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"In wine, truth." Wherein lunacy is commonplace and words too long unsaid are spoken. Not your typical drunken Remus. Slash.

Remus finds himself thinking about his first, and only, love in the darkness of night. He talks to the shadows that comfort him, about the memories that he is haunted by. ``But will he be granted any relief?

In a desolate wasteland they once called home, two women face the ends to lives they held dear to their hearts. Sometimes there aren't any happy endings. Sometimes the hero just can't save the day. Sometimes life just isn't anything like the fairy-tales. Sometimes, bittersweet chocolate can sometimes be the best. And sometimes, things don't go as planned.

"You did not ask Harry Potter about the war..." Four years after the defeat of Voldemort, a simple radio announcement and wartime secrets long kept buried may change Harry's life forever...(song lyrics by Ani Difranco)

In the War Against the Dark Arts, the Aurors dealt out death, restrained only by their consciences. Some families practiced the Dark Arts as a matter of course - a look at one and it's intersection with a faction of Aurors.

Blood relatives matter, but so does the family you choose.

Ginny finds herself dreaming and fantasising about something that will never happen. It does not do to dwell on dreams, but Ginny does not know that. Ginny wants to dream all she wants. But the dream is starting to take over the reality.

This is a follow on from "Places of Silence". This is the second installment in what could become a series about the last weeks at Hogwarts for Draco & Hermione. ``This installment is much darker and much sadder. I think it is alluding to what will finally be the end of the great romance.

As Harry faces up to his problems -- grief, betrayal, and the knowledge he must kill or be killed -- he decides he must fight. Knowing Harry can no longer fully trust him, Dumbledore finds Harry a tutor and protector. Working with his friends, Harry decides the only way he can win is to make Dumbledore's Army more than just a name. Starts as H/L R/Hr N/G.

After Harry saves Malfoy's life, Harry helps him see the truth.

After Colin's adventures in the common room with his newly found treasure, the fuzzy pink socks, he makes his way to brother Dennis' room for a little "show and tell."

Snape/Pince. The books have ears. What do they hear? Warning: deathfic.

One-shot fic. Severus Snape has his final moments as a Death Eater.

It is time to bring Tom back...

A short one-shot. The final battle is at hand. What will happen? Who will triumph?

Remus likes Tonks. Tonks likes Remus. But how does our favorite werewolf convince himself or Tonks that either the relationship can't work or that it can? Song Fic To Cold by Crossfade.

They were all standing there; my mind wasn’t fully gone as I recognized Sirius leaning against the wall, a cold smirk on his features, his eyes blazing as he watched the two others struggle. “Snape, just go! Just--- damn you, Sirius--- just get out of here now!” My ears perked. That was James shoving Snape backwards, his wand abandoned by his feet. I issued another growl and stepped forward again ...

"I didn’t understand how he could forget me, the war, and those long nights together. I know I couldn’t. I know that I have forever ingrained in my memory the scent of him, the way he looks when he wakes up, the way he likes his tea, and the way he looks at me that tells me he loves me without saying a word. All of that, five years of memories gone without a trace. I felt empty." How could he forget? More importantly, how can he learn to remember? HP/DM

"We want to know more about people who fail. We care about people who are scared, who act foolishly, who are tricked by their vanity and trapped by their desires ... Flawed characters are the unforgettable ones" -- Susan Shaughnessy. Half-blood Slytherin Millicent Bulstrode reflects on her time at Hogwarts, the years of wasted effort she put in trying to be accepted by the popular students of her House, and what she intends to do about it. [Written for the femgenficathon.]

Here's a thought for every man who tries to understand What is in his hands. ``He walks along the path towards the castle-prison with his hands shoved in his pockets, head down. ``He shivers as he approaches; the last time he was here, he was an inmate, but he’d been proven innocent three years before and hadn’t thought then he’d ever come back.

Dearest Whoever is Reading This, My name is Ginevra Molly Weasley. I am 16 years old. I write this from my cell, miles under Malfoy Manor.

What would happen if Snape discovered that Sirius and Remus were lovers? This Sirius/Remus story is written from Snape’s point of view.

Sequel to Confessions. Hermione has made her decision about Draco and must deal with all of the consequences.

Hermione's thoughts on the Final Battle. It doesn't go how you'd think!

A world where Peter Pettigrew stood firm and did not betray his friends. A world where he was The Man Who Lived. A world where happy endings are only a dream away. AU one-shot, with characters from Webba’s Devil Series – but it isn’t necessary to have read those to understand this.

