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! ♥
CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD
Date: 2014-02-07 06:23 pm (UTC)The Shed...
Date: 2014-02-08 03:36 am (UTC)The screen door screeched open and sitting on the back steps, Charlie braced his shoulders, for another confrontation with his mother. He didn’t turn around, just continued to stare out at the blackness that was the garden. The moon had yet to rise and the sky was filled with stars. It was relief that he heard his father’s footsteps on the wooden steps.
“C’mon on, then,” his father said as he passed Charlie on the steps and walked into the darkness.
Charlie stood reluctantly and followed him, he wasn’t ready for another confrontation but it was best to get it over with. As he walked down the garden path he could hear the rustle in the tall grasses, the gnomes out gathering slugs or, more likely, his mother’s strawberries. The shed door was open and Charlie slipped inside. His father’s back was to him, and he was digging into the back of the Muggle telly.
Arthur Weasley gave a satisfied grunt as he straightened up, a bottle for Ogden’s best in one hand and two glasses in the other. “Afraid I was out.” He uncapped the bottle and poured a measure in each glass. Charlie took one and slumped into the broken rocking chair in the corner, automatically bracing his legs as it sagged crookedly. His father sat down on his stool and took a sip of whiskey.
The last time they’d been in the shed like this together had been three years ago when his father, after many glares from his wife, had patted Charlie on the shoulders and said, “Time for a talk.” Charlie should have been warned what was coming by the burst of laughter from Bill, but nothing could truly have prepared him for the stumbling, stuttering birds-and-bees talk that Arthur had launched into as soon as they had sat down in the shed. Charlie had taken a few minutes to get the horrific images out of his head and had said, snarkily: “That’s interesting, Da, but what about the bees-and-the-bees?” Arthur had blanched and dug out the bottle of fire whiskey.
Tonight, though, was different.
“She’ll come around, Charlie. She will.”
“She doesn’t understand, Dad. She doesn’t--”
“I’m not sure I do either.” Arthur took a sip of the whiskey, and set down the glass on the telly. “Why don’t you explain it to me.”
“I can’t do what you want me to do, I mean, I could. I’m good enough at charms. I have the N.E.W.T.s I need to get the apprenticeship at Gringotts or the Ministry. But I don’t want that, I can’t imagine doing it, day after day.”
“It is good honest work.”
“I know it is,. Da, I do. The thought though of sitting at a desk all day. Stamping papers and sending memos.”
“But dragons, Charlie? That isn’t child’s play--”
“I’m not a child! I’m 18 years old. I’m a man and I know that this is what I want to do. You should see them. The dragons they are amazing. How they can fly and soar, in my wildest dreams I could never fly like they do. I want to help them. They are magical creatures and yet there are some who think they should be exterminated, chased down like vermin.”
“That is because they are dangerous, Charlie. You know that, that is why your mother is so upset.”
“There hasn’t been a death at the Reserve in over ten years!”
“No, but there were three the year before that, and two handlers are permanently in St. Mungo’s for the injuries they suffered.”
Charlie stared down at the glass of whiskey, rolling it in his hands. “Da, I’d rather live my life on the edge, knowing that it might all be over in the blink of an eye, but living it. To be in the wilds of Romania with those amazing creatures, it is what I want. It would be a slow, painful death if I have to spend it inside a dreary office cell, miles underground.”
“I know. I’ve known for a long time, Charlie, that you would follow a different path.” Arthur Weasley stood up and threw back the rest of his drink. “Your mother will come around, she always does, but give her time.” He walked out of the shed, letting the door swing shut behind him.
Re: The Shed...
Date: 2014-02-08 09:26 am (UTC)Re: The Shed...
Date: 2014-02-08 06:48 pm (UTC)Re: The Shed...
Date: 2014-02-09 04:25 pm (UTC)The Cottage...
Date: 2014-02-08 05:05 am (UTC)His breath was labored as he broke a path through the drifts of fresh snow that had fallen while he was in the village, playing chess in the pub. The path was lit by the bluish moonlight, the moon having just crested the horizon of the valley. Charlie stopped and peered at it through the silhouette of the trees, waxing, just two days until the full moon. He looked ahead at the unbroken snow, and swallowed his disappointment, no one else had traveled this way tonight.
