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Grandfather tells a favorite bedtime story, of a fair maiden named Maire and a young wizard named Brennan, and of hatred and fear.

His tattered robes hung loosely about his shoulders as ribbons of blood streamed down his exposed chest. Black hair matted against his neck. A coarse beard irritated his pale skin, though he refused to complain. There were much worse matters to resolve. Wiping a bead of sweat from his brow, he gripped his wand even harder. Glittering stones of onyx darted back and forth across the battlefield, assessing the situation.

A troll has Flitwick's wand and Professor Binns offered to help get it back. But what happens if Binns fall asleep? Will Flitwick become the first wizard pie?

God, she loved him when he was being dense. Draco/Ginny

Such imagination seems to help the feeling slide.

Sirius deals with the breakup of his long-time girlfriend.

Songfic to Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Harry's POV.

Set after the end of the series; Ron, Harry and Hermione revisit Harry's past, and think about the things that led them where they are.

Francis Zabini, eminently foolish Dark supporter, faces the results of being caught in a compromised position.

Songfic to Broken by Evanescence... Lily/Lucius... In order to protect her love, she had to walk away with her unborn child, a child Lucius has no clue about. Seventeen years later, after the day of that tragic event, Lucius finally knows. His reaction and his role in the ending of Voldemort.

Since his wife Penelope's death, Percy has lived in an echoing mansion with only his daughter and the butler for company. The arrival of a governess changes everything. Percy/ Ginny, Percy/ OFC.

Ginny Weasley is sick of being forgotten and ignored, so she tries to kill herself. Dumbledore finds her just in time, and sends her home where she discovers more about the mysterious threads she can see. Draco Malfoy becomes involved later on.

Ginny decided long ago that she wouldn't wish for anything from Harry. So why is she standing here waiting for him in the freezing cold?

Regulus Black intends to try out for the Slytherin Quidditch team in his second year. He does it, however, for reasons that might not be the best. No matter what, certain Gryffindors will do anything to see that he fails. Written for the Regulus Black Group Cookie Challenge.

Regulus can't follow him, even though he wants to. He has to stay behind and do everything his brother never did.

She had fully intended to spend a warm summer afternoon away from the other founders and their bickering about having pureblood students in the school or not. In fact, it was good to get away from the place and just be alone, somewhere to be quiet. Alone with nature, and many hours of daylight left, Helga could be left to her thoughts where no one could intrude on, or interrupt or tell her that she needed to see a head doctor, because surely, she had been possessed in some way. ````A founders one-shot. Helga has run away from the arguments of her friends to spend the day alone. She wanders the fields surrounding Hogwarts in hope of seeing Him again. HH/OC

Life's just not worth living anymore... (Features BloodRedSoul's poem, Artificial. WARNING! Contains suicidal mentionings and self-inflicted abuse. Read at your own risk...)

Ron gave his crooket smile. “It’s over Hermione.” ````Hermione looked at Harry lying still in his bed before meeting Ron’s eyes. “You’re wrong Ron… It’s only just begun.”

"Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort spoke the words almost lazily. A smile was on his face but his eyes were cold. Some had said that the curse didn’t kill if you don’t mean to. But he did and so he died...

Rather too many stained glass windows.

Draco remembers. Harry forgets. And the world keeps turning. One-shot H/D slash.

It was a normal day in Hogsmeade. The students were walking peacefully, the birds were singing, some Gryffindors were getting drunk, and the Slytherins were up to no good. What can possibly go wrong?!

When Ron Weasley wakes in the middle of a stormy night, a mysterious figure comes to visit. This is a crossover between the HP universe and Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time universe.

James Potter struggles to learn that marriage means compromise. When you don't, there are consequences.

Penelope Clearwater. Nothing special. She has been dating Percy for over a year, and something just isn't right...from his side. He doesn't seem to love her anymore, no matter how hard she tries. He treats her like a beckon call and a doormat. Maybe because she isn't pretty? Just 'Plain Penelope?' Perhaps. But Marcus Flint has a way of showing how amazing she truly is. How faithful can Penelope stay with Percy with her eyes wide shut?

