Title: (But as long as you love me so) Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Artist: tripperfunster
Gift Recipients cruisedirector & dementordelta
Rating: PG-13 (NWS)
Media: Pencil and ink
Content/Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Schmoop and fluff. Possibly inspired by holiday music played endlessly since Halloween.*
Summary/Prompt: Happy romantic post coital artwork.
A/N: Happy holidays! Hope it's a good one.




( Let it Snow! )

Title: What We Were (or This Mess We’re In)
Author: avioleta
Gift Recipient: deirdre_aithne
Other pairings/threesome: Implied Harry/Ginny
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 17,200
Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Infidelity (not between Harry and Severus); rimming; explicit male/male sex; miscarriage; general angst and drama.*
Summary/Prompt: “Emotional infidelity: Harry and Ginny are married, and while it's not necessarily an unhappy marriage, neither of them is exactly all smiles and cuddles by the fire, either. The honeymoon period has worn off by several years, and they're both getting older. Maybe that's why Harry's been turning up more and more often at Severus Snape's door for Firewhiskey and a chat. Nevermind that he gets more out of those meetings, where the only touching they do is sitting a little closer than necessary on the worn old leather sofa, than he does from sharing a home—and a bed—with his wife.”
A/N: My gift recipient requested “strong romantic/emotional connections, 'everyday' romance (aka: subtle gestures, not overly lovey/fluffy things), infidelity/divorce, angst that eventually gets resolved, slow burn to the romance and/or sexual tension, HEA or HFN endings, snogging just for the sake of snogging, heavy foreplay with rimming and fingering and touching, etc.” But most of all, she wanted romance and emotion. I hope I’ve managed to do her prompt justice. Especial thanks to ICMezzo for the super-last-minute, emergency beta. All remaining mistakes are my own.


(What We Were (or This Mess We’re In))

Title: Effigy Of a Man
Author: unbroken_halo
Gift Recipient: thrumugnyr
Other pairings/threesome: Mentions of Ron/Hermione, Neville/Ginny and other pairings in passing.
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~6,500 words.
Content/Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Language, wanking, dirty talk, voyeurism*
Summary/Prompt: While cleaning out Grimmauld Place, Harry finds and starts chatting with what he thinks is Severus's portrait.
A/N: Happy Secret Snarry Swap to my giftee! I had a blast writing for you and hope you enjoy what I made of your prompts and likes. Thanks to accioslash, angela_snape, and badgerlady for their input and beta assistance.


( Effigy Of a Man )

Title: Thoughts About Cock
Author: gryffindorj
Gift Recipient: rycolfan
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 3,000
Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Masturbation, dirty talk, fingering, maybe rimming, anal sex. Could be more IDK, you tell me :P*
Summary/Prompt: Severus and Harry have been too busy to see each other as much as they would like. Harry makes sure they use their time together wisely.
A/N: Thank you mods and beta, you are all the best.

( Thoughts About Cock )

Title: Welcoming Christmas
Author: alisanne and lilyseyes
Gift Recipient emynn
Rating: NC-17
Word count: +/- 6,800
Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Implied hazing, mention of Mpreg*
Summary/Prompt: Harry wants forever with Severus, but will take whatever he can get. In the meantime, Severus just wants Harry.
A/N: Dear recipient, your prompts were wonderful. Hopefully this fulfilled your dearest Secret Snarry Holiday Wish!


( Welcoming Christmas )

Title: All I Want For Christmas Is You
Artist: accioslash
Gift Recipient: torino10154
Rating: PG
Media: Pencil, pens, GIMP
Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Fluffier than a white Christmas.*
Summary/Prompt: Wool scarf and Christmas cracker.
A/N: Mods who peek at their gifts early get coal and no spankings. ;D All the very best of the season, hon. ♥♥♥



( All I Want For Christmas Is You )

Title: Outside In
Author: elmyraemilie
Gift Recipient: vividzephyr
Other pairings/threesome: Ron/Hermione, Arthur/Molly
Rating: NC-17/M
Word count: 24,650
Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Mental illness (off-screen); moderate violence*
Summary/Prompt: Sign-up #19, specifically these parts: Harry is the Ministry's best auror, but he has no social life to speak of. When Ron finally blows up at Harry for missing yet another night out/Weasley family event, Harry decides he needs to rethink how his life is going. Hermione insists on setting him up with Snape. Happy endings, Severus pursues Harry, passionate sex (I hope), and Severus trying to be romantic, but having a difficult time of it.
A/N: My thanks to the following: badgerlady, Britpicker, beta and Bugtussle homegirl; florida_minxie, whose plot assistance was the making of this story; mab_browne's young lad, for assistance with the function of Patronuses (Patronae?). As always, I did a rewrite after I received the story back from beta, so any errors, inconsistencies and offenses against the Queen's English are my own responsibility. Also, for the purposes of this story, 1 Galleon = 3 GBP = 5 USD.


