"It's just hard, sometimes, to realize that no one's going to finish the joke." -George and Ron talk, the night before the Weasleys' first Christmas without Fred.

"If I am choosing to leave, I assure you, the decision is final."

"But Colin always shook his head and smiled, because they would never understand. They would only see the quill, not the hand holding it, or the parchment beside it. They wouldn't understand that this camera, these photos, meant more to him than anything else, that they held every important moment in his lifetime." /unrequited Colin/Ginny

"If they really cared, they wouldn't've let so much get by them, and they would have helped more. When we actually needed it." /Albus is fed up with his parents, his thoughts, his life. And he just wants to make it all easier. T for language and depressing themes.

When Hannah was four, she painted her first picture. Years passed, but she never let go of the brush.

In his heart, in the tiniest, most secluded part of his mind, Severus had always had hope for them. Hope that he would gather the courage to apologise and that Lily would smile and they could go back to how they were before. But it was too late now, he knew that. /AU

"I don't know if I believe in heroes," Luna says thoughtfully. "Perhaps we're all a little bit heroic. But I don't know if any one person is a hero." /NevilleLuna, 7th year. For Nayla.

But she flies around with a smile on her face, because she doesn't want to be like the rest of them (Sometimes, though, while she's busy being different, she forgets that sometimes, it's good to be the same) /freeverse

"Just because the war is over doesn't mean it never happened. And that's the problem."

She's a not-exactly werewolf (that shouldn't really exist), but Luna's always believed in the nonexistent. /LunaLavender freeverse

His second thought was, "this should hurt a lot more than it does." And that was the first time he thought something was wrong. /Theo's return to school after his mother's death. Slightly AU.

All three of these people were alive. A few hours later, only one was left. - Muggle!AU of James and Lily's death, also featuring Wolfstar.

"How much worse does it get?" You don't know why you're still asking questions. You already know the answer, and he knows that you do./"Worse." -For Remi

"Fantastic, isn't it?" / "It's... a fairly nice view. Now please, for the love of Merlin, let me off." /In which Percy is adamant, Oliver is persistent, and time stretches on.

"The bad guy isn't going to hurt you, okay?" / "Promise?" / "Promise."

"I ain't done nothing wrong." His voice was shaky and uncertain, but he repeated the words again and again until he sounded almost convinced of their truth." /When you're taught something as a child, it tends to stick with you forever. Even if it ruins everything.

You realise that she's right- you want someone who is all hard eyes and punches on the shoulder, everything that she is not. Everything that Oliver is. /Unrequited Perciver, for Laura

...and one time Sirius Black was able to help

"A dozen empty tables, and she chose the seat next to the might-be-crazy girl. Yes, Ginny Weasley isn't like the rest of them. And that's what Luna loves about her." - Luna/Ginny friendship, for Erin

"It's always Sirius, isn't it?" he cried angrily, storming out of the room. And the looks he received may have been ones of utter confusion, but he had to admit: It felt kind of good to have the attention on him for once.