Marauders Self-Cest Fest: November 10 - December 16
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potterfestsFest Name: Marauders Self-Cest Fest
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | FAQ | Optional Prompts
Type of Challenge: Theme fest
Description: A Marauders era characters fest. Each fic must contain at least two versions of the same character. Explicit sexual contact is optional. AI contributions or use are not allowed. AO3 collection will remain open from November 10 to December 16.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words
Art, Moodboards, Fanvids, etc.: None
Timeline:
AO3 collection is open: November 10 - December 16
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | FAQ | Optional Prompts
Type of Challenge: Theme fest
Description: A Marauders era characters fest. Each fic must contain at least two versions of the same character. Explicit sexual contact is optional. AI contributions or use are not allowed. AO3 collection will remain open from November 10 to December 16.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words
Art, Moodboards, Fanvids, etc.: None
Timeline:
AO3 collection is open: November 10 - December 16
Moonchaser Fest 2026: Prompting Open Till November 23
Nov. 10th, 2025 12:51 pmlee_bella posting in potterfestsFest Name: Moonchaser Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A James/Remus fic and art fest. The use of AI-powered software for your submission is not allowed. Prompting is open till November 23.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None?
Timeline:
Prompting: November 10th - November 23rd
Claiming: November 24th - February 20th
Works Due: February 22nd
Posting: March 3rd
Reveals: a week after posting is completed
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A James/Remus fic and art fest. The use of AI-powered software for your submission is not allowed. Prompting is open till November 23.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None?
Timeline:
Prompting: November 10th - November 23rd
Claiming: November 24th - February 20th
Works Due: February 22nd
Posting: March 3rd
Reveals: a week after posting is completed
Challenge #872
Nov. 9th, 2025 08:53 pmalisanne posting in dracoharry100Thank you, torino10154 for posting for me last week! *glomps*
Welcome back to another DracoHarry Sunday!
Last week the Aurors won, making our new score: Death Eaters 386, Aurors 420.
This week’s new prompt is:
Challenge #872: Genuine
Happy drabbling!
torino10154 for posting for me last week! *glomps*Welcome back to another DracoHarry Sunday!
Last week the Aurors won, making our new score: Death Eaters 386, Aurors 420.
This week’s new prompt is:
Happy drabbling!
Marauders Mixtape: A Lyric Fic Exchange: Prompting Open Till November 22
Nov. 8th, 2025 05:30 pmlee_bella posting in potterfestsFest Name: Marauders Mixtape: A Lyric Fic Exchange
Origin: Marauder's Mayhem on Tumblr
Links: Rules | Prompting
Type of Challenge:
Description: A Marauders era characters fic exchange inspired by lyrics. Participants will be asked to provide likes and dislikes, characters and relationships, and five different lyrics. The use of AI is not allowed. Prompting is open till November 22.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 1000 words
Timeline:
Prompting: November 8 - November 22
Lyric prompts are shared: November 22
Claiming: November 29 - December 6
Fics due: February 6
Posting: February 14
Origin: Marauder's Mayhem on Tumblr
Links: Rules | Prompting
Type of Challenge:
Description: A Marauders era characters fic exchange inspired by lyrics. Participants will be asked to provide likes and dislikes, characters and relationships, and five different lyrics. The use of AI is not allowed. Prompting is open till November 22.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 1000 words
Timeline:
Prompting: November 8 - November 22
Lyric prompts are shared: November 22
Claiming: November 29 - December 6
Fics due: February 6
Posting: February 14
Gains 651
Nov. 7th, 2025 09:10 pmenchanted_jae posting in dracoharry100Title: Gains 651
Author:enchanted_jae
Team: Aurors
Character(s): Draco, Harry, Ron/Hermione, ocs
Rating: PG
Warning(s): POV change
Word count: 100
Written for:dracoharry100 Prompt No. 851 - drunk
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This drabble was written for fun, not for profit.
Summary: Draco loses his infant shield.
( Gains 651 )
Author:
enchanted_jaeTeam: Aurors
Character(s): Draco, Harry, Ron/Hermione, ocs
Rating: PG
Warning(s): POV change
Word count: 100
Written for:
dracoharry100 Prompt No. 851 - drunkDisclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. This drabble was written for fun, not for profit.
Summary: Draco loses his infant shield.
( Gains 651 )
HP Fest News Round-up: November 8, 2025
Nov. 7th, 2025 02:26 pmlee_bella posting in potterfestsNews and Announcement
The 2026 HP Fest Masterlists is up and running on Dreamwidth and Livejournal.
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jeddy-fest: Announced James Sirius Potter/Teddy Lupin Jeddy Fest 2026.
•rjlfest: Announced Remus-centric RJL Fest rules.
•hpsnooze: Announced sleep-themed HP Snooze Fest.
•weasleycestfest: Announced Weasley Cest Fest 2026.
•slythindor100: 25 Days of Draco and Harry early-bird sign-up extended (Tumblr).
•snape_potter: Announced Snarry-a-Thon 2026.
