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Last of the snupin_santa wrap-up:

-> Snapealina won the official guessing poll! In statistical news, more people mixed up McKay/Scribbulus_Ink's and Arionrhod's entries than any other, but the most outright wrong guesses went to "Lost and Found and Hardships of a Teenage Metamorphagus" by Dungeons_Master.

-> Speaking of Statistics, the absolutely fabulous swissmarg put together a lengthy set of statics on the Snupin_Santa exchange, and even compared it to other exchanges. Did you know that we had no G-rated fics? Or that our art-to-fic ratio was 42%? If you're a math nerd like I am, you can't miss her stats post! (Don't forget to comment, plz)

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Last Drabble-Writer Standing (snupin_ldws) sign-ups are this Wednesday, January 26, 6 p.m. EST. There is a 16-participant limit, so be ready or find a proxy. I volunteer to be one if you can't find a friend who will be on. Just contact me.

Despite all my nattering at the poor mod in the info post I linked, I know isisanubis has a lot of experience running LDWS contests. I'm confident that you'll be in good hands if you want to play along in any capacity; the community needs readers who will vote, too, as well as writers.

I've added the tag "drabbles: LDWS" on both Lupin_Snape Communities for the posting of LDWS info and re-posting of any contest drabbles.

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End of the month is coming soon. Have you submitted anything for the Year-Long Challenge: A Decade of Snape/Lupin yet? I am thinking of allowing a one-time catch-up month in the summer, so if you've missed a month already, don't give up!

Reposting & Commenting month continues! I am still happy to gather up recs for the newsletters if you're making them. Art Big Bang announcement next (or, technically, above this one)!

love, lore

I've flipped the accounts from the Snupin Santa account to the author/artist account for all gifts that I know the user name of the author/artist in question. If your story/art has been switched to the wrong user name, please let me know asap. If your story/art hasn't been switched and you want it to be, please let me know your user name on the Snupin Santa site.

Here it is - the master list of gifts posted in the Snupin Santa 2010 Fest! Gifts are listed in the order in which they were posted.

( Snupin Santa 2010 Master List )

( Additional gift icons )
ATTENTION 2010 PARTICIPANTS:

Now that the master list is up, I'm going to work on switching the gifts to the creator's account at the Snupin Santa website. I'm not sure how long it will take, but I'll let everyone know when I'm finished. In addition to being able to edit your stories/art at the site, you'll receive comment notifications for new feedback if you've turned on that option for your account, and you'll be able to respond to feedback left in response to the story/art.

If you want your story/art switched to your account, you need to let me know what your account name on the Snupin Santa site is ASAP, especially if it's different from your IJ/LJ ID. If you've participated in PREVIOUS years and want any stories/art from 2005-2009 switched to your account, leave a comment identifying which stories you want switched with a link.

Also, if you have not said thank you for your gift yet, PLEASE DO SO. Someone did their best to create something, and it deserves to be acknowledged in some way, even if it's just "Thank you, I appreciate the effort you made for me".

Thanks again to all participants, pinch hitters, readers, reccers, and commenters! Double thanks to kopernik, real_life_rosy, and lore for helping out this year! Snupin Santa 2010 produced some wonderful stories and art, and I'm proud that it was a successful fest.

See you again for Snupin Santa 2011!

Timeline of Events for Snupin Santa 2011:
August 25-September 2 - Sign ups for Snupin Santa 2011 will be open.
September 9 - All assignments will be distributed no later than this date.
November 1 - Due date for first time participants.
November 15 - Due date for returning participants.
December 1 - Posting begins
December 24-25 - No gifts will be posted.
December 30 - Posting ends.
January 7, 2012 - The master list of gifts and who created them will be posted, aka The Big Reveal.

Ho, ho, ho!
Snupin Santa

It's never too late to make some recs. A just made a huge post of snupin_santa recs here, for example. I know the reveals are upon us, but reccing doesn't have to end with the reveals! In fact, I will continue to monitor the rec posts and send hot recs to the newsletters if you'll keep reccing and using them even after the reveals. LJ rec post || IJ rec post

Last chance for the guessing polls!

