We have one last piece of art to showcase, sent in just this week, as a thank you to the mods and watchers of the Snarry Games!



Title: Good Advice
Artist: wotchertonks7
Team: Snitch
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NWS (of a sort)
Artist's Notes: A thank you to all the mods and everyone involved in The Snarry Games.







( Good Advice by Wotchertonks7 )

Thank you, wotchertonks7!

MOD NOTE: Please stay tuned for an important announcement!


Though the polls are down, the art and stories are still up, and the authors and artists would still love to hear from you - if you didn't have the time to comment during the Games, there's no time like the present! You can find our Master List HERE! Please also check out our unique 2009 ART TRIBUTE VIDEO by the most amazing chaeche, and our Medal Ceremonies!

Today we recognize the hard-won achievement and dedication of both authors and artists and their teams who strive for excellence in fanworks and Snarry. I know that every Champion worked hard for the good of their team and they all deserve highest marks for their efforts. We were all lucky to have won something during these Games. We designed this year's Games to encourage boldness, to try new things and set new standards, and we feel that all the Champions answered the bell admirably.

However, in the competition we set out to do, the Snarry Games Judges (you, the readers) have voted to score these teams, both having shown up to these Games with the most stellar of performances, allowing one to edge out the other for Gold.

Ladies and gentlemen, our GOLD MEDAL WINNERS, with a total of 1234 out of a possible 1350 points:





Team Snitch!




Congratulations to our 2009 Snarry Mixed Games Gold Medal Winners!



( Team Snitch )




And our SILVER MEDAL WINNERS, with a total of 1227 out of a possible 1350 points:








Team Cauldron!


Congratulations to our 2009 Snarry Games Silver Medal Winners!


( Team Cauldron )






Don't forget to take your medals home (i.e. no hotlinking for any length of time) and show them off! Take good care of them. Line art provided by the most excellent ponderosa121 as featured on our 2009 Layout. Medals by elanorofcastile! Awesome coding provided by God-like reddwarfer! Harry Potter provided by JKR/Warner Bros et al.

*The scores were tallied individually by the moderators of the Snarry Games and then compared. Any discrepancy with null votes was averaged by djin7.

All individual Champion vote tallies are available, upon request, to the authors and artists privately, via email to snarry.mod @ gmail [dot] com. Thank you.

Congratulations, all!

And yet another surprise Closing Games entry, this one from Snitch's Veridian Dair! Who promised art for her teammate Jadzialove's entry, and has sent it in to share with everyone. We are pleased to present:


Title:Captive Audience
Artist: veridian_dair
Team: Snitch
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NWS (Nudity)
Artist's Notes In one possible reality, Severus finds that treating the Boy Who Lived better might not be the best thing for Harry. Inspired by jadzialove's Snarry Games story If Only.






( Captive Audience )

Thank you, veridian_dair!

MOD NOTE: The polls are done, we are now preparing the medals. With 100 participants, it may take a couple days. We appreciate the patience from everyone, and thank you all for joining us for the 2009 Mixed Snarry Games!

Though the polls are down, the art and stories are still up, and the authors and artists would still love to hear from you - if you didn't have the time to comment during the Games, there's no time like the present!

You can find our Master List HERE!

We've received some late Closing Games submissions, which we are happy to post while we are busy counting.

The first is a thank you to the watchers and judges of the Games, along with the Mods (♥!) and Champions, from Team Snitch's MorganLeFay1958, we are happy to give you:


Title: Pillows, Ice Packs and Grumbling: A Tributes to The Snarry Mixed Game 09 Mods and all the Participants
Artist: accio_kilt
Team: Snitch
Rating: PG
Warnings: Grumbling and sore bits





( Pillows, Ice Packs and Grumbling: A Tributes to The Snarry Mixed Game 09 Mods and all the Participants )


The second is a tribute from one teammate to another, Cauldron's Venturous wanted to make sure that her teammate Leela Cat knew that her story inspired art. We are happy to also present:


Title: The Presentation of Gifts
Artist: venturous
Team: Cauldron
Rating: G
Media: pencil, PS
Notes: from The Betrothal Contract by leela_cat. I really love this fic, and had a hard time deciding what to draw. But this scene was particularly touching.






( The Presentation of Gifts by Venturous for Leela Cat's The Betrothal Contract )


Thank you, accio_kilt and venturous!!


