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🎃👻Happy Halloween and Samhain! Today marks the last day of the challenge! 🍬🔮

You still have some time to post creations for the collection. Feel free to use any new prompts from this month or previous round prompts. Cheers!

Our final week of flowers and plants! Week 4  (October 22 - 31)

Wow! It's the final week of the challenge!🍁🌿🍂 For Track #1, we're honing down on Prompt Card #4, which has our last 2 flower/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you're following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s final prompts are:

1. Protea- Transformation

If paired with: >> Laurel- congratulate a friend on their life-altering achievement OR >> Lily of the Valley- a gift for someone recovering from an illness

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2. Rosemary- Remembrance or Wisdom

If paired with: >> Crocus- reminisce about the past OR >> Clematis- for confidence in scholarly pursuits

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Haunted and/or Sentient Houses for History or Reflection

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as inspiration for anything that would be found in a haunted and/or sentient house.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers' open AO3 collection. As always, if you'd like your work to be shared or reblogged, make sure to to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. What else can y'all come up with this month? Happy creating and spooky season! 💀💐

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Transformation

Rating: G | Wolfstar | No Archive Warnings Apply | 507 words

Summary:

After the full moon, Sirius sends Remus a message encoded in a bouquet of flowers.

another microfic for @hp-flowers - this is sort of a prequel to Graveyard Flowers, my other one from earlier this month, but they can both stand on their own as well.

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🌼We are already halfway through the final week! 🌼

You still have 4 more days to get creations in from new or old prompts. Happy creating!

Our final week of flowers and plants! Week 4  (October 22 - 31)

Wow! It's the final week of the challenge!🍁🌿🍂 For Track #1, we're honing down on Prompt Card #4, which has our last 2 flower/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you're following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s final prompts are:

1. Protea- Transformation

If paired with: >> Laurel- congratulate a friend on their life-altering achievement OR >> Lily of the Valley- a gift for someone recovering from an illness

—

2. Rosemary- Remembrance or Wisdom

If paired with: >> Crocus- reminisce about the past OR >> Clematis- for confidence in scholarly pursuits

—

Haunted and/or Sentient Houses for History or Reflection

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as inspiration for anything that would be found in a haunted and/or sentient house.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers' open AO3 collection. As always, if you'd like your work to be shared or reblogged, make sure to to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. What else can y'all come up with this month? Happy creating and spooky season! 💀💐

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Our final week of flowers and plants! Week 4  (October 22 - 31)

Wow! It's the final week of the challenge!🍁🌿🍂 For Track #1, we're honing down on Prompt Card #4, which has our last 2 flower/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you're following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s final prompts are:

1. Protea- Transformation

If paired with: >> Laurel- congratulate a friend on their life-altering achievement OR >> Lily of the Valley- a gift for someone recovering from an illness

—

2. Rosemary- Remembrance or Wisdom

If paired with: >> Crocus- reminisce about the past OR >> Clematis- for confidence in scholarly pursuits

—

Haunted and/or Sentient Houses for History or Reflection

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as inspiration for anything that would be found in a haunted and/or sentient house.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers' open AO3 collection. As always, if you'd like your work to be shared or reblogged, make sure to to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. What else can y'all come up with this month? Happy creating and spooky season! 💀💐

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🌺There's still time to get creations in for Prompt Card #3 today!🌺

Tomorrow (Oct. 22nd), we’re moving on to Prompt Card #4, which has our final flower/plant prompts! If you need more time to catch-up, feel free to submit works for the current prompts or previous prompts to the collection anytime throughout the month of October.🦇

Here's to another week of autumn foliage! Week 3  (October 15 - 21)

Yay! We're halfway through the challenge! This week for Track #1, we’re focussing on Prompt Card #3, which has another 2 new flowers/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based. A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you’re following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s new prompts are:

1. Iris- Valor, Wisdom or Faith

If paired with: >> Bluebells- show humility in victory

OR

>> Clemantis- indicate admiration for ingenuity

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2. Chamomile- Energy in Adversity

If paired with: >> Dogwood- show that your love will overcome all obstacles

OR

>> Rose- indicate the strength of your love during a difficult time OR

>> Nettle- show sympathy for unfair circumstances

—

Optional Bouquet or Display: Tricks or Treats for Appeasement

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as a nod to trick or treating, guising or soulling.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers’ open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. Keep those creative juices flowing, folks!

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A couple more days for Prompt Card #3! 👻🥀

Feel free to use current challenge prompts or ones from previous rounds (or combine them both)!

