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In a world ruled over by the supreme Lord Voldemort, Muggles are oppressed and under-respected, half-bloods brainwashed and purebloods privileged. An unwilling Death Eater falls in love with his Muggle charge, facing difficult choices as the Rebellion wages a battle for freedom. Should he choose love, or loyalty to the Master he has always known?

Hermione is the Head Girl in her last year of school and Voldemort has been steadily gaining power. Severus Snape asks for her help with his latest potions research project. What will this all lead up to?

Knowledge is seductive. (Harry/Tom, slash)

Sequel to "The Art of Mental Shifting." Sirius takes Lupin over to Hogwarts in order to cure his hypnosis condition and certain... assumptions... are made.

Begins end of fifth year then forwards to beginning of 7th, and ends after 7th year. Ron and Hermione dated for two weeks prior to starting their fifth year, decided they weren’t compatible and broke up. He got together with Lavender Brown soon after. Harry and Hermione were made the Gryffindor prefects and Harry was made captain of the Quidditch team. Hagrid was murdered by Lord Voldemort. Sirius was cleared of murdering James and Lily after Wormtail was caught. H/Hr, R/L, and slight D/G.

There is a legendary cauldron that can bring the newly dead back to Life, binding them to serve the one who summons them. In a world where necromancy has long been banned, the one who wields the cauldron is virtually unstoppable, and none in Harry Potter's world have the knowledge to oppose it. When Lord Voldemort finds a way to repair and recreate the cauldron, Albus Dumbledore summons the person who can bind the Dead anew: the Abhorsen. HP/Abhorsen crossover.

Not many people know about Coral. She is a cynical young teenager who is more powerful than Voldemort, Dumbledore and the Founders put together...and she knows it! Persuaded by Dumbledore, she comes to Hogwarts... what surprises does the year hold?

Herpo the Foul, basilisk breeder of yore, winds up unconscious and nibbled by gnomes behind the Burrow. Ginny really finds Parselmouths in the oddest places, doesn't she?

Harry Potter / Artemis Fowl crossover. While on summer vacation in Ireland, Draco Malfoy runs into a rouge B'wa Kell goblin. Soon he's neck deep in fairy and Muggle affairs.

Draco Malfoy takes a shower. Let's observe, shall we?

A new girl moves down the street from Harry, and he begins to fall for her. Can Harry cope with being in love with a Muggle? Is she really as safe as she seems?

It's the Marauders' last Christmas at Hogwarts, and naturally Sirius is going to make sure it goes off with a bang. Unless Remus manages to keep him from turning metaphor into reality...RL/SB, L/J

It was 1959 when she left England. She took with her a secret that could be Voldemort's most dangerous weapon, and concealed it inside herself until she died. Now the secret is out. Now an unknown will find his rightful place in the wizarding world's greatest war. Jack Thetford has come forward to claim his spot in history, but which side will he be fighting for?

One diary contains documentation of some significant events in Lily's life from 1978-1981. What happens when Harry reads it and discovers that his father isn't James Potter, but another Marauder? What happens when this Marauder learns that he has a son? And what does the rest of the Wizarding World think?

All Hermione wanted was a cup of coffee. Now she has wet hair, a see-through t-shirt, and a whole lot of unhappy memories. How have the years changed Ron. Now he’s twenty-four and a successful business man/ car mechanic. It’s a lot to get her head round. To make things worse, feelings she used to keep locked away are proving harder to hide. She can’t forget about Harry. And she can’t forget her fiancé.

Every love story has a beginning with blue skies and wild flowers... but theirs, theirs begins with a little unresolved sexual``tension in the Prefect Bathroom. [H/Hr]

Seventh in the Time's Riddle series. Tom's Christmas present to the Ministry has unexpected consequences: as alliances shift, Ginny learns the dangers of procrastination, Snape swallows a bitter pill, and Tom must face perhaps the most daunting challenge of his Hogwarts career.

A collection of otherwise unrelated Harry/Draco ficlets, featuring romance, angst, humour, and passion.

Hermione shares some dark and surprising thoughts with her journal on the night of the final battle between good and evil.

Hermione wrestles with more than just an unexpected houseguest - was Dumbledore's action misguided, or has he known what he was doing all along?

