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Harry Potter is insane. The years of the Dark War has taken it's toll on Harry, and with no-one but himself for company, Harry distances himself from the wizarding world, and mourns the deaths of his friends and family. His hatred for Voldemort increased, his insanity growing. But a familiar stranger visits Harry, and soon he finds himself further and further into the wizarding world. Secrets are leaked, and destinies are Fulfilled...

Or, "The Extremely Satisfying Deaths of 'Professor' Umbridge". See three short stories of everyone's most hated teacher being eaten, fried, baked, shot, and blown to smithereens!

This is the story of James and Lily's graduation as Head Boy and Girl. James proposes, what does Lily answer?

“Fear of heights,” he says after many minutes of odd silence. Turning to his left, he leans on the blond’s shoulder for support and swings his leg down from his perch. “Is only a form of self-doubt.” He brushes himself off with one hand; for some reason, it is a moment before he removes his hand from the other boy’s shoulder. But the blond does not care. “You can’t trust yourself not to jump.” H/D

Draco and Ginny mess up the potion they are working on. Filch is suspicious. Hijinks ensue.

Four letter words are so simple, and yet can be so very powerful at the same time.

Theory about what may happen in book 7 based upon JKR stating in an interview that she is a Christian.

As far as I can tell, the main problem with growing up in a cupboard is that it gets you used to living in a cage. - Harry's POV. One-shot.

What goes on when Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Cho and Draco enter the Big Brother game show? Who will be voted out first, and what is this strange fascination with armpits?

When Harry comes in from a discouraging Quidditch practice, his departing action may cause things to change.

At the end of August 2013, Harry and Ginny Potter are invited to Hogwarts to investigate a spate of anonymous letters and vandalism. But poisonings and brutal murder convince them that things are more serious - and then their son Sirius gets involved... See Harry and Ginny as Quidditch man and wife! See the conflict between the Professors! See the mysterious Ancient Runes Teacher! Learn what happened to Hermione's old dorm-mate, Mary-Sue Moonchild! And learn how the Ministry persuaded Professor McGonagall to nationalise the Hogwarts House-elves!

On the longest day of the year, Hermione meets Remus Lupin in a pub. They are both suffering from melancholic midsummer madness. During the days that follow, things begin to happen.

Severus Snape doesn't like Lily Evans one little bit. Really. Not at all.

When a Death Eater joins the Order, old prejudices must be cast aside. In a time when it is dangerous to trust anyone, Ginny Weasley's fate is intertwined with that of two Slytherins as the final battle against Voldemort draws near.

I don't know what this is about, read it, cos I'm pretty. Starts after OotP. Harry becomes emo (i.e an angsty whiner). Philosophies change.

'Yes, Narcissa Malfoy has feelings. That would come as a shock to many of the gossips and ignorants of the wizarding world. But then, there are very few who are neither gossips nor ignorants, very few who have seen enough and been intelligent enough to interpret it as I have. Oh yes, I have feelings. Far too many, in fact.' Narcissa tells all.

A Remus/Harry wartime fic, written for the Confession challenge on the wishforthemoon HP/RL community challenge. In the midst of war, Harry decides to tell Remus something before it's too late.

Lavender is swept up into a whirlwind of mystery, adventure and romance as she begins her seventh year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She will make both friends and foes, unravel secrets, save lives, and fall in love... (L/who? Read to find out!)

"He is the cause of my writing. His grey eyes bore into me like no other's had. He had left his mark on me forever. Draco was the most handsome man I had ever met. I hated that he knew it." This is a story about how Draco and Ginny came to love one another.

Remus Lupin faces his first transformation after the death of Sirius Black. Snape brings him the Wolfsbane Potion, but something seems to be amiss.

A new prisoner of Azkaban...a comatose person to the rescue...very dark beginning...

Have you ever realized that all you know about Hermione is what she said about herself and what she did in front of others? And that the trio is much too lucky for it to be natural?

War rages in wizard Britain, yet Severus Snape has never been better off. As he rises in the Dark Lord’s inner circle, he seems ever closer to fulfilling his grand ambitions. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood friend Lily Evans, now married to his sworn enemy. As the stakes get higher, Severus must once more decide where his true loyalties lie. Either choice will mean betraying one of his friends – and the consequences could be fatal… [COMPLETE]

Harry has many lessons to teach, and to learn. His student will teach more of life, than an entire lifetime.

