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A Terence/Penelope moment. During their last night at Hogwarts, Penelope Clearwater sits with her boyfriend in the Three Broomsticks. Over their quiet evening, they are joined by their other classmates who offer a final goodbye before entering the world as legal-aged wizards. A light look at friendship through the houses.

Sequel to Knowing Too Much: There are differences between listening and hearing... killer differences...

How long until he is forgiven?

Mr. Ollivander meets a mysterious young boy who ends up getting a pretty mysterious wand.

Narcissa loves Lucius, no matter the things he does. He was a kind man, before the rise of Voldemort.

In the beginning and after the end, things are never what they seem. (H/D)

Here lies Draco Malfoy, hair gel extraordinaire and beloved git. Draco's life conclusion...

"During moments like these, I would reach out and touch his hand. The palm of my hand is pressed against his cold dry skin of his. Our fingers will entwine..." Harry/Ron slash

At Hogwarts, in the week between the battle at the Ministry of Magic (OoTP) and the end of term, a certain teacher reflects upon certain students of the present and of the past.

Molly Weasley is writing her thirtieth anniversary letter to Arthur, but is sidetracked by childhood memories.

Once you've won, what now? In the silence before the celebration begins, the hero reflects on his enemy. Implied Lucius/Draco

Can I kill Voldemort? What makes a Dark wizard? Can I win the war without becoming Dark myself?

People can be avoided. Concepts can be ignored. But how can you ignore your thoughts? When you’re trapped in a little world where everyone’s ignoring you, and you cannot squelch the feeling of a mouse in a maze, how do you break free? What happens when your most treasured possession, your mind, becomes yet another cage to lock you in? I wonder…

It has been fifteen years since that terrible day at the Department of Mysteries, and Harry has realised he finally has to let go of the past. What he hadn't counted on was that sometimes the past doesn't want to be let go...

His name was Blaise Zabini, and he shared her love of knowledge. She took his hand and descended into impartiality.

The people of the British Isles are no strangers to upheaval. Through centuries of occupation and war, wizard and Muggle lived and fought alongside one another. When a new kind of invader came ashore, however, those ties began to fray. Now it is the seventh century, and it is becoming clear that life can never go back to the way it was. As fear and suspicion grow, four people come together in an endeavor to preserve their culture in a rapidly changing world. They will learn, though, that even the best of intentions can sometimes go astray. A story of the Founders.

During the Death Eater trials of the late '70s and early '80s, the word 'Slytherin' is practically synonymous with evil. Here, Rita Skeeter ponders the label she can't escape, even years after she's left Hogwarts.

Ginny hates Slytherins in general. But after a chance observation in the libary, she's narrowed her hatred to just one of them. After all, all the other Slytherins were trying to do is rid themselves of a coward. This is not your typical Draco fic. Can Ginny find it in herself to forgive a Slytherin for doing nothing?

Sometimes, you have to rip yourself away. Tom/Draco. Title from Browning.

A year has passed, but nothing has changed.

Once upon a time, there was a school. It was a happy school... until it was overrun by a vampire colony. Once upon a time, there was a wandering swordsman. He was an unhappy swordsman. He had an unhappy life, and died an unfair, unselfish death. But now the story of history must be changed, and the swordsman may get another chance at happiness.... Featuring Himura Kenshin as the swordsman, Lucius as a hacked-off Malfoy, Harry as the Boy Who Lived to Learn A Lesson, and Hogwarts, as itself.

A hundred years or so ago, a wizard rose. His name was Voldemort. I did not know him, nor did I care to. Instead, I knew those whose lives he touched. They are long gone now, and soon, I will join them as well. But before then, there is a story left to tell. ``~And so begins the story that spans two generations and changes everyone’s lives. The story that no one dared speak.

Epilogue to 'Angels Crying' and 'Threads'... The war has just ended. Has it been won or lost? Who has survived? Harry/Hermione

I'm tired. Tired of pretending that I am someone that I'm not. Pretending that I don't care, I do. Pretending that these scars don't exist, they do. They were given to me by Father.````Why, Father? Why do you shun me when I strive for your praise? Why do you scar me when I only want to please you? Why? There is nothing more I can do. I have fought. I have tried to hide the pain, but they still hurt. No matter how hard I try to hide it from prying eyes, deep down; I hurt.