Angelina Johnson is struggling with her meaningless life, until a convenient snow-storm re-unites her with wise-cracking lovable jokester Fred Weasley, who sweeps her off on a whirlwind romance. But things aren't the way they used to be, and when life throws a series of trials at Angelina, will Fred be strong enough to comfort her through it all? Family heirlooms, sexy redheaded boys, and romance abound in this bittersweet story about everyone's favorite Yule ball couple.

"You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."``Eavesdropping and its consequences...

Seventh Year Hogwarts. Hermione is very excited when she receives her Head Girl's badge, but on discovering that neither Harry nor Ron is Head Boy, she wonders who it is. On the train, she is introduced to Blaise Zabini, a somewhat quiet Slytherin, and now Head Boy. As Hermione deals with mounting piles of homework as well as her emerging feelings for Zabini, not to mention the breakup of the trio, she's having one unusual year.

Severus Snape sees his youthful self reflected in a sixth-year Slytherin.  Can he save Sophia from herself without revealing his identity as a double agent?

Ron has been acting oddly. Hermione is determined to find out why. What will she do when she discovers the truth?

After an interesting game of truth or dare Sirius and James’ viewpoints of each other are changed. With their friends opinions changed how will Remus and Peter react and what about Lily? Snape also features quite strongly as well as my take on the Whomping Willow incident.

Voldemort has come back to full power and wages war on the wizarding world. At 17, the Seventh Year Gryffindor boys have come of age and so are called up to help fight the cause. The girls, and the rest of the school are sent home. Hermione goes to stay with her cousins and learns a few family truths, while Harry, Ron, Draco et al risk their lives in every sense of the phrase...

I had a thought, \\\'what if Harry and Hermione argued instead of Ron and Hermione?\\\' and this is where it led me. Being a fluffy one shot, it eventually has a happy ending! \\

Harry Potter travels back to the year 1943 to help the Dumbledore of that time defeat Dark Lord Grindelwald. But an old enemy is aiding Grindelwald, a Hogwarts student named Tom Riddle. How far will Harry go to fulfil his mission? And is Grindelwald the only danger he must face? When the fate of the world rests both in the past and the future, nothing is a certainty and to make assumptions is to invite ruin.

What could possibly be worse than Fred and George Weasley? A feminine ``version of them! Only worse...they're in Harry's year.

What could be so sick and disgusting that it would make Ron throw up five times in one story? What could make Hermione faint, Snape scream, and everyone else go nuts? Well, it's as simple as this corny, disturbing scenario! It's Severitus with a twist! A sick, sad, strange little twist...

Harry and Cho are in love and about to get married. Hermione is struggling between her old moral standards and adapting to the modern world. Ginny is about to fall in love and hate herself for it. And as if all of this wasn’t enough, two wars are being waged: the Declared War between the American wizards and the Death Eaters, and the Undeclared War in Europe between rival espionage groups, each trying to gain control of magi-technological advancements. Even among the people that oppose the Death Eaters and their planned tyranny, several factions have emerged that are forcing old school friends to choose sides. The outcomes of these various wars, both internal and external, promise to shape the future of the modern wizarding world.

How can love possibly develop with a person they've never seen? For Harry Potter, it's a question he finds himself continually asking after one mysterious yet life-altering encounter with a disillusioned wizard leads to another ... then another ...

The newly-freed Sirius meets someone someone from his past - Becky Pettigrew. What are her real motives? Can he learn to love her despite Peter's betrayal? And why does she put Snape in a fouler mood than ever?

Ginny finds herself being drawn into a hidden battle of the war that she never knew existed with an unlikely partner whose true intentions are unclear; Hermione and Ron struggle to keep Harry from drowning in emotional isolation, redefining their own friendship in the process. Neville reveals himself to be a force more powerful than anyone suspected with the help of Snape, who gets ambushed by the demons in his past when someone long thought dead shows up as the new DADA professor. Lavender discovers a horrifying bent to her magical abilities and is torn between two terrible choices. They all walk along their chosen path, stumbling in the darkness until a blow is struck that will leave them shattered... but suddenly able to see the light.

It is several months since Iris Henderson discovered the truth behind the Lightning Letters. She has been diligently working on her book, unaware that there are other forces at work, setting the scene for lies, deceit and murder. Not to mention a smidgen of comedy.

