THE HARRY POTTER CHARACTER LOVE FEST
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birdsofshoreI hereby pronounce the Love Fest OPEN! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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ALPHABETICAL MASTERLIST OF CHARACTERS
I've started you off with 40 or so of the requested characters, and I might add more as the urge takes me. If your character is not here, start your own comment thread and I'll link to it here!
FEST INFO:
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LET THE LOVE BEGIN! ♥
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capituBANNERS – We'd love you to promote the fest on your journal! Please pick up your banners HERE.
ALPHABETICAL MASTERLIST OF CHARACTERS
I've started you off with 40 or so of the requested characters, and I might add more as the urge takes me. If your character is not here, start your own comment thread and I'll link to it here!
ALBUS DUMBLEDORE'S thread
ALBUS SEVERUS' thread
ARTHUR'S thread
BELLATRIX'S thread
BILL'S thread
BLAISE'S thread
CEDRIC'S thread and more CEDRIC here
CHARLIE'S thread
CORMAC'S thread
CROOKSHANKS' thread
DOBBY'S thread
DRACO'S thread
DUDLEY'S thread
FRED'S thread
GEORGE'S thread
HARRY'S thread
HEDWIG'S thread
HERMIONE'S thread
GINNY'S thread
HORACE SLUGHORN'S thread
JAMES SIRIUS' thread
KINGSLEY'S thread
KREACHER'S thread
LUCIUS' thread
LUNA'S thread
MADAM POMFREY'S thread
MINERVA MCGONAGALL'S thread
MOLLY'S thread
NARCISSA'S thread
NEVILLE'S thread
PANSY'S thread
PROFESSOR SPROUT'S thread
PROFESSOR TRELAWNEY'S thread
REGULUS BLACK'S thread
REMUS LUPIN'S thread
RODOLPHUS AND / OR RABASTAN LESTRANGE'S thread
ROMILDA'S thread
RON'S thread
RUBEUS HAGRID'S thread
TEDDY LUPIN'S thread
SCORPIUS' thread
SEVERUS SNAPE'S thread
SIRIUS BLACK'S thread
TONKS' (NYMPHADORA TONKS) thread
VOLDEMORT'S thread
ALBUS SEVERUS' thread
ARTHUR'S thread
BELLATRIX'S thread
BILL'S thread
BLAISE'S thread
CEDRIC'S thread and more CEDRIC here
CHARLIE'S thread
CORMAC'S thread
CROOKSHANKS' thread
DOBBY'S thread
DRACO'S thread
DUDLEY'S thread
FRED'S thread
GEORGE'S thread
HARRY'S thread
HEDWIG'S thread
HERMIONE'S thread
GINNY'S thread
HORACE SLUGHORN'S thread
JAMES SIRIUS' thread
KINGSLEY'S thread
KREACHER'S thread
LUCIUS' thread
LUNA'S thread
MADAM POMFREY'S thread
MINERVA MCGONAGALL'S thread
MOLLY'S thread
NARCISSA'S thread
NEVILLE'S thread
PANSY'S thread
PROFESSOR SPROUT'S thread
PROFESSOR TRELAWNEY'S thread
REGULUS BLACK'S thread
REMUS LUPIN'S thread
RODOLPHUS AND / OR RABASTAN LESTRANGE'S thread
ROMILDA'S thread
RON'S thread
RUBEUS HAGRID'S thread
TEDDY LUPIN'S thread
SCORPIUS' thread
SEVERUS SNAPE'S thread
SIRIUS BLACK'S thread
TONKS' (NYMPHADORA TONKS) thread
VOLDEMORT'S thread
FEST INFO:
When is the fest running?
We're here all week, from Feb 7th to Feb 14th. Please drop in regularly to leave love and see what else has been left.
How do I leave love for a character?
It's entirely up to you, but here are some examples, for your inspiration. So, for instance, if you're feeling a lot of love for Ron this week, go to his thread HERE and leave your contribution as a comment.
You could post explaining that you've always liked a man with a freckly arse. You could draw a sketch of Ron doing his bad-ass Auror thing. You could write a drabble featuring Ron just being Ron, a kinky PWP, or a 100k Gen rated kid!fic. You could cosplay as Ron and post a photo. Sculpt your interpretation of Ron's face in mashed potato. Or eat a bacon sandwich in his honour and then compose a haiku about how delicious it was. What about some Ron-centric recs? Ron icons, favourite quotes connected to Ron, a Ron fanmix, Ron's name written in fairy lights – if you can think of it, then DO IT.
