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"of wings and things" by gingerbred

2021-10-31T16:04:37Z

Luna Lovegood & Daphne Greengrass

31 October, 1998. Luna runs into Daphne at the Ministry's first Halloween Ball after the war.

Originally Published: 2021-10-31 on LJ / DW / AO3
Words: 1.3 k
Rating: General
Author's Notes: This story was written as part of the rarepair_shorts 2021 Monster Mash (LJ / AO3), and my prompts were: Floating candles and Masquerade. It takes place in Luna's seventh year, post-BoH, at the Ministry.

This is a standalone drabble AU sequel set in the "beyond wandpoint" AU (LJ / DW / AO3) So, cleverly, that makes it an AU AU written for shaelia. (Thanks. ❤️) wandpoint definitely isn't a pre-req for the story, additional caveat, all of "beyond wandpoint" has not been uploaded to AO3 at this time.

A hearty thanks to the rarepairs_mod for running the fest! ❤️( Read more... )

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earl grey mist

2021-05-13T17:06:25Z

"You need a break," Hermione tells him in no uncertain terms. He's grown so used to her moving about within their wards, he'd neglected to notice when she'd left their quarters to enter his classroom. Unexpected, she'd caught him with his head down on his desk, momentarily despairing of his students' ability to ever master his subject, at least if these O.W.L.s were anything to go by. Merlin's bloody bollocks. The results were abysmal.

The Arithmancy apprentice plops herself down unceremoniously next to him on the edge of his desk, leans over and begins to massage his shoulders. "Goodness are you tense." ( Read more... )

For snapecentric1, because you asked 😉, and hopelesliehermn. Happy Birthday, hopelesliehermn, and many much happier returns of the day. 🎂🍰🎁🎉 (🎈Here's hoping by the time next year's birthdays roll around we're not still in lockdown. 😐)

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"his (eighth) first day of school" by gingerbred

2020-05-29T03:20:37Z

...is now up on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.

The fourth entry in the Christmas Spirit AU. 1st September, 1998. Harry, Ron and Hermione return for their eighth year. They aren't the only ones. Obviously.

Or: how things got started.

Originally Published: 2020-05-29 on LJ / DW
Words: 3.6k, one shot, complete

Characters: Harry Potter 8G, Draco Malfoy 8S, Hermione Granger 8G, Ron Weasley 8G, Minerva McGonagall (Headmistress), Zacharias Smith 7H, Ginny Weasley 7G, Harper Hutchinson 7S, Susan Bones 8H, Daphne Greengrass 8S, Luna Lovegood 7R, Mentioned: Theo Nott 8S, Pansy Parkinson 8S, Terry Boot 8R, Morag MacDougal 8R, Ernie Macmillan 8H, Justin Finch-Fletchley 8H, Hannah Abbott 7H

The story is mirrored on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.
ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE ONE SHOTS PLANNED FOR THIS UNIVERSE.

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"lavender's (eighth) first day of school" by gingerbred

2020-05-29T03:11:13Z

...is now up on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.

The third entry in the Christmas Spirit AU. 1st September, 1998. Bowing to Ministry pressure (the tossers), Lavender returns to school for her eighth year.

With the right person, sometimes your flaws become assets...

Originally Published: 2019-06-03 on LJ / DW
Words: 3.9k, one shot, complete

Characters: Lavender, Ron, house elves, Mentioned: Harry, Hermione, Parvati

The story is mirrored on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.
ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE ONE SHOTS PLANNED FOR THIS UNIVERSE.

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"lucius' zebras" by gingerbred

2020-05-29T03:02:04Z

...is now up on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.

The second entry in the Christmas Spirit AU. July 1999. Draco and his family are planning a party...

Just a bit of fluff.

Originally Published: 2019-05-29 on LJ / DW
Words: 4.6k, one shot, complete

Characters: Draco, Narcissa, Lucius, Harry, Severus, Hermione

The story is mirrored on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.
ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE ONE SHOTS PLANNED FOR THIS UNIVERSE.

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Chocolate Wacky Cake

2020-05-29T02:28:59Z

Originally Published: 10 May, 2020 on LJ in gingerbred's journal ( LJ / DW )

The Forbidden Forest still exerts an irresistible pull, despite a plethora of perfectly terrifying experiences there in the past. Perhaps it's the wizard at her side that makes her feel sure those encounters are unlikely to be repeated, and should any overtly aggressive Acromantulas dare to put in an appearance (to say nothing of sinister centaurs), Hermione is absolutely certain she and Severus are more than up to the task of managing the situation. It doesn't hurt, of course, that the students (exhibiting more wisdom than she and her friends had been inclined to back in their day) tend to shun the place as if their lives depend on it. (To be fair, it's entirely possible they do.) But it's nice to get away from the castle of an evening and enjoy one another's company without the throngs of prying eyes and ears causing the already exceedingly reticent man beside her to become even more withdrawn.

