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[houseofsnarry]

With Love

With the saddest of hearts, we want to let people know that a much-adored member of our moderating team, Scarlet (@givereadersahug), passed away on the 26th December.

Scarlet was vivacious. She was caring. She was so much fun to know. She was passion personified. She’d write a drabble for a friend because they’d had a bad morning, and another because she heard a song that inspired her. She could work out what fic you were trying to remember from the vaguest of descriptions – pulling up something from a webpage no one else had visited for 15 years until she unearthed it.

Our community, the fandom, everyone, has lost a truly unique and wonderful person.

She left behind a legacy that we hope to continue on for a long time yet.

She was so happy with the collection of fanart in this blog. We discussed not long ago how it was probably the largest collection of Harry and Severus separate character fanart, and Snarry, on Tumblr – and we hope to keep that going at a minimum.

When the grief is less fresh, we hope to bring together some ideas for other ways to celebrate the things Scarlet would have wanted celebrating, and in that, celebrate Scarlet herself.

Scarlet participated in so, so many fests across her time in fandom. Her AO3 account is spilling over with a treasure-trove of fic. She was the most multi-shipper, multi-fandom positive person you could imagine. And this made it even more special she gave so much of herself and her time to the House of Snarry, helping us build and enjoy a community we're very proud of.

Last year alone, Scarlet founded three Harry Potter fests:

@harryjamespotterweek

@hpcottagecorefest

@hprecfest

And helped us yet again in running @snarryauctoberfest, which she did such an incredible amount of work on.

Her influence on the lives of many will be felt for a long time yet. She will not be forgotten. We couldn't have asked for a better co-mod or friend. Scarlet made our little House of Snarry a true home for so many.

Our thoughts are with her family.

[hprecfest]

Lost and Found

Earlier this year, Rec' Fest founder Scarlet (@givereadersahug) started out on this adventure of setting up a fest to celebrate all the works in a fandom she held so dear.

31 days' of prompts and over 1,000 fic recommendations later, we come bearing the heart-breaking news the Scarlet never lived long enough to see the end of her beloved fest.

After a hospitalisation in early December, Scarlet allowed Danni (@danpuff-ao3) and myself Coco (@coconutice22) to join her on this reccing adventure to help support her.

Even while she dealt with her health struggles throughout the month, she remained dedicated to the fest. Though she passed away on the 26th, Scarlet's brilliant organisation meant the daily posts for each day's prompt were already set up. A post to announce the fest was finishing was already set up and queued to post the exact day and time she thought best.

Before we even knew of her passing, she had herself continued her own legacy with these posts.

Scarlet was an incredible person. Her passion for fandom and her kindness to people in fandom (both new and old) led to a reputation of someone who was brilliant, who was giving, who put the work in to bring fans together and to celebrate the characters and ships she loved so much beyond anyone else. She was so incredibly humble about it all, too, never expecting anyone to praise her.

There truly is no send-off more fitting to her spirit than this fest. Danni and I hope to keep this going, to keep up the energy and to keep Scarlet's love around in the world.

Scarlet, we miss you more than words can say, and can only hope that you'd be proud.

Tomorrow, we'll post a round-up for the fest as Scarlet would have wanted. It was the final post she had prepared for this fest, and it means everything to us that even in that, she's with us showing us how she wanted this fest completed.

Thank you to everyone who has joined in on this inaugural HP Rec Fest, and who helped to celebrate and perpetuate Scarlet's vision of spreading positivity and love in the world.

[consistentsquash]

OMG! You legit found a Snegurochka fic which survived :D You are amazing! I was really sad I can't rec their fics for the hottest fic type themes because they wrote some of the hottest ever.

💝 HP Rec Fest 2023 - Day 1

Dreamwidth Post

It's December and what a joyous time it is! I can't believe a year has passed by so fast. It seems like yesterday I was getting ready for the 2022 holidays.

I haven't read that many fics this year compared to previous years, and I definitely didn't read as many Harry Potter fics compared to other fandoms, but I'm excited to participate in @hprecfest!

I'll try to rec some fics for each prompt. Hopefully I'm able to participate each day. Writers and artists and podficcers and reccers and enthusiasts and then some make the fandom a fun place to be and I just want to give a little something back by highlighting some amazing works I've read this year. The stories are some I highly enjoyed and hopefully you enjoy them, too. <3

Let's get to it!

