Title: Most Precious Possession
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Summary: Severus goves thanks for his most precious possession.
Word Count: 630
Genre: Romance
Warnings: None that I am aware of.
A/N: Written for adventdrabbles's prompt #19: Winter solstice. This is part 19 in my Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards series, the previous parts being: Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards Day 1 - Candles, Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards Day 2 - Plum Pudding, Inexplicably Bound, A Snog and a Cuddle, Tinsel Talk, Hot Buttered Harry, Stockings Stuffed With Care, Finding the Perfect Tree, Why Santa's Jolly, Important Research, A Hint of Ginger, On a Wing and a Prayer, Caretaker, Just Punishment, True Bond, Rest and Relaxation, Sleigh Ride and In the Library.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Most Precious Possession

Title: From Where I Am
Author: Santa Claus
Giftee: Everyone!
Word Count: 22,700
Rating: PG
Pairing: SS/HP
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Prior to leaving Hogwarts for Christmas break, Albus Severus Potter rediscovers a secret of the Room of Requirement. What he doesn't expect, however, is that the secret will forever change the holiday for himself – and his father. Pre-slash.
Author's Notes: Some small details from canon were changed to suit this story. If you don’t notice them, pretend I didn’t say anything.

Cheers to my awesome beta, who helped me immeasurably (more than she knows, I’m sure) – especially when my little 5,000 word story decided to whizz past 20,000 (*ahem*). Also, a warm shout-out to my cheering squad (you all know who you are). Your support means a lot to me.

A special thanks goes to the Snarry Holidays mods: bewarethesmirk for her cheerful patience and lesyeuxverts for her grammar queen-ness. My hat is off to them both for their amazing work in making this fest a success!

From Where I Am

Title: Quite Acceptable
Author/Artist: alisanne
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Challenge: Written for harry100's prompt #62: Lily Luna
Rating: PG
Length: 100
Warnings(if applicable): Mpreg.
Summary: Harry finally comes up with a decent name.
Beta: sevfan
Notes: Sequel to A James By Any Other Name and Natural Selection, so it makes more sense if read after those two.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Quite Acceptable

Title: Speak Low if You Speak of Love
Author: Can owls write? Hedwig always seemed rather shifty.
Giftee: thesewarmstars
Word Count: ~21,500
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Severus
Warnings: *Not-Epilogue compliant, Alive!Severus, Top/Bottom!Snape, Virgin!Snape, Experienced!Harry, Top/Bottom!Harry, very minor blood-play*
Disclaimer: The world of HP and its characters belongs to Rowling. The author of this fic has borrowed them for the purposes of storytelling. No profit was or will be made.
Summary: When a secret is revealed during casual conversation, Harry sees Severus in a brand new light. Will he be able to convince Severus to take their friendship to a whole new level?
Author's Notes: Thanks to the brilliant whitecotton for all her spectacular beta work and Brit-picking. I seriously would not have finished this if not for her. Also, I would like to say thanks to atypicalsnowman for making certain I understood exactly what was desired in a fic. Last but not least, thanks to R, B and D for allowing me to pick their brains as I ironed out the plot. The title is a line from William Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’
Mod Note: This fic was originally posted here, but because the HTML on the offsite link was defying us, we're posting this the old-fashioned way. Enjoy!

( Speak Low If You Speak of Love - Part 3/3 )

Title: Speak Low if You Speak of Love
Author: Can owls write? Hedwig always seemed rather shifty.
Giftee: thesewarmstars
Word Count: ~21,500
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Severus
Warnings: *Not-Epilogue compliant, Alive!Severus, Top/Bottom!Snape, Virgin!Snape, Experienced!Harry, Top/Bottom!Harry, very minor blood-play*
Disclaimer: The world of HP and its characters belongs to Rowling. The author of this fic has borrowed them for the purposes of storytelling. No profit was or will be made.
Summary: When a secret is revealed during casual conversation, Harry sees Severus in a brand new light. Will he be able to convince Severus to take their friendship to a whole new level?
Author's Notes: Thanks to the brilliant whitecotton for all her spectacular beta work and Brit-picking. I seriously would not have finished this if not for her. Also, I would like to say thanks to atypicalsnowman for making certain I understood exactly what was desired in a fic. Last but not least, thanks to R, B and D for allowing me to pick their brains as I ironed out the plot. The title is a line from William Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’
Mod Note: This fic was originally posted here, but because the HTML on the offsite link was defying us, we're posting this the old-fashioned way. Enjoy!