Leave a description of your contribution in the subject line. Eg, RON: FANMIX, RON: HAIKU, or RON: DRABBLE or just RON: LOVE if it's just general love.
Commenting on other people's contributions, and general chit-chat, is firmly encouraged. Will this mean the threads get a little crazy? WHO KNOWS. :D
What is and isn't allowed?
You can write any pairing, or gen, any length, any genre, any rating. Please use warnings appropriately. Content does not have to be fluffy by any means, but character bashing would not be appropriate at this fest. If you have any doubts, just ask me orcapitu.
I've written a 20k fic for the fest, is that OK?
:DDD OF COURSE. If there's anything that you want to host on your own journal, just leave the link in the comment thread.
I can't find a thread for Aunt Marge / Griphook / Trevor! Are only certain characters eligible for love?
Please check the masterlist first, HERE. I'll try to keep the masterlist updated as much as possible, but I do have to sleep and stuff, so please skim through the latest comment threads as well, to see if someone else has begun one for your character. If Aunt Marge or whoever has been cruelly neglected so far, please start your own thread, putting their name in the subject line.
As to who's eligible: EVERYONE. If they feature in the Harry Potter series, they qualify for the fest.
My fanwork deals with more than one character, where shall I put it?
GOOD QUESTION. Did you feel inspired with love for one of the characters more than the others, perhaps? If not... if it's a pairing fic, say Neville / Luna, you could post it on Neville's thread, and leave a link to it on Luna's thread. If it's, say a drawing of the Lestranges, start a thread titled “The Lestrange family” and put it on there. If you still don't know where to put it, just ask me orcapitu, or just do something different entirely, if you like; we won't shout at you.
Am I only meant to leave love for my favourite character?
No! Leave love for as many people as you like! You have the whole week to shower as many HP characters as you wish with love. You could even challenge yourself and try to appreciate a character you haven't really given much thought to before.
We're here all week, from Feb 7th to Feb 14th. Please drop in regularly to leave love and see what else has been left.
How do I leave love for a character?
It's entirely up to you, but here are some examples, for your inspiration. So, for instance, if you're feeling a lot of love for Ron this week, go to his thread HERE and leave your contribution as a comment.
You could post explaining that you've always liked a man with a freckly arse. You could draw a sketch of Ron doing his bad-ass Auror thing. You could write a drabble featuring Ron just being Ron, a kinky PWP, or a 100k Gen rated kid!fic. You could cosplay as Ron and post a photo. Sculpt your interpretation of Ron's face in mashed potato. Or eat a bacon sandwich in his honour and then compose a haiku about how delicious it was. What about some Ron-centric recs? Ron icons, favourite quotes connected to Ron, a Ron fanmix, Ron's name written in fairy lights – if you can think of it, then DO IT.
Leave a description of your contribution in the subject line. Eg, RON: FANMIX, RON: HAIKU, or RON: DRABBLE or just RON: LOVE if it's just general love.
Commenting on other people's contributions, and general chit-chat, is firmly encouraged. Will this mean the threads get a little crazy? WHO KNOWS. :D
What is and isn't allowed?
You can write any pairing, or gen, any length, any genre, any rating. Please use warnings appropriately. Content does not have to be fluffy by any means, but character bashing would not be appropriate at this fest. If you have any doubts, just ask me or
capitu.I've written a 20k fic for the fest, is that OK?
:DDD OF COURSE. If there's anything that you want to host on your own journal, just leave the link in the comment thread.
I can't find a thread for Aunt Marge / Griphook / Trevor! Are only certain characters eligible for love?
Please check the masterlist first, HERE. I'll try to keep the masterlist updated as much as possible, but I do have to sleep and stuff, so please skim through the latest comment threads as well, to see if someone else has begun one for your character. If Aunt Marge or whoever has been cruelly neglected so far, please start your own thread, putting their name in the subject line.
As to who's eligible: EVERYONE. If they feature in the Harry Potter series, they qualify for the fest.
My fanwork deals with more than one character, where shall I put it?
GOOD QUESTION. Did you feel inspired with love for one of the characters more than the others, perhaps? If not... if it's a pairing fic, say Neville / Luna, you could post it on Neville's thread, and leave a link to it on Luna's thread. If it's, say a drawing of the Lestranges, start a thread titled “The Lestrange family” and put it on there. If you still don't know where to put it, just ask me or
capitu, or just do something different entirely, if you like; we won't shout at you.Am I only meant to leave love for my favourite character?