🐍 A Different Love Language - silver_drip Harry Potter/Severus Snape, Rated T, Word Count 4.1k

Ron and Hermione are convinced Snape is bullying the new DADA professor, Harry Potter.

🐝 Housekeeping - Threadbear Sirius Black/Remus Lupin/Severus Snape, Rated E, Word Count 4.6k

“Black, is there any chance your stupid friend Lupin likes to watch?” Wherein Remus Lupin likes to do more than watch.

🦋 tell them how the crowds went wild - aceofdiamonds Gen, Rated G, Word Count 1.8k

The team photo is a disaster. Harry doesn't know why everyone's so surprised -- the team photo is always a disaster.

🐞 Betrayal is a Thorny Crown (You Wear It Well) - Snegurochka Teddy Lupin/James Sirius Potter, Rated E, Word Count 8.8k *a tad over, please forgive me

Five years after taking his fifteen-year-old godbrother's virginity, Teddy has done everything he can to avoid James. He is definitely not supposed to look this good when Teddy finally runs into him again, but Teddy is pretty sure the kid will never forgive him for disappearing like that.

[sitp-recs]

ok so I wasn’t gonna do this bc I didn’t have the spoons to plan in advance, but it was breaking my heart not to join the HP Rec Fest after seeing so many amazing rec posts. I also wanted to honour Scarlet | @givereadersahug’s memory, and thanks to @tackytigerfic’s new fic (!!!) I was hit by sudden inspo last night so I’ve decided to quietly join and pretend that was the plan all along 🥲 I’ll combine the first 5 prompts in one post to make it easier. go check @hprecfest so you can feast on those brilliant multishipper recs!

day 1: first fic I remember reading

oh it was definitely something in Portuguese, but I’ll go with Rhysenn’s Irresistible Poison. I’ve read it so many times that some scenes are still vivid and clear in my mind 20 years later. the tension, the yearning, the heat! funny to realize I was so into love potion, sex pollen and other dub-con tropes back in the day, and now I’m just… not :)))

day 2: a fic rated G

I’ve picked orphaned Home County because that fic is criminally underrated and I suspect it has something to do with the G rating, which is such a shame. this fic is a delightful, effortlessly funny slice-of-life with architect Harry being charmed by ministry worker Draco. a fresh premise perfectly executed, overall just a feel-good story that makes you sad for leaving that universe when it’s over.

day 3: a fic not on AO3

most of my old reads were either deleted for good or incorporated into ao3 so it was hard to find a good fit, as I did not want to repeat my recs from last year. I decided to go with furiosity, who wrote many Drarry classics that can be found scattered outside of ao3. I remember really enjoying Beyond Wild Moon and Fer, a 6th year Harry POV that follows his Hogwarts routine and sexuality crisis. I haven’t checked it in ages but this is the perfect excuse for a reread 😌

day 4: a comfort fic

every once in a while I think of Nothing Left to Burn by @skeptiquewrites, it had such a lasting impact on me. Tee writes my favorite h/c flavour, raw yet soft, melancholy but also tender, a mix of bittersweet and hopeful that makes my heart ache. it’s so damn relatable and lovely. I adore a good second chances trope, it fits Drarry like a glove and the gorgeous Montreal aesthetics make this love story even more special and unique.

day 5: a romantic fic

how to pick just one?? this felt like an impossible task, but then Two Zinnias by @the-starryknight took my mind with such visceral force I started asking myself “could anything be more romantic than ex-enemies turned allies turned boyfriends going rogue and fighting a corrupted ministry while using Victorian flower codes on the run??” the answer is no - this fic is a thrill, an emotional rollercoaster from start to end and I remember how completely bewildered and in love I felt after reading it, utterly obsessed with this world and characters. so much story and heart under 17k, many memorable scenes and banger lines, the political tension, suspense and epic duelling never overshadowing the intensity and truth of what they felt for each other. peak romance!!!

[flymetosnarryland]

Goodbye Scarlet

Dear @givereadersahug,

You were a treasure. Brilliant, most generous and the sweetest person I had chance to meet in fandom. We all miss you and we all will keep you in our hearts. Always.

[consistentsquash]

Author Love Letter - Scarlet

Folks, definitely chime in you want to add stuff because a lot of folks have probably met Scarlet in different contexts!

Also it's like 4am here so my spag and everything is going to be pretty bad. Sorry about that.

