Drabble: December 1978 (Snape/Regulus)

Title: December 1978
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Snape/Regulus
Length: 200 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Snape's best Christmas
Additional Notes: For wenelda, who prompted me with the summary. XD Dude. Snape/Regulus. It's surprising I managed to write this before all the other pairs that I thought I'd feel more comfortable writing, but anyway. Happy Christmas!


There'd been a fireplace.

You close your eyes and remember that it had been warm, that you'd just placed more firewood and there had been crackling when the flames licked at dry wood. It was a beautiful brick fireplace, its mantle mostly empty save for a few candleholders that stayed unlit and a portrait that hung on the wall above it.

There'd been hot cocoa.

You remember how it had burned your tongue, how you had to wait for so long until you could taste it properly, and how it had been bitter and sweet when you sipped.

You never knew how to make cocoa quite like it.

There'd been quiet.

You remember the quiet, and the game of chess that went on. You were winning the game, and you'd smirked smugly when your knight beheaded the white queen.

"Check." You declare triumphantly.

"Mate," he says, surprising you with a move from his rook. You look up, stunned, and he grinned ferally before his foot ran up your leg from under the table. Nobody else in the room full of former Housemates seemed to have heard your squeak.

There'd been Regulus, and that had been the best part of it.

Drabble: Black (Justin/Terry)

Title: Black
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Terry/Justin
Length: 100 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Terry waits.
Additional Notes: For eljuno, who prompted me with "nighttime". Inspired also by siobhanohare's Terry/Justin fic, which I am too lazy to link to, unfortunately. Sad day. Happy Christmas to the one other person in the world who RPs Terry and ships him with Justin! ;)
Edit: For fanfic100, for the prompt Black, clearly. :|


The light by your bed burns brightly, and in the silence of the room you flip the page of a book, but the black ink bleeds into the paper and the lines blur into meaningless jumble.

You stop to rub your temples and you fetch another cup of tea.

You sip, and the aroma nudges your senses awake, so you resume waiting for him to come home, with alcohol in his breath and the marks of other men on his skin. You open the book.

Nothing still makes sense.

It is late, and you are as blind as the night.

Gift Fics for Starrysummer

Right, bit of a backgrounder. Waaaaay back when it was still summer, I went up to an almost-stranger and asked her for a Gmail invite, which she graciously gave me, despite the fact that I was only a friend of her friend. I told her I'd write her at least 500 words of any ship she wanted, and her requests were either Lucius/Pansy, Bellatrix/Neville, and Ernie/Hermione. I told her I'd do the last.

Six months later, I have no Ernie/Hermione to show for my efforts. This is really quite sad, if not a bit funny. She's never asked me about the ficlets, and yeah, it kind of looks like I chickened out altogether, but I love my Gmail to tiny little bits and pieces and she is a very sweet girl.

starrysummer, thank you ever so much. I apologise for being half a year late, and I wibble upon these fics, but I do hope you enjoy them. Happy Christmas!

Title: Summer Bride
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Lucius/Pansy
Length: 850 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Pansy marries into the Malfoy family.

( Summer Bride )

~*~

Title: Superimposition
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Bellatrix/Neville
Length: 875 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Neville wants to avenge his parents, but it isn't so easy.
Notes: Erm, I don't know if I got Bellatrix quite right, or Neville, for that matter. I'm not used to writing either, so apologies in advance.

( Superimposition )

~*~

Title: And Again
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Bellatrix/Ernie/Hermione
Length: 500 words
Rating: R
Warnings: None
Summary: Hermione's been broken, and Ernie can't fix her.
Notes: Much as I tried, I could not write Ernie/Hermione. It was somehow too, um, harmonious for me. Then I saw Bellatrix/Ernie/Hermione in your interests, which was a bit eye-catching, as you're the only one who had that listed, so I thought maybe I'd write you that instead, as technically, it is still Ernie/Hermione. ;) (Also, ack. Pardon the cheesy summary.)

( And Again )

Silly Parents

My parents are silly, and I am somehow reminded of that movie with Steve Martin, whatsitcalled again? The Out-of-Towners? Yes, that. For those who've been skimming, my parents are in the US right now, and this is about their flight schedule.

