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The very banality of something can make its deviations all the more special.

He did his best not to flinch when he saw his father in the hallway, his hand resting on Harry's shoulder.

History has a habit of repeating itself.

The Dark Lord is back and as he rises to power what will one student decide?

A shortfic about young McGonagall. Night after she and Voldemort graduate. Tom/Minerva

How exactly was Hogwarts founded? What was their story? Well, here it is.

D/P. Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson are the perfect match.

She should be laughing at him. "Severus, such sentimentality is reserved for us emotional Gryffindors. You know that." Yes, Lily should be laughing at him. Yet, he was here, standing over where her life should never have taken her.

Of the heroes and demons we create from other people. Ginny Weasley traverses cloudy frontiers and encounters diaries, beanstalks, and clenched fingers on a Hogsmeade afternoon.

Voldemort has finally thrown over his nemesis, Dumbledore. The wizard world is sent into chaos, and Harry has gone into hiding. A Muggle comes into play, in away that will change the wizarding world as we know it.

Lily is bored. She needs something exciting in her life. One day just that arrives in the mail.

We are past the times of Voldemort and the Boy Who Lived. Now we join Harry in heaven, and watch him through his Mother's Day escapades.

Regret, Hell, Hatred, Guilt, among other things in a confrontation.

Canon-compliant. Lily and Snape's relationship, in retrospect. One shot.

Petunia Dursley and Harry Potter have never spoken about his mother, Lily, but the finding of something from the past forces her to finally talk as well as reveal something that not even Harry could have imagined.

The Wizarding world was doomed. That was Snape's first thought as he saw Lord Voldemort's latest acquisition -- an ancient, dark mirror. Voldemort has plans to trap Harry Potter with it -- with Snape's reluctant help.

A chance meeting. An empty classroom. A broken heart.

Sergeant Patrick O'Malley replied to a report of rowdy neighbors one summer afternoon. It was a beautiful town and a beautful house that he was called to. What he found on the inside wasn't so beautiful.

"I see nobody waving at me as I enter the Grand Hall. Nobody greets me as I stand there, plain as a black rose on white snow. But, the houses no longer exist as I stand there. I see my love trying to eat with my friends, my friends trying to appease the ragings of his soul. Others sitting with one another, comforting, touching, feeling. What I would give for one more chance to feel again, to be not so numb, transparent, imaginary. "

Groceries, Malfoy Style. Out ingredient shopping on a miserable Sunday, Draco Malfoy meets the always charming Sirius Black. Watch each weigh the pros and cons of killing the other, all the while attempting to come to terms with the mutual ties that bind. You wish your (semi) in-laws were this cool. (Contains direct and indirect mentions of h/d, s/r slash.)

Memories always are sharper at night, griefs harder to forget, and comfort simpler to find.

The Department of Mysteries is exactly that. It is a mystery. People go missing all the time there. Sirius Black disappeared and everyone thought that he was dead, but is he, really? A story of where Sirius Black really went when he fell in the Department of Mysteries.

It's all just too much for Harry...

After tragedy struck once again in his life, Harry Potter went away leaving Ginny and everyone he loved behind. Now, after four years, he is forced to come back home. Will he be able to forgive himself? Will he be able to ask for forgiveness?

A mystery vision visits Sirius after a nightmare.

Harry Potter was never seen without this mirror. No one even dared to ask why he always had it with him. No one even tried to touch it. Not even Hermione, Ron or Professor Dumbledore dared to ask Harry to keep this mirror in a safe place. No, Harry liked this particular mirror to be with him at all times. He always placed it inside his robes, near his chest, to make sure that it was with him and safe.

Celebi Dumbledore, the granddaughter of Albus Dumbledore and niece of Voldemort, finds herself inlove with Harry Potter. Voldemort and Draco Malfoy, Celebi's fiance, finds out about it and sends many challenges ahead.

Blaise Zabini is the average girl. Few problems here and there. No big deal. Only thing, she decided to keep a diary. She's... thoughtful... to say the least.

Petunia's justifications as to why she hated her younger sister and her son.

Teddy Lupin is the product of an unconventional family. He visits them all regularly, when he isn't attending culinary school. Usually, he makes his visits alone. Then his cousin Draco makes a request of him ...

A dark journey of the mind.

Remus mourns for Sirius and holds onto everything they shared. "And most of my memories / have escaped me / or confused themselves with dreams..." [mild slash]

What happens when Ginny wakes up to find her husband dead. A monologue of her thoughts and pain

"I hit my shin against the bookcase in my office yesterday, and now there’s a horrible purple-green bruise where the desk corner banged my leg. I greatly dislike bruises. No, Severus, you don’t 'greatly dislike' them, you abhor them." The journal of Severus Snape. Sarcasm, reminiscing, and a good helping of angst.

The war is over; Voldemort is gone for good. So what is Harry doing back at Four Privet Drive? An interesting look back at his years at Hogwarts for Harry. G/H and R/Hr.