Scarlet, @givereadersahug on Tumblr and emeraldlove on AO3. Powerhouse of a human, brilliant multiship and multifandom writer, moderator, fest runner, community builder, absolute role model. 0% drama, 100% love. People first always. The Queen of giving without expectation.

We were like talking about having a Rec Fest sometime back in March 2023. Of course I was 100% talk 0% action. But Scarlet actually got a lot of great folks involved, started the fest, got comods to help out and literally just made it happen. That's a good TLDR intro: Make Things Happen Behind the Scenes. Like an iphone or something. Scarlet behind the scenes = it was going to work 100% without problems.

When I think about Snarry fandom, like any big and old fandom we have different folks with different strengths/contributions. Great writers, artists, podficcers, organizers. But it's pretty hard to find somebody whose first priority is making the fandom thrive because we are fans/fan creators, pretty attached to the stuff we are doing, we have time limits because fandom is a hobby and we have to prioritize between creating and community building a lot of times. Scarlet really said Community First, People First. I don't even know how to explain it but 0% transactional vibes.

Making space for people. Meeting folks where they are at. Obviously introverts have a hard time in communities sometimes. Some folks learn how to handle it. No judgment here because these experiences can be subjective. But I have seen Scarlet go the extra mile for folks who are new/introverted/feeling imposter syndrome/going through some complicated fandom experiences. Just being there for them and supporting them to get started.

Also a brilliant writer of darkfic!!! Scarlet's darkfic shorts are some of my all time favs because of how dark/delicious/intense they are. These fics really give me 2000s dirtyhotbadwrong vibes because of how totally out and proud they are about their fiction is not reality vibe. Tons of range and lots of genres but the darkfics get my special love because they are just dirtybadhotwrong shameless amazingness. Check out In His Bed to get a sense for that unique vibe! Her community building and cheerleading wins are huge but also her darkfic writing is some of my all time fav.

Also Queen of Attention to Detail. I have read some fests with her and she guessed authors just like that during anon phase. Just incredible observation Sherlock Holmes style.

My fav fest memory is doing Snapecase reading with her. She guessed the author for Candles Lit Against the Dark, @perverse-idyll based on the title because she noticed/connected a lot of the flame/shadow imagery in the author's other Snarry fics. I am pretty good about guessing some authors myself because I can identify their style but guessing from the title is advanced superpowers. I can't even!! So extra, Scarlet. So totally extra and I love love love <3

Another fav memory I have is about analyzing fics with her. When HotD was airing eldritcher's Ossuarium was being written episode by episode. It was an insane time. We had a brilliant time analyzing those fics :D We were both passionate but Scarlet was so extra passionate, noticed tons of detail that was totally lost on me, really good at connecting the dots, just a hardcore close reader.

Also dead dove fics! 100% supporter of folks writing dead dove, incest, darkfics.

Also reccing older fics! Her Dudley phase was insane and she was finding fics from like 2000s on wayback just like that with some superhuman skills. On like websites I didn't even know existed. Really Sherlock Holmes <3

Also smaller fests. Scarlet supported a ton of Dreamwidth fests and got new folks to join them/introduced them to Dreamwidth culture and literally was the bridge between different types of fandom culture a lot of times.

Also reccing fic! Her recs for For I Have Found Salvation by @lumosatnight and also for @wilfriede's podfics have so much love/passion/enthusiasm and I just love those works 2x because of the emotional connect of her reccing <3

Also nwhiker! I really got into this author's Snack fic, Second Life because of Scarlet's passionate, passionate reccing. When Scarlet got into something the reccing happened with big big love and for me that was like the best thing ever because folks who love things with big love are just super special <3

Also my concrit buddy for movies. Ingmar Bergman to Audrey Hepburn to Past Lives just a total knowledge wikipedia about movies/movie making/movie meta/movie crit. I really changed my perspective about movies after learning from her. Also shows! Watching HotD and doing episode reviews with Scarlet is like one of my best memories ever ever ever <3 Also books!

Also moderator of Snarry discords like @houseofsnarry, participated, started and ran a ton of communities and fests including the @hprecfest which is just finishing this week <3 <3

If I have to describe Scarlet in like one word I am going to say Connection. 100% about connection, 100% heart led. So special. Love, love, love.

pic source Los Angeles Street Art photography by bigcitiesbrightlights

[snapedomawards]

VOTING IS NOW OPEN -- and here are the nominations for the Community! Check out these great blogs/posts below:

Favourite Literary Analysis

@danpuff-ao3 - Snape’s Starsign

@said-snape-softly - Snape’s Good Deeds

 @said-snape-softly - Said Snape…

Favourite Shitpost

@sevsnapes - Snenergies

@sal-absinthii - Deranged and Unkempt

@smilingformoney - I’m the Problem, It’s Me

 @394halfbloodprince - Eat It.