MOD NOTE: The Snarry Games mods are busy counting the polls, it may take a few days for the 100 polls to be tallied. Stay tuned for more mod announcements, tribute video news, and more!

And it just keeps coming, folks!

CLOSING GAMES ENTRY #12 - Art Outtakes from Team Snitch!

Some Team Snitch artists have sent in some wonderful outtakes and deleted scenes from their entries. We are pleased to present:


Title: Lord Vadermort (Outtake from Return of the Snape)
Artist: snakeysnape
Team: Snitch. Balls are our business.
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG. Still cracky. And I am still not responsible. That's what my doctor says and he's the best at St. Mungo's, so there! :-P

( Lord Vadermort by SnakeySnape )


Title: Settling (an Outtake from Shifting).
Artist: andreanna
Team: Snitch!
Notes: G; I'm such a sap.

( Settling by Andreanna )


Title: Outtake (pr0ny epilogue to Wild Wild West).
Artist: chazpure
Team: Snitch!
Notes: HARD R- NWS!! should be locked, but what the hell!

( Outtake to Wild Wild West by Chazpure )

Thank you, team_snitch! There's even more to come! Stay tuned.

Team Snitch Outtakes Part II

Go back to Part I

Games Entry: Outtake from Timely Actions by psyfic
Ratings/Warnings:: NC-17, bottom!Snape, cock-ring (sort of) and tiny bit of orgasm denial

( To Have & To Hold )


Games Entry: Outtake from She Who Knows the Orphan by dacro
Rating: G

( Deleted Scene )


Games Entry: Outtake from His Mother's Eyes by LinW (nestinghedwig)
Rating: G

( Missing Scene )


Games Entry:Outtakes from Tracking Changes by montana_dan
Rating: G to NC-17
Kinks/Warnings: (Unknowing) incest

( Outtakes )



Thank you, team_snitch! Stay tuned for much more to come this weekend as we prepare to take down the polls late tomorrow!

CLOSING GAMES ENTRY #8 - Outtakes from Team Snitch!

Team Snitch has come together with some wonderful outtakes and deleted scenes from their fics. We are pleased to present:

Team Snitch Outtakes Part I

Games Entry: Outtake from Snow Harrie by eriador117.
Rating: G

( Outtake )


Games Entry: Outtake from Rook Castling Kingside by whitecotton.
Rating: NC-17

( The Twit Factor )


Games Entry: Outtake from Sex, Lies, and Audiobooks. by RaeWhit (joanwilder)
Rating: PG

( Scotch Christmas )



Games Entry: Outtake from Play the Game by hpstrangelove
Rating: G
Warning: Contains spoilers for the fic.

( Outtake )


Games Entry: Outtake from The Weight We Carry by atypicalsnowman
Rating: R
Warning: BDSM 'talk'

( Outtake )


Games Entry: Outtake from The Fourth Deathly Hallow by gingertart50
Rating: PG

( Epilogue the Second (Holmes/Watson Outtake )


Games Entry: Outtake from If Only by jadzialove
Rating: R

( Resistance is Futile )


Games Entry: Outtake from Rapture by mia_ugly
Rating: PG

( Stand and Deliver )

Go to PART II HERE

CLOSING GAMES ENTRY #6: Team Snitch - Accioslash!

accioslash's has sent you an outtake to her Games art entry and we are pleased to present:

Title: You Can't Win 'Em All, Outtake
Artist: accioslash
Team: Snitch
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: G/Humor/None
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to: BBC's Prince Arthur & Merlin
Media used: Pencil


( You Can't Win 'Em all, outtake )

Thank you, accioslash!


Already caught up on the whole shebang? Stay Tuned for more Closing Games!

CLOSING GAMES ENTRY #4 - Team Snitch's Veridian Dair!

veridian_dair has sent you an outtake to her Games art entry! We are pleased to present:




( The Snape-Potters observe a time honored wedding ritual )

Thank you, veridian_dair!

CLOSING GAMES ENTRY #2 - Team Snitch!

We are pleased to present poems and limericks written by Team Snitch members (and one brave soul from Team Cauldron), highlighting the genres featured in this year's snarry_games.


( Snarry Games 2009 Genres! )

Stay Tuned for more Closing Games from both teams, being posted all week!