Parents: We will leave Dec 24, 11pm, arrive at Dec 26, 11pm.
Brother: Okay.
Me: Whoa, isn't that a long time?
Brother: *shrugs*

Two days later...

Parents: No no no, made a mistake. We'll leave Dec 24, 11pm, and arrive Dec 25, 11pm.
Brother: Okay.
Me: How did that happen?
Brother: I don't know, s'what they said.

The next day...

Parents: Oh, dear. We were supposed to leave Dec 24, 11am. But don't worry, we've rebooked our flight, and we will be arriving Dec 26, 11pm.
Brother: Okay.
Me: *blinkblink*

So, yes. They went to the airport three hours before 11pm, and found out they were supposed to be there three hours before 11 AM. My dear, dear father remembered it wrongly. *headdesk* Seriously. Even I know that the three most important things to remember when going abroad is a) where you keep your passport, b) your flight schedule, and c) whether playing cards in public is legal or not (It isn't in Thailand *shiftyeyes*).

Right so anyway. Posting gift drabble/fics/etc. More to come in a couple of hours, when the English are awake. And then some more later tonight, for the Americans and Canadians. Hahaha, mygift-givingissoalignedwithtimezones.

What's been up since last I linked to them:
For starrysummer: Lucius/Pansy, Bellatrix/Neville, Bellatrix/Ernie/Hermione (Um, these are three separate fics, btw)
For eljuno: Terry/Justin
For wenelda: Snape/Regulus
For ronniekins77: Dean/Padma
For sailorsimba: Draco/Blaise
For green_fairy_: Harry/Ron

ETA: Currently reading The Princess Bride. Inigo/Fezzik is canon, so there. Also, OMG, I love the book, the dialogue is priceless and wheeyay! Can't stay too long, net time's limited.

Luce klave! Your Harry/Draco is here
siobhanohare, I've posted the last drabble for you, which is Zach/Justin

Will come back with more drabbles in a few hours' time. I've been working on something else last month, and it pains me to say I won't be able to give it on time. Well, it only pains me a little, as I am enjoying the book far too thoroughly, but still. I wanted to finish it before Christmas is up and I doubt that's likely to happen anytime soon. Woe. But OMG The Princess Bride is even better as a book, and I wish I'd read it before the movie so I never get spoiled and perhaps that would have been better.

Drabble: What Happened After Harry Died Laughing (Harry/Draco)

Title: What Happened After Harry Died Laughing
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Length: 200 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Harry dies laughing, and then this happens. Um.
Additional Notes: For klave, who requested Harry/Draco and tinsel. Brings back GnH memories, that it does. ;) Happy Christmas, love. <3


"Tell me again how this happened?"

Draco glared at the look of amusement which Harry was trying, and - as his was a very poor attempt to begin with - failing, to hide.

"No, really," Harry hastily said, straightening his face so that his mouth didn't twitch slightly up.

Draco continued giving him a suspicious look, but relented after a few moments. "I wanted to surprise you," he started.

Harry nodded, willing himself to keep a straight face.

"So I got the idea, and, well, you get the picture," Draco gestured feebly, face flushing.

"I think you'll have to be more detailed than that," Harry said, shaking his head. God, the things Draco got himself into. Harry almost felt sorry for what he had to say next. "I won't help you if you don't tell me."

Draco's eye twitched.

So did Harry's lips.

"I thought it would be a good idea to wrap myself up for you," Draco gritted out finally. "Except--"

"There'd been no wrapping paper," Harry supplied.

Draco nodded. "Only--"

"Tinsel."

"And a spell gone mad," Draco pouted from where he lay sideways on the floor, naked and tied up in different sparkly colours of tinsel.

