christmasspirit

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.

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.

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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... )

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.