A Different Light by jzoolander

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: It is often said that history is written by the winners. But what about the losers? We all have a story to tell even the worst of us. A family torn by a regime of hate. A group they once thought powerful and righteous has turned against them. A reputable family tossed to it limits making them question all they believe in. This is the story of the Malfoys. A family tested during one of the greatest wars in Wizarding history.

Among The Flowers, Beneath The Stars by GringottsVault711

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: The summer before Rose Weasley's seventh year is not an enjoyable one. Trapped amidst a family she's sure would prefer the boy she's turned down to the one she's given her heart to, the only comfort she finds is in the memories of the last, beautiful week of term, and the knowledge that when the holidays are over, she'll be back in his arms - that is, if he hasn't changed his mind during the summer.

A Heart of Stone by Emily_Anne

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: A poem from Draco's point of view. Angsty, but not too much so. =). Enjoy!

A Mother's Lament by kalae_zoe

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: She placed her head on his chest to see if she could hear a heartbeat. She waited expectantly to hear the gentle thud of his heart beat against her ear. A few seconds turned into several minutes, still no heartbeat. The only heartbeat she could feel was her own as it thumped faster and louder in her chest at each passing second of silence. Why wasn’t his heart beating, unless he really was gone?

“F-Fred, p-please wake up,” she sobbed, not moving her head from her son’s chest.

A look at the Battle of Hogwarts from Molly Weasley’s POV from the death of Fred to her final confrontation with Bellatrix Lestrange.

All Comes Around Again by Leahr

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: Darkness lurks in the future of Hogwarts as an evil wizard, bearing a name and a title he has given himself, terrifies witches and wizards eveywhere and threatens the security of the entire wizarding world.
One night in late spring, a young boy, only a first-year, sits before his headmaster's desk. The walls are covered in portraits of sleeping former headmasters, and mysterious, delicate devices cover the surfaces around the office. But the headmaster's eyes are green, and the boy is not who you think.

A Perfect Year? by wanderingLily

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: Lily just wants the perfect last year at Hogwarts. James just wants Lily to finally agree to go out with him. What will happen? Will she change her mind, and if she does, why the change?

Always The Same, Yet Always Different by luinrina

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: Every year the Sorting Hat thinks up new lyrics to present on September first to introduce the first years to Hogwarts. The following poem is what the Hat could have sung one year.

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I am luinrina of Hufflepuff, and this was my submission to the Extra Credit Prompt of the Summer Challenge 2008. It received third place.



Nominated for the QSQ Award 2008 - Best Poetry

An Unbreakable Silence by thechocolatefrog

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: Hermione living in London, happily married, when an old friend shows up on her doorstep in the middle of the night. He's drunk and she hasn't seen him in months, so Hermione demands an explanation. But her visitor doesn't get the reaction he was hoping for...

A Lesson In Public Speaking by star_sailor

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: There are far too many things on Professor Septima Vector's mind. Most of them are numbers. But there are also worries: worries about the recent events after last year, when the Chamber of Secrets was opened, worries of imminent danger around any given corner, putting Professor Vector's nerves on end, and of course, worries of embarrassing herself.

This is star_sailor of Ravenclaw's entry for The Summer Challenge: Educational Decree.

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.