•EVERYTHING HAS A BREAKING POINT• Annabeth Chase, one of the bravest and most intelligent demigods of the day, was captured in the midst of the Giant War before it could be resolved, leaving the rest of the Seven scattered. Her kidnapping began the turning point of the war that ended in the giants favor, and resulted in the fall of Olympus. She spent three years locked away, all of her friends assuming her to be dead. But when the most unexpected ally saves her, Annabeth discovers that the lines are not black and white like she's always believed. They're blurred, good and evil mixing together. Her entire life, Annabeth was good. But in order to win the war, she has to let evil in. [ first place in the PJO Watty Awards ]

The Marauders are starting their fifth year at Hogwarts; Remus is starting with a massive scar across his face - a byproduct of the increasing severity of his furry little problem, which is a definite cause for concern despite his insistence that it it's fine. Sirius is starting with the memories of a certain morning at 12 Grimmauld Place in August: memories that he might not ever forget, yet is desperate to cloak underneath the facade that every is fine at home and that he and his parents just sometimes encounter minor disagreements. James is starting his fifth year, yes, but more importantly, he is starting phase five of his plan to woo Lily Evans: somehow his friends seem doubtful that he might succeed, but James, being James, is in no lack of confidence. And Peter, well, Peter is starting to wonder just why he puts up with these people, and if he should really be feeling sorry for Lily Evans, and maybe if he should have asked to have been sorted into Hufflepuff.