He would never be alone, never be lonely... Pain and Darkness would never leave him - he would never be betrayed again...

A liberal twist on the romance of Cho Chang and Cedric Diggory. Secrets, kisses, and whispers all over.

Harry is lonely. Draco finds him. ````Harry/Draco. Implied possible previous Harry/Sirius.

Harry is deeply depressed and feels lost since the death of Sirius. He receives an important message from Sirius in his dreams.

James feels an overwhelming sense of protection to Remus, and comforts him after a vivid nightmare. *Slash Warning*

Ginny Weasley looks back on her first year. A huge battle is going to take place soon, and she feels that she is all alone in the world.... (T/G, hints of H/Hr)

"Harry sobbed into the old man's shoulder. Remus was all he had left, the last link to his parents’ memory, the last link to Sirius. Harry couldn't lose Remus."

On the day of Lily and James Potter's demise, one person seeks Dumbledore and forgiveness.

"But it was golden, that one summertime dreaming." Padma/Pavarti.

Leaving Hogwarts behind for the last time, Hermione reflects on the death of a great man, and comes to a realization.

Near the end of OotP, Malfoy tells Potter he’s going to pay, and now it’s time for him to cash in. Be warned: this is not pretty.

Harry is alone on a windy cold beach at dusk. He hates himself. Why had everything gotten so complicated? He wished he didn't feel so much; wished he didn't feel at all. ``Someone comes along, infact the most unlikely person. Can they save each other?

“I should have stayed and helped. I should have gone back. I shouldn’t have gone in the first place. I should never have gotten mixed up in this. Draco, what have we done? What are we doing? There’s not a goddamn good reason for any of it. Why do we do this to ourselves?”

No longer do I know heart-break, no longer do I know suffering, no longer the pain nor tears. I know only nothingness, the all consuming darkness.

Deep down inside I'm never okay. I cry of pain everyday. Deep inside, my heart begins to ache. Each day as my body slowly breaks. A Parvati One-shot.

Gary Splotter returns to Hogwarts and yet again messes up something with his stupidity.

SPLAT! Dungbombs were meant to be thrown off buildings, right? Fred and George certainly think so. Hermione disagrees, and Ron just seems to find it all rather funny.

The only telephone psychic and medium in Little Whinging gets a call.

Harry just seems to have this horrible problem with getting into other people's pensieves, doesn't he? At least this time, he didn't really have a choice. Inside Prof. Snape's pensieve, he finds that Snape once found true love. The only problem: the girl he loved was a self-serving idiot. How does Snape get out of this situation? It's not the most wonderful way.

Wrong turns in this maze called "life" invariably lead to brick walls. H/D.

After Harry defeats Voldemort, he makes one mistake; a mistake that will come back to haunt him.

About two of the characters dying. The title is kinda bad but hopefully the story is better. Rating is just to be safe.

I was disappointed with some of the luke-warm-ness of the death in OOTP. Searching deeper into and between the words in canon, this popped out...

Harry saves Ginny from a dangerous and life-threatening Herbology detention.... All right, maybe not so dangerous and life-threatening as... vaguely scary and somewhat unsafe. But still. Almost-nearly-certain peril. At least.

To return, after the war, the scars and all the loss, is to remember. A few of our favorites subconsciously meet in the courtyard, post-war, and reflect, reminisce, and sing Kenny Chesney.

What is a chicken doing near the subtle science and exact art that is potion making? Why is Luna sitting at the Gryffindor table--why does she wish to be a farm animal? For what possible reason am I running for my life?``Sadly, the world may never know.

Sirius Black thinks Lucius Malfoy is like the North Sea.

Heavily inspired by William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," with Arthur Weasley as Macbeth. After several long years of war between Dumbledore's Order and Lord Voldemort, the side for good is finally making progress. However, a new, potentially more sinister shadow emerges to threaten the wizarding world.

