Title: September First
Author/Artist: Belinda Buckett (captainraychill)
Recipient: Wanda Whortle (Krista)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Draco/Hermione
Rating: R
Word count: 14,987
Warnings: Angst, sexual content
Summary: It is September 1, 2017, on Platform 9 ¾, and things are not quite as they seem.
Author's notes: To Wanda Whortle: Thank you for your lovely prompt. I wrote a rambling, slightly angsty, romantic drama with touches of humor. I didn't write a wacky romantic comedy since I'd just finished one at the time of prompting. Thank you for the freedom. I hope the sexy parts are not too anatomical for you; I tried. For the purposes of this story, there was never a Hugo Weasley, and Draco Malfoy doesn’t have a receding hairline. In fact, my Draco and Hermione bear no resemblance to the haggard pair that appears in the cinematic version of the Epilogue. Yours truly, Belinda Buckett. P.S. – Thank you to my incredible beta, U, who is so, so good. Any remaining errors are entirely my own. Thank you also to this fest’s fantastic mods, who have been very patient with me.

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September First

Title: Holding the Fort
Author/Artist: Griselda Wormwood (pitry)
Recipient: Thisbe Coote (cjmarlowe)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood, Ginny Weasley, Hannah Abbott, Seamus Finnigan, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, other members of the DA and Hogwarts staff.
Rating: PG
Word count: 20,333
Warnings: None
Summary: And all that year, when Neville spoke out, the one thing that he asked himself was: What would Harry have done?
Author's notes: With huge thanks to my beta, kjmom1! All mistakes are mine.

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Holding the Fort

Title: Minesweeper
Author/Artist: Eglantine Tress (tryslora)
Recipient: Primrose Flicke (florahart)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (with mentions of Ron/Hermione, Harry/RonHermione and Draco/Astoria)
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 17,207
Warnings: infidelity of a sort (ish)
Summary: Don't miss the summer blockbuster Minesweeper, based on the thrilling computer game of the same name!

Three years after the war, the curses that were cast during the final battle are bubbling up in the walls of Hogwarts, creating a situation where "mines" are scattered throughout the castle. Harry (as an Auror) and Draco (as a curse breaker) are among those sent in to remove the mines to make Hogwarts safe. But memories of magic are not stable, nor predictable, and the situation very quickly goes awry in unexpected (and explosive!) ways.

Author's notes: OMG THIS PROMPT. I burst out laughing delightedly when I read it. It was entirely unique and really made me sit down and think through how I could do it. I wanted to create something cinematic for you, and I had an absolute blast working on this. The story framework is set into old time movie reels to create a traditional 100 minute "film". The sixth reel, consisting entirely of credits, can be assumed. Sadly, I have no bloopers. :( Many thanks to my betas for their hard work and patience with me. As always, JK Rowling owns the world and characters; I'm just having a blast playing with them.

Minesweeper

Title: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Snape
Author/Artist: Wilma Wheedle (kellychambliss)
Recipient: Dalmatia Blott (leni_jess)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~4000
Warnings: None
Summary: Over the course of Severus's long tenure at Hogwarts, Minerva's opinion of him undergoes many changes.
Author's notes: My recipient asked for a story that traced Severus's changing relationship with Minerva or Poppy or Hooch. Many thanks to my expert beta for working wonders at very short notice.
I was honoured to be able to write this story as a memorial to leni_jess, a wonderful on-line friend and writer who brightened HP fandom with her presence and whose absence will long be felt.

( Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Snape )