A few years after finishing at Hogwarts, Hermione runs into her old DADA teacher Gilderoy Lockhart. One thing leads to another, and....

Harry and Draco celebrate their first Christmas out of Hogwarts. Featuring Santa, ice, a scourgified turkey, lots of fluff and little plot.

Harry and Co. get a full introduction to the modern British Rail system in all its glory. Just a bit of satire to cheer you up next time there's 'the wrong sort of snow'.

Remus discovers a surprise visitor late one stormy evening. Can he make his old friend understand, and put him back together?

One must die: Malfoy or Potter. But nobody deserves to die. Nobody. A Malfoy monlogue.

They are coming. As an army of Death Eaters led by Voldemort himself march on Hogwarts, the remnants of the school prepare for a last stand, pledging to win their freedom or die trying.

Draco has a plan, and it has led him to a place he never imagined he would venture. But if there is one thing he has learnt over the past two years, it is the price of hesitation.

"Remus observes that Draco smiles differently when away from his classmates - secretive pleasure, as if savouring some rich and costly sweet, rather than smug malice. Neither is endearing."

Snape stood before a tall hooded figure that could have easily been mistaken as an elongated shadow of a surrounding Death Eater in the dim light. Long, white hands issued from its black sleeves....Voldemort reached into his robes and grasped his wand. He pulled out it into sight and pointed it threateningly at Snape's chest.... 'It takes only one spell, Severus,' he said menacingly, 'I believe you know the two words.'...'Ah, there you have it, Severus,' he said as he stared down at Snape. 'Terrible thing when someone denies you their friendship, isn't it?'

Draco is on the path to commit suicide. Can Lucius convince him otherwise?

It's a few years after graduation, and life has gone on. Draco, however, has got an unwelcome house guest -- his father.

Ginny's thoughts as Tom leads her to the Chamber of Secrets.

For too long had she been his prisoner. Now she sees a second chance of escape... Draco Malfoy/ Blaise Zabini

Lucius meets Tom in the dungeons. Slash. Set during their Hogwarts years.

"To be left alone, and face to face with my own crime, had been just retribution." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. "A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise." ~Niccolo Machiavelli. "There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept." ~Gaelic proverb. [Contains HBP spoilers.]

Harry always helps a friend in need, no matter the deed. Hermione needs an undercover to help her work her object of affections. Harry marches valiantly in, wearing no less than a pleated skirt and knee-high socks. Eyeshadow, rusty sporks and Bloodthirsty!Hermione come together in a wacky, very random piece.

Continuation of 'Terrified'. Harry confronts Hermione, and she confronts him right back.

This is a story about the birth of Tom Riddle and the death of his evil father. It goes into much more detail than the book.

The War is over, but Harry still has a score to settle.

The Malfoy code of conduct, murder, deciet, extracurricular studies and Wizard’s Chess, the Pureblood Way.

What if Luna Lovegood never met Harry and his friends on the train? A look at the world as Luna sees it, written as a suicide note.

One last desperate letter tells the story of how humility can find even the most corrupt of souls when death is the only way out. Things always look different in the end, but it goes to show that it's never too late to redeem yourself, to show compassion without prejudice, and to be merciful.

Harry allows his time to slip away in recollection of a dark night, months ago. Voldemort has won, and all that is left is the crying.

Daniel's birthday causes a Muggle invasion on Hogwarts that rearranges a few still standing prejudices.

Set during the events of Chamber of Secrets; a Muggleborn student is trying to figure out exactly what she is when someone sets free a Muggleborn killing monster in the school.

Funerals are a time for remembrance. Severus Snape, who has always hated James Potter and his gang, recollects memories of his own at the funeral of James and Lily Potter.

3rd Year, Hogsmeade. Victoria (OC) tracks down an "old friend," determined to get some answers. (Sirius Black story.)

His happiness nourishes me. He surrounds me, swallows me, tears me apart and puts me back together, and makes me feel more alive. He is my fire. I am his, to the last breath. Nothing exists without her. She is my infatuation, my fetish, my fixation, and my drive. I cannot let anyone else have her. Harry and Hermione slowly descend.

When a baby and a dog are forced to live together, the dog is always the afflicted one. Padfoot has to learn that by his own bitter experience: Caine has just been born. A sequel to Baby on Board.

