Disclaimer: I don't own anything besides the plot. Characters, places and stuff are all JKs!

Warning: graphic yaoi, yuri, (there's gonna be het as well, don't you worry), child abuse, violence, torture, character death, light bashing, Blackcest// this is going to be a DARK fic, don't expect characters to act reasonable all the time!! If you don't like this don't read it!

Pairings: LV/HP, LV/BL, HG/RW, LL/GW, BL/NT, RL/FG, LVTR/GW (mentioned only), LM/SS

Spoilers: first six books, although this is HBP AU but it deals with ideas, themes and characters presented in HBP

Burning Desire

Dramatis Personae

(+) died before the start of this story

main characters are underlined

The Blacks:

Sirius Orion Black – Padfoot, Marauder, Harry's godfather, member of the OotP (+)

Regulus Arcturus Black – His younger brother, Death Eater (+)

The Dursleys:

Vernon Dursley – Grunnings employee

Petunia Dursley (née Evans) – His wife

Dudley Dursley – Their son, High school student

The Grangers:

Mr. Granger – dentist

Mrs. Granger – His wife, dentist

Hermione Jane Granger – Their daughter, Hogwarts student, founder of "Dumbledore's Army"

The Lestranges:

Rabastan Lestrange – Death Eater

Rodolphus Lestrange – His brother, Death Eater

Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) – Rodolphus' wife, Death Eater

The Longbottoms:

Augusta Longbottom – member of the OotP

Frank Longbottom – Her son, Auror, member of the OotP, mentally shattered

Alice Longbottom – His wife, Auror, member of the OotP, mentally shattered

Neville Longbottom - Their son, Hogwarts student

The Lovegoods:

Xenophilius Lovegood – Publisher of the newspaper the Quibbler

Luna Lovegood – His daughter, Hogwarts student

The Malfoys:

Lucius Malfoy – Death Eater

Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) – His wife

Draco Malfoy – Their son, Hogwarts student

The Potters:

James Potter – Prongs, Marauder, member of the OotP (+)

Lily Potter (née Evans) – His wife, member of the OotP (+)

Harry James Potter – Their son, "The Boy Who Lived", "The Chosen One", supposed savior of the light, Hogwarts student

The Riddles:

Thomas Riddle (+)

Merope Riddle (née Gaunt) – His wife, forced him into marriage with a love potion (+)

Tom Marvolo Riddle – Their son, Lord Voldemort, "He Who Must Not Be Named", "You Know Who", founder of the "Death Eaters", Leader of the 'dark' party

The Tonks':

Ted Tonks

Andromeda Tonks (née Black) – his wife

Nymphadora Tonks – their daughter, Auror, member of the OotP

The Weasleys:

Arthur Weasley – Ministry of Magic employee, member of the OotP

Molly Weasley – His wife, member of the OotP

Bill Weasley – Their son, Gringotts employee, member of the OotP

Charlie Weasley – Their son, currently in Romania, member of the OotP

Percy Weasley – Their son, Junior secretary of the Minister

Fred & George Weasley – Their sons, twins, owners of the shop Weasleys Wizard Wheezes

Ronald Bilius Wealey – Their son, Hogwarts student

Ginevra Weasley – Their daughter, Hogwarts student

Others:

Hogwarts:

Albus Percival Brian Wulfric Dumbledore – current headmaster of Hogwarts, founder of the "Order of the Phoenix", leader of the 'light' party

Minerva McGonagall – Transfiguration teacher, head of the house Gryffindor, member of the OotP

Filius Flitwick – Charms teacher, head of the House Ravenclaw

Severus Snape – Potions teacher, head of the house Slytherin, member of the OotP / Death Eater, spy

Pomona Sprout – Herbology teacher, head of the house Hufflepuff

Sybill Trelawney – Divination teacher, seer, origin of the prophecy about Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort

Poppy Pomfrey – healer in the hospital wing

Irma Pince – librarian

Argus Filch – janitor

Rubeus Hagrid – gamekeeper

as well as students, ghosts, other teachers and magical creatures

Death Eaters/ Order of the Phoenix and their supporters:

Fenrir Greyback – werewolf, supporter of the 'dark' party

Barty Crouch jr. - Death Eater (+)

Alastor 'mad eye' Moody – ex-Auror, member of the OotP

Peter Pettigrew – Wormtail, Marauder, Death Eater

Remus Lupin – Moony, Marauder, werewolf, member of the OotP

Antonin Dolohov – Death Eater

Hestia Jones – member of the OotP

Mundungus Fletcher – thief, intermittent supporter of the 'light' party

Arabella Figg – squib, supporter of the 'light' party

Walden McNair – Death Eater

and more

Aurors/Ministry:

Rufus Scrimgeour – current Minister of Magic

Cornelius Fudge – former Minister

Dolores Jane Umbridge – His secretary, short-time headmistress of Hogwarts

Kingsley Shacklebolt – Auror, member of the OotP

and more