... And we have an extra fic, from an author the moderators thought had dropped out, for bk03! (Since she had to wait until January for her fic, it's only fair she gets two.)

Title: Warm Strangers
Author: fly_to_dawn
Recipient's Name: bk03
Character(s): Harry/Susan
Quote: "The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." Victor Hugo

( Harry Potter was settled down on a small, comfortable hill in the Hogwarts' grounds. )

mod note: sincere apologies for this delay, bk03!

Title: Ever Onwards
Author: such_heights
Recipient's Name: bk03
Character(s): Rowena, Godric, Helga
Quote: "Without, the sun shines bright and the birds are singing amid the ivy on the drooping beeches. Their choice is made, and they turn away hand-in-hand, with their backs to the darkness and their faces to the light." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – The White Company

( There was a frozen silence after Salazar left. )

There is still one outstanding fic, but since it's been nearly a month since the last fic was posted, here's the masterlist. eta: all stories are now indexed.

Thanks to all of you for participating (especially i_claudia, such_heights and bk03), sorry for the continual delays, and please go by and thank your fic writers. I hope you had a lovely Quotathon, and I suspect we'll be back next year for all your low-rated ship fic needs.

( Masterlist )

All right, people. We need one more pinch-hitter, and then we can finally wrap up.

Email us at hpquotathon@gmail.com or comment here. Comments are screened, and we'll reply with the assignment.

Title: Nocturne for a Father Afraid
Author: i_claudia
Recipient's Name: faeriemaiden
Character(s): Remus-centric, with a smidge of Teddy and a side of Tonks.

Author's Notes: For faeriemaiden and her deep and abiding love for Remus. You asked for Remus, and here he is, despite the siren call of the Grey Lady and the Bloody Baron, who nearly staged a coup de fic but who were told quite firmly that they could go off and find their own fic to be in. :) Merry Quotathon, faeriemaiden! Hope you enjoy!

Quotes: “When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.” by Madeleine L’Engle; “sick man looking for the doctor's cure / looking at his hands for the lines that were / and into every masterpiece of literature / for dignity” by Bob Dylan.

( Remus stretched, joints cracking, the cuffs of his faded green jumper sliding down to expose his bony wrists, and looked tentatively at his new son, who only sighed and snuggled further down into his blanket. )

quick modly note: yes there are still more fics on the way!

Title: After The Agony In Stony Places
Author: such_heights
Recipient's Name: avendya
Character(s): Remus/Sirius, James, Lily, Peter
Quote: "After the torchlight red on sweaty faces
After the frosty silence in the gardens
After the agony in stony places..."
- The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot.
Author's Notes: This was meant to be an introspective shippy piece, and somehow became plotty almost-gen throughout most of it. I blame Mr. Eliot, and hope you enjoy it anyway - Merry Christmas, avendya!

( After The Agony In Stony Places )

We still need pinch-hitters! If you could possibly write a pinch-hit, email us or comment here. (Comments are screened.)

If you comment, we'll reply to your comment with the information, but it will be screened, so make sure your email notifications are on. You do not need to have participated in the original sign-up to pinch-hit.

Title: At Unexpected Times, To Unexpected People
Author: bk03
Recipient: dora_mcallister
Characters: Blaise Zabini and Hermione Granger
Rating: PG
Summary: Blaise finds himself intrigued by an unlikely witch.
Quote:
"You see her, you can't touch her
You hear her, you can't hold her
You want her, you can't have her
You want to, but she won't let you
She's not so special so look what you've done, boy " - "Auf Achse," Franz Ferdinand

Author's Note: Set during Professor Slughorn’s Christmas Party in Half Blood Prince. I wish I had more time to spend on this, but I hope you still enjoy it.

( At Unexpected Times, To Unexpected People )

Title: The Hardest Part
Author: such_heights
Recipient's Name: allie_meril
Character(s): Andromeda/Ted, assorted Black family members.
Quote: "To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." -E. E. Cummings.
Author's Notes: Happy holidays, allie_meril! I hope you enjoy this humble offering.

