hd_holidays Post #8

Charmed Wool, for aluinnsearlait
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (past Harry/OMC)
Summary: Draco works for the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department (MMAD). Tracking down an illegal knitter of charmed jumpers takes him to County Cork where he never expected to find the missing Chosen One.
Rating: NC17
Warning(s): Fluffy sheep?
Epilogue compliant? pre-epilogue, but EWE.
Word Count: ~12,000
Author's Notes: aluinnsearlait, you requested County Cork, sheep, little stone walls and knitting. I got it all! I hope it fulfills what you were hoping for. Happy Holidays! Thanks so much to BTS for convincing me to join and my betas. You rock my wooly socks.

For Whatever Ails You, for scarlet_malfoy
Rating: NC-17 (Very, very!NC-17)
Word Count: 17,900
Warning(s): From recipient’s wish-list - if any of these aren’t to your tastes, please steer clear: plot, flangst,intermittent humour, first time sex, first time rimming, light BDSM, UST, frottage, outdoor sex, obstacles in the way of their being with each other, friends and family in disapproval of them, intensity of emotion after life and death situations, intensity of emotion in general, snarkyness, flashback scenes, realistic sex, IC characters; both thinking it's one-sided when really it's not, them coming to a place together where they can open up completely and let down all their walls, fighting leading into sex, surprise!buttsex
Summary: It’s Christmas Eve and everyone has to write a poem telling the deepest truths of their hearts. With Amortentia no longer coursing through their veins, what will Harry and Draco have to say to each other?
Author's Notes: Scarlet, I had a lot of fun writing this. You gave me great prompts to work with! I think I hit most of them. The only place I let you down a tad is the timing (it’s technically not post-war, although it is post-DH). I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. :)

Fashion Fail?, for grey_hunter
Pairing(s): H/D of course, with a tiny show of Albus-Severus.
Summary: What to get on hawaii but those godawful shirts, yeah?
Rating: PG
Warning(s): lol, none.
Epilogue compliant? Well, we have Albus-Severus there, so somewhat compliant? No wives though. I would say divorces has happened etc.
Medium: Ink and markers, baby.
Artist's Notes: grey_hunter asked for Hawaiian holiday photos: Harry, Draco, their midlife crises and the newest wizarding clothing and hairstyle fashion, a.k.a. "Daaad! Come on, even Scorp's dad wouldn't be caught dead wearing tha—okay, I was wrong." Well this sure was some task! I'm horrid at comics, but I hope you like it regardless :) Merry Christmas!

Always, for mahaliem
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Harry/Ginny, Draco/Astoria, Ron/Hermione
Summary: Sometimes, 'always' doesn't last as long as we expect it to.
Rating: R
Epilogue compliant? Yes, including an excerpt. Most of JKR's interview revelations, however, have been ignored, unless they happened to work for the story. :P
Word Count: ~27K
Author's Notes: Happy hd_holidays, mahaliem! I tried to include as much of your request as possible, including an in-character, but not completely evil Lucius, and a happy ending. XD I hope you like it!
I owe my two wonderful and fabulous betas many snogs for giving me this idea when the original one went pear-shaped and, of course, for whipping both me and this story into shape. (often rather forcibly ;P) ILU both! <3 <3
Thanks also to NQ and Tara for your patience, understanding and tireless efforts to run this amazing fest. You two rock in more ways than I can count. <3 <3

Turning Back, for almosttherenow
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco , implied past Draco/Snape
Summary: An illicit Time Turner can cause as much trouble as it solves.
Rating: R
Epilogue compliant? post-war, but technically could be considered Epilogue-compliant
Word Count: 3500
Author's Notes: Happy hd_holidays, almosttherenow! This story was a bit of a stylistic departure for me but proved fun to write, so I hope it hits the spot for you. Thanks to my betas, C and S, for some much-needed advice – you put me back on track. All remaining nonsense is of course my own. Thanks to the mods for their unending patience, and for running another fantastic fest!

Before We Get Too Old, for winnett
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Draco/Astoria, past Harry/Ginny
Summary: Draco has less than a year to propose to and marry his girlfriend, Astoria, if he plans on keeping the family inheritance. Harry wants Draco to be happy, which wouldn't be a problem if he didn't actually want Draco himself.
Rating: R
Warning(s): Some het.
Epilogue compliant? EWE
Word Count: ~11,500
Author's Notes: This was certainly a labour of love. It took a lot of caffeine, late nights and hair pulling to get this story finished, but now that it's all out there, it's a huge relief. Really hope you enjoy this, winnett! Sorry about all the references sprinkled throughout – will credit post-reveals so that this fic won't end up being relegated to the Evol Plagiarism Vault of Doom.