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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 10 Reveals (Part Two)

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received where the prompt was from our curated list of gothic tropes and themes. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

What The Water Gave Me by @thecaressofkeres

"The surface reflected the velvet night, glittering with stars like a forbidden portal into an unknown world..."

Warnings: Toxic Relationship | Flashbacks | Grief/Mourning |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Bellamort & Lucissa

Word Count: 4,254 words

Summary:

Bella hadn’t been her usual self since the incident several months prior.

She hadn't been the same since the fall of Voldemort.

Dark Resurrecting Love by xitsallinmyheadx

"The words were ancient and forbidden. The darkest of dark magic..."

Warnings: Mad Scientists | Obsession | Draco POV |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Theodore Nott & Draco Malfoy

Word Count: 2,824 words

Summary: What happens when you would do anything for a friend? What happens when you would do anything for love?

Night Terrors by novembermornings

"I used to be safe in my mother’s greenhouse, but the phantoms have recently been chasing me here..."

Warnings: Post-War | Torture | Draco POV |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 4,246 words

Summary: Draco is haunted by the events that have happened in Malfoy Manor.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Discord Server

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 10 Reveals (Part One)

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received where the prompt was from our curated list of gothic tropes and themes. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

His Most Hateful Face by @regretful-prince

"Lucius could feel the weight of his father’s gaze upon him, pinning him there like a butterfly for display..."

Warnings: Dark Magic | Mask Making | Necromancy | Paranoia |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Lucius Malfoy

Word Count: 2,114 words

Summary:

A teenaged Lucius Malfoy loses his mother to a sudden and mysterious death.

The shock of her passing and a shortage of answers leads him into a spiral of grief and paranoia, ultimately shaping the man he will become; the lengths he is willing to go.

The masks he is willing to wear, to protect himself and those he cares for.

Like a Blank Page by @newskyillusion

"Pouring my heart onto the pages was as natural for me as breathing..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Tom Riddle's Diary | Obsession | CNC |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Draco Malfoy/Tom Riddle

Word Count: 9,641 words

Summary:

10-year old Draco Malfoy finds a leather bound journal in his Father's study.

This decision will haunt him for the rest of his life.

The Ghosts in the Photographs by @thedramionearchives

"His face darkened, and his smile became threatening, his silver-grey eyes freezing to ice..."

Warnings: Post-War | Ghost!Draco | Soul Magic |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 7,977 words

Summary: Hermione returns to Hogwarts a year after the war. The castle is in ruins but she is determined to find out what happened to the love of her life, Draco Malfoy, after he was killed at the battle but his body disappeared. She stumbles across some photographs of her and Draco that show their past together, but also a future that never happened. Will these photographs help her to save him, or is there something more sinister going on?

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 9 Reveals (Part Two)

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received where the prompt was from our curated list of gothic tropes and themes. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

Phoenix by @superfriction

"He knew he had been hovering on the edge of a cliff for a while now. No matter what he thought..."

Warnings: Cult AU | Emotional Abuse | Non-Con |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Drinny (Draco Malfoy/Ginny Weasley)

Word Count: 7,831 words

Summary: It was meant to be a last resort. A way for Draco and others to put in the work to overcome the trauma of their childhoods and the Second War. It wasn't meant to become his reason for living. And it most certainly wasn't meant to be his way of finding safety and absolution in the willing and waiting arms of the organization's founder.

The Black Wedding by IzRoan

"This was the problem with Draco Malfoy. He brought out the worst in everyone around him..."

Warnings: Post-Hogwarts | Forced Marriage | Necromancy |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Drarry

Word Count: 39,199 words

Summary:

Draco has returned to London off the tail end of a worldly expedition harboring a strange and possibly primordial illness. Try as they might, the Healers can’t seem to parse out a cure for this magical ailment. Through endless toil, temper-tantrums, and spilt cups of coffee, Draco has found a remedy far older than anything the Healers have proposed: a Black Wedding. Only one unscrupulous orphan fits the ritual’s specifications, and Harry is elated to make himself as much of a nuisance in Draco’s life as possible.

last will and testament by @nyenke

"He’d left her between the sword and the cross, and he knew that she would make the most terrible choice for him..."

Warnings: Morally Grey | Blood Curse | Non-Con |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Drastoria

Word Count: 3,295 words

Summary:

But when the doctors said she only had half a decade, maybe seven years at most, left, with pregnancy a death sentence, he’d changed.

