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the Secret of Slytherin by Kirinin

Summary: Amidst misconceptions and reconciliation, the lines that separate the Wizarding World will be destroyed. Enemies will serve one another as friendships are tested and forged. But first, the Sorting Hat Who Will Not Sort has a message for Hogwarts...

Warnings: some OOC (with reason). Definite and unabashed alternate universe, here: takes place from the beginning of sixth year. Snape and Harry interaction doesn't start until chapter 4.

1. Prologue by Kirinin [Reviews - 13] (3122 words)

2. ONE: You're No Wizard by Kirinin [Reviews - 7] (2643 words)

As usual, no pairings in this story!

I love reviews. :)

3. TWO: the Sorting Hat's Swan Song by Kirinin [Reviews - 6] (2060 words)

The Sorting Hat takes one for the team.

4. THREE: the Unsorted House by Kirinin [Reviews - 5] (2560 words)

Hermione has a Revelation.

5. FOUR: Advanced Potions by Kirinin [Reviews - 10] (3352 words)

Harry's OWLs are in question. Why should that be, I wonder?

6. FIVE: Dark Arts by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (2206 words)

7. SIX: Punishment by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (3144 words)

Harry faces the combined wrath of Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape, and begins to confront the nature of his own darkness.

8. SEVEN: Chat at the Burrow by Kirinin [Reviews - 6] (2655 words)

I hold Ron in a higher estimation than most.

9. EIGHT: Draco's Demands by Kirinin [Reviews - 5] (3060 words)

Draco owns Harry, but I don't own either one of them.

10. NINE: Lessons by Kirinin [Reviews - 8] (2344 words)

Harry sees Draco for the first time.

11. TEN: Cloak and Cauldron by Kirinin [Reviews - 6] (4921 words)

Draco gets serious. Snape gets stupid.

12. ELEVEN: Conversations and Chemistry by Kirinin [Reviews - 9] (2542 words)

Harry gets an offer and an opinion from Yolande Zabini.

13. TWELVE: Power and Prestige by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (3568 words)

14. THIRTEEN: The Tower by Kirinin [Reviews - 7] (2519 words)

Summary: Harry's darkness is on display.

Disclaimer: You should know by now that Rowling's Harry is not my Harry.

15. FOURTEEN: Revealeo by Kirinin [Reviews - 8] (3172 words)

Disclaimer/Summary: these characters do not belong to me. Harry's Potions idea does not belong to him.

16. FIFTEEN: Hermione's Revenge by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (2537 words)

Summary: I didn't do it, Professor. I swear.

17. SIXTEEN: a Shift in Perspective by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (2117 words)

Summary: Lupin and Snape have an altercation and an understanding.

18. SEVENTEEN: Down in the Dark by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (2586 words)

Summary: Harry finds the Chamber of Secrets for the first time.

19. EIGHTEEN: the Cavalry by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (4421 words)

Harry is gone but Draco is here.

20. NINETEEN: the Chamber of Secrets by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (2506 words)

I’d like to solve the puzzle.

21. TWENTY: Game by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (3587 words)

Harry plays Draco. Or is it the other way around?

22. TWENTY-ONE: a Reversal of Fortune by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (3012 words)

Draco gets what's coming to him.

23. TWENTY-TWO: Once Upon a Time by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (3407 words)

Harry talks Myth, Potions, Lupin and Lily with Snape.

(I know that the content of this chapter may well eclipse the content from the previous chapter. If you review, would you mention what you liked/disliked about both of them? Much thanks.)

24. TWENTY-THREE: to Waste Your Hatred by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (3073 words)

Disclaimer: In a cafe in England, JKR fashioned the playground. I'm just hanging out here.

Harry loses more than his cloak.

25. TWENTY-FOUR: a Strange Lot by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (2755 words)

Disclaimer: I don't even look like her. My hair is brown and curly, and I have brown eyes. Not to mention that I grew up in too many places to have anything but a vaguely 'American' accent. So it would be tough to pretend to be her, under any circumstances.

Ronald Weasley and Draco Malfoy have a Civil Conversation. Surely the End is at hand. (No... but to be frank, we're just about halfway through.)

26. TWENTY-FIVE: Remus Lupin Versus the Establishment by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (2420 words)

Disclaimer: Oi, folks. I'm not her. I swear. And yet, attempt to make money off of me and I will merely supply you with the debt of my college loans. Poor, poor litigious person... I would not wish my college loans on my worst enemy.

Remus gets a rather unfortunate letter from the Ministry.

27. TWENTY-SIX: Ravenclaw Versus Slytherin by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (2660 words)

Ron makes an accusation, and Hermione attempts to patch things up - as usual.

28. TWENTY-SEVEN: a Small Detail by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (5019 words)

Remus and Severus make a visit to the Ministry and find something rather unexpected.

29. TWENTY-EIGHT: Trust by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (3079 words)

Ginny wheedles something important out of Harry; Harry wheedles something important from Draco.

Disclaimer: remialcsiD.

