A man dressed in a lobster suit crashes Bucky's date with Sam, only to be stolen away by a sweatshirt wearing person with a spider logo on their chest. So Bucky is curious. Sue him.
The truth of why Salazar Slytherin never wanted Muggleborns at Hogwarts: because he was one. Rated M for violent attempts at exorcism that definitely count as child abuse.
"Amaryllis, for splendid beauty, and gardenias, for sweetness and joy. I'm sure your girlfriends will love them." / Katie buys her girlfriends flowers and then shows them how much she loves them. Warning: Mild sex.
It's fine. Charlie knows what they say about him. Hephaestus, god of the forge. The ugliest of all the gods, they call him, for his twisted legs and his hunched shoulders and his mother's rejection. Aphrodite, Draco, could never love someone as ugly as he, they say.
Bruce never planned for a lot of things in his life. He never planned on the Other Guy. He never planned to go on the run. He never planned on Tony Stark, or finding a family and a soulmate. But even after all of that, he still finds surprises. Enjoying Pokemon GO is just the most recent surprise.
Piers is six months old and he is crying. He is crying, and he is alone. No one is coming. He will not remember this moment. But he will remember what it means. No one will come when he cries. Eventually, he stops crying. :: For Amber.
Rose doesn't have a problem. She just likes a drink. She likes the way it makes everything a little less urgent. A little easier to forget that she's nineteen and living with her parents and jobless. She could stop. She just doesn't want to. :: Warning: alcoholism.
Theo goes on a date. Blaise, a famous fashion designer and also his boss, gets jealous until a tipsy Theo comes back with some confessions. Fade-to-black sex.
AKA Sam Wilson Did Not Ask For Any Of This. Soulmates get stuck to each other upon first physical contact. So of course, Sam finds his soulmate when said soulmate tries to kick him off a plane. And now there's a boot. Stuck to his chest. And that boot belongs to a world renowned assassin. Great.
Tony's Pokemon Go account gets suspended because the algorithms don't account for Iron Man's speed of flight. Tony is pissed. Bruce is… mostly amused. Shameless fluffy crack!fic.
"The first time he is born, the ritual is to pluck a flower at age 15. The petals come off one by one, and the last petal ends on "meet me not." He will not meet his soulmate in this lifetime. In that first lifetime, his name is Jeremiah. He lives 25 years and finds a war to throw himself into. He dies. He is born again."
James finds out Lucius is his soulmate when he punches him in the face. It's not what he expected, and both of them know that it's not forever, but it's enough for a while.
Seamus' wrist bears the name George Weasley. He knows George's wrist won't say Seamus. What he doesn't know is how George will react. / Soulmate!AU, transmale character.
Soulmates wear the same mask, and only your soulmate can remove it. Sam isn't expecting to find his mask in a history book, worn by a man who's been dead for decades.
"He can't breathe. His throat is full of mortar and smoke. / Distantly, he realizes he is shaking. / Distantly, he realizes this is a memory." / The war is over, but Percy can't stop remembering Fred's death.
(Soulmate AU with tattoos that evolve with the relationship) Susan has a symphony growing on her ribs every time she talks to Daphne, but there's also a war to deal with.
For the first four years of his life, Piers is referred to strictly as subject 721 — the success. A miracle of genetic editing. From his back grow a pair of pitch black, fully formed wings. What follows is an escape in the night, a found family, an unlikely friendship, a soulmate, and another capture. But hey, at least his life is never boring.
Theo Nott has 106,729 words to speak before he dies. Only his soulmate can replenish them. Except, Theo doesn't want his soulmate. Theo just wants Blaise.
Some people have the kind of powers that aren't visible. Some people have super strength, or empathy, or telekinesis. Not Sam. At fifteen years old, Sam manifested with motherfukcing wings. / soulmate AU
Alecto has Amycus' name on one wrist and Amelia Bones' name on the other. It's clear from the beginning which one she's supposed to love and which she's supposed to hate, right? Right. :: Warnings for familial physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as brainwashing. This is not a happy story.
The circus life isn't for everyone, but it's Lavender's home. It does make it a little hard to find love, though. Until a certain archer walks in and demands a place in the circus and in her life.
soulmate AU: your soulmate is the only person who cannot hurt you. Sam gets kicked off a helicarrier — yet he can't help but notice the boot to the chest doesn't hurt like it should.
Soulmate AU where you stop ageing until you meet your soulmate. Rowena Ravenclaw waits a long time to meet her soulmate, but that doesn't mean she just waits. She makes a few changes to history along the way.
There were two moments when Percy Weasley felt his whole world shift. When everything seemed to change on a seismic level. :: Soulmate!AU, Omegaverse, mpreg.
Piers never expected to face a choice between his soulmate and his best friend. But then, he never really expected his soulmate to be a wizard, either.
Bill Weasley dies before his time, mouths off to Death, and winds up landing himself ten years doing Death's job. Apparently, Death needed a vacation. By the end of his ten years, Bill can't really blame him.
