Harry and Draco World Cup

Title: On One's Knees
Team: Fanon
Author: pir8fancier
Prompt: Strength
Wordcount: 32,239
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Lots of swearing, I know that bugs some people
Summary: Five years after the final battle at Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy has been paroled from Azkaban and works nights as a janitor at The Daily Prophet. Harry Potter, recently married to Ginny Weasley, is training as a Healer at St. Mungo's. One wastebasket=one head injury=our story.
Author's Note A number of people helped me with this story. After the reveal, I will give them their due. I am one of those people who really relies on their betas. As I've said before, they make it much better. I would like to dedicate this story to sistermagpie, who shares my love for Draco Malfoy in all his glorious perfect imperfections.

( On One's Knees )

Title: Of Geysers, Unexpected Rain and Icelandic Sheep
Team: Team EWE
Author: nefernat
Prompt: Strength
Wordcount: 22,249
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: none
Summary: Sometimes a holiday is more than just a trip to another country.
Author's Note: Thank you to Team EWE, all who were involved (I'll be pointing fingers later) and to the mods for running this fest!
Disclaimer: Headers are songs by Coldplay.

( Of Geysers, Unexpected Rain and Icelandic Sheep )

Title: Life's Hidden Forces (can only be discovered by living)
Team: Team Epilogue
Author: kabal42
Prompt: Strength
Wordcount: ~17,600
Rating: R (going on NC-17)
Warnings: BDSM in main pairing (not particularly explicit, but a key element of the story), polyamory, cheating/infidelity (for a while), positive view of Ginny
Summary: It is never easy to love or need - especially not when it hurts to do so.
Author's Note: Information on the card Strength can be found here. Thanks, love and respect to mods, participants, my Team and it's fabulous captains! C gets my first-born.

( Life's Hidden Forces (can only be discovered by living) )

Title: Still Life in Wood and Parchment
Team: Canon
Author: scrtkpr
Prompt: Strength
Wordcount: 6,500
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Summary: Twenty-two years ago, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy turned their backs on the life they could have had. But they haven't forgotten; and they haven't guarded their secrets closely enough.
Author's Note: More about the prompt "Strength" can be found here. Thank you to my wonderful betas.

( Still Life in Wood and Parchment )

Title: Companions in the Dark
Team: Fanon
Author: yura_slash
Prompt: Death
Wordcount: 4,366
Rating: R
Warnings: vampiric bloodlust, minor character death (of an OMC) implied
Summary: Severus sends Draco to the only place that he can be safe.
Author's Note: The Death card portends the destruction of a harmful attitude or belief, which is followed by renewal. I explored this meaning with the support of my Team and beta, J.

( Companions in the Dark )

Title: Beneath Boundless Skies
Team: EWE
Author: blamebrampton
Prompt: Death
Wordcount: 29,800
Rating: M
Warnings: Character death (not H/D), homosexual activities, rampant Australianisms
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.
Author's Note: Many thanks to my betas, the lovely team EWE and the mods for running the fest. And to everyone who has ever danced in the face of death.

( Beneath Boundless Skies )

Title: Day of the Dead
Team: Team Epilogue
Author: _pinkchocolate
Prompt: Death
Wordcount: ~18k
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Infidelity
Summary: On the evening of the anniversary of the war, everything changed.
Author's Note: Death represents destruction of the old clearing the way for new growth. I used both figurative and literal interpretations. Thanks to my teammates for their invaluable last minute help!

( Day of the Dead )

Title: Nothing Ventured (Nothing Lost)
Team: Canon
Author: furiosity
Prompt: Death
Wordcount: 5000
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Some violence.
Summary: Feelings are purest in the hours of meeting and farewell.
Author's Note: Betas, thank you. <3 I hope the shade of Jean Paul Richter doesn't mind me eviscerating one of his thoughts for use in my summary.

( Nothing Ventured (Nothing Lost) )

Title: Between Love and Honor
Team: Fanon
Author: enchanted_jae
Prompt: The Lovers
Wordcount: 2730
Rating: PG13
Warnings: Sexual suggestion
Summary: Draco is faced with the need to choose between the desires of his heart and his obligations to his family.
Author's Note: Special thanks to my lovely friend and teammate who beta'ed this. Also, good luck to the rest of Team Fanon!

