Harry Potter Halloween

For the first time ever, people have been asking about when they can re-post their drabbles. Let's make a rule that it's one week after the community posts. So, this year, you can repost on Wednesday, November 7.

love, lore

Gift For: starduchess

From: lore

Title: They Certainly Can...
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG?
Summary: They had to do something with their lives after the war. If only Severus wasn't quite so creative.
Notes: Couldn't leave you without a little extra as well, Starduchess! Thank you (and Shadowycat) for bringing everyone so much joy and fun on Halloween each year!


(  This is ...sick.  )

Gift For: shadowycat

From: starduchess

Title: Full Moon Surprise
Pairing: Severus/Remus
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Remus wants to practice his surprise.
Notes: This is a thank you to my co-mod, Shadowycat, who not only did so much this year with normal mod duties, but also put up with my sudden panics and sometimes-forceful bossing around. Many hugs, dear! I hope you like this. :)

( The full moon shone in muted speckles ... )

No one's missing their drabble? *peeks around* Terrific! We're done!

Tags will be updated over the next few days, but don't let that stop you from sending your friends over to read now, while the season is still changing and Holiday music isn't playin 24-7 yet. ~_^

Writers, to see all your comments, be sure to check both IJ and LJ's HP_Halloween. Also, remember that you can click the "track this" button at the start of each post (it looks like a thumbtack) if you would like to receive the comments on your drabbles in your inbox.

If you do a round of rec-ing, hey, let us know by replying here! If any one of them gets three recs, we'd be happy to report that to the Daily Snitch.

We had 9 more writers this year (another record!), with a total of 55 participants and 57 drabbles posted! And let me tell you, I was fairly useless this year. All your thanks and respect need to go to starduchess and shadowycat because there was no way I could have taken on this exchange without them this year. If any of you are inspired to write gift drabbles, focus on the two women who really made this exchange possible. They certainly have my eternal thanks!

Also, give yourselves a huge round of applause, because there's no walk of shame this year! Everyone turned in their drabbles, even those of you caught up in Sandy's wrath. We couldn't be more grateful and happy that you all stuck with the schedule, and, most important, that you're all safe and sound.

So, thank you all again for participating and for the many birthday wishes! Drop some thanks on Star and Shadowy, too, they are fabulous, fabulous mods and organizers! I hope you enjoyed this exchange as much as we did. So, have a good Beltane/All Souls Day/Dia de los Muertos/NaNoWriMo, etc. Let's all meet here again next year for more spooky HP fun!

love, lore, Starduchess and Shadowycat

Gift for: The Community!

From: manghahabi

Title: With a Map to Guide Us By
Characters: Hermione Granger, Fred Weasley, George Weasley
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine and never will be. Made for fun, not profit.
Summary: Hermione and the Weasley twins test out a magical item for Halloween.
Notes: starduchess is, indeed, a star for making sense of and putting order to the chaos of my attempts at writing fic. You're totally awesome. Title based on Jim Kirk quoting John Masefield's Sea-Fever.


( Happy Halloween )

Gift for: lore

From: katelinmr

Title: Together
Beta: lordhellebore
Pairing: Severus/Lupin
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: Neither Harry Potter, the world, any of the characters nor the magic belong to me. If they would I wouldn't be here.
Warnings: Insinuated m/m relationship
Summary: "The full moon makes the inner wolf howl -" Unknown
Notes: Happy birthday sweetheart! This was my first attempt at a Snupin ficlet and I hope you'll like it. And a Happy Halloween! ♥

( Eat, drink and be scary )

Gift for: starduchess

From: lucius_complex

Title: This Life of Darkness
Pairing: Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Property of JKR etc.
Summary: Harry chases Severus up a tree, only to find out what he doesn't expect.
Notes: Starduchess, I'm THRILLED to be writing this drabble for you! Happy Halloween! <3

( This Life of Darkness )

Gift for: of_anoesis

From: toblass

Title: Out Of His Gourd
Pairing:Severus/Hermione
Rating:PG-13
Disclaimer:JK Rowling owns everything recognizable. I make no money from doing this to her beloved characters.
Warnings: Lots of steamy innuendo!
Summary: Hermione gets creative with a pumpkin, and gets a few other surprises as well.
Notes: Of_anoesis, I hope you like this bit of naughty fun! Many thanks to the mods for running this fabulous fest! Also, big hugs and much love to Rivertempest for all her help when I needed a swift kick, and for the awesome beta.