"She looks at her scars and she doesn't see a survivor. She sees all that she's lost. She looks at her face and she feels the scorching burn of Greyback's claws in her skin and the sinking feeling in her stomach when she first wondered if this was how she was going to die. She doesn't see a survivor." Post war hurt/comfort, parvatilavender
Hermes the owl doesn't know what it means that the war is over, but he's glad for it all the same, because it means that he-who-owns-him makes the human-happy-face more. :: Perciver, Hermes POV, second person.
Voldemort wins the final battle. George Weasley loses almost everyone he loves. But then it turns out he still has more left to lose. (Voldemort wins!AU, single parent!AU). GeorgeAngelina, eventual GeorgeSeamus.
In the darkness of war, Anthony finds out what he is capable of, and what lengths he will go to protect those who cannot protect themselves. For Karyn.
Arthur gets covered in cursed glitter, fails to catch a criminal, and finds his son a new toy. He still doesn't understand why they're called "Furby" though.
Dean is twelve when he learns that the man he thought was his father was actually his stepfather. He's eighteen when he meets the man who made his birth possible.
Phoebe Black has never felt comfortable in her own skin. At least, not until she met Moira, who accepted her whatever skin she was in. Transgender!Phoebe. For my dear trash twins.
Ekrizdis, and how he started on Azkaban, before it was Azkaban at all. It doesn't start with torture. It starts with a lonely man. The torture comes later. :: M for violence.
When Bartemius Crouch Sr. decides that catching the Dark Lord is more important than obeying the letter of the law, he kidnaps Regulus Black and holds him in his basement. In the process, his son learns that there are lines he cannot cross.
Percy and Oliver and Cedric share wounds, making them soulmates. Except that Percy is careful enough and balanced enough that neither of them knows. And it takes him too long to tell them.
Captain Oliver Wood of the USS Enterprise is ready to navigate strange new worlds, with Vulcan First Officer Percy at his side, and grumpy doctor Cedric Diggory no more than a step behind. What happens when the Federation asks them to form a treaty with an unknown planet called Belgor? Star Trek!AU.
Some days, Oliver thinks he's broken. Some days, he thinks he's a late bloomer. And some days, he just knows that this is who he's meant to be. He just didn't expect to find love despite it all. / asexual!Oliver, Oliver/Percy/Cedric
Minerva tells herself that it doesn't matter why Sirius wasn't what she thought he was. It doesn't matter that she was wrong about him. But she's too curious for her own good.
"The Ministry had fallen. Harry Potter was dead. Dumbledore was dead. The war was over. " Except then Draco gets his soulmate mark which tells him that Harry Potter can't be dead. And maybe the war isn't as over as everyone thinks.
Charlie just wanted to find his father. He never expected everything that came after. But then, he's not sure even a fortune teller could've predicted this. Charlie/Hagrid Beauty and the Beast!AU.
"It is untrue that bravery can be measured by lack of fear. It takes guts to tremble. It takes tremble to love." - Andrea Gibson :: Recovery happens in stages. Oliver is overcoming his past relationships and learning to love again. :: warning: past abuse.
Draco knows his father won't let him walk away. Thus begins the adventure of fake-dating Charlie Weasley in an attempt to get himself disowned. Things get even more complicated when his soulmate nearly dies, and Draco still doesn't know who they are. :: Charlie/Draco, feat. Fake dating, "didn't know they were dating", and soulmates all in one fic. Warning: child abuse.
Remus and Sirius grow up in a Catholic Cult. Sirius has to navigate being a non-believer, until they leave, and then Remus has to figure out what he still believes in. They get a little help from Charlie (well, a lot of help from Charlie), Alphard, and Arthur. Remus/Sirius/Charlie.
"He doesn't ever mean to seriously consider it. He knows that anything that messes with death is Dark magic. He doesn't want to think that he's capable of that. He thinks of himself as an essentially good person. He doesn't want to hurt anyone. But who does resurrection harm, really?" :: George is left alone with too much time to think after Fred dies.
In their Fourth Year, Demelza uses a love potion that makes the drinker fall in love with the first person they see. When Ron eats them, she flees, leaving Harry to deal with his dreams coming true in a way he never wanted them to.
Dean is getting really tired of hearing his best friend play the drums at midnight. Seamus maintains that sacrifices need to be made for Rock and Roll.
Draco is emotionally constipated, Harry is a weirdo, Charlie is oblivious, and the dragons couldn't care less about their human emotional problems. But somehow, everything seems to work out in the end. Charlie/Draco/Harry.
When Harry and Draco are paired together in Auror training, Draco is convinced it's going to be impossible to survive this without utter madness breaking loose. But then, Potter seems to have a knack for doing impossible things. Post-War, eventual Drarry.
"When his mother asked when he was going to provide her with a grandkid, Charlie is pretty sure she didn't expect it to happen like this." Charlie adopts a grieving teenager and maybe meets the love of his life. :: Charlie/Draco; asexual!Charlie.
