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Harry has a dream that seems so real that he doesn't want to let go.

Narcissa reflects on the past, on the days when her son was still innocent and her part in changing him.

Does a student make a Slytherin or does a Slytherin make a student? Thoughts of a Gryffindor, Ellen Mavericks, when her friend, Delia Pryde, that she had known for years had changed when they are separated by their houses.

Could it be any harder to say goodbye and without you``Could it be any harder to watch you go, to face what’s true``If only I had one more day``I ran. Ran to hide myself, feeling naked without him. Ran away from him before he could say ‘We could still be friends.’ Everyone says that and everyone knows it never does happen. I ran fast, hoping all these thoughts would just escape with the wind blowing past my ears. I would never feel them again.

Virginia creeper: native woody vine of the grape family, tall growing and popular as a wall covering in the temperate United States. It has blue-black berries and clings by disk-tipped tendrils, some branches hanging free in graceful festoons. The five-fingered leaves—brilliant yellow to red in the fall—are sometimes confused with the three-fingered poison ivy. ``````A boy fighting for the lives of all he knows and cares for--and a great many he doesn't. A girl trying to make her way in a new and unfamiliar world. An ancient magic binding them both. And above it all, a darkness surrounding the home they have grown to know and love, drawing ever closer, threatening not only them but all around them.

Remus takes Harry to Godric's Hollow, in memory of Sirius.

A fire doesn't always kill-sometimes it can even refine a person's destiny. Founders' era fic.

"She stared at her reflection in the mirror and tried to imagine the girl she’d been back then, or even before that. She couldn’t. It was like trying to imagine an imaginary friend she hadn’t pretended to see since she was six. As far as her mind was concerned, that girl no longer existed, and she hadn’t even been real. But that girl had existed. She knew it, because she had been that girl..."

[Draco/OC] If I could go back in time to change one thing, one thing out of everything I've ever done wrong, I would go back four years to the day I left the wizarding world... Same time frame as "To This Day". This time in Draco's Pov.

Severus Snape kept his personal life a secret to most people for almost twenty years. On a cold night in late December, his most guarded secrets are revealed to the Dark Lord and the Order of the Phoenix. To what end will the Order of the Phoenix protect Severus and his family from the Dark Lord, the other Death Eaters, and the Ministry of Magic.

He lies awake listening to the sound of rain drumming on the roof. He lies awake knowing that there is not much time left, a few hours if he’s lucky. But Draco Malfoy doesn’t give a damn. Contains character torture and death.

"It is funny how I was the one who knew all your secrets, who knew who you really were. Yet every one of them knew before I did. No one told me I had to find out for myself. And you of all people didn’t even tell me." Told from Ginny's POV.

Harry and Ginny quarrel because she wants to accompany him, Ron and Hermione on the quest for the Horcruxes and to fight Voldemort, but he wants her to stay behind, ostensibly for her own safety. It takes Ron's homespun wisdom to convince his friend that it would be logical to have all the help he can possibly muster in said quest...help which includes Ginny.

Shortly after the war, Auror trainee Harry Potter attempts to confiscate a stolen Time-Turner from Draco Malfoy, accidentally sending them ten years into the past. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Harry is alone at Privet Drive for the holiday - or so he thinks.

Oh, I knew—I knew from the very beginning that this was a terrible idea. That filthy Mudblood and I paired together made a terrible Head Boy and Head Girl. It was the one thing that we ever agreed upon. Did anyone listen, though? No, and look where it got us. Hermione Granger is lying dead in our common room. *Warning* Death fic.

Who will Harry turn to when he loses everything? (Harry/Lucius)

Everyone's got a story. Even Severus Snape. A one-shot Snape-centric fic.

Written for the ARWSLL Christmas Challenge, this little ficcy features the feature Mrs. Lestrange, some flashbacks, Kyra Montague, and realizations...

Severus Snape is haunted by a memory that he'd rather not remember in the most eccentric manner.

Mary Weasley finally gets all she wanted -- but soon realizes what she wanted all along was standing there, right in front of her.

