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Dramione News:

HP Snooze Fest - Posting has begun, 2 dramione fics so far :)

HP Socmed AU Fest - Posting has begun, 5 dramione so far! :D

Harry Potter Kink Meme - Round #2, starts Oct 16th - Dec 31st.

Harry Potter No Nut November - Fest runs all Nov.

Harry Potter Fest Hub - Dark Festivus Gift Exchange, Fics due Dec 18th.

HP Yuletide and Mulled Wine Fest - Signups are open, closes Dec 17th.

HP Deflower December - Fest runs all Dec.

HP Fanfic Writer’s Guild - Comfort Zone Fest, Fics due Jan 21st.

HP Soulmates Secret Santa - Fics due Dec 15th.

HP Festival of Stars - Claiming is open, closes Dec 10th.

HP Knotfest - Claiming is open, ends Jan 15th.

Dramione Fanfiction Forum/The Slytherin Cabal - Twistmas, claiming is open, fics due Dec 23rd.

Wheel of the Year Fest - Claiming is open until Nov 30th.

HP Animagi Week - Prompts will be revealed Jan 8th.

HP Goldenage - Salt and Pepper Fest, claiming has begun. Fics due Feb 18th.

HP BardFest - Claiming is open, ends Dec 20th.

New Year's Countdown - Signups are open, closed Nov 30th.

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Writing Resources: Characters

Writing Resources Masterlist

Body

A list of body language words

Body Language Cheat Sheet for Writers

Body Type and Shape

Resources For Describing Physical Things

The Writer's Guide to Authentic Wounds and Fatalities

Words to describe body type and shape

Words for Skin Tone | How to Describe Skin Color

Writing about physical pain

Writing body language

Characters Types

Heroes to Villain, A Guide

How to write a character smarter than you

How To Write a Compelling Side Character

How to Write a Pirate Character

Writer’s Guide to Mary Sues and How to Murder Them

Writing a Rival

Writing children

Writing pirates: Pirates vs Privateers (part one)

Emotions

A Writing Cheat Sheet: for linking actions with emotions

Cheat sheet for writing emotions

Feelings chart

Feelings word list

How to describe emotions

Illustrating Emotion with Eyes/Eye Movements

Reactions to Grief

Show, don’t tell feelings I

Show, don’t tell feelings II

Face

Words to describe facial expressions

Hair

Describing Hair color

How to describe your haircut

Words used to describe the state of people’s hair

Misc

Build a character

Character Design

Character development

Character Development Ideas to Remember

Character mannerisms to consider!

describing appearances without making it too weird

How to describe a voice

On naming Chinese characters

Resources for describing characters

tips for writing bilingual characters

Relationships

How to write enemies to lovers

How to write friendships

5 Tips for Writing Best Friends

Voice

50 words to describe voices

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Microfic May 2023

Microfic May is an open daily prompt challenge in which participants write a microfic a day in May. Here is the prompt list for 2023!

Microfics are works of fiction 50 words or less

Open to all HP characters, ships, ratings, topics, and genres (as long as works are tagged and spoilered appropriately).

Participants must be age 18+ and follow DLDR, SALS, and YKINMKATO.

All prompts are optional, can be skipped, switched around, or combined. Just have fun and write!

For an extra challenge, try one of our optional ‘Weekly Challenges’ along with the day’s prompt.

To submit a work, add it to our collection on AO3 Microfic May 2023 or mention us @microficmay AND tag #microficmay2023 on Tumblr.

Schedule 2023 🫶 Prompt Box Open: Mar 15-Mar 25 🫶 Prompt List Released: Apr 1 🫶 Self-Posting: May 1-May 31 🫶 AO3 Collection Closes: Jun 5 🫶 Discord Server Open: Mar-Jun

Check the Info and FAQ pages for more info! (if the links aren't working on mobile, they are also in our profile)

NEW THIS YEAR! Come join our Discord server 🙌✨💜

Prompt list in plain text under the cut!

