If you can’t say something nice...

So yet again, someone decided a fun thing to do on Twitter would be to invite people to give their “cancelable” opinions about fanfic and how so many things are terrible or overrated or not well-written or whatever (not gonna lie, a loooot of the criticisms have real big not-like-other-girls energy). 

An author saw it, leading to them removing all of their fics from AO3.

The pushback to this author being upset has been along the lines of, don’t put your work out on the internet if you don’t want feedback.

I’ve been trying to understand why that response just falls flat for me, and here’s what I’m thinking. That feels very much like a capitalist consumer viewpoint. “Fic is a thing I consume and as a consumer, my opinion is IMPORTANT because you are marketing a PRODUCT to me. This is a transaction.”

And I realized, that’s not how I experience fic or fandom. For me, fic isn’t a thing that I buy and consume, it’s a gift given to me. 

This is the example I keep thinking of. When I got married, we were given a wedding gift by one of my IL’s friends, a hand-painted bone china pitcher (think Spode or Wedgewood). Beautiful. Classic. Elegant. Like, entirely not us at all. You know what we did? We wrote a heartfelt thank you letter, expressing our appreciation of the gift, the thoughtfulness, etc. What we didn’t do, have never done, is tell them that it didn’t work for us. Because that’s just rude.

Engaging with fic, for me anyway, comes from this emotional space in my heart. So the connection between writer and reader for me, is much more a relationship, even if the relationship is simply that we’re both engaging in a fandom around something we love. It’s not a transaction. 

Of course not all fic is for me; I doubt there’s any fic that every single person without exception has adored! And obviously I know my fics aren’t for everyone either! And that’s okay! Fic is such a gorgeous, lush, rich and realized landscape where so many different things flourish together, and I think that’s really beautiful. There’s something for everyone and there’s room for everyone at the table.

So absolutely, you can put your critical and negative opinions of the gifts others have given you out into public spaces, knowing that the people who have given you those gifts occupy those spaces with you. No one can stop you! 

Personally, I’d much rather focus on the joy that fic has given me, and the gratitude I feel for people’s willingness to share their gifts with me and the world.

I read much more than anything else in fandom; I’ll always think of myself as a reader first.

It’s really not my duty to fandom to share my own brutally honest subjective opinion. It’s also not my job to help anyone “improve” their work. I can say whatever I want, but I don’t have to.

I’m so grateful for the escape of fics. I love shouting about the ones I love.

I can’t add anything more and I certainly won’t be as eloquent.

I’m a reader first, one who dabbles in writing when the muse allows. This is a safe space that I choose to spend my free time on, my job is very stressful. I do no need additional stresses in my free time.

It’s something put out there into the world out of love. Love for other writers, love for the characters, love for an idea. No one gets paid, it is a gift. If you don’t want to respect the gift don’t be shocked when it gets taken back.

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Title: Horny Angry Tango Author: anonymous Prompt #: 22 Ship: Hermione Granger/Severus Snape Rating: Explicit Wordcount: 4265 Content Tags: Drama, Romance, Smut, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Falling In Love, Post-War, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Adult Hermione Granger, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, there was only one tent, marriage law, Severus Snape Lives

Summary: Just when Hermione thought she could finally live a peaceful life, the Ministry of Magic passes a Marriage Law. To Hermione’s own greatest surprise, she finds a match in Severus Snape. They agree to abide by the law in letter only - they will be married, but living as housemates, both keeping their personal freedom. Things get complicated when the Marriage Law receives an addendum. And when Hermione realizes that living as housemates might not be what she wants after all.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33295351

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Title: What is This Feeling Author: anonymous Prompt #: 103, Wicked - What is This Feeling? Ship: pre-slash Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy Rating: T Wordcount: 1981 Content Tags: Pre-Slash, Inspired by Wicked, Song: What Is This Feeling (Wicked), Implied/Referenced Character Death, Implied/Referenced Cheating

Summary: Draco thinks of all the ways he’s ever felt about Harry Potter during the years they’ve known each other.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33396190

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Title: Laugh With Them, Not At Them Author: anonymous Prompt #: 8 (Schadenfreude (Avenue Q)) Ship: Draco & Luna friendship Rating: General Audiences Wordcount: 1632 Content Tags: friendship fluff, Male-Female Friendship, Fluff, Schadenfreude, Not Epilogue Compliant, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Friendship, brief appearance by Hermione

Summary: When Draco finds amusement in someone’s misfortune, Luna is quick to make him rethink his laughter… or is she?