It is the end of the war, and Draco has lived to see it, but is it possible that he wishes that he didn't?

The battle is done and over, but a new day begins and our favorite trio must tie up some loose ends, including our favorite red headed girl. Meant to be a one-shot, may consider making it a chaptered fic if there are enough reviews.

The war is over.

Sirius is gone from Harry's life forever, taken as quickly as he was introduced. Neither can handle it any longer. Hear what they have to tell each other even though they are unsure if the other can hear...

By now everyone's heard about Sirius's death, and everyone is quick to comfort Harry. But no one seems to realize that someone else is hurting too.... This is Remus Lupin's side of the grief. Songfic (Michelle Branch and Evanescence).

Hall Randall, a werewolf, was hunted down by muggle men but what will he do when he met Remus, the boy he bit? You need to read The Plague to understand this story fully.

Under the influence of Voldemort, Draco and Blaise must gather ingredients for a dark potion under Dumbledore's nose and will go to any length to get what they want. Cho's trying to deal with her dying father and the Trio get caught up in the chaos. Betrayal, deceit and countless heartbreaks will ensue.

Is this a dream?/If it is please don’t wake me from this high/I’ve become comfortably numb/Until you opened up my eyes She always loved being alone. Until a certain someone opened her eyes to love. OOC.

He has spent this whole time looking all around him, but never at the girl in the seat next to his own.

Everyone has heard the series of events that occured that faithful night when Lily and James were murdered. But this is the true story down to every last detail.

It's a hot summer's day, which is unusual in September, and all most of Hogwarts is thinking of is where to get a good suntan and how many items of clothing they can get away with taking off. But Max McKinnon, Raven and Blaise Zabini have other priorities: Harry Potter is going to get a good kicking, and if Slytherin House is ever going to ally with the winning side this must be stopped...

Someone's writing a letter to Harry, contemplating things long past, and confessions about true feelings.

In the wee hours of August 7th, Ginny writes to the ones she loves to tell them that she won't be coming back. Harry doesn't understand, until he reads between the lines.

They fought united. For one cause. For one man. One man lost to the blood and death of war. They fought united.

The impact of chess on Ron Weasley's life.

There are so many things Sirius should have done. Remus/Sirius in 1981.

Regulus Black on Voldemort, Horcruxes, death, and his arrogant, insufferable, beloved brother.

"Ring around the roses, / A pocket full of posies. / Ashes, ashes, / We all fall down." -- The children sing, and Remus lives. Four interlinking drabbles with slight James/Lily and Remus/Sirius.

At the age of nine, Harry runs away and joins the circus.

Neville finally falls in love with a girl. But will their love lead to disaster, even death?

Harry feels compelled to address a letter to his deceased godfather. A small mystery follows. A quick fic that turns out to be a little sad.

So Harry Potter has played Hero one more time. This time everything he has known is suddenly shattered (including Hogwarts) with the exception of him and Draco Malfoy? What will 'they' do?... if there even is a 'they'

Harry's been MIA for three years. Not one phone call. Not one letter. Then, one day he shows up in the bedroom of a certain witch who certainly wasn't expecting him. More than a little strange. Not for the younguns.

As Snape struggles to deal with the consequences of the Occulmency lessons, he meets a former classmate that has come to him as a last hope.

When Lucius is killed, Draco can't help but feel it's all his fault.

It was the end of the first war that Snape made a promise to those he held most dear but who have since passed.

I just tell myself that he's not worth it. That I'm better off without him. That I can do better. But how can you do better than him? He's got everything. He is everything, for St. Mungo's sake. you couldn't possibly do better. It's impossible to find someone better than him.

It's Hermione's last year at Hogwarts and she had a decision to make- to either stay in the wizarding world or to return home to her family. Along the way, she has to discover who her true friends are, and realizes that the unexpected should always be expected.

Sirius Black is in his sixth year at Hogwarts. He has fallen in love with a new friend, a girl by the name of Emily Knight. First chapter...

