#salt and pepper fest

[dramioneasks]

[crazybutgood]

Salt and Pepper fest 2023 fest details!! Prompting opens soon

[lumosatnight]

Almost missed the deadline, but I submitted a fun oneshot for Salt & Pepper Fest this year! This was such a lovely fest with wonderful mods and a wonderful community. Older characters need love too 💖!

About Damn Time

Info: Drarry, T, 4k

Content: older characters, old folks home, humor, grumpy old men, magical wheel chairs, robot assistants, crack treated seriously, 170 years of sexual tension finally resolved

Summary:

All Draco wants to do is eat his custard cup and nap in peace. Is that too much to ask? Apparently so, when the Flamel House for Experienced Wixen is overrun with Harry Potter and his idiot friends.

[snack-o-ween]

Work Title: Apologetically, Sirius Black

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences | Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply | Category: M/M.

Relationship: Sirius Black/Severus Snape.

Additional Tags: Community: hp_goldenage, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Battle of Hogwarts, Epistolary, Endgame Sirius Black/Severus Snape, Background Pansy Parkinson/Ron Weasley, Background Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy, Background Gregory Goyle/Harry Potter, hp_goldenage's Salt and Pepper Fest 2023.

Summary:

I, Sirius Orion Black, would like to extend an apology to those who were interviewed in relation to the so-called tell-all manuscript that may have been titled 'The Black Sheep of the Family' or 'Hiding Amongst The Shearers' depending on which intern entered the title for printing.

[lee-bella]

Non AO3 HP Fest Masterlists

AO3 seems to be down right now. (At least Fanfiction.net is still around—or we could always start writing.) Just for fun, here are some HP fest masterlists with fics and artworks hosted on Livejournal and/or Dreamwidth.

The Snape Showcase 2022 (LJ): Severus Snape through the ages.

Salt and Pepper Fest 2023 (DW): Focusing on characters over 50 years of age, in canon or not

Snarry-a-Thon 2023 (LJ | DW): Severus/Harry. A fest run by the snape_potter community on LJ and DW.

HP Bun in the Oven Pregnancy Fest 2023 (LJ | DW): All about pregnancy. The community also runs a monthly prompt challenge.

2023 HP Het Mini Fest (LJ | DW): Het pairings.

HoggyWartyXmas 2022 (LJ): A Christmas fest/party on Livejournal featuring Hogwarts staff and friends.

HP Halloween Double Drabble Exchange (LJ | DW): Bite size Hallowe'en tricks and treats. Here are some of the more recent rounds: !2020, !2019, !2018.

These fests have been running for many years. I've only linked their more recent rounds. Do check the tags on the sidebar for previous rounds.

And here are two older masterlist directories on Livejournal.

HP Master Lists: Just what it says. It hasn't been active since 2017, but it has plenty of masterlists from older HP fests.

Guns & Handcuffs: A Drarry community. It has a masterlists of H/D fests and challenges from 2004 to 2015.

There are many more older HP fests that were hosted on Livejournal, but it'll take a bit of digging around to find them. Or if you know where to find them, let me know.

[squibstress]

I did a fic for the 2024 Salt and Pepper Fest:

Severus Snape and the Unbelievable Postwar Outcome

Rating: lite M Words: 10,869 Pairing: Minerva/Severus

Summary: Severus reluctantly returns to Hogwarts. He finds much has changed, not least himself.

Read it on AO3

[duranduratulsa]

Here's this week's 90's Fest SiriusXM 90s on 9 Preferred Artists...

1. Seal, Whitney Houston (8 appearances)

2. Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch (6 appearances)

3. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Boyz II Men, Tom Petty (5 appearances)

4. Naughty By Nature, Cypress Hill, Salt N Pepa, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Mariah Carey, Deee-Lite, Pras Michel, ODB, Mya, Monica, En Vogue (4 appearances)

5. Des'ree, Alanis Morissette, Christina Aguilera, Donna Lewis, Shania Twain, Roxette, R.E.M., Backstreet Boys, Hootie & The Blowfish, Phil Collins, 2PAC, Collective Soul, Céline Dion, Lou Bega, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullins, Duran Duran

#SiriusXM #90son9 #siriusxm90son9 #90s ##90sfest #durandurantulsas4thannual90sfest #seal #whitneyhouston #RIPWhitneyHouston #markymarkandthefunkybunch #redhotchilipeppers #BoyzIIMen #tompetty #naughtybynature #cypresshill #saltnpepa #RIPTomPetty #sirmixalot #mariahcarey #DeeeLite #pras #ODB #Mya #monica #envogue #desree #alanismorissette #ChristinaAguilera #donnalewis #shaniatwain #Roxette #REM #backstreetboys #hootieandtheblowfish ##philcollins #2pac #collectivesoul #celinedion #loubega #adamclayton #larrymullens #duranduran

[fieriframes]

[And that starts out with our stuffing batter, some cubed up bread, celery. Leonora Carrington. I got our eggs and rosemary. Kosher salt. A little bit of chicken broth. Fresh ground pepper.]