Harry's sixth year. Shaken by the events of the past year, he turns to an unexpected source for comfort. Why is it that Dumbledore seems to know more than he's letting on? As usual, Voldemort's after Harry, but how? And how far will he go?

Lily wants to peform in front of thousands, but it's proving to be difficult. Sirius keeps dragging James off to punk-rock concerts. Voldemort has never loved a soul, until a certain Mudblood comes onto the scene. Phantom of the Opera cross-over.

Maybe, she wondered, Lucius is awake now, rolling over and finding that I am no longer there. Maybe he will simply fall asleep again, or maybe he will go out and look for me. She walked until she stood in the middle of the Malfoy estate, mansion on her left, impenetrable woods on her right, surrounded by a green that she couldn’t see. Tilting her head upwards, she breathed in the freshness that rain always brings, shutting her eyes against the feathery touches of the rain. Lucius/Narcissa.

Someone is trapped in Azkaban... Someone is going insane... Someone doesn't know it.

Beatles songfic based on the song "A Day in the Life." One morning at Hogwarts, the student body makes a horrific discovery. Hope seems lost, chaos reigns, and the stage is set for the rule of Voldemort. How will they cope? Can evil be surpassed by the weaker good? And, most importantly, how will the world face the loss of a hero?

Ever wondered what goes on in the mind of Crabbe, sidekick of Malfoy? Here's a brief insight into the head of the one-dimensional character that so many people have bypassed...Many startling facts are revealed about him...(Crabbe Soliloquy in short)

An impatient author attempts to write Book 7 before it's written! Harry finds clues to unravel the mysteries of the Horcruxes. But he can't do it all alone. With the help of his friends, will he be able to defeat He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, once and for all?

“Well done, Ha –“ But the Death Eater Hermione had just struck dumb made a sudden slashing movement with his wand from which flew a streak of what looked like purple flame. It passed right across Hermione’s chest; she have a tiny “oh!” as though of surprise and then crumpled onto the floor where she lay motionless. “HERMIONE!” What if Hermione HAD been killed that night at the Ministry of Magic? Would Harry have been able to go on? Here's what might have been if the unthinkable had happened....

Set in Harry's sixth year. Because of a heart problem due to being hit by a dark spell at the ministry, he won't be able to fight Voldemort and has to resort to other methods to deal with the prophecy. Completely AU after fifth year, partly OOC.

The wind blew us off course. Seven years of Remus and Sirius' friendship, condensed.

Remus and Harry haven't talked much since the war ended, but is Remus ready to talk, of all things, gay sex with with the godson of the only man he's ever been with?

Megan Jones can be irritated by one person, and one person only. Since she first met Zach Smith, he's known what buttons to push and she's let him. But even a Quidditch boy has a heart.

Blaise and Draco deal with Potter, possessiveness, and love. Gift-fic for auriasve-chan.

Australia - a country running rampant with magical creatures, bush that stretches for kilometers, and ample room for broomsticks. Their lazy contemporary magical societies have carried on peacefully for 200 years under English rule, quietly laid-back and unassuming. In a land where werewolves roam with dingoes by the full moon and are accepted by all but the blue-bloods, it's easy for a brand spanking Lycanthrope to fit in. Right?

There are three new students at Hogwarts. Apparently, they are there because they have nowhere else to live. Their magical skill is so great, the three have passed up the skills of even Dumbledore, yet are only old enough to be in their fifth year. What everyone doesn't know, is that these three are in the league with the dark lord, Voldemort, and are only there to try and take over Hogwarts. Throughout the year, the three come to know emotions they never knew before, such as true happiness, joy, and love, which makes their time at Hogwarts quite...interesting.

The Hogwarts faculty is bemused by the transfer students from Henson Academy.

During the dark days of the late 1970s Severus Snape infiltrates the Death Eaters. Do the ends justify the means? Murder, seduction, and personal problems. You didn't think it would be easy, did you?

Dreams do not come easily. They cost us always, sometimes dearly. And the things that matter most to us are always priceless. It is impossible to put a tangible value on them. After the "final battle," Hermione is forced to accept what the victory cost them... in this case, one very special life. One shot.

The War has been won, but there have been many casualties. One stands along and reflects on his true lost.

A snippet from the Slytherin Common Room after the second task of the Tri-Wizard Tournament. What would Draco surely miss? Evilness Entwined.

Four things that never happened to Remus Lupin on his seventeenth birthday, and one that did.

