HP Halloween
Nov. 8th, 2015 10:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kelly_chambliss2015 marked my sixth year of participation in ![[info]](https://stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
hp_halloween. It's a really fun, low-pressure fest: all you have to do is to write a 200-word drabble.
I've had the chance to write all sorts of different characters and pairings: Bellatrix, Luna, the Grey Lady, Severus, Minerva/Septima, Minerva/Rolanda. I've also received some wonderful gifts, and this year's is superb: Auntie Muriel AND Bathilda Bagshot, courtesy of one of my favorite HP writers:
A Better Afterlife by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
_hannelore (Muriel Prewett, Bathilda Bagshot; PG)
Thank you, dear! I love it.
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Since they are so short, I always have time to read and comment on all the drabbles posted, no matter what the pairing. Wow, have there been some gems over the years. Here are just a few of my favorite drabbles from the 2015 fest:
Alone byshadowycat (Severus; PG)
Poignant and plausible.
First Night byhikarievandar (Narcissa; G)
This one's just terrific -- atmospheric, layered, and beautifully characterized, all in 200 words. This writer's previous entry (2014) was also top-notch, iirc. I'm going to have to read everything they've written.
Red Ribbon bypauraque (Hermione, Rose and Hugo Weasley; G)
Talk about telling a full story with strong characterizations in 200 words: this one's a textbook example of how to do it right.
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And here's mine for this year. It's nowhere close to my best work, but I had an ulterior motive in writing it, so I had to sacrifice quality. Don't feel you need to comment. I include it here only for posterity.
Happy Halloween (Neville/Hannah; Hermione; PG)
Looking forward to next year!
hp_halloween. It's a really fun, low-pressure fest: all you have to do is to write a 200-word drabble.I've had the chance to write all sorts of different characters and pairings: Bellatrix, Luna, the Grey Lady, Severus, Minerva/Septima, Minerva/Rolanda. I've also received some wonderful gifts, and this year's is superb: Auntie Muriel AND Bathilda Bagshot, courtesy of one of my favorite HP writers:
A Better Afterlife by
_hannelore (Muriel Prewett, Bathilda Bagshot; PG)Thank you, dear! I love it.
~ ~ ~
Since they are so short, I always have time to read and comment on all the drabbles posted, no matter what the pairing. Wow, have there been some gems over the years. Here are just a few of my favorite drabbles from the 2015 fest:
Alone by
shadowycat (Severus; PG)Poignant and plausible.
First Night by
hikarievandar (Narcissa; G)This one's just terrific -- atmospheric, layered, and beautifully characterized, all in 200 words. This writer's previous entry (2014) was also top-notch, iirc. I'm going to have to read everything they've written.
Red Ribbon by
pauraque (Hermione, Rose and Hugo Weasley; G)Talk about telling a full story with strong characterizations in 200 words: this one's a textbook example of how to do it right.
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And here's mine for this year. It's nowhere close to my best work, but I had an ulterior motive in writing it, so I had to sacrifice quality. Don't feel you need to comment. I include it here only for posterity.
Happy Halloween (Neville/Hannah; Hermione; PG)
Looking forward to next year!