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Just a note to say that I have incorporated my Snupin Santa gift by the fabulous fabledtruant into my fic, The Lightkeeper. It is a perfect, gorgeous, utterly fantastic illustration of the haircutting scene in Part 3.

Thank you thank you thank you, fabledtruant for my priceless gift!

Well, it was a great year for Snupin Santa. I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to step in and keep my favorite gift exchange running again this year. I wasn't a perfect mod by any stretch, I know, but it was a fun challenge and I really enjoyed working with everyone who participated.

I needed lots of help to make the fest happen. The steady backbone of the team was made up of lore, scribbulus_ink and kopernik. Laurie handled email for several months, and stepped in to help me get stories ready for uploading when I fell behind. McKay gave me acres of information about how the fest is run, and she uploaded every piece of art because that skill completely eluded me. :) Lore was there for me with any challenge or question, and has a mod's sixth sense for exactly what to say in any situation. In general, these three were my sounding board, the keepers of fest history, and just essential to making the fest run. Their years of building infrastructure, reputation, and high quality made it a breeze to just step in and do the day-to-day work.

A number of other people helped me very much. karasu_hime made advertising banners early on. nehalenia and carolinelamb (along with kopernik>) helped me prep stories for uploading when I was in desperate need. knowmefirst kept track of recs each week. azure_rosa also stepped up a number of times to aid in communication and to cheerlead. When I asked for help, I cannot tell you how many people volunteered. Though I couldn't use you all, the support helped me tremendously.

Lastly, I have to thank our two fabulous pinch hitters, summerborn and woldy.

Sadly, not everyone made it to the end of the fest. ( Cut for unpleasantness: )

Above all, I need to thank all of the participants in the fest: writers, artists, readers, and commenters alike. You all made the work worth it every day. Thank you! *hugs*

Happy Snupin New Year!
westernredcedar

Here it is! The MASTER LIST of all of the fic and art in Snupin Santa 2011. Gifts are listed by category (Art, Art and Fic, or Fic) and alphabetically by the author's name. ENJOY!

( Snupin Santa 2011 Master List )

Amazing work everyone! Remember, it is never too late to read, look, comment, and enjoy the fest! *hugs*

Hi Snupin Santa Fans!

I hope you have enjoyed your week of reading and admiring art. I will be posting the reveals in a few hours (likely around 9:00 pm PST, but earlier if I can manage it), so you still have a short time left to read that last story or leave that last comment before the reveals. Then of course, you can still read and look to your heart's content after the reveals are up!! :)

*hugs*
westernredcedar

I want to extend my sincere thank you to westernredcedar and all her talented elves for taking on Snupin Santa this year and making it such a wonderful experience for all of the participants and readers/viewers. Your hard work is very much appreciated! The boys really enjoy this special time of year... ;D

( Remus slipped into bed beside Severus whose nose was buried in a journal and attempted to hand him a sheaf of papers... )

Well, Snupin Santa Fans, that is it for posting this year! It was great fun and a real treat to see everyone's reactions from the mod side of things this year. This is such a supportive and positive community.

The Master List will be posted on January 7, so you have seven more days of anonymous reading and commenting to get caught up. And it's never too late to rec! If you do, remember to add your recs to the lists here at LJ or here at IJ.

A couple of nudges: If you have not commented on the gift for you, please do. No matter what you think of your gift, someone worked hard to create it and a comment showing that you appreciated that effort is essential.

Also, don't be shy about commenting in general. Remember, even a simple "Enjoyed!" or "Great story!" is so appreciated by an author. You can comment at the archive, or at the posts on IJ or LJ.

If you feel I have forgotten something, or you have a question or comment, I am still checking the email at snupin_santa @ yahoo.com regularly.

Lastly, I still need a volunteer or two who is able to make icons! If would like to volunteer, comment here or email me. Thanks!

Happy New Year, everyone! *hugs*
westernredcedar

New year, new post! My NYDay superstition is that what you do on the Day is how you will spend your time for the rest of the year. So, not only did I write, granted, a drabble, but I'm posting it, too, as thanks to westernredcedar and the other Snupin Santa elves for their hard work in bringing the exchange to us one more year. A tiny drabble isn't really enough thanks for all of Cedar's hard work, but I'm hoping it will be a down-payment on better things to come!

Title: A Nose is Just a Nose
Author: lore
Rated: G
Era: Hogwarts
Notes: Not only thanks to Cedar and the SS crew, but thanks to phantaz_magoria for the inspiration in LS Chat!

( A Nose is Just a Nose )

Have a wonderful 2012, everyone!
love, lore

Secrets to Share, for cordeliadelayne

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Severus and Remus become an item and Remus learns of a secret that Severus has been keeping since his childhood.

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC-17) NWS

Warnings: crossdressing

Notes: Thank you mods for letting me continue working on this bit of a monster. I really appreciate all your time and your patience. Thank you L for always being my sound off board and general hand holder.

Happy Holidays, cordeliadelayne. Your 4th prompt just resonated with me and I wanted to do so~ much more but I hope you are happy with what I created for you!