My plan worked. Everything is in order now, no more chaos. Voldemort is dead, and I’m the Savior of the Wizarding World again. No more disorder, no more chaos. Finally, I get some peace. I have no enemies. Voldemort is dead now, and so is my family. but I’m not dead. I lived. There is no sadness in my life. No darkness. Only light. There is no more chaos.

Harry and Ginny's family gather to remember the past at Christmas time.

A ritual transformation rips Remus's soul and heart apart as he longs for something he's not sure he ever had. Implied R/L, poetry.

Escaping through the night, Sirius reflects on the events that have changed his life and promises that the future will be brighter, if only for Harry.

Someone makes a decision.

How ironic. Some of our favorite characters have just gotten diaries. On the last day of term. First chapter, Harry, Ginny, and Hermione. Who's next?

Every time Ginny felt the ache, she but down hard on the knuckles of her left had. The pain of it, mixed with the saltiness of her skin, usually brought her to her senses. He didn't want her. She was only Ginny Weasley.

The first Death Eater is initiated by the young man that would become Voldemort. Set in 1944.

His eyes gleamed in happiness. His face shone and his lips seemed to be permanently curved upwards. Smiling had lately seemed foreign to him, but sitting across from the woman one loved made one do crazy things. Like wanting to cheat on one’s wife.

Out of all the days to come to Hogsmeade, he happened to - “Severus, please, come in.” Dumbledore’s calm voice shook him out of his thoughts.

Have you ever been so cold that you couldn’t feel a damn thing in your body? So cold that you couldn’t feel the things you placed your fingers upon? No, not shivering snow cold. Cold. Just cold. I have. Love is cold. Love is empty. Love is death. Death. I’m ready. Ready to leave. Going. Gone. [Draco Malfoy]

Sirius Black remembers his life and the obstacles in it, but most of all, he remembers what made his life worth living at all.

An innocent, nine-year-old Draco Malfoy is one thing, but an innocent, nine-year-old Draco Malfoy associating with Muggles is quite another - especially when Lucius Malfoy knows about it. (One-shot)

Fred Weasley has had some rough patches in his life before, but none have left the scars that have been formed in the last few months.

"Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the hat." Why Godric Gryffindor put a sword in his hat and why Salazar Slytherin could not pull it out.

Albus believed in the greater good. Tom believed in the right to survive. Aberforth believed that he could save them both.

On the other side of the veil, Sirius finds old friends, new guilt and finally, peace.

Sometimes our ancestors' deeds dictate who we become, even generations later. And being the descendant of the 'Boy-who-lived' might come with a heavy price.

Draco arrives back at home for Christmas only to be reminded of why he wanted to leave so badly at the beginning of term...

"To be or not to be - that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end them." Voldemort has come to Hogwarts. And Harry is forced to make the hardest decision of all...

A story about friendship, about faith, and about what happens when everything between is blasted sky-high by Evil... Sirius and James and the bond they've shared since childhood, set to 3 Doors Down's Kryptonite.

In her last year at Hogwarts, Ravenclaw Julie Fawcett lands a plum job as an intern at the Ministry of Magic, a position complicated by the power struggles that are developing as Voldemort returns. As she works to keep her integrity, reputation, and grades intact, she must also confront the reality of Life After Hogwarts. A look at the Order vs. Death Eaters conflict from a different perspective.

I never wanted us to die, and it is for us that I weep so openly now. As an individual, with you gone from this world, I am ready to die. Everyone and everything has a time to go; to be no more. I guess this is that time for me. I uncork the vile and lift it, the cold of it stinging my fingertips mildly. Some vapory smoke escapes out of the top and rises to the ceiling. Harry’s dying lover thinks about the times they had together.

"Why does Mum have to be so annoying?!" The worst thing a mother can hear. Molly Weasley is shocked to hear it from her own son.

She defined herself by her family, yet in their negligence, she found strength in herself. A Ginny Weasley story.

They say that blood is thicker than water. Harry finds out how thin his can run when a seemingly random crime turns out to be much more. A quick one-shot.

'What a joke this all was, her life, what an utter and stupid twist of fate, pulled together just to amuse the gods. If anyone had told her twelve years ago that she would be married to a cold-hearted Death Eater, she would have laughed in their face.' Narcissa Malfoy reflects.

