Claiming Challenges - The 3rd Wave of Ficafest Challenges!
Claiming Challenges - The 3rd Wave of Ficafest Challenges!
Thank you to everyone who submitted suggestions to the different challenge options! We have lots of challenges so this should be very exciting. :) Rules for this time around are a little bit different since there are 4 different challenge options. There will be no claiming deadline - besides the last day to post, which will be Saturday, June 18, 2005. Each challenge can only be claimed ONCE for a fic and ONCE for artwork. You can only claim challenges for one fic and one artwork at a time. Once you've posted your fic/artwork, you can then claim another challenge to write or draw. If you need to back out of your claim, please let me know asap so that someone else can have the opportunity to claim that challenge.
Since there are no specific NC-17 challenges, any challenge can become NC-17. I also added a new age restriction, which you can find on the user info page. You can comment below in this thread with your birthdate before submitting your NC-17 entry.
Each challenge option has its own claiming directions so please follow the respective directions under that challenge's cut as well as some challenge stipulations. Also, when posting your challenge entry, please make sure your subject line has the Title of your fic or artwork and the Challenge Option category.
I will be doing my best to update the claims (your LJ name will be listed next to the challenge) but just in case, please skim through the comments to make sure your first choice hasn't already been picked. First come, first serve.
The Three Column Prompt Challenge
Suggested by delylah, one column will hold dates, a second column will have a list of locations, and a third column will list objects. After you gave me your suggestions, I shuffled the prompts in their appropriate column and created three long lists.
How to Post When Submitting Challenge Entry
Author:
Title:
Challenge: Three Column Prompt Challenge
Date:
Location:
Object:
Summary:
Rating:
Genre:
Word Count (optional):
Notes/Warnings:
OR
Artist:
Challenge: Three Column Prompt Challenge
Date:
Location:
Object:
Medium:
Rating:
Notes/Warnings:
How to claim as a challenge
From the following lists, choose one prompt under each column (Date/Location/Object). One prompt per person so once it’s claimed for a fic, another person cannot claim it again for a fic unless it’s for art, and vice versa. Each prompt doesn’t need to be the focus of the fic or artwork but it needs to be present in one way or another. **IMPORTANT STIPULATION FOR THE THREE COLUMN CHALLENGE** The only ship in the fic must be Harry/Ginny. Mentions or appearances of Lily/James, Molly/Arthur or already proven ships are allowed, however no Ron/Hermione, Ron/Luna, Draco/Hermione, Neville/Luna, Remus/Sirius, Remus/Tonks, etc…. Just focus on Harry and Ginny.
Comment below with this format:
Three Column Prompt Challenge for fic/art
Date:
Location:
Object:
Dates
1. May Day [claimed as fic by fievel]
2. Midsummer [claimed as fic by mrspadf00t1]
3. Winter Solstice [claimed as fic by orkyd]
4. Wednesday [claimed as fic by c_cliodne]
5. September 1, 1998 [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
6. August 31, 1997 [claimed as fic by delylah]
7. 1st Christmas after the war [claimed as fic by twentyfourhours]
8. Ginny's Birthday [claimed as fic by starlakitty, claimed as art by netbyrd]
9. October 31, 1997 [claimed as fic by fioreflower]
10. Hallow's Eve (Halloween) [claimed as fic by snowaltz, claimed as art by reallycorking]
11. 100 years after Voldemort's defeat [claimed as fic by miss_celestine]
12. During the labor of their 12th child
13. Guy Fawkes Night [claimed as fic by jelsemium]
14. Late Summer [claimed as fic by nellie_darlin]
15. Last day of 7th year for the Trio [claimed as fic by elsielann and parakletos]
16. When Harry is 45 years old
17. Summer after 6th year [claimed as fic by pirateginny]
18. December 24th [claimed as fic by dancinginmagic]
19. December 31st [claimed as fic by elsa241967]
20. First Day of Spring [claimed as fic by _angels_touch_]
21. OWL Exams [claimed as fic by chikkalaura]
22. Harry's 21st Birthday [claimed as fic by lady_draherm]
23. Summer before Ginny's 7th year [claimed as fic by sheffers81]
24. New Year's Day
25. Winter night [claimed as fic by velvethope, claimed as art by littlesinner]
26. June 2008 - 10 years after Harry's defeat of Voldemort
27. Early-August, the hottest day of the year [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
28. October 12th
29. Easter
30. Post-Hogwarts, Summer [claimed as fic by poseida9]
Locations
1. Hogsmeade [claimed as fic by orkyd]
2. The Pond at the Burrow [claimed as fic by delylah]
3. Outside the Castle [claimed as fic by snowaltz]
4. South Dakota [claimed as fic by c_cliodne]
5. The floor of Hog's Head [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
6. Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office [claimed as fic by pirateginny]
7. Harry’s bedroom [claimed as fic by sheffers81]
8. 12 Grimmauld Place [claimed as fic by mrspadf00t1, claimed as art by littlesinner]
9. The Owlery at Hogwarts [claimed as fic by fioreflower]
10. Flourish & Blotts [claimed as fic by chikkalaura]
11. The Burrow [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
12. Near the Whomping Willow [claimed as fic by miss_celestine]
13. The Boys' Dormitories [claimed as fic by _angels_touch_]
14. Muggle Street in London [claimed as fic by starlakitty]
15. Harry and Ron's Flat [claimed as fic by lady_draherm]
16. Harry and Ginny's House [, claimed as art by netbyrd]
17. The Ministry
18. Hogwarts Express [claimed as fic by elsielann and parakletos]
19. Great Hall [claimed as fic by velvethope]
20. The Locked Room in the Department of Mysteries [claimed as fic by jelsemium]
21. Library [claimed as fic by dancinginmagic]
22. Quidditch Pitch [claimed as fic by elsa241967]
23. Auror Training Center [claimed as fic by fievel]
24. London Underground Train Station [claimed as fic by twentyfourhours, claimed as art by reallycorking]
25. Rose Garden [claimed as fic by nellie_darlin]
26. Morocco
27. Disney World
28. London, Trafalgar Square
29. King's Cross Station [claimed as fic by poseida9]
30. County Cork, Ireland
Object
1. Lamp [claimed as fic by orkyd]
2. Wireless radio [claimed as fic by fievel]
3. Bonnet [claimed as fic by starlakitty]
4. Gryffindor scarf [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix, claimed as art by littlesinner]
5. Lockhart's book [claimed as fic by twentyfourhours]
6. A letter from Ginny [claimed as fic by elsa241967]
7. Birthday wish [claimed as fic by jelsemium]
8. Lacy knickers [claimed as fic by lady_draherm]
9. Snitch [claimed as fic by elsielann and parakletos]
10. Broomstick [claimed as art by reallycorking]
11. Review notes [claimed as fic by c_cliodne]
12. Flower [claimed as fic by nellie_darlin]
13. Kiss [claimed as fic by miss_celestine]
14. Present [claimed as fic by sheffers81]
15. Article in the Quibbler [claimed as fic by _angels_touch_]
16. A pile [claimed as fic by snowaltz]
17. Kitchen table
18. Rain cloak [claimed as fic by fioreflower]
19. Harry's glasses [claimed as fic by velvethope]
20. Lost object [claimed as fic by dancinginmagic]
21. Lock of Ginny's hair [claimed as fic by mrspadf00t1]
22. Tube of lipstick or glass in Vixen Red [claimed as fic by pirateginny]
23. Green toothbrush
24. Potions homework [claimed as fic by chikkalaura]
25. A book that Harry doesn't want anyone to know he’s reading [claimed as fic by delylah, claimed as art by netbyrd]
26. A bucket of popcorn [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
27. A fountain
28. A stuffed lion
29. Margarita [claimed as fic by poseida9]
30. A veil
The Lines Challenge
Suggested by r_becca, write a fic based on a line from a song, a poem or canon (HP books).