Here's to another week of autumn foliage! Week 3  (October 15 - 21)

Yay! We're halfway through the challenge! This week for Track #1, we’re focussing on Prompt Card #3, which has another 2 new flowers/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based. A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you’re following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s new prompts are:

1. Iris- Valor, Wisdom or Faith

If paired with: >> Bluebells- show humility in victory

OR

>> Clemantis- indicate admiration for ingenuity

—

2. Chamomile- Energy in Adversity

If paired with: >> Dogwood- show that your love will overcome all obstacles

OR

>> Rose- indicate the strength of your love during a difficult time OR

>> Nettle- show sympathy for unfair circumstances

—

Optional Bouquet or Display: Tricks or Treats for Appeasement

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as a nod to trick or treating, guising or soulling.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers’ open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. Keep those creative juices flowing, folks!

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The symbolism of flowers

Flowers have a long history of symbolism that you can incorporate into your writing to give subtext.

Symbolism varies between cultures and customs, and these particular examples come from Victorian Era Britain. You'll find examples of this symbolism in many well-known novels of the era!

Amaryllis: Pride

Black-eyed Susan: Justice

Bluebell: Humility

Calla Lily: Beauty

Pink Camellia: Longing

Carnations: Female love

Yellow Carnation: Rejection

Clematis: Mental beauty

Columbine: Foolishness

Cyclamen: Resignation

Daffodil: Unrivalled love

Daisy: Innocence, loyalty

Forget-me-not: True love

Gardenia: Secret love

Geranium: Folly, stupidity

Gladiolus: Integrity, strength

Hibiscus: Delicate beauty

Honeysuckle: Bonds of love

Blue Hyacinth: Constancy

Hydrangea: Frigid, heartless

Iris: Faith, trust, wisdom

White Jasmine: Amiability

Lavender: Distrust

Lilac: Joy of youth

White Lily: Purity

Orange Lily: Hatred

Tiger Lily: Wealth, pride

Lily-of-the-valley: Sweetness, humility

Lotus: Enlightenment, rebirth

Magnolia: Nobility

Marigold: Grief, jealousy

Morning Glory: Affection

Nasturtium: Patriotism, conquest

Pansy: Thoughtfulness

Peony: Bashfulness, shame

Poppy: Consolation

Red Rose: Love

Yellow Rose: Jealously, infidelity

Snapdragon: Deception, grace

Sunflower: Adoration

Sweet Willian: Gallantry

Red Tulip: Passion

Violet: Watchfulness, modesty

Yarrow: Everlasting love

Zinnia: Absent, affection

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Here's to another week of autumn foliage! Week 3  (October 15 - 21)

Yay! We're halfway through the challenge! This week for Track #1, we’re focussing on Prompt Card #3, which has another 2 new flowers/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based. A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you’re following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s new prompts are:

1. Iris- Valor, Wisdom or Faith

If paired with: >> Bluebells- show humility in victory

OR

>> Clemantis- indicate admiration for ingenuity

—

2. Chamomile- Energy in Adversity

If paired with: >> Dogwood- show that your love will overcome all obstacles

OR

>> Rose- indicate the strength of your love during a difficult time OR

>> Nettle- show sympathy for unfair circumstances

—

Optional Bouquet or Display: Tricks or Treats for Appeasement

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as a nod to trick or treating, guising or soulling.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers’ open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. Keep those creative juices flowing, folks!

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🌼Today's the day to get submissions in for Prompt Card #2!🌼

Tomorrow (Oct. 15th), we’re moving on to Prompt Card #3 with more flower/plant prompts! Need more time to catch-up? That's okay! Feel free to submit works for the current prompts or previous prompts to the collection anytime this month.🕸️

Get ready for a new week! Week 2  (October 8 - 14)

Week 1 is now in the books! This week, we’re moving on to Prompt Card #2 for Track #1, which has 2 brand new flower/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you're following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s new prompts are:

1. Amaryllis- Pride

If paired with: >> Hydrangea- indicate boastful pride OR >> Clematis- show the recipient should be proud of their cleverness

—

2. Mistletoe- Surmounting All Difficulties

If paired with: >> Amaryllis- for the confidence to overcome a challenge OR >> Lady Slipper- indicate your faith that the tides will turn in the recipient’s favour

—

Ghost Stories for Superstition

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as inspiration deriving from ghost stories.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers' open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. Excited to see what y'all have for this week!

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🌼We've already reached mid-week for Prompt Card #2!🔮

You still have a few more days to make and create stuff for the latest prompts or some previous ones. Have fun!

Get ready for a new week! Week 2  (October 8 - 14)

Week 1 is now in the books! This week, we’re moving on to Prompt Card #2 for Track #1, which has 2 brand new flower/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you're following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s new prompts are:

1. Amaryllis- Pride

If paired with: >> Hydrangea- indicate boastful pride OR >> Clematis- show the recipient should be proud of their cleverness

—

2. Mistletoe- Surmounting All Difficulties

If paired with: >> Amaryllis- for the confidence to overcome a challenge OR >> Lady Slipper- indicate your faith that the tides will turn in the recipient’s favour

—

Ghost Stories for Superstition

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as inspiration deriving from ghost stories.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers' open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. Excited to see what y'all have for this week!

