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I finally finished a holiday prompt! It was long but it was worth it! This is also my 100th fic on AO3 :)

The Potter Quidditch Emporium

Hinny

Fluff, smut, christmas, strangers to lovers

13K words

Oneshot

She was early for her appointment with the seamstress for her very first professional Quidditch kit so she wandered around Diagon Alley, enjoying the holiday decorations with its twinkling lights and promise of warm, hearty food behind the door of half the establishments. She may have to stop by the Red Cap Café on her way home for a steaming cup of hot chocolate.

She checked the time and she had just a few minutes left. She halted by the window of the store, the Potter Quidditch Emporium, and admired the Christmas display—admired was a big word, considering she saw several things wrong with it within seconds.

From afar it was a cheery Christmas collection. A Christmas tree to the side, a broom posed like a sledge in the middle of it and two posters with generic-looking Quidditch players, a man in green and a woman in red.

“Not a fan of Christmas?” a man asked that had walked up beside her. He was tall and had dark hair with glasses framing green eyes.

“I love Christmas,” she insisted, “but this”—she gestured vaguely at the display—“is not just uninspired, it’s insulting.”

He looked intrigued. “Insulting? That’s a strong feeling.”

Thanks @starlingflight for tagging me!

What is the origin of your blog name?

I Just wanted a dedicated safe, space for hinny shippers😘 there really wasn’t any thought behind it

What’s your ‘I will always order this’ food?

Being a picky eater, chicken tenders and fries are a safe option for me! Or soup, I love soup.

What’s your overused emoji?

🙃 is my favorite! 🫢🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🥺 are all favorites too💙

What’s your favorite comfort show/movie/book?

Show- Greys anatomy

Book- Harry Potter and the half blood prince

Movie- freaky Friday, parent trap and chamber of secrets

Song you’ve had on repeat this week?

This week has been stargazing by Myles smith, ordinary by Alex Warren or nobody’s son by Sabrina carpenter

Whats the last thing you hyper fixated on?

Diamond art painting! I still have so many to create and so little hours in the day

What’s an oddly specific thing that brings you joy?

Specifically, Hitting all green lights on the way to work- puts me in a good mood and usually it’s an easy night

What smell instantly makes you happy?

Fresh laundry, honeysuckle, peppermint. I’m a sucker for comfort smells

What’s something you loved as a kid that you secretly love now?

It’s no secret- I’m obsessed with Disney- I’m a child at heart and will show that to you immediately, no shame here ☺️

What’s your phone wallpaper right now?

Hogwarts and the hogwarts express ✨

Are you a morning person, night owl or something else entirely?

Dude, I was born to be a morning person but married a night owl so my schedule is all over the place lol

Lastly, if you work, what is your work profession and do you like it?

Full time mama & wife, part time food service worker. Like every job, it has its ups and downs, I enjoy the consistency of it and that I only have to be around my coworkers and not customers

Tagging @gryffindorhealer, @charmsandtealeaves and @takearisk-xo

Share a snippet from a WIP, however much you like!

From 'Spilt Blood', my Regency AU

“Is he ready?” Lady Muriel asked with a quivering voice.

“He will be,” Petunia replied vaguely. Her eyes slid back to Ginny. “She looks ready. Is five minutes enough?”

“We better get on with it,” Muriel said. “I have a dinner to attend.”

Ginny’s stomach churned. Muriel was ready to leave her, would not even travel with her to her new home. Her items had likely already been packed up since they had left, and delivered to the house.

The Dursleys stepped out again and her great-aunt turned back to her.

“If I may give you one piece of advice,” she snipped. “Don’t make it too hard on yourself. Obey your husband, and perhaps you can make something of your life. Resisting him will only make it worse, and would reflect poorly on me.” Her red-rimmed eyes were threatening. “Prove I’ve taught you something.”

Ginny only nodded, unable to speak. She would find out soon enough what her husband was like.

The door was opened by one of the servants. “It’s time.”

Ginny walked out, Lady Muriel close behind her.

“I didn’t ask for this,” a man said. “We haven’t even met!”

Ginny’s head snapped to him at once. She realised he was also being married off, that this wasn’t his choice. She wasn’t sure if she was comforted by that or not. She walked up to him and took her place across from him at the end of the aisle.

Also, please appreciate me not to being extremely demanding and telling you which WIP I would like it for...

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Before the Beginning - three sentences (or more) about something that happened before the plot of my current project

This is for my Drastoria fic that I'm technically not working on right now but that I KNOW @starlingflight wants to hear about

Astoria has been living up the good life of the idle wealthy in the years since she graduated Beauxbatons, travelling Europe, eating fantastic food, visiting stunning places and sleeping with gorgeous people. She's lived a life of complete luxury, only now her father wants her to return to England.

Draco did his best to run away, but England kept calling him home. Now he lives in a flat that his mother hates and struggles through a weekly dinner with his parents. He's doing his best to keep a low profile, but that may all change when a certain witch enters his life.