Snape's life is endangered by Sirius sixth year, and it falls upon James to rescue him. His simple good deed turns into something unexpected. James and Snape both learn the other meaning of what it's like to act as a hero.

Sirius Black's first infatuation matches him in recklessness and daring. But when Sirius and his friends uncover a dark secret, Sirius is forced to reconsider his loyalties and the games he plays.

Draco Malfoy never wanted things to get quite that far during his school years. He wanted to be himself: cynical, righteous about blood and treated the way he deserved. Childhood's petty insults made adulthood's enemies, and a seventh-year Draco finds himself hanging by a thread over darkness. One night changes it all. In an inner struggle between lifelong-love and self-preservation, Slytherin Draco chooses the course of his life.

When a plot to raise infants to be Death Eaters goes awry with the disappearance of Voldemort, the Malfoys find themselves taking care of two children: Draco and a boy who Voldemort stole from a family and placed into their care. This little boy isn’t just a regular child, though. He is a Weasley. Too afraid of being sent to Azkaban for kidnapping and also too afraid that Voldemort will return and punish them for not following his orders, they decide to keep Ronald Weasley and raise him as Ronaldus Malfoy, the fraternal twin of Draco. Now Ron and Draco are headed for Hogwarts. Will anyone recognize Ron as a Weasley? Will he learn the truth of his identity? And how will he fit into Harry Potter’s story if he hates him with a passion?

I always wondered how Lupin reacted to Sirius' "Throwing Snape to the wolf" -so to speak. This is my interpretation. Oh, and I made the teeeeeny assumption that they're lovers, because I love my slashy boys!

You see it's good for nothing (good for nothing), a close look at something (so close). It's too much of not enough.

Young Minerva McGonagall's final years at Hogwarts bring her into contact with many characters we meet later as adults: Poppy Pomfrey, 'Brussel' Sprout,

Harry stumbles across Draco in the Prefects bathroom, leading to an encounter that changes how he thinks and feels about Draco, life, and love.

He never knows what the next rainfall will bring, but Harry still waits for the day when he can finally let go... let go of everything he fears

Amanda is just your ordinary non-magical Muggle. Her brother, however, isn't. He's a wizard, an Auror to be exact. After three years of no word from him, Amanda is finally going to be able to see her beloved brother again. However, little did she know, but his visit ``will be cut short by a mysterious attacker, hellbent on killing her whole family. Amanda is determined to find out who, how and why, in an adventure that leads her to discover a world she has never known. A world that may not welcome her with open arms...

Someone thinks about choices.

Harry takes out Sirius' mirror one last time.

All the complications of Harry's life mix together into one extremely weird dream to show just how messed up he has become.

When Harry resumes his Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape in sixth year he finds out he is not the only one having to deal with the pain of war. Sometimes the most humane and human thing to do is comfort the one your with. Could be seen as HP/SS if you look hard enough.

We do what we must to get by.

He'd give her everything she wanted, he'd love her forever... But he could never share her.

Alone in Azkaban a prisoner sits and contemplates betrayal and despair. Implied slash with a twist.

Arthur Miller, top agent at Broderick Bunny's (that less famous rabbit) fictional character agency service, prides himself on sending a record number of clients to the mental asylum. But there's one person he just can't get to.

It's sad, gloomy, and uplifting. Thank Merlin for Voldemort!

Blaise Zabini hadn't exactly expected to become the protector of an arrogant little twit of a second year. But lo and behold, that is what happened and now he has to make certain that she doesn't get cursed into oblivion by his peers. Fun times ahead, indeed.

James reflects on the past on how he lost Lily. He has a flash back of what happened to her and at the end, he decides that Harry (who is tuning 15) should know about how he really lost his mother.

One special little boy takes his pain and invents a world of magic and mystery, but all dreams end. Everyone has to wake up sometime. One little girl is all it takes.

In the war for good and for evil, there is always a critical battle. This battle has just been fought. These are the thoughts of a young man who has just gone through the battle, and his feelings about what has happened. A dark fic, so get ready for the angst and darkness! Rated for some abuse mentioned...but I'm not telling you who's having these thoughts until the end!

I’m so tired of being here / Suppressed by all of my childish fears / And if you have to leave / I wish that you would just leave / Because your presence still lingers here / And it won’t leave me alone -- A depressed Ginny reflects on what happened when she picked up the diary of Tom Riddle. An angsty songfic to Evanescence's "My Immortal".