Harry's life is changing in a fairy-tale kind of way. She's beautiful, she's funny, she's nice, she's caring, but she's so powerful, she could take over and she's only fifteen.

Ron develops his feelings for his favorite female friend, while Harry plays a role he’s not aware of. Mushy? Yes, of course. But emotions at play are always entertaining. A post-GoF story, probably 5th year.

It's the end of the year. All their exams are over. Why is Hermione walking around the grounds depressed? who will come help her?

In a bizarre twist of fate, Harry is replaced by a table! No, actually, he was transported through time and space to the Federation Starship Voyager, where Harry finds himself in a stranger place than Hogwarts. As time goes on, more people come, but will they get home? Much confusion and humor, and we’ll throw in some Quidditch for good measure!

It's the summer after Dumbledore's death. When mysterious rumours about Horcruxes reach the Minister of Magic out of Azkaban, Percy Wesley is sent to investigate. And suddenly, he finds himself in the company of two enemies he'd rather not have faced ever again... (contains a bit of slash, angst and disturbing content overall)

Follow Ginny, Draco, and the Dream Team on a trip to try and outride Voldemort. We have D/G, attempted H/G, R/Hr, and even a fun new character Jordan (yup she’s a female!) to toy around with on our way to ultimate Voldemort destruction. Brooms, snogging, closets, and even a new found romance! Can everyone last through the year without getting themselves killed or their hearts broken? Tune in to find out!

Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Pansy Parkinson, and Cho Chang-Potter. Just four girls who meet for weekly brunch at Madam Puddifoot's to dish about men, sex, clothes, men…. Each chapter will be from the perspective of a different woman. 'Ships include but are not limited to: R/Hr, Cho/Harry, D/G, Ginny/Cedric Diggory, Pansy/Male!Blaise. Set after the end of the war, vaguely AU.

Hogwarts, 1943. A tale of two sixth-years, their attempts to deal with unreasonable emotions, and their equally unreasonable relationship. Chess, Quidditch, enchanted trousers, best friends, fellow prefects, slumbering professors, tragic pasts, and dangerous futures set the scene. Or, Tom Riddle and Alastor Moody do the Gryff/Slyth thing. Slash.

The fic is in Hermione's POV and she's reflecting on her feelings for Harry. It's happy, and fluffy.

A year out of school, six of Hogwarts sexiest, slashiest boys are shaking up together in an apartment on Diagon Alley. Mostly written for fun, and will probably include crazy adventures. SLASH WARNING. Also, this is so very AU.

Ginny's fourteen and not a little girl anymore. But how can she prove that to six older brothers (and an older brother's famous best friend). Harry and Ginny are good friends, and Harry told her about what happened at the Triwizard Tournament: Voldemort IS back, and he wants to kill Harry. Ginny doesn't think that Voldemort will make a move to try and attack Harry while he's at Hogwarts. But she never expects him to get to Harry through her--again. With quidditch, another ball, and a surprising ending, Ginny Weasley will end up showing the world the woman she can be--and already is.

When Draco returns to Hogwarts for his seventh year, he has undergone dark and drastic changes. Bitter memories of the summer are brought back vividly when he sees Ginny Weasley, the last person he'd expect to have an influence on ``him. Painful decisions lie ahead, but whom will he choose? The Dark Lord, or Dumbledore?

Five days in the life of Ginny Weasley, signed, sealed, and delivered with a kiss.

"Just as he sun was creeping over the lake, a hooded figure emerged from the castle doors and headed to the Quidditch Pitch, broom in hand.... " RW/BZ

Voldemort is back, and Narcissa Malfoy knows this means one thing for her son's future. But Narcissa hasn't wasted her years as Lucius' wife, and she hatches a plan that requires the help of an unwilling Potions Master.

On his 25th birthday of all days, Harry has to face the fear of losing Draco. Is his partner about to leave him, or is there another (and maybe even more dreadful) reason for his strange behaviour? Harry has to find out...

(A 'Summer Daze' ficlet) Ron considers the possibility of a Harry/Hermione relationship, while viewing his chances with Hermione more realistically. Features Jealous! and Schizophrenic!Ron. The aforementioned fic needn't have been read for this to be understood.

