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A war over, a broken mirror, silver eyes and distanced laughter.

Escaping through the night, Sirius reflects on the events that have changed his life and promises that the future will be brighter, if only for Harry.

Years before Hogwarts, a prince by blood but not station and a clever Parselmouth have been succeeding nicely at a scheme everyone else thought too mad to try. So, Godric and Salazar are stuck in a cave with a sleeping dragon....

When had a pledge of universal honesty become a practice of universal derision? A look at Severus as a teacher.

As Lupin wanders through the Black house, he is overwhelmed by the memories it stirs. They won't leave him alone and he knows what the inevitable outcome must be.

Every time Ginny felt the ache, she but down hard on the knuckles of her left had. The pain of it, mixed with the saltiness of her skin, usually brought her to her senses. He didn't want her. She was only Ginny Weasley.

Draco has flashbacks about his past while considering the effects of the rain. Very mildly insinuated slash.

A songfic about Katie and Remus. Katie is standing on the edge of a cliff, and she's preparing to jump. Remus intervenes - who will get their way?

What were Sirius Black's last thoughts before he fell through the veil... and he met someone whom he had not seen for a very long time.

Draco arrives back at home for Christmas only to be reminded of why he wanted to leave so badly at the beginning of term...

A story about friendship, about faith, and about what happens when everything between is blasted sky-high by Evil... Sirius and James and the bond they've shared since childhood, set to 3 Doors Down's Kryptonite.

His eyes gleamed in happiness. His face shone and his lips seemed to be permanently curved upwards. Smiling had lately seemed foreign to him, but sitting across from the woman one loved made one do crazy things. Like wanting to cheat on one’s wife.

Albus believed in the greater good. Tom believed in the right to survive. Aberforth believed that he could save them both.

Have you ever been so cold that you couldn’t feel a damn thing in your body? So cold that you couldn’t feel the things you placed your fingers upon? No, not shivering snow cold. Cold. Just cold. I have. Love is cold. Love is empty. Love is death. Death. I’m ready. Ready to leave. Going. Gone. [Draco Malfoy]

Sirius Black remembers his life and the obstacles in it, but most of all, he remembers what made his life worth living at all.

"Just remember: the most important part of a wedding is that, at the end of it, you're married. It doesn't matter what happens before that, as long as that's how it finishes up." ~Elsa Larson to daughter Karen on her wedding day

Where *do* all the creatures banished during Transfiguration class go? What happens them while they're gone?

"To be or not to be - that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end them." Voldemort has come to Hogwarts. And Harry is forced to make the hardest decision of all...

The first Death Eater is initiated by the young man that would become Voldemort. Set in 1944.

Imagine waking up after a nightmare. “It wasn’t real,” you sigh with relief. But what if it was? (Short, one-shot)

In her last year at Hogwarts, Ravenclaw Julie Fawcett lands a plum job as an intern at the Ministry of Magic, a position complicated by the power struggles that are developing as Voldemort returns. As she works to keep her integrity, reputation, and grades intact, she must also confront the reality of Life After Hogwarts. A look at the Order vs. Death Eaters conflict from a different perspective.

An innocent, nine-year-old Draco Malfoy is one thing, but an innocent, nine-year-old Draco Malfoy associating with Muggles is quite another - especially when Lucius Malfoy knows about it. (One-shot)

Someone asked for stories about "nice Slytherins", so I wrote this. Late one night, Harry meets someone unexpected. Not all that fluffy.

Out of all the days to come to Hogsmeade, he happened to - “Severus, please, come in.” Dumbledore’s calm voice shook him out of his thoughts.

Third of the 'Colours' Sequence. "Harry Potter, whether you knew him or not or liked him or not or cared at all or not was like a big creeping vine, the green tendrils reaching into your cracks and taking hold and spreading large green leaves that blocked out the sunlight until all you could see was him, a magnet for attention that Draco couldn’t stand."

Fred Weasley has had some rough patches in his life before, but none have left the scars that have been formed in the last few months.

A cute H/G fic...When Harry and Ginny are forced to hide away in order to be safe from Voldemort, a relationship grows... Will it last?

"Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the hat." Why Godric Gryffindor put a sword in his hat and why Salazar Slytherin could not pull it out.

On the other side of the veil, Sirius finds old friends, new guilt and finally, peace.

Sometimes our ancestors' deeds dictate who we become, even generations later. And being the descendant of the 'Boy-who-lived' might come with a heavy price.

Remus watches, Remus copes.

"Can a body, catch a body..." The thoughts of a young man unwilling to draw the line between reality and perception after the loss of a loved one.

Just a glimpse from Harry's point of view.

"She sat on the fire escape, overlooking the alley below where her shadow stretched out over trash bins, distorted." Remus and Tonks, given new assignments, face the inevitable.

'What a joke this all was, her life, what an utter and stupid twist of fate, pulled together just to amuse the gods. If anyone had told her twelve years ago that she would be married to a cold-hearted Death Eater, she would have laughed in their face.' Narcissa Malfoy reflects.

It's Halloween, 1987, and Lupin finds himself wandering through the streets of London. As he tries to come to terms with the loss he suffered on this night in 1981, he runs into an old acquaintance for whom Halloween also holds painful significance.

Neville ponders a box and angsts ... Based on the sweet wrapper that Neville's mother gives in in OotP and what they could imply. I like to call it a short insight into Neville's mind.

"Every look you give me, every fleeting smile you send my way, holds something arcane and dangerous, something dripping with hatred and loathing, but masked with loyalty, and love." Ginny reflects on her failed relationship with Draco.

"Why does Mum have to be so annoying?!" The worst thing a mother can hear. Molly Weasley is shocked to hear it from her own son.

She defined herself by her family, yet in their negligence, she found strength in herself. A Ginny Weasley story.

Neville is about to take on the most frightening task: finding a date for the Yule Ball. He knows who he wants to ask, but is it really possible? Will he be rejected? Neville never thought anything could be so difficult...

Excerpts from the lives of the Founders, originally conceived as backstory to be brought up in the Time's Riddle universe. From apprentice-years and fast friendships that get off on entirely the wrong foot to "Music, a magic beyond any we do here." May contain a plot.

Harry has gone on his first mission as an Auror. In a series of letters, see what Ron, Hermione, more Weasleys, Malfoy and Co., and Loony Luna feel about Harry's sudden leave.

A new baby is said to bring blessings to a family; however, Teddy isn't feeling very blessed or happy about the situation.

I never wanted us to die, and it is for us that I weep so openly now. As an individual, with you gone from this world, I am ready to die. Everyone and everything has a time to go; to be no more. I guess this is that time for me. I uncork the vile and lift it, the cold of it stinging my fingertips mildly. Some vapory smoke escapes out of the top and rises to the ceiling. Harry’s dying lover thinks about the times they had together.

They say that blood is thicker than water. Harry finds out how thin his can run when a seemingly random crime turns out to be much more. A quick one-shot.

Ginny lies in the chamber, unconscious. She does not realize that a certain Green Eyes boy has come to save her.

After Hogwarts, Ginny and Harry are married and have a child. Ginny works at Madam Malkin's and Harry is an Auror. They have a good life...most of the time. Then, a chance encounter shows Ginny the life she could be living, and a tragedy sends her flying into the arms of another man - only he's not what she thinks he is.

Harry is thinking about his depression in the most cynical of ways when Draco Malfoy comes across him in an empty classroom. WARNING contains slash (H/D) and self mutilation

Oneshot. When Severus possesses a bit of power, he's tempted to abuse it. One-sided Severus/Lily. Marauders Era.

He went into it with the idealistic fervor of a crusader—only to find himself no better than a sinner, and a coward. A Severus Snape vignette.

Based on a real story. One-shot deal. Hermione is coming to terms with life and it’s up and down. Will her friends be there for her?

Harry loses Sirius because of his father.

Having the courage to let go is harder the holding on to a hopeless dream.

