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Firstly, I sincerely apologize for the silence surrounding any news of the events! I’m back to planning them, so here are all of the current forms!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and I hope 2025 treats all of you well <33

- Reblogs are highly appreciated, even if you don’t intend to participate in the event(s)!!

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surprise @unfortunate-arrow ! after a last minute change, i became your secret santa! i had fun drawing your girl, and i hope you like it ^^

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Absolutely lovely writing!! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again- you have such a talent for it! You characterize Rakepick so well in this!

Christmas time

For @cocochats - Happy holidays and I hope you enjoy it!

Early December, 1988

Ellie’s pov

I fidgeted with my quill, trying to figure out what else to include in my essay for Defence Against the Dark Arts. The requirements that Rakepick had placed were making this harder than ever.

Rowan's cold shoulder didn't help.

A glance at my watch, and I quickly scribbled …something, before gathering my things and bolting for the Defence classroom. I was cutting it really close, too close for my liking.

I stumbled to a halt next to Rowan, who was reading her muggle studies textbook, and shoved my things back into my bag.

It was then that Rakepick opened the door to the classroom, a bright gleam in her eye. “In.”

Without a word, we filed in, not daring to provoke whatever that gleam could mean. Only Merula seemed cheerful and unperturbed by whatever Rakepick had planned for the lesson today.

Taking my seat, I pulled my notebook and quills, trying to shake the nagging feeling in my head. I also noticed Rakepick move to the front of the room.

“A moment,” Rakepick started, standing in front of her desk and quieting the low chatter. “Before I begin today’s lesson, I want to talk about your upcoming midterm.”

That caught everyone’s attention, and murmurs sprung up. Annoyance flashed across Rakepick’s face, until everyone quieted down.

“I have gotten permission from Headmaster Dumbledore to set up a obstacle course, of a sorts.”

More murmurs, a mix between excited and nervous, before quieting again.

“This going to cover both Cursebreaking and Auror specialities, along with some of what you should’ve learned the past few years.”

The last part sent something of a chill down my spine, and I silently gulped. Aside from Professor Stantz, none of the other professors had really tried. Notes were one thing, but they didn’t necessarily reflect how well they’d taught (or not).

Me and Rowan shared a panicked look. This was not going to be fun.

It was one thing to study for a written midterm - another altogether to try and predict a practical one, especially with a teacher like Rakepick, who wasn’t likely to share anymore details until it was underway.

“For today’s lesson…” Rakepick started, barely letting us process the information before starting the lesson for today.

“I need an invisibility cloak,” I grumbled, clutching the brown bag I’d taken from the kitchen during detention earlier today, as I carefully made my way to the fifth floor. Even if I was a prefect, I didn’t really want to cross paths with Snape at midnight, especially considering I wasn’t supposed to be out.

I kept my wand light low, so as to not disturb the sleeping portraits along the now very familiar fifth floor corridor. No need for them to tattle to McGonagall yet again for any night time escapades.

Finding the right door, I pushed it open.

It was eerie, creeping into the Defence classroom after hours, the dragon skeleton not helping, but something was bugging me.

Despite the usual smirks and arrogance, Rakepick had seemed… different. Not happy. More upset about something that wasn’t teaching teenagers.

And somehow, in my brain, I decided I would share some of the shortbread cookies my mum had just sent me yesterday.

Like a madwoman. Even Rowan had (rightly) questioned my actions, despite the icy shoulder she was giving me.

Mum didn’t exactly bake them all the time, mostly this time of year, and so infrequently, getting them this early was rare.

So of course I share them with one of my least favourite professors.

Not that I was planning on directly giving them to her. More like indirectly, by way of the staircase up to her office, and leaving them in front of her office door.

I kicked off my slippers, not needed them to scuff against each step.

But, bloody hell, the stone was cold. Somehow, I kept myself from cursing out loud.

Carefully setting the package at the top of the steps, I bolted down, grabbed my slippers and hurried out.

14 December 1988

It ended up being a joint midterm, both OWL and NEWT students.

Which made sense - we weren't taking the traditional end of year exams like the rest of the school. Not that this exam was anywhere near typical.

Nothing like an obstacle course/scavenger hunt in the middle of winter.

Thankfully, we were allowed to wear muggle clothes instead of our uniforms, which I leapt at the chance. I didn’t fancy freezing my legs off (or getting frostbite, at that) in the uniform skirt and shoes.

Rakepick had also instructed us to gather at the edge of the Black Lake, near where part of the Forbidden Forest opened up before it. This had to be one of my favourite places on school grounds, especially for some star gazing outside of Astronomy.

Despite the several inches of snow, I thought I recognised the crumbling remains of the small hamlet that once sat here. An old story I’d heard about an art-loving goblin flitted through my mind.

Shivering, I pulled my cloak closer, the sound of footsteps getting closer.

Speaking of... “Miss Marcovitz, you’re early.

I looked over. Rakepick had arrived, followed closely by Merula (who smirked) and Bill (who grinned.)

I rolled my eyes. “Better than late.”