Padma does not regret the child who almost was, but she does grieve for the life they might have had. :: warnings for sex under the influence of alcohol, teen pregnancy, abortion
The first words a person says to you about your soulmate are written across your skin. Bruce is covered in insults. He never wants to meet his soulmate. But then he does.
Seamus and Dean are soulmates. The whole school knows that. So what is George supposed to do when Seamus says his words? And what is Fred supposed to do when Dean says his? :: For Bex.
In a world where you can feel strong emotions from your soulmate, sometimes it takes a long time to figure out what should be right in front of you. GeorgeSeamus through the years, for Ned.
"Remus is too world weary already, too cynical. He holds Sirius at arms length. Sirius is too optimistic, Remus thinks. He's going to get his heart broken, some day." Wolfstar.
Blaise doesn't know how to love. Theo doesn't know how to stop loving. Yet, for some reason, the universe, or whatever determines colour soul mates, has decided they belong together. :: AU where people are colourblind until they find their soulmates. BlaiseTheo, very brief ending statement of CharlieDraco
Alec has never spoken a word. He can't. In a world where soulmates are connected by Soulmarks that show the first words the other will say to them, he wonders what this means for his soulmate. Malec.
"They call them Soul Scars because they're said to bear the name of your soulmate, the one who will complete you." :: John, Sherlock, Mary, and figuring out how they all fit together. Sherlock/John/Mary, For Paula.
Gideon's not sure what he's supposed to do for Valentine's Day when his boyfriend refuses to be seen with him in public. Fabian and Dorcas help. :: Established Gideon/Regulus, M&MWP, for Mor.
Soulmates!AU where the soulmates first name and initial bruise into a person's skin. In which aro!Nat and gay!Clint are soulmates, Tony has Bruce and Pepper but they don't have each other and Tony is straight as Clint's arrows, and everyone is just trying to figure things out. Tony/Pepper, Tony&Bruce, Natasha&Clint.
Superhero!AU — They are not wizards; they are superheroes. Albus is captured by the Malfoy Syndicate, the largest ring of Super Villains since his father's defeat of the Dark Lord decades earlier. Scorpius is sent to sway Al to their cause — but that's not really what ends up happening.
"She says the colours will come when he is finally touching the person he is destined to fall in love with. She says that everything will change in the matter of a single moment." He is fourteen when the world goes sideways. ::: CharlieDraco, colorblind/soul mates of a sort AU.
Spencer Reid is thread sensitive. Derek Morgan is thread blind. Spencer loves the threads. Derek hates them. Still, they are destined to find each other, over and over. It's a strange sort of fate and its consequences. Red String of Fate!AU, MoReid.
In which Remus works at a bookstore, Regulus is a Vonnegut fan, and it all starts when Sirius goes to get his little brother a present. Wolfstar, slight JamesLily, muggle!au.
"So really, you couldn't be… that. You were a Malfoy. You were better than that." / Charlie is gay, Draco is in denial, and the dragons don't really care. Homophobic!Draco, eventual CharlieDraco. For Liza and Sam.
Futuristic!AU. The Purebloods formed their own colony, centuries ago. But centuries of isolation mean that they've missed out on a lot, so when an envoy from earth shows up, not everyone has reason to stay. Slight implied incest.
"He saves her life. Or, well, that's not entirely accurate. He doesn't kill her, which is sort of the same thing, in a war zone. But not really." HermioneTheo.
"She is so beautiful, still, you think, even as you play her ribs like piano keys, counting every note in your head." :: TeddyVictoire, mentions of self-harm and anorexia.
WWIII!AU. When Sherlock is drafted, John is furious. But in the end, there isn't much he can do, so he goes with. Because Sherlock is Sherlock, and John will protect him any way possible.
In a world where everyone is born with a red thread on his hand, tying him to his soulmate, Magnus Bane is born with a closed loop. He waits a long time to find the other end. AU, Malec. For Jess.
MollyLestrade, from before s1 to post s3. In which Molly gets sick of falling for sociopaths and Lestrade takes far too long to realise he might be falling love. :: For Paula.
Oneshot collection for HPFC. 1.GinnyDraco—Postwar Letters. 2.Remus is offered the one thing that could possibly tempt him. 3. DeanPadma—during DH. Dean risks a lot to stay in contact. 4.DaphneLuna. "Your problem is, as it has always been, that you feel too much, entirely too much." 5. GinnyGabrielle—With her, you can truly breathe. 6. Pre-Wolfstar—Remus is resistant to friendship.
"You've seen the bruises. You've seen the fingerprints traced in broken blood vessels beneath the skin of his wrist and the sight of it makes you want to cry, makes you want to hunt down the hand that made it, makes you want to wrap him in your arms and never let him go." :: Beginning dysfunctional MarcusOliver, eventual PercyOliver. Mentions of physical abuse. For Amber.
