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'Cause he is just a teenage dirtbag, baby 😔🤟🎶

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Infinitely-scrolling content is dangerous… 😆 Productive pup has trouble ending their break time.

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the weasleys, circa 1995

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Yule Ball, 1994

"Can we talk?"

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HP/DRARRY Fic Fests 2025

★ Sources : potterfests, @hpfests & @lee-bella || as of 2025.01 ★ BOLD = announced

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JAN

WWN Wizarding Pop Culture Fest @wizardingwirelessnetwork : AO3

Comfort Zone Fest 2025 - Manhunt Challenge @hpffwritersguild : AO3

FEB

Corrupt a Wish Fest @corrupt-a-wish-fest : AO3

Knot Another Writing Fest 3 @hpknotfest : AO3

MAR

Myths and Legends Fest @desmathewu : AO3

TrulyMadlyDeeply Fest 2025 - Shades of Desire @trulymadlydeeplyfest : AO3

APR

Draco Tops Harry Fest 2025 @dracotops-harry : AO3

Harry in Lingerie Fest @hilfest : AO3

HP Animagi Week 2025 @hpanimagiweek : AO3

MAY

Lights, Camera, Drarry Fest 2025 @lcdrarry : AO3

Harry/Draco Mpreg Fest 2025 @harrydracompreg : AO3

HP Triad Fest 2024/25 @hptriadfest : AO3

JUN

We 💚 Draco Fest @weheartdracofest : AO3

JUL

H/D Wireless 2025 @hd-wireless : AO3

AUG

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SEP

H/D Collaboration Fest @hd-collab : AO3

OCT

H/D Fair 2025 @/hd-fan-fair : AO3

NOV

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DEC

H/D Erised 2025 @/hd-erised : AO3

H/D Owlpost Fest 2025 @/hdowlpost : AO3

25 Days of Draco and Harry 2025 @/slythindor100 : AO3

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✔ previous year • next year ✔ other years

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Here we go again! Drarry Collab Fest is back and we're ready to get started in just a few weeks!

We encourage all kinds of collaborations:

Co-written fics

Co-drawn art

Co-narrated podfics

Illustrated stories

And anything else you can dream up! Just like in previous years, we’re open to all kinds of fanworks as long as they’re collaborative. Mark your calendars and join the fun. The sky’s the limit!

Here's our 2025 schedule:

Sign-ups for premade teams: Saturday, February 1 - Friday, February 28

Solo sign-ups: Saturday, February 1 - Saturday, February 22 with matches sent by: Friday, February 28

Claiming: Saturday, February 1 - Saturday, May 24

Check-ins: Sunday, June 1 & Saturday, July 5

Works due: Friday, August 1

Posting begins: Monday, September 1 💙

Reveals: Friday, September 26

Check out all the rules and sign-up info below:

Introduction - Schedule - Pre-made Team Sign-ups - Matchmaking Sign-ups - Prompts - Submission Guidelines - Past Reveals - Credits

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Coming in 2025...

We 💚 Draco Fest!

Introducing a Drarry fest where writers artists and podficcers are invited to give our favourite Slytherin the happy ending he deserves 💚

💚 Prompting opens on 14th February

💚 Claiming from 7th March

💚 Submission deadline is 15th May

💚 Posting starts 5th June - Happy birthday Draco!

💚 Reveals 5th July

💚 Please follow us for more updates 💚

We 💚 Draco Fest is brought to you by @its-the-allure @jelliewrites @drwhoisginnyholmes

Art by elizah123

💚 weheartdracofest@gmail.com

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HP Call Me Daddy Fest 2023 : Masterlist of DRARRY fics

@call-me-daddy-fic-fest || official masterpost || AO3 || ∑ = 56 works The Mods : excludednarrative & @trix-of-bella

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1. Good For You by @dodgerkedavra [E, 4k]

Draco has only ever wanted to be a very good boy. He has no intention of blurting that out to Harry Potter at pub night.

2. Say Please, Potter by @dracoisforlovers [E, 3k]

Draco loves to hear Harry beg.

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✔ other fests in 2023 ✔ fests in other year ✔ HP Call Me Daddy Fest : 2022

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Here we go again! Drarry Collab Fest is back and we're ready to get started in just a few weeks!

We encourage all kinds of collaborations:

Co-written fics

Co-drawn art

Co-narrated podfics

Illustrated stories

And anything else you can dream up! Just like in previous years, we’re open to all kinds of fanworks as long as they’re collaborative. Mark your calendars and join the fun. The sky’s the limit!

