It's the most wonderful time of the year...

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[ART]
Head Stronger Than Heart by anon @ hd_holidays
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: They say Thestrals only become visible once you accept them.
Rating: PG

Such a lovely piece to kick off the fest! This artist has a gorgeous style, beautifully done and very romantic.

[FIC]
Humbug (A Christmas Tale) by anon @ hd_holidays
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco. (With implied Draco/other men; implied past Harry/Cho; and brief, future, imagined but not-real Harry/Charlie.)
Summary: Draco has been taking his casual relationship with Harry for granted. Visits from four key ghosts the night before Christmas just might shake up his priorities in life.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~30,000

This is an AMAZINGLY WELL DONE adaptation of A Christmas Carol. And I say adaptation because, to me, it’s an important distinction from a ‘re-telling’. I love how this is not HP characters squished into Dickens’ tale but the concept of the tale adapted to the HP world. It has a great cast of characters and charming scenes from the past, present and future – but the underlying story is Harry and Draco’s love story, and how Draco must change himself in order to accept the love he is being offered. It’s really beautifully done, Charles Dickens would be proud though I bet the EXTREMELY HOT sex scenes would have made him blush.