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Nov. 1st, 2010

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Minerva Fest: Anonymous Masterlist + Guessing Game

Dear Minerva fans,

The posting phase of the [info]minerva_fest has come to an end. But don't be sad! You still can have fun here by rereading/reviewing all the posts and participating in our guessing game. :-)

How the guessing game works: Below you will find a masterlist, which would be complete if it wasn't for the lack of author/artist names. All you have to do is to fill each blank field with the name of the person whom you believe to have created each piece. If you have no idea who created any given piece, fill the blank field with "I don't know." When you're finished, click on the "submit poll" button. On November 6th we'll publish the reveals, and you'll see how many right guesses you had.

Enjoy!

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Here's the list of [info]minerva_fest participants, artists and writers alike. And just to make everything more challenging, you'll need to know that some people contributed more than one entry.

(List of Participants)

Oct. 31st, 2010

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Minerva Fest Week 4 -- Sum-Up Post

Today's art entry marks the final posting in the 2010 [info]minerva_fest. Tomorrow, we'll post an anonymous masterlist as well as a guessing poll. The reveals will occur on Saturday, November 6.

If you haven't yet read all the excellent entries, we hope you'll have a chance to catch up during the week. And don't forget to drop the authors and artists a line!

Here's a round-up of Week Four postings:

Day 22 -- (Oct. 25) -- Free Falling (Minerva/Rolanda)

Day 23 -- (Oct. 26) -- Rekindled Relationship (Minerva/Severus)

Day 24 -- (Oct. 27) -- Witches Abroad (Minerva, Rolanda, Pomona)

Day 25 -- (Oct. 28) -- Un/Bound (Minerva/Wilhelmina)

Day 26 -- (Oct. 29) -- Dream Dance (Minerva/Albus)

Day 27 -- (Oct. 30) -- The Lost Country (Minerva, OFC, various canon characters)

Day 28 -- (Oct. 31) -- Special Delivery (Minerva/Sinistra)

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Minerva Fest Day 28 -- "Special Delivery" (Minerva/Sinistra)

Title: Special Delivery
Artist:
Prompt Author: [info]lokifan
Prompt: The war against Grindelwald is hotting up and Minerva's just left Hogwarts. She's fighting with the others. I'd like to see her being tough and awesome and discovering herself - basically, 'Young Woman in WW2 Gets To Be Brilliant' with bonus magic and lesbianism. :) Don't stress over plottiness.
Rating: G
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Aurora Sinistra
Description: Sometimes their WATA (Witches' Air Transport Auxiliary) courier routes overlapped, and they shared the adventure, flying over the English countryside with Top Secret documents in sealed satchels on their broomsticks. When they separated, Aurora always blew Minerva a kiss.
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is original art based on fictional characters from the World of Harry Potter, created by J.K.Rowling.
Artist's Notes: The Air Transport Auxiliary was a British civilian service branch that employed many women pilots during the war. The Witches' branch was, of course, Top Secret itself. The uniform is partially Victorian cycling/riding costume and partially 1940s Airwomen of the RAF. Thanks to my chatroom buddies for the inspiration and encouragement on this one.

(Special Delivery)

Oct. 30th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 27 -- "The Lost Country" (Minerva, Various)

Title: The Lost Country
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]kelly_chambliss
Prompt: Canon tells us nothing about Minerva's past except that she started teaching at Hogwarts in 1956. So invent any sort of mother for Minerva that you like -- just set it when McG is an adult (child/teen only as necessary flashback or background).
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 6,000
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, OFC, various canon and original characters
Summary: Farewells can be both beautiful and despicable.
Warnings: Non-graphic sexual acts between a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old.
Disclaimer: The HP universe was created by J.K. Rowling. I don't own anything.
Author's Notes: According to the HP lexicon, there is a wizarding community on the Isle of Skye. Many thanks to my beta-reader for her invaluable help, and to the mods for being patient with me. <3


(The Lost Country)

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Minerva Fest Day 26 -- "Dream Dance" (Minerva/Albus)

Title: Dream Dance
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]vane_nt
Prompt: It should be red.
Rating: G
Word Count: 1540
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore
Summary: The stars around them formed the notes of an orchestra as they spiraled through the night.
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: I am not the original author or creator of this universe or the canon characters present, and I do not make any claim to copyright, property, or profit.

