HP Fest News Round-up: December 4, 2024

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See the Winter Holiday Prompt Challenges & Gifting Fests post for a list of ongoing winter holiday prompt challenges. It includes both HP fests and multi-fandom fests.

News and Announcement

• hp-rare-pairs: Announced Discord only HP Rare Pairs Book Club.
• deadindecemberfest: Announced dark fic fest Dead in December.
• hilfest: Announced Harry in Lingerie Fest.
• moonyfest: Announced older Remus Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 & rules.
• dracoharry100: Announced The Drarry100 Christmas Challenge 2024.
• ronarryfest: Announced Ron/Harry fest schedule.
• blackbrothersfest: Posted year-end survey.
• slythindor100: Posted invitation to 25 Days of Draco and Harry Discord server.
• hptriadfest: Announced HP Triad Fest 2024/25.
• a-fem-tomarrymort-fest: Announced A Fem Tomarrymort Fest.
• hpbroadwayfest Bluesky: Announced HP on Broadway Fest.
• Draco x Ginny Discord: Announced Matters of the Heart.
• Drarry Fans | Writers + Artists Discord: Announced Drarry Discord Doodle & Drabble Exchange.
• Writing Beyond Good and Death Eaters Discord: Announced Writing Beyond Good and Death Eaters: Drabbles.
• thedramionearchives: Announced The Dramione Valentine's Collab Collection 2025.
• femslash_kink: Announced Annual Femslash Kink Meme. (Multi-fandom)
• polyamships: Announced poly ships Multiamory March 2025. (Multi-fandom)
• fffc: Announced FFFC Winter Calendar 2024. (Multi-fandom)
• lul_soulmatesex: Announced Love You a Latte: Soulmates Exchange 2024. (Multi-fandom)
• holiday_wishes: Announced Holiday Wishes 2024. (Multi-fandom)
• elasticella: Announced Sapphic Stocking Stuffers. (Multi-fandom)
• rarefemslashexchange: Announced Rare Femslash Exchange. (Multi-fandom)
• killacharacterbingo: Announced Kill a Character Bingo. (Multi-fandom)
• fluff-cember: Announced Fluffcember 2024. (Multi-fandom)



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• slythindor100 | slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry 2024: Ends on December 31. *NEW*
• wlstcomfortfest Wolfstar ComfortFest 2024: Ends on December 31.
• hp-yuletide-bliss: Ends on December 31 (Prompts). *NEW*
• hprecfest | hprecs Harry Potter Rec Fest 2024: Ends on December 31 (Prompts). *NEW*
• deadindecemberfest (dead dove): Ends on December 31 (Prompts). *NEW*
• dracoharry100 The Drarry100 Christmas Challenge 2024: Ends on December 31 (Prompts). *NEW*
• 2024starchaserweek (James/Regulus): Begins on December 16 (Prompts).

Open for Prompting

• HP on Broadway Fest 2024: Prompting ends on December 6. *NEW*
• wizardingwirelessnetwork WWN Wizarding Pop Culture Fest: Prompting ends on December 10.
• ronarryfest (Ron/Harry): Prompting ends on December 17. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• No-me-ber Fest 2024 (hp sapphic): Claiming ends on December 5.
• Drarry Discord Doodle & Drabble Exchange: Sign-up ends on December 8. *NEW*
• hpfestofstars (AO3, Bluesky, winter holidays): Claiming ends on December 9.
• The Dramione Valentine's Collab Collection 2025: Sign-up ends on December 11. *NEW*
• 2024 Yuletide & Mulled Wine: Rare Pair Edition: Claiming ends on December 14.
• a-fem-tomarrymort-fest: Sign-up ends on December 31. *NEW*
• hpinfidelity (AO3, infidelity): Sign-up ends on January 5.
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on January 12.
• hpknotfest: Claiming ends on January 15.
• hansy_fest (AO3, Harry/Pansy): Claiming ends on January 30.
• Matters of the Heart (Draco/Ginny): Claiming ends on February 4. *NEW*
• dronarryfest (Draco, Ron, Harry): Claiming ends on February 7.
• wizardingwirelessnetwork WWN Wizarding Pop Culture Fest: Sign-up ends on February 28?
• Baby Shower Bingo: Sign-up ends on March 1.
• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Sign-up ends on August 31?

