In which a bit more is revealed, so it wasn't really "all" yesterday

[delphipsmith]

Reveals are up for mini_fest so I can post this now too, yay! The prompt came from lady_of_clunn and was so wonderful I had to seize it bodily, run off with it, and hide in the corner where I could savor it thoroughly.

Title: Till By Turning, Turning We Come 'Round Right (LJ) (AO3)
Rating: PG
Characters: Hermione/Snape, with cameos by Ron, Harry and Professor McGonagall
Prompt(s): Every year, Hermione uses her time turner to secretly leave a Christmas present at Spinners End for a young Severus, hoping she might be able to change his fate. Every year she returns to her own time and Severus is still dead - will this year's present be successful?
Warnings: Gratuitous abuse of physics, epilogue endangerment, and a short-lived last-minute red herring.
Summary: Hermione's greatest Christmas gift goes to an unsuspecting recipient.
Word Count: 7800
Disclaimer: Thank you, JKR, for giving us these characters. No copyright infringement was intended, no money was made, but a lovely time was had by all.
A/N: Enormous thanks to my kind and speedy betas nursedarry, ennyousai, and noeon; any purple prose remaining is no fault of theirs. And most humble thanks to lady_of_clunn for giving me a nugget of pure gold to work with. I hope that despite my minor alterations it still shines for you.

Comments

I'll let you abuse my physics anytime!

[anna-bird.livejournal.com]

Very nicely done! I really liked your interpretation of that prompt. I also laughed out loud at the little time-travel diagram Hermione drew for Ron and Harry. (Strangely enough, I was just thinking about the Patronus/multiple Harrys scene the other day. Probably a thought spurred by a future version of myself, egging me on to read this story!) Lovely!

Re: I'll let you abuse my physics anytime!

[delphipsmith]

Hey there! Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it :) The sketch actually originated one night when Spouse and I watched PoA and had a rousing argument about how Harry saving himself was (me) or wasn't (him) possible. The sketch was my attempt to prove my point. It didn't work, but I'm glad I got to put it to use LOL! (Check out Dec 21 and Jan 5 for two more Christmas fest fics...)