Three-fandom Holiday Ficlet and Drabble Exchange

So folks may (if they wish) repost or link in their own journals before 2009 is over, author reveals forthwith. Thanks once again to all the participants, and Happy New Year!

( Author reveals: )

All gifts have now been posted; this has been a lovely batch of contributions, I must say!

Author reveals will occur sometime next week (probably the 29th or 30th), so you have a few days yet to read/comment while things are still anon.

Happy holidays, everyone, and thanks for your participation!

Title: Birthday Surprise
Author: TBA
Recipient: celandineb
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Charlie Weasley/Neville Longbottom
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Charlie's birthday dinner has a surprise ending.
Notes: Thanks to A for the super-quick beta.

( Birthday Surprise )

Title: The Ghosts of Christmases Past
Author: TBA
Recipient: geekmama, with my compliments!
Fandom: PotC
Characters or Pairing: Jack, Elizabeth, Jack/Elizabeth, implied Will/Elizabeth
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Summary: “The first Christmas comes and goes…”
Notes: Post-third movie.

( The Ghosts of Christmases Past )

Title:All the Time in the World
Author: TBA
Recipient: torn_eledhwen
Fandom: HP
Characters or Pairing: Snape/Sinistra
Rating: G
Warnings: That warm, fuzzy feeling.
Summary: Finally, Severus is home.

( All the Time in the World )

Title: A Warm Reception
Author: TBA
Recipient: alisanne
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Severus/Harry/Draco
Rating: R
Warnings: None
Summary: With no choice but to find a Healer who can help him purge the last of Nagini's venom from his system, Severus Snape is pleasantly surprised by the reception he receives.
Notes: alisanne, I hope this makes your 3fan holidays merry. Many thanks to my betas to be named later for helping me work out how to do this in (just) under 2,000 words.

( A Warm Reception )

Title: Winter's Princess
Author: TBA
Recipient: savepureness
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Characters or Pairing: Legolas/Eowyn
Rating: G
Summary: An angsty moment in the Golden Hall.
Notes: Hope this double-drabble manages to combine the angst and the requested pairing with the theme of celebration, even if the romance is the barest hint... Grateful thanks to my beta, she knows who she is!

( Winter's Princess )

Title: An Unexpected Gesture
Author: TBA
Recipient: juniperus
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Neville, Snape, ??
Rating: PG
Warnings: N/A (implied slash pairing, not Neville/Snape)
Summary: One year, Headmaster Neville Longbottom receives an unexpected gift after the Yule Ball.
Notes: Juniperus, you mentioned an interest in both Neville and Snape and that you'd prefer a happy ending. Hopefully this little story fits the bill! Massive thanks to both of my betas who I will be pleased to name after the author reveal.

( An Unexpected Gesture )

Title: Change of Venue
Author: TBA
Recipient: angela_snape
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Bill/Neville
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Neville finds change is a good thing.
Notes: Angela, I hope you like this. Special hugs to J for the help and speedy beta. ♥

( Change of Venue )

Title: The Fifth Christmas
Author: TBA
Recipient: azalaisdep
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Characters or Pairing: Jack & Will, with a side of Elizabeth, Governor Swann, and Norrington
Rating: PG
Notes: Post-CotBP, ignores the sequels entirely. *hugs excellent beta*
Summary: Late getting home for Christmas, Jack and Will have a long, strange story to relate to Elizabeth, Governor Swann, and James Norrington.

( The Fifth Christmas )

Title: Fruition
Author: TBA
Recipient: leela_cat
Fandom: HP
Characters or Pairing: Harry/Neville, Hermione
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Neville has a plan for Harry's Christmas, but it takes a while to work it out.
Notes: Leela, I tried to work in a couple of unusual forms of magic, but I'm not sure I succeeded. Hope you enjoy this regardless!

( Fruition )

Title: A Creature Was Stirring
Author: TBA
Recipient: thrihyrne
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Remus Lupin/Bill Weasley
Rating: PG
Warnings: EWE, disregard for Rowling's version of werewolf lore
Summary: It's Christmas Eve and the moon is full.
Notes: My recipient requested nothing schmoopy or fluffy, so this is a pretty dark holiday story. Thanks to [anon until later] for beta.

( A Creature Was Stirring )

Title: A Merry Muggle Christmas
Author: TBA
Recipient: cruisedirector
Fandom: Harry Potter/Doctor Who
Characters or Pairing: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, the Fourth Doctor, Sarah-Jane Smith
Rating: G
Summary: It's Christmas in Hogsmeade, but there's a couple of odd strangers in the pub ...
Notes: Happy holidays, cruisedirector! Here's a slightly crazy little crossover which grew on me after your requests. I couldn't resist it.

( A Merry Muggle Christmas )

Title: Lucky Threats
Author: TBA
Recipient: sassy_cissa
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters or Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Rating: R
Warnings: AW, EWE.
Summary: Star Quidditch player, Draco Malfoy, is receiving death threats. Interestingly, the only man he trusts to find the culprit is Auror Harry Potter.
Notes: Happy Holidays, sassy_cissa! I hope you enjoy this. And of course, nothing recognizable belongs to me.

( Lucky Threats )

Ficlets are due no later than this Friday, December 11 (midnight CST). Header info is here. Almost half are already submitted, huzzah! If you're thinking you won't make it, please let me know ASAP, either with a comment here or by email (3fan DOT holidays AT gmail DOT com), so that someone can step in to pinch-hit. (But all you need to write is a drabble, remember!)

The deadline for submissions is 11 December 2009, so you still have almost 2 weeks - lots of time. *g*

If you anticipate not having your ficlet ready for submission on time, please let me know ASAP, by commenting here or by email. Because posting will start shortly after the deadline, extensions really aren't possible, so I'll need to find someone to pinch-hit if you can't finish. But remember, a drabble is sufficient -- the maximum is 2000 words, but the minimum only 100 words!

Email your ficlet to 3fan DOT hols AT gmail DOT com, as an attachment in .doc, .docx, .rtf, .wpd, or .txt format. The header info to include is:

<b>Title:</b> <b>Author:</b> [will be removed before posting] <b>Recipient:</b> <b>Fandom:</b> <b>Characters or Pairing:</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Warnings:</b> [if applicable] <b>Summary:</b> <b>Notes:</b> [if applicable]

Assignments have just been emailed to all participants! Please reply to the email to let me know that you received yours. If you didn't get it, please comment here on LJ to let me know so I can resend and/or verify your email.

Also, if for some reason you cannot write the assignment you've been given, again, let me know ASAP.

Ficlets will be due in four weeks, on December 11. I will put up information on headers etc. in the next couple of weeks.

Sign-ups for the 2009 exchange end Wednesday at midnight PST - the sign-up post is here on LJ!

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