( Andromeda tugged at her dress awkwardly, frowning at herself in the mirror. She felt like a china doll, and didn't like it at all. )

Title: One Last Indiscretion
Author: Anonymous (at the moment)
Recipient's Name: shannon730
Quotes:
"The urge to run, the restlessness
The heart of stone I sometimes get
The things Ive done for foolish pride
The me thats never satisfied
The face thats in the mirror when I don't like what I see"
- Cowboy in Me by Tim McGraw

"They're all watchin' us now
They think we're falling in love
They'd never believe we're just friends
When you kiss me like this
I think you mean it like that
If you do baby kiss me again
Kiss me again"
- You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This by Toby Keith

( It began with a simple request in the library. )

As a couple of you have asked, yes, there has been a gap in fic posting. We simply don't have anything to post at the moment - all participant's fic that has been sent in has been posted.

In addition, we're looking for a pinch-hitter. Please email us if you're up for it.

Title: O Tannenbaum
Author: elsane
Recipient: such_heights
Characters: Remus/Sirius, James/Lily, Peter
Quote:
When I'm with you, I am calm
A pearl in your oyster
Head on my chest a silent smile
A private kind of happiness
You see giant proclamations
Are all very well
But our love is louder than words
- Sunday, Bloc Party.
Author's Note: Many thanks to my wonderful beta, for hacking through tangled thickets of motivation on very short notice.

( 'Not that one,' Lily said, then tucked her nose back under her scarf. Her cheeks were pink, and a few stray strands of hair, caught in her scarf, fanned out across her face before they vanished into the twist of blue wool. )

Apologies for not posting a fic yesterday.

Title: Sincerity
Author: shannon730
Recipient's Name: aqua_chuu
Character(s): Hermione/Draco
Author's Notes: This was written with the Quote: A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it absolutely fatal, as inspiration. And thank you to the countessmary, lzod, and ladyredx1982 for betaing this for me.

( Draco ran through the halls, ignoring the fighting going on around him. )

Title: Outwait the Night (2/2)
Author: i_claudia
Recipient's Name: elsane
Character(s): Remus/Sirius, Lily/James, Peter, Andromeda, Regulus, Dumbledore
Author's Notes: For elsane, who asked for Remus, Sirius, James, Peter, Lily, Andromeda, and Regulus during the first war era or pre-series in general, and gave these two quotes: “If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all” (Shakespeare, Hamlet) and “Tick, clong, tick, clong, tick, clong, went the night” (James Thurber, The White Deer). Betaed by the ever-brilliant M, without whom I would be lost in a world of comma splices and split infinitives. Happy quotathon, elsane!!!

Part One

( Remus leaned back on the sofa, cradling his plate of pie. Lily and James had taken it upon themselves to host 'family' dinners for the Marauders, so that, as Lily put it, 'you lot get some actual food in you'. )

Title: Outwait the Night (1/2)
Author: i_claudia
Recipient's Name: elsane
Character(s): Remus/Sirius, Lily/James, Peter, Andromeda, Regulus, Dumbledore
Author's Notes: For elsane, who asked for Remus, Sirius, James, Peter, Lily, Andromeda, and Regulus during the first war era or pre-series in general, and gave these two quotes: “If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all” (Shakespeare, Hamlet) and “Tick, clong, tick, clong, tick, clong, went the night” (James Thurber, The White Deer). Betaed by the ever-brilliant M, without whom I would be lost in a world of comma splices and split infinitives. Happy quotathon, elsane!!!

( The first thing Remus noticed, as he snagged his second glass of champagne from a tray floating by, was that James was holding Lily’s hand too tightly. )

Just a reminder: if you haven't submitted your fic, please try to do so as soon as possible.

Still, without further ado, it's December and therefore, there is fic:

Title: Breakfast
Author: bk03
Recipient: i_claudia
Characters: Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter
Rating: PG
Summary: It’s hard for Ginny to want what’s in front of her, but have to wait to have it.
Quote:

“…now I see your face before me
I would launch a thousand ships
to bring your heart back to my island
as the sand beneath me slips
as I burn up in your presence
and I know now how it feels
to be weakened like Achilles
with you always at my heels…” – Indigo Girls, “Ghost”

Author's Note: I hope I interpreted this right, it's set a few weeks after the Final Battle. I took the idea of something that was there in front of you but you couldn’t have it, at least not right away.

( Breakfast )

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