christmasspirit

"interconnected part 5" by gingerbred

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 03:34:22 GMT

Severus Snape, Slytherins: Blaise Zabini, Draco Malfoy, Theo Nott, Torsten Touchstone, Harper Hutchinson, Ella Wilkins, Gryffindors: Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Lavender Brown, Ravenclaws: Padma Patil, Edgar Martins, Carol Carmichael

Mentioned briefly: Staff: Hermione Granger, Slytherins: Tracey Davis, Flora Carrow, Sheldon Shafiq

04 January, 1999. Double Potions with the seventh and eighth years. Severus' joy knows no bounds. Tor and Ron are doing little better.

Originally Published: 2021-11-14 on LJ / DW
Words: 7 k
Rating: Mature( Read more... )

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"when the stars shine favourably" by gingerbred

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:39:41 GMT

present Lavender Brown / Ron Weasley, future Lavender Brown / Blaise Zabini, Sarah Sapworthy (Professor of Xylomancy)

Mentioned briefly: Staff: Sybill Trelawney (Professor of Divination), Minerva McGonagall (Headmistress), Poppy Pomfrey (Mediwitch extraordinaire), Slytherins: Pansy Parkinson (8S, Prefect), Draco Malfoy (8S, Prefect), Gryffindors: Parvati Patil (8G), Ron Weasley (8G, Prefect) Other: the Bloody Baron (the Slytherin House ghost)

26 October, 1998. Subbing for Sybill, Sarah Sapworthy makes all the usual vague predictions; they worm their way into fertile imaginations.

Originally Published: 2021-10-26 on LJ / DW / AO3
Words: 1.3 k
Rating: Teen
Author's Notes: This story was written as part of the rarepair_shorts 2021 Monster Mash (LJ / AO3), and my prompts were: Divination ritual/s and Jack-o-lantern. Canon-compliant, eighth year, post-BoH. (As her death is never officially confirmed, Lavender survived, obvs. Canonically! 😉) Ron is sadly not in a great place post-war, so this isn't a Ron-friendly story.

This is a standalone drabble prequel to "a couple of castle encounters" (LJ / DW / AO3 - complete) and "interconnected" (LJ / DW - WIP) from the christmas spirit AU. (The AU is not canon-compliant in that Snape lives.) The stories are not meant to be read chronologically or to require reading the others, but if it makes you curious about the characters or the other stories, you can find them in the "christmas spirit index" (LJ / DW / AO3). All the stories have not been uploaded to AO3 at this time.

A hearty thanks to the rarepairs_mod for running the fest! ❤️ It's not too late for you to get in on the fun... (signup here)( Read more... )

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"interconnected part 4" by gingerbred

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:05:02 GMT

Lavender Brown / Blaise Zabini, Hermione Granger / Severus Snape, Background: Theo Nott / Hestia Carrow, Ron Weasley / Demelza Robins, Harry Potter / Draco Malfoy

Staff: Irma Pince, Slytherin: Flora Carrow, Gryffindors: Parvati Patil, Fay Dunbar, Ritchie Coote

Mentioned briefly: Staff: Professor Flitwick, Slytherins: Draco Malfoy, Hestia Carrow, Gryffindors: Georgina Smith, Jack Sloper, Demelza Robins, Other: Fenrir Greyback

04 January, 1999. Lavender's first day as Prefect isn't turning out as expected. Fortunately for her, Hermione's start to her apprenticeship is going better.

Written with oodles of love for mywitch and erexen.

Originally Published: 2021-10-19 on LJ / DW
Words: 7.46 k
Rating: Mature( Read more... )

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"interconnected part 3" by gingerbred

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:47:43 GMT

Lavender Brown / Blaise Zabini

Ravenclaws: Edgar Martins, Carol Carmichael

Mentioned briefly: Staff: Professor McGonagall, Gryffindors: Seamus Finnigan, Ron Weasley, Fay Dunbar, Jack Sloper, Ravenclaw: Padma Patil

03 January, 1999. Lavender has some good news to share with Blaise, he thinks it's worth celebrating.

Written with oodles of love for mywitch and erexen.

