When Real Life Just Isn't Enough ...

Title: A Sleigh Ride Together (Sleigh Ride - Part 2/3)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 650
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Summary: Teddy worries about his impromptu invitation.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Challenges: Written for the following Christmas/holiday prompts:
awdt Christmas Quickies: #6 - Christmas tree
dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge: Christmas tree, tinsel
slythindor100 Special Holiday Challenge: #6 - snowman
harrylovesdraco: #12 - author's choice (I chose "hot chocolate"), and
lire_casander's December prompt of "lights"

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( A Sleigh Ride Together )

Title: First Christmas
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 350
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Summary: Draco can't help but be caught up in Harry's enthusiasm for Christmas … their first Christmas together. ♥
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Challenges: Written for the following Christmas/holiday prompts:
awdt Christmas Quickies: #4 - Advent
dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge: fairy, wreath, holly
slythindor100 Special Holiday Challenge: #4 - snuggling
harrylovesdraco: #12 - author's choice (I chose "first Christmas together"), and
cassie_black12's December prompt of "fairy lights"

( First Christmas )

Title: Escape for the Holidays
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 300
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Summary: Harry wants to whisk Draco away from everything and everyone - just this once - for Christmas. ♥
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Challenges: Written for the following Christmas/holiday prompts:
awdt Christmas Quickies: #2 - hot Christmas
dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge: cider
slythindor100 Special Holiday Challenge: #2 - shovelling snow
harrylovesdraco: #12 - author's choice (I choose "away for Christmas"), and
edwardgirl11's December prompt of H/D, 7th or 8th year, beach

( Escape for the Holidays )

Title: Fallen (Part 2 of 23)
Author: sesheta_66
Beta: alaana_fair
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 1250
Summary: Draco acts impulsively, but as the feelings he's managed to suppress for so long begin to surface, he's left wondering why he would do such a foolish thing.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
A Gazillion Challenges: awdt's prompts: My ice cream is melting; The quality leaves something to be desired.
slythindor100's prompts: #101 - Choice of pictures - I chose this one; #103 - Choice of pictures - I chose this one; #105 - Choice of pictures - I chose this one; #107 - Draco's reaction to turning 29.
harrylovesdraco's Challenge #6 - Draco's birthday and green; challenge #8 - The dog days of summer.
enchanted_jae's May #39 - Dream.

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( Fallen - Part 2 )

Title: Drunken Silliness
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 200
Challenges: dracoharry100’s challenge #126 - Whimper and awdt's prompts: I would love to be a stripper; You are the reason I stay alive; I gotta make money somehow, since you refuse to be my sugar daddy; killed by her best friend; Is there anyone you haven't had sex with? slythindor100's prompts: #111 - Birthday boy (for Harry's birthday); harrylovesdraco's Challenge #7 - Harry's birthday and red; and enchanted_jae's June challenge #40 - Did someone say 'party'? and Aug challenge #42 - I knew you were mine for the taking when I walked in the room.
Summary: Pansy has had a few too many at Harry's birthday party.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Click for my feeble attempt at catching up on prompts, and for silliness. )

Title: No Home for the Holidays - part 7
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 2850
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Summary: Memories - even someone else‘s - can be a burden.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Challenges: This series started with prompts from awdt's Christmas Quickies, dracoharry100's Christmas Challenge, slythindor100 Special Holiday Challenge, and IJ‘s Advent Drabbles, though this part does not use any prompts. The next part will.

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( No Home for the Holidays - Part 7 )

Title: No Home for the Holidays - part 4
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 2100
Pairing/Characters: Harry, Draco (eventual H/D)
Summary: Nothing like some fresh air to clear one‘s head.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Challenges: Written as a continuation of a story begun in response to Christmas prompts for awdt's Christmas Quickies, dracoharry100's Christmas Challenge, slythindor100's Special Holiday Challenge, harrylovesdraco's Christmas Challenge, and IJ's adventdrabbles, though this part does not use any prompts. But I promise the next part does. :)

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( No Home for the Holidays - Part 4 )

