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"Bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out." A seemingly harmless comment by Seamus about his childhood sparked off this story, which is about what the words "bit of a nasty shock" could really imply...

When Harry Potter's life with the Dursleys becomes unbearable, others appear to watch over him. This story is a look at what it means to truly be a hero. This is a prequel to the Canon Works, and a sequel to The Love of a Mother.

Extremely AU. "Once you tell someone a secret, it's no longer a secret, now, is it?" First of a series.

A songfic dedicated to what happens in the ending of OotP. MAJOR SPOILER WARNING! Song is "When I'm Gone" by 3 doors down

Kingsley Shacklebolt had never expected his habit of solving the Daily Prophet crosswords to uncover a security leak. But when the Potterwatch passwords started to appear in them as answers to clues, he had little choice but to investigate who was behind it ...

A sequel to "A Contraceptive Controversy". Frank Longbottom finds a certain Muggle innovation lying around the castle and has difficulty identifying it. Fortunately, the Marauders are there to help.

A bitter first year is about to be sorted. She has seen too much in her life. She has created barriers in her mind to bar more people from hurting her. She has mood swings.

It's Valentine's Day and Tonks and Remus are in for a surprise! Arthur and Molly Weasley have decided that they need to talk and will not take no for an answer.

Dress robes, a ball, date ditching, Hermione dancing with Draco, Blaise is a girl, a misunderstanding, one 'I love you', and a kiss.

Harry Potter is just coming to terms with his past when a visit to Diagon Alley raises some very dire questions. Who is this “pretty maiden” that badly needs Harry’s guiding help and in what way is she connected to the startling dreams that haunt him at night? What is the riddle that Harry comes across trying to convey? Who is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and what is her secret? As the Defense Against the Dark Arts class gets smaller and smaller, Harry is forced to answer some questions that will truly prove once and for all if he is a hero. But first Harry must confront Voldemort, save a lost kingdom, follow his heart to find true love, and solve the riddle of the Rule of Jupiter.

"The old question arises again. What is a life worth? Potter's is an army. And some are not even worth the try." Betraying your friends is one thing. Selling their children is another. Severus Snape muses about 'his' Slytherins.

A Muggle goes cycling, Dudley (aged four) nearly gets hit, and Harry (aged four) is very nice.

Hermione didn't expect the bomb to blast the train apart. She didn't expect what happened on the seventh of July 2005. None of us did. Like many, she was scared and terrified. Like many, she survived. She was one of the lucky ones.

It's Draco's seventh year, and feelings within him have changed towards a certain redhead, but is he ready to tell her? If he does, what will the consequences be? DM/GW, SF/DT (implied), HG/HP (implied), RW/PP (implied).

What would happen if the Sailor Senshi were to meet the Gryffindor Trio? Adventure and a new way to look at things, that's what. As the Senshi leave something behind in the Harry Potter universe, what will the effects be, later down in the time stream?

Hagrid reflects on what he has gone through, and the things he has endured to get to where he is.

The original Marauders have finished their OWLs early.... What will happen? And what happens when some NEW marauders at Hogwarts finish their OWLs?

Growing up, Harry Potter became a smartass. Now he's starting Hogwarts, with trusty sidekick Millicent Bulstrode, a question for everything, and a cheerfully sarcastic demeanor that makes everyone want to smack him. And apparently there's death lurking in the third floor corridor. That's gonna end well.

"...I glance to the side, where I know Draco is, and I see he's leaned forward, mask pulled down so he can watch more intently. His face is impassive, but his Adam's apple bobs erratically with each spastic breath– he's afraid. Afraid the Dark Lord will, in one way or another, rob him of this precious thing." -- Bellatrix observes the induction ceremonies of the new Death Eaters. Hints of B/V, B/L, L/N, D/G, T/G.

The date is the 22nd April. In three days time, Hermione and Draco's lives will be changed forever.

'His bones ached in the chill of the dungeon--he'd never noticed it before, this insidious, almost-comfortable chill, prickling like the breath of a Dementor.' Severus Snape remembers. Implied slash.

Tom Riddle has no memory of his mother. He knows only three things about her.

