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Each of them had a reason to leave. There were lovers, and mothers, and siblings waiting for them in the safety of their home. They had goals, and dreams, and wants yet to be fulfilled. Everyone has a reason to leave- but everyone has a reason to stay.

Glimpse into the traumatic childhood that may have made Severus Snape the Potions master we all love to hate -- including his early connections to the Death Eaters, the Malfoys, and Albus Dumbledore. Based on information from OoTP (but not a spoiler). Teaser to/adapted from the first chapters of my longer biography of Severus Snape, available at: http://www.geocities.com/asphodelandwormwood/. Enjoy!

Neville has been having problems with his Defence work, so Harry offers to give him some extra help outside lessons. Fluff ensues.

There have always been arguments over which piece of the board is the most powerful. Most will say the Queen; she can mimic any move, take any square. Others will say the King; despite his limited mobility, the entire point is to protect your king and capture your opponents. It is the center piece of the game. There are any number of arguments for five of the pieces. The last piece, or pieces, are often neglected. They are the front line, the first defence, and the first to fall. All but one. And Ron must see it to the other side. A look at Ron, and why he plays chess so much.

Draco and Hermione tries to figure out the seating arrangements for their wedding reception. Some mild cursing.

Sirius Black is resurrected from the Veil, and comes to find out that he loves his godson, but it's a very different kind of love. This is a sequel to Crying and Dying. The URL for that is in the fic.

A small vignette of the James-Sirius friendship: what everyone knows, and what most do not.

It's Draco's birthday, and Harry has a special surprise planned. Then things go horribly wrong. Can the evening be salvaged?

Remember Moody's photo of the Order of the Phoenix? What if someone had a similar picture of the DA? Eight years after the final battle, he looks back and remembers.

Hermione muses about her one true love.

Sweat ran down Harry's face. He wiped it off with the back of his hand, then hissed when a twig stung the inside of his wrist in a spray of droplets. He didn't slow down; his godson was out there in the half-dark with a monster.

Four friends, torn apart by a mistake. He's stopped caring, she's all alone, he's an alcoholic, and the other is in Azkaban. Deal with it, or deny it, either way, they must come to grips with reality, and by the time they do, it will already be a long way past midnight.

Luna promised that he was to meet one of her parents today. Harry Potter thinks he's prepared for the experience - until he discovers which parent it really is...

Her brain says she hates him, she always has, but her heart wants to throw caution to the wind. D/G

Every witch or wizard knows that the reason they have managed to keep their existence a secret for so long is that Muggles just don't look. But what would happen if one day, someone did? This is the story of an ordinary man who happened upon an extraordinary place.

"It means that you may be very logical," mused Luna, turning over to face the sun, "and I may be a bit eccentric, but if you like crunchy peanut butter, then you're okay with me." A Hermione/Luna friendship fiction.

When Hermione's parents are killed, will she accept help or not?

"Harry was the most precious thing in the world, standing there, illuminated by the yellow light from above." Twelve years ago, Sirius Black's world collapsed. Now he must protect the one thing he has left. He travels from Azkaban to Hogwarts, lives in the Forbidden Forest, and occasionally loses himself in murderous hatred. The only thing that keeps him sane is the fact that, without Dementors, he can finally remember.

Harry's friends have been kidnapped. Draco's friends have been kidnapped. What now? Read and find out.

This is the story of a previously unmentioned character, Astriel McGonagall Black. As the daughter of the Minerva McGonagall, best friend to Lily and James Potter, and wife to Sirius Black. This is the story of her trials and triumphs.

Complete, One Shot. What if Dudley ever felt remorse? What would he do? What would he say? And how on earth would that ever even happen in the first place?

In the impending snow storm, Harry meets someone he wouldn't have expected.

Song-fic to Dido's Here With Me.

Harry and Ginny have been together for five years and never told the over-protective brother Ron. It's about time that Harry informs him, but it's going to be difficult. SONGFIC. Lyrics taken from "Sista" by City High.

It's second year and Hermione is petrified. Draco Malfoy thinks about his life, his father, and a certain Muggleborn that changes everything he's always been taught. Set during Chamber of Secrets.

