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(with a small rant about "Someone's Gotta Go" inside)

But first THE fic recommendation! One of the few fics I started and couldn't put aside until reaching the end:

"The Golden Age" by Arsinoe de Blassenville:
"Post DH. In the wake of victory, Harry struggles with life, love, and the reform of the British wizarding world. He learns that life is complex, and that happy endings are fleeting."

A very beautiful book version can be downloaded (or read online) from Red Hen Publications (the last of the fics there).

Summery Executions 11.

Vernon Dursley Kills Harry, But Harry Doesn't Die. Instead He Wakes To Find Dumbledore And Snape Hovering Over Him, And He Is Pissed. The Story Of His Quest To Rid The World Of Dumbledore.

It was probably a bad idea to get pregnant by Draco Malfoy. But what's done is done, and she is sure they can both be adults about it. Not like this is some melodramatic romance novel, or anything. M/F, Preg

Harry has that power the Dark Lord...well actually he does know.

My favorite.

After killing Voldemort, Bellatrix declares herself Queen of the wizarding world and starts a harem of male slaves. But it’s too much to expect Harry & Co. to lie down and take it (so to speak), and soon a rebellion is under way.

Harry Potter is betrayed by Ginny at the end of sixth year, after he tells her he doesn't want to be with her anymore. Blinded, he finds himself lost in the wilderness, with only his delusions for company.

Harry was handed over to Voldemort the summer after fifth year. Things go a little wrong for the dark lord.

For the dark lord? Are you sure?

“Harry James Potter, you are charged with casting the three most heinous curses any wizard could perform.”
This fic clearly takes place in AU.

Tom sits by the fire enjoying a bottle of vodka, but his designs are unknown as he offers Harry a glass.

If you lost everything you've been fighting for...will you still fight? Abuse, Angst, Death
If "everything" included my life, I wouldn't.

Harry, unlike Voldemort, never tried to cheat death.

All about Ginny and the effect she has on others. Bi, Exhib, F/F, F/M/M, M/F, M/F/F, MC, WIP
The effect is clearly HBP-compliant.

There's a balance, between Good and Evil, Darkness and Light, Power and Weakness, and Mother Nature makes sure to maintain that balance, even if she hardly receives gratitude for doing so... HP/SB... Creature-Fic...

But what if the natural equilibrium hovers at 98% Evil and 2% Good?

/rant
It seems more believable then ever after hearing about a new USA reality show "Someone's Gotta Go." Employees are called to a meeting and informed there will be layoffs, but with a reality show twist: The staff will be allowed to determine who is fired. One commenter wrote "Competing for health insurance and organ transplants can't be far behind" and I agree. On TV the shows creator (?) said that to attract viewers shows had to go to greater and greater lengths and that people will see this show, so he doesn't see anything unethical in it. Business, you know. Israeli TV commenter said he hoped this show, unlike "Survivor", won't reach Israel since our country is small and everybody knows each other. Unfortunately, I don't see how it can make a difference.
/end rant

Voldemort has finally found a way to get through Dumbledore's defenses, and set out to capture Harry. He wasn't prepared for the horrors he witnessed upon arriving at number 4 Privet drive.

Hermione is slowly losing her marbles and develops an unhealthy obsession with Snape – to his horror. The task of saving what is left of her sanity falls upon him of all people. What's wrong with Hermione and can he help her?
Dedicated to all Hr/SS fans. ;-)

All Draco wants is Harry Potter's friendship, just to make his new Auror job more bearable. However, after Harry stubbornly pays more attention to his secret admirer, Draco is forced to resort to drastic measures. Auror!fic, PostDH

Harry Potter has angered the wrong people. Will he be able to survive his first year at Hogwarts, and for that matter, will everybody else who gets involved with him?
Love how the first sentence nicely sums up his entire life.

“Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give up to you. That always involves a betrayal of trust.” – Aldrich Ames Angst

Harry Potter forswears love and in the process of doing as such, his heart becomes a solid jewel of ice, transforming him into a glacial creature of cruelest beauty.

Snape thinks he is a Grand Master at chess, when Lupin challenges him to a game with a bet on the side.

I've spent many hours trying to crack the code that JKR cunningly hid throughout the Harry Potter series, concentrating mostly on The Goblet of Fire and The Order of the Phoenix. After weeks of painstaking research, I feel that I'm finally able to reveal the truth of what lies between certain selected sentences from each of these books.
Certain characters' personalities have been utterly transformed by the code-breaking process. Read at your peril ...

How isn't this fic a bestseller yet?

It all started when the Slytherin Quidditch captain threw a curse at Peter, who transformed and hid. In the sink of the third-floor boys bathroom. And got stuck. It's up to the other three Marauders to get him out.

Hannah has always hated coloring the sky blue. It is unnatural. It isn't right.
And yet skies are blue. This is Hannah's journey from a child to an adult, and each moment is tinged with blue, a blue that, try as she might, cannot be escaped.

Narcissa knows exactly what death tastes like. [Narcissa kills five people. One shot. Dark.]

Snape finds a way. A dark fairytale; written with Sinick.

Stuck in Limbo, Lord Voldemort awaits final judgment. Will he be damned to hell, or will he escape. However, let’s remember…Freedom is expensive and damn near priceless…
To hell, then.

In the midst of war and having barely survived Malfoy Manor, Hermione finds an entirely new way of escape and healing - in the form of time travel and Sir Galahad du Lac.