Holding What Can't Be Held by Hermione_Rocks, HorcruxHunter14

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore are both searching for something they believe with benefit their present situations. But sometimes we don't always know what we're looking for until it's too late.



Written by HorcruxHunter14 and Hermione_Rocks, both of Slytherin House, for the sixth run of the Gauntlet.

Not Your Usual Love Story! by go go ravenclaw, Sainyn Swiftfoot

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: They don't know how, but Dudley and Luna have fallen...for each other. Join them as they fight for their love.
Submission for Gauntlet Round 6: We are Sainyn Swiftfoot of Hufflepuff and go go ravenclaw of Gryffindor.

A Pale Shade of Night by methylethyldeth

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: The Dark Lord's quest for immortality has led him to the extremes of Dark magic, but how he plans to finally achieve his goal is shrouded in mystery. Essential to his plans are human souls for experimentation, provided to him during the first war by a contracted soul hunter, Arcana. Now the Dark Lord is back, and the reluctant soul hunter has finally heeded his persistent calls to return.

A dark Alternate Universe (AU) story full of fae, vampires, demons, and our favorite Dark witches and wizards. Disregards much of HBP.

Tendrils of Mist by MissyQuill, Elmindreda

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: "Just as well you never expected life to be fair, or you would have been in for one heck of a disappointment."

What good can possibly come out of meetings that could not be reasonably expected, guests that are less than welcome, and coincidences that are considerably less likely than a rational mind could estimate?.. Severus will have to find an answer to this question - and many more.

A Gauntlet entry written by MissyQuill and Elmindreda of Gryffindor. Awarded third place!

With lots of gratitude to Hannah, our wonderful guide! (On whose nerves we have been collectively getting throughout the whole duration of the Gauntlet...)

My Life in Scarlet by Malfoy_Star92

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: Imagine if you had a good life: one with a family who loved you and great friends who would do anything for you, maybe even a boyfriend whom you really liked and maybe even loved and he returned your feelings. But then one night all of that was ripped away. And now everyone who was dear to you hates you because you have been forced to become someone you would never would have chosen to be. What if there was no escape, not even death? This is the story of my life, for I learned so long ago that there is no such thing as "Happily Ever After."

The Promise by serenity_potterx

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: Through a series of flashbacks and real time passages, Hermione and Snape re-live their recently ended affair, but some sparks still fly...

Kill Bill (And Arthur) by Schmerg_The_Impaler, Nevilles Girl

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: It is a blustery day in Hogsmeade, and Arthur and Bill Weasley are minding their own business. That is, until they each receive letters instructing them to mind each other's business in a most intrusive and rather final sort of way.

But this is not just about Arthur and Bill. They happen to be a small part of a much bigger, much more ambitious scheme that they know nothing about, run by a frighteningly powerful organization. What exactly is going on, and what exactly will Arthur and Bill do?

Written as an entry for the Gauntlet, by Schmerg_The_Impaler of Hufflepuff house (most of the Bill bits) and Neville's Girl of Slytherin house (most of the Arthur bits). Probably the strangest thing either of us has ever written.

I am... by Maximum Potter

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: This is tribute to the four famous pranksters of Hogwarts. This is a one-shot that has their final moments in life.

They all are different, yet all the same. They were united but still divided until they found each other once more in death. They were brothers, they were friends, they are the Marauders of Gryffindor.

I present to you: Masters Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs in their final performance...

A Different Road III: Friend or Foe by black_ink

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: [Year 3: 10 of N/A] Its Harry’s third year as a Slytherin; the infamous prisoner Sirius Black is on the loose after twelve years…and, of course, after Harry. So, to keep him safe, Dumbledore is having Harry spend the summer with the last person he would ever want to temporarily live with. Things only get worse as, at Hogwarts, Black keeps trying to break into the castle and friendships will end. At the end of the year, Black won’t end up on the run nor will he end up a free man, and Pettigrew won’t escape on his own, but with some unexpected help, making the ending of Harry’s third year a can’t-miss…

How will Harry’s years at Hogwarts turn out, now that he's a Slytherin? Will he turn to the Dark Arts and be a follower of Voldemort? Or will he kill Voldemort, or die trying, after he learns of the prophecy? Will Harry's choices lead him down a different road? Follow and you will see...

“Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself.”
--The Labor Exchange

Patchwork by Raven_Stag

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: Hermione Granger never really recovered from Ron Weasley’s death. She fell into bed with another man, but never fell out of love with her former fiancé. Unfortunately, the other man is Harry Potter, whose understanding as a friend can’t really reconcile with his desire as a lover.


And all of that mess was eight years ago. Now, Hermione’s be left in charge of Hogwarts as all the Professors with any sense abandon ship. It’s always been her haven, now she must be its savior. But can she pull it off, and at what cost to her own future? Or past? She has to contend with the students—the staff—Ron’s child—and then there’s that pesky Defense Against the Dark Arts position that needs filling once again. Of course, there’s only one man for the job, and he owes her no favors.