Snarry Holidays

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: 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 )