They fought. At first it was really over the Houses, but eventually it was just for the sake of winning, just because they were used to it. It was a vicious cycle, getting worse and worse. So Salazar stopped it, even though he knew he would be condemmed for it. Because Hogwarts was what mattered most. One shot on the Founders of Hogwarts.
Parvati looks at Hermione, reading, and sees her sister, absorbed in books, vicious when disturbed. Hermione looks at Parvati, talking with Lavender, and sees her old classmates, ignoring her as she sat on the sidelines, teasing her whenever they had the chance. One shot.
Magical or non-magical, human or merely humanoid, everyone has someone they look up to. Merlin was the greatest wizard in the world, and great wizards are very knowledgeable. So who better to ask questions to when your parents don't know the answers? This canon compliant story takes a look at a post-war child's life through diary entries.
The Marauders were bad. The Trio was worse. But whether inherent or taught, nothing can compare to the next generation and their pechant for throwing Hogwarts into chaos. One-shots detailing the next generation at Hogwarts; individual summeries inside.
After Pettigrew escapes to revive Voldemort, Dumbledore does what he should have in Harry's 1st year and explains the prophecy to him, arranging for him to stay at Hogwarts for Occlumency lessons rather than go to the Dursleys. The catch? Snape's the teacher.
Somehow, Luna's always understood life better than Harry.
"Magbob is an ancient term for a wizard of Muggle descent, meant to be a term of endearment. The term was popular...in a period which most wizards considered Muggle-borns to be more gifted than wizards of purely magical blood." Some people hated muggleborns for being different. Others felt threatened. A not entirely canon exploration of how one might have been seeking equality.
All the universe wanted was one person to (hopefully) stop that annoying wizard dabbling in forbidden magics. It didn't count on getting two. Voldemort tries to kill Harry and Neville with a single curse, which has consequences nobody could dream of. Inspired by Harry-isn't-the-boy-who-lived fics.
Latest: Ginny's home was a collage of possessives, and singular ones, at that. But there was one item that was Our and always Our, and that was Our Table. Written for the Quidditch League Fanfiction Competition.
Mum was sunshine and laughter and vivid, lively colors. She was passion, tempered by academics, bending over books late at night with only her modified Lumos for company. She was patience, listening to all of Luna's ideas and questions, taking them seriously as if Luna was another experimenter. A little sketch of Luna's childhood.
A struggling chemist in a time when women were not accepted in science, Anita Salazar's world changed forever when Death Eaters looking for entertainment chose her boarding house. By the time the Order arrived, she was the only one still alive. Desperate, alone, and unwilling to give up her memory, Anita left the Muggle world for one on the brink of war.
In which Lucius Malfoy dies and learns that nobody except wizards cares about them. Warning: This work is Fanfiction and should not be taken for reality.
Change. In the Muggle world, many people have sparked change, from Copernicius to Albert Einstein; Elizabeth Blackwell to Rosa Parks. Change was long overdue for the Wizarding World. A muggleborn girl enters the Wizarding World in such an environment; the
It took Death six hundred and sixty one days. But Death is patient. Tomorrow, Perenelle Flamel, it gets you in the end. Short drabble on Perenelle Flamel's thoughts in second person.
"My name is Michelle Winters and I am a Mary Sue. And I never wanted to be anything but normal." Everyone wants to be what they aren't. It's just human nature. Most people want to be perfect - but what if you're already as perfect as a human can be?