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The story of three sisters and of how the dramatic events of human life bring them together and break them apart.

The story of the founders, like it has never been told before, ``because, well, it hasn't, necessarily. Learn of the ties and bonds that developed ``between the founders, and how they became known as the four greatest wizards and ``witches of their time, and what it was that severed the ties and bonds between ``Salazar Slytherin and the others. Slytherin's past, Godric's grief, Helga's unconditional ``love, Rowena's grasp of the future, near and far, and the potion concocted of ``all these ingredients to give you this beautiful epic. The prologue is the beginning ``of the friendship between Godric and Salazar, and the beginning of their future ``opposition...

Voldemort is defeated and everything should be well in the Wizarding World. But it isn't, as Slytherin House finds itself under close watch and striped of all its privileges. Can the Slytherins change this and what role will Severus Snape, Narcissa Malfoy, Blaise Zabini and Pansy Parkinson play?

This was inspired by a Nightmare I had shortly after 9-11. Bombs and green slime, Bin Ladin and Voldemort, Harry and a girl named Susanne, and Ginny and her dead boyfriend Draco. How much can two worlds parallel and collide?

In the year 997 the four founders have a conflict. Before going into battle Gryffindor tells his phoenix, Fawkes, to watch over his heir and lead him to the torch. Now, in 1994, things are looking dark, with a typical Fudge not admitting to DE action. Things are complicated even further by Harry's time traveling... Officially AU

In which Sirius Black falls down staircases, decides to try and snog as many girls as he can in his first year and gets slapped for it, gets quite annoyed by Snape's laughter, and - how could I forget? - meets the wackiest trio of friends the British side of the Atlantic.

Draco discovers something odd about his father's past.

Sirius is dead, but Harry discovers love - for a girl who's not who he thinks she is. Ron discovers a secret talent, and Hermione has a secret past. Kidnapping, Polyjuice potion, duelling and the works - but this time, Voldemort is not their deadliest enemy.

Sequel to Eshu’s Daughter. In Kit’s second year Dementor’s guard the castle, there’s a madman on the loose and she’s haunted by strange visions of a giant bird. Just another year as usual at Hogwarts!

AJ was in Gryffindor, but after a long story, she befriends Draco Malfoy and is deserted by all her Gryffindor friends. She went to see Dumbledore, who invited her to put the sorting hat on again, and she is re-sorted into Slytherin (typical, eh?) This fic mostly centres on her trying to be accepted into Slytherin friendship circles, and getting in the wrong sort of people's bad books.

Epic-length AU WIP focusing on the relationship between Harry, Severus, and Albus. Life takes a left turn for Harry when he is rescued from the Dursleys and Albus finally retrieves his parents' will. Why does he have to go to a Gringotts vault as soon as possible? Why is Snape being suddenly kind? Will the Dursleys be convicted of abuse? Begins shortly after OOTP, ignores HBP and DH. Quasi-Severitus, abusive!Dursleys, Sevitus, superpowered!Harry.

A decision can affect a life. An action can change a life. A person can change hundreds of lives. What if you could change a one decision, one action, one person? If everything we do has a consequence, and you change the outcome, would it be worth it? Good or bad? You decide. (Alternate Reality)

Written Pre-DH After a ten year separation, in which he and the Wizarding world have done their best to heal and move on from the lost Boy Who Lived, Draco Malfoy is faced with an unexpected reunion that threatens to destroy his sense of reality.

There are those who single handedly shape history, while others are just footnotes. This is a tale of the latter. This story starts one year before Harry's first as two boys receive rather interesting letters...

Join Lily and her friends as they travel through life's ups and downs during their years at Hogwarts. Through all the things they learn, they hold one thing close to their hearts- friendship never dies.

'This was meant to be a purely objective account of events, but it's rapidly becoming a love story. Which, I suppose, it is.'``The story of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, by Hermione Granger.

Secrets, Dragon Wardens and Prophecies—Where Harry takes the first steps to Gryffindor/Slytherin reconciliation with the Snapes.

In their seventh year Hermione and Draco may come across feelings for each other. It turns out to be a difficult relationship with Draco having plans as soon as graduation is over but there is something he and his father may discover about this new girlfriend of his.

Harry is being beaten, and Draco is going under pyschological torture. How do they react?

