"oh, but it is, lily-flower." james is ecstatic, like a little kid who's just stepped into zonko's for the very first time. "i got mine too, during quidditch." james slips his robes off his shoulder and there, unobscured by robes or flailing hands, is an emerald-green tattoo. / or, the course of true love never did run smooth. Pre-Jily, Soulmate!AU

Lily Luna —- you've fallen from grace - an angel without wings - trying to fly but you keep crashing to the ground —- darling, you're dangerous. the world rises and falls at your feet.

she is sitting in their cafe, where they have spent countless sun-kissed days together, people-watching and planning golden futures. now, the heat of the city feels heavy around her and the constant clack-clack-clack of hurried footsteps falling on the cobbled pavement is deafening. / or, they can never be, but they can also never escape each other. Pansy/Astoria

she can't help but let out a ghost of a laugh, because it is all so fucking wrong. they are dancing on a cliff edge, one wrong step and they will be in free fall. / or, lily is choking, drowning, and he is the only one that lets her breathe. LilySirius, mentions of LilyJames and SiriusRemus

a collection of odds and ends, as the title suggests

he had taught her, the perfect princess how to lie and twist her words, how to use her pretty face as a facade, how to do absolutely anything to get what she wants. now, she has everything. / or, tom is a green-eyed boy and hermione is a girl with the world at her fingertips, but together they are powerful. dark!royalty au, HermioneTom

it is nice, though not quite the same. remus doubts it will ever be. fourteen years is too long a time. the regret and the apologies are all unspoken, still stretched tightly between them after years of running and hiding and lying low at lupin's. / or, love is lost and people are not who you thought they were. RemusSirius. First War and OOTP, slight AU.

lavender has always been a wild one. stormy, untamed, free. she tosses her head of golden curls, and laughs too loudly, shines too bright. but that is alright, because now she has parvati, and they do everything together. / or, the time has come. let us be brave. LavenderParvati

SiriusRemus —- nostalgia overwhelms Remus, and he almost thinks that, if he just reaches out an arm, he might be able to feel a tangle of limbs beside him.

Astoria —- she hasn't run around naively with the grown-ups again, playing with fire and dreaming all too much. she hasn't killed another sister.

"lily. what if we weren't looking for a mystery girl, but a boy?" "what're you on about?" lily followed her friends gaze, to where sirius and remus were now overenthusiastically wrestling on the common room floor. "oh." / or, a bet is made and young love is uncovered. RemusSirius, Marlene POV.

"Like you and Sirius. We're just showing each other how much we care."/ Or, Regulus will do absolutely anything to keep his brother close, even if he has to tear himself apart to do it. SiriusRegulus, hints of BellatrixAndromeda. For Maisie.

AliceBellatrix —- she's sorry for being young and stupid and falling in love with a girl. they were never meant to last. and when they didn't, it destroyed them.

SiriusRegulus —- his memories are blurred and distorted, fragments of colour and light and almost familiar voices. he can only catch glimpses, most of them of a dark-haired boy, crawling into his bed at night. he can never quite remember his face.

No matter how much I tried I couldn't push him out of my mind. Couldn't escape those days of being alone together. Couldn't stop reliving the moment I had told him I was marrying Ron. / Or, Hermione loves someone else. And she has to say goodbye.

"Shh, Moony! It's for dramatic effect." He took a deep breath. "I will sing for you!" / Or, Remus is up far too early and Sirius won't stop singing Christmas songs.

"You ruined my hair, dragged me through Hogsmeade for hours and put me in this stupid collar that won't come off," Sirius looked murderous. "And, Snuffles? Really?" / Or, Lily finds what she thinks is a stray dog. It is not.

When it first started, both of them had just been seeking affection. They were just two lost souls drifting past each other in the night, looking for a tiny sliver of warmth in an unforgiving world. / Or, Draco and Hermione just need someone to hold on to. But these things never last long.

And the air is so heavy, too heavy, with broken promises, and unspoken apologies and things better left unsaid. / Or, Remus knows neither of them are quite the same anymore, and he doesn't think he can fix it. OOTP, RLSB.

A collection of drabbles and short stories for the House Competition. Includes some angsty Dramione, some angsty Wolfstar, some Deamus fluff, some Dramione fluff, a bit of Blaise Zabini, general Marauder misadventures and Draco in a polka-dot bikini. Enjoy! XXX