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33413464

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Title: Aureate Author: anonymous Prompt #: 77 Ship: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black Rating: T Wordcount: 2,387 Content Tags: Alliteration in excess, Lovesick, Sirius is Drama Incarnate, Inspired by Music, Your Eyes from RENT, wolfstar, Love Confessions, Fluff, Hogwarts Sixth Year, Marauders Era (Harry Potter)

Summary: Three words, two months, and a page filled with superfluous, fanciful descriptions threaten to keep them apart.

Inspired by: “Your Eyes” from RENT

Your eyes/As we said our goodbyes/Can’t get them out of my mind/And I find I can’t hide/From your eyes/The ones that took me by surprise/The night you came into my life/Where there’s moonlight/I see your eyes

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33414088

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Title: Cry for Help Author: anonymous Prompt #: Self Prompt: Hard Knock Life by Annie Ship: Terence Higgs/Harry Potter Rating: M Wordcount: 10,018 Content Tags: Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Physical Abuse, Past Abuse, Healer Terence Higgs, Healing, Blood and Injury

Summary: It was a chance of hope when Harry sent the letter. He had finally been kicked out and had nowhere to turn to. And he definitely was not going back and beg Dumbledore for help. So, he trusts his best friend’s judgement and hopes he want to be backstabbed for it.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33426373

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Title: A Stretch of Mortal Time Author: anonymous Prompt #: 4 Ship: Dramione Rating: Mature Wordcount: 6579 Content Tags: Character Death, no really it’s sad, did you see the show, dirty smutty sex, Angst, No character bashing, life sometimes just sucks, but it’s beautiful too, are these tags clear enough?, Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Minor Soul Bond, War AU, Spy Draco Malfoy, BAMF Hermione Granger

Summary: Though I’ll think about him until the earth draws in around me. And though I choose to leave him for another kind of love. This is no denial, no betrayal, but redemption. Redeemed in my own eyes and in the pantheon above. It’s easy. It’s easy as life. Hermione has to make a choice.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33171877

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Title: A Heart Set in Motion Author: anonymous Prompt #: Self Prompt: Waitress - When He Sees Me/Never Ever Getting Rid of Me Ship: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Rating: T Wordcount: 3097 Content Tags: Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Alternate Universe - Diners, Musical References, Based on a Waitress Song, Inspired by Waitress - Bareilles/Nelson, POV Remus Lupin, Awkward Dates, Blind Date, References to Pregnancy, Smitten Sirius Black, Awkward Remus Lupin

Summary: Oh, God What if when he sees me I like him and he knows it? What if he opens up a door And I can’t close it? What happens then? If when he holds me my heart is set in motion I’m not prepared for that I’m scared of breaking open But still I can’t help from hoping to find someone to talk to Who likes the way I am Someone who when he sees me wants to again

Or

A Wolfstar Waitress AU based on Dawn and Ogie

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33423736

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Title: Forget-You-Nots Author: anonymous Prompt #: 82 Ship: Drarry Rating: General Audiences Wordcount: 2388 Content Tags: Getting Together, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Songfic, Nervous Harry Potter, Flowers, HP Make It Musical 2021, Inspired by When Words Fail in Shrek, Mild Language, Enemies to Lovers

Summary: “So, er, I was on a walk and saw these flowers here and then I thought of you and how you are so great at potions,…” Harry wants to ask Draco out but he’s nervous so he practises what he wants to say.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33357574/chapters/82845967

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Title: To Be Wicked Author: anonymous Prompt: 104 (Prompter: Krethes) Ship: Harry Potter/Hannibal Lecter Rating: Mature Wordcount: 3048 Content Tags: Alternate Univers - Canon Divergence, Song Lyrics, Harry Potter Leaves the Wizarding World, Harry Potter Leaves the Dursley Family, Harry in America, Murder, Hannibal is his own warning, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Tired Harry, Dark Harry, Chef Harry, Harry owns a diner, Hannibal is smitten, Meet-Cute, Serial Killers, Murder Husbands change in pov

Summary: Harry is tired of being punished when he tries to be good.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33371002

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Title: Faith, Trust, & Pixie Dust Author: anonymous Prompt #: Self-prompted Peter Pan AU Ship: N/A Rating: T Wordcount: 7,369 Content Tags: Fluff, Light Angst, Bittersweet Ending, Happy Ending, Mild Gore, Friendship, Peter Pan AU, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Peter Pan Fusion, Hinny friendship

