HP Beholder

Recipient: vissy
Artist: tripperfunster
Title: Contrast
Rating: G
Pairings: Hagrid/Snape
Word Count: na
Warnings: none
Summary: big/small, hairy/smooth, younger/older
Artist's Notes: Vissy said she liked physical contrasts, so I hope this pleases her! Pose is shamelessly stolen from an older movie poster. Can you guess which one?

( Contrast )

Recipient: miss_morland
Author/Artist: regan_v
Title: The Hand That’s Dealt
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Snape/Filch
Word Count: 3800
Warnings: None. Both characters are adults.
Summary: Filch might be a squib, but he was a pureblood.
Author's/Artist's Notes: miss_morland, I hope you enjoy this. As ever, P improved this quite a bit. She has a fine ear, and I’m very grateful for her skill as beta.

( The Hand That's Dealt )

Recipient: regan_v
Author: vissy
Title: Playing For Keeps
Rating: R
Pairings: Eileen/Severus, (Eileen/Tobias)
Word Count: 5800
Warnings: incest, dub-con
Summary: Eileen Snape, former Captain of the Hogwarts Gobstones Team, is losing her marbles.
Author's Notes: Regan V, this is a bit grim, but I hope you enjoy it.

( Playing For Keeps )

Recipient: tripperfunster
Artist: venturous
Title: Nice Wandwork, Young Man
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Minerva/Severus
Media: Pastel and a bit of PS
Warnings: teacher/student explicit penetrative het smex
Summary: Severus found he could enhance his education with extensive private tutoring in Transformations
Artist's Notes: Dearest Tripper. ..a challenge to make arts for you, one of my fanart heroes? Yikes! Minerva insisted that she enjoy the many gifts of young Severus. I hope you have as much fun as she does. Inspired by the drawings of Louis Jaugey,

( The Question and The Answer )

Recipient: odogoddess
Author/Artist: purplefluffycat
Title: Dark-Eyed Wanderer
Rating: NC-17 (although most of the story rates lower)
Pairings: Severus Snape/Filius Flitwick, mentions of Severus Snape/Lily Evans (unrequited) and Severus Snape/Lucius Malfoy
Word Count: ~13,800
Warnings: Canon character death, discussion of grief.
Summary: After the first war, Severus is reprieved by law, but not by himself. It takes a special person to make him embrace life once more. Death, however, always waits.
Author's/Artist's Notes: This story took a long time to crystallize, largely because Filius is not a character I had ever before really considered. Thank you for a prompt that took me outside my 'comfort zone,' odogoddess. I feel the better for it, and I hope the result is satisfactory :-)

( Dark-Eyed Wanderer )

Recipient: cardigrl
Author/Artist: alwaysasnapefan
Title: Finding a Niche
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall
Word Count: 7,903
Warnings: Character death.
Summary: Severus Snape isn't the wizarding world's most welcoming person. When he joins the staff at Hogwarts, things quickly take a turn for the worse. It takes a little strategy and a little luck, but they put Professor Snape in his place, and a relationship forms.
Author's/Artist's Notes: When I reread your likes, I realized Severus would be good to do, and decided I'd pair him with a woman from your list I love him paired with. I've never tried these two together before, and I hope I did them justice. I tried not to leave any of your favorite staff members out. Also, I gave Minerva the keys instead of the chess pieces for protecting the stone. In my opinion, the chess pieces had an Engorgement Charm (Flitwick's department), and the keys were clearly transfigured. It's the only way that makes sense, and if that isn't the way J.K.R. intended it, I guess that makes this a very slight Alternate Reality.