Here's our 2025 schedule:

Sign-ups for premade teams: Saturday, February 1 - Friday, February 28

Solo sign-ups: Saturday, February 1 - Saturday, February 22 with matches sent by: Friday, February 28

Claiming: Saturday, February 1 - Saturday, May 24

Check-ins: Sunday, June 1 & Saturday, July 5

Works due: Friday, August 1

Posting begins: Monday, September 1 💙

Reveals: Friday, September 26

Check out all the rules and sign-up info below:

Introduction - Schedule - Pre-made Team Sign-ups - Matchmaking Sign-ups - Prompts - Submission Guidelines - Past Reveals - Credits

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Prompting for the 2025 H/D MPREG Fest is now open!

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PROMPTING GUIDELINES

Prompting will run from 20 January 2025 to 1 February 2025.

Claiming will open on 3 February 2025.

Prompts are submitted via AirTable. Click here.

You may submit up to 10 prompts. The form will accept one prompt at a time.

You may leave prompts without intending to claim.

You may prompt for yourself. The Form will accommodate this.

Prompts must follow the Fest Rules.

If you are prompting a work that you wish to have turned into a podfic, you must have the consent of the original author. Evidence of this consent must be shown before the prompt can be accepted. Authors are welcome to submit their own works for podfic creation.

Remember that this is a prompts fest, not a gift exchange. Creators are afforded their creative license. Do not make your prompts excessively detailed.

Prompts cannot be edited after they are submitted. If there is something that absolutely must be changed, please contact the Mods to discuss. Anonymous prompts may not be altered.

Once prompts are submitted, they will be available in the gallery. The gallery will typically update life, however some prompts may require Mod review, in which case they will be available after they are approved.

Let's get creative!

sassy_cissa and timothysboxers HD MPREG MODS

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Can we talk about how what Harry sees when dementors are near him changes?

Like, post book 4 and the Graveyard, Harry doesn't hear his parents anymore, he hears Voldemort’s laughter in the graveyard:

There was laughter inside his own head, shrill, high-pitched laughter. . . . He could smell the dementor’s putrid, death-cold breath, filling his own lungs, drowning him — Think . . . something happy. . . . But there was no happiness in him. . . . The dementor’s icy fingers were closing on his throat — the high-pitched laughter was growing louder and louder, and a voice spoke inside his head — “Bow to death, Harry. . . . It might even be painless. . . . I would not know. . . . I have never died. . . .”

(OotP, Ch1)

I just read that and I feel a little unwell over it, idk. Like, I just love the fact the trauma of the graveyard changes Harry's worst memory. It's not his parents dying anymore, it's Voldemort trying to kill him.

I wonder if post-OotP it becomes Sirius falling through the veil. I tried to find a scene with what the dementors cause him to experience in DH, but all of his encounters with dementors in DH he just describes the cold, quiet, and despair and not any particular memory.

I still think this is really interesting, so I wanted to note it.

(Can you tell I'm very slowly rereading OotP?)

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CLAIMING FOR HP TRIAD FEST 2024/2025 IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN!!

The moment we've all been patiently waiting for is finally here! The nearly three hundred prompts we've collected through prompting are open for claiming!

Claiming is open from JANUARY 20TH — MARCH 20TH.

✨THE PROMPT LIST✨ (to browse the prompts)

✨THE CLAIMING FORM✨ (to claim your top 3)

Before we move onto the FAQs or you run off to our claiming form to start making your fan work as soon as possible, make sure that you're familiar with the rules of this fest, especially with what constitutes a triad, and our 17+ characters and Dead Dove policies. Thank you!

Some claiming FAQs/need to knows (below the cut):

How do I claim?

The claiming process is super simple: First, go to the prompt list and find 3 prompts you like. You can choose from both batches of prompts - the new ones and the old ones - they're all up for the picking. You need to pick 3 prompts because each prompt can only be picked once for Art and once for Writing. Make sure your 3 prompts are not claimed for your chosen medium. After you have chosen your prompts, go to the claiming form and fill out the information. The number of the prompt is in the first column of the google sheet (not the row number!). Select which medium you want to create in; you can claim a prompt for Art or Writing or both. When all your information is filled in, submit the form and wait patiently for a confirmation email from us!

How many prompts can I claim?

You can claim one prompt at a time. This means that you can claim additional prompts only after you finished and posted your first work. When that's done, inform the mods about your submission and claim a new prompt. Aside from this, there are no limits! You can repeat the process as many times as you want until the claiming closes on March 20th.

How do I know which prompt I got?

Once you finish filling out the claiming form and submit it, you will receive an email letting you know that your claim has been received. This email will also have the information about which of your three chosen prompts were given to you - as claims work on a first come-first serve basis - and then when you have this information you can begin your working on your fanwork!

