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[m0srael]

Fic Claim: Nighthawks [Drarry | 13.5k | M]

Written for @hdowlpost 2022 as a gift for @legendrarry Summary: "The more he’d thought about it–and he had thought about it–the less certain he’d become that Draco had really been there, glowing in the murky glass of the diner window next to Harry’s stunned reflection like some cruel mockery of the Mirror of Erised. The longer he’d lain in bed, awake and fully clothed, the more convinced he was that he’s having some sort of mental breakdown. The long days and even longer nights must finally be getting to him, just like Hermione said they would. Because the fact of the matter is that Draco Malfoy couldn’t have been in this diner, his diner. Draco is thousands of kilometers, and a whole lifetime, away." In which Harry and Draco frequent the same diner when they can't sleep. Except--Draco left the UK five years ago, right after he broke Harry's heart.

Notes:

It was a pleasure to create this gift for Sam! Their sign-up was so inspiring to me that I immediately got writing, and I'm so pleased with the result.

All of their requests in their sign-up brought to mind the painting "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper, which is where this story gets its name (and more). I've also created a playlist for you to listen to as you read, so you can hear the songs playing on the diner jukebox. Spotify and Youtube.

An enormous thank you to @softlystarstruck and @orange-peony for alpha/beta reading and cheering me on!! Happy belated holidays, Sam!!

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Masterlist and Reveal of the 2022 hd_owlpost Winter Gift Exchange

Here they are – all 130 owl gifts delivered by our owls to you – our wonderful hd_owlpost giftmakers, pinchhitters, owl helpers, readers and commenters.