A young Tom Riddle encounters the only son of Grindelwald. In the course of their short acquaintance, Tom learns several lessons about pain, torment and death.

On a winter's night, two survivors come together. One has spent his life forgetting while the other desperately wants to remember.

I am not ashamed. Slash. Angst. You never really knew him.

Neither promises nor lies can save Bellatrix now.

As storm clouds gather overhead, Remus Lupin at last opens up his solitary life. He reminisces about the life and death of Sirius Black, and tries to come to terms with the grief he shares with Harry Potter.

A songfic to "Numb" by Linkin Park. Draco has to make a crucial decision that has the potential to change his whole life. Will he make the right choice?

We all know that the last chapter in the 7th book is a epilogue of what happens to the main characters after Hogwarts. We also know that the last word is 'scar.' This is what I think the epilogue will be like.

Hermione Granger has been thrust into a life of overwork, and now because of some stupid fight, she doesn't even have her friends. She's exhausted and tired, and wants to get away. She meets up with Professor Lupin, and they have a little talk.

Narcissa Malfoy has always loved perfection... (Post OotP)

Draco used to know Harry Potter. The Harry he knew kissed people in the middle of ministy balls and spouted off nonsense about family. But he ruined that Harry Potter and now he was The-Boy-Who-Was-Soon-to-Be-Wed-To-Someone-That-Was-Not-Him. H/D

I hate the way I’ve changed because of you, becoming barely an imprint of the man I was destined to be. Slash, set post-Hogwarts.

Seamus had crossed the line and Draco thought of a brillian plan to get back at him. A little payback wouldn't hurt no one, right? Well, that's what Harry and Draco thought.

All her life, she had cried out for him when she woke up, alone and afraid, from a horrific nightmare. And all her life, it was he who had helped her. But what's a father to do when he no longer has the power to make his little girl's nightmares all better?

Ginny was wrong when she thought she was free of Tom when Harry destroyed the diary. Tom tries to take control of her at night and it gets harder and harder to resist as he tried to make her destroy everything she loves.

Ginny's dying moments, in Harry's arms (not a H/G ship though.) Songfic with lyrics from "Les Miserables"

After the events of the Order of the Phoenix, Draco Malfoy returns home to discover that his father has left him an unexpected gift.

After the finale of Chamber of Secrets, Lucius Malfoy tells us his thoughts on being "evil," while drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. Some politics and philosophy, and a very warped sense of right and wrong. Not your usual Lucius fanfiction…then again, is there such a thing?

Enter the seventh and final year of Hogwarts, comes the Girl of Darkness: Aires. On the brink of womanhood, her powers are heightening - powers that are affected by her emotions. Here, she observes her new peers. Then, she meets her balance – the Boy of Darkness: Malfoy. Together, they will bring the world to its knees. Suddenly, the tables’ turn, and the Girl of Darkness discover the truths within her family that will change her fate, and with it, will change her equal partner. Darkness does not exist anymore, and they are left as two friends, not lovers, who have to choose a side that will decide their destiny. What if evil is not evil? What if good is not good? What is the new power that will then strike the world?

In dreams, anything is possible. Remus discovers what is dream and what is real. (R/S)

Department of Magical Law Enforcement official Andrew Ketterly hoped to avoid the war against the Death Eaters, but Voldemort had other plans. The first story in a murder mystery series set during the first Voldemort War.

The room smells of vanilla, parchment, ink, and leather. There is only quiet. There is no Hermione Granger or Blaise Zabini. There is no Gryffindor or Slytherin, Muggleborn or Pureblood. Here, there is only he and she.

After the war, Harry develops an unhealthy obsession. Harry/?

What would it be like if Harry lost his one true love and then married someone else? Find out as the one he married tells the tale of what it was like...

Ever wonder what happens to a witch or wizard when they have a near death experience? Harry never did until he was dying after the final battle with Voldemort. Conversations with his parents and a revelation that he may have already known.

Ginny Weasley seems like a happy little girl who has recovered fully from her experience with the dark side... But all is NOT as it seems. Draco Malfoy feels alone...

