#HP Wireless Festive Minifest

[xanthippe74]

Drarry fic: In the Midnight Blue

5508 words || Rated teen || Wireless Festive Minifest 2020

Summary: On a Christmas Eve broom ride over Hogwarts, Harry shows Draco that he’s braver than he thinks.

Content/Warnings: Post-war/EWE, Hogwarts eighth year, Christmas, Developing relationship, Light angst, Discussion of PTSD-related anxiety and nightmares, Flying, Hopeful ending, Songfic

Notes: Based on Walking in the Air from the animated film, The Snowman.

With thanks to @glittering-git​, who swooped in when I needed a beta, and the @wireless-festive-minifest​ mods for running a fest that gives me an excuse to write yet another song fic.

Happy Holidays!

Link to AO3: In the Midnight Blue

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🎶 On the last day of festmas...

🎶  ... lovely @lesbianadammilligan wrote for us and the @wolfstarbingo2020:

you and i will always be (G, 500 words)

Arguing with Sirius dampens Remus' Christmas spirit. Inspired by “The Bad List by Z Berg and Ryan Ross” Pairing: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Read on AO3

🎶  ... lovely @gnarf wrote for us and @meandminniemcg:

The best Christmas he ever had  (T, 1.9k)

Christmas had never been less appealing to him than this year. That was until Arthur Weasley showed up at his door, dressed as Santa, inviting him to the Burrow. Inspied by “Where are you, Christmas” Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

🎶  ... lovely @welcome-to-fandomonium-blog (SumthinClever) wrote for us and @gameofdrarry​:

Not Even Santa and All His Reindeer Will Stop Me (G,729 words)

Molly Weasley has things to do. Inspired by “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” Pairing: Gen (+ background pairings) Read on AO3

🎶  ... and @welcome-to-fandomonium-blog (SumthinClever) also wrote for us and @gameofdrarry​:

If Only in My Dreams (G, 377 words)

Harry makes promises he's not sure he can keep. Inspired by “I'll Be Home for Christmas” Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

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🎶 On the eleventh day of festmas...

🎶  ... lovely @samunderthelights​ wrote for us (and @ladderofyears​)  :

Are you trying to tell me something? (G, 723 words)

After Harry broke her heart last Christmas, Ginny isn't in a very festive mood. But when she goes outside for some fresh air, Luna joins her. And soon enough, Luna manages to put the smile back on her face. Inspired by 'Last Christmas' by Wham! Pairing: Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley Read on AO3

🎶  ... lovely @welcome-to-fandomonium-blog (SumthinClever) wrote for us and @gameofdrarry​: 

I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus (G, 734 words)

When Scorp goes to spy on Santa, he finds something else beside the tree. Inspired by “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

🎶  ... lovely @chxrlieweaslxy wrote for us and @gameofdrarry​:

Helga (G, 2k)

After years of casual correspondence and a tentative friendship, Harry and Draco are called on a very important Christmas Mission to help Rose. Inspired by Flappie (a recently translated version of a Dutch Christmas classic) Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

🎶  ... lovely PaulaMcG rewrote a song for us:

The Twelve Days of Christmas (G, 418 words)

This version of the traditional Christmas song was sung by Lily and the four Marauders probably in December 1980. Inspired by The Twelve Days of Christmas Pairings: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter Read on AO3

🎶  ... lovely @janieohio​ wrote for us:

This Time Next Year (E, 5.3k)

Their kids are friends, their friends are friends, and though Harry and Draco have floated through each other’s lives for decades, it’s never been like this. Tonight, at Neville and Pansy’s Christmas party, something clicks, and things will never be the same. Inspired by This Time Next Year by Colin and Caroline Pairings: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom/Pansy Parkinson, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley Read on AO3

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🎶 On the tenth day of festmas...

🎶 ... we have to add a fic to day nine!

Lovely @welcome-to-fandomonium-blog (SumthinClever) wrote for us and @gameofdrarry​:

Love, Love, and So On (T, 4.8k)

Harry and Draco have a good relationship, until they don't. Inspired by "Every Year, Every Christmas" by a Luther Vandross Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

🎶 ... and here is day ten!