Reclists @lumosatnight created Confusion, Cars, and Canon Divergence: A Drarry Rec List (G | 11recs) for c_art @sugareey-makes-stuff wrote Jae's Hidden Gems (links to googledoc) (a fic rec list) for Enchanted Jae Podfics @atgranger read [podfic] A house is not a home (NC-17 | 1:34) for db_shark @blue-dreaming read [podfic] Feels a lot like flying (G | 7:37 minutes) for ACgranger @blue-dreaming read [podfic] Estaciones (G | 5:59 minutes) for Doom @blue-dreaming read [podfic] Ein Notfall in der Familie (und andere Ablenkungsmanöver) (PG | 16:26) for Vaysh @lumosatnight read [podfic] Wanted (G | 8:53 minutes) for thejadewritergirl @magsmagicalnightmare read [podfic] A Scottish Winter (M | 51:21) for acGranger @magsmagicalnightmare read [podfic] Weekend Plans (R | 16:24) for Smirkingcat smirkingcat read [podfic] And when I come home (R | 2:55) for db_shark Memefics @stargazing-enby wrote We All Eat Lies When Our Hearts Are Hungry: a Meme Fic Rec (PG | memes) for Marsbar @stargazing-enby wrote Five Points: a Meme Fic Rec (PG | memes) for Themightyflynn Translations @stargazing-enby wrote [translation] El cabeceo (NC-17 | 1865 words) for Anaxandria | Rin @vaysh11 wrote [translation| Ganz die Alten (PG | 1363 words) for Enchanted Jae Comment Reviews @inspiredbeing wrote Review/Comment of: Have you tried the tea? (G | 9044) for Orpheous @phoebe-delia_delia wrote Comment for "The Purpose of a Rubber Duck (NC-17 | 3,6K words) for KatIsSleeping smirkingcat wrote Comment for "Making a Family Makes a Home" (G | comment/review) for Mosrael Beta Gifts @edaniels0221 did a Beta Reading Gift for Thejadewritergirl @mosrael did Beta for Round Robin Fic for The Community @harryandhislittledragon did a Beta reading gift of All I Want for Christmas (WIP) for kitty-fic Fanbindings @anaxandria created [Fanbinding] Little Lost Things (fanbinding) for Flightinflames | Jasper @anaxandria created [Fanbinding] A Very Owl Post WrtrGrl Anthology (209 page book) for Thejadewritergirl @c-art created [Fanbinding] (You’re a) Revolution by Doom, as a book for @stargazing-enby | Doom @moonpeachh created created The Heart and Salt of the Soul (PG | moodboard+playlist) for edaniels0221 Moodboards & Playlists @bererjs created Nothing says home like the smell of baking (G | moodboard for fic) for Maraudersaffair @katisleeping Moodboard for How The Light Gets In (G | digital art) for Flightinflames | Jasper @harryandhislittledragon created [moodboard] I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies (R | art) for Logan @moonpeachh created The Heart and Salt of the Soul (PG | moodboard+playlist) for Ddaniels0221 Craft @anaxandria created Crochet] A Dragon and a Lion Celebrate Christmas (G | craft) for Bluedreaming @bererjs created Unexpected Surprise at Comic-Con! (G | craft) for Anaxandria | Rin @bererjs created A Cozy Holiday (G | craft) for KatIsSleeping @c_art created small winter crafts (G | crafts) for Keyflight790 @db_shark created Tiny little Harry and Draco figures made of air dry clay (G | craft) for edaniels0221 @drwhoisginnyholmes | Logan created Functional crafts for the hard-working Hufflepuff (G | craft) for Pineau-noir @drwhoisginnyholmes | Logan created Functional crafts for the busy Ravenclaw (G | craft) for Inspired_being</b> @kittymiaomeow wrote Drarry Necklace (G | craft) for Magsmagical @kittymiaomeow wrote Harry & Draco Ornaments (G | craft) for Ladderofyears @pineau-noir created Handmade tote bag (G | craft) for Orpheous @pineau-noir created A handmade tote bag delivered by Errol himself (G | craft) for Retiredunicorn @themightyflynn08 wrote Hedwig Cross Stitch (G | craft) for Logan Art and Comics @c-art created Banner art for Owlpost 2023 Owlpost + stickers (G | digital art) for The Community @c-art