Prompt List 2023

Day 1: Yearn

Day 2: Ambient

Day 3: Revelation

Day 4: Praise

Day 5: Here & There

Day 6: Shatter

Day 7: Brumal

Day 8: Fate

Day 9: Blossom

Day 10: Moon & Stars

Day 11: Stutter

Day 12: Languid

Day 13: Synergy

Day 14: Climax

Day 15: Silver & Gold

Day 16: Hoodwink

Day 17: Scintillating

Day 18: Downpour

Day 19: Schedule

Day 20: Sweet & Sour

Day 21: Dishevel

Day 22: Sharp

Day 23: Hubris

Day 24: Wait

Day 25: Over & Under

Day 26: Drift

Day 27: Tangible

Day 28: Legacy

Day 29: Cycle

Day 30: Better & Worse

Day 31: Oscillate

Bonus: Translucent

Alternate Prompts

Alt 1: Slander

Alt 2: Gluttonous

Alt 3: Temptation

Alt 4: Garnish

Alt 5: Same & Different

Weekly Challenges (Optional)

Week 1: Sensory Challenge ↳ Include at least one of the five senses in your microfic: sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch.

Week 2: Adverb Challenge ↳ Don’t use any adverbs in your microfic. This includes really, very, always, together, again, and many many more.

Week 3: Haiku Challenge ↳ Write a haiku and include it in your microfic. Haikus are 17-syllable poems written in a 5/7/5 syllable count.

Week 4: E Omission Challenge ↳ Don’t use the letter E anywhere in your microfic. Good luck!

Week 5: MEGA CHALLENGE ↳ To be announced!

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2023 Spring Round prompt cards are live!

This year’s HP Flowers’ Spring Round prompt cards are up. You can view each prompt card via the links below:

>> (May 1-7): Prompt Card #1 >> (May 8-14): Prompt Card #2 >> (May 15-21): Prompt Card #3 >> (May 22-31): Prompt Card #4 Prompts are available as a text only version for easy accessibility and for downloading if you’d like to plan ahead. There is also a floriography resources page for all your flower and plant research needs! Creators can choose 1 prompt, a couple, all of the prompts (aka bouquet or display), or none of them from each prompt card. You can also use any prompts from the 2022 Spring Round and the 2022 Autumn Round in your works if you’d like to choose from more options or if you’re looking for THE ultimate challenge to combine multiple prompts together! For more challenge info, please refer to the guidelines or FAQ. Works can be posted to HP Flowers’ open AO3 collection starting May 1st, when the challenge starts. Looking forward to seeing what everyone makes! Don’t forget to follow @hp-flowers and #hpflowers2023 to get the latest updates and join in on all the fun!

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HP Wedding Fest

Welcome to HP Wedding Fest!

This is an anonymous, prompting-based fest for fic and art featuring weddings, engagements, and courting.

The work can be any genre or theme but it must contain some aspect of weddings, courtings, bondings, etc. Polyamory and unique bonding situations are most welcome.

We would love to see plot devices such as arranged marriages, marriage of convenience, soul bonds that lead to matrimony, established marriage, honeymoons … the list goes on!

For more information, including rules and deadlines, see below the cut.

Keep reading

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Spring Flowers Flourishing on May 1st!

HP Flowers is back for some more flowery fun this year! The Spring Round of the challenge is set to run from May 1 - May 31, 2023. As a refresher, this challenge is inspired by floriography, the language of flowers (and plants) and encourages creators to use text and photo prompts to make fic, art and more. A few minor updates have been made to the Guidelines and FAQ pages, so please take a look for 2023 general challenge info, as well as details for the timeline, creating/submitting works, and more. A couple of things to highlight for this year are as follows: >> Creators can combine 2023 prompts with any 2022 prompts. Feel free to mix things up from the 2022 Spring Round or 2022 Autumn Round (or hey, both!) >> Creation types have been expanded for the challenge to include microfics, poetry, origami and bookbindings!