As Harry's birthdays fly by, we see a Harry distraught by the world around him and what he believes he's done to the world. He attempts to cope with his problems, but are they too much for him to handle? This is a rather ironic songfic on the words to the "Happy Birthday" song. Sadness comes along for a ride...

Hermione Granger once loved Draco Malfoy. Burdened and heartbroken by his absence, she reflects on happier times, and what brought her to such a low.

Minerva and Remus share a night of light-hearted fun. Will it turn into something more? RL/MM With our favourite couple, music, fluff, romance, and a whole lot of dancing!

Minerva's POV of the night that Lily and James were killed. What if she'd gotten Harry instead of Hagrid? Slightly AU

Written pre-HBP. This one-shot fic sees a confrontation between an irritated Hermione and a rather willing-to-be-confessional Ron after another fight over the Viktor issue. (Ron/Hermione)

Why I did it? Why did I turn? Why did I turn when I had the best friends anyone could ever have? When I had a bright future? One reason.

Harry and Ginny have had a long and happy marriage, until the moment came where the truth just wouldn't stay a secret any longer. With this secret came much sorrow and pain. You get to live that pain through the words of this tale. It's a tale of sinful endeavors and how it has affected the people involved.

Everyone thinks it was a mistake to put Tris, Quinn, Basil, and Oliver in Hufflepuff. Was the sorting hat correct? Usually Hufflepuffs are shy and not very outgoing but these four? There was no where else to put them. Courgage, cunning and clevernss came to the four through each other. The loyalty they showed pushed them together. Join them as they find out something about themselves that will push their friendship even farther.

A Slytherin girl speaks up against Draco Malfoy, the hero of the House, with violent repercussions.

While Voldemort has not made any threats on Harry’s life since the TriWizard Tournament three years ago, now, three of Voldemort's most infamous followers are slowly causing chaos. The Dark Lord himself starts to prepare his successor to take his place, which wouldn't be such a shock... except that when his successor is revealed to be Harry Potter’s twin brother, everything everyone thought they knew is thrown out the window... Spies, double agents, polyjuice potions, snogging sessions, and more, are plentiful in the Trio’s last year. H/G later on... as well as a bunch of other couples.

Hermione finds herself alone after the Death Eaters ravage and maimed... except for one mysterious blond-haired boy.

Severus Snape is an intelligent man, a brilliant man. Nothing he has learned in a textbook, however, can prepare him to cope with his role in the death of Sirius Black. SS/AD. Slash. Companion to “Somnus Misellus."

Peter never felt guilty about betraying Lily and James. He does, though, when he sees their memories in the graveyard. The graveyard scene out of GoF through Peter's eyes.

HP version of Hammett's film noir classic: "The Maltese Falcon". Five years after Hogwarts, the war is raging and Harry Potter, a jaded unspeakable, is approached by Ginny Weasley, who had long been thought to have been lost to the dark side. GW/HP

During his conversation with Harry after returning from the Ministry, Dumbledore thinks about his mistakes, his emotions, his failures, and Harry's ability to feel. In Harry’s deliverance from indifference and guilt, is Dumbledore's redemption...

Draco has been acting very strangely, but one night with one girl may bring it all to an end. DM/LL.

A new exchange student arrives from Beauxbatons, and has everyone (especially Harry) thinking...

Harry is comatose, Hermione and Ron aren’t much help, and Draco isn’t sure about anything anymore. [Harry/Draco]

Remus sits at the table, an unfinished chess game before him. He and Sirius had been playing the game before Sirius had died... He reflects back to the day the Potters died, and even back to just before they married. He remembers... Songfic to Faith Hill's You're Still Here.

Alphard Black was a second son groomed to take a step back from the Head of Family responsibilities of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. That sole fact made up the bulk of his identity. That was why it shocked the ever-living hell of him when his favorite daugther challenged everything. It changed everything, and when Sirius ran away he seized his chance to let her know.

James is suspicious (and jealous!) of his two friends, ``and decides to see if they are up anything late at night. (Remus/Sirius, one-sided James/Remus)

During the first night of her final year at Hogwarts, Ginny reflects about the past.

'Harry had a habit of keeping things he shouldn't.' That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.

She cried, never going to hold the hand of another guy. Too young for him he told her waiting for the love of her traveling soilder.

