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FIC: Four Christmases Plus One (Pomona/Aberforth)
Here is my entry for the 2022 edition of hoggywartyxmas. It was written for my beloved friend lash_larue -- Lash, I was honored to be able to write for you in the final year of this best of fests.
It's an uplifting, comforting story, I hope -- given the state of the world, we all need it!
Title: Four Christmases Pomona Sprout Loved and One She Hated
Author: kellychambliss
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Hoggywartyxmas Reveals!
Reveals are up at hoggywartyxmas!
I've added authors' and artists' names to my recs post.
This year was the final appearance of Hoggywarty in its gift exchange incarnation, but the community has become so special to many of us that the mods are going to find ways to continue the communal fun next year. So stay tuned! -
Hoggywartyxmas Recs!
My dears! The 13th (that's right, 13th!) edition of the fabulous hoggywartyxmas fest has finished posting, and you won't be surprised to hear that as usual, it's been a triumph. 26 HP stories and artworks, all of them worth your time ( Read more... ) -
Art!!
I know many of my flisties are already following the glorious Christmas gift that is mywitch's "25 Days of HP Drawing." I plan to do a large rec post at some point (although really, you should just look at everything), but I can't resist a special shout-out to this wonderful piece:
Augusta LongbottomI'm doubly chuffed because not only is this work ( Read more... ) -
Prezzies!
I have had the good fortune to receive a gift drabble from the one-and-only torino10154. She was kind enough to ask for prompts; I requested a Severus pairing featuring a cigarette and the astronomy tower; Torino responded with this little gem. It captures perfectly the reasons I enjoy Severus/Kingsley:
Title: Surrender
Author: torino10154
Pairing: Severus/Kingsley
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HP Halloween 2022
Hope you all had a lovely Halloween, however you chose to celebrate or not.
For me, one of the best parts of Halloween is the hp_halloween double-drabble fest. Appropriately for the season, it's my thirteenth (13th!!!) year of participation.
The fest is celebrated on AO3 these days; here's a link to all 47 entries of 2022. As always, there are plenty of ( Read more... ) -
Alan Rickman's Diaries
Most of you HP fans have probably heard that Alan Rickman's diaries have been published.
A couple of weeks ago, The Guardian (UK) newspaper printed several excerpts, and I have to say, I wasn't bowled over by them. There were some lovely waspish or perceptive comments, but for the most part (at least in the bits the paper included), Rickman is ( Read more... ) -
Podcast!
Hi, dears! Yes, it's been ages. No, I have no excuse. (Well, unless you count endless home repairs -- a long, slow leak in the wall behind the washer resulted in a rotted floor, a moldy carpet, and bills for the plumber and for a new floor. In the midst of all this, the water heater died. Ditto the garbage disposal. Problems of the privileged, I ( Read more... ) -
Sign Up Now!!
Hey, all you HP fans who are still on LJ! (Yes, I know you're still lurking here.)
Before September 21, hurry over and sign up for hoggywartyxmas. It's the 13th -- that's right, THIRTEENTH! -- year of this glorious fest. . .and probably the last.
If you have any interest at all in the older characters of Harry Potter, this fest is for you.
delphipsmith, atdelphi, mywitch, pyttan, teddyradiator, rayvyn2k, zaleti, shiv5468, ( Read more... )