Ginny Weasley contemplates her relationship with Micheal Corner when she comes across something unexpected.

Saturday morning in the Gryffindor boys' dorm. James grouses, Peter snores, and Remus is subjected to the poking and prodding of one Sirius Black. Curse Padfoot and his early rising tendencies!

Hermione is musing about the rest of her life in the Astronomy Tower, and Ron comes to comfort her. R/Hr fluff!

James Potter is awakened in the middle of the night by his two-month old son, Harry. As he tries to put the baby to sleep, he talks to him about the future and the world.

One morning, Harry wakes up finding himself in a strange place. He thinks he should be in his cupboard, but instead he finds himself in a huge castle, and everyone seems to know him. Set in first year. Completely AU, partly OOC, partly obliviated!Harry.

Raven Wing is a young Cherokee girl recently transfered to Hogwarts. She looks like an ice queen, but her heart is broken. Who will she look to for help? Her very distant relation Hermione? Or someone else... someone with Snake Eyes?

Draco has been trying to win Ginny's heart for quite a while now but Ginny is still resisting him. Will a song from him win her heart?

It’s the first year of the war against Voldemort (or at least the open one) and Charlotte is one of the new 'exchange student' at Hogwarts and she's in for the most adventurous, wild and weirdest year of her life. Why were her parents killed? Who killed them? And why did she never know until this year that her parents were in hiding?``These are some of the questions that Charlotte gets answers for and many more besides. Are you coming along for the ride?

Madam Pince reflects on books, beauty, and Hermione Granger.

A girl enters Hogwarts with a special background will change the future. She is the child of a Psychic and a Witch. Few know of her heritage until it is time. Jessica's destiny awaits. This is the start of a journey. Over the years, she will grow and gain power. Discoveries loom in the future. Jessica must adjust to this new world in order to survive. Her parents past follows her. With the help of her friends, family, guides, and fate, events will occur that will shock two worlds. Original character story.

Lucius comes home after Azkaban and has a conversation with his son.

It's post-Hogwarts, Christmas time. Voldemort has been defeated and love is beginning to blossom between Harry and Hermione, but Fred refuses to see it. George and many others help him to see the truth.

Regardless of what others think, he's always noticed her.

A story where I can post the hundred ficlets that I will [hopefully] write for the ficlet100 community at LiveJournal. All of them centered on James and Lily.

When Sirius Black must move back to his parents' house, Remus Lupin comes to live with him.

At the age of fifteen, Remus ponders his future and what life will give him in terms of love. Convinced he will forever be alone, he hopes desperately to only know who his one will be. Over his entire lifespan, he not only discovers with whom he is destined to be, but also what the real meaning of "love" is. Inspired by Five For Fighting's "100 Years."

A young Nymphadora Tonks faces a moment of truth.

Hermione's been working too hard. She lets out her frustrations over a cup of coffee.

Join Ginny as she takes a trip down memory lane.

This a dark, angsty tale, in which Severus Snape reflects on his past, and because of present failures, falls into a downward spiral of self loathing.

Lily is at home with Harry when she receives an unexpected visitor. Snapefic.

A piece of paper that Hermione reads can't change her thoughts of a person, or can it? It must take more, and what is needed is in this story. Changing time and place with an enemy on a mission can be irritable, but it can also cause sparks. (Hr/D)

Hermione has always been afraid of heights and flying. But she loses that fear in a most spectacular way.

Sirius and James discuss Narcissa...

Harry and Hermione go on holiday to Mexico to escape the memories of Ron's death, and find unexpected solace in the ancient ritual of DÃ-a de los Muertos.

In a tale of forks, golden tassels and cake, Ginny endures an uncomfortable meal at the Malfoys.

She was precious, he realised. Full of promise and surrounded by imperfections. Lucius x Ginny

Short Fic about what happens when two opposites finally crash into each other.

Draco Reflects on his relationship with Ginny while listening to a Muggle song.

Ron is older now and has a daughter. But his wife is dead and he has pushed everyone he loves away. How long can he live like this?

When an unexpected visitor arrives at the Potter's home in Godric's Hollow, Lily is forced to remember the past. Lily/Severus.