Two men meet in a train station in the south of England.

Harry is in the middle of a depression and does not know whom to trust. He meets a new student Ari who is there for a purpose, with her mother as the new DADA teacher. What does it mean to be a Magi? This question will haunt Harry and Ari until the end.

In my private moments when I am absolutely certain I will not be bothered I allow myself to remember, occasionally.

After being kicked out of her old school, Jennifer comes to Hogwarts. But Jen isn't an ordinary witch; she is one who comes with much power. To the wizarding hearing, her last name, Windil, means a lot, almost like hearing "Harry Potter." But with power comes the weight of the decision of which side she shall reside on. It is a sure thing that the side which Jen chooses will win. With everybody making an influence on her and the biggest ones being the two guys that are in love with her, will she choose the dark side, or will she go with Harry and the trio and fight for the light? An AU fic.

Harry's gone and it's all Draco's fault.

When Neville's first Valentines card gets ripped to shreds, he takes his first and maybe last revenge....

This fiction is about a girl named Rain who discovers her past is not as lost as she's been for so many years, that love is possible through the weirdest conditions, and who she really is. Draco/Rain fic. may be some slash in later chaps.

Three boys worked hard, very hard, to become Animagi - they did it for Remus.

Practical lessons in Potions always made Neville panic.

Lily Evans is becoming annoyed and confused with Remus... but yet, she still likes him. There's something that he's hiding, and she wishes he would tell her. But it's too much that she's asking for. A bit of a songfic to 'Too Much To Ask'

This is a short one that describes Draco's and Harry's relationship (m/m slash). Sworn enemies - but lovers? The Boy Who Lived and the son of one of the greatest Death Eaters of all...

Minerva McGonagall reflects as she sits on a stone wall, waiting for Dumbledore to tell her whether all the rumors about Halloween 1981 are true.

Ever wonder what really went on in the Riddle House that night? Tom Riddle's conversation with those nasty Riddle muggles.

Bellatrix Black is a sixteen-year-old beauty. She has grown under the strict reign of her father's dark power, catering to the future Dark Lord. One of her requirements as future heiress to the Black fortune is to acquire a stable Slytherin marriage, and she knows her duty will come soon. But when she sails headfirst into a stranger, can she help herself but to defy Daddy dearest?

Harry confronts Voldemort for the last time. A ficlet I wrote with consideration to a couple of rumors I read on some HP fansites. What if these rumors became reality? Rating for slight slashiness, angst. Harry/Draco. *complete*

"I thought we would go on forever, Remus. I was almost certain." Bits of Leonard Cohen's 'Famous Blue Raincoat' is quoted. Sirius/Remus, implied Remus/Other

Secrets are never good. Someone will always find them out. No matter how careful you are, nothing is ever completely safe.

Something is amiss in the Black family, and someone is missing--Sirius. A short account of when Mrs. Black learns that her son has run away.

Sirius Black opened his eyes. The moon was rising, and cast a beam of liquid silver into his cell. He stood, shakily, and peered through the barred windows into the celestial world above. There was his star - Sirius. The smaller stars about it connected seamlessly to form Canis Major. Near to the heavenly dog was his best friend, the hunter, Orion. One day, they would be together again.

Dolores Umbridge talks to her best friend Marjorie about what really happened to her in the Forbidden Forest...

After a long and dragging war that has not really ended yet, Virginia Weasley reflects upon her life so far. Last words have already tumbled out of her true love's mouth and the only thing that remains for her now is silence and -- eventually -- death.

Harry's daughter's thoughts about her dad and what happens years after Voldemort falls.

A meeting in an old abandoned room. They are alone. Harry Potter makes a last request of his long time enemy, Draco Malfoy. A glimpse into both past and future events.

Ever wondered why Petunia Dursley feels and acts the way she does? What happened when Lily got her Hogwarts letter? A short story from Petunia's point of view, describing that fateful day.

Another cinquecentaine - 500 word vignette from the PoV of the son of the last king of Narnia, and the role of Harry Potter.

Three parts: one for the blood... one for the night... and one for the sin... Ginny tells everyone about her first year while Tom talks to nobody in particular, and a letter says more than words ever could...

An exploration of war and relative morality. Harry has, in many ways, become what he hated. [Implied slash. Warnings for violence, character death and genocide.]

Harry would be about two years old at the time of this story, but he's not in it. I think Hagrid deserves more attention than he gets, and more respect.

After OotP Harry decides life is too much for him. Snape begs to differ. Harry/Snape Pre-Slash, Mention of Ron/Hermione. Drama/Angst, Hurt/Comfort

Draco remembers an old friend.

-- This was Lily the witch, who put magic before her sister. I would never truly bring back the Lily of my childhood. Magic destroyed my life, it took away everything: my friend and my sister and my parents. --.

