Wizard Love

Just a reminder that signups will be open for five more days! So if you've been putting off signing up, what are you waiting for? We've already had a terrific response, but there's always room for more!

Here are some banners to help recruit people and to share the (wizard) love!

<a href="http://community.livejournal.com/wizard_love/96472.html"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ragdoll/pic/0003aaz1"></a>

( More banners under here! )

Wizard Love 2010 sign-ups are here! We hope to see lots of new faces this year as well as many returning friends and veterans. Before you sign up, however, we ask that you make sure you've read the rules. A few things have changed since last year. Watchers, we'd like for you to read them as well, so that you know what to expect from the fest.

The sign-up form is below. Just copy and paste it, fill it out, and submit it in a comment to this post.

You must provide at least 5 pairings you're willing to receive. It's best if you're willing to write/draw a variety of pairings as well. This is a multi-pairing fest. If you're only interested in one or two pairings, this is probably not the fest for you.

Please remember that not everyone has read the same fics or played in the same RPGs as you. Don't request scenarios from another fanfic author's universe or characters from an RPG. Stick with canon characters in the canon universe (AUs that deviate from canon are fine, of course). No crossovers allowed. Please consider requesting characters about whom we know at least a little from canon. This will make it much easier for your gifter to write/draw for you as well as for us to match up assignments.

Try to be as specific as possible about your likes and dislikes for your gifter. Think about including not only sexual kinks and squicks, but story elements and themes you enjoy, your preferences for time periods, tones you like or dislike (e.g. you love darkfic but hate fluff), your feelings about AU, EWE, interview "canon," etc.

If there's anyone for whom you'd rather not write/draw because they're your writing buddy or your beta, or you've written/drawn for them in every exchange ever, email us and we'll take care of you. Just do it quickly so we can begin matching up assignments shortly after sign-ups have closed!

By signing up, you are indicating that you understand that your recipient's gift is due by January 18, 2010. If you are running late, you will request an extension and keep the mods informed about your progress. If circumstances force you to drop out, you will let us know as soon as possible.

<b>LJ/IJ username/penname:</b> <b>email address (required):</b> <b>Are you a writer or artist?</b> <b>Do you prefer to receive art or fic?</b> <b>Ratings you'd prefer to receive (PG-13, R, NC-17):</b> <b>Ratings you're willing to write/draw (PG-13, R, NC-17):</b> <b>At least 5 pairings you'd like to receive: (<i>remember, this is a het exchange!</i>)</b> <b>Any kinks or special elements you'd like included: (please be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Squicks, elements, or pairings you don't want in your gift: (please be as specific as possible)</b> <b>3 to 5 suggested scenarios you'd be interested in seeing in your gift: (this is OPTIONAL, but might help your gifter to create something you'll enjoy)</b> <b>Any pairings aside from the ones you've listed that you would prefer to write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Any pairings you won't write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Any squicks or elements you won't write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Are you over 18?</b> <b>Have you read the rules?</b> <b>Would you be willing to do a pinch-hit if needed?</b> <b> Journal name and/or email address of a friend who can answer questions about your requests and who can keep a secret:</b> <b>If you participated in a past <lj comm="wizard_love"> exchange, who did you write/draw for?</b>

Sign-ups will remain open until November 11.
Assignments will be out by November 18.
Pieces are due by January 18.
Posting begins February 1 and will run throughout February.

wizard_love signups are just around the corner! (OMG, how did it get to be November already?!) We know some people like to see the signup form in advance to make it easier to post their actual requests without too many edits, so here you go!
<b>LJ/IJ username/penname:</b> <b>email address (required):</b> <b>Are you a writer or artist?</b> <b>Do you prefer to receive art or fic?</b> <b>Ratings you'd prefer to receive (PG-13, R, NC-17):</b> <b>Ratings you're willing to write/draw (PG-13, R, NC-17):</b> <b>At least 5 pairings you'd like to receive: (<i>remember, this is a het exchange!</i>)</b> <b>Any kinks or special elements you'd like included: (please be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Squicks, elements, or pairings you don't want in your gift: (please be as specific as possible)</b> <b>3 to 5 suggested scenarios you'd be interested in seeing in your gift: (this is OPTIONAL, but might help your gifter to create something you'll enjoy)</b> <b>Any pairings aside from the ones you've listed that you would prefer to write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Any pairings you won't write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Any squicks or elements you won't write/draw: (be as specific as possible)</b> <b>Are you over 18?</b> <b>Have you read the rules?</b> <b>Would you be willing to do a pinch-hit if needed?</b> <b> Journal name and/or email address of a friend who can answer questions about your requests and who can keep a secret:</b> <b>If you participated in a past <lj comm="wizard_love"> exchange, who did you write/draw for?</b>
Sign-ups will run from November 1 until November 11.
Assignments will be out by November 18.
Pieces are due by January 18.
Posting begins February 1 and will run throughout February.