He would always remember ringing the doorbell and knowing that James would be grinning when he swung open the door.... A fic about the problem with Remus Lupin. (Rated for mild language.)

He was running from his father. She was running from a friend. A cruel twist of fate found her in his home. Now they must learn to deal with each other. Megan hated Draco, and he hated her, but somehow, they must learn to deal with each other, find out each other's secrets, and maybe, just maybe, they can break free from their troubled minds.

In his early twenties at the break of the nineteenth century, Harry goes to bohemian Montmartre on a search for love, a many-splendored thing. There he meets Courtesan Draco, The Duke Severus and Lucius Zidler. No sad endings, only bohemian love. HP/DM. Slash.

There are seven Deadly Sins. Each one drives the sinner into evil and destruction, of themselves and of others. The Death Eaters are all guilty of Sins. Some are most guilty of one in particular, and this is what led them into the life they chose. Lust, Pride, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Gluttony, Envy....The downfalls of the Death Eaters.

The war is over and Harry contemplates what to do with his life when a letter arrives from a certain someone...

“I’m such a wimp. It’s been two years, and I still can’t come here without starting to cry.” He wiped off his face again, and then looked down on the ground. “But I just miss you so damn much.” Oneshot.

The trio are stuck in the hospital wing following the mayham in the Ministry of Magic. Hermione is sick of it, Ron's enjoying the break and Harry can't make up his mind. Add a visit from Ginny who is eager to improve the bedside manner of her brother, and it's certain that love doctor Ginny will succeed! R/Hr implied G/H

Two days after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Ginny Weasley sits at the banks of the Great Lake, remembering a game she once played with Ron, and contemplating who she is, what she was, and her decision to reclaim her innocence.

Remus finds the card near the bottom of Severus' bedside chest.

'Snow crunched beneath their boots, sharp and clear as crushed glass. Draco's breath shivered in little puffs in front of him, like one of Potter's Muggle cigarettes--but his hands felt uncomfortably hot and sweaty in his thick dragon-hide gloves.' Harry/Draco slash. A little interlude in winter-time.

Harry returns to the Dursleys' for the last time. He sets off in search of the four remaining Horcruxes and faces the Dark Lord in one final showdown. Romance runs thick, as the war can not stop happiness from trudging on. Expect some fighting and some loving to keep you entertained as this Book Seven mock-up takes flight.

Being a painting isn't as bad as Neville had feared. Harry/Neville, Post-Hogwarts

Three hundred years. Three Muggle Prime Ministers. The same difficult decision. Written for omniocular's September AU challenge, prompt 106: The Muggles actually know all about the wizarding world and are keeping tabs on them. The wizards have no idea and think themselves superior until war erupts.

Twelve-year-old Barty Crouch meets a stag in a forest.

Rita Skeeter enjoys writing about Harry. Now that Hermione is letting her write again, she decided to do a huge piece on him.

Harry's seventh year. He comes into contact with some "interesting" characters and walks away with some "interesting" gifts. HP/HG OC/OC other character pairings, lots of OCs. Written pre-HBP.

Speculation about the star signs of James and Lily

A strange woman comes to teach DADA. As Snape's former student, things aren't that great between them. But when Snape gets ton know her more they might be more alike than he thought...

"Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief, The doves of Noah ne'er had roost Nor found an olive-leaf." ~Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero), Epistles (IV, 5)

“You are a burning man, Remus,” you say, leaning back on the couch, holding one mug of coffee.

Harry lies in a fallen graveyard, about to be killed by Voldemort. Happiness, sadness, longing and family all come together in this tale of a traitor. R/Hr G/H L/N

Hermione contemplates her loss when she voyages out onto a river alone. D/Hr songfic.

The end of Harry's seventh year. The final battle. The ultimate showdown between good and evil. The power Voldemort knows not saves Harry's life yet again, this time courtesy of Ginny Weasley.

Takes place approximately one year after "Born Under A Bad Sign", but reading "BUaBS" is not necessary. The threat of Voldemort is inescapable, and his presence takes its toll on everyone. Follow the lives of Draco Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, and Lord Voldemort himself as the Dark Lord's shadow spreads itself again over the magical people of Great Britain. Will he seize ultimate power, or will fortune prevail once more? THIS CHAPTER: Prologue; opening scenes.

'He felt dead inside. He was so tired of it all.' In an AU 1976, the attempted suicide of a boy at Hogwarts will haunt the lives around him and the very future itself...

"Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket - safe, dark, motionless, airless - it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable." ~ C.S. Lewis

Ginny stumbles upon Harry as he reflects on the events of his fifth year at Hogwarts... and sparks fly....

Sequel to 1978. James, Sirius, and Remus, through a complete fluke, wind up in the future, right in time to visit Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Someone is ill, someone dies, someone's romance continued and all but one Marauder knows what will happen. (H/H, RL/PE)

“I feel that if I try to go back I’m not going to be able to survive being invisible.” No one said that a life in hiding would be easy. Hermione Granger, of all people, should know that. After being in hiding for three months, Hermione gets a surprise visit, and gets entranced by the sweet melody he plays. HG/SS Rated R for possible later content.

Ghost!Sirius decides to pay a little nighttime visit to his godson so he can deliver some very crucial information ... or, at least, what he thinks is vital, that is....

Severus Snape. Things aren't always what they seem. Post-OotP fic.

"You have pretty eyes, Harry. Everyone says that they are emerald, like your mother's, but they are wrong. Lily had plain green eyes."``Everyone knows that Voldemort has a twisted, insane mind. No one knew just how deep that madness went...... slash, Voldemort/Harry

Remus has been ordered to take Harry to Grimmauld Place, but he knows that Harry will not react well when he learns he has to spend the rest of the summer locked up in Sirius’ house.

In which Lily tells James she's pregnant.

A closer look into exactly why Ginny hexed Zacharias on the train. (one-shot ficlet.)

It is our choices that define us, for better or for worse.

Everyone watches when Hermione sleeps.

A final meeting and an unintentional goodbye between Draco and Hermione. ``Sequel to Chimera's Touch and This Mortal Coil.

Two little lies lead Harry and Ron to the truth - a Harry/Ron AU ending to Chapter 4 of Some Perfect World.

He is a responsibility, nothing more.

Deep and mournful sobs echoed from the boy’s throat. Harry never cried, not even when Sirius had died and when Remus had killed himself. But there he was now, sobbing like a child in the early morning light. Standing on a stool next to a tree, with some sort of rope around his neck... WARNING: INCLUDES SUICIDE.

In the aftermath of recent events, there are those who cannot see past their grief. Remus Lupin is one of them. He must learn to accept the past and look on to the future. Set near the end of OotP. (Spoiler Warning)

Ginny finds herself married to Draco Malfoy who is now the most powerful wizard in the world. Things are changing rapidly for the worse and her life seems to be spinning out of control. The only who seems to understand her feelings of loss and seclusion is the one man she thought she hated the most.

Leona Blake takes you through the final year at Hogwarts for the Marauders and Co. Observe as they wreak havoc close in competition to Peeves!```` Action, adventure, romance, drama, and lovely angst come together as this original character takes a final chance at the love of her life and watches her two best friends fall in love! The madness, the chaos, the lovely denial, but most importantly, Snivelly's underpants! All that and a bag of dung bombs in this explosive tale!

He's old, he's cranky, but he's still Harry. Listen in on an conversation between him and his new biographer.

After suffering his darkest moment, Draco encounters someone who can redeem him, someone he previously despised. Together, they seek vengeance on the ones that made them suffer. And they will get it, despite the many distractions they will face.

You never hated him. If anything you loved him as much as your own son. But that was why you had to force it out of him. Because it would kill him. Just like it killed Lily.

Sometimes, young love can be ageless. Years have passed since Tonks last called "Wotcher!" at Bill across the Gryffindor Common Room, and those years have led them to different points in life -- different points on the globe, even. Still... there are people you never quite forget, people that leave a mark. People that still, after five or ten or fifteen years, can make you feel like seventeen and just in love. And home.

Reactions of the Azkaban staff on the night Sirius Black escaped.

There's something about Lily and James that frustrates Sirius Black so much. Where else better to vent than at Remus's? Light R/S.

When the world needs help with dark magic, they call on Harry Potter. But the Boy-Who-Lived has been out of sight for the past three years. Sent to find him is Hermione Granger, a one-time friend and lover. Follow their journey as they reunite, fight, and learn to love again. Friends, old and new, embark with them on this heroic quest to rid the world of the last and most dangerous bits of dark magic.

A short festive story starring Severus Snape with a slightly different slant to it, telling us why he likes the Christmas period...

