Stories by Hemlockconium

(15x20 did not happen) Jack has become God, the bringer of light and life, and restored balance to the universe. The Shadow has claimed Castiel and carted him off to the Empty to sleep for eternity. The bunker is deserted save for Sam and Dean, who mourn their lost friends and deal with a world that will always need saving.

A self-pitying werewolf, a girl with an overactive imagination, and a criminal barrister try to solve the case of Sirius Black. Between them and the truth lie Aurors covering their tracks, politicians seeking re-election, a Hobgoblin king out for blood, and a long-awaited trial.

Sirius Black is finally getting the trial he was denied nearly thirteen years ago. The verdict will decide his fate: a chance to reunite with his family or a punishment worse than death. (Under reconstruction. I apologise for the inconvenience.)

Through a trapdoor on Hogwarts' third floor, a stranger has been waiting for Harry Potter in front of the Mirror of Erised. He promises no ill-intent and offers only the opportunity of a lifetime.

An isolated setting, a cursed child, and a murderous orphanage—surviving the night is less of a certainty than it is an unlikely goal.

An orphanage in the countryside, a cursed child, and a house with murderous tendencies—what could possibly go wrong?

Harry and Draco haven't spoken since the end of the war, but a couple of years after the final battle, a sunny afternoon finds the two of them taking Teddy Lupin to a Muggle playground.

Sam and Dean head to a town that's gone off the rails and discover that the inhabitants have lost their impulse control. Things go from bad to worse when the boys get infected by whatever's going on.

A young and ambitious Rita Skeeter will do anything to get ahead in her career, even flirt with Knockturn Alley's biggest crime boss.

The Marauders aren't the only students getting into trouble at Hogwarts—others are just better at not getting caught. A series of one-shots of Lily and Severus's adventures.

After losing a child, Hermione needed to be alone. She hasn't been seen since. Years after her disappearance, Teddy Lupin sets out on a mission to find her and ventures into a dark forest that has something not quite right about it to do so.

Duels and fistfights take over the Gryffindor common room after people start spilling secrets and lies. Sirius saves Marlene from a wayward curse, but if they don't get to the bottom of what's going on, things will only get worse.

When romance is mentioned, everyone has a person, object, or activity that pops to mind. For Nymphadora Tonks, that person is Remus Lupin, that object is a newspaper, and that activity is completing a crosswords puzzle.

Months after the war, Draco Malfoy struggles to pay his penance.

Kingsley Shacklebolt knows that he has to be a better Minister than his predecessors, but he's also keenly aware that he can't think of everything alone. So he relies on others, and one woman in particular—everyone's favourite bookworm.

When dragon pox starts affecting Muggles, Minister Hermione Granger adds her mind to the research efforts only to discover clues that suggest that this new strain of the disease was engineered. Her suspicions lead her to the usual suspect: a Slytherin ex-Death Eater.

While playing in the attic, Sirius and Regulus break one of their mother's newest purchases and rush to hide the evidence before Walburga discovers their crime.

Sirius goes missing during a Ministry party. James puts his new Auror skills to the test to find his best friend, but it stops being a game at the first sign of scorch marks.

Fred and George play a mean trick on four-year-old Ron.

Remus is having a bad day. A war rages, the sky is in tears, and he's just stepped in a puddle and lost his shoe.

Gather close to hear the tale of a woman who lied her way into Hogwarts, threatened animate objects, tricked her teachers, and fooled her classmates, proving once and for all that Squibs deserve better.

Sirius Black is a caged bird. He always has been, from the moment he was born into a household of fear and oppression to the time he was forced to return to that same house and stay there after years of imprisonment—and he hates it.

The path to greater knowledge can be fraught with danger; of this, Rose Granger-Weasley is well aware. But when she sets out to discover the truth about the infamous Countess Elizabeth Báthory, she realises that she's in well over her head.

When Remus woke up after a full moon to the worst pain imaginable, he knew that something was wrong, but he could never have guessed that one of his best friends would be the cause.

During prefect rounds, Alice and Narcissa, an unlikely duo, uncover a prank-related plot.