During Harry Potter's seventh year at Hogwarts, extreme changes erupt: A new Triwizard Tournament has been announced, and the Gryffindors encourage Harry to enter. Hogwarts also gets a new Defense teacher, Harry and pals prepare for the N.E.W.T.s exams, and a new student arrives, who becomes a bit of a challenge to Harry. Meanwhile, a huge war between Lord Voldemort and the Ministry is brewing up, and Harry must deal with an important death of a close friend, as well as strong, passionate feelings for a special someone in his life.

Songfic: Based around the Nine Inch Nails' song of the same name, this is a dark, near-poetic look at Sirius Black's experience in Azkaban. Arguably part of the 'Alfdom'.

Based on a real story. One-shot deal. Hermione is coming to terms with life and it’s up and down. Will her friends be there for her?

Every second someone dies. War increases those numbers twofold. People lament, people fight, and people die. Monuments are built and memories of days past come alive again. And sometimes, no matter how much it hurts, remembering is all you can do.

Connor’s new family isn’t quite as odd as his old one but it’s pretty darn close.

Seamus and Neville have been living together for a while and Seamus can't seem to hang on to a job. One day, Neville finds him the perfect career that makes use of his hidden singing talent but it leads to division between them. Mild S/N slash.

This is the tale of a Muggle who becomes a witch; a little girl who becomes a woman. It is a journey through life, through love, through loss. It is the story of Minerva McGonagall; sister, friend, lover, fighter and teacher.

When Lupin left to join the werewolves on his mission from Dumbledore, his life started spiralling slowly downwards. Because the danger of life in the pack isn't only the suspicion and brutality of other werewolves - it's what slumbers inside, waiting to take hold. The longing to be wild, and free. And once woken up, it won't be silenced again...

Crabbe plans to brew an illegal potion. Will he get away with it, or will his nefarious plan fail?

It's been two years since Harry died and Ginny is left raising their daughter alone. Life has moved on for the both of them, but Ginny sits and remembers what did happen those first few weeks after Harry's death, how her daughter saved her life at such a young age. Song-fic to LeeAnn Womak's "Stronger Than I Am"

Draco and Harry, alone in a dark alley after Hogwarts and the rise of Lord Voldemort, catch up and chat a bit. Of course, this isn't exactly teatime at Buckingham Palace, especially due to Voldemort's consolidation of power. Resistance falters, and it seems there's nothing left for the two.

A vivid description of the events on October 31, 1981 in Godric's Hollow.

This song-fic takes place during POA. The dementors are attacking Harry and Hermione. What was Harry thinking? Song is property of the Pat Mcgee band, from the album "Save Me."

The Blacks are strong - together. Fate seems to be picking them off, one by one. How did Narcissa see her cousin, Sirius Black? Was he a cousin, an enemy, a criminal, a mad-man, a shame to the family? Narcissa's view on the crumbling Most Ancient and Noble House of Black

While sitting in a chamber in Azkaban, Sirius Black tells the story of the Potters death.

I think back to those days, the ones where I made the life changing decisions. And I play my favourite game, and wonder what if...?

Do you remember in the First Year when Hagrid compiled a photo album for Harry? Well, Remus Lupin was one of the people he wrote to for pictures of Lily and James. This brings back a wealth of memories he has tried hard to forget....````Pre- OotP Marauder story.

They were more than friends, more than lovers. Then all of a sudden, they were torn apart.

Draco reminisced about the time he realized that he loved her, but she was already with someone else.

Once upon a full moon night, two werewolves gaze at the the sky, finding peace in a time of great fear.

Lily thinks of James, and wishes he would see her, and not the perfect girl he molds her as. She wishes he would at least try know her before loving her. A lovely little vignette of Lily just before James changes.

Snape is settled at Hogwarts, teaching Potions. The war is over and Lupin will never come back.

She screams. She rants. He listens and consoles. He gives, she takes. This is the way it has been for some time now. Enter Harry's world after the war, he is, oh, so alone, see who torments his dreams and nightmares.