Ever since Neville can remember his parents have been in St. Mungo’s, and every time her goes to visit them his Mum gives him an empty ‘Drooble’s Best Blowing Gum’ wrapper. All Neville ever thought about them was that his mum took the time to put the wrapper in his hand. Until... an odd comment makes him think they may in fact, be something more.

This story is about Harry in his sixth year. Sirius begins to send him letters, and Dumbledore and Lupin are telling Harry not to take the letters. Another student, however, is willing to go to any length to get Harry to take the letters. Coincidently, this is the same student who tried to kill both Lupin and Draco Malfoy...

It's Lucia Malfoy's turn to put on the Sorting Hat. Malfoys have always been Slytherins--so why is the Hat's decision taking so long?

Following his conversation with Hermione during the game of hide and seek, Adrian finds that he can't stop thinking about her. One afternoon, his cousin Pansy has a talk with him about his growing infatuation with Hermione. ``Sequel to Hide & Seek. Adrian/Hermione

Post-Hogwarts, Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, is now a celebrity Quidditch player, famous, eligible and dogged by the gutter press. His old school friend Ron Weasley, on the other hand, is working a parchment-pushing job at Gringotts, fighting a nasty temper and a tendency to get into fights with a particular Draco Malfoy.

When a shocking occurance in the Great Hall shatters Lavender's previous beliefs, she watches the other houses. She sees their faults, and for once her own. She wonders about what to do. And most of all, she reconsiders what it is to be a Gryffindor. The last in Mockingbird's What it is to be a... quartet.

We all know what happened in book 1, but what if things had been different? Sometimes a single decision can change everything.

Hermione is brought back to life after a fatal gunshot wound. Draco's fate is interwined with a Muggle-born with a streak of white hair. How do their paths cross each other's?

Harry is sent to Azkaban under suspicious circumstances. He escapes two years later to discover something new about himself, his heritage, and the meaning of a true friend. Will he forgive those who betrayed him?

A story in which house divisions change, ancient history affects the present in a way sixteen year olds actually care about, and Harry plays for the other team. No, really.

‘If I ever find that courage, the one person I'd love would be you.' For some romantic train scenes, there are the heroic men who run after their lovers, for this one - there's Ron Weasley. Hermione leaves the country for a new job, and Ron is forced to bid a bittersweet goodbye to the one girl he's ever loved.

A look at fanfiction from the other side. This fic was written a decade ago. As such, the grammar and punctuation may not be up to my current standard. However, there are no current plans to rework my older fics.

Ten-year-old Harry gets an interesting assignment at school.

Shortly after the infamous night in Godric's Hollow, Peter Pettigrew reflects on what made him commit the grievous sins that have damned him. The beast is hard to ignore when it’s standing right in front of you, but a rat is a different matter entirely. A rat can always slip into your midst, without being noticed, when you’re not paying attention.

It is the eve of Harry Potter's death, and I have the best seat in the world.

'I hadn't expected such a dramatic reaction, but then again from what I knew of Harry Potter he was not known for doing things by halves.' Companion piece to "Harry Potter and the Legacy of the Light". If you've ever wondered what happened between Chapters Two and Three, wonder no longer.

A chance encounter between Ron and Hermione causes some buried feelings to resurface. There's no denying that a connection still lingers between them, however far removed it may seem.... But have they changed too much to give each other another chance?

The Sorting Hat talks about its job, its responsibilities, and how much wiggle room its duties give it. Includes reflections on Tonks, Cedric, Neville, Bellatrix, and Peter.

An explanation why she hated him.

When Hermione comes home after the summer of her fifth year, Mrs. Granger's growing concern prompts an invasion of privacy in the hopes of finding some answers. What happens when her search only results in more questions?

Snape reflects on his past, and sees that a certain Gryffindor has changed it much. Not a love story.

Harry has returned to the Dursleys after his Fifth year at Hogwarts. There he finds an unexpected surprise about his aunt.

It's the end of the last book of the series. Harry takes on Voldemort. Finally.

A five hundred and fifty word drabble on why Tonks and Fleur feel a certain pull to werewolves. Hey, it's all in the animal magnetism!