Hogwarts has organised its first annual parent-teacher evening. For the parents, this is an opportunity to learn about what their kids get up to when they're not around; for the kids, it's a source of great unease. But for Harry Potter, it's the chance to return to the place he'd once called home and make up for a past mistake.

Teddy Lupin only knows his parents through pictures and stories, and he accepted that he would never truly know them a long time ago. But there's a book at Flourish and Blotts which is going to upend everything he thought he knew.

Surrounded by Death Eaters, Harry, Ron, and Hermione make their last stand. They can't fail—no one else knows about Voldemort's Horcruxes—but they're outnumbered. Hermione knows what to do. She knows what sacrifice has to be made. She knows she won't get to say goodbye.

Shortly after Sirius is disowned by his family, Regulus Black must step up and become the sole bearer of his family's future, all the while struggling to come to terms with his loss.

Upon meeting her future sister-in-law for the first time, Walburga becomes burdened with feelings she cannot begin to fathom, nor does she particularly care to.

The Marauders are at it again, and they're going for a record. How many school rules can they break in a day without getting caught?

Bellatrix Black never wanted the life her parents had planned for her, but duty overruled desire, so she did as she was told. That is until fate showed her a way out.

A Knarl attacks Marlene's garden while her parents are away on a mission for the Order of the Phoenix, a movement she has been asked to join. With the rest of her life ahead of her, she has to choose between doing what is right and staying safe: joining a war on the losing side or burying her head in the sand and praying that she can live with herself afterwards.

Hermione Granger is a well-known social justice warrior. She's made a name for herself fighting for creature rights, but now she has her sights set on a loftier goal: ridding Azkaban of the Dementors.

Azkaban is a place of nightmares, and no one gets out from there unscathed, not even Sirius. It's left holes in his memory. There are things he should remember but can't, and he wants to remedy that. But there are also things he's never known and wants to find out, and he will with a little help from an old friend.

A near-fatal fall has Charlie Weasley rethinking his plans for his future.

Minerva McGonagall is utterly disgusted with Albus's choice for the new Potions' professor now that the war is won, and she will make her disapproval known until she's blue in the face, but Albus has always been a stubborn old goat.

Dolores Umbridge is a proud and ambitious woman. She didn't like the hand she'd been dealt in life, so she got herself a new one, a better one, fighting tooth and nail to get all that she deserved. This is the cliff's notes version of her journey.

Remus is dealing with a lot of stress in his life what with being a werewolf and trying to fit into a community that would rather he not exist. His homework load isn't helping matters, but, fortunately, Sirius is around to teach him how to unwind.

The story of how Fred and George Weasley came across the Marauders' Map.

Muggle AU, it's Mother's day and Lily has dragged Severus to the flower shop. He refuses to set foot inside, but is quick to change his mind when he spots the florist flirting with his best friend.

In the aftermath of the final battle, both Harry and Hogwarts are looking worse for wear, but despair and misery will not be the end of their stories.

The Hogwarts Pure-Blood Society Club has gathered to discuss current events, namely the official enactment of the International Statute of Secrecy. Prejudice fights acceptance, and both sides argue over the definition of enlightenment.

Set during the first war against Voldemort, the Marauders fight to keep their friendship intact while dealing with the ever-present threat of death, violence, and misery, as well as a couple of unplanned pregnancies and an uncertain future.

Trapped in a cell in Azkaban, Fenrir Greyback tells his version of events. He carves it into the prison walls, staining every word with blood. His story has to be told—all of it. Maybe then someone will finally understand.

When Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban, the first place the Aurors look for him is on the other side of the Atlantic where his daughter and her godfather are trying to get on with their lives. A moral dilemma is placed upon Kali Black and Remus Lupin as they decide where their loyalties lie.

The goddess of wisdom and war strategy teaches at Hogwarts. Fred and George Weasley will put her tactical mind to the test, but the lesson she will gain from them is not the one they meant to impart. She will learn the true burden of immortality.

During the Christmas holidays of 1977, Lily Evans attends her sister's wedding with her boyfriend in tow and with specific instructions from Petunia to act as normal as possible or else. But if the sisters' subsequent estrangement is anything to go by: all did not go according to plan. Here's my take on the straw that broke the camel's back.