Please remember that this is not the actual signup post! If you have any questions/concerns, please pm the mods or email us at wizard.love@gmail.com. Also, if there's anyone for whom you'd rather not write/draw because they're your writing buddy or your beta, or you've written/drawn for them in every exchange ever, email us and we'll take care of you. Just do it quickly so we can begin matching up assignments shortly after sign-ups have closed!

Just a reminder that signups will be happening next weekend!



Assorted signup details coming soon!

Signups for the fifth, fabulous year of wizard_love will be happening in two weeks, on November 1, 2009. We've updated our rules and changed a few things, so we're posting them now to give everyone ample time to read them and take them in. Even if you've participated in the past, please read them since some things have been changed or modified and we want everyone to be aware of those changes:

( Rules & Regulations for 2010 )

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the rules, please feel free to ask us!

Due to popular demand, wizard_love is proud to announce that there will be a Wizard Love 2010 exchange! This will be our fifth fabulous year of het Harry Potter smut and love. We're also thrilled to announce that the fantabulous r_grayjoy will be co-modding this year along with ragdoll.

Signups will begin on November 1, 2009 and posting will begin on February 1, 2010 so mark your calendars! We will be posting the new and improved rules & regulations as well as any/all signup information in the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled to the community.

We now proudly present the reveal list for the 2009 wizard_love fic and art exchange. Thank you to everyone who participated, whether they wrote, drew or just commented. We appreciate your involvement. Overall, the exchange went fantastically, with very few hitches and we appreciate that when there were problems, those involved were able to work with us to get things sorted to everyone's satisfaction.

Feel free to answer your comments now, and/or repost the fic/art anywhere you'd like. They're all yours to share. If you haven't thanked your gifter yet, then please do!

We need to give extra thanks to our intrepid pinch hitters who helped out: emiime, florahart, hey_rupert, joanne_c, luvscharlie, nephthysmoon, okydoky, r_becca, shellydkitty, summerborn, teshara and most especially eeyore9990 who wrote us a whopping three pinch hits. The woman clearly never met a rare pair she couldn't wrangle into submission (and we love her for it!). A special thanks also goes out to itsbeenvery who had to drop out due to a broken wrist and then was able to come back again after all! (If we've forgotten anyone, please feel free to smack us!)

My co-mod, katesque, also gets a special round of applause for making up special icons for each and every one of our participants this year. If you haven't seen them, go to the InsaneJournal site and check them out. You're more than welcome to take yours for future use.

Unfortunately, we're not sure if there will be a wizard_love 2010 exchange yet. This year was extremely difficult due to some serious personal issues which cropped up right after sign ups, and right now, there's no way of knowing where things will be at seven months from now. Stay tuned to this comm for future notices.

And now, on with the show...

( Here be reveals! )

This year, the following people signed up to participate in wizard_love and did not complete their assignments or contact us to let us know they were dropping out:

draco_crescendo, greenschist, jairissa, melfinatheblue, nyruserra, and seraph7

Per community rules, they will not be eligible to participate in future years.

Just wanted to drop a note and let you all know that we're finally finished with posting. Reveals will be posted on Friday, March 27 (barring any more bad karma Real Life dumps on both of your mods). So, take the time to go through all the amazing fic and art that we've posted over the last 6 weeks and comment, comment, comment. Everyone did an incredible job and they all deserve your adulation.

Thanks again to all of our artists and writers for their hard work and patience -- if either of us had known just how tough the last four months were going to be, there probably would not have been an exchange this year. You guys made it all worth the effort.

Title: Vindication
Author/Artist: tristesses
Recipient's LJ name: wizard_love
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Harry/Pansy, Harry/Ginny
Word Count: 2686
Warnings (if any): Slight dub-con/seduction, adultery

Summary: After a confrontation with Harry at the Ministry, Pansy plans to ruin him.
Authors notes: Happy springtime, uninhibited333! I hope you like it!

( Vindication )

Title: With My Body, I Thee Worship
Author: voxangelus
Recipient's IJ/LJ name: wizard_love
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Draco/Pansy
Word Count: 1236
Warnings (if any): woman-as-goddess
Summary: Draco and Pansy celebrate their wedding night. Pansy discovers the power of being female.
Author's notes: I hope this is little piece of fluff pleases you :D I had a great time writing Pansy for the first time, and I might have to keep on writing her – she’s fun! Thanks to my lovely beta, M, who whips my commas into shape.

