Rating
Mature
Chapters
39
Words
187,726
Characters
Lupin, Snape, James, Lily, Sirius, Pettigrew, OC, OtherCanon
Primary Relationship
Sirius/OC
Secondary Relationship(s)
James/Lily
Genre(s)
Drama, Humor, Romance
Era
Marauders
Advisory
Contains profanity, Strong violence, Scenes of a mild sexual nature, Substance abuse, Sensitive topic/issue/theme
Story Reviews
Status
Completed
First Published
2013-04-07 1:40am
Last Chapter
2014-09-12 8:11am
Last Updated
2017-06-22 8:08pm
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| Ch. # | Chapter Title | Word Count | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beginnings The first day at Hogwarts. |
4,661 | 27 |
| 2 |
Business as Usual Not everything runs smoothly during the first few weeks back. |
4,341 | 12 |
| 3 |
Tricks and Treats, But Mostly Tricks Melanie's trip to Hogsmeade isn't quite what she expected, and a competition ensues... |
3,074 | 14 |
| 4 |
Counterstroke Some things never change. |
2,429 | 11 |
| 5 |
A Message and a Mess Melanie gets uneasy about what’s happening outside Hogwarts. Inside Hogwarts there’s a bit of chaos as well, thanks to the Gryffindors. |
2,049 | 6 |
| 6 |
Deception and Detention A detention gone awry. |
3,480 | 3 |
| 7 |
Quidditch Through the Rages Slytherin's Quidditch team isn't known for playing nice. |
2,521 | 4 |
| 8 |
Truth and Truce Melanie gets some new information and maybe even new friends. |
3,080 | 5 |
| 9 |
Surprises “Maybe Potter isn’t as much of a bigot as I thought he was.” |
5,721 | 3 |
| 10 |
The Yule Ball Everyone's a second choice sometimes. |
6,085 | 4 |
| 11 |
Mandy's Lonely Hearts Club Band "You can pine about your losses together." |
3,959 | 4 |
| 12 |
Flying Together, Falling Apart Quidditch successes and practical joke failures. |
6,998 | 4 |
| 13 |
About Time Things start looking up, but trouble is still brewing. |
4,526 | 4 |
| 14 |
Progression Minimal Splinching involved. |
5,258 | 8 |
| 15 |
New Faces and New Places Better than being late to Transfiguration. |
5,651 | 5 |
| 16 |
What Friends Are For How else would you get through detention or relationship problems? |
6,079 | 5 |
| 17 |
In the Dark Sometimes people surprise you, for better or for worse. |
4,296 | 4 |
| 18 |
Unintended Melanie overhears something unexpected, and isn't sure what to do about it. |
3,357 | 4 |
| 19 |
Finals and Farewells Sixth year draws to a close. |
3,114 | 5 |
| 20 |
Over the Edge Melanie's life changes drastically in the space of a few minutes. |
4,761 | 5 |
| 21 |
Why So Sirius Melanie discovers that she and Sirius actually have something in common after all. |
6,156 | 7 |
| 22 |
Communication Breakdown "Why are you staring at me? Do I have food in my teeth?" |
6,488 | 3 |
| 23 |
A New Start The start of seventh year brings interesting realisations. |
4,902 | 5 |
| 24 |
Second Hand News People start to move on, except for Melanie, who merely decides that she needs to stop being so awkward. |
5,670 | 4 |
| 25 |
Carry That Weight If you have the world on your shoulders, it’s easy to drop it. |
8,243 | 4 |
| 26 |
Discoveries Not everything is how it seems. |
7,017 | 5 |
| 27 |
Sixes and Sevens Some surprises turn the world topsy-turvy in the weeks preceding Halloween. |
5,511 | 3 |
| 28 |
Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town Tunnels, merriment, and petty thievery... |
4,720 | 2 |
| 29 |
Mysteries Everyone keeps secrets, especially the Ministry. |
5,547 | 2 |
| 30 |
Holmes for the Holidays Just the average holiday festivities and spying on people. |
6,047 | 5 |
| 31 |
The Moonlit Knight The girls decide to walk outside at night, but it's more than they bargained for. |
3,749 | 3 |
| 32 |
Ain't No Sunshine Two stubborn people refuse to talk to each other. |
5,333 | 1 |
| 33 |
Those Who Defied the Dark Lord The war becomes personal. |
4,321 | 3 |
| 34 |
Echoes She would never be there again. |
6,046 | 1 |
| 35 |
The Long Road Melanie must pick up the pieces. |
4,264 | 3 |
| 36 |
Stepping on a Serpent The Slytherin duelling team. |
4,512 | 4 |
| 37 |
The End of the Beginning The last days at Hogwarts. |
3,859 | 2 |
| 38 |
I. Epilogue: Sixteen years later * |
7,124 | 5 |
| 39 |
II. In the End * |
2,777 | 11 |
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