Starting in her 5th year and ending in her 6th, this fic tells a soon-to-be sixteen-year-old's point of view about The Boy Who Lived. Cho Mihya Chang has lost her first love and tries to recover. She recovers only after a chat with her best friend. Cho also discovers a whole new world-poetry(and finds out that it's not all Shakespeare). Also, we meet Cho's hamily. And Cho meets someone who could change her life...``...Forever.

What would you do if you found out that your favorite book was not fiction but reality?``Would you now how to re-act if you were given the chance to meet your favorite characters and go to your favorite classes?``If you don't know what you'd do, then click this and find out what happens when two normal Muggle girls find there way into the wizarding world and manage to pull the wool over everyones eyes....

Mother's Day comes early for the Slayer when her favourite wizards & witch pay a visit to her and baby Liam. Prequel to "Death Is Our Gift".

What happens when the Slytherins' assault on the youngest Weasley backfires? Well, they play nice, of course. Unfortunately for Draco Malfoy, he gets a taste of his own medicine in his attempt to seduce a certain red-head.

Thirteen years after The Seventh Year Soap Opera, the trio are all grown up with children. But that doesn't mean the drama is any less - for them, or for their children...

When Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts, they find many surprises (as usual), but they don't think that this will happen...

Draco Malfoy, the "dastardly dashing" Slytherin with insecurities about being three inches shorter than Harry Potter, whiles his holidays away with his interactive "talking" diary, Idiot. However, he stumbles across a mysterious mirror and his life soon flips over...a series of strange events climaxes with the arrival of the cynical, unorthodox and couldn't-care-less Philippe Morceau, and through a spree of spontaneous singing, accidental snogging, Quidditch and general chaos, the real undercurrents surface, and the truth might just destroy both Draco and Philippe.

On that fateful Halloween night, Harry Potter and his parents survived, but his brother did not. As the Light grieved at the funeral of one of her sons, the Dark celebrated the arrival of hope: an Heir with the power to bring the Light side to her knees. Ten years later the Dark Lord is still on the loose and as strong as ever, until he is defeated by an unlikely enemy and the war falls apart. Without his father's protection, the orphaned Dark Prince thought he would grow up in a world where he would be feared and despised, but when a mysterious school steps forward and offers him a chance to start again, he will learn that there is more to the Magical World than meets the eye. Part one of a Trilogy.

Sequel to The Boy that Died. A trip into the past reveals more than ``Harry ever wanted to know and causes him to rethink where he really ``belongs. New friendships, new teachers, new lessons, strange dreams and ``near-death experiences.

The Return of Two may start out like some Harry Potter fics, but then it will change. Voldemort, Death Eaters, the return of people from Goblet of Fire, and the return of two. What does this mean? You will find out!

In which just-past-sixth-year Sirius and Remus say hail and farewell in the train station. Quick and light.

Ever wonder if Hermione's boggart was not what she claimed it to be? ``A short, three-chapter, romance -- with "missing scenes," a little bit of plot, ``and a little bit of fluff.

While Deathly Hallows was a fantastic end to the series, it seemed to lack somewhat in the romance department. This is a set of oneshots seeking to remedy that, primarily as it relates to the Orange Crush Ship.

Harry and Ron are introduced to the wonderful world of fan-fiction. A parody of Harry/Draco fics. If you like Harry/Draco, do NOT read this fic!!!

It is the summer before sixth year, and Harry is drowning in grief for Sirius. But, he has no time to mourn, as Voldemort attacks and another person is lost to the shadows. Harry returns to Hogwarts where darkness ever looms...

Severus Snape, caught up in the past, makes a horrible mistake while working on a potion meant to defeat Death Eaters by de-aging them until they disappear. He adds a couple of wrong ingredients and spills the potion on himself, and is de-aged to a sixteen-year-old's body. Headmaster Dumbledore asks him to go undercover as a Gryffindor student in order to get close to Harry Potter, who is avoiding all of the Order members.

When his wife is expecting their first baby, Harry Potter discovers a force more powerful and frightening than magic: hormones...

Sex. An amazing, beautiful thing. Almost every sixth year has lost their virginity. Except the Hufflepuffs. Sad blokes. Harry Potter is also still a virgin. Hence the 'still'. Hermione and Ron have dragged Harry to a club where everyone is going to be there. Harry also... got a new look. This just may be his chance to lose his virginity...

Sir Cadogan tells the story of King Arthur to a group of first-year boys.

