"You should tell him, you know," a familiar voice softly said from behind her. "I know you love him." "Remus," she began turning around to face her friend, "You know I can't do that. He's my best friend, and h-he's in love with his perfect Lily-flower," Elsie sighed as tears began forming in her eyes. "But, Elsie... you don't see the way he looks at you, he-," his sentence was cut off by the girl with tears running down her face. "I don't see how he looks at me, but I see how he looks at her! And, t-that's enough to know that I will n-never be good enough to be with h-him," she snapped through stifled words. "But why don't you just tell him? Why don't you let yourself have a chance at happiness for once?" he asked stepping forwards, wiping her cheeks with his thumbs. "Because...loving him is a losing game. Either way, I'm the one getting hurt," Elsie whispered, falling into the arms of the boy in front of her. SLOW BURN {extended summary inside} (All characters, plots, and aspects of this story belonging to the Harry Potter Universe are credited to JK Rowling.)

mer·e·tri·cious: apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity. Spencer Artemis Venus, a seventh year Gryffindor, expected many things from her final year at Hogwarts. Her complicated relationship with Snape, getting hungover on fire whiskey and butter beer, going on Hogsmeade trips with her friends and playing quidditch. However, falling for her new defense against the dark arks teacher and becoming friends with the murderer on the loose was not something she expected. TW: will mention self-harm and mature themes

The universe has designed soulmates- someone that completes you. But what happens when you don't have one but seven? And all you want to do is run in the opposite direction when you see them...

Harry never knew his Father James Potter had a little sister. That he had other options besides living with the extremely vile Dursley family. Where Eleanor Potter becomes a professor at Hogwarts, beginning her journey in protecting her nephew.

"He'd do it again if it meant she got the chance to live." "He looked at her, actually looked at her, and wondered how anyone who saw her, didn't fall in love with her." "A trade was to be made." "Friendship was going to be the only way to get through this." "And it was then, Estella realized, he didn't want to be saved." *************** A story of Estella Dumbledore, a seer, and granddaughter of Albus Dumbledore. Friends with the golden trio. Follow the story of close and forever-lasting friendships, true love, and a fight for what is right. I'm really bad at descriptions, but I swear the story is actually better than it seems. Disclaimer: All rights are reserved to/for J.K. Rowling-the creator of Harry Potter. Additional plots and characters are my ideas/creations. In this, I also made Harry Potter be a height of 6' foot despite him being shorter in the books and movies...and I may have given him abs...It just matched the image in my head better. Cover by: rockstarsvalentine Long chapters, especially as each year goes by. Prisoner of Azkaban: completed Goblet of Fire: completed Order of Phoenix: completed Half-Blooded Prince: completed Deathly Hallows: completed A mature story.