•draco-tops-the-scream-king-fest: Announced Drarry horror fest Draco Tops the Scream King Fest.
•marauders-crack-week: Announced Marauders Crack Week.
•dh-keepyoursecretsfest: Announced Drarry Keep Your Secrets Fest 2026.
•teddysadventcalendar: Announced Teddy's Advent Calendar.
•maraudersmayhemblog: Announced Marauders Mixtape: A Lyric Fic Exchange.
•moonwater-fest: Announced Remus/Regulus Moonwater Fest.
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The 2026 HP Fest Masterlists is up and running on Dreamwidth and Livejournal.
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slythindor100: 25 Days of Draco and Harry early-bird sign-up extended (Tumblr).•
snape_potter: Announced Snarry-a-Thon 2026.•
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2026 HP Fest Masterlists
Nov. 7th, 2025 08:39 amlee_bella posting in potterfestsThis is a list of Harry Potter fests that will be posting or running in 2026. The list is organised by posting dates. If there is anything missing on this list, please leave a comment and I'll add it.
Links:
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
List of HP Fests by Category
HP Fest Spreadsheet (by characters & ships)
LJ Mirror
Updated on November 10, 2025.
( 2026 HP Fest Masterlists. )
Links:
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
List of HP Fests by Category
HP Fest Spreadsheet (by characters & ships)
LJ Mirror
Updated on November 10, 2025.
( 2026 HP Fest Masterlists. )
Dronarry Fest 2026: Claiming Open Till February 7
Nov. 6th, 2025 06:50 pmlee_bella posting in potterfestsFest Name: Dronarry Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fic and art fest dedicated to Draco, Ron and Harry, either as a triad or as pairs. All works must feature all three characters in significant capacity. This fest will not accept works created by or with assistance of AI; that includes using AI for editing or proofreading. Claiming is open till February 7.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k; no maximum
Art: None?
Podfic: Recorded story should be minimum 1k; no maximum
Timeline:
Prompting Opens: October 11th
Prompting Closes: November 1st
Claiming Starts: November 2nd
Claiming Closes: February 7th
Submissions Due: February 22nd
Posting will begin in March 2026, exact dates to be confirmed.
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fic and art fest dedicated to Draco, Ron and Harry, either as a triad or as pairs. All works must feature all three characters in significant capacity. This fest will not accept works created by or with assistance of AI; that includes using AI for editing or proofreading. Claiming is open till February 7.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k; no maximum
Art: None?
Podfic: Recorded story should be minimum 1k; no maximum
Timeline:
Prompting Opens: October 11th
Prompting Closes: November 1st
Claiming Starts: November 2nd
Claiming Closes: February 7th
Submissions Due: February 22nd
Posting will begin in March 2026, exact dates to be confirmed.
Jegulus Reverse Bang Round 2: Writer sign-up Open Till November 30
Nov. 6th, 2025 06:42 pmlee_bella posting in potterfestsFest Name: Jegulus Reverse Bang Round 2
Links: Tumblr | Rules | FAQ | Artist Info | Author Info | Writer Sign-up
Type of Challenge:
Description: A James/Regulus reverse bang. Artists will create two pieces of artwork, and writers will claim an artwork and write a fic inspired by the artwork. Writer sign-up is open till November 30.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Art: At least 2 completed piece of digital or traditional art
Moodboard: Include a minimum of 9 different images, and they must be edited in some way
Fic: Minimum 5000 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Artist Sign-Ups: October 1st-31st
Author Sign-Ups: November 1st-30th
Art Draft Due: November 25th
Claiming: December 5th-10th
Claims/Pairings Announced: December 15th-20th
Check-In #1: December 25th-January 1st
Check-In #2: February 5th-10th
Check-In #3: March 10th-15th
Fics/Art Due: April 20th-22nd
Posting Begins: April 25th and on
Links: Tumblr | Rules | FAQ | Artist Info | Author Info | Writer Sign-up
Type of Challenge:
Description: A James/Regulus reverse bang. Artists will create two pieces of artwork, and writers will claim an artwork and write a fic inspired by the artwork. Writer sign-up is open till November 30.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Art: At least 2 completed piece of digital or traditional art
Moodboard: Include a minimum of 9 different images, and they must be edited in some way
Fic: Minimum 5000 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Artist Sign-Ups: October 1st-31st
Author Sign-Ups: November 1st-30th
Art Draft Due: November 25th
Claiming: December 5th-10th
Claims/Pairings Announced: December 15th-20th
Check-In #1: December 25th-January 1st
Check-In #2: February 5th-10th
Check-In #3: March 10th-15th
Fics/Art Due: April 20th-22nd
Posting Begins: April 25th and on
HP Kintsugi Fest: Claiming open till January 15
Nov. 6th, 2025 06:11 pmlee_bella posting in potterfestsFest Name: HP Kintsugi Fest
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules Part 1 | Rules Part 2 | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP fest celebrating scars and the concept of scarring. Claiming is open till January 15.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic and Meta: 500 words
Poetry: 100 words OR 2 poems, whichever is shorter
Traditional or digital art: 600x600 px (scans in reasonable quality), and a basic (50 words) description for accessibility
