It was cold. Not just the kind of cold that made you shiver and your fingers go numb, but the kind of cold that made you give up on shivering.
"While some people would think that being perfectly logical would be limiting, that logic has boundaries that life shouldn't have, I am quite proud of my logic. I believe that life is far simpler if treated logically. That's not to say that I always act in what others might see as the most logical manner. It's simply generalizing that everything can be treated with logic, and it is what I prefer to do."
It has begun. It won't be a short path, or an easy one, or one that will be kind to them. But together, and along with clues and help from those alive and those long gone, they will slowly begin the journey on toward morning. **Now an AU story.**
After the war, Harry gets the chance to live an unburdened life. A trip to a Muggle amusement park uncovers both a fear of Hermione's and, possibly, a revelation. One-shot.
The final battle is over, and Harry has won. But now he has another challenge facing him. A challenge where magic can't help him. He has to be brave for her. She's done her share of being brave for him. AU. Completed.
Sometimes, in the midst of a war, Christmas brings out the best in people. Other times, it takes a bit of a shove. One-shot.