Ooops - Sugar and Spice: The Christmas Chapter

Hi everyone,

Okay, so because it had been so long since I posted, and because I may, possibly, have been a bit squiffy due to the imbibing of Christmas champagne, I completely forgot to announce that I had posted a new chapter in the Sugar and Spice story.

To be honest, when I originally wrote the story - as a Halloween special - I intended it to be a bittersweet stand-alone Dramione story.

But then I had inspiration for a Christmas chapter (which was good, as the Christmas story I was supposed to be writing was growing and growing (as these things always do with me) and wasn't going to get finished in time for the festive season - fingers crossed for this year, eh?)

Anyway, so on Christmas Day (well, Boxing Day, actually, by the time I got round to it) I posted the next chapter in what is clearly going to be an ongoing series.

So here are the links (although it might be a bit late if you've already read it - if not, better late than never, and welcome to the story!)

AO3-Christmas 

FFNet-Christmas

And now I'm off to post the entry I meant to post today - the Valentine's Day chapter!

See you soon.

Dx

All I Want For Christmas - New Story

Merry Christmas everyone!

I'm actually a little late as it's now Boxing Day here, but I got caught up with stuff and then remembered I hadn't created a picture for my story and so I had to quickly cobble something together (which is why it's so rubbish, sorry!).

Christmas time, of course, means the annual Draco and Hermione fanfic, so here it is - All I Want For Christmas. It's cute and AU as hell, but it's Christmas and fanfic so anything goes, right? 

It's good for all ages so is hosted on FF.Net and AO3.

Draco Malfoy asks Father Christmas for an impossible gift.

 AO3

FFNet

I really hope you enjoy the story and would, as always, appreciate kudos, comments and reviews. 

I'm off to do a bit more Christmassing. I hope you've had/are having a peaceful and happy time whether or not you celebrate any of the many different festivals around this time of year.

I'll see you next year, when hopefully I'll have some more stories completed. I really need to stop watching Netflix and get on with some writing!

Until next time,

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter Seven

So, FF.Net had come back this morning so I managed to upload yesterday's chapter and now we're onto chapter seven.

It's the aftermath of the Battle of Malfoy Manor and Hermione is about to give Draco a life lesson.

AO3

FFNet

Join me tomorrow for the final chapter of The Recluse.

See ya!

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter Six

Well good evening everyone.

My run of good luck continues as it would appear that the FFNet website isn't accepting any uploads this evening, so despite me attempting to post nice and early for once, I still haven't succeeded. As Chapter 6 takes place on Boxing Day I really wanted to post the chapter today, so I have posted the AO3 one and will add the FFNet as soon it lets me.

So, as I said it's Boxing Day at Malfoy Manor and everything is nice and quiet . . . too quiet, maybe?

AO3

FFNet

The one good thing about still feeling crappy is that I haven't felt the need to have to do things and go places so instead, I've spent the day writing. This means I've almost finished one of my stories that I've been trying to get done for ages. Hurrah for a day of writing!

See you tomorrow, when FFNet may or may not be back (who knows). Hopefully, we will get the whole story posted eventually.

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter Five

Merry whatever greeting doesn't offend you!

I am still battling against the lurgy so this post is a bit later than I intended, as I've spent most of the day in bed. I really hope this goes soon, it's making me really bloody miserable.

Anyway, on to chapter five and Hermione is heading back to Malfoy Manor, even though she knows she shouldn't. But will Draco be pleased to see her? 

AO3

FFNet

I'm hoping to be fighting fit tomorrow (although probably still achy from all the coughing) so hopefully, the next chapter will go up well before midnight.

I hope you have all had/are having wonderful days whatever you're up to.

Dx

The Recluse - Chapter One

Hi everyone,

With Christmas almost here it's time for me to post chapter one of the first of two festive stories I've written for this year. Now, you all know that I'm an absolute sucker for a Christmas love story, especially between Draco and Hermione.

The first story is called The Recluse. 

It will be posted daily over the next week - hence moving the story along in time with the date (i.e. the Christmas Day chapter will be posted on Christmas Day). 

I created an image for the story, which gives hints as to what it's about. I'm not usually very good at these things but I think I've done a fairly good job with this one.

The synopsis is as follows:

The second wizarding war has been over for more than a decade. Hermione, now working for the Ministry of Magic, is given an assignment that she doesn’t particularly want and is fairly sure she can’t complete, but pride and the need to show her unreasonable boss once and for all how good she is sends her to the last place on earth she wants to go — Malfoy Manor. 


This has been written and is posted as a present and a thank you to all the people who have read my stories over the last year.

I was hoping to post on Lumos as well as FFNet and AO3 to get it out to as many places as possible, but I've got a headache tonight and can't cope with sorting out the formatting etc. As there is usually a delay of a few days before it gets approved for posting it would be running late anyway, so I'll add in the links for Lumos once the whole story appears in the listings.

The story is a general romance and contains no lemons. It does contain some swearing, though, so I've rated it as T to be on the safe side.