drew warm hands (G | art) for kitty-fic @digthewriter created First Christmas (G | art) for Alikandre @digthewriter created If we're still single when we're 40… (G | digital art, gif) for Inheartofwinter @digthewriter created Traditional and Wholesome (G | art) for Lilbeanz @drarryruinedme7 created ART for Destination: Wedding by AhaMarimbas (G | art) for Marsbar enchanted_jae drew Holy Snowball Fight (G | stick!art) for Themightyflynn @gemfae created Harry and Draco and Baby Makes... Eight?! (PG | art) for Drarryruinedme7 @inheartofwinter created It’s Christmas and I Wish You're Home (G | digital art) for Geminifaerie @ladderofyears drew [Art] Their Happy Ending (G | digital art) for Bere @ladderofyears drew Love Of My Life (G | art) for Digthewriter @ladderofyears drew Draco Malfoy (G | digital art) for Smirkingcat @legendrarry created A Merry Merry Christmas (G | art) for Vaysh @lilbeanz created It's Cold Outside (G | art) for C_art @lilbeanz created The Case of the Christmas Crook (G | art) for Drarryruinedme7 @lilbeanz created Rain of Fate (G | art) for Legendrarry @lumosatnight created Banner for fragment 31 (G| digital art) for Bluedreaming @magsmagicalnightmare created DRARRY: Hands Joint Together: Draco Harry Always (G | craft) for C_art @magsmagicalnightmare created DRARRY: Embraced Hands: Draco Harry Always (G | craft) for Sugareey @sugareey-makes-stuff created Not Looking for Sweet Talk (NC-17 | art) for Maraudersaffair @sugareey-makes-stuff created Breader Together (G | art) for Moon_peach Poems @gemfae wrote My Love (poem | M | 320) for Keyflight790 @keyflight790 wrote Flicker (PG-13 | poem | 399 words) for Alikandre @thejadewritergirl wrote Because I love you: Poetry VS Monologue (G | 397) for Vaysh Collabs @drwhoisginnyholmes, @inspiredbeing, @purplehotmess|Yuvika and @vaysh11 wrote Letters Between Handshakes (G | 6002 words) for Bere Fic @alikandre wrote Add a Place at the Table (Aggiungi un posto a tavola) (G | 8635 words) for KatIsSleeping @alikandre wrote Rainy days at the bus stop (G | 5841 words) for Legendrarry @alikandre wrote It looks as if we two might never be one (something must be done) (PG | 33508 words) for Moon_peach @atgranger wrote The taste of him (R | 4971 words) for Kitty-fic @atgranger wrote good intentions generally do not justify stalking, Harry (PG-13 |10517 words) for Titti @blackfodder wrote The Soulmatch Spell (G | 10066 words) for The Community @blackfodder wrote seeing for you (R | 8865 words) for Smirkingcat @bellapine wrote Mrs Weasley’s Miracle (G | 1100 words) for Blackfodder @bellapine wrote The Ever Oak (PG-13 | 750 words) for Geminifaerie @bellapine wrote The Squid Who Saved Romance (G | 1200 words) for Inheartofwinter @deliciousblizzardshark wrote How Harry Potter gained and lost his personal healer, one Draco Malfoy (PG | 8288 words) for Lilbeanz @digthewriter wrote You don't have to ask (to kiss me) (NC-17 | 5800 words) for Pineau-noir @drakaina101 wrote The Winter Solstice (PG13 | 11502 words) for Stargazing-enby @drakaina101 wrote Reminded With A Kiss (R | 7240 words) for Mosrael @drakaina101 wrote A Perfect Tree (PG-13 | 4011 words) for Titti @drarryruinedme7 wrote All the Way In (NC-17 | 7531 words) for Drakaina @DrWhoIsGinnyHolmes | Logan wrote Coffee Cups and Confessions (PG | 2946 words) for edaniels0221 @edaniels0221 wrote Deliberate Denial (G | 7244 words) for Alikandre @edaniels0221 wrote Draco Malfoy and the Stupid Secret Santa Debacle (G | 3610 words) for Drakaina enchanted_jae wrote Ridiculous (PG-13 | 1588 words) for Anaxandria | Rin enchanted_jae wrote When You Say Nothing At All (PG | 1274) for Drarryruinedme7 @flightinflame wrote Someone to Rely On (PG-13 | 1258) for Inspired_being</b> @flightinflame wrote What is