hd_holidays Post #11

[annafugazzi]

Malfoys Don't Come Cheap, for acromantular
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Ron, Dean/Seamus, Hermione/Lavender, Ginny/Luna, Neville/Colin/Dennis, McGonagall/Trelawney, Dumbledore
Summary: Harry thought he'd done them all, but he hasn't done Malfoy. However, he's about to learn that Malfoys don't come cheap.
Rating: PG13
Warning(s): Language, strong sexual suggestion, AU, OOC
Epilogue compliant? EWE
Word Count: 2,000
Author's Notes: acromantular provided a list of common cliches she doesn't like (rentboys, abusive Malfoy family dynamics, everyone is gay, lubrication spells, only eating Indian take-away), but indicated that crack!fic mocking them would be awesome. Voila! A big thank you to B, who provided the beta for this.

A Turkey and Some Mistletoe, for dysonrules
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Hermione/Ron
Summary: Draco believes he has no chance for a Happy Christmas, but a bit of courage and and some interesting neck attire just might help to make the season bright.
Rating: R
Warning(s): Light bondage, rampant mistletoe growth, and devious!Gryffindors.
Epilogue compliant? Nope, I don't believe it is.
Author's Notes: Dear dysonrules, I tried to get as much of your requests as possible, although Harry refused to be trussed up without some say and Draco insisted on the cravat. I hope you enjoy what came of it.
Thanks to M, C, and B for the quick and brilliant beta. This would have read a lot worse for the wear without your help! The title comes from the lyrics of "The Christmas Song", written by Mel Torme and Bob Wells.

Eavesdropping, for vaysh11
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Crabbe/Goyle, Draco/Blaise, Harry/Ginny
Summary: Draco begins disappearing into the Room of Requirement again, and just as before, Harry wants to figure out why.
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): Nudity, voyeurism, first time, slight rimming
Epilogue compliant? Not addressed, implied EWE
Word Count: 3547
Author's Notes: I tried to include as many of your kinks as possible and built the fic around your prompt. There is no real het (despite the H/G in pairings), so I hope you enjoy the fic! I’d also like to thank the help I got – from encouragement telling my I could do it to lovely beta reading. Thank you!

The White Dragon, for khateh
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Hermione/Charlie
Summary: Even knights in shining armour need white dragons to save them occasionally.
Rating: R
Warning(s): Fluff and schmoop and a tiny, infinitesimal bit of angst and minor character death – not elaborated on and NOT Harry or Draco
Epilogue compliant? Basically, there is no epilogue
Word Count: 19,877
Author's Notes: khateh, you said: I'd love it if they were older than 25; not 60 or anything like that, but grown-ups. I love unusual jobs, I love seeing them get together. If either of them has kids (which would be great) I'd love for them to be great parents. H/C and angst with a happy ending are great. Any of these would be great if they fit with the plot you have. I may not have hit all of these, but I’ve been told by a little birdie – that I’ve done okay. I hope you enjoy it, as much as I enjoyed writing it for you. Happy Holidays!
Special thanks to: B, G, E, and B – all of whom had a share in making this better and will be praised to the ends of the earth, when I’m allowed.

Harry and Malfoy, Ministry's Yule Gala, 2008, for sesheta_66
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: "Just take the bloody photograph, Creevey!"
Rating: G
Epilogue compliant? not really at all
Word Count:
Author's Notes: Not dramatic, perhaps, but maybe a little romantic with a hint of Adam's apple for flavor?

Father of the Bride, for anathema91
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Lily/Scorpius, assorted canon ships (past and present)
Summary: Harry's little girl is getting married, and the identity of her chosen suitor is about to open up a world of complications—for better and for worse.
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): References to prior character deaths (not Harry or Draco)
Epilogue compliant? 100% compliant
Word Count: ~29,400
Author's Notes: Happy Holidays, anathema91! I truly hope you enjoy this. Thank you to M and J for feedback and generally letting me whine at them, to C for the late-night company (although, no, kitten, I'm still not letting you write the Author's Notes), and especially to the mods for their incredible, superhuman patience. ♥

Requirements, for ennyousai
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: Draco is spending much of sixth year in the Room of Requirement. But sometimes the Room has a different idea of what he requires than he does.
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): Bondage, blood play/knife play.
Epilogue compliant? Canon-compliant if you squint.
Word Count: 5300
Author's Notes: Thanks to C. for the beta and for listening to me whine about the plot bunny that didn't work out. That chat with you spawned this. Happy Holidays, ennyousai! Of your three requests "blood play, culinary seduction, reincarnation" on each attempt I could get any two of the three, but not all three, darnit. So, I went for the first two, bearing in mind your thought that you "like dark fics with hopeful endings."

To Ignite, for okydoky
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Harry/Ginny, Draco/Astoria, mentions of Ron/Hermione, Lily/random Hufflepuff, and very small bit of AS/S.
Summary: When Harry Potter's marriage reached the breaking point, he no longer cared about what was right, or even what was easy. Draco Malfoy was neither right nor easy - conventionally speaking, at least.
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): Infidelity, epilogue-compliant, pining!Harry. There’s angst, but the ending isn't explicitly angsty. There’s desperate sex, with a dash of rimming and a spot of dirty talk.
Epilogue compliant? It’s epilogue-compliant to the extent that Harry and Ginny have three kids and are married, and that Draco and Astoria are married and have Scorpius. I’m not sure all is well, however. ;-)
Word Count: ~8,000K
Author's Notes: Thank you so, so, so much to NQ and Tara for their endless patience. Thanks to L for her never-ending support. Thanks so much to R and S for the beta. okydoky, I really - desperately, and quite nervously - hope you enjoy this. ♥

Only Friends?, for crimson_stained
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: Harry and Draco are working together on a research project. They feel comfortable with each other, but are both oblivious to the deeper feelings of the other.
Rating: PG-13
Epilogue compliant? No
Medium: Comic (done in watercolours) and small animation.
Author's Notes: "Ghost Story" by Sting has always struck me as a song that could be read as slash and I've waited for quite a long time to include it in my work. Hope you'll find it suitable, too.. Sorry for the crappy beginnings and endings; I only have Quicktime to do such animations.

Life, In General, for novembersnow
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: For Harry, assistant head of the Auror Division and father of three, it’s an ordinary life. Maybe helping Malfoy makes it a little less so.
Rating: PG. Romance.
Epilogue compliant? Yes, through post-Epilogue
Word Count: ~19,500
Author's Notes: novembersnow, your fic Tomorrow was one of the very first I ever read. I loved it then; I love it now. I was so excited (and a little anxious!) to write for you; I hope very much that you get a few smiles out of this one!

All Tomorrow's Parties, for lillithium
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (peripheral Harry/Ginny, Draco/Pansy, Draco/Blaise)
Summary: There are pictures worth a lot more than a thousand words. This is their story.
Rating: R
Warning(s): Angst, not-quite character death, mindfuck
Epilogue compliant? No
Word Count: 5400
Author's Notes: In addition to your request, practically every scene in this fic recalls various pieces of your artwork, lillithium. Photo of the drawings I used here. The opening paragraph uses the captions you wrote for this. Have a wonderful holiday. ♥ Much love to my betas for their able assistance. Love also to the Velvet Underground and Mary Howitt.