Prompt cards will be officially released on May 9th (less than a couple of weeks)! If you have a question that isn’t covered by this post or either of the above pages, feel free to ask!

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Most popular fics of 2020

✔ subjectively sorted by Hits || alphabetically listed || as of 2021.10 (5868 works) ✔ 2020 in review : (daily) complete fics + (monthly) longest fics + list of all the fests ✔ most popular fics of other years

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(Un)wanted by @aibidil [E, 36k]

Accidental Magic by @penguinanimagus [E, 34k]

Adventures in Truth and Texting by @fluxweeed [E, 11k]

Adventures of a Suicidal Gentleman by GallaPlacidia [?, 47k]

Aletheia by @lazywonderlvnd [E, 8k]

The Alpha’s precious treasure by @polly-weasley [E, 3k]

‘And The Forest Met The Sky’ by Silverhood [M, 87k]

Another Heart Whispers Back by @slytherco [E, 53k]

the best treasure is up Harry’s arse by @bafflinghaze [E, 2k]

A Big Black Sky by @alxmeg [M, 90k]

Bitter Transmutation : Cruel Transformation by @dorthyanndrarry [M, 103k]

The Blind & The Silent by darkpyroangel06 [E, 59k]

Bond Bright by @caedes12 [E, 36k]

A Brother to Basilisks by Lomonaaeren [M, 613k]

The Bucket List by GallaPlacidia [?, 32k]

Can’t Afford to Fall by @p1013 [E, 100k]

Can’t Fight The Moonlight by @magicalrocketships [M, 16k]

Can’t Fight This Feeling by @writcraft [E, 10k]

Cassiopeia Lily Malfoy by GallaPlacidia [?, 37k]

Caught by the Ferret Tail by Alien_Slushie [T, 4k]

The Changing Lights by @lazywonderlvnd [E, 142k]

Clouds That Veil the Midnight Moon by @drarrytrash [E, 36k]

The Courting by the Pureblood Who Only Has Five Milligrams of Romantic Intelligence and Thinks He’s Real Smooth by @cibeewastaken [T, 19k]

Criminal by @the-sinking-ship [E, 83k]

Crown Witness by @slytherco [E, 70k]

The Curse of the Sea by @samyistrying [E, 62k]

Diffraction Patterns (I Don’t Know How to Forget You) by @yourdifferentoctober [E, 93k]

Doing love the right way by Linola [E, 2k]

Draco might not be a Weasley by blood, but he’s family by @mfingenius [M, 50k]

Evitative by @k-vichan [T, 222k]

Ex Nihilo (And Other Feats of An Untrained Veela) by Kandakicksass [M, 127k]

A Family of Our Own by @dwell-on-dreams [E, 2k]

The Ferret’s Nest by @l0vegl0wsinthedark [E, 9k]

Found Family by Doctor_Who_Cares [E, 148k]

The Four Doors by @fluxweeed [E, 48k]

freely, as men strive for right by @bixgirl1 [E, 17k]

Friends? Is That What We Are? by @l0vegl0wsinthedark [E, 33k]

Get Your Kinks Out by @cassiopeiasshadow [E, 38k]

The Gryffindor And His Slytherin by ridleyrey [E, 59k]

Heart Like Neon by @lqtraintracks [E, 41k]

Hogwarts a school for all kinds of creatures by UnicornPower1 [E, 254k]

I Was Held In Chains But Now I’m Free by gayshiit [E, 24k]

I’ll Tell You Mine (If You Tell Me Yours) by @drarryruinedme7 [E, 4k]

I’m So Tired by andrewminyardenthusiast & @brekkerenthusiast [T, 84k]

If an Injury Is to Be Inflicted by @shealwaysreads [E, 44k]

If It Takes All Night by @tackytigerfic [M, 10k]

In Another Life (I Would Make You Stay) by aboutmalfoy [T, 112k]

in heat by @bonesliketambourines [E, 4k]