Funniest Snape Fan

@smilingformoney

@somesnapefan2

@ravenshavenn

@moonlightdancer26

Friendliest Snape Fan

@renee561

@giosnape

@mamawolfsmith87

@sevsnapes

Most Supportive Snape Fan

@slytherinsally

@givereadersahug

@giosnape

@sapphiremouse

Destroyer of Snaters

@tiphprince

@ottogatto

@said-snape-softly

@moonlightdancer26

Favourite Text Post

@mermaid886 - A Stray Cat

@wellpresseddaisy - The Funniest Asshole

@toomanyfandoms4me - Dear Potter

@smilingformoney - Potter, No

[danpuff-ao3]

Snarry Soulmates (Rec List)

Snarry = soulmates.

No, really! See? I have proof!

i.e. here, have a collection of fics where Snarry are, in fact, soulmates. (Which is basically canon, but y'know, whatever.) (Some people need convincing, you know?)

Corresponding Shapes

by bleedcolor (@bleedcolor.) Rated T. 5k. Soulmarks. Soul bond.

For a very long time he hadn’t known what the names meant. He’d woken up the morning of his 7th birthday and there they were; red as blood, one more thing to brand him as a freak in the eyes of his aunt and uncle.

Red Strings

by emeraldlove (@givereadersahug.) Rated T. 6k. Red string of fate.

Their magic is vibrantly red and brilliant. She just not sure what to make of Harry Potter and Professor Snape being soulmates and what it means for the wizarding world. Outsider POV.

Waiting to Divide

by emynn. Rated E. 22k. Soul bond. Time travel. Podfic available (by JocundaSykes.)

Harry always thought soul mates were the domain of overly-soppy romantics. What he didn't realise was that they were very real, very dangerous, and very inconvenient...especially when your soul mate is the very dead Severus Snape. Fortunately, with the help of his friends and a Time Portal, he's able to get past that pesky obstacle...and finds his life completely changed.

The Space Between Failing and Falling

by JocundaSykes. Rated E. 45k. Soulmarks. Podfic available.

A very long time ago, Severus resigned himself to the reality that he doesn’t have a soulmate after all. He’s finally a real Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and his life is perfectly tolerable, thank you very much.

However, at the age of thirty-nine, it seems his soulmate has come of age. He will ignore this new development and carry on as he always has.

World Enough, and Time

by Likelightinglass (@likelightinglass.) Rated T. 6k. Soulmarks. Angst with a happy ending.

Soulmate clocks start ticking when you first lock eyes, and count down until your time with them is over. Harry’s starts ticking on September 1st, 1991. He has only six years, eight months, and one day.

Advanced Lunacy

by Lilian. Rated M. 6k. Soulmarks. Dreamsharing.

Luna accidentally discovers something, and now the whole Wizarding World is abuzz about it. Meanwhile, Snape keeps appearing in Harry's dreams frequently.

Finders Keepers

by Lilian. Rated T. 7k.

Soulmate AU from tumblr @the-rotten-prince: Imagine whenever you lose something, your soulmate winds up finding it. 

Severus Snape doesn't find a single thing until he's twenty. By that time, he has given up and ignores a young boy, when he arrives at Hogwarts.

Soulmate Flowers

by Lilian. Rated G. 4k. Soulmarks. Podfic available (by JodcundaSykes.) Also read Bloom (inspired work by hippocrates460; E, 1k.)

Whenever your soulmate touches you, flowers bloom on your skin. Snarry.

Property of the Half-Blood Prince

by Lomonaaeren. Rated M. 12k. Angst & romance. Soulmarks.

Harry indulges in an enormous eye-roll at the universe when he wakes up on his nineteenth birthday with “Property of the Half-Blood Prince” written on his neck like a collar. He goes on to live his life like normal, without being too upset about it—and without telling Snape, who he’s sure wants his freedom now.

Penance

by PettyPrince. Rated E. 36k. Magical AU.

Prompt fill: As Harry’s soulmate, it is up to Snape to raise him when Lily and James die. When Harry is finally old enough to complete the Bond, Snape isn’t sure he can go through with it with the boy who he has raised as a son.

