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    Friday, December 4th, 2009
    8:55 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Weekly Round-up: December 1-4
    Hi, everyone! If you are planning to watch the community from Insanejournal, you might check out the update we posted to the Livejournal community a few days ago. This year we will be posting all gifts to the Livejournal community and posting a round-up post to Insanejournal every Friday night.

    Please check the links for individual fic warnings. All are rated R or NC-17, so please click with caution.

    ( Round-up: December 1-4 )
    Monday, August 31st, 2009
    11:51 am
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Sign-ups open tonight
    This is just a reminder that the sign-up post will go up at 12:01EST tonight. If you'd like to fill up your sign-up in advance, the template is here.

    Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
    3:24 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Sign-up guidelines
    Sign-ups will begin on Sept. 1st at 12:01AM EST and will close on Sept. 6th at 12:01AM EST, or when we reach 75 participants. The sign-up post will be on LJ.

    General guidelines:

    * There are 75 slots available. If we hit this number before Sept. 6th, we will close the sign-up post.
    * Artists and writers will sign up on the same post. Pinch hitters will sign up separately at a later date.
    * You must be 18 years or older to sign up for this exchange. Please fill out the age statement or your sign-up may be deleted.
    * Your journal must be at least 2 months old. If you have recently switched journals or have other extenuating circumstances (i.e your primary journal is on a different site), please email us directly at yuleballsmod@gmail.com before signing up.

    ( Things to keep in mind when filling out the sign-up template: )

    The sign-up template:

    Below is the sign-up form, if you want to fill it out now and save time. Please do not sign-up on this post! If you do, your comment will be deleted.

    ( Sign-up template )

    If you have any other questions, leave a comment to this post or email us at yuleballsmod@gmail.com. See you on Tuesday morning for sign-ups!
    Thursday, August 20th, 2009
    1:43 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Community update
    Hi, everyone, we have a few important updates for you concerning this year's fest.

    A few weeks ago, we announced that we would start sign-ups on September 15th to narrow the gift creating window, which would encourage shorter fics and create a low pressure exchange for the holidays. However, based on some participant feedback and our own vision for the fest, we've reconsidered the idea and have decided against it. Last year, we had so many wonderful long fics, and we would love to have more of them this year too. We do not want to put limits on what our authors are inspired to create, nor do we want to unnecessarily limit the time they have to create it.

    For this reason, we are bumping our sign-ups up to September 1st at 12:01 AM EST. They will run through September 7th at 12:01 AM EST, or until we reach 75 sign-ups. Artists and authors will sign up on the same post this year. Assignments will go out within 2 weeks, but hopefully sooner.

    Those who participated last year and turned in their gift promptly (no more than one week past the deadline, with appropriate communication with the mods) will receive an extra week to complete their assignments, putting their deadline at November 22nd. For new participants or those who required more than one week past the deadline to complete their assignment, the deadline will be November 15th. We will inform you of your personal deadline in your assignment email, but if you need to know ahead of time you may inquire via email at yuleballsmod@gmail.com. It will be the participant's responsibility to know their personal deadline once it has been given to them.

    Additionally, we would like to remind everyone that [info]hp_yule_balls is a higher-ratings fest, accepting only gifts rated R or NC-17 for sexual content. We do not have the word smut in our name, but we have had the rating requirement in our rules since day one. We ask that you keep this in mind before signing up and while you are creating your gift.

    We have updated the community guidelines to reflect the new rules for 2009. Please take a look at them whenever you get a chance. They should clarify the community's purpose and our expectations for those that choose to participate.

    In the next few days, we will put up a post with the updated sign-up template and instructions for signing up. The sign-up post itself will go up on September 1st at 12:01AM EST.

    That you all so much for your feedback and dedication to this fest. We have seen and received so many comments from those that are looking forward to this year's exchange, and we are really excited as well. We hope to see some of you on September 1st!

    -trubbleclef and tailoredshirt (formerly midnightblue88)
    Friday, January 2nd, 2009
    9:25 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    2008 Master List
    So this wraps up the first year of [info]hp_yule_balls, and we can honestly say that it went better than we could have ever imagined. We received exactly 100 pieces of wonderful pieces of fic and art and felt like the luckiest girls in the world that we got to squee over them first. You're all amazing!

