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In Retrospect

2009-09-08T20:22:28-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: M
Genres: Romance/Mystery
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 23, Words: 69,248, Reviews: 80 Updated: 9-8-09 Published: 7-20-08
Status: In-Progress

HHr: Now a disenchanted Auror, Harry struggles with his past, mistakes following the war, and the path to redemption when the murder of the century and a new partner are thrust his way, all forcing him to face the memories that had so long gone unearthed.

Scars

2009-09-03T20:32:52-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Adventure
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,122, Reviews: 10 Published: 9-3-09
Status: Complete

HHr: Bloody and wounded, scarred and just searching for a beacon of hope at the end of the war.

Live and Let Live

2009-07-16T20:54:57-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/General
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,159, Reviews: 2 Published: 7-16-09
Status: Complete

HHr: “All our lives we search for someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance the song of heartbreak and hope all the while, wondering if somewhere, somehow there is someone searching for us”

Into the Dark

2009-07-12T19:55:31-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance
Pairing: Hermione G. & Harry P.
Chapters: 6, Words: 8,209, Reviews: 13 Updated: 7-12-09 Published: 9-13-08
Status: In-Progress

HHr: “I need to erase my memory… not all of it, just—just parts; I don’t want to remember him anymore.”

Casual: Defined

2009-04-13T20:14:45-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/General
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,674, Reviews: 4 Published: 4-13-09
Status: Complete

HHr: “What the hell is this?” “I believe that it is a note that says that I’m tired,” she replied.

Paradoxically Enough

2009-04-05T20:29:04-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/General
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,686, Reviews: 6 Published: 4-5-09
Status: Complete

HHr: He’d told himself that he was okay without her, that he didn’t need her, that life wasn’t empty without her. He just wished that his body would listen to what his mind told him.

I Know that You Sleep with My Boyfriend

2009-03-16T14:14:49-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Humor
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 3, Words: 6,284, Reviews: 24 Updated: 3-16-09 Published: 3-2-09
Status: In-Progress

LJ: When her boyfriend cheated on her, her best friend convinced her to get even. She should have known then that things were bound to get messy, after all: "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." NOTE: this is a REDUX, totally different from original.

Like a Romantic Comedy

2009-03-11T16:58:40-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: James P. & Lily Evans P.
Chapters: 5, Words: 14,041, Reviews: 130 Updated: 3-11-09 Published: 6-9-08
Status: Complete

LJ: they say that life is like a box of chocolates. Personally, though, I don't see it, if anything, it's more like a romantic comedy.

Unearthed and Unnerved

2009-03-09T14:59:56-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/General
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 9, Words: 14,459, Reviews: 48 Updated: 3-9-09 Published: 8-13-08
Status: Complete

LJ: It takes time to realize what you’ve lost, and after years James is finally ready to be in a committed relationship with Lily, but is it too late? Has Mr. Right lost out to Mr. Now? Moving on is hard, watching another move on is harder.

Original I Know That You Sleep With My Boyfriend

2009-02-20T08:41:49-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 21, Words: 44,069, Reviews: 289 Updated: 2-20-09 Published: 9-19-07
Status: Complete

LJ: The Original I Know That You Sleep With My Boyfriend: Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn was a lesson that she learned very quickly

Crypt Keeper

2008-12-26T20:30:55-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Angst
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 6, Words: 9,582, Reviews: 16 Updated: 12-26-08 Published: 9-15-08
Status: Complete

HHr: Without him I feel dead and lifeless, but with him I don't know how long I'll survive.

Around the World in a Year

2008-12-19T14:44:13-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,167, Reviews: 8 Updated: 12-19-08 Published: 12-15-08
Status: Complete

HHr: They had experienced things that most could never even dream of and others would write about, but, ultimately, they found themselves floundering at the end, grasping to ties those loose strings and find rationale in what should have been so simple...

Buried

2008-09-20T16:42:50-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Angst/Romance
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 2, Words: 3,096, Reviews: 5 Updated: 9-20-08 Published: 8-19-08
Status: Complete

HHr: As I sit there, nervously wringing the napkin in my hands, I pray that he won't come… that he’ll give me opportunity to finally let go, as I know I should.

8 Simple Rules to Getting the Ring

2008-08-21T11:47:16-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Humor
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,262, Reviews: 28 Updated: 8-21-08 Published: 2-19-08
Status: Complete

LJ: “I think we need to get engaged.” It was only when she heard James chocking loudly, however, that she finally got up the courage to look up at him, “something wrong love?”

Taking Off the Rose Colored Glasses

2008-07-09T12:37:31-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 25, Words: 30,436, Reviews: 141 Updated: 7-9-08 Published: 1-24-08
Status: Complete

HHr: “No, what’s not fair is that it’s never mine. It’s always been Ron, and now—now Ginny. When are you finally going to trust me, choose me? I need you Harry,” she told him weakly, wiping away all the stray tears streaming down her face.

Princesses

2008-07-07T10:41:06-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,002, Reviews: 5 Updated: 7-7-08 Published: 7-5-08
Status: Complete

HHr: prequel to kismet; can be read alone: I can honestly say that I never planned on it or even allowed myself to hope for it. Instead, we just happened, but maybe that’s what made it all so magical, my being totally unprepared for it. It was serendipity

Serendipity of an Odd Sort

2008-07-06T22:38:40-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance
Pairing: Hermione G. & Harry P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,456, Reviews: 9 Updated: 7-6-08 Published: 4-17-08
Status: Complete

HHr: We hadn't spoken in so long now, so what was the catalyst? What brought on this sudden change where we were finally comfortable around one another again?

