#hp rare pair fest work 2021

[lumosatnight]

my year in fic - 2022

I was tagged by @the-francakes (x), @schmem14 (x), @broomsticks (x), and @danpuff-ao3 (x) for a fic roundup/2022 review/stats something or other, so I'm combining them all here.

2022 was definitely a year of fests. Fests fests fests fests!!! I joined and modded so many fests that I'm taking a month long break in January. But I also had SO MUCH FUN. Fests are addictive and there's a reason for that.

Alright, here we go. Let's start with some stats.

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Word Count: 151,378 (alas I did not make my goal of 200k but I'll take what I can get. That's still the length of a full length novel!)

Hits: 56,307

Number of Fics started and finished: 21 works (+ just as many double drabbles/microfics/minifics)

Number of WIPs started: um.... pass

Ships I wrote this year (not including background ships): um.... also pass. There's literally too many to list. I write so many ships it's hard to find a trend. But I guess I gotta answer.

Drarry (10), Wolfstar (4), Rarry (3), Parvender (3), Flintwood (3), Deamus (2), Linny (2), and Fred/George (2) eep

Favorite ship(s): Yo this is such a hard question. Idk EVERYTHING. Drarry, rare pairs, and femslash. That's my answer.

Least favorite ship(s): Fenrir ships. I just can't get into them, but also, I dare you to convince me.

AO3 Fic Writers/Artists/Creators/Readers who have inspired me and my writing this year: ohmygod sososososo many. I'd be so annoying if I tagged them all. Maybe I'll just pick a few

@broomsticks and @consistentsquash for their rec lists! AMAZING STELLAR PHENOMENAL. Jackie also leaves the absolute sweetest comments and Squash is the best hype person you will ever find. I strive to be more like Jackie and Squash.

@thistlecatfics, @bluesundaycake, @danpuff-ao3 for their wonderful characterization. The depth and grittiness to their fics floors me every time.

@the-francakes for her humorous writing and @vdoshu for their creativity. Seriously, you never know what Doshu is going to do next. Every one of Francake's fics makes me laugh.

@crazybutgood, @sugareey-makes-stuff, @anaxandria-writes, @digthewriter for their art. Every time I see their art, I just want to write and write and write because it's so inspiring. I also want to leave them a million and some kudos. Why won't AO3 let me live my best life 😭?

@schmem14, @articcat621, @paulamcg for their lovely comments and dedication to keep reading what I put out. I'm STILL surprised that people like my writing enough to keep coming back 😅

Everyone in the HP Saffics and Rare Pairs server who constantly bring up new ships and headcanons and I NEED TO WRITE THOSE RIGHT NOW. I love you all 💖

Now with stats out of the way, let's do a countdown of fics.

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5️⃣ Top 5 works I'm most proud of from 2022 (not necessarily my most popular)

Your Cigarette Smell [Sirius/Narcissa, E, 9.7k] — My fic for @hprarepairfest 2021! Which might be cheating a bit, but technically the fest ended in Jan of this year, and I love this fic so much that I really wanted to count it. But what could be better than Blackcest hate sex for the ages?

What is this, fucking Jeopardy? [Drarry, E, 20.5k] — Written for @hd-cluefest this year and an absolute blast! Cursed Draco and Curse-breaker Harry were a dream to write. This was my most popular fic from 2022!

Rosmerta's Special Brew [Andromeda/Rosmerta (but mostly gen), T, 6.0k] — My fic for @hpqueerfest that is a testament to queer joy and queer love. I love this fic with all my heart 💖

Call me baby (I'll be on the way) [Neville/Blaise, E, 6.3k] — Written for @hp-soulmates which I also modded 🙈. So much MISCOMMUNICATION and oblivious boys in love. Also filled with rare pairs galore!

Death and Undeath [Fred/George, E, 3.1k] — Written for @hpcestfest where I got to dip my toes into the Dead Dove scene. This is a fav of mine because I got to combine magic and science and wove it into George's desperation as he tries to bring Fred back to life.

4️⃣ Top 4 current WIPs that I'm most excited to release in 2023

Oh baby, here we go again. I'm SUPER excited for my fic for @dronarryfest 2023. I can't go into details because it's anon, but I am SO EXCITED.

I've started a longer Cissamione fic that I hope I get the chance to work on next year. Will it ever be published? We'll see.

Time travel Tomarry! I've read a lot of Tomarry but never really written it, so I'm trying it out for the first time.

Might finally continue my Drarry Squid Games-inspired fic. Maybe. Possibly.

3️⃣ Top 3 biggest improvements in my writing over the past year

Brevity: I think I'm finally getting the hang of cutting down scenes so I'm not info-dumping too much on the reader.

Confidence: I've definitely become more confident in my writing. I still wouldn't say I'm the best, but confident enough that I enjoy reading what I write.

Angst: I think I can write a fairly good angsty ficlet now. Fluff and smut, I might need to work on a bit more.

2️⃣ Top 2 resolutions (ways I wish to improve my writing/blog) for the new year

FINISH A LONGER WORK. I would love to actually finish something over 50k words and publish it chapter by chapter.

Cut back on fests (lol, yeah right) and make more room for myself. Be more mindful of my fandom limits and when to step back and take a break.

1️⃣ Number 1 favorite line I've written this year!

What if that was not the end?  Flip back to the beginning. Reink the quill. Rewrite the page.  Would that be enough to forget? Would that be enough to remember?

From White, the colour of flowers, my Drarry Hanahaki fic [M, 3.2k]. Lots of angst, multiple endings, and (un)requited love. I used this quote as a transition between sections, and it's still one of my favorites.

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Happy New Year! 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

[sugareey-makes-stuff]

Hi lovely! For the fruit emoji meme, 🍓 (and it could be for writing or art)❤️❤️❤️

Hi dearest! Yasss, you chose my fav fruit the strawberry! I'm going to answer this for fic and art with some of HP rare pairs, so here ya go: 🍓 What’s a fic you’ve written you feel is underrated? Fic: Thoughts That Count (Perciver, T, 2.8k- WIP 5/6). Mainly because a. I am missing the last part that concludes this epistolary fic (since it needs Oliver's letter AND art foliage for it to work) and b. I never formally promoted this fic because it's not done yet? It will get done this year...but I just need the time to make that last letter perfect. I love epistolary because I'm a sucker for dialogue and diving into characters' minds, especially when it's getting all of their thoughts down on paper. To see that from Percy AND Oliver is something I haven't seen done before, so that's why I made this work! Art: I Still Have You (Deamus, G, art). Because a. this was released during a busy hols season and b. there needs to be wayyy more Deamus art in general (how the hell is this the first time I've drawn them?!). I had such a blast when I got to make this for mini fest in 2021, and I'm hoping to make more content for them this year, since I've loved them for such a long time! *crossing fingers* Thanks so much for the ask! ___ Want to ask more q's? Ask away via the fruit emoji ask game!

[danpuff-ao3]

2022 AO3 Wrapped

Saw @givereadersahug do this and I wanna play, too!

Since there's talk of stats and I know that can be a sensitive topic for some, I'm putting everything below the cut, for easy avoidance!

