Summary: *one-shot* One question has plagued the Wizarding world for years. Why did Sirius Black laugh? Some have come up with their own answers, and others are content to sit and speculate. When Prophet reporter, Tom Wilkes goes to speak with Sirius Black, he gets an inscrutable and long-awaited answer from the notorious criminal. Sometimes you have to laugh, just to keep from crying.

Summary: Hermione notices a change in Draco Malfoy, and a friendship is established...but is everything as it seems?

Part 1 of a three part Series
Additional Warning: Book 6 disregarded only slightly. the main events in book six are not changed.

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Summary: As the wizarding world is overrun by the Dark Lord’s power, Hermione is taken captive. Draco immerses himself more and more in the Dark Arts, desperately hoping no one will find out about a decision that changed his life forever. What happens when the most unlikely person discovers the truth? Who will she tell? What will Draco offer for her to keep it a secret?

Summary: Lily and James were never your average couple. From the first day of Hogwarts under the Sorting Hat to their graduation day seven years later, they always were the odd ones. But that is why we love 'em, and that is why... after all those years, they realize that they love eache other too. Haha! Now you have to read it, I lured you in! This is my very first fanfiction eva, so please be kind, but give tons and lots and huge amounts of reviews! Thank you!!

Summary: Hermione has just gotten home after her fifth year at Hogwarts. Her parents give her an ultimatum, but a mysterious phone call changes everything. Events seem to conspire against Hermione finding out what she needs to do. Then Hermione is thrown into a series of dangerous events, needing every ounce of her Gryffindor bravery as well as her cleverness, to deal with Death Eaters, kidnappings, and worse, and to come up with the solution that is being so desperately sought. Hermione's summer is turning out quite differently than she ever dreamed.

A/N: This story may not follow HBP, although as of Chapter 6, it still does. Chapter 6 is now up. Hooray! And I would like to bring to your attention a most marvellous feature of this excellent web site known as reviews...

Summary: Bill and Fleur are getting married and love is in the air. But will an old flame drive a wedge between Ron and Hermione? Will Harry change his mind about Ginny?

Summary: James Potter and Lily Evans have hated each other since the day they entered Hogwarts. Not even their friends can push them together, but in their final years at Hogwarts, something else might. A disturbing and mysterious wizard is leaving his mark on the wizarding world...and on his victims. During their O.W.L. year, James begins to feel differently about Evans, but can Lily give him a chance? And will they stop fighting when their world begins to crumple around them? A romantic and lighthearted storyline that foreshadows Voldemort's reign of terror. Definitely worth a read!

Summary: James Potter: Marauder. Lily Evans: Prefect. They're both seventh years at Hogwarts. They're also about to have a pretty interesting year--complete with a few detentions, pranks, confusion, and laughter--in which they get through school, make some trouble and maybe, just maybe, sort out their feelings for each other.

Thanks to all you who have made it possible for this story to be in the Top Tens. It was a very happy moment when I first saw my story on the list, and I love being able to go back and see it there now. Still. Yay!

Throughout the latter half of 2010, and the first half of 2011, I re-edited this story. The changes were mostly to fix stray (and annoying) grammar and spelling errors, but also to rework some plot points in an effort to stay truer to canon. I also updated the style; having written this story so long ago, my writing has definitely developed (and I would say gotten better), so I edited to reflect that. (I apologize for the errors that were in the story before all this editing. I found them immensely distressing when I reread my chapters. Heartbreaking, really.)


Big “thank yous” go to the three people who helped edit/nitpick the first edition of this novel: violagirl, fairiesandcream, and Omagus.
And yes, this story is up on Fanficition.net under the penname: Io.Sono.Emilia.
Of course, as a disclaimer, I’m not JK Rowling. The Potterverse does not belong to me, but I am in it and love it.