“I don’t like you!” the boy screamed at Charlie, tears flying out of his eyes. “When I’m b-b-bigger, after I go to H-Hogwarts, I’ll Avocado you!” Thirteen-year-old Nymphadora Tonks never knew she had a cousin. But when she and her friend Charlie find a seemingly innocent boy sniffling behind a display of Cleansweep brooms, her cousin Draco is revealed to her. But what is this Avocado he keeps on talking about? Perhaps Draco isn't as innocent as Nymphadora thought...

A foray back in time to retrieve a Horcrux means that Harry has an unexpected encounter with someone he didn't intend on seeing. Suddenly, Hermione's rules about not meddling with the past become a lot harder to keep. Gen, Harry, Dumbledore. Oneshot.

A conglomeration of scenes, quotes and actions from the Harry Potter series scrunched together into short skits to prove for sure that no Harry Potter character should take part in intellectual combat with another. Slight exaggeration and warping of people, places, things, and nouns in general that have to do with HP may ensue.

After making plans to meet up with a friend, Luna Lovegood oversleeps, and when she arrives at their meeting place, unexpectedly saves her friend's older brother.

The trio is in their last year, and something is wrong. The Sorting Hat is making mistakes and what's up with this mysterious first year?

Told in a diary point of view about two lives of two friends, November Whitley and Mary Warren. But the two friends have secrets, sinful secrets, especially about the people they desire. And you know teenage girls when it comes to Temptation. Temptation always wins.

Just your not-so typical day in the Weasley/Granger household.

It's Hermione's wedding day, supposedly the happiest of her life...so why has she chosen today, of all days, to visit her parents' grave and dwell on her sadness? But a chance encounter will make her see things slightly differently...

Hermione visits Harry on a whim.

Angelina got a terrible feeling in her gut and tears pricked at her eyes. Why? Why couldn't they leave us alone? It was no longer about Muggleborns and blood purity. It was about nothing at all, nothing but fear and destruction. Now they were destroying their own world, too! Angelina felt an utter hopelessness and would have collapsed right there under the complete madness of it all, but then she caught Fred's eye. In that moment, she was so filled with love that she felt capable of anything. Co-winner of the March, 2007 FA challenge.

It is the morning following the battle at the Ministry of Magic. The Order of the Phoenix has won the day. But Remus Lupin has lost the last of the three wonderful friends he met at Hogwarts. Like a lot of other people, he doesn't understand why it happened. But with the help of some more friends, he tries to reason it out.

Pity poor Peter Pettigrew! All he wants is to be liked and admired. But when Lucius Malfoy gives him an offer he can't refuse – what's a boy to do? Sing and dance, obviously. A parody of the new classic musical "The Producers" by Mel Brooks. Featuring a song by Mr Crabbe!

Snape hates Christmas. In this short ficlet, find just one of the reasons why.

Evil deeds can tear a family apart....

Your hair was wet, and your cheeks and lips colored pink-red, from the potion, but your eyes were shining. “So”, you whispered, “I was the thing that you would miss most, Diggory?” Cedric Diggory's POV during the Goblet of Fire, one-shot, bit fluffy, ignorant foreshadowing.

Lily can't belive it. Lily's friends can't believe it. Heck, James's friends can't believe it. Has James really given up on Lily - forever?

As a sign of my muse's growing insanity, my very first Harry Potter ficlet is a peek into the mind of young Harry Potter, living in denial over his growing feelings for Looney Lovegood. This is for everybody who read that marvelous last book and for a brief second thought that Harry and Luna would make a neat couple.

Draco passes the time by playing Quidditch--later catches Ginny drawing a picture of him in her sketchbook. Draco's POV. Companion to 'Fading Lines', but stands alone.

Time keeps records of all things remembered and yet to happen.

Ginny likes her family's enemy. But does he like her back? (D/G, with hinted H/Hr.)

Hermione doesn\'t want to lose him, and Harry doesn\'t want to lose her, but in a world full of war, some things are inevitable. Then again, some things aren\'t.

For Ron, living in Harry's shadow is one thing. Playing second fiddle to Malfoy, though, is something he'll never, ever do. (SLASH: Ron/Harry, Draco/Harry)

A masquerade ball to promote inter-house unity sparks a romance that has laid dormant. Featuring Ginny as Artemis, Hermione as Maid Marion, Harry as Peter Pan, and someone very unexpected as Robin Hood.

As Lily watches her child sleep, innocently sucking his thumb, James arrives home with some alarming news. A one-shot, written to show the type of emotions James and Lily must have been experiencing during those tumultuous times with their newborn son.