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After an Order meeting towards the end of Harry‘s fifth year, Moody speaks with Dumbledore, yet cannot see what is tormenting his old friend. Moody is half-blind, yet acknowledges this, and even his eye cannot penetrate the barriers of the mind. [OotP Spoilers]

I left the Burrow at dusk, the air still smelling of the verdant musk from an unusually hot and humid day. I could feel the family’s eyes on me as I exited the door. What did they think was going to happen? I refuse to tremble and weep. If I started I would not stop.

Where Ginny is disobedient, and it's Ron to the rescue. The hidden dangers, and rewards, of a sunny summer afternoon.

After his Lord's downfall, Lucius Malfoy isn't just shaken. When a certain Diary finds its way to his hands, we have a Lord Voldemort-starved Malfoy who thinks he has very little to lose and a projection of 16-year-old Tom Riddle. Diary Riddle wants to find out more about this man who had dazzled his future self. As he walks through the maze of Lucius, he finds himself becoming increasingly attached to the Malfoy and deeply in love with him. Also Lucius is affected by closeness he had never even dreamed of having with his (secretly) beloved Dark Lord. The pale reflex of what he could have had with Voldemort tortures him, but he finds himself incapable of putting the Diary away, like he had never been able to unravel himself from that love.

So what happened to Sirius Black after he stepped through the doorway and left Harry's world? Who does he meet there... and will he ever come back from The Land Beyond the magic?

Remus and Velma have been next-door neighbors, and friends since they met each other, though their personalities can differ. But one summer night, the summer before the first year of Hogwarts, Remus accidentally transforms into a wolf in her backyard. Will Velma ever forgive Remus? And what is he going to do?

What Sirius finds beyond the veil is not death but life and penance in an odd friendship to a boy from his past...

Sometimes Neville Longbottom secretly hated the world.

Nobody understands anymore

Hermione comes home one day to much more than she had expected. Two Death Eaters who switch sides every five lines, death and betrayal. If you think Snape is a cuddly, fatherly person you should probably skip this fic... unless you want me to prove otherwise.

Draco had always felt alone until he met her. Years later he still needed her even though she's gone forever. Draco mourns the loss of the only thing that ever mattered to him.

How serious can a boggart really be? It can be a simple fear of spiders or something more horrifying, like the fear of fear itself. Sirius has an all different fear: the fear of someone's disapproval. Semi-Sequel to The Boggart.

There is a place, it exists for nearly all of us, that seems to serve solely as the physical manifestation of everything that reminds us that we are imperfect, uncomfortable, or simply don\'t belong. This place, for Sirius, is none other than the drawing room in Grimmauld Place. A Sirius Marauders-era fic.

Something good comes out of Malfoy’s favouritism - Goyle learns that he can do well. Non slash, in character, in canon, cheering fic!

It is like a game. Whichever arm bleeds the most gets the most points, but in the end they all win. She sometimes compares it to Quidditch. Sometimes it hurts, but you always feel satisfied in the end. This isn't rated R for language, just the whole idea. This is the story about a girl who is so depressed she will do whatever she can to end it...

Vinyl isn't just something to wear. Music, mayhem and Muggle love abound during the summer of Harry's fifth year. To be played at maximum volume...

First-Year Bellatrix Black doubts herself; Rodolphus Lestrange "comforts" her.

After the death of her famous parents, Harry and Hermione's (seemingly) nameless and emotionally barren daughter must deal not only with the fact that she must live with the only surviving member of the Trio, but also with the fact that he had an affair with her mother.

Drucila Weasley, cousin to Ronald and the others is coming to Hogwarts. Placed in Harry's sixth year. She comes from Durmstrang and she is absolutely disgusted by Harry Potter. All seems well on the train until they get a message that Hogwarts has collapsed. How did it happen? Where will they stay? What house will Dru be in? What will happen in the way of romance? (Drucila IS Ron's age and year)

'You start to wonder what happened to all of the others who fell from the edge, and why they’re not keeping you company. Why you’re not seeing the dry white bones floating by like the candles in Hogwarts.'

Fanfic comprised mostly of original characters! Malfoy and Snape and Slytherin-in-general oriented! ``It's about a character named Elise *who's based on me* and her trials through her 5th year at Hogwarts. Also, what she finds late one night, and how the item changes her forever....

I would be just too depressed. There would be rumors and speculation about things no one had the faintest idea about. Stories and slander I didn’t want to deal with. The Boy Who Lived didn’t want to deal with it anymore.

Harry has returned from his fifth year at Hogwarts and now everything that has happened has started to sink in. He also learns he must say goodbye to someone before he can move on.

