Castiel, in his time working at the Gas 'n' Sip, learns the beauty of 'road food,' as well as a little bit about being human.

Most days, you forget what it's like to be human at all.

In a country torn by war, how do people manage to fight the good fight and still manage to live?

When all Harry could think about was a sandwich, Ron Weasley's mind was focused on something far different. Would Hermione forgive him for leaving her and Harry, and could he forgive himself?

Sometimes, the past reminds you of how beautiful the future really is. *Winner of the Fall 2013 HP Fanfic Fan Poll Award for Best Ron x Hermione Drama/Angst. Thank you!

"Let it be known that at Noon on the Twenty-Fifth Day of December in the Year 1998, the war criminal Harry James Potter, Undesirable No. 1, shall be put to Death for crimes against the Empire." He had harboured his secret for years, but time was running out for him to act on them. So, what would Draco Malfoy have to say to Harry Potter the night before the execution?

While in Azkaban, Sirius has a lot of time to think about things best forgotten. And then he leaves, and he is confronted with these things head-on. They even follow him to death.

Hannah Abbott was up to her eyeballs in a business she scarcely knew how to run. Out of money and sleep deprived, all she could do was grind out day after day, but she couldn't last forever that way. And then Neville walked into her pub and into her life. Things might've started looking up, after all.

A sudden rainstorm leaves Kageyama with an unexpected houseguest.

Sometimes the universe has ways of telling you you're getting it wrong. It could be anything — an attractive stranger, a knock on the door, a crash landing from the clouds, a piece of post, or a long-lost acquaintance. Anything in between is fair game. Sugawara Koushi knows that as well as anyone. That doesn't mean it isn't a slap in the face when all of the above happen to him.

After his stint as a demon, Dean has a lot to think about. However, what weighs on his mind the most is not something he lost; it's something he isn't sure he ever had.

Year Seven: Draco Malfoy had few illusions about where he stood and who the enemy was. However, he never thought he'd find something more in the shadow of all he had done and would have to do. Michael Corner had a way of shattering Draco's expectations. As life at Hogwarts drags everyone further into shades of grey, where will Draco's loyalties lie when battle lines are drawn?

Draco Malfoy didn't know what he was looking for with Michael Corner, but he found a lot of something in the dark. But things look different in the light.

Harry Potter's destiny was to save the world, become an Auror, and be with Ginny Weasley forever. He did the first. The second wasn't all he thought it would be, and the third is a story for a different day. Where does that leave the Chosen One so soon after his twenty-fourth birthday? And will a past acquaintance show him what or even who he wanted for his future?

Draco Malfoy didn't know what he was looking for with Michael Corner, but he found a lot of something in the dark. But things look different in the light.

Marcus Flint, the infamous Super Seventh Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team, blames repeating his final year at Hogwarts on Oliver Wood. How, you might ask? Well, wouldn't you like to know?

After a Quidditch accident landed Lily Potter in the hospital wing, she came to rely on the steady company of her friend, cousin, and team Captain, Louis Weasley. But just when she thought something more might be brewing between them, he shut her out. Can Lily figure out this enigmatic, frustrating boy, or will she always wonder what could've been?

It figures that he ignores the other side of roses. Thorns fit to draw blood are what remain after the flowers die off, far overshadowing the few months when they splay their gaudy plumage to the summer sun. They're nice sometimes; for the most part, though, they are sharp and vindictive and unworthy of the attention they receive. No, Rose thinks. Roses are ugly.

Pansy Parkinson's carefree world was toppled when she overheard her father's murder and caught a glimpse of the killer. Forced into hiding by the Ministry, she is compelled to co-habitate with, of all the bloody people on the planet, Harry Potter. Can these two live together in cramped quarters, or can they find common ground that had eluded them for so long?

A lot of people had found themselves bereft after the war, but Pansy Parkinson had never expected that she would be one of them. But a bizarre encounter and an impromptu dinner date served to change not only her fortunes, but her hopes of earning a little bit of redemption, as well.