At 11, Severus headed off to Hogwarts, excited to be with Lily and for the both of them to learn wizardry. But, life isn't lived only with the people we want. We make friends and we make enemies and Severus's life was shaped by both. How Andromeda and Narcissa Black became Severus's friend and the turns his life took thereafter. - Generally canon compliant (fuzzy dates)

How Andromeda Black learned that the brave marry for love. I don't own anything.

The third (and final) look at the Black women and their dealings with love. Narcissa invites Andromeda to tea three months after the Battle of Hogwarts.

After the war, Hermione is unable to find a way to restore her parents' memories, so she enters Cambridge in hopes that a pharmacology degree will allow her to formulate a potion that will work. She's paired with a Parisian student who has the same goals, work ethic and knowledge typically used to brew potions. JKR owns Harry Potter. I'm playing in the sandbox. EWE.

Sometimes when you meet a fork in the road, you take the one that you feel you must, instead of the one you wish you would. But sometimes, if you walk that path long enough, you may find that it crosses the one you wanted. And rarely, very rarely, at the end of it all, you may find that they both end up at the same place after all.

How Druella Rosier learned only fools marry for love. Oneshot. I don't own anything.