Harry is near the end of his seventh year, and finds himself charged with a crime he didn't commit and not charged with a crime he did commit . . . Besides which, he has to take the NEWTS and learns a few surprises about his family, and then embarks on a trip back in time to fulfill a task Dumbledore set before him. Murder and mayhem ensue.

Forced to stay in Remus’s room on a hot day during the first week after Voldemort has risen again, and after Dumbledore has ordered the old crowd to be alerted (at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Sirius remembers a winter night when he came to visit his friend. That night may have been a turning point for both Sirius and Remus in coming to terms with what they had endured during the past thirteen years. The portrayals of the two characters and the description of their relationship, as well as the wider view of the state of the wizard world, leave space for different interpretations.

Ever since Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire's raging success, countless devoted fans have awaited the coming of the fifth book. But it does take awfully long for J.K. Rowling to write. While she is kept away from her writing and distracted by her life, Harry's now rather disoriented one marches on... A fic written in anticipation of Harry the Teenager in a flowerbed, and emphasizing the importance of keeping in character.

Harry now knows how the story will end: one-on-one with the former Tom Riddle. How does an unqualified, barely-trained schoolboy begin to take on the Master of Darkness? After the chaos of the Department of Mysteries how will the Boy-who-Lived deal with this new reality and begin to prepare for the fight of his life? And after his NEWTS will Harry be ready to fulfill his prophesied destiny?

In the summer before sixth year, Hermione and Ginny ponder the coming war and the harsh path of destiny. As melodramatic as it sounds. Not a shipfic.

James and Lily go out to Hogsmeade on their first "date". The outcome turns out pretty well, thanks to a little help from Padfoot.

There is a traitor in their midst. Who would have ever thought it would be poor, innocent, little Ginny. No one, because they never noticed her anyway. She will rule them all though. D/G

Remus has already lost Sirius once; losing him again is unbearable. To try to come to terms with his grief, Remus begins writing letters to Sirius. A sad, touching fic about loss.

Harry needed passion as he lost it a while ago. In a Muggle bar he met a stranger that could be the cure to his desire for passion.

What if the Weasley and the Malfoy families became close friends? This one shot fic shows a relationship between the Weasley and Malfoy families and, more importantly, between Ginny and Draco. How would history be affected had these two families thrown aside their feud? (AU, G/D)

Lucius no longer matters. (Set during the first half of DH.)

It's the little things in life that matters the most. Remus Lupin remembers Sirius Black when he was alive.

What if Harry Potter had a twin sister, Jamy Potter? And what if Jamy was the famous one? The one with the scar? What if Neville Longbottom was really Lucas Camden? What if Sirius had a son and Remus had a daughter? What if Lily was American, the Dursleys didn’t exist, and Lily had two sisters – twins? This is a complete AU about the life of Jamy Potter, her brother Harry, and their friends at Hogwarts. Because of the different characters some different things happen in addition to everything that happens according to the books. ~

Dean has a girlfriend. The only problem is that she's a Muggle. How do you introduce a Muggle girlfriend to the wizarding world? Olive founds about magic.

Pheoni is the a girl of the powerful Malfoy line. Shawn is the grandson of Harry Potter. They're not suppose to care about each other. But, life works in an odd way...

Harry returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year with a feeling of foreboding, and not without reason. He begins to receive mysterious letters, and why is the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher so secretive?

Harry refuses to fight. Hermione refuses to believe. Draco refuses responsibility. Everyone has a part to play, but in end the revolution always eats its young.

Harry is watching her dance, and remembering the times they've had over the years, and why he loves her. H/G.

A little brown-haired girl sees the sea for the very first time.... Very short piece of fic (pre-Hogwarts) inspired by Norah Jones’s song Seven Years.````I needed a little break from La Vie en Rose, and my muse visited me tonight, making me write this very short little fic in an hour... I also wanted to add that this story is in no way connected to my October 5th series.``I hope you enjoy this...slightly autobiographical... very slightly... lol...

Draco and Ginny talk, among other things, about childish notions, bad days, smiles, the world, and Heaven in the Here and Now. Light romance.