Rakepick seemed to ignore me, before she and Merula started talking and Bill joined me next to the remaining house.

The rest of the fifth and seventh years joined us over the next half hour, with my friends grouping up near me and Bill. Even Rowan, despite lingering frostiness. Charlie barely made it, much to both his and Rakepick’s annoyance.

My group joined the rest, rounding it out.

“Now that everyone is here...” she started, silently counting us. “I want the fifth years in groups of four; seventh years, groups of three.”

Murmurs picked up, as everyone started grouping up, quickly making it clear that Merula would have to be in my group, along with Charlie and Ben.

I sighed. At least it wasn’t just me and her. I could deal with Ben’s fears and Charlie was always a good person to explore the forest with together.

As she sent the various teams off, Rakepick held us, and more importantly me, back, until we were the last remaining group.

“A moment, Miss Marcovitz,” she called, beckoning me over, as Rowan’s group headed off. We shared a confused look, before she hurried on.

“Yes, professor...?” I shared a look with Charlie and Ben, before approaching. Her smile seemed to become softer, less of a smirk. At least for Rakepick.

“I wanted to thank you for the biscuits the other night. Surprisingly thoughtful of you.”

I blinked, trying to get my brain to catch up. “Oh?” How the heck did she find out?? “You’re welcome...?” My brain felt like one of those muggle vending machines I’d seen in America, failing to accept a $1 bill that had been crumpled up.

She gave a short nod. “Get going.”

I hurried back over to my group, waiting near the edge, Merula tapping her foot, clearly impatient. “Let’s go,” I said, gesturing to the forest ahead. Charlie and Ben flanked me, followed closely by Merula.

Somehow, like most of my adventures around Hogwarts, it turned into a team effort. As we moved through the forest, we kept meeting up with the various groups scattered throughout.

Slowly, we grouped back together, most of the fifth and seventh years returning to the hamlet grove, chatting amongst ourselves. We were followed by the individual groups we didn’t meet.

Rakepick was a mix of emotions. Pride and disappointment intermingled before she put on a mask and a smirk, before clapping our arrival.

“Well done, everyone,” she said, and everyone quieted. “Your scores will be posted outside the Defence classroom before break begins.”

tbc?

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Absolutely lovely work! Your writing is incredible- I especially love how the story was separated into many different snippets, it makes it all the more fun! Beautifully done!

𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚

�� happy holidays! this is my gift for @ameliathefatcat as part of @hphm-fandom-events’s secret santa event.

The first time that Ben Copper saw Amelia Goldstein he was eleven years old and scared of his own shadow. She was, perhaps, the prettiest girl that he’d ever seen. Certainly, she was one of the most unusual girls he’d ever seen. And yeah, that scared him, although not nearly as much as her reputation as that cursed kid did. 

He certainly hadn’t had the courage to approach her himself. Not while he was trying to figure out a brand new world with a lot of terrifying possibilities and talking to a pretty girl was one step too far for eleven-year-old him. So, he’d pushed those thoughts out of his head because, really, why would she ever approach him? Even if they were both Gryffindors, Amelia Goldstein was clearly much stronger than Ben would ever be.

The first time that Ben Copper met Amelia Goldstein he had fallen off his broom… for like the fiftieth time that class alone. Now, in Ben’s defense, flying was terrifying. You could fall and kill yourself. And these brooms didn’t look that sturdy. He’d quietly noticed that Amelia had mastered the art of simple broomstick flying within the first month of classes. A small, silent part of him was jealous. He didn’t much care for that part of himself. As the fifth child out of six, Ben had realized that jealousy was not something to indulge. All it did was make more fights and Ben hates fighting with his siblings. 

“Do you need any help?” The girl’s voice startled Ben out of his thoughts.

He looked down at the broom and sighed. “Yes, please. I’d really appreciate it.”

The first time that Ben Copper was kissed by Amelia Goldstein, he was twelve. And it wasn’t so much a kiss kiss as it was a peck on the cheek, but Ben was still left thinking about that moment for weeks. It was the eighth night of Hanukkah that year and Amelia had offered to share it with him as they were not yet on break. They’d been given a special, and temporary, pass to break curfew and use one of the empty classrooms for their traditions. It wasn’t perfect, but it did feel special. The room was filled with soft flickering candlelight from the menorah. Dancing lights were cast across Amelia’s face, highlighting the golden spun in her light brown hair. It drew him in a surprising way. After all, he’d always felt a little funny towards Amelia but it wasn’t romantic was it? 

“Thank you for lighting the menorah with me. It made this Hanukkah feel a little better than it would have if I was alone,” Amelia said, breaking their cozy bubble of silence. It was weird, just how comfortable and safe Ben had felt in that silence. 

“Oh, it was no problem. I likely wouldn’t have observed much of Hanukkah otherwise. Passover was always the big holiday in our house,” he replied. “The Hanukkah story is better though. Oil burning for eight nights is a lot less scary than ten plagues!”

Amelia laughed and leaned over to press her lips gently to his cheek. Heat blossomed in his cheeks and he knew that his face would be a bright red.