( Speak Low If You Speak of Love - Part 2/3 )

Title: Speak Low if You Speak of Love
Author: Can owls write? Hedwig always seemed rather shifty.
Giftee: thesewarmstars
Word Count: ~21,500
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Severus
Warnings: *Not-Epilogue compliant, Alive!Severus, Top/Bottom!Snape, Virgin!Snape, Experienced!Harry, Top/Bottom!Harry, very minor blood-play*
Disclaimer: The world of HP and its characters belongs to Rowling. The author of this fic has borrowed them for the purposes of storytelling. No profit was or will be made.
Summary: When a secret is revealed during casual conversation, Harry sees Severus in a brand new light. Will he be able to convince Severus to take their friendship to a whole new level?
Author's Notes: Thanks to the brilliant whitecotton for all her spectacular beta work and Brit-picking. I seriously would not have finished this if not for her. Also, I would like to say thanks to atypicalsnowman for making certain I understood exactly what was desired in a fic. Last but not least, thanks to R, B and D for allowing me to pick their brains as I ironed out the plot. The title is a line from William Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’
Mod Note: This fic was originally posted here, but because the HTML on the offsite link was defying us, we're posting this the old-fashioned way. Enjoy!

( Speak Low If You Speak of Love - Part 1/3 )

I hope everyone's enjoying the holiday season and/or the snow. ♥ But I especially hope you're enjoying the fest! We have a couple of surprise gifts, so the fest will be running a bit longer than we anticipated - probably until Christmas Day itself. We will wait about a week for reveals so that everyone has a chance to catch up. :)

A quick reminder to continue leaving feedback! If you rec something (fic or art), please tell us in this post. :) I've been able to send some recs over to the Snitch. Thanks for those that have been sharing links.

And lastly, we have already posted the gift for thesewarmstars called Speak Low If You Speak of Love. For some reason, however, the HTML is being recalcitrant despite all our collective efforts. Therefore, we're going to re-post the fic the old-fashioned way on IJ/LJ/DW. Sorry to spam your flists, but perhaps this way the HTML will come out correctly. :) It's a great fic. There will be a new fic posted later on tonight - a gift for everyone!

Title: "They left four hours ago," Hermione said, exasperated. "What's taking them so long to collect a few death caps?"
Artist: The Whomping Willow!
Giftee: stupid_drawings
Media/Medium: digital
Rating: PG
Pairing: Snape / Harry
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. blahblahblah yadda yadda yadda
Summary: They may have claimed to have been a bit lost, but we know better ;-)
Artist's Notes: I enjoyed making this for you, hope you like!

Title: New York Minute illustration, for ellid

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: Holiday Spice (R)/NWS

Warning: Spoiler! Read the story before viewing.

A/N: More than the challenge of the art itself it was difficult to try to convey even a little of the amount of feelings between Snape and Lupin in that scene... I hope it pleases you, Ellid, as it did me to read your story again!

Note: Please do not take and use Snupin Santa gift art for icons, wallpaper, or any other purpose. It's intended for the recipient alone.

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Walking the Plank believes strongly that all submissions are the creator's own, and that we hold them in trust. To avoid a meltdown like websites prior, we have many moderators, and we have a very open policy. That leads to a feel of cooperation unlike any other. We maintain Walking the Plank in trust for all the fen, and we have volunteers from many countries. You can read all about how it came to be, and the history of Walking the Plank, here.

This last year (2009) was a banner year for uploads and content (thank you, authors and artists!), but has been a tough year for volunteers, both existing as well as new recruits.


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Volunteers at Walking the Plank bring experience, knowledge, and their individual specialized skills to WtP, and their dedication and commitment are the key to the success of both the website and the 'ship of Snarry.

Please consider joining the Walking the Plank team and help keep our ship afloat!


~ The Walking the Plank Mod Team.

Title: In the Library
Author: alisanne
Rating: PG
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Summary: Hermione always looks out for her friends.
Word Count: 545
Genre: Erotica
Warnings: Voyeurism
A/N: Written for adventdrabbles's prompt #18: Champagne. This is part 18 in my Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards series, the previous parts being: Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards Day 1 - Candles, Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards Day 2 - Plum Pudding, Inexplicably Bound, A Snog and a Cuddle, Tinsel Talk, Hot Buttered Harry, Stockings Stuffed With Care, Finding the Perfect Tree, Why Santa's Jolly, Important Research, A Hint of Ginger, On a Wing and a Prayer, Caretaker, Just Punishment, True Bond, Rest and Relaxation and Sleigh Ride.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

In the Library

Title: Invasum (Like Father, Like Son)
Author: Rudolph
Giftee: fanficforensics
Word Count: ~14,800
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Highlight to view: * Harry/Ginny, Harry/Tobias (sorta), Harry/Severus *
Warnings: Highlight to view: * A brief moment of het sex *
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Harry, searching for Snape after he disappeared from the Shrieking Shack, follows a trail into the Muggle world and runs into Tobias Snape.
Author's Notes: My heartiest of thanks to the Snarry Holidays mods: your forbearance knows no bounds! This fic was saved by last-minute pinch-betaing by L, and any other inconsistencies or errors are totally mine. Fanficforensics, I don’t know if this is what you meant with your prompt, but this lodged in my head and would only come out by writing it down, hope you enjoy it.

