shot songfic was an idea that just popped into my head one day as I was listening to the music of my absolute favorite artist, Rufus Wainwright.

The time is after the war, and Voldemort has been defeated by Harry Potter. The boy hero is now a nineteen-year-old man, living in downtown London, with a mixed lifestyle of both magical and muggle. Settling for being a writer instead of an auror, Harry seems content with his life until one evening, one of his many dinner parties is interrupted by a, both physically and mentally scarred, Draco Malfoy. The damage done by the war has not finished its course, and the consequences of choices made return, testing the friendship, morality, and will of these two young men and their loved ones. Slash HP/DM!!!

Sirius begins to suspect Remus of being a traitor, with major consequences to their relationship.

When Harry and Draco get together, Ron and Harry's friendship is destroyed beyond repair. Ron's POV. Harry/Draco and perhaps unrequited Ron/Harry but I'll leave that for you to decide.

"Gilderoy Lockhart was a normal boy who wanted to be like everyone else. What was the reason behind his urge to become a literary success as well as attain cosmetic perfection?"

After the Dark Lord’s first fall, Alecto longs to live again. (Alecto Carrow/Fenrir Greyback)

Draco prepares Crabbe for his Death Eater initiation. Gen, crack.

When Adela Jackson feels she can no longer cope with her loneliness, a voice from the past gives her hope for the future.

What happened to Draco? Nobody knows what he told Myrtle. But does Myrtle know what he told her? Now there's a question...

Set during the 'missing years.' Remus Lupin thinks about time, grief and loss.

I hate them. Not for what they did to me, but for what they let happen to me. Not for that they hated me in return, but that they didn't love me enough. Not for how they notice me when I am doing something wrong, but for how they ignored me when I needed them the most.

Arthur Weasley gives away Ginny on her wedding day and wonders how his little girl has grown up so quickly.

Once upon a time, there were three super heroes (technically, two heroes and a heroine) whose names were The Boy Who Lived, BrainGirl, and Dumboy but whose real identities were unknown. So they decided to fight evil (or something like that)!!!

Caractacus Cooper has never been an adventurous boy until a body is found washed up on the shores of the Lake and he is filled with an insatiable desire to find out what happened. Secrets are unravelled, love and lust is uncovered and unleashed, lives are irrevocably changed, and a whole lot of snooping is going on...

Remus Lupin has gone to run some errands in Godric's Hollow, chat to James and get ready for a Halloween party. By the evening, his life will have fallen apart when he is betrayed in the worst way imaginable.

The adventure of Sirius Black.

Sometimes things other than ghosts can haunt the living. An unsuspecting Hermione picks up a strange ring and discovers that, unlike most people, Severus Snape left behind more than a mere object.

My name is James Adonijah Potter. I am fifteen years old. I am a wizard. And I have--had--a baby sister named Elisabeth Harriet Potter. This is her story.

Young Severus spends a summer away. A little piece that kept bugging me, because I can so clearly visualise him. No romance, no humour, some violence. No horses were actually harmed in writing this.

Sometimes, you must let yourself fall apart before you can put yourself back together again. Remus mourns Sirius, a one-shot in two parts. Not slash.

Harry and Draco are forced to spend a depressing, rainy night together.

Dorcas didn't think it would be like this. Dorcas Meadowes one-shot. Written for the As Summer Ends First Order challenge on LJ.

Twenty years after the war is over, Remus and Harry visit an old friend.

Background characters are what shape the story... They are what the hero fights for, and no war could be fought without them. She's been his background character, she was always there, in the shadows, ready to keep things on track, yet nobody knew she even talked to him. (Companion piece to "Blank Paper", already at the Dark Arts)

I don’t think I’ve ever been completely normal. Not once, in my entire life, have I been what anybody would call “normal.” It’s a tad bit sad, knowing you’re the only one who doesn’t live up to anybody’s expectations. I guess this is some sort of karma--I’m smart, therefore, I’m a loser. Hermione contemplates just how normal she is.

He knows nothing but the sound of his feet on the pavement and the thousand curses on the tip of his tongue. All for his Judas. November 1, 1981.

The gloried wizarding communities of Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam... all fell victim to incompetent governments and increasingly frequent riots. But he knows he is safe here, here in the soft Mediterranean coasts and winds of southern France, confined to a one-room cottage, his only friends the clouds, the sea, and the piano before him. A Remus Lupin genfic.

