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I can see I don't do well as the boss on-line. I'm going to decide by the end of April.

I probably didn't pimp hp_alt_april well or often enough, but a car wreck and an arm in a sling for five months can cut into things.

This is just a notice. I'm guessing no one will care.

There are just so many fests out there that I thought I'd join the fun...


Enter: hp_alt_april Short Fic/Drabble Fest

Entries are to be posted on 30 April 2009.diagnosis page</a>. Then, if you feel like it, submit a prompt for a drabble (100 words) or short fic (101 - 5000).

Prompts are now being solicited until 1 April 2009. (And, no, this isn't an April Fool's Joke...but one of the prompts can involve it! *LOL*)

Title: At Childhood's End from hd_worldcup 2008
Author: mahoganyhandle
Team: Fanon
Prompt: The Magician
Wordcount: ~38k
Rating: PG
Warnings:
Summary: When Harry comes across a fallen branch of an elder tree and accidentally bonds with it, his life changes beyond his wildest imaginings.

I just found this fascinating, intricate AU story and am blown away! Harry is a wandmaker, Draco...well, you have to read the story to find out. There's conspiracy and myth, destruction and primordial magic; this is a well-researched and well-fleshed out story that sucked me and enlivened my Saturday...I read it over the course of the day and just finishing now...I recommend this for all the folks who love a good yarn, lovingly-crafted backgrounds and extra characters, and enjoy the characters as they are but in a different setting.

Please, read this and be pleasantly surprised!

Title: Lily Potter’s Little Lion
Author: bonfoi
Rating: G
Pairing: HP/DM, LLP, SS
Summary: A peek at baby-sitting, Animagus- and snarky-style!
Challenge: none
Word Count: 397
Genre: Romance; Fluff; Alternate Universe (Snape is alive)
Warnings: Fluff (?)
A/N: I saw a great picture and couldn’t resist! I hope it makes you smile, too!


"In keeping with the image I found, the hd_inspired Animagus Exchange and my love of sharing..."

Hello, folks!

Anyone else going to do the first and introductory prompt? *shameless begging*

It'd be lovely to meet all the folks who kindly put their names on the list...*bats big brown eyes enticingly*

I am thinking of a three-week Round-Robin. Nothing too strenuous, perhaps of drabbles. Stop by and take the poll to let me know what you think.

Howdy, folks!

Poked by sev1970, I come bearing the idea of a July Round-Robin affair. Whilst some details have to be hashed out, it does appeal to me. Give me your input, if you would...


Poll #1946 Round Robin Interest
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Would you participate in a community round-robin? Why or why not.

Have you ever participated in a round-robin?

What would you like in a round-robin?

From 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), give your interest in a round-robin affair for the community

Art! You've got to see this! The color and the body-language are so spartan and so powerful. Go and be amazed! The venom you can almost feel from Snape is so powerful, it comes across the computer screen!


Title: Nine tenths ETA: archived at bymoonlight
Artist: ships_harry
Rating: R
Pairing(s)/character(s): Snupin. Implied Sirius/Remus.
Challenge: Darkfest [2008 at lupin_snape (sic)]
Summary: Going one year with Wolfsbane made the next year without so much harder - with access to Snape's skills again, Remus is willing to strike any deal.
Disclaimer: Not my characters.
Warnings: Coerced consent/informal prostitution - set during OotP at Grimmauld.

TEAM DRAGON ENTRY: BabblingBrook42 "The Truth of Legends"

From the snarry_games

Author: babblingbrook42
Team: Dragon
Genre(s): Alternate Reality
Prompt(s): Inheritance & Puzzles
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG; ** minor character death, insinuated but untrue suspicions of inappropriate behavior with a minor *
Word Count: ~28,200
Summary: When Severus’s great uncle dies, he leaves Severus the estate and an unknown and unmentioned ward who is more than meets the eye.