( Out Of His Gourd )

Gift for: rzzmg

From: strawberry_kait

Title: BEWARE THE WATER
Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Hermione Granger
Rating: R / MA
Disclaimer: In its use of intellectual property and characters belonging to JK Rowling, Warner Bros, Bloomsbury Publishing, et cetera, this work of fiction is intended to be transformative commentary on the original. No profit is being made from this work.
Warnings: Explicit Sexual Situations, Mild Violence, Profanity.
Summary: Draco and Hermione go skinny dipping in the lake.
Notes: RZZMG, I hope you like this! In order to meet the fest requirements, I really had to pare this down quite a bit! However, there is an extended version of this story, which I will post on H&V and AO3, and it, too, is for you. Thank you SO VERY MUCH to my beta, McCargi, who helped me out of a jam and managed to whip this story into shape! Any/all mistakes are my own.

( BEWARE THE WATER )

Gift for: magnetic_pole

From: katelinmr

Title: Finally
Beta: lordhellebore
Character(s): George, mentions of Fred
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: Neither Harry Potter, the world, the characters nor the magic belong to me. If they would I wouldn't be here.
Warnings: Dark thoughts, heavy emotions
Summary: George thinks back of Fred after the war, only not in a way we'd expect him to.
Notes: Maggie love, you asked for 'complexities of being whoever you are'. I tried to establish that by digging a little deeper into George's thoughts than 'we' normally do. I hope you'll like it. Happy Halloween! ♥

( Eat, drink and be scary )

Gift for: snapesgirl


From: smallbrownfrog


Title: Stakeout
Pairing: SS/Rabastan
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Orders are often strict. However, young soldiers everywhere have responded by getting creative. Death Eaters are no exception.
Notes: Happy Halloween snapesgirl. I hope you enjoy the nod to Skippy’s List.


( Stakeout )

Gift for: scumblack

From: severed_lies

Title: One More Night
Pairing: Severus Snape/Hermione Snape
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: A house, sometimes, wants to be a home.

( Happy Halloween )

Gift for: mihnn

From: iphifix

Title: Revenge, Weasley Style
Characters: Fred, George, Ron
Rating: G
Summary: Fred and George’s first and most successful prank sets a precedent for their future.

( Happy Halloween! )

Gift for: inamac

From: enchanted_jae

Title: Especially at Halloween
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Rating: G
Warnings: Fluff
Summary: Being married to an Animagus can be trying.

( Happy Halloween! )

Gift for: manghahabi

From: nevrafire

Title: Samhain Twilight
Characters/Pairing: Nearly Headless Nick, Fat Friar, Grey Lady, Bloody Baron; Harry/Luna, Ginny/Neville, Ron/Hermione.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Tonight is the last Night of Autumn, and there are two groups celebrating.
Notes: I really hope it's clear Who is paired with Who; if it isn’t its- Ginny/Neville, Hermione/Ron, Harry/Luna.

( Samhain Twilight )

Gift for: donnaimmaculata

From: dmitchell1985

Title: Peek-a-boo, I see you.
Characters: Hermione and a surprise character for Hermione and Donnaimmaculata
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Harry Potter.
Summary: Despite Hermione’s boredom with haunted houses, she receives a delightful Halloween surprise.
Notes: I hope that you enjoy this Donnaimmaculata.

( Happy Halloween )

Gift for: dexstarr

From: kelly_chambliss

Title: Determination
Pairing: Septima Vector/Minerva McGonagall
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: age gap, hints of D/s and mild bondage
Summary: On Samhain night, it's not just the universe that is disordered.
Notes: The prompt asked for "forbidden love, professors, cross-gen, femmeslash, D/s." And I wanted to give you some mathematical/scientific Septima, too, dexstarr; hope you enjoy it! Many thanks to my lovely beta, therealsnape.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

( Determination )

Gift for: goddess47

From: tenisunoelito

Title: Sugar Rush
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: NC17
Warnings: BDSM references
Summary: There is this, and then there is that.

( Happy Halloween )

Gift for: ropo

From: dani_meows

Title: A Very UnDursley Halloween
Characters: Petunia, Dudley, two original characters
Rating: G
Summary: She clapped her hands and the doll flew around the room to the shock of the people in the room.

( Happy Halloween )

Gift for: erised1810

From: bluemermaid

Title: That Horrible Beard
Pairing: Remus/Tonks
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, just playing with them.
Summary: Remus disapproves of Tonks's Halloween costume.
Notes: Hope you enjoy this, erised1810!

( Happy Halloween! )