Fic: It's In The Hands (Zacharias/Justin)

Title: It's In The Hands
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Zacharias/Justin
Length: 1022 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Justin reads palms, and Zacharias thinks it's rubbish.
Additional Notes: For siobhanohare, whose Justin will always adore and worship Zacharias. Happy Christmas! <333

( Zacharias didn't believe in Divination, or fortune-telling, or... )

Baby Icons Series: Volume 3

And now for something completely different. XD These are especially for mauraders, who gave me the bases and waited patiently for months. Happy Christmas! <3

As always, no need to credit. Comment if you like, please don't hotlink, thank you. :)

Teasers:

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( All the rest here )

Drabble: Caught Off-Guard (Dean/Padma

Title: Caught Off-Guard
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Dean/Padma
Length: 200 words
Rating: PG
Additional Notes: Also for mauraders. Merry Christmas! <3
Edit: For fanfic100, for the prompt Red.


When Padma turned around one day, she found Dean Thomas gazing at her curiously.

"Yes?" she asked, rather politely, a bit surprised with the intensity of the stare and just a little bit disturbed as well.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't notice you were, ah--" Dean snapped out of his daze, shaking his head slightly and offering Padma a sheepish grin. "I was just..."

Padma raised an eyebrow and remained silent, watching Dean curiously as he gestured around with his fingers.

"Well, you looked deep in thought and I thought with the angle and your face half-turned, and well, yeah, you kind of, er. Well it's different from Parvati somehow, the angles and the bone structure and there's the way you carry yourself and, ah, I should stop rambling now, yeah?" Dean grinned in an embarrassed sort of way that made the corner of Padma's mouth curve ever so slightly up in amusement.

"I see," she nodded tentatively. Dean's face broke out in a relieved grin. "And?"

"You wouldn't mind if I drew you, would you?" Dean blurted out.

It was the first time Padma had been caught off-guard, and Dean thought she was even prettier when she blushed.

Drabble: Nothing Says It Better Than (Harry/Ron)

Sorry about spamming, people. XP I just want to finish this all before Christmas Day ends here. :P Just, um, two or three more to go after this, I swear!

Title: Nothing Says It Better Than
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Ron
Length: 200 words
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Harry, Ron, and fruitcake
Additional Notes: For gutterqueen, who is in Sweden right now. Hope you had a lovely time!


"So," Harry's voice broke through the silence finally.

"So," Ron echoed.

Harry glanced at him, eyebrow raised and a questioning look on his face. "Well?"

Ron shrugged, hands digging into the pockets of his trousers, lips forming a thoughtful sort of pout that made Harry want to screw the dilemma and just, well, screw Ron. "I dunno, really."

"Neither do I."

"I mean, I like fruitcake, you know, it's just that--"

"Like when Molly's jumpers started pouring in by the dozens--"

"And it's good at first, really, it's delicious and everything--"

"But then it gets kind of old after a while--"

"Especially when there's three dozen of them at last count--"

An owl flew over their heads then, coming in from the open window of their decently-decorated-for-the-holidays, medium-sized flat in downtown London, and dropped a Christmas-wrapped package onto Harry's feet. He picked it up and flipped the card open.

"'To Harry and Ron: Happy Christmas and Congratulations. Love from Hermione and Viktor. PS: Real gift to come later, when you both come over for dinner. You must be there or else.'" Harry read aloud, grinning sheepishly at Ron's expression. "Make that three dozen and one."

Drabble: What Girls Know (Harry/Hermione)

Title: What Girls Know
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Hermione
Length: 250 words
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Harry and Ron talk. Girls know everything.
Additional Notes: Can you believe it? Neither can I. Harry/Hermione, the ship I never thought I'd write, but I do love a challenge, and abilizersparkle prompted me with H/Hr and a fluffy Christmas. Honestly, Hannah, I've no idea why we're friends. *giggles* Merry Christmas anyway! *snuggles*


( 'You know you've got to tell her soon.' )

FIC: A Long Way from Eleven (Sirius/Remus)

Title: A Long Way From Eleven
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Sirius/Remus
Length: 700 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Seven years of Remus and Sirius' friendship, condensed.
Additional Notes: Written for postingwhore, who prompted Sirius/Remus with "the wind blew us off-course", and this idea had been steaming in my head for months already, and since this IS kind of how I see them being blown off course, well. This is also dedicated to the MANY Sirius/Remus shippers on my flist, although I doubt this is Sirius/Remus for you guys. *sheepish grin*


( They were friends first, when Remus was five weeks shy of his birthday... )