(Dream Dance)

Oct. 28th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 25: "Un/Bound" (Minerva/Grubbly-Plank)

Title: Un/Bound
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]therealsnape
Prompt: Minerva/Wilhelmina: Anything at all that you like: how they met, or what happened during the time Wilhelmina took over from Hagrid, or what they did after DH. Just some quiet quality time spent together. A holiday perhaps? Feel free to choose or to ignore completely and come up with your own idea. As long as you keep them IC, this pairing will make me squee. Optional: I always see Wilhelmina as rather butch. Feel free to let those two be as naughty as they want to.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3400
Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Summary: Eat, drink, and get dressy, because tomorrow Wilhelmina is going into hiding for the duration of the war.
Warnings: impolite mirrors
Disclaimer: Everything HP belongs to JKR.
Author's Notes: Sorry, [info]therealsnape, but the ladies didn't feel very naughty -- at least not while I was watching. I hope you like it anyway. My thanks to my fine beta reader. Happy Birthday, Minerva!

("Un/Bound")

Oct. 27th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 24 -- "Witches Abroad" (Minerva, Pomona, Rolanda)

Title: Witches Abroad
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]kelly_chambliss
Prompt: Minerva, Pomona, and Wilhelmina go on a holiday outside the UK. What happens?
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~ 3300
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall, Pomona Sprout, Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, Rolanda Hooch
Summary: Minerva writes a letter.
Warnings: detailed descriptions of points of interest
Disclaimer: The world of Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling
Author's Notes: This was intended to be a series of three letters from three days of travelling. My beta talked me out of the second letter to avoid too much detail, and the third letter is still in the process of being written, due to nefarious circumstances caused by Muggles. I hope you like it, Kelly! Many, many thanks to my beta T, for the great work you did for me and the encouragement!

("Witches Abroad")

Oct. 26th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 23 -- "Rekindled Relationship" (Minerva/Severus)

Title: Rekindled Relationship
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]vane_nt
Prompt: Post-DH, EWE. I want to see some fem dom and BDSM action involving Minerva/Lucius or Minerva/Severus. You can either pick a single pairing or alternate between them. I won't be angry if you go the threesome route, but I'd prefer it to be het. No angst, please. The characters should be clearly enjoying themselves.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~1500
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Summary: Minerva rekindles her relationship with Snape.
Warnings: BDSM
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement is intended and no profit is being made.
Author's Notes: Thank you so much to A for the beta!

("Rekindled Relationship")

Oct. 25th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 22 -- "Free Falling" (Minerva/Hooch)

Title: Free Falling
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]paulamcg
Prompt: "Minerva or the woman who loves her and whom she loves romantically is asexual (incapable of feeling sexually attracted or stimulated)." (Highlight if you want to read. Contains spoiler.)
Rating: R
Word Count: ~ 7,100
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Rolanda Hooch
Summary: When Rolanda applies for a job at Hogwarts, it's Minerva's task to interview her. Their meeting is overshadowed by memories of the past.
Disclaimer: "Harry Potter" belongs to J.K. Rowling and her legal licensees.
Author's Notes: Many thanks to T for the excellent beta, and to the mods for their great patience and support (and for running such a wonderful fest in the first place).

("Free Falling")

Oct. 24th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Week 3 -- Sum-Up Post

And so Week Three of the [info]minerva_fest comes to a close. Comments have fallen off a bit in recent days, which isn't surprising: your mods all know how RL can interfere with reading. But there are excellent stories here, so if you do read and enjoy them, please drop the authors a quick line.

We have another week of great entries to come before the Guessing Game (November 1-5) and Reveals (November 6). So there's still plenty of Minerva fun to be had.

Here's the Week Three Recap:

Day 15 -- (Oct. 18) -- The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Part I (Minerva/Alastor)

Day 16 -- (Oct. 19) -- The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Part II (Minerva/Alastor)

Day 17 -- (Oct. 20) -- The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Part III (Minerva/Alastor)

Day 18 -- (Oct. 21) -- Walks in the Hills (Minerva/Amelia)

Day 19 -- (Oct. 22) -- Fighting the Good Fight (Minerva, Griselda, Pomona)

Day 20 -- (Oct. 23) -- Gryffindor Courage (Minerva/Severus)

Day 21 -- (Oct. 24) -- Paying a Visit (Minerva/Bill)

The fourth week begins tomorrow...