I've toyed with changing the universe that the Potterverse characters inhabit whilst keeping them in character and this story does the same. I loved the Severus Snape who's sort of an alchemic wizard and the mysterious ward, Harry Potter.

I recommend this as a very wonderful example an alternate universe story and those Snarry lovers amongst us will relish Severus' logical mind!

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Self-pimping: My Lusty Month of May story from pervy_werewolf



Werewolf Eyes

Author: bonfoi
Rating: NC17 (erring on the side of caution)
Blanket Pairing(s): Remus Lupin/Severus Snape (overall); Portrait Remus/Portrait Regulus Black; Remus/Severus/Harry; The Bloody Baron/The Grey Lady
Blanket Kink(s): Sex Magic, Threesome, Bestiality [upon occasion]
Blanket Summary: Running as a wolf, Remus Lupin is struck down and locked in a transformation-gone-wrong. Severus Snape and Harry Potter both attempt to help the trapped wizard by joining Lupin's psyche within his mind.
Challenge: LMoM 2008
Word Count: Chapters average between 1100 to 3000+ words [Didn't go back and count up the total! *LOL* Bad author!]
Blanket Genre: Romance; Action/Adventure [at times]
Author's Note: Each chapter carries its own kinks, warnings, and summary as the story was built from scratch over the thirty-one days of May 2008.

While I tried desperately to keep the fellows in character, sometimes Severus got away from me! *LOL* Harry's personality changes with the situation and I thought I caught the uncertainity and the bravado that fits each one. Remus was tough, but he's a warrior who always had to give in...in this fic, he doesn't have to give in or subsume his own wants and needs anymore. I hope y'all take a chance on this.

Being a month of fests, I'm just blow away by the talent all over the place!

Severus Snape in the Prefect's Bath with an Invisibility Cloak on hp_wankfest

AU - The snark is so right!

Title: Silken Fantasy
Author: ?
Character: Severus Snape
Location: Prefects Bath
Object: Invisibility Cloak
Other Characters: Harry Potter
Rating: R
Warnings: Fantasies, mentions of under-aged shenanigans, implied voyeurism
Word Count: +/- 1200

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AU - A little vampire action of the HP/DM variety! Fluffy goodness that doesn't add inches to the hips. Go...indulge!

Title: A Proper Vampire
Author: enchanted_jae
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Suggestion, flangst
Word count: 835
Author's note: Written as a birthday gift for kabal42, whose prompt was red, tea, spring, velvet.
Summary: Nobody can brood like a vampire, but Harry is tired of his lover's moods.

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On LJ

AU/AR - Oh, this is a lovely DM/HP fairy tale in drawings. Please, go see it and be stunned!

hd inspiration for shinigami_star
Artist: Anonymous
Recipient: LJ user, shinigami_star
Title: Harry Potter and the Frozen Prince
Pairing(s): H/D
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Once upon a time, there was an Ice Prince cursed by an evil wizard...
Warnings (if any): AU, m/m sex, Rimming. Post is very image heavy.

Hello, all!

Well, culling my way through the fests...and believe me, there are NOT enough hours in the day--or week--to take it all in!

ETA: Fest stories rec'd from: hd_inspired (LJ) & snarry_games & pervy_werewolf's Lusty Month of May 2008.

( Under the cut, because I've given my recommendations and the pertinent story info! )

A few AU fic recs:

A snarry that I've just read and enjoyed immensely from the snarry_games is That Place in the Dark by dementordelta. A marvelous read with a grotesque curse, a gloriously snarly and defensive Severus and a very hopeful and determined Harry.

I loved this Harry/Draco from the hd_worldcup - Beneath Boundless Skies by anonymous. Both needing to get away from Britain after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry & Draco find themselves unexpected roommates in a wizarding school in Australia. Author's summary: The end of one journey is the start of another. No matter how hard it is, nor how long it takes you to make the first step. This fic brilliantly captures the feel of Australia - even the heartbreaking beauty of the wide open skies. Harry & Draco getting to know each other is well-developed, and their romance seems inevitable. Beautifully written.