Spoken audio work (e.g. podfic, audio play): 5 minutes, and a written summary (transcript nice-to-have; podficcers may be allowed to pod an excerpt of their template if the final product is at least 5 minutes long)
Original music: 1.5 minutes, and a basic description (for instance lyrics, chords, sheet music) for accessibility
Song parody: 1 song, (link to) reference work, and new lyrics (audio optional)
Playlist: 5 elements
Moodboard: 5 elements
Fanvid (including original dance): 1 minute, and a basic description for accessibility
Fanbinding: one complete typeset
Other forms: please contact the mod(s)
Timeline:
Prompting: August 15 - October 15
Claiming: October 31 - January 15
Work (anonymous) reveals: January 31
Creator reveals: February 7
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules Part 1 | Rules Part 2 | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP fest celebrating scars and the concept of scarring. Claiming is open till January 15.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic and Meta: 500 words
Poetry: 100 words OR 2 poems, whichever is shorter
Traditional or digital art: 600x600 px (scans in reasonable quality), and a basic (50 words) description for accessibility
Spoken audio work (e.g. podfic, audio play): 5 minutes, and a written summary (transcript nice-to-have; podficcers may be allowed to pod an excerpt of their template if the final product is at least 5 minutes long)
Original music: 1.5 minutes, and a basic description (for instance lyrics, chords, sheet music) for accessibility
Song parody: 1 song, (link to) reference work, and new lyrics (audio optional)
Playlist: 5 elements
Moodboard: 5 elements
Fanvid (including original dance): 1 minute, and a basic description for accessibility
Fanbinding: one complete typeset
Other forms: please contact the mod(s)
Timeline:
Prompting: August 15 - October 15
Claiming: October 31 - January 15
Work (anonymous) reveals: January 31
Creator reveals: February 7
Teddy's Advent Calendar: Sign-up Open Till November 17
Nov. 6th, 2025 06:06 pmlee_bella posting in potterfestsFest Name: Teddy's Advent Calendar
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Sign-up
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous theme fest
Description: A Teddy-centric winter holiday fest. Each participant will be assigned a day in December to write or create an artwork for. Fics and art are due 3 days in advance of the participant's assigned posting date. Sign-up is open till November 17. No AI generated or edited work.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 300 words; no maxiumu
Art: Equivalent of 300 words
Timeline:
Sign-up: November 6 - 17
First fics due: November 27
First fics posted: December 1
Last fics posted: December 24
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Sign-up
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous theme fest
Description: A Teddy-centric winter holiday fest. Each participant will be assigned a day in December to write or create an artwork for. Fics and art are due 3 days in advance of the participant's assigned posting date. Sign-up is open till November 17. No AI generated or edited work.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 300 words; no maxiumu
Art: Equivalent of 300 words
Timeline:
Sign-up: November 6 - 17
First fics due: November 27
First fics posted: December 1
Last fics posted: December 24
Challenge #871
Nov. 2nd, 2025 09:00 pmtorino10154 posting in dracoharry100Standing in for alisanne this evening!
Happy DracoHarry Sunday!
Last week the Aurors won, making our new score: Death Eaters 386, Aurors 419.
This week’s new prompt is:
Challenge #871: Drunk
Happy drabbling!
alisanne this evening!Happy DracoHarry Sunday!
Last week the Aurors won, making our new score: Death Eaters 386, Aurors 419.
This week’s new prompt is:
Happy drabbling!
Drarry+ Fest: Prompting Open Till November 22
Nov. 1st, 2025 07:51 pmlee_bella posting in potterfestsFest Name: Drarry+ Fest
Links: Tumblr | Discord | AO3 | Rules | Guidelines | FAQ | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fic and art fest celebrating Draco/Harry in triads, quads and more. Submissions must include Draco/Harry and at least one other HP character as the main pairing. The use of generative AI is prohibited; that includes the editing process and beta-ing. Prompting is open till November 22.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Art: None?
Podfic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Prompting opens: November 1 9AM PST
Prompting closes: November 22 9AM PST
Sign-ups open: November 22 5PM PST
Check-in #1: December 13
Sign-ups close: January 3, 2026 5PM PST
Check-in #2: January 10
Fic and Art due: January 31 11:59PM PST
Posting starts: February 14
Links: Tumblr | Discord | AO3 | Rules | Guidelines | FAQ | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fic and art fest celebrating Draco/Harry in triads, quads and more. Submissions must include Draco/Harry and at least one other HP character as the main pairing. The use of generative AI is prohibited; that includes the editing process and beta-ing. Prompting is open till November 22.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Art: None?
Podfic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Prompting opens: November 1 9AM PST
Prompting closes: November 22 9AM PST
Sign-ups open: November 22 5PM PST
Check-in #1: December 13
Sign-ups close: January 3, 2026 5PM PST
Check-in #2: January 10
Fic and Art due: January 31 11:59PM PST
Posting starts: February 14