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Got very inspired by this picture, had to make it Drarry.

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I'm so excited to read all your prompts 💕💕 always my favourite fest 😍

Prompting for the 2024 HD Mpreg Fest is now open

banner art by @iero0

We've been talking about it for long enough, and the day is finally here. Prompting is now open!

Prompting Guidelines

♥ Prompting will run from 29 January through to 10 February 2024.

♥ Claiming will open on 12 February 2024.

♥ Prompting is done via AirTable. Click here.

♥ You may submit up to 10 prompts. The form will accept one prompt at a time.

♥ You may leave prompts without intending to claim.

♥ You may self-prompt. The AirTable form will accommodate this.

♥ Prompts must follow the community rules. Read the rules and FAQ post for more details.

♥ MPREG (past, present, future) should be the focus of these prompts.

♥ Other characters are welcome, but the Harry/Draco relationship must be the focus and end-game.

If you are prompting a work that you wish to have turned into a Podfic, you must have the consent of the original author. Evidence of this consent must be shown before the prompt will be accepted. Authors are welcome to submit their own works for a Podfic creation.

Remember that this is a prompts fest and not a gift exchange. Creators are allowed their creative license, and you should not make the prompts too detailed.

You will not be able to edit your prompts after they are submitted. If there is something that absolutely must be changed, please email the Mods to discuss. Anonymous prompts will not be altered.

AirTable will ask you for the following details:

Prompter: (various name options, or anonymous)

Prompt: (situation, dialogue, words, lyrics, quote, picture, story to be turned into a podfic, etc.)

Rating: (your preferred maximum rating)

Squicks and Dislikes: (Things that should not be included in the creation)

Additional Information: (Free-text notes)

Self-prompt: (Are you keeping this one for yourself?)

Once the prompts are submitted they will be available in the Gallery, unless flagged for review. Once the Mods complete their review, that prompt will display in the gallery. All prompts with images will be subject to a review.

Anticipating your creativity,

sassy_cissa and timothysboxers

H/D MPREG MODS

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Rules Reminder and FAQ

Prompting for the 2024 HD MPREG Fest will open tomorrow around 8pm US CST!

banner art by @iero0

Before all the fun starts, please take a moment to review the rules and FAQs. There have been a few changes from last year.

If you missed the key dates post, you can check that out here.

What is the Harry/Draco MPREG Fest?

This is an anonymous prompt-based fest focused on mpreg and the relationship between Harry and Draco. Works forming part of this fest have three basic criteria— - Harry/Draco relationship is a must - Either Harry or Draco must get pregnant - They must not mainly identify as female while pregnant.

The change to the last criteria is explained in further detail here.

Communication

This year we must have a way of communicating with you outside of email. In previous years, we have spent time attempting to get in touch with participants only to be told things like 'Oh, I don't really check that email.'

Participants will be required to provide a direct messaging method (tumblr, discord, or livejournal) as an alternate communication channel. Email will still be our first method.

We will attempt to reach you twice and, in the event of emails or direct messages being ignored, we may withdraw your participation from the fest.

In general terms, we are requesting that you communicate your needs to us. A single-line email is generally sufficient. If you need an extension, ask for one. If you just aren't feeling it after signing up, tell us that you need to withdraw. We are here to help if we can. We will be sad to see you go, but you are welcome to participate again next time.

Prompting

All prompting will be done through AirTable. We will post the link to the form when prompts open on Monday 29 January 2024. Prompts will be displayed in a gallery, and are typically available live unless flagged for review.

You are more than welcome to leave prompts for this fest even if you don't intend to create for it.

You are welcome to claim your own prompt too! If you want to create for your own prompt, this will be indicated on the form. While the prompt may still display in the gallery, AirTable will preserve your anonymity. If you have any questions about this process, please ask.

When prompting, be mindful that this is a prompts fest and not a gifts exchange, so while the creators will stick as close to the prompt as possible, they are allowed their creative license. Try not to make the prompts overly detailed, and keep the dislikes/squicks list to a minimum.

You can submit up to ten (10) prompts, and we will allow anonymous prompting.

You may re-prompt from previous fests when the prompt in question was yours, was not selected in a previous fest, and is not actively prompted in another open fest. If you saw a prompt that you loved elsewhere and think it would make a great prompt for MPREG, ask the prompter if they'd consider posting it here or getting permission from them to post it for this fest.

Creating

This is an anonymous fest!

While you are working on your submission, please do not tell anyone other than your beta(s) about the specifics of your creation. During posting, you should not reply to any comments or cross-post your work to other platforms. Once the fest posting has concluded, all creators will be revealed and then you can respond to the comments and cross-post the work on other platforms.

All written entries must have a minimum word count of 2,000 words, and there is no maximum word count. Art works and podfics should demonstrate equivalent effort.

