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Written for LJ community hp_gen_ch September challenge: Education. Minerva McGonagall performs the traditional ritual for a new Headmaster/Headmistress's first day of first term.

Missing moments, missing chances...``and you never know what the other one thinks...``And it isn't always what it looks like. ``Not always just one of those things...

In our Trio's sixth year, the staff comes up with an interesting way to raise inter-house morale. That's right, a poker tournament! But things turn crazy when the butterbeer starts to flow. Featuring Snape in a red visor, McGonagall channeling Christina Aguilera, and Professor Sprout...in purple spandex?

Ginny knew that Harry loved her, it didn't matter what he said. PostHBP

Sirius and Remus are very confused. Suddenly, all they can think about is each other. Is it a love potion, or the full-moon, or something else entirely? Could it be love, or just a fleeting surge of hormones? Only time will tell...

Harry loves Remus. After a short kiss, Harry thinks Remus loves him, too. He then finds out that there was more between his godfather and his beloved...

Harry/Ginny flangst involving a married-with-child Charlie.

When Harry showed up at nearly one in the morning, Tonks was at the Weasleys', apparently there for "tea and sympathy" from Molly. What, exactly, had transpired, just before Harry and Dumbledore arrived? A missing scene from HBP, in which Tonks discusses life, love, loss, and the really horrid month she and her mousy-brown hair have experienced.

“Me, I’m not beautiful,” she stammers. “Narcissa’s the beautiful one. Andromeda’s – she’s got brown hair…I guess she’s the sweetest one out of us all.”````“What an interesting group of sisters you are. One blonde-haired, one brown-haired, and one black-haired. One beautiful, one sweet, and one…”````“Say what you’re going to say,” Bellatrix sighs, still wondering what Lucius is playing at.````He leans in again. His breath caresses her skin. “Passionate.”

In this sequel to A Geezer Wheezes, our steadfast biographer continues his research, learning more than he wanted to ever know about Harry Potter and his friends.

Harry looks out across the battlefield of his defeat of Voldemort and realises: victory shouldn't feel like this.

Draco Malfoy discovers that some things -- especially Harry Potter-- are best done slowly.

Harry's visions of Voldemort are becoming clearer, and his romantic life is coming into focus.

What if Harry died during the final battle and Voldemort took over? Chaos runs amuck in the wizarding world, Death Eaters are growing by the dozens daily, and Draco must learn to deal with his loss. DM/HP--Slash.

This involves the equation Potter+Evans and its explosive results. It is Lily and the Marauders' final year at Hogwarts. Along with laughter, tears and a few fights, the students must face the upcoming N.E.W.T.s, the growing threat of Lord Voldemort and the question of their lives beyond Hogwarts. The Marauders finally start to grow up, and Lily might even be starting to fall for the ever-present James Potter.

Demelza was married and Ginny was heartbroken. It was just an affair. No one was supposed to fall in love. Three scenes from Ginny's ill-fated relationship with Demelza Robins.

The Prime Minister of Muggles receives a visit from Rufus Scrimgeour in the wake of Dumbledore's murder.

Four strangers are forced together and told they were once the best of friends. Now, struggling to remember both the horror and joy of the past, they're asked to fight a madman they know nothing about. The key to defeating Voldemort once and for all is locked in their memories, but will they remember in time to save the world, themselves, and the new loves growing between them? Ships, both slash and het, abound, but will eventually be primarily H/D.

One night on prefect rounds, Hermione Granger encounters a certain swarthy Slytherin attempting to retrieve his notes. Within the rest of fifth year, notes come into play more than either of them would expect. BlaiseHermione. FANON FIFTH YEAR

The reasons you took once may help you decide your persent again. The decisions you make now build the future in sight. There is a thing called karma. Harry/Draco

It was insane. It was stupid. But he had to do it. Severus Snape knew he would never be able to live without knowing. It all came down to her. Lily.

One-shot: Snape has come back into Harry's life after 16 years, and Ginny doesn't know what to do to save her family. Epilogue compliant. 10427 words.

There may be more to soggy lumps than Trelawney can tell...````The unpromised sequel to Omnia Vincit Amore. H/L fluff.