Inside Your Mind by @lazywonderlvnd [E, 36k]

knickers in a twist by technicolourbeat [E, 86k]

Let Out the Beast by @acupforslytherin [E, 9k]

Licking a Path to You by @drarryruinedme7 [E, 18k]

Light up the Night by Saras_Girl [M, 98k]

Love and Other Unsafe Medical Practices by @tedahfromtayla [E, 116k]

Lucid by @dracoladon [E, 4k]

Luckiest Baby in the World by @mfingenius [M, 18k]

The Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid [ series ]

Modern Love by @tackytigerfic [E, 61k]

Nero su bianco by @zuzallove [E, 40k]

Never Grow A Wishbone by @shanastoryteller [T, 123k]

The New Flight Instructor by @mxmaneater [E, 143k]

The Nobility of Ascent by Lomonaaeren [E, 27k]

Nothing Stays the Same by isabelbarret [E, 103k]

Nyctophilia by prolonged_autumn [E, 108k]

Of Custody and Guardianship by Ghostnic [T, 50k]

Omega’s Binding by @madriddler [E, 49k]

The One Where Draco Loses his Mind and Gains a Boyfriend by @dianacopland & @sassy-cissa [E, 18k]

Owl Was Well by @fencer-x [T, 66k]

A Perfectly Valid Dare by @ano-ka-ba & @kittymiaomeow [E, 5k]

Ruined Omega by @madriddler [E, 97k]

See It My Way by @queenofthyme [E, 26k]

Sententia by @anchanee [M, 313k]

The Sinner’s Redemption by @dianacopland [E, 55k]

Snowball Kisses by @eatamilkbone [E, 21k]

A Social Arrangement by @bitkahuna [E, 143k]

Something Good (The Second Time Around) by Ravenclaw626 [E, 99k]

Split by @pocketwatchangora [E, 41k]

Strawberries and Pajamas by @drarrysht [E, 3k]

Sucker by @ruinsplume-lefthandedbasilisk [E, 117k]

Synonyms For Pretend by Scarlett_Lucian [T, 33k]

There Will Be Time. by dracoseratonin [T, 62k]

There’s Too Many People (That Walk Alone) by huffinglepuff [T, 39k]

Time and Again by @manixzen [E, 68k]

To Be Out of Your Own (and consumed by another) by @cassiaratheslytherpuff [E, 18k]

True Children Still by @gracerene [E, 34k]

Two Trees by @eelwinks [E, 36k]

Under My Skin by @polly-weasley [E, 8k]

Vanished by @devilrising [E, 134k]

Vortex by @xanthippe74 [T, 20k]

The Wand That Chose Two Wizards by @talkingtravesties [T, 116k]

What Dreams May Come by @firethesound [E, 36k]

What’s Left Behind by ElvaDeath [T, 74k]

when evil blooms by thedoomofvalyria [E, 83k]

When The Smoke Clears by GoldFrostbite13 [M, 158k]

Where The Falcons Fly by MyNameIsThunder [M, 283k]

With Friends Like These by @bixgirl1 [E, 6k]

The Wrong Sort by @caffeinatedflumadiddle [T, 289k]

You Look the Way I Feel by @yourdifferentoctober [E, 108k]

You were made for me by @polly-weasley [E, 4k]

Your Daddy Knows (You’re A Flame) by @ladderofyears [E, 27k]

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I wish that ao3 had an option to filter warnings (and tbh certain authors) out like I will never ever want to read it and just seeing it puts me off so much that often I end up closing my browser because that content upsets me so much lmao

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Dramione News:

HP Drizzle - Fest is complete, no dramione fanfic this year. :(

Kill Your Darlings 2022 - Posting has begun, 2 dramione so far!

HP Crack!Fic - Posting has begun, 1 dramione so far!

Hermione’s Haven - Hermione’s Holiday Hideaway, Signups start Aug 1st.

HP Flowers - Autumn Round, fest runs Oct 1st - 31st.