How do I self-prompt?

The first step is to browse the prompt list to check the prompt list that your idea hasn’t been created as a prompt yet - if it has, great, you can claim that prompt normally! If this is not the case, though, simply select the self-claim option and then ž fill in the form with your original prompt!

When are the fanworks due?

April 20th!

What if I have more questions or concerns?

You can send us an ask here on Tumblr, shoot us an email at hptriadfest@gmail.com OR contact the mods on Discord. We'll do our best to help you out!

As a reminder, claiming is open for two months - until March 20th 2025, so you have plenty of time to pick your prompt and get those creative juices flowing!

We wish you loads of inspiration and if you need some people to chat with while you get all your ideas straightened up: join our Discord! See you there and happy creating season! And good luck!

✨PROMPT LIST✨

✨CLAIMING FORM✨

HP Triad Fest is an anonymous fest celebrating triads — romantic relationships between three equal parties of any gender, binary and sexuality — within the Harry Potter universe by inviting participants to create prompt-based fanworks centred around them! It's hosted on Archive of Our Own and supported via Tumblr and Discord.

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I'm writing my first fic, so are there any tips to write Harry so I don't Butcher his character, lol

Like, I can try and give advice, but writing is such a personal journey, and it can work very differently for every writer. Like, what works for me and helps me to stick to his character might not work for you.

What I can tell you is that the first HP fic I ever wrote had a Harry I will now consider OOC.

It's not the worst I've seen, but I know I'm better at it now than 4 years ago when I wrote that story because I know him better, and I became a better writer. But that first story has an OOC Harry, an OOC Voldemort, and, well, a lot of other characters are OOC there, too. I'm pretty sure Sirius is the only one I consider somewhat in-character in that story, lol.

I can explain what I do, which again might not work for you. The only way you'd know what does work for you is if you try different methods, experiment, and learn. Becouse if you know what you're doing and you're a good enough writer, there aren't a lot of rules you can't break or characterization you can't pull off. And to become a good writer there is no way other than writing. And reading. A lot.

You just gotta start writing and figure out what methods work for you to get the characters the way you envision them.

Also, please remember fanfic is supposed to be fun. I might be super picky about Harry's characterization, but I promise you there are a lot of readers who aren't and would be happy to read a good story even if Harry isn't characterized perfectly. As I said, I wrote some bad OOC fic in my life (40+ bad wips that would never see the light of day). These bad fics were necessary so I could get good. Becouse to get good, you need to start somewhere. So, as I said, write, don't be scared of making mistakes, figure out what works for you, and trial and error your way to victory.

That being said, this is my list of what I do to write any character consistently and in character, not just Harry, (and some writing advice in general, really):

1. Get the mannerism right

What I mean by that is that characters, like human beings, are capable of a lot under the right circumstances. When writing a fic a character isn't going to stay the same as in canon if their situation changes, so I find it more useful to think of how characters do/say things rather than what they do. Basically, any character can do anything and it would feel in character if the circumstances and how they go about it make sense.

For me, I know dialogue is one of my strengths as a writer, and I put effort into learning characters' dialects and speech patterns. Harry would use the word "bloke" and not "guy". He never uses "Bloody hell" or "Blimey". Harry's swears are often censored from the books, so I take it Harry says "fuck" or "sodding hell". When he thinks mid-sentence he says "er..." often. Harry, in general, doesn't speak as often as Ron or Hermione.

Ron, on the other hand, says "bloody hell" and "Blimey" often. He also says "mate" a lot. Hermione rarely shortens words. Often in the books, she would say "we are" rather than "we're" and is generally more formal in her speech. She also uses more words than both boys to get the same point across.

All these little patterns of speech add a lot to the characters feeling like themselves. The choice of words matters more than what they're actually saying, a lot of times. The what can be heavily influenced by the circumstances but the how should be familiar.

Let's take a reaction of surprise to the same good thing happening:

"Blimey, I can't believe it," said Ron, grinning from ear to ear.

"Oh, that's wonderful," Hermione said, smiling and turning to Ron and Harry, "You can see this too, right?"

"That's brilliant," said Harry, grinning at the sight of [thing].

So, these sorts of details just add a lot to characterization and I find that if you can pull the voice and mannerisms off, you can pull off almost any actions, and the character would feel in character as long as it's not outrageous.

2. "Character Bible"

I usually have a little "character bible" which is like 6-10 commandments of how the character needs to behave (key personality traits and behavior), and when I'm editing, I go back to it. What you choose to put in your "character bible" can change depending on what matters to you more as a writer. For Harry, my character bible is something like this:

Says more in his head than outside his head.

