Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."

Waverly Trinket. The only American witch to go to a school for magic in Briten. She keeps every one at a distance, accept her little brother West. She doen't take any crap from anyone, and refuses to cave, on anything. And when she goes to the UK, she meets an over-confident, sarcastic, cocky, snide rich boy {Who may, or may not have amazing gray eyes ;) }, and for the first time feels challenged. Sirius Black might just be least of her problems when she gets to Hogwarts though... ******All characters are property of J.K. Rowling {All hail!} exept Waverly, Westchester, and Tina, and any other random characters I may have added in. I also apoligize if I don't follow the events in the books, but, I try!****** {{Cover by Emmie5 and all credit goes to her}}

Set during Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix., Leah Jacobs (Potter), 15, has lived at an orphanage all her life. When a mysterious and slightly scary woman, Bellatrix Lestrange, comes to "adopt" her, Leah is less than thrilled. She discovers magic and is found at last by the magical world. And it's a far more serious than she had ever believed. PS> This is under the assumption that Bellatrix Lestrange escaped from Azkaban before the rest of the death eaters that had broken out, and it has been hushed up... :P

Sirius Black told Harry that there were four Marauders. He told Harry that his best friends in school were James, Remus and Peter. He told Harry that there were three unregistered Animagi at the time he was at Hogwarts. He lied. There was another, only one other, who Sirius never mentioned. Perhaps because they had a falling out... perhaps because something happened to her. Rowan Mulciber is the missing Marauder, and this is her story.