How to Post When Submitting Challenge Entry
Author:
Title:
Challenge: Song/Poem/Canon - Title and Author (for canon - book/chapter/page): Quote
Summary:
Rating:
Genre:
Word Count (optional):
Notes/Warnings:
OR
Artist:
Challenge: Song/Poem/Canon - Title and Author (for canon - book/chapter/page): Quote
Medium:
Rating:
Notes/Warnings:
How to claim as a challenge
Choose ONE quote from either a song, a poem or canon from the list below and also mention if it's for a fic or artwork. One quote per person so once it's claimed for a fic, another person cannot claim it again for a fic unless it's for art, and vice versa. How you incorporate this quote is up to you. Harry could be reflecting upon someone's words from the past, Harry and Ginny could hear Percy singing off-key, or the abstract words of a poem could be the theme of the fic or artwork.
Song Lyrics
Song lyric: "There's no doubt that life's a mystery, but so too, is the human heart."
Song Title: John Doe #24
Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter
[claimed as fic by poseida9]
Lyric: "You've seen me at my weakest but you take me as I am
And when I fall you offer me a softer place to land."
Title and Artist: Push by Sarah Mclachlan
[claimed as art by sidepocket_pro, claimed as fic by magicsnail]
Song Lyric: I remember it well the first time that I saw your head ‘round the door 'cause mine stopped working.
Title and Artist: "I Remember" by Damien Rice
Song Lyric: Oh, instincts are misleading/You shouldn't think what you're feeling/They don't tell you want you know you should want.
Title and Artist: "Lightness" by Death Cab for Cutie
[claimed as fic by calixa]
Song Lyric: I went out in the rain and suddenly everything changed there, spreading blankets on the beach.
Title and Artist: "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes
[claimed as fic by enderxenocide]
Song lyric: Let's close our eyes till daylight comes/Babies' breath and crysanthemums/so beaming blue, these dreaming skies/in soundless sleep now close your eyes
Title and Artist: Babies' Breath by Brave Saint Saturn
[claimed as fic by saruhime]
Lyric: You walk past me / I can feel your pain / Time changes everything / One truth always stays the same / You're still you
Title and Artist: "You're Still You" by Josh Groban
[claimed as fic by tinkerpixy]
Lyric: Well I finally found what I'm looking for / Though the road is still long and the light is still far
Title and Artist: "When You're Gone" by Hanson
[claimed as fic by alcarcalime]
Lyric: Or maybe I'm confused when you are near me / I don't know what to do or I should be / There's only one thing in my mind / That's you and me
Title and Artist: "A Little Bit" by M.Y.M.P
Lyric: Some people think love is foolish / While others think it's a game / I think that love is a fire / I'm burnin' up in your flame
Title and Artist: "I Fall So Deep" Gary Barlow
[claimed as fic by c_cliodne]
Lyrics: as if it wasn't hard enough / You want to make it so much harder / Now in another world / I could learn to forget / But 'til then I'm here / making room for new regrets
Title and Artist: The Wallflowers, Some Flowers Bloom Dead
[claimed as fic by charityj]
Song lyric:
"Holding her tight in late December
I look in the stars and I remember
She doesn't mind when you offend her
And it's alright
yeah, it's alright"
Title and Artist: "Get Up and Go" by Hanson
Song lyric:
"As I traced the foam, peebles beneath my feet
I looked behind, I saw this one so sweet
She came to me and I saw in her eyes
The heavy toll of a thousand eyes
I called her my princess of the sand"
Title and Artist: "Strange Meeting II" by Nick Drake
Song lyric:
"You told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
Well come on, enjoy, you can gorge away"
Title and Artist: "This Modern Love" by Bloc Party
Song lyric:
"When I first saw her, I knew that I loved her
When I said goodbye, I knew that I lost her
Now that I miss her, I wish I could kiss her"
Title and Artist: "Now That I Miss Her" by Elefant
Song lyric:
"I lay her back on the cold sand
And wipe the blood from her hand
I fix her hair and kiss her chest
The secrets die in her breathe"
Title and Artist: "Annie" by Elefant"
Song Lyric:
"I tell you what it's going to be like
I saw you on the bus, I saw your shoes
They fell apart some time ago
I'll buy some more in five years"
Title and Artist: "You Can Have it All" by Kaiser Chiefs
Song lyric: "Freedom is a dark road when you're walking it alone."
Title and Artist: Paul Simon, "A Church is Burning"
Song lyric: "I know there is strength in the differences between us, and I know there is comfort where we overlap."
Title and Artist: Ani DiFranco, "Overlap"
Song Lyric: "And so the girl I was turned into someone else
Keeping to myself and from the light. I wasn't odd or strange, just quietly rearranged. Sometimes the biggest change stays out of sight."
By Mary Chapin Carpenter, "The Dreaming Road"
Poetry
Verse: Love me, that I may die the gentler way;
Hate me, because thy love is too great for me.
Title and Poet: "The Prohibition," John Donne
[claimed as fic by luminousmarble]
Verse: The third night, when my own loud scream / Had waked me from the fiendish dream,/ O'ercome with sufferings strange and wild, / I wept as I had been a child.