[consistentsquash]

Can you share HP recs for new WIPs?

No new HP WIP recs from me :/ I totally burned out on hp fic recs after reading a lot of fic and writing a lot of recs for the HP Rec Fest.

But also Signal boost! I am checking out Salt and Pepper Fest 2024 fics.

[drarryspecificrecsdaily]

2024.06.05 ~ Draco L. Malfoy’s birthday

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. Ballad of the Mantis by @tessacrowley [E, 27k]

►Officially, the codenames of those who work for the espionage branch of the DMLE are assigned randomly, but twice in a row, Draco Malfoy’s codenames have been insects—and not just any insects, but insects with cannibalistic tendencies. Perhaps it should be taken as a compliment. After all, who better to tear down a splinter cell of Death Eaters than one who eats their own?

2. Cocoa? by Drarrylxve [?, 4k]

►Harry is having some issues with a case, so Draco invites him over for some cocoa to take his mind off of it.

3. Overnight changes by GoodForNothingDayDreamer [E, 2k]

►Harry finds a fiesty ferret in the corridors of Hogwarts and brings it back to his room intending to hunt down who it belongs to the next day. But when he falls asleep to a ferret, and wakes up to a very naked Draco Malfoy. Well, sometimes plans have to change.

4. Peppers, Please by @rockingrobin69 [G, 1k]

►Some disasters are just asking to happen.

5. salt on my lips by @swimmin-all-the-time [T, 1k]

►Harry gets his sandwich after the war.

6. slow dancing in the dark by @medalsuzdal [T, 1k]

►Draco and Harry enjoy some time alone after a party.

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Fest/Exchange

1. Draco Malfoy's New Guide to Old-Fashioned Dating by Anonymous [T, 52k]

►When Harry's job as an auror is threatened by his perceived negative attitude towards Death Eaters, he makes a desperate gamble with his boss to save it. Bring a Death Eater as his plus-one to the company holiday party. Unfortunately for him, there's only one person he can think of to ask... Meanwhile, in order to save his best friend Pansy Parkinson from a terrible social fate, Draco Malfoy makes a bet with Pansy's mother. He believes that old-fashioned, traditional courting methods are the best way to repel, not attract, a potential suitor. Now, if only he can find a wizard who has no clue about those methods... ★ Lights Camera Drarry 2024 | @lcdrarry

2. On the Other Side by Anonymous [E, 13k]

►It wasn’t supposed to mean anything, especially since Draco was engaged to Astoria. Then Harry discovered he was pregnant. ★ HD Mpreg 2024 | @harrydracompreg

[mintypin]

Salty-Salt n' Pepp at a Pool/Summer Fest in da Hotel OJ!

((zoom in for better quality!)

((wich might be obvious but: salt's the girl at the left girl pepper's the girl at the right))

((yeah i headcannon that ii takes place in the 90's-00's))

((this is jus a doodle that i frogor to colour lol))

[dramioneasks]

Dramione News:

HP Knotfest - Fest is complete, a masterlist will be posted soon.

HP Animagi Week - Prompts have been revealed, fest starts Apr 8th.

HP Goldenage - Salt and Pepper Fest, posting has begun, no dramione as yet.

HP BardFest - Posting starts Feb 21st.

HP Triad!Fest - Fics due Mar 14th.

hp_bunintheoven - Posting will begin Mar 16th.

HP Trans Fest - Prompting from Mar 31st - Apr 14th.

The Great Wizarding Feast Fest - Signups open from Mar 1st - Apr 30th.

HP Springtide Festival - Signups are open, fics due Mar 31st.

Kinks of Knockturn Alley - A Devious & Diverse New Year 2024, fest is complete, no dramione this time :(

Harry Potter Wizarding Olympics Fest - Claiming open from Feb 7th - May 21st.

Harry Potter Mythology Fest - Prompting is open, fics due Apr 30th.

Truly Madly Deeply Fest - Fest is complete, a masterlist will be posted soon.

HP Cry Me a River Fest - Fics due Apr 21st.

Bad Witches Fest - Claiming is open, fics due Apr 6th.

The One Direction Fanfiction Fest - Signups are open, closed Jul 23rd.

HP Animated Fest - Claiming is open until May 6th.

The Sub!Draco Fest - Signups are open, closes Jun 4th.

HP Smells Like Teen Spirit - Claiming is open, fics due May 15th.

HP Lyricists Fest - Fics due Mar 17th, posting starts Mar 22nd.