Hermione's angsty last testament. A one shot from her POV. Shows her views on how people regard her, and her love that could never be. Rated for femmeslash, and suicide. HG/GW

A Lily/James like no other. Elizabeth (Lilibet) is the second youngest in a family of Death Eaters and is starting Hogwarts this year. Lilibet is graceful, elegant and can speak twelve different languages, but will the Potter boys change her well-behaviour? (Slightly AU)

In which Harry evolves...into Dumbledore. "What is important is real, and what is powerful has yet to be defined."

Connor’s new family isn’t quite as odd as his old one but it’s pretty darn close.

Every second someone dies. War increases those numbers twofold. People lament, people fight, and people die. Monuments are built and memories of days past come alive again. And sometimes, no matter how much it hurts, remembering is all you can do.

During Harry Potter's seventh year at Hogwarts, extreme changes erupt: A new Triwizard Tournament has been announced, and the Gryffindors encourage Harry to enter. Hogwarts also gets a new Defense teacher, Harry and pals prepare for the N.E.W.T.s exams, and a new student arrives, who becomes a bit of a challenge to Harry. Meanwhile, a huge war between Lord Voldemort and the Ministry is brewing up, and Harry must deal with an important death of a close friend, as well as strong, passionate feelings for a special someone in his life.

Songfic: Based around the Nine Inch Nails' song of the same name, this is a dark, near-poetic look at Sirius Black's experience in Azkaban. Arguably part of the 'Alfdom'.

By a chance encounter Buffy and Company learn of a whole new magical world they never knew existed and all the problems this world is having. Will the Scoobies help the wizarding world? Will the wizarding world want there help? What will happen when the Scoobies pasts are revealed? Can some things be forgiven? A/N- I know there are a lot of OC's, but these are all Buffy people. I only made up a couple characters. All other OC character are established in either the Buffy-verse and Harry Potter-verse.

'What Carina Saw' is the story of Harry Potter through another Gryffindor student's eyes. Carina is one of the 'unmentioned' roomates of Hermione. She knows a great deal more about the Dark Arts than many of the other students at Hogwarts, but surely she can't be all bad. The sorting hat placed her in Gryffindor after all.

The war has been won, but at a price: Harry Potter, hero of the Wizarding World, was among the dead. The world is in mourning, but none more so than Draco Malfoy; sometimes it is harder to be the one left behind. A HD songfic. Warning: character death.

When Lupin left to join the werewolves on his mission from Dumbledore, his life started spiralling slowly downwards. Because the danger of life in the pack isn't only the suspicion and brutality of other werewolves - it's what slumbers inside, waiting to take hold. The longing to be wild, and free. And once woken up, it won't be silenced again...

Crabbe plans to brew an illegal potion. Will he get away with it, or will his nefarious plan fail?

A vivid description of the events on October 31, 1981 in Godric's Hollow.

Draco and Harry, alone in a dark alley after Hogwarts and the rise of Lord Voldemort, catch up and chat a bit. Of course, this isn't exactly teatime at Buckingham Palace, especially due to Voldemort's consolidation of power. Resistance falters, and it seems there's nothing left for the two.

One simple mistake ruined Sirius's world... Now can he stop Harry from making the same mistake?

On New Year's Eve, Poppy Pomfrey mourns the loss of a friend.

A monologue narrated by a man who finds footprints in the rain... Warning: Pure-Angst ficlet.

Other prophecies are abroad. Voldemort still plans to destroy the prophecy, bend it to his will. Harry Potter realises with the arrival of a transfer student that the Dark Lord affects all, not just England.

He threw at her face when she told him that she is in love with him. Now, after three years later in one hour the Dementors kissed is going to be performed on him, but what is she doing in his cell?

But after the parades and parties had ended and normality restored, Harry threw away the presents and the letters of thanks, feeding them to the fire that burned within him. And he came to realize that nothing had changed. Harry and Draco gen, post-war.

The product of an overwrought 16 year old. A songfic to Wherever You Will Go by The Calling. Harry's last day on earth and how he copes with the fact that most of his friends are dead, or traitorous and how he copes with the knowledge that to defeat the Dark Lord he has to leave his wife and son behind.