@gnarf​ wrote a fic for us all (and @sunnyeclipses​) :

Double-Booked (T, 2.1k)

Finally, peace and quiet, and— "Malfoy?!?" Or the one where Harry thought he could enjoy a quiet Christmas far from everyone, just to find out that the cabin he had booked already accommodated another guest. Inspired by Underneath the Tree by Kelly Clarkson Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

🎶 ... lovely @phenomenalasterisk wrote for us:

Waiting For You in the Sun (T, 389 words)

Six years worth of Christmases with the Malfoy family exploring happiness, grief, new love, and family Inspired by Tim Minchin’s White Wine in the Sun Pairing: Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Pansy Parkinson/Ginny Weasley Read on AO3

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🎶 On the ninth day of festmas...

🎶 ... lovely @eleonorebirk​ (Isimile) wrote for us (and @meandminniemcg​) : 

Winter Warmth (T, 1.7k)

Minerva enjoys an evening in front of the fireplace with her wife Inspired by “Let It Snow” Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Poppy Pomfrey Read on AO3

🎶 ... and also by lovely @eleonorebirk​ (Isimile) :

Magical Moment (T, 1.5k)

Daphne and Tracey make their wake back to Hogswarts after spending Saturday in Hogsmeade with friends and family until early morning, taking advantage of being the only ones around. Inspired by "The Greatest Gift of All" Pairing: Tracey Davis/Daphne Greengrass Read on AO3

🎶 ... lovely @xanthippe74​ wrote for us:

In the Midnight Blue (T, 5.5k)

On a Christmas Eve broom ride over Hogwarts, Harry shows Draco that he’s braver than he thinks. Inspired by “Walking in the Air” from the animated film, The Snowman. Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

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🎶 On the eighth day of festmas...

🎶 ... lovely @samunderthelights wrote for us:

Let's Build a Snowman (G, 1.1k)

“Aren’t you a little old to be building a snowman?” Inspired by 'Frosty the Snowman' Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

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🎶 On the seventh day of festmas...

🎶... @fw00shy gave to us:

I've Built My Dreams Around You (T, 4.5k)

Harry loves Draco. But starting over is hard, even when you're in love. Inspired by Fairytale of New York Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

🎶 ... @phenomenalasterisk gave to us (thanks to/and gifted to @ladderofyears)

[ART] Yippee-Ki-Yay (G)

“I'd love to read Fly Hard, the Harry Potter crossover that nobody asked for. Harry! Is John McLain, Draco! Is his estranged husband (who is still desperately in love with him really) and Snape! Is Hans Gruber of course. When Gringotts is taken over on Christmas Eve, there is only one Saviour that can save the day! WELCOME TO THE PARTY, PAL!!" Inspired by "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven Pairing: Gen Read on AO3

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🎶 On the fifth day of festmas...

🎶 ...lovely @moonshoespotterr​ wrote for us (and @sunnyeclipses​):

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Home (T, 7.2k)

Sick of feeling like a third wheel, Harry decides to distract himself by decorating Grimmauld Place for the holidays. With the help of a snarky, ex-Slytherin saleswizard, he finds a way to make his house feel like a home. Inspired by "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

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🎶 On the fourth day of Festmas...

🎶  ... lovely @eva-eleanore​ wrote for us (and @veelawings​‘ birthday 💜 ):

Of Christmas Shopping and Surprising Gifts (T, 6k)

Of course, Draco can help Harry with his Christmas shopping, no problem at all. He might be in love with the git, but feelings can be ignored. Or not? Inspired by All I Want for Christmas Is You Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

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🎶 On the third day of Festmas...