(Outside In)

Title: Changes
Author: centaury_squill
Gift Recipient: accioslash
Other pairings/threesome: background Ron/Hermione, implied past Severus/Lily
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 2,300 words.
Content/Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *blow job, hand job, bit of angst, bad language*
Summary/Prompt: Severus has a sudden change of Patronus. Harry wants to know why.
A/N: To my mystery recipient – I had a blast with this! From your sign-up I picked: change of Patronus (Severus), Ron, jealous!Harry, bit of angst with happy ending. Hope you enjoy the result!
To the mods – what can I say, you ladies are awesome the way you tirelessly pimp teh Snarry. Huge thanks for all your hard work. ♥


( Changes )

Title: The Beginning Of A Journey
Author: roozetter
Gift Recipient: writcraft
Other pairings/threesome: Percy/Audrey
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 8,900 words
Content/Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *Canon character death (except Severus!), two idiots navigating life and love.*
Summary/Prompt: While trying to ease Severus into the idea of marriage, Harry does the only thing he can think of that will give their future a chance... He tries to alter Severus’ perception of his past.
A/N: Written for the prompt: “3. Wizarding portrait - author/artist choice as to who is in the portrait, just please not one of Severus or Harry without the other. I especially like: Banter, playing with canon, humour, romance, snarky Severus, Severus in Muggle clothes.” Thank you to A, B, and S for the proofing, any additional mistakes are my own. Hope you like this, bb. <333


( The Beginning Of A Journey )

Title: Unenchanted
Author: cruisedirector and dementordelta
Gift Recipient: isisanubis
Rating: PG-13
Words: ~7,500
Warnings: None.
Notes: Our recipient prompted new traditions, drinking cocoa in front of the fire, and the perfect present. This isn't quite a non-magical AU. Many thanks to our beta.

( Unenchanted )

Title: Unexpected
Author: gin_tonic
Gift Recipient: alafaye
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 6,200 words
Warning(s): None
Prompt/Summary: "Severus goes to his local tavern for a pint and to catch up with his neighbors and finds Harry there, passing through […]" – Fall turns into Winter. Severus didn't think that the rest of the year held any surprises.
A/N: Dear Giftee, I just used part of your prompt for this, but I hope you like the result nevertheless. Happy Holidays!
Now, I owe a thousand thanks (at least!) to starduchess for the wonderful, quick and detailed beta-work! <3 Thank you!


( Unexpected )

Goodness! Is it really that time again already?

What with the Severus/Harry Big Bang just wrapping up (and Big Bang, Jr which posts on Severus's birthday), the snape_potter mods are a bit behind but posting for Secret Snarry Swap will indeed begin TOMORROW, Dec 1. *flails* We will be posting on both Saturday and Sunday this week, but otherwise we will be posting gifts Monday - Saturday. We will post our weekly wrap-ups on Sundays to give all our ever-busy readers some time over the weekend to catch up on their reading. We hope you all have a very happy and healthy holiday season.

The comment contest for the Severus/Harry Big Bang is officially over. Thank you to everyone who participated!

We are dusting off the Goblet of Fire and will announce our lucky winners soon.

Entries are due TODAY for Secret Snarry Swap. Please send your entry to spfestmod@gmail.com. We have granted several extensions. If you need one please contact us immediately.

Secret Snarry Swap participants, your gift is due Nov 19th! Thank you so much to the participants who already submitted!

Here is the submission template for your gift. Send it as an email to spfestmod [at] gmail [dot] com.


HEADERS:

FOR FIC:

<b>Title:</b> <b>Author:</b> <b>Gift Recipient</b> We'll fill this in for you. <b>Other pairings/threesome:</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Word count:</b> <b>Warning(s):</b> We require a chan/underage warning because of our Australian friends and strongly advise you to warn/entice fully. The mods reserve the right to add additional warnings/pairings at our discretion. <b>Summary/Prompt:</b> <b>A/N:</b>


FOR ART:

<b>Title:</b> <b>Artist:</b> <b>Gift Recipient</b> We'll fill this in for you. <b>Other pairings/threesome:</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Media:</b> <b>Warning(s):</b> We require a chan/underage warning because of our Australian friends and strongly advise you to warn/entice fully. The mods reserve the right to add additional warnings/pairings at our discretion. <b>Summary/Prompt:</b> <b>A/N:</b>

For fanfiction, your story should be submitted in fully post-ready form. That means that we should be able to copy and paste from your document right into an LJ/IJ/DW html posting window without making changes. It is a good idea to test your coding by making a private-locked post before submitting.

Please submit your story in a .doc or .rtf file -- please do not submit .docx or .odt files unless you have no other option. Other acceptable formats are .txt or .pages (for Mac), or as a last resort you can cut & paste the story into the body of the email. It must come complete with all (HTML) coding that you would use for any posting, such as bold, italic, centered. If you are unfamiliar with HTML coding, phoenixacid has posted a Beginner's Guide to HTML Coding.

For drawings and graphics, your finished piece(s) must be supplied as pictures in ".jpg", ".png" or ".gif" formatting. Your art must be in a size and resolution suitable for computer viewing.