( Finding a Niche )

Recipient: atdelphi
Author/Artist: shadowycat
Title: For the Sake of Argument
Rating: PG
Pairing: McGonagall/Snape
Word Count: 7025
Warnings: None
Summary: In the months since the Battle of Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall has tried to go on with her life despite losing so many people she cared for. Before beginning a new school term, she decides to take her usual holiday by the sea to gather her strength, but someone else has different plans for her and things do not go as she expects.
Author's/Artist's Notes: My thanks to atdelphi for giving me a chance to write this pairing again. I hope you enjoy your gift! Also, many thanks to the people who gave me their time and thoughts on the story and its artwork! I appreciate your help more than I can say. And finally, many, many thanks to the moderator of this wonderful fest! It's definitely become one of my favorites.

( For the Sake of Argument )

Recipient: cat_goddess
Author: kaycee
Title: A Sort Of Fairytale
Rating: PG
Pairings: Severus Snape/Millicent Bulstrode (background Dudley Dursley/Ginny Weasley)
Word Count: 7,795
Warnings: EWE. AU-ish. A bit of snark (Millicent isn't exactly a 'people person').
Summary: Millicent is perfectly happy acting as a spy for the Order, but when Headmaster Snape, the object of her hidden affections, suddenly vanishes without a trace, she decides to go searching for him, not caring whether he wants to be found or not.
Author's Notes: I hope you'll enjoy the story, cat_goddess. I had a lot of fun writing it.

( A Sort Of Fairytale )

Recipient: venturous / venturous1
Author: odogoddess
Title: By The Light Of The Moon
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Albus/Phineas, Severus/Minerva
Word Count: 8,480
Warnings: voyeurism, wanking, non-sexual violence, Rowlingesque Latin, portrait sex, first time, h/c
Summary: One cold and fateful night in that wretched year of the Hallows, two couples come to a better understanding of one another...
Author's Notes: Thank you to venturous / venturous1 for her spread of pairings and prompts that inspired this fic. Pleasant beholding!

( By The Light Of The Moon )

Recipient: purplefluffycat
Author/Artist: florahart
Title: Jigsaw Pieces
Rating: R
Pairings: Snape/Flitwick
Word Count: 8050
Warnings: Character death as per canon.
Summary: During a very difficult week, Filius finds himself considering a puzzle.
Author's/Artist's Notes: Thanks for H and R for the beta help. Despite the warning there, this recipient asked for a happy or hopeful ending. She also asked for hot sex, but I concluded the relationship and a hopeful ending were more important to get in there so that was where I focused; I hope that was the right call.

( Jigsaw Pieces )

Recipient: shadowycat
Author/Artist: donnaimmaculata
Title: Frozen
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Poppy Pomfrey/Severus Snape
Word Count: 3,600
Summary: After the final battle at Hogwarts, Madam Pomfrey cares for a patient who is neither dead nor alive
Author's Notes: shadowycat, you were asking for a story where things generally go well for the characters involved. I hope I didn't make it too angsty for your taste. But as the story is set after Deathly Hallows, I had to make them suffer for a little while first.

( Frozen )

Recipient: eeyore9990
Artist: julian_black
Title: The Jealous One
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Snape/Filch
Warnings: Nudity/implied genitalia.
Summary: Argus Filch was amazed that anyone would have him at all. He wasn't prepared for this sort of thing...
Artist's Notes: I've always wanted to do this pairing, but never got around to it. Thanks for giving me a likely excuse; hope you enjoy it!

( The Jealous One )

Recipient: purplefluffycat
Author: atdelphi
Title: The Art and Science of Change
Rating: 18+
Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Word Count: ~5100
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Minerva begins a new life amidst memories of the old.
Author's Notes: Thank you, purplefluffycat, for the wonderful challenge and thank you to my betas, who know who they are.

( The Art and Science of Change )

Recipient: julian_black
Author: nimrod_9
Title: Discovering Thursday
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Arthur Weasley/Severus Snape
Word Count: 1,966
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Do I appear to own a Scottish castle? Hardly!!
Summary: Arthur has certain desires he seeks to fulfill
Author's Notes: Thanks to A for beta and B for beta and brit picking!!! You are both lovely, talented and fast (in all the good ways!!)