🎶  @gnarf​ wrote a thing for us (and @eva-eleanore):

Love letters for the oblivious (T, 700words)

Draco had gotten the strangest letters all week long, which wasn't what anyone needed at Christmas. Especially not him. Either someone was taking the piss, or he had a very dumb and inefficient secret admirer. And Draco didn't know which would be worse. Based on Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

🎶  Lovely @samunderthelights  added some wolfstar to the fest:

Love Sick Puppy (T, 1.7k)

Sirius is dreading Christmas. He's in love with Remus, but he doesn't think Remus loves him back. So instead of talking to him about it, he decides to have a pity party instead. Based on 'I Don't Know How But They Found Me' by Christmas Drag Pairing: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Read on AO3

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The first works arrived!

Our collection currently holds two fics and we’re very excited to let you all know that they promise you a smashing 34k words to read!

So without any further babbling:

🎶 On the first day of festmas lovely @ladderofyears​ gave to us:

The Best Gift (E, 28.4k)

Harry Potter's whole world is upturned when he discovers that his close friend and colleague Draco Malfoy is pregnant by an unknown wizard. Based on the 1967 Barbra Streisand song: The Best Gift Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

🎶 On the second day of festmas lovely iero0 gave to us (and especially @ladderofyears​):

Lonely this Christmas (M, 5.8k)

Whatever it was that kept him going after war – be it the prospect of a better future, hope for an autonomous life, or be it just sodding Draco – Harry is done with having dreams now. Based on Lonely this Christmas by Mud Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Read on AO3

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There's less than two weeks left!

And we're excited!

🎀 Still want to leave a prompt? Here you go!

🎁 Or do you want to write for Festive Minifest but have no clue what to? Check out the prompts!

There's no need to claim anything. If you like one of the prompts just go ahead and write it!

🎄 Our collection will open on December 1st! And we're excited to see what you'll have for us 🤩

Festive greetings

Your Wireless Festive Minifest mods 💜💙💛

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🎁 Prompting starts today! 🎁

No need to wait around for the first snowflakes to fall to get in the right mood!

Blast your songs as loud as you can, so your neighbours can enjoy the festive season early this year! And to get yourself inspired of course. You can find the link for leaving prompts here! And the link for viewing prompts here! So hurry down the chimney tonight and leave a present under our prompt tree!

Happy Prompting!

Your Wireless Festive Minifest mods Maester Claus Krampus-in-flight Gnarf-the-Grinch

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🎵🎄 We don't want a lot for Christmas, There is just one thing we need! Don't care about the presents, Underneath the Christmas tree! We don't need to hang our stockings, There upon the fireplace. Santa Claus won't make us happy, With a toy on Christmas Day. We just want you for our fest, Write and art your very best! Make our wish come true All we want for Christmas is you! 🎄🎵

HO HO HO! Welcome one and all to the second Wireless Festive Minifest!!

Yes that’s right, we’re looking for you talented authors and artists to create works based on Christmas Holiday tunes! (you have permission to scream with excitement now) We're inviting you to participate in our stress free, ALL HP SHIP, self posting, holiday edition! You find all the important information here: Rules and Guidelines But there isn't much to follow, this one is all fun and (reindeer-)games. 😄 So join us in our easy going Minifest, and show us your favourites! We can't wait to see what YULE create for Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, and many others! We just know you're gonna SLEIGH us with your talent!

Happy creating!

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Wireless Festive Minifest Info & Rules

There aren't many rules. Who has time for rules and guidelines shortly before Christmas anyway?

Rules:

1.) Works must be inspired by Christmastime, Wintertime, or Festive songs. 2.) Fics must be beta read (if you don't want to end up on the naughty list).

Guidelines:

This minifest is open to all ships in the Harry Potter fandom (het, slash, femslash, all are welcome!)

Anyone is free to prompt any song they want as long as it’s within the Festive theme.

No claiming necessary! You can use a prompt from the list or self-prompt.

No minimum word count (drabbles and poetry are welcome!)

No art restrictions (except that we can't share nsfw works on the fest tumblr. Crop them and add a link to the original! We'd love to share them like this!).

You can post as many times as you like and collaborate if you wish.

Works should be posted to the fest collection on AO3, it's open, unmoderated, non-anonymous and stress free!

