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Idonea Snape was like many mothers - she wanted to keep a record of her son's childhood. Severus, on the other hand, never had the desire to even remember his past. Her diary couldn't be all that bad... could it?

Harry is back at Privet Drive for the summer, where he has nothing or no one to occupy him except for his thoughts and memories. How will he deal with what happend at the Ministry? ~summer after fifth year-fic based on 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' by Coldplay~

This is a follow on from "Places of Silence". This is the second installment in what could become a series about the last weeks at Hogwarts for Draco & Hermione. ``This installment is much darker and much sadder. I think it is alluding to what will finally be the end of the great romance.

As Harry faces up to his problems -- grief, betrayal, and the knowledge he must kill or be killed -- he decides he must fight. Knowing Harry can no longer fully trust him, Dumbledore finds Harry a tutor and protector. Working with his friends, Harry decides the only way he can win is to make Dumbledore's Army more than just a name. Starts as H/L R/Hr N/G.

In the War Against the Dark Arts, the Aurors dealt out death, restrained only by their consciences. Some families practiced the Dark Arts as a matter of course - a look at one and it's intersection with a faction of Aurors.

A brief songfic. Remus muses on his present, past, and future the morning after a full moon. What makes him tick. What makes him cry. What makes him angry. Takes place the summer after PoA.

"You did not ask Harry Potter about the war..." Four years after the defeat of Voldemort, a simple radio announcement and wartime secrets long kept buried may change Harry's life forever...(song lyrics by Ani Difranco)

"I shake my head, the flakes flying off in all directions. I am going to meet her again today, for the first time in five years. And all I can think about was how beautiful she will look in the snow." Ginny Weasley has been absent from Harry Potter's life for five years, and today, he's going to see her again.

Grief Crazed Father Strikes Minster of Magic!``See latest issue of Daily Prophet for details as the story unfolds.

In silence Harry visits his late godfather's room only to find an unsent letter.

Harry knows where to find Luna when she doesn't want to be found. (Prequel to The Locked Room series: Better Days, Camera Obscura, etc. Harry's seventh year.)

A giant mourns a baby dragon.

Remus likes Tonks. Tonks likes Remus. But how does our favorite werewolf convince himself or Tonks that either the relationship can't work or that it can? Song Fic To Cold by Crossfade.

How does one begin a journey back to a place where only nightmares reside? Hermione Granger returns to the Wizarding World after the war to those she loved and memories she lost.

Post-Hogwarts. Voldemort is a mockery of the wizarding world. He's forced to work at a grocery store. Lots of bread and food items and a very insane Bob/Voldemort. Story one of a series. With your host, Jennifer Stick-it.

After Sirius' death, Harry was only living on the shred of hope that it could all be changed, Sirius could come back. During the summer, he realises this isn't so and slowly sinks into a strange state of depression that no-one can get through. However Hermione ploughs on, determined to get Harry back... (slight H/Hr)

Years later, after learning of certain events in fifth year, Hermione decides to take matters into her own hands.

A short Snape fic. Snape tries to figure out why people try to avoid him. The reason shocks him and sends him into a deep depression.

Harry Potter has never quite grasped Time. Luna assures him that he doesn't need to.

The last moments in the life of Harry Potter.

It is time to bring Tom back...

Sirius is suspicious, Remus is worried, Peter is a traitor, and James is about to die. Takes place roughly between 1978 and 1982, although there are some scenes a bit earlier or later.

A sweet songfic, dealing with the relationship between Tom and``Ginny.

The war was over and Voldemort was dead. It was not a time of celebration, but I had ceased to expect that months ago. My trial was set for tomorrow and Harry’s silence had been growing by the day. H/D slash. Sequel to There, In That Silence.

Harry is living with the Dursleys when a friend comes and gives him good news.

One-shot fic. Severus Snape has his final moments as a Death Eater.

A graveyard in winter. A man who wanders. A glimpse at a life touched by loss, and of a man who grief would not break.