Required (G | 1527) for Lumosatnight @flightinflame wrote Leave only footprints (take only memories) (PG | 1138) for Orpheous @geminifaeries wrote Festive (NC-17 | 3848 words) for Logan @inheartofwinter wrote Everyone Needs A Weasley (PG-13 | 11151 words) for Pineau-noir @inheartofwinter wrote What In The Black Ink (PG | 702 words) for Sugareey @inspiredbeing wrote A Deal Made To Be Broken (PG | 6376 words) for Digthewriter @inspiredbeing wrote A Lesson in Snake Handling (PG | 2758 words) for Inheartofwinter @katissleeping-blog wrote Fake It ‘Til You Make It (PG-13 | 1835 words) for Digthewriter @katissleeping-blog wrote A Place of His Own (G | 300) for Retiredunicorn @keyflight790 wrote Candy Cane (NC-17 | 5490 words) for Maraudersaffair @ladderofyears wrote Long Past Scorpius's Bedtime (PG-13 | 2147 words) for Enchanted Jae @ladderofyears wrote Not Going Anywhere (G | 4654 words) for Flightinflames @ladderofyears drew Be My Baby (M | digital art) for Purplehotmess | Yuvika lee_bella wrote Wolf Moon (R | 1750 words words) for Themightyflynn @legendrarry wrote Christmas Eve (G | digital art) for Blackfodder @legendrarry wrote Are we falling like snow on the beach (G | 2918 words) for Phoebe_delia @mars-bar81 wrote Teddy's Christmas Book (G | 2643 words+digital images) for Drakaina @mars-bar81 wrote Jewelweed (M | 8910) for Keyflight790 @mars-bar81 wrote Harry Potter has two left feet (and is a first class idiot) (PG-13 | 3970 words) for Magsmagical @maraudersaffair wrote Claim Me on a Bed of Snow (NC-17) | 1989 words) for Blackfodder @maraudersaffair wrote Big Love (NC-17 | 2900 words) for Ladderofyears @maraudersaffair wrote There's a Wolf in My Heart for You (NC-17 | 2100) for Lumosatnight @maraudersaffair wrote The Birds and the Bees at Wintertime (PG | 1000) for Marsbar @maraudersaffair wrote Christmas Cheer at the Burrow (G | 1000 words) for Mosrael @moonpeachh wrote Purebloods Have Elf on a Shelf, Too? (G | 4487 words) for Geminifaerie @moonpeachh wrote No Two Snowflakes (G | 5660 words) for Lilbeanz @mosrael wrote Golden Bough (PG-13 | 21,124 words) for Darkravenwrote @mosrael wrote Nighthawks (PG-13 | 13555 words) for Legendrarry orpheous87 wrote What Happens in the Kiss and Cry... (PG | 6118 words) for Moon_peach orpheous87 wrote It's All Fun and Games (PG | 3151 words) for Phoebe_delia orpheous87 wrote Sweet Like Chocolate (G | 6312 words) for Titti @phoebe-delia What He Needed (R | 2200) for Lumosatnight @pineau-noir wrote A Year in the Life (G | 1180 words) for Inspired_being @purplehotmess | Yuvika wrote You're The One I Want (NC-17 | 9000 words) for Phoebe_delia @purplehotmess | Yuvika wrote The Only Star I Need (PG-13 | 2100) for Retiredunicorn</b> @themightyflynn08 wrote The Frustrating Part of This Partnership (NC-17 | 7453) ACgranger @themightyflynn08 wrote Yours (NC-17 | 5490 words) for Magsmagical @themightyflynn08 wrote A Mini Break (NC-17 | 4986 words) for Ladderofyears @themightyflynn08 wrote Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (M | 1804) for Sugareey smirkingcat wrote A Dance, A Lifetime (PG | 5171 words) for Darkravenwrote titti wrote Devious For Love (PG | 3580 words) for Darkravenwrote titti wrote Holiday Trips and Sleigh Rides (PG | 4945 words) for db_shark titti wrote Until Now (PG | 1064 words) for Purplehotmess | Yuvika @vaysh11 wrote What To Tell Your Ghosts (PG | 2196 words) for Bluedreaming @thejadewritergirl wrote Touch (G | 5302 words) for Bere @thejadewritergirl wrote Run Away With Me (G | 1800 words) for Purplehotmess | Yuvika All gifts have been de-anoned on AO3. ♥ Creators' names will be added to the LJ posts in the next week. If you see any mistakes, dead links or entries we may have missed, please let us know in comments or email us.

