Author's Note: After much consideration, I've elected to publish a few of these chapters as stand alone works. However, out of respect for any archiving done by the forums I've submitted these stories to, I intend to leave them here as well. I hope you enjoy!
Table of Contents
Chapter 1- Table of Contents
Chapter 2- "Too Little, Too Late"- Regulus wants out, but Sirius thinks it's too little, too late.
Chapter 3- "As An Old Friend"- Ignotus Peverell watches his brothers choose their gifts from Death and finds they chose poorly.
Chapter 4- "Jackpot"- Dean accidentally wins the lottery but learns fame and fortune aren't all they're cracked up to be. After escaping his new chaotic life, Dean finds his luck might be even better than he thought. Hints of Deamus.
Chapter 5- "Marked"- Draco takes the Mark for his own reasons.
Chapter 6- "Tick, Tock"- Hermione races to catch Harry before he can turn himself over to Voldemort.
Chapter 7- "Loyal Friends and Steadfast Companions"- It was the first time a group of house elves came into The Three Broomsticks as customers. And Harry was determined that, though it was the first time, it would be far from the last.
Chapter 8- "Trading Celebrations"- On his first birthday without Fred, George trades his birthday party for a different kind of celebration- St. George's Day.
Chapter 9- "The Dichotomous Tree of Life"- Voldemort has won, and Luna knows exactly the moment that everything started to unravel. With her Sight, her family's grimoire, and her own fortitude, she just might be able to fix things the second time around.
Chapter 10- "Bring It On Home"- In the years following the war, the lives of The Ministry Six aren't perfect, but there's one place that reminds them that somehow, someday, everything will be all right.
Chapter 11- "All's Fair in Love and Basketball"- While on holiday in Florida, Dean drags Seamus to a Muggle basketball game.
Chapter 12- "Save It For A Rainy Day"- Sirius learns that when the path you expected your life to take is no longer an option, there's always another part to play. Inspired by "Save It For A Rainy Day" by the Jayhawks.
Chapter 13- "Nineteen"- Today is Blaise Zabini's nineteenth birthday, and it's been the worst one yet. Can a chance encounter change the tide of his twentieth year?
Chapter 14- "Forgotten Lessons"- Medora Lupin has questions, and she's demanding answers from the one person that can give them. She's about to get proof that there is never a truly a new story, just new characters on a different stage learning lessons that have simply been forgotten along the way.
Chapter 15- "Friends in the Right Places"- Theo needs a Christmas present for Luna, but his search will take him to a place that haunts his past.
Chapter 16- "The Last Name on the List"- If you listen to the rumors, Blaise's mother is a Black Widow, disposing of her husbands when they're no longer useful to her. But things are not always as they appear...
Chapter 17- "Baby Steps"- Luna firmly believes that progress toward a goal, no matter how small, should be always be celebrated. Now if she could just get Neville on board...
Chapter 18- "Constant Vigilance"- The stories behind Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody's most famous injuries - and his catchphrase.
Chapter 19- "The Perfect Life"- Neville gets all he never wanted and more. Luna helps him fix that.
Chapter 20- "Dawn"- Outside dawn is breaking, but George Weasley already has. But time has a way of taking broken things and making them... less so.
Chapter 21- "In Living Color"- The war took Colin's steady hands and, more importantly, Denis from him. But he won't let it take his determination to do what he loves.
Chapter 22- "Innuendo and Outuendo"- Or, four times Sirius Black couldn't keep his dirty mind to himself.
Chapter 23- "Ghosts of Halloween"- Severus Snape hates Halloween and all the memories it brings with it. This one will rock his world.
Chapter 24- "Consumed"- "She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close." Rodolphus learns the hard way. He regrets nothing.
Chapter 25- "Ordinary Happiness"- In a surprise turn of events, Cho teaches Neville the definition of mediocrity.
Chapter 26- "From Tortola with Love"- A crowded funeral. A book of old postcards. A family secret. Elliot Potter stumbles across a piece of his great-grandfather he never knew existed, and now he's got more questions than answers.
Chapter 27- "Oh Brother!"- Charlie Weasley, the oldest of the six Weasley siblings, brings home the surprise of his life after his first year at Hogwarts.
Chapter 28- "The Path to Gray"- Much to his family's chagrin, Regulus has the gift of Seeing. After Kreacher returns from his trip with the Dark Lord, Regulus uses his crystal ball to find another path - one that leads out of the darkness.
Chapter 29- "No Objections"- Harry and Hermione are ready for their first animagus transformation. With it comes a surprise that neither one of them could have ever guessed - and one neither will object to. SoulmateAU.
Chapter 30- "A Fine Line Between Love and Hate"- Or, three times Lily Evans thought she might hate James Potter, and one time that made her think twice.
Chapter 31- "Peace for the Moment"- Albus Dumbledore ponders what he really saw in the Mirror of Erised. It brings him to a decision, and he wants to get back to his quarters quickly. The castle has other ideas.