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There are ways and ways of saying goodbye. Written in response to OotP.

After a particuarly bloody murder, Severus Snape, Mordred and Alison Lestrange, Kenneth Avery, Rolly Wilkes, Evan Rosier, and Florence Jorkins try to deal with what they've done.

What happens to a person when they feel the world is crumbling around them, but are powerless to stop it? Is there ever such a thing as true happiness, uncontaminated by melancholy memories and grief? This is Harry's tale of friendship, uncertainty, love, adventure and tragedy. And index of misery just trying to find hope among the darkness... Implied Harry/Hermione

The war has ended, and now life will try and return to normal for Harry and his friends.

The memories hurt her, but thinking about it is the only way she can remember him, and that’s better than nothing. R/Hr

Our story follows two very complicated young people, trying, for once, to do the right thing. Trying to redeem themselves and find forgiveness. Trying to learn who and what they really are and being forced to deal with those startling and sometimes devastating revelations. Fate’s road has many twists and turns and more often than not, the path ahead cannot be seen clearly. The wizarding population has placed their faith and hope in two great wizards, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and Auror Harry Potter, the pair destined to save the world from this most awful fate. But perhaps, they aren’t the only ones to whom this task will be given?

Another year at the premiere social event for purebloods.

Harry Potter finally gets at Bellatrix Lestrange for the murder of Padfoot. Will she die or will Harry let her live?

In the darkening setting of the wizarding world, the professors have a great responsibility for their students to educate them and prepare them. At these times, what do professors truly take the innocent Hogwarts song to mean? What is the value of education?

Harry has a pleasant chat with his mother.

Songs are written to express certain feelings and emotions, but is it right to think that they are used to articulate the feelings that words cannot express? Written for Harry/Ginny Fic-a-Fest's 2nd Wave of Challenges.

Leaving school is like falling blindly off a cliff while someone assures you there will be a net to catch you. You don't know where you'll end up, because everything that was familiar is ripped away from you and you're just expected to walk away from all that you knew and start from scratch. The people you saw everyday you might never see again. This is a fic about friendship that stays strong even after shutting the gate on Hogwarts.

Sometimes, all you can do is move on in life and forever cherish the memories that you made. This is the case for Hermione and Draco. Songfic to Leann Rimes' song Please Remember. [[HrD]]

Harry's feet continued to carry him towards Snape's office, while his mind was battered relentlessly by comments such as, "I'm sure kissing Snape would be wonderful, even if he doesn't brush his teeth," and "You know what they say about men with big noses."

When Harry Potter returns for his seventh year at Hogwarts, the possibility of Wizarding Civil War looms over all of England. Students are openly taking sides in the war against Voldemort, and families throughout the UK are preparing themselves for what is looking to be the bloodiest battle in recent Wizarding history. Not only must Harry strengthen old alliances and learn to control himself, but there are NEWTS, romance, friends, and family to juggle too! AU.

The Fates contemplate the future of Severus Snape as the boy waits to be Sorted.

"Don’t you sometimes wish things had turned out differently in your life? I know I do. I sometimes wish I could change the past, the present and the future."

She realised that he would always have a hold on her. A cold, punishing hold that tightened with each ``shallow breath she took. And he knew it. Dark fic. Sequel one shot to 'Cantus Inaequalis'.

Sirius is in love! There is a slight problem, though....

Black owls bear black news. A sequel to Quietly into the Night.

Quidditch or Hermione? Oliver has to choose when Hermione walks out the door, leaving behind a note. He has to meet her before her train leaves, but time isn't exactly on his side... or is it? [With lyrics from "Just Missed the Train" by Kelly Clarkson] Set in a music video-esque type of setting. [Americanized]

Twenty-odd years post-Hogwarts, nobody has quite found themselves a 'happily ever after'. Short, intense, and surreal. Cho/OC, Harry/Cho, Harry/Severus.

He could feel the warmth of the blazing sun on the back of his neck and it was this pleasant feeling which managed to rouse him from a peaceful slumber. He opened his sleepy eyes and became aware that he was lying on his front, the gentle smell of grass invading his senses.

Unspeakables and Death Eaters have always been placed at opposite ends of the spectrum, their families being placed, sometimes unwillingly, with them, even whenever their heart pulls in a harder direction.````Sometimes it takes experience to learn that the world is made up of shades of grey. (Moon/Nott)

Black and Lupin have escaped from the Potions Master’s clutches. Vengeance and an Order of Merlin have been snatched away from him by none other than Albus Dumbledore. How on earth can an embittered Severus continue to work with his Headmaster? An insight into a frustrated wizard’s mind, bridging PoA and GoF.

Harry spends his first Christmas after losing a loved one at the Burrow with the Weasley's. Grief stricken, he encounters Father Christmas.