It all begins with an innocent Quidditch exhibition that brings four seventeen-year-old Canadian students to Hogwarts. But as time progresses, strange things start to happen, and the four find themselves stuck in a desperate situation, a situation to which they are the key to solving. Lots of action and drama in upcoming chapters.

What happens when Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Charlie, and his new love interest get transported 1,000 years into the past? What will Voldemort do when a Death Eater finally speaks her mind? Death? Schizophrenia? Murder?

Five years after parting to pursue their choice careers, three best friends reunite. Harry and Ron have a hole all over one of their most recent cases; Hermione will help fill it with answers. On the surface, all seems smooth, but the War has changed them. There's trouble in the paradise they tried to create.

A series of events places Draco, Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny in detention. They manage to escape the clutches of the Death Eaters who attack the castle, but how? It's from here on that things start to get strange, with adventures and discoveries for all. Romance, time travel, love hexagons, poker games, green toothbrushes, mistaken identities, Draco wears pink taffeta, parties that no one gets invited to, and snogs galore.

My take on the eagerly awaited "Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix" has arrived. Harry finds himself abandoned with an old neighbour in Privet Drive as the Dursleys set off to Mallorca for their summer holidays. Harry finds many things have changed since last year, when he receives [mostly] owl post from his Hogwarts friends. It's mayhem at The Ministry of Magic, but more elusive occurrences are unfolding much closer to home...

A Severus Snape Biography - one that explores his personality and shows how he grew from being an adorable little boy into an incorrigible bastard. Lots of Voldemort and plenty of things going on in Sevvy's mind.

When Harry reaches his fifth year in Hogwarts, he is assigned to take part in an excursion to Egypt that could endanger his life. When he suddenly finds a magical lamp, he has to make a choice that would change his life forever.

An inevitable night of romance begins a chain of events that could prove fatal.

Draco Malfoy never knew that when his father died, he'd turn out the way he did. He thought he'd turn out better. And he spent hours, or what seemed like hours, gazing at the bloody stars and wondering what it'd be like if he died tomorrow.

AU. Lily and James didn't die on Halloween night of 1981. Waking up with scattered memories in a Muggle hospital and presumed dead by the wizarding world, they rebuild their lives as Muggles with no knowledge of magic. What happens when they cross paths with with a post-Voldemort Harry and Ginny? Which world will they choose, if at all? Mentions of L/J, some OCs.

In a world full of uncertainty, one thing remains clear. No one is safe from the Dark Lord. This fact has been proven time and time again. But the Order is resisting, and even one particular Death Eater is starting to see Voldemort's schemes in their true light. Because in a world where no one is safe -- everyone must question. Who is to be trusted? And, more importantly, what is real?

When Hogwarts 6th, & 7th years go to NYC for a month, havoc breaks ``out. Hermione and Harry's relationship shatters. He kisses another girl and Malfoy ``tries to get Hermione date him! As Hermione gets tangled up in ballet, and Harry ``and Ron get mixed up in their old band, a mysterious John appears and starts to ``make Hermione rethink Harry. Though the two have startling resemblance. Will Hermione ``and Harry ever reunite and become one? Will John reveal his true identity? Not ``your usual 7th year fic.

SS/HG, Dr/GW, RW/BZ (in this story Blaise is a GIRL) tangled in a web of lust & loathe, romance is bittersweet - love & could there ever be trust? WARNINGS (I don't write disturbing things, but it's better to warn you anyway, just in case): Mental/emotional torture, one attempted rape and some medium violence. COMPLETED/EDITED/EPILOGUE ADDED -- A/U -- started after the release of GoF, contains some OotP, most everything after is disregarded in order to preserve the ongoing story.

I'm taking you back to the age when the four most infamous troublemakers ``roamed the halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. More widely known as Moony Wormtail Padfoot and Prongs, these four Seventh Years encounter peril beyond their wildest imagination and team up with people they never would have dreamt of sharing agreeable words with. When they will find out that some people are not as bad as they thought and others are worse than they could have ever ``expected. So step inside. I'll take you on a trip. Hold on tight and remember, ``if you see a Grim, they love Chocolate.

