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"Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the hat." Why Godric Gryffindor put a sword in his hat and why Salazar Slytherin could not pull it out.

'What a joke this all was, her life, what an utter and stupid twist of fate, pulled together just to amuse the gods. If anyone had told her twelve years ago that she would be married to a cold-hearted Death Eater, she would have laughed in their face.' Narcissa Malfoy reflects.

Crop-circles, henges, Buckingham Palace encased (only by a third) ``in a briar patch, and the whole of London painted red. The Apocalypse? No, no, ``something more sinister. Such as the dread Hogwarts Seventh Year Pranks.

Excerpts from the lives of the Founders, originally conceived as backstory to be brought up in the Time's Riddle universe. From apprentice-years and fast friendships that get off on entirely the wrong foot to "Music, a magic beyond any we do here." May contain a plot.

Remus contemplates his non-existent relationship with Sirius. Sirius makes a move. Set in MWPP era. Sirius/Remus slash.

Ginny lies in the chamber, unconscious. She does not realize that a certain Green Eyes boy has come to save her.

Harry is thinking about his depression in the most cynical of ways when Draco Malfoy comes across him in an empty classroom. WARNING contains slash (H/D) and self mutilation

It's Halloween, 1987, and Lupin finds himself wandering through the streets of London. As he tries to come to terms with the loss he suffered on this night in 1981, he runs into an old acquaintance for whom Halloween also holds painful significance.

Neville ponders a box and angsts ... Based on the sweet wrapper that Neville's mother gives in in OotP and what they could imply. I like to call it a short insight into Neville's mind.

Draco finds himself alone on Christmas and desperately craving for forgiveness. Then he stumbles upon an old friend. How will she react when he asks for what he wants?

In the moonlight reflected from the lake two shadows are cast. D/G

Hermione's angsty last testament. A one shot from her POV. Shows her views on how people regard her, and her love that could never be. Rated for femmeslash, and suicide. HG/GW

By a chance encounter Buffy and Company learn of a whole new magical world they never knew existed and all the problems this world is having. Will the Scoobies help the wizarding world? Will the wizarding world want there help? What will happen when the Scoobies pasts are revealed? Can some things be forgiven? A/N- I know there are a lot of OC's, but these are all Buffy people. I only made up a couple characters. All other OC character are established in either the Buffy-verse and Harry Potter-verse.

During Harry Potter's seventh year at Hogwarts, extreme changes erupt: A new Triwizard Tournament has been announced, and the Gryffindors encourage Harry to enter. Hogwarts also gets a new Defense teacher, Harry and pals prepare for the N.E.W.T.s exams, and a new student arrives, who becomes a bit of a challenge to Harry. Meanwhile, a huge war between Lord Voldemort and the Ministry is brewing up, and Harry must deal with an important death of a close friend, as well as strong, passionate feelings for a special someone in his life.

Based on a real story. One-shot deal. Hermione is coming to terms with life and it’s up and down. Will her friends be there for her?

It's been four years since the chess game and the cracks between the Founding Four are starting to show. The sequel to "Tension".

Every second someone dies. War increases those numbers twofold. People lament, people fight, and people die. Monuments are built and memories of days past come alive again. And sometimes, no matter how much it hurts, remembering is all you can do.

Songfic: Based around the Nine Inch Nails' song of the same name, this is a dark, near-poetic look at Sirius Black's experience in Azkaban. Arguably part of the 'Alfdom'.

A Lily/James like no other. Elizabeth (Lilibet) is the second youngest in a family of Death Eaters and is starting Hogwarts this year. Lilibet is graceful, elegant and can speak twelve different languages, but will the Potter boys change her well-behaviour? (Slightly AU)

Other prophecies are abroad. Voldemort still plans to destroy the prophecy, bend it to his will. Harry Potter realises with the arrival of a transfer student that the Dark Lord affects all, not just England.

'What Carina Saw' is the story of Harry Potter through another Gryffindor student's eyes. Carina is one of the 'unmentioned' roomates of Hermione. She knows a great deal more about the Dark Arts than many of the other students at Hogwarts, but surely she can't be all bad. The sorting hat placed her in Gryffindor after all.

Draco and Harry, alone in a dark alley after Hogwarts and the rise of Lord Voldemort, catch up and chat a bit. Of course, this isn't exactly teatime at Buckingham Palace, especially due to Voldemort's consolidation of power. Resistance falters, and it seems there's nothing left for the two.

A vivid description of the events on October 31, 1981 in Godric's Hollow.

