Title: Sanctuary
Artist: zephre
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Literary/Historical
Prompt(s): Man in Uniform, Sanctuary
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG13; Highlight if you wish to know: * *mild battlefield gore**
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Special thanks to K who probably won't ever see this, but helped break my block. The Literary and Historical influence for this piece is the "Sharpe" series by Bernard Cornwell, about a British rifleman during the Napoleonic Wars (thus the green uniforms).
Media used: *photoshop.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Yes







( Sanctuary, by Zephre )

Title: Smorgasbord
Artist: majmunka
Team: Team Cauldron
Genre(s): Crossdressing
Prompt(s): Play the Game, Hunger
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NWS/Hard R; Warnings: Highlight if you wish to know: ** BDSM, bottom!Snape, crack**
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Thanks to my teammates for their helpful suggestions, particularly to centaury_squill, twilightsorcery and ariadneelda for the practical help and to the Mods for their hard work and patience.
Media used: graphite pencils, Photoshop
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): yes, but let me know







( Smorgasbord, by Majmunka )

Title: Shifting
Artist: andreanna
Team: SNITCH!! ftw
Genre(s): Genderbender
Prompt(s): Second Impressions and Coming Home
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG13 for dirty...language
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Oh god! There are so, so many people to thank! From nitpicking to cheerleading, to just listening while I complained. This thing is without a doubt the most complex piece of art I've ever taken on and I couldn't have done it without everyone's help from Team Snitch. Specifically, thank you to veridian_dair, in whom I have found a new friend, tolizardspots for letting me whine, tojoanwilder for keeping me on track, and finally to djin7 and the other Games mods without whom this wouldn't be possible. It was a labor of love; I hope you all enjoy it!
Media used: SAI PaintTool, Photoshop, Wacom tablet
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Yes to Tribute Video, all other usage including icons and archiving, please ask first :)

*Dial up users beware of multiple images under the cut*





( Shifting, by Andreanna )

Title: Artist and Muse
Artist: undun (undunoops)
Team: Cauldron
Genre(s): Literary/Historical
Prompt(s): Into Temptation/Hunger
Rating/Warnings/Kinks:PG-13 for nudity; none
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Thanks to my wonderful team mates, go Cauldrons!
Media used: chalk pencil on black paper
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): video and icons with permission first.







( Artist and Muse by Undun )

Title: Feel
Artist: gredandfeorge
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Mentor
Prompt(s): Hold my hand, Symphony
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG; none
Artist's Notes: There is something super sexy and intimate about Snape teaching Harry to play an instrument. Piano would have been good too... mmm.
Media used: Pencil
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Yes







( Feel, by Gredandfeorge )

Title: Heroes
Artist: chaeche (aka akemi42)
Team: Cauldron
Genre(s): Alive and Kicking (EWE)
Prompt(s): Glam Rock & To the Victor Goes the Spoils
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: G; None
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to The story is about how the events in Deathly Hallows affect Harry. He uses a time turner to go back in time to his fourth year at Hogwarts and warns Snape about his impending death. The two cooperate and ultimately defeat Voldemort together. They are both truly heroes.
Media used: Video (Sony Vegas 8), uses images from the HP movies, but no manipulations.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Licensed under Creative Commons (see http://akemi42.com for details).






( Heroes, by Chaeche (akemi42) )

Title: You Can't Win 'Em All
Artist: accioslash
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Crossovers/Fusions and Alive and Kicking (EWE)
Prompt(s): Luck of the Draw
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: G/Humor/None
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Many thanks to the mods, Team Captain, joanwilder and the Snarry gods for waiting until *after* I finished this drawing for me to fall and sprain my wrist. ;D
Media used: Pencil, Photoshop
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Only for the video. All others, please ask.







(  Although he loved magic, Harry always suspected wizards got the short end of the stick when it came to the really cool rides... )

Title: Into the Light
Artist: jin_fenghuang
Team: Cauldron
Genre(s): Alive and Kicking (EWE)
Prompt(s): Empty Spaces, Dream a Little Dream of Me
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG13; Warnings: Highlight if you wish to know: * Bittersweet. Canon compliant for Snape, could be interpreted as character death for Harry.*
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to A massive thank you to my team for their support and advice, especially to twilight sorcery for the help with the comic panel placements. A great thanks, also, to the mods who have made this awesome fest possible for many years in a row. GO TEAM!
Media used: Pencil and photoshop
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Sure, go ahead, but please credit and if you are archiving, please let me know where.






( Into the Light by Jin Fenghuang )

Title: Thoughts that you'll never read
Artist: ano_iro
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Mentor
Prompt(s): Pride and Prejudice, Achilles Heel
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: G; None
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to There's no point in reading thoughts if you can't decipher feelings. There's no point in getting closer if you can't open your heart.
The dialogue between Harry and Snape comes from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix".
Media used: watercolors
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): yes, but let me know, first!






