Rare Pair Shorts

Hello everyone!

We are pleased to announce a brand new fest for this spring. It’s a little bit different from most of them so we hope you like it.

The aim of this fest is to write as many rare pairings as you can between March 1st and May 3rd. There is no signup deadline and you can post up to 11:59pm in your time zone on May 3rd.

There is also a list of 50 prompts at the end of the post. You do not have to use them if you don’t want to but they are there for inspiration.

How it works:

- Reply to this post expressing your interest and how many pairings you want to challenge yourself with.
- Post your fics with our header and tag(s), see below.

Rules:

1. All fics must be between 200 words and 1500 words. Art is also encouraged.
2. No banned pairings. Please to refer to this post for them.
3. Each fic must contain a different rare pair as the main pairing. If you decide to do threesome pairings you can also have two of the characters as a main pairing. For example if you write Bill/Hermione/Charlie you can still write Bill/Hermione, Charlie/Hermione, or Bill/Charlie.
4. You can combine this with any other challenge you're taking part in, as well as your rare pair shorts claim.
5. NC-17 materiel must be posted to your journal (or what other site you decide to post on) and a link put in your post. The header should be posted here.
6. Use the following header and tags to post:

Author/Artist:
Title:
Pairing and number: (the number is to keep track of how many pairings you’ve written)
Prompt: (if used)
Rating:
Summary
Notes

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<b>Author/Artist:</b> <b>Title:</b> <b>Pairing and number:</b> (the number is to keep track of how many pairings you’ve written) <b>Prompt:</b> (if used) <b>Rating:</b> <b>Summary</b> <b>Notes</b>

Tags: pairing, username, het/slash/femmeslash, .fest:pairings2022

This fest is low pressure so don’t worry if you express interest but don’t end up posting. It’s meant to be fun and a way to step out your comfort zone.

The link to the AO3 collection is here.

Here are a couple of promo banners you can use to promote the fest.



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Signups are now closed

So the Festive Fun Fest is finally begins! Here are a couple of reminders of how it goes:

-Reply to this post using the following form:For information on headers/tags, and everything else please refer to this post. We aim to reply to your comments within 24 hours, but please be patient if we don't. Sometimes real life gets in the way. If you have any further questions please either comment on the post linked, or email us at rarepair.shorts.mod[AT]gmail.com

Post your completed work on AO3 HERE.

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Hello shippers!

Thank you so much for all the wonderful entries for our first Halloween Monster Mash. Here is a list of all the entries.

Time Alone (Rodolphus/Hermione/Rabastan), PG13 by sirmioneforever
Tell Me to Stop (Harry/Rabastan), M by themightyflynn 
For Once, (Hermione/Sirius), PG by sirmioneforever
Black With a Tail (Sybill/Remus) G by paulamcg 
The Halloween Dare (Draco Malfoy/Victoire Weasley) by vitruvian8008 
when the stars shine favourably (Lavender/Ron; Lavender/Blaise) T by gingerbred 
An Urge to Cause Mischief (Harry/Luna, Rita/Septima, Ernie/Justin) PG by themightyflynn 
I Asked My Love (Minerva/Severus), M by milotziherself
Kissing on the bed (Narcissa/Lucius) M by imera 
Curious Costume (Ginny/Pansy) PG by plaidphoenix 
of wings and things (Luna/Daphne) G by gingerbred 
Some Muggle Fun (Hermione/Percy) Gen by articcat621 

Hi everyone! Just quick reminders!

🎃 Rare Pair Shorts HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH - ends in 10 days. Here's some info about it on Livejournal / Dreamwidth. Make sure to sign up and create something creepy! (Or sweet, it's up to you!)

⛄ SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN for the WINTER EXCHANGE FEST.
They close on 28th October. Sign up on LJ or DW.

Sign up before it's too late!

Winter Exchange Rules

Hello everyone!

It’s that time of year again and we’re hope that you are excited for another round of the Harry Potter rarepair_shorts Winter Exchange fest.
We will try our hardest to make sure we pair you with someone who can do your preferred method, but it may not be possible for everyone to get their first choice as it depends on who signs up.

As you know the Winter Exchange is an anonymous exchange for rare pairs in the Harry Potter fandom where the mods match up requests with another participant, who then writes the requested fic/art. All participants receive a fic or art based on their request/prompt. The authors/artists are anonymous until all the entries have been posted.

This year's timeline and basic rules:

14th October 2021: Sign-ups open
28th October 2021: Sign-ups close
8th November 2021: Assignments sent out
20th December 2021: Assignments due
24th December 2021: Posting begins

As per the comm rules, only rare pairs are allowed (please see this post for excluded pairings). Minimum word count is 500, maximum 2500 words for fics. Art must be traditional style and it must show that it's more than a simple drawble. For this exchange fest, we will not be accepting photo-manips.

NC-17 material is allowed, but please remember that there should be some plot rather than just smut.

Extensions will still be granted but on a case by case basis only. Extensions will last no longer than two weeks after the deadline before you assignment is given to a pinch hitter.

People who signed up last year but dropped out without telling us are not eligible to participate this year.

Please read through this post carefully before asking questions. There is a lot of information to sift through, because everything you need to know is in this post. Be sure to read everything!

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Here are some banners for you to promote the fest with.


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If you have any questions either reply to this post, or send us an email at rarepair.shorts.mod[AT]gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Anyone is welcome to join us, whether you've participated here before or not. So please spread the word to all your friends; the more, the merrier!

