A Beltane Oriented Harry Potter Gift Exchange

REVEALED!!!

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:30:19 GMT

The posts have all had their anonymity STRIPPED!!!! Go forth to A03 and see who wrote/drew/created the amazing art and fiction you enjoyed throughout May!!

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/hdsbeltane2018/works

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on my fingertips for germankitty!!

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 02:44:52 GMT

Welcome to the very last reveal of the 2018 HDS Beltane festival!! Thanks to everyone who participated, in any way at all!

(I intended to post this two to three hours ago, but I lost power, and therefore internet. So glad I got it back before May ended in my time zone!!)

Title: on my fingertips
To: username germankitty
Author: Anonymous
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: * Mention of minor character suicide, mention of terrorism *
Story notes: Music festival, case fic (sort of), romance
Word count: 10,200
Summary: In which Auror Potter has gone AWOL, Draco Malfoy is a bounty hunter, and an All-Beings-friendly music festival is under threat.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: bixgirl1
Author's Note: Dear Germankitty, I hope you enjoy the story! Many thanks to my beta for her help and encouragement, and to the mod for organising the fest. The title comes from Medicine by Harry Styles. Happy Beltane!

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We are almost done!

Wed, 30 May 2018 21:50:57 GMT

Can you believe it?! The 2018 hds_beltane fest is almost done. I hope you have enjoyed reading all this wonderful fic and gazing at the amazing art! I know I sure have!

Tomorrow evening my time I will be posting up links to the last fic in the fest, and then on June 1 I will remove all the anonymity. If you want to make some comments while things are still anonymous, you should get to it!

Thank you to every participant, from the bottom of my heart! I can't promise a fest in 2019, but I know that I am super glad I decided to revive the fest for 2018!

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Fulfillment for magpie_fngrl!

Wed, 30 May 2018 01:06:41 GMT

Title: AO3- Fulfillment

To: magpie_fngrl
Artist: Anonymous
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: R
Picture notes: Just some blokes with no shirts (and they're about to get up to no good).
Medium: Digital
Summary: The magic is strong and pulses in the air. Harry has always been one to watch when it comes to Beltane celebrations, but this year, he finally gives in. He isn't completely surprised when he's surrounded by fire and Draco Malfoy again. At least this time, it's for an entirely different reason.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Artist's Note: Happy Beltane! The lore for this holiday is my absolute favorite, so I was more than happy to incorporate the little details that make this day special. And hey, mating is technically a ritual, so go figure. Hope you enjoy!

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Night of the Crescent Moon for crazyparakiss!

Mon, 28 May 2018 01:31:27 GMT

Title: Night of the Crescent Moon

To: crazyparakiss

Author: Anonymous

Pairing: Harry/Draco

Rating: NC-17

Warnings: * Celtic/Pagan traditions and beliefs, ritual sex *

Story notes: Here there be time jumps (back and forth from backstory on one day to current events on another, only a few days separating both, mainly to avoid long passages of exposition). In parts inspired by the writings of Katherine Kurtz (namely, The Adept Book Two: The Lodge of the Lynx, co-authored with Deborah Turner Harris). I've also played merry mix'n'match with several faiths/esoteric traditions (no disrespect intended!) and my own ideas, cherry-picking those elements I needed. If the result would cause a minor apocalypse when done in real life, blame it on my ignorance (and I'd be terribly sorry, of course. :P). Top!Draco, implied switching (off-screen; you'll miss it if you squint).

Word count: ~14,300

Summary: There's been a series of seemingly unrelated, increasingly gruesome murders in the Muggle world – or so it appears at first. When evidence suggests Auror Potter is targeted as the next victim come Beltane, he needs someone versed in the Old Ways, someone who knows ritual magic, to help prevent that from happening. He needs a pureblood like Draco Malfoy.

Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.

Betaed by: candamira

Author's Note: Dear crazyparakiss, I went with your prompt of "ritual sex". Nothing kinky (sorry?), just sex surrounded by ritual; I hope it suits! A million thanks and a year's supply of chocolate frogs to twistedm for her patience, forbearance and the extension(s) – and as usual, to Canda, my long-suffering fantastic cheerleader and Beta. I owe you buckets of coffee, dear!