No! Leave love for as many people as you like! You have the whole week to shower as many HP characters as you wish with love. You could even challenge yourself and try to appreciate a character you haven't really given much thought to before.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
LET THE LOVE BEGIN! ♥
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Re: GEORGE'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-09 01:45 pm (UTC)Severus Snape: Because OF COURSE HE DIDN'T DIE
Date: 2014-02-09 02:11 pm (UTC)Letter to Severus
Date: 2014-02-09 02:22 pm (UTC)You've not been easy to write. Honestly, you've had me stumped because what am I supposed to say and what supposed to gift to someone who really only wanted one thing? Maybe two. Lily, and freedom. So you see my dilemma. More than those two things though, I think you really just needed someone to befriend you and to genuinely care about you (because let's face it, Albus wasn't exactly what you'd call a friend, more like a frenemy, and the Order really only trusted you so long as Albus did).
You went have gone to Albus after the 1st war and helped to keep Harry safe throughout the years and, though you did them for selfish reasons and with a bit (a lot actually) of bitterness, you did it well. You were steadfast in your duties long after Albus had passed, you spared the students from excessive punishment, you gave your life and soul to your cause and that is something to be admired. (And thankfully it all paid off.)
As for gifting you, I'm still not too sure. I can't thank you on behalf of Harry, or forgive you on behalf of Lily, and I probably wouldn't be the person that could convince you that you can put an end to your penance now. I do think you'd like a new home though. Maybe not at first but, honestly, living at Spinner's End can't be good for you. It's sort of like asking Harry to live in the Dursley's home after they've gone and died. No need for more self-punishment Severus. Your life is your own.
PS: Just unshrink it somewhere nice.
Re: Severus Snape: Because OF COURSE HE DIDN'T DIE
Date: 2014-02-09 02:39 pm (UTC)Letter to Voldemort
Date: 2014-02-09 02:41 pm (UTC)You creeped me out, and I honestly think it's because you have a lot of unresolved hate towards your parents and the way you were treated while part of the orphan system. Actually, I think most people might think that. But you sort of went off the deep end and reached the point of no return, so this gift goes to young!Tom who can keep this up as long as is necessary.
I got you, and don't throw a fit, a Mind Healer to help you sort out your issues and get to know yourself better (and so that someone can predict when you're spiralling and then bloody say something before you kill all of the people).
Severus Snape: The Byronic Hero of the Potterverse - Part I
Date: 2014-02-09 02:45 pm (UTC)Severus Snape: The Byronic Hero of the Potterverse
J.K. Rowling has expressed her mock displeasure at the love her fans have for the ‘bad boys’ of the Potterverse, including Severus Snape. Rowling hinted at something more to Snape’s character long before canon drew to a close, yet she has never indicated that he is a particularly good man. To the contrary, Rowling has suggested that he is an amalgamation of numerous teachers she recalls from her own school days who used to frighten the children under their tutelage – the worst sort of bully, who attacks those weaker than him, when as an adult in a position of authority, he should know better.
Despite Rowling's protestations, in Severus Snape she has created a character full of complexity and rich with contradiction. He is a hero and a villain, a bully and a perpetrator of bullying, the “bravest man” of the Potterverse and an emotional coward. He terrifies children in his care to the point that he appears alongside spiders, mummies and Dementors when Neville is forced to face his own personal Boggart. He is feared by students and appears to live in relative isolation, his relationship with future Hogwarts staff members (Lupin, Moody) tainted by past animosity. Dumbledore is consistent with his insistence that he trusts Snape, yet still Dumbledore does not trust him with the full truth of Harry's survival.
The parallels between Snape and Harry run deep. Both were seemingly raised in unhappy homes where magic was not welcome. Throughout canon, parallels continue to be drawn until the end when each character meets death head on. Both have been instructed by Dumbledore to carry out missions and yet neither have the full details about one another’s role, which might have led to a modicum of understanding between the two. Each must fight the Dark Lord without the full arsenal of knowledge. While Harry’s battles are public and carried out under constant scrutiny from the press and those around him, Snape’s battles are private and conducted in the shadows of secrecy.
When it comes to Harry, there too, Snape is full of contradictions. He appears to hate the boy, yet his final request is that Harry look into his eyes and his actions are instrumental to Harry’s victory in the war - there is no doubt in my mind that Harry could not have been victorious with Severus Snape, anymore than he could have succeeded without Hermione or Ron.