Sirius is gone, and all that remains is to forgive oneself. Between saying goodbye and finding peace is a moment that hangs like a fly in amber, frozen, and reminds us that we're still here.

Summer after seventh year. Ron looks back on the final battle and tries to deal with the loss of loved ones. Songfic to "I'm Movin' On" by Rascal Flatts (contains some language).

Scorned by the wizarding world; betrayed by those she thought she could trust. Even the most terrifying of events can somehow work out for the best. Ginny Weasley finds this out the hard way.

Padma doesn't believe in Japanese mythology. That's too bad, really...

Hermione reflects on her marriage with Ron and her affair with Harry, and what ensued. Snippets of "Deadwood" by Garbage is used.

A look into Ron and his feelings for Hermione and Harry. How does the world see Ron, and how does he see himself? Sometimes it is best to remember that everything is not so simple as it seems. Slight slash implications.

His werewolf mind fought to be let out, to be consumed by bloodlust but Remus gritted his teeth and wouldn't give in even as his mental barriers were ripped down. His transformation had become even more painful to bear... and as his skin bled, he trembled as a worse pain he was to relive from the werewolf's mind spread through him.

"None of her five oldest brothers posed any problems when it became obvious she was a girl... Ron was the one who always brought conflict and strife when it came to her roles as a girl and a sister." Ginny Weasley reflects on the trials of being a best friend and sister.

What will happpen if Hermione were to see Draco after death. My first fic. R&R

A Holiday-Fic. It was a lovely day at the snow-filled park...

Harry and Draco refuse to acknowledge some things because it's simpler that way.

How Ginny and Harry cope after the War against Voldemort and the Deaths of their two best friends. Songfic to 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack

It's been a long time coming, but Draco finally finds what he's been looking for. H/D. Part of Scenes From A Hat, Part One.

Some school years are better than others, of course. Some years are worse. Most years are interesting, at least mildly so. But my most amazing, eventful year by far was my seventh: the year I spent at Hogwarts.

This is the story of the journey of young Albus Dumbledore and his school friends to India after their last year at Hogwarts. There they find great perils, wonders and a baby squid...

This story is about Harry at Hogwarts and his experiences at Hogwarts in his seventh year. You may be disturbed in some parts. You have been warned. Written pre-OotP.

AU ficlet- One stormy night, Liliana Evans, daughter of a prominent pureblood Slytherin family, realizes that there's nothing left to live for. James Potter is looking for a way out of his family's constant planning of his future. What will they find in each other?

'He who offers to me with devotion only a leaf, or a flower, or a fruit, or even a little water, this I accept from that yearning soul, because with a pure heart it was offered with love.' - The Bhagavad Gita, 9:27. Arthur Weasley receives a visitor. A little alternative scene set during OotP, with references to incest and slash.

A glimpse of how it looks to Ginny Weasley when she collapses from the inside. A story of the consequences of falling for the darkest love in the world and how when you leave him he doesn't always leave you.

A chronicle of a pivotal night in the lives of Alastor Moody, Igor Karkaroff, and Regulus Black. Character study, not three-way romance, to those with their minds in the gutter.

Remus escapes into his lycanthropy to cope with James and Lily's death, Sirius being sent to Azkaban and Peter's disappearance.

"The lover is annilated by the beloved." Ginny has many feelings for Harry and as her love for him swells from her point-of-view the poetic writing flows and shifts like the waters of the ocean. Calm and cool, then dark, furious, then joyful and triumphant, Ginny's difficulties with love leave her only wanting more. One-Shot.

A few brief glimpses into James and Lily's last days.

Harry, Ron and Hermione were best friends. Everyone knew that. So when something horrible happens to one of them, it means something horrible happens to all of them. It seemed logical that they would find comfort in each other. But logic is hardly useful when you just want to cry yourself to sleep.

All through her life she wanted things she couldn't get. But now she wants to be with someone she loves but can't...because she just...can't.

