Sirius broke out of Azkaban with the intention of hunting down Wormtail. He stops by Surrey just to take a quick look at Harry. Just a glimpse to see if he's okay. He won't stop, he won't talk to him… Then Vernon Dursley wraps his hands around Harry's throat and any plan he had is out the window. But Remus will help. Sirius has Harry, he has a way to make Remus listen. He has to…

When pestilence strikes the Blue Mountains, Thorin is hard pressed to keep faith, and show his nephews how to do the same . . . How does one keep faith when every day despair takes root deeper in the heart?

OUT OF TIME prequel. Ushiro and Battousai wind up as unlikely and unwanted partners in a mission. When an unexpected mishap throws the entire mission into jeopardy, Ushiro and Battousai are forced to work together to clean up the aftermath...