Rating
Mature
Chapters
74
Words
201,439
Characters
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Lupin, McGonagall, Snape, Sirius, Voldemort, OC
Primary Relationship
Harry/Hermione
Secondary Relationship(s)
Remus/Tonks, Neville/Luna, Snape/OC, Other Pairing
Genre(s)
Humor, Action/Adventure, AU
Era
Hogwarts
Advisory
Strong Language, Strong Violence, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme, Contains Spoilers
Story Reviews
Status
Work In Progress (WIP)
First Published
2007-08-19 5:24pm
Last Chapter
2014-03-28 3:35pm
Last Updated
2014-03-28 3:35pm
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| Ch. # | Chapter Title | Word Count | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prologue The events of Halloween 1981, shows some of the changes. |
1,864 | 15 |
| 2 |
The Next Ten Years (part 1) See where our favorite rat ran, and meet the Weasleys for the first time. WARNING! Does contain implied/ mild child abuse. |
1,475 | 10 |
| 3 |
The Next Ten Years (part 2) Covers ages 5 through 10 for our little hero. See what happened to Caradoc Dearborn, and see why no one's found Harry after so many years. WARNING! Contains mild child abuse and other implied violence. |
2,003 | 9 |
| 4 |
A Letter For Harry Harry gets his Hogwarts letter. Find out more about the Weasleys, and meet an old friend. |
1,827 | 12 |
| 5 |
Diagon Alley The Weasley family is back, and they're getting ready to buy school stuff. But that's not important. What is important is that Harry is also ready to buy his school supplies. See who and what he finds in Diagon Alley. WARNING! Cruel!Dumbledore, Malfoy x2, and use of HBP spell. Have fun! |
2,399 | 14 |
| 6 |
Tests and Platform 9 3/4 Harry gets licensed to keep a Crup, names it, and boards the train on the 1st. of September. See why there are spoiler warnings, and a reference to Austin Powers. (A.N. I hate those movies, but I couldn't help it.) |
2,263 | 10 |
| 7 |
The Sorting Ceremony See drillsergeant!Dumbledore, arrogant boys, and some vague threats against Dumbledore. Also, a hint of something to come... |
2,835 | 10 |
| 8 |
Learning to Fly Flying lessons, first forays into the world of pranking, and more Dumbledore-bashing! What more could you want? |
2,211 | 11 |
| 9 |
A Few Surprises The Marauders Map wasn't the only thing those geniuses made, and see how Harry is inspired by his heritage. Dumbledore gets some of what's coming to him. A cure for a debilitating disease is found, purely by accident. NOTE: this chapter has a spinoff I will post later. |
1,789 | 12 |
| 10 |
Fallout The fallout of the prank in the last chapter. You didn't really think Dumbledore would allow himself to be pranked, did you? The puppet master gets manipulated, and there's something about Lily's eyes... |
1,515 | 8 |
| 11 |
Halloween Halloween. A new variation on the troll being let in, also remember Harry's accident in Potions a few chapters back. Also, an attempt at a Qudditch match. Enjoy. |
1,458 | 6 |
| 12 |
Chance Things are starting to pick up. Wills, chess games, and Dumbledore's all-time favorite phrase make for an (hopefully) interesting chapter. Sorry about the shortness, though, I'm trying to work on it, and I've already written chapter 14. |
1,651 | 6 |
| 13 |
Nazi High Command Pronglet and Wormtail strike again. There's just no stopping them, and Moody comes in right in the middle of it. Mad-Eye browbeats Dumbledore, and gets injured. The School Governors arrive for the inspection, and get some suprises. And don't worry about Ron, I'd never dream of leaving him out. |
2,294 | 9 |
| 14 |
For the Greater Good Craziness abounds. Mentions of Grindelwald, Dumbledore being ordered around by Death Eaters, and hints of something greater... |
2,444 | 10 |
| 15 |
The Twelve Days of Christmas Merry Christmas, eleven days early. See how Harry Potter wishes Dumbledore the same, every day for twelve days. Have a family member or friend standing by to cure the hiccups you're likely to get (I hope). Longest chapter yet. |
7,357 | 12 |
| 16 |
