In the wake of the sshg_promptfest's exaugural run, I've some gratifying news to report: the sshg_giftfest has postponed its winter run until next spring. Please see Rita Skeeter's report for more information, and rejoice in the fact that the sshg_giftfest will return! *twirls*

Dear Creators, Members, and Followers of the sshg_promptfest,

Thank you for your generous contributions to the fest's exaugural run!

Creators, you are now free to post your works to your journals and archives for others to enjoy.

Without further ado, I present the ( SSHG Prompt Fest 2020 Summer Reveal!Collapse )

Title: Time to Rise
Type: Fic
Prompter: iulia_linnea
Creator: iulia_linnea
Beta(s): Shog and delphipsmith
Rating: PG
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): The use of "fuck" far more than a PG-13 rating would allow.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Prompt yourself for fic!
Note: Movie summaries courtesy of Seventh Sanctum's Action Film Generator. Thank you, Shog and delphipsmith, for beta'ing.
Summary: Severus and Hermione live a hectic life, and one worthy of popcorn… if one's tastes run to popcorn, that is.

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Title: Skeletons
Type: Fic
Prompter: gracelessmary
Creator: geeklove_fan
Rating: PG-13
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: An explanation of their relationship to their child who has come home for the Christmas holidays after their first term at Hogwarts. How do you explain love and war to an 11 year old?
Summary: Severus and Hermione's daughter comes home after her first semester at Hogwarts and she has some…questions for them. The day and the conversation they have dreaded for years has arrived at last.

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Title: Severus Snail and Hermit Crab Granger
Type: Art
Prompter: They-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named
Creator: too_dle_oo
Rating: G
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Snape and Granger as unusal and unexpected Animagi.
Note: Not an artist!
Summary: It's hard to be intimidating at that size.

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Title: Into the Future!
Type: Fic
Prompter: Anonymous
Creator: teshara
Rating: PG
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: In the 23rd century, Professor Granger finds herself butting heads with old-fashioned Headmaster Snape, a wizard who can't even comprehend a modern magical curriculum!
Summary: Potions Professor Hermione Granger wants to update Hogwarts' curriculum, but Headmaster Snape wants nothing to do with her plans.

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Title: Viva la Maternité (or a story of vomissements, insomnie et amour)
Type: Fic
Prompter: Anonymous
Creator: consumedly
Beta(s): ouatic_7
Rating: R
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): Fertility issues; body hate/acceptance issues; surrogacy.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Their child's first burst of uncontrolled magic comes as quite the surprise—to everyone.
Note: I hope my inspiration did your prompt justice.
Summary: He admitted to wanting children, mumbled it really against her hair and she felt the way his body tensed as if waiting for a dismissal.

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Title: The Godfather
Type: Fic
Prompter: hiddenhibernian
Creator: hiddenhibernian
Beta(s): deianaera & Lovesanimals
Rating: R
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Prompt yourself for fic!
Note: It was tough to write this story, but the end of the process made it worth it. I had not just one, but two, lovely strangers offering to beta my story with a miniscule turnaround time, and then our amazing mod was working double time to make this fest happen. I'm so glad to be a member of this fandom; even if I'm stuck on my couch, I'm part of a lovely group of people.
Summary: Severus has been badgered into standing as godfather to James Sirius Potter. It couldn't possibly be that bad, could it?

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Title: The Slow Way
Type: Fic
Prompter: delphipsmith
Creator: gracelessmary
Beta(s): My fantastic friend Harriet, who finds my love of fanfic strange but humours me.
Rating: PG
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): A little swearing, some British slang, non-explicit trauma.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: I absolutely ADORE train travel. I find it romantic (close quarters!), mesmerizing (all the things that go by outside the window!), relaxing (sit, read, people-and-scenery-watch!), mysterious (what are the backstories of all these people??). Write me something set on a train that is NOT the Hogwarts Express.
Note: A series of moments, stream of consciousness, for that I ask your forgiveness!
Summary: Do we always have to do what the world expects of us?

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Title: Wishful Thinking
Type: Fic
Prompter: Anonymous
Creator: jaxomsride
Beta(s): reynardo
Rating: R
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: After accidentally activating a magical artifact, Severus and Hermione find themselves changed (SS/HG or SSHG).
Note: This fic would have many faults if it weren't for my Betas. Thank you JK for creating such wonderful characters for us.
Summary: A Potions accident results in a discovery that has unforseen consequences.

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Title: A Rose By Any Other Name
Type: Fic
Prompter: q_drew
Creator: ladyheliotrope
Beta(s): NaomiJameston
Rating: NC-17
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): Fecal Stuff, Kids Being Disgusting.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: A slice of life. It's Saturday night at the Snape household (SS/HG).
Summary: Hermione is exhausted after a long day of thankless child-care. Severus comes home and makes things better.

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Title: Harry Potter and the Uncreative Set-Up
Type: Fic
Prompter: deirdre_aithne
Creator: phoenix_fancies
Beta(s): auntlynnie
Rating: G
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: When Harry said he had the perfect blind date for her, Hermione figured she had nothing to lose. Of course, the last person she was expecting to see waiting for her was Severus Snape…

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Title: The Wishing Star
Type: Fic
Prompter: Anonymous
Creator: blueartemis07
Beta(s): gingerbred and roseofthewest
Rating: PG
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Either Hermione or Severus makes a wish upon a magical object without realising it, and hijinks ensue.
Summary: Dumbledore makes a last desperate attempt to fix his errors. It doesn't quite work out the way he thinks it will.

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Title: A Sorta Fairytale
Type: Fic
Prompter: q_drew
Creator: deianaera
Beta(s): mt_nestor
Rating: G
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: June 21st is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Two people searching for renewal and a fresh start attend a Summer Solstice Ceremony/Celebration/Festival. Do they find what they seek? Do they find something more?
Note: a) Dear q_drew, I had a plan. I saw your prompt, I was all over it, and then this story happened. I hope, even though I clearly made the left turn at Albuquerque, you enjoy this fic. b) The title is shamelessly lifted from a Tori Amos track. c) I am indebted to the K. Stepanich's Faery Wicca, Book One and Book Two, for the inspiration behind this story and some of the ritual elements embedded in it. Brightest blessings, Lady, and thank you for sharing. d) Basically, if you recognize it, it is most assuredly not mine. e) Finally, thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy.
Summary: "I watched what I believed to be his death and, because of truths I had been told as lies, I did nothing to save him. Knowing what I knew then, I would not change my actions. Knowing what I know now, I am compelled to aid those whose debts are as deep as my own." On the longest day, it is possible for mortals to journey to the fairy realms. Most come looking for lore or a guide. Hermione came for Severus.

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Title: Hangover
Type: Art
Prompter: Anonymous
Creator: lemonade8
Rating: PG-13
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): Nudity, relations inferred.
(Highlight to View) Prompt: Amongst the most beautiful and unusual potions phials one has ever beheld . . . (SS/HG).
Note: Pose 11.3, GIMP.
Summary: Headmistress Granger finds some lovely wine left in the office by some past holder of the position, she offers some to Mr. Snape who had come to advise her. They find out why the bottles hadn't been touched, and find out more about each other.

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