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The Prophecy Crack'd from Side to Side for twistedmiracle!

Fri, 25 May 2018 23:59:38 GMT

Title: The Prophecy Crack'd from Side to Side
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14348526

To: twistedmiracle
Author: Anonymous
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Warnings: none.
Story notes: swearing, bed-sharing, huddling for warmth, snark, memory charms, kissing.
Word count: 9500
Summary: Snape diacovers a prophecy designed to bring Voldemort back to life on Beltane, unless Draco, Harry and Hermione can let the past go and learn to forgive each other.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: frnklymrshnkly
Author's Note: A gift for the truly delightful (and ever accommodating) mod-above-mods, twistedm! Thank you for being so patient with me throughout the fest, you are a true gift to fandom <3

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The May Tree for GingerTodgers!

Thu, 24 May 2018 00:17:43 GMT

Title: The May Tree
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14608377

To: GingerTodgers

Author/Artist: Anonymous

Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco, Blaise/Draco (non-relationship)

Rating: R

Warnings: * Insert Warnings Here *

Story notes: Purposeful redundancy. Usual ridiculous prose. Probably a million errors that will drive grammar fiends insane. ;) Emo Draco.

Word count: 2950

Medium: Ink on paper with watercolour and acrylic

Summary: They meet again beneath a hawthorn tree—the tree whose branch was chosen to craft their mutual wand. A wand they shared in a war. A war in which they stood on opposite sides. Now they stand facing one another again, and Draco wonders if this—too—is a moment in which they will remain enemies.

Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.

Betaed by: K

Author's Note:Originally, I wanted so much from this but it grew into pre-HD Slash and a focus of Draco. I wanted it to be full of hope if my brain was set on denying humour. I hope, Ginger, that you enjoy it. I angsted hoping to make you the perfect gift. It's far from perfect, but I think you're rad and hope you find it a worthy piece.

The art was a hasty, last-minute decision (hello, mania) and I hope that it's not too awful. This damn light in my house makes it hard to get a good shot of my work and my scanner hates connecting to my computer.

The Blaise/Draco is NOT explicit and they are not in love or anything like that. The most that happens is a short kiss, after alluded to sex that you get the feeling is only for stress-relief. I hope that's okay.

Finally, the redundancy was intentional.

Huge shout-out to K for being exceptional and always holding my hand through all my crippling self-doubt. She's a fucking gem. And HUGE thanks to the mod for being the best and hosting my all-time favourite fest. Even though I complain and angst the whole way through it, HDS Beltane will always be THE fest for me. It's just got a lot of nostalgia and I'm so glad it's got a new generation to appreciate its awesomeness.

They meet again beneath a hawthorn tree—the tree whose branch was chosen to craft their mutual wand. A wand they shared in a war. A war in which they stood on opposite sides. Now they stand facing one another again, and Draco wonders if—this too—is a moment in which they will remain enemies.

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Bonding for tigersilver!

Mon, 21 May 2018 23:55:44 GMT

Title: Bonding
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14343198

To: tigersilver

Artist: Anonymous

Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco

Rating: G

Warnings: NA

Picture notes: Fluff.

Medium: Digital / Photoshop

Summary: Making a lifetime commitment.

Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.

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The Road Trip for themightyflynn!

Sun, 20 May 2018 02:44:22 GMT

Title: The Road Trip To: themightyflynn Author: Anonymous Pairing/Threesome: established Harry/Draco, Harry/Draco/Severus Rating: PG Warnings: * No warnings apply * (This section is for things that may cause serious distress like extreme violence, sexual abuse, incest, rape, etc.) Story notes: Discussion of terminal illness. Questionable attempts at humour. Word count: 6,800 Summary: The Healers don’t know how to stop Harry’s magic from killing him, but Draco’s found a solution and he’s going to save Harry, even if he has to kidnap Severus Snape and take them all on a roadtrip through Western Europe. Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit. Betaed by: [Bad username or unknown identity: ”curiouslyfic”] Author's Note: Inspired by [Bad username or unknown identity: ”themightyflynn”]’s prompts, because they were awesome. I do hope you like it. Unfortunately, Harry isn’t much good at conspiring, so Draco had to do the hard work.