Promote your fic and art on tumblr, and tag the tumblr fest account @wireless-festive-minifest​! That way we can reblog your masterpieces on our tumblr and collect them in one place for everyone to flail incoherently.

Dates:

Prompting opens October 3rd! You'll see prompts as soon as someone sends some in! If there aren't any yet, go wild and send prompts in yourself!

Find the prompts here!

No need to claim! You can get to work on your piece straight away! Posting starts on December 1st and will end December 12th! The Twelve days of FEST-MAS!

Here's our collection for 2020!

Happy creating!

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Fest Masterlist

🎀 Collection closed, fest unwrapped! 🎀

Thank you to everyone who participated in our merry little festive edition of Wireless! 

We unwrapped all the wonderful presents you sent in, and we are now presenting:

🎁 Wireless Festive Minifest 2019 Masterlist: (alphabetical by title)

🎀  365 Days by FemmeBrulee / @sandalwoodandpine (Mature, 3.7k)

Pairing: Hermione / Draco

Summary: A year after Draco and Hermione are sent on separate wartime missions, only one of them has returned home. In the cheer of Christmas Day, Hermione feels the stinging absence of the man she has come to love. As the day wears on, she starts to fear that the devastating rumours are true.

🎁 A Hippogriff for Christmas by @xanthippe74 (Gen, 6.4k)

Pairing: None (Draco & Scorpius & Harry)

Summary: Draco is desperately trying to fulfill four-year-old Scorpius’ dearest wish for Christmas: a visit with a live Hippogriff. Harry is desperately trying to be left alone, safely tucked away from the attention of the wizarding world as Hogwarts’ Keeper of the Keys and Grounds. It might take more than a father’s persistence to convince Harry to help make Scorpius’ Christmas dream come true.

🎀  About Time by @gnarf​ (Mature, MCD warning, 671 words)

Pairing: Astoria / Draco; Draco / Harry

Summary: Draco sat on his sofa, anxiously waiting for time to pass, for the day to finally be over, and the clock to tick midnight.

It was a tradition he had kept throughout the years. Many years have passed since he started it, a whole life one could say he thought, grinning to himself.

It happened every year. The clock would tick midnight and Christmas would arrive, together with him.

🎁 All I Want by a_reader_and_writer  / @harrypotterfanfictionwriter​ (Gen, 395 words)

Pairing: Sirius / Remus

Summary: Remus writes a letter to Sirius.

🎀  Baby Please Come Home by @andithiel​ (Teen, 3.3k)

Pairing: Teddy Lupin / James Sirius Potter

Summary: It’s Christmas time, but Teddy is wandering the streets of Muggle London, feeling miserable and alone. He wishes James were here, instead of on a high-risk Curse-Breaking mission that won’t let him come home to celebrate with his loved ones.

🎁 Christmas at the Burrow by @gnarf​ (Gen, 541 words)

Pairing: None (Molly Weasley & family)

Summary: Molly looked at her husband before letting her gaze wander over the rest of her family.

The Burrow was bustling with life; her heart felt like it was twice its usual size.

It didn't happen often nowadays, that the whole family was there.

🎀 Christmas Blues by @gnarf​ (Mature, 1k)

Pairing: Draco / Harry

Summary: Draco looked out onto the frozen grounds of the Manor, trying to ignore the sounds wavering though his closed door.

But no matter how hard he tried, the screams managed to pierce his brain minute after minute. He didn't know who it was, who they had captured this time, he only hoped it was nobody he knew.

🎁 Draco The Red Nosed Auror by donnarafiki / @rose-grangerweasleyisbae​ (Teen, 2.3k, WIP)

Pairing: Draco / Harry

Summary: It's Christmas Eve, and Draco is not sick Potter, thank you very much.

🎀 First Snow by @gnarf​ (Gen, 2016 words)

Pairing: Ginny / Oliver

Summary: The first snow had always been her favourite. It reminded her of wild snowball fights with her brothers at the Burrow, and racing with brooms over a frozen landscape while her heart threatened to jump out of her chest.

