Thank you to everyone who contributed stories to the Holiday fest. They were all great!

the_birdnest wrote Twenty Years (We'll take a cup of kindness yet)
(The First Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army; PG)

vegablack62 wrote Meet the Aunts (Neville, Hannah, Augusta, Others; PG)
vegablack62 wrote Epiphany (Neville, Hannah; PG)
wotcher_wombat wrote It Came Upon a Midnight Clear ( Read more... )

Title: Epiphany
Author: Vegablack62
Word Count: 1400
Rating: PG
Characters: Neville, Hannah
Summary: Neville helps Hannah out on Christmas Eve
Author's Note: This is a strange little story that doesn't conform to the theme of family very much, but I like it anyway. I had to correct a horrible Americanism at the last minute. Sorry to anyone who read it ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who have already posted a holiday fic for the holiday fest.  I'm sorry that I haven't commented more before this.  I was traveling at Christmas and New Years and expected to have more access to the internet than I did ( Read more... )

Title:  All Is Bright
Pairing/Characters:  Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy
Rating:  Kids
Word Count:  ~750
Summary:  It's Narcissa's perfect Christmas.
Author's Notes:  I'd intended for this to be a study in contrasts but all that came out of me was treacle.  Still, it's...festive?  They're very fluffy Malfoys.

(Portkey to All Is Bright)

Title:  Holly Jolly
Pairing/Characters: Neville Longbottom/Pansy Parkinson
Rating:  Kids+ for cohabitation
Word Count: ~2900
Summary:  All Pansy wants is to have a dignified, uneventful family dinner at Christmas. Neville throws a small wrench into her plans and reveals some of his secrets in the process.
Author's notes:  While working on ( ( Read more... )

Title: Twenty Years (We'll take a cup of kindness yet)
Rating: PG
Pairing(s): Frank/Alice and Neville/Hannah with other canon pairings
Characters: The First Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army
Word Count: 530+

( They're so young.)

*waves*

Hello there! I'm new to the community (first post!), and I thought I'd throw my fic into the mix for the Holiday Fest.

Title: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear... Well, More Like Four in the Morning
Author: wotcher_wombat
Characters: Lily Evans Potter, James Potter
Rating: PG for a married couple not having twin beds *gasp*
Word Count: 583 ( Read more... )

Title: Meet the Aunts
Author: Vegablack62
Characters: Neville, Hannah, Augusta, Others
Rating: G
Word Count: 800
Summary: It's Christmas Eve and Augusta has invited Hannah over to meet Neville's aunts. Sometimes an invitation is also a test.

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We have planned what I hope will be a no-pressure Holiday Fest. Write about a character from Harry Potter celebrating an end of the year holiday -- New Years Day, New Years Eve, Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid, the Winter Solstice -- and incorporate the theme of family ( Read more... )