Ginny arrives at Hogwarts, only to see that multiple things have changed, and none of them are good. Snape is now Headmaster, there are new professors; the Carrow siblings, and their idea of "fun" is most definitely the opposite of it. Threats, friendship, pain and love—Ginny knew this year would be different. She didn't expect it to be this different. R&R!

A little short birthday story for James Potter, and a life well lived. "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist." -Oscar Wilde

Sirius had no tallies. It wasn't particularly shocking—he didn't let himself love easily. But, he must admit, compared to the rest of his friends, his bare wrist looked lonely next to Remus' one, James' two, and Peter's three. Remus' was black, James' were both red, and Peter had one scar, one black, and one red. Sirius had none.