Two months after the battle that claimed the lives of both Tom Riddle and Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley is as lost as she was that fateful day. Will she be able to imagine a life without Harry in it? Can she carry out his legacy, or will she simply dissolve into a shell of the person she was before it all took place?

Hermione's disastrous attempt to brew a complex and forbidden potion backfires. As a result, Harry's world is turned upside down and he discovers a disturbing plot by Voldemort to use Harry once again in his cruel schemes.

After a disastrous game against Hufflepuff, Harry goes to drown his sorrows in Hogsmeade. Unfortunately, he left his better judgement back in the showers, and end up making a mistake that will follow him around for as long as he tries to deny it. Having to come to terms with new discoveries about himself, Harry's in for a very difficult sixth year.

Sirius is Harry's father, in everything but the technicality of shared genes. One-shot, OotP spoilers, non-explicit SB/JP/LEP.

Alone in his cold chamber, Severus Snape thinks about his lifelong affair with the seductress that changed his life forever.

It takes two devils and a pair of cursed shoes to teach Tonks how to impress Remus.

Parvarti was always so beautiful - it almost drove Lavender insane. One night more than any other, and what she thought was so right then, she now wishes hadn't happened. And still, Parvarti is beautiful.

James loves Lily, he wants her to love him back desperately. But Lily is involved with someone else. Is there anyone who loves James from afar?

Just one of those millions of fics that were done after OotP. Remus is hurting after Sirius's death and comforts Harry.

Draco finally sees Ginny...but does she see him?

"One part of my brain chants a non-stop mantra of 'Stop! Stop!,' while an equally insistent one cries out 'Run! Run!' I listen to the latter because I’m running for my life." Hermione unwittingly participates in a game of hide-and-go-seek.

Dumbledore's last moments on the Tower, as seen through the eyes of Draco Malfoy.

Harry tells his nearest and dearest about the Prophecy. An attempt to 'predict' HBP. H/hr.

The Philosopher’s Stone speaks of a gray lady—-the Ravenclaw ghost. Legend has it that a gray lady has lost love and is doomed to spend eternity on earth to mourn him. This is her story.

This essay follows Draco Malfoy through his experiences in Deathly Hallows and attempts to speculate as to his motivations and virtues, or lack thereof.

The thing he’ll remember most vividly is the leaves. [Sirius/Lily. Plenty of Angst. Part One of "The Heart’s Progress", a series of vignettes]

Of the many secrets in Draco Malfoy's mind, none are hidden so deep as the reason why he thwarted Voldemort at every turn. Can novice Auror Harry Potter convince Draco to testify against the Death Eaters and spare his own life? Draco Malfoy slammed against walls, much snogging and a look into Draco's secret fantasies ensues in this short and sweet fic. H/D.

Harry has another nightmare and finds some unexpected benefits - namely, a sympathetic Hermione.

As Harry is dealing with the death of Sirius, he finds comfort in two unexpected places. A loved one who is gone, and a young love yet to be realized.

Inspired by The Pianist, this is the testament of a lonely solitude Slytherin boy who is trapped - in many aspects - while a war goes on in the wizarding world.

Levon Vahanian is a very respectable Armenian warlock in search of foriegn customers for his souvenir shop. One day, a flamboyantly dressed English man walks in his shop and asks him about how he saved the town from werewolves...

What if you were the wife of a death-eater? This is Narcissa Malfoy's story on how she feels, along with something I thought may possibly happen (though not something I wish to happen). We know how everyone else feels, but what about Malfoy's mum? She may not be quite like you would inagine her... late hogwarts, a teeny bit of H/D and Luc./Bell.L

Luna is comforted in the Department of Mysteries.

At the end of every school year, Luna Lovegood makes the conscious decision to sit by herself on the train back to King's Cross. The end of her fourth year is no different, despite the requests of her newfound friends. As she sits in her compartment, she uses the time alone to compose a very special letter.

Harry's thinking of spending another Christmas alone. He receives an invitation to celebrate at the Burrow, but he doesn't want to see Ron. Thankfully, Remus shows Harry what's really important.

Harry is sixteen, and his dating record is just plain sad. What is it that prevents his happiness? As it turns out, music.

