Numbers Game Ficathon 2021

[rarepairs_mod]

The fest will run from March 6th - May 1st 2021. Sign ups will close at 11:59pm GMT on April 28th. This is to give you plenty of time to produce something you're happy with.


Signups are now CLOSED



We have compiled two lists - one of male characters (74 total males), and one of female characters (62 total females). All the characters are at least quasi-substantial - that means you won't get anyone overly obscure. We have changed the list of characters slightly and added some from Fantastic Beasts and the Cursed Child.

The lists are sorted randomly, and each character has been assigned a number on their respective lists.

Based on the information you provide us, you will be given several random rare pairings to work with. We have you choose seven numbers to ensure you'll get at least one pairing that is doable/not squicky, and because we will throw out any non-rare pairings you happen to generate. You may then choose the pairing you like best and write a fic that's at least 300 words. You can write more than one pairing from the list if you wish, or you can ask for another list after you've posted something from your first one.

So, to split things into easy and hard, you have two options.

Option # 1 [easy]: Select one character you feel comfortable working with.
Option # 2 [hard]: Leave the pairings you get entirely up to chance.


Reply to this post using the following form:

1.
-Specify whether you'd like to take Option # 1 or Option # 2. If taking Option # 1, name the character you'd like to work with.
2.
-If taking Option # 1, give us seven numbers (1-74 for males, 1-62 for females). After each number, specify whether you'd like het, slash, or femmeslash.
-If taking Option # 2, give us seven pairs of numbers. After each pair, specify whether you'd like het, slash, or femmeslash. If choosing het, the first number will correspond to a male character, and the second number will correspond to a female character.

Here's a couple of example forms:

1. Option # 1 - Zacharias Smith
2. 1 [het], 4 [het], 18 [het], 25 [slash], 36 [slash], 38 [slash], 73 [het]

1. Option # 2
2. 1/3 [slash], 12/9 [slash], 58/34 [het], 22/22 [het], 45/35 [het],55/31 [femmeslash], 5/18 [femmeslash]

We will reply to your comments telling you the pairings you generated - excluding those that happen to be non-rare.

Like the last time, your comments will be screened, and our comments will be visible. Please don't share with others which numbers you chose. We don't want people to figure out which numbers correspond with which characters - that just spoils the fun. :D (Although when we give you your pairings, we will list the characters in alphabetical order, and not the order in which you put them down.)

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If you have any questions then please reply to this post

Have fun!
The Mods

Here is the format you need to follow to post fics for the ficathon. :D Feel free to make posts as soon as you receive your characters/pairings!


Headline
In the Subject line of your post, please use the following format:
FICATHON: Title of fic (Pairing)
e.g. FICATHON: An Unfortunate Coincidence (Ginny/Blaise)

Body
In the body of your posts, please use the following format:
Title:
Pairing:
Rating:
Word Count: (Remember, no less than 300 and no more than 2500!)
Summary:
Author's Notes:

<b>Title:</b><br /><b>Pairing:</b><br /><b>Rating:</b><br /><b>Word Count:</b> <br /><b>Summary:</b><br /><b>Author's Notes:</b><br />

(Please use the LJ-CUT or a link to your on your journal or ao3) Our AO3 Collection is here

Tags
You need a total of four tags on each post - the usual three tags plus the tag ".fest: number game 2021". Some of your tags might not exist yet, so we'll add them for you - don't worry about that. Please email us if you need a tag, or comment on this post. Our email is: rarepair.shorts.mod@gmail.com

However, once you sign up, you are not obligated to participate in this event. We know real-life stuff comes up, or you just lose interest, and for the purposes of this ficathon, that's okay. :)

Comments

[digthewriter]

Thanks for signing up.
Here are your options: (we’ve alphabetized the list to keep the mystery, lol)

Astoria Greengrass
Colin creevey
Irma Pince
Lavender Brown
Lee Jordan
Newt Scamander
Rodolphus Lestrange

[digthewriter]

Thanks for signing up.
Here are your options: (we’ve alphabetized the list to keep the mystery, lol)

Aberforth dumbledore/Ron Weasley
Dean thomas/Gilderoy lockhart
Neville Longbottom/Fabian prewett
Oliver wood/Sirius Black
Regulus Black/Fenrir Greyback
Salazar Slytherin/Marcus Flint
Tom Riddle Snr/Kingsley shacklebolt

