Harry Potter Golden Age

Title: the frenemies' guide to beekeeping
Author: porcelainheart3
Characters/Pairings: Draco/Harry
Rating: M
Word Count: 5693
Content/Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply;
Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Case Fic, Beekeeping, Honey, Smitten Harry Potter, Older Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy in Glasses, Older Draco Malfoy
Summary/Prompt: Harry gaped, speechless. Then he gave it two seconds of thought and pulled himself together. "Oh. Andromeda told you."

"On the contrary, Potter." Malfoy wiped his hands with a tea towel from over his shoulder. He nudged his glasses up his nose with one long finger. "I have spent the past thirty years in the study of human nature, psychology, and criminal investigation. Not to mention Muggle methods of fingerprinting, forensics, even 19th century physiognomy." He paused, and the lines at the corners of his mouth creased sharply. His eyes glittered. "...And also, yes, Andromeda told me."
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An ode to Sherlock Holmes featuring one recently retired Magipathologist, one sharp-tongued beekeeper, and purloined case files from the DMLE that are absolutely none of their beeswax.
A/N: Prompt #41 envisioned H/D growing old a la Sherlock and Watson. "Retired, and now keeping bees, they get their grandchild to steal cold case files to solve from their rocking chairs." Teddy plays the role of case file courier in this fic. Features many nods to short stories from the Sherlock Holmes oeuvre. Any spoilers for those stories are heavily disguised in HP clothes. I hope you enjoy it, prompter!

Thanks a trillion to E. for the britpick/beta.

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( the frenemies' guide to beekeeping )

Title: The Greatest Good
Author: Walgesang
Characters/Pairings: Harry Potter
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2093
Content/Warning(s): EWE, Background Ron/Hermione, Headmaster Harry, Friendship, Prophecy, Veil of Death, Hopeful Ending, Neville&Harry, Harry&Ron&Hermione
Summary/Prompt: Harry is visiting Ron at the Ministry when there's an emergency in the Department of Mysteries. A new chosen one who will stop an unknown evil that has yet to come. After decades of peace, this causes a flood of memories for Harry, who decided to become Hogwarts Headmaster as a way to ease into his retirement years.
A/N: Many thanks to G for being an awesome beta and thanks to the fest mods! ♥ This is one of my all-time favorite fests and so glad to be a part of it again. Thanks as well for a prompt that really got me thinking about what Harry would do in this situation!

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( The Greatest Good )

Title: Rest and Recuperation
Author: Goddess47
Characters/Pairings: Harry Potter/Severus Snape, Dudley Dursley
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2880
Content/Warning(s): Off-screen injuries
Summary/Prompt: C24 - Prompt: When 60-something Dudley needs a knee replacement (or whatever medical procedure you want), he has to stay with Harry and his family to recover
A/N: Dudley's wife got Dudley to make up with Harry and they've been good friends for years by now. Wayne is Dudley's magical son.

Many thanks to patient mods from late writers!

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( Rest and Recuperation )

Title: I see a great deal of myself in you
Author: emrldapplejuice
Characters/Pairings: Augusta Longbottom/Andromeda Black Tonks, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Teddy Lupin
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 20400
Content/Warning(s): light angst, grieving, bereavement, hurt/comfort, mental health, friendship, falling in love, romance, older women
Summary/Prompt: While reading her favourite magazine, Andromeda's eyes fall on a familiar name. She sees many parallels between her life and that of Augusta Longbottom. She decides to seek advice from grandmother to grandmother. (Prompt C3)
A/N: I was immediately intrigued by this prompt. I never thought I'd end up writing such a long story, but they are fascinating characters and I enjoyed exploring them. Thank you, prompter, and thank you to the mods for this great fest. It was a joy to write for it! Thank you, whyareweatalesbianbar, for being a wonderful beta!

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( I see a great deal of myself in you )

Title: My hope moves from cold to fire.
Author: digthewriter
Characters/Pairings: Neville/Charlie
Rating: R / Mature
Word Count: 1650
Content/Warning(s): Nudity. Exotic Dancers. Insinuation of sex in a public place. Kink realisation.
Summary/Prompt: "Getting old doesn't mean you stop having fun." Neville discovers a new kink at an exotic dance club, but not with one of the young dancers.
A/N: Thanks to N for the beta. The title is inspired by the line from Neruda poem: my heart moves from cold to fire. | I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You.

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( My hope moves from cold to fire. )

Title: Spam Mail
Author: TheMightyFlynn
Characters/Pairings: Marcus Flint/Percy Weasley
Rating: PG
Word Count: 5064
Content/Warning(s): Mild language
Summary/Prompt: Marcus never thought he would be thankful for receiving spam mail.
Prompt C9: S/he's been separated from the wizarding world for decades, but circumstances conspire to bring him/her back.
A/N: Thanks to the mods for running the fest again!

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( Spam Mail )