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Pivotal for crazyparakiss!

Fri, 18 May 2018 02:04:42 GMT

Title: Pivotal
To: crazyparakiss
Author: Anonymous
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Story notes: Contains some angst, quite a bit of fluff, Stonehenge, interior architecture, snark, Beneficent!Snape, a number of mentioned offstage HP Cast, One Singular Sensation (TM), a support Kneazle, Pensieves, pining, dominoes and matchsticks, unsolved mysteries, implied switching, established relationship, an offstage OC, suppressed memories, incredible irony, tongue-in-cheek attitude and multiple POVs. This an Accelerated Slow Burn story, as much as I could manage. I understand it goes quite quickly once you get started.
Word count: 18,000
Summary: Unspeakables use the Pensieve Protocol often, routinely. But Draco Malfoy may be using it a little more than is advisable.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: The wonderful LotP and Maybe Ed.
Author's Note: My dear crazyparakiss, it is an honour to write for you, as it has been an honour and a privilege to be your fan, lo these many years! You handed me a whole set of lovely prompts and I hope I managed to include some of your sweet spots and induce a smile or two in the process.

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Draco Malfoy and the Magic Holodeck for hanson_phreek!

Wed, 16 May 2018 00:28:27 GMT

Title: Draco Malfoy and the Magic Holodeck
To: hanson_phreek Ao3: HansonPhreek
Author: Anonymous
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco, Draco/Severus, and Harry/Draco/Severus (this one much less explicit)
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: * This fic could be construed as having issues with consent, but not in anything approaching an ordinary manner. No one gets forced, ever, but Draco does not always know exactly who he is enthusiastically agreeing to have sex with, even though he always thinks he does. (Not Polyjuice!) *
Story notes: Overbearing mother. (For once, not really “for the win.”) Terrible communication skills on both Draco and Harry’s parts. Extraordinary and unusual magical skill on Draco’s part. Hopefully believable! He works and studies very hard!
Word count: About 14,000 words.
Summary: Draco goes back to school for a last year, and lo and behold, he learns some very interesting concepts in the Muggle Studies Class he is forced to take. After he finishes school he takes his new ideas and… let’s say he has a lot more success than he’d ever dreamed possible.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: JLF
Britpicked by: CS
Author's Note: HansonPhreek, you said a few things in your signup that caught my attention, particularly that “H/D is my first love ...” but also that you have recently rediscovered a love of threesomes. I tried to put a threesome in here, and sort of succeeded, lol! I hope this counts. ;)
I also took one of your prompts and ran with it a bit. “Five years after Voldemort's defeat, Harry is working as an Auror but is in need of a career change and Draco has been living off his family money but his parents want him to go out and get a job. The two team up to try out different jobs before discovering some unexpected hidden talents.”
I think, once you have finished reading, that you will see that while I started there, I didn’t exactly end up there! I very much hope that you enjoy what I came up with. I had fun writing it, when I wasn’t tearing my hair out! ;)

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A Web of Living Light for leontinabowie!

Mon, 14 May 2018 01:29:17 GMT

Title: A Web of Living Light
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14345583

To: leontinabowie
Author: Anonymous
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Severus/Draco.
Rating: NC-17.
Warnings: None.
Story notes: Light Dom/sub, rimming, double penetration, bottom/sub Harry.
Word count: ~2,200.
Summary: On Beltane, they come together as one.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: A.
Author's Note: Leontinabowie, I had a lot of fun working with your prompts, and I really hope you enjoy this!

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Sharing is Caring for lomonaaeren!

Fri, 11 May 2018 23:52:18 GMT

Title: Sharing is Caring
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14444004

To: lomonaaeren
Author: Anonymous
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco/Severus
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Story notes: Severus Lives AU, polyamory and polyamory negotiations, threesome, implied bottom!Harry
Word count: 3100
Summary: After speaking up for them at their trial, Draco and Severus begin to see Harry in a new light, but see little of him until Harry is made to join their Potions laboratory to improve his skills for the Auror course. Flirting ensues.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: H
Author's Note: lomonaaeren, I was a little bit terrified when I got you as my giftee because I adore your works and I think you're a brilliant author--so much intimidation xD But I'm also honoured I got to write a gift for you, and I really hope you enjoy it ♥ I tried to go for something a bit more light-hearted, and this is the first time I've written Severus in a romantic role so I got him right.
Also, thank to the mod for their patience and understanding when it came to extensions :)

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Progressing from Impossible, for kinky_kneazle.