Maybe that was why he’d thrown himself into research.

The Castle is Alive by Aurora_Borealis3406

"He could feel it leaching away the last remnants of color from his soul. Hogwarts felt it too..."

Warnings: Sentient Hogwarts | 8th Year | Visions | Body Horror |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dreomione

Word Count: 7,351 words

Summary:

Theo just wanted to finish out his parole by attending his eighth year at Hogwarts with his girlfriend, but the one thing he'd left behind after the war is running from him. Draco Malfoy has always been someone he cared about, and he can't stand seeing his childhood best friend and ex-lover falling apart before his eyes.

Hogwarts also feels... wrong. Something is wrong. Voices whisper in his ears, he's seeing things that aren't really true, and dark, mysterious corridors keep drawing him and Hermione in.

What is Hogwarts trying to tell them?

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Discord Server

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 9 Reveals (Part One)

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received where the prompt was from our curated list of gothic tropes and themes. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

Dream a Little Dream by @purplepoetrywasteland

"Panic surged as the root crawled up her legs, her waist, her wrists. The pain spread like wildfire across her skin..."

Warnings: Visions | PTSD | Enemies to Lovers | Hurt/Comfort |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Hansy (Harry Potter/Pansy Parkinson)

Word Count: 26,377 words

Summary: Later, Pansy would be able to pinpoint the exact moment everything went very wrong. As it so happened, she’d been trudging through the Forbidden Forest with Harry Potter at her side.

(In which Pansy is being haunted and she doesn't understand why)

We Must Be Killers by @drusillas-tales

"That addictive taste of power and the cathartic desire to unleash all that violence...."

Warnings: EWE | 8th Year | Morally Grey!Draco | Obsessive!Draco |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 6,626 words

Summary: When in Azkaban, Draco dreamed of his wand after it had been taken from him. With the help of Granger, he finally had the opportunity of getting it back. But when his wand started acting in a very weird way, little did it know that the nightmare it would live was only beginning.

Sweet Dreams (Deep in the Hollow) by @orangecoluredsky

"There were no crashing waves, no birds nor sea life. It was as if everything else had died as he had..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Witch Hunts | Sirens |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Regulus Black

Word Count: 2,354 words

Summary:

Regulus Black died in 1979. This is the story known by, well, everyone. His body was never found and yet... The war went on, life went on, and no one bothered to ask questions.

And the Truth? The Truth is something far more sinister.

The Woman Who Drowned on Dry Land by @midnightstargazer

"It was hard to tell why she saw some deaths so clearly..."

Warnings: Canon-Compliant | Divination | Visions | Narcissa POV |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Narcissa Black Malfoy

Word Count: 4,301 words

Summary: Since childhood, Narcissa has seen glimpses of the future thanks to an old gift - or perhaps a curse - passed down from her mother's family. She knows exactly how the people in her life are going to die. It doesn't make anything better.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 8 Reveals

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received where the gothic prompt was the author's choice. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

Ghosted by @i-cry-daily-over-fanfics

"The air felt heavier, almost oppressive, with an unfamiliar scent..."

Warnings: Ghost!Harry | Memory Loss | Voyeurism |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Drarry

Word Count: 17,419 words

Summary: Seven years after the war, Draco has made a life for himself, living in a nice cottage and running a small potion shop in Diagon Alley. Everything is well and good until a very confused ghostly figure of Harry Potter shows up at home. With no explanation for Potter's ghostly state, Draco is forced to go to Grimmauld Place only to be trapped. He begins to dig for some answers but things take a dark turn and he isn't sure if he wants to know the truth anymore.

Someone is stealing you at night by @jinrosemoon

"Nothing good could come...of whispers only she hears, of a voice calling out her name..."

Warnings: AU | Possession | Unforgivable Curses |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Pansy Parkinson/Tom Riddle

Word Count: 1,532 words

Summary: Whispers invade Pansy’s dreams. The whispers are unintelligible at first, inconsequential and meaningless, until one evening it is her given name that rings with clarity - Pansy.

The Beast of Belfry Hollow by @noxxytocin

"Sebastian had found him - buried beneath rubble and ruin, weak and weeping, his lungs flooded with smoke..."