One Death Eater betrayed everything in which he had been brought up to believe, and yet he can't bring himself to regret it. He will die. But they will live. One-shot look at someone's motivations for becoming a Death Eater.

We all know Harry wished he had his parents back. But do you know what Lily and James felt like? How would you feel if you suddenly died? [Did very well on other sites]

In the aftermath of the incident at the Ministry, the members of the Order return to Grimmauld Place for the first time. While sorting through Sirius's things, Remus suddenly hears a familiar voice coming from a certain, all-too-familiar mirror...

"Now, as I think back, it was best to pretend the way I did... "``Petunia reflects on life with Lily, and explains why she hates magic. There is a reason why she acts like she does, and she knows what it is. Set in the very beginning of SS/PS, with flashbacks.

Hermione has a reason for her quest for knowledge. One most people can't even begin to guess. Not even Harry and Ron know that she hasn't always been Hermione Granger. She was once Samantha Walker....``One-shot on Hermione's past and the reason she is always in search of more knowledge. AU?

Death finds its way onto the battlefield. Two boys lie dying; who will death choose? Or will one choose death?

Crossover with Castlevania. Draco arrives home to find his mother in tears. It is time for him to embrace his family's legacy. Narcissa tells him the truth of his blood line. The Malfoy's are not pure blooded. They are indeed related to a family called the Belmonts, a group of vampire hunters and the enemies of The Lord of the Undead, Dracula.

Peter Pettigrew has finally been caught, and found guilty of his crime of betraying James and Lily Potter. As he sits alone in Azkaban, he reminisces on his life and the choices he made.

A potential final chapter to the seventh book of the series. What happens when all is finally over, only to find that the fight has moved on to a new enemy was once the greatest of allies? Nothing is what it seems...

First and foremost, a story of Draco and all the grey areas of Evil. Secondarily, within this story you will find: what the Malfoy Manor is REALLY like, eventual snogging with a certain Granger, insight into Slytherins, an unravelling Lucius, a heart-broken Harry, a tantrum-throwing Ron, a barely-softened Snape, and as canon of a Draco as I can manage.

Post-war ficlet. Grief has a funny way of lingering, regardless of acceptance or denial.

Harry Potter ponders his life.

A fifteen year old Severus returns to his ancestral home to carry out one final task.

Theres a girl in my mirror``I wonder who she is``Sometimes I think I know her``Sometimes I really wish I did

Harry's life has been destroyed and the chances that he will ever heal are against all odds. Draco has his own plans. Post-war.

Harry blackmails Draco; Draco is nervous and conflicted.

Hermione can't cope anymore, she loves Severus but does she love him enough to carry on like this?

Harry and Remus discuss their lives and loved ones over a cup of tea in Grimmauld Place one morning during the summer between Harry's fifth and sixth years.

She sees his face and cringes in disgust; she hates him. But she loves him all the same...or does she? She may be his wife but she does not belive she could ever love this man.

Draco Malfoy is a hard, sneering, blond yuppie son of a Death Eater when suddenly his world is turned upside down. His life, once completely devoid of emotion, will change drastically and he must choose his loyalty to the Dark Lord, or to the only person who was ever able to melt his icy heart. This is Volume One in a series of three Volumes, the series being The Dragon and the Dove.

SS-Lily. Why did Snape turn away from Voldemort? What happened at Godrick's Hollow? Why does Snape protect Harry? Snape sometimes seems not quite sane and I wondered if that were the case. Not a happy bunny.

Have you ever wondered why Snape is such a nasty git? Find out as we explore the Hogwarts with a child from Ravenclaw!

After Harry's death fighting the Dark Lord, we learn about how it affected Hermione.

Fire burns Harry. Do you know what you're doing?

It is the mid-1980s, and Alastor Moody has just lost his leg, his eye, and half his face. He is not the only one who has been scarred by the experience, however. There is another who has yet to come to terms with Alastor's loss: his dearest friend, Minerva McGonagall. Minerva is one of the strongest witches in the wizarding world, but perhaps there are fears that even Gryffindor bravery cannot conquer. And though Alastor and Minerva both have the hearts of lions, some pain may still be too much to bear.

