Snarry Holidays

We hope you've had a chance to get caught up on some of the fic and art in the last week. Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the fest, either by contributing and/or by reviewing the submissions! This has been a wonderful round for us and we want to thank you so much for all the work you put forth.

In the next few days be watching out for a post that will allow you to offer us your feedback and suggestions for this last round so that we can make next year even better.

Without further ado, here's the masterlist! If you spot any problems, please let us know right away. Thanks!

( Snarry Holidays Winter 2008 Masterlist )

Hello everyone!

Thank you so much for your participation in this winter's round of snarry_holidays! All the gifts have now been posted, and now is your chance to catch-up and leave feedback for all the lovely work that has been produced.

We will be posting the masterlist Monday, December 15.

Until then, please enjoy! Please email us at snarryholiday at gmail dot com if you have concerns or questions.

Title: The Tabby
Artist: sealcat
Giftee: All the pinch-hitters! And everyone else, too!
Rating: G-PG
Pairing: Snape/Harry
Warning: It is really safe, but image size is rather large....so phone-line connection beware?
Disclamer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Severus stuck in Animagus form wonders over to Harry's house in Surrey, in cat form.
Artist's note: This was created for a certain participant, but for some RL situations, I was not able to finished on time, thanks for the mod's suggestion, I will give this to everyone in Snarry Holidays, hope you will like it. Thank you.

The Tabby: Part One

The Tabby: Part Two

Title: Progress of Rehabilitation
Author: unbroken_halo
Giftee: umbrus
Word Count: ~9000
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Snarry
Warnings: All things asked for by the recipient, and a few more thrown in for good measure. Completely AU, although I picked some canon facts here and there as needed. *g* Snark, innuendo, implied-wife swapping, a smidgen of violence, rimming, tiny bit of biting and hair pulling, jealous-obsessive-possessive-parsel!smut.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: When the Wizengamot releases the most deadly wizards from Azkaban, it's up to Harry to ensure that they're properly rehabilitated. Whether he wants to or not.
Author's Notes: Thanks to several wonderful people, to be named later, that listened to me rant and rave when both Harry and Severus decided not to cooperate. umbrus, I hope you enjoy the fic and have a wonderful, Snarry-filled holiday!

( Progress of Rehabilitation )

Title: The White Road
Author: perverse_idyll
Giftee: florahart
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 45,044
Pairing: Snape/Harry, also Lily/Snape in a totally unconsummated sense, Lily/James
Warnings: Hettishness but no outright heterosex, voyeurism, accidental incestuous overtones, a bloody moment. I'm sure, in some universe, this is epilogue compliant.
Disclaimer: Is not, never was, never will be, mine
Summary: One day, comfortably set up in the afterlife, Lily Evans Potter switches on the telly and gets hooked on the Harry Potter show.
A/N: So, this was supposed to be short and cracky. The Muse apparently had other plans. Dear Flora, I truly did start out with your requests in mind, but the fic wandered far afield. I hope you enjoy where it ultimately ended up. Thanks to L for encouraging me to change horses midstream and for urging me to sing, R for reading the early fragments and loving them. The mods have been unbelievably kind about my deadline panic. Absolutely every single mistake here is of my own making.

The White Road

Title: The More Things Change
Author: bewarethesmirk
Giftee: eeyore9990
Word Count: 2,120
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Snape, mentions of Harry/Ginny
Warnings: PWP, AU, dub-con, student/teacher, object penetration, angsty/unresolved
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: “ Just because you had a death wish and allowed the Dark Lord to kill you does not mean you’ve the freedom to daydream about your sordid love life in my classroom.”
Author's Notes: Eey, I hope you enjoy this! I never tire of writing detention!fic, and I was so pleased to see you liked it. ;-) Hope you enjoy! Thanks to L and P for the last minute, speed-of-light beta.

( The More Things Change )

Title: Gift Wrapped
Artist: togsos
Giftee: morganlefay1958
Media/Medium: Photoshop
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: HP/SS
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Snape has a gift-wrapped surprise for their anniversary
Artist's Notes: Was originally intended to be much more explicit but then the cuteness bunny kicked that in the ass!