30. TWENTY-NINE: Juxtaposition by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (3431 words)

Draco torture as refined by one Ginevra Weasley, with aid from a Hermione Granger.

Disclaimer: All my base are belong to J.K. Rowling.

31. THIRTY: Surprise by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (3038 words)

There are some things Draco Malfoy just can't do.

Disclaimer: Someday I may believe I invented these characters and claim that I have to this world. At that point in time, feel free to sue and/or arrest me. Until then...

32. THIRTY-ONE: Building a Mystery by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (3870 words)

Harry stands at the cusp of the fundamental mystery of our tale.

Disclaimer: If I were writing Harry Potter, Malfoy would have a far more prominent role. Obviously.

33. THIRTY-TWO: In the Headmaster's Office by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (3342 words)

Disclaimer: I renounce the throne. It's J.K. Rowling's.

Secrets are revealed...

34. THIRTY-THREE: the Missing Hour by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (2061 words)

Summary: Where, oh where has the hour gone? Harry and Snape solicit aid from several unexpected sources.

Disclaimer: Not mine, nope.

35. THIRTY-FOUR: Question and Answer by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (2574 words)

Summary: Dudley and Draco have a lot to say.

Disclaimer: the 'fan' before 'fiction' is there for good reason.

You might really want to take a look at the Chapter entitled, 'Once Upon a Time'... recalling the fairy tale will be important in this and the subsequent chapter.

36. THIRTY-FIVE: Slytherin! by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (4138 words)

Summary: Dumbledore is unpredictable yet again; Harry and Rae more so.

Disclaimer: 1. To deny or renounce claim to or connection with; disown. 2. To deny the validity of; repudiate. 3. Law. To renounce a right or claim.

37. THIRTY-SIX: Taught a Lesson by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (3676 words)

Summary: Harry institutes a new rule or two and Snape makes a supposition.

Disclaimer: I bow before Rowling, creator of all things Wizarding.

Super-long A/N today, but with reason. :)

38. THIRTY-SEVEN: Unity in Adversity by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (4442 words)

Summary: Harry has to face Ron, and Hermione, and swooning fourth-years.

Disclaimer: These guys aren’t mine! No, really!

39. THIRTY-EIGHT: Gryffindor Versus Slytherin by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (3986 words)

 

Disclaimer: neither the Gryffindor nor the Slytherin Quidditch team are mine. Only professional Quidditch teams may be owned by any party.

Summary: There is a very unpleasant surprise waiting on the Quidditch pitch.

40. THIRTY-NINE: Betrayer by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (1861 words)

 

Summary: I like Ron. A lot.

Disclaimer: No canon characters were harmed in the making of this fanfiction.  Fanon characters?  Well, okay, you've got me there.

41. CHAPTER FORTY: a Proposal for Draco by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (3285 words)

...so... yeah. Guess what happened? Someone threw away my flash drive. It was in a plastic bag with my empty lunch containers, and indubitably they thought that they were being helpful. By the time I realized what had happened, the trash had already been removed from the clinic.

Dumpster-diving? You bet. I followed the directions I'd read awhile ago on some random, entertaining anarchistic website, which I read for its oddness factor more than anything else. It just goes to show that no knowledge it useless - even if it didn't end up getting me the drive.

Of course, all of the most recent version of SoS was on the drive, along with several complete novels, some things that were on my old computer that died apx. five years ago, and several irretrievable pieces of schoolwork. The silver lining is that I found a relatively recent incarnation of SoS on my ancient desktop computer, and Chapter Fourty was actually up here, more or less ready to go.

42. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: the Principle of the Thing by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (2688 words)

43. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: Harry in the Hospital Wing by Kirinin [Reviews - 5] (4321 words)

Discussion, yes.  Resolution, no.

44. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: On His Own by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (3810 words)

Severus uncovers something unexpected.

45. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: Marauders Redux by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (4616 words)

A picnic in winter, pretending you won't be damaged by the dangers you ignore.

46. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: Method in the Madness by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (3521 words)

Snape realizes that 'reasonable' isn't always right.  Draco realizes that Gryffindors who want you close will always find a way to keep you there.

47. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: Slytherin's Secret by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (2768 words)

The decision to learn something new and dangerous is both completely Slytherin and completely Gryffindor, and therefore completely Harry.

48. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: Master by Kirinin [Reviews - 3] (5167 words)

Redemption is more difficult than it would at first appear, and pleasure can be more damaging than pain.

49. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: Goodbye by Kirinin [Reviews - 4] (3143 words)

Sometimes we cannot do what is demanded of us. We can only do what we must.

50. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: All Kindred Powers by Kirinin [Reviews - 2] (3624 words)

There are those kindred in blood and then there are those kindred in spirit.

51. CHAPTER FIFTY: Chocolate by Kirinin [Reviews - 5] (3678 words)

For every ill under the sun, there is a remedy, or there is none. If there be one - well, then you find it. If there be none? Then never mind it.

52. Epilogue by Kirinin [Reviews - 22] (4496 words)

We learn about Dudley, the prophesy and have the sort of celebration that should end any good year.