Originally Published: 2021-10-04 on LJ / DW
Words: 8.35 k
Rating: Mature( Read more... )

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"interconnected part 2" by gingerbred

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:29:02 GMT

Hermione Granger / Severus Snape, Harry Potter / Draco Malfoy, Theo Nott / Hestia Carrow

Slytherins: Flora Carrow, Gryffindors: Ron Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas

Mentioned briefly: Staff: Neville Longbottom, Professor McGonagall, Slytherins: Blaise Zabini, Roísín Rosier, Valerie Vaisey, Gryffindors: Jack Sloper, Ginny Weasley, Others: Sunny, Crookshanks

03 January, 1999. Well, they've survived their first meal now that the rest of the students have returned. Bring on the aftermath!

Written with oodles of love for mywitch and erexen.

Originally Published: 2021-10-03 on LJ / DW
Words: 8.1 k
Rating: Mature

Warning: One of the characters is an intolerant bellend and uses offensive language in this chapter. There's also some latent misogyny on display in how another character's actions are viewed. As intolerance is a theme in this story (and frankly all too likely), realistically we need to go there. We won't dwell on the negative beyond trying to make some of those characters less of a caricature. Hate and intolerance really don't deserve voices. ❤️( Read more... )

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"interconnected part 1" by gingerbred

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:37:21 GMT

Lavender Brown / Blaise Zabini, Hermione Granger / Severus Snape, Background: Harry Potter / Draco Malfoy, Theo Nott / Hestia Carrow, Ron Weasley / Demelza Robins

Staff: Professor McGonagall, Slytherins: Theo Nott, Pansy Parkinson, Hestia Carrow, Flora Carrow, Valerie Vaisey, Sheldon Shafiq, Gryffindors: Parvati Patil, Fay Dunbar, Seamus Finnigan, Ron Weasley, Ravenclaw: Padma Patil

Mentioned briefly: Staff: Neville Longbottom, Rubeus Hagrid, Pomona Sprout, Slytherins: Draco Malfoy, Gregory Goyle, Ella Wilkins, Roísín Rosier, Ava Avery, Gryffindors: Harry Potter, Dean Thomas, Ritchie Coote, Jack Sloper, Others: Fenrir Greyback, Madam Malkin

03 January, 1999. Now that the students are returning from the holidays, what will that mean for a couple of fledgling relationships? And if those relationships hold up under public scrutiny, how will they affect the individuals concerned?

Written with oodles of love for mywitch and erexen.

Originally Published: 2021-09-26 on LJ / DW
Words: 10.2 k
Rating: Mature( Read more... )

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"holding pattern" (a couple of castle encounters part 5) by gingerbred

Wed, 12 May 2021 15:02:11 GMT

01 - 02 January, 1999. Lavender and Blaise begin to settle into what might hopefully become a new routine.

Written with oodles of love for mywitch.

Originally Published: 2021-05-12 on LJ / DW. It's been pre-dated in this journal for ease of use.
Words: 10.2 k
Rating: Mature

Characters: Lavender Brown (8G, no longer Ron's bit on the side or anywhere else), Blaise Zabini (8S), Theo Nott (8S, completely exhausted friend), Parvati "'Vati" Patil (8G, Lavender's best friend and roommate), Pansy Parkinson (8S, observant friend)

Mentioned: Professor McGonagall (Headmistress), Hestia Carrow (7S, Chaser, Lycanthrope attack survivor, Theo's somewhat rabid other half), Gregory Goyle (8S, gentle giant), Tracey Davis (8S, gifted Potions student), Harper Hutchinson (7S, gifted Potions student seriously in need of Knuts), Draco Malfoy (8S, Potter's), Harry Potter (8G, Draco's)( Read more... )

And that concludes "a couple of castle encounters" (or: how Blaisender began).
The next story in the christmas spirit AU series features Severus and Hermione. "happy christmas, severus 1 / 2" (LJ / DW)
The adventures of Blaise and Lavender (and many other familiar characters from this AU) continue in the story after that. "interconnected part 1" (LJ / DW)

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"happy christmas, severus 2 / 2" by gingerbred

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:17:19 GMT

Christmas 1998. Hermione sleeps with Severus after all... (Seriously??? Probably not. 😆)

Just a bit of fluff.