Title and Poet: "The Pains of Sleep," S.T. Coleridge
[claimed as fic by hyacinthgirl_36]
Verse: To forgive wrongs darker than death or night.
Title and Poet: "Prometheus Unbound," Percy Shelley
[claimed as fic by texasmagic]
Verse: I have sought [my true love] but not found him.
Title: Song of Songs 3.1b
[claimed as fic by r_becca]
Verse: "The thing about fire is every kind of moving light but the fever that enflames the blood ignites the air itself."
Title and Poet: Phoenix Mystery #1 by June Jordan
Verse: "It is not only the fire that burns between us but all of life, the simple story, the simple love, of a woman and a man,like everyone."
Title and Poet: Not Only the Fire by Pablo Neruda
[claimed as fic by ginnyandharry]
Verse: voices to voices, lip to lip/ i swear (to noone everyone) constitutes/undying;
Title and Poet: "voices to voices, lip to lip" by E.E. Cummings
[claimed as art by reallycorking]
Verse: Under the firelight, under the brush her hair/Spread out in fiery points
Title and Poet: "The Wasteland" by T.S. Eliot
[claimed as fic by aibhinn]
Verse: "My nerves are bad to-night. Yes, bad. Stay with me./Speak to me. Why do you never speak. Speak./What are you thinking of? What thinking? What?/I never know what you are thinking. Think."
Title and Poet: "The Wasteland" by T.S. Eliot
[claimed as fic by ____veinity]
Verse: your slightest look easily will unclose me
though i have closed myself as fingers
Title and Poet: "somewhere i have never travelled" by e.e. cummings
[claimed as fic by tosca1390]
Verse: I want to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely body,
the sovereign nose of your arrogant face
Title and Poet: "I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair" by Pablo Neruda
[claimed as art by poseida9]
Verse: All the dreaded cards foretell,
Shall be paid, but from this night
Not a whisper, not a thought,
Not a kiss nor look be lost.
Title and Poet: "Lay your sleeping head, my love" by W.H. Auden
[claimed as fic by korepersephone]
Verse: O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again,
And with God be the rest!
Title and Poet: "Prospice" by Robert Browning
Verse: we might kiss when we are alone/ when nobody's watching/.../ it's not that we're scared/ it's just that it's delicate...
Title and Artist: Damien Rice, Delicate
Verse: she says "wake up, it's no use pretending"/ i'll keep stealing, breathing her
Title and Artist: Iron & Wine, Naked As We Came
[claimed as fic by delicfcd]
Verse: Every farthing of the cost, / All the dreaded cards foretell,/ Shall be paid, but from this night / Not a whisper, not a thought, / Not a kiss nor look be lost.
Poet and Title: W.H. Auden, Lullaby
[claimed as fic by lyras]
Verse:I know how to withstand poison / And sickness known to man, / In this void. I'm no apprentice/ When it comes to remembering / The eternity of suffering
Title and Poet: 110th Chorus - Jack Kerouac
Verse: Out of the ash
I rise with my red hair
And I eat men like air.
Title and Poet: "Lady Lazarus", Sylvia Plath
[claimed as art by ____veinity]
Verse: Ms. Lookeast, Ms. Lookeast,
without you, I am utterly empty.
Title and Poet: "Rhapsody in Plain Yellow", Marilyn Chin
Verse: Indeed, / I could have loved you better in the dark; / That is to say, in rooms less bright with roses...
Title and Poet: "Rendezvous", Edna St. Vincent Millay
Verse: Love is not blind. I see with single eye
Your ugliness and other women's grace.
Title and Poet: "Love is not blind. I see with single eye", Edna St. Vincent Millay
Verse: love is the whole and more than all
Title and Poet: "my father moved through the dooms of love", E.E. Cummings
Verse: The prince was getting tired. / He began to feel like a shoe salesman. /
But he gave it one last try. / This time Cinderella fit into the shoe /
like a love letter into its envelope.
Title and Poet: "Cinderella" by Anne Sexton
Verse: If your buddy saved you / and died himself in so doing, / then his courage was not courage, / it was love; love as simple as shaving soap.
Title and Poet: "Courage" by Anne Sexton
Verse: I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots;
Her equal would be hard to find, she likes the warm and sunny spots.
All day she sits beside the hearth or on the bed or on my hat:
She sits and sits and sits and sits--and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!
Title and Poet: "The Old Gumbie Cat" by TS Eliot
Verse: “Perhaps you can write to me.”
My self-possession flares up for a second;
This is as I had reckoned.
“I have been wondering frequently of late
(But our beginnings never know our ends!)
Why we have not developed into friends.”
Title and Poet: "Portrait of a Lady" by TS Eliot
Verse: Nothing has more possibilities
Than one old wet picture puzzle piece.
Title and Poet: "Picture Puzzle Piece" by Shel Silverstein
Verse: But she knows she has a curse on her, / a curse she cannot win. / For if someone gets / too close to her, / the pins stick farther in.
Title and Poet: "Voodoo Girl" by Tim Burton
[claimed as fic by _trademark]
Verse:
"I FIX mine eye on thine, and there
Pity my picture burning in thine eye ;
My picture drown'd in a transparent tear,"
Title and Poet: 'Witchcraft By A Picture", John Donne
Verse:
"Yet nothing can to nothing fall,
Nor any place be empty quite."
Title and Poet: "The Broken Heart", John Donne.
Verse: "It's not love we don't wish/ to fall into, but that fear./ This word is not enough but it will/ have to do. It's a single/ vowel in this metallic/ silence, a mouth that says O again and again in wonder/ and pain, a breath, a finger/ grip on a cliffisde. You can/ hold on or let go.
Title and Poet: "Variations on the Word Love", Margaret Atwood.
Verse:
"You are holding up a ceiling
with both arms. It is very heavy,
but you must hold it up, or else
it will fall down on you."
Title and Poet: "A Marriage", Michael Blumenthal.
Verse:
"The Heart asks Pleasure - first -
And then - excuse from Pain -"
Title and Poet: "The Heart asks Pleasure - first -", Emily Dickinson
Canon
"You don't know how weird it is for her to be this shy. She never shuts up normally--" Ron Weasley to Harry Potter (CS3)
'Oh, hello, Harry!' said Ron's younger sister, Ginny, brightly. 'I thought I heard your voice.' (OotP4)
'I didn't ask - I didn't want - Voldemort killed my parents!' Harry spluttered. 'I got famous because he murdered my family but couldn't kill me! Who wants to be famous for that? Don't they think I'd rather it'd never -'
'We know, Harry,' said Ginny earnestly. (OotP4)
'Ginny, your hands are filthy, what have you been doing? Go and wash them before dinner, please.'