Works Published: 19! Which is lower than previous years but I'm not gonna think about that, I'm NOT.

Word Count: 77,545

Hits: 65,886

Bookmarks: 1,153

Most Popular by Kudos: Obscene...the people do like their filth.

Most Hits: Also Obscene.

Longest: Contempt

Shortest: I managed a few "perfect" drabbles this year! So: Partygoers, Caged, Fool, and Yes all tie for this one!

Most Comments: Contempt, and I'm OVERJOYED. My beloved precious shard of my soul. 🥹 Every (nice) comment it gets is literally the best gift ever. I'm still stupidly emotional about this fic oh god. I'm gonna sob about and chat about this fic forever, sorry 'bout it.

Fic that made me cry: Oh lordy. I'm a big ole crier. The ones I remember distinctly would be A Matter of Time for the gorgeous tragedy, and In My Veins (In My Blood) for the...y'know...big dark whumping and dead dove-ness.

Fic that made me smile: Definitely Welcome to the Family for the silliness and humor, and Orange Blossoms for the L O V E.

Gifts: 9 January 2022 for my friend Shera; The Alchymist II for my beloved Nina (@vulnerasanenturmyprince); Obscene for Lila my love (@liladiurne); Fool, a Tumblr drabble prompt for dear Pahn (@bluesundaycake); In My Veins (In My Blood) for Lila and Viran (@mrviran), my fabulous filth friends; and A Chain Reaction of Countermoves for the ever-amazing Ephie (@fleetingdesires-ao3), who gave me all the encouragement I needed (and more!) to finish! Also this probably doesn't count but I wrote Orange Blossoms as a gift for MYSELF for my birthday. Because I deserve nice things, too, dang it!!!!

Events: Omgg let's see. Events that were posted this year were: Rare Pair Fest (2021/2022), Snarry Adopt a Prompt, Kinkuary, Blackcest Fest, HP Flowers - Spring Round, Snarry-a-Thon, Kinktober...is that it? I think that's it. And I wrote for Hoggywartyxmas but it's not going on AO3 until 2023!

Collaborations: None! But maybe next year 😉

Coming in 2023: I make no promises 🙈 Actually WAIT. My Hoggywartyxmas fic is definitely going up in January! (Reveals go up January 9th so...definitely then!) I hope to get a third chapter of smile with sweet surprise out. A fic for Snarry Bang hopefully. A sequel to Obscene (tentatively titled Beatific) is a plan. Finishing and posting Devotion would be nice. But I'm aiming for 2023 to be as low stress as humanly possible. Oh! But also! I'll be archiving some of my meta works on AO3 next year under my danniperson pseud. 🙌

Tagging: Tag yourself, baby! (And me, tag me, I wanna see!!!!)

[lee-bella]

HP Fest Masterlists Round-up: June Edition

The June round-up of currently posting Harry Potter fests and latest masterlists/reveals are up on Potterfests on Dreamwidth and Livejournal. The round-up is also available below, albeit in a slightly different format.

Thank you to the fest mods for running these events. Thank you to the participants for sharing their works with the fandom. If you see a work you like, it's never too late to let the creator(s) know about it.

Currently Posting

HP Poetry Fest: Tumblr | AO3

Game of Drarry Basilisks & Staircases: Tumblr | AO3

Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Tumblr | AO3 | Masterlist (ongoing)

Cruel Summer 2023: the Eras tour: Tumblr | AO3

Severus Snape Bigbang: Tumblr | AO3

HP Pride Fest 2023: Tumblr | Twitter | AO3

The Three Broomsticks Pride Fest 2023: Tumblr | AO3 | Masterpost (ongoing)

Rare Pair Shorts Summer Wishlist: DW | Tumblr | AO3

Out of the Cupboard 2023: Tumblr | AO3

HP Summertime Prompt Challenge: AO3

Harry Potter Queer Villains Fanworks Fest: Tumblr | AO3

HP Queer Fest 2023: Tumblr | AO3

Wolfstar Bingo 2023: Tumblr | AO3

Dreomione Fest 2023: Twitter | AO3

HP Pride Extravaganza: Tumblr | Event Tag

Latest Masterlists & Reveals

HP Fruit Fest: Tumblr | AO3 | Masterlist

Lights Camera Drarry 2023: Tumblr | AO3 | Podfic & Art | Fic Masterlist

Wolfstar First Date Challenge: Tumblr | AO3 | Masterlist

Microfic May: Tumblr | AO3 | Round-up

HP Flowers Spring Round 2023: Tumblr | AO3 | Masterlist

Harry/Draco Mpreg Fest 2023: LJ | Tumblr | AO3 | Masterlist

Slither In Fest 2023 (bottom Voldemort|Tom): Tumblr | AO3

Regulus Black Fest: Tumblr | AO3 | Masterlist

Weasley Fest: Tumblr | AO3 | Masterlist

HP Het Seventh Annual Mini Fest: DW | LJ | Masterlist

HP Wedding Fest: Tumblr | AO3 | Masterlist

Harry Potter Fest (Taylor's Version): Tumblr | Twitter | AO3

It's a Slytherin Soiree 2023: Tumblr | AO3 | Reveals

For past masterlists, see HP Fest Masterlists by year: 2021: DW | LJ 2022: DW | LJ 2023: DW | LJ

Also see Masterlist of HP Fests and Communities on Potterfests. It's organised by category.

[lovesickbeom]

HP Fest/Challenge Masterlist

Hello I’ve decided to compile a massive fest masterlist for Harry Potter, please inform me if I have missed a fest! And firstly before anything if you want to keep up with all fests at once check out @hpfests , I would deeply appreciate if people retweeted and perhaps the fests themselves? no pressure :)

Character Centric

Bottom!Draco (Bottom Draco Fest) - Round 2015 complete, hiatus

Draco (Draco Big Bang) - Round 2010 complete, hiatus

Draco (Draco’s Kinks and Tropes ) - Round 2015 complete

Draco (Find Your Favourite Draco) - Round 2016 complete

Hermione smut (Dirty Granger Fest) - Round 2021 complete

Luna (Luna Lovegood Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Neville (Growing Neville) - Round 2019 complete, hiatus

Regulus (Regulus Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Remus (Remus Lupin Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Sirius (Sirius Black Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Pairings

Albus/Scorpio (Feel Good Scorbus Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Draco/Albus (Dralbus Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Harry (25 Days of Draco and Harry) - Round 2019 complete, hiatus

Darco/Harry (Big Bang, Baby) - Round 2008 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Big Bang) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Harry (Cliche Fest) - Round 2017 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Cock Fest) - Round 2011 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Collab Fest) - Round 2019 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (ClueFest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Harry (Domesticity Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Harry (Draco Tops Harry Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Draco/Harry (Drarry in Heels Fest) - Round 2018 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Drarry Struggle Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Harry (Eighth Year Fest) - Round 2015 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Erised Fest) - Round 2019 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (The Eros Affair) - Round 2005 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Family Fest) - Round 2017 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Fan Fair Fest) - Round 2019 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Fluff Fest) - Round 2017 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry ( Fuh-Q-Fest) - Round 2005 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Glomp Fest) - Round 2017 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Holiday Fest) - Round 2012 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Hurt Fest) - Round 2020 ?ongoing?