Take It To The Mattress for omni_sama

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Remus is asked to work with Severus to help inspire creative products for a new Weasley Twins venture.

Warning: none

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC-17)

Word Count: 6,297

AND

The Steep and Thorny Way for omni_sama

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Remus is married now, soon to be a father. So why can't he stop thinking about a man who is a traitor and murderer?

Warning: not exactly infidelity, but not exactly fidelity either

Pairing: Remus/Tonks

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC-17)

Word Count: 2,285

Mine, Yours for countess_hp

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Severus never expected to survive, but he did. He never expected his injuries to bring him the pieces missing from himself. He never expected to find those pieces in the hands of Remus.

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC-17)

Warnings: BDSM, dubious sexual consent mentioned

Pairings: Severus/OMC

Notes: Extensive gratitude to those who kept me working even when the muses were elsewhere in this process.

Word Count: 11,792

Snape's Apothecary Extraordinaire! for bonfoi

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Prompt: 1) ART: Advertising poster a la 1920 Art Nouveau with phrases like “Snape's Laconic Tinctures: Try one, you won't be raving for days.” or “Snape's Todger Toffy: Smear it on. Rub it in. Enjoy the Sensation!” or “Reinforce Your Slytherin Tendencies With The Brew That Is True ~ The ale that makes Gryffindors pale, Hufflepuffs cringe, and Ravenclaws stupid!” Remus is the model for S. Snape, Apothecary Extraordinaire.

Rated: On the Nice List (G)

Warnings: none

Notes: I did a lot of art for this partly because I loved what I found of Art Nouveau on the web, which jarred my distant memories of college Graphic Art courses, and so I did a lot of experimenting and loved several of the pieces and couldn't decide which ones not to include. I enjoyed very much creating them and I hope Bonfoi and anyone else who sees these posters will love them as much as i do! ^_^

Mod note: Bonfoi, your Santa made you two gifts, but due to various circumstances I was not able to post them together on the same day, so today is part two. Enjoy!

Moon Magic for bonfoi

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: It takes more than an AK to kill a werewolf: so little is known about the curse itself, or how it affects offspring and wizards under its power; this ignorance is why those so cursed are so feared. Severus is about to learn first hand the magic of the moon.

Rated: Gingerbread and Cocoa (PG)

Warnings: mpreg

Notes: Bonfoi requested: AU; Darkish!fic (more Grey); Magical; Romance ~ Remus Lupin digs his way out of his grave days after being interred. I hope all who read this will enjoy it and I hope Bonfoi likes it. Thank you for letting me participate in this year's Snupin Santa!

Word Count: 2,949

Reconnections for marauderswolf

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Remus Lupin has been appointed as Hogwarts' new DADA Professor, and Snape has to deal with the werewolf's presence everywhere he goes. How would our favorite Potions Master deal with his past and reconnect with the one man he has ever loved?

Rated: Gingerbread (PG-13)

Pairing: Remus/Sirius

Warnings: substance abuse

Word Count: 1,670

Wizard Who for karasu_hime

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Remus Lupin, Chronomancer, picks up an initially unwilling companion Severus Snape. Together they travel the universe and time in Remus' magical time machine, having adventures.

Rated: Gingerbread and Cocoa (PG)

Warnings: none

Notes: Many thanks to C for the help and to the Snusa mods! A passing knowledge of Doctor Who basics may aid in enjoyment of this story, but it is not necessary. To Karasu_Hime, I do hope this suits!

Word Count: 3,400

Accepting is the Hardest Part for memmesdreams

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Severus has to accept that to love someone means giving everything. Even things that, at first you do not want.

Rated: Story: Coal and Switches (NC-17), Art: (G)

Pairings: George/Angelina

Warnings: mpreg

Notes: Thank you to C for her beta work, all other errors are mine. Memmesdreams, I hope you like it :D

Word Count: 8,171

Meddling/Icon Set, for miss_fatigue

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: A story and a set of Snape/Lupin icons.
Fic Summary: Hermione has noticed many things about two of her professors, including that they both seem lonely and might enjoy some companionship.

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC-17)

Warnings: none

Notes: Miss_fatigue, I hope you enjoy these! It was fun to tackle your prompt about the Trio setting up Snape and Lupin.

Word Count: 2,749 plus 15 icons! (Note: icons are only for the use of miss_fatigue)

Loss and Gain, for gymnasticsbaby

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: On the eve of Harry's seventeenth birthday, a surprise lands in his lap in the form of a werewolf under Veritiserum.

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC-17)

Pairing: James/Remus/Severus

Warnings: mpreg, threesome, AR

Notes: Happy Christmas, gymnasticsbaby! I found writing this fic rather therapeutic. Special thanks to my beta, who improved the quality of this story ten-fold, and helped me through the rough parts.

Word Count: 7,205

Greetings Snupin Santa Fans!

