January 5th, 2010


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Title: Baby's First Non-Religious Multiethnic All-Inclusive Winter Holiday Festival, XI
Challenges: Snape's best/worst gift [info]snape100, Yule [info]lupin100
Word Count: 100
Note: this is the long-awaited Motherless Child holiday fic. It will continue through Twelfth Night unless it gets completely out of hand, in which case, all bets are off.

Those not familiar with Motherless Child and its sequels/prequels need to know that Severus and Remus are married and have adopted a baby werewolf. It is now the holiday season, and an unexpected controversy has arisen as their families descend for Christmas/Hanukkah/Solstice/Yule/Hogmanay/Festivus….


Dinner was marred by Esther and her daughter sparring over the food, Stevie cursing when his electronics charm failed," and Maggie regaling them with tales of her Yule potluck ritual. By the time everyone had gone back to their lodgings, Severus had a violent headache and Remus had poured himself a double, no ice.

"Your mother - "

" - is better than your cousin." Remus slumped into a chair. "What happened to Julie?"

"I've no idea." Severus rubbed his aching head. "Thank God John is too young for such nonsense."

"Teenagers. The gift that keeps on giving," murmured Remus.