    We have lots of people to thank, particularly our pinch hitters, who stepped up at the last minute to help us out. Thank you to [info]redsnake05, [info]furiosity, [info]bookofjude, [info]curia_regis, [info]gryffindorj, [info]gm_weasley, [info]miss_morland, [info]tristesses, [info]venturous1, and [info]violetion. We couldn't have done any of this without you.

    Thank you also to all of our original participants, who supported us just by signing up. There are some of you to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude for your incredible patience and understanding. We appreciate you all more than we can say! ♥

    And now we'll stop yammering on before we get weepy, and get on with the reveals already. Please check your links and make sure that everything is all right – that we spelled your username correctly, that we have the right link and pairing and title, etc. If you notice any problems, with yours or someone else's please comment and let us know. We'll fix it as soon as possible.

    Also, we will not go back and fill in beta names unless you specifically ask us to (and if you would like us to, just leave us a comment; we don't mind). We will definitely not change anything in the body of the fic itself unless you send us chocolate and/or tell us how beautiful we are. (Please send any of these requests, along with the flattery, via email at yuleballsmod@gmail.com.)

    ( The 2008 Master List )

    Also, pleasepleaseplease go comment on the fic or art that was created for you! It doesn't matter that it's not anonymous anymore; it's better late than never! We are resisting the urge to ban all non-gift-commenters for life, and are settling on pleading with you instead. Be kind and spread some belated holiday cheer to the people who worked so hard. ♥

    Thank you all for such a wonderful year! We'll see you again in August! :*

    Love, Midnight and Trubble
    Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
    12:53 am
    [yule_balls_mod]
    And it's a wrap
    That's it! All fic and art have been posted! If you do not see the gift you submitted to us, or if you do not see that your gift has been posted,

    1) scroll back and check once more, just to be sure.
    2) email us at yuleballsmod@gmail.com and let us know.

    As we said before, we will be posting the reveals sometime on January 2nd, probably in the evening (EST). Until then, catch up on everything you've missed, especially if you haven't taken a look at the gift that was posted for you. They're probably waiting with bated breath to see if you liked it, so don't be cruel by keeping them waiting!

    Have fun catching up, and drop us a line if you have any concerns. We'll see you on Friday!

    Love, Midnight and Trubble
    12:02 am
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: The Fall, 4/4 (Teddy/James II, NC-17) for loony4lupin
    Author: [info]gryffindorj
    Recipient: [info]loony4lupin
    Title: The Fall
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing(s): Teddy/James
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: "You may go now. I don't want to see you back in detention again." James mutely picked up his bag, heeding Teddy's instructions. "Walk back to Gryffindor Tower, no stopping anywhere. I want to imagine you with come dripping down your legs."
    Warnings: None, other than the rating indicates.
    Word Count:~29,900
    Author's Notes: Thank you so much to everyone who helped me so much. You all know who you are and I adore all of you. [info]loony4lupin, I kept a list of your preferred kinks and ticked them off as I used them, so hopefully you will find many of them here.

    ( Part four )
    Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
    11:58 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: The Fall, 3/4 (Teddy/James II, NC-17) for loony4lupin
    Author: [info]gryffindorj
    Recipient: [info]loony4lupin
    Title: The Fall
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing(s): Teddy/James
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: "You may go now. I don't want to see you back in detention again." James mutely picked up his bag, heeding Teddy's instructions. "Walk back to Gryffindor Tower, no stopping anywhere. I want to imagine you with come dripping down your legs."
    Warnings: None, other than the rating indicates.
    Word Count:~29,900
    Author's Notes: Thank you so much to everyone who helped me so much. You all know who you are and I adore all of you. [info]loony4lupin, I kept a list of your preferred kinks and ticked them off as I used them, so hopefully you will find many of them here.

    ( Part three )
    11:54 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: The Fall, 2/4 (Teddy/James II, NC-17) for loony4lupin
    Author: [info]gryffindorj
    Recipient: [info]loony4lupin
    Title: The Fall
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing(s): Teddy/James
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: "You may go now. I don't want to see you back in detention again." James mutely picked up his bag, heeding Teddy's instructions. "Walk back to Gryffindor Tower, no stopping anywhere. I want to imagine you with come dripping down your legs."
    Warnings: None, other than the rating indicates.
    Word Count:~29,900
    Author's Notes: Thank you so much to everyone who helped me so much. You all know who you are and I adore all of you. [info]loony4lupin, I kept a list of your preferred kinks and ticked them off as I used them, so hopefully you will find many of them here.

