#thestrals

In the Forbidden Forest (ao3) - SilenceintheGraveyard Lily/Snape T, 1k

Summary: The fourth scene in the life of Severus Snape, in which he and Lily talk in the forbidden forest among the thestrals, and Severus relives a painful memory

In the Pale Moonlight (ao3) - CrisisofFaith Luna/Draco M, 27k

Summary: Draco Malfoy has never felt so empty. He won't let himself feel anything. But a fateful encounter with Luna Lovegood changes everything. What would he do to continue feeling the way Luna makes him feel?

Necessary mess (ao3) - FireHydrant Luna/Harry T, 856

Summary: After Sirius is killed, Harry doesn’t know how to keep moving. Luna and him spend their nights together. Settling into their own quiet rhythm. For some reason being around her is easier than anything else. As the two of them feed thestrals, Luna try’s to get Harry to see things the way she does. Which direction will their conversation go in?

nefelibata (ao3) - halfbl00dprincess G, 3k

Summary: If you bled out all you can bleed, is there anything left to give?

Of Thestrals and Roses (ao3) - Lomonaaeren Neville/Harry T, 9k

Summary: Neville hadn’t had many people in his life who took the time to understand him. Harry Potter, even if he was in Ravenclaw for some weird reason, was one of the few that did. And, in return, Neville would give his all back to him, and change the course of fate.

Only the Moon Watches (ao3) - flags_fiend Luna/Draco T, 250

Summary: Draco is struggling, Luna sees him.

On the Care of Magical Creatures (ao3) - AutumnWeen Hermione/Draco M, 2k

Summary: Becoming a professor at Hogwarts was never part of Draco Malfoy’s plan, and neither had been falling in love with Hermione Granger.

Or

Two idiots in love share a confession that is witnessed by a couple of thestrals.

Run to the Thestrals (ao3) - PanHecate Hermione/Snape E, 4k

Summary: Hermione sees something she shouldn't. Can Severus win her back?

Sleeps With Butterflies (ao3) - charlotteschaos Luna/Theodore E, 1k

Summary: Luna Lovegood/Theodore Nott: Luna looked too, but instead saw a tall, thin boy, alone, in a green robe. He was staring at something he should not see. The same thing Luna saw. Thestrals.

the last train home (ao3) - stardust_candy Draco/Harry, Hermione/Ron, Pansy/Ginny, Seamus/Dean, + more M, 107k

Summary: A month after the battle, Harry doesn't know what to do with himself, so he does the one thing he's sure he knows how to do. The right thing. He heads back to Hogwarts for the summer to help rebuild the demolished school and in the midst of the rubble finds childhood memories, scarred schoolmates, and the loss of more than just a building. Amid hurt feelings, uncovered secrets, and the complication of what doing the “right thing” really means, Harry and his friends have to learn how to forgive, heal, and other things they were never taught in school.

Thestrals (ao3) - pleasepictureme Neville/Harry, background Luna/Ginny G, 2k

Summary: Luna and Harry visit some magical creatures and human friends at Hogwarts after they've graduated. The school and it's former students are recovering from the war.

Thestrals on the Property (ao3) - elliemess, ETL_Echo_Audiobooks, karma_cookie, SilverDragonGemini Pansy/Ron M, 7k

Summary: “That’s what they look like,” Ron said while angling his head to look at the book in her hands. “Beautiful things, aren’t they?”

He departed a moment later, leaving Pansy to frown at both the embossed thestral and his shrinking figure as he headed outside. She shook her head while thumbing through the various illustrations within the book, struggling to understand how someone could ever consider something so dark and scary to be beautiful.

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