Another of my 'Drabble' fails 😉, written with oodles of love for erexen. ❤️ Happy Birthday, hun! 🎂🥳🎉🎁 Hope it's a good one. ❤️😘

Originally Published: 2021-04-27 on LJ / DW
Chapter: 2 / 2
Words: 8.4 k, story complete
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Characters: Severus Snape (Potions Master, Head of Slytherin, Deputy Headmaster), Hermione Granger (Transfiguration Apprentice), Sunny (Severus' loyal little House Elf), Mentioned: Ron Weasley (8G, Least Said...), Minerva McGonagall (Headmistress), Arthur Weasley (Acting Leader of the Order of the Phoenix), Kingsley Shacklebolt (Minister of Magic), Harry Potter (8G)

THIS STORY HAS TWO CHAPTERS.
THIS IS THE SECOND CHAPTER.
SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE OTHER PART FIRST. (LJ / DW) ( Read more... )

A/N:

Portrait of Sunny in his work robes provided by the ever wonderful mywitch. ❤️

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"happy christmas, severus 1 / 2" by gingerbred

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:51:27 GMT

Christmas 1998. After a perfectly lovely snog, Hermione invites herself round to Severus'. Now he just needs to figure out what to do with her. She's happy to supply him with suggestions.

Just a bit of fluff.

Another of my 'Drabble' fails 😉, written with oodles of love for erexen. ❤️ Happy Birthday, hun! 🎂🥳🎉🎁 Hope it's a good one. ❤️😘

Originally Published: 2021-04-27 on LJ / DW
Chapter: 1 / 2
Words: 4.7 k, story complete
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Characters: Severus Snape (Potions Master, Head of Slytherin, Deputy Headmaster), Hermione Granger (Transfiguration Apprentice), Sunny (Severus' loyal little House Elf), Mentioned: Ron Weasley (8G, Least Said...), Minerva McGonagall (Headmistress), Arthur Weasley (Acting Leader of the Order of the Phoenix), Kingsley Shacklebolt (Minister of Magic), Harry Potter (8G)

THIS STORY HAS TWO CHAPTERS. READ THIS PART FIRST.( Read more... )

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"off to a flying start 2" (a couple of castle encounters part 4b) by gingerbred

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:38:39 GMT

01 January, 1999. Lavender and Blaise start the new year off with a bang. Or two. What better way is there?

Written with oodles of love for mywitch. ❤️

Originally Published: 2021-04-22 on LJ / DW
Chapter: 4b
Words: 7.5 K
Rating: Mature

Characters: Lavender Brown (8G), Blaise Zabini (8S), the Bloody Baron (Slytherin's House Ghost), Mentioned: Professor Severus Snape (Potions Master, Head of Slytherin, and Deputy Headmaster), Professor Minerva McGonagall (Headmistress), Hermione Granger (Transfiguration Apprentice, Lavender's erstwhile roommate), Harry Potter (8G, the boy who lived to make Draco smile), Draco Malfoy (8S, nearly unrecognisable given all the smiling he's doing), Theo Nott (8S, dating Hestia Carrow), Hestia Carrow (7S, Chaser, victim of a werewolf assault), Edgar Martins (7R, Prefect), the DMLE (Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Ministerial Home of the Aurors), Rita Skeeter (Reporter for the Daily Prophet)

The original version of this chapter exceeded livejournal's maximum post length. It's been split in two parts.