    ( Part two )
    11:44 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: The Fall, 1/4 (Teddy/James II, NC-17) for loony4lupin
    Author: [info]gryffindorj
    Recipient: [info]loony4lupin
    Title: The Fall
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing(s): Teddy/James
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: "You may go now. I don't want to see you back in detention again." James mutely picked up his bag, heeding Teddy's instructions. "Walk back to Gryffindor Tower, no stopping anywhere. I want to imagine you with come dripping down your legs."
    Warnings: None, other than the rating indicates.
    Word Count:~29,900
    Author's Notes: Thank you so much to everyone who helped me so much. You all know who you are and I adore all of you. [info]loony4lupin, I kept a list of your preferred kinks and ticked them off as I used them, so hopefully you will find many of them here.

    ( Happy holidays, loony4lupin! )
    Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
    12:20 am
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: 59 Days (Harry/Ron, NC-17) for jadzialove
    Author: [info]shes_gone
    Recipient: [info]jadzialove
    Title: 59 Days
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing: Harry/Ron
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: It's been fifty-nine days, and they're still not talking about it.
    Word Count: 4,500
    Author's Notes: Merry Yule Balls, [info]jadzialove! I do hope you enjoy this. I took your first-time request rather excruciatingly literally, I'm afraid. :) Many thanks to my betas and to the mods – all of whom are far better to me than I deserve. ♥.

    ( Happy holidays, jadzialove! )
    12:23 am
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Art: Kiss Under the Mistletoe (Remus/Sirius, R) for gm_weasley
    Artist: [info]r0sivan
    Recipient: [info]gm_weasley
    Title: Kiss Under the Mistletoe
    Rating: R
    Pairing(s): Remus/Sirius
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Medium: Photoshop
    Warnings: Bits, mistletoe, NWS
    Artist's Notes: Remus should know better than to think mistletoe will prompt Sirius to chaste kisses. ;D


    ( Happy holidays, gm_weasley! )
    Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
    10:41 am
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Final posts delayed
    Today's final posts will be a bit delayed, due to some RL scheduling issues. We will post the final three gifts this evening by midnight EST.

    Sorry for the inconvenience. We'll see you in a few hours!
    Monday, December 29th, 2008
    10:41 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: Christmas in Cornwall, 2/2 (Harry/Viktor/Ron, et al., NC-17) for certifieddork
    Author: [info]bookofjude
    Recipient: [info]certifieddork
    Title: Christmas in Cornwall
    Rating: NC17
    Pairing(s): Harry/Viktor, Ron/Viktor, Harry/Ron, Harry/Viktor/Ron, Ron/Hermione (mentioned), Harry/Ginny (mentioned), Harry/Charlie (suggested), Viktor/OMC (mentioned), other canon pairings.
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: Harry groaned. Why did everyone seem to think that he was the one taking it up the arse?
    Warnings: Highlight to read: Wanking, anal, oral, rimming, canon pairings (mentioned), infidelity (Harry/Ron, Ron/Viktor)
    Word Count: ~12,500
    Author's Notes: This rather turned out to be a monster, but I hope that you, [info]certifieddork, enjoy it! I think I've ticked most of the kinks that you requested. I'm sorry that I'm unable to do a passable imitation of Viktor's accent (Fleur gives me enough trouble), so unfortunately it will need to be imagined. Extended notes and clarification to follow the story. Thank you to K and D for the beta and suggestions.

    ( Part 2/2 )
    10:34 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: Christmas in Cornwall, 1/2 (Harry/Viktor/Ron, et al., NC-17) for certifieddork
    Author: [info]bookofjude
    Recipient: [info]certifieddork
    Title: Christmas in Cornwall
    Rating: NC17
    Pairing(s): Harry/Viktor, Ron/Viktor, Harry/Ron, Harry/Viktor/Ron, Ron/Hermione (mentioned), Harry/Ginny (mentioned), Harry/Charlie (suggested), Viktor/OMC (mentioned), other canon pairings.
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: Harry groaned. Why did everyone seem to think that he was the one taking it up the arse?
    Warnings: Highlight to read: Wanking, anal, oral, rimming, canon pairings (mentioned), infidelity (Harry/Ron, Ron/Viktor)
    Word Count: ~12,500
    Author's Notes: This rather turned out to be a monster, but I hope that you, [info]certifieddork, enjoy it! I think I've ticked most of the kinks that you requested. I'm sorry that I'm unable to do a passable imitation of Viktor's accent (Fleur gives me enough trouble), so unfortunately it will need to be imagined. Extended notes and clarification to follow the story. Thank you to K and D for the beta and suggestions.

