She is a mother who has lost her children.

Even in death, James shines brighter than Sirius. But he's no longer jealous, knows that it's just borrowed light; James glows when he's loved. He was always loved, will always be loved.

Familiar green eyes anchored him as he struggled for air, each gasp a measure of the distance he had fallen out of his beloved's favor. Snape/Lily, ACH/LWP afterlife 'verse.

Sirius Black is heir to the throne until a sinister plot threatens to take away everything he has ever known. Can a band of marauders and a few loyal advisors save a kingdom before it crumbles in the hands of a wicked ruler?

One day he would be king, and Sirius, he would be nothing more than a boy who had lost his crown.

He thought there would be nothing to gain by fighting for the Order except for death. There were no tears of remorse, no guilt to be had. He did what he had to do. He didn't expect this. General Marauder-fic, spans 1975-1981, bromance, Lily/James.

Some days I still like to imagine, for the briefest of moments, we can all be as beautiful in life as we are in death. A continuation of A Cold Heaven.

The war, that’s just ended and there is blood still fresh on his hands, wounds still raw in his heart. Those empty spaces, they’re bigger than ever. There are ghosts of familiar faces sitting next to him, talking to him, sharing memories.

But think about old friends the most: Time’s bitter flood will rise. A story told through photographs in which Remus remembers. RemusTonks.

Vague memories, nothing but memories, But in the grave all, all, shall be renewed. RemusSirius, RemusTonks: postGoF postHBP. A rediscovery, a loss, and a happy ending

Our son, a hero, Lily thinks, but at what cost to us? And she thinks of Sirius with his tales of bravery and martyrs and wonders if the world stops spinning when saints die.

He does the only thing that he can. He tells Harry a story about four boys in school and a beautiful girl that they'd loved in different ways.

Full summary inside. Set during MWPP. Follow the Marauders and Lily as they discover that no one is perfect and the most happiest person you know is probably the most saddest person you'll ever meet.

Remus discovers that there are other ways to destroy a man besides death.

Remus hates how Sirius takes advantage of him. He hates that no matter how much Sirius hurts him, he keeps crawling back for more. Fragments between 1977 post-prank and 1981 Halloween ; contains implications of slash.

Twelve years of separation is hard. Especially when all they want right now is to kiss each other, even if it's not perfect, because they're so desperate for that touch. Because they remember that kissing one another is the only way to breathe.

Your absence breaks me. Remus Lupin hates being alive and he hates being alone. You complete me and now I'm broken. Without his other half, he's incomplete. You aren't here to heal me. Losing a loved one is never easy to accept. [OOTP SpoilersReference

A house of cards will eventually have to crumble to non-existence. These are the thoughts of Sirius Black during his sentence in Azkaban--reflecting on his friendship with Marauders and how, they too, like a house of cards, crumbled.

Writer's hands are magical. They can create kingdoms with the tallest towers and the thickest wooden doors. But sometimes the best defenses can falter against the greatest weapon there is; love. Can love help bring Lily out from the world her hands and wo