#the lone hydrangea

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The Lone Hydrangea by lightswoodmagic (sarah_writes) ( @lightwoodsmagic )

The post Hogwarts AU where Harry's a florist, Louis' a muggle who edits fantasy books, and they both have no say in how quickly they fall for each other.

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[lightwoodsmagic]

The Lone Hydrangea

E • 77k • written for @potterdirectionficexchange

“Seems like magic.”

Harry twitched just enough to drop the daisy in his hand, and in his haste to grab it, slightly crushed it. When he uncurled his fist, the daisy still sat there, but now some of the petals were slightly bent and bruised, and when he looked up, Louis was looking at him patiently.

Harry tried to grin down at him, his fingers coming up to brush Louis’ hair aside to gently slide the crushed flower behind his ear.

“I told you, Lou,” his fingers shook slightly as his stomach dropped, “there’s no such thing as magic.”

Or, the one where Harry’s a wizard that owns a flower shop, Louis’ a muggle that edits fantasy books, and they both have no say in how quickly they fall for each other.

Incredible moodboard by the always remarkable @ltwalls2020

I’m posting this because this week marked a whole year since my first One Direction fic posted. I’d only written three other short fics for another fandom before that, and in the last year I’ve written 17 fics, over 250,000 words, and made incredible friendships. To everyone that reads my fics, thank you. It means the world to me.

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25 DAYS OF FIC COVERS: (12/25)

The Lone Hydrangea by @lightwoodsmagic

Word Count: 77,190

“Thank you again,” he smiled at Harry as he picked up the arrangement and headed towards the door, and Harry quickly realised he didn’t know the man’s name. “I – wait! Sorry, I just...what’s your name?” At the man’s eyebrow raise, Harry stumbled over his words, “It’s just, if you’re coming back, I thought I should…know.” As the man looked at Harry, his smile only grew, and Harry’s heart thumped in his chest. “My name’s Louis. Louis Tomlinson, and it was so lovely to meet you,” he shot one final grin in Harry’s direction, “I’ll see you next week, Harry.” And then he was gone. “It was lovely to meet you too,” Harry whispered to the empty shop, putting his head on the counter, “Louis”.

Or the post Hogwarts AU where Harry's a florist, Louis' a muggle who edits fantasy books, and they both have no say in how quickly they fall for each other.

Tags: Harry Potter AU, Post-Hogwarts, Editor Louis, Florist Harry

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The Lone Hydrangea

by Anonymous

“Thank you again,” he smiled at Harry as he picked up the arrangement and headed towards the door, and Harry quickly realised he didn’t know the man’s name. “I – wait! Sorry, I just...what’s your name?” At the man’s eyebrow raise, Harry stumbled over his words, “It’s just, if you’re coming back, I thought I should…know.” As the man looked at Harry, his smile only grew, and Harry’s heart thumped in his chest. “My name’s Louis. Louis Tomlinson, and it was so lovely to meet you,” he shot one final grin in Harry’s direction, “I’ll see you next week, Harry.” And then he was gone. “It was lovely to meet you too,” Harry whispered to the empty shop, putting his head on the counter, “Louis”.

Or the post Hogwarts AU where Harry's a florist, Louis' a muggle who edits fantasy books, and they both have no say in how quickly they fall for each other.

Words: 77153, Chapters: 11/11, Language: English

Fandoms: One Direction (Band), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Sarah Jones, Mitch Rowland, Ed Sheeran, Nick Grimshaw, Shawn Mendes, Adam Pendergast, Bebe Rexha, Steve Aoki

Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan & Harry Styles, Liam Payne & Louis Tomlinson

Additional Tags: Harry Potter AU, Post-Hogwarts, Editor Louis, Florist Harry, Smut, Fluff, And a little bit of angst, Sexual Tension, Miscommunication, Mutual Pining, Anxiety Attacks, Some slightly haywire magic, Louis has the blackest thumb, But Harry's magic helps him out, Wizard Harry, Muggle Louis, Blow Jobs, Rimming, Anal Sex

via AO3 works tagged 'Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson' http://bit.ly/2KBcWx5

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Trivia Tuesday - The Lone Hydrangea (E, 77K) by lightswoodmagic

Creators: give a “behind the scenes” look at one of your works. This could be things that got removed or changed, the origins of ideas/details, whatever you like!

Okay so it’s not Tuesday anymore BUT I was tagged by the absolutely lovely @allwaswell16 to do this, so I thought I’d share some stuff about the recent fic I did for @potterdirectionficexchange! :)

This was the first fic I wrote for the 1D fandom, and honestly, it was terrifying, but I got the most perfect prompt! Harry Potter is my absolute favourite thing, and when I saw that my prompt involved florist Harry, I was so excited. I used to be a florist, so it was honestly more than I could’ve hoped for.

The first thing I decided on was having a different flower for each chapter, and I just used my favourite flowers that I’ve used throughout my floristry career. Weaving the flowers into the story was one of my favourite parts of the whole thing, but it was a complete accident when I realised that the meanings of each flower suited the feel of the chapters and the fic overall. I was stupidly happy when I realised that, so I had to include a lil’ something in the story about it!

I originally had Louis’ job as a teacher, but whenever I tried to write about him, it just wasn’t working. I played around with a few careers, and when i stumbled across him as an editor, it allowed me to add in the whole dimension of him editing fantasy books, which let me add a bit more to help him along. My sister’s an editor as well, so she was helping me out with terminology and office etiquette.

The main thing I wanted with the fic was to make sure it actually wasn’t too magical, which sounds a bit ridiculous for a Harry Potter AU. I wanted the magical elements of Harry’s life and the shop to just fit in seemlessly without the fic being fantastical, and I think that I managed it!

I originally only planned for the fic to be about 20-30K, but I found that I couldn’t stop once I started! It turned into a monster of a thing, and to be honest, I’m really proud of how it came out.

Without giving away any lil’ spoilers, Steve’s character became what it was completely out of the blue as I was writing it. It wasn’t planned at all, but I’m really glad I put it in.

This fic ABSOLUTELY would not have happened without @thedaggerrose, who listened to me vent and complain and stress and when I gave chapters later than I said and when I changed a million things. She completely made this fic possible, and I am eternally grateful and love her so much 💕 a massive shoutout to @hi-larrie-ous as well, who helped me with a ridiculous amount of writer’s block and gave me feedback.

I’d absolutely love to hear about so many people’s fics, and I’m so sorry if you’ve been tagged, BUT I tag btw gc (I know some of you have been tagged and I’m sorry) @bottomlinsons @forreveries @nauticalleeds @werebothstubborn @lululawrence @softlarry @tempolarriefix, and also @thedaggerrose and @jacaranda-bloom 💕💕💕

[lightwoodsmagic]

Hi! I just read "The lone hydrangea". It's wonderful fic. I cried a lot, then I smiled like an idiot lol. The love h&l feel for each other made me happy and sad at the same time. I adore every single moment in this fic tbh. You are great with words. Talented! Hope you have an amazing 2022! ❤️

Hiya love!

Oh thank you so much, this is so lovely. I’m so happy that you enjoyed it, it was the first fic I ever wrote and sometimes I forget about it and it’s so lovely to be reminded of it 💕

Have a wonderful New Year 😘