( With My Body, I Thee Worship )

Title: Slip of the Tongue
Author: eeyore9990
Recipient's IJ/LJ name: luvscharlie
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Charlie/Tonks (mentions Bill/OFC/Charlie, Tonks/Various)
Word Count: ~2300
Warnings: Shower sex, wall sex, dirty talking, mentions of incestuous-ish relationship and other kinky stories
Summary: Charlie helps Tonks get dirty in the shower.
Author's notes: I leave the truth of Charlie's and Tonk's stories up to the reader's imagination—they can be completely fictitious or not, depending on your comfort level.

luvscharlie, I hope you have as much fun reading this as I had writing it. Your list of prompts was entirely too much fun; I had a very had time not using them ALL!


( Slip of the Tongue )

Title:A Snowy Afternoon
Author/Artist: themadmermaid
Recipient's LJ name: wizard_love
Rating: R
Pairing(s): Luna/Neville
Word Count: 1461
Summary: Luna loves snow. Neville doesn't.
Authors notes: I hope that you enjoy this, and thanks for giving me a reason to try a new pairing. (When I saw that you had listed Luna/Neville twice, whether by design or accident, I thought that must be a sign.) Thanks to my beta, who always knows when I say she'll have it by Monday to not even expect it until Wednesday, and keeps editing for me anyway.

( A Snowy Afternoon )

Title: Rendezvous at the Louvre
Author/Artist: earendil_elven
Recipient's LJ name: wizard_love
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Harry/Ginny
Word Count: 3032
Warnings (if any): Sex in public but really, that’s it. XD

Summary: Harry and Ginny decide to have some fun in the Louvre… much to the surprise of the Muggle tourists around them.
Authors notes: Thanks so much for my friend J for giving me the inspiration and E, for being my beta! :D Couldn’t have done it without you guys…. xD

It was my 1st time writing smut and I’m not going to lie, it was hard to write. While I love reading smut, I didn’t realize just how hard it was to write it. I really hope you like it and all of my apologies for w/e fail you might see in it. I tried to put in as much of my recipient's loves as I could, so I hope you enjoy!

( Rendezvous at the Louvre )

Title: Kisses are Pink
Author: spinneresque
Recipient's LJ name: luvscharlie
Rating: Hard R
Pairings: George/Alicia, mentions of Fred/Angelina
Word Count: ~3193
Warnings (if any): Quite a bit of pink fluff
Summary: Valentine’s Day is a day of traditions. For some couples these traditions are more pleasurable, for others… not so much.
Auhor's Note: Happy (belated) Valentine's Day, luvscharlie. You gave a lot of great pairings and kinks to play with, but it was George/Alicia who won out, and I had so much fun playing with the backstories and the... pink. I hope you enjoy it, and again; I'm sorry for the wait. Also, thank you to my beta, you know who you are and who knew you knew that much... pink?

( Kisses are Pink )

Title: Once, a Spider
Author/Artist: snapelike
Recipient's LJ name: wizard_love
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Narcissa Malfoy/Sirius Black
Word Count: 4,000
Warnings: adultery, breathplay
Summary: What a Black wants she gets. But Nacissa Malfoy is no longer a Black, and things do not turn out the way she planned them.
Authors notes: Thanks to my lovely beta, M.

( Once, a Spider )

Title: “Now and Then”
Author/Artist:sweet_lemmon
Recipient's LJ name: wizard_love
Rating: R, I think
Pairing(s): Harry Potter/Hermione Granger

Word Count: ----
Warnings (if any): (implied) outdoors sex

Authors notes: Not really sure about this but I hope you like it. :)

( Now and Then )

Title: Silk & Cyanide
Author: nephthysmoon
Recipient's IJ/LJ name: wizard_love
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Cedric/Hermione, Oliver/Ginny
Word Count: 8083
Warnings (if any): First Time, Blood Magic
Summary: When Hermione answered the summons from the Head of the Department of Mysteries, she never expected to be thrown deep into a world of ancient magic, resurrected dead people and time travel?
Author's notes: I took the liberty of incorporating aspects of the Karen Marie Moning Highlander books series into the story. I hope you like it.

( Silk & Cyanide )

Title: Vocabulary
Author: ldymusyc
Recipient's name: wizard_love
Rating: NC17/Adult
Pairing(s): Lucius/Narcissa, Draco/Pansy
Word Count: 2650
Warnings (if any): Oral sex, minor profanities
Summary: Lucius Malfoy was an apt pupil, especially with hands-on lessons, and his wife can attest to his skill.
Author's notes: The request was for Lucius and witty banter. I hope this does it for you. XD

( Vocabulary )