On a rainy, fateful night in October 1981, the world which was perfect crashed down before Sirius Black's very eyes... Songfic to the Ronan Keating song of the same name.

Hermione, an old woman on her death bed, remembers her best friends.

Regret. Grief. Longing. What he kept from everyone. How it really feels to loose so much at sixteen.

Harry and Voldemort finally come face to face. What will happen? Will Harry be strong enough to face Voldemort? Or will all be lost?

"She laughed, pushing him away, and he was happy because she was laughing, even though he was withering away on the inside." Remus/Lily.

After Harry regains his memory, Ron must see things as they are. Sequel to Post Bellum.

‘He was older than me by three years, so naturally he thought that he knew everything before I did.’ ````Regulus Black reflects on Sirius and their relationship earlier on in life.

Elliot Wood doesn't want to be known as Oliver's little sister, the Weasley twins' other friend, the smart girl, or the girl who dated Cedric. How far will she go to get out from under the shadow of everyone else?

Five different beginnings for Ron Weasley. Ron/Luna, Ron/Padma, Ron/Pansy, Ron/Cho, Ron-Draco.

I watch the chapel fill, slowly. People I remember from school, that I had never been friends with. They aren't there for me, but I don't care. They are there for Blaise, for Hermione. For Snape. Oh, it's a laugh. Me, the person least liked - after Snape and Voldemort - at Hogwarts, and the chapel near the Manor is filled with people come to help bury me. More than can be said for some people more liked, more loved.

Just read it, it's full of drama and angsty goodness.

Audrey Beauvais is a nineteen year old Auror in training and member of the Order of the Phoenix. The final battle against Lord Voldemort is finally approaching and Audrey is in the middle of everything. It is almost impossible for her to remain calm and focused as she deals with death, corruption, peril, and the secrets of a hidden romance.

(The Trilogy of the Serpent – Part II) – A very difficult sixth year at Hogwarts has just ended for Hermione. After finding her wizard parents she had no choice but to join them in becoming a Death Eater. Now, if only this could be kept between herself and her diary ... It will be another year of nightmares, full of surprises and challenges: a new home, a new house in Hogwarts - a new name ... or maybe two.

Ron creates a strange potion in potion class. While not the flight potion he was assigned, it has some interesting affects. What would you do if you knew how to save the world.

"When you save somebody's life you're forever going to be responsible for this life..." -- Severus is looking for trouble. James is looking for authority. Dumbledore is looking for a resolution. James' POV on life debts, innocent bystanders, father issues and what else strikes his fancy that fateful day when he is told that one of his friends must have betrayed him and Lily.

Ginny lives as a shadow of her true form. Living day to day, sullen and silent. Will she learn to feel again?

The Marauders take James Potter out to paint the town red on his last night as a bachelor. A pub crawl through the wizarding world leads to a foray into the seedier parts of Muggle London, and then things really go downhill when one of his friends makes a pass.

Lily Evans buys a magic mirror, and is drawn in by its dark magic. Chaos ensues, and ends with a ship you'd never expect.

Songfic based on Chevelle's "The Red." Harry does the unthinkable. And Lucius Malfoy wants him to do it again. Not Slash. Partially Dark!Harry.

Regulus Black is R.A.B. His descent into fear, madness, and death as he continues on with his hopeless mission. Regulus was just a lion from the stars sorted into a Slytherin snake, but in the end, none of that mattered.

They do not know me; no one does. If they did, they would that their jealous looks and hateful stares do nothing to me in any way. I do not feel them. I hover somewhere between happiness and sadness in a state which I suppose one would call numbness. This state is rather pleasant on the whole, with no attachment to anything except you.

Life at Hogwarts and in the wizarding world will change as we know it. There is a new headmistress at Hogwarts, and a new Minister of Magic! Analise is only a small part in this big plot, but someone comes to Hogwarts with a big secret, and she's in it! (Ron/Analise, Harry/Ginny, Hermione/?)

“She’s pack,” he said, running the side of his thumb over the exposed scar on her shoulder… Sequel to 'Bloody Footprints'.

Harry encounters his parent's murderer, only this time it isn't Voldemort, and he has something to say.

Ravenclaws are the smartest and wisest aren't they? Most able to handle delving into the forgotten and the forbidden - even if things go wrong, they have the skills to help themselves out of it. But what happens when they slip? ````Pushing the boundaries can have nasty side-effects. When extra-curricular activities go wrong and to sleep is to face hours of restless nightmares, Ravenclaw expertise can both solve and worsen the problem.````Late night in Ravenclaw dorm, four seniors try to kill the hours until daybreak. ````Set during Goblet of Fire.

Neville remembers the one he loved. Slash.

A hex causes Regulus to ‘switch’ places with a Gryffindor for a day...