While on a mission for the Order, Ginny Weasley is captured by an unknown nemesis. She is taken to the Velamentum, an order shrouded in mystery. A proposition is given to her. She accepts, and her world is turned upside down. Concepts she firmly believed in are challenged. Friends become enemies, enemies become allies. Trust is non-existent, danger abounds. And in the midst of this, Ginevra Weasley manages to fall in love. But does she love a friend? Or a dangerous enemy?

Alone in the Forbidden Forest, the centaur Firenze observes the heavens and must make a choice. Will he betray the herd, or his own heart?

It's been two years since Harry died and Ginny is left raising their daughter alone. Life has moved on for the both of them, but Ginny sits and remembers what did happen those first few weeks after Harry's death, how her daughter saved her life at such a young age. Song-fic to LeeAnn Womak's "Stronger Than I Am"

Harry Ron and Hermione are up to everything this year. Getting in trouble is normal for them but not in this much trouble. Four surprises await the Trio and some of them may not come quietly.

The Blacks are strong - together. Fate seems to be picking them off, one by one. How did Narcissa see her cousin, Sirius Black? Was he a cousin, an enemy, a criminal, a mad-man, a shame to the family? Narcissa's view on the crumbling Most Ancient and Noble House of Black

How much of the past can excuse the choices a person makes in the present? This is the story of a young boy...and the monster he became.

I think back to those days, the ones where I made the life changing decisions. And I play my favourite game, and wonder what if...?

Did you ever wonder what Sirius was thinking when he returned to his boyhood home? I did, and this is what I came up with.

Harry is quite fed up with how J.K. Rowling writes his life story. The only solution can be to fire her, but when he starts writing his memoirs, he finds it isn't easy to tell his story from his own eyes... Especially when he lets his friends edit it... (Co-author: Marrietta Malfoy.)

Martha Green has rented out the studio behind her house to an old Mr. Riddle yet can not seem to figure him out. This is her view of his life. Post-Hogwarts.

Do you remember in the First Year when Hagrid compiled a photo album for Harry? Well, Remus Lupin was one of the people he wrote to for pictures of Lily and James. This brings back a wealth of memories he has tried hard to forget....````Pre- OotP Marauder story.

After Sirius dies, Harry becomes distant with everybody. Except somebody. 'But I must admit, I'll miss them. I'll miss Her- Hermione's bossy attitude, and Ron's stubbornness. I'll miss their constant flirtatious fighting. I'll even miss fighting with Malfoy or any other Slytherin. But most of all, I'll miss her.' Ginny has a hard time with Harry, but everything with them is fine. It seems like right now, she's the only person he'll talk to. ' "I want to talk to him," I had whispered to nobody in particular. Ron looked up at me and smiled sadly. "He won't listen to you, Ginny," Ron whispered. "He won't listen to anybody." I don't believe him for I have talked to Harry before when he refused to talk to anybody.'

This song-fic takes place during POA. The dementors are attacking Harry and Hermione. What was Harry thinking? Song is property of the Pat Mcgee band, from the album "Save Me."

Mrs Norris is a singularly improbable name for a cat. Unless one happens to be a Jane Austen fan...

After her death, Draco receives Laura's journal from seventh year. There's not much written in it, but he relives some of the oh-so-sweet moments of their relationship and read a sad ending. (I also have a songfic that has more details of the last days' of Laura Dorsky)

What's a poor Ravenclaw to do when he falls for the most oblivious girl in school?

Once upon a full moon night, two werewolves gaze at the the sky, finding peace in a time of great fear.

She screams. She rants. He listens and consoles. He gives, she takes. This is the way it has been for some time now. Enter Harry's world after the war, he is, oh, so alone, see who torments his dreams and nightmares.

Some weeks after the events in the HBP, Remus Lupin is captured by Death Eaters. He wakes up after the full moon in an unknown cell, bruised and hurting, when his former lover comes to heal him. RL/SS

Department of Mysteries. From detached thoughts, odd memories, and obscure facts, a strange picture is forming: a picture of something completely different... Can it be a key to that ‘kind of the heart of it all’ J.K.Rowling mentioned? Centres on Sirius' falling through the archway; though, is not truly about it.

Regulus finds that Hogwarts is not nearly so great as he'd been lead to believe. He spends most of his time alone and listless, until a chance encounter changes everything.

The terrifying and awful past of the Grey Lady of Ravenclaw as told to Ginny Weasley on Halloween.

Zacharias Smith liked people who were straight talkers and gave straight answers. And Luna Lovegood was, and did, neither. So why the attraction? Set in the Golden Trio's sixth year, but written prior to HBP.

