FESTIVE FUN: "The Orb" (Hagrid/Olympe, Surprise Pairings)

[kellychambliss]

Title: The Orb
Author: kellychambliss
Pairing: Hagrid/Olympe and three surprise pairings
Rating: G
Prompts: Ornaments, gala/ball
Word Count: ~2150
Summary: On the day of the Christmas Feast, Hagrid worries that Hogwarts is not festive enough. But he has plans to fix things. Set during HBP.
Author's Notes: My thanks to the mods for a fun fest. I wish a magical

Comments

[milotzi]

Lovely to see so much happiness. 😊😊😊

[kellychambliss]

Thank you! I thought we all needed some Hagrid-sized good cheer this year.

[milotzi]

How right you were. :-)

[squibstress]

Oh, thank you for this delightful little fic! Like that year's Hogwartians, we need Hagrid's cheer more than ever this year.
It's rare to see Hagrid written as well as he is here. I love the voice you give him. He's such a good fellow, which comes through so beautifully here, without the condescention that so often dogs this character in fic (and sometimes in the original stories.)

Well, well, well! Professor McGonagall! Who would have thought?

*Waves hand like Hermione in Potions class* Me! Me!

[kellychambliss]

Thank you for this lovely comment, my dear! I enjoyed writing Hagrid. Unfortunately, JKR's class biases show in her presentation of him. But he makes a perfect vehicle for a happy Christmas story.

[therealsnape]

Fang was perfectly well-behaved when he had no one to jump and slobber on.
I’m sure Fang is the politest of dogs. When he isn’t distracted.

To have a plan, like, the way Dumbledore did.
Right from this line, I was in love with your voice for Hagrid. So perfectly done, and this Hagrid is perfection. King-sized perfection, rather than the occasionally oaf-sized version in the books.

It was easier to feel festive if you were surrounded by sparkling lights and soft falling snow and brilliant towering Christmas trees. My idea entirely. Too bad the bow-truckles were so uncooperative.

And to see if she was going to be free on New Year's Eve I have a very strong feeling that the answer will be ‘yes’. Perhaps even ‘yes, please.

This Orb of Christmas Pleasure is such a delight, and I’m glad to see you’re not obsessed by giving the Orb one colour, but allow it to be whatever it wants and needs to be. Who needs chocolate, or even obsidian or emerald ones, when one can have all this?

[kellychambliss]

Thank you for reading, dear TRS! I know how busy you are with hosting duties (fab party as always, darling I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I felt we all needed a some oversized magical cheerfulness just now, and Hagrid is well equipped to deliver.

[paulamcg]

Commenting here after AO3, and after reading the other comments, I can add that I got aware of the brilliance of your Hagrid voice just at the same spot as TRS did. I just wish the orb had given happiness to even more people! But this story has done it. Thank you!