Harry and Seamus start to question their sexuality. Harry officially ``begins dating Cho and Seamus tests the waters with a Hufflepuff. But things turn nasty when Cho slips and calls out Cedric's name and Seamus's significant other turns out to be abusive and possessive. They seek comfort in each other and strong feelings begin to blossom.

Draco, who once quivered at his father's insulting tones, now finds himself free of his father and those wretched Death Eaters. Now he has to live with that choice... and some unexcpected consequences.

Hermione resigns herself to life as a wallflower during her Season in London -- until she receives a surprising proposal. AU set in Regency era.

Harry’s fifth year has finally rolled around and he’s given up on normalcy, but it’s good thing. This year he meets new people, new teachers, and has to figure out the ramblings of a mad woman. Oh, and finding out a few things about himself along the way.

Ever wondered what happened during Lily and James' years at Hogwarts? Along with Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Petter Pettigrew, Severus Snape, and others, the Potters are making history--MWPP style. Love/hate

An old school fic featuring Lily and her gang.

SLASH story about Harry realizing his true feelings for Ron. Ron refuses, Hermione steps in to help, and in the end someone is left all alone.

Magic comes in many different forms - that which you can see and that which you can't. In his seventh year, Harry experiences magic that he can't see but is annoying him to great lengths, in the form of Draco Malfoy. Featuring a wartime Wizarding world and two VERY confused boys. Angsty, slashy goodness.

Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts.

Sally-Anne Perks, an eleven-year-old witch goes to Hogwarts for her first year. There she makes new friends and is haunted by troubles that evolve around the Boy Who Lived.

*SEVERITUS CHALLENGE!* A letter from Lily and a constantly changing appearance destroys everything that Harry ever thought was real. When Severus disappears, Harry must go after him. Fudge is a complete moron...

The devestating war is over and the members of the``Order are catching up with left over business (i.e. romance). Remus and``Tonks are no exception. Follow the couple through their first years of``marriage, and all the trials inherent in such a commitment: snide``comments from friends, children, full moons, and a new Dark Lord. And``someone we all know and love and miss comes back. RL/NT, AD/MM, SS/HG,``NL/GW, HP/LL, BW/FD, CW/OC, FW/AJ, GW/KB, DM/BZ.

It is three years after the death of Sirius, one year after the end of the wars and Harry is in the maximum security ward of St Mungo’s, with a lot of explaining to do. Irvine Connor, his lawyer, wants to know why the entire wizarding world hates Harry, why most of his friends are dead and why he’s considered the most notorious dark wizard of all time

Welcome to my first HP fanfic. This is how I envision the Seventh book. As he bids farewell to the last remnants of his childhood and as he sets out to destroy the multiple fragments of his nemesis' soul, Harry realizes at last what his late Headmaster had meant when he told him to choose between what is Good and what is Easy. Mystery, Adventure, Humor, and Romance Galore! Enjoy!

Harry is back in his fifth year, but all is not well. Features Draco being an ass, Voldemort on the loose, and Harry trying to make sense of it all. H/G and R/Hr ships in this.

James Potter starts his fifth year, not knowing that what he finds that year will change his life, and the lives of his friends. Certain events lead to certain discoveries, plenty of Animagi, pranking, hexing, dueling, strange necklaces, baffling girls, and ancient mirrors that are hidden for a purpose. Follow MWPP from fifth year to seventh year.

For one week in summer Harry disappears without trace. When he comes back he claims to have no memory. But something happened and it changed him. It remains to be seen if for the better or the worse.

Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's children are ready to go to Hogwarts, safe now that Voldermort is defeated. But the wizarding world is not yet completely at peace. The new heiress of Slytherin is threatening the world, and our heroes, including Emily Potter and Jeffrey Weasley, must use the power of magical elemental crystals to defeat her and save the world.

As Voldemort takes his final steps towards immortality, Harry Potter knows it will take more than luck to destroy the four remaining Horcruxes. Post-HBP, Seventh Year Fic.

It looks like your Headmaster's GONE MAD when--1. He sends you and your classmates to a ranch in Western Australia. 2. He wants Slytherins and Gryffindors to get ALONG! 3. Everyone in your year is forced to live on a property in the muggle world, with NO MAGIC! 4. He dresses like a hippie and has a "PARTY" for the first years. 5. He calls catching your own food, killing it, ripping out its fur/feathers/scales/guts, looking after a farm WITH animals and having to sleep on the ground, put up with bugs, do no magic, work for your money, THE SIMPLE LIFE!