Willow is a respectful senior member of society. He has a romantic streak as wide as a mile and he is determined to help all the people in love near him.

"Ron pondered telling Harry that he really would have to kill him if he became a Christian, but he thought that Hermione would say this was insensitive." When Harry runs away in Godric's Hollow, Ron follows him to a very strange place. Takes place directly after HBP. Trio friendship, with a smidge of Ron/Hermione and some past Harry/Ginny.

James visits Remus over the summer and discovers something about his friend, Lily learns to love, and Remus realises James was right. J/L R/T.

Hermione writes a letter to Viktor lamenting the lack of intellectual stimulus. Shades of HG/VK.

That Tom’s chess pieces talk to him isn’t so usual. It's what they have to say that makes them so special.

Veritaserum. It's highly illegal. So why did Hermione make it? And why does Ron want Draco to take it? Startling revelations abound!

Harry Potter is starting his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry. There is a new girl joining Harry’s year: but who is she? Lord Voldemort is planning to release something just as dark and evil as him self. And just how exactly, is Snape involved in all of this? But the real question is: will Harry be able to save this new girls life? - before it’s too late...

Most people think that it was the biggest mistake she ever made, but Ginny Weasley would like everyone to build their own opinion after hearing the true story. Sometimes you have to do something wrong in order to achieve something that is right.

Emily Nott is 16, and has an arranged marriage to Caelum Malfoy. But when she escapes, becomes who she wants to be and meets up with a young Hogwarts graduate by the name of Albus Dumbledore will her dream of becoming an educated witch come true or will her father catch up with her and force her into marriage?

Bellatrix and Severus have a colourful history. What destroyed their relationship? How will they cope when thrown back together is extreme circumstances? This story spans many years, from the Marauder's school days, to the first war, the second war and the future...

He got so tired of it sometimes. So tired of being who he was. So tired of having the weight of the world thrust on his shoulders time and again. He wanted for everyone to let him do his job and then he wanted to disappear. He was damn tired of being the Boy-Who-Lived.

After fighting with the King of the Dementors, and having to have a meeting with Fudge to get certain privileges, Harry returns to Hogwarts, trying to be as happy as he can. But not only is there an obsessed writer who could give Rita Skeeter a run for her money, but there's something that lurks in the corners, something cold...something that Harry has three times escaped from.... Harry must also uncover the clues to his past, and the other student that Voldemort has a prophecy to...

Snape finally has his chance to talk to the audience and explain his reasons why, and what really happened in the past to turn him to Voldemort and back again. Be warned: there are real reasons for him turning to them and back again.

It's the night before the Last Battle and two lovers stay up, thinking and whispering. Everything's not as it seems and they have secrets nobody else will ever know, because nobody wants to. The Perfect Hero and the Perfect Heir are just two boys in love.

Does Sirius and Remus find their true love. We are going to know in this dismissed show.

She wants a cucumber sandwiches today. It’s a quirk of hers. She eats them several times a week. [Sirius/Lily. Part Two of "The Heart’s Progress", a series of vignettes]

An anonymous silveryblonde *cough cough* is sneaking out to snog a truly unidentified black-haired someone. The prologue has slashy undermeanings. Harry and Hermione hit it off in the beginning...

Draco and Ginny, war time and realizing what they mean to each other.

Luna experiences her first ride on the Hogwarts Express, observing her future classmates along the way.

They handed Hermione an envelope and she reached her hand in and pulled out photos. She burst out laughing and everyone crowded around her to see what was so funny. It was photos of Ron as a nude little baby. One was of him shaking his little baby butt, another was his mother trying to force him into a diaper and him squalling. Ron blushed into the roots of his hair and Hermione, not wanting to embarrass her fiancé, put them away

It's the Hallowe'en of Uric "the Oddball" Beaufolle's third-year at Hogwarts. Old magic stirs, the castle comes alive and Uric meets a lady with a certain fondness for badgers.

What really happened the night "You-Know-Who" returned? A short fic from James point of view about his little boy and how he never got to see him grow up to become the "Boy-Who-Lived".

VOLDEMORT! The Musical: The breathtaking story of the young, sinister Tom Riddle and his ascent to power as You-Know-Who! ``Rita Skeeter's defamation of the show only covered one page! ``Ludo Bagman BETS it will run on Diagon Alley for years to come! ``Includes the hit songs "Defying Mortality," "Suddenly, Slughorn," and "Boy Who Lived"!

Harry arrives back at Hogwarts once again, but this time the war to end all wars has begun. Voldemort has gathered a small army and has set in motion plans that have the potential of killing all. Harry must use the two gifts that Dumbledore's army possess: unity and courage. They must stop the plans of Lord Voldemort before all is lost.