You don't know how to tell her that she is beautiful. You don't know how to make her believe it, to convince her that you believe it. Because she can't see it, not anymore, and you can feel her slipping away from you. :: Trigger warning for suicidal ideology. ParvatiLavender. For Amber.
When Harry awakes to find Ginny gone, nothing but a threatening note on her pillow and a portkey to even hint at where she'd gone, he is… frankly, a bit exasperated. He'd thought the end of the war would bring the end of all this. Regardless, though, he will fight through anything to bring her back — but what happens when he is forced to make an impossible choice? :: For Lady.
In which Draco is a violinist, and Charlie is one of those poor blokes with music in his soul and the unfortunate luck of being tone-deaf. :: CharlieDraco established relationship, for Bluey.
Rita Skeeter interviews Gilderoy Lockhart for his fifth time winning Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award. :: Slightly crackish. Beginnings of hipster!Rita/hipster!Gilderoy, for Gamma Orionis.
"You break him. You ruin him. Then you rebuild him from the rubble. You turn him into something you are proud of, the perfect little follower. / And he idolises you." RegBarty, after a fashion. Somewhat unrequited.
"You try desperately to scrap the sand off the floor and shove it back into the hourglass through the hole but it seeps out faster than you can put it back." :: In which Charlie Weasley is dying, and Draco doesn't know what to do. :: Muggle!AU, Cancer!AU, CharlieDraco, for Sam.
"She thinks about it too often. What it would feel like. What it would be like. How everyone else would react. If they would cry; if they would miss her. She's fifteen and she can't escape the demons in her head. They're always there, always taunting her." :: Warning for suicidal ideology.
"At first, it is just because you are lonely. You are lonely, and you sense that he, too, is lonely. And he understands. He understands your fascination with dragons, understands that danger is beauty and that all things are beautiful." :: CharlieHagrid.
"you {love3 the way her skin is dotted with freckles / like a pattern of stars drawn on the backdrop of a sky that only you get to see the whole of" :: Freeverse. Rose/Scorpius, for Nay.
Usually, Draco gets mad at Charlie. They fight, Charlie apologises, and all is well. But this time it is the other way around. This time, Draco has found the one button of Charlie's that he is not allowed to push, and he's not entirely sure an apology is going to cut it. :: established relationship, CharlieDraco, for Sam.
You don't choose to leave in an instant. Instead, you slowly slip away, and he is the only reason you even try to hang on. :: The year Sirius Black leaves home for good, in seasonal quarters.
Sometimes, an oak tree is not just an oak tree. Sometimes, it's a reminder that life endures despite it all. :: Ten year old Dean Thomas has a dark day and decides what he's made of.
"Because, truly, people are such fragile things. A little pressure in the right place and anyone will shatter. You know how to do that. You know where to push. / But you won't." :: BlaiseTheo, for Amber.
Blaise has always been a watcher. He watches everyone else silently. He watches different men traipse in and out of his mother's life and he doesn't say a word, but he's always watching.
Some days, Seamus just wants to go back to when it all seemed so easy. :: "But Neville just shakes his head. 'We all have different troubles, Seamus. Don't apologise for not having mine when you've got plenty of your own.'" :: Neville&Seamus, set during DH. Mentions of Dean/Seamus.
"One by one by one, the doors of his options slam shut, until there are none remaining." :: The days immediately following Remus Lupin's attack by Fenrir Greyback.
Scars tell a lot about people, Charlie knows. Everybody has scars, and every scar has a story. Post War A-Z vignettes on various characters, through Charlie's eyes. A: Katie; B: Draco C: Dennis D: Luna
"You watch him grin that crooked grin as he pushes a strand of his red hair out of his face and, finally, you grin back, because what is there to lose?" :: CharlieKingsley
"This is the sort of thing that should never happen, can never be acknowledged, cannot be talked about. The sort of thing that can never see the light of day, that happens in the shadows, stays in the whispers and the stares because no one wants to say it." :: Regulus/Sirius incest, for Paula.
"How do you not cry when your world is breaking and each fragment feels like it's slicing through to the bone?" :: Johnlock if you own slash goggles. Post Reichenbach. For Paula.
In which Parvati feels somewhat responsible for Lavender's scars, but is mostly just glad that she's still breathing. :: light Parvati/Lavender, post-Battle of Hogwarts
A chance meeting in a coffee shop, and then a man standing on a street corner waiting for a promise to be kept. :: beginnings of a Charlie/Draco relationship hinted at
"Sorry isn't good enough!" He says this as though Sirius doesn't already know it. As though Sirius doesn't already know that nothing is good enough. Nothing can fix this. :: Mentions Sirius/Lily :: For Kelly, who is the reason this exists at all.
Seeing Remus come back from werewolf recruiting bruised, battered, and exhausted tears Sirius apart, but he cannot ask Remus to stop, because he, better than anyone, knows what it is to feel useless. :: Remus/Sirius.