Hello everyone!

In the next few days we will be announcing a new fest so watch out for the signup post. We’re very excited to share it with you.

Returning this year will be the Winter Exchange, and the Festive Fun Fest as well and more information about them will be posted nearer the time.

In the meantime have fun posting for your table prompts,

The mods

Join the HARRY POTTER FANDOM rarepair_shorts for the SUMMER WISHLIST EVENT.
Make a wish: May 15-30 | Grant a wish: June 1 - August 31
More info available at: rarepair_shorts

Hi everyone, just a quick reminder that this is your chance to be selfish and ask for a fic/art and inspire others! Wishlist submission is open from May 15 to May 30 (10 pm EST).

To submit your wishlist, leave a comment on the Summer Wishlist Event Post: Dreamwidth | Livejournal. Your comment will be screened during the wishlist submission period. You may edit or add to your wishlist at any time before May 30.

DW: Banned Pairing List | LJ: Banned Pairing List

All wishlists will be revealed on May 31. If you would like to grant a wish, you can do so from June 1 to August 31. More information on how wish-granting works will be announced during that time.

Hi guys! The ficathon fest officially finished two days ago and we had some great entries. Here is the masterlist of fics from livejournal and dreamwidth.

Water to Whisky (Aberforth/Ron), PG13 by torino10154
Black Magic (Oliver/Sirius), NC17, torino10154
Wanking with Wizards (Gilderoy/Dean), R by torino10154
Practice Flight (Harry/Alicia) PG, by lightofdaye
The Significance of a Name (Rabastan/Dudley) R by themightyflynn
The Favourite Weasley Boy, Neville/Multiple, PG13 by digthewriter
, Lily/Fabian, PG, sirmioneforever
The Wisest Decision , Rabastan/Filch, G by themightyflynn
A Breath of Smoke, Blaise/The Bloody Baron, PG13 by lee_bella
Ofnadwy, Helga Hufflepuff/Minevera McGonagall, PG13 by kelly_chambliss
Rooftop, Remus Lupin/Bill Weasley, G by samunderthelights
Late Night Photoshoot, Victoire Weasley/Zacharias Smith, NC17 by vitruvian8008
dust the dust up (off your shoulders), Dudley Dursley/Padma Patil by notearchiver
Narrow Escape , Petunia Evans/Helena Ravenclaw, T by pauraque
Two Can Play, Teddy Lupin/Lee Jordan, T by glittering_git
An Occasion, Minerva McGonagall/Madam Malkin, G by mothwing
Gardens of Beaxbaton, Pomona Sprout/Fleur Delacour, G by walgesang

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

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Hi everyone!

So the Festive Fun fest is finally over for this year. We are so glad it was such a success and that lots of people took part. The person who posted the most for the fest was samunderthelights  with a whopping six entries.

samunderthelights :

Christmas Dinner at the Potters (Scorpius/Harry)
Harry's Hope (Scorpius/Harry)
Last Christmas at the Weasley's (Remus/Bill)
Candy Cane Candle (Remus/Bill)
It's Only Just Begun (Albus Severus/James Scorpius)
This. You. Me. (Albus Severus/James Scorpius)


Sweet Tooth (James Sirius/Dominique) by lightofdaye
Traditional (Harry/Susan) by lightofdaye
Caroling in Hogsmeade (Draco/James Sirius) by titti
A White Christmas and A Summer Wedding (Pansy/Ron) by titti
Come Find Me Later (Draco/James Sirius) by digthewriter
Draco and James' holiday celebrations (Draco/James Sirius) by digthewriter
Tie Me Up With Mistletoe (Draco/Albus Severus) by lee_bella
The Orb (Hagrid/Olympe, Surprise Pairings) by kellychambliss
No Mere Mundane Deer (Poppy/Minerva) by paulamcg
Flying Snowballs (Hermione/George) by articcat621
so cold, without you to hold by hogwartstoalexandria 


Please feel free to keep reading and commenting on them and remember that you can post your completed works on AO3 here.

the mods

Hello everyone!

Today is the deadline for the Winter Exchange so if you haven't already sent your fics in, please do. If you need an extension, or need to drop out then contact us as soon as you can. Please remember we will only allow extensions until the posting date (24/12), if we haven't had your entry by then we will find a pinch hitter for it. You will find the header you need in this post.

Festive Fun Fest!

Hello everyone and welcome to the first ever Festive Fun Fest at rarepair_shorts. This will be a low pressure fest which runs from the 1st December to the 1st January.

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Please remember that this is NOT the sign up post. The Sign up post will go up on December 1st when the fest starts.

Thank you,
the Mods

Hi friends - thank you once again for participating in the 2020 SUMMER WISHLIST EVENT for rarepair_shorts | rarepair_shorts. We had 48 total entries from 14 different members. Below is the break down by author/artist and the number of entries they had for the fest. We had multiple authors that created more than one gift, and our recipients/members are just so lucky! Thank you again, and again, and again, for participating. We hope you had fun.

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Gifts From maraudersaffair (8)

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Gifts From wynnebat (5)

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Gifts From lee_bella (4)

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Gifts From digthewriter (13)

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Gifts From articcat621 (3)

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Gifts From gracerene (3)

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Gifts From static_abyss (3)

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Gifts From sirmioneforever (2)

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Gifts From Multiple Participants that wrote at least one entry:

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Please let me know if there are any mistakes by commenting below! Enjoy the goodies!