Congratulations, it's a Boy! Simply put, Norbert's hatching. Schulz makes another appearance, and Peter slips up at the most oppurtune times. Also, we get a little peek into the lives of James and Lily. |
2,103 | 9 |
| 17 |
The Puppet-Master This is the forest detention my way. See if you can guess who the puppet master is. Though I do make it pretty obvious... |
3,035 | 10 |
| 18 |
Through the Trapdoor Harry goes through the trapdoor as we get some insight into Dumbledore's thought processes. Stay tuned, please. |
3,948 | 11 |
| 19 |
A Warning It's the summer after First Year. Harry's had no contact with anyone until a mysterious house-elf arrives... |
3,567 | 20 |
| 20 |
A Halloween to Remember You all remember Halloween in second year, right? Forget everything you know about it. |
2,263 | 14 |
| 21 |
Dear Diary The diary of Tom Marvolo Riddle is found. And Dumbledore finds out what happens when the castle itself is angry. |
2,330 | 9 |
| 22 |
"I think I need a bigger box." Remember that old Taco Bell ad, where the little dog said "I think I need a bigger box." when trying to catch Godzilla? Harry's going Basilisk-hunting, with only Dumbledore to provide unwilling back-up. Also includes pranks and more word from the Marauders... |
3,409 | 12 |
| 23 |
The Prisoner of Azkaban There's a new prisoner in Azkaban, and he's getting out. Also there's some impending nuptials, and a food fight. Meanwhile, Harry and Hermione are solving everything. |
2,796 | 16 |
| 24 |
A Sharp Retort At the beginning of Third Year, Harry manages to get Hermione for a few days. Unfortunately, it doesn't last. This is why. |
3,749 | 9 |
| 25 |
Lucius Malfoy Strikes Again Buckbeak's on trial, but this time it's very different. Also, an explanation as to why Dumbledore seems so dead set against Harry. Includes pranks, more pranks, and a little revelation. |
2,961 | 11 |
| 26 |
Practice Makes Perfect Harry begins practicing to surprise McGonagall, and pranks Dumbledore once again. But Dumbledore's not happy, and a certain pair of twins I introduced a tiny bit earlier gets involved. Also, remember the one-sided Sn/L in book 7? Here's my explanation. |
2,613 | 12 |
| 27 |
Plots and Plans Severus isn't having a good day. Dumbledore seems determined to make him as mad as possible, and Ron and Hermione make everyone else sick. And to top it all off, Severus doesn't have all of the required ingredients for a certain medicine... |
2,321 | 11 |
| 28 |
Merry Christmas A nightmare before Christmas leads to one of the biggest pranks ever planned. For the private portion, Dumbledore gets a blast from the past, present, and a dark future. |
3,470 | 10 |
| 29 |
Christmas Isn't Over Yet The public portion of the Christmas prank, and the next several months of pranking leave Dumbledore a laughingstock. Also, Harry makes a new friend. |
2,778 | 6 |
| 30 |
World Cup and World Class Death Eaters come to get Harry, except thery're not really Death Eaters. Psst! Don't tell Voldemort and Dumbledore! |
5,075 | 8 |
| 31 |
The Announcement Dumbledore has an announcement to make, of an old event cancelled a few hundred years before. Then Nearly Headless Nick has an announcement that shocks a sensible-minded Hermione Granger, but Harry's there to make it all better. |
2,867 | 10 |
| 32 |
Confrontation A small battle leads to the final break up of one of our least favorite couples, but lands Harry in a coma until the drawing of the Champions. Harry gains another friend after the drawing, and makes a new enemy, but it doesn't hurt his popularity. |
2,992 | 8 |
| 33 |
Hogwarts, a Dragon Preserve? During a Hogsmeade weekend, Hagrid walks into a bar... |
2,364 | 5 |
| 34 |
The Truth Comes Out Just what the title says. Several truths come out, and several people get a big surprise. Also, Harry and Hermione reaffirm their relationship, despite interference. |
2,317 | 10 |
| 35 |
The Rise of Firebird Tensions rise as Harry tries to figure out a way to beat the First Task. A little spat with Severus reveals several secrets about the early lives of James and Lily, and the Marauders. After tensions lower, the First Task looms closer and closer, and Hermione does her part to support Harry. |
