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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.

The Potters are forced to visit Malfoy Manor during the summer before James's seventh year. Lucius teaches James a lesson. Not slash, one shot. In response to Lady Silver's Malfoy Manor Challenge.

Sirius is still in Azkaban. Remus wants to free him. Traveller!Sirius helps. Written for a challenge.

She could still remember him. The curve of his jaw, the shade of his hair, the softness of his lips. She could remember the way he looked at her, his eyes as deep and intense as black holes. They were truly entrancing eyes. She could remember being lost in them, locked into their gaze, unable to look away. She could remember the way his fingers felt upon her skin, lightly tracing circles on her arms and upper body, caressing her cheeks, touching her lips. She could remember the way he kissed her, urgently, passionately, as if kissing her was everything he needed to stay alive. And she would never forget him.

Draco has a secret he's been keeping from Ginny for the entire nine years of their marriage, and it's posing a huge threat to his family. What will happen when she finds out, and how real does the threat become then?

Just one day before Voldemort’s downfall, he chose an heir- a wise decision, indeed. But what if the heir’s intended family did not raise him? Harry… has a brother, and it’s not someone he’d have befriended in another world. Alternative Universe.

Hufflepuffs aren't the only ones who can be loyal.

Remus Lupin is gravely injured and not expected to survive. As he lies in the hospital wing of Hogwarts, lingering between life and death, Ginny Weasley stays by his side. Are these the final hours of the school's most beloved werewolf? Mild Ginny/Remus.

Harry returns to the Burrow after an extended period of self-exile following the final battle. Ginny reacts unpredictably.

A Muggle church echoes with the strains of an old hymn, an exhortation for the faithful to come on bended knee. Across the moor in his lonely citadel, Harry Potter muses on the nature of faith.

Shadows crawled around him and through him, though if one looked closely there would be a shadow on his heart that would never completely vanish.

Harry and Draco shag on Tuesdays. Based on Margaret Atwood's short story 'Happy Endings' this is a disjointed metafiction one shot. It's H/D... sort of.

It's fifth year! Time for a little career counseling from our favorite Potions Professor....

They say Potter’s gone mad; they say Harry Potter lost his mind after he defeated Voldemort on that rainy April night. But Harry’s publicist and best friend, Ron Weasley, knows better. Ron knows that if anyone is insane, it is himself. Hermione’s death ruined him. She had been his friend. She had been his wife. And now, she was his beautiful tragedy.

Snape is just grading papers one night when someone unexpected shows up... features a certain pink fluffy cardigan...

Regulus Black, some snippets from his too short life.

Harry thinks he is alone in his grief over Sirius Black - until he finds out someone else is going through the same amount of pain.

"I always thought that Neville was, well, a bit of a loser...Hope is a flower which blooms when you have nothing left. " This bittersweet one-shot is about Neville, the War, and hope.

It’s been seven years since Harry Potter took the Dark Lord beyond the veil and never came back. The wizarding world is at peace… but what happens when Cho Chang, Auror Extraordinaire, meets a mysterious stranger who knows more about her than he should?

A tragic strike staggers the teens during a storm-ridden August. An accident occurs after emotions escalate, causing Harry and Ginny to age a little more, a little faster.

Love is such a beautiful thing, and when it's gone, can cause so much pain. Through the workings of one special young woman, Minerva finds the strength to forgive, and move on from something that has crippled her for a long time.

Something doesn't seem right at Hagrid's hut, but when Harry and Ginny go to find out what it is, they discover something unexpected.

Voldemort has been defeated, but Death Eaters are still lurking about. Will Draco be tempted?

Lucius gets a very unexpected visitor at the Manor.

"No one knows I had a little sister. People sometimes question me when I chastise elder siblings for cruelty towards their younger siblings. I don’t believe I’ve ever given them a proper answer. But I can’t just go around telling people that I killed my sister, could I?"

Sirius waits for James in the Hog's Head, and James has just discovered something incredible.

What's a wizard to do if he needs to break into a Muggle high-security area without leaving a trace? Why, call in expert help, of course! Advice and assistance are especially vital when the security measures to be evaded are in the Tower of London, and the target is the Crown Jewels. Unfortunately, when Mundungus Fletcher is the expert in question, there's no guarantee things will go smoothly ... [Written for the

The Golden Trio, as seen by an anonymous observer. They were always together - until one day, they weren't.

What happens after the war with Voldemort? What's happening in the wizarding world?

Ten Weasleys. One hundred words each. A family like no other.

On Sirius, in wartime. Five very different careers.

It was completely unexpected, completely unbelievable, and all Harry could do was laugh at the irony.

Three things that never happened to Draco. Written for the Leap Day Challenge, 2004.

Remus Lupin had always wanted to ask Dolores Umbridge why she hated half-breeds that much. But when he has the opportunity to know, he finds out he really didn't want to see the skeletons Dolores hid in her closet.

Harry is made to face one of his deepest fears and realizes just how much he needs Hermione.