"Everything has a beginning and an end." The end of the Great War enables one to learn the truth of this statement.

Insanity breaks out in Hogwarts following the Weasley twins' departure from Umbridge's regime, and Blaise Zabini reflects on the role his House has to play in the school's new atmosphere.

What is that mark on Draco's arm? Are we absolutely sure it is the Dark Mark? How about a scratch from Fenrir Greyback.

In the battle of the sexes, only loyalty will win the day. A Parvati fic.

A Moon for the Misbegotten: A Gothic Tale in Three Parts "A blood moon is the last full moon to rise before the fall of winter; it is also a symbol of darkness, devotion, and death." -The Dark Arts Compendium, Third Edition Companion Story to Ill Met By Moonlight

Seventh year, and the Head Boy and Girl have been chosen. As happy as they are with their appointment, Ernie and Hermione each find that managing time and friendships gets more difficult with age. Is there a way to make all their responsibilities and expectations work together and still leave time for friendships and love?

It's Draco's sixth year at Hogwarts, and his summer is horrible ever since his father got sent away to Azkaban, and his mother being sent to St. Mungo's after something bad happens. Draco remains alone at his mansion, and nobody is willing to take him in at their homes temporarily. Draco goes back to school and is faced with something bad, another student at Hogwarts. He gets extremely jealous of him, and the student has a dark secret. With murder, and mystery, ``Draco's life slowly starts to fall apart.

She was waiting nervously for the boy to come. He was the boy she grew to love after being rejected by all others. She thought back to her love for Harry. She realized that it was time to move on, though she knew she would never forget her feelings for him. She tried to put her heart into Dean's hands, but he suffocated it. She gave it to Michael, but he threw it back at her. She gave it to Him. She had moved onto the boy that loved her deeply; the forbidden love. The one she had wanted so desperately yet couldn't have. He had tried to hold back love with anger, but even water slips through cupped hands.

Harry and Hermione's eldest daughter is about to start Hogwarts. But Lily Potter doesn't want to go there under the shadow of her parents. She wants to be her own person. What can she do? And will her secret be revealed?

The world Hermione thought she lived in is gone, ruined by the one man she thought could save it. Post-war.

Partner-in-crime, brother-in-arms; two boys as close as the closed wings of the butterfly: when is the thin veil of air between lifted, and how is the turning away to be achieved? Mostly James/Sirius.

Add together one ladies' man, one Quidditch player, one extremely caring individual and one soon to be traitor. Mix them together with one imaginative idiot, one fiery red head, one scarily intelligent Ravenclaw and one blonde artist. Make sure to stir counterclockwise until trouble occurs and you are dealing with one of the best loved 'gangs' in Hogwarts' History. In Things Aren't Always Black and White we follow the story of four boys, the marauders, and four equally troublesome girls. We see them deal with their first encounters of love, sorrow, heartache and Death Eaters. How will these eight soon to be order members cope with the ordeals that life throws at them?

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Harry and Sirius decorate for the first Christmas together.

Bellatrix tapped her long fingernails on the arm of her chair like heartbeats. (Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange gen)

Upon waking up after a particularly raucous party that involved her passing out on Blaise Zabini’s left knee, Ginevra Weasley immediately realised two rather important things. The first being that she had a headache roughly the same size of an island in the Pacific. The second thing was the fact there was someone sharing her bed with her. No wait... it wasn't even her bed. Oh dear.

"You're not here. You don't need to be. You've somehow wormed yourself into my birthday anyway." DM/HP slash

Katie is breaking up with Abbott over Quidditch. Does she still love him, like she says? Will he ever get her back? KB/OC.

Following Voldemort's rebirth, Severus returns to his Master's side, while a scandal in the Ministry throws the future into even greater uncertainty. Severus must push aside his own doubts and misgivings as he fights to protect all he holds dear. (Post GoF and AU)

Pansy's desperate, Harry worries, Draco comforts and Hermione notices.

Tilly has been going to Hogwart's along with her eight brother's a sisters. Ever since her youngest twin sister's, Mila and Stella, have come to Hogwart's they won't leave Harry alone so she must keep them away from him, but that means possibly meeting him something she'd rather not do. Why doesn't Tilly want to be around Harry? Could she possibly like him? And what happens when her youngest sisters try to hook them up?

A series of vignettes about Voldemort on his rise to power... Chapter 1 - Learning Patience: Tom Riddle sits in a pub watching a girl on the other side of the room...

Imagine the following: it's Christmas and you have just found the perfect present, it's the last one in stock, so that's lucky. But, the person you have been brought up to hate, wants the same gift. For Ginny Weasley, this situation was true and with no other than Draco Malfoy. Many would call this a nightmare, but Ginny would call it, 'Serendipity.' Over one day they both have a good time together. So what's the problem of being a couple? The problem is they are both in a relationship. Ginny decides fate will bring them together, but will fate be kind and let them meet and let them be together, or cruel though fair and let them be with their respective partners? Inspired by the movie 'Serendipity.'