James is dead. Sirius is dead. Wormtail is dead. Remus is the only one left of the four Hogwarts friends. Shunned by the rest of the wizarding community, the Weasleys and his old friends in the Order are the only ones who care about the tired and greying werewolf. Or so he believes. But maybe there’s someone else out there who, aided by a special brand of ancient magic, is brave enough to take on a fully grown wolf. Someone who cares enough to know exactly how much sugar he prefers in his tea.

Severus Snape always felt like he was alone, despite his caring family, until he met Adam Wilkes and Evan Rosier on the Hogwarts Express. Now that he has friends, what will Hogwarts be like? What choices will he make when he graduates because of this friendship? This is the story of Severus Snape, from when he started at Hogwarts to shortly before he turns to Dumbledore. Features ARSWLL, MWPP, Voldemort, the Death Eaters, as well as a couple OCs. This fic is not for the squeamish; it is rated R for language, eventual violence, eventual mild sexual content (including mild Rosier/Wilkes SLASH), and drug abuse.

This is sort of a prequel to Black Lily. Lily's mother and the Harry story will happen in later chapters. At the end of Harry's fifth year a surprise waits Harry on Platform 9 3/4. And it's not the Dursleys. After years of hiding, James Potter's sister-in-law finally comes to collect Harry. Harry finally has something to look forward to at the end of the school year and during.

Remus Lupin acts in desperation when faced with the loss of his best friend. A strange turn of events finds him with a woman he’s never met before, a woman who challenges all of his beliefs. Faced with a chance at true love, will he allow himself to take it? (Romance) ***COMPLETE***

Ten years after Hogwarts, Harry Potter is released from Azkaban after spending a decade in the wizarding prison. Life has changed, but is it for the best—or will it lead to the downfall of the wizarding world?

Harry and co. meet up with a Mountie and a Chicago Flatfoot with experimental hair. Due South/Harry Potter crossover.

Have you ever wondered why magical babies are born from Muggle families? ````Join Harry Potter in his sixth year at Hogwarts and face with him mysterious deaths, the consequences of the Prophecy and maybe... love?!````In this chapter: Will Harry be able to get over Sirius's death? O.W.L.s results, unexpected visits, Tonks driving a car and more...

A 7th year fic in which we find our hero struggling with death, love, friendship and vanquishing evil. Death and blood abound as new allies are made and new enemies revealed.

A Muggle AU in which Draco Malfoy has all the fame, and Harry Potter is the outcast... SLASH.````'What could he say? What was the richest boy in school doing here, in Little Whinging, sharing a bus-stop with poor Harry Potter? Harry almost expected the long black Mercedes to pull up in front of them as it did each afternoon after school, to take Malfoy home.'

Draco must make a decision. Snape hopes that he makes the right one. Things are complicated by new arrivals.

Summary: Draco wants nothing more than to be left alone; for people to stop thinking he's a Death Eater or that he's suddenly mysteriously going to take a liking to Potter and the 'dream team'. He's not given the chance to have a normal year when Hogwarts is conquered by the Dark Forces and the students held hostage. Heroes come from unlikely places and sacrifices are made, but in the end, it's up to Draco. He learns that not even in the magical world are there completely happy endings. Also includes Harry-Draco fist fights, Rebellious!Narcissa, Actor!Remus, spandex, embarrassing photographs(provided by Sirius) and even a spot of snogging.

It is difficult to be an outcast in any school, but only the worst can be Hufflepuff outcasts. Imagine a person that is being shunned even by nice and friendly Hufflepuffs, for Merlin's sake. Your housmates dislike you, your sister is ashamed of you, you get a B in Transfiguration after all the work, and on top of it you don't have a single friend. But, as a consequence of tunneling, uncontrolable anger, and a couple of sharp retorts, an unlikely friendship is born between a Hufflepuff and a Slytherin. Maybe. If they don't mess it up completely.

It's been five years since Hogwarts, and Ginny is living alone in Egypt. Harry Potter has been conspiciously absent from the lives of the Weasleys, and Ginny is still trying to get over him. Then, one day, Ginny's led to believe foul play may be involved in Harry's whereabouts.

"He was like an idiot savant when it came to mayhem." MWPP go pranking, first kisses happen, and Remus is grumpy.