Defying death, Harry returns from beyond the veil aside a six-year-old Sirius, maddened by the voices. Lily Potter's true legacy is revealed, in the form of a weapon that may damn her son forever. `` As Azkaban falls prey to Dementors, Harry finds himself haunted by dreams of Tom Marvolo's wretched fall to darkness...dreams that may just turn to his reality.

Stacey Jackson is a fifteen-year-old witch who goes to Hogwarts with her father, the new DADA teacher, as his assistant, and meets Harry and company, along with several other familiar characters. But it's soon discovered that Voldemort has discovered a way to not only gain immortality, but ultimate power as well. So, it's up to Stacey, Harry and company to stop him. But what happens when he needs Stacey to get what he wants? With discoveries, secrets, lies, humor and tons of romance, it's one heck of an adventure.

Held firmly together by one he thought was gone forever, Harry struggles to find his place. However, when Harry finds that those closest to him are hiding something, he begins a search for his own answers and unwittingly throws himself into a criminal investigation. Only then does Harry come to understand what happened three years ago. Harry/Draco. Sequel to "Remember You".

Harry has a new style? You better believe it! Spikey haired Harry! That's not all! Why is Harry suddenly so drowsey? What's with these dreams? Remus Lupin is in WHAT relationship with Harry?! What about Felicity and Melody? Things could get interesting...

Sometimes the only way to save the world is to destroy it.

Harry Potter and his friends are back at Hogwarts for their sixth year. New friends and a new mystery to be solved. Harry is continously recieving mail, unsigned, there will be someone who wil betray Gryffindor in ways never thought possible, he/she will betray all that care for him/her in the quest to bring Lord Voldermort back to power.

Harry's deepest, most desperate desire is to have a family. Sirius craves to be free to take care of his godson. Remus has always wanted a child of his own. Can the three of them find happiness together? 5th year. Parental Sirius and Remus.

Alone and friendless for most of his eleven years, Severus starts at a new school with pessimistic expectations, until Remus, an open, soft-spoken boy, befriends him. With the odds piling up against them, Severus needs to understand the intricacies of human``relationships, or risk driving Remus away. Follow Severus and Remus on their journey through butterflies, missing cats, chocolates, bully-boys and a friendship that seems doomed to fail from the start.

Harry's searching for the secrets of his family history and gaining new powers all the while. With Snape and Neville beside him, can he uncover the secrets and destroy Voldemort?

Aiko gets shipped off to England to live with her mother when things get rocky in Japan, resulting in her enrollment in Hogwarts. Befriended by the Trio on sight, they laugh it up on their way through the school year, and life in general. Love blossoms, water fights, and more!

Semi AU. Story of Sirius Black. A dark boy from a dark family, but what if his family was a little darker than we thought? What if he were Voldemort's son? Please R&R!

Another fifth year fic! This one has romance (slash as well as het), classes and even duelling. But what is the secret behind it all, and who is the traitor that causes all the trouble? Just read the story!

What would happen if Hogwarts became part of a Cultural Exchange? At the end of the Trio’s fifth year, the school does just that. But is the exchange really what it seems? Or does Dumbledore have another motive for sending certain students away?

The year is 1971 and Severus Snape is starting his first year at Hogwarts, determined to be the most wonderfully brilliant and stoic student the school has ever had despite the best efforts of his bizarre aunt. Lily Evans is also starting her first year at Hogwarts, determined to do well and make her parents proud, despite the best efforts of her well-meaning but insanely mischevious House-mates. No matter what the future has in store for the class of 1978, these are the forever golden days (no matter what Severus may continually claim). These are the days of wands and roses.

Death is something that Draco Malfoy has had to deal with for the majority of his life. After his own father dies, Draco begins to wonder if he will ever feel true joy. Snide, witty, brilliant, and gorgeous, Draco has the rest of his life ahead of him. But will he experience it to the fullest? Or will he always remind himself to remember to die in honor? Hermione finds herself drawn to being Draco's nurse. She struggles with her problems, desperately trying to heal Draco of his own. Will it all work out?

