It's a shame that he knows her so well, but refuses to see what is obvious.

It would be easier, so much easier, if she had not fallen in love with her best friend-and her best friend did not love a man.

It's a beautiful Sunday in 1975, and James seems to be seeing Lily Evans for the first time. . . .

Percy Weasley didn't ask much from his mother on his twelfth birthday party: all he wanted was a new set of Eagle Owl quills that would look particularly striking at Hogwarts and vanilla cake. But of course, Percy Weasley's twelfth birthday party wouldn't matter very much if his younger brothers didn't butt in with a jar of mayonnaise.

It was a point of honor for James Potter and Sirius Black to never let anyone get away with messing with one of their friends. As such, it came as no surprise when they stalked Mulciber all the way to the Slytherin common room.

Remus Lupin: quiet, studious, and nice. Despite being friends with the biggest troublemakers Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had ever seen, he had yet to ever be the root of any hazardous occurrence. That was about to change.

The Blacks were cold, stern, and hateful: they were everything that Sirius was not. It wasn't a surprise that he had finally broken away from them, but James can't help but wish better for his friend.

"I've just realized that I'm waiting around for something to happen. As if I'm waiting for the day where all the doors open up for me and I can choose whatever it is I want to choose. Almost as if I've always been waiting for this day, and it just hasn't come yet."

To Tonks, it felt like her soul had been crying for the past four months. As she sits down at the Leaky Cauldron and sips on her favorite drink, she reflects on what caused the end of her friendship and the destruction of a romantic relationship with one Remus Lupin.

It is true that all children are special and all people have great influences on one another, but there are some people in the Wizarding community who would say that the new students of 1991 had an even bigger influence than per usual. A collection of one-shots for the 1991 Challenge.