Draco/Harry (Inspired Fest) - Round 2008 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Japan Relief Fest) - Round 2011 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Level Two Fest) - Round 2013 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Lights Camera Drarry) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Harry (Mpreg Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Harry (Remix Fest) - Round 2018 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Seasons Fest) - Round 2013 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Smooch Fest) - Round 2015 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Tropes Fest) - Round 2019 complete, hiatus

Draco/Harry (Wireless Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Harry (World Cup Fest) - Round 2009 complete, hiatus

Draco/Hermione (Dramione Fanfiction Forum Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Draco/Hermione (Dramione Comment Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Hermione (Dramione RomCom Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Draco/Hermione (LDWS Competition) - Competition 2020 complete

James Sirius Potter/Teddy Lupin (Jeddy Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Remus/Sirius (Fireside Tales) - Round 2021 ongoing

Remus/Sirius (Fix It Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Remus/Sirius (Get Together Fest) - Round 2019 complete, hiatus

Remus/Sirius (Romance Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Remus/Sirius (Wolfstar Big Bang) - Round 2021 ongoing

Remus/Sirius (Wolfstar Hurt Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Scorpio/Harry (Scarry Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

OT+

Beltane Exchange (Draco/Harry/Severus) - Round 2018 complete, hiatus

Triad!Fest (Triad Ships) - Round 2021 ongoing

Other

Candy Hearts Challenge (Remus/Sirius) - 2021 Challenge ongoing

Daily Deviant (Nsfw/kink) - Blog on hiatus 

Drarry Microfic (Draco/Harry) - Blog active

Game of Drarry (Multiple Exchange/Fest things) - Active

Kinks Of Knockturn Alley (Kinks) - Active

Kinktober (kinks) - Active

Marauders AUpril (Marauders) - Round 2021 ongoing

Marauders Fest (Fest for Marauders) - Round 2021 ongoing, postings!

Regulus Prompts (Regulus Prompts) - Active

TriadsNet (Keeps up with poly hp) - Active

Wolfstar Games (Remus/Sirius) - 2020 game complete

Wolfstar Writing Challenge  (Remus/Sirius) - Challenge 2021 ongoing

Genre Specific 

Ace Fest (Ace Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Animagus Fest (Animagus Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Anywhere but the bed Fest (Public smut) - Round 2017 complete, hiatus

Butterfly Fest (Based on what ifs) - Round 2020 complete

Coffeehouse (Coffee/cafe!au Fest) - Active

Comment Fest - Hiatus

Consent Fest (Consent Fest) - Round 2019 complete, hiatus

Crack!Fic Fest (Crack Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Creatures Fest (Fest for hp creatures) - Round 2020 complete

Dark HP Fest (Dark Side Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Darkarts Fest (Dark arts) - hiatus

Drizzle Fest (Weather Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Femslash MiniFest (Femslash pairings) - Round 2021 ongoing

Fluff Fest (Fluff Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Holiday Mini Fest (Holiday mini fest) - Round 2020 complete

Horror Fest (Horror Fest) (Now run on HP Darkarts) - Round ?2019? complete

Inspired by Imagery (Image inspired Fest) - Round 2020 complete

Joggers Fest (Minifests based on muggle clothinng) - Round 2018 complete, hiatus

Kinkuary (kinks) - Round 2021 ongoing

Next Gen Fest (Next Gen) - Round 2020 complete

Next Gen Fright Fest (Next Gen Holloween) - Round 2020 ?complete?

Queer Fest (Queer Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing 

Rare HP Bingo (Rare Pairs) - Round 2020 complete

Rare Pair Fest (Fest for Rare Pairs) - Round 2021 ongoing

Suds Fest (wet hp) - Round 2020 complete

Taste of Smut Fest (Smut Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

Trans Fest (Trans Fest) - Round 2021 ongoing

The Trans Wizard Tournament (Trans Fest) - Round 2020 complete

WIP Fest (Work in progress fest) - Round 2019 complete

Wireless Festive Minifest (Related to Songs) - Round 2020 complete

Wow this took a long while, please help share this around! Have fun joining fests! Oh and please inform me if I’ve missed any fests out and I might also make a master list for hp fic rec blogs! Please let me know if you’d be interested in that :)

[anaxandria-writes]

2022 Fandom Goals!

I was tagged by @sugareey-makes-stuff, @mystickitten42, and @seekercass. I'm just late at posting this! I love you all and I'm so glad I got to know you in 2021 through mutual flailing over shared loves in the HP fandom!

1. Learn my limits!

Fandom should be fun, not an obligation. I want to do fewer fests and be choosier about the prompts I take. I want to prioritize quality over quantity and really delve into the characters I work with.

2. Ted Lasso!

I'm a big reader in the Ted Lasso fandom and I want to finally post something. I'm not even sure how interaction works outside of my HP bubble. Is it tumblr based? Discord? Are there fests? Basically, I haven't interacted much, but I want to.

3. Be a better commenter!

I tend to overthink comments to the point that I don't send one at all and I just click the kudos button. I'm also terrible at replying to comments even though I read and cherish every single one. I've been a bit better with it in the new year and it's been great interacting with new people in fandom!

4. Modding

It has come to my attention that if you want something in fandom, you can make it happen. I'm very excited for Wood You Rather (@wood-you-rather-challenge) which I'm co-hosting with @sugareey-makes-stuff. Working with her and seeing her organizational skills for WYR and for different servers has been really inspiring. I can't tag all the fantastic mods I've dealt with as a participant, but just a shout out to @veelawings for being a mentor and spreadsheet genius.

5. Rare Pairs

Just... the world needs more rare pairs. Also included is finally finishing my Flintwood WIP this year because the world needs more Flintwood. And Herbtamer. And Georgius. And Pansy/Lavender.

Pretty sure everyone else has already posted theirs and I'm just late? But if you haven't been tagged, consider this your tag.

[hpanimagusfest]

Animagus Masterlist - Creators Revealed

We would like to thank everybody who has made this fest such a success, whether as a prompter, creator, or reader! We hope the featured fics, art, and podfics have brought you happiness in these crazy times we’re living in. Now, without further ado, may we proudly present the HP Animagus Fest 2021 Masterlist.

ART

Title: The Whirling Ways of Stars That Pass Artist: Bluebutter @bluebutter-art Rating: Gen Art Medium: Digital Art Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: #30 Summary:

Being a polar bear Animagi makes Harry crave holidays and time in icy places like Iceland and the North Pole, which is why Harry and Draco decide to spend their first holiday together to see the beautiful Northern Lights. There's just one tiny problem: Draco hates the cold.

That's okay though. He can get warm cuddling in his lover's soft fur.

See on AO3

PODFICS

Title: [Podfic] Harry's Wolves by dracogotgame Podficcer: Thunder_of_Dragons @thunder-of-dragons Original Author: dracogotgame Rating: Gen Length: 12 minutes Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Summary: 

Harry wakes up to an empty bed and wolves in the garden.