Set Post-OotP: During a raucous evening at the Burrow, Molly and Arthur have a quiet conversation that reaffirms their hope for their family.

Harry and Blaise attend a wedding. Slash, but nothing graphic. Written for The Bring a Smile Challenge and Competition at the HPFC forum.

"Even the paintings seem old and worn and despairing and she quickly walks by before the portrait can inquire about the news. She thinks that there hasn’t been any and won’t be any in the future." Hermione in a vacant castle, haunted by nothing and something at the same time.

What happens when you're right, but you want to be wrong? How can you fight fate? Lavender knew she wasn't going to like what she saw... but she still looked.

Hermione explains all about an adventure involving Horcruxes and Snape to Professor McGonagall.

You weren't there, of course. You hadn't been since April.

Listen, my children, and let me tell you a tale. . . one of horror, despair, and vengeance served. Strengthen your hearts, my children, for this tale is not meant for the weak. . . This, in the style of Beedle the Bard, is the true story of how the disease known as lycanthropy came to be. Inspired by whydoyouneedtoknow's "Facing Danger" on FanficAuthors.net.

It had been a long time since Ginny had been herself. Really, the Ginny Weasley that everyone knew wasn't really Ginny Weasley at all. Of course, she, herself, didn't really know exactly who she was. It had been so long after all...(AU)

"You almost hurt a little girl today, Harry." Ron's voice was so flat and emotionless, Harry almost didn't recognize it. It was the voice of stranger.

"Isn't it beautiful?" he asked, the soft bluish light skimming over his skin like a gentle breeze. "Yeah," came the reply, a voice filled with awe. "Why does the moon change, Daddy?" "Everything changes. Sometimes, the moon is beautiful, and sometimes it just doesn't feel like making the effort. We can forgive it, though; everything has a good and a bad side." It was silent on the hill, for a while.

Bill and Fleur's wedding is not the joyous occasion that everyone had wanted it to be. Especially for Ginny, who must endure Harry's departure, and the question of whether she will ever see him again.

It’s 1977, and Hogwarts is putting on Hamlet. Cue rehearsals, romance, pranks, and maybe (with some luck) a successful production. (Version with images and fan art is being uploaded simultaneously on carmenblackfic.tumblr.com.)

'I don't mind; I don't care; as long as you're here.' Random snapshots of Remus' and Sirius' lives together from their first year on. Slash. Language.

Lily's death told through her eyes.

But always, always, he would return to the violin in the end. A Dean Thomas genfic.

Voldemort seems to have died. But a characteristic property of many events occurring both in the wizarding world and the Muggle world is that things aren't always what they seem. The moment Draco Malfoy was branded with the Dark Mark, Voldemort discreetly placed a curse on him which would allow Voldemort to possess Draco Malfoy should he die. His last resort should his Horcruxes, in the unlikely event, fail to save him. Now Draco/Voldemort's evil is becoming more and more apparent, signs and strange events only hinting at Harry, and the wizarding world's, ultimate fate.

Right after Voldemort comes back into power, he must get all the help he can get. Including Dementors. But what do they think about it all?

Regulus can’t seem to keep what he loves. Regulus/Sirius one-sided, Regulus/Tom Riddle, Sirius/Remus implied, Tom Riddle/Severus implied.

Draco Malfoy always throws up on Halloween.

This is a short fan fiction that I wrote for a competition on another site. As the title sugests, it focuses on the veil in the Department of Mysteries.

Draco has fled and Narcissa goes to seek help and comfort from an old friend. But where does this lead? And will it have something to do with what's happened between them before?

Harry/Cedric. Takes place during the summer after Cedric's death. Describes Harry's morning routine and general state of being after the death of someone dear; implied slash, possibly survivor's guilt. Plays on the words "morning" and "mourning".

Dennis remembers his older brother. Song by The New Pornographers, My Rights Versus Yours.

The war is over, and Voldemort has been defeated. Arthur Weasley has been elected Minister for Magic, but it proves infinitely more trouble than the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office ever was.

Continuing the story of Brett Mordonius (from "Dangerous Pursuits") and his fight against the Death Eaters as a Muggle in the wizarding world.