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I am not very smart at electronics so it took me a very long time to figure out how to do this, but here is a link to the actual spreadsheet of my floriography chart! I'll tag everyone who asked to be tagged previously below.

@books4evermorr @lark-spurned @greatwillhunting @ares-enjoyer @january-glooms @arbutoideae @lorieninksong @wingedcat13 @melodiesblue @benign-virus @montaguethelorekeeper @incense-and-iron @mimisoft64 @propa--gandhi @kuzka @overly-distressed-mouse @exhausted-snek @bloggedanon @chaotic-child-changed-blogs @jaz-the-bard @definitelynotshouting @splashdragon @hawkheartedlion @nixnereid

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Oct. 8's Promptober fic is for the poppies + dahlia prompt from @hp-flowers autumn 2024 prompt challenge card #1! (It's last week's card, but time is a human construct, oh well). I've wanted to do this challenge for a while since I love flower/plant language.

Tags: AU - Voldemort wins; Voldemort is his own warning; non-consensual somnophilia; Draught of Living Death; non-graphic smut; soft (・・；)

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“Have you missed me?”

Silence answers him, as it should.

Voldemort’s eyes trace the contours of a body tucked under the duvet – one he’s long since memorised. His mind had been in this room today more than it was present in the tedious meetings he’d endured, and now that he’s here Voldemort is keen to enjoy his spoils of war. 

Harry Potter, Boy-Who-Lived, saviour of the light, is dead. He died at the Battle of Hogwarts. It had taken effort and some sleight of hand (and a fair bit of mind manipulation), but even the most sceptical members of the resistance eventually believed it. 

The only one who knows otherwise is Voldemort.

When he’d called the boy to him in the Forbidden Forest that night, years ago, he’d intended to kill him. There had been no doubt in his mind that this was the correct course of action – the culmination of all his plans, and the only way to ensure his victory. 

But upon seeing the boy standing before him, shaking but resolute, Voldemort decided he’d rather have a trophy. So, he took a risk. He hasn’t regretted it yet.

Now, Harry spends his days and nights warming the Dark Lord’s bed in an enchanted sleep, courtesy of the Draught of Living Death. Forever almost-eighteen, forever Voldemort’s. 

He replaces the bouquet of bright red poppies and grey-purple dahlias in the vase on the bedside table, since they’re starting to wilt. (A task fit for a house elf, but Voldemort has warded this space so none but he can enter. It’s a small price to pay for their privacy – for ensuring no one else is aware of what Voldemort has hidden away in his chambers.)

Removing his robe and hanging it in the wardrobe, Voldemort strides across the room to slip under the covers before he can catch a chill, despite the crackling fire casting heat and flickering light into the room.

Pushing up against the warm, lithe body of his former nemesis, he runs his hands along the boy's dark green silk nightshirt before dragging his hands and the shirt hem higher and higher, up past Harry’s chest. There’s something titillating about leaving the shirt rucked up around the boy’s shoulders, somehow more obscene to leave it on than stripping the boy bare. 

“Look at you.” Voldemort sighs in contentment, burying his face in the boy’s wild hair. “You feel wonderful, darling.”

It’s been years, but Voldemort still wonders at how hot Harry is. He has run cold ever since his resurrection, but the heat that radiates off of Harry Potter’s body warms him through to his bones. He’s in danger of becoming addicted to the sensation, and on long, tedious days like this one, curling up pressed skin-to-skin against the boy is better than anything else at soothing his frustrations.

…Among other things. It appears it’s one of the rare days where the heat of the boy kindles a corresponding heat in Voldemort’s gut. Carnal desires have never been a frequent occurrence for him, but from time to time the mood strikes him.

(And never so often as they have since he acquired Harry.)

He tilts the boy’s head back and kisses the slack and unresisting mouth, nipping at his lips to see them darken and swell. Pulling one of Harry’s hands back to rest on the nape of Voldemort’s neck, he rocks their entwined bodies together. Today is a day to lazily chase his pleasure, drawing the moment out and luxuriating in the slick slide of skin, the friction of his cock against the small of Harry’s back tracing trails of precome. His other hand wraps from the boy’s hip to shoulder, holding them together as tightly as he can. Harry’s head rolls limply back and forth. Voldemort muffles a low groan into the boy’s neck when he finishes.

Magicking away the mess between them, Voldemort pulls the boy’s pliant form further into the curve of his body, stroking Harry’s bare stomach and thighs absently. The boy’s body rarely reacts to Voldemort’s attentions, and his cock remains soft between his legs now. As fast asleep as the rest of him.