The connection between the two characters is cemented from the first Potions class. Although his teaching methods are questionable, Harry gleans vital information from Snape such as the moment when Severus teaches Harry Expelliarmus, which go on to protect Harry and his friends in battle. Unwittingly, the Half Blood Prince also teaches Harry about the usefulness of certain antidotes, such as the bezoar (“just shove a bezoar down their throats”), and inadvertently Severus leads Harry to one of his more morally grey moments, through the Sectumsempra spell.
Severus understands Harry’s connection with Voldemort, something that is hinted at in the Chamber of Secrets, when Snape further appears to understand something of the connection when Harry speaks Parseltongue – ”Snape, too, was looking at Harry in an unexpected way: it was a shrewd and calculating look.” Snape and Dumbledore are alone in their understanding of the intrinsic connection between Harry and Voldemort.
Re: Severus Snape: The Byronic Hero of the Potterverse - Part II
Date: 2014-02-09 02:46 pm (UTC)That Severus and Harry could build a life together seems improbable – if not impossible – on first blush. The two characters seem to loathe one another with Snape’s already nasty and bitter side looking even more unappealing when viewed by the reader through Harry’s eyes. There is a reasonable age gap between them and a dark and bitter history which inextricably links the two characters.
However, it is precisely this animosity and hatred which originally drew me to this pairing. Even before I discovered slash, the relationship which fascinated me the most, was that of Harry and Severus. I thrived on the tension between the two characters and I loved Snape in all his bitter, flawed glory and the relationship dynamic between Harry and Snape was, quite genuinely, the key relationship of the series for me.
I love seeing that acrimonious relationship retextualised as sexual tension and I firmly believe a relationship between the two could work successfully. The parallels noted above run deep throughout canon. I do not find it a stretch at all to believe they could find themselves in a situation where they began to recognise their common bonds, from their childhood through to their adulthood and their respective roles in the war.
Where would I be without someone to save me, someone who won't let me fall?
Severus has always given me ALL THE FEELS. I just can't even begin to articulate how much Severus, as a character, and the Snarry ship means to me. LOVE.
Re: Letter to Severus
Date: 2014-02-09 02:50 pm (UTC)Re: BILL WEASLEY : Graphic
Date: 2014-02-09 02:50 pm (UTC)Re: BILL WEASLEY : Graphic
Date: 2014-02-09 02:51 pm (UTC)Thanks! More to come!
Re: BILL WEASLEY : Graphic
Date: 2014-02-09 02:51 pm (UTC)Re: RON: GRAPHIC
Date: 2014-02-09 02:52 pm (UTC)Re: RON: GRAPHIC
Date: 2014-02-09 02:53 pm (UTC)Re: RON: GRAPHIC
Date: 2014-02-09 02:53 pm (UTC)Re: RON: GRAPHIC
Date: 2014-02-09 02:53 pm (UTC)Re: RON: GRAPHIC
Date: 2014-02-09 02:54 pm (UTC)Re: RON: GRAPHIC
Date: 2014-02-09 02:55 pm (UTC)Re: FRED'S THREAD: chibi
Date: 2014-02-09 03:00 pm (UTC)Re: GEORGE'S THREAD
Date: 2014-02-09 03:02 pm (UTC)Letter to Tonks
Date: 2014-02-09 03:04 pm (UTC)You were one clumsy Auror and I was amazed you passed the exams. That being said, you were also pretty bloody good at it when it was necessary. You were fun, you were sweet, you had spunk and you made the most interesting faces (literally). You found love in difficult times, you managed a safe pregnancy during all the hullabaloo so I reckon you're pretty tough too!
Anyway, it really hurt when you died, and holy crap you had basically just had Teddy too but you were fighting to keep him and those you love safe. For you I have a totally stalker-like shot of Teddy with his lovely wife, Victoire. I don't really know where they are, but his wife's the spitting image of her grandmother Fleur.
Re: FRED'S THREAD: chibi
Date: 2014-02-09 03:21 pm (UTC)<3333
Re: GEORGE'S THREAD
Date: 2014-02-09 04:14 pm (UTC)Re: ARTHUR'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-09 04:21 pm (UTC)I'm loving your six word stories, they're saying so much <3
Re: RON IS HOT FICLET
Date: 2014-02-09 04:22 pm (UTC)Re: Harry Graphic
Date: 2014-02-09 04:24 pm (UTC)I'm crossing my fingers for a Blaise-graphic...