Stories by bravenclawesome

It took a while before Arthur was able to speak, due to the fact that he was spluttering in outrage. "Merlin," he said finally, his voice several notches higher in pitch than it had been the last time he opened his mouth. "You – oh God, you've – you've turned me into a CHILD, you idiot!"

It seemed that Arthur had found an effective way to shut up his manservant at last.

Because Arthur was jealous of Merlin picking flowers for Morgana, Merlin decided to pick forget-me-nots for Arthur every time he went to gather herbs for Gaius. It started out as a joke, but later turned into something more. A thousand years later, the first thing Arthur did for him was go out and buy forget-me-nots. Fluff and angst.

The International Statute of Secrecy is under threat. The percentage of the Muggle population who know about magic is continually growing. To prepare the wizarding world for inevitable future challenges, there is only one option – to familiarize wizards with all things Muggle. This is exactly what Hermione Granger does... with exceedingly hilarious results.

No one was around to hear him when at long last, the young warlock sank to his knees, shaking all over as wrecked sobs tore themselves out of his throat. No one was around to see him when the greatest sorcerer who ever lived curled into a ball on the shore, moaning long and low, "Arthur… Arthur… Arthur… Arthur, please… please come back to me…"

Arthur's bright blue eyes flashed with the glint he usually displayed when he was up for a challenge. "All right, what do you say, Merlin?" he goaded. "Let's have a duel. My sword, your magic." Features stormcloud!Merlin, slash if you squint.

Arthur and Merlin are complete strangers who take part in an experiment where they have to kiss for the first time. Months later, they run into each other again, and buried desires finally make their way to the surface. Based off a YouTube video called "First Kiss" that went viral.

Merry Christmas 2013! Three years after the war, Angelina returns from America to spend Christmas at the Weasley's, inadvertently reopening wounds as she stirs up memories of Fred. As the clock ticks closer to Christmas Day, George ponders how to admit his feelings for his dead brother's girlfriend...

Both of them moved at the exact same time; Luna stood on tiptoe, meaning to kiss Harry on the cheek as a thank-you, but as her lips neared he turned his head. There was a moment when both of them stood there, completely and utterly still in shock and surprise. Then, slowly, Harry slid his hand into Luna's unruly ash blonde hair...

Arthur fell to his knees and buried his face in Merlin's shoulder, trying to hold his emotions in, but the tears were already running down his face in careless abandon. "Never – do that – to me – again," he choked. "I could have killed myself when I saw you - I thought you were dead. How could you have been so stupid?" Rated M for violence.

"I thought you were going for a hug," said Merlin, hurt and confused. Arthur gave Merlin a look of disdain. "No," he said shortly. But before he could turn away and leave, Arthur suddenly found himself up against the wall with Merlin's lips pressed to his. Set during 2x06.

He realised in that moment that Dumbledore's words were indeed true – this was all happening inside his head, but it was very much real...

What was the point of living, when the person he lived for was gone? It wasn't enough to be the first friend she had. He wanted to be the last one she loved... WARNING: ANGST LIKE WHOA.

Their haunting duet had rendered them speechless...but there was no need to speak.

Sibling rivalry has never been worse between the Patil twins of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Little did they know just how much one would give for the other...

Ginny takes advantage of her feminine wiles to win at Quidditch.

Time and time again, he would hope that Colin was really sleeping, that he would wake up again and be able to take care of him like the older brother he was. Now that he was gone, Dennis was going to grow older than him. The idea was unfamiliar, alien, wrong...

Her friends were now connected by a long, glittering chain, forever entwined in a circle of gold...

"Honestly, Lavender, let him breathe," Hermione said calmly from where she was sitting. "It's not anyone's fault but yours that he doesn't love you back."

When it happened, it was like all the stars had exploded, or perhaps the planets had flown out of orbit. This was happening, really happening to her right now – it was beyond her wildest dreams, her deepest desires. But no one knew the person who had been behind it all along...

Leanne blinked to see through her tears. "But five is an odd number," she said. "If buttercups always have five petals, then won't you always get something good?" "Yes, I believe that's the point of it," said Luna. "It's nice to believe."

Their sole motive was to take pleasure from her pain, but she never felt any of that. She knew other people would have reacted differently, but she merely thought they were mildly amusing. After all, her bullies couldn't think of anything better to call her other than 'Loony' Lovegood, and took her things all the time, hiding them in random places.

"What do you expect me to tell you, then?" cried Parvati, coming close to tears herself from the overwhelming pity she felt for the round-faced boy in front of her. "Do you want me to confirm that you're useless and stupid and hopeless like those Slytherins do? You're nothing like them, Neville. Stop feeling so sorry for yourself and just tell me what you want."

It was like nothing she had heard before. It tore through her and sliced at her ears, the pain and anguish seeping into her very being. The agony was overwhelming. And worst of all, it was happening right in front of her, and she could do nothing to stop it from happening. So she screamed too.

There was that look again as she smiled, that look she had that looked so dubious, so innocent, so beautiful, almost like she was giving him another chance. He would have treasured her so much, hung on to her every word, and danced the night away. Then she smiled at him again and nodded, and in that moment, Cedric knew he had fallen in love with her all over again...

It wasn't the kind of slobbery open-mouthed kiss he saw his friends share with their girlfriends when they were being particularly affectionate to one another. It wasn't the kind where he pulled her close to him in a heated rush of passion. It was just lips touching, but the simplicity and innocence of it left the two breathless as they broke apart...

It stung him to see the boy prance his way to the table, but what stung him even more was when he took the empty seat next to Lily without asking her if he could. Then Severus watched numbly in shock as her hand came up to meet his, and they shook hands firmly, smiling as they looked into each other's eyes...

Severus didn't know this, but when he reflected on this particular memory many, many years later, he realized that this was the exact moment out of them all when he had fallen hopelessly in love with Lily Evans...