Nymphadora spends some time with her family. A one-shot, with no particular time to be set. Slightly pointless, just a rambling into the blacker corners of my mind.

She was the only one he thought of, for his last moments. SSHG.

Lily Evans, soon to be Mrs. Potter, is a happy prominent auror, who just found out she's pregnant. Love was everything in her world. But darkness overcomes her life, changing her world, so...now she finds herself alone facing a new reality...struggling to live...again (AU completely!!)

Remus Lupin must deal with the death of a closer friend, and even harder... learn to move on.

“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.

Harry often wonders what it would be like to fall. Maybe possibly mild H/D

When did they first set the trap? When will she tread on the switch? Pansy reflects on her past and her future, and skirts the edges of a life-altering decision. Hermione/Pansy in later chapters, if there are any.

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...

Some people have no idea what they want. Some people have an idea, but can't get what they want. And some people are unlucky enough to land a double dose. Hermione comes face to face with marrital bliss and infidelity, and having too much of what other people lack.

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.

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.

Arrogance was my downfall; now I chose to tell the truth of my death, and the death of my husband.````From the desk of the author of Black Lily and Black Aeon, comes this addition to the ending of Black Lily.

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

Ron's hot-headed temper has sunk him in some equally hot water. Malfoy has gotten his come uppance.

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.

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

No I would not sleep in this bed of lies``So toss me out and turn in``And there'll be no rest for these tired eyes``I'm marking it down to learning ``I am...``If you've ever been broken-hearted, or ever felt like you wouldn't love again, then read on.

Pansy reflects on her relationship with Draco Malfoy.

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

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

This story sketches the complicated Muggle and wizards relations in one of the more troubled parts of Europe. The Muggle politics can be more dangerous to the wizarding world than Voldemort and Death Eaters. Read how the Headmaster of Durmstrang Institute copes with the history, the presence and the future of his school and of his students.

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 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.

Hermione thinks about how her life has been, the matters of family, friends, and the matters of her heart. Background of some parts of the story also come from "Reflections (3)", another of my stories

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings/ look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!". In the desert there is only one law, and this law is: sand. Ginny/Bill.

How do you live when you feel destined to die? Don't ask me. If I knew that, my life and death would be a lot easier.

Before her monthly transformation, Deirdre reveals that she isn't quite the innocent little pixie everyone thought she was. A game of chase in the dark, some hot moments (nothing graphic), and a light-hearted game that not even a Slytherin could say no to (if anyone would ever want to invite one.).

Sirius drinks Polyjuice Potion to get out of Grimmauld Place for a bit. Remus goes along. There may be some banter, possibly some memories, and quite certainly there's a fight.

The third love in Harry's life is Luna. Was Luna. Sometimes the ending really is the beginning.

Lily is sitting at a cafe one afternoon and looks up to see a tall, dark stranger. Not really fluff, interesting...

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

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...

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.

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

"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.

When the morning came, they buttoned on their cloaks and rode to their deaths.

Albus Dumbledore sneaks out at night in his seventh year upon the prompting of a friend and reluctantly discovers his own power.

Harry deals with the death of Severus in his own way.

In the beginning Harry is stranded in an unconcious state. He has almost lost hope, but then slowly regains it though the story.

AU. In a cold dark prison cell a young man sits alone, reflecting on his actions. Tomorrow Draco Malfoy will be resentenced for his crimes. As he waits he tries to justify what he did, but he knows in his heart that he deserves all he gets.

"The deserts of Arabia. A vast land, long dreamed of and romanticized by the poets and the stargazers as the cradle of civilization... it was said that once, a race of men existed who could control the powers of the desert. Strange men these were, men who were granted the wisdom of the desert and the knowledge and power of the sands. Most of them were wanderers, moving from one desert town to the next, awing all the town-dwellers with their mysterious demeanors and apparent ability to control the forces that shaped the earth."

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

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

Dumbledore's nephew is in love... with a feisty redhead who happens to be working for the wrong side. What is Tom Riddle's plan? And what does this woman have to do with a prophecy about a boy to bring about the downfall of her master? A very twisted Romeo and Juliet.

It’s Halloween, the day of the dead, and after the war there are plenty of dead people to remember. An ancient school, an old battlefield, and a new graveyard. Old enemies meet again, but nothing is quite the same. DM/CC pairing.

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.

Everything in Harry's life is perfect. He's halfway through his seventh (and final) year, and life is great. Then the Dark Lord prepares to take the final step on his rise to power and no one is there to stop him.

"Harry thought she looked like a picture he'd seen in 'Holidays With Hags'..." What it's been like to grow up as the fat, ugly Slytherin.

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.