Because Sirius is never serious, not even when confronting one of his best friends about being a werewolf.

If the eyes reflect the person within, how different must he be?

Charlie's proud of his scars. They're a mark of where he's been – a story written on his skin.

Four times, Regulus Black hesitates. Four times, he contemplates walking away and pretending nothing happened. Four times, he keeps moving forward, until, eventually, there's no going back.

"Because he's addicted to danger, now. It's been a part of his life for so long that he doesn't know how to live without that adrenaline high anymore, because it's become a part of him." Mild Harry/Draco.

The silence speaks volumes. It speaks of all the things that they cannot say, or don't want to say because saying it makes it real. :: Seamus/Dean mild slash, post HBP, pre DH.

Everything crumbles in but an instant, and Teddy is left wondering how on earth it even happened. Ted/Vic. Warning: a few swear words, no HEA.

The Grangers drop Hermione off at Platform 9 3/4. "He'll never be a part of his daughter's world again."

'Breathe in,' she tells herself. 'Breathe out.' The steady rhythm of breath is the only tangible thing she has to focus on. It's the only thing keeping her sane.

There are some promises that can't be made, some that can't be kept, and some that aren't really understood at the time they're promised. Then there are the promises that mean everything. Dean/Seamus, set during DH.

When a single instant changes Harry's entire childhood, the Wizarding World doesn't quite know what to do with the Boy-Who-Lived who shows up at Platform 9 3/4 – because he isn't what they expected. AU.

"The shattered fragments of Remus's heart ache for Harry – his heart would break, but there's not enough of it left whole for another fracture line." Sirius's fall through the Veil, from Remus's POV. Very, very mild implied slash.

Remus isn't really sure how to move on when the world comes crashing down around him. He's not really sure how to do this alone.

"Percy, emotions aren't something that have a 'supposed to' attached. You feel what you feel." Percy struggles with breaking up with Penelope after realizing he's in love with someone else. Percy/Oliver.

Angelina can't stop the sharp, bitter laugh from escaping her lips. "Are any of us whole anymore?" She sobers. "I love you–" she reaches out a hand to trace the shiny, white line "–scars and all. Shattered and all." Rated T for implied self-harm.

After losing six months of her life to a cursed necklace, all Katie Bell feels at first is burnt. But then she decides to use that, and she is fueled by the ashes in her veins.

"I know what it feels like to live without you. And I don't ever want to go back to that." Remus/Sirius, the day of the battle in the Department of Mysteries.

"Of course it will be him holding the Quidditch cup aloft. That's got to be his heart's deepest desire… right?" What does Oliver Wood see in the Mirror of Erised? Preslash, sort of.

Freeverse. "B u t a l l g o o d t h i n g s m u s t end." No pairings.

Seven survivors and their experiences the night of the Battle of Hogwarts. I. Padma. II. Hannah. III. Katie. IV. Luna. V. Percy. VI. Charlie. VII. Draco. "But safety is not an option. Here, tonight, safety doesn't exist."