    ( Happy holidays, certifieddork! )
    11:22 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: Gaucho (Percy/Oliver, NC-17) for lee_west
    Author: [info]trubbleclef
    Recipient: [info]lee_west
    Title: Gaucho
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing: Percy/Oliver
    Disclaimer: Oh, if only they were mine! I'd get a pool and make Harry wear obscenely small trunks, and Percy would be my attorney who I secretly shag...in fact I'd secretly shag all of them. At once. Sweet Merlin, why can't this be real?!?!
    Summary: Oliver has run off to be a cowboy in the Argentine. Percy must get him to come back to England. Must!
    Warnings: Centaurs, oral, caffeine. You get the picture.
    Word Count: ~2700
    Author's Notes: [info]lee_west, I can't tell you what a joy it was to write this for you. I admit I was a bit intimidated; but then, who wouldn't be? However, I am proud to say that I did not flinch. I met the challenge head on, and I hope that this makes you smile a little.

    ( Happy holidays, lee_west! )
    11:54 am
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: and it's tied together with a smile (Ginny/Luna, NC-17) for snoringolder
    Author: [info]violetion
    Recipient: [info]snoringolder
    Title: and it's tied together with a smile (that you're coming undone)
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing(s): Ginny/Luna
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: Luna Lovegood is looking for Clawed Frogpies in the Holyhead Harpies goalposts. (Not a euphemism.)
    Warnings: EWE, references to het.
    Word Count: ~5300.
    Author's Notes: Title from Taylor Swift’s song. Thanks muchly to my beta.

    ( Happy holidays, snoringolder! )
    10:48 am
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: Curious (James/Regulus, R) for cacklesthewitch
    Author: [info]gryffindorj
    Recipient: [info]cacklesthewitch
    Title: Curious
    Rating: R
    Pairing(s): James/Regulus, with mentions of a side pairing.
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Summary: A chance meeting with Regulus in the Prefects' Bathroom helps James fulfill his curiosity.
    Warnings: None, other than the rating indicates.
    Word Count: ~2300
    Author's Notes: Thanks to the mods for all of their help and to [info]cacklesthewitch for giving me a chance to write such a delicious pairing.

    ( Happy holidays, cacklesthewitch! )
    Sunday, December 28th, 2008
    11:34 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Art: Beautiful Collision (Pansy/Ginny, NC-17) for qurinas
    Artist: [info]wallflowergirl
    Recipient: [info]qurinas
    Title: Beautiful Collision
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing(s): Ginny Weasley/Pansy Parkinson
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older.
    Medium: Photoshop, tablet
    Warnings: Naked females, sexual situations, school uniform
    Artist's Notes: Qurinas, I hope this works for you. This is the first femslash I've drawn in years so I hope I got everything in the right place *g* A huge thanks to the mods and to R for looking this over.

    ( Happy holidays, qurinas! )
    11:21 pm
    [yule_balls_mod]
    Fic: An Order of Potions... (Harry/Sirius/Snape/Remus, NC-17) for venturous1
    Author: [info]littleblackbow
    Recipient: [info]venturous1
    Title: An Order of Potions With a Side Order of WTF (or The Last Time Hermione Ever Volunteered her Services to the Order of the Phoenix Without Being Asked)
    Rating: NC-17
    Pairing(s): Harry/Sirius/Snape/Remus, Harry/Draco (implied)
    Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters engaging in sexual activity are 16 years or older. And I just hope I'm not struck by lightning for what I'm doing with them.
    Summary: Hermione really is too clever for her own good. It's too bad Sirius' luck runs eternal.
    Warnings: 4-some, potions accidents, explicit, explicit sex
    Word count: ~3600
    Author's Note: Thanks to my emergency beta(s)!! You know who you are. I hope you like this, Venturous, I wanted to write something that would make you smile since it really sounded as if you needed one.

    ( Happy holidays, venturous1! )
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