Summary: “Stars are beautiful, but they may not take an active part in anything; they must just look on forever. So the older ones have become glassy-eyed and seldom speak, but the little ones still wonder.” —J.M. Barrie.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33420496

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Title: Your body is my canvas, I paint love on your heart. Your touch is a melody, I sing: please heal my scars. Author: anonymous Prompt #: 36 Ship: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Rating: T Wordcount: 4,533 Content Tags: Magical Tattoos, Tattoo Artist Harry Potter, Dark Mark (Harry Potter), Scars, Inspired by Hadestown, Hadestown References, Pining Harry Potter, Down and Out Draco Malfoy, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Getting Together, Kissing, One Shot, Prose Poem

Summary: And there, carved in every black line, draped and shaped around him like rivers of time. His life. His heart, the present and the past, made up of all the sum of his parts. For his body was his canvas, and the ink was his paint, and he drew a story over each and every scar that remained.

Or: Harry Potter is a tattoo artist, and Draco Malfoy is always running away. This is a story about healing the deepest of scars through ink, and the warm touch of a lover’s hand.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33181267

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Title: Empty Memories Author: anonymous Prompt #: 18 Ship: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black Rating: Teen and Up Wordcount: 1010 Content Tags: Grief/Mourning, Smoking, Angst

Summary: Remus returns from his mission with the werewolves to find his world turned upside down.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33389971

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Title: My Unfortunate Erection

Author: anonymous Prompt #: 91 Ship: N/A Rating: Mature Wordcount: 1480 Content Tags: Erections, Masturbation, Pranks and Practical Jokes, Ron Weasley-centric, POV Ron Weasley, Hogwarts Sixth Year, Humor

Summary: Why does Ron keep getting erections during DA meetings? Is it normal teenage hormones or something more sinister? What can he do to stop them?

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33331069

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Title: Close to midnight Author: anonymous Prompt #: 73 - I’ll cover you Ship: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Rating: Mature Wordcount: 1360 Content Tags: Hope Lupin, beginning relationship, Sirius gets kicked out, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, day after the full moon, Support, Summer break

Summary: Inspired by ‘I’ll cover you’ from RENT, Remus and Sirius just got together before the summer Sirius gets kicked out of Grimmauld Place. Sirius goes to Remus instead of to James.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33424039

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Title: Wind and Water and Sky Author: anonymous Prompt #: 7 Ship: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Rating: T Wordcount: 7109 Content Tags: Co-workers, Letters, Ministry of Magic Employee Hermione Granger, Ministry of Magic Employee Draco Malfoy, Field Trip, Case Fic, Dragons

Summary: Someone’s been poaching dragons, and Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger are tasked with catching them.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33412228

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Title: Draco’s Cloak Author: anonymous Prompt: Self Prompt Rating: T Word Count: 1485 Content Tags: Death Eaters, Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Draco Malfoy’s coat, Oblivious Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy looks fabulous, no beta we die like women, Death Eater uniforms, Death Eater meetings.

Summary: Draco has a fabulous new cloak, and he can’t wait to show it off at the next Death Eater meeting

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33419806

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Title: De Profundis Clamavi

Author: anonymous

Prompt #: 2

Ship: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy

Rating: E

Wordcount: 3682

Content Tags: Past Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Implied miscarriage, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Pureblood Society (Harry Potter), Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Sneaky Draco Malfoy, Workaholic Hermione Granger, Dubcon Kissing, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Pureblood Politics (Harry Potter), Ambiguous/Open Ending

Summary: “I beg pity of Thee, the only one I love, From the depths of the dark pit where my heart has fallen, It’s a gloomy world with a leaden horizon, Where through the night swim horror and blasphemy.”

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/HP_MakeItMusical2021/works/33700531

WEEK 3 ROUNDUP

Title: Your body is my canvas, I paint love on your heart. Your touch is a melody, I sing: please heal my scars. Author: anonymous Prompt #: 36 Ship: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Rating: T Wordcount: 4,533 Content Tags: Magical Tattoos, Tattoo Artist Harry Potter, Dark Mark (Harry Potter), Scars, Inspired by Hadestown, Hadestown References, Pining Harry Potter, Down and Out Draco Malfoy, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Getting Together, Kissing, One Shot, Prose Poem Summary: And there, carved in every black line, draped and shaped around him like rivers of time. His life. His heart, the present and the past, made up of all the sum of his parts. For his body was his canvas, and the ink was his paint, and he drew a story over each and every scar that remained. Or: Harry Potter is a tattoo artist, and Draco Malfoy is always running away. This is a story about healing the deepest of scars through ink, and the warm touch of a lover’s hand.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33181267

