THE HARRY POTTER CHARACTER LOVE FEST

[birdsofshore]

I 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!

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

MASTERLIST OF FANWORKS Updated as regularly as I can!

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 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.

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LET THE LOVE BEGIN! ♥

Comments

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

Finally – and this isn't meant to imply that I've exhausted everything there is to say – Severus Snape, greedy (http://sarah-on-deviantart.deviantart.com/art/Spinner-s-End-111324048) child (http://vizen.deviantart.com/art/A-Little-Smile-84694366), ugly (http://expell-hun.deviantart.com/art/To-VIZEN-164158129) man (http://hapticmimesis.deviantart.com/art/Git-170249475), Slytherin swot (http://pikaf.deviantart.com/art/WIP-HogwartsLibrary-202145784), Death (http://whatistigerbalm.deviantart.com/art/Battlefield-194543474) Eater (http://expell-hun.deviantart.com/art/Kiriban-To-AnCatDubh-148555151), potions (http://www.deviantart.com/art/Lifelong-Burden-149745413) master (http://www.deviantart.com/art/snape-s-office-61326715), Half-Blood Prince (http://awkwardly-social.deviantart.com/art/school-days-halfblood-prince-127775528), bully (http://spinners--end.deviantart.com/art/Where-s-Snape-117674518), penitent (http://pojypojy.deviantart.com/art/DH-Love-Lily-62499573), spy (http://tomscribble.deviantart.com/art/The-Order-of-the-Phoenix-60208791), murderer (http://firefly-wp.deviantart.com/art/Flight-of-the-Prince-48896925), sacrificial (http://kykywka.deviantart.com/art/Death-of-Snape-original-150266080) pawn (http://tomscribble.deviantart.com/art/Look-At-Me-80691443) – is one of the loneliest of all lonely characters in the whole of children's literature and possibly beyond. And I keep coming back to him because of his flaws and his moral journey and his sarcastic ugliness and his seething complexity and his faithfulness unto death.

And when I do, I usually bring (http://twinners.org/lj/snarrygames08/1.html) Harry (http://www.thebejeweledgreenbottle.com/2008%20Summer%20Games/Dragon/littleblackbow.html) along (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/snarry_games/217108.html) with (http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/sinick/1005639/133962/133962_original.png) me (http://umino-aka-morskaya.deviantart.com/art/Snape-and-Harry-64573821).

SO MUCH FOR KEEPING IT SHORT.

♥

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[birdsofshore]

♥ Oh! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. What a labour of love this was. I read with great interest, but have only begun to scratch the surface of the wonderful art links. This is a post to come back to again and again. A fabulous resource for everything Snapey!

Thank you again.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I've spouted off about Snape many times in the past, so I tried my best not to climb onto my usual soapbox here. Linking to some of the vast array of Snape art that exists helped open up the perspective, I think.

And this is only the iceberg's tip of a resource - there are infinite worlds of fanfic out there and not enough comment boxes to go around. If I'd tried to include fic, even just my favorites, I would have ended up posting a dissertation!

Thank you for giving us all the opportunity. This is a fabulous idea!

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[citiesandsigns.livejournal.com]

But art links! Exactly what my day needed! I have seen a number of these before but not nearly all of them.

And I think I probably have a third view again - not quite in line with yours, though we share some ideas, and I think quite far from writcraft's in a lot of ways, though I find both of your thoughts very interesting & always enjoy reading them. But I'm always rubbish at meta. I'll just have to write more fic. Eventually.........

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[vaysh]

This put tears in my eyes and made me realise (again) why I love HP canon even when it is fandom that made it worth (so much of) my time. Incredibly poignant and beautifully put. Thank you.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

Thank you for entering into the spirit of my Snape-love. It's all there in canon, and I'm grateful that fandom has lavished so much attention on his story. Snape is tragic, and the fact that he brought it on himself only makes the irony more devastating.