Ginny grimaced at the others and followed her mother out of the room, leaving Harry alone with Ron and Hermione. (OotP4)
'Fine!' shouted Mrs. Weasley. 'Fine! Ginny - BED!'
Ginny did not go quietly. They could hear her raging and storming at her mother all the way up the stairs, and when she reached the hall Mrs. Blacks ear-splitting shrieks were added to the din. Lupin hurried off to the portrait to restore calm. It was only after he had returned, closing the kitchen door behind him and taking his seat at the table again, that Sirius spoke.
'OK, Harry... what do you want to know?' (OotP5)
'Yeah, size is no guarantee of power,' said George. 'Look at Ginny.'
'What d'you mean?' said Harry.
'You've never been on the receiving end of one of her Bat-Bogey Hexes, have you?' (OotP5)
'Mum and Dad just sent Hedwig back.' The owl fluttered obligingly over and perched on top of her cage. 'Are you ready yet?'
'Nearly. Is Ginny all right?' Harry asked, shoving on his glasses. (OotP10)\
[claimed as fic by sue_bridehead]
Harry and Ginny became separated as they moved off along the platform and out through the station. (OotP10)
[claimed as fic by gilyann]
'Because she'll never be as good as Hagrid,' said Harry firmly, fully aware that he had just experienced an exemplary Care of Magical Creatures lesson and was thoroughly annoyed about it.
The door of the nearest greenhouse opened and some fourth-years spilled out of it, including Ginny.
'Hi,' she said brightly as she passed. (OotP13)
[claimed as fic by beedaily]
'Ginny used to fancy Harry, but she gave up on him months ago. Not that she doesn't like you, of course,' she added kindly to Harry while she examined a long black and gold quill.
Harry, whose head was still full of Cho's parting wave, did not find this subject quite as interesting as Ron, who was positively quivering with indignation, but it did bring something home to him that until now he had not really registered.
'So that's why she talks now?' he asked Hermione. 'She never used to talk in front of me.' (OotP16)
She dived under the table to retrieve the bowl and emerged with her face glowing like the setting sun. (Chamber of Secrets, UK adult cover page 51)
Dumbledore: "Ah music," he said wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!" (SS, US softcover, page 128)
He summoned the happiest thought he could, concentrated with all his might on the thought of getting out of the maze and celebrating with Ron and Hermione, raised his wand, and cried, "Expecto Patronum!" (GoF, chapter 31, US hardcover p 623)
He had no memory of ever being hugged like this, as though by a mother. (GoF, chapter 36, US hardcover p 714)
"Remember Cedric. Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory." (GoF, chapter 37, US hardcover p 724)
It was Ginny Weasley, Ron's younger sister, but she wasn't pointing at Ron.
"Harry Potter!" she squealed. "Look, Mom! I can see-" (SS, chapter 17, US hardcover p 308)
"Wonder what they'll give us next year?" said Seamus Finnigan gloomily.
"Maybe a vampire," suggested Dean Thomas hopefully. (PoA, chapter 22, US hardcover p 429)
The Characters Who Ship H/G Challenge
I'd love to read more fics where we see other characters' POV from canon scenes and their reactions and thoughts (both negative and positive) on Harry and Ginny.
How to Post When Submitting Challenge Entry
Author:
Title:
Challenge: Character's POV - Character name / Scene from canon (description or quote from scene with book title and chapter number)
Summary:
Rating:
Genre:
Word Count (optional):
Notes/Warnings:
OR
Artist:
Challenge: Character's POV - Character name / Scene from canon (description or quote from scene with book title and chapter number)
Medium:
Rating:
Notes/Warnings:
How to claim as a challenge
Choose one character name from the list below and please reply whether it's for a fic or artwork. One character name per person so once it's claimed for a fic, another person cannot claim it again for a fic unless it's for art, and vice versa. Your fic must be in this character's POV whether it's 1st, 2nd or 3rd person POV. This is a writing exercise to really help see how other characters view Harry/Ginny.
Characters:
Albus Dumbledore
Arthur Weasley [claimed as fic by anna_fredricka]
Bill Weasley
Draco Malfoy [claimed as fic by aphoenix2007]
Fred Weasley
George Weasley
Luna Lovegood [claimed as fic by calixa]
Madame Pince [claimed as fic by lissa_maylee]
Madame Pomfrey [claimed as fic by jadestellar ]
Neville Longbottom [claimed as fic by aggiebell90]
Professor McGonagall
Severus Snape
Someone on Platform 9 3/4 [claimed as fic by _angels_touch_]
Student/Professor in the Library [claimed as fic by brimac13]
Tom Riddle [claimed as fic by liminalliz]
Where Shalt Thou Go With This Paragraph Challenge
Suggested by elsa241967, there'll be one introductory paragraph and from there, the writers can go in whatever direction pleases them.
How to Post When Submitting Challenge Entry
Author:
Title:
Challenge: Paragraph Challenge
Summary:
Rating:
Genre:
Word Count (optional):
Notes/Warnings:
How to claim as a challenge
Comment below that you’ll be writing for the Paragraph Challenge. That easy. ;) Your first paragraph MUST be this paragraph, but from there, you can go anywhere you want.
**IMPORTANT STIPULATION FOR THE PARAGRAPH CHALLENGE** The only ship in the fic must be Harry/Ginny. Mentions or appearances of Lily/James, Molly/Arthur or already proven ships are allowed, however no Ron/Hermione, Ron/Luna, Draco/Hermione, Neville/Luna, Remus/Sirius, Remus/Tonks, etc…. Just focus on Harry and Ginny.
Paragraph
Harry hopped out of bed, a piece of parchment held tightly in his hand. He made his way to the window and took in a deep breath. He always loved the morning after a summer storm; everything seemed so fresh and clean. He could hear the Dursleys moving around the house, but not even being stuck in Privet Drive to gain his mother's protection could take away from his good mood. In a few days he would be gone, back to the Burrow where he rightly belonged.
Writers for this challenge:
mrbubblesandme
Again, thank you to everyone who commented with their suggestions. *hugs* Also, it TRULY helped that you followed the format because when I compiled the list of challenges, I didn't go completely crazy. I copied and pasted most of the challenge suggestions without really paying attention so if there's an error somewhere or I pasted something more than once, please let me know so I can fix it. *taps chin* Making a Master List for these challenges will be quite *ahem* challenging.