Snarks back when threatened, hot-headed when in emotional distress, doesn't say anything if it's a possibility (unless he likes who he's talking to).

Wit. Wit. Wit. (add witty remarks in narration or dialogue if the opportunity arises. Sarcastic humor is good for Harry's narration).

Very talented and smart, very low self-worth

Awkward, but no one but him knows this

"I won't!" (He does not do well with authority or direct orders. The quote is from GoF when he resists the imperious curse)

Trust issues galore (he doesn't really trust anybody besides Sirius. Only in HBP does he start to tell Ron and Hermione everything).

Selectively observant (Harry observes what he cares about. If he doesn't care, it might as well not have been there) and super judgmental in his narration.

Wants to be left alone and be content and safe.

3. Edit.

I'm sorry to say it, but reading through your own writing again and again and fixing it up every time helps so much. After I finish writing a chapter I take a break to go to bed and then come back the next day and reread the chapter with new eyes and correct everything that seems out of character, any phrasing that feels awkward, spelling and grammar errors if I notice them. But this first go-through immediately after is mostly for characterization, voice, and plot.

In general, during a first draft, your goal is to get it written, making it good is what editing is for. That's why my mantra during the process of writing the first draft is: "I'll fix it in post".

4. Let the character take the wheel

This is more specific to my own writing method, but, you know how there are method actors? So I'm a method writer. Sorta, I'm half-joking.

What I mean by this, is that I get to know a character by writing them (a lot) and then I don't really need to think about it. Like, I just write what feels right to the character. Like, whenever I'm unsure about a scene, I'd go: "Harry take the wheel" and just type what the character thinks, in my mind. It's kind of hard to explain, but it's sort of discovery writing in small limited doses, essentially. I sort of let the character take over for the scene. Like I'm not writing the story, just typing it. Kinda like demonic possession, just, not.

I know it's not really the characters and that I'm writing it, I just find this process hard to explain. When you write a character a lot and often, you can become capable of writing them naturally. Almost like breathing. Like writing your own narration, except, it isn't. But it takes effort to get to this point.

Again, this won't necessarily work for everyone, but it's what I found works for me.

5. Unsure? Open the books

The books exist and if you're unsure how Harry would react to something, just, check. I have an ebook version of GoF open when I'm writing my fic, which takes place in GoF. So, if I'm unsure how Harry would phrase something or react to something, I just check.

6. Get a Beta Reader

My best advice though, is to find a fandom friend to beta read for you, someone you trust to tell you if you're writing OOC and help you fix it (preferably they would also be a writer). Becouse sometimes you don't see it yourself after you just wrote it. My beta for my fic also helped me write my novel, and she knows me as a writer, I know her as a writer, and she knows what sort of things she needs to pay attention to in my writing and vice versa.

That first OOC fic I mentioned? I let her read it, and she told me that the pacing is crap and Harry is acting off (in nicer words, she was very polite about it, but that's what she meant). And that sort of feedback is invaluable for improving and I'm incredibly grateful to her.

Sometimes, you need to hear the truth, even when it's unpleasant, that's how growth happens.

(Now she practically never comments on characterization or pacing, improvement!)

7. Perfect is the enemy of good

I don't think my characterization of Harry is perfect. I don't think my writing is perfect. Whenever I go back to edit, I always find more stuff to fix. But there is a point where you gotta stop fixing it and just post it. Because you'll never know how it will go if you don't do it.

At some point, after all the editing, you just need to declare your work is "good enough" (having a beta really helps in telling when "good enough" is, especially at first, since most writers tend to be hyper-critical of their own work). You'll always reread your work and think "oh, I could've wrote this line better" or "oh, that sounds wrong" even after you post it (but so could the best authors to ever live, I'm sure. It's just how it is).

So, It won't be perfect, nothing ever will. But it can still be great and amazing and make someone's day, even if it isn't "perfect".

So, don't be scared to make mistakes or butch it up on your first attempt, you're human, you're learning, and you can improve. But that can only happen if you start writing because nothing teaches better than hands-on experience.

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Would love more Snarry fics where pre getting together Snape just throws himself into a fight to protect Harry, even tho Harry can easily protect himself, it’s just Snape’s protectiveness flaring up, and Harry swoons a bit

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theres no way to be a drarry shipper without being a taylor swift fan, like HOW DO YOU HEAR FOLKLORE WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT DRARRY??????????????? MIDNIGHTS????? FUCKING REPUTATION?????????? TAYLOR SWIFT IS A DRARRY SHIPPER.