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Temples are built for gods. Knowing this a farmer builds a small temple to see what kind of god turns up.

#beautiful

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When I first started Happy Hour, @crazybutgood made me the cutest origami mug that resembles the foamy butterbeer in my Happy Hour image. I had been so nervous to try something new and write recs instead of just do lists and seeing that someone had enjoyed my rec enough to sit and fold paper into art was really touching to me. Since then, our whole fandom has been privileged to enjoy this unique and creative art that @crazybutgood has contributed. It's a joy to invite her to Happy Hour to give her own rec.

Thank you to @thedrarrylibrarian for this opportunity and for thinking of me!

The fic I’d like to rec is A Christmas Miracle by @sleepstxtic (E, 39k)

Draco is a world-renowned Magi-Diagnostician and Harry is a Cursebreaking Healer, both working in St. Mungo's. They're not- quite-friends, not-quite-lovers, who argue at work and have sex on the weekends. And they're both fine with it, thank you very much. But when a mysterious attack in the hospital leaves Draco trapped in a coma, Harry must do all he can to save him. All the while, an inexplicable, deadly, children's illness is spreading through wizarding London. Oh, and there's some Time Magic thrown into the mix.

Or

A Christmas Carol with a Drarry twist.

Though this 25 Days of Drarry fic is set during Christmas, it’s a perfect read for any season. @sleepstxtic (Kat) uses her own wonderful take on A Christmas Carol to weave together a gripping medical thriller with Draco racing against time to save Teddy, after himself going on a journey of self-reflection as he travels through time with his Ghosts of Christmas. The scenes Kat writes for the time-travel are as emotional and gripping as the suspenseful case in the present, as Draco, moved by his eye-opening experience, navigates his duty – and expressing his feelings for Harry. The characters’ (including great OCs) dynamics, personalities – especially Draco’s growth – and dialogues are deliberate, on point, and a delight to read. Plus, Kat gives an especially wonderful snark and demeanour to Draco that are not only reminiscent of her inspiration of House M.D., but is also uniquely him. Of course, Harry too has his own sassy moments thrown in with his softness towards Draco.

Why I especially rec this fic (apart from Kat's brilliant writing that I always love) is that by December 2023, I had been on-and-off and down about a lot of things, including fandom. Though I wasn't sure where I stood then, one thing I knew was that I could always count on Kat’s amazing stories cheering me up. This one came at a time when I appreciated anything to rely on as an escape and a treat, and adding it to my list of subscriptions to daily updating fics last winter was a joy. The anticipation and thrill of following a daily WIP is something else; I eagerly read as the story unfolded each day, especially mulling over what might happen next after each cliffhanger, which Kat is infuriatingly good at. Her story is a wonderful unique blend of concepts and feelings of despair, fear, hope, and love, gelling into a plot that'll definitely have you hooked. Whether you choose to savour a chapter a day in your free time, or treat yourself to a late-night binge, I hope you enjoy unravelling the mysteries of the puzzling illness, what happened to Draco, and his and Harry’s future.

❤️ As always, if you find a fic you enjoy, please leave the author a kudos or a comment! ❤️

#drarry #sleepstxtic #crazybutgood

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dadfoot!

#dogfather #sirius black #harry james potter #hp fanart

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Pansy Parkinson, ladies and gentleman

#HELLO #pansy parkinson #hp fanart

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#marauders #hp fanart

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List of Prompts for May 2024 Marauders Rarepair Microfics

These microfics are no-commitment, no-pressure, daily prompts for those that want to have a crack at writing, want to spread some love to their rarepair (poly ships are cool too) favs, and those who enjoy writing microfics or following prompts! All rarepairs are welcome, no matter how whacky (with the exception of incest and pedophilia). Pick a prompt that inspires you to put your ships in a fun little situation and write away! Tag us and use the hashtag “#marauders rarepair microfic”.

Have fun with these prompts, get inspired to write, draw, make playlists, create mood boards, edits, collages, or anything involving your rarepairs to spread your love for them. NSFW is cool, but please make sure everything is tagged correctly and plenty of warning is provided.

Late submissions are A-okay. Feel free to interpret the prompts however you like, the theme is only there to aid if you’d like, and to make things a little more fun :)

Posting starts May 1st. Have fun creating, can’t wait to see whatever you all come up with!

#marauders rarepair microfic #hp fest

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Okay, so hear me out on this

There's nothing saying the rest of the Order has to be from the Marauders Era. So what about a Dorcas Meadowes who was Head Girl when Tom Riddle opened the Chamber of Secrets - a Slytherin girl who sat there and listened to him speaking parseltongue to impress his friends. When Slughorn was fawning over the gang of future Death Eaters, Dorcas was taking Auror prep classes and staying as far away as she could while sharing a common room.

