THE HARRY POTTER CHARACTER LOVE FEST
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birdsofshoreI hereby pronounce the Love Fest OPEN! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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BANNERS – 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!
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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PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-11 04:20 pm (UTC)The first time he notices that she’s special is on the platform. He didn’t even expect her to come, but there she is next to Malfoy, with her head held high despite all the whispers and stares. Harry is sneaking glances at Malfoy -- as usual -- and he can’t really help rolling his eyes. When he looks over again, she’s smirking at him. She’s seen them too.
Over the next few weeks it becomes a habit to make eye contact whenever Harry or Malfoy is being extra transparent. Which means that he’s smiling, or smirking or rolling his eyes at Pansy Parkinson several times a day. And she always smirks back, or shakes her head minutely, or makes a vulgar gesture behind Malfoy’s back. He kind of admires her range of rude handsigns, actually. She may even know more than George.
When Harry and Malfoy finally stop dancing around each other and start shagging, he talks to her for the first time. She’s got a wicked sense of humour, and she’s quick! Not as smart as Hermione, of course -- no one is -- but she always has a clever comeback or sees a situation from a completely unexpected perspective.
When they start talking to each other he notices other things about her. The way she uses her hair as a curtain to shield her from the hostile looks she’s still getting. And the way her eyes look so weary and resigned in the privacy behind her shiny hair, when someone whispers and points. And he realises that she’s letting him see. That she’s granting him access to a side of her that’s only known to her closest friends. It makes him feel honored, in a way, that she chooses to let him see her.
The first time they kiss is after he loses his first game of chess in forever. It didn’t even take her very long to beat him, and he can’t honestly say that he minds. Her mouth is warm and her hair is just as soft as he imagined, as it slips through his hands. He breathes in the scent of light perfume mixed with something warmer and more human. Something that’s just her. She’s pressing him up against the wall in the Slytherin common room, and he lets himself go boneless against the cold stones and surrenders all control. She did win, after all.
Re: PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-11 06:16 pm (UTC)And I love that Ron admires the fact that Pansy knows a variety of rude hand gestures, because he *totally would.*
This made me grin so hard.
Re: PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-11 06:34 pm (UTC)And I think Pansy is the kind of girl who's confident enough to take what she wants. And Ron's the kind of guy who's confident enough to let her.
Re: PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-11 08:12 pm (UTC)Thank you so much for this!
Re: PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-11 08:22 pm (UTC)You see how Harry and Draco just *had* to sneak in there?
Re: PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-11 11:12 pm (UTC)Re: PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-11 11:14 pm (UTC)Re: PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-12 09:29 pm (UTC)She’s pressing him up against the wall in the Slytherin common room - because she totally would take control!
Re: PANSY: Ficlet
Date: 2014-02-13 07:46 pm (UTC)