Listen on AO3

Title: [Podfic] Of mammals, birds and reptiles by Jessa_yeah Podficcer: Thunder_of_Dragons @thunder-of-dragons Original Author: Jessa_yeah Rating: Gen Length: 12 minutes Pairing: Hermione Granger/Ginny Weasley, Rolanda Hooch/Minerva McGonagall/Pomona Sprout Summary: 

Post-war Hogwarts. A small note appears on the announcement board in the hall, offering extracurricular courses. Ginny and Hermione sign up. Something new builds from there - something good. A story about healing, growth, hope, love and comfort.

Listen on AO3

Title: [Podfic] I Loved You Like The Fall Of Rome by pansexual_intellectual Podficcer: bluedreaming @porcelainsalt Original Author: pansexual_intellectual Rating: Mature Length: 1 hour, 24 minutes Pairing: Regulus Black/Lily Evans Summary: 

Lily Evans looks at Regulus Black, across a vast, seemingly uncrossable, expanse, and thinks maybe. Eyes lingering over green-and-silver, and a heartbreakingly beautiful boy amidst them all, she thinks, I wonder.

Listen on AO3

FICS

Title: Old wounds never fully heal  Author: Lillycatdani11 @alyssadani19 Rating: Teen Word Count: 1,008 Pairing: Sirius Black/Hermione Granger  Prompt: #14 Summary: 

Sirius helps Hermione after her bad day at work.

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Title: Saved by a snake Author: Jessa_yeah @thefisherqueen Rating: Gen Word Count: 2,003 Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Poppy Pomfrey Prompt: #99 Summary: 

Barely a month into her new job at Hogwarts, Poppy Pomfrey spots a kitty in trouble. She rushes to help - but the 'kitty' in question has some opinions on this.

Read on AO3

Title: Keep Me Close Author: MarchnoGirl @drarryruinedme7 Rating: Explicit Word Count: 2,082 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: #32 Summary: 

Draco Malfoy is always tidy. Perfect. Not a strand of hair out of place. Enter Harry Potter and a certain quality of his…

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Title: Sign Author: Samunderthelights @samunderthelights Rating: General Word Count: 2,511 Pairing: Teddy Lupin/James Sirius Potter Prompt: #124  Summary: When Teddy had rejected his kiss, James didn’t think things could get any more embarrassing than that. But when - after months of hard work - he finally transforms into his Animagus form for the first time, things get a lot more embarrassing.

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Title: What We Find Beneath it All Author: SumthinClever @welcome-to-fandomonium Rating: Explicit Word Count: 4,591 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: #29 Summary:

 Harry's animagus is an octopus. He eventually convinces Draco to join him beneath the Black Lake and they explore what hides beneath the lake and each other.

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Title: as the crow flies Author: saltwatergarden @talkingtravesties Rating: Teen Word Count: 5,452 Pairing: Draco/Harry Prompt: #84  Summary:

 Harry Potter is a lot of things - hero of the Wizarding World, best friend to Auror extraordinaire Ron Weasley and certifiable genius Hermione Granger, heir to the Sleekeazy potions empire. He is also an Animagus, like his father and godfather before him. Problem is, he hasn't quite mastered the task of transforming back into his human form. Bigger problem is, he's just been captured by Draco Malfoy's owl.

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Title: Hoarding Day Author: Archaic_Nepenthes @mod-and-his-flight Rating: Teen Word Count: 6,133 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: #1 Summary: 

Dragon Appreciation Day is something else when it comes to appreciating Draco Malfoy.

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Title: Recurring Theme Author: miscnine @unstrrdy Rating: Gen Word Count: 6,736 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: #27 Summary: 

Draco just wanted to go home. Just as he was gathering himself—at least, enough to go on and do exactly that, he was startled by a particularly harsh ripple in the apparition point—then four things happened.

Draco wants a lot of things. He wants to redeem himself to the public eye as foolishly hopeless as it sounds. He wants his mother to leave him out of her plans to reclaim control over her life. He wants to get his shit together more than anything. At least, he did. Now, he's fallen prey to his own predator and constantly has to reign in the greedy dragon that wanted something from Harry Potter—"who, by the way, had just come back to England after seven years of healing dragon tamers in Romania and finally getting the therapy he needed, did you know that? Did you?”

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Title: The Owl in Myth and Magic Author: Aneiria @aneiria-writes Rating: Mature Word Count: 7,156 Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Prompt: #85  Summary: 

Draco Malfoy has a secret, and if he wants to keep it that way, he’s going to have to show Hermione Granger how to have one too.

Even if it is a secret so complex and dangerous that they’re going to have to spend more time together than either of them had planned for their eighth year of Hogwarts...

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Title: Harry Potter and the Mysterious Snowy Owl Affair Author: Ladderofyears @ladderofyears Rating: Teen Word Count: 8,683 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: Self-prompt Summary: 

Harry Potter is the newly promoted Head Officer for the Department of Magical Creature Regulation, and he is passionate about his work protecting vulnerable animals who can’t advocate for themselves. An added benefit of the job is the close relationship that he had developed with his colleague, Wizengamot prosecution barrister Draco Malfoy. Harry’s life is happy and he feels satisfied with his place in the world.

Abruptly, Harry’s happy existence is thrown into disarray when a small snowy owl starts dropping tip-offs about magical creature crimes to Grimmauld Place.

Harry isn’t sure what to think. Is his benefactor a friend or foe? Why are they making such stringent efforts to conceal their identity? Draco doesn’t seem concerned, but Harry can’t help but feel intrigued by the mystery. Who is the wizard behind the owl?

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Title: ANI101: Introduction to Animagus Author: Aelys_Althea @aelysalthea Rating: Mature Word Count: 12,314 Pairing: Sirius Black & Remus Lupin (Gen), Marauders (Gen) Prompt: #69 Summary: 

Remus has secrets. Lots of secrets, but one in particular that Sirius is determined to sniff out. When he, James, and Peter put their detective skills to action, they discover a truth far beyond what any of them could have imagined.

What they would make of that truth, though - that was the real question. Sirius was nothing if not a dog with a bone, and he was determined to do something about it.

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Title: Commander Author: Cassiopeias_shadow @cassiopeiasshadow Rating: Explicit Word Count: 14,167 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: #44 Summary:

There was a hiss to his right. It was him. Potter. The adder with the lightning bolt on his back. Draco nearly cried with relief.

“Potter, thank fuck, let me - oh,” Draco said, once he had crawled underneath the stone, into the crevice where Potter was hiding. It was soaked in blood, just like the rest of the room, and the blood was coming from slashes on Potter’s white, scaly belly. Draco picked the snake up and cradled it to his chest. It wrapped itself weakly around his arm and nestled up to the warmth of Draco’s body, barely moving.

“That’s right,” Draco said, trying his best to sound comforting. The snake’s heart beat against his palm, unbearably precious. Draco’s cheeks were wet.

