Stuck in the back of the car as they drive across Australia looking for Hermione's parents, Ginny gets a glimpse of the Ron-and-Hermione who aren't a couple, but who also always have been. A little dark and moody, but an alternative beginning.

Things rarely turn out the way they ought to, and defeating a Dark Lord can really throw your life off course. An slightly alternative future for Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny.

Gratitude and acceptance are not all they're cracked up to be, and can seriously get in the way of your love life. Also, people can be awful, and the heat distribution in pizza is problematic. Tonks takes the lead.

An alternative start for Tonks and Remus, because tropes exist for a reason, and sometimes you just need an excuse to make a start.

Meeting new people is always difficult, especially if they spend the entirety of secret meeting staring at you. A glimpse at an alternative early beginning for Remus and Tonks.

If the ministry had reclassified metamorphmagi as Dark Creatures. An alternative start for Remus and Tonks.

A little relationship moment for Ron and Hermione, in which Hermione solves puzzles fast, and Ron experiences much embarrassment.

An alternative, unambiguous beginning for Lupin and Tonks.

An alternative lycanthropy explanation, and an arbitrary excuse for a snuggle. A tentative beginning for Lupin-and-Tonks.

If they hadn't been sacrificed for some narrative symmetry, and because it really is unusual for things to move that fast. A brief alternative Lupin-and-Tonks relationship arc.

If it had all started with an emergency trip to Mungo's... an alternative, Remus-and-Dora story.

If Remus Lupin wasn't the only member of the Order plagued by the moon.

If you're ok with narrative asymmetry… and you really want some way to believe Lupin and Tonks might've survived… an alternative no-I-refuse-to-believe-they're-dead ending.

Why it took them so long. Ron and Hermione.

After her first year at Hogwarts, Ginny is determined not to keep a diary. At least, not a proper one.

If Harry had seen it coming. Hermione can't cook. Ron has conflicting loyalties. Harry is uncharacteristically thoughtful.

If that kiss had never happened... and Ron asked Harry for advice.

If that kiss had never happened... An alternative Ron-and-Hermione get together. Post-battle.

If it was more than just stony silence... missing moment for Ron and Hermione during Deathly Hallows.

If that kiss had never happened... An alternative post-war Ron-and-Hermione turning point.