Succor

by pluperfectsunrise. Rated E. 40k. Soulmarks. Female Harry.

Five times Severus Snape comforted Harry Potter, and one time Harry comforted him.

it's an inevitable

by swoons (@swoontodeath.) Rated E. 800. Soulmark. Underage. Voyeurism.

Severus Snape can be patient. He's spent six years watching and waiting, after all.

The Lover's Ghost

by Weightless. Rated T. 8k. Soulmarks. Angst & pining. Hurt/comfort.

During the war, Harry and Snape spend their nights alone, at opposite ends of a dining table, plagued by nightmares. As they draw into each other, Harry realises that perhaps Snape bearing his soul mark was what he had desired all along.

He Knew

by WordsAreTrulyBeautiful. Rated E. 13k. Fluff & smut. Patronuses.

Celebrations, misunderstandings, a large manor, the patronus charm, and a whole lot of pent up sexual tension.

Really, it's all Sirius's fault.

A Universe of Searching Souls

by Writcraft (@writcraft.) Rated E. 9k. Soulmark. Soul bond.

When the small, innocuous mark on Harry’s hip begins to cause him discomfort, he decides to go and visit the person who has a similar mark of their own. He’s fairly certain there must be some mistake, because the universe wouldn’t be daft enough to give Harry and Severus matching soul bond marks. Would it?

[firebatvillain]

Scarlet1989

A writer I know, emeraldlove (aka scarlet1989) recently passed away. I had only one interaction with her, when she gave me a gift during an exchange, but she was a friendly and kind person when we crossed paths. She was an involved fan: she ran fests and many within her fannish circle appreciated her greatly.

Her online fandom presence and pages have now passed into the hands of her fannish next of kin, her sister, who is leaving them up.

I'm glad I left a nice comment on her gift and she had time to reply before she passed away. Life is fleeting, but in her time Scarlet touched many people and made them happier, including me.

Thank you, Scarlet. Fandom is a better place because of people like you.

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You can find Scarlet's Tumblr at: @givereadersahug.

You can find her fics on her AO3 profile, emeraldlove. (Be logged in to see her works.)

[cailynwrites]

A Very Pairy Christmas Masterlist - 31+ podfics for December

Week 1: ❄️ Snow ❄️

Warmth by @givereadersahug (James x Lily x Severus)

Knitting Hats for Puppies by @arielsakura (Harry x Bill)

Convergence on a Winter's Night by @inmyownlittlecorner5 (Ted Tonks x Severus Snape)

Snowdrifts by @indreamsink (Draco x Hermione)

Sock Snowmen by @givereadersahug (Harry x Severus)

The Great Biscuit Calamity of 1978, And Other Such Disasters by @lunapwrites (Sirius x Remus)

Snowdeer Charms and Concussions by @arielsakura (Tom x Harry)

Week 2: 🎵 Caroling 🎵

Sorry It Took Me So Long by @arielsakura (Luna x Harry)

With Love by @smallsherbert (Pansy x Hermione)

Fast the Night Is Fading by @snapesnailtape (Severus x Lily)

Sing My Song (For You) by @theselittleponders (Rose x Scorpius)

Draco, Merrily on High by @blythe-ly (Draco x Harry)

Remus Lupin and the Christmas Snail by @innermostplanet (Remus Tonks)

Beautiful the rose that in your garden is by porcelainsalt (Luna x Astoria)

Week 3: 🎄 Mistletoe 🎄

'tis the damn season (Pansy's version) by @the-francakes (Ron x Pansy)

Escaping Fred Weasley's Magical Mistletoe by @ptwritesmore (Fred x Hermione)

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by @siriusly-sapphic (Narcissa x Dorcas)

Mistletoe Rescue by @indreamsink (Draco x Hermione x Theo)

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree by @ptwritesmore (Ron x Daphne)

Festive Mood by @paulamcg (Molly x Amelia)

House Unity by @tryslora (Draco x Neville)

Week 4: 🎁 Gifts 🎁

The Pink Prank/Prankmas Eve by @danpuff-ao3 (Draco x Ron and other pairings)

Fulfilling of the Secret Wish by smirkingcat (Draco x Remus)

Unlocking Christmas Joy by @ptwritesmore (Harry x Hermione)

The Seventh Annual Weasley White Erumpent Exchange by @constitutionalweasleymonarchy (many pairings!)

