Rare Pair Shorts

Well, the first month of the new year is already over and so is our Winter Fic Exchange. All gifts have been posted, and what marvellous fics have been created!

Check them out; there's something for everyone among the offerings.
Below you'll find an anonymous masterlist, alphabetically sorted.

( Anonymous Masterlist )

Can you guess who wrote what?

Give it a shot and comment below with your guess(es).

To make things a little easier, here’s a list of authors.

( List of Authors )


You will notice that we have more fics than authors. Three marvellous participants wrote a second fic to make up for those we lost along the way.

So, can you guess who wrote what?

Textbox for your convenience:
<b>Fic was written by:</b> [Please enter the author name(s) after the corresponding title.] <u>1. A Bit of Fun:</u> <u>2. Better</u> <u>3. Daughter of Rain and Snow</u> <u>4. Duck and Parry</u> <u>5. Five Winters</u> <u>6. Goodbye</u> <u>7. Halcyon</u> <u>8. Holding Hands, Peace, Throw Snowballs, What’s Most Important, Right?</u> <u>9. How People See It.</u> <u>10. in silence I watched you</u> <u>11. New Years Lovers</u> <u>12. Night</u> <u>13. Shut up and …, The Fifth Day of Christmas, Errands, Presents, Home</u> <u>14. Sweets Before Supper</u> <u>15. The Most Wonderful Time of Year</u> <u>16. The Prewitt Girl</u> <u>17. Uncle is a Relative Term</u> <u>18. Unwind</u> <u>19. Weasley Sweaters Aren’t Just For Weasleys Anymore</u> <u>20. What Makes a Hero?</u> <u>21. Wrapped in Snow</u>

You have until Monday, 4 February, to submit your guesses. Comments are screened.

Winners of the guessing game and the big reveal with unanonymous masterlist will be posted mid-next week.

Author: [had one pint too many in the Hogshead last night]
Recipient: evening12
Title: Goodbye
Pairing: (past) Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1204
Summary: When removed from his post as headmaster in 1996, Dumbledore isn't idle. He knows he'll have to return to England sooner rather than later, but there is one thing he must do first.
Author's Notes:
Dear evening12, I hope you like this little fic. It's probably rather different from what you expected; it is certainly different from what I expected when I set out to write it. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it.

To my beta: this wouldn't be what it is if it weren't for you. Thank you for your astute comments, for challenging me to not leave readers hanging, i.e., to actually write an ending, for your encouragement. ♥


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Author: [is sneaking off to Honeydukes]
Recipient: the rarepair_shorts community
Title: Halcyon
Pairing: Pansy Parkinson/Tracey Davis
Rating: PG
Word Count: 500
Summary: The women of Slytherin House are the first to recover.
Author's Notes: None.

( The women of Slytherin House are the first to recover. )

Author: [is hiding in a broom closet]
Recipient: bk03
( Five drabbles, Harry/Padma, PG/PG-13 )

Author: [read the Invisible Book of Invisibility for too long]
Recipient: ccharlotte
Title: Wrapped in Snow
Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Theodore Nott
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2.010
Summary: Draco’s plan how to spend the Christmas holidays in the deserted Hogwarts castle does not mix well with Theodore’s own ideas.
Author's Notes: I really hope you enjoy this, ccharlotte. I tried to mix up most of your prompts. They were fun to juggle. :) Many thanks to K. for the beta!

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Author: [has been disillusioned by Mad-Eye Moody]
Recipient: deathlydragon
Title: Better
Pairing: James Sirius Potter/Scorpius Malfoy, Sirius Black/Draco Malfoy
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,445
Summary: James brings a great big smelly dog with him to the train station.
Author's Notes: This is a glimpse of an elaborate AU in which, primarily, Sirius Black never died and helps Harry and Ginny Potter care for their children. I hope you enjoy this, deathlydragon! I had fun writing it. :)


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Author: [still finding their way in the labyrinth during the third task]
Recipient: myownmuggle
Title: What Makes a Hero?
Pairing: Hannah Abbott/Neville Longbottom
Rating: PG
Word Count: 879
Summary: Some are born to it, other rise to it, while some accidentally stumble on it. Neville never saw himself as one but Hannah starts to think otherwise.
Author's Notes: This is set just before Christmas break at Hogwarts during Deathly Hallows. Thanks to my accountant for the beta.

( What Makes a Hero? )

Author: [didn't make it home from the Three Broomsticks last night]
Recipient: the rarepair_shorts community
Title: Unwind
Pairing: Harry Potter/Susan Bones
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,500 words
Summary: Harry comes home after a hard day of training.
Author's Notes: Thank you to wantsunicorns and hechicera for the betas.
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Author: [got lost on the changing staircases]
Recipient: gamma_x_orionis
Title: The Prewett Girl
Pairing: Lucius/Alice, (background) Lucius/Narcissa
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 601
Summary: Lucius sees Alice at a Malfoy function and muses on her allure and the politics surrounding her family.

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Author: [off to see the wizard]
Recipient: anassa_anemou
Title: Uncle is a Relative Term
Pairing: Bill Weasley/Teddy Lupin
Rating: R
Word Count: 740
Summary: Ever wondered how on earth Bill and Teddy ended up together? Here's the story Bill likes to tell.
Author's Notes: anassa_anemou, I hope you like this. I had so much fun writing this little story.
Title was inspired by this quote: “Broke is a relative term, like sister, cousin, or Uncle Sam.
” (Jarod Kintz, This Book Title is Invisible)

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Author: [was there on the Marauders' Map a second ago, I swear!]
Recipient: flyingharmony
Title: Daughter of the Rain and Snow
Pairing: Ted Tonks/Andromeda Black
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,182
Summary: There is retribution to be had, and Andromeda will take what is due her and those she loves.
Author's Notes: The premise of this fic came from the song “Landscape” by Florence and the Machine. A dear friend of mine once mentioned it was on her Andromeda playlist, and as soon as I received my assignment, I knew I wanted to use it. To my two betas, I love you both. Thank you for holding my hand and being so wonderful to me. I don’t deserve you. And finally to flyingharmony, I hope you enjoy this!

( Daughter of the Rain and Snow )

Author: [is wearing an Invisibility Cloak]
Recipient: bluemermaid
Title: Five Winters
Pairing: Zacharias/Luna
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1030
Summary: Five times Luna and Zacharias run into each other.
Author's Notes: Crystal, you said any Ravenclaw for Zacharias, and snow and bundling up, so I hope you enjoyed this! Thanks to the mods for running this fest, and C, always. Any mistakes are from my post-beta meddling.

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