Warnings: Muggle AU | 17th-18th Century AU | Body Horror |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Sebinis (Sebastian Sallow/Ominis Gaunt)

Word Count: 2,181 words

Summary: Ominis Gaunt, blind since birth and scorned by his village, lives in the shadows of both tragedy and cruelty in Belfry Hollow. His only comfort—Sebastian Sallow, the friend who saved him from a deadly fire years ago. But when a blood-red harvest moon rises and a vicious werewolf begins terrorizing the village, Ominis and Sebastian are thrust into a nightmare.

Ascension of Hell by @submissivebookmark-motherofchaos

"The fog coalesced around them, the bare brnches, their spindly-like fingers bowing down low..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Dark Magic | Dark!Theo | Morally Grey!Hermione |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Theomione & Tomione

Word Count: 1,157 words

Summary:

Theo Nott noticed Hermione Granger the moment she got sorted into Slytherin. She was a Muggleborn in the pit of snakes. He becomes obsessed and possessive of her throughout the years. When his father, The Dark Lord, returns, he tells him about Hermione and convinces him she is worth collecting.

This is told throughout the years and how Theo's obsession only increases, especially when her true identity comes to light.

This is a game of cat and mouse. Theo has his eyes set on Hermione, and will never let her go.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 7 Reveals

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received where the gothic prompt was the author's choice. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

New Blood by RavenNiffler

"The place where darkness grew, where ambition twisted into something menacing..."

Warnings: Vampire!Draco | Black!Hermione | Twilight Inspired |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 1,904 words

Summary:

Hogwarts' 8th-year student, Hermione Granger, has always felt like a bit of an outsider. When she transfers from the sun-drenched magic of Uagadou to the bleak, rain-soaked Scottish Highlands to complete her final year, she expects little more than a change in weather. But the Hogwarts she returns to is no longer the castle of her childhood—it looms darker and more menacing, its walls haunted by the war’s scars and shadows.

The students, too, carry that weight, their spirits twisted like the corridors they now wander.

Among them is Draco Malfoy, a striking yet brooding presence whose silver eyes seem to see straight through her. But Draco harbors his own secret: he's not just a wizard, but a vampire.

Rather than flee from this revelation, Hermione is drawn deeper into a dangerous, otherworldly romance with her immortal soulmate, risking far more than just her heart in the process.

My Knife's So Nice and Sharp by @anisethefiaadmin

"The sound was faint, high pitched, and strange, almost pained not mirthful. It drifted towards her..."

Warnings: Victorian AU | Slytherin!Ginny | Murder Mystery |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Drinny (Draco Malfoy/Ginny Weasley)

Word Count: 15,122 words

Summary: In 1888 Yorkshire, Ginevra Weasley hides her identity in order to work for Lord Draco Malfoy on his estate. But the secrets of her past are about to catch up with her, and murder is very much involved... as are the mysterious Lord Malfoy and his sinister housekeeper.

The Curse of Riddle Hall by ayanadailey

"Hermione couldn't shake the feeling something was wrong; that something in the house wasn't as it should be..."

Warnings: Victorian AU | Infidelity | Poisoning |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Tomione

Word Count: 2,470 words

Summary: Hermione thought she knew what dark magic was. She thought she understood the nature of fear, of love. That was before.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Discord Server

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 6 Reveals

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received that were inspired by or based on songs featuring gothic-themed lyrics. Songs such as PTOLEMAEA by Ethel Cain, Half God Half Devil by In This Moment, Rev 22:20 by Puscifer, and more. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

Someone Take These Dreams Away by galaxy_skies

"The transformation slams into his bones like crashing into the fury of the seas..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Werewolf Mates | Non-con |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Antonin Dolohov/Draco Malfoy

Word Count: 1,156 words

Summary:

There are wounds that never heal: werewolf bites and battle scars. There are breaks that never mend: tortured minds and shattered trust. There are nightmares that never fade. There are demons that can never be outrun.

wretched and divine by kaotic_aurora

"Once again, the magic in the air shivered...Wreaking havoc on her soul..."

Warnings: Priest!Lucius | Succubus!Hermione | Non-con |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Lumione (Lucius Malfoy/Hermione Granger)

Word Count: 6,268 words

Summary:

Hermione has come into her powers as a Succubus-- a malady that afflicts the Wizarding Population rarely.

Lucius is a priest willing to help her.