He still hasn't let go. It's ok to grieve, it's natural to mourn, but it's gone too far, too long. Sequel to Dark Blue

Snape is summoned for what he knows will be the last time.

Penny writes a letter to her beloved boyfriend during the vacations...

A woman and a man stand apart during a festive occasion. They are connected, and yet unhappy during a normally joyful time. What is wrong with them? Will it be fixed? D/G

Lily is now the proud mother of a bubbly baby boy. She has just returned home from the hospital for the first time with him but something seems to be irking her. The man in the kitchen preparing her tea might not be her sons father. Who could Lily Evans have gotten caught up with? How did this happen? What if The-Boy-Who-Lived isn't really the son of James Potter?

Successful young entrepreneurs Fred and George Weasley -- whose products sometimes seem almost magical! -- are interviewed by the 'Sunday Times Magazine'.

Salazar Slytherin wanted to keep Muggle-borns out of Hogwarts and 1000 years later his heir opened the Chamber of Secrets. But there are many other stories to be told from those thousand years and this is one of them. In 1796, a time of opportunity, bigotry and change, an ambitious Slytherin sets his sights high. Watch out for politics, prejudice and interhouse rivalry as he uses any means available to achieve his ends.

Antidote to denial fics! An author sleeps and a character cruelly done away with comes to exact his retribution.

'Padfoot,' he said. 'Your candle’s burned out long before your legend ever will.' A post-OoTP fic honouring Sirius' death. Inspired by Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind'.

Before the events of "And So Life Goes On..." (@schnoogle), Harry fell into a deep depression because the one person who understood him, who was there for him in his greatest time of need, and who loved him unconditionally was taken from him. Without Remus Lupin, Harry no longer has a reason to live until Severus Snape offers him one.

On the night of Lily and James Potters' deaths, Sirius says goodbye through a heartfelt letter.

After the third task of the Triwizard Tournament, Sirius seeks solace in Remus' company. A slashy short.

Draco mulls over the two worst words in the English language: if only.

Luna Lovegood sits, one night, in her empty dormitory, dragging a knife across her skin. All the hurt and the pain of the past fifteen years of her life is coming to her in a rush. She loved him, and she thought he loved her. But it wasn't so...he'd made love to another. He claimed love for another. And for Luna, this was the last straw. Will Harry be able to save Luna from herself?

"I'm a Dursley now, not an Evans." Petunia goes through love, life, and death. A tracing of her evolution from her wedding day to the morning that Harry arrives on her doorstep. L/J, Vernon/Petunia, coarse language. Can be read with 'Enharmonic' or as a standalone.

Lucius and Narcissa decide to test out the whole kiss deal, to see what the whole fuss is about.

Both Harry and Ron have had a turn with The Mirror of Erised... but what about Hermione?

Harry has at last defeated Voldemort, and the wizarding world rejoices – that is, almost all of them. Professor Flitwick finds love in an unusual place, and Fawkes the phoenix makes a new friend. Featuring an amazing bit of vocal work by Lucius Malfoy. A parody of the musical "Oklahoma!"

Ginny doesn’t know who she is anymore. She wakes up and there is a new feeling, not unfamiliar, but so unexpected it robs her of breath and all she can do is lie on her back and blink slowly.

Luna is desperate, and needs the help of her best friend. Who knew that the youngest Weasley could carry a tune, anyway?

Lucius's resolve to hold onto his mind in Azkaban is failing. Only one thing can keep him sane.

Voldemort has been defeated and a new Purple Lord has taken over. Can Harry and his Muggle-born resistance defeat him? Course not.

There's something strange about Lavender's pet rabbit Binky... (American version)

"Valentine's Day. Whoever thought to enslave the human race with frilly hearts and oversweet candy was sick. Brilliant, yes. But nonetheless, sick." A story of love, devotion, and random mentions of chicken.

People go to long lengths to hide things. Keeping secrets is a part of humanity even if secrets can keep people from living... "I wanted to be there for my son for everyday of my life. He'll hate me, you know, for leaving him."

So many gravestones, so many new gravestones.

Terry Pratchett told us that all libraries are one, and Gaiman told us about one particularly unique library. Hermione discovers a twenty-year-old experimental potion which allows her to access the Dreaming.

He wore a silver band on his thumb. It wasn't ornate or intricate in any way, which intrigued me to no end. It was simple, unblemished, unambiguous; everything he was not. D/Gish

Hermione bids goodbye to a loved one and a best friend.

"I remember my sister, yes I do. I remember her long, red hair and her green eyes. I remember how she was popular and how she could be so excited about everything."

What does Harry like about staying at the Dursleys'? (I challenged myself to write a piece that meets the requirements of Icarus's essay "How to Write Harry Potter Magic.")

Draco/Goyle. (Are you still there?) Set post-war and victory. When you're on the losing side, you don't expect the hero's treatment. Draco learns what it is to live when everything you once knew no longer exists -- and finds it just as he never imagined.

After the rough break-up with Harry, Ginny confides in someone to make her feel better.