A Non-Christmas Non-Romance by kelly_chambliss (Snape x McGonagall)

Adeste Fideles by @madmaudlingoes (Draco x Ron)

you make me feel good by @facingthenorthwind (Albus x Scorpius)

Week 5: 🥂 New Year's Eve 🥂

snapshots by kitsunerei88 (Percy x Oliver)

The Enchanted Forest by @xslytherclawx-writes (Neville x Regulus)

A Magical New Year's Masquerade by @ptwritesmore (Draco x Hermione)

This Time Next Year by @janieohio (Draco x Harry)

Bonus: 🕎 Hanukkah 🕎

kindling and memory by @leftsidedown (Fleur x Tonks)

[lumosatnight]

Year in Review 2023

I did this for 2022 and I couldn't pass up the opportunity for more stats. Thanks @oknowkiss (x) for the tag! Here is my year in review: 2023 edition 🥳

Stats

Word Count: 339,585 (86,974 new)

Hits: 136,378 (68,393 new)

Number of Fics started and finished: 12 over 1k and 49 under 1k

Number of WIPs started: idk... like 10? 20?

Ships I wrote this year (not including background ships): Lots and lots and lots but mostly Drarry (8), Snarry (2), Drarius (2), Fleurmione (2), Lunansy (2), and Cissamione (2)

Favorite ship(s): This year maybe Narlily, Snarry, Luther, Mollytrix

Least favorite ship(s): This year I was introduced to Marylily and Rosekiller and idk they just don't vibe with me.

AO3 Fic Writers/Artists/Creators/Readers who have inspired me and my writing this year:

@itsphantasmagoria for their incredible Drarry video game

@sleepstxtic for her incredible range of fic and nuanced depictions of canon including my fav fic of the year!

@anaxandria-writes for binding my fic!!! I am so grateful and inspired.

@givereadersahug for organizing @hprecfest and always being so joyous and enthusiastic about rare pairs (you will be very missed, my dear 💗)

Countdown

5️⃣ Top 5 works I’m most proud of from 2022 (not necessarily my most popular)

For I have Found Salvation [Snarry, E, 7.1k] — for @snarryauctoberfest with priest Severus and parishioner Harry. My very first Snarry fic!

Of Dreams and Death [Dronarry, T, 2.3k] — for @dronarryfest and had so much fun plopping the characters into the Sandman AU.

up here, i'm floating [Mollytrix, M, 1.2k] — for the @hpsaffics Secret Santa Exchange. This is possibly one of my fav ships. I'm glad I got the chance to write them as angsty as I wanted.

Such a Sweetheart [Fleuratrix, T, 2.4k] — for the HPFC server Untagged Fest. A horror coffeeshop AU!

Kinktober 2023 [Multiship, E, total 15.5k] — technically a series but my first time participating in Kinktober. I was worried I wasn't going to finish all the days in time.

4️⃣ Top 4 current WIPs that I’m most excited to release in 2023

Honestly no idea yet. I have a lot of ideas on the back burner but none that are MUST DO RIGHT NOW. But I will say that I'm excited for bunch of fests like @hptransfest @ladiesofhpfest @hptriadfest and @hp-rarepairs

3️⃣ Top 3 biggest improvements in my writing over the past year

Smut!! I've developed my smut writing a lot. Kinktober really opened my eyes to a lot of kinks as well 👀

Tone: I think I'm getting a lot better at matching tone in my writing for consistent characterizations and building atmosphere

Estimating word count: I've gotten so much better at looking at an idea and predicting how long the final story is going to be.

2️⃣ Top 2 resolutions (ways I wish to improve my writing/blog) for the new year

FINISH A LONGER WORK!! This was on my resolutions from last which I didn't complete lol. It's okay, I'll try again this year.

Create a more consistent writing schedule

1️⃣ Number 1 favorite line I’ve written this year!

Harry Potter has a tiny dick. It’s just a fact of life. The Chosen Microdick, the Small Saviour, the Boy with an Itty Bitty Package. And oh, how Draco loves it.

From The Chosen Microdick [Drarry, E, 500], part of my Kinktober 2023 series and I just love the play on words here. A banging start to a banging series 🤣

Not sure who has already done a stats roundup/fic review/2023 thingy, so I'll leave the tag open.