PTOLEMAEA by @aradiaravenswood

"A near-soulless monster still walked the earth, pushing theirs to the brink..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Isolation | Tag 3 | Inspired by Dante's Inferno|

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Tom Riddle/Ginny Weasley

Word Count: 31,605 words

Summary: Ginny and Harry both thought the war would be over by now. Instead, they find themselves in hiding at 12 Grimmauld Place— running out of food, unable to use magic, and desperate to keep each other safe. Every day feels the same as Harry goes out to find what Horcruxes remain, leaving Ginny alone, trying to keep her sanity in check. It’s what she needs to do for Harry, for whoever is left out there, and, most importantly, for her unborn child. But if the house is as safe as Harry says… why does Ginny keep seeing Tom Riddle around every corner?

Without Darkness (There'd be no Light) by @dystopianrebel

"It was only when he heard the floorboards creak behind him that he turned around..."

Warnings: Slytherin!Harry | Voldemort Adopts Harry | Necromancy |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Harry Potter & Voldemort

Word Count: 5,011 words

Summary: Harry James Potter didn’t know how much his life would change just by snooping in a giant, seemingly abandoned house.

Where I Leave My Soul by @evierose42

"Ginny and Hermione crawled onto the bed like predators. And he was the prey..."

Warnings: Muggle AU | Vampires | Non-Con |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Draco/Hermione/Ginny

Word Count: 4,669 words

Summary: Draco is just looking for a drink, he finds more than he bargained for.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 5 Reveals

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received that were inspired by or based on gothic poetry. Poems such as “I felt a funeral, in my brain” by Emily Dickinson and “My Heart is a Cathedral” by Segovia Amil. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

Anabiosis @lee-bella

"He could hear a sound in his head, a strange knocking as though someone were chiseling a coffin in his brain...."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Voldy Wins AU | Obsession | Grief/Mourning |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Harrymort

Word Count: 3,736 words

Summary: In their final moment together, they had eyes only for each other as was ordained—it was love at the final sight.

I felt a funeral by @alyceofthetogas

"A horrible feeling was clawing at Blaise's chest..."

Warnings: Family Secrets | Madness | Grief/Mourning |

Rating: Teen

Character(s)/Ship(s): Harry Potter/Blaise Zabini

Word Count: 1,609 words

Summary: Blaise's mother requests he visit.

Like Falling by @i-dream-of-libraries

"Thick clouds of steam obscured all around him; he was afloat in an ocean of white..."

Warnings: Hannibal Vibes | Obsessive Behavior | Manipulation |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Tomarry

Word Count: 3,176 words

Summary: Auror Harry Potter had a much nicer ring to it before he was sitting in an interrogation room across from his childhood friend, Tom Riddle. Their past haunts him with every look, every memory of touch, and the reality of the glass that now separates them in this world. Maybe not in others.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Discord Server

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 4 Reveals

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received that were inspired by or based on gothic short stories. Short stories such as The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe, Strawberry Spring by Stephen King, The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling, and many more! Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

Call of the Tempest by Nusilverwolf

"Hermione’s memories were abruptly halted by the intense feeling of someone, something, watching her..."

Warnings: EWE | War Time AU | Haunted Safehouse | HEA |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 4,715 words

Summary: After getting injured during battle in the ongoing war with Voldemort, Hermione is left to watch over one of the Order's safehouses. It's been nothing but her and the ghosts until one night, when Harry arrives in a hurry and leaves her with two unexpected stowaways: Theodore Nott and Draco Malfoy.

There Stalked a Multitude of Dreams by galaxy_skies

"For a moment they sit there, watching the water lap against the shoreline, the moon glittering in the waves..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Soulmates AU | Grief/Mourning | EWE |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 10,865 words

Summary:

After the war, Draco Malfoy haunts Hogwarts' once-hallowed hallways.

After the war, Hermione Granger splinters and shatters apart.

After the war, the world ends.

The Ghosts of 12 Grimmauld Place by Stella_Gray

"The whispers… They hovered in the air like invisible angels…"

Warnings: Childhood Memories | Siblings | Homecoming |

Rating: Teen

Character(s)/Ship(s): Andromeda Black ft. The House of Black

Word Count: 5,424 words

Summary: After the war has ended, Andromeda returns to the Black family home in search of any heirlooms she might want to repossess and instead finds only memories.

The Slytherin Strawberry Spring by @jess-abella

"The days continued overcast and unseasonably warm. The students congregated in huddles, gossiping and spreading vicious rumour..."