Thu, 10 May 2018 02:12:08 GMT

Title: Progressing from Impossible
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14502585

To: kinky_kneazle
Author: Anonymous
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco
Rating: R
Warnings: *A little blood shed for the purposes of a ritual*
Story notes: Romance, sort of a modern “can’t see the forest for the trees” fic.
Word count: 3000
Summary: They started as enemies, moved to business partners, and then there was Beltane….
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: twistedm
Author's Note: I wrote four different stories and this was the last one and seemed to work the best. Thank you to the awesome mod who was patient with me and helped beta this in the ninth hour as it were.

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Bonfire Nights, for the community!

Tue, 08 May 2018 01:22:15 GMT

Title: Bonfire Nights
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14342685

To: The wonderful participants in the 2018 fest
Author: Anonymous

Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Warnings: *None *
Story notes: None
Word count: ~2,500
Summary: Harry attends his first ever Beltane bonfire and has an unexpected night. He’s sure that it means something important but it takes another two years for him to figure it out.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: Our amazing mod, , who stepped up when I was unable to find a beta on my own.
Author's Note: I had so much trouble writing this fic, lol. I started it three different times before I got this one written. I loved your requests so much that I wanted to put everything in. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to due to time constraints, but I got as much as I could in. And in the end, I’m super happy with what I got done. I hope you enjoy!

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"Itching to Be Yours" for snax0 / humanveil

Sat, 05 May 2018 23:41:24 GMT

Title:Itching to Be Yours
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14379561
To: human_veil
Author: Anonymous
Pairing/Threesome: Severus/Draco, Severus/Draco/Harry
Rating: R
Warnings: None.
Story notes: Slow build, clueless!Harry, soul bonds, fade-to-black sex
Word count: ~9000
Summary: It had always been assumed that only two people could share in a soul bond. Of
course, anything with Harry Potter involved has to be complicated.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for
profit.
Betaed by: smirkingcat
Author's Note: Dear snax0, I just adored your prompts! I, obviously, chose your threesome
prompt to write. I enjoyed writing this so much, so I hope you enjoy what I came up with!
My never-ending thanks to my amazing beta as well! Thank you for yelling at me when this sucked!
You’re a life saver!
And to the mod, who was so very nice and understanding! Thank you!

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Remind Me for digthewriter

Fri, 04 May 2018 04:27:35 GMT

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/hdsbeltane2018/works/14529486

Title: Remind Me

To: digthewriter

Artist: Anonymous

Pairing/Threesome: Harry Draco

Rating: Art is PG, the companion drabble is NC-17

Warnings: * None* (This section is for things that may cause serious distress like extreme violence, sexual abuse, incest, rape, etc.)

Picture notes: Um...no?

Medium: Ink on paper, no filter on the first image my dining room light casts a yellow hue and my phone camera loves to put emphasis on it.

Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.

Summary: A moment shared between two blokes who’re about to get off together in a loo.

Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.

Artist's Note: It’s been awhile since I’ve drawn men almost kissing so I have a side by side of the original sketch and then the printed piece that I inked for this submission (trick of the trade, copy it in, print it out, ink/paint/blank it a billion times til you love it.

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Fire and Gold, starring Harry, Draco and Severus!

Wed, 02 May 2018 00:36:27 GMT

Title: Fire and Gold
To: bgreenwivy
Author: Anonymous
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco/Snape
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: * None * (This section is for things that may cause serious distress like extreme violence, sexual abuse, incest, rape, etc.)
Story notes: Some angst, Hogwarts “eighth year” (so both Harry and Draco are 18), creature fic (Harry is an elven being)
Word count: 8500
Summary: Harry Potter has gone fey. And not in the usual meaning of the word. Draco and Severus, who have apparently been chosen as his lovers, or maybe prey, struggle to cope with their status as Beltane comes ever closer.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: Linda and Katie. You guys are awesome.
Author's Note: bgreenwivy, I chose your prompt about someone changing into a fairy creature, and how the others coped with it. I hope you enjoy.

