As Oliver waits for someone he cares about to wake up, he and Laurel finally have a long overdue talk. A choice is made and Oliver's future becomes clear.

Oliver must save Felicity from Count Vertigo, but in doing so, his vow to Tommy comes secondary to one important purpose — being there for Felicity.

Isabel Rochev stirs up trouble on the trip to Moscow, making an extended flight feel even longer for Felicity. But Oliver knows just how to help her through it — hostile company partners notwithstanding.

Minerva was a positive puzzle these days. When she was still in school, Albus could have picked out any number of her quirks, but now it was like a needle in a haystack. Most of the time he had no idea he was onto something about Minerva until he sat right on the proverbial needle.

Severus Snape had never been one to believe in fate or destiny. But if he had been, he rather thought Albus and Minerva were fated to need each other as much as any two people in the annals of ancient folklore.

There had always been something between them that transcended the common ideals of romance or friendship. Perhaps that is why he had not seen it until that very day… because it was already there between them, even when neither of them acknowledged it for what it was.

Albus Dumbledore stood in the doorway like a hero from Greek Mythology, wand silhouetted with deadly precision against the light from the corridor, features contorted into a horrifying mixture of grief, fury, and terror, and his blue eyes sparking like fire. Umbridge looked positively ghostly with fear at the sight of him standing there like an avenging angel prepared for battle.

Minerva McGonagall mentors Harry Potter as he struggles to thwart the machinations of Albus Dumbledore, find the strength to overcome Voldemort, and handle changing relationships. -AU, Spoilers.

Weeks after Ron's departure, Harry and Hermione experience a single dance meant to fend off the constant darkness. In the wake of gripping loss, two people change the seemingly inevitable future in order to survive. -AU

A single word can change not only the meaning of what you say, but the course an entire relationship. What if Harry had chosen his words more carefully after McGonagall informed him of the opening dance for the Yule Ball?

Fred and George Weasley functioned differently from each other, contrary to popular belief. It was hard to see, but it was true. George comes to the realization that being a bit different from Fred is not such a crime when it comes to finding love. -AU

Harry never really talked at all anymore and Ron had never told. The dark, silent hours were when Ron helped Harry in his own way. And in the daylight hours, Hermione, in her own way, helped Harry as best she knew how. -AU, Deathly Hallows spoilers.

For every action, there is a reaction. For every cause, an effect. During the Carrows' reign at Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall is affected deeply, and affects more than she knows. -Variety of oneshots detailing Minerva's role in the final year at Hogwarts.

And she could love him. But she would have to make herself. Her love would be something she had to work at. She would have to convince herself it was what she had always wanted. And all the while her heart would be screaming that it was all just a lie.

Sometimes, people sense that something will go wrong without ever getting a warning. Lily Potter writes to Minerva McGonagall on the day before Halloween in 1981, not fully realizing it will be her last letter.

Hermione ruminates on Ron as he attempts to convince she and Harry that the last living Potter "needs" a bachelor party. -AU

Hermione cannot sleep and checks in on all of her friends as they dream. One friend, in particular, needs someone to count on. -AU