"It's this school, you think. This school is corrupting you, turning you into someone you didn't used to be. Making you feel things you didn't used to feel." :: Ernie/Justin, for Paula
Remus realises that his feelings toward Sirius are a little more than friendly. Then that he's in love with the idiot. Sirius just skips straight to the second realisation, as usual. :: Remus/Sirius, for Sylvia.
"First, they almost meet. She's eight, nothing but a child, shivering, drenched. He's riding the high of watching his classmates tie up the Triwizard Tournament. They're within feet of each other, but their eyes don't meet and their paths don't cross and it's nothing but what will always remain an almost." :: Seamus/Gabrielle, postwar.
Sketch-Artist Dean Thomas and Auror Harry Potter find out that they have more to talk about than one coffee can handle. :: Dean sketches Harry. :: Harry and Dean friendship (though I suppose if you have prescription-strength slash goggles you could read it that way).
"The house is full of kerosene — one little spark and it will all go up in flames." :: Albus and Aberforth, the first Christmas without Kendra and Ariana.
The only half-blood on the Muggle-born Registration Commission decides to have a bit of fun, Monty Python and the Holy Grail style. Crack!fic, not intended to be taken seriously. :: "So, logically… If she weighs the same as a duck…"
"She is living in a house of cards. One wrong move, and the life she's so carefully built will all come tumbling down." Ron/Hermione, though not of a fluffy, happy sort.
"It isn't proper, she knows, and it isn't love. But knowing and feeling are two different things, and she can't stop dreaming of a pair of emerald eyes." :: Almost Gabrielle/Harry? Ace!Gabi.
Scorpius really, really doesn't know how to deal with crying girls. At the same time, though, he just can't bring himself to flee. :: Beginnings of a RoseScorpius friendship.
Percy tells himself that he is satisfied with simply being best mates, satisfied with the way things are. After all, it's just a crush, right? And he won't risk losing this friendship – this unlikely, perfect friendship – for anything. Percy/Oliver. :: Won Best Written, Best Characterization, Reilly's Judge's Choice, and tied for Best Overall in the HPFC fic exchange!
"She does love him. She's just not sure that's enough." :: Minerva McGonagall/Elphinstone Urquart with mentions of past Minerva/Dougal McGregor. Pottermore spoilers.
Seamus and Dean, in pencil sketches. Years 1-7. Mild Seamus/Dean. :: "Pencil and sketchbook paper seems at first glance such a simple medium, but that makes it all the more challenging, you think. It takes true skill, then, to be extraordinary. And /he/ is extraordinary. The image of you is /alive/."
In which Walburga Black learns about duty, propriety, and love. :: "She wanted nothing more than to forget her duty and call him back, but she wouldn't because she was a Black, and that was what mattered."
There are so many reasons that aren't why Neville asks Ginny to the Yule Ball. There's really only one reason why he does, and he hates himself for it. Neville/Ginny, though not in a particularly romantic sort of way.
When Charlie promises that he'll be home for Christmas and doesn't show, Bill goes to Romania to tell him off. Charlie, as it turns out, has good reason. Charlie/Draco, for Sam.
He never intended to fall for her. He can't really help it – she's pretty, clever. He expects to live with the heartbreak, because he's smart enough to know that she's taken. He doesn't expect her to sabotage him, take him in, lead him on, and then crush him. But that's what she does. And he still can't bring himself to hate her for it. Onesided Cormac/Hermione.
Albus Dumbledore may have said that it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, but George has long ceased caring. :: George Weasley accidentally stumbles upon the Mirror of Erised. Post-war.
Katie Bell is bound and determined to make her mark the night of the Battle of Hogwarts, and she's well on her way – but apparently fate has other plans. Character Death.
Post-war. Molly pretends to be invincible, because George needs to see that life goes on. Behind closed doors, though, she cannot help but crack. Arthur/Molly.
He will do anything to see her smile. And yet, she wonders aloud what she did to deserve him – clearly, she has it all backwards. Pre-Hogwarts. Sev and Lily Christmas Eve fluffiness.
In which there are a lot of things they simply do not say, and Remus decides to just trust Sirius, for once. The Marauders introduce Remus to their Animagus forms in a last-minute sort of way.
"And, for this moment, it's like nothing has changed. It's like the doubt, the feelings of betrayal, the twelve years apart – it's like all of that never even happened. They're seventeen again, perfectly in tune with each other's every movement, every breath." :: Remus/Sirius
Luna writes a letter to Neville about her first football game. Slight mentions of Dean/Luna, Neville/Hannah, Seamus/Lavender, and Harry/Ginny. :: "Just Dean and I, some exploration of the countryside, and lots of West Ham football. I know I told you I was expecting football to be rather boring, but I decided to approach it with an open mind–"
Fred II legally changes his name. :: "Fred Weasley died, twenty-one years ago. And he is sick and tired of forever trying to live up to a memory, because he is not Fred the first, and he will never be."