Warnings: EWE | Post-War AU | Murder Mystery |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Slytherin Trio ft. all of the main Slytherins

Word Count: 4,876 words

Summary:

In March ‘99 during Draco Malfoy’s eighth year at Hogwarts, a ‘Strawberry’ or False Spring rolls in, bringing with it a dense blanket of fog which provides the perfect cover for serial killer ‘Springheel Jack’.

As Springheel Jack and its fog accomplice target Slytherin 8th year students, can Draco survive the murderous week in March or is he destined to succumb to the cold knife and meet a bloody end?

The Right One is Hard to Find by @dagnywrites

"She could feel his gaze even as they drove off into a fog..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | EWE | Body Horror | Multiple POV |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 2,419 words

Summary:

Following the War, the Malfoy family are sentenced to house arrest for ten years, allowing magicks both ancestral and Dark to fester. What might have been a decade of blissful solitude quickly devolves into a unending paranoid nightmare.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Discord Server

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Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 3 Reveals

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received that were inspired by or based on a short list of gothic tv shows. TV shows such as The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and Guillermo's The Cabinet of Curiosities! Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

ever-changing, eternal, and indestructible by @daniskatra

"The cauldron sputtered – it seemed to prefer Basilisk poison and the ghosts of the dearly departed to tobacco and tar..."

Warnings: Auror!Harry | Unspeakable!Snape | Alternating POVs |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Harry Potter & Severus Snape

Word Count: 10,546 words

Summary: When the end was near and Harry used the Resurrection Stone, he didn’t realise he would call Voldemort’s ghosts too.

Ashes to Ashes by Jiraffas

"Their lips met in a fury of blood, tears and wine, and Draco felt it, the hunger in Harry..."

Warnings: Religious Fanaticism | Unrequited Requited Love | MCD |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Drarry

Word Count: 9,144 words

Summary: Draco and Harry investigate a missing creature, it leads them to a lone island.

Of Ghosts and Guilt by @strixxinxiang

"It was as if the very walls were listening to the secrets they dared not speak..."

Warnings: Non-HEA | Blood Curse | Drowning | Possession |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 1,220 words

Summary: Draco Malfoy lost everything. His parents, his wife, and his son. When he is offered a job to make a difference and fix his past by Harry Potter, he takes it.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Discord Server

[thewritingheirsofslytherin]

Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 2 Reveals

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received that were inspired by or based on a short list of songs that we curated exclusively for this fest. Song such as Son of Nyx by Hozier, Vampires Will Never Hurt You by My Chemical Romance, Silent All These Years (Tori Amos cover) by Kat Leon, and more! Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

Look At What You Made You Do by @emmalouisefanfiction

"Screaming, tugging. She was trying to tear him apart..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Obsession | Possession | Non-Con |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 10,673 words

Summary:

It was the sound of something breaking. His heart. His soul. His world. And he would tear it apart all over again. All to get his hands on hers.

The monster that had been silent all these years. It was here. It had come. Draco was done ignoring it. And it wanted her.

It's Like You Never Had Wings by @left0utsideal0ne

"The jar has become a fixation. Hermione finds herself staring at it for hour..."

Warnings: Canon Divergence | Morally Grey Hermione | Violence |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Hermione Granger & Rita Skeeter

Word Count: 1,264 words

Summary:

Unwavering determination makes her a force to be reckoned with. Anyone who dares to cross Hermione quickly learns the error of their ways, as Rita Skeeter discovered firsthand.

Or, Hermione loses it (as she should) and Skeeter gets what's coming to her

Thoughts of Endless Night by @papercraneaudiobooks & @thedramionearchives

"I can feel it inside me, changing me. You need to stop this for me before… before…"

Warnings: Dead Dove | Vamp!Hermione | Angst | MCD |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione & NottPott

Word Count: 14,164 words

Summary: Draco Malfoy toils obsessively in his apothecary, harboring a deadly secret beneath the floorboards. Hermione Granger, lost between human consciousness and vampiric hunger, pleads for release, but can Draco really end her suffering?

Marked for Death by @byanca-black-writes

"They’d had only one fleeting, blissful year together before the cruel truth surfaced..."

Warnings: MCD | Terminal Illness | Hurt/Comfort | Hermione POV |

Rating: Mature

Character(s)/Ship(s): Dramione

Word Count: 2,549 words

Summary: Draco Malfoy is dying. The magic of the Dark Mark is slowly corrupting his body, spreading through him until death inevitably claims him. And no matter how hard she tries, there’s nothing Hermione can do to stop it.

