A Lovely Embarassment of Riches from H/D Holidays, Part 2

So, here's the second batch of fics that were written solely for me at the end of the last hd_holidays. I'm still all verklempft over this. I wasn't that upset at not getting a fic or pic, because considering how huge hd_holidays is, it's a testament to how awesome the mods are that a dozen people don't fall through the cracks. However, going from nothing to an even dozen fics and pics made just for me was just... whoa.

Anyway. Here's the second set of fics and pics. Hope you guys enjoy them as much as I did :) :) :)

• Author: writcraft
  Title: The Mystery of the House-Elf Choral Society
  Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, brief non-explicit reference to Harry/OMC and past Harry/Ginny, Portrait!Snape, Minerva McGonogall, Hermione, Dobby
  Summary: Auror Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts following a strange and seemingly irreversible attack on the new Potions Master, Draco Malfoy. While keeping a petrified Malfoy company, Harry works through his muddle of a personal life and his doubts about his professional career while trying to get to the bottom of the mystery. With only a bottle of expensive Muggle wine and a number of cryptic owls as clues, Harry must get to the bottom of the attack before somebody else is harmed. Who are the mysterious House-Elf Choral Society and why does Malfoy give them money every month?
  Rating: G
  Word Count: ~13,500
  Author's Note: Written in response to the hd_holidays post requesting gifts for annafugazzi. For the purposes of this fic, Dobby survives the war and the story is set four years after the Deathly Hallows. I really enjoyed writing this fic, which grew into something larger than I expected when I started out. Enjoy!
  Comment: Oh wow. This was so awesome - long, plotty, and so full of Harry just reaching out and being adorable in an angsty sort of way and wonderful and... well, OK, not the most awesome Auror in the world, but that's part of the charm! Much as I love BadassAuror!Harry, it's also a thrill to see an alternative :D :D :D
  
  And Draco. ♥♥♥. And Snape! Who I normally don't even like!
  
  And the House-Elf Choral Society!
  
  
• Author: tigersilver
  Title: Dream
  Pairing(s): H/D
  Summary: T'is is another stocking stuffer for annafugazzi, and the reason is simple: I wrote crack for her this morning, and tonight I write 'feeling'. Draco-POV, and can be read as the subtext to 'I was never your enemy'
  Rating: R (barely!)
  Word Count: 700
  Author's Notes: This, darling, is a little bit of what's real, I hope, and this, I hope, is the meat-and-bones of it, and far more satisfying than silly parlour tricks. You deserve the real thing, the heart of it. You've given such heart to us, and no lie, so? No magic....just want, pure and simple. Want, and love. With all best regards, Tiger
  Comments: I couldn't believe tigersilver wrote me two stories! Different as night and day. This one... I can't give it a better comment than a direct quote that just charmed the heck out of me:
  
  Spoilt children have spines, nonetheless; they grow them, and Draco’s is steel, Malfoy steel, thanks so much, and he’s been given—no, he’s taken, as his due, Potter.
  
  
• Author: vampyrerayne
  Title: Ribbons and Rings
  Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Harry/Ginny (in the past) Ron/Hermione (the merest mention), and Pansy/George.
  Summary: Draco Malfoy’s life after the war officially sucks, until the day Pansy Parkinson decides to give him the perfect Christmas gift – one all tied up with a perfect, Slytherin bow.
  Rating: PG-13 (barely)
  Warning(s): M/M (duh), language, and WAFF. I know people don’t normally warn for WAFF…but I don’t normally write WAFF, so it seems apropos.
  Epilogue Compliant?: Nope; this one is EWE.
  Word Count: 4861
  Author's Notes: Written for the lovely AnnaFugazzi, because she didn't get a gift for the HD_Hols fest. <3 Prompts/words I used: Aurors, curse-breaking, humor, owls, and silk ribbons!
  Comments: OK, so I have a soft spot for both George and Pansy, but they weren't even my favourite parts of this story. Poor Draco being post-DH-mopey, yet still so himself, and Harry deciding to be his own person, and Ginny safely out of the way with no bashing in sight, and... and Slytherins give the best Christmas presents :D :D
  
  
• Author: daemoncas5
  Title: The Pooper Conundrum
  Pairing:Harry/Draco
  Summary: In which Scorpius called Harry Pooper, there are job offers, and the boys being oblivious to each other. Just the usual.
  Rating: PG-13
  Warning(s): unbetaed, probably some confusing phrase, and one stolen phrase stolen from saras_girl
  Epilogue Compliant?: EWE
  Word Count: 2890
  Author's Notes: Dear annafugazzi, I'm one of those fans of yours, and very happy to write and draw you little something to express my delight in every fics you wrote! I think this HD -HOLS year is a blessing in disguise for you! [omg look at those arts and fics!] I manage the Auror thing (quite), cliche, and schmoop! Hope you like ♥
  Comments: Kidfic! I love kidfic! And Aurorfic, and friends-who-want-more. This one even comes with illustrations that made me aaawww out loud, which is somewhat embarrassing at a public site ;)
  
  
  
• Author: dysonrules
  Title: Interdepartmental Collaboration
  Pairing: H/D
  Summary: Meetings can be really boring unless you have someone to stare at.
  Rating: PG
  Warning(s): Mean person
  Epilogue Compliant?: LOLWHUT
  Word Count: 1954
  Author's Notes: I hope you enjoy this, annafugazzi, and hopefully it will help to make up for our EPIC FAIL in overlooking you on the Spreadsheet o' Doom. :( Many many snuggles and huggles to my eternally wonderful beta, byaghro, who needs to quit her job and start hunting for a suitable location for the bishie cafe. :D
  Comments: Draco as a defence attorney. As a defence attorney, this makes me swoon right there. Add in Draco being all stoic in the face of prejudice, Harry being all obssessey, and Kingsley being... well, Kingsley, and I'm, like, in love ♥♥♥
  
  
• Author: ms_mindfunk
  Title: Untitled
  Pairing: H/D
  Summary: House points are a very serious matter :) :) :)
  Rating: PG
  Word Count: 438
  Author's Notes: Happy HD Holidays, Anna! You're awesome to be so gracious about the goof, and I've thoroughly enjoyed your stories through the years. As someone who had to drop out and helped create more stress and chaos for the mods, I'd like to give you a little something to help make up for it. Hope you enjoy! :) Very short, totally unbetaed and probably crap, FYI, but written with the best of intentions.
  Comments: No, not crap at all :D :D :D
  
  So about this one... let's just say that Harry and Draco take their, um, jobs very very seriously. Ahem. ::snicker:: ::thumbs up::
  
  And also, Slytherins are still hilariously inventive in the next generation ;)