HP-FearFest - 31 Days of Fear Fest, Prompt list is available, fics can be posted on Tumblr and AO3. Posting on AO3 starts Sept 30th. Fics on AO3 revealed in November.

HP ABCs of Death - Signups are open, fics due Oct 30th.

Season of Giving - Signups are closed, fics due on Oct 29th.

Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest - Signups are open, fics due Oct 21st.

HP Halloween - Signups open from Sept 28th - Oct 3rd.

Firewhiskey Fic - The Sleepy Hollow Edition, Fest starts Oct 1st, Posting is on Oct 4th.

Thrills ‘N Chills - A Halloween Gift Exchange - Signups end Sept 30th.

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reverence

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Thank you for the collab! This is such a fun story, any fic with the tag 'Draco and Hermione accidentally make a porno' is bound to be a good time. Thoroughly enjoyed this tongue in cheek one-shot!

Duo #3 Hero/RegretfulPrince & Schmem_14

Prompt: Malfoy Manor - Red Dress - Theft Gone Wrong Art by @regretful-prince

Fic: What the Portrait Saw by @schmem_14 Wordcount: 4252 Summary:

Portraits are meant to be seen and not heard, or so you've been led to believe. Verity the Virgin is merely the portrait of a simple girl painted into an unimaginative pastoral scene. Her world is upended when she catches a mysterious thief trying to make off with some Malfoy family valuables.

A slightly unhinged tale of seeing and being seen, and perhaps the death of Verity's innocence as well. What would her mother say?

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Thirty One Ruminations

Written for @microficmay​ 2022 : [ Draco POV + 50 word prompts ] Prompt 31: Why? + Poetry Challenge | Dramione | Read on AO3

"Tell me why you always stay."

He's in a bad way, he's moody today.

Hermione rolls her eyes and sways, scoffing tartly, "No, I won't say."

"I'm not in the mood to play."

"I'll tell you when we're eighty, and grey."

"That's too far away."

"Draco," She softens, "We're okay."

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Thirty One Ruminations

Written for @microficmay​ 2022 : [ Draco POV + 50 word prompts ] Prompt 30: Wax & Wane + Poetry Challenge | Dramione | Read on AO3

Hermione's chosen names wax and wane by the hour.

"What about Cassiopeia?"

"No, Draco. Too dour."

"It's tradition," he frowns.

"Well, I'd rather a flower."

Narcissa can't argue. Lucius has no power.

"Pick one," Draco reminds, "Before the baby shower."

"I like Rose." She decides.

Draco glowers.

"Don't be sour."

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Thirty One Ruminations

Written for @microficmay​ 2022 : [ Draco POV + 50 word prompts ] Prompt 29: Saturninity + Poetry Challenge | Dramione | Read on AO3

Saturnine gloom, he matches the room.

Granger sits tall, soon to be joined by his mother. Tea sipped, ballroom dusty. Stale air that smothers.

Draco dreads this meeting shall go poorly. Marry her? The answer's a no, surely.

Granger smiles softly, patiently issuing reminder of why it's her he's pursuing.

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Thirty One Ruminations

Written for @microficmay​ 2022 : [ Draco POV + 50 word prompts ] Prompt 28: Epilogue | Dramione | Read on AO3

"You know, I think-- if we get married, one day-- you ought to become a Granger."

"Married?" Draco stops tracing shapes into her leg, eyes wider. "We're barely out as a couple--"

"You were horrid as a Malfoy," Hermione continues, "Draco Granger... Much better."

"Piss off."

She laughs.

He's happy.

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Thirty One Ruminatons

Written for @microficmay​ 2022 : [ Draco POV + 50 word prompts ] Prompt 27: Hopeful | Dramione | Read on AO3

Rumours are going around. Everybody suspects the worst.

Potter owls him, demanding to know what the truth is. It's phrased less cordially than that, of course.

Granger's hopeful they can still remain discreet. "Don't agitate things," she says.

Draco dips his quill.

Potter,

Mind your own fucking business.

- Draco Malfoy