The Crack_Broom has moved Snape/Lupin back to permanent posting status. Huzzah! Ellid is reccing Snape/Lupin there this month. Those of you who signed up to rec can check out where you stand in the Big Queue here. If anyone is anxious to move up in the queue, I have May of this year and would be happy to drop back, especially for someone who's never recced there before.

Snape's Birthday is January 9. As usual, it snuck up on me! Stealthy Snape! I'll be opening a discussion topic or two that day, so we'll celebrate by making Severus' ears burn. Be thinking of/finding links to your favourite Snape-centric works!

It's Reposting and Commenting Month - don't forget!

love, your spasdic mod lore

Now that you've had more time to catch up on entries, here's a poll in which you can guess who created which gift. Anyone may participate, but no one other than mods can see who you guessed, so don't be afraid to give it a try!

( Poll Under Here! )

( Updated Participant List )

Remember, you're only playing for bragging rights here! Poll remains valid until the reveals are posted on January 7.

Sorry that I had to post this from my account to make the poll work, but it was the hard-working mod elf kopernik who did all the work on the poll. *applauds her* Finally, if you're posting mod gifts, feel free to use the "Snupin Santa 2010" tag. Happy Guessing!

love, lore

Title: Snupiny Goodness, witch
Author: bonfoi
Rating: PG13
Pairing: Severus Snape/Remus Lupin
Summary: Severus reads the latest thinly-veiled story about their supposed lives…and he’s not amused…at least, not until Remus gives him something to think about.
Challenge: Snupin Santa 2010 Thank You
Word Count: 1,375
Genre: Alternate Universe; EWE; Romance; Humor
Warnings: Tongue-in-cheek fic
A/N: In thanks for all the lupin_snape snupin_santa mods’ and participants’ work. You made my December hot, humorous, and hopeful.

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'Sometimes I can almost understand Snoop’s attitude,' Harmon muttered.

To Snupin Santa and her lovely elves,

I really look forward to the Snupin Santa fest each year, and I appreciate all the hard work you do to make it possible. I have a little gift under the cut. It's far less than you deserve, but I hope it will make you smile. Thanks so much for making my December so special. ♥

( For Snupin Santa and her elves )

And that's it for Snupin Santa 2010! Snupin Santa and the elves hope you've enjoyed the fest this year and all the lovely gifts that have been created for it. The master list will be posted here on January 7, and I'll flip the accounts on the fest site from the Snupin Santa account to the author/artist's account after the master list goes up.

If you don't already have an account on the site and you want your story/art to be under your editorial control, please create an account and leave the user name in a comment to me here. If your user name on the site isn't readily identifiable as you (i.e. it's not the same as your LJ/IJ/DW user name), please leave a comment here so I'll know whose account to switch the work to.

Comments have dwindled, so please consider using the next week to give our authors/artists the gift of feedback!

Also, if you do any reccing, I'll be collecting Snupin Santa recs through mid-January. You can drop me a link here at LJ or here at IJ.

And just in case you haven't seen them, there were a few RL/SS works posted in other fests. r_grayjoy has provided a Kinky Kristmas round-up here, and there are a few other works I'd like to share.

HP Yule Balls:

An Innocent Misunderstanding - story
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Snape/Lupin
Summary: Severus has his reasons for putting Remus off, but how much longer will Remus wait?
Warnings: Frottage, first-times, fingering, awkward sex, unabashedly big cocks, brief underage sex (both are 17)
Word Count: ~3300

In the Other Room - art
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Severus/Remus
Warnings: subtle possible 4-some

Christmas in Margaritaville - story
Rating: NC17
Pairing(s): Snape/Lupin
Summary: It's the first Christmas following the end of the war, and Remus and Severus are celebrating in their own unique way.
Warnings: public sex, water sex, wanking, oral sex, DH canon ignored
Word Count: ~2300


Smutty Claus:

Forgetting - art
Rated: NWS
Pairing: Snape/Lily/Lupin

Gift Icons, for all Snupin Santa 2010 participants

Rating: NWS

Notes: These icons are for all authors and artists who participated in Snupin Santa 2010, including pinch hitters. If you did not participate in the fest, please do not take or use these icons.