The mods will always send confirmation of receipt of your entry within 24 hours, so if you do not get a confirmation, then we did not receive it. Please double check to make certain you have sent the entry to the correct email address which is spfestmod @ gmail.com

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to ask. You can find the rules post here, and we can be reached at spfestmod @ gmail.com

It's possible we won't need anyone, but because the time between the deadline for Secret Snarry Swap and the beginning of posting for the fest is so close together, we decided it would be a good plan to be proactive.

Detailed information for both Deluxe and Sampler entries can be found here but fic requirements for Deluxe entries is a minimum of 5K words with no maximum and Sampler is a minimum of 500 words with a suggested maximum of 3K words that include none of the recipient's deal-breakers and at least one of their likes. We are especially in need of people who think they can create a pinch hit for Deluxe entries.

Comments are screened, but if you are available, please use the following template:

<b>Name:</b> <b>Email:</b> This should be an address you check regularly. <b>Estimated turn-around time:</b> <b>Things you love to write/draw:</b> <b>Things you won't write/draw:</b> <b>Can you do a Deluxe entry? (5K words minimum)</b>

The deadline for entries for the Secret Snarry Swap is fast approaching! Since there may be some people out there who are ready, or nearly so, to send their fics to beta, it's time to call for beta reader and Brit-picker volunteers.

If you would be willing to lend a hand as a beta or Brit-picker, please leave us a comment here using the form below.

Secret Snarry Swap participants: Do feel free to look over the volunteers here and to leave them a comment, or contact them directly if they have chosen to leave a contact email address. As always, the mods will still read over the entries for simple typos and wonky coding issues, but all entries need to be beta read by someone in addition to the fest mods (unless one of us is your usual beta ;D). If you have trouble finding a match, please let one of us know and I'm sure we'll be able to work something out. We've already received some entries and we cannot wait for posting to begin.

<b>Username:</b> <b>Contact address:</b> <b>I am *not* willing to beta the following:</b> <b>Necessary turn-around time:</b> <b>Previous beta experience (y/n):</b> <b>Special area of expertise (SPaG/Brit-picking/Characterization/Canon/Other):</b>

Thanks everyone!

Participants can also find a "Call for Betas" post at snape_potter on LJ and DW asking for beta/Brit-picker volunteers for Secret Snarry Swap. If you do not find a match here, please check out the volunteers at the other locations.

We know many of you are still reading at our Fall Fest, the Severus/Harry Big Bang, but the holidays are just around the corner!

This is just a reminder that both Sampler and Deluxe entries for Secret Snarry Swap are due November 19. That's just 3 short weeks! We were thrilled at how quickly everyone made their claims and checked in with us and we can't wait to see all the fabulous new Snarry.

Since this is an exchange and all participants need to have a gift, we would like to be as fair as we possibly can to everyone involved. This date was chosen so that we could give our pinch hitters time to create a worthy gift for your recipient so extensions cannot be guaranteed. If you are having difficulty or foresee any, this would be a good time to let us know. We will always do everything we can to work with you. Please keep in mind that although we will be reading all the gifts for likes and deal-breakers, the time period between due date and posting is brief so please double-check that your gift is fully betaed and ready to post.

If you find you need a small extension, need clarification or are having any problems, please email us at spfestmod@gmail.com. If you find you need to drop out, please inform us ASAP! The more notice we have, the easier it will be for everyone involved. We want to help you as best we can and make sure everyone gets a gift they'll love.

... for both the Honeydukes DELUXE and the Honeydukes SAMPLER have been sent!!!!!


PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOU RECEIVED YOUR ASSIGNMENT. If you have not received your SECRET SNARRY SWAP assignment, please check your spam filters and email the mods at spfestmod AT gmail DOT com. We're thrilled that everyone is so enthusiastic. Remember, all creations are due Nov 19. Pinch hitters, thank you for volunteering and we will likely be calling on you if we have any drop-outs.

We hope everyone is as excited by their assignment as we are!

Claiming for both levels of the fest has been fast and furious, but we are still waiting for a few folks to make their claims for the HONEYDUKES DELUXE, so please be patient a bit longer.

But in just slightly over the 4 hours claiming had been open all prompts for the Honeydukes Sampler have been claimed! ALL Honeydukes SAMPLER assignments have been e-mailed. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOU RECEIVED YOUR ASSIGNMENT. If you have not received your SAMPLER assignment, please check your spam filters and email the mods at spfestmod AT gmail DOT com. We're thrilled that everyone is so enthusiastic. Remember, all creations are due Nov 19. Pinch hitters, thank you for volunteering and we will likely be calling on you if we have any drop-outs.

I hope everyone is as excited by their assignment as we are! And DELUXE folks, we'll be getting those assignments to you asap.

IS NOW OPEN!

Banner and art by veridari

HERE FOR HONEYDUKES DELUXE CLAIMS (Still waiting for a few people. But soon!)

OR

HERE FOR HONEYDUKES SAMPLER CLAIMS ASSIGNMENTS FOR HONEYDUKES SAMPLER HAVE BEEN SENT. THANKS EVERYONE!

Be sure to look at the appropriate list of prompts which correspond to your level of participation.

DELUXE CLAIMING POSTS ARE HERE: LJ/IJ/DW
SAMPLER CLAIMING POSTS ARE HERE: LJ/IJ/DW