The Half-Blood Prince Challenge (original) (raw)

Folks, we've reached the end of the Half-Blood Prince Challenge. I've been delighted by the quality of submissions posted here--and pleasantly surprised to discover that there are still quite a few untold stories about these characters and events. All told, we had 15 submissions from 11 participants:

The master list

blueeyedgrl wrote By the Firelight
In the aftermath of Dumbledore's death, Harry and Ginny are alone by the firelight.

kellychambliss wrote Mark
Minerva and the thousand points of light

...and kellychambliss also wrote Not Just Any
Snape and McGonagall chat about teen love, poison, and Dumbledorian methodology, among other things.

lyras wrote Stalked
Trying to infiltrate Greyback's pack preys on Remus's mind while he sleeps.

...and lyras also wrote Taking Stock
After his Christmas party, Horace takes stock.

marauderthesn wrote Another Round of Slughorn
Minerva McGonagall doesn't approve of playing favorites.

minnow_53 wrote The Changeling Bride
After she’s married, Merope shows her true colours.

... and minnow_53 also wrote Harry Potter and the New Edition
Book canon is modified by movie canon when a few new scenes are inserted into Half Blood Prince.

miss_morland wrote The Taste of Retribution
Cormac receives a punishment according to the nature of his crime.

snow_blossoms wrote In My Sky at Twilight
Remus dealing with the aftermath of Sirius' death. Title from Pablo Neruda's poem of the same name.

rotaryphones wrote Extracurricular Matters
Harry's personal life is the last thing that Dumbledore should be concerning himself with.

vegablack62 wrote Meeting in the Greenhouse
Ginny meets Neville in the Greenhouse

...and vegablack62 also wrote Patronus
Neville tries to cast a Patronus

velvetmouse wrote Hook and Bait
What if someone had gently pushed Snape in another direction?

Bonus extra vid!

heidi8 created the vid That's What You Get (Waking Up in Vegas)

...and the awards ceremony:

* The Celebrity Sighting (Most Recognizable Story) award goes to "Harry Potter and the New Edition," the author of which, minnow_53, was correctly guessed by fera_festiva, lyras, and snow_blossoms.

* The Most Cunning Fic Detective award is shared by minnow_53 and lyras, each of whom guessed the authors of seven fics correctly.

* The Award for Certainty goes to therealsnape, who wrote about kellychambliss' "The Mark:" Certain about 'The Mark.' It's brilliant, it's beautiful, it's Kelly Chambliss' work, no doubt about it." I don't think the real Snape would have expressed himself more definitively!

* And finally, special thanks go out to Most Valuable Readerwerewolfsfan, who commented on every submission. Readers like you keep writers writing and fests like this one going. Thank you!

What now? You can catch up on reading--and remember to leave a few words of feedback on the fics you've just discovering (the authors will appreciate it). And please let other folks know about the high-quality fic here!

You're now welcome to post these submissions to your own journal or to other communities.

In the next day or two I'll go back and add authors' names to individual submissions.

Done! Let me know if there are any corrections that need to be made.

Thanks so much to everyone for your participation, creativity, and support! And a happy belated birthday to Neville Longbottom (July 30) and JK Rowling and Harry Potter (July 31)!