Invasum (Like Father, Like Son)

Hello, and welcome to the latest issue of snapenews. Thank you all for your continuing support and useful links! Feel free to comment (either below or at snapenews@gmail.com) and let us know how we're doing!

CHALLENGES/CONTESTS

This week's challenge on snarry100 is Patronus.

This week's challenge on quiz_sshg is Magical Bets.

REC LISTS/ARCHIVE UPDATES

hgss_digest has been updated here.

TODAY IN ART

Threesome/Moresome/Other

Anonymous (posting in snapelyholidays drew "A Problem of Scales" (Snape/Harry/Charlie. R.)

TODAY IN FIC

Gen

janus wrote "Velvet" (Snape, Rabastan. G.)

Het

Anonymous (posting in smutty_claus) wrote "Perfectly Imperfect" (Snape/Hermione. NC-17)

Slash

Anonymous (posting in snapelyholidays) wrote "Through the Years" (Snape/Kingsley. R)

GRAPHICS/ICONS

swithers posted icons from Philosopher's Stone, ten of which feature Snape

DISCLAIMERS: The warnings listed here are those given by the artist/author/poet. Please pay attention to all ratings and warnings when following links.

We aim to bring you the latest Snape-centric items in the fandom but some might slip through the net! You can help to ensure this doesn't happen by sending us links via email to snapenews@gmail.com. There are submission guidelines in the snapenews user profile, but for the 'Today in' sections we just require the basic title/creator/rating/warnings/link info.

Title: Of Celluloid and Fate, for islandsmoke

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Cinemaphile Severus Snape only wanted to enjoy his first holiday in a place where no one knew him. So what the hell was Remus Lupin doing there? A little imagining of how the boys might have found each other after the first war.

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC17)

Warnings: prostitution, pornography of sorts, Severus having rude thoughts about the French

Notes: I hope you enjoy this, islandsmoke! Apologies to anyone who knows Clermont-Ferrand. I've taken many liberties and I'm aware that the lovely city is not actually overrun with prostitutes. ;) Thanks to my dear beta, and to the amazing mods for the fest!

Word count: 4487

Weekly round-up of RL/SS stories and art found in the other fests I'm following this month: HP Yule Balls, Harry Holidays, and Kinky Kristmas.

If anyone is following other fests and spots some RL/SS, please feel free to do the same!


Stories:

Far Out
Characters/Pairings: Sirius/Severus/Remus
Rating: NC-17
Kinks/Themes Included: gender bending, first time, threesome, double-penetration
Word Count: ~4300
Summary/Description: Sirius, unable to resist tormenting Severus, hits him with a spell that turns him--briefly--into a girl. It's Remus to the rescue when things don't go back to normal as quickly as planned.

Just wanted to remind everyone who's reccing Snupin Santa fest stories that I'm collecting recs here on LJ and here on IJ. So far, five stories and two artworks have qualified for inclusion in both the Daily Snitch and Snape News newsletters!

Please post rec links in the comments of the posts listed above so I can keep track of recs more easily, and if you'd include the title of the work(s) you're reccing, that would be really helpful as well. Thanks!

Title: Fits and Starts, for dungeons-master

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Severus survived an Unbirthing Venom. . . mostly.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Warnings: cavalier attitude towards Book 7 canon (i.e., handwaving); hints at past child abuse

Beta: an absolute angel with the patience of a saint (she checked this three times!)

Word count: 14463

Title: Footfalls echo in the memory
Author: R.A.B.
Giftee: dandru
Word Count: ~17,500
Rating: R/NC-17
Pairing: Snape/Harry (with references to past Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione and Ron/Pansy)
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Snape and Harry lose their memories of the past ten years.
Author's Notes: I hope you like this, dandru! It's not quite time travel, but it was as close as I could get while incorporating most of the rest of your prompts. Thank you so much to my beta mairi, who had to hear me wibbling about this fic. Any remaining mistakes are my own.

(Footfalls echo in the memory)

This is not drawing. This is also not laundry. Today was decompression time though, so laundry has been pushed to tomorrow. In the process of compiling this I realised the creative niche that vidding fills for me, which is being able to sort all my squeeful thoughts and say here are all the things I love about ____. With music attached. I always feel slightly weird about vidding since I don't approach it with any intention to learn the finer details of editing or crafting a strong visual narrative, but coming to understand why I vid makes me feel more comfortable sharing what I've made.

I also feel like all the classic and contemporary big band/crooners I've been listening to while working in the lab this semester was just preparing me to fall in love with this show. Also, OT3 much? Purr.

( White Collar Vid - Neal/Peter/Elizabeth - Peroxide Swing )

Or right-click and download.

Title: Worried Breath
Rating : PG
Author: lilyseyes
Word Count: 100x5
Challenge:snarry100 #192: Jingle Bells
Warnings: * Mpreg, and a touch of Severus!angst*
Disclaimer: JKR owns the Potterverse – I just play in it. No money is made from these amateur works.
Summary: Glimpses life with the Potter-Snape family. Another in the Breathe Series

Worried Breath

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