This is meant to be an added chapter to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - a final chapter to tie up all the loose ends left by Rowling. Chapter 37 - Back to the Burrow.

Ever thought that Severus and Hermione are very similar? Well, this is an AU fic, assuming that Hermione's mum Catherine is actually a witch, and went to school with Severus. They become staunch friends and later more than just friends. But are they fated to be together? How come Catherine has to live pretending to be a dentist (of all things)? All is told, in 'Of Times that are past'.

The annual Christmas celebration at the Ancient and Most Noble House of Black. Lucius/Sirius written for the slash_challenge Secret Santa Exchange.

Draco talks about his life and about how his father treated him. He really dislikes his father and will never forgive him for what he did to him. Songfic to Metalica's The Unforgiven.

Peter Pettigrew / Evan Rosier. Before betrayal, came temptation. Peter feels lonely at James and Lily's wedding.

An Auror returns from the battlefield. Tonks/Ginny femslash.

One-Shot: A young Weasley, an aged Potions Master and a rather intriguing Muggle beverage... No Slash, just two men meeting in a bar and sharing an enigmatic drink. Inspired by the song "Piano Man" by Billy Joel and illustrated!

She sat alone in her sanctuary as she had so many nights before. A knock at the door alerted her to some unexpected visitors...

"Every piece of matter and antimatter will break under a critical pressure." The Trio's critical pressure occurs when Harry Potter rejects Ron Weasley's affections and finds solace himself in the arms of one Hermione Granger. A different look at the love triangle that exists between the Trio. Hermione-Harry and one-sided Ron-Harry.

How can you give back what a Dementor’s Kiss took away?

During May of their fifth year, James and Sirius take an unauthorised trip away from school.

Four chapters...four Slytherins, they don't have their own names, they don't have self-image, they don't have their own morals, all they have are the wars of their fathers. This is Draco...

Based on the Kelly Rowland song 'Stole'.

The world, as viewed by a victim of the Death Eaters

She has denied her happieness, but the love is forever. (S/B)

It's not easy being Severus Snape. Picked on, invisible to the girl he fancies, and a loner, getting through seven years at Hogwarts is no easy task. But the winds of change are in the air, and with one fateful decision Severus will change not only the course of his own life, but the lives of the entire wizarding world as well.

Harry promised Hermione and their daughter that he would be home for Christmas, and Hermione believed because *that* is what love does. And so Hermione waits . . .

"'Draco...' Ginny whispered. She moved over to him. She was shining in her white, long dress with drops of blood on. She was so gorgeous. So beautiful. She was like an angel of death."

"Are you shocked to learn that I feel I share the blame for his death? If I had not pushed him so hard, if I had taken pride in his loyalty and his sense of fair play, that sense of loyalty - to me, and I know how little I deserve it - would never have driven him to become a school champion." A Slytherin father mourns the Hufflepuff son he never understood.

Two lost loves, one true love, and new a star.

Because everything has to depend upon something.

The final Christmas prior to Harry Potter's birth veils a tense aura over the entire wizarding world. Darkness is spread over the wide realm of magical creatures as elves crumble away from wizard kind. The languishing urge for freedom and revenge enters the magical minds of house-elves. Service to households and schools are abolished by wizarding law, and secret-dwelling headquarters are incinerated. Weak as house-elves may physically be, the defiant nature of one hero develops the firmness of elf mentality and courage. The falling snow dissipates as a heated conflict erupts between house-elves and the society of wizard kind.

The war is on in earnest. Sirius and Remus have learned not to trust anyone--not even each other. One cold November night in 1980, Snape arrives with a visitor and Sirius finds comfortable certainties shaken. (Sirius/Regulus pre-slash AU).

Sixteen-year-old Sirius Black returns home for Christmas after the infamous Whomping Willow Prank, and realises that the family he has is not the one that he wants to belong to any more. An outtake from From Ashes, but it can be read alone.

AU: Harry and Ron visit the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor's office to tell him where the Chamber of Secrets is. Everything Gilderoy Lockhart writes about himself is actually true.

It's 1979 and Bellatrix waits for Regulus.