A unique Love Potion, after drinking which you smell lusfully and the person who you're in love with finally notices you? Evan Rosier drank too much of this... and now he has to run and hide because the whole female society of Hogwarts has fallen in love with him and his wonderful scent.

Tonks culminates a bad day by ushering in a couple of very unexpected visitors: an old, troubled friend, and his dog.

Draco Malfoy comes across the Mirror of Erised one night, only to discover his heart's deepest desire... Ronald Weasley!

Adhara Jocelyn Black has always been torn between her loyalty to James Potter, her cousin Sirius's best mate, and Lily Evans, the sister she has never known. But in her seventh year everything changes. Join Jocelyn, Sirius, Lily, and the rest of the Marauders as they battle for their lives... and loves...

Post HPB, Minerva puts Albus' chessboard back in order, and comes to some conclusions about the rules of war.

Harry has an unexpected visitor bearing...tofu.

A walk after one of Remus' transformations including a discussion with a complete stranger, a pitiful site and an odd reference to twilight.

It is the beginning of Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts and Harry meets another determined soldier in his fight against Voldemort. (Complete)

Harry goes into Snape's office in search of an ingredient and finds more than he bargained for.

Understanding is discovered between two outsiders. Neville Longbottom/Millicent Bulstrode.

One month post HBP, Severus sits writing a mad assignment for the Dark Lord. To be read with Vivaldi and a glass of cognac.

A new twist on an old game. An extroverted Narcissa does what she can to pull a shy Lucius out of his shell

Sirius Black knew there was something he didn't like about Cardiff....

Everyone was upset when Rowling killed him off, but one fangirl decided to do something about it.

Harry witnesses the passing of a mentor and doesn't know how to cope. Quick one-shot.

After Voldemort's demise, Harry has a rather painful talk with an incarcerated Death Eater.

"We are at the end of an age, of a great battle that has been raging for years. Some of you have lost loved ones and classmates. You will more than likely encounter others out there. Do not hesitate to strike first. " The final battle has begun. Who survive and who will die?

Half-Blood Prince Spoilers. Narcissa Malfoy finds herself deeply concerned for her son when he returns abruptly from Hogwarts.

Take a deep breath, count backwards from ten... and above all else ... don't worry! It will all be over soon. The world, that is. Yet for Harry Potter, the end is just the beginning. Enemies close in on all sides, and Harry faces the greatest challenge of all... Time. The Boy Who Lived will do so again, as an ancient legend will rise from the dark, murky depths of time, screaming with enough power to shatter the world.

Through an unfortunate (or would that be fortunate?) accident, Charlie Weasley meets an extraordinary character.

You can’t win against anyone, if you can’t win against yourself. Harry/Dudley.

The long-expected battle has been fought and Voldemort is dead. With many losses on both sides, the aftermath of the war will take its toll on everyone involved - Harry Potter and Severus Snape included. What can they offer each other that will lead them towards unexpected common ground?

My first real lesson in life was almost unrecognizable when it came to me and it came in the form of a black-haired, be-spectacled boy... Cho watches Harry cry at the edge of the lake and it changes her in ways she will never forget. Sonfic to Mandy Moore's "Cry".

James Potter and Lily Evans: Completely different, but completely in love. Their truimphs and losses, victories and pranks, from first kiss to last.

A long-awaited meeting. Two Black sisters. One unspoken question... Post OoP.

What happens when Sirius Black falls for a girl who makes all his charms and tricks worth nothing? And what happens when that same girl causes turmoil in the close friendship between Sirius and James?

Even if we think we are prepared, sometimes the most unlikely person makes us realise otherwise, as Regulus finds out. No ships.

Snape is puzzled by one of his students. She is smart and funny and everybody loves her, but Snape know the look of one who bears a dark secret, and that look is upon Alannah Leskevitch. As the Potions professor comes to know this girl, he learns that she has suffered more than he could have ever imagined. He sees in her parallels to his own life, and slowly begins to show a human side of himself that lay hidden for many years. Set in the Trio's seventh year during the Second War, love, determination, and sacrifice must rise up out of the evil that encases the world.

"TheprophecysaysIhaveto...hesevil...hekilledmyparents...hekilledSirius...hekilledsomany....I don’t want him to hurt anyone, ever again." The end of Book 7. One-shot.