THIS CHAPTER IS A TWO-PARTER.
**SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE OTHER PART FIRST** (4a LJ / DW)( Read more... )

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"off to a flying start 1" (a couple of castle encounters part 4a) by gingerbred

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:15:54 GMT

01 January, 1999. Lavender and Blaise start the new year off with a bang. Or two. What better way is there?

Written with oodles of love for mywitch. ❤️

Originally Published: 2021-04-22 on LJ / DW
Chapter: 4a
Words: 3.4 K
Rating: Mature

Characters: Lavender Brown (8G), Blaise Zabini (8S), the Bloody Baron (Slytherin's House Ghost), the Fat Friar (Hufflepuff's House Ghost), Mentioned: Professor Severus Snape (Potions Master, Head of Slytherin, and Deputy Headmaster), Professor Minerva McGonagall (Headmistress), Hermione Granger (Transfiguration Apprentice, Lavender's erstwhile roommate), Harry Potter (8G, the boy who lived to make Draco smile), Draco Malfoy (8S, nearly unrecognisable given all the smiling he's doing), Theo Nott (8S, dating Hestia Carrow), Hestia Carrow (7S, Chaser, victim of a werewolf assault), Edgar Martins (7R, Prefect), the DMLE (Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Ministerial Home of the Aurors), Rita Skeeter (Reporter for the Daily Prophet)

If you read the last chapter, skip to the part beneath the Slytherin scarf below, if not, no worries, all the crucial stuff is covered.

The original version of this chapter exceeded livejournal's maximum post length. It's been split in two parts.

THIS CHAPTER IS A TWO-PARTER. READ THIS PART FIRST.( Read more... )

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Other works by gingerbred can be found on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.
ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE ONE SHOTS PLANNED FOR THIS UNIVERSE.

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"in with the new" (a couple of castle encounters part 3) by gingerbred

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:56:12 GMT

01 January, 1999. Things are no longer remotely typical for Lavender. Or for Blaise either for that matter, his reputation notwithstanding. The Baron, on the other hand, finds his luck decidedly unchanged.

Or: how they're coming along.

WARNING: NSFW. Recapped in the next chapter if that's not your jam, so no worries.

Written with oodles of love for mywitch.

Originally Published: 2021-03-05 on LJ / DW
Words: 5 k
Rating: Explicit

Characters: Lavender Brown (8G, no longer Ron's bit on the side or anywhere else), Blaise Zabini (8S), the Bloody Baron (Slytherin's House Ghost), Mentioned: Professor McGonagall (Headmistress), Ron Weasley (8G, definitely not a Keeper... anymore), Demelza Robbins (6G, Chaser, no longer Ron's bit on the side)( Read more... )

Artwork by the super, amazingly, incredibly talented (and ever so lovely) MyWitch from her (2021 25 Days of Drawing) LJ / AO3. ❤️ (And kisses to erexen for the prompt and daring to go where I did not. 😘)

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"out with the old" (a couple of castle encounters part 2) by gingerbred

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:50:08 GMT

31 December, 1998. Sadly yet another all too typical evening in the castle for Blaise. Lavender, on the other hand, is finally beginning to enjoy herself again.

Or: how other things began.

Let's face it, this is a full blown story now. Written with oodles of love for mywitch.

Originally Published: 2021-03-05 on LJ / DW
Words: 9.7 k
Rating: Mature

Characters: Lavender Brown (8G), Blaise Zabini (8S), the Bloody Baron (Slytherin's House Ghost), Edgar Martins (7R, Prefect), misc 6th & 7th year Ravenclaws, Mentioned: Professor McGonagall (Headmistress), Hermione Granger (Transfiguration Apprentice, Lavender's erstwhile roommate), Neville Longbottom (Herbology Apprentice, Gryffindor Head of House), Parvati "'Vati" Patil (8G, Lavender's best friend and roommate), Fay Dunbar (8G, Lavender's roommate), Georgina Smith (8G, Lavender's roommate), Padma Patil (8R, Prefect, Lavender's friend), Seamus Finnigan (8G, long time friend of Lavender's), Dean Thomas (8G, Seamus' best friend), Hestia Carrow (7S, Chaser), Valerie 'Val' Vaisey (7S, Chaser) ( Read more... )

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ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE ONE SHOTS PLANNED FOR THIS UNIVERSE.