AO3 

FFNet

I hope you enjoy the story, and as ever would appreciate kudos, comments and feedback. 

See you tomorrow.

Dx

Family - Part Three - Chapter Five

Gosh, how time flies - another week has gone already and the Christmas adverts are coming thick and fast now - even the John Lewis one is out (although, actually, it's quite cute - but not as good as the M&S Paddington one). 

So again it's time for the latest chapter of Family.

It's the Christmas holidays, and Sophie is home from Hogwarts. But she isn't very happy. Can Hermione give her daughter the Christmas present she truly wants or is it going to be something that is too hard to provide?

AO3 - P3C5

FFNet - P3C5

Comments and kudos are always welcome. I'm always interested to hear what people think of the story, and it's nice to know when people are invested in it.

Next week is going to be a late one, or maybe even a Sunday posting as I'm going to the opening party at a new pop-up pub in London called The Cauldron, which is based on the magical pubs found in fantasy stories (like the Leaky Cauldron) and includes things like moving photos and beer taps operated with wands.

It should be fun, but it also doesn't finish until early Sunday morning so by the time I get back I might be too tired to post.

Have a good week and enjoy whatever you're reading

Dx

Worth the Wait (The clean version)

Note: Spoiler alert at the bottom of the page (for those who want to read the story first)


Merry Christmas everybody.

Hopefully by now you've stuffed yourself full of food and drink or are preparing to do so and Santa has presented you with the gifts of your dreams, or if you're not celebrating a festival of any sort you're enjoying a nice relaxing Sunday. He brought me the illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, so I'm a very happy girl this evening.

In what's becoming something of a tradition for me, I wanted to post a Christmassy story on FanFiction.net as a little gift but have been a bit too tied up with work and other real life stuff to come up with anything new. That was when I realised that the Hermione/Percy epic love story from earlier this year is definitely a Christmas tale and was ripe for conversion. 

It was originally posted on AFF.Org as it contained a few scenes that were definitely far too explicit for general consumption. I have therefore rewritten the story a little, to remove the smut, and have now posted the complete story where everyone can see it.

If you didn't read it before now is the perfect opportunity to settle back and do so.

Worth the Wait (clean) - Full Story

I hope you enjoy the story and accept it as my Christmas gift to you. Also, don't forget to check out my other Christmas stories - Mistletoe, No Man's Land, Seven Kisses and Under the Mistletoe.

As ever reviews are appreciated.

One of my kind readers has suggested that I post on Archive of Our Own (or AO3 as I think it's better known) as they feel it would give my stories better coverage. Obviously, I want as many people as possible to read what I'm writing and sadly I rarely get the quantity of reviews that draw people into my stories however complimentary those reviews are, so I am open to anything that might further my reach. I have therefore applied for an account, which I am hoping might be granted to me tomorrow. 

I need to read the rules on what can and can't be posted but if, as seems to be the case, I can post all the stuff I've written so far, I'll upload all my stories there and see if it gains me any new readers.

All future stories will continue to be posted on the various sites I've always used but will also be posted on AO3 and the appropriate links will be posted on here. 

Until next time, when it's time for the last part of Captive, I wish you a good week.

Dx






*SPOILER*



This is the ring Percy gave Hermione - beautiful, isn't it?

Under the Mistletoe (short story for Christmas 2)

Happy Christmas Eve everyone,
Here I am with my snowball in hand, like the Ghost of Christmas Present, with another short story for your enjoyment.
  Tonight's offering takes place during the trio's fifth year at Hogwarts (Order of the Phoenix) - the Weasley twins have decided to play a little prank on Hermione, but will it turn out as they expect?

Under the Mistletoe
 Reviews are always good to receive, especially at Christmas ;)

I'm off to wrap presents (yep, I like to leave it to the last minute) and track Santa via NORAD to make sure I get to bed before he comes to visit me (everyone does this, don't they?) - how on earth did we cope with Christmas before the internet?


See you tomorrow once I'm stuffed full of turkey and other yummy stuff (but not sprouts)
Dx

No Man's Land (a short story for Christmas)

Well, Merry Christmas everyone!

I've just realised with some shock how long it's been since I last posted anything. I can't believe it was the end of May - where on earth does the time go?

Anyway, it's Christmas and to celebrate I've written a trio of short stories which I will be posting over the next three days (a bit like being visited by the three ghosts of Christmas, eh?) to say thank you to everyone who's been reading my stories this year (and every other year, of course). I really do appreciate the support and I hope you enjoy these stories.

As always reviews are welcomed.

The first story is called 'No Man's Land' and is set just before the Christmas holidays during the Half Blood Prince.

No Man's Land

See you tomorrow with story number two (and possibly a glass of something festive).

Dx

Mistletoe

So here we go with the Christmas stuff . . .

First up is a tiny Christmas oneshot called 'Mistletoe'.*

The Order of the Phoenix are holding a Christmas party at Grimmauld Place - want to guess who's playing the Grinch?

This is short and sweet and contains no lemons so can be found on Fanfiction.net. 

*Warning contains mistletoe

Enjoy! 

  
Dx