Title: Rapture
Author: Mia Ugly (mia_ugly)
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Time-Travel
Prompt(s): The Long Goodbye, Achilles Heel
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NC17; Highlight if you wish to know: *Epilogue Compliant, non-explicit Harry/Ginny*
Word Count: ~50,000
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas A huge thank you to whitecotton and accioslash, for their tireless (and last minute) beta work. Another huge (throbbing) thank you to joanwilder, who was a fantastic team capitan, an amazing beta, and a great person in general - infinitely generous and infinitely kind. Thank you to the Mods for granting me extension after extension, for being exceedingly patient, and for running this lovely fest. Thanks to all my team-mates who volunteered to help out when I was going crazy, and above all, thank you to the lovely Fast9s, who put up with my panic attacks, my late nights, and my passion for hot wizard love. And for Fast9s.


Summary: Snape sees the man, for the first time, on his twenty-fifth birthday.



( Rapture by Mia Ugly )


Mod note: If you rec this story, please link this POST, not the story url, or the author will not get her proper vote tally. Thank you!

Mod note 2: Today is the last day of regular posting for the 2009 Mixed Snarry Games! Stay tuned for Team Cauldron's last entry tonight and announcements regarding the Closing Games!

Title: A Tempest Brewing
Artist: lizardspots
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Mentor/Severitus (*Click for the Severitus Challenge*)
Prompt(s): Stormy Weather, The Long Goodbye
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG-13; Highlight if you wish to know: *AU/EWE; 7th Year Hogwarts, incestual kissing/groping!*
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to: My fourth time in the Games, and I was determined to keep up my running record of sequential pieces, despite travelling for 5 weeks, then coming home to a gutted out house and no privacy. In short, this comic has been the bane of my existence for the past few months!! Thank you to the Games mods for their endless patience, thank you to my fellow Snitch mates for their help with the dialogue (particularly joanwilder, naatz, and littleblackbow), and thank you to the plethora of people that I have wibbled at whist working on this piece. ♥ ♥ ♥
Media used: Pencil, embellished in Open Canvas.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Icons: go wild! Archiving: only on WTP. Other stuff: please ask first. Tribute video: of course! :)







( A Tempest Brewing by Lizardspots )

Title: Tombstone, the Town Too Tough To Die
Author: wook77
Team: Snitch!
Genre(s): Alive and Kicking (EWE)
Prompt(s): Second Impression, Go West
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG-13; none
Word Count: ~2800
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas: Many thanks to djin7 for encouraging this and hosting the snarry_games. Also, many thanks to joanwilder for beta'ing my work. Obviously, all mistakes are my own. I appreciate the opportunity to participate!


Summary: Some of the things you find in Tombstone – copper, cowboys, rattlesnakes, sunshine, wooden sidewalks, gunfights, and one Severus Snape (the man too tough to die).


( Tombstone, the Town Too Tough To Die by Wook77 )

Title: Guy Who...?
Artist: accio_kilt
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Genderbender, Fusion
Prompt(s): Eat Cake
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG13, Highlight if you wish to know: * het, nudity*
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to: Characters from my WIP, Hana Rose's Diner, where Harry is female because of a dark spell and now lives hiding in plain sight in a new life, running a family diner in Avalon, Washington. Her gigantic Cinnamon Buns are a local hit and Sev's favorite... and we all know how much he hates to share! Hana loves to watch FoodTV and one of her favorite shows (also mine and calanor's) is Diner's, Drive-ins, & Dives, with Guy Fieri.
The world of Harry Potter and her characters do not belong to me and I make no profit from playing with them. They belong to JKR and Warner Brothers. The only thing that belongs to me is my story behind this art and the idea of Female!Harry or Hana Rose. Thank you to calanor for her support and to my fellow teammates during my meltdowns. Thanks to the Mods for the extension I ended up not needing.
Media used: graphite and ink by hand, finished in PhotoShop.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): yes, with credit given.







( Guy Who...?by MorganLefay1958 )

Title: Death and the Open Mind
Author: loupgarou1750
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Alive and Kicking (EWE)
Prompt(s): Can You Hear Me?/Last Hope
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NC-17 (barely) Highlight if you wish to know: *Het (mild,) underage (Harry/Ginny immediately post-War,) ageplay (fantasy chan only), caning (fantasy only), language*
Word Count: 44,000 +/-
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas As ever, to my beloved perfica and Team Capitan extraordinaire joanwilder, heartfelt gratitude for their excellent beta work. To perverse_idyll, more heartfelt gratitude for letting me scream and screaming with me, and for moral support above and beyond. Additionally, I owe a debt to Granada Television, the late Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Edward Hardwicke, Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson for keeping me sane during the process. And last, but definitely not least, to the snarry_games mods, massive thanks for your patience again and your willingness to extend my deadline to the outer limits. The characters in this fic belong to JK Rowling and her various business associates and not to me. Lyrics quoted are from Carrickfergus (trad. music of unknown author), and Like A Prayer (words and music by Madonna and Patrick Leonard)


Summary: Harry's having nightmares, blurting out rude things, causing trauma, generally behaving badly, and thinks he may be going mad.