Title: A Time to Forget
Author: gatewaygirl
Giftee: entrenous88
Word Count: 24,796
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Severus (references to others)
Warnings: Epilogue-compliant
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Harry had expected teaching at Hogwarts, even temporarily, would have complications -- his children, for instance. But when he goes exploring in the dungeons, the past moves inexorably into his present.
Author's Notes: Entrenous88: I didn't use any of your specific prompts, but I hope my attention to your desired subgenres makes up for it. Merry Christmas! To my beta readers: Thank you both for letting me know what worked for you and what didn't, and for putting up with a long fic on a short schedule.

A Time to Forget

Title: A Holiday in the Colonies
Author: snapesgirl_62
Giftee: The lovely pinch-hitters!
Word Count: 8092
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Warnings: fluff, fellatio
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Harry goes on a holiday in the United States and discovers a bit of romance in Pennsylvania Dutch country.
Author's Notes: Many thanks to A for beta reading this gift.

( A Holiday in the Colonies )

Title: Seasoned Sound
Author: vissy
Giftee: unbroken_halo
Word Count: 15750
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Harry/Severus
Warnings: Seasickness and Splinching. Generally epilogue-compliant, but EWE with respect to Harry and Severus.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Eight lonely years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry investigates an old friend's Apparition mishap and discovers more than he had thought to hope for.
Author's Notes: A request for pre-slash led me to attempt a sexy story without sex. As you can probably tell by the warnings above, I'm not sure how well I succeeded!

Seasoned Sound

Title: The Best Laid Plans
Author: alisanne
Giftee: zephre
Word Count: 9300
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter, Albus Severus Potter/Scorpius Malfoy
Warnings: AU, student/student relationship.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: After all these years, Severus is determined to discover why Harry named his son the way he did.
Author's Notes: Zephre, you requested UST, post-Epilogue and the inclusion of Teddy or James as mischievous matchmakers. I tried, but Albus Severus insisted that that was his role, and who am I to argue? I hope you enjoy this. Many thanks to my beta readers, S and E, as well as to someone for his technical assistance. Thanks also to our amazing fest mods! *hugs them*

The Best Laid Plans

Title: Once Upon a Fish
Author: jin_fenghaung
Giftee: winoniel
Word count: 5848 words
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Snape/Harry
Kinks: Romance; humour; a little bit of angst; snarky, possessive slightly insecure Snape; strong Harry; mild H/c; very mild BDSM; happy ending; established relationship with conflict.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Wherein our hero experiences the inadvisability of home decoration - A fish with a hat - The singing of carols – A Christmas present is unwrapped - Advisability of a handshake - A whale with a tuba - The magic word - Silenced with a kiss.
Author's Notes: I hope you like it, I tried to include as many of the kinks/prompts as the plot-bunny would let me. And a special 'thank you' to the mods and my wonderful betas A, E and C!



( Once Upon a Fish )

Title: Dust of Snow
Author: florahart
Giftee: who_la_hoop
Word Count: 10,200
Rating: NC17, but not by loads.
Pairing: ...Snarry?
Warnings: none, unless you think EWE is a warning.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Severus wakes up, to his surprise, but he has some catching up to do.
Author's Notes: The prompt included relative equality of Snape and Harry, and for Snape to be rescued/saved by Harry. Severus was surprisingly uninterested in bringing quite the usual measure of snark or bitterness, but maybe he's just turned over a new leaf? Thanks to I and V for reading through.

( Dust of Snow )

Title: Monkey Business
Author: who_la_hoop
Giftee: jin_fenghuang
Word Count: ~8,000
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Purest Snarry :)
Warnings: EWE, live!Snape and hot buttsex of a top!Snape variety :D
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Trapped in a sort-of coma with only Harry Potter’s visits for dubious comfort, Severus Snape learns many things – including the beneficial power of irritation upon the healing process, and the positive things that can come from failing at Occlumency. (The less said about the monkeys, the better).
Author's Notes: jin_fenghuang, you asked for slash with yummy chair!sex and I was most happy to oblige! I hope you enjoy this fic, and a very happy Snarry Holidays to you! Thanks also to the mods, who are, as always, the absolute best. ♥

( Monkey Business )

