Dead by his own hand and she haunts him like a ghost.

“She is never sure which cosmology she agrees with, or where she stands, only that this is a duty she embraces without reservation.” Minerva McGonagall: three moments, three aspects. HBP spoilers.

Everyone thinks she is a pragmatic woman, and she is but in some things, the heart wins out. They never say goodbye.

Blaise Zabini learns an uncomfortable truth when an unexpected delivery sends him to his Head of House for some equally unexpected help.

It begins with a decision – a betrayal made for the sake of friendship. With that choice, a younger Severus Snape is forced to learn a bitter truth: that once you become someone's enemy, you can never again be their friend.

Whatever they may have become in this modern age, they were once children – or as much children as two such people could be. A first meeting at the Slytherin table.

Two unexpected people and a ball of yarn in the late hours of the night. Either extremely out of character or showing what happens when stress gets to even the most sombre individuals.

Solace: noun 1. Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress consolation. 2. A source of comfort or consolation. They understand each other, and that is enough. Mature themes, including implied attempted suicide.

Neville's rather formidable Gran takes a few moments to consider him, and what may come in the new year. Potential OotP spoilers.

Snapefic. Christmas eve. PostGoF. I hate writing summaries.