All ratings and creation genres are welcome. Romance, pwp, drama, humour, dark, flangst, fluff, hurt/comfort, family. If it fits the fest's guidelines and you can write it, draw it, or record it: we want it!

Submitted works must be unique to this fest. We ask that they not be part of an existing universe or a prequel or sequel to an existing story. Submitted works must be complete works—we will not accept WIPs (work-in-progress). You may not submit a work that you have previously posted.

Submissions

Closer to the submission date of 21 April 2024, we will make a detailed post on the finer points of submissions. For now, some basic details are provided below.

If you finish your creation early, you are most welcome to submit early. If we haven't made the submissions post by that time please contact the Mods via email or DM.

All works will be posted to AO3. You will upload your own submission to the AO3 collection. A header is required to ensure uniform details for each work are posted on tumblr and LiveJournal. We will offer a html-free header experience also via AirTable, and the details will be provided in the submissions post.

Written works and podfics must be beta-d. This is not negotiable. The Mods will proof-read and proof-listen to these entries, and reserve the right to return them to you with corrections if necessary. If you do not have a beta lined up, there are resources where you may find someone to assist you including the Drarry discord server. Please keep the anonymous nature of this fest in mind while discussing your beta requirements in open forums.

All works must include the appropriate HTML coding tags on AO3. If you are unsure what the HTML tags are or how to use them, please check phoenixacid's N00b's guide to HTML. All submissions shall be uploaded directly to the 2024 H/D MPREG Collection on AO3. It is strongly recommended that you double-check when you post to verify that your coding and spacing is correct.

Extensions and Withdrawals

Extensions to timeframes will be considered on an individual basis. We will check in with you periodically, and if you think you're going to need an extension, you should tell us as soon as possible. Giving the Mods an idea of how much time you think you'll need, as well as where you're currently up to will help us plan the posting schedule better and fit things in.

Communication goes a long way, and we like to think we're easy to work with. Please talk to us if you're having problems.

If you find yourself in the regrettable position that you have to withdraw from the fest, we'll be sad to see you go. Sometimes, real-life ruins the best of fandom intentions and there's very little we can do about that. Please send us an email or a DM before your submission deadline so we're not left waiting for something that isn't coming.

Something Else

In the event that you've got something else to ask, please direct your comments, concerns, inquiries, Howlers, compliments and the like to [email protected]. You can also send us an ask on tumblr, or a DM, or reach out to us on the Drarry discord. Be patient—one of us will answer you.

If you haven't already, please follow us on tumblr, or join or watch us on Livejournal.

Let’s get amongst it,

sassy_cissa and timothysboxers H/D MPREG MODS

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Because you make him laugh 💕

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Thank you so much @dracotops-harry it looks amazing, and hurray for another year of this fab fest 😍

A big thank you to @ladderofyears for providing the art for @dracotops-harry 2024.

Prompt Collection: January 06 - 20, 2024

Claiming starts: January 22 - March 17, 2024

Submissions due: March 18, 2024

Fest starts: April 1, 2024

Rules are here!

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Chubby Draco

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Harry and Draco at the library 📚 

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my first drarry fanart cause I can’t get enough of them! this took longer than i’ll admit lol :,)

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Precious Things

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look at my lovely fools 🥺

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Still not in the best mood, so doodled a surly Draco to reflect that. He’s still pretty tho. 

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Exhausted parents of a newborn drarry ♥

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Oh my goodness me! @paltaxiox this is beautiful. I'm just glad you enjoyed the story. Your art is fantastic Xxx

As I was drawing harry I sorta realised that I might have accidentally been inspired by We Keep This Love In A Photograph by Ladderofyears because of harry taking pictures of draco.

Inspired is the key word, because I think Harry has a different description there(?

#fanart #draco malfoy #harry potter #hp fanart #draco malfoy fanart #scorpius malfoy #beautiful #in love

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forgot to post this to tumblr tbh

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Happy Halloween 🎃

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give me a ship 📮 and I’ll draw it 🙆 (any fandom)

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H/D Career Fair Weekly Roundup: Week 2

Art Holes (Digital Art, Explicit)

Podfic Call Me, Won't You? (4 hours, Teen)

Fic WanderFull Fit (7k, Explicit) Death is Not Fit to House a Love (21k, Explicit) Let's Get Physical (10k, Explicit) Another Side (2k, Teen) A Year In The Life (19k, Mature) Playing Quiddick (12k, Explicit) Within You Without You (40k, Explicit) in chronological order

Career Fair Cup team members, please help us record how many entries you have entered as a team at this spreadsheet. You can also join our discord for discussions with other enthusiasts!

Do keep on commenting on our wonderful entries and help spread the word by reblogging our fanwork headers or by reccing the wonderful fanworks!