Christmasy or Seasonal story recs thread

[MMADfan]

Hi! I don't know if this is the best place to put this, but I thought it would be cool to have a thread for people to put links to Christmas or other seasonal or winter holiday stories that they've either written or enjoyed in the past, maybe from your favorites lists, or whatever, not just on this site (although if they're here, that's great!).

I thought in addition to the link, people could add a short description, and maybe why you recommend it or what people might enjoy it.

Now I'll find a few stories to add to the thread! I know I've read some good ones in past years.

(Please feel free to move this post to another forum if it's more suitable elsewhere!)

[MMADfan]

Hi! Here are my recs at the moment. I know there are a few others I have read over the years but which I've forgotten and cannot find (another reason to keep my faves lists up-to-date and move my old faves to my MMADfan accounts), but here are a few that I can definitely recommend! I made the titles clickable links.

“Wishes” This is a sweet ADMM story by Hogwarts Duo. Minerva gets her Christmas wish . . . and there’s a very strategically placed red bow on her gift! A warm, fluffy Christmas fic.

Pumblechook Not exactly a Christmas fic, though it’s still seasonal and has quite a bit of Christmas to it, Pumblechook by wartcap is one of my favorite fics for any time of the year. Read it; I really doubt you’ll regret it. It’s LOL FUNNY! It’s over at OWL, which is where this link leads, but I’m sure it’s posted elsewhere, as well, and I think I originally read it over on Sycophant Hex back before I was MMADfan.

Travels with Trolls is also by wartcap, and is extremely funny. It’s three short chapters that will leave you wanting more. It’s got a completely loopy Lockhart who just had me in stitches. The second chapter is called “Holidays with Hags,” and the third chapter is “Christmas on the Closed Ward.” Enjoy (and review!) – I am certain that I originally read this on SH, because I remember reviewing it over there on my old user account. She has recently reposted some of her stories to OWL, it appears. (I really like OWL, but I don’t post there because I didn’t want to have to go through the entire validation process over there after having already gone through it at SH & TPP. But it’s a great site for HP fics!)

“The Unsentimental Arithmancer” is my only Christmasy fic, but it’s got a good big dose of Albus in it, one of my favorite OCs, Sir Bedivere (remember him?), and lots of mistletoe! The second half of the story is the Christmasy part.

I'll see if I can find some of my other old favorites. I hope that others will share their Christmas/Yule/winter faves here, too!

[stefdarlin]

Alright, I have a few stories I have written for Christmas in the past so here are a couple of links to them.

'Twas a Charming Night Before Christmas : This is a twist on the age-old favorite poem, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. It has a little FFPS spin.

Ice~Baby, It's Cold Outside : This one is a bit of ADMM fluff I wrote last year and revised this year. It is a songfic that was inspired by a popular exhibit on display near where I live. Unfortunately, they took down the really cool You tube video of it for copyright infringment but if you look up Ice, Gaylord Palms you should find a few videos that give you an idea of how "cool" it really is. If you ever come to Florida, I definitely reccommend it.

Hope you enjoy!

Cheers,

Stef =o)