Sometimes… sometimes, Voldemort considers waking Harry up. There are days where he misses the fight and fire in those always-closed green eyes; he misses the challenge, having someone he couldn’t predict, someone who wouldn’t let their fear of him rule them. In the absence of their saviour, most of the magical world had surrendered easily. The remaining dissidents are tenacious, but too few and too poorly organised to mount much of a rebellion. 

The obedience of his followers and the sheep-like nature of the general magical populace appeal to his ego and his need for control, but he can admit in the silence of his mind that the absence of any real challenge can occasionally be. Well. Exceptionally boring.

Sometimes he considers waking Harry up, if only for the sake of feeling alive again.

(Sometimes he wishes Harry would touch him in return. An asinine fantasy, but a compelling one all the same.)

But no. Harry Potter must remain dead in order for Voldemort to keep Harry.

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Get ready for a new week! Week 2  (October 8 - 14)

Week 1 is now in the books! This week, we’re moving on to Prompt Card #2 for Track #1, which has 2 brand new flower/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you're following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s new prompts are:

1. Amaryllis- Pride

If paired with: >> Hydrangea- indicate boastful pride OR >> Clematis- show the recipient should be proud of their cleverness

—

2. Mistletoe- Surmounting All Difficulties

If paired with: >> Amaryllis- for the confidence to overcome a challenge OR >> Lady Slipper- indicate your faith that the tides will turn in the recipient’s favour

—

Ghost Stories for Superstition

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above as inspiration deriving from ghost stories.

— All works can be posted to HP Flowers' open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2024. Excited to see what y'all have for this week!

[hp-flowers]

🌹Today's the day to get creations in for Prompt Card #1!🌹

Tomorrow (Oct. 8th), we're jumping to Prompt Card #2 with two new flower/plant prompts!

If you still need some more time for catch-up or you're working on stuff for previous prompts, no problemo! You can submit these works to the collection during this whole month. :)

Time for more flowers and plants!

Week 1  (October 1 - 7)

Happy October 1st and spooky season! HP Flowers’ Autumn Mini Round officially starts today! If you're following Track #1 to make stuff for new prompts, we're kicking off with Prompt Card #1, which has 2 brand new flower/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based. A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you're following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s new prompts are:

1. Hemlock- Death

If paired with: >> Chrysanthemum- for condolences upon the loss of a loved one OR >> Nettle- for a loved one who has been taken away too soon

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2. Poppy- Eternal Sleep

If paired with: >> Snowdrop- for the loss of a loved one OR >> Dahlia- mark the grave of a cherished companion

—

Optional Bouquet or Display: Sacrifices and/or Offerings for Peace or Respect

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above to create a sacrifice or offering of any kind.

—

All works can be posted to HP Flowers’ open AO3 collection.

Want your work to be shared or reblogged? Don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers​​ and #hpflowers2024.

Excited to see what folks comes up with this month. Have fun! 🐈‍🪷

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Flower shop AU

Person A owns a flower shop and person B comes storming in one day, slaps 20 bucks on the counter and says “How do I passive-aggressively say fuck you in flower?”

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🌷We're already past the halfway point for Week 1! 🌷

There are still a couple more days left to make something for the current prompts or some older ones!

Time for more flowers and plants!

Week 1  (October 1 - 7)

Happy October 1st and spooky season! HP Flowers’ Autumn Mini Round officially starts today! If you're following Track #1 to make stuff for new prompts, we're kicking off with Prompt Card #1, which has 2 brand new flower/plant prompts to choose from. Prompts are photo and text based. A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt, both prompts (should you choose the pairing/bouquet route), or none of them from this prompt card. You can also add other flowers/plants if you think they pair well with the challenge prompts.  (P.S. If you're following Track #2, skip right ahead and make a thing from older prompts from previous rounds. Post your works at any time this month!). This week’s new prompts are:

1. Hemlock- Death

If paired with: >> Chrysanthemum- for condolences upon the loss of a loved one OR >> Nettle- for a loved one who has been taken away too soon

—

2. Poppy- Eternal Sleep

If paired with: >> Snowdrop- for the loss of a loved one OR >> Dahlia- mark the grave of a cherished companion

—

Optional Bouquet or Display: Sacrifices and/or Offerings for Peace or Respect

Use all of the flowers/plants listed above to create a sacrifice or offering of any kind.

—

All works can be posted to HP Flowers’ open AO3 collection.

Want your work to be shared or reblogged? Don’t forget to tag @hp-flowers​​ and #hpflowers2024.

Excited to see what folks comes up with this month. Have fun! 🐈‍🪷

[hp-flowers]

Graveyard Flowers

Rating: T | Gen (past Wolfstar) | Major Character Death | 894 words

Summary:

Remus leaves flowers on the Potters' graves

an angsty microfic for @hp-flowers