The first time that Ben Copper celebrated Hanukkah while married, he was nineteen. They were young. He knew that. She knew that. But they both knew that this was it for them. They’d been together since Hogwarts and had gone through more ups and downs and angst than most other couples their age. They’d been married for approximately six months, and as he’d decorated for Hanukkah, he’d wanted this to be perfect. Despite being married, he and Amelia hadn’t had much time to just be together. Between his training as a hit wizard and Amelia’s training as a cursebreaker, they hadn’t had much time to be with each other. 

He grinned as he set the gift down on the table. He’d painstakingly wrapped it in dark blue paper with a white bow. He’d wrapped it in the dead of night to make sure that Amelia didn’t see it by accident. He wanted to be sure that this gift was a surprise. This was to be their first official gift as a married couple and Ben wanted it to be perfect, especially for the first night. 

“Happy Hanukkah, Ben.” He started at the sound of Amelia’s voice. He turned to face her, a grin breaking out over his face. 

“Happy Hanukkah, Amelia,” he responded, reaching over to squeeze her hand. “I got you this.” He grabbed the gift and thrust it towards Amelia.

She let go of his hand and reached over to take it from him. Then, she placed a gift bag into his hands. He grinned, placed the bag on the table, and he prompted her to open the gift he’d given her. She ripped the paper open and gasped as she opened the box.

“Oh, Ben. This is lovely!” she gushed, pulling out the gold heart necklace.

“I’m glad you like it,” he said, his face coloring.

“Put it on?” 

He took the necklace from her hands and gently swept her hair away from the back of her neck. He gently hooked the necklace around her neck. 

“You look pretty,” Ben said quietly. 

“Open yours,” Amelia said. 

Ben lifted up the gift bag and gently pulled out the white tissue paper. He pulled out the box and grinned as he opened it. A pair of silver Star of David cufflinks stared back up at him. 

“Thank you, Amelia. But this is almost too much,” he said, staring in awe at the cufflinks.

“It’s not, Ben. You deserve it. And if the cufflinks  are too much, then clearly the necklace is too much too.” 

Ben sighed. “I guess you’re right. They’ll be great to wear to some of the fancier events that we need to attend.”

“Happy Hanukkah, Ben.”

“Happy Hanukkah, Amelia.”

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Lovely work!! You draw Charlie so well!!

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Happy Holidays @ellie-e-marcovitz drew Charlie trying to figure out what Ellie got him for Christmas

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Merry Christmas & happy secret santa to @raccoon-lair !! I was your secret santa this year. I had lots of fun drawing your girl, I hope I did her justice ^^

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Absolutely beautiful work!!! The way you add light to both the leaves and sparkles is gorgeous- and the sweaters!! Phenomenal!!!

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Thalia x Talbott

For @autisticarachnid from Raccoon-lair:3

I hope you really like my Secret Santa gift. Merry Christmas🌹❤

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!! Especially to those who struggle around the holidays <33

To the Secret Santa participants- you can start posting your gifts on Friday!! And remember- posting time is December 27th to January 10th, but do not feel bad if you end up posting later than that!! I hope everyone will be happy with their gifts and I hope everyone had fun making gifts for their giftees!!

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FOR ALL SECRET SANTA PARTICIPANTS!!! Gifts should be posted between December 27th & January 1st!! I apologize for not clarifying this before. I hope everyone is having a good December so far!!

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go vote !!

GIRLS WEEK VOTING ROUND ONE IS LIVE!!! The form included not only prompt voting, but also voting for when the event will occur!! Please fill out the form and reblog it so your mutuals and others in the fandom can see it !!

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don’t forget to go vote on the prompts and timing of the event !!!

GIRLS WEEK VOTING ROUND ONE IS LIVE!!! The form included not only prompt voting, but also voting for when the event will occur!! Please fill out the form and reblog it so your mutuals and others in the fandom can see it !!

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The secret santa form has been closed!! Assignments will go out soon and will be delivered to your dms by @danceworshipper ^^

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closing the form soon !! assignments will go out tomorrow so make sure u fill out the form if u wanna participate !!

Form closes tomorrow!!!! Don’t forget to fill out the secret santa if you’re interested, and to reblog if you’re not!!

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FORM CLOSES TODAY!!! get yourself in while ya still can folks!!!

Form closes tomorrow!!!! Don’t forget to fill out the secret santa if you’re interested, and to reblog if you’re not!!

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Form closes tomorrow!!!! Don’t forget to fill out the secret santa if you’re interested, and to reblog if you’re not!!

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Welcome to the account everyone!! So this account was originally made for the HPHM 2024 ship week, but I have since decided to turn it into a general fandom events blog !!

Currently, there are four future events being planned:

HPHM Ship Week 2025

HPHM Girls Week 2025

HPHMtember 2025

HPHM Secret Santa 2024

Forms are attached! Please go fill them out!

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GIRLS WEEK VOTING ROUND ONE IS LIVE!!! The form included not only prompt voting, but also voting for when the event will occur!! Please fill out the form and reblog it so your mutuals and others in the fandom can see it !!