And one of the many reasons I love fandom is that we keep finding ways to thwart fate and let him live.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[lijahlover.livejournal.com]

That was stunningly well done. I agree with how you look at Snape, he is such a fascinating character.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm something of a Snape-obsessive; I've been in fandom eight years mostly because of Snape, and I still haven't run out of things to say about him.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[notearchiver.livejournal.com]

Somehow everything you write makes me cry. Thank you for such a wonderful elegy.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

*hugs* There's just something about Snape - he brings out all the feelings. I don't know if I've ever been this passionate about a character before.

Also, I'm thankful that in fandom we can write elegies one minute and in the next counter that with stories in which Snape lives to inflict himself on a disgruntled wizarding world.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[khalulu]

Yes, yes, yes.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

Yay! Glad you agree. :)

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[khalulu]

Your essay on Snape was right-on. Yeah, Snape is fascinating, so tormented and he sticks to his commitments even when he hates what they lead to (double agent among Death-eaters; protecting the kid who looks at him with the eyes of the girl he loved in the face of the boy who bullied him). When I finished book 6 all I wanted to do was talk to people about Snape, I knew Harry was wrong about him, and I spent all of book 7 waiting for him to be vindicated (which took an awfully long time, and I was going to be really pissed if it didn't happen). I read a lot of interesting Snarry when I first stumbled into fandom, but then I ended up in an H/D corner on LJ, and I didn't quite know where to go for newer Snarry - I really can't handle fluff about Snape.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[raitala.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing these - really beautiful collection of images and heart wrenching too.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

For all that Snape is responsible for a lot of his own misery and other peoples' deaths, he still breaks my heart (although I'm quite capable of writing him as a total bastard). One of the beauties of being a Snape fan is the overwhelming amount of extraordinary fic and art available to us and the sheer range of interpretation reflected in it. So many amazing Snapes!

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[0idontknow0]

Awe, I love this. Absolutely wonderful. I don't even think I can word how much I enjoyed that.

And who cares if it was long, it was so fascinating to read. I think I just fell in love with Severus a little bit more.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

I'm delighted you enjoyed it! I'm all about spreading the Snape (and Snarry) love. And even though it ended up running longer than I originally intended, believe me, I could have rambled on for pages more. I never seem to tire of talking about Snape.

Also, my usual tendency is to concentrate on fic, so I thought I'd pay tribute this time to a few of the wonderful artists out there and the infinite variety of Snape portraiture.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[torino10154]

Beautifully said, hon. Even though in fanfic sometimes we interpret him different as your art links have shown, ultimately this is a perfect canon picture you've painted. Brilliant.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my dear. It really pleases me that you like this. I find that going back to the canon, reminding myself of where he came from, revitalizes my creative connection to Snape; but at that point fandom branches off and writes the next page of his life (or death), the story not told, the person he never got a chance to be. And canon itself isn't sacred. We can examine all the elements in the books and show new sides to them as well. The sheer volume of Snape-related fanworks is truly amazing - and glorious.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[akatnamedeaster.livejournal.com]

Absolutely perfect, both as an essay on Snape and evidence of your love for the character. Really, nothing more need be said after this. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. :)

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

No, no, I don't agree - about the "nothing more need be said" part - but thank you! This is just the jumping-off point, and the beauty of Snape is that different writers and artists can take the same basic evidence and come up with a range of portrayals, mellower or harsher, darker or lighter. The creativity of Snape fandom is one of its great glories and satisfactions.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[sophie-french.livejournal.com]

This is a great insight of the personality of this complex character. Thank you! :)

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

I can natter on endlessly about Snape. I usually try to keep it to fic, but sometimes it bursts out in a barrage of opinion. Thank you for reading!

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[smallbrownfrog.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this. You've articulated so many things that I think and feel, but wasn't able to express. He's a difficult, stubborn thorn in my side, and he shifts as I look at him from different angles. But somehow you've captured a large part of who he is.

Re: Why Snape? - pt III

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

What's here is only the beginning, the springboard for ten thousand flights of fancy. As you say, there are so many different angles, so many varieties of bastard, so many second chances he never got to take, so many of Snape's regrets and petty triumphs and late-night thoughts and unfinished projects. The friendships he never had. The brilliance that died with him. He's a difficult character to write (because a Snape who isn't difficult seems OOC to me), but that's why I keep circling back, desperate to figure out how he might pay the price and still walk away.