HP Recipe Rec Fest - Fest is open, last day to upload your fic is May 6th.

Dreomione Fest - Signups open, fics due Jun 19th.

Wizarding Olympics Fest - Fics due May 28th.

Dramione Fanfiction Forum - Deflower Draco, signups are open, closes Apr 19th.

Ladies of HP Fest - Fest starts Apr 28th. Ends Aug 31st.

HP MILF Fest - Prompting is closed. Claiming starts Mar 4th.

Draco's Den - Signups end Mar 7th.

HP Soulmates Fest (Twitter) - Signups open Apr 1st. Close Jul 11th.

[hotreadingwitch]

share a snippet

@galaxostars tagged me in this little chain so here goes nothing...pasting below a tiny bit from the first chapter of my current Jegulus WIP for @imsiriuslyreading 's lovely Hozier-themed fest !!

When they had circled their way around the grounds a second time and returned to the house, Regulus felt as if he knew the flora and fauna better than he knew the back of his brother’s hand. His social battery was draining though, and quickly. As a result, he soon realized he’d accidentally tuned Effie out, his tired mind focusing instead on the pretty architecture and the padding of his two feet on the dusty carpet. That was until he stumbled across a striking, framed picture on the wall outside of her office. Regulus typically hated portraits, any photographs with people in them really. The ones in his mother’s house had always made him feel like he was being observed as if they somehow contained the very much alive and well essence of his long-gone, and likely judgmental, relatives. And yet, the picture before him of a gorgeous man with circular spectacles and a salt-and-pepper beard made him feel wholly at ease. 

“Is that your husband?” Regulus asked, not even realizing that he was interrupting her pleasant stream of chatter.

A pained look crossed her face but only for a second before it was replaced by a soft, nostalgic sort of smile, “Yes, Fleamont—or Monty, as he always liked to be called. He passed two years ago.” 

Regulus felt sad for the kind woman who stood before him, and sadder too then as his eyes flitted across the wall of photographs, taking in ones of Effie and Monty first with a small child, then an athletic teen, and more recently he supposed, a handsome young man. In one family portrait, which seemed to be taken at some sort of graduation ceremony, the resemblance to both his parents was uncanny. His father's strong jaw, Effie’s warm smile, both their curly hair. But the part of his appearance that struck Regulus the most was his chocolatey gaze. Their son truly had his mother’s eyes. 

[danpuff-ao3]

Writ, @writcraft, a creator I've long admired! Writer of excellent stories, thinker of excellent thoughts, human of excellent taste! They've written some of my favorite fics, such as How We Were Warriors and The Beating of this Fragile Heart. Oh and not to forget A Lion's Heart! (Not me sneakily sneaking in extra recs for you all.) (As if this list isn't stupidly long to begin with hahaha.) In fairness, I did strive to choose works I think need more attention and hype! Ones I love dearly that I need others to chat with about! Plenty of people know the above fics...it's the below fics I need to scream about!

But before we get there...Well, Writ is more than just a fabulous writer. They've modded many a fest and event over the years. In fact, you can check out their Fanlore page for more information about those! Not to mention their fantastic meta works (which...oh heck I'm gonna add some of those to the list too.) The point is, they've been in fandom for a very long time, and they've done so much for fandom in that time. The community is so important to them, and it shows. They are so dedicated and supportive. Even now, they manage so much in spite of how busy real life has kept them! They still care so deeply and it shows.

Thanks for being here, Writ. Thank you for all that you do for fandom. And for being so kind to me (even if I'm chatting your ear off! 😂)

Fics

Broken Promises, Shattered Dreams

Harry/Severus. Harry/Draco. Rated: E. Words: 6,995. Angst. Pining. Post-breakup.

This fic practically lives in an open tab on my phone, so often do I reread it.

Also AO3 keeps telling me I left kudos here, which: rude. Let me leave more!!!!

Draco left Harry and regrets it bitterly. He wants him back, but Harry is now in a relationship with Severus. As much as he wants to, Harry will not be able to make both men happy and someone is going to get hurt.

Dressed for Dinner

Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 3,772. Formal wear kink. First time. Established relationship. PWP. Romance.

I did not have a thing for men in tuxedos until now. Hubba hubba!

Harry has a thing for men in tuxedos. Severus finds out.

Dirge Without Music

Albus Severus/Draco. Harry/Draco. Rated: E. Words: 6,029. MCD. Suicide. Dub-con. Knifeplay. Alcholism. Angst. Dark.

Ouch. But also: wow.

Albus is happy because everything seems to be coming together. He is captain of the Quidditch team and his father is getting married again – then one night the bottom falls out of his world. Written for the NextGen Darkfest on Livejournal (2012)

Forget Me Not

Harry/Severus. Draco/Harry. Draco/Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 8,219. PTSD. Threesome. Hurt/comfort.