Because sometimes, it doesn't seem like there are options at all. :: "Don't you ever wonder if… I don't know. If there's something more to life than being the perfect pureblood daughter, the perfect pureblood wife?" :: Black sisters gen.
Charlie decides that it's high time Draco meets his family properly. :: "Promise you won't let any of your brothers murder me?" :: Established Charlie/Draco.
Percy and Oliver have always been polar opposites: the athlete and the brainiac. But when they become the only two Gryffindor boys in their year, they must learn to understand one another and find common ground. Eventual Percy/Oliver.
"But I have stopped, and I have thought, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm absolutely insane, because somewhere along the line I fell for you." HP/DM.
When his DADA teacher begins a lesson with, "The werewolf is one of the most dangerous beasts known to man," Teddy Lupin knows he's going to have a problem.
In which Sirius misses the annual Gryffindor versus Slytherin snowball fight, and the Marauders concur that Sirius is a menace to society. Remus/Sirius, Marauderlyness.
"What used to be a home had somehow become a prison." When the Prophecy is revealed, Frank and Alice Longbottom go into hiding. The monotony of it is absolutely maddening, and Alice is convinced that if it goes on for much longer, she'll go insane. F/A.
Dean Thomas is a wizard - but until Minerva McGonagall shows up on his doorstep and says so, neither her nor his family know it. It's a little bit of a culture shock. *One of the main characters is actually Mrs. Thomas, but she's not an option.*
Four times, Regulus Black hesitates. Four times, he contemplates walking away and pretending nothing happened. Four times, he keeps moving forward, until, eventually, there's no going back.
"Because he's addicted to danger, now. It's been a part of his life for so long that he doesn't know how to live without that adrenaline high anymore, because it's become a part of him." Mild Harry/Draco.
The silence speaks volumes. It speaks of all the things that they cannot say, or don't want to say because saying it makes it real. :: Seamus/Dean mild slash, post HBP, pre DH.
'Breathe in,' she tells herself. 'Breathe out.' The steady rhythm of breath is the only tangible thing she has to focus on. It's the only thing keeping her sane.
There are some promises that can't be made, some that can't be kept, and some that aren't really understood at the time they're promised. Then there are the promises that mean everything. Dean/Seamus, set during DH.
When a single instant changes Harry's entire childhood, the Wizarding World doesn't quite know what to do with the Boy-Who-Lived who shows up at Platform 9 3/4 – because he isn't what they expected. AU.
"The shattered fragments of Remus's heart ache for Harry – his heart would break, but there's not enough of it left whole for another fracture line." Sirius's fall through the Veil, from Remus's POV. Very, very mild implied slash.
"Percy, emotions aren't something that have a 'supposed to' attached. You feel what you feel." Percy struggles with breaking up with Penelope after realizing he's in love with someone else. Percy/Oliver.
Angelina can't stop the sharp, bitter laugh from escaping her lips. "Are any of us whole anymore?" She sobers. "I love you–" she reaches out a hand to trace the shiny, white line "–scars and all. Shattered and all." Rated T for implied self-harm.
After losing six months of her life to a cursed necklace, all Katie Bell feels at first is burnt. But then she decides to use that, and she is fueled by the ashes in her veins.
"I know what it feels like to live without you. And I don't ever want to go back to that." Remus/Sirius, the day of the battle in the Department of Mysteries.
"Of course it will be him holding the Quidditch cup aloft. That's got to be his heart's deepest desire… right?" What does Oliver Wood see in the Mirror of Erised? Preslash, sort of.
Seven survivors and their experiences the night of the Battle of Hogwarts. I. Padma. II. Hannah. III. Katie. IV. Luna. V. Percy. VI. Charlie. VII. Draco. "But safety is not an option. Here, tonight, safety doesn't exist."
"She wonders when James Potter went and grew up, because he certainly didn't do so while she was watching." JP/LE – James waltzes with a reluctant Lily in a thunderstorm.
"Yet, when it comes to Remus, Regulus will forfeit knowledge just because Remus asks him to. He will stay in the metaphorical dark, where he so hates to be, all because he trusts." Very light Remus/Regulus.
"I'm sorry," Remus says again. "Maybe… Maybe, in another life, I could have loved you. Maybe, if things were different, this could have worked." Very angsty Remus/Regulus.
Maybe it's Fate. Maybe it's coincidence. Maybe it's sheer dumb luck. Whatever it is, when a certain ex-Death Eater runs smack into a certain redheaded Dragon Tamer, all they know is, neither's life is ever going to be the same again. Charlie/Draco.
"There is no honor, says the world, in fighting for the Dark side." But someone has to mourn the wicked. Someone has to mourn for Severus Snape, for Bellatrix Lestrange, for Barty Crouch, and for Tom Riddle.
Percy/Oliver. 10 drabbles about their relationship for the Drabble Collection Challenge on HPFC. "It's not much neater than their first kiss, and it's raw and fierce, but it's them – clashing all the way."