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Title: Hibou Author: worldcrawler @worldcrawlerhp Rating: Explicit Word Count: 15,075 Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Prompt: #77 Summary:

"Draco Malfoy had squared with the fact that he rarely succeeded in things at first. His whole life could be read as a series of failures that eventually became successes.

It was no surprise then, in retrospect, that he had failed to become an animagus not once, but twice before finally succeeding."

This is a story about failure and understanding, about success and honesty, and about two idiots in love trying to solve two very different mysteries - brought together through a series of chance encounters in the highland forests.

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Title: Dog-Star and Lion-Heart Author: unspeakable3 @unspeakable3 Rating: Teen Word Count: 15,932 Pairings: Regulus Black & Sirius Black, Sirius Black & James Potter Prompt: #98  Summary: 

After Sirius leaves home, the only way that Regulus will allow his brother anywhere near him is when Sirius is in dog-form. Regulus has no idea that the Grim-like creature he shares secrets and bacon sandwiches with is his brother. He has no idea, that is, until he tries to say goodbye to ‘Snuffles’ for the last time, and his canine friend finally reveals his human form.

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Title: Worth Sharing Author: flightytemptress27 @flightytemptress27 Rating: Teen Word Count: 16,829 Pairings: Teddy Lupin/James Sirius Potter, Teddy Lupin/Victoire Weasley, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: #23 Summary:

Despite what it originally seemed, Teddy has inherited his father's lycanthropy. Things are very different for Teddy, but perhaps not always in the best way.

James Sirius Potter loves his best friend Teddy and just wants to do what he can to care for him, even if it's dangerous.

A coming of age story beginning with Teddy's third year at Hogwarts and ending with James' final year. A story in which Harry does his absolute best as a godfather, Teddy struggles to accept himself, and James flies.

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Title: The Last of What the World Left You Author: xanthippe74 @xanthippe74 Rating: Teen Word Count: 25,153 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt: Self-prompt Summary: 

If the wizarding world won’t give Draco a second chance, he has a plan to survive: live in his Animagus form, a carrion crow, in the Forbidden Forest. Not only does Harry Potter come along and ruin it, he’s radiating a strange aura of power that Draco should probably fear, but doesn’t. With nowhere to go and a Life-Debt to his mother that Potter insists on repaying, Draco puts himself into the hands of the reclusive Boy Who Lived. Will the bleak corner of Yorkshire where Potter makes his home be another dead end or an unexpected refuge?

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Title: Night Visitor Author: Kiwi05622 @kiwi05622 Rating: Explicit Word Count: 111,960 Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Prompt: Self-prompt Summary:

His apology came to her on the wings of moonlight. Her response returned to him in delayed indifference. This is Draco Malfoy's journey seeking forgiveness from his past misdeeds and finds redemption through their letters while a prisoner of Azkaban.

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AO3 Tag Game

Thanks so much for the tag @peachpety 😘 I thoroughly enjoyed reading yours.

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 27 (+ 2 in fests) 2. What is your total AO3 word count? 134,448 (But if things go according to plan, I’ll be adding another 50-60k to that in 2-3 months). 3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? I’ve only ever published HP (all Drarry, except for one rare pair that’s part of an upcoming non-anon fest). But before I got into Drarry, I experimented with some dystopian Malec (Shadowhunters). 4. What are your top five fics by kudos? Potter’s Ravine (E, 23k)

Harry is undeniably numb. Still reeling from the sudden death of his godfather, he’s back at the Dursleys and everything seems hopeless. One day bleeds into the next. But, as they say, nature abhors a vacuum…

Draco is unimpressed. The Dark Lord and his infernal giant snake have taken over Malfoy Manor and he’s confined to his rooms. He feels like a prisoner and it’s just not right. He’s a Malfoy. Itching for confrontation he decides to go visit Harry Potter.

Things don’t go according to plan.

The Time in Between (E, 42k)

Harry never wanted to be the Chosen One. Draco refused the Dark Mark. Together, they set out to create something new. But can they outrun their destiny?

~ or ~

The one where Harry sets everything on fire, Draco confronts the darkness within, and Narcissa will do anything to keep them safe.

Light up Your Lust (E, 1k)

All it takes is a Cornish Pixie, a spilled potion and everything becomes quite clear.

Malfoy sputters, “That’s ridiculous, Potter. I don’t want to – ”

“Then tell me to stop.”

But the only noise Malfoy makes is a breathy sigh as Harry dives back in and kisses his jaw, plunders his incandescent lips, before he follows the glowing path south…

The Naughty List (E, 2K)

In which Hermione takes Harry to an art class and the model is familiar, blond, and pointy.

Malfoy steps up onto the round platform and casually lets his robe slip to the ground. As he adopts a pose, Harry’s jaw drops. Draco Malfoy is a work of art.

“Close your mouth, Harry,” Hermione whispers, and Harry does.

When Death Comes Calling (T, 2k)

It’s All Hallows’ Eve and as Harry investigates a string of seemingly related deaths, there’s one he hopes to prevent. He looks over Harry’s shoulder and Harry turns too. They both see it, the dark translucent figure making its way to shore.

~ Or ~ Getting together in the face of Death. Literally.

5. Do you respond to comments, why or why not? OMG, I appreciate each and every single comment I receive. When I’m feeling down, I go back and re-read comments. I do try to respond to every one, but sometimes it takes a little while (depending on spoons, life, and writing deadlines). 6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? I love happy endings, so most of my fics end happily or hopefully. But I have one fic, written for My Bloody Valentine 2021, that does not have a happy ending.  You’re the Only One for Me (M, 1k, MCD, mind the tags)

After all these years, Draco's still the one.

7. Do you ever write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve every written? I have not written any crossovers... yet. I might. I might not. But I have contemplated Drarry with Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (I’m a big fan, hence the ‘42′ in my pseud), or with Lost Souls (by Poppy Z. Brite, a vampire novel set in New Orleans).

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic? I’d have to say any ‘hate’ I’ve received has been minimal (although it thoroughly bummed me out at the time). But I received a lot of support from fellow Drarry authors and took their advice (deleted the comments without responding to them). Many others have received comments far worse than those I received and it makes me sad. 9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Ha! You may have noticed 4/5 of my top five are rated E. I love reading and writing smut. I’ve mostly written M/M, but I do have some F/F in the works. I adore porn with feelings, and angsty, angry sex that leads to feelings.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not to my knowledge. 11. Have you ever co-written a fic before? I never thought I would (I’m too much of a control freak 😂) but I co-wrote two during Exploding Snap 2021, and I had a blast! It was so much fun, amazingly refreshing, and I would totally do it again. The Stars on the Calendar (T, 2k, with @anaxandria-writes)

Harry accepted there were many things he and Draco would always argue about. He just didn’t think sex would ever be one of them.

Midnight Rendezvous (T, 696 words, with @cequonveut)

The Fat Lady gets an eyeful while portrait hopping down the seventh-floor corridor.