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index to the stories in the "christmas spirit" universe

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:39:38 GMT

These are stand alone stories that take place in the same alternate universe, one that is largely true to JK Rowling's Harry Potter books with a notable exception or two: Severus and Lavender survived the Battle of Hogwarts. The stories weren't written in chronological order (and aren't meant to be read in chronological order for that matter; seriously, it ruins a bunch of surprises), although the dates at which they occur have been included in case you just can't help yourself. 😉 They can be read on their own, any necessary non-canonical scene setting information from a previous story is provided. The most recent entries appear after the index on the journal's main page, where the index is 'stickied' to the top. ( Read more... )

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"life goes on" (a couple of castle encounters part 1) by gingerbred

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:07:47 GMT

30 December, 1998. Just a typical evening in the castle for Blaise, while Lavender comes to terms with her new circumstances.

Or: how some things ended.

Another of my 'Drabble' fails 😉, written with oodles of love for mywitch.

Originally Published: 2021-02-22 on LJ / DW
Words: 3.5 k
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Characters: Lavender Brown (8G), Blaise Zabini (8S), the Bloody Baron (Slytherin's House Ghost), Mentioned: Professor McGonagall (Headmistress), Draco Malfoy (8S), Harry Potter (8G), Hermione Granger (Transfiguration Apprentice), Professor Snape (Head of Slytherin and Deputy Headmaster) ( Read more... )

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ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE ONE SHOTS PLANNED FOR THIS UNIVERSE.

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"his (eighth) first day of school" by gingerbred

Thu, 28 May 2020 23:14:52 GMT

1st September, 1998. Harry, Ron and Hermione return for their eighth year. They aren't the only ones. Obviously.

Or: how things got started.

Another of my 'Drabble' fails 😉, written with oodles of love for lostangelsoul3. Happy Birthday, sweetie! 🎂🥳🎉🎁 (But please finish studying first. 😘)

Originally Published: 2020-05-29 on LJ / DW
Words: 3.6k, one shot, complete
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Characters: Harry Potter 8G, Draco Malfoy 8S, Hermione Granger 8G, Ron Weasley 8G, Minerva McGonagall (Headmistress), Zacharias Smith 7H, Ginny Weasley 7G, Harper Hutchinson 7S, Susan Bones 8H, Daphne Greengrass 8S, Luna Lovegood 7R, Mentioned: Theo Nott 8S, Pansy Parkinson 8S, Terry Boot 8R, Morag MacDougal 8R, Ernie Macmillan 8H, Justin Finch-Fletchley 8H, Hannah Abbott 7H( Read more... )

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"lavender's (eighth) first day of school" by gingerbred

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:37:11 GMT

1st September, 1998. Bowing to Ministry pressure (the tossers), Lavender returns to school for her eighth year.

Another of my 'Drabble' fails 😉, written with tonnes of love for mywitch.

Originally Published: 2019-06-03 on LJ / DW
Words: 3.9k, one shot, complete
Rating: Mature

Characters: Lavender, Ron, house elves, Mentioned: Harry, Hermione, Parvati( Read more... )

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"christmas spirit" by gingerbred

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 20:44:33 GMT

How the Bloody Baron spends the first Christmas after the war, getting into the spirit of things...

Just a bit of fluff.

Originally Published: 2018-12-26 on AO3
Words: 8716, one shot, complete
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Pairing: Hermione Granger / Severus Snape
Characters: the Bloody Baron, Peeves, Minerva McGonagall, Argus Filch, Hermione Granger, Severus Snape, Ron Weasley, Lavender Brown, Mrs. Norris, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy,
Tags: Hogwarts, Hogwarts eight year, Severus Snape Lives, Post-War, Christmas, Christmas Fluff, Christmas Eve, Fluff, ss/hg, MyWitch25Days

Slight warning: One of the characters is an intolerant bellend and uses offensive language. If it helps any, with the way I’m wired, it doesn't end well for him. On the other hand, it's Christmas, so no one gets mangled either. *nods* ( Read more... )

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