Narcissa Kent-Malfoy has met many angels in her life. This is her story.

What did Sirius Black do after he gave Hagrid his motorcycle? What was going through his head that night after seeing Lily and James dead on the ground? What did he do to track down Peter? What made him laugh like a maniac?

Sirius faced me, placing his hand on my shoulder. “I’m leaving for a very long time. And I don’t plan on coming back to see that miserable old hag that calls herself our mother ever again.” The story of the day Sirius Black left number twelve Grimmauld Place through the eyes of Regulus Black. One shot.

It had all pretty much gone downhill since he'd graduated from Hogwarts. Who would really want to spend their life with a poor old werewolf? It didn't matter anymore... nothing did... there was nothing that would change. Remus/Lily. Songfic to 'Paradise'

Just a couple of weeks after so-and-so's death, Harry is back living with the Dursleys, and thoughts of what have happened since his time at Hogwarts begin to sink in before he begins his sixth year.

What if you've spent most of your life fighting something, and you finally win? Ginny offers words of wisdom, and Harry discovers that there's more to life than Voldemort.

Draco and Ginny meet up in a chilly courtyard and Ginny swoons... over his scarf. G/D

Draco has been visiting Harry's grave since he died. He is sorry, so sorry that it wasn't he who died instead. ````Can Harry comfort him from beyond?

Minerva McGonagall watches the Sorting of 1971, and sees choices. AU.

The last person you would expect in Azkaban muses. Based on Oscar Wilde's poem of the same name.

Inspired by the 1990 game "Alone in the Dark" and its soundtrack... A certain Slytherin sees to the fact of Lavender Brown and Seamus Finnigan taking a one-way trip to a haunted house... Will they make it out or be added to the long list of souls it already claimed?

Harry has returned to Hogwarts with more than a lot on his mind. To start with, he's just received a gift from Hermione, and that with the combined effects of last year draws them together. But will Harry realize his feeling for her before it's too late? Ron explains his distance the previous year, but how did he end up with so much money?

Remus spends some time in the company of old friends and remembers the good old days as he comes to terms with the present.

He watches them come in, he gives them their drinks, he takes their tips. They all seem to be perfectly normal, and he will never know they're not. POV piece, rated for drinking.

When there is``Pain everywhere,``When hope had died``And virtue faded,``Will you brave the odds``Or will you stay and``Hide?``Will you know how not to``Lose,``Or will you fear the truth?``When hope has died``And virtue faded,``Will you know``How``Not to``Lose?

Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban, Remus Lupin has been hired to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Severus Snape is having some thoughts during the first staff meeting of the autumn term.

Whatever Remus may tell himself, he has always belonged to Sirius. A study of love that surpasses romance.

It's time for the Hogwarts Talent Show for a new year. Acts include 'Return of the Dead' and 'Harry and the Prefects'. A must-read for slash fans! H/G, H/D. Character death!

Carry Smith thinks she is an ordinary girl, until one day she discovers she is a witch. This story is the journey trough her first year, all her trials and tribulations, and the prophecy that will change her life.

Have you ever wondered if Ron has any other family that live in America? Well here is his cousin fourteen year old Gia Weasly who has a life that most witches and wizards would dream of. She was attending Salem's Institute of Magic and Witchcraft for young witches and wizards. She was beautiful, popular, top of her class and the best chaser on her school team. But what will a certain cousin and his two friends and Lord Voldemort have in part of this story? In this story you will learn that when disaster strikes, you will be surprised about how well you are connected with those who have gone through the same situations and how wonderful friendships and family really are.

A married Ginny recieves a letter from Harry, who everyone had thought lost forever. He wants to meet with her, but she's happily married to Neville, with children. Should she follow her heart or stay true to her wedding vows? Neville/Ginny

Hermione learns the concequences of wandering around 12 Grimmauld Place. Implied Regulus/Hermione.

Hogwarts, but not as you know it. Harry, but not as you know him.

When Draco Joined the side of good no one wanted to know him, especially Potter inc. But when they finally started to warm to him, one particular member warmed a little too much. Feeling neglected, Draco has turned back to the side of evil and Harry has gone to get him back, but is he too late?

"He can’t come back, Harry." I was choking on the words even as I said them. Not wanting to believe them any more than Harry, and hating them for being true. But I had to say them. “He can’t come back because he’s dead.”

“Was it not enough Albus? Was our service to this world not enough for you?” She shrieked. “You have betrayed me Dumbledore and you have betrayed that boy…you have betrayed those who were most loyal to you, curse you!” Minerva McGonagall's voice shook.