Harry gets captured and beaten up by Death Eaters. Draco comes offering a salvation... with a price tag - Harry would be his slave, powerless to question his every decision.

It all began with a prophecy... a prophecy that will reveal the secret to the destruction of the boy who lived, the boy that is destined to end the Dark Lord’s reign of terror.... But what if the fulfillment of the dark prophecy lies behind an angelic face? Harry Potter must face his greatest challenge ever... choosing between the people he cares about and the woman he loves. His choice will bring about the beginning of the end, but the question is will it be the right one?

Following on from OoTP, this book follows Harry through his sixth year at Hogwarts and his adventures leading up to his final showdown with Lord Voldemort.

Lily and James have been engaged for months. They set the date a while ago, but that's all they did. Now, one week before the wedding James is busy with Auror training and Lily and Alice have one week to plan the wedding. This is a sequel to "The Bachelor Party" and the latest of my Potter Family Album fics. Lily has one week to pick out a dress, cake, invitations, write the guest list, and so much more. James and Sirius are living at home while they do their Auror training and Lily lives alone in her apartment. Frank and Alice are newlyweds and Aurors in training as well. Other characters make appearances such as Terry Boot's parents, Nymphadora Tonks, and everyone's favorite Headmaster of Hogwarts.

Most children lead lives of overall happiness- they have parents, go to school, make friends, (eventually) find love. But as Harry discovers one late afternoon, there was one girl that lived a life of needless suffering, one girl that was desperate for an escape, one girl...that would change him forever.

In their final year at school, Draco betrayed Harry and shortly thereafter disappeared from the wizarding world, leaving Harry to pick up the pieces without him. Ten years later, Draco comes back into Harry's life, wanting to set things right. Now, they both must battle the sting of past wrongs and the uncertainty of what's left between them to bridge the chasm that time and pain have opened.

What happens when Harry is given the chance to have power as he never had it before? For some, power is an influential force that gives the ability to do amazing things, but for others, power is a corruptor. When someone is at their lowest, will they take the easy way out? Or will the results be catastrophic...

Harry Potter in his fifth year as the world begins to fall apart at the start of the prophesised Age of Deceit. In a destabilising world with many people disappearing and well-known people seen committing violent crimes all while the ministry denies Voldemorts rumoured resurrection everyone seems to be keeping their hand hidden adding to the uncertainty. Harry does his part to add to the lying by finding and then misusing a hidden pub at Hogwarts while a strengthening Voldemort fosters the chaos by using simulacrum to impersonate ministry officials and other well known wizard folk all to hide the rebuilding of his forces and arsenal of dark objects.

"Darkness! Only darkness! Darkness shall swallow us all and bring out our deepest fears!" --Trelawney````Darkness was right. Lord Voldemort defeated the only possible savior, Harry Potter. Now, twenty-four years later, he controls everything and everyone in the Silver Millennium Kingdom. A Third War has broken out between the Un-Imperial Army and Voldemort's forces. But, the only hope is to get rid of Voldemort's evil by using time.````With the help of a futuristically advanced Time Turner, Kira Devree is sent back 24 years to Harry Potter's sixth year. Her mission: to somehow give Harry the strength to defeat Lord Voldemort in the past to alter the future for the better! ````Read this exciting adventure as past meets the tragic future...

Have you ever wondered about a wizard named Uric the Oddball? Locked up by the Ministry, Uric finds a time turner that takes him on a wild ride through time and space. Who will he meet, and how will those meetings change the future of the wizarding world? (This is an AU from my other Uric stories)

Songfic to Led Zeppelin's "Ten Years Gone:" Ginny Weasley, recovering from her relationship with Harry, seeks comfort in another. Contains femmeslash; G/H, G/Hr (pre-HBP)

Remus needs to realize that ever since she has laid eyes on him, she has liked him and has felt feelings for him. Will he look around himself and notice that the caring ways and gestures she unfolds to him are the feelings of love?

A few months after Lord Voldemort’s defeat at the hands of baby Potter, Alastor Moody makes a catch – a young man who bears a more than superficial resemblance to one of his colleagues, the dour Stephen Snape. This is the tale of a hook-nosed man, his wife, and the things they pass down to their son: a story of love and hate, good intentions and bad decisions, black and white, and of making choices. Above all, it is a veritable tragedy of family likeness.