4,445 | 6 |
| 36 |
Operation Flea Dip McGonagall and Severus, along with their comrades-in-arms, have hatched a plot to spare Harry and Hermione from the machinations of the flea-bitten Weasleys, at least for a while. The Yule Ball is much more enjoyable for our favorite couple without the people we love to hate. |
3,144 | 7 |
| 37 |
A Golden Clue Cedric and Cho Chang got into a little spat, and now Cho seems to want to put Hermione down while Cedric is giving Harry a tip. Also, when a secret is revealed, Harry, Hermione, and Neville have no intention of spilling the beans. |
2,373 | 5 |
| 38 |
Hints and Rumors Sort of a filler chapter. Gaul and Maia Krieger are sixteen, and therefore looking around at the opposite sex. Then there's something about Ginny, and two other couples make an appearance. Love is in the air close to Valentine's Day. |
2,297 | 3 |
| 39 |
The Flash and Preparations Pitched battle leads to some revelations for Dumbledore, and Hermione gets a very pointed reminder that Harry is desperately in love with her. And what is it that Dumbledore's been keeping under wraps? |
2,500 | 0 |
| 40 |
Clearing Vision Harry's aura-sensing ability really helps spot something very out-of-place in the depths of the Black Lake. And Beowulf keeps a very close eye on Dumbledore; so close, in fact, that he'd know Dumbledore was going to move before he even twitched. |
2,345 | 1 |
| 41 |
Crouching Padfoot, Hidden Rat Harry has a very long day before he finds out what the Third Task is going to be, and that's mainly because Dumbledore suddenly contracted a very disgusting disease. Tensions (and something else) rise as Severus and Maia put their brains to work. |
5,462 | 2 |
| 42 |
Thoughts and Feelings Maia and Severus work out a counter-curse, though there is still no word on the identity of Dumbledore's attacker. But even while he's enthusiastically redecorating McGonagall's office, he can still think. |
3,090 | 1 |
| 43 |
A Lecture Dumbledore never really stopped teaching, and Severus is a bad, bad boy. When Voldemort makes another serious bid for power, there's only Harry, his cohorts, and Hogwarts itself standing in his way. |
3,382 | 0 |
| 44 |
Arise Lord Voldemort The Dark Lord has risen again, greater and more terrible than before. But he had some help, and that help has fallen under Auror scrutiny. Dumbledore is starting to guess that there might be an Auror hiding at Hogwarts, but it doesn't really bother him. He's more worried about the choice Severus Snape has to make, the choice he made in secret fifteen years before. |
2,756 | 2 |
| 45 |
Rescue What better way to get Harry away from the Dursleys for good than for Death Eaters to kidnap him, again? If it worked once, why not twice? Maybe Dumbledore will actually listen this time. |
3,539 | 6 |
| 46 |
Making a Point Dumbledore investigates Harry Potter's kidnap and possible murder by Death Eaters. But the Death Eaters, and Harry, call it rescue. Has the point been made? Is Harry free of the Dursleys forever? |
3,224 | 8 |
| 47 |
Making Amends Dumbledore's had a chance to repent, and is proving to be a better human being. Prefects are named, and another Auror is unveiled. |
3,571 | 6 |
| 48 |
The Night of the Animagi The Marauders go for a little chase late one night, and Dumbledore has a big scare. Umbridge proves just how much of a bitch she is, in the first Defense class. |
2,796 | 6 |
| 49 |
Nowhere to Go but Up Umbridge has just been named High Inquisitor, and she decides to get the "required" inspection of Schulz's class out of the way. Need I say more? |
1,866 | 4 |
| 50 |
The War Heats Up Voldemort's planning, and Umbridge is trying to overcome her greatest fear. Hint, it's not centaurs... |
2,576 | 3 |
| 51 |
A Slow Boil When an Auror meets an untimely end, their department is left reeling. Who is the next senior Auror; who will be the next Deputy? |
1,862 | 6 |
| 52 |
The Deputy The new Deputy Auror is selected, someone's kidnapped, and someone else goes on a little trip to an army base. |
2,774 | 3 |
| 53 |