( Thoughts that you'll never read, by Ano Iro )

Title: Buttercream
Artist: Veridian Dair
Team: Snitch all the way!
Genre(s): Alive and Kicking (EWE)
Prompt(s): Love and Marriage, Eat Cake
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: R/NWS. Potential cavity promotion due to sugar content?
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Harry has a sweet tooth. Snape knows just what to do about it. Viewers: Please allow time for the second image to load. Real icing was licked off fingers in research for this art (and I'm not ashamed to admit it). Big thank you's to my marvelous Snitch teammates. Believe me when I say I fangirl each of you! Super big hugs to chaosraven, andreanna and jadzialove for your support and advice. Mods, thanks for all your hard work to put the Snarry Games on! Lastly, huge smooshes and Reeses to Team Captain and friend extraordinaire joanwilder - what in the world would I do without you?
Media used: Photoshop CS3, graphic tablet
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): yes







( Buttercream by Veridian Dair )

Title: A Taste of Things to Come
Artist: vividzephyr
Team: Team Cauldron
Genre(s): Alive and Kicking (EWE)
Prompt(s): Eat cake, Man in uniform
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: Hard R/NWS for nudity
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to twilightsorcery for the wonderful just-in-time critique and the rest of Team Cauldron for cheering me on. You guys rock!
Media used: digital
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Yes, with proper credit given.







( A Taste of Things to Come, by Vividzephyr )

Title: The Hero's Return
Artist: Cluegirl (cluegirl)
Team: Team Snitch
Genre(s): Historical / Literary
Prompt(s): Fire and Sword, Code of Honour
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: Rating, PG13 for boys kissing whilst half-dressed. No particular warnings
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to In Ireland's Ulster Cycle of myths, you may find the story of Nuada Silver-Arm, High King of the besieged Tuatha DeDanann in their war against Balor of the Evil Eye, and his Formoire army. Just when the black sorcerer's treachery seemed poised to triumph, a fiery young hero, Lugh the Longhanded, appeared on the scene to thoroughly upset everyone's expectations.
Media used: CGI colour treatment of a pencil drawing.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded):Yes, you may archive with permission, yes it may be referenced in the Tribute Video.






( The Hero's Return by Cluegirl )

Title: Eat
Artist: Hibiscus (__hibiscus)
Team: Cauldron, yeeeaah!
Genre(s): Literary/Historical
Prompt(s): "Death Shall Have No Dominion" and "Underworld"
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG; None
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Thank you to the Snarry Games and its wonderful mods for being so completely and consistently awesome. Long live the Snarry!
Media used: Pencil, markers and Photoshop.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Sure!







( Eat, By Hibiscus )

Title: Vagaries of Perception
Artist: ariadneelda
Team: Cauldron
Genre: Fusion
Prompts: All the World's a Stage, Empty Spaces
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: G/none
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to: A HP/Matrix fusion, with Harry as Neo and Snape as Agent Smith. I'm not sure where this idea came from. ;) I don't own the HP and Matrix universes. They belong to their respective owners. The title is a quote from the third movie (the one I like least and which I hope not to see again any time soon!) Many thanks to mimine for brainstorming, ishtar79 and S. as well as everyone on Team Cauldron who helped with suggestions during the various stages of drawing this. You guys rock!
Media used: Tablet and Photoshop.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): OK for the video and icons. For anything else, please ask first.







( Vagaries of Perception by AriadneElda )

Title: A Fair and Firm Hand
Artist: Ponderosa (ponderosa121)
Team: Snitch!
Genre(s): Historical
Prompt(s): Stormy Weather + Man in Uniform
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: R. Spanking implied.
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Thanks to everyone, participants and watchers alike. And an extra thank you to the mods, for making the Games so damn fun. :D
Media used: Digital. Photoshop CS2.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Derivative usage and redistribution encouraged under a Creative Commons Attribution/Non-Commercial/Share-Alike license. (http://creativecommons.org) Share-Alike not required for inclusion in any tribute work.







( A Fair and Firm Hand by Ponderosa )

Title: The Boy Who Lived (to Grow Up)
Artist: glockgal
Team: Cauldron! Bubble Bubble!
Genre(s): Fusion and/or Crossover + Literary and/or Historical
Prompt(s): Some Enchanted Evening
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: none/G
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to I hope people will recognize my crossover fusion, hurrrr. THANKS TO THE MODS as per usual. You guys are amazing and organized and the best. And my Team! I was totally slacker-at-the-back-of-the-class this year, but I still am so proud to be on your team! Gooooooo Cauldron!
Media used: Photoshop
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Yarrrrr mateee, everything.







( The Boy Who Lived (to Grow Up) by Glockgal )

2008 Snarry Summer Games are about to begin!


The 2008 Snarry Summer Games will officially begin posting tonight, on October 12, 2008.


Starting tomorrow, we will post TWICE a DAY, one per team - DRAGON & PHOENIX, until all the entries are in: 50 total.

At the end of it all, we will allow approximately one week for the judges to have time to catch up on their voting for the Games entries. After that, we take the polls down, and the mods will begin the count. During the voting Hiatus, there will be more entertainment, stay tuned.

**There will be NO POSTS at our Livejournal community.

We have a Livejournal RSS FEED over there that people can watch. We thank you all for your support during our move to safer waters.



( Our 2008 Snarry Games Champions and their chosen Prompts and Genres )


( FAQs about the JUDGES POLL )



Any questions, comments or concerns? Please comment to this post. Thank you!


We wish both Teams the best of luck in their battle to win GOLD.


Remember: Alone, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.


You can support your favourite artists and teams by using our 2008 Art Graphics. ♥ Thank you to tripperfunster for the beautiful 2008 Art, and to swtalmnd for the graphics and banners, and to pervart and xingou for the icons!

Feel free to peruse our 2006 and 2007 and 2008 Snarry Games Entries, both Artist and artist, from Teams Romance and Angst, and Teams Wartime and Postwar.

2007 Summer Art Games can be found on insane journal here: Team Angst, and here: Team Romance.



On that note....

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Thank you, and enjoy!

Snarry Games Mod Squad.