In private of late, he tended to open up nicely, and she's enjoyed getting to know the man behind the deliciously wicked sense of humour. More and more she's come to understand what drives him, and to cherish these moments alone.

And of course the promise of a being able to procure a few rare ingredients by the light of the full moon? When their potency was more than doubled? What more could a Potions Master and the Arithmancy Mistress assisting him with his latest project ask for?

With a smile she follows him readily into the woods.

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Happy Birthday, adafrog, and many happier returns of the day. 🎂🍰🎉

Right, I promised orlando_switch and mywitch my wacky cake recipe, so here it is. Unfortunately I couldn't find my notes about the spices I added to make it a lebkuchen variant, but next winter at the latest, I'm sure I'll be back at it again. 😉

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Dreamy Dessert - the Mojito Syllabub

2020-05-07T15:23:52Z

"Nimue's knickers, is that... is that armadillo bile???"

Affronted, Severus responds, "Surely you jest." Hermione wisely holds her tongue in the face of his raised-eyebrow-of-outrage. "Miss Granger, that question alone would, were you still a student, warrant seeing you never received a N.E.W.T. in Potions.

"Ever.

"It may justify retroactively revoking yours, in fact." ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, dreamy_dragon73. 🎂🍰🎁🎉

Some of hubs' colleagues have been complaining about a lack of ingredients for cakes. (And it may have just taken us nearly two months to score some... 😕) So here's something yummy that doesn't need flour at least. Hope your birthday is a lovely one. ❤️

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Refreshing...

2019-08-19T00:05:47Z

"Hermione, get down from there."

"Are you kidding? I only just got up here. And it was no easy task, let me tell you..."

"When you said you thought the beverage was good enough to bathe in, I didn't think you meant that quite so literally."

"What have I been telling you about wizards failing to take their partners seriously?"

"Somehow I didn't think this was what you meant then either..."

"Clearly we need to work on our communication," she responds a bit smugly. And then after a moment adds, "I don't suppose you could give a witch a leg up, could you? This is harder than it looks."

"I'd be more than happy to," he replies, sounding it. She's just about to wonder at it when he continues, "Levicorpus," and she finds herself dangling arse over tip over an otherwise rather delightful Kool-aid Cooler. Delightful, that is, when one's hair isn't hanging in it, at any rate...

Kool-aid Cooler

375 g ice cubes
150 g white wine (preferably more sweet than dry)
50 g sugar, or the equivalent substitute
1 pack of unsweetened Kool-aid (I prefer grape. ❤️)

Blend the bejeezus out of it and then sip until the brainfreeze sets in.

Keep cool, peeps. 🍾🍸

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"the tea drabble 3" by gingerbred

2019-06-23T01:22:01Z

Sometime post Battle of Hogwarts. Instalment 3 in 'The Tea Drabble Series'... Severus brings Hermione back to his for a cuppa... Or maybe a mug, whichever. At any rate, they come a good deal closer over a couple of mugs of tea.

A short ginger!Drabble. Loosely inspired by toblass's drawing of Severus and Hermione ('Tea and Toast' on AO3)

Originally Published: 2019-06-23 on LJ / DW
Words: 1750, complete, but there are related one shots
Rating: slightly more mature than the other entries

This picks up from 'the tea drabble 1' (LJ / DW) and 'the tea drabble 2' (LJ / DW).

Characters: Severus and Hermione( Read more... )

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"the tea drabble 2" by gingerbred

2019-06-23T01:10:05Z

Sometime post Battle of Hogwarts. Severus and Hermione get closer over a mug of tea. A short ginger!Drabble.

Originally Published: 2019-06-23 on LJ / DW
The Drabble to a flocked entry in toblass's journal from 2019-05-28
Words: 1250, complete, but there are related one shots
Prompt: Toblass and I were chatting Lego, as we do, and doll that she is, she made me the lovely pic below with the following prompt: "Miss Granger...while I do appreciate your Transfiguration skills, I fail to see how pink is any improvement. Kindly return this ghastly mug to its proper state."

Then we got to talking about her drawing of Severus and Hermione ('Tea and Toast' on AO3), and the second pic was the result. (I made a slight mod of her work.) This sort-of-longish-Drabble / short-ginger!Drabble is for her. ❤️

This picks up from 'the tea drabble 1' (LJ / DW).
It's followed by 'the tea drabble 3' (LJ / DW).

Characters: Severus, Hermione, Unikitty (don't ask)( Read more... )

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"the tea drabble 1" by gingerbred

2019-06-23T00:59:28Z

Sometime post Battle of Hogwarts. Severus and Hermione get closer over a cup of tea. Drabble! (for realz this time)

Originally Published: 2019-06-23 on LJ / DW
expansion of a flocked entry in gingerbred's journal from 2019-05-26
Words: 200 (yes, really 😉), complete, but there are related follow up one shots

Characters: Severus, Hermione( Read more... )

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"bewizarding the senses..." by gingerbred

2019-06-23T00:45:58Z

Summer 1977. The summer before their seventh year, the Marauders hang out together... Drabble! (for realz this time)

Originally Published: 2019-06-23 on LJ / DW
Words: 200 (yes, really), complete 😉
Prompt 3: You know what? This is so short, Imma just gonna hide the prompt behind the break.

