Mini Fest

Hi friends, thank you so much for keeping the spirit alive and supporting our community here on mini_fest, below is the WEEK THREE round up of our submissions! Thanks to our anon contributors, as well as our wonderful commentors!

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Weekly Round-Up # 3

ART:

• Holiday Union [Harry/Draco, G]
Draco and Harry got matching snitch hoodie-jammies for Christmas!

• Holiday Season is a Wonderful Time [Luna/Pansy, G]
Office Christmas Party and only ONE mistletoe, who planned this? Snape? Good thing Luna is a Ravenclaw and nothing, not even amorous gryffindors is going to stop her from making this the best Christmas ever.

FIC:

• Light One Candle [Albus/Scorpius, G]
It’s Albus’s first Chanukah at Hogwarts.

• Letters to Santa [Hermione/Marcus, G]
You're never too old to write a letter to Santa.

• The Stalking Mistletoe [Pansy/Hermione, G]
Hermione charms a bit of mistletoe to follow Pansy around Hogwarts.

• Christmas Nerves [Harry/Draco, G]
It’s Harry and Draco’s first Christmas together. Harry is called into work on Christmas Eve leaving Draco to his nerves for their visits to their families over the holiday.

• Making Christmas Cookies [Hermione/Theo, NC-17]
Hermione tries to show Theo the benefits of making cookies by hand.

• Undone [Severus/Harry, R]
Severus had his emotions buttoned up as securely as his robes or so he thought.

• Show Me Your Paso Doble [Draco/Hermione, NC-17]
Office parties are the worst.

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Title: Not Even Malfoys Wear Silk to Work (PART 2)
Author: ???
Pairing(s): Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
Prompt: It’s Harry’s first Christmas as a vampire.
Word Count: 14000
Rating: Explicit
Contains: Vampire Harry, Veela Draco, First Dates, Christmas Eve, Explicit Sexual Content
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: This was the best prompt ever, really! Thanks to my alphas and betas Kelsey and Mars! You guys saved me from having to submit a story I wasn't happy with. Your suggestions made this fic so much better. Love you loads!
Summary: Harry invites Draco, his new boss, who also happens to be a Veela, to spend Christmas Eve with him. It is supposed to be their first date and Harry wants it to be perfect. However, with him being a new vampire and not knowing a thing about Veelas, problems are bound to occur.

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( Not Even Malfoys Wear Silk to Work - READ PART 2 )

Title: Letters to Santa
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Hermione Granger/Marcus Flint, Ginny Weasley/Draco Malfoy, George Weasley/Luna Lovegood
Prompt: You're never too old to write a letter to Santa.
Word Count/Art Medium: ~2000
Rating: G
Contains (Highlight to view): *Tooth-rotting fluff*
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Thank you to DN for beta reading!
Summary: You're never too old to write a letter to Santa.

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( Letters to Santa )

Title: Christmas Nerves
Author: ???
Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Prompt: First Christmas as a couple and nerves cause an argument and this.
Word Count: 4913
Rating: G
Contains: Panic Attacks, Spacing Out, Domestic Argument
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Betas: kf & CT
Summary: It’s Harry and Draco’s first Christmas together. Harry is called into work on Christmas Eve leaving Draco to his nerves for their visits to their families over the holiday.

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( Christmas Nerves )

Title: Undone
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Severus/Harry
Prompt: # 21/Unwrapping (unbuttoning?) Severus in front of the Christmas tree.
Word Count/Art Medium: 1900
Rating: R / Mature
Contains (Highlight to view): *Eighth Year, student/teacher *
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Thanks to my beta! ♥
Summary: Severus had his emotions buttoned up as securely as his robes or so he thought.

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( Undone  )

Hi everyone, here's your WEEK TWO recap for mini_fest, we hope you're enjoying it as much as us!

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Weekly Round-Up # 2

ART:

• I'll meet you under the mistletoe [Harry/Draco, G]
A little kiss for Christmas :)

• Home For the Holidays [Harry/Draco/Neville, PG]
Professor Longbottom is home for the holidays from Hogwarts - and Harry and Draco are happy to have him.