People live and people die. Those who remain remember those who have gone before. Hermione has never told anyone at school about the summer before her third year, but she has not forgotten. One July afternoon during the summer after her fifth year, Hermione finds herself overcome by memories of the loss she never spoke about. Once again she relives the fifteen minutes she couldn’t escape.

Alone in the Forbidden Forest, the centaur Firenze observes the heavens and must make a choice. Will he betray the herd, or his own heart?

It's been two years since Harry died and Ginny is left raising their daughter alone. Life has moved on for the both of them, but Ginny sits and remembers what did happen those first few weeks after Harry's death, how her daughter saved her life at such a young age. Song-fic to LeeAnn Womak's "Stronger Than I Am"

You're never too old for a heart-to-heart talk with your mum.

They were more than friends, more than lovers. Then all of a sudden, they were torn apart.

While Severus recovers from an ambush, he and Remus confront each other over their past.

The Blacks are strong - together. Fate seems to be picking them off, one by one. How did Narcissa see her cousin, Sirius Black? Was he a cousin, an enemy, a criminal, a mad-man, a shame to the family? Narcissa's view on the crumbling Most Ancient and Noble House of Black

Do you remember in the First Year when Hagrid compiled a photo album for Harry? Well, Remus Lupin was one of the people he wrote to for pictures of Lily and James. This brings back a wealth of memories he has tried hard to forget....````Pre- OotP Marauder story.

Draco Malfoy is in prison. Draco Malfoy is in prison, and he has a diary. A journal. A diary. Does it matter? Draco Malfoy is in prison, and he's beginning to think he's going mad. But maybe he's not, because if he was, wouldn't he think he was sane? Draco Malfoy is in prison, and he's got a book to write in. But what is there to write?

Draco reminisced about the time he realized that he loved her, but she was already with someone else.

I think back to those days, the ones where I made the life changing decisions. And I play my favourite game, and wonder what if...?

How much of the past can excuse the choices a person makes in the present? This is the story of a young boy...and the monster he became.

Remembrances from within Azkaban.

While sitting in a chamber in Azkaban, Sirius Black tells the story of the Potters death.

Did you ever wonder what Sirius was thinking when he returned to his boyhood home? I did, and this is what I came up with.

This song-fic takes place during POA. The dementors are attacking Harry and Hermione. What was Harry thinking? Song is property of the Pat Mcgee band, from the album "Save Me."

Martha Green has rented out the studio behind her house to an old Mr. Riddle yet can not seem to figure him out. This is her view of his life. Post-Hogwarts.

Harry has returned to Hogwarts with more than a lot on his mind. To start with, he's just received a gift from Hermione, and that with the combined effects of last year draws them together. But will Harry realize his feeling for her before it's too late? Ron explains his distance the previous year, but how did he end up with so much money?

"She would march through the tangles in the rain and the snow, oblivious of the cold, of the damp, of the pain and blood, missing all the lost beauty and innocence..."

What did Sirius Black do after he gave Hagrid his motorcycle? What was going through his head that night after seeing Lily and James dead on the ground? What did he do to track down Peter? What made him laugh like a maniac?

When there is``Pain everywhere,``When hope had died``And virtue faded,``Will you brave the odds``Or will you stay and``Hide?``Will you know how not to``Lose,``Or will you fear the truth?``When hope has died``And virtue faded,``Will you know``How``Not to``Lose?

Snape is settled at Hogwarts, teaching Potions. The war is over and Lupin will never come back.

Department of Mysteries. From detached thoughts, odd memories, and obscure facts, a strange picture is forming: a picture of something completely different... Can it be a key to that ‘kind of the heart of it all’ J.K.Rowling mentioned? Centres on Sirius' falling through the archway; though, is not truly about it.

It had all pretty much gone downhill since he'd graduated from Hogwarts. Who would really want to spend their life with a poor old werewolf? It didn't matter anymore... nothing did... there was nothing that would change. Remus/Lily. Songfic to 'Paradise'

Some weeks after the events in the HBP, Remus Lupin is captured by Death Eaters. He wakes up after the full moon in an unknown cell, bruised and hurting, when his former lover comes to heal him. RL/SS