Where does Bellatrix's love for the Cruciatus Curse stem from? Why does she continue to torture those around her? Spite... power... or merely pleasure? Submerge yourself in the mind of a lunatic who prides herself in perfecting the human condition.... (rated R, includes Bellatrix/Harry pairing, torture, and blood. Read at own risk)

Insight into Ginny Weasley - and her nascent relationship with one Harry Potter. HP/GW

Remus and Harry have a moment of catharsis together. A challenge fic involving a piano. Order of the Pheonix spoilers contained within!

A short one-shot. The final battle is at hand. What will happen? Who will triumph?

In this version of the Final Battle, Ron sacrifices himself to save Harry, prompting the latter to go on a heavy "guilt trip"; it takes the entire remainder of the Weasley family as well as Hermione (among others) to assure him that it was Ron's choice to do what he did because he loved Harry and that no one blames him for what happened --so it's time he stopped blaming himself.

Snape/Pince. The books have ears. What do they hear? Warning: deathfic.

Wizards aren't the only ones who are prejudiced against muggle-borns, some muggles are too. One family knows this far too well.

They were all standing there; my mind wasn’t fully gone as I recognized Sirius leaning against the wall, a cold smirk on his features, his eyes blazing as he watched the two others struggle. “Snape, just go! Just--- damn you, Sirius--- just get out of here now!” My ears perked. That was James shoving Snape backwards, his wand abandoned by his feet. I issued another growl and stepped forward again ...

Five years into the War, a young female Healer who has lost the ability to heal with magic, learns that sacrifices must be made for the sake of her sanity. Hermione-Harry, Ron-Hermione, and Harry-Hermione-Ron abound.

Corrine has lived her life with a terrible secret: she is cursed to be the only child of Lord Voldemort. Isolated, she has lived in a desolate island in fear of becoming a dark wizard like her father. Now she must go forth and finish the task of her dead mentor and true friend, Dumbledore. Will she be able to complete the task, and help the Chosen One fulfill his destiny, or will she be unable to resist the pull of evil that courses through her blood?

What do you do when someone you love doesn't love you back? Do you stand alone or do you lie for the sake of being with them? Post-Hogwarts looking back on seventh year. Songfic to Linkin Park's "By Myself".

Lupin works the night shift on a golden oldies radio show, learns how to do his laundry, and eats his own sofa. Takes place just prior to PoA. Parody of angst fic.

Remus writes a letter to his best friend, knowing that it can never be delivered. OoTP *spoilers*

"I didn’t understand how he could forget me, the war, and those long nights together. I know I couldn’t. I know that I have forever ingrained in my memory the scent of him, the way he looks when he wakes up, the way he likes his tea, and the way he looks at me that tells me he loves me without saying a word. All of that, five years of memories gone without a trace. I felt empty." How could he forget? More importantly, how can he learn to remember? HP/DM

After Colin's adventures in the common room with his newly found treasure, the fuzzy pink socks, he makes his way to brother Dennis' room for a little "show and tell."

"We want to know more about people who fail. We care about people who are scared, who act foolishly, who are tricked by their vanity and trapped by their desires ... Flawed characters are the unforgettable ones" -- Susan Shaughnessy. Half-blood Slytherin Millicent Bulstrode reflects on her time at Hogwarts, the years of wasted effort she put in trying to be accepted by the popular students of her House, and what she intends to do about it. [Written for the femgenficathon.]

Lucius remembered Molly from school...

It's just a day in Weasley's Wizard Wheezes...

Draco has always hated Harry, right from day one, and he'll do whatever he can to break him.

Sirius Black and James Potter are sworn enemies. Their parents have put that idea in their heads for years now. But both have magic power, and both are sorted into the same house. Can they stay enemies forever? A story of friendship, courage, and learning our parents aren't always right.

Remus Lupin had relied completely on Sirius Black; he who turned a curse into a gift and accepted him for who he was, not what he was. Then he was gone. Gone in the second it took for a veil to flutter innocently and whisper unheard words. This is what it feels like when a werewolf cries.