Happy 2024! 💖

[houseofsnarry]

HP Rec Fest 2024 - Day 26: A fic under 5k

A year ago we lost a much beloved member of our fandom community. My co-mod for this tumblr and the HOS Discord group, and founder of @hprecfest, the unforgettable Scarlet, aka givereadersahug (tumblr) / emeraldlove (AO3).

Today's theme for HP Rec Fest 2024 is for fics under 5k, and I thought it was a perfect way to celebrate her memory.

Scarlet loved writing short-form works, and there wasn't anything she couldn't write a drabble/microfic about. She left us with hundreds to enjoy, across many ships and many fandoms. It was a very difficult choice picking just a few of them from huge selection. Accidentally, they've all ended up being her G-rated fics, but she also wrote an impressive and delicious number of works from all ratings.

In memory of Scarlet, this is 5 fics under 5k (for Scarlet did always like it when the numbers had some theme), from the irreplicable emeraldlove:

💚Microwaving Potions💚 Summary: Harry suggests brewing potions via microwave. 300 words | Harry Potter/Severus Snape | Rating: General Audiences Link

💚Wrapped Around His Fingers💚 Summary: "We're a package deal, Severus," said Harry, when he showed up to their first date with Teddy in tow. 300 words | Harry Potter/Severus Snape | Rating: General Audiences Link

💚The Christmas Presents💚 Summary: The various Christmas presents Severus gave Teddy over the years. 450 words | Harry Potter/Severus Snape | Rating: General Audiences Link

💚The Prince and the Bezoar💚 Summary: "I need to do what?" asked Severus, lips curling in disgust. "Pass the Sleeping Beauty test," said Harry, who was enjoying the spectacle a bit too much if you ask for Severus's opinion. 500 words | Harry Potter/Severus Snape | Rating: General Audiences Link

💚Invisible String💚 Summary: The first time Harry saw Snape's black eyes — him truly acknowledging Snape's existence beyond him being his mean professor — it was the night after Harry killed Professor Quirrell. He was dreaming, and in his dreams, he was screaming.

Harry dreams of Severus over the years. 3,728 words | Harry Potter/Severus Snape | Rating: General Audiences Link

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HP COTTAGECORE 2023 - MASTERLIST

This has been a wonderful event! Thanks to everyone who participated. 🧺🧺🧺

This is the masterlist post in which all entries submitted across all platforms will be listed.

The AO3 collection will stay open till the end of the year for any late submissions. If you want the blog to reblog your work on Tumblr, please tag @hpcottagecorefest and #hpcottagecorefest2023. 

Moodboards

🖼️ Meadows || Gardening - @givereadersahug / emeraldlove Sirius Black/Severus Snape || Rated G

🖼️ The Herald - @givereadersahug / emeraldlove Harry Potter/Severus Snape || Rated G

Fics

📖 The Cottage in the Woods - @lumosatnight / lumosdrabbles (lumosatnight) Fleur Delacour/Hermione Granger || Rated G || 200 words

There is a cottage in the woods just outside of town.

📖 Moonlight - @givereadersahug / emeraldlove Hermione Granger/Luna Lovegood || Rated G || 340 words

This year marked their fifth year together, and Hermione already knew what she wanted to surprise Luna with.

📖 Speak Now - @avalynlestrange Draco Malfoy/Reader || Rated NR || <2k words

In which you rudely barge in on a white veil occasion.

📖 Under Our Feet - icefire_eyes23 Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy || Rated M || 4.8k+

Growth may be a natural and essential part of the human condition, but that doesn't mean Hermione Granger has to like it. Harry Potter Cottagecore Fest 2023.

📖 A Walk in the Woods - @thecouchsofa / thecouchsofa Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter || Rated E || 48.2k

After ending up in the Spell Damage Ward at St Mungo’s, Harry is put on mandatory holiday leave. The catch: he has to spend it with Malfoy at his cottage deep in the woods. Harry has no idea why Malfoy agreed to host him, considering he avoided ever being alone in a room with Harry before he left for his sabbatical a year ago. To complicate things, Harry’s enormous longstanding crush hasn’t waned at all in Malfoy’s absence.

Podfics

🎙️ Deadheading the Odd Dahlia by peachpety - Cailynwrites Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter || Rated E || 64 minutes

Harry is content to spend his days at Draco’s flower stall at the farmers market, burying his true feelings in artisanal coffee and rose bouquets. When forced to find new lodgings, he accepts Draco’s offer to live in a cottage at Malfoy Manor, and his long-hidden crush blossoms out of control. Turns out, proximity makes the heart grow fonder.