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Minerva Fest Day 21 -- "Paying a Visit" (Minerva/Bill Weasley)

Title: Paying a Visit
Artist:
Prompt Author: [info]kelly_chambliss
Prompt: ART -- realistic, non-cracky, genuinely hot porn featuring Minerva. With a couple of exceptions, she's usually presented very decorously in art; I'd like to see that change.
Rating: NC-17
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva/Bill Weasley
Description: Minerva visits her lover in Egypt. Picture done with coloured pencils, scan made more colourful and less bleh with Photoshop.
Warnings: They are having sex (but both the prompt and the rating already kind of implied that, right? ;P)
Disclaimer: If I was JKR, I didn't have to think about how to buy groceries without money in my pocket.
Artist's Notes: Kelly, this is a former student, but definitely not student-aged anymore… I hope this is okay for you and you like my picture a bit. ^^ I always loved Egypt and am really happy to have drawn a picture taking place there. Thank you, Mods, for this fest for our dear Minnie! <3

("Paying a Visit")

Oct. 23rd, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 20 -- "Gryffindor Courage" (Minerva/Severus)

Title: Gryffindor Courage
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]thamy
Prompt: Write an angst fic based on the paraphrased quote by Shinhara Yoichi, "I feel that "thank you" is much sadder word than goodbye".
Rating: G
Word Count: 1,539
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Summary: In which Minerva meets, loves, and trusts.
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Characters owned by JK Rowling
Author's Notes: Thank you to A and P for the beta and last minute frantic reassurance. Thank you to the Mods for giving Minerva the attention she deserves, and for your patience.


(Gryffindor Courage)

Oct. 2nd, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 19 -- "Fighting the Good Fight" (Minerva, Griselda)

Title: Fighting the Good Fight
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]tetleythesecond
Prompt: In Deathly Hallows, we see Minerva cast an Imperius, effortlessly and without a real need. I'd like to see that explored. How did she learn to cast Unforgivables as if they were simple cleaning charms? Why didn't she have a moral problem doing it? (Optional: Was she ever tried before the Wizengamot for casting an unforgivable?)
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 7,370
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall, Griselda Marchbanks, Pomona Sprout. Mention of Minerva/Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Summary: Pomona knows that Minerva will come to regret her decision, but there's nothing she can do about it. So she calls on Professor Marchbanks for help.
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: "Harry Potter" belongs to J.K. Rowling and her legal licencees. In the section describing events in the Ravenclaw Common Room, I've followed Deathly Hallows as closely as possible. This means that several phrases and descriptions are quoted from the original. No plagiarism is intended.
Author's Notes: My undying gratitude to my beta, K, for her excellent advice, encouraging words, and virtual hand-holding during a severe attack of Writer's Insecurity.

(Fighting the Good Fight)

Oct. 21st, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 18 -- "Walks in the Hills" (Minerva/Amelia)

Title: Walks in the Hills – A Witch Lost in Time
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]featherxquill
Prompt: Maybe I'm a witch lost in time
Running through the fields of Scotland by your side

Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1500
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Amelia Bones, Albus Dumbledore, Kingsley Shacklebolt
Summary: Minerva needs some time alone
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: All the characters belong to J.K. Rowling and her legal licensees.
The quotes in cursive are JKR's last sentence, a Robert Burns poem and Tori Amos song "Etienne"; the "Monarch of the Glen" can be found in every other Souvenir Shop in Scotland, and the encounter is inspired by Helen Mirren's scene in the movie "The Queen."
Author's Notes: Many thanks to my betas K and DH!

Walks in the Hills )

Oct. 19th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 16 -- "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (Minerva/Moody; Parts 2, 3)

Title: The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Parts 2, 3)
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]kelly_chambliss
Prompt: How do Moody and Minerva deal with the fact that during the GoF year, she did not realize that he'd been replaced by an impostor? Their past relationship can be whatever you like: at school together, friends from the early Order days, lovers, enemies, etc.
Rating: R (to be safe)
Word Count: ~ 20,000
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Fake Alastor Moody aka Barty, Alastor Moody/Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall/Real Alastor Moody
Summary: Minerva hoped that Alastor will never know exactly what Minerva McGonagall did with Barty while the real Alastor was in the trunk. To her horror, Minerva realizes that Alastor knew.
Warnings: possibly DubCon depending on your definition of informed sexual consent. No rape.
Disclaimer: "Harry Potter" belongs to J.K. Rowling and her legal licensees.
Author's Notes: Thank you to the mods who gave me an extension. Things were going swimmingly until Alastor realized that this was Kelly's prompt. He promptly got a case of stage fright and jumped back into the trunk again.

Thank you to the Letters K and T for their editing, auditing and suggestions.