Characters: James, Remus, Peter, Sirius( Read more... )

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"caught 'out'" by gingerbred

2019-06-23T00:34:32Z

Spring 2003. Drabble! (for realz this time)

Originally Published: 2019-06-23 on LJ / DW
Words: 400 (yes, really), complete 😉
Prompt 2: From Toblass for the Hogwarts Last Drabble Writer Standing Challenge (Which I'm still not actually taking part in... 😆 Now seriously, go on, go follow them.) Someone is caught out in a lie. Exactly 400 words.

Characters: Severus, Hermione, Poppy( Read more... )

"And if you'd like, when you're recovered, we could see about surprising those Weasleys."

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"the visitor" by gingerbred

2019-06-03T16:56:35Z

Summer 1998. The summer before her eighth year, Hermione returns to Hogwarts to help rebuild the castle in the wake of the battle. They have a surprise visitor. Drabble! (for realz this time)

Originally Published: 2019-06-03 on LJ / DW
Words: 300 (yes, really), complete 😉
Prompt 1: From Toblass for the Hogwarts Last Drabble Writer Standing Challenge (Which I'm not actually taking part in... 😆 Now seriously, go follow them.) An unexpected guest shows up at Hogwarts. Exactly 300 words.

Characters: Severus, Hermione, Hagrid, Minerva( Read more... )
"On balance," he remarks to Minerva once the deed is done, "it went better than the time Health and Safety decided ergotism was the only conceivable explanation for the house elves..."

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"milestone" by gingerbred

2019-05-30T22:22:34Z

July 2006. Severus is retiring from teaching...

A 3.35 K 'Drabble' written for someone special to mark an important day.

Originally Published: 2019-05-29 on LJ / DW
Words: 3.35 K, one shot, complete

Characters: Severus, Hermione, Sybill, Draco, Filius, Minerva, Albus' Portrait( Read more... )

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“the sevatar” by gingerbred

2019-04-10T14:47:49Z

And here’s the scoop on the avatar. ( Read more... )

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“making the snapercut” by gingerbred

2019-04-10T08:18:50Z

For mywitch, because you are just the coolest ever!!!!

Recently MyWitch made me the most amazing 🌈beautiful bloated dead unicorn ambigram🦄 (I’m so counting the legs as one view, lol) currently gracing my profile page. So I made this for her as a little ‘thank you’.( Read more... )

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index of works by gingerbred

2019-03-26T18:04:18Z

Just what it says on the tin. A list of all of gingerbred’s works presently on Dreamwidth…( Read more... )

This post is ‘sticky-ed’ and can be reached at any time by clicking on the user name ‘gingerbredshaus’ to navigate to the journal overview. It’s the first entry listed in that view. The most recent updates follow below it.

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“beyond wandpoint” by gingerbred

2019-03-26T17:53:46Z

…is now up on Dreamwidth.

Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Pairing: Hermione Granger / Severus Snape( Read more... )

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"christmas spirit" by gingerbred

2019-03-26T17:43:23Z

…is now up on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.

Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Pairing: Hermione Granger / Severus Snape
Words: 8716, one shot, complete
Characters: the Bloody Baron, Peeves, Minerva McGonagall, Argus Filch, Hermione Granger, Severus Snape, Ron Weasley, Lavender Brown, Mrs. Norris, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy,

The first entry in the Christmas Spirit AU. 24th December, 1998. How the Bloody Baron spends the first Christmas after the war, getting into the spirit of things...

Just a bit of fluff.

Originally Published: 2018-12-26 on AO3. The story is mirrored on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.

ADDITIONAL STAND ALONE ONE SHOTS PLANNED FOR THIS UNIVERSE.

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“thank the fae” by gingerbred

2019-03-26T17:38:37Z

…is now up on Dreamwidth.

Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Pairing: Hermione Granger / Severus Snape ( Read more... )

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“where’s my morning paper…cut” by gingerbred

2019-03-26T17:31:11Z

Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling / MyWitch

This is a papercut of MyWitch's Do I Look Like a Morning Person to You? Why so grumpy... Uh, he's upset he'll miss the party. (Also, let's be honest, it lent itself to papercutting. *nods*)

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“pumpkins - mrs. lovett” by gingerbred

2019-03-26T17:29:48Z

Fandom: Sweeney Todd (2007)

Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd. Design from Zombiepumpkins.

Originally Published: 2018-10-30 in gingerbred’s LiveJournal.
This entry is mirrored on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.

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“pumpkins - gollum | smeagol” by gingerbred

2019-03-26T17:28:39Z

Fandom: the Hobbit / Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien

Gollum from the Hobbit. Design by Zombiepumpkins.

Originally Published: 2018-10-30 in gingerbred’s LiveJournal.
This entry is mirrored on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.

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