Harry's wife is reflecting on what happened to him and how Harry lived and became as good as dead.

The last Marauder finds an item belonging to an old friend that forces him to remember the past.

Scene written for Underwater Light by Maya. After the club scene in UL17, Draco lies awake and ponders his actions. C\'mon, haven\'t you been wondering what Draco\'s been thinking all this time? (Not that it\'s exactly what Maya would have written, but it\'s a start.) Also based on the song \

After dating for a year and a half, Dean takes Luna to his West Ham home to meet his family. It's the first time he's ever seen her nervous, and he's not feeling too great about the whole thing either...

'No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue, I could not foresee this thing happening to you'. Eat Pie.

'Fate has us divided. There is good or evil.' When the Flower and the Stag return, hope rises in the hearts of the Light. But when a new evil is resurrected, will Harry be willing to sacrifice everything, including himself?

Life. Death. Love. Loss. Percy. Marriage. Whiskey. The Wheeze. Rolf. Romanians. Sex-Education. Snorkack-Catchers. Malaysian Battle Spatulas. Dead Siblings Talking From Beyond the Grave. All as seen by his Holeyness, George Weasley.

It is a terrible lesson to learn, but sometimes, healing can't begin unless you can admit the ones you love aren't coming back.

The sequel to Wizard's Chess. Ron and Hermione have to deal with the repercussions of The Kiss.

"This time he finished the song, and I was filled with such sorrow, grace and gratitude for something I could not place." Remus-Tonks.

What happens if you faint in front of the Dark Lord? What happens Draco can't say his favourite childhood phrase? What happens in our favourite blonde's mind?

Severus Snape took the ‘dark mark’ and became a Death Eater on a night during his eighteenth year. It was a moment he ended up regretting. This is the story of that event, describing the process of initiation into Lord Voldemort’s inner circle, but also the story of the frustrations of a lifetime for the enigmatic Snape. This is a missing moment from Snapes life that explains it all.``Includes violence (rating – R)

Ginny reflects on her three loves: One that never was, one that was never to be, and one that filled the other two's void.

Hermione and Harry get into some wild adventures on their way to the Burrow, by Floo Powder! And while all these adventures are happening, Hermione has to decide upon Harry or Ron to date, and if she doesn't, she may be killed!

"I left my dreams at a hollowed out stone Abandoned my friends, left all alone..." DHr, Oneshot

I know that you still love me and I know you’ll always care,``But it’s hard to say I love you to a face that isn’t there,``Never will I feel your skin, feel you whisper in my ear,``Because words of love it seems, are not for me to hear,````A h/d slash. A short story of deep sorrow and deeper love.

Eleven-year-old Lily Evans has an argument with her sister, Petunia, about whether magic exists.

"...At least you'll miss me when I'm dead."

Seventh year at Hogwarts... Harry has found an interesting companion, a mysterious locket and a growing evil inside of him... Chaos, misery and even death...

It is year six at Hogwarts. Sirius's death still weighs heavily on Harry's heart. Dumbledore has enlisted help from the American Order of the Dragon, a group which used Muggle science and magic to destroy the dark wizard Asmodeus. One will be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher while the other member will be the one who defeated Asmodeus. He is a student Harry's age who also happens to be half dragon.

The day after his Defence Against the Dark Arts exam and the rather... humiliating incidents thereafter, Severus Snape seeks out Lily Evans in the library.

Draco's POV. Draco Malfoy had a long time to prepare for his future. Everything, of course, had already been planned since his birth and all he needed to do now was to say “yes” at all the appropriate times and curse “Mudbloods” at every opportunity and maybe even add in some shameless sniveling, all done with great dignity and noble breeding, naturally. Reader: if you're comfortable with the notion of murder, don't read this. While it may not be graphic in detail, this one-shot contains dark material. It's not really slashy but I suppose it could be interpreted as such.

On one night of the year, Harry Potter and Remus Lupin come together to remember Sirius Black. Ten years have passed, but the memories are as fresh as if it was yesterday. At the end of a long night, plagued with memories, Remus discovers that the friendship he once had may not be lost forever.

Millicent thought she was happy with her life, happy with knowing she would always experience unrequited love. But... she was wrong, and it took her best friend to show her just how wrong.

James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Snape (yes, Snape) decided after watching a MPFC marathon at Lily's house to write their own episode of the tv show. This is that script.

We all know of the Boy Who Lived, but there are two people who viewed him as a tad more special than that. He was their love. He was their love that lived. A one-shot detailing James Potter's sentimental ramblings from another realm.