Please help spread the word to your friends, writers, artists, and HP readers. Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who submitted suggestions to the different challenge options! We have lots of challenges so this should be very exciting. :) Rules for this time around are a little bit different since there are 4 different challenge options. There will be no claiming deadline - besides the last day to post, which will be Saturday, June 18, 2005. Each challenge can only be claimed ONCE for a fic and ONCE for artwork. You can only claim challenges for one fic and one artwork at a time. Once you've posted your fic/artwork, you can then claim another challenge to write or draw. If you need to back out of your claim, please let me know asap so that someone else can have the opportunity to claim that challenge.
Since there are no specific NC-17 challenges, any challenge can become NC-17. I also added a new age restriction, which you can find on the user info page. You can comment below in this thread with your birthdate before submitting your NC-17 entry.
Each challenge option has its own claiming directions so please follow the respective directions under that challenge's cut as well as some challenge stipulations. Also, when posting your challenge entry, please make sure your subject line has the Title of your fic or artwork and the Challenge Option category.
I will be doing my best to update the claims (your LJ name will be listed next to the challenge) but just in case, please skim through the comments to make sure your first choice hasn't already been picked. First come, first serve.
The Three Column Prompt Challenge
Suggested by delylah, one column will hold dates, a second column will have a list of locations, and a third column will list objects. After you gave me your suggestions, I shuffled the prompts in their appropriate column and created three long lists.
How to Post When Submitting Challenge Entry
Author:
Title:
Challenge: Three Column Prompt Challenge
Date:
Location:
Object:
Summary:
Rating:
Genre:
Word Count (optional):
Notes/Warnings:
OR
Artist:
Challenge: Three Column Prompt Challenge
Date:
Location:
Object:
Medium:
Rating:
Notes/Warnings:
How to claim as a challenge
From the following lists, choose one prompt under each column (Date/Location/Object). One prompt per person so once it’s claimed for a fic, another person cannot claim it again for a fic unless it’s for art, and vice versa. Each prompt doesn’t need to be the focus of the fic or artwork but it needs to be present in one way or another. **IMPORTANT STIPULATION FOR THE THREE COLUMN CHALLENGE** The only ship in the fic must be Harry/Ginny. Mentions or appearances of Lily/James, Molly/Arthur or already proven ships are allowed, however no Ron/Hermione, Ron/Luna, Draco/Hermione, Neville/Luna, Remus/Sirius, Remus/Tonks, etc…. Just focus on Harry and Ginny.
Comment below with this format:
Three Column Prompt Challenge for fic/art
Date:
Location:
Object:
Dates
1. May Day [claimed as fic by fievel]
2. Midsummer [claimed as fic by mrspadf00t1]
3. Winter Solstice [claimed as fic by orkyd]
4. Wednesday [claimed as fic by c_cliodne]
5. September 1, 1998 [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
6. August 31, 1997 [claimed as fic by delylah]
7. 1st Christmas after the war [claimed as fic by twentyfourhours]
8. Ginny's Birthday [claimed as fic by starlakitty, claimed as art by netbyrd]
9. October 31, 1997 [claimed as fic by fioreflower]
10. Hallow's Eve (Halloween) [claimed as fic by snowaltz, claimed as art by reallycorking]
11. 100 years after Voldemort's defeat [claimed as fic by miss_celestine]
12. During the labor of their 12th child
13. Guy Fawkes Night [claimed as fic by jelsemium]
14. Late Summer [claimed as fic by nellie_darlin]
15. Last day of 7th year for the Trio [claimed as fic by elsielann and parakletos]
16. When Harry is 45 years old
17. Summer after 6th year [claimed as fic by pirateginny]
18. December 24th [claimed as fic by dancinginmagic]
19. December 31st [claimed as fic by elsa241967]
20. First Day of Spring [claimed as fic by _angels_touch_]
21. OWL Exams [claimed as fic by chikkalaura]
22. Harry's 21st Birthday [claimed as fic by lady_draherm]
23. Summer before Ginny's 7th year [claimed as fic by sheffers81]
24. New Year's Day
25. Winter night [claimed as fic by velvethope, claimed as art by littlesinner]
26. June 2008 - 10 years after Harry's defeat of Voldemort
27. Early-August, the hottest day of the year [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
28. October 12th
29. Easter
30. Post-Hogwarts, Summer [claimed as fic by poseida9]
Locations
1. Hogsmeade [claimed as fic by orkyd]
2. The Pond at the Burrow [claimed as fic by delylah]
3. Outside the Castle [claimed as fic by snowaltz]
4. South Dakota [claimed as fic by c_cliodne]
5. The floor of Hog's Head [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
6. Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office [claimed as fic by pirateginny]
7. Harry’s bedroom [claimed as fic by sheffers81]
8. 12 Grimmauld Place [claimed as fic by mrspadf00t1, claimed as art by littlesinner]
9. The Owlery at Hogwarts [claimed as fic by fioreflower]
10. Flourish & Blotts [claimed as fic by chikkalaura]
11. The Burrow [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
12. Near the Whomping Willow [claimed as fic by miss_celestine]
13. The Boys' Dormitories [claimed as fic by _angels_touch_]
14. Muggle Street in London [claimed as fic by starlakitty]
15. Harry and Ron's Flat [claimed as fic by lady_draherm]
16. Harry and Ginny's House [, claimed as art by netbyrd]
17. The Ministry
18. Hogwarts Express [claimed as fic by elsielann and parakletos]
19. Great Hall [claimed as fic by velvethope]
20. The Locked Room in the Department of Mysteries [claimed as fic by jelsemium]
21. Library [claimed as fic by dancinginmagic]
22. Quidditch Pitch [claimed as fic by elsa241967]
23. Auror Training Center [claimed as fic by fievel]
24. London Underground Train Station [claimed as fic by twentyfourhours, claimed as art by reallycorking]
25. Rose Garden [claimed as fic by nellie_darlin]
26. Morocco
27. Disney World
28. London, Trafalgar Square
29. King's Cross Station [claimed as fic by poseida9]
30. County Cork, Ireland
Object
1. Lamp [claimed as fic by orkyd]
2. Wireless radio [claimed as fic by fievel]
3. Bonnet [claimed as fic by starlakitty]
4. Gryffindor scarf [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix, claimed as art by littlesinner]
5. Lockhart's book [claimed as fic by twentyfourhours]
6. A letter from Ginny [claimed as fic by elsa241967]
7. Birthday wish [claimed as fic by jelsemium]
8. Lacy knickers [claimed as fic by lady_draherm]
9. Snitch [claimed as fic by elsielann and parakletos]
10. Broomstick [claimed as art by reallycorking]
11. Review notes [claimed as fic by c_cliodne]
12. Flower [claimed as fic by nellie_darlin]
13. Kiss [claimed as fic by miss_celestine]
14. Present [claimed as fic by sheffers81]
15. Article in the Quibbler [claimed as fic by _angels_touch_]
16. A pile [claimed as fic by snowaltz]
17. Kitchen table
18. Rain cloak [claimed as fic by fioreflower]
19. Harry's glasses [claimed as fic by velvethope]
20. Lost object [claimed as fic by dancinginmagic]
21. Lock of Ginny's hair [claimed as fic by mrspadf00t1]
22. Tube of lipstick or glass in Vixen Red [claimed as fic by pirateginny]
23. Green toothbrush
24. Potions homework [claimed as fic by chikkalaura]
25. A book that Harry doesn't want anyone to know he’s reading [claimed as fic by delylah, claimed as art by netbyrd]
26. A bucket of popcorn [claimed as fic by plaidphoenix]
27. A fountain
28. A stuffed lion
29. Margarita [claimed as fic by poseida9]
30. A veil
The Lines Challenge
Suggested by r_becca, write a fic based on a line from a song, a poem or canon (HP books).
