Title: "The Twisted Mind of Severus Snape"
Artist: xbloodsugarx
Team: Team Dragon
Email: luciusmalfoy [at] gmx [dot] at
Genre(s): Horror
Prompt(s): Master & Servant, Masquerade
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG13. Drag mouse over space if you wish to know: * blood, guts, Harry with red hair. *
Artist's Notes/Thank you's: My Idea was to show Snapes's mind like you see the mind of the serial killer in "the Cell". *see under cut for notes on symbolism* Thank you that I could be part of the Games, it was a great challenge.
Media used: watercolour, pencil, coloured pencils, white ink, copics
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): sure, just ask.


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( The Twisted Mind of Severus Snape by xbloodsugarx )

Title: hidden
Artist: glockgal
Team: Team Kickass! Dragon!
Email: glockgal AT gmail
Genre(s): Postwar
Prompt(s): photograph, hidden
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NWS: Nudity, sexuality, slashy overtones, generally creepy
Artist's Notes/Thank you's: A HUGE thank you to my Team, who were absolutely fabulous to work and interact with. Their ideas were amazingly inspiring and their work kept my inspiration at an all-time high. *Offsite link: Please let the animation load before you click for the next page, or you could miss out. Also, look for the hidden 'Easter egg'! *
Media used: Photoshop
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Yes to everything! As long as I know what it's being used for (please ask me!). XD









( hidden by glockgal )

We welcome another veteran dragon and her Art!Interview!
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( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 28, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Regasssa! )

Thank you, regasssa! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

We welcome another third-year veteran and dedicated supporter to the Games!

( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 26, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Lampblack! )

Thank you, lampblack! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

We welcome another veteran to the Games!

( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 24, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Chrysos! )

Thank you, chrysos! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

We welcome another veteran to the Games!

( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 22, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Redpiratemel! )

Thank you, redpiratemel! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

We welcome another newcomer dragon and her Art!Interview!
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( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 20, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Twilightsorcery! )

Thank you, twilightsorcery! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

We welcome another wonderful Dragon and her Art!Interview!

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( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 18, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Majmunka! )

Thank you, majmunka! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

We welcome one of our third-year veterans-and pinch hitter-as she delights us with her own Art!Interview!

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( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 16, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Ponderosa! )

Thank you, ponderosa121! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

We welcome another first-timer to the Games:

( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 14, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Veridian_Dair )

Thank you, veridian_dair! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

We welcome another first-timer to the Games as she takes on the Art!Interview!

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( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 12, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Kasche! )

Thank you, kasche! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

This time we welcome a crack!artist from the Winter Games:

( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 10, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Zephre! )

Thank you, zephre! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games treats!

The delightful littleblackbow has taken on the challenge of the new art!interview.

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( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 8, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Littleblackbow/Chibitoaster! )

Thank you, littleblackbow! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games surprises!

Another first timer to the Games, we welcome:

( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 6, TEAM DRAGON member, xbloodsugarx! )

Thank you, xbloodsugarx! Stay tuned for more Champion Interviews!

We welcome back for her THIRD games:

( CHAMPION INTERVIEW #4, TEAM DRAGON member, Hibiscus! )


Thank you, __hibiscus! Stay tuned for more Champion Interviews!

glockgal has taken the Champion interviews to a new level! Very cool, and she has offered this format to both teams for their use, so we may have more to come!

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( CHAMPION INTERVIEW # 2, TEAM DRAGON MEMBER, Glockgal! )

Thank you, glockgal! Stay tuned for more interviews and some Opening Games treats!

Today we again recognize the hard-won achievement and dedication of authors and their teams who strive for excellence in Snarry.

As always, it is the fans that are really the winners here. Our Champions all worked hard to entertain us, to allow us a glimpse into different worlds and characters that we hold near and dear. We thank them ALL for this gift they share.

However, in the competition we set out to do, the Judges (you, the readers) have voted to score these creative authors and their teams, both of which have alternatively stunned and excited us, allowing one to edge out the other for Gold by again, the smallest of margins. So without further ado:


Ladies and gentlemen, our GOLD MEDAL WINNERS, with a total of 855 out of a possible 945 points:


Team Dragon!





Congratulations to our 2008 Snarry Winter Games Gold Medal Winners!



( Dragon )


And our SILVER MEDAL WINNERS, with a total of 844 out of a possible 945 points:



Team Phoenix!


Congratulations to our 2008 Winter Snarry Games Silver Medal Winners!


( Phoenix )


Congratulations, all!

Today, another mystery solved, as we discover what it was about Norbert et Chloë by Team Dragon member, igtow that was so familiar...

We present:

The Name Game

Way back in the beginning, I took the challenge to include into my story the screen name for everyone in Team Dragon. Strictly as a diversion, should you be bored, I put together a listing of where all the names are (including the alternates) in the order in which they appear. I hope it's at least vaguely amusing.

( The Name Game )

Thank you, igtow!

Stay tuned here at the Games, we have another story for you, and very soon, the results of the 2008 Winter Author Games!

Today we bring you a Closing Games special from Team Dragon, which may answer some questions our readers had during the Games. They also have a special message for Team Phoenix!

Team Dragon sends us the "Here Be Dragons" Challenge:

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Team Dragon challenged itself to include a dragon somehow in each of their stories. Some authors just mention the word itself, but others have featured actual dragons, running the gamut from pets to companions, from side-kicks to major characters. There is even one story where Harry is a dragon.

There are awards to be made, not that any Team Dragon member was motivated by booty the allure of a prize. Inside, gathered for your viewing pleasure, are excerpts from each of the 29 stories by authors who answered the call, along with their award banners. Many of the stories had more than one dragon passage, so the author has chosen their favorite to represent their story. Homage is paid within to all members of the team, as well as to Team Phoenix who, for whatever reason, also heeded the call of the Here Be Dragons Challenge, and mentioned or featured dragons in their stories.

We hope you'll be enticed to enter our lair, and snuggle up to the side of the dragon and read for a while, where it's toasty warm, where there are riches and romance and danger. Team Dragon thanks you, our readers, for your loyalty and gracious comments during the Games. You made our Snarry hearts swell with pride and a ROAR!

Remember and revisit with us some of our finest Snarry moments!

( HERE BE DRAGONS! )

Thank you, Team Dragon!

Stay tuned this week for more mysteries being solved, some reviewers being singled out for their awesomeness, and some wonderful stories provided by Alternates. Very Important Mod Posts will follow. Enjoy!

Welcome, Friends!

Today we have a special treat for you. A few months ago, while all the authors were typing away, Team Phoenix issued a quiet challenge to Team Dragon. It went a little like this:

Simple. The author quotes an excerpt from their own story and then steers it down a fast detour into The Crack Zone, not to be confused with the Twilight Zone.

Perhaps bold text might be an easy way to distinguish between actual quotes and Teh Crack.

Well, Team Dragon answered that call. Both teams had authors who took the bloopers a step further, instead writing 'missing/deleted scenes' from their fics to wow us all. Hee.

Today we present to you:

TEAM DRAGON'S FIC BLOOPERS!

( Team Dragon's Missing Scenes/Bloopers )

Thank you, Team Dragon!!

Stay tuned for more bloopers, featuring Team Phoenix, as well as other suprises!