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OWL GIFTS for @lilbeanz!

See it on AO3: Traditional and Wholesome

Summary: Harry and Draco finally have the family they'd always wanted. They celebrate the holidays just like any other couple. Filled with fun, games, and their kids: Estrella, Lilac, and Rema! Art Medium: Digital Art Rating: G Contains: fluff Notes: Thank you to the mods for this awesome recipient who asked for something deliciously wholesome. I hope you like it!

Read it on AO3: No Two Snowflakes

Summary: In the middle of the holiday season, Draco finally works up the courage to confess his longtime feelings for his best friend. The main problem? His extreme cowardice and the massive catering list he has to finish before Christmas Eve. 5 times Draco tries to confess, plus the time it finally works. Word Count: 5660 Rating: General Audiences Contains: No warnings apply Notes: To lilbeanz, I was ecstatic to get the chance to write for you! Your art is so beautiful and downright hilarious, and you were one of the first members in the discord I began to recognize! I am so excited for your upcoming rewrite fic, and encourage everyone to go follow for updates! I decided on Draco's pov specifically for you, and I hope you enjoy this fic! To my beta spaceboundwitch, thank you so much for jumping on so quickly and editing! I appreciate your willingness to help me out so close to the deadline!

Read it on AO3: How Harry Potter gained and lost his personal healer, one Draco Malfoy

Summary: Curse breaker Harry Potter wants Draco to be his personal healer. Draco Malfoy needs a fake boyfriend. It seems like the perfect arrangement, but Harry wants more. Word Count: 8288 Rating: Teen and up Contains: EWE, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Friends to Lovers, Fluff and Humor Notes: Fake/ pretend relationship is one of my favorite tropes because it's always just so stupid. I hope you enjoy your gift, lilbeanz!Thanks to the mods who arranged this festm and my beta, HK

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OWL GIFTS for @drarryruinedme7

See on AO3: The Case of the Christmas Crook

Summary: Auror partners Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy get caught while undercover on Christmas day, whatever shall they to do?! Art Medium: digital art, comic Rating: G, gen Contains: Auror partners drarry, magical mistletoe, fluff, fluff, and more fluff! Notes: For drarryruinedme7, this was alot of fun to do! I hope you like your gift 💕

Read on AO3: When You Say Nothing At All

Summary: When Harry learns he's pregnant (again!), he wants to tell Draco at the perfect moment. As it turns out, he didn't need to say anything at all. Word Count: 1,274 Rating: PG Contains:  *Mpreg* Notes: Many thanks to r3ading_emory for the beta.

See it on AO3: Harry and Draco and Baby Makes... Eight?!

Summary: Harry and and Draco are happily married, and the proud parents of four kids (plus Harry's godson Teddy Lupin, who basically lives with them.) Teddy is sixteen, and the eldest Malfoy-Potter child, red-haired, blue-eyed Ariadne Lilian, is fourteen. The twins, blonde-haired and green-eyed Arcturus James and Eira Narcissa are both thirteen, and black-haired, gray-eyed Evander Lucien is ten. Everyone said that Harry and Draco were too old to have anymore kids but, well, Harry never did like being told what to do. The newest Malfoy-Potter child is on the way, just in time for Christmas. Art Medium: Mixed Media, Watercolor Pencils, photo manip Rating: T Contains: *mpreg* Notes: Gift for drarryruinedme7: I was inspired by your request for a pregnant Harry who already has four kids with another one on the way. I had a lot of fun experimenting with watercolor pencils, and I hope you enjoy!

[m0srael]

Fic Claim: The Golden Bough [Drarry | 21k | T]

Written for @hdowlpost 2022 as a gift for Darkravenwrote Summary: Harry Potter knows better than most how tightly Love and Death are entwined, but when he is tempted by death for a third time, Unspeakable Draco Malfoy will have to remind him.

Notes:

This story is inspired by the tale of Aeneas in the Underworld, from the Aeneid by Virgil.

Thank you to @softlystarstruck, @romaine2424, and @crazybutgood for the alpha help, and to @ghaniblue for the speedy and excellent beta!

[hdowlpost]

OWL GIFTS for @kittymiaomeow

See on AO3: warm hands

Summary: Draco warming Harry’s Hands Art Medium: fanart Rating: gen Contains: postHogwarts fluff. Notes: Merry Winter Holidays, Kitty!

Read on AO3: The taste of him

Summary: Tired of his fame, Harry travelled the world before settling down in muggle America. He was happy living his life not being recognized, that is until his friends dragged him to a concert where his past life might just catch up with him. Then again he isn't the only one who's being recognized. Word Count: 4971 Rating: Mature Notes: It was an absolute honour to create for you!

Betaed Story: All I Want for Christmas (WIP)

Summary: Eight years after the war, Harry and Draco are surprisingly effective Auror partners, and even more surprising—they are great friends. Draco's decision to hire a heat mentor changes everything. kitty_fic is writing this to complete her fic for the 2021 slythindor100's 25 Days of Draco and Harry.

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Weeks 5 and beyond of Owl Gift Deliveries of the @hdowlpost Fest!

13 set of 3 gifts each were posted in the last weeks.