How to Post When Submitting Challenge Entry
Author:
Title:
Challenge: Song/Poem/Canon - Title and Author (for canon - book/chapter/page): Quote
Summary:
Rating:
Genre:
Word Count (optional):
Notes/Warnings:
OR
Artist:
Challenge: Song/Poem/Canon - Title and Author (for canon - book/chapter/page): Quote
Medium:
Rating:
Notes/Warnings:
How to claim as a challenge
Choose ONE quote from either a song, a poem or canon from the list below and also mention if it's for a fic or artwork. One quote per person so once it's claimed for a fic, another person cannot claim it again for a fic unless it's for art, and vice versa. How you incorporate this quote is up to you. Harry could be reflecting upon someone's words from the past, Harry and Ginny could hear Percy singing off-key, or the abstract words of a poem could be the theme of the fic or artwork.
Song Lyrics
Song lyric: "There's no doubt that life's a mystery, but so too, is the human heart."
Song Title: John Doe #24
Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter
[claimed as fic by poseida9]
Lyric: "You've seen me at my weakest but you take me as I am
And when I fall you offer me a softer place to land."
Title and Artist: Push by Sarah Mclachlan
[claimed as art by sidepocket_pro, claimed as fic by magicsnail]
Song Lyric: I remember it well the first time that I saw your head ‘round the door 'cause mine stopped working.
Title and Artist: "I Remember" by Damien Rice
Song Lyric: Oh, instincts are misleading/You shouldn't think what you're feeling/They don't tell you want you know you should want.
Title and Artist: "Lightness" by Death Cab for Cutie
[claimed as fic by calixa]
Song Lyric: I went out in the rain and suddenly everything changed there, spreading blankets on the beach.
Title and Artist: "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes
[claimed as fic by enderxenocide]
Song lyric: Let's close our eyes till daylight comes/Babies' breath and crysanthemums/so beaming blue, these dreaming skies/in soundless sleep now close your eyes
Title and Artist: Babies' Breath by Brave Saint Saturn
[claimed as fic by saruhime]
Lyric: You walk past me / I can feel your pain / Time changes everything / One truth always stays the same / You're still you
Title and Artist: "You're Still You" by Josh Groban
[claimed as fic by tinkerpixy]
Lyric: Well I finally found what I'm looking for / Though the road is still long and the light is still far
Title and Artist: "When You're Gone" by Hanson
[claimed as fic by alcarcalime]
Lyric: Or maybe I'm confused when you are near me / I don't know what to do or I should be / There's only one thing in my mind / That's you and me
Title and Artist: "A Little Bit" by M.Y.M.P
Lyric: Some people think love is foolish / While others think it's a game / I think that love is a fire / I'm burnin' up in your flame
Title and Artist: "I Fall So Deep" Gary Barlow
[claimed as fic by c_cliodne]
Lyrics: as if it wasn't hard enough / You want to make it so much harder / Now in another world / I could learn to forget / But 'til then I'm here / making room for new regrets
Title and Artist: The Wallflowers, Some Flowers Bloom Dead
[claimed as fic by charityj]
Song lyric:
"Holding her tight in late December
I look in the stars and I remember
She doesn't mind when you offend her
And it's alright
yeah, it's alright"
Title and Artist: "Get Up and Go" by Hanson
Song lyric:
"As I traced the foam, peebles beneath my feet
I looked behind, I saw this one so sweet
She came to me and I saw in her eyes
The heavy toll of a thousand eyes
I called her my princess of the sand"
Title and Artist: "Strange Meeting II" by Nick Drake
Song lyric:
"You told me you wanted to eat up my sadness
Well come on, enjoy, you can gorge away"
Title and Artist: "This Modern Love" by Bloc Party
Song lyric:
"When I first saw her, I knew that I loved her
When I said goodbye, I knew that I lost her
Now that I miss her, I wish I could kiss her"
Title and Artist: "Now That I Miss Her" by Elefant
Song lyric:
"I lay her back on the cold sand
And wipe the blood from her hand
I fix her hair and kiss her chest
The secrets die in her breathe"
Title and Artist: "Annie" by Elefant"
Song Lyric:
"I tell you what it's going to be like
I saw you on the bus, I saw your shoes
They fell apart some time ago
I'll buy some more in five years"
Title and Artist: "You Can Have it All" by Kaiser Chiefs
Song lyric: "Freedom is a dark road when you're walking it alone."
Title and Artist: Paul Simon, "A Church is Burning"
Song lyric: "I know there is strength in the differences between us, and I know there is comfort where we overlap."
Title and Artist: Ani DiFranco, "Overlap"
Song Lyric: "And so the girl I was turned into someone else
Keeping to myself and from the light. I wasn't odd or strange, just quietly rearranged. Sometimes the biggest change stays out of sight."
By Mary Chapin Carpenter, "The Dreaming Road"
Poetry
Verse: Love me, that I may die the gentler way;
Hate me, because thy love is too great for me.
Title and Poet: "The Prohibition," John Donne
[claimed as fic by luminousmarble]
Verse: The third night, when my own loud scream / Had waked me from the fiendish dream,/ O'ercome with sufferings strange and wild, / I wept as I had been a child.
