Later, he would admit that it had been a terrible idea. It was supposed to be a way to break the ice. A way to have some fun after all the horrors they had endured the previous year. But now that he was here, sat in a circle with his fellow drunk eighth years, Neville was starting to think that it had been the worst idea he'd ever had. Eighth year.

Severus knew. He knew the instant it happened. He knew from the burning sensation that enveloped his left forearm, beckoning him to return. He knew from the way the Dark Mark slithered about against his skin, the black ink deep and dark, a stark contrast to his pale flesh.

He thought Sirius would be the last person to be taken in by Muggle myths concerning the magical world, especially since he spent half his time wondering how Muggles could believe this about dragons or that about mermaids.

Choice wasn't a word Regulus was allowed to have in his vocabulary.

He was surrounded by nothing. He was alone. In an eternal white expanse of nothingness. Great.

Don't get too attached, because in the end it'll get taken away from you. That was the main lesson Blaise had learnt so far in life.

Life at Hogwarts had never been easy for Lyra, but now that her father had escaped from Azkaban it was about to get ten times worse. More determined than ever to prove his innocence, she sets out to hunt down the traitorous rat that ruined her father's life.

I was eight when I first came to Wool's Orphanage. He was ten. The first thing the other kids said to me when I arrived was to stay away from Tom Riddle. They said he was a freak, but no one told me exactly why that was.

Neville never thought he was brave. He never thought he belonged in Gryffindor. No, he was more suited to Hufflepuff. He was loyal and hardworking and had the strong sense of justice and fairness that Hufflepuffs valued. Yes, Hufflepuff would have been perfect for him.

Everything had been piling on top of her and she knew that sooner or later it would all get too much and she'd snap. The nightmares. Her OWLs. The full moon. Umbridge. The façade she had to wear everyday. The concealment charms that took so much energy to keep up. One day, she was going to snap. And she wished the best of luck to anyone around her when it happened.

Okay, so I know there are quite a few of these around, but how could I resist not doing one of my own?

Part I in the 'Family' Series. After Voldemort's defeat, Harry finds a letter from Dumbledore which has some shocking revelations. With help from an unlikely source, Harry sets out on yet another adventure. Mainly canon. Ignores epilogue. Drarry.

A simple game of Truth or Dare opens up a new door for Sirius, one which he's scared to venture through. Marauder-era. Remus/Sirius.