Rating: 3rd-5th Years
Stories
Pearls Mean Tears by Nagini Riddle
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say -Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye
Abraxas has a wake up call when his girlfriend becomes engaged to another man.
This is the prequel to The Purity of The Turf, although you do not have to read that story in order to understand this one.
This is Nagini Riddle of Gryffindor, writing for the TV challenge.
The Purity of the Turf by Nagini Riddle
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: "Only know you love her when you let her go...
And you let her go." -Let Her Go by Passenger
A dialogue between two best friends following one particular stumbling block of Abraxas Malfoy's.
This story is related to my poem titled Separation, though you do not need to read it in order to understand the story.
This is Nagini Riddle of Gryffindor, writing for the TV Challenge.
Awry by Liet Dumbledore, Kaitlyn Snape
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: At the end of sixth year, Lily hates Severus. She can never forgive him for that one word, no matter how careless. And so, when she goes home, Lily spends only a short time in her neighborhood before joining Mary in Godric’s Hollow.
At the end of sixth year, James loves Lily. She is his life. He lives to see her each and every day. And so, when he goes home, James is looking for a new way to win her heart in the coming year. Remus comes over, and the two hatch a plan.
At the end of sixth year, everything is as usual.
At the beginning of seventh year, everything has changed.
Pills and Potions by Nagini Riddle
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: "It's like I 'm lost
It's like I'm giving up slowly
It's like you're a ghost that's haunting me
Leave me alone
And I know these voices in my head
Are mine alone" -Addicted by Kelly Clarkson
It's been a year since Fred's death, and Katie finds herself in a terrible bind.
AU warning simply because I have written the story as if Katie was present when Fred was killed.
Lily and Alice by Wenlock
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Alice defied the odds when she became the first woman Auror in the 20th century.
Lily was up against even worse when she, a Muggle-born, became a rising star in potions, the most tradition-centric field of magic.
They each sacrificed to prove themselves.
They sacrificed even more for their sons.
This is the bittersweet tale of a war that brought two remarkable women together and made them the best of friends, before it ripped their families apart.
Dawn (Go Away) by Nagini Riddle
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Narcissa finds that the battle has taken a turn for the worse, and she no longer wants to be part of it.
Written for the 2014 Random Song Title Challenge.
Feathers for Figg by ProfPosky
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: He'd been called Mundungus for years; he knew what people thought of him -- he thought it of himself. Unable to face the Death Eaters flying at him, he Apparated away in a moment of panic, leaving Alastor Moody to his fate. No one has come looking for him since. He made sincere attempts a losing himself. And yet, there is one person he knows who wonders, cares, and remembers the name of his glory days, and does something about it.
Along the way, there may be some mild profanity, threatened violence and sexual situations, but nothing graphic.
This is ProfPosky of Gryffindor writing for the 2013 Great Hall Valentines Day Cotillion Challenge. I am no longer a mod.
And Now... by Oregonian
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: Moments after the death of Voldemort, Harry gazes at the corpse of the Dark Lord lying on the floor of the Great Hall and contemplates his own future.
This poem won first place in the Tumblr Challenge
Catch Me If You Can by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: They were friends, then teammates, then . . . well, she honestly couldn't tell you.
After a Quidditch accident landed Lily Potter in the hospital wing, she came to rely on the steady company of her friend, cousin, and team Captain, Louis Weasley. But just when she thought something more might be brewing between them, he shut her out.
Can Lily figure out this enigmatic, frustrating boy, or will she always wonder what could've been?
This story has been nominated for a 2014 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best Next Generation Story.
A Revolutionary Accident by William Brennan
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Perhaps the true answer to a centuries-old mystery.
Penumbra I: The Rubicon by elizabeth_austen
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Part One in the "Penumbra" Series.
They call it the War of Blood, a cataclysm which will decide the fate of all sentient life and of wizardry. The Wizarding World is diseased, but Voldemort is just the canker. The worst elements of wizardry have now gathered, not only Death Eaters and Dementors, but all elements of darkness, because underneath it all, invisible to most but nonetheless present, there is an ancient war raging.
As he departs on the Horcrux Hunt, Harry Potter finds an unexpected ally. After he disappears, the unrest and corruption in the Ministry starts making things difficult for the Order and easier for the Death Eaters, Voldemort has found a new and deadly ally, and in the meantime, an elite group of goblins begin planning their own fight against Voldemort.
Final Chances by IWriteToSurvive
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: After the Battle of Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy and his family found themselves as outcasts. Hated by the Magical community, they were shunned for months following the battle. Draco, having changed dramatically during his service as a Death Eater, knew that his family got what they deserved - even felt they should have received a more severe punishment. He regretted and hated his past and had no reason to believe that his future would be much of an improvement.
Until he got a letter inviting him back to Hogwarts.
He knew the risks. He knew the consequences. But he didn't know her.
Do you think of me the same? by Nagini Riddle
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Hermione has managed to travel through time to Tom Riddle's 7th year at Hogwarts in order to see what she can do about altering events. But she didn't bargain on an unforeseen consequence...
Written for the Tumblr Inspiration Challenge in the Great Hall
The Crofter and The Snake by Oregonian
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: During the perilous school year of 1997-1998, when Muggleborns are on the run and students who were previously taught at home are forced to attend Hogwarts, Tracey Davis just wants to avoid trouble and manage to survive. Her goal is to stay out of harm's way, but in the final night of crisis her courage arises, and she finds so much more than that, from the least expected place in the British Isles.
This is Oregonian of Slytherin House, writing for the Third Annual Great Hall Cotillion. This story was awarded Second Place in the category of Chaptered Stories.
This story was nominated for a 2014 Quicksilver Quill Award, Best General Story.
A Story for Charlie by Darkness Enshrouds
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary:
A boy. A girl. A budding romance. If only things never got complicated...
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(Violence warning is for later chapters; I promise nothing graphic, it's just a caution)
No One Can Ever Know by Nagini Riddle
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: "My word, Severus, that I shall never reveal the best of you?"
~Dumbledore to Severus in the 7th book
There is more than just Lily that Severus doesn't wish to have revealed as he lives in regret, guilt, and darkness...
Written for the Tumblr Inspiration Challenge in the Great Hall. It took second place!
Time, Space, and Blunt Force Trauma by teh tarik
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary:
On the very last day of his life, Sirius Black was bored. Bored, bored, bored.
At the Battlefront by Nagini Riddle
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: The Final Battle at Hogwarts rages on as the victims question whether or not hope exists for them.
For Vicki/Oregonian, my dear friend on the Boards.
Written for the Tumblr Inspiration Challenge in the Great Hall
Nominated for a 2014 Best Poetry QSQ!
Crocus by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Four years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Andromeda Tonks exists only for her grandson. Like an unearthed bulb, through an ever-long winter she waits not to bloom, but to decompose to mulch.
But when Kingsley Shacklebolt approaches her with a proposition, she realises that perhaps there is more to life than the necessity of living only for another.
This is Equinox Chick and this is my second entry in the Third Great Hall Cotillion.
I am not JK Rowling. Sorry.
My House Is Empty And My Family Dead by Oregonian
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •Summary: Not only in wars with Death Eaters do we suffer loss. Sometimes everything is just stripped away.
This poem was nominated for the 2014 Quicksilver Quill Award: Best Poetry.