HP Friendship

Friends of HP Friendship!

Our fest has come to an end, and today is the day for the big reveals. But before we come to that, let your mods, pale_moonlite and tetleythesecond, give a big round of thanks to all you fantastic writers, readers, commenters, reccers, and general supporters! You have produced a total of 25 fics, 499 review comments both on Dreamwidth and Livejournal, and so far six Daily Snitch Hot Recs. Who said that fandom was losing momentum?

Before we get to a few individual mentions, here is the

( HP Friendship 2012 Masterlist )

And now for some Statistics. People wrote a great bandwidth; the 25 fics were about a total of 36 characters, including Mrs Norris and Ripper. The oldest was Griselda Marchbanks, the youngest were Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy.

Ten people participated in the Guessing Game, and we have a hands-down winner: the Gold Medal goes to the Usain Bolt of Author Detection, miss_morland, with a total of 18 (!) correct guesses. Silver and Bronze go to pitry with 9 and primeideal with 8.

Our own little doping scandal is brought to you courtesy of therealsnape, who guessed on three fics in which she was named as a beta.

The most-guessed authors were kelly_chambliss and wemyss (with both stories). Six people guessed them correctly. The Stealth Award goes to four authors, all of whom got guesses, but none of them correct: gamma_x_orionis, inamac, miss_morland, and zofbadfaith.

Top commenters: First off, we have to say we are flattened by the response. Almost all fics went into the double digits, which is fantastic for a summertime fest at a time when comments in general seem to have been going down. You all can be proud of yourselves! Still, we would like to give an extra mention to the two of you who took the time to review every single fic. Come and get your medals, primeideal and kelly_chambliss!

And because a fest also lives from its reader-only supporters, the Golden Olive Wreath for top commenter from among the spectators goes to albalark with 23 comments.

Once more, thank you all for making this a fantastic fest!

With yesterday's entry, The Peculiar Resilience of the Refugee, posting for hp_friendship has come to an end. Here is our final weekly wrap-up.


Rolling Downhill by mountainmoira (Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood; 7255 words) -- On LJ
During the events of Deathly Hallows, there's only one person Draco can talk with honestly: Luna Lovegood.

A Very Special Edition by ysilme (Irma Pince, Severus Snape, 3400 words) -- On LJ
The Library of Hogwarts has more to it than one would think, and is a haven not only for books.

Within A Morning Star by primeideal (Asteria Greengrass, Demelza Robins, various; 15,700 words) -- On LJ
They were fifteen, for a moment.

Five People Who Insisted on Being Friends With Severus Snape ... by igrockspock (Severus Snape, others; 3,700 words) -- On LJ
Just what it says on the tin.

Grow Up And Away by vanessawolfie (Albus Severus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, 5000 words) -- On LJ
Both Albus and Scorpius are discovering a new part of their lives; in the meantime, they forget their best friend.

The Possibility of Friendship by nathaniel_hp (Irma Pince, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin; 1,700 words) -- On LJ
“So many qualities are indeed requisite to the possibility of friendship, and so many accidents must concur to its rise and its continuance” (Samuel Johnson)
Remus Lupin witnesses an unlikely friendship when he returns to Hogwarts to teach. He tries to make sense of it and contemplates his own situation.

The Peculiar Resilience of the Refugee by squibstress (Petunia Dursley, Madam Rosmerta,; 7,901 words) -- On LJ
After the war, Petunia takes refuge at the Three Broomsticks.

Again, a big thank you to all of you who wrote, read, commented, and recced. We hope that you've enjoyed the fest -- we certainly have! On Tuesday we'll be posting an anonymous Masterlist and Guessing Game, and next Sunday the big reveals will go up.

As always, if you rec'd one (or more) of the stories, please comment to this post with a link to your rec, so that we can collect them for the Hot Rec section of the daily_snitch.

And, authors: don't forget that we posted both on DW and on LJ – we wouldn't want you to miss any comments!

Author: nathaniel_hp
Prompt/Prompt Author: #49: When Remus Lupin arrives at Hogwarts as a professor, among the many astounding things he learns is the fact that Snape's best (maybe only) friend on the staff is none other than Irma Pince, librarian. (Even if we see things from Remus's pov [which is up to you to do or not do as you please], the focus should be on the Pince, Snape relationship.)
– kelly_chambliss
Title: The Possibility of Friendship
Characters: Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, Madame Pince, other Hogwarts residents
Rating: (P)G
Warnings: Somewhat unfriendly librarian.
Word Count: ~ 1700
Summary: “So many qualities are indeed requisite to the possibility of friendship, and so many accidents must concur to its rise and its continuance” (Samuel Johnson)
Remus Lupin witnesses an unlikely friendship when he returns to Hogwarts to teach. He tries to make sense of it and contemplates his own situation.
Author's Notes: Massive thanks to my beta who stepped in at very short notice and without whom this story wouldn't be what it is. Also, thank you to the wonderful mods for this great fest and for their unwavering patience.
kelly_chambliss, I hope I am doing your prompt justice. It is such a wonderful prompt, and I am afraid that I didn't manage to give the story the attention it deserves. I hope you enjoy this little offering nonetheless.
Dedicated to all the wonderful librarians around the world :)

( The Possibility of Friendship )