( Death and the Open Mind by Loupgarou )

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Title: Dream a Bloody Dream
Artist: Ponderosa (ponderosa121)
Team: Snitch
Genre: Mentor
Prompts: Secrets and Lies, Consequences
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG; Highlight if you wish to know: *Implied violence, implied character death (not Snape/Harry)*
Artist's Notes: Ahahahr, thanks to the mods for asking me to pinch, more excuses to draw = yaya!
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.






( Dream a Bloody Dream, by Ponderosa )

Title: This Noble Land by Conquest Won
Author: Hysterical Hystorian abigail89
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Alive and Kicking
Prompt(s): Go West, Symphony
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: R; None
Word Count: ~12,200
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas A million and one thanks to my wonderful and very fast beta team, joanwilder, magicofisis, and aome who caught some of the weirdest grammar mistakes ever. They pushed me to make this a much better story, and for that, I am eternally grateful. The title is paraphrased from the poem "To Rutland Go" by Vermont citizen, Thomas Rowley (1721-96).

Dedicated to the memory of fellow Team Snitch member and friend simons_flower



Summary: Harry and Severus have found life sweet amongst Muggles in Vermont. But their peaceful world is shattered one day in a most unexpected way.


( This Noble Land by Conquest Won by Hysterical Hystorian )

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Title: What Would You Do for Love?
Artist: plantinshadows
Team: Snitch!!!
Genre(s): Gender Bender and/or Crossdressing; Literary and/or Historical
Prompt(s): Love and Marriage
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG; none
Artist's Notes/Disclaimers/Thank you to Thanks to El Capitan and her continuous encouragement!! I intended an old, sepia-look (that’s why Harry doesn’t have green eyes), though I’m not quite sure I quite got the look I hoped for....I have a summary under the cut for the story I wanted to tell.
Media used: Watercolours, coloured pencils, a bit of Photoimpact
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Sure

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




( What Would You Do for Love? by Plantinshadows )

Title: The Fourth Deathly Hallow.
Author: Gingertart (gingertart50)
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Fandom Crossovers and Literary and/or Historical
Prompt(s): Code of Honour
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG; None
Word Count: ~ 56,500
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas: Should I have warned for a distinct lack of overt sex? If you've come looking for pr0n – sorry. The plot-bunny grew to the size of Tyrannosaurus Rex on steroids and kind of took over. / The Harry Potter world and characters are the sole property of J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, Bloomsbury, and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. I make no money from writing fanfiction. / Thank you to my plot-bunny wranglers, Lesyeuxverts, Leela Cat and Klynie, and my betas, Klynie and WhiteCotton


Summary: From the private journal of John. H. Watson MD; not intended for publication. Being an account of the strange case of the Fourth Deathly Hallow; in which Dr John H. Watson and Mr Sherlock Holmes save a life, discover the true secret of Professor Moriarty, unravel a time loop or two, encounter a femme fatale, imbibe potions, break into and out of a wizarding mansion, hide in a male brothel, go shopping, track down a magical artefact, almost attend a ritual sacrifice, fail to be Obliviated and totally ignore the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692, all in the company of a lank-haired, irascible but secretly besotted schoolmaster, a bemused aristocrat and an increasingly perceptive and enamoured young hero.


( The Fourth Deathly Hallow by Gingertart )

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Title: Stardust
Artist: xingou
Team: Team Snitch
Genre(s): Crossovers/Fusion & Alive and Kicking (EWE)
Prompt(s): Glam Rock
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: Rated: PG, Warnings: Excessive Use of Lens Flare, Kinks: None
Media: Photoshop
Artist's Notes: An evening out on the town inspired by Adam Lambert of that silly American TV show with the singers (American Idol). Thank you to L for kicking my butt til I got this done then making sure I didn't forget the obvious things like Harry's scar and glasses.
Archiving/Usage permission, including the Tribute Video (only after the polls have closed and medals have been awarded): Yes.






( Stardust by Xingou )