The Christmas Gift – Chapter 4
~ by Severitus It was a cat. A small, scrawny black cat with enormous blue eyes, two white feet, and a gigantic red bow tied messily around its neck. And now it was sniffing him,…
Tag: Advent & Christmas
A Tree For Mary: An Islamic Nativity Reflection
The Bible and the Qur’an describe the birth of Jesus with different details, and to find the story of a blessed tree associated with Jesus’ birth, one must look to the Qur’an. First, the annunciation…
Christmas in Neverland: A Peter Pan Story
Wendy wholeheartedly believed the impossible dream as she laid a plate of freshly-baked chocolate cookies, a glass of cold milk, and fresh linen napkin on the window ledge and stared up into the clear starry…
Ghosts of Christmas – Chapter 2: Nicholas’ Ghost
Albus Dumbledore sat quietly in his office. Everyone was off celebrating, and the normal flock of owls that demanded his attention was noticeably absent for this one day of the year. He very much enjoyed…
The Christmas Gift – Chapter 3
~ by Severitus Severus Snape hated Christmas. He hated the sound of people laughing and singing, he hated the decorated trees and the red and green everywhere, he hated the smell of baking Christmas treats,…
Being Thankful: A Christmas at Home
[For Simon Roper and Suzanne Ford, for their support]. This is my house; our house. You see the guitar, thrown down on the arm-chair? We have that guitar because my mum bought it for my…
Ghosts of Christmas – Chapter 1: Introduction
Harry walked into the library in the late afternoon on Christmas day to find Severus holding a book and looking pensive. “What is it?” Harry asked Severus frowned. “You know earlier, when we thought about…
The Christmas Gift – Chapter 2
~ by Severitus Harry was frustrated. There was only one day left ‘til Christmas, and he still had no idea of how to get Snape in the Christmas spirit. A gift was the most obvious…
A Holiday Tale
My daughter Tana saw a wind-up critter that she wanted for Christmas. To me, it looked like a ferret, but the box said, ‘weasel.’ Tom (my husband) thought it just looked like a tail with…