Nice Girls

2008-07-06T22:38:14-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,571, Reviews: 21 Updated: 7-6-08 Published: 4-20-08
Status: Complete

HHr: they say that “nice guys always finish last,” but what ever happens to the nice girls of the world?

Greed

2008-07-06T22:36:55-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: K+
Genres: Romance
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 5,037, Reviews: 12 Updated: 7-6-08 Published: 3-4-08
Status: Complete

HHr:: greed: grēd: n. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth

Kismet

2008-07-05T23:16:17-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,559, Reviews: 20 Updated: 7-5-08 Published: 3-21-08
Status: Complete

HHr: Part 1 of the Kismet Series: Everyone knows that you don’t pick a ginger as your bridesmaid as she will steal your groom.

Blasphemy

2008-07-05T23:15:58-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,114, Reviews: 7 Updated: 7-5-08 Published: 6-23-08
Status: Complete

HHr: Part 3 in the Kismet Series; can be read alone: Manipulative. Coercive. Sly. And yet, they all loved her, they were so blind—couldn’t see that every word from her mouth was a perfectly calculated move to gain control over them.

Eidetic

2008-07-05T23:15:43-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,012, Reviews: 6 Updated: 7-5-08 Published: 6-30-08
Status: Complete

HHr: part 4 in the Kismet Series; can be read alone: how had the fates forsaken me this way?

Cake

2008-07-02T19:50:19-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Hermione G. & Harry P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,680, Reviews: 5 Published: 7-2-08
Status: Complete

HHr: Our entire relationship could be described by one simple word: cake.

Wilting

2008-06-23T20:15:54-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance
Pairing: Harry P. & Hermione G.
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,785, Reviews: 8 Updated: 6-23-08 Published: 5-30-08
Status: Complete

HHr: Part 2 in the Kismet series; can be read alone: the reason why a girl should never pick a ginger as her bridesmaid.

Lift Side Chats

2008-06-08T08:17:48-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Angst
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 12, Words: 19,927, Reviews: 114 Updated: 6-8-08 Published: 4-24-08
Status: Complete

LJ: sometimes the best therapy can come in the form of somethign even as ubiquitous and mundane as a lift.

The Pick Up Line

2008-06-01T12:20:11-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Humor
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,607, Reviews: 44 Updated: 6-1-08 Published: 1-15-08
Status: Complete

LJ: do you believe in love at first sight or do I have to walk by you again?

Darcy

2008-06-01T07:40:03-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Humor/Romance
Pairing: James P. & Lily Evans P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,205, Reviews: 7 Updated: 6-1-08 Published: 4-19-08
Status: Complete

LJ: somehow her plans just never seemed to turn out quite as she had imagined they would.

I Know You Want To Sleep With My Boyfriend

2008-02-19T14:32:07-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: Romance/Humor
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,625, Reviews: 16 Updated: 2-19-08 Published: 2-18-08
Status: Complete

LJ: “It’s just, what bloke hasn’t had fantasies about shagging the hot transfer student?—Especially the French one, they’re almost as bad as Swedish girls.” A sequel to "I Know That You Sleep with My Boyfriend," but can be read as a one-shot.

The Things worth Fighting For

2008-02-18T15:06:48-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: K+
Genres: General
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,333, Reviews: 16 Updated: 2-18-08 Published: 11-8-07
Status: Complete

LJ::AU: it was when she was his that he couldn’t imagine her as such, but it was when he lost her that he couldn’t imagine her as anything but his.

Reporter Girl

2008-02-18T15:06:06-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/Mystery
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 10,619, Reviews: 26 Updated: 2-18-08 Published: 12-31-07
Status: Complete

LJ: he was supposed to hate her, but somehow she managed to get past his defenses regardless of that fact.

Of Irony

2008-02-18T15:05:46-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 2, Words: 8,112, Reviews: 18 Updated: 2-18-08 Published: 12-24-07
Status: Complete

LJ::TwoShot: there I was, the girl who would willingly give him anything and everything, the one that was prepared to die for him, but ironically enough I couldn’t fulfill the one thing that he ever requested of me.

Losing it All

2008-02-18T15:04:51-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,528, Reviews: 7 Updated: 2-18-08 Published: 9-2-07
Status: Complete

LJ: what happens when you’re too scared to say yes? worse yet, what happens when you finally lose the choice to say yes?

Goodbye, my almost lover

2008-02-18T15:04:18-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: K+
Genres: Romance/Angst
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,138, Reviews: 7 Updated: 2-18-08 Published: 1-22-08
Status: Complete

LJ: He was everything that I’d ever wanted; I only wish that I was the same for him.

Going Against the Grain

2007-11-12T06:49:20-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: Lily Evans P. & James P.
Chapters: 14, Words: 26,387, Reviews: 58 Updated: 11-12-07 Published: 9-2-07
Status: Complete

LJ::AU: She had no family, she had no one to love, she was of the most desolate of people. One question, however, remained: could she perceiver or would her past just be too much?

The One that he Pushed Away

2007-06-26T06:42:11-08:00

Author: cosmopolitan
Category: Harry Potter
Language: English, Rated: T
Genres: General
Pairing: James P. & Lily Evans P.
Chapters: 25, Words: 38,305, Reviews: 172 Updated: 6-26-07 Published: 4-5-07
Status: Complete

LJ: finding your way back to a world that you had once called home can be unbelievabley hard, especially when the only memories you have of that world are of devastating heartbreak. Is it possible to find your way back?