( Discovering Thursday )

Recipient: sweetmelodykiss
Author: ineffabili_tea
Title: The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Rating: R
Pairings: Moody/Snape
Word Count: 3039
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: These characters belong to other people.
Summary: Asked to work together gathering evidence against Death Eaters in the aftermath of Voldemort's first defeat, two men with nothing in common discover that's not necessarily so.
Author's Notes: Title borrowed from The Smiths. Many thanks to my insightful beta for all the help.

( Behind the hatred there lies a plundering desire )

Recipient: bloopfish
Author: lookfar
Bonus Artist: fanlay
Title: A Fish May Marry a Bird
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Severus Snape/Firenze
Word Count: 8,800
Warnings:comedic wanking, oral, slash, sex between different orders of Magical Brethren, serious money shot and, also, this is very, very dirty.
Summary: Snape discovers an unrecognized area of erotic interest.
Author's/Artist's Notes: Many thanks to H, for reading and picking, and to D, who beat and kicked this so thoroughly -- despite finding a previously unknown area of squickedness -- that I took all her suggestions and improved it by 38%.
Bloopfish, the "pretty"and the "ugly"were reversed here by necessity, but I hope to good effect. I couldn't do Harry, either, sorry. And the kinks are all mine. Oh, forget it, don't even read it.

( A Fish May Marry a Bird )

Recipient: shadowycat
Author: ze_dragon
Title: Broken Down Rapunzel
Rating: R (to be safe)
Pairings: Sybill/Snape
Word Count: 1206
Summary: ...the world snapped into sharp focus. No longer blurred around the edges. No longer pretty.
Author's Notes: So much thanks to my beta and cheerleader. Seriously. I can't even verbalize how this story wouldn't have happened without her.

( Broken Down Rapunzel )

Recipient: alwaysasnapefan
Author: purplefluffycat
Artist: purplefluffycat
Title: The Problem With Memories
Rating: Fic - NC17, although much of the story rates lower. Illustration - PG-13/soft R
Warnings: (Canon) character death, Illustration (embedded within the story): nudity (although no naughty bits are visible...)
Pairings: Horace Slughorn/Albus Dumbledore, with background Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall
Word Count: About 20,000
Summary: Horace's relationship with Albus has never been straightforward; he has always been left at once ecstatic, confused and hurt to the bone. As the two friends become reacquainted during one of the wizarding world's most trying years, what, this time, might play out differently? How might memories of times past impact upon the future, and what secrets might come to the surface? Set during 'The Half Blood Prince.'
Author's Notes: I have thoroughly enjoyed the chance to explore some of the many possibilities for this rich pairing. I hope, alwaysasnapefan, that this story pleases you - I have tried to keep a fair amount of happiness and humour here, despite the fact that the characters seemed determined to be angsty! ;-) Thanks also to the mod for such a superb and original exchange!

( The Problem With Memories )

Recipient: donnaimmaculata
Author: sweetmelodykiss
Title: Moody Blues
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Moody/Snape
Word Count: 3060
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters herein. All belong to JKR. No harm intended, no profit made.
Category: Humor, non-established relationship, first time, angst, hurt/comfort. Possibly canon compliant, but I won't guarantee anything.
Summary: Snape is on the run after killing Dumbledore, but someone is following his every move.
Author's Notes: A huge thanks to my beta for her brainstorming abilities and exceptional beta skills. You know who you are.

( Moody Blues )

Recipient: snapesgirl_62
Artist: sweet_lemmon
Title: It’s her Tower.
Rating: Pg13ish~ Soft R
Pairings: Severus Snape/ Aurora Sinistra
Media: Pencil
Warnings: Female Breast
Summary: -----
Artist's Notes: Dear snapesgirl_62, I hope you like this Snape/Sinistra art. Thank you so much to bethbethbeth for this fest and the immense patience with all my questions :)

( It's *her* Tower )