• Kilt'ing it [Harry/Draco, G]
Draco is totally kilt'ing it (get it?) and Harry loves it.

FIC:

• Continuing Traditions [Draco/Neville, G]
“Just roll the dough out already, Draco,” Neville said, sighing in fond exasperation. Draco continued to look at the lump of dough like it was some creature that was about to attack him.

• Fulfilling of the secret Wish [Remus/Draco, PG]
Remus decides in the spur of the moment what he will give Draco for Yule. But he has also given it some serious thought.

• White Christmas Dream [Draco/Hermione, NC-17]
Draco can't stop looking at Granger at the Ministry Christmas party.

• The stupid Snowball fight, that wasn't that stupid. [Harry/Draco, G]
It was Pansy fault, that Draco had his first kiss in the middle of a snowball fight, and with Potter of all people. Then again nowball fights are never simple when magic is involved.

• sleigh bells in the snow [Ginny/Harry, G]
The Weasley's love to come together during the holidays, they really, truly, do. But when a blizzard strikes Devon, being cooped up in the Burrow starts to make even Harry a little stir crazy. Thus the birth of what is sure to be a new family tradition:Blizzard Quidditch.

• Through the Lens of Love [Hugo/Lorcan, G]
Lorcan and Hugo celebrate their first Christmas together. Twice.

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Title: Fulfilling of the secret Wish
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Remus/Draco
Prompt: a combination of: 2018 Nr 75: Romantic Christmas together; AND 2012 Nr 58: t else can you give a man who has literally everything? Remus struggles to find the perfect Christmas gift for his much younger, incredibly gorgeous and rich lover
Word Count: ~2880
Rating: PG
Contains (Highlight to view): *mentions of blood rituals with animal sacrifice; much fluff, not so much plot *
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: 1. Thanks to my beta F for being as helpful as only she can be, all remaining mistakes are my own. 2. Thanks to the mod for hosting manifest- Christmas would not be the same without it <3 For me this is the first year as an author on the fest, I hope I made it worth your while
Summary: Remus decides in the spur of the moment what he will give Draco for Yule. But he has also given it some serious thought.

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( Fulfilling of the secret Wish )

Title: The stupid Snowball fight, that wasn't that stupid.
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Harry / Draco
Prompt: A competitive snowball fight turns into a first kiss (2019)
Word Count/Art Medium: 1k
Rating: G
Contains: Snowball Fights, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Snow magic, Weasley twin pranks, First Kiss, Light-Hearted, Sassy Draco Malfoy, Fluffy, Fred Weasley Lives, Apologies, Grumpy Draco Malfoy, Matchmaker Pansy Parkinson, Unintentionally matchmaking, POV Draco Malfoy.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Huge thanks to my Beta SBW. And S for help with the spell work.
Summary: It was Pansy fault, that Draco had his first kiss in the middle of a snowball fight, and with Potter of all people. Then again nowball fights are never simple when magic is involved.

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( The stupid snowball fight, that wasn’t that stupid. )

Title: Through the Lens of Love
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Hugo Weasley/Lorcan Scamander
Prompt: Their first Christmas together
Word Count/Art Medium: 6820
Rating: G
Contains (Highlight to view): *A spoiler code is provided but if your story does not have spoilers you don't have to use this code.* No Warnings, Some Mild Language
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Thank you to my brilliant beta, motherofmercury! You were a true gem!
Summary: Lorcan and Hugo celebrate their first Christmas together. Twice.


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( Through The Lens Of Love )

Title: It Must Have Been the Mistletoe
Author: ???
Pairing: Ron/Hermione
Word Count: 1400
Rating: G, all ages
Warnings: They are 12 and they kiss.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
A/N: With thanks to FleurySexual and Crowgirl on AO3 | This is a 2018 prompt # 9 "Attack of the Mistletoe"
Summary: "Attack of the Mistletoe"

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( Must Have Been the Mistletoe )