Rare Pair Shorts

ANNOUNCING THE ANNUAL - SUMMER WISHLIST EVENT @ rarepair_shorts

How The Event Works: The Wishlist Event wants to to bring you lots of writing fun! [AND ART].

This event runs in two parts. Part 1 – You make a wish list. On May 15, we will make a post where all members will be encouraged to post their wishes about what kind of fic/art they’d like. It’s open to all rare-pairs and gen fics (and art). The signup for the wishes is from May 15-30.

Your wish will be hidden from the general public until May 31. On May 31, we will do the big reveal and everyone can see who wished for what.

Part 2 – Members will be encouraged to fill those wishes from June 1 until August 31.

There is no obligation in this event. If you post a wishlist, you don't need to grant other people's wishes; similarly, if you don't post a wishlist, you may still grant others' wishes.

Your wishlist can be as long and as specific as you want (within reason, of course - please contain your list to one comment), but must contain requests for ficlets (or art) of rare pairings.

BANNED PAIRING LIST - LJ.
BANNED PAIRING LIST - DW

After MAY 30 (10 pm EST), no one else may post a wishlist. If you do post a wishlist, you may certainly edit or add to it at any time before May 30th.

Please note, there is no wishing format. You can post your wish in any style you want. Pairing specific prompts. List of prompts. List of pairings. – The wishing will begin on May 15.

For gifts, all fic must be between 200 to 2000 words. No more than that. There is no obligation in this event. You may write as many fics for as many people as you like. More than one person may grant the same wish.

If you have never participated before, and have questions, you can ask below. Comments will be screened. When we answer your question, we will unscreen them. We are both on Livejournal = rarepair_shorts and Dreamwidth = rarepair_shorts. Please note, on May 15, we will post more information. But we welcome questions.

PLEASE DO NOT PM THE MOD ACCOUNT.

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Here is a list of gifts posted this week:

A Gift For digthewriter , First Date, Neville/Charlie
A Gift For ideare , Tell me we'll survive, Peter/Narcissa
A Gift For prince_mardoll, the propsal (that almost wasn't), Ginny/Pansy
A Gift For kiertorata , Tick Tock, Granger, Hermione/Pansy
A Gift For rarepair_shorts , I'll sit here in silence (with you), Draco/Luna
A Gift For letsdothepanic, In the VIP International Floo Travel Lounge, Ron/Viktor

Next week will see the last of the gifts posted so key your eyes out for more little gems!

Hi friends! mod!dig here, stopping by on behalf of your HOLIDAY FIC EXCHANGE MOD, sirmioneforever

I've closed the "sign up" for the exchange fest. Sirmione will do the matching and email you guys individually about your assignment. Please remember this is an anonymous exchange fest so do not reveal yourself publicly on any posts until the fest is over.

HERE ARE ALL THE RULES--> DW / LJ if you have any questions. Email us at rarepairs.shorts.mod@gmail.com if you need extra information.

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 are posting the signup sheet before the main signup post again as it's a little different from last year. We have added a ‘preferred medium' on the signup sheet as we have decided to include art as well as fics this year. As with previous years, 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:

22nd October 2018: Sign-ups open
29th October 2018: Sign-ups close
10th November 2018: Assignments sent out
17th December 2018: Assignments due
24th December 2018: 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. The focus is on your recipient's desire more than anything else.

Extensions will still be granted but on a case by case basis only.

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 a few banners to promote the fest:


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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!

Sign ups and posting will take place on LJ and DW.

Hi everyone! Just wanted to make a fly-by post that keep filling those wishes until the 31st of August. Sorry I've not been posting more in the community - but we hope you're not discouraged. Let's fill those wishes!

Thanks to all that participated in July, I'll do a round up for July soon, and a final masterlist at the end of the fest!

The Number Game Ficathon 2018 is officially over. We have had 25 entries by 10 authors. Any late fics will be welcome for the next week and will be added to the the masterlist.

Where Bravery Dwells, by silverlioness80 , Hermione/Godric, M
Pleasures in the Night by dramioneinlove, Molly/Nymphadora, M
Under the Facade, by sirmioneforever, Rabastan/Narcissa, PG
A Cobra Strikes, by silverlioness80, Hermione/Blaise,T
Rule-Breaking by nereycamille, Hermione/Dumbledore, G
A Touch of the Piquant, by purplefluffycat, Severus/Porpentina, PG
Magic of the Night, by sirmioneforever, Hermione/Sirius, M
Assistance Assured, by alisanne, Bloody Baron/Lucius Malfoy, R
Together, by sirmioneforever, Rabastan/Antonin, M
Not So Plain Percy, by alisanne, Percy/Lee, PG
Birthday Bash, by alisanne, George Weasley/Narcissa Malfoy, NC17
Below the Surface by alisanne, Eloise Midgen/Angelina Johnson, PG
Five Tips for Brewing the Best Cup by alisanne, Gregory Goyle/Ernie Macmillan, G
The Planning Stage by themightyflynn, Alicia/Charlie, G
Reckless Love by sirmioneforever, Hemrione/Rabastan, PG13
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by plaidphoenix, Mandy/Marietta, PG13
Life Was But A Number by titti, Draco/Sirius, PG
Timely Warning by alisanne, Cormac McLaggen/Tom Riddle Sr, PG
Safe As Houses by darkhairedgirl, Alice/Rufus, PG15
Unexpected by plaidphoenix, Mandy/Alecto, T
Unexpected Part Two by plaidphoenix, Mandy/Lily Luna, T
Hogwarts Heroine by nereycamille, Bellatrix/Surprise, PG13
Distracted by reeby10, Sybill Trelawny/Petunia Dursley, G
Down the Rat Hole by alisanne, Padma Patil/Peter Pettigrew , PG
Mates and Dates by plaidphoenix, Mandy/Penelope, T

The fest will run from March 5th - May 7th 2018. Sign ups will close at 11:59pm GMT on May 5th. This is to give you plenty of time to produce something you're happy with.