🎙️  Oh Your Love Is Sunlight by B1ackCatChatsBack - Cailynwrites Sirius Black/Remus Lupin || Rated E || 353 minutes

“James texted about an hour ago,” he called after Remus as he used his phone as a torch to get to the kitchen and dug out the bees-wax candles he stored there for emergencies, “Apparently there’s a weather warning ... says he won’t expect me home until tomorrow and asks if you could leave a bowl of water and a newspaper on the floor in the kitchen for me,” he finished, voice shaking with humour Remus snorted “I’m sure we can come to an arrangement,” he teased as he returned. “If I’m very good, can I sleep on the bed?” came Sirius’s reply, “I promise not to lick you awake at ungodly hours of the night,” he finished with a smirk lit by his phone as Remus re-entered the room by the light of a lit candle. “Now that’s not a promise I can let you keep, Darling,” he purred as he placed the candle on the nightstand and clambered onto the bed quicker than he’d done anything else in his life. OR Sirius is stuck in a rut - in a job that he hates without any time to pursue his real passion in the aftermath of a toxic relationship - and goes to visit his friends on the rural coast and finds much more than he bargained for - and maybe exactly what he needs.

🎙️ Silver lime and Thestral hair by gnarf - Cailynwrites Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter || Rated T || 39 minutes

The war had damaged Harry, something that had become very clear once he had started his Auror training. He had to hand in his robes after only three months. He just couldn't do it. So, when Hermione burst into his flat, a letter in her hands about a vacancy for an apprentice, Harry suddenly found himself in front of Ollivander's, nerves on edge, while trying to talk himself into just reaching for the door.

🎙️ The Art of Seduction: Kidnapping and Hypothermia by ChaosAndCrumpets - Cailynwrites Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy || Rated E || 73 minutes

Hermione Granger's battered old Ford Fiesta is not built for snowstorms. It's a good thing there's a flannel-clad tractor driver to come to her rescue. Or is it?

[sitp-recs]

HP Rec Fest 2023

This is just a masterlist compiling all my recs for the @hprecfest. This has been so much fun, thank you @givereadersahug for coming up with this idea and inspiring me to rec again! ❤️

Day 1: a favorite fic under 5k

Day 2: a comfort fic

Day 3: a podfic

Day 4: a fic with art

Day 5: a non-AO3 fic

Day 6: unreliable narrator

Day 7: canon-compliant fic

Day 8: canon-divergence fic

Day 9: a rare pair fic

Day 10: a fest fic

Day 11: a dark fic

Day 12: a WIP I am following

Day 13: a fic over 100k words

Day 14: a favorite series

Day 15: the most recent fic I bookmarked

Day 16: a fic that made me laugh

Day 17: a fic that made me cry

Day 18: a fairy tale inspired fic

Day 19: fic with the hottest smut

Day 20: a G-rated fic

Day 21: a thought-provoking fic

Day 23: a soulmate fic

Day 24: a holiday fic

Day 25: a fic rated T

Day 26: an ending I can’t stop thinking about

Day 27: a Muggle AU fic

Day 28: an underrated fic

Day 29: a post-canon fic

Day 30: a pre-canon fic

Day 31: a fav amongst favs

[flymetosnarryland]

Well... Severus tried. Really!

Part 3 of the Saturday at Spinner's End ɷ◡ɷ

BUT first things first. Guys, Scarlet @givereadersahug blessed me with another lovely and heartmelting ficlet (´つヮ⊂) I'm so, SO happy that I can't cope! This little story is everything I could dream about and more. I'm just so in love with it! 🥰 Thank you Scarlet!

You can read her brilliant fics on AO3! Here is the link:

[consistentsquash]

Day 10: a fest/event fic

@hprecfest

Blishen's Firewhiskey by @givereadersahug. Draco/Lucius. Rated E. 700 words

Written for HP Kinktober 2023. Darkfic. Definitely read the warnings.

Scarlet was the Queen of DirtyHotBadWrong fic. She was a brilliant champion for fiction is not reality, writing, reading, commenting, loving on and reccing those darkfics. I love everything from her fics but this one is special because it represents that side of Scarlet. She wasn't scared to create and share with us. One of my forever fav fics by her <3

Now, it was Lucius's turn to bestow the Malfoy's propensity onto the next generation. Unlike Lucius, however, Draco sneered. "Why must I know how to handle my liquor? We have money."