Fannish Update

[kelly_chambliss]

It's been ever so long since I made a fannish post, but I haven't given up on HP! So many fun things are still happening. Here's a summary of my tiny corner of the HP fan world:

Upcoming Fests

I've signed up for. . .

snapecase = I couldn't always manage a Snapecase sign-up because the deadline came too close to finals, term papers, and other fests. But now that I'm retired, I can happily add Snapecase to my other sources of procrastination! So I'm happy to have signed up. I'm sure an idea will come to me. . . .

hoggywartyxmas = The fest of all fests for me, featuring as it does all my favorite older characters. This is Hoggywarty's 12th year, and what fine years they've all been. I received a doozy of an assignment. I can't wait for the best party of the year

I plan to sign up for. . .

hp_halloween = As with Hoggywarty, this will be my 12th year writing for HP Halloween, my favorite drabble fest. The format will be a little different this year; you can read about it here. Still 200-word drabbles, but all the posting will happen solely on A03. I totally understand why this approach makes things so much easier for the hard-working mods, but I have to confess that as a rule, I don't find A03 fests to be as communal as those on LJ and DW. It's the absence of the daily feed, I guess; it feels rather like eating at a restaurant alone rather than with a bunch of friends. The food is still good, but the atmosphere is different. Still, I'm so grateful that this fun fest is still alive, and I look forward to participating.

Recent Stories I've Written
I had a fun time last summer writing some entries for the Summer Wishlist at rarepair_shorts. So many of my dear flisties submitted wonderful prompts. I was able to fill three of them: (I'll also post the files to my own LJ/DW at some point.)

Light and Dark
Written for articcat621
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Viktor Krum
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~700

Complicated
Written for mywitch
Pairing: Madam Rosmerta/Severus Snape
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~2,200

Interesting Mistakes
Written for paulamcg
Pairing: Remus Lupin/George Weasley; previous Remus/Sirius
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1,800

Fabulous Gifts I've Received

OMG!!!!! Did I hit the gift jackpot or what?? Every one of these delicious treats is a gift I treasure. THANK YOU to all you wonderful givers. Please, read/look and give these fine creators some feedback.

Flying Lessons
Author: phantomtomato
Pairing: Rolanda Hooch/Andromeda Tonks
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~2,000
Summary: Andromeda takes Teddy to flying lessons so Harry doesn’t get that, too.

A perceptive, effective take on these characters.

He Goes Knocking at Night
Author: digthewriter
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Kingsley Shacklebolt
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 780
Summary: She hasn't been spotted around town for months, not since the last time she was over at the tenth anniversary memorial for Dumbledore's death. Kingsley's one of her only human connections to the wizarding world.

Another fine take on Minerva/Kingsley

Worthwhile
Author: articcat621
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Millicent Bulstrode
Rating: G
Word Count: 431
Summary: Millicent is struggling with returning to the castle for her NEWT year

Library fic! Always a pleasure.

The Pilgrim Soul in You
Author: eldritcher
Pairing: Severus Snape/Walburga Black
Rating: R
Word Count: ~2,000
Summary: Walburga's life is rather grim these days. Enter the Snape

Utterly brilliant.

Goodnight, Witch
Artist: mywitch
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Kingsley Shacklebolt
Rating: PG
Medium digital art
Summary: Somehow I imagine Minerva thinking, "Poor Severus. Hopefully one day he will realize that sleeping with former students is great fun." LOL

So magical. I'm so intrigued by this pairing, and in the incomparable Mywitch's hands, you can see why.

Comments

[pauraque]

Yay for fests! I'm so behind on my reading, I still have the AO3 notices for a bunch of Summer Wishlist entries sitting in my inbox. I look forward to reading your contributions. :)

[kelly_chambliss]

I have a huge list of fics to read -- various fests plus Consistent Squash's excellent rec lists. the perfect thing for the coming winter evenings.

[consistentsquash]

Super excited to get more fics from you soon! I loved your rare pairs! <3 Especially loved Complicated and how it doesn’t just ignore trauma.

I know it’s different for writers from a community perspective in terms of feedback. But personally as a reader I really like the AO3 fests compared to other sites because the site supports things like downloading to my kindle and screen readers. But maybe functionality like that is also reducing the comments/discussions.

[kelly_chambliss]

Thanks!

I think I'm in the minority in not liking AO3 fests. I know the downloading function is a definite plus. The technical elements are fine -- for instance, I know how much easier AO3 is for mods, which is a major benefit, and I find the platform overall to be appealing. But the downside for me is that it does not foster discussion or community, and just from a selfish standpoint, I get far fewer comments there. Still, there are so many pluses to AO3 that I can't really complain (too much :)).

[diabolica]

You’re awfully busy in your retirement, aren’t you, darling? :) How exciting that you can do snapecase this year! Looking forward to your holiday fest entries. 😘

[kelly_chambliss]

Thank you, my dear! You'd be shocked, though, at how much time I completely waste in this retirement gig. My to-do list grows ever longer, and yet I spend hours being unproductive. It's fun!