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Title: Empty Memories Author: anonymous Prompt #: 18 Ship: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black Rating: Teen and Up Wordcount: 1010 Content Tags: Grief/Mourning, Smoking, Angst Summary: Remus returns from his mission with the werewolves to find his world turned upside down.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33389971

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Title: My Unfortunate Erection Author: anonymous Prompt #: 91 Ship: N/A Rating: Mature Wordcount: 1480 Content Tags: Erections, Masturbation, Pranks and Practical Jokes, Ron Weasley-centric, POV Ron Weasley, Hogwarts Sixth Year, Humor Summary: Why does Ron keep getting erections during DA meetings? Is it normal teenage hormones or something more sinister? What can he do to stop them?

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33331069

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Title: Close to midnight Author: anonymous ​Prompt #: 73 - I’ll cover you Ship: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Rating: Mature Wordcount: 1360 Content Tags: Hope Lupin, beginning relationship, Sirius gets kicked out, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, day after the full moon, Support, Summer break Summary: Inspired by ‘I’ll cover you’ from RENT, Remus and Sirius just got together before the summer Sirius gets kicked out of Grimmauld Place. Sirius goes to Remus instead of to James.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33424039

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Title: Wind and Water and Sky Author: anonymous Prompt #: 7 Ship: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Rating: T Wordcount: 7109 Content Tags: Co-workers, Letters, Ministry of Magic Employee Hermione Granger, Ministry of Magic Employee Draco Malfoy, Field Trip, Case Fic, Dragons Summary: Someone’s been poaching dragons, and Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger are tasked with catching them.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33412228

WEEK 1 ROUNDUP

Title: Horny Angry Tango Author: anonymous Prompt #: 22 Ship: Hermione Granger/Severus Snape Rating: Explicit Wordcount: 4265 Content Tags: Drama, Romance, Smut, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Falling In Love, Post-War, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Adult Hermione Granger, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, there was only one tent, marriage law, Severus Snape Lives Summary: Just when Hermione thought she could finally live a peaceful life, the Ministry of Magic passes a Marriage Law. To Hermione’s own greatest surprise, she finds a match in Severus Snape. They agree to abide by the law in letter only - they will be married, but living as housemates, both keeping their personal freedom.

Things get complicated when the Marriage Law receives an addendum. And when Hermione realizes that living as housemates might not be what she wants after all.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33295351

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Title: What is This Feeling Author: anonymous Prompt #: 103, Wicked - What is This Feeling? Ship: pre-slash Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy Rating: T Wordcount: 1981 Content Tags: Pre-Slash, Inspired by Wicked, Song: What Is This Feeling (Wicked), Implied/Referenced Character Death, Implied/Referenced Cheating Summary: Draco thinks of all the ways he’s ever felt about Harry Potter during the years they’ve known each other.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33396190

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Title: Laugh With Them, Not At Them Author: anonymous Prompt #: 8 (Schadenfreude (Avenue Q)) Ship: Draco & Luna friendship Rating: General Audiences Wordcount: 1632 Content Tags: friendship fluff, Male-Female Friendship, Fluff, Schadenfreude, Not Epilogue Compliant, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Friendship, brief appearance by Hermione Summary: When Draco finds amusement in someone’s misfortune, Luna is quick to make him rethink his laughter… or is she?

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33413464

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Title: Aureate Author: anonymous Prompt #: 77 Ship: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black Rating: T Wordcount: 2,387 Content Tags: Alliteration in excess, Lovesick, Sirius is Drama Incarnate, Inspired by Music, Your Eyes from RENT, wolfstar, Love Confessions, Fluff, Hogwarts Sixth Year, Marauders Era (Harry Potter) Summary: Three words, two months, and a page filled with superfluous, fanciful descriptions threaten to keep them apart. Inspired by: “Your Eyes” from RENT Your eyes/As we said our goodbyes/Can’t get them out of my mind/And I find I can’t hide/From your eyes/The ones that took me by surprise/The night you came into my life/Where there’s moonlight/I see your eyes