It was during the winter months when being alone was the most difficult. Long nights spent reading by the fireplace, solitary meals eaten out of obligation rather than desire, and trips to the village, reluctantly seeking out the companionship of others when he could no longer bear the isolation, then sitting in the smoke-filled tavernă, listening to the same stories he’d heard a hundred times before - of escaped dragons, poachers and dubious sightings of winged nogtails. He’d sit amidst the others, watch the chess game, sipping his whiskey and dare to hope that when he returned home that the matching armchair next to his wouldn’t be empty.
The path opened up to the clearing, his stone cottage that he’d called home for the past four years. The wood pile stacked to the eaves on the lee side, the small pen where Charlie sometimes cared for injured animals. He forced himself to shake off the melancholy and appreciate the beauty of his little part of the valley, the fresh snow clung to the branches of the trees and covered the cottage with a cocoon of white that meant it would be snug and cozy inside, despite the temperatures that were below zero.
Kicking the snow away from the door, he pulled it open, no need for locks on doors this deep into the woods. Stepping inside, he quickly shut it to keep the snow and cold out and sat on the bench by the door, unlacing his boots and and hanging up his parka, the mittens he walked over to the banked fireplace to dry.
It was only as he reached for a piece of wood stacked next to the fireplace that he realized he wasn’t alone in the room. The shadow stood in the doorway to the bedroom, Charlie forced his arms to move, using the log to jab at the coals, sending a shower of sparks upwards as he set the piece of wood on the fire followed by two more. It would only take a few moments for the fire to heat the room.
He sat back on his heels and waited, closing his eyes as he heard the pad of bare feet across the wood floor. Remus knelt behind him and Charlie leaned back into him as his arms embraced him. Remus buried his face in Charlie’s hair, taking a deep inhale, and then he nuzzled Charlie’s neck and jaw. “You smell of tobacco, whiskey, and...men.”
“Chess, down in the village.” Charlie reached back with his arm, feeling the silkiness of Remus’s hair. “Wouldn’t have gone, if I’d known…”
“I only have a few hours, but couldn’t stay away, not two moons in a row.” Charlie nodded, he knew the need that drove Remus before the full moon.
Turning in his arms, Charlie studied his gaunt face, the werewolf was hovering near the surface, his eyes were black, the tension he was feeling showed in the lines around his eyes, his mouth. Standing up, he pulled Remus to him. Their mouths met and Charlie groaned with the need of Remus. He walked backwards towards the bedroom, pulling Remus with him as he went, not breaking the kiss until the mattress hit the back of his legs.
Re: The Cottage...
Date: 2014-02-08 09:24 am (UTC)Re: The Cottage...
Date: 2014-02-08 06:50 pm (UTC)Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-08 10:15 am (UTC)Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-08 04:18 pm (UTC)Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-09 08:35 am (UTC)Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-08 09:39 pm (UTC)Another lovely pithy character study!
Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-09 08:36 am (UTC)Thank you so much, I'm having a blast XD
Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-09 08:13 am (UTC)Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-09 08:36 am (UTC)Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD: Six Word Story
Date: 2014-02-10 12:44 pm (UTC)Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD-fancast
Date: 2014-02-15 07:46 am (UTC)Graphic
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbqztvyvtp1qcx61o.jpg
Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD-fancast
Date: 2014-02-15 09:51 pm (UTC)Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD-fancast
Date: 2014-02-16 04:24 pm (UTC)I saw this picture of him on someone's weasley dreamcast- but they did not put a name- and they never answered me when I asked about it.
if I ever find out, i'll let you know
Re: CHARLIE WEASLEY'S THREAD-fancast
Date: 2014-03-04 05:34 am (UTC)CHARLIE ART
Date: 2014-02-15 11:24 pm (UTC)Look, boys ...
Re: CHARLIE ART
Date: 2014-02-16 12:21 am (UTC)I was just posting the masterlist when this squeaked in! I think that means you officially made the first AND the last post of the fest. Thanks so much for all your amazing contributions, comments, and your unflagging support <333