Felicity begins receiving Hanukkah gifts from a secret admirer, each gift even more of a mystery than the previous one. Suspicions build in her mind, but when the final day arrives, Felicity meets her mystery giver at last.
The week leading up to Oliver and Felicity's wedding reveals a little discord, a little rebellion, and a lot of love.
Felicity finds herself the victim of kidnapping when a foe from Oliver's past comes to reap vengeance, leaving Oliver to face a crucial, fateful choice of the heart.
Another boring gala for Oliver improves when Felicity arrives unexpectedly, but the news she's holding back might do just the opposite.
Oliver's bad night starts to look up when he does his level best to help Felicity improve her own unhappy evening.
Felicity falls into the trap of Count Vertigo and Oliver rushes to save her life. In the aftermath, Oliver comes to understand a helpless truth he cannot ignore.
When Oliver fulfills a promise he once made, Felicity does not expect the question he follows up with.
Slade Wilson's arrival in Starling City creates an unexpected spike of anger in Felicity. After unearthing the hidden reasons, Oliver finds a moment of perfection.
Slade Wilson makes a splash into Team Arrow and drives Felicity crazy. Only when Slade is on the verge of death does Felicity realize just how much. (AU)
It is Christmas and Madam Rosmerta observes joy everywhere after Voldemort's recent defeat. At one dark table in the corner of The Three Broomsticks, it seems that joy has fled. -AU, Deathly Hallows semi-spoilers.
MINISTRY MARRIAGE LEGISLATION SHOCK. Usually The Pygmy Post stood four pages. Today, it featured an enormous, twenty-page article… When a marriage law shocks the wizarding world, Hogwarts stands against it. Many are freed through their efforts, but Minerva McGonagall fails to escape the new law's parameters, leading to unusual personal choices and an unexpected future. (AU)
Cornelius Fudge's incompetence with the dementor in 'The Goblet of Fire' leaves Minerva to pay the price for his stupidity.
Harry found himself thinking of all the things he had never known about his head of house. Things he had never asked and now probably never would. Harry felt guilty for never bothering to know the woman who guided and protected him even when he thought he didn't need her to.
Minerva McGonagall finds grief in the wake of war difficult to manage, but in attempting to find a meaningful gift near Christmastime, she finds a measure of peace and accepts that sometimes life is too difficult without the support of a friend.
Albus Dumbledore wrapped his deputy headmistress into the embrace of his long arms with ten times more strength than that of Rubeus Hagrid; the renowned wizard's white beard pressed against the side of her face with unexpected softness as he turned to firmly kiss Minerva's temple.
Harry Potter refuses to be one man's pawn any longer. In finding his freedom, Harry realizes that Minerva McGonagall is far more than an inflexible professor and second chances are a privilege not to be undervalued. -AU **Awakenings I**
Oliver always felt a warning when the people he loved were about to die. He just never made it there in time. Only time to die. For once in his broken life, Oliver hopes for a miracle.
Oliver has made a choice about his future. It is one Felicity doesn't understand at first. Until Oliver reveals a truth he was too afraid to admit until now.
Another holiday spent alone is anything but fun. Felicity's day-before-Thanksgiving routine doesn't make it any easier this year. But Oliver's timely friendship just might make it a little less lonely.
In the wake of the Undertaking, Felicity is forced to ask Oliver for a place to stay. One night of sleeplessness (and a little bit of sharing) leads them both to a deeper bond of friendship.