In her own narration, Nyota Salazaar Riddle tells the story of her years at Hogwarts. She finds shocking evidence that she -and her brothers, Tim and Tom- might not be who they thought they were. With the help of a long-dead Seer named Destiny Gryffindor, Nyota uncovers the truth behind her reclusive ancestor, House Founder, and namesake- Salazaar Slytherin. Her clue to the past? The Book of Riddles-which may turn out to be more than meets the eye. Set in the 1940's, Nyota shows us a side of the Riddle's past that we never knew. But remember, as J.K.Rowling says, being different can be deadly.

Irrational, unreasonable and confused; Draco writes a letter to his incarcerated father. Though it is never to be sent, it helps to relieve some of the inner-turmoil he is feeling. First in the ‘Hidden Letters’ series.

After James and Lily's deaths, Remus wants answers. It would help if he knew the right questions.

Ron, aided by bottle of butterbeer and the sight of Luna Lovegood's arse, lays some of his own demons to rest. H/H from a lovelorn redhead's point of view.

Sides have been chosen, lines have been drawn. But since when is the world in black and white? Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter meet by chance, determined to bring to a close a duel begun years before. And do you really think Draco's learned to play fair in the interim?

She smiles at everyone when she tells them hello. She smiles often. But she rarely laughs. And she's falling from life.

After the tumultuous events of Ginny's first year, she returns to Hogwarts a changed girl. Rejected by her housemates and misunderstood by her family, she seeks companionship and comfort in an unlikely friendship with our favorite Ravenclaw.

Sirius sits and reflects after escaping Azkaban.

Ginny is stolen from her very bed, and finds herself locked in a Tower. What is she thinking?

Destiny had nothing to do with it. Pansy/Ginny angst.

In Castle Ravenclaw, nothing was worthy of affection and everything was held dear. It was a bleak time, especially for the peasants and servants. It was normal... Except that something sense of danger that seems about. An event that would haunt Rowena's subconscious. A Glass Rose side fic.

Professor Blaise Zabini attends a conference on Magical Zoology in Prague. However, someone has brought the terrible Golem of Prague to life again...

An apprentice scribe recounts the story of the final moments of Remus Lupin.

My response to the '22 things to do in a plot bunny' challenge set by Silvercrackle. Beware the lemon meringue pie!

Continuation of "Love Conquers All," epilogue from Ron's point of view. Ron has fallen in love with Hermione's muggle cousin and is ready to propose to her. But he has a secret that he must reveal to her, one that will change their relationship entirely. How will she react? Will Ron finally get the girl of his dreams?

Harry Potter was thought to be lucky... but he was just the 'boy who lived'.

Hannah hates the rain until her best friends gives her a reason not to. Femmeslash. (Hannah Abbot/Susan Bones)

Lord Voldemort, through his evil sorcery, has brought back his ancient mistress, the eternally feared witch, Morgana, with whom he can effortlessly take over the wizarding world. What he did not plan on, however, was for Morgana's half-sister, Irisel, to return as well, in the form of one Virgina Weasley. Ginny, suffering through her own loss, must journey far from Hogwarts in search of the long forgotten Fay, the ancient folk of Avalon, to uncover Irisel's past and learn of an age old secret that could change the wizarding world forever. With the hesitant help of Draco Malfoy, who is severely poisoned (and only Irisel knows the cure), Ginny will face all the evil hell has to offer and help Harry Potter fulfill his destiny as well as her ow

Argus Filch breaks some difficult news to Irma Pince. Post-HBP.

The last act of the war, Luna and Harry are trapped within Voldemort's cell. Harry is ready to give up. Luna teaches him that there is something much more. Prequel to Classic Stigma. NOT Luna/Harry, sorry.

This is the ending to the entire series. It is actually good, even though it does not have a proper title. Anyways, it's about the final showdown between Harry and Voldemort.

Sequel to "Black Shadows of the Flame" The candles represent the lives of his friends. When one flame takes on the wizarding colour of death, Draco leaves into the night. But how can he make sure that his double-role is further on kept secret, when he runs into a fight of the two opposing parties? The answer is simple, he can't.