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  • Mistress

    Kreacher remembers his Mistress' life, from childhood until she became a screaming portrait on the wall of 12 Grimmauld Place. And he knows just who to blame for that, too. One-shot.

  • Whatever Happened to Harry Potter?

    In which the other residents of Privet Drive are not as dumb as the Dursleys seem to think. Drabble.

  • Godfamily

    Teddy tries to deal with Harry and Ginny's stupid decision to have a baby, while Harry struggles to accept that he's already been a parent for the last six years. One-shot.

  • Sorting Through the Options

    At Kings Cross, Albus' father assured him that the Sorting Hat would take his choice into account. On the trip to Hogwarts, however, Al suddenly begins to question what his choice should be. One-shot, not "Cursed Child" compliant.

  • Harry Potter and the Curse of Cursed Child

    All was well...before somebody wrote a stupid play about Harry and his family. A one-shot for all of my fellow "Cursed Child" deniers.

  • Love and Luna Lovegood

    For the 10 Pairings Challenge, a collection of one-shots about Luna Lovegood and ten different male characters. Currently up: Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, Percy Weasley, Rabastan Lestrange, Remus Lupin, Theodore Nott and Blaise Zabini.

  • 100 Words of the Wizarding World

    Written for the "Story in a Word" challenge, 100 short drabbles based on 100 strange words. All different characters and genres, updated daily. Newest story: Ron has some trouble watching toddler Hugo. COMPLETE!

  • Confund It

    After a prank accidentally sends Albus to the hospital, James tries to prove that he is not, in fact, the worst older brother ever. One-shot.

  • Things Left Unsaid

    In his third year, Percy has a talk with a friend. The two have more in common than he realizes. One-shot.

  • Political Appointment

    Kingsley Shacklebolt appoints a new liaison between the Ministry and the Muggle Prime Minister. His choice isn't quite what the Prime Minister expected. One-shot.

  • The Way It Is

    Ginny is an idealist. Astoria is not. One-shot, set during "Deathly Hallows." Written for the Random Word Prompt Challenge and the Bechdel Test Competition.

  • Promotion

    Ron and Hugo play chess. One-shot, written for the Quote Competition.

  • Sitting on the Sidelines

    Evan Landon loved football. Too bad he never actually played it. One-shot, complete.

  • The Feel of 'Fred'

    The births of his nieces and nephews force George to consider the name of his own future son. One-shot, not angst.

  • Autopsy

    There are two sets of records about Colin Creevey's death, one Muggle, one magic. Unfortunately, neither answers the questions that are torturing his brother Dennis. One-shot. Done for the "What a Word!" Challenge.

  • A Little Different

    Seven-year-old Albus Potter has a secret. A terrible secret that could make him an outcast from his parents and siblings forever. "But you just said it was no big deal!" "No, I said I didn't care. But if I was Aunt Ginny, I would care a LOT." A humorously dramatic one-shot.

  • Sorting Things Out

    Albus' father said the Sorting Hat took choices into account, but he certainly didn't ask to be put in Hufflepuff. Scorpius, meanwhile, is having problems with his fellow Gryffindors. Was Albus' father wrong? How will their families react? And will either of them manage to get into the House where they really belong—or at least figure out where, exactly, that is? COMPLETE.

  • Evaluating the Malfoys

    "Good morning. My name is Hermione Weasley, from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures' House-Elf Services Office. Are you Asteria Malfoy?" Mostly canon compliant, set about eleven years after the series. One-shot.

  • Better Late Than Never

    Two months after Christmas, Ron confronts Percy about a missing present. Somehow this evolves into a fight more than twenty years in the making, with some unexpected confessions and bonding over past mistakes. One-shot. Can be read alone or as a companion to "Odd One Out" and "Five Times That the Weasleys Missed Percy."

  • Odd One Out

    Even by Weasley standards, Hugo has always been an odd child. Perhaps the strangest thing about him? His favorite uncle is Percy. One-shot.