Neville's doing the best he can. It's harder than you'd think, having spell damaged parents. Combine that with the everyday traumas that come with being fifteen and you've got the recipe for what's shaping up to be the worst year ever.

When she sees him, she realizes that there's no such thing as a blank slate. Future Lit, starting in fall of 2009.

There are things that Malfoys simply don't do. They don't cry, or show any emotion unless entirely unavoidable. They don't back down. And they certainly don't admit that maybe, just maybe, they might be wrong about a few things. Draco's back for his eighth year, and with everything that's changed, these basic rules will soon be called into question.

There are many sides to every story. An alternate take on the events in the Hogs Head during the Order of the Phoenix

We all make mistakes. Most of us are just lucky enough that our mistakes don't result in the deaths of our best friends.

This is not the story that everyone tells. It's not the story of the Gryffindor, who is brave and noble. It's the story of the outsider, the footnote. It's the story of the Hufflepuff.

Lily Evans was tired. She didn't mean to ruin things for everyone else. Pre Lily Evans/James Potter