HP Friendship

Author: lash_larue
Prompt/Prompt Author: Talking to portraits of your dead friends – igrockspock
Title: "The Wages of Wagering"
Characters: McGonagall, Grubbly-Plank, Portrait!Snape, Portrait!Dumbledore, others both living and framed.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Word Count: 4700
Summary: Some rivalries survive death, let the bettor beware.
Author's Notes: Well, there may be a bit of angst, but not the usual kind. I do hope this doesn't flop altogether, igrockspock, but it was fun to do.

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Author: zofbadfaith
Prompt/Prompt Author: After being betrayed by Snape, Lily has no one she can turn to until Remus, never more than a casual acquaintance due to his friendship with James and Sirius, comes upon her and asks what's wrong. – realmer06
Title: Invisible
Characters: Lily Evans, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, James Potter, Sirius Black
Rating: PG
Warnings: None.
Word Count: 2.076
Summary: One can’t always remain invisible.
Author's Notes: I’ve always had a thing for Marauder’s Era fic, so I thought I’d give it a try this time. I listened to ”Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi” by Yann Tiersen while writing and I think it suits the mood of the fic very much. Thanks to L for the great beta-work and for helping me all the way, and the mods for the great support. I hope you like reading it as much as I liked writing it, Realmer06. :D

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We're on hiatus today to give you ample opportunity to catch up with your reading. So here's the round-up for the first week:


What Friendship Means by
iulia_linnea (Severus Snape, various; 6,700 words) -- On LJ.
Young and old, old and new, Severus has friends; it just takes an unlikely house guest to remind him of that fact.

A Bit o' Magic by lash_larue (Argus Filch, Mrs. Norris; 4,750 words) -- On LJ.
The Caretaker and his cat have lived together for years, but now one or both of them are reaching their time.

The Sceptic’s Guide to Spotting Impossible Beasts by pitry (Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood; 2050 words) -- On LJ.
Somewhere out there there’s a Crumple-Horned Snorkack with Hermione Granger’s name on it.

And It Could Be Me, And It Could Be Thee by wemyss (Griselda Marchbanks, Augusta Longbottom; 10217 words) -- On LJ.
Augusta looks back upon a long friendship, and many surreptitiously-enjoyed cricket seasons, and bugger the pureblood fanatics.

What Always Has Been by realmer06 (Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom; ~7,600 words) -- On LJ.
Five years after the war, The Daily Prophet published a series of articles calling Neville “The Boy Who Might Have Been.” Harry was embarrassed, but Ginny was incensed, because she knew better than anyone that Neville was no Might Have Been.

Mad Dogs and Scotsmen by delphi (Alastor Moody, Emmeline Vance; 2,800 words) -- On LJ.
"Growing up in the country with old-fashioned grandparents, you slapped a poultice on whatever ailed you and hoped for the best. Dragon pox, a broken arm, being stuck in a trunk for ten months. Either you got well or you didn't, and that was that." Or, the one in which Emmeline chose a bad month to quit smoking.


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Author: realmer06
Prompt/Prompt Author: Equals. Submitted by nevrafire
Title: What Always Has Been
Characters: Neville and Ginny
Rating: PG
Warnings: I think some mild cursing, but nothing to get excited about.
Word Count: ~7600
Summary: Five years after the war, The Daily Prophet published a series of articles calling Neville “The Boy Who Might Have Been.” Harry was embarrassed, but Ginny was incensed, because she knew better than anyone that Neville was no Might Have Been.
Author's Notes: I had such an amazing time writing for this fest. I think that platonic relationships in fiction (and fanfiction) get unfairly overshadowed by romantic relationships, and I think we ought to do everything we can to change that, because platonic relationships are just as important, if not more so, as romantic ones. To me, Neville and Ginny exemplify this. I had such a good time writing these two and exploring their friendship!
Huge thanks has to go to my beta, M, for spending literally hours (like, two, but still. Plural) on the phone with me when I was writing this, or trying to write it. I’d be remiss if I didn’t let everyone know that the direction this eventually took (writing Neville into Harry’s void) didn’t entirely come from her. I was floundering. She threw me a life raft, and saved the story.
I was asked for dancing, adventures, Ginny and Neville doing what they’re good at, Ginny and Neville making each other into better people, and above all, Ginny and Neville as Equals. I hope I delivered.

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Author: pitry
Prompt/Prompt Author: Going traveling after the war -- igrockspock
Title: The Sceptic’s Guide to Spotting Impossible Beasts
Characters: Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood
Rating: PG
Warnings: None.
Word Count: 2050
Summary: Somewhere out there there’s a Crumple-Horned Snorkack with Hermione Granger’s name on it.
Author's Notes: With many thanks to my wonderful beta, K. All mistakes still in the text are mine.

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Author: iulia_linnea
Prompt/Prompt Author: The war is over, Snape has survived and been vindicated. He wants to start over and starts a small business/shop of his own. Bonus points if it's nothing with potions or an Apothecary. Can be in the Muggle or Wizarding world. No matter if he just scrapes a living or the business blooms, he remains socially isolated. Soon, he realises his much-longed for solitude is really bitter loneliness, and that is not what he wanted. I'd like to see a friendship forming with the character(s) of your choice, against all odds - as of course Snape is pants at it, and does and did his best to scare everybody away. -- ysilme
Title: What Friendship Means
Characters: Severus, an unlikely house guest, others
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Word Count: 6700
Summary: Young and old, old and new, Severus has friends; it just takes an unlikely house guest to remind him of that fact.
Author's Notes: Thank you, A and S, for beta'ing.

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