Awards!
To end the year on a high note, we at metamorfic_moon are thrilled to recognise the outstanding work of the 2006 Christmas Moon Fic Advent (including a three way tie for Members' Choice).
We'd like to thank you all for participating in the Advent, whether as writers or reviewers. You've added another superb 40 Remus/Tonks fics to the ship library, totaling 113,317 words, so give yourselves a pat on the back for contributing so much to the R/T community...So without further ado...
Best Angst
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Runner-up: Modestyrabnott - Hours of Folly
Drama
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
Runner-up: Kerrymdb - The Writing on the Window
Humour
Bringandfly - Beware of Statues Bearing Gifts
Runner-up: Bratty_Jedi - A Grimmauld Merry Auld Christmas
Romance
Gilpin25 - We Three Kings
Runner-up: Vnfan - No Ordinary Magic
Romantic Comedy
JessPallas - Mistletoe & My True Love Gave To Me
Runner-up: Molly_Coddles - Rock On
Best Drabble/Ficlet (Under 1000 Words)
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Runner-up: Gloryforever - Reason To Celebrate
Best Newcomers
Jenulus - Chimneys At Christmastime
Lady_Blythe - Christmas Seeds
Achievement in a New Style
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Gilpin25 - We Three Kings
Patriot_Jackie - Christmas Wishes
Best Characterisation - Remus
JessPallas - Mistletoe & My True Love Gave To Me
Runner-up: Kerrymdb - The Writing on the Window
Best Characterisation - Tonks
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
Runner-up: Joely_Jo - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Best Supporting Character
Tajareyul - Light of Hope, Nearly Headless Nick
Runner-up: Jncar - Christmas With Beaky: Part Two - The Gift, Hagrid
Best Child
Shoebox_Addict - Merry Christmas, Darling, Emma
Best Plot
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
Runner-up: Jncar - Christmas With Beaky: Part One - A Furry Little Problem
Best Title
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Runner-up: Bratty_Jedi - A Grimmauld Merry Auld Christmas
Best First Line
Lady_Blythe - Christmas Seeds
"The pinecone in question had been brought into the gloomy house on Grimmauld Place to be used as a decoration for Christmas time, which was fast approaching. It had been laid in a basket and set by the fire to melt off all the snow. Sometime during the course of the evening, it was liberated from the basket by a ginger colored cat who thought it looked better suited for hunting practice than for life as a decoration. Fortunately for the pinecone, and unfortunately for a particularly clumsy witch, the cat had been distracted by a red-headed girl with a butterbeer cork and abandoned the pinecone in the entry way."
Runner-up: Devonwood - By Dim Firelight
"As I stood there at quarter ‘til eleven pm on Christmas Eve Eve in the entryway to Grimmauld Place, decorating for the holidays with my wand planted securely in the back of my jeans (it had been five hours already and, from what I could tell, both buttocks were securely in place), it occurred to me that my garish decorations might be off putting to some."
Best Last Line
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
"Honestly, Remus, we were having a moment there..."
Runner-up: Gloryforever - Reason To Celebrate
"Sometimes, hope is a damn good reason to celebrate."
Best Line
Gilpin25 - We Three Kings
"He’s kissing her as if he adores her; she’s kissing him as if this is a love that will last forever."
Runner-up: JessPallas - Mistletoe
"I’ll kill you.”
“Quickly?”
“Lingering.”
Best Use of General Prompt
Modestyrabnott - Hours of Folly, clock
Runner-up: Cae_Prince - Home For Christmas, memories
Best Use of Christmas Prompt
Jadeddiva - We Close Our Eyes and Open Our Hearts (In the Name of the Season), poinsettias
Runner-up: Lady_Blythe - Christmas Seeds, pinecone
Most Creative Use of Mistletoe
Molly_Coddles - Rock On
Runner-up: JessPallas - Mistletoe
Best Outfit
Devonwood - By Dim Firelight
Runner-up: Bringandfly - Beware of Statues Bearing Gifts
Best Christmas Gift
Freakinwinky - The Muggle Manner
Runner-up: Jadeddiva - We Close Our Eyes and Open Our Hearts (In the Name of the Season)
Best Wizardized Carol
Phe_o - Sweets For the Sweet, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Yule Night" and "Murdock the Bump-Nosed House Elf"
Runner-up: Devonwood - By Dim Firelight, "Walkin' Round Hogwarts At Christmastime"
Outstanding Contribution
gilpin25 - We Three Kings
Special Recognition
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
Members' Choice
gilpin25 - We Three Kings
mrstater - The Hopes and Fears Of All the Years - 1995: So Stars Impart To Human Hearts
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
The next metamorfic_moon Fic Jumble will kick off on the 10th of February and go out with a bang when we celebrate our favourite werewolf's birthday on the 10th of March...And there'll be a little something for Valentine's Day, too. The details about prompt submissions, sign-ups and fun new twists will come near the end of January. Stay tuned for a return to the regularly-scheduled discussions. Good luck to all of you who are participating in rt_challenge, and Happy New Year!