It has been another great week of gifting at the fest. Some of you may already know that the Most Recent menu at the Snupin Santa Archive is a great way to see all of the recently posted gifts; it is a great way to keep yourself up to date. You can also go to Browse, then Categories, and get a list of all of the gifts posted so far this year.
Here are links to this week's offerings:

Art

Trim (PG) for islandsmoke

Art and Story

Monsters (R) for miverel

Stories

Mount Unto the Stars (R) for dungeonsmaster

Moonlight Saving Time (NC-17) for woldy

Company of Wolves (NC-17) for Anon

The Survivor League (R) for zephre

Sneakoscopes and Unsaid Words (NC-17) for hogwartshoney

A Relative Truth (PG-13) for stasia

Surprise! for jazzy2may

Not the Glamorous Life (NC-17) for osmalic

Not Without Obstacles (NC-17) for socks4dobby1

How to Score at the Grocery Store (R) for schemingreader

As I posted yesterday, the fest will now be on a three day hiatus. Posting will begin again on the 27th, and will continue through the 30th. So much more still to come!

Happy Holidays to all of you!
*hugs*
westernredcedar

Mount Unto the Stars for dungeonsmaster

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: As a child, Remus learned the Christmas season was about miracles. In the Christmas of '99, the wizarding world could do with one: an untraceable poison is rippling across the nation, sending the magical world into a panic. As an employee in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Remus is caught up in the investigation, but he's as lost as everyone else... until he has an almost miraculous encounter -- with Severus Snape, whom everyone has thought long since dead.

Rated: Holiday Spice (R)

Pairings: past Remus/Sirius, past Remus/Tonks, unrequited Snape/Lily, Draco/Asteria

Warnings: some off screen violence

Notes: From the most holy water I returned
Regenerate, in the manner of new trees
That are renewed with a new foliage,
Pure and disposed to mount unto the stars.
~Purgatorio, Canto Thirty-Three
Dante Alighieri

Word Count: 103,050 (yes, you read that right!)

Hello Snupins,

Here I am to remind you again (you must hate me by now :P)that the rec post is HEREDon't forget if you have or will be reccing a lovely fic or art please let me know :D

Trim, for islandsmoke

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Thanks to islandsmoke for writing a lovely story like The Lightkeeper to illustrate. Anyone interested in a good AU can find it here. This haircut scene is in part 3. And thanks to the mod(s) for running this wonderful fest for another year :). Happy holidays all!

Rated: Ginger and Cocoa (PG)

Warnings: none

Moonlight Saving Time for woldy

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: "I don't like men," he told himself, "And if I did like men, I wouldn't like werewolves." But what does Snape know about werewolves? There are some things about lycanthropy that no one knows--like why Snape's dreams have been so vivid and strange.

Rated:Coal and Switches (NC-17)

Warnings: None

Notes: The song "There Ought to Be a Moonlight Saving Time" is an old standard with lyrics by Irving Kahal and music by Harry Richman. It was covered by Blossom Dearie, and you can listen to her sing it on Youtube here. The story has almost nothing to do with the song, as you'll see, but it's a light, catchy little number and I hope the story has the same feeling. If I haven't blown my anonymity sufficiently with the songfic disclaimer, I should also say thank you to westernredcedar for allowing me to submit a story for the original prompt even after the original recipient dropped out. I hope the person who gets this will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Word Count: 8,386

Hello Snupin Santa Followers!

I need to make a change to the posting schedule.

I had originally planned to post everything by the 24th. However, that is proving to be impossible due to a variety of issues, both modly and otherwise.

This means I will continue posting one or two gifts per day through the 23rd (Friday). I will be taking the 24th, 25th, and 26th off from posting, and then I will post the remaining gifts starting the 27th and ending as soon as everything is posted, most likely by the 30th. There will still be a full week to read anonymously after I post the last gift before we post the reveals.

During the three day posting hiatus, I hope you have a chance to get caught up with your reading, viewing, commenting, and reccing!

I am so sorry that I have to make this change at this late date. I know some of you have had amazing patience waiting for your gift. I promise the wait will be worth it!

*hugs* and Happy Holidays!
westernredcedar

Monsters, for miverel

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Once a month, Remus finds himself under the care of Severus Snape. This works out far better than Remus would have expected.

Rated: Holiday Spice (R)

Warnings: mild violence in fic, blood in art

Notes: Special thanks to my magnificent beta reader for correcting all my capitalization errors!

Word Count: 10,832

Company of Wolves for Anon

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Severus thought life was insufferable before he was bitten by Greyback. Once Lupin catches wind of his 'affliction', Remus pounces with relish, hoping to rekindle what he thought was lost. They have no idea how complicated it will become once Hermione Granger decides to help them both.

Rated: Coal and Switches (NC-17)

Pairing: Remus/Severus/Hermione

Warnings: Threesome, bestiality

Notes: First and foremost, I can't thank the Mods enough for their patience in granting me an extension when this story became a monster! I can't thank my beta's enough (you know who you are) for telling me what's what and why I should listen to them at two in the bloody morning.

Word Count: 28,604