Rating:
R
House:
Astronomy Tower
Characters:
Remus Lupin Severus Snape
Genres:
Romance Slash
Era:
Multiple Eras
Spoilers:
Prizoner of Azkaban Order of the Phoenix
Stats:
Published: 01/02/2005
Updated: 01/02/2005
Words: 40,200
Chapters: 5
Hits: 1,069

The Great Hogwarts Christmas Gift Exchange Debacle of 1996

Snegurochka

Story Summary:
Ron wants Luna, but Luna wants Ginny, and Ginny wants Harry, and Harry wants Hermione, but Hermione wants Lupin, and Lupin wants… Snape? Oh, what tangled webs we weave, when Dumbledore sets up a little seasonal fun for a group of hormonal teenagers spending their Christmas at Grimmauld Place – with two angsty thirty-somethings who quite have enough of their own problems to be getting on with. Written for the Knockturn Alley Christmas Challenge.

Chapter 01
01/02/2005

Ron wants Luna, but Luna wants Ginny, and Ginny wants Harry, and Harry wants Hermione, but Hermione wants Lupin, and Lupin wants…

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Chapter 02
01/02/2005

In which Dumbledore introduces the group to their “seasonal entertainment”; Harry is a bit of a bastard; Ginny attempts to help decorate; Snape and Lupin break a rule; Hermione prepares her gift; and Mary Shelley makes a cameo.

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Chapter 03
01/02/2005

which certain conversations with the Cracker are revealed; Ginny and Sirius give their gifts; Arthur makes a key appearance; Luna takes advantage of some strategically placed mistletoe; Lupin comes to a monumental decision; and Hermione awaits her visitor.

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Chapter 04
01/02/2005

In which Snape and Lupin have an inevitable confrontation; Harry and Hermione have a long-overdue conversation; Santa Claus makes an appearance; Ginny asks Lupin for advice; and Hermione does something even more terrifying than facing Voldemort.

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Chapter 05
01/02/2005

In which Snape comes to dinner with a mission in mind; Ron gets the shock of his life; Harry discovers something about his gift; and Lupin gets a bit sentimental, as the Christmas of 1996 draws to a close.

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