When Angelina Johnson gave George Weasley a diary for his 23rd birthday he was not impressed. George Weasley keep a diary? What was the woman thinking? But when George finally finds a use for the gift six months later, will he find the solution to the hole in his heart?

Peter Pettigrew considers the choices he has made in his past.

Jasper Fforde's literary detective is called back to Hogwarts to deal with an unusual problem ...

"Wizards excel at midrange combat. Widen the gap? The wizard's screwed; a sniper beats a spellslinger any day. I can reach out and touch a victim at two kilometers; a conjurer's lucky if he hits the broadside of a barn at that range." Corinne Lambert is part of a rogue experimental unit utilizing a mix of magic and modern weaponry against Voldemort's puppet regime. Guest starring Charlie Weasley, Cho Chang, various Ministry officials, Death Eaters, and other magical creepy crawlies.

A speculative look at Lucius' arrest at the end of OotP. In this telling, he manages to escape briefly--just long enough to take care of a few things and offer his wife a sort of goodbye. Currently a one-shot. Likely to be expanded.

Draco learns to grieve.

Remus is in a depression with Sirius' death. His room holds too many memories. A short, one-shot, contemplative, and implied slash

Harry Potter/Twilight Crossover. Some say it can't be done. It was challenged over at The Hidden Tower. I am assuming that Twilight is taking place now, as in the last few years, and that the Cullens made a stop over in London before they headed up to Denali. Please enjoy!

Ron Weasley's Unabridged Guide to Being a Sidekick. In a fit of utter boredom, Ron pens, sorry, quills an extensive handbook for future partners-in-justice... "I've got more tips and tricks of the trade than Malfoy has got hair products." WIP

Ginny finally has everything she's ever wanted. The boy of her dreams, top grades, and a way to finally break into the Golden Trio. When perfection turns out to be less than perfect she finds herself seeking solace in another journal. When this journal writes back, she is understandably worried—until she discovers the person writing back is a fellow student. A fellow student who refuses to divulge his identity. Does she want to know who this mystery person is? Or has she already revealed too much of herself?

On Remus Lupin's fortieth birthday, a day he never thought he would see, there's more than the matter of his age on his mind. A short sequence of thoughts, feelings and memories from the life of a werewolf. (Warning: implied slash.)

Ron and Hermione have some trouble dealing with the aftermath of their kiss. With a bit of help, will they finally understand each other?

All here life, Petunia listened to people say how special her little sister, Lily, was. And getting that letter and running off to that school only made things worse. So through the years, she sat on the sidelines and watched Lily become more and more amazing. But what about her? A story through Petunia Evans' eyes on the subjects of Lily, Hogwarts, and a war most people don't even know is happening.

“Weasley,” I said, trying my best to have a soft voice, but I could tell it still frightened her since her shoulders seemed to tense up. She froze in the doorway. It was dark and we were alone. Ginevra Weasley and I were alone in the Potions dungeon late at night. She slowly turned around and she looked enchanting. I couldn’t believe it. A Malfoy is supposed to despise Weasley’s, not think they’re the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen. NEW VERSION!!!!

Early Summer 1953. Amelia Bones has reason to celebrate, but all her friends are busy -- except perhaps that intriguing acquaintance from the last Harpies game. Bones/Grubbly-Plank femslash.

Who knew that a trip to the loo could change so much? After months of failed attempt after failed attempt, Draco Malfoy is ready to give it all up. When his Head of House offers a way out, how does this change his path? Begins after gate-crashing a certain Christmas Party...

One night during the war, while spying for the Order, Ginny realises the true extent of her fascination with Draco. One-shot. It was written before HBP, and I personally don't think it fits with the new canon.

Is the end extremely nigh? Alas, no boys snogging in this fic, but hopefully Harry will be able to save the day.

"They walked out slowly, silently, smiling. ``"Need a haircut, greaser?" The medium-sized blond pulled a knife out of his back pocket and flipped the blade open. ``I finally thought of something to say. "No." I was backing up, away from that knife. Of course I backed right into one of them. They had me down in a second. I fought to get loose, and almost did for a second; then they tightened up on me and slugged me a couple of times. So I lay still, swearing at them between gasps. A blade was held against my throat.``"How'd you like that haircut to begin just below the chin?"" ~S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders

What is good? What is bad? What really matters? At some point we all ask these questions of ourselves, and it’s a good thing we do. Imagine if you could never step back and examine your life. Who knows what you might do if you were unable to see what you had become? Take my word for it now, you don’t want to know. When a world rests in the hands of one person, sometimes she has to stop wondering whether she's really the one, forgive herself for a broken past, and do what she knows is right.