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HDS Beltane Statistics

Sat, 27 Jun 2015 22:38:54 GMT

Now that reveals are up, Snowgall has posted some statistics they have compiled about the previous run of HDS Beltane fests. If you're curious about how the various ships have been represented over the years, the creators that have participated most frequently in the fest, the longest fic written and so on, do go and take a look by following the link below.

HDS BELTANE STATISTICS

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The waiting is over!

Sat, 27 Jun 2015 19:18:44 GMT

I don't even know where time is going right now. Thank you all for your patience and your participation, whether as writer, artist, pinch hitter, or reader, or any combination of the above. The fest would not be what it has been without you.

I will save any further ado for another post, so that we can get straight to...

( THE REVEALS )

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Fest Round-up - 2 of 2

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:37:39 GMT

OK, this is going behind a cut on account of it being a little bit ginormous. This picks up from the previous Round Up post, and includes everything up to the end.

We have a total of 26 fics, and 6 pieces of artwork (if I have counted right). The sheer range of styles and approaches, and tricky twists on old tropes is honestly pretty amazing.

( Round up below )

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And that's a wrap

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:27:40 GMT

Thank you all for bearing with us!

And I also need to thank writcraft, whom I abandoned to look after the fest while I went on holiday for two weeks. She has, naturally, handled it with grace and patience, because she's awesome that way.

We'll get a masterlist together in the next few days, and roll out reveals a week or so after that.

In the meantime, my lovelies, keep reading, looking, commenting and reccing!

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For Smallbrownfrog - A Fire to Lighten the Darkness

Sun, 14 Jun 2015 22:18:51 GMT

Title: A Fire to Lighten the Darkness
To: smallbrownfrog
Author: torino10154
Pairing/Threesome: Severus/Harry/Draco
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: *Discussion of mental illness/depression/suicide, sex magic, first time, double penetration*
Word count: 4440
Summary: When Harry had signed up to be an Auror, he imagined being a Dark Wizard catcher, not helping Draco Malfoy empty the bedrooms of Malfoy Manor as Severus Snape lit a ritual bonfire on the lawn....
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: writcraft and badgerlady.
Author's Note: smallbrownfrog, I tried to include several of your requests including the tradition you found here. I hope you enjoy the fic! The title is adapted from a Madeleine L'Engle quote.

( A Fire to Lighten the Darkness )

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For Lokifan - This is Magic

Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:36:47 GMT

Title: This Is Magic
To: lokifan
Artist: sugareey
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Picture notes: If you like shirtless blokes that about to resolve an issue, this is perfect for you.
Medium: Digital
Summary: A year after the Battle of Hogwarts has students celebrating new a beginning on Beltane. Luckily, Harry and Draco were able to overcome their differences and get to know each other better...in ways they didn't expect. ("Seriously, Malfoy? Body paint?" "Don't complain, Potter.")
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Artist's Note: My hope was to capture a key moment between these boys, because it's something you don't see very often with all the UST between them. Well, it's Beltane. So, tried to make this a bit special. Hope you like it! Cheers!

This is Magic

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For Vix Spes - Our place on the path unwinding

Sat, 13 Jun 2015 13:37:18 GMT

Title: Our place on the path unwinding
To: vix_spes
Author: thisgirl_is and bakaknight
Pairing/Threesome: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: * There is a situation involving some racist people, and racist slurs are used *
Story notes: Whilst the author was much inspired by vix_spes’s link to images of the Beltane Fire Society, the author has never actually attended it, and the event as it unfolds here is entirely made up.
Word count: 9100
Summary: Harry Potter goes looking for a fight and finds one. And possibly some other things along the way.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This was created for fun, not for profit.
Betaed by: curiouslyfic
Author's Note: Dear vix_spes, I took one look at the Edinburgh Beltane Festival and ran with it, with a light sprinkling of things from your ‘likes’ list. Sadly, I ran out of time for smut, but I hope the story doesn’t disappoint, nonetheless.

( Our place on the path unwinding )

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