"The Blacks, they are Slytherins, through and through. And yet, simultaneously, they are the bravest of all." 5 Drabbles on the bravery of Sirius, Andromeda, Regulus, Bellatrix, and Narcissa. Now complete.
"And this life of servitude is the life he's gotten himself into, it's his lot, and, finally, life seems like potions, because he gets out what he earned." No pairings. Severus Snape, growing up. For the Alliteration Competition.
"Because while Sirius is stupid and reckless and frustrating, Remus loves him despite all of that." Remus/Sirius, depicting the fallout from "The Prank," when Sirius apologizes a total of sixty times before Remus finally forgives him.
"It's such a simple moment, really. It shouldn't mean anything, and yet, it means everything." Sirius and Remus on a peaceful spring day, reading Hamlet. Very light Remus/Sirius. For the Title Challenge and the Couples and Good Friends Competition.
"Because when words fail, actions speak." RL/SB. Remus is hurt and angry after the Prank, and he ends up nursing his fifth glass of firewhiskey in the Hog's Head. But Sirius is there to catch him when he falls – literally.
When Bellatrix Lestrange breaks out of Azkaban, Seamus explains to Dean why this fact should terrify everyone. For the "Very Potter Quotes" Competition.
"As always after speaking with Luna, Colin feels like he's answered one question and come up with a thousand more." Ginny/Colin friendship, some Luna. Ginny knows that Colin loves cats, so she tries to help him out.
Neville/Luna. : While everyone else looks at him differently after the Battle of Hogwarts, Neville finds comfort with Luna, who knew he was a hero all along. Fluffy.
"He buries pieces of himself with his brother. With every shovelful of dirt that covers Colin's casket, Dennis changes. He buries his bravery with his brother. He buries his pride. And he buries his conviction."
He's not a masochist, and he is not a martyr, but Regulus Black is done being someone he's not. How Regulus fell from grace, and why he died a hero, though no one knew.
He's spent two years turning to ice, and two years frozen through, but at Oliver's simple words, for the first time in four long years, he begins to thaw. : Percy's winters through the years, from age ten to twenty-one. No pairings.
"Their first ever Hogsmeade visit, they're thirteen and naïve and innocent–well, not innocent really, but as innocent as the Marauders ever were." Remus and Sirius's first Hogsmeade visit. No pairings.Fluff. Won Runner up in Your Favorite Character Comp!
"And because he loves her, he can't bear to tell her." "The Quidditch games, they are his stolen moments, the only times he'll allow himself to cherish what once was and what could have been." Percy/Oliver, Percy/Audrey
"This is her day; it's supposed to be the best day of her life. And she loves him, she does. But her Maid of Honor is late, and Lavender, her only bridesmaid, is solemn and scarred, and this is not how Parvati pictured her wedding day."
"She throws her arms around him and it's an odd hug with James on one knee and Lily on both knees and they're kneeling in mud and the rain is coming down in heavy sheets but no one cares because it's beautiful and it feels right." JP/LE
"Luna's vision of Hogwarts is a dreamy, romantic sort of place where anything is possible – even something as crazy as a Crumple-Horned Snorkack being friends with a Nargle." Luna's first day at Hogwarts.
They paint the same room so many times they've lost count. "They both know there's a war going on out there – for Merlin's sake, people are dying – but somehow, in this room, it seems like none of that can touch them." SB/RL, Fluff. T for safety.
"Watching Lily Evans – no, it's Potter now – get married was the hardest thing Severus Snape ever did." "He tells Lucius that she's replaceable – but she's not." Unrequited SS/LE, JP/LE. Songfic to Adele's Someone Like You.
Eight pieces of parchment sit in the gap between two bricks in an empty cell in the depths of Azkaban. Put together, these letters tell a tale that, if told when they were written, could have changed the course of two men's lives forever. Light RL/SB.
For the Asexual Awareness Challenge. "Am I crazy for simply wanting to want something without actually wanting it? It certainly sounds like I am. I don't think I am, though. I think I'm just different, like always."
"Smiling a bit embarrassedly, she says, "I was just making sure you weren't a hallucination." "Have those often, do you?" he drawls in return." Since when is Draco Malfoy the one doing the rescuing? No Pairings.
He's just got this feeling, that now that James has everything he ever dreamed of, that nothing's ever going to be the same. And he hates her a little bit, just for that. Because it's always been James and Sirius, like they're one entity. JPLE, SB POV
Full title includes: "And Pretty Pink Bridesmaid Dresses." "There was no way Padma could go to a wedding–even her sister's wedding–and watch all the happy people, and paint on a plastic smile in her pretty pink bridesmaid dress, and not say anything."
For the 48 Hours Challenge. HP/HG, Harmony. They took the long road there, and it was never easy, but Harry and Hermione finally get their happily ever after.
