HoggyWartyXmas-Recs
For the 13th year in a row this fest has brightened the time of the Holidays and the Begin of the New Year- Thank you so much dear Mods!!
For me personally two stories stand out of all the wonderul posts (note: this year every story has been uplifting ... it seems we all felt, we did not need more drama than the real world served us):
"A Taste of Life" , R: G : https://hoggywartyxmas.livejournal.com/145388.html
this is a story about Florean Fortescue, a new guest at the fest: he talks about his "signature Ice-cream-flavours", which all have a story of their own, a special memory from his youth; this way we learn about his childhood, time at Hogwarts, his "Grand Tour" and how he found his passion for ice-cream;
"Winter Bloom" , R: Teen and up : https://hoggywartyxmas.livejournal.com/146358.html
a very thorough look at the situation of the Wizzarding Society after the fall of Voldemort; how Severus tries to help the students of his house whose world has changed the most, and how Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt supports his ideas and tries to win Severus' friendship in the process;