When the aftermath of an accident finds Holmes and Watson in an old haunted manor house, they learn of a vampiric curse that haunts the family of an old friend; they must seek to break it before it's too late.

A collection of responses for the 2014 December Calendar Challenge of Awesomeness challenge put on by Hades Lord of the Dead. Humor, angst, friendship, and many more genres. I make no apologies, only excuses.

L'archevêque réfléchit.

His doctor had warned him that if he pushed himself too hard... if only Lestrade had listened. Sickfic for Edhla.

"Words scored in blood adorning the bricks of the East End..." A collection of shorts that chronicle the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper.

A drabble in which Remus Lupin reflects upon the wolf inside of him.

Bella indulges in a pot of tea in the hours since leaving Azkaban. 5th year, Bellamort.

A favorite game of the children of Aragog is to imagine their spider ancestors from the days of Middle-earth. Gift!Fic for Captain Zangano.

A young mother must save her son's life while fearing an accusation of witchcraft.

She'd never felt so helpless as she felt now... In the aftermath of the McKinnon tragedy, Alice Longbottom and Emmeline Vance try to understand the unfair brutality of Lord Voldemort. But it's difficult when you can see the mutilated body of your friend in the ashes of her house... Alice/Marlene

I close my eyes and I am where you are... Gift fic for Slytherin Head

It's Minerva's birthday, one of her least favorite days of the year. She's had a rough day and on top of everything else, she feels like the one man she cares about has forgotten.

Albus has decided that it's high time for his staff to get into the Christmas spirit whether they like it or not.

Before she went to Hogwarts, Pansy Parkinson was a sweet, shy little eleven year old. But when she meets Draco Malfoy on the Hogwarts Express, she's forced to make a choice. Will she abandon her own nature for the sake of a friend?