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33414088

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Title: Cry for Help Author: anonymous Prompt #: Self Prompt: Hard Knock Life by Annie Ship: Terence Higgs/Harry Potter Rating: M Wordcount: 10,018 Content Tags: Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Physical Abuse, Past Abuse, Healer Terence Higgs, Healing, Blood and Injury Summary: It was a chance of hope when Harry sent the letter. He had finally been kicked out and had nowhere to turn to. And he definitely was not going back and beg Dumbledore for help. So, he trusts his best friend’s judgement and hopes he want to be backstabbed for it.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33426373

FIC REVEAL - Cry for Help

Title : Cry for Help Author : anonymous Prompt # : Self Prompt: Hard Knock Life by Annie Ship : Terence Higgs / Harry Potter Rating : M Wordcount : 10,018 Content Tags : Implied / Referenced Child Abuse, Physical Abuse, Past Abuse, Healer Terence Higgs , Healing, Blood and Injury Summary : It was a chance of hope when Harry sent the letter. He had finally been kicked out and had nowhere to turn to. And he definitely was not going back and beg Dumbledore for help. So, he trusts his best friend’s judgment and hopes he want to be backstabbed for it. Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33426373

FIC REVEAL - Aureate

Title : Aureate Author : anonymous Prompt # : 77 Ship : Remus Lupine / Sirius Black Rating : T Wordcount : 2,387 Content Tags : Alliteration in excess, Lovesick, Sirius is Drama Incarnate, Inspired by Music, Your Eyes from RENT, wolfstar, Love Confessions , Fluff, Hogwarts Sixth Year, Marauders Era (Harry Potter) Summary : Three words, two months, and a page filled with superfluous, fanciful descriptions threaten to keep them apart. Inspired by: “Your Eyes” from RENT Your eyes / As we said our goodbyes / Can’t get them out of my mind / And I find I can’t hide / From your eyes / The ones that took me by surprise / The night you came into my life / Where there’s moonlight / I see your eyes

Link to work on AO3 :  https://archiveofourown.org/works/33414088

FIC REVEAL - Laugh With Them, Not At Them

Title : Laugh With Them, Not At Them Author : anonymous Prompt # : 8 (Schadenfreude (Avenue Q)) Ship : Draco & Luna friendship Rating : General Audiences Wordcount : 1632 Content Tags : friendship fluff, Male-Female Friendship, Fluff, Schadenfreude , Not Epilogue Compliant, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Friendship, brief appearance by Hermione Summary : When Draco finds amusement in someone’s misfortune, Luna is quick to make him rethink his laughter … or is she?

Link to work on AO3 :  https://archiveofourown.org/works/33413464

FIC REVEAL - What is This Feeling

Title: What is This Feeling Author: anonymous Prompt #: 103, Wicked - What is This Feeling? Ship: pre-slash Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy Rating: T Wordcount: 1981 Content Tags: Pre-Slash, Inspired by Wicked, Song: What Is This Feeling (Wicked), Implied/Referenced Character Death, Implied/Referenced Cheating Summary: Draco thinks of all the ways he’s ever felt about Harry Potter during the years they’ve known each other.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33396190

FIC REVEAL - Horny Angry Tango

Welcome to the first day of fic reveals! We have 17(!) amazing fics to share with you over the coming days. Please share, kudo, comment, and give the anonymous authors all the love! They deserve it so much!

Title: Horny Angry Tango Author: anonymous Prompt #: 22 Ship: Hermione Granger/Severus Snape Rating: Explicit Wordcount: 4265 Content Tags: Drama, Romance, Smut, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Falling In Love, Post-War, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Adult Hermione Granger, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, there was only one tent, marriage law, Severus Snape Lives Summary: Just when Hermione thought she could finally live a peaceful life, the Ministry of Magic passes a Marriage Law. To Hermione’s own greatest surprise, she finds a match in Severus Snape. They agree to abide by the law in letter only - they will be married, but living as housemates, both keeping their personal freedom.

Things get complicated when the Marriage Law receives an addendum. And when Hermione realizes that living as housemates might not be what she wants after all.

Link to work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33295351

Make it Musical begins fic reveals today! This has been a labor of love over the past… goodness… 4 months? Thank you @pandora-rose-xo @hellocinnamonfreckles and @sophhao3 . I could not have done this without you. <3

There’s some Drarry here, some Dramione, some of my fav Wolfstar boys. There’s even some crossovers and gen fics with no pairing at all! There’s angst and fluff and romance and humor. Follow the fest page so you don’t miss anything and give the authors your love!

The first fic has been revealed. Show the authors some love, and don’t forget to follow the fest page - there are some brilliant stories coming up! <3 <3 <3

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