Christmas Past and Present

by Athena mou

The year is 1906. Lord and Lady Grantham have decided to invite a much larger crowd for Christmas and New Year's this year, including a distant cousin, Matthew Crawley. How will a young Mary take to a teenage Matthew? Will sparks fly? Instant friendship?

10. ALT ENDING STORY: Summer at Downton 1907

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Title: Summer at Downton, 1907

Summary: Lord Grantham invites sixteen year old Matthew to spend the summer of 1907 at Downton. Isobel accepts, and Matthew arrives at Downton where he is reunited with Mary and her sisters. As warm sunny days with few responsibilities are theirs to enjoy, Mary and Matthew's friendship continue to grow.

This story is a sequel to "Christmas past and Present". It picks up after the end of Chapter 8 of the story, ignoring Chapter 9 (the present day continuation).

While spending some lovely time with family recently this story started to take shape and I decided to write it down. I hope you will enjoy it!