christmasspirit

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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ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE ONE SHOTS PLANNED FOR THIS UNIVERSE.

chapter 19, teasing

Characters: Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Lavender Brown, Jack Sloper, Seamus Finnigan, Harper Hutchinson

18 September, 1998. Ginny and Neville make plans to eat together, Draco has a spot of fun with Potter, whether he sees it that way is another matter, Hermione's evening looks up at least briefly, and Lavender has an unexpected encounter.

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Originally Published: 2024-06-20 on LJ / DW
Words: 7.75 k
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences( Read more... )

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Written with oodles of love for lostangelsoul3 and erexen.

chapter 18, seething, part a

Characters: Harper Hutchinson, Daphne Greengrass, Ginny Weasley, Ella Wilkins, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Pomona Sprout, Seamus Finnigan, Flora Carrow, Jack Sloper, Dhanesh Devi

18 September, 1998. Herbology is lively. Harry has a questionable idea, Ron has a terrible one. Ella flirts with a stroke, while Draco has a fit. Flora knows her stuff, Harper has a plan, and probably a crush; Ginny's very likely developing one, too. Neville has cause to mentally run through most of the curses he knows, magical and otherwise, none of which helps. Professor Sprout may not treat all her students equally, but several of them at least have a good laugh before dinner.

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Originally Published: 2024-05-22 on LJ / DW
Words: 12.3 k
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

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

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THIS CHAPTER IS A TWO-PARTER. READ THIS PART FIRST.
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Written with oodles of love for lostangelsoul3 and erexen.

chapter 15, morning

Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Lavender Brown, Fay Dunbar, Dhanesh Devi, Minerva McGonagall

18 September, 1998. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny get ready to face another day in their final year at Hogwarts.

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Originally Published: 2024-02-04 on LJ / DW
Words: 4.9 k
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences( Read more... )

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Written with oodles of love for lostangelsoul3 and erexen.

Chapter 07, roaring

Characters: Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan, Lavender Brown, Hermione Granger

13 September, 1998. Neville and Ginny are able to cheer each other up. Harry, Ron and Ginny exchange information about the events of the last night, and a secret comes to light.

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Originally Published: 2023-07-03 on LJ / DW
Words: 5.4 k
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences( Read more... )

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Written with oodles of love for lostangelsoul3.

Lavender Brown / Blaise Zabini, Hermione Granger / Severus Snape,
Background: Harry Potter / Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom / Ginny Weasley

Staff: Professor Minerva McGonagall, Professor Peek, Pomona Sprout, Rubeus Hagrid
Slytherins: Theo Nott, Gregory Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Millicent 'Millie' Bulstrode, Flora Carrow
Gryffindors: Seamus Finnigan, Parvati "'Vati" Patil
Ravenclaws: Padma Patil

Mentioned briefly: Slytherins: Sheldon Shafiq, Gryffindors: Ron Weasley, Ritchie Coote, Ravenclaw: Edgar Martins


04 January, 1999. Lavender gets her books back, and one of Hermione's first discoveries as a member of staff is just how much teachers like to kvetch. Meanwhile, the new DADA Professor gets a bee in his bonnet.

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Originally Published: 2023-01-20 on LJ / DW
Words: 5.6 k
Rating: Mature( Read more... )

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.

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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... )

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.

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

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.

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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)


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

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. ❤️

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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.

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

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