Son of Narcissa by somnophiliasweetheart

"His eyes scanned the surface, searching for any movement, praying for a glimpse of her..."

Warnings: Recluse!Draco | Creature!Hermione | Angst | Tragedy |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Draco Malfoy & Hermione Granger

Word Count: 6,279 words

Summary: Draco, the lonely son of Night and Darkness, is subjected to a world of pain and neglect. His only solace is his sister Hermione, a mysterious creature in the lake.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Discord Server

[thewritingheirsofslytherin]

Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024: Day 1 Reveals

Today's GFF highlights are focused on the submissions we received that were inspired by or based on gothic literature. Such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Alexis Henderson's House of Hunger, respectively. Mind the tags & Happy Reading! 🦇

Creation by @volchitsa-writes

"Her perfect man, made up of all the pieces of her favorite men..."

Warnings: | Dead Dove | Necromancy | Body Horror | Grief/Mourning |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Draco Malfoy x Pansy Parkinson

Word Count: 8,000 words

Summary: Pansy Parkinson’s tenuous grip on sanity shatters when she loses several of her closest friends during the Battle of Hogwarts. As she teeters on the brink of madness and brilliance, she uncovers a dark method to cheat death and resurrect them.

The Portrait's Curse by MScrap54

"But it was too late, the door was open, and she was gone..."

Warnings: | Dead Dove | No Voldy AU | MCD | Body Horror |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Theodore Nott, Theo's parents, Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Daphne Greengrass, Astoria Greengrass

Word Count: 4,964 words (+ counting)

Summary: There’s a curse upon the Nott family, one that will terrify and yet immortalize the members of the Sacred-28 family until their lineage runs dry.

House of Black by ParksandFiction

"Their blood and pleasure belonged to her and no one else..."

Warnings: Dead Dove | Vampire AU | LGBTQ | Implied Non-Con |

Rating: Explicit

Character(s)/Ship(s): Pansy Parkinson x Hermione Granger, Narcissa Black x Pansy Parkinson, Narcissa Black x Hermione Granger

Word Count: 18,832 words (+ counting)

Summary: Desperate for a chance to pull herself from poverty, Hermione applies to be a Bloodmaid and is accepted at the mysterious House of Black. Intrigued in equal measure by the Countess Narcissa as well as her fellow Bloodmaid Pansy, Hermione soon realizes that all is not as it seems at the House.

Complete fest information under the cut!

Fest Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

The inspiration to host this fest came out of our desire to see more fanworks in the fandom where the darkness within us all is celebrated, embraced, and reveled in.

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Discord Server

[thewritingheirsofslytherin]

Forest in Albania

This fanwork was created by @yubingwang for our 2024 Gothic Fantasy Fest. 

Her chosen fest prompt was the song Slow by Amanati & Roniit. When asked to explain her creative process throughout her participation of the fest, she had this to say:

“When I was composing the art, I noticed the lyrics of the song, Slow by Amanati & Roniit, had lots of connections with spirits and souls, such as “I feel us fully fading”,“pour your spirit down my throat”,“as you breathe into my bones” and so on. This somehow reminds me of Tom Riddle making Horcruxes, concealing his fractured soul. In the painting I depicted Tom Riddle in a forest in Albania. I think the forest can be a great element to convey the gothic theme. To enhance the horror, I chose a dark green tone to emphasize the gloomy and mesmerizing ambience of Slytherin.”

-Yubing Wang

[thewritingheirsofslytherin]

Your Patience Has Been Rewarded…

We know you've been patiently waiting for us to reveal the authors and artists behind all of our amazing submissions for Gothic Fantasy Fest!

Wait, no more! 🦇

See who was behind your favorite gothic tales here…

The Official 2024 Gothic Fantasy Fest Collection

🪄Please note: The fest collection will remain open for the next couple of weeks as we have three more submissions that we're waiting on. Outside of those submissions, though, any fanworks that are added to our Gothic Fantasy Fest collection after today will be rejected and removed. Thank you!

[thewritingheirsofslytherin]

Spookies, Today’s The Day!

2024 Gothic Fantasy Fest Submissions Have Been Revealed! 🦇

Over the past three months, a little less than 60 fanworks were submitted to our Gothic Fantasy Fest this year!

Of those submitted, 47 fanworks were approved and accepted.

And we still have four more fanworks on the way!

A reverent thank you to all who participated in our first annual Gothic Fantasy Fest.