Severus Snape is dead... or is he? Riva Lupin, Remus Lupin's niece--and a good friend of the late professor--doesn't believe so. During the summer, Harry and she--along with her pet turtle Remington--will conduct an investigation that will lead them to a shocking conclusion.

Lucius finds them in the hall that has become the testimony to Lord Voldemort's last stand...

A married Draco and Ginny struggle with exile from their families and eventually infertility.````A story about the strength of love.

Will Lowby embarks upon his fifth year at Hogwarts, discovering something he just might like more than Quidditch. Backstory for the "Interwoven" universe.

Nightmares created another sleepless night for Sirius Black, but who would have thought that the night would include the meeting of old friends, trying to decipher cryptic poems, and travelling to centuries in the past to supposedly complete an as-of-yet unknown task?

Harry's first Christmas. James and Lily have an argument. Will they make up in time, or will Christmas--and their lives--be ruined?

Harry contemplates his position as his father's son, and wonders what he's supposed to do now.

Nothing is ever said out loud, yet the murmuring follows them wherever they go. Saying they're not right for each other. Saying it's all false. Saying they cannot be a couple... it just doesn't do. The whispers are the background noise to their every day, and like static on the WWW it might be forgotten for a while... but it's always there.

Hogwart Students on Cedric's Death. Starts with Cho Chang. Everyone says their feelings of his death - no-holds-barred. People remember what it was like, their relationships twords him, and how they feel now.

Various scenes from "Half-Blood Prince" from Severus Snape's perspective.

This is a blatant parody of Mary Sue fics. -- Mary Sue is headed to Hogwarts... but nothing goes the way she expects.

Ginny's hurt and confused. After five years her feelings for Tom haven't faded away yet. Who will help her out of her anguish? Who will help her to keep on living?

Songfic. Draco wonders what happened to his relationship with Ginny...

Draco and Harry stand in an alleyway near Hogsmeade, contemplating the future of their relationship. Harry loves two people - but who will he choose? Harry/Draco. Draco's POV

Sequel to "Other." A frustrated Madam Pomfrey reflects on being helpless in the face of the worst problems.

This ploy has been used so many times I'm surprised that it hasn't been used for cliché fics yet! Sirius is gone but something is pulling him back. Maybe a memory or perhaps a regret? Not slash, but you can interpret it anyway that you want! Remember that this is a one shot, it can be misleading!

See the tears. See them fall. See the love. See it all. Its name is perfection, and they love it. G/D.

Ron Weasley doesn't get this. This is Harry Potter territory. Hermione Granger territory.

The threat of Voldemort is increasing daily. The magic world calls for salvation, but who knows where to find it? Few, like Dumbledore, know where, but will an unexpected invocation of deep magic destroy all hope? warning, slash and much angst!

Sirius and Remus look after Harry for Lily and James.

One young lover watches his love work, no words are exchanged but there is no reason for words to be spoken. Mystery Man's POV

Lily and James are married, they're already in hiding with their infant son. They're starting to realise that being a young married couple, and young parents might not be so easy after all. And maybe love isn't enough.

When a potion goes wrong, Hermione and Draco find themselves stranded alone in The Shadow Lands, hearing nothing but each other's thoughts. When those thoughts get a little private, will they be able to keep seeing each other in the same way?

Just a short parody about the night Lily and James died using the song "I Will Always Love You"... I've been told its a little sad...

Ginny Weasley and her brothers have a hectic life both at Hogwarts and outside in the wizarding world. Six vignettes follow Ginny's growth from the baby of the family to a maturing young woman and the way she interacts with her older brothers along the way.

Peter listens as Sirius tries to convince James to make Peter the Secret Keeper. Then the night that the Potters were killed, Peter watched Sirius come to the wreckage of the their home. Finally, the confrontaion in the alley. All from Peter's point of view.

After being kidnapped and trapped in a trunk for so many months, Alastor Moody is reunited with his long-time lover and friend. Post-GoF, hurt/comfort/fluff slash. Dumbledore/Moody.

Ginny has endured many losses. Will she recover? Where does Draco fit in?

"...Under different circumstances, let’s say if Ron didn’t think he was about to die, he would have appreciated the house. It was huge! The whole Burrow could have easily fit in the entrance way. Ron was dragged into what looked like a torture room. There is where he was strung up..."``To see what happens to Ron, read on! Also, there is an implied Draco/Ginny at the end.

You know who I am. Or you think you do. I am just another dark wizard to you, am I not? You think I was some twisted mind easily deduced and simplified with Aristotle's textbook-like laws of the spirit. You could not be more pathetically and heart-wrenchingly wrong. Mine is a story of sorrow, of loss and of horror. I have set these words down in preparation for the time when I must kill Godric Gryffindor. Read it at your own risk.

Harry Potter believed he defeated Tom Riddle in the Chamber of Secrets, but unfortunately, some memories are harder to beat than others.

We all know how Harry reacted after the death of Sirius. But how did others react? A look into the minds of Lupin, Dumbledore, Ron and Hermione and how Sirius' death affected each of their lives.