She first heard the name Voldemort on the lips of her peers. She rolled her eyes and thought it was the most ridiculous thing she had ever heard. But when rumors begin spreading after they've all left Hogwarts, she understands at once what's happened and goes straight to Dumbledore.

I ship Dorlene, so let's make Marlene be from the Riddle generation as well. They're rivals at school, maybe even enemies, because even pre-Voldemort, Gryffindors and Slytherins don't often get along. But Marlene also sees the signs. She remembers the charming Slytherin boy who got Hagrid expelled, and she's still convinced he framed him. As members of the brand new Order of the Phoenix, she and Dorcas are reunited and begrudgingly work together, eventually going enemies to friends to lovers.

Later on, they're both targeted far more than the rest of the Order. Because unlike the younger members, they know the truth about Voldemort's origins, and that makes them far more dangerous as far as he's concerned. Hence the attack on the McKinnons (Marlene's siblings/nieces/nephews?) and Dorcas being murdered by Voldemort in person.

#dorlene #love this take! #hp femslash

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purge of 2002? of 2012? what ARE those?

Oh, how quickly the past is forgotten. 

They are part of the reason A03 is a thing now. Not the whole reason, but part of it. 

The Great Purges of 2002 and 2012 are when ff.net got a wild hair up their ass about THINK OF THE CHILDREN and nuked any fic posted on there that was explicit. Thousands upon thousands of nc-17 smutfics were lost.

It’s what led to the creation of alternate hosting sites for smutty fic…AdultFanfiction was the one I went to…but thousands of fics would never be recovered. 

#fandom history

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I have been waiting all year to post this.

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breakfast time

#golden trio #hp fanart

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Lazy sundays

#drarry #hp fanart

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Microfic May 2024

We are back, folks! Join us for our best and biggest year of microfics ever!! Microfic May is an open daily prompt challenge in which participants write a microfic a day in May. Here's the scoop for 2024!

We define microfics as works of fiction that are 50 words or less. However, this limit is merely a suggestion. We accept all lengths!

Open to all HP characters, ships, ratings, topics, and genres (as long as works are tagged and spoilered appropriately).

Participants must be age 18+ and follow DLDR, SALS, and YKINMKATO. (What does this mean?)

All prompts are optional, can be skipped, switched around, or combined. Just have fun and write!

For an extra challenge, try one of our optional ‘Weekly Challenges’ along with the day’s prompt.

To submit a work, add it to our collection on AO3 Microfic May 2024 or mention us on Tumblr @microficmay AND tag #microficmay2024.

Check the Info and FAQ pages for more info! (if the links aren’t working on mobile, try here)

🫶 Prompt list in plain text under the cut! 🫶

Prompts List 2024

Day 1: Create Day 2: Resplendent Day 3: Horizon Day 4: Decision Day 5: Dreams & Reality Day 6: Flare Day 7: Innocuous Day 8: Will Day 9: Agony Day 10: Rise & Fall Day 11: Curse Day 12: Vivid Day 13: Talisman Day 14: Humility Day 15: Nothing & Everything Day 16: Squabble Day 17: Worthy Day 18: Healing Day 19: Impatience Day 20: Push & Pull Day 21: Unhand Day 22: Precious Day 23: Mistake Day 24: Elation Day 25: Day & Night Day 26: Vex Day 27: Dandy Day 28: Fetching Day 29: Thrall Day 30: First & Last Day 31: Fulfilment

Alternate Prompts

Alt 1: Evolve Alt 2: Superfluous Alt 3: Idle Alt 4: Warmth Alt 5: Life & Death

Weekly Challenges (Optional)

Week 1: POV Challenge ↳ Create a microfic using 1st or 2nd person point of view.

Week 2: ‘A/An’ Challenge ↳ Don't use the articles 'a' or 'an' in your microfic.

Week 3: Format Challenge ↳ Create a microfic using a non-traditional format. Examples: epistolary, text fic, dialogue only, poetry, song lyrics, script, etc.

Week 4: Alphabet Challenge ↳ Include all the letters A-Z in your microfic.

BONUS CHALLENGE ↳ To be announced!

#microficmay2024

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moony🙏

#remus lupin #hp fanart

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Sorting Hat: So do you want fluffy best friends to lovers drarry or--

Harry: Not Slytherin.

Sorting Hat: Enemies to lovers 7 year slowburn it is.

#lol #drarry

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It's been a while since I've posted something, anything really.

#oliver wood #marcus flint #percy weasley #hp fanart #love them 💕

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Rubeus Hagrid from the Harry Potter book.

#rubeus hagrid #hp fanart #amazing

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Hi!! I love love love your art and I adore that you can make the most insane mashup work up. If you are still doing the trope mashup could I ask for 72 Stranded on A Desert Island and 14 Bodyguard AU? Thank you and take care! 💚

Hi!! Thank you ❤️ here’s Bodyguard AU + Stranded on a Desert Island!

Trope Mashups!

#drarry #hp fanart #🤣🤣🤣