Voldy Moldy's back, Ron gets powerful, Hermione cuts her hair, `` Harry's being annoying, Ginny learns some new spells, nobody sleeps with anyone `` (yet), Hogwarts is more than haunted, and in the middle of all the chaos is... `` a Thingy. Continues from where OotP left off, in a (possibly alternate) universe `` where Ron is more important than before.

Hermione received a letter that created her the sole bearer of information that could destroy the world if used rightly. She must hide and she does at St. Mungos as a ward. Eight years later, her cover is blown and she must ``help fight with her knowledge. Little as she knows, she will be forced to act ``upon this information and use it upon herself against her wishes. Meanwhile, Voldemort takes another move in his terror of the wizardry world by corrupting a four year old and using her against her parents... based very loosely off of "Don't Say a Word".

Things were finally starting to look up for Harry. Sirius has his name cleared to start. However, when he returns to Hogwarts, he finds a legacy left by his father, Moody's relation, romance, and more. Much More. Will continue 6th, 7th, and post-hogwarts. This fic is rated R and will contain: Sex, Explicit Language, and Violence.

It's 1996. The Second War had begun. With the rise of Lost Voldemort, discord and enmity spreads faster than plague. It's a time when you start wondering what your friends talk about when you're not there, and why they ask you such personal question. And during this time of suspicion and mistrust, someone must not only listen to the words of Albus Dumbledore and the Sorting Hat, but also make them become real. As if Ginny didn't have enough on her mind already.

The Triwizard Tournament comes to Hogwarts bring excitement to Jubilee's otherwise boring fourth year. What she doesn't realize is that the end of it will change everything.

Harry is faced with the terrible reality that he alone can defeat Voldemort, a responsibility he shoulders courageously. What happens when startling events begin to take place and new faces appear possessing secrets that hold the key to not only Voldemort’s weaknesses, but to Harry’s future? Coming of age has more in store for Harry than he ever thought possible. Things become more overwhelming than he could ever imagine as secrets begin to unravel, new and old enemies are met, and loyalties are tied. While his fate grows foggier, his choices become increasingly more difficult to make. He realizes that everyone around him is faced with the same decision, to choose between what is right, and what is easy. What will Harry choose?

Draco gets abused and is left to die by Lucius. An angel finds him and takes him into his home and into his heart. The only problem is, Draco wont let anyone near him, apart from his saviour. Will he get through it? Or will he crash and burn? HP/DM

What if one day you woke up to realize thateverything you'd been told about your marriage was a lie? To realize that your own family wasn't what you thought they were? To be torn between right and wrong; love and hate? Ariadne has never had to deal with any of these problems until now, and her world is spinning widly out of control. How long can she hide the truth beneath a blanket of love?

Harry Potter and his two best friends Hermione and Ron have come to Hogwarts expecting to be visted by Beauxbaton exchange students for the year. But what they didn't expect was for a Beauxbaton student to go missing, vists from old professors and most of all, the Dark Arts happening. Jeez, AND Harry was hoping it would be a quiet year! Dream on!

Harry Potter is in sixth year. He has his friends and is excelling at Hogwarts. But other forces have different plans for him. Soon, Harry is plunged into a world of darkness that even he may not be able to survive.

Hannah Abbott's diary during her fourth year. In this story, she's an American who attends Hogwarts on family tradition.

Instead of an answer, the lights went out, plunging them into darkness.``“What the fu-ow! Gerroff me!”``“Move it, Malfoy”``“Ah, shit!”``“Cassie, that’s my snake. I’d let go if I were you.”``“It bit me!”``“Uh, no, that was me. Sorry.”``“Who’s that?”``“Crabbe.”``“Ew.”``“Why is it so cold?”``“Someone must have opened a door.”``“Lumos.”``“Thanks, Draco.”``“I’m going to find out what’s going on.”``“Spearpent, light your wand. Goyle, follow me.”``“Lumos.”``Something Wicked This Way Comes...

Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy have been rivals forever. But in their sixth year, that's about to change. These two realize the have a hidden past together. ````What starts out as a simple nightmare, leads to danger and death for Draco and Hermione. Will they live through sixth year?````New characters, and adventures lie ahead - including Draco's sister?