Owl Gifts for:  @geminifaerie ▴ It’s Christmas and I Wish You're Home (G | digital art) ▴ Purebloods Have Elf on a Shelf, Too? (G | 4487 words) ▴ The Ever Oak (T | 750 words) Owl Gifts for:  @blackfodder ▴ Claim Me on a Bed of Snow (E | 1989 words) ▴ Christmas Eve (G | digital art) ▴ Mrs Weasley’s Miracle (G | 1100 words) Owl Gifts for: @phoebe-delia ▴ It's All Fun and Games (T | 3151 words) ▴ You're The One I Want (E | 9000 words) ▴ Are we falling like snow on the beach (G | 2918 words) Owl Gifts for @deliciousblizzardshark ▴ [podfic] And when I come home (M | 2:55) ▴ [podfic] A house is not a home (E | 1:34) ▴ Holiday Trips and Sleigh Rides (PG | 4945 words) Owl Gifts for:  Smirkingcat ▴ Draco Malfoy (G | digital art) ▴ (Podfic) Weekend Plans (M | 16:24) ▴ seeing for you (M | 8865 words) Owl Gifts for:  @purplehotmess ▴ Run Away With Me (G | 1800 words) ▴ Be My Baby (M | digital art) ▴ Until Now (PG | 1064 words) Owl Gifts for:  @themightyflynn08 ▴ Wolf Moon (R | 1750 words words) ▴ Five Points: a Meme Fic Rec (T | memes) ▴ Holy Snowball Fight (G | stick!art) Owl Gifts for:  Darkravenwrote ▴ Devious For Love (PG | 3580 words) ▴ Not Looking for Sweet Talk (PG | 5171 words) ▴ Golden Bough (T | 21,124 words) Owl Gifts for:  @magsmagicalbookblr ▴ Yours (NC-17 | 5490 words) ▴ Harry Potter has two left feet (and is a first class idiot) (T | 3970 words) ▴ Drarry Necklace (G | craft) Owl Gifts for:  @ladderofyears ▴ Big Love (NC-17 | 2900 words) ▴ Harry & Draco Ornaments (G | craft) ▴ A Mini Break (NC-17 | 4986 words) Owl Gifts for:  @bererjs ▴ [Crochet] A Dragon and a Lion Celebrate Christmas (G | digital art) ▴ Letters Between Handshakes (G | 6002 words) ▴ Touch (G | 5302 words) Owl Gifts for:  @blue-dreaming ▴ Crochet] A Dragon and a Lion Celebrate Christmas (G | craft) ▴ Banner for fragment 31 by (porcelainsalt) bluedreaming (G| digital art) ▴ What To Tell Your Ghosts (PG | 2196 words) Owl Gifts for:  The @hdowlpost Community ▴ Beta for Round Robin Fic ▴ The Soulmatch Spell (G | 10066 words) ▴ Banner art for Owlpost 2023 Owlpost + stickers (G | digital art)

Here is the final week(s) of owl gifts!!!! Please be sure to leave your gifters kudos, comments and love! ❇  ❇  ❇ 

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OWL GIFTS for @legendrarry ​

See on AO3: Rain of Fate

Summary: What if Harry and Draco were to have a fateful meeting after many, many years in the cold December rain? Art Medium: digital art. Rating: G, gen. Contains: A fateful and fluffy meeting. Notes: I absolutely loved this prompt, Legen-drarry, and I hope you enjoy! 💕

Read on AO3: Nighthawks

Summary: The more he’d thought about it–and he had thought about it–the less certain he’d become that Draco had really been there, glowing in the murky glass of the diner window next to Harry’s stunned reflection like some cruel mockery of the Mirror of Erised. The longer he’d lain in bed, awake and fully clothed, the more convinced he was that he’s having some sort of mental breakdown. The long days and even longer nights must finally be getting to him, just like Hermione said they would. Because the fact of the matter is that Draco Malfoy couldn’t have been in this diner, his diner. Draco is thousands of kilometers, and a whole lifetime, away." In which Harry and Draco frequent the same diner when they can't sleep. Except--Draco left the UK five years ago, right after he broke Harry's heart. Word Count: 13,555 Rating: Mature | PG-13 Contains: canon-typical violence, mild blood and injury, sleep deprivation Notes: Sam, it was a pleasure to create this gift for you! Your sign-up was so inspiring to me that I immediately got writing, and I'm so pleased with the result. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Happy holidays! An enormous thank you to B and P for alpha/beta reading and cheering me on!!

Read on AO3: Rainy days at the bus stop

Summary: Harry is going to uni to further his education, he'd have never expected to meet Draco Malfoy at the bus stop on a rainy day... but life has other plans. Word Count: 5841 Rating: G Contains: fluff and angst, grief/mourning, getting together, parenthood Notes: My lovely gf acted as beta, all remaining errors are mine alone :)