"But maybe just once a year, when they take a break from all the shouting and cursing and fighting, it can work for them." The holiday season is a time for friendship, love, laughter and, most particularly, hope. Twenty-six Christmases spanning the years, with a whole host of characters. Marauder-era to post HPB.

Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Draco Malfoy each manage to stuff up Valentine's day in their own unique way. Swearing, violence and the throwing of very heavy books at nasty Slytherin boys' heads ensues. Rated for language and the said throwing of very heavy books. Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ginny and Draco/Astoria.

"What's gotten into me? I was transformed into a ferret, I was forced to bite Goyle straight on the arse, and I'm quite certain I was nearly indecently assaulted by another ferret! Why are you laughing?" Draco has a very bad day indeed. R/H, D/A

"He won't miss her, of course; it's only out exhaustion from his mother's nagging that he even puts up with the child after all. And she's only a little girl." Snippets of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass surviving alongside each other. Draco/Astoria

"When she was fourteen, and very foolish, she thought she might possibly fall in love with Draco Malfoy. Now she doesn't know what to think." After the Battle of Hogwarts, Astoria discovers that forgiveness is far harder than it sounds.

Astoria thinks she should be going home now, Draco attempts to persuade her otherwise. With the assistance of a Muggle radio, Christmas carols, and lashings of denial.

“Oh, calm down. It’s not like he’s decided to be a practitioner of the Dark Arts – oh no, wait a moment, you’d like that.” Scorpius has been Sorted, and Draco is unimpressed. Astoria, of course, is amused by all.

Perhaps he's only haunted with thoughts of colour. Perhaps he's only lusting after the feeling that the blood brings.' Draco Malfoy thinks about blood, colour, power and fragile Gryffindors. Dark.

I love you. I think it as often as I can, feeling the words washing along my veins.' A Marauder admits his feelings for Lily Evans.

The only time Minerva McGonagal truly feels happy is when she's being taught by her teacher.

Hermione's concern for the people of Ghana is very nice, Ron thinks. But why does it have to make him act so......wierd?

Hermione is getting annoyed with Ron's swearing, and decides to take matters into her own hands. Things don't end up perfect, however, in true Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley fashion. RH, and a bit of SS

Sometimes, Hermione cries...and no ammount of excuses can cover it.