After a certain Death Eater somehow manages to stop by Private Drive for a little "Hello", Harry's world is turned upside down. Now in their final year at Hogwarts, Harry, Hermione, and Ron discover a prophecy that holds promise of immense power for each of them, and warns against a great wave that will plunge the magical world into unending darkness. What's worse is that despite the fact that Harry's strange new abilities seem to be occurring unexpectedly, Voldemort has finally found a sure fired way of getting rid of the illustrious Mr. Potter for good. On top of all that Harry can't seem to control his powers or himself.

"Remus sometimes says how frightening it is that all it takes is one bad week to utterly destroy your world, but I think that he knows better than that. He knows that the events of that week had been in the works for years, had their beginning as far back as our fourth year. It's not even surprising that everything came to a head at once. The events of that week could never have happened one by one. Our lives were too tightly intertwined for isolated tragedies, much less deaths. We couldn't have stopped it then. We were already too different from the way than we looked through the eyes of those that we loved best. What happened was inescapable."

When Ron is captured by Death Eaters, Hermione, now an auror, must go undercover with her partner, Seamus Finnigan, to the United States. Is this mission really impossible, as Sirius Black thinks, or will Hermione find a way to pull it off?

A strange new student arrives in the trio's final year, Hermione suspects that Snape knows more than he is letting on, and a troubled past creates enemies, bloodshed and a cold heart to beat again.

When Voldemort came back, and Cedric was killed, Harry felt that he had to make sure no one else got hurt. But you can't stop the way things goes.

AU. What if Voldemort had not marked Harry Potter as his equal, but instead had chosen Neville Longbottom? How would Harry's life be different if he had grown up with parents, a godfather, and people who cared about him?

How did Sirius run away from home? When and why did Lily finally go out with James? Dumbledore has said that it is our choices that make us who we are. Find out how the Marauder's choices affected them.

This is about Snape's past. He met a girl, he fell in love and lost her. Will she ever come back? In this chapter, Snape meets his love.

We know that Severus Snape graduated from Slytherin, Hogwarts. We know that he knew much of the Dark Arts even then. And we know that he joined the Dark Lord. We know that he finally turned to Dumbledore. But have you ever wondered why? This is the story of Severus Snape and his loyalties. This story follows a young man full of promise, and what choices he makes. This is a story of Darkness and Light. This is a story of what, how, and why. This is a story of Severus Snape.

What made Dumbledore trust Snape? Why is Snape the bastard he is? What scares Snape so badly that he wishes to die to avoid it? Can love bloom from hate? Jolee is scared of her past and runs from the mistakes she once made. Will she make the same mistake twice?

Harry is lonely, and Draco is there. Slash.

An irreversible dark charm is placed on Severus Snape. But without his memory, how will he survive? A Snape-Hermione friendship story, with Harry thrown in along the way.

When Hermione accepts an invitation to study Alchemy at Hogwarts during the summer, she becomes entangled in much larger affairs -- including Professor Snape's painful and dangerous return to Voldemort. A Snape-Hermione mentorship story, post-GoF.

This is the final chapter in the Harry Potter saga. Harry and his friends must find and then destroy the remaining Horcruxes belonging to Lord Voldemort so that he can finally be defeated once and for all!

Harry's fifth year. A new adventure with many surprises without straying too far from the canon. Harry and friends must deal with everything from Voldemort to raging horomones. Much of Harry's unique heritage is revealed and something happens to alter his life forever...

The long war had taken its toll, on some people more than others. Harry Potter, consumed by battles and death, believes that it shouldn't have happened from the beginning and sets out to change reality, not realizing the affect his actions of insanity would have on the future.

Tom and Miriam Riddle were never the closest of siblings, especially after all the horrible things he made her endure while they were in school. However, one day, after living a relatively happy life away from him, Miriam is thrust back into his clutches once more. (A sequel to the fic,

This is the story of Draco Malfoy. It's his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and he feels like the Prince of Slytherin. He is weary and troubled though. Something wicked his way comes!

James Potter has always lived in a world of obedience and directions but when he goes to Hogwarts, he decides to change all that. But his friends know that he's not quite what he seems. Can they help him realize who he is or is he really just an empty shell? Will he be stuck in a world of disillusionment ``forever or can they help him win back his courage and fly alone?