Part I

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(The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Part 2/3))

(The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Part 3/3))

Oct. 18th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 15: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (Minerva/Moody; Part 1/3)

Title: The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Part 1/3)
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]kelly_chambliss
Prompt: How do Moody and Minerva deal with the fact that during the GoF year, she did not realize that he'd been replaced by an impostor? Their past relationship can be whatever you like: at school together, friends from the early Order days, lovers, enemies, etc.
Rating: R (to be safe)
Word Count: ~ 20,000
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Fake Alastor Moody aka Barty, Alastor Moody/Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall/Real Alastor Moody
Summary: Minerva hopes that Alastor will never know exactly what Minerva McGonagall did with Barty while the real Alastor was in the trunk.
Warnings: possibly DubCon depending on your definition of informed sexual consent. No rape.
Disclaimer: "Harry Potter" belongs to J.K. Rowling and her legal licensees.
Author's Notes: Thank you to the mods who gave me an extension. Things were going swimmingly until Alastor realized that this was Kelly's prompt. He straightaway got a case of stage fright and jumped back into the trunk.

Thank you to the Letters K and T for their editing, auditing and suggestions.

Part II | Part III

(The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Part 1/3))

Oct. 17th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Week 2 -- Sum-Up Post

And so Week 2 of [info]minerva_fest draws to a close; we hope you've enjoyed these excellent entries. In case you've missed any, here's a Week 2 Round-Up:

Day 8 -- (Oct. 11) -- The Thermodynamics of the Moka Pot, Part I (Minerva/Amelia/Rolanda)

Day 9 -- (Oct. 12) -- The Thermodynamics of the Moka Pot, Part II (Minerva/Amelia/Rolanda)

Day 10 -- (Oct. 13) -- The Conference (Minerva/Severus)

Day 11 -- (Oct. 14) -- Pacing (Minerva, Albus)

Day 12 -- (Oct. 15) -- Unicorn Horn Delight (Minerva/Wilhelmina)

Day 13 -- (Oct. 16) -- The Cat Prince (Minerva/Severus)

Day 14 -- (Oct. 17) -- My Office, Five O'Clock (Minerva/Wilhelmina)

Week three begins tomorrow...

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Minerva Fest Day 14 -- "My Office, Five O'Clock" (Minerva/Grubbly-Plank)

Title: My Office, Five O'Clock
Artist:
Prompt Author: [info]tetleythesecond
Prompt: Fan Art. Theme: Love at work. Any rating, preferably PG-13 or R (but feel free to do what your muses tell you). I'd prefer the characters to be their canon age.
Rating: R
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Description: I'm bad at descriptions. I'll just let the artwork explain itself. Done with watercolor.
Warnings: There's some definite fun being had, but no nudity.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to J.K. Rowling
Artist's Notes: I snuck a white shirt in there!

("My Office, Five O'Clock")

Oct. 16th, 2010

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Minerva Fest Day 13 -- "The Cat Prince" (Minerva/Severus)

Title: The Cat Prince
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]rebism
Prompt: Remus, Severus -- One or both of these characters, either as characters or paired with Minerva. Do what you will. Love or humour or competition or just getting on with life, or anything in between. Any era.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~7600
Characters and/or pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Argus Filch
Summary: Filch's desire to use magic inadvertently causes a rather drastic change of plans for Severus and Minerva. Set during the Christmas holidays at Hogwarts a year or two before Harry came to school.
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The recognizable characters and settings in this story do not belong to me. No monetary gain is sought...merely pleasure.
Author Notes: I want to thank my wonderful betas A and H for all their invaluable help and advice. Their input was greatly appreciated. Many, many thanks as well to [info]the_winterwitch! Without her unwavering encouragement, there wouldn't be a story for you to read. Thanks as well to the Moderators of this fest for all their hard work in ensuring that we have lots of new stories about Minerva McGonagall, a lady well worth writing about.

("The Cat Prince")

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Minerva Fest Day 12 -- "Unicorn Horn Delight" (Minerva/Grubbly-Plank)

Title: Unicorn Horn Delight
Author:
Prompt Author: [info]vaysh11
Prompt: I'd like to see an old-fashioned story of butch-femme courting with this pairing, Minerva being a strong femme, and Wilhelmina being a shy butch. I'd love for her to be stone-butch, and Minerva getting her to have the first orgasm in her life. But if the story focuses on the courting only, and is all about UST, ending with a scorching kiss, I am happy as well.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~9,500
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, Dumbledore, OC Professor
Summary: Minerva finds herself interested in romance for the first time as a seventh-year at Hogwarts. Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank captures her attention. Romance. Day-in-the-life-of-lesbians-at-Hogwarts.
Warnings: Femslash.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter universe and merely borrow its settings and characters. Credit to J. K. Rowling: I mean no infringement with their use and receive no monetary gain.
Author's Notes: This is an international story, written in several different countries. The story escaped me entirely to create something that surprised me, my outline and my word counter. This was certainly a new experience for me.

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("Unicorn Horn Delight")

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