12. What’s your all-time favourite ship? Drarry!!!!! But I also love Grudders, Roarmac (thanks Peach!), Jeddy, Scorbus, Charlie Weasley with pretty much anyone, and various poly ships. Outside of HP, I also have a soft spot for Malec and Jimon (Shadowhunters) and Steve/Ghost (Lost Souls). 13. What was the first fandom you wrote for? HP is the only fandom I’ve published in. But as I mentioned above, I have an incomplete Malec burning a hole in my hard drive. Maybe one day I’ll finish it… or maybe I won’t… 14. What’s your favourite fic you’ve written? As much as I adore writing drabbles and short fics, I really love to become immersed in my longer chaptered fics. All of them are my favourites. I’ve already mentioned my Old Magic series (Potter’s Ravine, The Time in Between, and I’m currently working on the third installment). But my other recent fav is my Wireless fic: Until It All Comes Undone (E, 38k). 

Following his confrontation with Voldemort, Harry returns from King’s Cross Station completely changed. He wakes up at Privet Drive with no memory of his past, the war or magic. Petunia, widowed and suffering from empty nest syndrome, is only too happy to turn Harry into Dudley 2.0.

But something’s not quite right. Plagued by recurring nightmares, Harry can’t help but feel something is missing. A bottle of his cousin’s LSD helps him to forget his worries… Magic may not be real, but the hallucinations and the hot blond he meets all feel pretty magical to Harry.

Having turned his back on his family, Draco is determined to start over and do the right thing. But he’s never made good decisions when it comes to Harry Potter. When Potter—presumed dead, but very much alive—unexpectedly returns, Draco will do anything for a second chance. Even if it means pretending not to know who he is…

This idea burned inside me for nearly a year and refused to be silent. Writing this terrified me, because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to write it the way I wanted it to be written. Completing this story was an amazing journey and really taught me to believe in myself. (And, of course, I’m eternally grateful to my amazing beta, @peachpety 🥰)

I apologise in advance if I’m double tagging anyone (and, of course, no pressure!) @pennygalleon, @andithiel, @cequonveut, @anaxandria-writes, @eelwinks, @thesleepiesthufflepuff, @evaeleanor

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23 and 43 for the ask game thingy please and thank u

Hello there! Thanks for the ask! :D

23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?

Answered here!

43. If you take/write prompts: what’s your favorite prompt fic that you’ve written?

Ooh this is hard! Why must I choose between my babies?? I've participated in many a fest and prompt event. Orange Blossoms was an indulgence of flowers and poetry (for HP Flowers AND my birthday!) Lover Boy At Play is to this day the most self-indulgent bit of hotness I ever wrote, written for Kinktober 2021. In fact, I'm very fond of most of my Kinkuary & Kinktober works!

But in the end I think it really comes down to 2 fest works.

Collateral Damage was written for Draco-Ron Fest 2021. It was a headache and a half to create. (In fact my first draft got to 10k words before I scrapped the whole thing and started fresh.) (Version 2, which is what is posted, ended up at 16k!) It was such a struggle to get through, but in the end I had a product I was beyond proud of!

The prompt was great. Probably my favorite prompt I've ever seen. I won't share it here since the prompt itself spoils the story a bit, but if you're very curious you can find it at the bottom of the fic itself. A friend of mine left that prompt, actually! And the moment I saw it I knew it had to be mine. It helped that, because I was friends with the prompter, they'd be thrilled with certain plot points I had in mind. I'd never had a prompt inspire me to quite that level before. Self-prompts, sure. Prompts from others? Never! I am to this day incredibly in love with that fic. Which is pretty big considering it's not my OTP!

It was a great indulgence of angst and miscommunication and inner turmoil. While also having fun with the characters. They're such a mess! Draco super bratty and dramatic, and a fun blend of insecure and vain. Then Ron this charming and funny guy who is also very oblivious and temperamental. It's a more lighthearted, fun version of the enemies to lovers dynamic that I don't often get with Snarry. Much as I love it, my OTP can be much too much sometimes!

It does make me unsure if I should write Dron again, though. I did it so well already! I'm not sure anything I write can ever compare. (Though it's not stopped me with a certain other ship, so...maybe I'll get over that hesitance one day!)

A Matter of Time was written for Snarry Adopt-a-Prompt and was posted early January 2022. While Collateral Damage was a fun spot of drama, this was a tragedy. And while the prompt for Dron spoke to me right away, I had a harder time narrowing down AAP prompts, and even once I did I had to tinker around with what, exactly, I wanted to do.

It was a different sort of structure than I normally write. Alternating POVs as well as reverse chronology. And I had it open-ended on top of that! I got to indulge in a bit of outsider perspective, and a secret (taboo) romance. It sort of delved into this awful situation without ever really resolving it. Also, I am dang proud of how it ended. Wow. Talk about a knife to the heart. (Of course I'd be proud of that, haha!)

Also...can we talk about the smut???? Very hot. Few people talk about that. Probably because on the whole it's a very depressing fic and most people are caught up in how depressing it is, but gosh dang it, that smut was good!

Anyway...it was another challenge to write, though it feels less oppressive than certain other fics. If only because I took breaks to write a comedy at the same time (Welcome to the Family for Rare Pair Fest.) It lightened my spirits enough to be able to reach the end without too much of a migraine. And in the end, I had a story I was stupidly proud of. And I considered it my best work until I posted Contempt later that same year!

(Also, I know I was supposed to stop signing up for fests, but...my best works came out of fests!!!! I did not need that to click in my brain now, oh no.)

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First fortune cookie rec list of the year, hell yeah! I’m already a day late, but I wanted to do this post justice so I could properly and wholeheartedly wish @anaxandria-writes​ a very happy belated birthday! Rin absolutely deserves a shout out for not only being a fandom enthusiast, but also a creative go-getter and an amazing fandom friend. It’s kinda crazy, because even though we’ve only known each other for maybe a couple-ish of years, it seems like we’ve been friends forever. I guess that’s what happens when we constantly scream and squee about all the things both online and offline (because yayy for being neighbors!). Honestly, Rin’s spirit kinda reminds me of the bright rainbow we all like to see in the sky. That’s probably reflective of her excitement about a lot of things, as well as her love for loud colours and patterns (trust me, I tried to see what I could come up with for the origami spread). We like rare pairs, and hell yes for being multishippers in multiple fandoms, and I’m super happy that we get to share not only HP as a fandom but also Teen Wolf! Yayy! I first got to know Rin in 2021 in the Rare Pairs server, and soon enough CoMs and the Wizarding Den servers and a gazillion other servers I can’t keep track of. That probably indicates we a lot of common interests to begin with, which isn’t a bad thing. One being Flintwood, though Rin has been a big influence on why I dipped my toes in this ship. And when I’ve needed a little bit of inspo for making art or writing fic, she’s already been my go-to person for all the headcanons about Marcus and Oliver. She’s also why I’ve started shipping Herbtamer too, but then again, it’s probably because she’s soo enthusiastic about these two, so how could I say no? Why not...Charlie and Neville are really damn cute together, okay? AND since we both adore Oliver Wood, that was how Wood Your Rather came to be as a prompt challenge since we wanted more Oliver works in general. WYR was the very first fest we both ran for fandom (and basically ever), and boy did we learn a lot about modding while also getting to know each other. I honestly couldn’t think of co-modding this event with anyone else, because one needs to really love Oliver to pieces to make something like WYR work. (P.S. stay tuned for more news on this year’s event very soon!). When it comes to fandom, Rin has done a little bit of everything. She’s a writer and an aspiring artist (and a great cheerleader)! I love that Rin has been trying out new mediums, techniques and ways to make different projects, which is so awesome. She’s definitely an influencer on why I’m currently writing a long ass text fic now (yes, it’s addicting and fun to write in this format, and I’ve recced her fun text fic below). And the progress she’s made with drawing is mind blowing since she picked it up again early last year. She’s dabbled in traditional and digital art, and I’m so excited to see what else she makes for 2023. Did you know Rin’s an embroiderer, crocheter and a knitter, and she makes some pretty gorgeous fanfic bookbindings? Okay, so bookbinding is NOT any easy thing to do, but Rin just jumped right into this hobby probably late in the summer and has made some really amazing books. Everything from typesetting to printing and getting things cased and pretty is a process. 8908908 kudos for doing the Lord’s work in making fics into something tangible and visually appealing to the eye. I know for a fact I’m probs going to peppering you with q’s as soon as I do have a chance to get my feet wet in bookbinding. If you want to see some Rin’s creative works, here are some of my favourite pieces of hers: 🌈 >>> A Very Owl Post WrtrGrl Anthology and Little Lost Things by flightinflame (Drarry bookbindings)