[digthewriter]

Thanks for signing up.
Here are your options: (we’ve alphabetized the list to keep the mystery, lol)

Bill Weasley
Bloody Baron
Dennis Creevey
Ernie MacMillan
Godric Gryffindor
Lee Jordan
Nearly headless nick

[digthewriter]

Thanks for signing up.
Here are your options: (we’ve alphabetized the list to keep the mystery, lol)

Angelina Johnson/Madam Malkin
Demelza Robins/Arabella Figg
Helena Ravenclaw/Petunia Dursley
Marietta Edgecombe/Amelia Bones
Millicent Bulstrode/Nymphadora Tonks
Romilda Vane/Helga Hufflepuff
Susan Bones/Luna Lovegood

[rarepairs_mod]

Thank you for signing up! Here are your pairings:

Antonin Dolohov/Arthur Weasley
Fleamont Potter/Dennis Creevey
Jacob Kowalski/Charlie Weasley
Newt Scamander/Argus Filch
Regulus Black/Barty Crouch Jnr
Seamus Finnegan/Dean Thomas
Theodore Nott/Fred Weasley

[torino10154]

Sorry to be a bother but I need a tag for my user name as well as for the pairing Aberforth/Ron on both DW and LJ. Thanks!

[rarepairs_mod]

All set.

[digthewriter]

ooooooh nice pull. Here are your characters in alphabetical order.
Thanks for playing.

Anthony Goldstein
Bill Weasley
Kingsley shacklebolt
Percival Graves
Scorpius Malfoy
Sirius Black
Teddy Lupin

[rarepairs_mod]

Thank you for signing up! Your pairings are:

Angelina Johnson/Molly Weasley
Dominique Weasley/Padma Patil
Fleamont Potter/Gabrielle Delacour
Goodrich Gryffindor/The Fat Lady
Helga Hufflepuff/Queenie Goldstein
Lily Evans/Andromeda Tonks
Pomona Sprout/Fleur Delacour

Happy writing!

[rarepairs_mod]

Thanks for signing up! Here are characters:

Argus Filch
Luna Lovegood
Madam Malkin
Nearly Headless Nick
Newt Scamander
Regulus Black
Romilda Vane

Happy writing!

[rarepairs_mod]

Thank you for signing up! Here are your characters :

Andromeda Tonks
Arabella Figg
Arthur Weasley
Lily Evans
Marietta Edgecombe
Padma Patil
Rowena Ravenclaw

Happy writing!

[rarepairs_mod]

Thank you for signing up! Here are your characters:

Albus Dumbledore
Gellert Grindelwald
Gideon Prewett
Gilderoy Lockhart
Harry Potter
Severus Snape
Zacharias Smith

Happy writing!

[rarepairs_mod]

Thanks for signing up. here are your characters:

Alicia Spinnet
Astoria Greengrass
Credence Barebone
Fleur Delacour
Irma Pince
Merope Gaunt
Vernon Dursley

Happy writing.

[rarepairs_mod]

Thanks for signing up again. Here are your pairings:

Argus Filch/Amelia Bones
Arthur Weasley/Delphi Riddle
Gideon Prewett/ Moaning Myrtle
Godric Gryffindor/Alicia Spinnet
Gregory Golyle/Euphemia Potter
Rabastan Lestrange/Nymphadora Tonks
Severus Snape/Pansy Parkinson

Happy writing!

[rarepairs_mod]

Thank you for signing up. Here are your characters:

Godric Gryffindor
Helena Ravenclaw
Hugo Weasley
Lucius Malfoy
Merope Gaunt
Padma Patil
Teddy Lupin

Happy writing!

[rarepairs_mod]

Thank you for signing up! Here are your characters:

Amycus Carrow
Bathilda Bagshot
Katie Bell
Moaning Myrtle
Nearly headless Nick
Rabastan Lestrange
Tom Marvell Riddle

Happy writing!

[rarepairs_mod]

Thank you for signing up! Here are your characters:

Bill Weasley
The Fat Lady
Igor Karkaroff
Lee Jordan
Pomona Sprout
Roger Davies
Sybill Trelawney

Happy writing!