Title: No Home for the Holidays - part 1
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1700
Pairing/Characters: Harry, Hermione, Draco, Pansy (eventual H/D)
Summary: Against their friends' wishes, Harry and Draco, each for his own reasons, decide to remain at Hogwarts over the Christmas holidays.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Challenges: Written for the second week of Christmas prompts:
awdt Christmas Quickies: #8 - outdoor decorations; #9 - present lists; #10 - Christmas pageants; #11 - stocking stuffers; #12 - Christmas traditions; #13 - red, white and green; #14 - visiting Santa.
dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge: Christingle; nativity; manger; wise men; tinsel; chestnuts; mince pies; eggnog/Baileys.
slythindor100 Special Holiday Challenge: #8 - upside-down Christmas tree; #9 - stockings hanging on the mantel; #10 - sexy!Santa; #11 - author's choice; #12 - naughty & nice pyjamas; #13 - naked bum Santa's helper; #14 - little guy asleep by presents with Santa hat & teddy bear. See pictures here.
harrylovesdraco: #12 - walking in a snowstorm
adventdrabbles on IJ: #8 - wreath; #9 - stocking; #10 - Father Christmas; #11 - nutcracker; #12 - ice skates; #13 - centrepiece; #14 - chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

( No Home for the Holidays - Part 1 )

Title: Forget the Party
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 280
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Challenge: For romaine24's birthday prompt of "birthday cake," awdt's prompts of "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" and "Hmm ... yum," harrylovesdraco's prompt of "Draco's birthday" and enchanted_jae's monthly prompt "Forget the party, let's stay home tonight."
Summary: Harry tries to entice Draco to skip his birthday party, but Draco has a better idea.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( Forget the Party )
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Title: An Extended Holiday
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 258
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Challenge: For scarlet_malfoy's birthday prompt of "Cuddling in a darkened living room on a couch in front of a pretty, lit-up Christmas tree." It also fits the harrylovesdraco challenge of "Easter."
Summary: Harry basks in the glow of their first Christmas together.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

( An Extended Holiday )
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Title: At Your Service (14/14 Valentine fics, updating A Different View)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: NC-17 - all characters are over the age of 18.
Word Count: ~800
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Challenges: For awdt's two weeks of Valentine quickies, prompt #14 - "I think I love you," enchanted_jae's monthly challenge - "I love you more than _____," harrylovesdraco's monthly challenge picture #2 - piggyback ride and slythindor100's prompt #24 - "cherish".
Summary: Harry and Draco go on their vacation.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. The author is not responsible for underage readers. Please note ratings, warnings and age of legal consent in your country. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To see all Valentine/08 entries for A Different View, click here.

To see all parts of A Different View, including the Christmas/07 ficlets, click here.

( Valentine Quickie #14 )
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Second installment of A Different View for today ...

Title: Not a Child (11B/15 of A Different View)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 543
Pairing/Characters: Draco, Harry, Narcissa
Challenges: awdt's prompt of "Too Much Christmas Spirit," harrylovesdraco's "Something to do with Christmas," and my GJ 100_prompts entry #023 - "Arrows".
Summary: Draco is unimpressed with being treated like a child.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To see all parts of A Different View, click here.

( Not a Child )
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Christmas Gift Drabble #14:

Author: sesheta_66
Giftee: hapendfro
Prompt(s): Christmas balls

Title: Striking a Balance
Rating: G
Word Count: 249
Pairings/Characters: Harry/Draco
Other prompts: slythindor100: #2 - holly ; 100_prompts: 066 - "Balance"
Disclaimer: The author is not responsible for underage readers. Please observe the ratings, warnings, and age of legal consent for your country. The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To see all Christmas drabbles, click here.

( Striking a Balance )

Title: All in a Look (10/15 of A Different View)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 646
Pairing/Characters: Harry, Draco
Challenges: awdt's prompt #10 "Bah, Humbug," harrylovesdraco's "Something to do with Christmas," and my GJ 100_prompts entry #077 - "orange".
Summary: Draco shares something meaningful and discovers something wonderful.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To see all parts of A Different View, click here.

( All in a Look )
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Title: Better Than I Deserve
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 881
Challenges: enchanted_jae's monthly prompt, "You made my holiday ..." and my GJ 100_prompts table 025 - "Neutral." Also fits the harrylovesdraco December prompt, "Something to do with Christmas."
Summary: A continuation of A Christmas Surprise, in which Harry remains at Hogwarts for the holidays, knowing that Draco is spending Christmas there.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To read the first part, see A Christmas Surprise.

( Better Than I Deserved )
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