And er, a self-pimp... Where Would I Want To be? - NC-17 - Snape and Lupin, committed to each other in a long established relationship, try to help a heavily-traumatized and horrifically abused Draco Malfoy, as widowed Narcissa deepens her understanding of what 'family' means... Can two war-heros, a horrifically traumatized young man, his widowed mother, a Weasley and a baby make a family? NO UNDERAGE/CHAN; past (off-screen rape and torture); m/m sex; m/m/m sex; angst, romance and fluff; Snape/Lupin; Snape/Lupin/Draco; Narcissa/Percy.

Title:Don't Mess with the Malfoys
Artist:Melfina the Blue
Prompt: 102: When Voldemort makes Narcissa and/or Draco "disappear" in order to compel Lucius's cooperation, the Dark Lord failed to consider the deep bonds of family in pureblood tradition. What will Lucius do when faced with such a loss? To whom will he turn for alliance/comfort/recovery? How much damage can Lucius do to Voldemort's cause should he choose to fight instead of flee? (Up to writer what "disappear" can mean: could be First or Second War, or make it as AU as you like.)
Pairing: Lucius/Narcissa, Lucius/Andromeda, Lucius/Severus implied
Rating:NC-17 for violence
Word Count:4225
Summary:The Dark Lord destroys Lucius's family and then recreates it (in a twisted way).
Warnings: Character death, AU.
Author's Note: Panicking Lucius comes from Coupling (if you've never seen the British version, you should). Big thanks to lilian_cho who pushed me to get this done. Originally written for phoenix_flies
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Title: The Joy of Children 1 & 2
Author: melfinatheblue
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s):Lucius/Andromeda and Lucius/Severus in the second one.
Summary: Some days having kids is not all it's cracked up to be
Challenge: intro ficlet
Word Count:415 ish for both
Genre: fluff? I dunno.
Warnings: None
Beta(s): I generally don't have ficlets and drabbles betaed.
A/N:Two ficlets set in my phoenix_flies AU.
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Author: xx_kerriann_xx
Title: If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out Of The Kitchen
Rating: G
Genre: AU (Non-Magic)
Main Characters; Remus Lupin, Severus Snape.
Pairings: None .
Word Count: 350 (in Micrsoft Word)
Warnings: None.
Summary: The young sous chef Remus Lupin meets Severus Snape for the first time.
Disclaimer: The Harry Potter books and characters are properties of JK Rowling. No copyright infringement is intended,
Notes:  For hp_alternate prompt #1 - Write an AU/AR drabble using the words insufferable and cauliflower ear along with the phrase, If the devil you know comes calling, do give him my number!

Hello, all!

I have a question for you, watchers and members. I would like to host a Mystery May anonymous fest. Would this be a good idea or should I shelve the whole community?

Title: Tiger Lily
Author: bonfoi
Rating: G
Pairing: LE/JP
Summary: Lily’s power was more than adequate to save Harry, even as Voldemort laughed.
Challenge: hp_alternate Prompt #1: Introduction
Write an AU/AR drabble using the words insufferable and cauliflower ear along with the phrase, If the devil you know comes calling, do give him my number!
Word Count: 332
Genre: Alternate Universe; Action/Adventure
Warnings: none
A/N: I have never been able to stick to 100 words! But, I hope this serves as a good introduction! No beta…but it’s short and sweet!

( When Lily's fierce heart wins! )

Saturdays will be reserved for posting links to recs (please tell us why the story is so special).

As time goes on, we may add other things, but this should help keep the comm a bit more manageable for now.

Thank you all for your patience, kindness and creativity!

~ Your Mod

Prompt #1 is to get introductions out of the way and to give the mod a chance to catch up on tags...

Write an AU/AR drabble using the words insufferable and cauliflower ear along with the phrase, If the devil you know comes calling, do give him my number!

100 words or so of AU introduction...the headers will most likely be longer! *LOL*

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