This is the story of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, spanning five generations and 150 years. There will be secrets and shame, bloodshed and betrayal - but the Blacks will remain, at any cost, always, always pure.

In the middle of the night, the Weasley siblings share war stories, tears and memories. One-shot.

Five times Lily Evans was perfect, and one time she wasn't.

"Of course, 'dead' doesn't even begin to cover it – he thinks the word 'shattered' might be more appropriate." / Seventeen times the Marauders died - because who said you can only kill a man once?

"Don't you know that princes only go for princesses?" / Ginny and learning the difference between princesses and heroines. Freeverse.

"In her head, they always fell together." Molly watches her sons grow up and tries not to compare them to the brothers she lost. Years later, Ginny does the same: because this is not the sort of story to have a happy ending, and their losses can never quite be mended.

"You're not coping. You say you are but you're not." Ginny spends most of her time with George, which is understandable, of course - he needs her. But he'll always be her big brother, and big brothers are good at giving advice. Even when they're broken.

George Weasley watches his siblings die, one by one.

January, 1976. One disaster. Seven points of view. What exactly happened in the days after Sirius Black sent Severus Snape to the Whomping Willow?

"It's selfish and it's wrong but there's no space in Fred's heart for loving anyone else." / What if it were George instead of Fred? AU.

Bill is arguing. Charlie is frightened. Percy is angry. George is broken. Ron is stressed. Ginny is miserable. Even months after the war, healing isn't easy, and the Weasley siblings still have a long way to go.

The Marauders were growing up these days – barely a week away from graduation, about to join the fight against Voldemort, falling in love and falling apart. / A few days before they leave Hogwarts, Sirius and Remus talk high on the Astronomy Tower at night. One-shot.

"The thing about loving, Molly knew, was that it was a double-edged sword: because although it could bring you out of your darkest days, it could also send you plunging into the depths of misery and fear. All love came with a price." In which Molly talks late at night with her two most difficult children, and reflects on the dangers of loving too much. One-shot.

"Some days Sirius just wants to reach out and hold him tight and make him all the promises his parents couldn't: I will protect you. I will give you a home. I will love you." Trapped in Grimmauld Place, Sirius worries. One-shot.

"You deserve better than to be forgotten." Over the years, Molly Weasley writes to Lily Potter about life, the war and, of course, Harry. One-shot, epistolary fic.

She was useless, a useless mother who couldn't help her son. / The full moon is close to rising. Hope Lupin cannot do anything for her baby, and it hurts. One-shot.

"Why am I even friends with you lot?" Remus groans. He should have known his friends would take that as a challenge. / A fluffy Marauder one-shot.

"Remus sings like he has never sung before and never will again, without self-consciousness or reserve, and his childish heart glories at the pride in his parents' and grandparents' eyes." / As a child Remus loves singing more than anything else, but stars burn out and dreams drift away. One-shot.

Remus likes to draw, and he doesn't really mind what he uses for ink. One-shot.

Misery hangs over the room like a suffocating blanket, and the music just can't play. / The Weasleys, December 31 1998. Healing is a long and difficult road, and their easy harmony is lost. One-shot.