Ginny Weasley tells Hagrid just who has been strangling his roosters.

Tom visits his mother's grave and reminisces.

The night before he is to break into Gringotts, Harry can't sleep. Luna provides some unexpected comfort.

"Pig’s fluttering around like an idiot. And hooting. It’s really hard to pay attention." But his owl gives Ron the chance to reflect on the Ministry break-in. Who knew that a gift and its giver could be so alike? One-shot.

In Azkaban, a prisoner goes slowly insane, unable to remember who he is. He grasps at his forgotten identity and at memories he cannot understand as the Dementors feed on his frustrations.

A glimpse into the childhood of Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson, an idea about the beginning of their friendship.

A timeless story of love and…stuff. A new spin on Jack Spratt and reality, among other things.

Percy likes authority figures very, very much. Percy/Fudge.

A Ravenclaw student explains to his housemate why the Potions textbook contains no mention of Golpalott's Fourth Law.

A Death Eater reminisces about her childhood and the changes in later life. Written for the Unexpected Task challenge: \\

Ginny Weasley was a normal girl. The key word being 'was'. This is what really happened between Ginny and Tom and it isn't what Harry thinks. Slight one-way Ginny/Tom.

Pansy hates that she's thought of as a whore. She just wants to be accepted by others. Especially the one she loves, Draco. One-shot fic. Pansy’s POV.

What would you do if the only thing you could do is flee or fight?````If you had to survive against armed assassins with only your broom? ````And to make it worse, it's all in someone's little game....

Harry is back at Hogwarts, but everything is going wrong. What's really happening, and why are Ron and Hermione being so different? Why are they crying? H/Hr, Hr/R.

There was once a little girl, and looking back, lying in the hospital wing following the battle in the Ministry, Hermione feels like she scarcely has anything in common with her former self any more. Oneshot.

Draco reflects on his last weeks at Hogwarts and makes unexpected friends of the Boy Who Lived.

Neville tried standing up for himself and what he thought was right. All he got was a Full Body Bind from the people he thought were his friends.

There's more to the Interruptions Saga, as it's come to be known. But, things are not what they seem! The marauders and Lily show you some of their most embarrassing moments, including James and Lily's wedding disaster. There is also a bit of rambling, but that's purely my fault for not editing what was said. This is your last chance to learn the further secrets of the marauders! Enter at your own peril!

It was a bittersweet love, wasn’t it? When you were alone and could pretend that he really loved you, but was too scared to admit it, it was heaven. But when you went back into the real world, just for a glimpse of him, you knew it wasn’t so. He loved her.

Your favorite girls are back again! This time it's Halloween and the girls have more than a few tricks up their sleeves...

A standalone about Ginny Weasley walking around at night. The war is nearing an end, but that doesn't always mean happily ever after. Ginny/Hermione is the main ship, but there are hints at Harry/Draco and a kinda standard Ron/Hermione.

Remus takes Harry to Godric's Hollow, in memory of Sirius.

When Michelle steps out of the dark, a demon takes place at Hogwarts. Her reason is unknown, but Michelle will find out that she has what the demon is looking for... what will happen? I know, ohoh, I know!

She hated her sister. Perfect Lily with perfect friends and perfect grades and perfect everything. And her, left behind.

Several years ago, Draco Malfoy was sent to Azkaban from the cause of a certain Miss Weasley. But now he's back for revenge and will stop at no means to finish what he started. But time is running out. Emotions are churning. Anxiety and suspicions run high. The Dark Lord is waiting.

Filch. He's mean. He's cruel. He's, overall, quite unintelligent. He collects Technicolor Kitten Plates. So what happens when he meets another mean, cruel, quite unintelligent, Technicolor Kitten Plate collector? Read and find out!!!

A fire doesn't always kill-sometimes it can even refine a person's destiny. Founders' era fic.

Does a student make a Slytherin or does a Slytherin make a student? Thoughts of a Gryffindor, Ellen Mavericks, when her friend, Delia Pryde, that she had known for years had changed when they are separated by their houses.