Rita Skeeter muses and pities herself. [ response to the Rita Gen challenge ]

On the Hogwarts Express, Lily discovers who has been chosen for Head Boy. Companion piece to Coming Around.(Pre-dating L/J.)

The autumn of 1981 was not a kind time. To anyone. He gestures for her to sit down next to him, and she does, heart beating all the faster. "Please, Ted, what - " "They caught the Potters' Secret-Keeper. The one who betrayed them to Voldemort," he says bluntly."

No date can go smoothly when you have Filch trying to be sweet and Madam Pince suffering from allergies.

In December 1995 Remus rests in Sirius’s arms at the setting of the full moon. He draws new sketches, and trusts that there is still life waiting for the two of them.

As Karkaroff runs north, he knows that death is coming.

Ginny takes a trip to Tibet with an eccentric companion

An adaption of Shakespeare's Sonnet 30. A story of how Severus Snape may have reacted just before and after Lily's death.

If Peter Pettigrew's learned one important lesson in his life, it's that home is where the heart is. Every year, on or around his birthday, he makes a trek to his mother's house and ruminates about earlier, more innocent times.

Nestled within the woods lies a long forgotten village that lives in old history. Its myths and tales still ring true to those who have not forgotten how to listen.

The war is over, and a character looks out into the aftermath. The battlefield is littered with the bodies of fallen comrads and enemies, and the wind is cluttered by the cries and screams of the survivors and those coming to aid. Yet nothing can enter the ears of those who experienced the war first hand.

In this episode of Professor Binns’ work, the dangers of some forms of magic are demonstrated, an ambition is achieved and there are disturbing hints about a familiar and well-loved item.

Set one year after the Epilogue, the golden trio are happy in the new world without He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Ron kept the locket Horcrux that was previously thought to be destroyed, and wears it around his neck like a memento. Little does he know that it wasn't destroyed and the broken soul of Voldemort dwells within it. It eventually possesses him and causes him to become Tom Riddle. Can Harry, Hermione, and Ginny save Ron before he is lost forever? Or will the world once again fall under the grip of the Dark Lord?

There was a time when I loved them. There was a time when they were my world. But now I realize that I could scream to the skies that I hated them all and they would not pay me any mind. So this is hell. A look into Peter Pettigrew's mind.

Sirius remembers his childhood, filled with dark hallways and secret touches. Sirius/Regulus, slash, incest.

An overcaffeinated and underslept fanfic writer has a high-level encounter after publishing her first piece. And writes firstpersonpresenttense.

Remus ponders his life after the war and finds that something, or rather, someone is missing.

Elyse Sanders was your typical American teenager until she discovered a passageway to Hogwarts--in her own home! Once in Hogwarts she speaks to Professor Dumbledore and is admitted as a student after being told the strangest thing--she's a witch! She becomes friends with Hermione Granger who then introduces her to Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley. The four become fast friends and enjoy--and not enjoy--a series of happenings together. The First in the Teracia Ruby Trilogy. Post 5th Year.

A hand on my arm. A gentle voice coming from somewhere... somewhere beyond my reach...

Remus Lupin meets an old school friend at Sirius' funeral, and she asks him to drop by the following evening to catch up. He arrives just in time to find her murdered. Read his reaction.

The Marauders and their female counterparts each host games that result in a change of events in the Lily/James pursual. Laughs, chaos, and embarassment are sure to follow! Please Read and Review!

In Godric's Hollow that fateful night so many years ago, Voldemort thought himself as the only person remembering the event who was alive. But there was another, yet it can never tell us what it saw.

When Ginny stumbles upon Tom Riddle passed out in a remote Hogwarts passageway, she resolves to have nothing to do with him. Of course, life rarely goes as planned, and Ginny is about to discover the difficulties of avoidance. (AU following OotP)

Six years after Deathly Hollows, a new enemy is growing. Join Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Albus, and all the rest as they discover the identity of their foe, and struggle to bring it down.