Submission Deadline

• tmrhpgiftexchange Tomarry Gift Exchange: Works due on December 14.
• marauderspolyamfest: Works due on December 18.
• Draco's Den Denopoly24 (Slytherins): Works due on December 31.
• into-the-jeggyverse Jegulus Bingo: Works due on December 31.
• jegbigbang Jeg Big Bang 2024 (James/Regulus): Arts due on January 15.
• Comfort Zone Fest 2025: Works due on January 19.
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Fics due on March 1.
• jegreversebang Jegulus Reverse Bang: Works due on April 10.

Currently Posting

• into-the-jeggyverse Jegulus Bingo: AO3
• Baby Shower Bingo: AO3
• wlstcomfortfest Wolfstar ComfortFest: AO3
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2024: AO3
• hpdaddyknowsbest A Very Merry Daddy Knows Best 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• hd-erised H/D Erised 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• marauderssecretsanta Marauders Secret Santa 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• marauders-taylor-fiending Taylor Swift Jukebox Fest (Marauders' Version): AO3 *NEW*
• hssrarepairs HP Secret Santa Rare Pairs 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• hd_owlpost | hdowlpost H/D Owlpost 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• slythindor100 | slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• hp-yuletide-bliss HP Yuletide Bliss 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• deadindecemberfest Dead in December: A HP Dead Dove Writing Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• dracoharry100 The Drarry100 Christmas Challenge 2024: Dreamwidth | Livejournal *NEW*
• HPEmoFest | Bluesky HP Emo's Not Dead Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• slytherincabal Muggleborn Draco Fest: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (November 21 - December 4)

• blackbrothersfest Black Brothers Fest 2024: AO3 | Masterlist
• rosekillermicrofic Rosekiller Kinktovember 2024: AO3
• hd_fan_fair | hd-fan-fair H/D Muggle Fair 2024: AO3 | Masterlist
• hd-tarot HD Tarot Fest: AO3 | Reveals
• padfootfest Padfoot Fest 2024 (Sirius): AO3 | Reveals
• moonwater-fest-2024 Moonwater Fest 2024 (Remus/Regulus): AO3
• wwreversetropefest2024 Wizarding World Reverse Trope Fest 2024: AO3 | Reveals

For past masterlists, see the HP Fest Masterlists for 2024. For a list of HP fests by category, see here.

Daily, Biweekly & Monthly Prompt Communities (as of December 4)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted December Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 315. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 827.
• harry100: Posted Prompt 506. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 176.
• neville100: Posted Prompt 553. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted December Prompt 134. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted December Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 81. (Multi-fandom)
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted December Prompts. *NEW*
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted November Prompts.
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted September Prompts.
• regulily-microfic (Regulus/Lily): Posted December Prompts. *NEW*
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted December Prompts. *NEW*
• snarrymicrofics: Posted October Prompts.
• stag-microfic (James): Posted December Prompts. *NEW*
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted December Prompts. *NEW*

For more prompt challenge communities and alternate links, please see HP only and multi-fandom. Many of these communities, including the ones that no longer post new prompts, let you use older prompts.

Challenges Open Indefinitely

• Flourish & Blott's All Hallows' Eve Fest: Open all year around.
• hprecipe-recfest: Welcomes late submissions.
• potterkinkmeme: Fills are open indefinitely.
• themaraudersfest: Request a prompt open indefinitely.
• LVDM Week: Voldemort/Draco. AO3 collection open indefinitely.
• hptragedieschallenge: Tragedy adaptations and original tragedy (Prompts).
• Ron's Chessboard Bingo: Sign-up & posting open indefinitely.
• starflowerbingo: Star name/flower name ships (Rules & Links).
• billbangsbingo Bill Bangs Bingo: Bill-centric kink bingo (Sign-up).
• HMS Harmony 2023 Milestones Bingo: Harry/Hermione centric.

Posting Soon

• hp-soulmates-secret-santa HP Soulmates Secret Santa: December 26

Coming Soon

• 2024starchaserweek Starchaser Week 2024: Begins on December 16.
• Tomarrymort Necro Fest: Prompting opends on January 5.
• quantumquilltomarrymort Quantum Quill: A Tomarrymort Fest: Prompting opens on January 15.
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2025: January 2025
• hilfest Harry in Lingerie Fest: Prompting opens on February 1.
• moonyfest Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 (Remus over 30): Prompting opens on March 10.
• hd-collab H/D Collab Fest 2025: Sign-up begins on April 1.
• weasleyfest Weasley Fest: TBA
• dracotops-harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2025: TBA
• hptriadfest HP Triad Fest 2024/25: TBA

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Let me know if there are any mistakes. If you want to know which fests are happening on a specific date, see HP Fest Schedule (organised by dates). If you want to know the timeline of a particular fest, see HP Fest Spreadsheet (organised by characters & ships).

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