For as long as I can remember, my purpose in life is to go where I am needed, be what I am needed, and I don't really know why.

While Petunia, the oldest sister, preferred etiquette to imagination, the two younger girls, Lily and Rose, had no such qualms. Growing up was an adventure, one they took advantage of even after being separated for school. After Lily's death, Harry was given to Petunia who, wanting nothing to do with him, gave him to Rose. Having a loving parent can make a world of difference.

Olivia Ollivander has always been a strange girl. She understands more about animals and plants than she does about humans, but as the only living descendant of the famous wand maker, Garrick Ollivander, she must take over his business someday, and after over a year of studying abroad with other wand makers, she finally has returned home, just in time to help rebuild after the war.

Anna, in her last year at Hogwarts, is famous among the muggles. In fact, she has just won an MTV award for best new artist. Upon her return to school, there are a lot of changes for her to deal with, such as her new room mates, excessively difficult homework, her mothers need to control everything, and her struggle to stay on top of her career. 8th year fic

"History is written by the winners. Anything you read about wizards is tilted to make them look like the good guys. Whole families were tortured and killed. Even the children who showed no abilities yet were taken. It became a game. Maybe a handful of people survived, and they hid. They taught their children to be private, never showing their abilities to anyone, not even family."

Cassie Black, a young witch from Australia, happens to be excellent at charms. She's had ideas for little inventions all her life, and now that she has moved to London, those inventions might finally see the light of day. Can she learn to balance life as an inventor, a single mom to her two year old son, and now a possible dating life?

What if before Barney met Ted and the others, he had met one other person? And what if he had met this person as she was about to jump off the observations deck of the Empire State Building? And what if he had managed to get her not to jump? What if she became a part of the group, even before Robin did?

"What I am doesn't make me who I am, it's what I do that matters. I've spent my whole life trying to hide what I can do, but now I've found a purpose, something that I can do that nobody else can. I can help people! You can't expect me to waste that to protect myself from the few people who will want to get rid of me because I'm different." Sequel to Empath.

Ava, the youngest Acrobatic Gymnast to ever win a silver medal at the world competition, has the perfect life. She put herself on the map, knowing it was an almost impossible thing to do at her age, and everything was looking up for her. Her life crumbed apart when she receives her Hogwarts letter. Can she continue her training while learning to use her magic?

"Don't you have some dead spirits to go commune with or something?" Lassiter asked sarcastically. "Oh, no, that's Shawn's forte. He deals with the dead, I only deal with living spirits," she smiled wryly. "The gift matches the personality you know. Shawn is exuberant enough to deal with the dead, I'm calm enough to deal with the living."

"How do you know all these thing?" He asked, frowning. "How do we know you are telling the truth?" "I'm a seer," she said, making up the first excuse that came to mind. "I have these visions, sometimes I just know. But it's always true." He looked her over, a frown on his face. "I don't know if I believe you," he said, then turned and walked away, leaving her alone again.

Ariadne Black, the only member of the Black family who is not in prison or dead, is quite an unusual girl. She was raised by house elves and talking portraits, and upon arriving at Hogwarts, she finds that she is one of the only pureblood children not under the pressure of prejudiced parents. Follow her story as she struggles to fit in throughout her first few years of school.

Tash, the daughter of two wealthy business people, has always been happy. All she wants though, is to get away from her judgmental parents and do something worthwhile with her life. After moving to London with her brother, she thinks she finally has her life figured out. Now, nearly four years after her move, she is about to find what she has been missing all along.