That's five full weeks under our belts but we've got a few more gifts before we're done on Monday, January 6th! Thanks to everyone reading and commenting. The authors and artists really appreciate it!

Also, we're looking for recs! And if you want to let us know that you've recced any Secret Snarry Swap fic or art on your IJ/LJ/DW or anywhere else in an unlocked post, comment to this post, or drop us an e-mail at the mod email (spfestmod@gmail.com). Anything that collects three or more journal recs will be forwarded to the newsletters and all recs anywhere will be forwarded to the authors/artists. Thanks!

Lastly, a quick reminder than all chan entries and any NC-17 artwork are always locked. Please join snape_potter to see all of our fest entries.

FIC:
•Widdershins, PG-13, 5,015 words
Summary: Removing the Horcrux from Harry resulted in damage to his amygdala. Consequently, he cannot feel fear. This makes him an amazing Auror but a terrible boyfriend/husband.
DW, LJ, or IJ

•Things I Cannot Change, NC-17, 3,325 words
Summary: Harry can change his mind, change his career, change his marital status. But there are some things he cannot change, and maybe, just maybe, he really doesn't want to change them at all.
DW, LJ, or IJ

•Meeting at the Headmaster’s Office, NC-17, 1,626 words
Summary: Headmaster Snape summons Harry Potter to a meeting to talk about his eldest son, James. Or not…
DW, LJ, or IJ

•Nobody’s Savior, NC-17, 56,843 words
Summary: Albus Dumbledore is dead, Severus Snape is the leader of the Order of the Phoenix, Minerva is the spy inside the castle, and the war wages on. When the Boy Who Lived, who died in an accident before he was old enough to go to Hogwarts, is found going about his business in the Muggle World, everything changes – for the Order, for the Wizarding world and especially for Severus Snape. As Severus tries to discover why Albus hid Harry Potter, Harry Potter discovers magic, friends and a godfather, but nothing interests him more than Severus. A retelling of the final destruction of Voldemort, by the Boy Who Lived for quite a different reason.
DW, LJ, or IJ

•The Appeal of Dancing, R, 5,400 words
Summary: Harry is forced to rethink his insistence on privacy when he sees his secret lover dancing with another man.
DW, LJ, or IJ

•It's Always Potter!, PG, 2,581 words
Summary: Something along the lines of the old trope, Snape finds out about Harry's horrible childhood and is filled with rage/empathy.
DW, LJ, or IJ

•Kiss of War, PG-13, 15,000 words
Summary: The dance of two souls around each other through the horrors of war, and the intrigues of London’s polite society.
DW, LJ, or IJ

•A Brave New World, NC-17, 4,300 words
Summary: ‘I believe in nothing. Not in peace and not in war, but the truth of who we are’.
DW, LJ, or IJ

•The (Not Very) Big Freeze, PG-13, 800 words
Summary: Trapped in a snowstorm.
DW, LJ, or IJ

•Someone to Come Home To, PG-13, 7,595 words
Summary: A Savior walks into a bookshop... but that's a story for another day. Today, Harry has asked a reluctant Severus out for dinner.
DW, LJ, or IJ



ART:
•Reconciliation, PG
Summary: "Sometimes a wide abyss separates Tuesday from Wednesday, but twenty-six years may pass in a moment. Time is no straight line. but rather a labyrinth. and if you press yourself against the wall, at the right spot, you can hear the hurrying steps and the voices, you can hear yourself walking past on the other side." - Tomas Tranströmer, Reply to a Letter
DW, LJ, or IJ

•In Dreams, PG
Summary: "In dreams, I'll walk with you, in dreams, I'll talk with you, in dreams you're mine all of the time"
DW, LJ, or IJ




If you missed something from week four, you can find the wrap-up post on DW, LJ, or IJ. Week three can be found on DW, LJ, and IJ. Week two can be found on DW, LJ, or IJ. Week one can be found on DW, LJ, and IJ. It's never too late to let an artist or author know you enjoyed their work.

Title: Banshee
Author: asecretchord
Gift Recipient: blinded_hp
Other pairings/threesome: Harry/Justin; Ginny Weasley/Roger Davies
Rating: R for violence
Word count: ~30,400 words
Content/Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Gore, violence, non-sexual crimes against children. Not Christmas-y at all.*
Summary: Prompt #16: "Harry is very much in love with his lover (not Severus) and refuses to believe his friends when they tell him that what he and his lover share isn't love. Severus has to heal Harry after his lover crosses a line and this is where their (Harry and Severus's) love story begins... I like powerful but naive Harry..." Harry's first case as a homicide detective takes him to Hogwarts where nightmares beyond his imagining await him.
A/N:To my giftee: Thank you for writing a prompt that allowed my imagination to run wild. I hope this small token meets your expectations. The happiest of holidays to you and our lovely Snarry mods.


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Title: The Beginning
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating :R
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Author: lilyseyes
Word Count:400x2
Prompt: adventdrabbles #29/City Holiday Lights - #30/Snow Covered Mountain - #31/Gold Stars / snarry100#403/Boxing Day
Warnings: *AU, touch of angst *
Disclaimer: JKR owns the Potterverse – I just use the characters for fun. No money is made from these amateur works.
Summary: After his recovery and acquittal, Headmaster Snape wants to prove he is qualified to do the job on his own merit. He distances himself from the one person who has been constantly at his side since the Battle of Hogwarts and his staunchest supporter, Harry Potter.
A/N: This drabble follows The Rescue, The Escape, The Conundrum, The Summons, The Warning, The Misinterpretation, The Nightmare, The Discovery, The Epiphany and The Reckoning.


Read The Beginning at IJ or at DW.

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Title: Pantless Percy Phantasmagoria
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Summary: Harry should have known better.
Word Count: 365
Genre: Crack/humor.
Warnings: Bare bum sighting! *g*
A/N: Written for hogwarts365's prompt #16: Percy without his pants.
Betas: sevfan and emynn
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Read Pantless Percy Phantasmagoria on LJ/IJ/DW.

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