"Sirius takes the fall for everything Regulus ever does, and the gap between them widens as their Mum begins to believe in Regulus's perfection and Sirius's constant failures."No pairings. The relationship b/n Sirius and Regulus from birth until he leaves
"You just haven't found the right fish yet, Pads." "I hate fishing! I've been fishing for too long; I've caught way too many fish, but they all just hop off the line after a minute or two!" "Maybe you ought to try a net?" SB/RL Fluff.48 Hours Challenge
For the Irrational Fears Challenge. "The people that hate, they hate because they have hate in their hearts, and that's them. It's not about you." Seamus is terrified of stairs. At Hogwarts. Oh boy.
Remus-centric, Pre-Lily and James' deaths. "Being bitten, that was his reality check. That was his warning: he's not living in a fairy tale world any longer. He was, but that's over now. Reality time." What it was like for Remus after being bitten.
Threeshot JP/LE Because the only thing James would ever stay up all night for - excluding Marauders and moons - is Lily. He did so three times. The first time he was nervous. The second, planning. The third, he was anxious and excited and anticipatory...
RL/NT "They started out so r e d. All fire and passion, they were a whirlwind romance, a maelstrom of emotions." They traversed the whole rainbow in the short time they had together. For the "Skittles" Challenge at HPFC. 7 drabbles.
Warning: Pointlessness ahead! Also, if it will bother you that this has no ending, don't read it, because it never will. Garcia and her pet ferret, as told from the ferret's point of view. For the Dog Days of Summer Challenge at CCoAC.
Parvati Patil is sorted. She watches her friends get sorted into Hufflepuff and Gryffindor, and her twin sister into Ravenclaw. Where does that leave her? ""Think brave thoughts, Pads," Parvati murmured."
"Maybe Charlie isn't a Gryffindor after all. Or maybe he is. Charlie's not sure anymore." Charlie deliberates risking everything to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts.
How Peter Pettigrew, of all people, ended up in Gryffindor. "Who does he want to be? Peter wants, most of all, to not be pathetic, to not be weak. He wants to be strong and brave and good." Peter doesn't often get what he wants.
For the What's in a Name? Competition on HPFC. Very light Percy/Oliver, could be considered friendship. "There's a reason no one ever touches Percy Weasley, despite his nerdiness. That reason is Oliver Wood." Complete.
For the Dr. Seuss Quotes Competition on HPFC. Prompt: "How did it get so late so soon?" It seems to Remus like the worst moments in his life always come about when he loses track of his thoughts. Really, he ought to stop doing that. COMPLETE
Or, Weasley. Spelled W-O-O-D. Because Oliver might as well be a Weasley."Oliver is pretty much the only one that's ever been friends with every single Weasley boy, each by his own merit." No pairings.
"Charlie's afraid to tell his mother because, really, there are so many aspects of their relationship that she could disapprove of. He's surprised by her answer." Ron is furious. Dinner is awkward. Mentions Charlie/Draco. Most likely Complete.
And Sirius is raw. Burned. Flayed open. Because every bit of pain hurts just a little bit more. Every bit of rage burns just a little bit brighter. Every ache of loss throbs just a little bit more. And he'll never be the same.
"The people that wreak havoc with their every breath, Reid, they can't be left alone, or they'll never stop wreaking havoc." Post ep for L.D.S.K. For the Silver Screen Challenge at CCoAC.
Rossi has always been a bit of a square peg, and the more they try to shove him into round holes, the more he protests. Yet he's always rather liked being an enigma. Theme Song Challenge for CCoAC. Complete. Prompt:Rossi/Renegade - Tim McGraw. No pairings
"The lipstick stain on Morgan's cheek after he and Garcia emerged from the elevator was the only sign Reid received that everything had gone exactly as planned." Because there are some things that the genius just doesn't understand PG/DM Complete.
"I know what can and can't exist, what can and can't be known. What can and can't matter." A single photograph causes things to spiral out of control. Mild Reid/Hotch. Written for the New Year's Challenge on Chit Chat on Author's Corner. Complete.
Sometimes you have to decide that something is worth the risk, but sometimes, it's something you can't risk losing. M/G. For the Christmas Gift Fic Exchange on Chit Chat on Author's Corner. Complete.
"It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us." –Norman Maclean :: Even when it hurts, Harry smiles. But she sees right through him, like always. :: Very, very slight Harry/Luna.
"This team is like a family, and families take on the traits of their leaders." No wonder they were all nuts. For the October CandyLand Challenge. Complete.
Part One: Luna has a secret. Harry wants to know why she's letting the ocean wash over her head. Part Two: Luna never anticipated how outliving all of the humans on Earth would affect her. HP/LL Complete.
Set in DH. Possible minor spoilers. "They don't want to see the broken truth behind the pretty lies, because reality is harsh. They'd rather delude themselves." Just a rather short conversation between Hermione and Harry. Missing sceneish. Complete.
Random ponderings. My first HP fic. Please read and review! As usual, I will return the favor. Just realized I forgot a disclaimer so here it is: I don't own Harry Potter. Complete.