Since the event is now over, please feel free to post your fics elsewhere.
We'd like to thank you all for participating in the Advent, whether as writers or reviewers. You've added another superb 40 Remus/Tonks fics to the ship library, totaling 113,317 words, so give yourselves a pat on the back for contributing so much to the R/T community...So without further ado...
Best Angst
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Runner-up: Modestyrabnott - Hours of Folly
Drama
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
Runner-up: Kerrymdb - The Writing on the Window
Humour
Bringandfly - Beware of Statues Bearing Gifts
Runner-up: Bratty_Jedi - A Grimmauld Merry Auld Christmas
Romance
Gilpin25 - We Three Kings
Runner-up: Vnfan - No Ordinary Magic
Romantic Comedy
JessPallas - Mistletoe & My True Love Gave To Me
Runner-up: Molly_Coddles - Rock On
Best Drabble/Ficlet (Under 1000 Words)
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Runner-up: Gloryforever - Reason To Celebrate
Best Newcomers
Jenulus - Chimneys At Christmastime
Lady_Blythe - Christmas Seeds
Achievement in a New Style
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Gilpin25 - We Three Kings
Patriot_Jackie - Christmas Wishes
Best Characterisation - Remus
JessPallas - Mistletoe & My True Love Gave To Me
Runner-up: Kerrymdb - The Writing on the Window
Best Characterisation - Tonks
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
Runner-up: Joely_Jo - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Best Supporting Character
Tajareyul - Light of Hope, Nearly Headless Nick
Runner-up: Jncar - Christmas With Beaky: Part Two - The Gift, Hagrid
Best Child
Shoebox_Addict - Merry Christmas, Darling, Emma
Best Plot
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
Runner-up: Jncar - Christmas With Beaky: Part One - A Furry Little Problem
Best Title
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Runner-up: Bratty_Jedi - A Grimmauld Merry Auld Christmas
Best First Line
Lady_Blythe - Christmas Seeds
"The pinecone in question had been brought into the gloomy house on Grimmauld Place to be used as a decoration for Christmas time, which was fast approaching. It had been laid in a basket and set by the fire to melt off all the snow. Sometime during the course of the evening, it was liberated from the basket by a ginger colored cat who thought it looked better suited for hunting practice than for life as a decoration. Fortunately for the pinecone, and unfortunately for a particularly clumsy witch, the cat had been distracted by a red-headed girl with a butterbeer cork and abandoned the pinecone in the entry way."
Runner-up: Devonwood - By Dim Firelight
"As I stood there at quarter ‘til eleven pm on Christmas Eve Eve in the entryway to Grimmauld Place, decorating for the holidays with my wand planted securely in the back of my jeans (it had been five hours already and, from what I could tell, both buttocks were securely in place), it occurred to me that my garish decorations might be off putting to some."
Best Last Line
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
"Honestly, Remus, we were having a moment there..."
Runner-up: Gloryforever - Reason To Celebrate
"Sometimes, hope is a damn good reason to celebrate."
Best Line
Gilpin25 - We Three Kings
"He’s kissing her as if he adores her; she’s kissing him as if this is a love that will last forever."
Runner-up: JessPallas - Mistletoe
"I’ll kill you.”
“Quickly?”
“Lingering.”
Best Use of General Prompt
Modestyrabnott - Hours of Folly, clock
Runner-up: Cae_Prince - Home For Christmas, memories
Best Use of Christmas Prompt
Jadeddiva - We Close Our Eyes and Open Our Hearts (In the Name of the Season), poinsettias
Runner-up: Lady_Blythe - Christmas Seeds, pinecone
Most Creative Use of Mistletoe
Molly_Coddles - Rock On
Runner-up: JessPallas - Mistletoe
Best Outfit
Devonwood - By Dim Firelight
Runner-up: Bringandfly - Beware of Statues Bearing Gifts
Best Christmas Gift
Freakinwinky - The Muggle Manner
Runner-up: Jadeddiva - We Close Our Eyes and Open Our Hearts (In the Name of the Season)
Best Wizardized Carol
Phe_o - Sweets For the Sweet, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Yule Night" and "Murdock the Bump-Nosed House Elf"
Runner-up: Devonwood - By Dim Firelight, "Walkin' Round Hogwarts At Christmastime"
Outstanding Contribution
gilpin25 - We Three Kings
Special Recognition
Bratanimus - Stars In My Fists, Moon Round My Wrists
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
Members' Choice
gilpin25 - We Three Kings
mrstater - The Hopes and Fears Of All the Years - 1995: So Stars Impart To Human Hearts
Wildmagelet - Hear the Angel Voices
The next metamorfic_moon Fic Jumble will kick off on the 10th of February and go out with a bang when we celebrate our favourite werewolf's birthday on the 10th of March...And there'll be a little something for Valentine's Day, too. The details about prompt submissions, sign-ups and fun new twists will come near the end of January. Stay tuned for a return to the regularly-scheduled discussions. Good luck to all of you who are participating in rt_challenge, and Happy New Year!
Since the event is now over, please feel free to post your fics elsewhere.