These two books were gifts Rin made for H/D Owl Post for 2022. All I have to say is look through the photos for each finished piece but also Rin’s process on how things came together for both of them, okay?! Seeing the WIP shots for a single book made by HAND is so cool. And well, pretty paper and fonts and seeing fanfics bound with love is really something special and should be appreciated. 💻 >>> Love Advice (Drarry and Wolfstar, T, 1.1k)

Summary: When it comes to advice about the boy he likes, Harry turns to Moony. Not Padfoot.

Yayy for epistolary fic! I love how fun these letters, and Harry going to Remus and Sirius for romantic advice. It’s sweet and endearing, and seeing Drarry from Wolfstar’s PoV through these letters is pretty hilarious, since it’s very obvious how different Remus and Sirius approach things. What a fun read! 🌈 >>> A Dragon and a Lion Celebrate Christmas (Drarry, G, Crochet)

Summary: What do you gift someone who has everything? Draco decides to make the Chosen One a.k.a. Harry Potter a.k.a. his boyfriend amigurumi versions of themselves for the holidays.

Another H/D Owl Post gift made by Rin, where Harry and Draco are cute AF as animals. They look so squishable! Since I have no crochet skills (yet..I’m working on it), I’m always impressed by folks who can make adorable and tangible creatures like this. And ones that stand up on their own...that’s super important for display purposes! 💻 >>> An Expensive Courtship (Drarry, E, 10.9k)

Summary: Draco spent years gathering up courage, then months of extensive planning, and literally tens of thousands of Galleons in his attempts to woo Harry. Harry just thought they were best friends.

LOL. I love Draco wooing an oblivious Harry in general. And them just being idiots. And the little cameo of Flintwood in this (yay!), and all the ridiculous attempts for the dates. This story totally pokes at the cliches, but that’s what made this fic so fun. Throw in some nosy ass friends, and of course everything seems like it’s a chaotic disaster, or in this case, a lot of misunderstandings. I’m glad Draco and Harry get their heads out their asses eventually and get together though. It just took them a while to move out of that friend zone. *pats them both on the heads* 🌈 >>> It Takes Two to Tango (Flintwood, G)

Summary: Dancing with Marcus Flint at the Quidditch League ceremony was not what Oliver Wood signed up for, but maybe it was what he needed.

SOOO. I know this was gifted to me, but I’m going to be very honest: When I saw this was drawn traditionally and just how well it fit the prompt, I was super giddy over it. I’m very lucky I have the original of this to look at whenever I want, but I think this was one of the first art pieces I saw of Rin’s as she was starting to dive more into drawing. I adore Oliver’s kilt and Marcus taking the lead, and they just look happy to actually be dancing with each other, okay? This has to be a fav of mine because it embraces the fluffier side of Flintwood. 💻 >>> Herbology_Neville and DragonKeeperCW (Herbtamer, E, 11.4 k)

Summary: When Neville starts live-streaming on WixenVid, he’s unsure who would want to watch him ramble about plants for an hour. DragonKeeperCW is very interested in the show (and in Neville).

AHHH! Gosh, this one is just so much fun! I love the Youtube feel of this which makes this stand out already as a story, and Charlie and Neville are so flirty yet soft with each other. The overall humour, sexual tension and fluff mixed ogether works so well. And they’re so true their passions: Neville with his plants, Charlie with his dragons, and when it comes to each other...yessss. :D 💻 >>> 🙀 ➡ 😻 ➡ 😽 (Marvel- Stony, T, 5.2 k)

Summary: Tony puts up a "Missing Cat" sign and not only 1) gets his cat back, but 2) meets a cute guy named Steve who keeps refusing the reward. A story told in texts, voicemail transcriptions, and, of course, an overuse of emojis.

OKAY, I know this is not an HP fic, but I had to include this because it’s hilarious, it’s a text fic, and YES. I’m not even in the Marvel fandom, but I was really intrigued to read a fic that was completely done through texts and gosh, it just works so well with show and tell, shenanigans and I love how people’s personalities can shine through the use of dialogue through technology vs. narration or talking face-to-face. I honestly was cackling by the time I was done with this read because it totally embraces Crack Treated Seriously to the tee. Love this so much! You can find more of Rin’s work on AO3. Make sure to leave kudos and comments to show appreciation for all of her fandom contributions. Rin, your willingness to be curious and try new things is contagious, and you have a way of making people’s day a little brighter. I’m so glad you’re part of fandom and that you’re so passionate about what you love. Keep being you. I hope you have a smashing day!

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I posted 3,365 times in 2022

That's 2,962 more posts than 2021!

105 posts created (3%)

3,260 posts reblogged (97%)

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I tagged 2,315 of my posts in 2022

Only 31% of my posts had no tags

#hp fanart - 451 posts

#drarry - 439 posts

#hp fanfic - 324 posts

#art rec - 318 posts

#signal boost - 296 posts

#yesss i love this - 232 posts

#hp fests - 222 posts

#harry potter - 218 posts

#draco malfoy - 184 posts

#drarry fanart - 171 posts

Longest Tag: 39 characters

#and it shouldn't always have to be free

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I’ve got one more character portrait I wanted to get out of my system before I need to work on other projects, so here’s Derek for ya! I honestly wasn’t sure how Sourwolf was going to turn out, but he actually exceeded my expectations. He was thankfully easier to draw than I thought he would be (the grumpy characters I do draw are hard AF to get right), so he was a breath of fresh air. I could definitely get used to drawing him more (and maybe doing some really cool things with his eyes). Also, swooning over that facial hair and the shadows, and this general colour palette was really great to work with. You can view Derek as part of the work Snapshots of Time on AO3. Thinking about maybe working on Scott or Lydia next, but we’ll see!