Author: igrockspock
Prompt/Prompt Author: Male: "I never asked you to be my friend!" Female: "I know. But you needed one, and I didn't see anyone else stepping up to the plate." Submitted by realmer06
Title: Five People Who Insisted on Being Friends with Severus Snape, Whether He Liked It or Not
Characters: Severus Snape, Andromeda Black, Lily Evans, Narcissa Malfoy, Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore
Rating: PG
Warnings: –
Word Count: 3700
Summary: Just what it says on the tin.
Author's Notes: N/a

( Five People Who Insisted on Being Friends with Severus Snape, Whether He Liked It or Not )

Author: ysilme
Prompt/Prompt Author: In Irma's opinion, the perfect school library would contain no students at all; she makes an exception when one checks out her favourite book. -- delphi
Title: A Very Special Edition
Characters: Irma Pince, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Warnings: Bibliophily
Word Count: ~ 3400
Summary: The Library of Hogwarts has more to it than one would think, and is a haven not only for books.
Author's Notes: What a wonderful prompt to work with! Thank you for setting free my love for books and libraries, Delphi – I hope you have as much fun reading as I had writing it. My most sincere thanks go to my beta who did an awesome job on very short notice, and to tetleythesecond and pale_moonlite for their patience and help and for hosting this wonderful fest!

( A Very Special Edition )

Raven's Honour by kelly_chambliss (Minerva McGonagall, Pomona Sprout, Rolanda Hooch; 10,800 words) -- On LJ
From the prompt: "In the 1920s, three close friends open a school for girls in the Scottish Highlands. Non-magical AU."

When You've Ceased To Believe by gamma_x_orionis (Lucius Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Narcissa Malfoy, Draco Malfoy; 1,600 words) -- On LJ
Narcissa insists that Lucius take part in the Ministry of Magic's rehabilitation program for former Death Eaters. Who he gets partnered with is, therefore, entirely her fault.

A Working Relationship by anne_arthur (Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape; ~5,000 words) -- On LJ
Acting headmistress Minerva McGonagall goes to the shrieking shack to retrieve the body of her predecessor. To her surprise, he is not quite dead.

The Road to Roundabout by wemyss (Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter; 17806 words) -- On LJ
In after years, Dudley lives quietly in the country with his family, and is always glad to see Cousin Harry. He’s made himself a countryman, has Dud; and as a countryman with knowledge of the Wizarding world, Harry finds him as useful and reliable as he now finds him a friend he’s proud to call cousin.

Loyalty by alley_skywalker (Severus Snape, Evan Rosier; 1547 words) -- On LJ
They had Lily Evans-Potter. She got away. Severus takes the blame, even though that’s not how it went down.

The Secret of Black Hall by inamac (Arabella Figg, Argus Filch; 5,700 words) -- On LJ
September 1939. Arabella and Argus are evacuated to the country and are met by the daughter of the house, Gussie Longbottom, but before their journey is over they have become embroiled with spies and enemy agents – and witness the birth of the Order of the Phoenix.


Thank you to all our readers, commenters, and reccers! Please continue to be so generous. And if you rec'd one (or more) of the stories, please comment to this post with a link to your rec, so that we can collect them for the Hot Rec section of the daily_snitch.

Author: alley_skywalker
Prompt/Prompt Author: Severus taking the blame for something he didn't do in order to protect a friend. – swissmarg
Title: Loyalty
Characters: Severus, Evan, Mulciber, Wilkes, Lily
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Word Count: 1,547
Summary: They had Lily Evans-Potter. She got away. Severus takes the blame, even though that’s not how it went down.
Author's Notes: N/a

( Loyalty )

Author: anne_arthur
Prompt/Prompt Author: Post-DH. Severus Snape is rescued from the Shrieking Shack, hovering between life and death. McGonagall is there. She never liked Severus Snape, not even while she trusted Dumbledore that he really was on their side. But now, after the battle, as they're counting their dead and trying to rebuild their world, something changes, and she wonders if she ought to extend a hand. Submitted by tetleythesecond
Title: A Working Relationship
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Warnings: Mild swearing
Word Count: ~ 5,000
Summary: Acting headmistress Minerva McGonagall goes to the shrieking shack to retrieve the body of her predecessor. To her surprise, he is not quite dead.
Author's Notes: Many thanks to N, M and D for beta-reading.

( A Working Relationship )

Author: kelly_chambliss
Prompt/Prompt Author: See summary. Submitted by pale_moonlite
Title: Raven's Honour
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Rolanda Hooch, Pomona Sprout, OFC, assorted HP-Universe cameos
Rating: PG
Warnings: –
Word Count: 10,800
Summary: From the prompt: "In the 1920s, three close friends open a school for girls in the Scottish Highlands. Non-magical AU."
Author's Notes: *at end*

( Raven's Honour )

Author: miss_morland
Prompt/Prompt Author: Remus came to the Three Broomsticks for the Firewhiskey (or what have you) but stayed for the companionship of the barmaid. -- tjs_whatnot
Title: The Quiet and the Dark
Characters: Remus Lupin, Madam Rosmerta
Rating: Teen
Warnings: N/A
Word Count: ~ 5000
Summary: "People are rarely what they seem," said Rosmerta. "I've learned as much in this job. Which brings us back to what I said earlier: it's very difficult to really know another human being."
Author's Notes: Based on PoA, I'm assuming that Rosmerta was the proprietor of the Three Broomsticks when the Marauders were at school, although canon isn't specific about her age. Thanks so much to my brilliant beta for her help and suggestions.

( The Quiet and the Dark )