( Frenetic Motion... )

Harry has never been close to anyone, at least not in the romantic sense. Cho had been his first crush but that attempt at a relationship had ended in an unmitigated disaster.

Then he had a thing with Ginny that went better than whatever he had with Cho . At least it did until he realized that she was in love with “The Boy-Who-Lived” instead of ( Read more... )

 ( Unconditional... )

Neville craves physical affection. When he’d come to school he had hoped to make friends that he could touch and hug but it was not to be. He was an outsider, held at a physical distance due to what his classmates perceived as flaws.

That changed when the twins took an interest in him. At first, it was only the touches that came with being ( Read more... )

Harry enjoys the critical moment that proceeds death, the moment when the world slows to a snail’s pace and he feels like he can perceive the whole world.

He knows that people fear that moment more than anything but he's has experienced it too often to fear it. As with all things the human mind can only hold up to so much terror before it becomes ( Read more... )

 ( Rude Awakening... )

Remus hates waking up in the infirmary the day after the full moon. It’s the one part of being a werewolf that not even the Marauders can change. They can keep the wolf from hurting others but not him. He doesn't think the others know the full consequences of being a werewolf.

The werewolf damages more than its hosts physical bodies it damages ( Read more... )

Sirius is trapped inside of a box. The others think he should be grateful for their "protecting him" but he doesn’t see why he should be grateful for their gift of a new prison.

He’d escaped Azkaban to prove his innocence. He hadn’t escaped just to be trapped inside his family’s house. There may not be Dementor's here to suck his happiness away ( Read more... )

 ( Unquestionably Average... )

Neville hated the fall. It isn't so much going back to school that he hates. It's the loss of his garden. His garden is his sanctuary, his home away from home.

Under normal circumstances the fact that his family doesn't understand his love of plants upsets him but when their lack of interest garners him a place away from verbal abuse and more ( Read more... )