One cleans, one collects and the other just wants to forget. Somehow, it works.

In the Palm of His Hand

Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 6,969. (Wow what a word count 😉) Hand & finger kink (don't we all?) Glove kink. Getting together. Hot as all hell.

Harry has a thing for Snape’s hands. Snape indulges him.

Independent Love Song

Ginny/Millicent. Rated: E. Words: 6,255. Getting together. Matchmaker Hermione. Coming out. Queer themes.

I'm in love with tailor!Millicent and this does not disappoint.

Millicent Bulstrode is a tailor and Ginny is losing her mind over a woman in a tweed blazer and burgundy brogues.

Life Has Just Begun

Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 6,230. Older characters. Internalized homophobia. Coming out. Romance. Salt and Pepper Fest 2018.

Harry has been carrying the weight of his secret desires for a long time. Severus is there when he’s finally ready to talk.

Stone Butch Blues

Minerva/Wilhelmina. Rated: T. Words: 1,019. Genderfluid character. Gender identity.

Will reminisces with Minerva.

Take Him to the Stars (Cut to the Feeling)

Harry/Scorpius. Rated: E. Words: 9,768. Age difference. Light bondage. Romance.

Scorpius has a thing for older men. For one older man, in particular.

Treading Water

James/Sirius. Rated: M. Words: 1,200. Implied/referenced homophobia. Angst. Closeted character. Ambiguous/open ending.

I’m sorry, Sirius wants to say. I’m sorry that people in this stupid world made you think loving me could only ever be a joke.

Meta

Albus Dumbledore: a Man More Sinned Against Than Sinning?

Comparing and Contrasting Snarry vs Drarry

Canon Critique and Creator Responsibility in Fandom

Fandom Platform Migration: Fandom History and Why It Matters

Tags, Warnings and Freedom of Content: On Non-Con, Dub-Con and Consent

Why dark fanworks matter to me

for an explanation about Mutuals March, or to figure out why i wrote you a thing, please check out this post.

[lee-bella]

Salt & Pepper Fest 2024: Prompting is open!

Salt & Pepper Fest 2024 is open for prompting on Dreamwidth. This is an anonymous Harry Potter prompt fest featuring HP characters over the age of 50, no matter if they are over 50 in canon or not. See here to get an idea of the character age requirements.

For works featuring a pairing, all parties of the pairing must be at least 50 years old. (So if you want to write Snarry for the fest, Harry must be at least 50 years old.)

This fest welcomes fic and art. Minimum word count is 1,000 words. For art, both hand drawn and digital are welcome. No photo manipulation or AI-generated works.

The fest will be hosted on Dreamwidth and AO3. Prompting ends on November 16.

Links: Dreamwidth | Rules & FAQs | Character Age Requirement | Prompting Post (DW)

Timeline: Submission of prompts: November 6 - 16 Sign-ups and claiming of prompts: Begins November 17 Creations are due: February 18, 2024 Posting starts: March 1, 2024

[ronniefein]

Dairy-free Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Anyone who reads my posts knows that on New Year’s Eve we feast on hors d’oeuvre throughout the day — no real sit-down dinner. Dessert is later in the evening.

But my cousins sleep over for a couple of days and that means real meals too.

On one of the nights they are with us I usually serve either Rack of Lamb or Rib Roast — the dinner we used to eat on New Year’s Eve long ago before we decided on the nibble fest.

For starters? This soup. Light enough to precede a heavy meat meal and colorful enough for a celebration. Bonus: you can make this a few days ahead!

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ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP

4 sweet red, orange and/or yellow bell peppers

2 tablespoons olive oil

4 medium scallions, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

1 large clove garlic, chopped

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley plus more for garnish if desired

1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves

6 tablespoons raw white rice

5 cups vegetable stock

1-1/2 teaspoons salt or to taste

freshly ground black pepper

3/4 to 1 cup non-dairy milk, optional

Preheat the broiler. Place the peppers under the broiler, about 4-6" away from the heat. Broil for 2-3 minutes, until the skin has blistered. Turn the peppers and repeat this process until the entire surface is blistered and lightly charred. Remove the peppers and place them in a paper bag or wrap in aluminum foil. Let rest at least 10 minutes. Remove the peppers from the bag, peel off the skin and discard the stem and the seeds. Cut the peppers into pieces and set aside. 

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the scallions, carrots, garlic, parsley and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes or until the vegetables have softened slightly. Stir in the rice. Add the peppers and stock. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, lower the heat and cook at a simmer for 25 minutes. Add non-dairy milk if desired. Puree in a food processor or blender. Serve hot or chilled.

Makes 6 servings