Attention all Harry/Ginny shippers! When Harry left Ginny seven years ago, he took her heart with him. Upon returning, he finds her engaged to another. Immediately, he endeavors to win her back, but will she ever trust him again?

The night after Voldemort's fall, Albus Dumbledore pays a visit to Severus Snape. Features Snape's first lesson as a teacher!

The workers of the WB wondered how the trio would react to finding everything that had been devoted to or focused on them. Through a letter, they decided to find out. How will the trio react to finding all that is devoted to them?

After the incident in the Department of Mysteries, Harry is visited by everyone's favorite centaur, at the Astronomy Tower. And hope may have returned... One-shot, complete!

Two years have passed and darker times threaten to encroach as the war rages on around the Order. A storm is on the horizon as Voldemort's forces continue to grow stronger and Harry hunts for the remaining Horcruxes. Hermione's keeping secrets from her closest friends and she trusts no one while Remus' very soul crumbles. They are all searching for a way to rise from the ashes.

Harry survives the final battle of the Second War, but is left comatose and apparently brain dead. Now Ron must decide between two difficult choices: to keep his best friend alive by magical and mechanical means...or to give a hero the true and noble coda he deserves. (One-shot exploring euthanasia in a magical context.)

The unexplained suicide of Nymphadora Tonks in the summer before Harry's sixth year sparks off a series of unexpected events, and raises all sorts of questions. Are these strange events all connected in some way? Why is everyone acting so suspiciously? And most importantly, what made Tonks kill herself? Was it, in fact, suicide at all...?

Remus is hiding something but James, Sirius and Peter finally figured it out. What do they think about Remus now?

Written as a side story to the ending of OotP: Draco is surprised when Goyle declares his love for him. Draco/Goyle Please read and review. *complete* M/M

A one-shot from Petunia's point of view, showing her and Lily's relationship at various different points in time. An attempt to try and give a few theories about Petunia's attitude to magic, Harry, etc. Features guest appearances from Vernon, Marge, MWPP (including Punk!Sirius) and is hopefully not overly angsty.

It’s the beginning of the sixth year and Harry’s finding himself drawn to the mysterious new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. If this wasn't enough to complicate his already complicated life, the new teacher is also a man… and a vampire.

Although no one ever bothers to acknowledge Millicent Bulstrode, she DOES exist. In fact, underneath that ugly exterior lives just another dreamy, insecure girl. At the Halloween Masquerade, Millicent thinks that her only problem is finding a dance partner. But as the night progresses, Millicent learns much more about herself and those around her. (D/Hr/B, PP/GG)

The story of a certain Slytherin and how he became the man we all know and love... well, some of us.

Our hero is returning to Hogwarts for his sixth year. However, things at Hogwarts aren't quite as peaceful as they have always been. Voldemort isn't in hiding anymore, and suddenly, no one is safe. Harry is sure he'll be able to count on his friends, including a mysterious new girl he just met. However, this girl isn't quite what she seems...

"Her hand instinctively went to her shoulder where she lightly fingered the map of dappled scarring." Ginny-gen fic.

"Your kisses are like poison so why don't you poison me..." Hermione learns a dark truth about Harry and Ron, a truth that could either make their love or break it. Dark Trio (H/R/Hr) fic

"My lily feet are soiled with mud, with scarlet mud which tells a tale, of hope that was, of guilt that was, of love that shall not yet avail." A Blackfic based on Christina Rossetti's "The Convent Threshold", dealing with reflections, family, hatred, and the role of a young man in the world.

Dedalus Diggle is after Hestia Jones. She is not amused. Luckily, everyone's favorite werewolf comes to her rescue... Light and fluffy romance, absolutely not meant to be taken seriously.

Draco doesn’t have a memory strong enough for a Patronus. Instead, he must find something to look forward to. (Mild slash H/D)

Illicit liaisons, jealousy and violence disintegrate a new marriage.

Grimmauld Place, Sirius’s last day (sniff). SB/RL, a happy fic.

She has always been a freak in the eyes of others, but what happens when she starts to believe it herself? To forget about the pain, the changes and the pain of living a lie every day, Tonks begins to hurt herself.