Title and Poet: "The Pains of Sleep," S.T. Coleridge
[claimed as fic by hyacinthgirl_36]
Verse: To forgive wrongs darker than death or night.
Title and Poet: "Prometheus Unbound," Percy Shelley
[claimed as fic by texasmagic]
Verse: I have sought [my true love] but not found him.
Title: Song of Songs 3.1b
[claimed as fic by r_becca]
Verse: "The thing about fire is every kind of moving light but the fever that enflames the blood ignites the air itself."
Title and Poet: Phoenix Mystery #1 by June Jordan
Verse: "It is not only the fire that burns between us but all of life, the simple story, the simple love, of a woman and a man,like everyone."
Title and Poet: Not Only the Fire by Pablo Neruda
[claimed as fic by ginnyandharry]
Verse: voices to voices, lip to lip/ i swear (to noone everyone) constitutes/undying;
Title and Poet: "voices to voices, lip to lip" by E.E. Cummings
[claimed as art by reallycorking]
Verse: Under the firelight, under the brush her hair/Spread out in fiery points
Title and Poet: "The Wasteland" by T.S. Eliot
[claimed as fic by aibhinn]
Verse: "My nerves are bad to-night. Yes, bad. Stay with me./Speak to me. Why do you never speak. Speak./What are you thinking of? What thinking? What?/I never know what you are thinking. Think."
Title and Poet: "The Wasteland" by T.S. Eliot
[claimed as fic by ____veinity]
Verse: your slightest look easily will unclose me
though i have closed myself as fingers
Title and Poet: "somewhere i have never travelled" by e.e. cummings
[claimed as fic by tosca1390]
Verse: I want to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely body,
the sovereign nose of your arrogant face
Title and Poet: "I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair" by Pablo Neruda
[claimed as art by poseida9]
Verse: All the dreaded cards foretell,
Shall be paid, but from this night
Not a whisper, not a thought,
Not a kiss nor look be lost.
Title and Poet: "Lay your sleeping head, my love" by W.H. Auden
[claimed as fic by korepersephone]
Verse: O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again,
And with God be the rest!
Title and Poet: "Prospice" by Robert Browning
Verse: we might kiss when we are alone/ when nobody's watching/.../ it's not that we're scared/ it's just that it's delicate...
Title and Artist: Damien Rice, Delicate
Verse: she says "wake up, it's no use pretending"/ i'll keep stealing, breathing her
Title and Artist: Iron & Wine, Naked As We Came
[claimed as fic by delicfcd]
Verse: Every farthing of the cost, / All the dreaded cards foretell,/ Shall be paid, but from this night / Not a whisper, not a thought, / Not a kiss nor look be lost.
Poet and Title: W.H. Auden, Lullaby
[claimed as fic by lyras]
Verse:I know how to withstand poison / And sickness known to man, / In this void. I'm no apprentice/ When it comes to remembering / The eternity of suffering
Title and Poet: 110th Chorus - Jack Kerouac
Verse: Out of the ash
I rise with my red hair
And I eat men like air.
Title and Poet: "Lady Lazarus", Sylvia Plath
[claimed as art by ____veinity]
Verse: Ms. Lookeast, Ms. Lookeast,
without you, I am utterly empty.
Title and Poet: "Rhapsody in Plain Yellow", Marilyn Chin
Verse: Indeed, / I could have loved you better in the dark; / That is to say, in rooms less bright with roses...
Title and Poet: "Rendezvous", Edna St. Vincent Millay
Verse: Love is not blind. I see with single eye
Your ugliness and other women's grace.
Title and Poet: "Love is not blind. I see with single eye", Edna St. Vincent Millay
Verse: love is the whole and more than all
Title and Poet: "my father moved through the dooms of love", E.E. Cummings
Verse: The prince was getting tired. / He began to feel like a shoe salesman. /
But he gave it one last try. / This time Cinderella fit into the shoe /
like a love letter into its envelope.
Title and Poet: "Cinderella" by Anne Sexton
Verse: If your buddy saved you / and died himself in so doing, / then his courage was not courage, / it was love; love as simple as shaving soap.
Title and Poet: "Courage" by Anne Sexton
Verse: I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots;
Her equal would be hard to find, she likes the warm and sunny spots.
All day she sits beside the hearth or on the bed or on my hat:
She sits and sits and sits and sits--and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!
Title and Poet: "The Old Gumbie Cat" by TS Eliot
Verse: “Perhaps you can write to me.”
My self-possession flares up for a second;
This is as I had reckoned.
“I have been wondering frequently of late
(But our beginnings never know our ends!)
Why we have not developed into friends.”
Title and Poet: "Portrait of a Lady" by TS Eliot
Verse: Nothing has more possibilities
Than one old wet picture puzzle piece.
Title and Poet: "Picture Puzzle Piece" by Shel Silverstein
Verse: But she knows she has a curse on her, / a curse she cannot win. / For if someone gets / too close to her, / the pins stick farther in.
Title and Poet: "Voodoo Girl" by Tim Burton
[claimed as fic by _trademark]
Verse:
"I FIX mine eye on thine, and there
Pity my picture burning in thine eye ;
My picture drown'd in a transparent tear,"
Title and Poet: 'Witchcraft By A Picture", John Donne
Verse:
"Yet nothing can to nothing fall,
Nor any place be empty quite."
Title and Poet: "The Broken Heart", John Donne.
Verse: "It's not love we don't wish/ to fall into, but that fear./ This word is not enough but it will/ have to do. It's a single/ vowel in this metallic/ silence, a mouth that says O again and again in wonder/ and pain, a breath, a finger/ grip on a cliffisde. You can/ hold on or let go.
Title and Poet: "Variations on the Word Love", Margaret Atwood.
Verse:
"You are holding up a ceiling
with both arms. It is very heavy,
but you must hold it up, or else
it will fall down on you."
Title and Poet: "A Marriage", Michael Blumenthal.
Verse:
"The Heart asks Pleasure - first -
And then - excuse from Pain -"
Title and Poet: "The Heart asks Pleasure - first -", Emily Dickinson
Canon
"You don't know how weird it is for her to be this shy. She never shuts up normally--" Ron Weasley to Harry Potter (CS3)
'Oh, hello, Harry!' said Ron's younger sister, Ginny, brightly. 'I thought I heard your voice.' (OotP4)
'I didn't ask - I didn't want - Voldemort killed my parents!' Harry spluttered. 'I got famous because he murdered my family but couldn't kill me! Who wants to be famous for that? Don't they think I'd rather it'd never -'
'We know, Harry,' said Ginny earnestly. (OotP4)
'Ginny, your hands are filthy, what have you been doing? Go and wash them before dinner, please.'