Harry and Co. get a full introduction to the modern British Rail system in all its glory. Just a bit of satire to cheer you up next time there's 'the wrong sort of snow'.

"What you need is a love spell." Dudley's got a secret.

Here's a thought for every man who tries to understand What is in his hands. ``He walks along the path towards the castle-prison with his hands shoved in his pockets, head down. ``He shivers as he approaches; the last time he was here, he was an inmate, but he’d been proven innocent three years before and hadn’t thought then he’d ever come back.

Fresh from Hogwarts and newly initiated into the Death Eaters, Regulus Black has found work as an attache for the ambassador to the USSR. What he discovers abroad becomes his first step away from the Death Eaters and toward the knowledge Voldemort would rather remain hidden from even his cloest followers.

What would happen if Snape discovered that Sirius and Remus were lovers? This Sirius/Remus story is written from Snape’s point of view.

Sequel to Confessions. Hermione has made her decision about Draco and must deal with all of the consequences.

Hermione's thoughts on the Final Battle. It doesn't go how you'd think!

What *did* happen to Ron and Harry? Hermione stands in the cemetery and recalls it all. Sequel to "Goodbye's the Saddest Word".

They never really saw each other. They might've talked and looked at each other practically every day since they were eleven, but they never really *saw* each other. Until he died, and both experienced the ultimate sorrow; the ultimate loss. They saw each other for who and what they really were. And they loved each other even more for it. A one-shot H/G fic.

Hopes, expectations, fears - so much can be conveyed in a name. When everyone knows what you're supposed to do, any break might be a welcome one. ``H/D one-shot.

Dearest Whoever is Reading This, My name is Ginevra Molly Weasley. I am 16 years old. I write this from my cell, miles under Malfoy Manor.

Harry Potter and friends become the characters from the Clue books. Harry is Mr. Boddy. Find out who else is involved in this spoof mystery.

What happens when Lockhart gets free reign over a class in the dungeons... and full access to potentially lethal potion ingredients!

An incredibly insane, pointless, and AU story that I wrote for Language Arts. Includes a pessimist, an obsessed with bunnies person, Draco, Jessica Lee, Jennifer Patch, evil purple stuffed bunnies (of course) and myself.

Hogwarts' weekly entertainment! Dumbledore's decided to have a talk/game/reality show! Challenges, humor, and plain stupidity follow!

Harry is hurting himself, his friends, and risking his life without care or concern about anything. When he starts losing his magic, he really begins to push everyone away. Except one person, who seems to understand him more than he knows. HP/DM slash. NO DH SPOILERS.

Takes place the summer after Ron's fifth year, the battle against Voldemort is raging. What happens when Ron loses someone he loves? How does he cope?

Draco's last words to Harry by means of a letter.

Harry and Draco celebrate their first Christmas out of Hogwarts. Featuring Santa, ice, a scourgified turkey, lots of fluff and little plot.

Harry Potter is back in Privet Drive after a terrible year at school. Everything's just like it always been. Harry's not allowed to send Hedwig with a letter and Dudley's got something very fishy going on...

Part three of a five part series. What if Lupin hadn't turned into a werewolf that fateful night? What if Peter had been handed over to the dementors? What if Sirius had been vindicated while he was still alive? Find out here.

A few years after finishing at Hogwarts, Hermione runs into her old DADA teacher Gilderoy Lockhart. One thing leads to another, and....

A world where Peter Pettigrew stood firm and did not betray his friends. A world where he was The Man Who Lived. A world where happy endings are only a dream away. AU one-shot, with characters from Webba’s Devil Series – but it isn’t necessary to have read those to understand this.

Harry tired to look back on his life, but only can think on what he'll be missing... Angsty Vingette.

One must die: Malfoy or Potter. But nobody deserves to die. Nobody. A Malfoy monlogue.