This is my take on what happens in the 'last battle' between Voldemort and Harry. After the fifth Horcrux is found and destroyed by Hermione, Ron, Harry and Ginny, there is one more left to be demolished and Voldemort will no longer be immortal. Will Harry be able to reach the last Horcrux in time in order to defeat Voldemort? Are his instincts leading him in the right direction or is it leading him into more danger than he expected? Read and find out! I promise you won't be disappointed.

Hermione reflects on life as a Muggle-born witch.

When great heroes are spoken of, how shall I pass over you, oh Harry Potter? A hymn of praise to the Boy Who Lived, written in the style of the Homeric Hymns.

Companion fic to Fire but also a stand-alone. "I have to admit he was sublime. A slug, yes, but sublime. He was spoiled, rich, snobbish, and a future Death Eater. Everyone knew it, and they either detested him or worshipped him for it. I knew he was evil, oh, yes, everyone know Draco Malfoy was evil. But he had smooth skin, robes that were trimmed with silver although it wasn’t really allowed, and hair so blond it looked silver. Then he had those eyes, those cold, gray, icy eyes that could swallow you whole. At least, they swallowed me. "

He draws her in with his charming spell. Is it him or the heavenly water that's calling to her? Ron/Hermione fluff

Oh, I knew—I knew from the very beginning that this was a terrible idea. That filthy Mudblood and I paired together made a terrible Head Boy and Head Girl. It was the one thing that we ever agreed upon. Did anyone listen, though? No, and look where it got us. Hermione Granger is lying dead in our common room. *Warning* Death fic.

"It is funny how I was the one who knew all your secrets, who knew who you really were. Yet every one of them knew before I did. No one told me I had to find out for myself. And you of all people didn’t even tell me." Told from Ginny's POV.

Everyone's got a story. Even Severus Snape. A one-shot Snape-centric fic.

The broom sat quietly in the window of the shop, waiting.

Draco waits in prison for the dementors to come for him. While he loses all hope of rescue, he thinks of Harry.

Seamus overhears a conversation that really gets him thinking. Companion to "Clearest Indication".

Shortly after the war, Auror trainee Harry Potter attempts to confiscate a stolen Time-Turner from Draco Malfoy, accidentally sending them ten years into the past. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Harry is alone at Privet Drive for the holiday - or so he thinks.

My sequel to my fic "Unknown Fame." Harry knows how famous he is in the Harry Potter books that his Muggle friend, Jo (to us the wonderful JK Rowling), wrote, but when he brings one of the movies home, things become so much worse for him.

Past meets future and slaves are made. *tom/voldemort*

Remus at the funeral of his best friend.

Summary: The war is over just in time for graduation for all the seventh years. Hermione is one of the lucky ones to have survived. Of course, her friends weren't so lucky. It is during the party that Hermione finds herself lost in the music and for once letting herself see beyond looks and into a cold Slytherin's heart.

One year before Albus Severus is set to go to Hogwarts, Harry has an argument with his wife. He goes to the Leaky Cauldron where he, yet again, meets none other than Draco Malfoy.

By now everyone's heard about Sirius's death, and everyone is quick to comfort Harry. But no one seems to realize that someone else is hurting too.... This is Remus Lupin's side of the grief. Songfic (Michelle Branch and Evanescence).

While the world is in Mourning, Wizards gather to commemorate a great man. Speeches are made and a song is sung by Elton John himself. Tears are shed at the funeral of Sirius Black.

There is more than one hole in George Weasley, other than the one of the side of his head. Ever since Fred died he'd been different, so his often neglected fiancée Angelina suggests he adopts a child for two weeks to see how he would fare as a father. George does just that, and adopts Holley, who had also lost a twin. They both expected nothing of the experience, but soon learn truly what love is. And how to heal that hole in both their hearts.

Written for the hd_fqf on Livejournal, "During the war, Draco is fighting against the Order and for the DEs. In the battle, when he's about to get killed by an Auror, Harry saves him."

It is the end of the war, and Draco has lived to see it, but is it possible that he wishes that he didn't?

Harry escapes for one glorious morning from Privet Drive and runs errands alone.

Nobody knows exactly why it happened. Perhaps it was the depletion of the ozone layer surrounding the Earth. Perhaps it was the knowledge of the upcoming doom about to befall the school, due to an attack from the Dark Lord. Or maybe it was just really, really hot outside. Whatever the reason, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry went insane.