Draco, for no discernible reason, has decided to walk to San Francisco. Yes, we're pretty sure he's crazy. Harry joins him, thus proving himself doubly insane. Much bickering, hitch hiking, and general slashiness to ensue.

Harry is missing, Hermione is worried, Draco is being insufferable and Ron’s got a theory.... It’s just another day at Hogwarts.

It doesn't matter if it's real or not, because either way, she believes it, and then the possibility is there. Neville/Luna.

Parody of songfics and weird pairings. Set to "My Beloved Monster" by the Eels. It's weird and disturbing, just to warn you.

Hermione receives a letter asking her to volunteer for war. She reluctantly agrees even though she is terrified that she'll never see her family, friends or love again. One-shot. Hermione/Draco.

Mrs. Granger takes her daughter for tea the weekend after she returns home from her fifth year of school. Hermione finally lets her parents know what's really going on in the wizarding world.

It’s the irony of it all that just really gets me. The irony of the book of life, written by someone long dead; the irony of writing about something beautiful, when there is ugliness all around; the irony of writing about sight, when you are blind. The irony of writing about love, when you can love no more, oh, that’s the greatest of them all, that it is. R/Hr

Minerva McGonagall has led an amazing life and had several amazing loves. This story is told in her journals of who and how she loved and then lost those loves. Of how, she saw red blood stream from all her loves.

"Tragic romance is no new thing to the world...The story is so old, no one can remember exactly how it started. But these two, they have decided to write another chapter." Not all love stories have a happy ending... NOT a song fic. D/Hr.

Valentine's Day is just another day to argue for Ron and Hermione. But Hermione wants Ron to see her in a different light, and Ron is too stubborn to notice what she's trying to tell him. A sweet, fluffy one-shot inspired by the holiday.

"Patta cake, patta cake, baker’s man, bake me a squib as fast as you can. Pat it and prick it and mark it with V..."

One-shot, intended as a supplement to OotP, a "missing scene" if you will. Years after their affair, Bellatrix finally exacts her revenge on Remus in the Department of Mysteries.

Minerva McGonagall reflects on her life, both past and present, and wonders if anyone still cares enough to keep the wizarding world safe. And she wonders if anyone still cares about her. What little joy she has left in her life rides on a thin string, and she struggles everyday to keep that string from breaking.

She would never do that. She couldn’t. After all, it was him.

Harry's annual escape from Privet Drive is a bit more harrowing than usual.

Set on September 1st, 1971, this ficlet recounts Sirius and Remus' first arrival at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Read about the fears of a young werewolf who longs for acceptance and a pure-blood boy who just wants to find a place where he belongs.

Nearly Headless Nick is a ghost because he was afraid of death - how about the others? What do the Hogwarts ghosts think about death, their own in particular? Is there any hope for them?

Evil did not begin with Lord Voldemort nor will it end with him. Prophets ranging from an ancient priestess to the current Sybill Trelawney foretell a darkness greater than all others. A final, twelfth prophet holds the key to helping Harry and the Order of Phoenix overcome Voldemort and the new reign of darkness-- but where could this missing prophet be?

A year after the defeat of Lord Voldemort, Harry has retreated so far into himself that even his surviving friends can't seem to reach him. Will Ginny get there in time, or is it already too late?

Hermione and Ron are meant to be together, but will they forever miss their chances to be together? Ron already has, and seems to have given up forever (see my fic A House That Might Have Been). Will Hermione have the courage to voice her feelings for a second time, or will she marry Krum? Sweet companion piece to A House That Might Have Been.

Sequel to A Moment in Time. Whatever happened to Draco after that moment? And what about Hermione?

How does Molly Weasley really feel about her clock? What tortures has it put her through? Set on the night of the battle at the Ministry of Magic

Harry's had a lot to think about over the summer before his fifth year, and for the first time, he puts his thoughts on parchment.``"I guess that writing your feelings out does ease the pain a bit after all."

After the final battle at Hogwarts, Neville reflects on the events of the past and begins to lose himself... until someone unexpected is able to pull him back. Short and sweet.

Sirius Black put up with his family for sixteen years. But one day he ran away. It was freedom, it was liberation, but in a way it hurt. Because some things are painful, even to a sixteen-year-old boy.

Seven years after the final battle, Snape considers a few personal demons.

A pantomime version of Harry Potter. Cue bad jokes, silly songs, quotes and puns galore and the obligatory custard pies. The plot - Voldemort plans to take over the world, Draco crossdresses and Ron collects Happy Meal toys. All together now: "Oh no he doesn't!"