Title: Deconstruction: A Writer's Tale
Author: empathic_siren
Giftee: femmequixotic
Word Count: Approximately 4,700
Rating: Approximately PG-13 (but there is some swearing and some implied naughtyness)
Pairing: Why, Harry and Severus, of course.
Warnings: AU, AR, Severus and Harry living as Muggles, existential ramblings, attempts at high-concept meta, disregard of the epilogue entirely, and a few bad words.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: What is love but a contrivance? Let us, gentle reader, deconstruct love and determine for ourselves what it is and what it isn't.
Author's Notes My dearest Femme, it's not at all what you could imagine, I think, but it is earnestly given to someone who I think—above all—will understand what it is truly trying to say. There is desperate kissing against walls and the hint of, "Oh my god, I have to fuck you NOW!" So hopefully those elements will soothe any potential discontent. Happiest of Holidays to you. Much thanks to my fantastic beta and to the mods for being incredibly patient.

( Deconstruction: A Writer's Tale )

Title: If You Ask Me Why
Author: gorgeousbowneye
Giftee: proftlb
Word Count: ~6820
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Snape
Warnings: Death (not a main character), M/M sex scene, possibly chan with Harry as 16, angst.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: “If you ask me why, I couldn’t answer. I don’t know what possessed me to do it. It just happened.” A love story.
Author's Notes: Thanks to B, E, and Y for the beta. This was inspired from a recent death in my family, my grandmother who passed away recently. I was quite close to her and so dealing with that was hard. In a sudden hit of inspiration, this came out of me. I don’t quite know how, but it did. So I hope you enjoy it, and Merry Christmas for 2008.

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( If You Ask Me Why )

Title: The Day Severus Snape Woke Up In Hell and Spent Seven Minutes in Heaven Before Life Interrupted His Happily Ever After
Author: eeyore9990
Giftee: gatewaygirl
Word Count: Including the Title? One Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillion! Not including the Title: 8665
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: …Is this a trick question? *glances suspiciously at mods* Snarry and a little bit of Ron/Hermione.
Warnings: DH spoilers, massive sentient objects, the tiniest bit of exposition, Hermione's bag of tricks, EWE, slightly-out-of-his-mind!Snape, and shocked-speechless!Harry
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction set in the Harry Potter universe. No person or corporation is profiting from this story; it is for entertainment purposes only.
Summary: When Hogwarts throws a hissy fit, it's up to Harry to awaken its Headmaster. However, nothing ever goes as planned when Harry is involved.
A/N: Heartfelt thanks to all those without whom this fic would not have been finished. You know who you are. More heartfelt thanks to L for the beta and to E for the title. gatewaygirl, this actually started from one of your prompts (Harry and Snape have to work together) and then took on a life of its own. I sincerely hope you enjoy it! Happy Holidays.


( The Day Severus Snape Woke Up In Hell and Spent Seven Minutes in Heaven Before Life Interrupted His Happily Ever After )

Title: Coming Back
Author: anya_elizabeth
Giftee: perverse_idyll
Word Count: ~12,200
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: The obvious plus past Harry/Ginny.
Warnings: Epilogue compliance
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Harry's been looking for Snape for a long time. Snape doesn't believe him.
Author's Notes: This has been scary and exciting and educational and I'm so happy to be done. Love and thanks to my dearest Elizabeth, who spoke of My Fair Lady when I was stressing and gave this fic her much-demanded attention, and to Emily, who was a last-minute angel and is owed a ton of H/D wallsex. I really hope you like it!

Coming Back

Title: To Perish Twice
Author: lesyeuxverts
Giftee: jadzialove
Word Count: 5k or thereabouts
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Severus
Warnings: forced bonding, epilogue-compliant (more or less), happy endings
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Severus had had five years of very bad sex with Potter, once a year and regular as clockwork – he wasn't about to go on like that for the rest of his life.
Author's Notes: Thanks to S and R for the beta, and apologies to Robert Frost for butchering his poem. :) I hope that I managed to hit at least some of your kinks, jadzialove, and that you enjoy this! A very Snarry Holiday to you!

( To Perish Twice )

Title: Everybody Knows
Author: winoniel
Giftee: togsos
Word Count: ~28,000
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Erm, Snarry?
Warnings: Harry is 17; bottom!Snape; graphic violence
Disclaimer: This story is all mine, but is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Summary: Harry has grown tired of the wizarding world. He just doesn't have a good enough reason to sacrifice himself.
Author's Notes: This is AU from mid-HBP; beta admirably performed by H; greatest of thanks to the Snarry Holiday mods!

Everybody Knows