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Here are the reveals. Please let me know if any of them are wrong (they shoudn't be as I double checked them) and I will fix them. You can now start replying to comments, and crosspost to other sites. Author's names will be added to the posts over the next week or so as well.


Mistletoe Confessions, (Hermione/Charlie), T  by articcat621 for lenapinewoods
Five things Padma Patil and Luna Lovegood said they did not believe in, and one in which they did (Padma/Luna), G by lenapinewoods for ideare
Privacy Over Comfort, (Harry/Pansy), G by ideare for flipflop_diva
The Set Up, (Neville/Charlie), R, by leontinabowie for digthewriter
Christmas Morning Surprise, (Draco/James Sirius), PG13 by digthewriter for titti
A Snowy First Kiss, (Harry/Oliver), T by jepierre for leontinabowie
Meeting at the Ritz, (Charlie/Draco), NC-17 by titti for reeby10
Meeting the Family (Draco/Ron), PG-13 by reeby10 for fangqueen
Find a Way, (Sirius/Rodolphus), PG-13 by sirmioneforever for hikarievandar
Yes! I Killed An Elf for Your Holiday Pleasure, (Remus/Septima), PG, by are_guile for stgulik
Lesbian Sex: A Guide, (Hermione/Padma), PG-13 by kiertorata for evening12
Here comes the rush before we touch, (Ginny/Pansy), T+, by nearlyconscious for kiertorata
Ghosts, (Sirius/Harry), G by hikarievandar for snax0
To Fall in Love, (Ginny/Pansy), PG-13, by evening12 for nearlyconscious
The First Christmas, (James/Sirius), R, by fangqueen for maraudersaffair
Marauders and Mistletoe, (Lily/Regulus), PG by stgulik for sirmioneforever
The Proposal, (Neville/Draco), T by maraudersaffair for jepierre
Under the Mistletoe, (Hermione/Charlie), PG-13 by flipflop_diva for articcat621
Evermore, (Severus/Sybill), PG-15, by snax0 for are_guile
Awake, (Harry/Pansy), T by maraudersaffair for rarepair_shorts


Thank you to maraudersaffair who wrote a gift for the community as well as one for their giftee.


Thank you to everyone for participating and writing such wonderful gifts. We hope to see you again the next time around.

The Mods.

Here is the complete masterlist for the fest. Please feel free to keep on commenting on fics even though we've stopped posting. reveals will go up on Wednesday.



A Gift For lenapinewoods: Mistletoe Confessions, (Hermione/Charlie), T
A Gift For ideare: Five things Padma Patil and Luna Lovegood said they did not believe in, and one in which they did (Padma/Luna), G
A Gift For flipflop_diva: Privacy Over Comfort, (Harry/Pansy), G
A Gift For digthewriter: The Set Up, (Neville/Charlie), R
A Gift For titti: Christmas Morning Surprise, (Draco/James Sirius), PG13
A Gift For leontinabowie: A Snowy First Kiss, (Harry/Oliver), T
A Gift For reeby10: Meeting at the Ritz, (Charlie/Draco), NC-17
A Gift For fangqueen: Meeting the Family (Draco/Ron),
A Gift For hikarievandar: Find a Way, (Sirius/Rodolphus), PG-13
A Gift For stgulik: Yes! I Killed An Elf for Your Holiday Pleasure, (Remus/Septima), PG
A Gift For evening12: Lesbian Sex: A Guide, (Hermione/Padma), PG-13
A Gift For kiertorata: Here comes the rush before we touch, (Ginny/Pansy), T+
A Gift For snax0: Ghosts, (Sirius/Harry), G
A Gift For nearlyconscious: To Fall in Love, (Ginny/Pansy), PG-13
A Gift For maraudersaffair: The First Christmas, (James/Sirius), R
A Gift For sirmioneforever: Marauders and Mistletoe, (Lily/Regulus), PG
A Gift for jepierre: The Proposal, (Neville/Draco), T
A Git For articcat621: Under the Mistletoe, (Hermione/Charlie), PG-13
A Gift For are_guile: Evermore, (Severus/Sybill), PG-15
A Gift For the Comm: Awake, (Harry/Pansy), T

Hello everyone!

The first thing I wanted to say was sorry for the delay in posting. I didn't realise just how busy I would be on Christmas Eve (I finished wrapping my presents at 1a.m on Christmas day!).

Here is a round up of the stories posted so far:

A Gift For lenapinewoods: Mistletoe Confessions, (Hermione/Charlie), T
A Gift For ideare: Five things Padma Patil and Luna Lovegood said they did not believe in, and one in which they did (Padma/Luna), G
A Gift For flipflop_diva: Privacy Over Comfort, (Harry/Pansy), G
A Gift For digthewriter: The Set Up, (Neville/Charlie), R
A Gift For titti: Christmas Morning Surprise, (Draco/James Sirius), PG13
A Gift For leontinabowie: A Snowy First Kiss, (Harry/Oliver), T

Hello everyone!

This is a reminder that your submissions are due today. For those of you who have requested an extension you should know what your new due date is, and for those who haven't please email us asap at rarepair.shorts.mod[AT]gmail.com. We have had some great submissions so far and we cannot wait to start posting.

The Mods