This fest was an idea that came directly from my own heart and soul. To see it come to fruition and for so many of you to stretch yourselves as writers and artists just to participate, has meant the world to me.

So, thank you, thank you, thank you!

- Admin Lu🌙

P.S. - The link to the collection can be found behind the cut! Happy reading!

Without Further Ado...Here’s the Official 2024 Gothic Fantasy Fest Collection:

Disclaimer

Due to the darker subject material of the prompts, please mind every tag of the submissions you choose to read and engage with from our fest. Some fanworks include triggering and taboo content. So, take care of yourself, honor your limits, and enter at your own risk.

Closing Notes:

A few of our participants requested extensions. Thus, we’ll have four more fanworks that will revealed in the coming weeks. So, check back in the month of November to see 'em!

Special Note For GFF Participants: Feel free to edit the published date on your fic to appear on today’s AO3 feed!

[thewritingheirsofslytherin]

Last Day of Gothic Fantasy Fest! 🦇

Hello, my spookies!

Today’s the day that Gothic Fantasy Fest submissions are due!

It has been a dream come true to bring this fest into reality and to cheer you all on as you crafted your darkest, most gothic versions of the HP universe.

As these final hours of the submissions deadline approach, I want you to know that it isn’t too late to ask for an extension if you need it.

Just send me an email at twhos.fests@gmail.com!

If you have any questions, you can also send them my way via the email address listed above!

Otherwise, your submissions are due tonight, Oct. 17th at 11:59pm PDT.

Next Steps

For those of you who have submitted or will be submitting, expect an email confirmation from me tonight that states that I have received your fest piece.

Then, over the next few days, you’ll receive another email from me stating if your fest piece has been approved or if you’ll need to make some tweaks for it to be accepted.

I promise to keep communicating and updating you all throughout the entirety of the submissions review process.

Best of luck! ✨✨

May you Muses and the words be with you,

- Admin Lu🦇

For a complete list of our fest rules and submission guidelines, please click here.

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Remaining Fest Schedule

Fanworks Due: Oct. 17th at 11:59pm PDT

Fanworks Revealed: Oct. 22nd at 12:00pm PDT

Authors & Artists Revealed: Oct. 24th at 12:00pm PDT - Oct. 30th

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Fest Rules

Discord Server

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Fest Tumblr (Follow for all important GFF updates)

[thewritingheirsofslytherin]

Fellow Spookies, we're three days away…

In three days time, we'll be anticipating your darkest and most gothic fanworks to be included in our Gothic Fantasy Fest collection.

Make sure to submit your fest piece by Thursday, Oct. 17th, 2024 at 11:59pm PDT! 🦇

Need an extension?

Reach out to us via email or open a support ticket over on our discord server. Our fest email, along with our GFF Fest Rules doc, and the invite link to our discord server can be found beneath the cut.

Important Note: Do NOT ask for an extension via our DMs. Your request will be ignored.

F.A.Q.'s

Is there a minimum or maximum word count for fics submitted to the fest?

The minimum word count for fics is 1,000 words. There is no maximum word count.

Are WIPs allowed?

If your fic ends up being a multi-chapter story, you don't need to have all the chapters completed before submitting to our fest. As long as the first chapter is completed and is at least 1,000 words, you can submit your WIP!

Can I include non-slytherin characters as minor background characters, ships, or pairings in my fanwork?

Yes! As long as your main character, ship, or pairing contains at least one Slytherin, the other characters in your fanworks can be anyone you like.

What if I’m unsure about my fanwork idea or if it fits within the scope of gothic horror? Is there a way to run my idea past a member of the fest staff?

Yes! So, if you are unsure about your fanwork qualifying as gothic horror, please send an email to our fest email. We’d love to help you out!

For a complete list of our fest rules and submission guidelines, please click here!

Fest Information

Gothic Fantasy Fest is a Harry Potter fanworks fest dedicated to and centered around our love for the gothic horror genre!

This fest is hosted by The Writing Heirs of Slytherin Discord Server.

Remaining Fest Schedule

Fanworks Due: Oct. 17th at 11:59pm PDT

Fanworks Revealed: Oct. 22nd at 12:00pm PDT

Authors & Artists Revealed: Oct. 24th at 12:00pm PDT - Oct. 30th

Important Links

AO3 Collection

Fest Rules

Discord Server

Official Fest Spotify Playlist

Official Fest Mood Board

Fest Tumblr (Follow for all important GFF updates)