Bheith Aris by Tagidi Riva

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: Sometimes a place can play a profound role in a relationship. For Harry and Ginny, that place is The Bheith Aris. The Bheith Aris is a wizarding inn located in Cork, Ireland. At three pivotal points in their relationship the inn leaves them with more than they came with.

Both Sides of the Story by phoenix_fire

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: “How could I explain? You would not want to hear.
You wouldn’t listen if I talked anyway,
For you were too weighed down by your own fear.”
Sarah McLachlan, Home


Ever wonder how Bellatrix Lestrange earned her hatred for Muggles, or why Severus Snape is so nasty all the time? Here is a chance to see one humble readers imaginings of the whys behind the baddies of Harry Potter.



As with everything in life, one perspective is not enough. We always need to hear both sides of every story.

Buying Dreams by Fabula_propono

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: They were evil. They were cruel. They were violent and sadistic and barely human. But it was that 'barely' part that people tended to overlook. And the fact that not all Slytherins flew the same flag for the same reasons...

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The fourth installment of a one-shot series into the minds and hearts of the most notorious Slytherins of the Harry Potter series.

Bill's Thoughts by Hermione Lurves Ron

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: Bill is thinking about Fleur. B/F acrostic poem.

Breathe by stelladarcy

Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: Last night, on the eve of the battle, a different sort of desperation prompted him to corner her in the library. There, amidst piles of books and flickering candlelight, he told her without preamble, “I can’t do this without you.”
Ron/Hermione oneshot

Back to Boston by Ron x Hermione

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: Hermione Granger doesn't know where her life is taking her. She is married to someone she doesn't love, and she is the "bad person" in the Wizarding World, and is shunned for some of the horrible choices she has made in her life lately. She now has an occupation that she loathes, but that doesn't stop her from going through with it, and doing what her boss tells her.

When she comes upon a mysterious, decrepit house, she finds a man that is willing to help her out with her current task. But he has other plans for Hermione . . .

Hermione wakes up in a traditional-style dress, and tries to figure out where in the world she is. She eventually discovers that she has been placed in the Salem Witch Trials, and she is trying her best to get out of that time period - without being burned at the stake first.

This story was written in response to the Spring Challenge – this is Prompt, A Shift in Time. I am Ron x Hermione of Hufflepuff.

Blind Winter by Lurid

Rated: Professors •
Summary: When the winter brings more than a chill riding upon a snowflake, the steely bite of the cold does considerably less than satiate the warmth that is craved. The flurry that passes through the windows and skitters along the floor in a whirlwind can only be observed, it cannot be joined.

Brothers by megan_lupin

Rated: 6th-7th Years •
Summary: “He would never see James smile again. Sirius knew he would never again hear the voice of his best friend – his brother. Brothers look out for each other. They would never joke about anything again. They would never again have a “little too much” to drink and then have to try and explain it to Lily afterwards. Never again would he have his brother to remember the “good old days” when they both grew too old to do anything. Never again would the Marauders be together . . .”

Sirius had the perfect plan to protect James. But what happens when a flawless idea isn’t so flawless?

Written by megan_lupin of Gryffindor House, this is the final assignment for Professor Talon's DADA: Introduction to Dark/Angst class.

Validator's Pick of the Week (26 May 2007) on HPFF!

Beginning of the End by Cwiddy

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: Harry reflects on the immediate future, and what he has had to give up to face it.

Before It Begins by Lalalalatina

Rated: 1st-2nd Years •
Summary: The stars blink at the earth

Like innocent eyes.

The wind gently blows,

Carrying whispered goodbyes.



A slighly dark poem about what may happen before the final battle.