Ginny grimaced at the others and followed her mother out of the room, leaving Harry alone with Ron and Hermione. (OotP4)
'Fine!' shouted Mrs. Weasley. 'Fine! Ginny - BED!'
Ginny did not go quietly. They could hear her raging and storming at her mother all the way up the stairs, and when she reached the hall Mrs. Blacks ear-splitting shrieks were added to the din. Lupin hurried off to the portrait to restore calm. It was only after he had returned, closing the kitchen door behind him and taking his seat at the table again, that Sirius spoke.
'OK, Harry... what do you want to know?' (OotP5)
'Yeah, size is no guarantee of power,' said George. 'Look at Ginny.'
'What d'you mean?' said Harry.
'You've never been on the receiving end of one of her Bat-Bogey Hexes, have you?' (OotP5)
'Mum and Dad just sent Hedwig back.' The owl fluttered obligingly over and perched on top of her cage. 'Are you ready yet?'
'Nearly. Is Ginny all right?' Harry asked, shoving on his glasses. (OotP10)\
[claimed as fic by sue_bridehead]
Harry and Ginny became separated as they moved off along the platform and out through the station. (OotP10)
[claimed as fic by gilyann]
'Because she'll never be as good as Hagrid,' said Harry firmly, fully aware that he had just experienced an exemplary Care of Magical Creatures lesson and was thoroughly annoyed about it.
The door of the nearest greenhouse opened and some fourth-years spilled out of it, including Ginny.
'Hi,' she said brightly as she passed. (OotP13)
[claimed as fic by beedaily]
'Ginny used to fancy Harry, but she gave up on him months ago. Not that she doesn't like you, of course,' she added kindly to Harry while she examined a long black and gold quill.
Harry, whose head was still full of Cho's parting wave, did not find this subject quite as interesting as Ron, who was positively quivering with indignation, but it did bring something home to him that until now he had not really registered.
'So that's why she talks now?' he asked Hermione. 'She never used to talk in front of me.' (OotP16)
She dived under the table to retrieve the bowl and emerged with her face glowing like the setting sun. (Chamber of Secrets, UK adult cover page 51)
Dumbledore: "Ah music," he said wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!" (SS, US softcover, page 128)
He summoned the happiest thought he could, concentrated with all his might on the thought of getting out of the maze and celebrating with Ron and Hermione, raised his wand, and cried, "Expecto Patronum!" (GoF, chapter 31, US hardcover p 623)
He had no memory of ever being hugged like this, as though by a mother. (GoF, chapter 36, US hardcover p 714)
"Remember Cedric. Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory." (GoF, chapter 37, US hardcover p 724)
It was Ginny Weasley, Ron's younger sister, but she wasn't pointing at Ron.
"Harry Potter!" she squealed. "Look, Mom! I can see-" (SS, chapter 17, US hardcover p 308)
"Wonder what they'll give us next year?" said Seamus Finnigan gloomily.
"Maybe a vampire," suggested Dean Thomas hopefully. (PoA, chapter 22, US hardcover p 429)
The Characters Who Ship H/G Challenge
I'd love to read more fics where we see other characters' POV from canon scenes and their reactions and thoughts (both negative and positive) on Harry and Ginny.
How to Post When Submitting Challenge Entry
Author:
Title:
Challenge: Character's POV - Character name / Scene from canon (description or quote from scene with book title and chapter number)
Summary:
Rating:
Genre:
Word Count (optional):
Notes/Warnings:
OR
Artist:
Challenge: Character's POV - Character name / Scene from canon (description or quote from scene with book title and chapter number)
Medium:
Rating:
Notes/Warnings:
How to claim as a challenge
Choose one character name from the list below and please reply whether it's for a fic or artwork. One character name per person so once it's claimed for a fic, another person cannot claim it again for a fic unless it's for art, and vice versa. Your fic must be in this character's POV whether it's 1st, 2nd or 3rd person POV. This is a writing exercise to really help see how other characters view Harry/Ginny.
Characters:
Albus Dumbledore
Arthur Weasley [claimed as fic by anna_fredricka]
Bill Weasley
Draco Malfoy [claimed as fic by aphoenix2007]
Fred Weasley
George Weasley
Luna Lovegood [claimed as fic by calixa]
Madame Pince [claimed as fic by lissa_maylee]
Madame Pomfrey [claimed as fic by jadestellar ]
Neville Longbottom [claimed as fic by aggiebell90]
Professor McGonagall
Severus Snape
Someone on Platform 9 3/4 [claimed as fic by _angels_touch_]
Student/Professor in the Library [claimed as fic by brimac13]
Tom Riddle [claimed as fic by liminalliz]
Where Shalt Thou Go With This Paragraph Challenge
Suggested by elsa241967, there'll be one introductory paragraph and from there, the writers can go in whatever direction pleases them.
How to Post When Submitting Challenge Entry
Author:
Title:
Challenge: Paragraph Challenge
Summary:
Rating:
Genre:
Word Count (optional):
Notes/Warnings:
How to claim as a challenge
Comment below that you’ll be writing for the Paragraph Challenge. That easy. ;) Your first paragraph MUST be this paragraph, but from there, you can go anywhere you want.
**IMPORTANT STIPULATION FOR THE PARAGRAPH CHALLENGE** The only ship in the fic must be Harry/Ginny. Mentions or appearances of Lily/James, Molly/Arthur or already proven ships are allowed, however no Ron/Hermione, Ron/Luna, Draco/Hermione, Neville/Luna, Remus/Sirius, Remus/Tonks, etc…. Just focus on Harry and Ginny.
Paragraph
Harry hopped out of bed, a piece of parchment held tightly in his hand. He made his way to the window and took in a deep breath. He always loved the morning after a summer storm; everything seemed so fresh and clean. He could hear the Dursleys moving around the house, but not even being stuck in Privet Drive to gain his mother's protection could take away from his good mood. In a few days he would be gone, back to the Burrow where he rightly belonged.
Writers for this challenge:
mrbubblesandme
Again, thank you to everyone who commented with their suggestions. *hugs* Also, it TRULY helped that you followed the format because when I compiled the list of challenges, I didn't go completely crazy. I copied and pasted most of the challenge suggestions without really paying attention so if there's an error somewhere or I pasted something more than once, please let me know so I can fix it. *taps chin* Making a Master List for these challenges will be quite *ahem* challenging.
Please help spread the word to your friends, writers, artists, and HP readers. Thank you!