Tanks, Amigo! Hermione brings the cavalry, with a little bit of help from Severus and Peter. And what does Umbridge have to do with Harry going missing? |
2,692 | 3 |
| 54 |
Bat vs. Toad Umbridge inspects Potions. There's really no need to say any more about that, hehe. |
2,582 | 6 |
| 55 |
Cold Case Closed One plot point is all tied up when the muggles arrest the murderer of Caradoc Dearborn. And the "unnamed muggle boy" who found the body tells his story after someone new joins the Marauders. |
2,320 | 5 |
| 56 |
Square One Dumbledore's right back at square one when it comes to Harry, and ends up finding out the whole truth about Caradoc Dearborn. |
2,515 | 2 |
| 57 |
Go Army The DA has a rather auspicious beginning after Hermione confers with Severus. This might be just the thing to bring Harry up out of his depression. |
2,209 | 1 |
| 58 |
He's Not My Mummy Abe tells his brother about the spy watching Harry and his friends, which leads to Moody arranging for the spy's arrest. Widdershins won't know what hit him, because the last thing he remembered, one of his dreams had just come true. Also, the grandfather-grandson relationship between Harry and Dumbledore is on very rocky ground, but Hermione's grandfather still has enough clout to rein him in. |
2,268 | 4 |
| 59 |
Weasley is Our King Just one day. A Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and the aftermath. Lifetime bans, the truth about Charlie, and McGonagall lets out her inner Ginny for a moment. What's up with Gaul and Maia, and where is Hagrid? |
3,073 | 2 |
| 60 |
Umbridge and Hagrid The DA is revealed to Dumbledore, and Hagrid returns to form an alliance with a boy he once counted among Voldemort's ranks. |
2,906 | 3 |
| 61 |
Coordination Hagrid's class is inspected, and Umbridge thinks she's found Severus' kindred spirit. |
1,904 | 3 |
| 62 |
Failure Voldemort fails to kill Arthur, Harry and Dumbledore, and he fails to catch a rat. Dumbledore fails to realize Harry has free run of his office, even after Severus told him the truth. And Lucius fails to carry out Voldemort's latest orders. |
2,019 | 5 |
| 63 |
Christmas with the Grangers Harry spends Chriatmas with the Grangers during fifth year as a few plans for the future are made. Learn more about Hermione's family. Just a light, fluffy chapter full of love and laughter. |
2,100 | 8 |
| 64 |
Delayed No Longer Not long after Harry and Hermione return to Hogwarts, Voldemort attacks Azkaban Prison. He'd been delayed in releasing several of his most loyal and ruthless Death Eaters, but no longer. Includes lead-up to a proposal and Firebird gets a chance to play with Voldemort again. |
2,383 | 2 |
| 65 |
A Proper Proposal Dora makes good on her promise to hold Remus down until he proposes properly and Dumbledore screws up yet again after forgetting that Severus Snape doesn't kid around. |
1,899 | 7 |
| 66 |
An Act Worthy of a Slytherin Marietta Edgecombe betrays the DA and rumors abound of Harry being a long-lost prince. |
2,031 | 11 |
| 67 |
Nowhere to Go But Down When Dumbledore stops believing the rumors about Harry, Umbridge's whole regime crumbles around her ears. |
3,016 | 3 |
| 68 |
OWLs OWLs have arrived and Umbridge is forced to leave. |
3,749 | 5 |
| 69 |
Peace Talks War hits close to home for one family and Harry plays "Capture the Flag" at the Granger Family Reunion. Redemption comes for one character. |
3,383 | 5 |
| 70 |
Summer's End at Spinner's End Dumbledore plans to take the war to a distracted Voldemort, and OWL results come. |
2,553 | 3 |
| 71 |
Back to School Harry and Hermione return to Hogwarts for year 6 after a very eventful train ride, and they launch their attack on Lestrange Manor. Ron apologizes. |
2,516 | 2 |
| 72 |
Headaches Surviving the Killing Curse yet again leaves Harry with the migraine to end all migraines. Even friends need to walk carefully around the testy teen. |
2,579 | 1 |
| 73 |
Recovery Times Two Severus needs to make amends after Hermione recovers. |
2,098 | 2 |
| 74 |
Confession An overheard conversation between Harry and Hermione brings Ron Weasley, once an enemy, into the fold. |
2,299 | 7 |
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