Just You and Me, for scribbulus-ink

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: This piece of art is for the story: "We are Family ... and Homicide isn't an Option"

Rated: On the Nice List (G)

Warning: cross-dressing

Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me), for lore

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: AU. In the aftermath of October 31st, 1981, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, and Sirius Black try to set their differences aside to keep Harry safe.

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC17)

Pairing: Remus/Severus/Sirius

Warning: character death (not RL, SS, or SB)

Notes: 1. A million thanks to the best beta readers ever. Beta 1 was so helpful with my hysterics and hideous rough drafts..... Without her I would have deleted everything several times over. Beta 2 was sweet and funny and utterly without mercy to semicolons (rightly so)!. Beta 3 continues to teach me things about language and words (and patience! She never once said "As I've told you on numerous occasions" even when it was deserved).

2. The date of October 31, 1981 in canon is a Monday; a calendar will tell you Saturday. Either JKR was wrong, or Dumbledore folded the space-time continuum up like origami. I used JKR's date, but by the next week am using calendar time.

Word count: 26234

The Worlds Between Mirrors, for leakywitch

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: When a mysterious mirror is found in the attic of Grimmauld Place, Remus and Severus are sent to investigate. What secret does this mirror hold? What can they learn from it and what can they learn from each other?

Rated: Gingersnaps (PG13)

Warnings: Most of the story takes place in an alternate universe

Notes: I don’t think I could thank my betas enough for taking time out of their crazy schedules to look this over for me. You both rock! Please note, the story it set during the OotP timeline.

Word count: 13628

A Way Home, for blue-cage

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: Holiday Spice (R)

Summary: A Snupin Santa Gift Soundtrack for blue_cage.

Notes: Blue_Cage wanted to see another fan's love for the Snape/Lupin ship through song. Too bad the subjects had minds of their own!

Art credits go to a fellow Snupin Santa to be revealed later! In the meantime, the art has a chapter of its own. Any reviews left on that specific chapter can be directed to the artist.

A Versatile Knot, for sidesinger

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC17)

Summary: Lupin tries, but Snape is more pervert than sartorialist, and his schoolboy knots are quite sufficient for this.

Notes: Fun with school ties, with thanks to the internet for step-by-step instructions on a Half-Windsor.

Need, for sweetmelodykiss

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Post-war AU with no Teddy or Tonks. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Remus and Severus manage to beat the odds and survive. They are brought together by need and circumstance, but sometimes second chances are more than they seem.

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC17)

Warnings: Alpha!Remus, Bottom!Snape, Vampire!Snape

Notes: To my recipient: I hope this story fulfils your wishes and that you enjoy reading it at least as much as I enjoyed writing it. Happy Holidays! To my beta, K: A heartfelt thank you from the very bottom of my heart, for everything. I truly couldn’t have done it without your sage advice and support.

Word count: 10316

Namesakes, for miffmiff

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: “Interesting choice of name, isn’t it?”

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Notes: Happy holidays, miff! This was very fun to write; I hope it’s equally fun to read! Big thanks to my beta A. You were as awesome as you always are.

Word count: 2105

The Consequences of Online Gaming, for gwendolynceles

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: There is Internet at Hogwarts! It's not supposed to be a toy, but we all know how it is... And Internet games can be addictive, but can also help you get new friends...

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC17)

Notes: Thanks to everyone that helped me, you know who you are!

To gwendolynceles
I hope this is somewhat what you were hoping for.
Hugs from your secret Snupin Santa

Word count: 14871

Wizard Wants a Wife, for ship_harry

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: Gingersnaps (PG13)

Summary: Snape is one very eligible wizard. This is why he has to take part in W-TV’s brand new hit show Wizard Wants a Wife! For your convenience, the scenes featuring our favourite Potions master were cut together, leaving all those other boring wizards out.