191 notes - Posted September 18, 2022

#4

What were the words that you said to me that made me feel so special now? Here’s my @sterekweek-2022 contribution for the “Sing Me A Song” prompt! This art piece went in its own direction, and I just followed the path it took me. Lyrics are based on Finch’s song, “Stay With Me.” You can also view Makes Me Feel Alive on AO3.     Folks who are familiar with my work know I live for anything inspired by songs and lyrics, so I obviously had to see what I could come up with for Sterek. Thankfully, I have a gazillion songs and lyrics that work so well for them! :D Drawing an almost kiss scene was fun since there’s something raw and emotional about this moment Derek and Stiles are about to share. I loved drawing Derek’s leather jacket, and Stiles’ plaid button-ups have been teaching me new ways to work with patterns and simple clothing. And the way the mixed media spread ended up really embraces the October and spooky feels. I may have another Sterek surprise for ya for Halloween, so stay tuned!

194 notes - Posted October 30, 2022

#3

Welp! I’ve been sitting on this for quite a while, but I can now scream and squee about the gorgeous Perciver art @rxbbits made me for Where do we go from here? !! This very art piece inspired me to finish There’s a guiding light (on AO3) Since that fic deserved a follow-up and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write something inspired by this beautiful art, I just posted a ficlet that links to both of these pieces. Title: I’m always by your side (<- on AO3) Rating: General/Teen WC: 1.5k Tags: The Burrow, Post-War, Established Relationship, Developing Relationship, Friends to Lovers, Honesty, Patronuses, Fluff and Angst, Reassurances, Conversations, Summer, Angst with a Happy Ending, Doubt, Memories, Oliver Wood-centric Summary:  In this moment, they existed. In this moment, they could truly appreciate each other’s company as the sun went down. [Or: Oliver and Percy have an honest conversation for the first time in ages and find comfort when two silver guardians make appearances again.] The ficlet uses @wood-you-rather-challenge prompts On the count of three, travel and Everything that kills me makes me feel alive and rarepair_shorts Rare Pairings Challenge 2022 prompts the Burrow and second chances. ANYWAY, my gods, I love the art that goes with this so much. I can stare at it all day because it reminds me why I love these two. They’re soooo precious!! Eeep! XD A BIG thank you to Matteo for listening to all of my ideas, talking all things Perciver with me and making this piece truly come to life. Make sure to check some of Matteo’s other Perciver art pieces or support his work! <333

268 notes - Posted March 28, 2022

#2

Well, it looks like I can finally share this, after not being able to say anything for...I don’t know for how long?! Anyway, here’s what I made for @hd-wireless this year, which is my first Drarry fest piece of the year so far! Drarry has been with me through and through for a long time, and if you were to look at my Drarry playlist, Three Days Grace’s “I Hate Everything About You” is 10000% in there. I’ve loved this song for ages, and it sums up Harry and Draco’s relationship so well, it’s not even funny. I am so glad @sunflower-swan prompted this song so I could snatch it right up! More rambling about how I came up with this piece are in my notes. Cheers, and I hope you enjoy! Title: Every Feeling That I Get (<-see the full work on AO3) Rating: Teen Medium: Digital art Content and Tags: Mirrors, Hands, Love/Hate, Sectumsempra , Fiendfyre, Getting Together, Snogging, UST, Shirtless, Gryffindor vs. Slytherin Rivalry, Feelings Realization, Memories, Post-War, Growing Up, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Enemies to Lovers Summary: The events from their malicious past somehow bring Harry and Draco together in a new way.

272 notes - Posted August 16, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Since it’s spooky season, this has a perfect time to delve deeper into more Teen Wolf and lore. So far, it’s been really fun to geek out over monsters, mythology and all things supernatural again. To do that (for a fandom that’s still newish to me) has helped me loosen up my expectations, look forward to trying new things, and I’ve been slowly getting back on track to finish up current art and fic WIPs. I guess this was the breath of fresh air I needed get out of that corner of roadblocks and feeling stuck. It seems to be working! I’m still getting my feet wet with Sterek (a ship I didn’t know I needed and one I adore sooo much). So, here’s a little something for @averysterekfall! I may have let this one run away, since there’s art AND a triple drabble that go together. :D If you like Teen Wolf and Supernatural references/crossovers, this might be your cuppa. Cheers and enjoy! Title: It’s Enough For Now (<- on AO3) Rating: G WC: 300 (w/ art) Tags: Autumn, Blankets, Comfort, Huddling For Warmth, Feelings Realization, Uncertainty, References to Norse Religion & Lore, Episode: s01e11 Scarecrow (Supernatural), POV Stiles Stilinski, Monster of the Week, Exhaustion, Pagan Gods, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Triple Drabble Summary: “You know, I could get another blanket,” Stiles points out, breaking the silence. “Or let me grab my hoodie from the couch—”   “It’s fine,” Derek interjects in a low voice. He tugs the blanket gently, pulling Stiles closer. “Stiles…” [Or, Stiles and Derek end up sharing a blanket after coming back from the pack's latest supernatural adventure.]

314 notes - Posted October 8, 2022

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Title: Taking Flight Creator: Zalil for Aristi Ship: Neville Longbottom/Draco Malfoy Rating: Teen Prompt: #286 Neville is taking Draco to a small get-together with the 'old crowd' (think: MoM break-in team). Draco, reformed but ashamed of his past, is terrified of the reaction of the Gryffs to him in general, and also to his relationship with Neville.

Either the Gryffs are completely unphased and don't even understand why Draco is so nervous, or they are all just really understanding that Nev wouldn't be with Draco if he hadn't changed. Either way, they are welcoming and it's great. Word Count: 4,651 Warnings: None

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Title: Funny Little Feeling Creator: DianaSkye Ship: Harry Potter/Nymphadora Tonks Rating: Explicit Prompt: #224 Word Count: 8,028 Warnings: Alcohol, Sexual Content Summary: Harry Potter is fine. He has goals. Plans. An Auror exam around the corner. A busy training schedule with his mentor, Tonks. Everything’s falling into place. So what if he might not actually want to be an Auror? So what if he has a huge crush on his mentor?

He’s fine. Everything’s going to be fine.

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Title: Tranquility Creator: besmirchedmaiden Ship: Cho Chang/Blaise Zabini Rating: Mature Prompt: Self-Prompt Word Count: 10,892 Warnings: Suicide attempt, Grief/Mourning, Minor Violence Summary: As the Wizarding War wages on, turncoat and best friend Draco Malfoy asks Blaise to provide refuge. However, who turns up is not someone Blaise is expecting.

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Title: The comfort that comes after loss Creator: vendettadays for cjmasim Ship: Cho Chang/Luna Lovegood Rating: Teen Prompt: #52 Word Count: 6,871 Warnings: Grief/Mourning Summary: It was a chance meeting that brought Cho and Luna back into each other's lives seven months after the end of the war. Cho's family were missing and Luna was now living in the Leaky Cauldron. They each had their own burdens to bear. The road to recovery was slow, but not lonely and Cho was not alone when she had Luna.

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