( Between Love and Honor )

Title: Lamp in the Cooling Room
Team: EWE
Author: sansa1970
Prompt: The Lovers
Wordcount: ˜9000
Rating: R
Warnings: none
Summary: Draco and Harry become snared in a trap, but they're not alone. Love guides our path for reasons we can't always understand.
Author's Note: The Lovers: A card of crossroads, tension, and a decision. Duty or your heart's desire? A test that affects the rest of your life. Endless thanks to my beta readers.

( Lamp in the Cooling Room )

Title: The Last Voice
Team: Team Epilogue
Author: malachic
Prompt: The Lovers
Wordcount: About 5,900
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Infidelity, cheating, angst
Summary: Who knew a single letter could change so much?
Author's Note: Hugs to Team Epilogue, especially N and L, without which this fic would be considerably worse. Interpretation of card is literal and tarot.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy and all associated characters from the Harry Potter universe are the property of J.K. Rowling and those to whom she has licensed her creations, including without limitation Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books, Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No copyright infringement is intended. The author is making no profit from this story.

( The Last Voice )

Title: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
Team: Team Canon
Author: themostepotente
Prompt: The Lovers
Wordcount: 15,000 words
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: First-time, digital penetration, infidelity, humour, snarking, epilogue-compliant
Summary: When Harry and Draco are conjoined in a freakish accident, they must learn to set aside their differences if they've any hope of survival.
Author's Note: The Lovers can mean literal, soul-bonding romantic love. It can also indicate an intuitive decision that cannot be forced, a matter in which there are several possible choices.

( No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy )

Title: These Five Years
Team: Fanon
Artist: lillithium
Prompt: Sword
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Dub-con, angst, bodily fluids
Summary: Harry hurt because he loved. Draco loved even if it hurt.
Artist's Note: flashback = black and white. This is my first attempt at flashy movies, and I had too much fun making it. If it doesn't load properly, you might need the most recent flash plug-in.

( These Five Years )

Title: SWORDS - What the North Wind Brings
Team: EWE
Artist: raitala
Prompt: Swords
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: IV, III, II, I - After the war the world is a cold place. Much has been sacrificed and lost. But a chill wind warms the blood. ;)

Pen and ink, plus watercolour.
Artist's Note I had great fun in the cup. A big thanks to the mods for organising and to my team-mates for the ♥

( SWORDS - What the North Wind Brings )

Title: No More Illusions
Team: Epilogue
Artist: twilightsorcery
Prompt: Swords
Rating: R
Warnings: Adultery. Obviously.
Summary: In this moment of clarity, Ginny finally realizes that she's lost her husband forever.
Artist's Note: I loved drawing this. It's one of my favorite pieces ever.

( No More Illusions )

Title: Duplicity or choice
Team: Canon
Artist: melmoe1
Prompt: Swords
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: A time of change, a time to choose, to decide what to keep and what to loose. An ending in preparation for a new to begin; grab hold of balance and harmony where conflict had been.
Artist's Note Pre epilogue.

( Duplicity or choice )

Title: Precious Things
Team: Fanon
Author: charlotteschaos
Prompt: The Tower
Wordcount: 15,200
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: None.
Summary: Scorpius Malfoy has been kidnapped and only one boy man hero can save the day.
Author's Note Thanks to my betas L and A. This story is based on the four elements of the Tower card according to Wikipedia: chaos/sudden change, crisis/revelation, disillusionment and downfall/ego blow.

( Precious Things )

Title: The Affairs of Men
Team: EWE
Author: sesheta_66
Prompt: The Tower
Wordcount: ~ 17,000
Rating: R
Warnings: None.
Summary: Having just survived the war, Draco prepares, with some trepidation, for life to get back to normal, or as normal as it can be after war. What he is not prepared for is upheaval, the complete transformation of the world in which he lives. How he chooses to react and move on will determine his fate in this post-war wizarding world.
Author's Note Thanks to my beta, J, and my team! All quotations contained herein are from various works of William Shakespeare.

The Tower: the meaning and the story.

( The Affairs of Men )

Title: DIY Messiah
Team: Epilogue
Author: scoradh
Prompt: the Tower
Wordcount: about 27,000
Rating: R
Warnings: none.
Summary: Harry stopped hating Draco Malfoy on Bring Your Kids to Work Day.
Author's Note Thanks to my betas, who hereafter have my eternal gratitude.

( DIY Messiah )

Title: Ring A-Ring O' Roses
Team: Team Canon
Author: melusinahp
Prompt: The Tower
Wordcount: 20k
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: character deaths, EWE
Summary: Some demons are harder to banish than others.
Author's Note So much love and gratitude to my team members for all their help and encouragement.

( Ring A-Ring O' Roses )