Remus discovers a surprise visitor late one stormy evening. Can he make his old friend understand, and put him back together?

Harry has made a very bad mistake.

Draco watches Hermione for a while outside by the lake. He ponders a choice he must make, and eventually comes to a decision; one that affects both her and himself.

Lily and Remus see each other for the last time and they talk of the way things once were.````~The petal might have wilted, but it would always be beautiful. ~

A vignette about Draco Malfoy, his past, and his own particular way of loving someone, set as closely to pre-HBP canon as possible.

It's all set in a few minutes. From the first few words spoken in their room, Draco thinks about everything that has happened over time. Lucius and Narcissa have been dead for a few years, and Draco has been reluctant to go to their graves, until now.

One last desperate letter tells the story of how humility can find even the most corrupt of souls when death is the only way out. Things always look different in the end, but it goes to show that it's never too late to redeem yourself, to show compassion without prejudice, and to be merciful.

After all, Remus had transformed last night, and he hadn’t become the harmless wolf he normally turned into. He had actually become quite vicious. He had thrown Sirius down the hill, for God’s sake. What would have happened if he had done something to Harry, Ron, or Hermione? Come to think of it, he thought as he stepped into his office, he nearly had. As he began packing his things, he recalled last night, though he could only remember bits and pieces of what happened after he transformed.

"A Peck of Owls," the chapter was called, the second chapter of the long-awaited fifth book.... so what about those owls? Was Hedwig really out hunting all evening? Or was she closer to home than Harry realized?

Sometimes the ending isn't as good as it seems.

This is a story about the birth of Tom Riddle and the death of his evil father. It goes into much more detail than the book.

Firestar038’s April Fool’s Day Challenge Entry. What is in store for Severus on April Fool's Day?

The Malfoy code of conduct, murder, deciet, extracurricular studies and Wizard’s Chess, the Pureblood Way.

What if Luna Lovegood never met Harry and his friends on the train? A look at the world as Luna sees it, written as a suicide note.

Lucius meets Tom in the dungeons. Slash. Set during their Hogwarts years.

One-shot, inspired by the scene in HBP where Harry says he'd like to visit his parents' graves. A post-war Harry, Ron and Hermione fic with a twist. R/Hr.

Ginny's thoughts as Tom leads her to the Chamber of Secrets.

This story defies being summarized for the time being...just read it. You'll like it, just try it.

"To be left alone, and face to face with my own crime, had been just retribution." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. "A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise." ~Niccolo Machiavelli. "There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept." ~Gaelic proverb. [Contains HBP spoilers.]

Continuation of 'Terrified'. Harry confronts Hermione, and she confronts him right back.

For too long had she been his prisoner. Now she sees a second chance of escape... Draco Malfoy/ Blaise Zabini

Even the Half-Blood Prince has his problems. Will Lily Evans ever notice him in that way, and does she actually enjoy dancing with that arrogant Potter? Featuring the lyrics “Love in Motion” by Icehouse.

Draco has a plan, and it has led him to a place he never imagined he would venture. But if there is one thing he has learnt over the past two years, it is the price of hesitation.

Snape stood before a tall hooded figure that could have easily been mistaken as an elongated shadow of a surrounding Death Eater in the dim light. Long, white hands issued from its black sleeves....Voldemort reached into his robes and grasped his wand. He pulled out it into sight and pointed it threateningly at Snape's chest.... 'It takes only one spell, Severus,' he said menacingly, 'I believe you know the two words.'...'Ah, there you have it, Severus,' he said as he stared down at Snape. 'Terrible thing when someone denies you their friendship, isn't it?'

It's a few years after graduation, and life has gone on. Draco, however, has got an unwelcome house guest -- his father.

They are coming. As an army of Death Eaters led by Voldemort himself march on Hogwarts, the remnants of the school prepare for a last stand, pledging to win their freedom or die trying.

Night Before Christmas parody, told by sixth-year Lily Evans. Slightly sick, yet touching.