"In this scene Theodore's father goes to visit Lucius Malfoy to discuss Voldemort-related business and we see Draco and Theodore alone in the garden having a talk of their own." -- JKR (jkrowling.com)

"I'm not putting them on," said old Archie in indignation. "I like a healthy breeze round my privates, thanks." Archie does not want pinstriped trousers. He knows just what he wants, and a Muggle shop assistant's humdrum Friday turns magical when he sets out to get it.

Darkness surrounds him as he walks through the forest, reflecting on the war that for him changed everything.

Follows "Zeitgeist" in the "One More Thing" sequence of stories. What, after all, is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean.

A tormented young man reflects upon his wasted life, and considers his final release....

Paintings never change, but the people who look at them do.

The war has come, and she stands alone. They are all gone - killed in the conflict, and she is left. The truth has shielded her from the battle, and Voldemort comes.

It’s Pansy Parkinson’s sixth year at Hogwarts. She faces the choice between destroying the illusion that she’s living or keeping up appearances. Will she choose two years of torment from the Slytherins or will she follow the steps of her family?

What does Snape think about when doing rounds? Snapshots of introspection and the people he encounters, along with a twist in the tail theory concerning just why Dumbledore thinks that he can be trusted. (With Footnotes.)

And truthfully, I’m not scared. I can feel the fear seeping out of me, while he turns his wand at me... I’m gonna miss being here.

Songfic Sequel to

"Sweet child of mine, you will cease to cry..." A wish, a sigh, a heart's desire. (T/G)

Severus remembers... everything. A companion story to "At Any Moment."

[Written pre-OotP, set post-Hogwarts.] We were the most popular musical group in a long time... Potter, Granger, Weasley, Ginny... And me. Draco Malfoy. What split us all apart, you ask? I'll tell you. Ginny/Draco (Warning: Ginny is not the nicest/best person.)

After the events of 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' Hermione gave back her Time Turner. It is only now that we find out the real reason for this...

On one end of the spectrum is Chaos: disorder, confusion, what existed before the ordered universe. On the other end is Pattern: a highly consistent form, style, or method. In between those two: Life. This is a post OotP story that shows that even after death patterns can be broken, and things can still surprise us.

Regulus Black wasn't always Mummy's Golden Boy. There was once a time when he would have done anything to be in his brothers shoes...

Alice Longbottom, recently cured somewhat by a newly discovered potion, visits the grave of her son, ten years after he died in the final battle against He Who Must Not Be Named. She meets there an unlikely friend.

There's nothing left anymore, nothing anywhere. That means you've got nothing left to lose, and it's a great bloody New Year. (Warning: Dark)

It's fifth year and Harry's troubled. Ron and Hermione finally submit to the inevitable (ie. they're in luuurve), and Harry finds a friend in Ginny. He also discovers a way for him to finally meet his long-dead mother and father... but what have Tom Riddle's diary and the Patil sisters got to do with it?

Tom Riddle is a child to be pittied. But there are certain actions he must be accountable for; certain actions that cannot be forgiven.

Ginny is older. She's facing problems that no one realizes. She turns to Charlie and Tom and makes a decision about life. A follow up to As Long As I Love You, actually.

In his fright, a five year old Draco Malfoy runs to his parents for comfort. Features young!Draco, nice!Lucius and a battle of the wits.

The Boy-Who-Lived is finally dead. So, why is Draco Malfoy depressed about this fact?

Falling... endless black.... What is going on? I just fell, why am I going this far? I just went behind the veil.... Where am I? What happened? Stop. Aching.... Where am I now? This place is so strange.... Why does it have a familiar feeling? I know I have been here before... but when? Why would I have visited this place before now? Who is that? That shadow approaching me.... It looks familiar too.... Who is that?

Severus Snape reflects on the questions in his life. Why did it take the turns it did, and why was it so intertwined with the Potters? It turns out that some promises, like some scars, never quite go away. Takes place towards the end of OoTP.

A diary written by an observer of humanity's final days. Details methods used by Voldemort to destory Muggle and Wizard alike. The final battle between Voldemort and Harry Potter is chronicled here, as is the final fate of mankind.

Lust, Envy, Pride and Mr Potter. How Harry and Ginny cope with three of the seven deadly sins.

Set as an Alternative version of the Half-Blood Prince, what if Snape had not been granted the DADA position? A darkfic, it follows the stories of Severus Snape and the mysterious new DADA teacher, Professor Baserette, revealed as the mistress of Lord Voldemort.

One man's dream is another man's nightmare. Neville spends his time locked in a dream world, but what do the dreams hold?

Miraculously, the boy hesitated. Realizing what was at stake, Tom dropped the wand and fell to his knees. "Don't do it!" The next words came very hard. "Please, don't kill me." This story is about what might have happened if Harry had not stabbed Tom Riddle's diary.

Dean can't help Ginny, no matter how hard he tries.

His name would never pass her lips, though his name was always on the tip of her tongue, he was always in her thoughts, on all those nameless nights. Tom/Ginny.

The final battle has had a devastating effect on Draco. As he is dying, he begs his lover to kill him. Will he?