🎁 I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus by a_reader_and_writer  / @harrypotterfanfictionwriter​ (Gen, 471 words)

Pairing: Astoria / Draco

Summary: Scorpius has to tell his father something really important! He saw his mommy kissing Santa Claus!

🎀 Last Christmas (I gave you my cock) by @keyflight790​ (Explicit, 3.8k)

Pairing: Draco / Harry

Summary: Last Christmas, Harry and Malfoy definitely did not hook up in the loo, and Harry certainly wouldn't have stolen his friends tea towel to commemorate the occasion. And he hasn't been staring at Malfoy all year, waiting anxiously for this years festivities. Not at all.

🎁 Lonely This Christmas by @gnarf​ (Explicit, 2.1k)

Pairing: Harry / Charlie

Summary: "I don't know what I could do to feel better. I can't think of anything that could help. It's overwhelming me at times, this feeling of—" Harry fell silent and looked around for some kind of input, but he couldn't find the words to describe what was going on inside his head. "I don't even know what I feel anymore."

Pulling Charlie's jacket tighter around himself, Harry took a deep breath.

"You should come to Romania with me, get away from England. Just for a while."

🎀 Oh Christmas tree by a_reader_and_writer / @harrypotterfanfictionwriter​ (Gen, 384 words)

Pairing: Hermione / Ron

Summary: The Hogwarts professors decorate Hogwarts for Christmas.

🎁 On the First Day of Christmas, a Pureblood gave to me… by @maesterchill​ (Mature, 14.6k, WIP)

Pairing: Draco / Harry

Summary: Harry receives a gift.

Of a partridge.

From Lucius Malfoy.

Who's just been released from Azkaban.

There's only one thing for it. He's going to have to ask Draco what the hell's going on.

🎀 Santa Claus is coming by a_reader_and_writer / @harrypotterfanfictionwriter​ (Gen, 424 words)

Pairing: None (Harry Potter & Teddy Lupin)

Summary: Teddy and Harry visit Santa Claus. Teddy tells Santa his wishes.

🎁 Sleigh Ride by a_reader_and_writer / @harrypotterfanfictionwriter​ (Gen, 402 words)

Pairing: Hermione / Pansy

Summary: Pansy takes Hermione on a sleigh ride.

🎀 We Wish You by a_reader_and_writer  / @harrypotterfanfictionwriter​ (Gen, 343 words)

Pairing: Hermione / Ron; Harry / Ginny

Summary: Two girls come singing at Ron's door.

🎁 Where Is Blitzen, Baby? by tackytiger / @tackytigerfic​ (Explicit, 2.7k, WIP)

Pairing: Harry / Charlie; Draco / Harry

Summary: It's the first Christmas after the Battle. Harry is sad, all the time. Everyone seems to be moving on, putting things behind them, and somehow that's the loneliest thing of all.

Hating Draco Malfoy is the most comforting thing in Harry's life, and Malfoy doesn't seem to be moving on, either.

Can they get themselves unstuck?

Featuring a summer at the Burrow, lots of bathing scenes, and hot Charlie Weasley. Plus all the mistletoe kisses yet to come.

🎀 Winter wonderland by a_reader_and_writer / @harrypotterfanfictionwriter​ (Gen, 439 words)

Pairing: Draco / Ron

Summary: Draco and Ron go walking outside.

🎁 You and Me Here, Underneath the Mistletoe by ringelchen / @lordofthegoods​ (Explicit, 7.2k)

Pairing: Scorpius / Albus Potter

Summary: All Albus wants for Christmas is Scorpius. (Un)fortunately, the Potters are working hard to make his wish come true.

But behold, there is more! 

Or will be. 

Prompting for @H/D Wireless 2020 will open on January 1st!

So keep your eyes and ears open for updates! And get thinking of all your favourite Drarry songs. 

🎶 Until then the Wireless mods wish you happy holidays and a peaceful Christmastime! 💜

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