Notes: Warnings - none… maybe a bit of a crack!fic

Word count: 2396

Album, for real-life-rosy

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: On the Nice List (G)

Summary: Rosy, this is an album made by me and Severus with some of the pictures from our last adventures around the world. I have selected only pictures where Severus is smiling, yes he is, in all of them. ;) Well, I really hope you like it. Happy holidays! Remus.

Notes: Prompt - "Around The World and Back. Severus and Remus survived, and after the war they decide to go on a trip around the world (with Teddy? Up to you). Create their photo album for me. Pick any destinations you like; India, Rome, Greece, America. But the center photo is from Japan, during Cherry Blossom season; Severus plucking a stray sakura petal from Remus' hair." *the chosen places are Tokyo, Paris, New York and Rio de Janeiro*

Trust, for snapealina

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: On the Nice List (G)

Summary: Set of wallpaper and avatars.

Notes:These graphics are for the sole use of the recipient; please do not take or use them elsewhere.

The Case of the Pentacle Masquerade, for drusillas_rain

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: Gingersnaps (PG13)

Summary: Consulting detectives Severus Snape and Remus Lupin team up with Sherlock Holmes and John Watson to solve an unusual mystery.

Notes: For drusillas_rain, who requested: "Cross-over with Sherlock (BBC's new show) - Snape and Lupin have to work together with Sherlock and Holmes in Muggle London. There's mystery and intrigue, Sherlock/John (implied is fine), with Sherlock deducing that Snape and Lupin are in love with one another and is subsequently responsible for getting them together. Bonus if you can work in that Mycroft has some magical ability and ties to the Wizarding world (and is maybe the reason Snape/Lupin's case was brought to Sherlock's attention)."

Many thanks go out to my wonderful beta, M. I couldn't have finished this without you holding my hand and cheering me on. You're amazing. Also, I owe a great big THANK YOU to the people who keep this exchange going. Thank you for all your patience and hard work!

To Drusillas, happy holidays! I hope the story comes close to what you hoped for!

Word Count: 13464

This is just a reminder that posting for Snupin Santa 2010 will be on hold on December 24-25. We'll resume posting gifts on December 26, and the fest will conclude on December 30.

I hope you've enjoyed the fest so far! If you have the time, please drop our authors and artists a comment! Feedback has slowed down a bit, but I know everyone whose work has been posted later in the month would love some holiday cheer, too.

I'd also like to remind everyone that I'll be collecting recs through the end of the fest! You can drop me a link here at LJ or here at IJ.

If you'd like to see the fabulous gifts from this year's fest gain a wider audience, please consider doing a little reccing and then drop me a link so I'll be sure to see it!

Illustrations for 'Marriage a la Mode', for ellid

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC17)

Note: image of het sex. Mpreg. For the wonderful Ellid, Happy Snupin Santa! I hope you enjoy the series of artworks!

A Treasure Incidentally Found, for hiddenfantasy

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC17)

Summary: Severus is content with his life as a respected folklore specialist until he finds himself attracted to one of his students, Remus Lupin, who seems to think the teacher has a lot to learn.

Notes: Happy holidays, hiddenfantasy! I hope you enjoy it!

Based on the following prompt: Remus is a "late in life" student pursuing a degree in the area of the author's choosing. Severus is a harsh but well-respected professor. There's an immediate attraction between the two of them. Unfortunately, the school has a strict no student/teacher relationship policy. Severus knows of this policy and tries to keep anything with Remus at arms length by being harsher towards him than towards any other student. Remus eventually confronts Severus about this. Explosive kiss and/or sex. They try to keep their relationship secret but they get found out by another staff member/student. Severus gets investigated and could possibly get fired. The two have to make a choice about their relationships and their careers. Happy ending, please!

Word count: 47171

Playtime, for ghot

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC17)

Summary: Prompt: Art- I'd love to see them dressed up in uniforms. Sailor, captain, soldier, policeman, you name it. But caps are a must!

Notes: Severus informed me in no uncertain terms he was not wearing a uniform. So, Remus opted for some not-so-subtle persuasive techniques to try to convince Severus to comply later. Happy Holidays, Ghot! Hope they're fabulous!