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Title: Complete Challenges - feel free to pick one up again!
Post by: cis on November 28, 2019, 12:20:53 AM

These challenges may be over, but you're welcome to check them out, read the responses, and write your own!

Title: The Little Black Book Challenge
Post by: cis on November 28, 2019, 01:00:18 AM

2006
The Little Black Book Challenge Hermione has had numerous liaisons and like the bookish know-it-all she is, she keeps track in her Little Black Book.

Hermione has had numerous liaisons and like the bookish know-it-all she is, she keeps track in her Little Black Book. This can be an actual book, or it can be another form of records keeping.

It is up to the author to decide her motives for these encounters, and why she's moving from one man to the next. It could be because she just hasn't found Mister Right, or it could be because she is researching. The options are limitless, be creative.

Has she recorded memories in the book? good bad ugly?

Does she have a little of their DNA stored?
Did she design a charm to detect magical and reproductive abilities, maybe a charm to see how the child would look and act genetically?

Severus must find her Little Black Book and figure out a way to read it. Severus and Hermione do not have to be in a relationship. They could be teachers, or she could be the equivalent of his parole officer, or anything else that you can think of that would cause them to interact.

Requirements:

-Hermione must be of legal age of consent.
-Hermione must have at ten people in her book.
-Some mention of contraceptive and prevention of wizarding STD’s must be made if doing this challenge based on sex.
-The names: Oliver Wood, Victor Krum, Blaise Zabini must appear in the book in some fashion.

The Little Black Book must contain at least 3 of the following information (these are broken down into categories, choose any or all or add whatever you’d like, up to you):

-Appearance and attributes of ‘equipment’: length, width, circumcised (yes or no), and uniqueness?

-Prior experience

-Specific will and won’t perform: Oral, specific positions, voyeurism, bdsm, role-play/fantasy, massages, multiples, etc.

-Creativity: points for being creative and willingness to ‘try new things’

-Special talents: notes on what she finds most notable

-Number of times she has met with, dated, or had encounters with this person and the reason she has stopped.

-Photo of the person

-Song, image, or scent that reminds her of the encounters

-Fetishes

-Mention of one person that she sees every year on a certain date. Your choice what she actually meets this person for, but the pattern must be evident.

-Pick-up lines used (by either or) and most effective method of seduction.
Ideas for pick-up lines:
-You've lost that lovin' feeling.
-Where's the nearest book store?
-Do you prefer sex on the beach or a slow southern screw?
-I understand you’re interested in reading books.

The book must have some sort of rating scale… but keep in mind it all depends on what she’s keeping records for and how the book is graded.

Optional:
-There is a charm on the book giving false information to any reader but Hermione.

-Hermione has mention of Obliviating a date.

Length: This story may be a one-shot or multi-chaptered.
Due: The first chapter of your entry is due August 20, 2006.
The story may be AU or HBP-compliant.
Rating: Though this sounds like it must be an R or NC-17 rated story, it does not have to be. There are many different ways to go about this, this does not have to be smut. Just please be sure that your rating matches your story.

Well this is it! I will be sitting on my cliff waiting to hear from you. A special "Thank You" goes to GinnyW for organizing my thoughts and making a few suggestions.

Best wishes and good writing,

Pickles/Pickles87

<<contact me through yahoo if you have any questions>>

END-DATE: 02 JANUARY 2007

Responses:
No Harm Ever Came From Reading a Book (PG) - COMPLETE by ja1young
The 'Livre Noir' of Sex Ed by amethystjck
Hermione’s Little Black Book by zambonigirl
Small Ebony Tome LBB challenge by fiona.fairhame

Title: The sex-ed Challenge. We've all been through sexual education in school, haven'
Post by: cis on November 28, 2019, 01:06:00 AM

The sex-ed Challenge.

We've all been through sexual education in school, haven't we? And why should they not at Hogwarts? They shan't of course, which is why I made this challenge.

But why do they have sex-ed all of a sudden? Did something happen that made it necesary? Or is it a compulsory subject for 7th year students we just didn't hear about?
How many classes take sex-ed? Is it just the 7th years? Or is it perhaps 5th through 7th? Or something else?

Must have:

- Some sort of relationship between HG and SS other than student/teacher - preferably romantic.
- The story must set in Hermiones 7th year.
- The class must be taught by a teacher already at Hogwarts, who is up to you.
- Snape must be embarrassed at some point.
- Harry and/or Ron must see something he/they shouldn't have seen.

- Length and rating is up to the author
- Deadline: December 1st 2006.

Have fun, otherwise what is the point.

Responses:
The 'Livre Noir' of Sex Ed By: amethystjck

Title: Complete - 06-07-03 - Sex Hex
Post by: cis on November 28, 2019, 01:10:03 AM

In this challenge, someone has been hit by a sex hex. It is similar to a lust potion, but there is no time limit on it, and it can only be broken by having sex with the person you are lusting after. The person one lusts after can be chosen in different ways. Perhaps you lust after the first person you touch. Maybe you lust after the person you like. Maybe you lust after the person you hate. Maybe you lust after everyone! (Though if you make it pre-HBP, lusting after Dumbledore might be a bit...eww.)

There are five rules. Snape and Hermoine must end up in lust, and hopefully love, but it is not required that they fall in love. Afterall, who doesn't love a one night affair with hot steamy... Whew! Need to cool down a bit... Anyway, the second rule is that two characters must have sex. They don't have to be Snape and Hermoine, but the sex must have some point in the story. Again, hot steamy stuff is appreciated! Rule number three varies. In the Sex Hex PG challenge the rule is that one must tell the story without ANY pornographic descriptions (in a story involving a lust potion that is a real challenge!). In the Sex Hex NC-17 Challenge you must write the most hot and heavy porn you can. Make sure you mark your response as PG or NC-17. Either challenge has it's own difficulties and easy parts! The last rule is that you must have the first chapter completed and posted by July 3.

Did anybody notice I skipped a rule? That's because it's my favorite. You must use the following phrase in a non-pornographic way: "The folds were wet and covered him in dampness." Use your imaginations! I can't wait to read your stories, so post your answer soon.

Responses:
Fanning the Inner Fire Response to the Sex Hex Challenge by mirlanthiriel Jun 20, 2006

Title: Re: Complete Challenges - feel free to pick one up again!
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 07:45:19 PM

Being emotional abused is something none of us wants. Women in this situation are under intense pain and tend to have difficulties identifying for what it really is. Abuse knows no class, IQ, religion or nationality; is more common than we think.

The curious thing is that in our ship there are a lot of abusing patterns wrapped in romance. The challenge, ladies and gentlemen is to choose one or more of this abuse sings* bellow and explore it in our favorite couple, the rest is up to you. You have until Friday, April 29 to post.

So Hermione:

Feels like she have to "walk on eggshells" to keep Snape from getting angry and is frightened by his temper.
�   Feel she can't live without Snape.
�   Stop seeing other friends or family, or give up activities she enjoy because he doesn't like them.
�   Is afraid to tell Snape her worries and feelings about the relationship.
�   Is often compliant because she is afraid to hurt his feelings; and have the urge to "rescue" Snape when he is troubled.
�   Feel that she is the only one who can help Snape and that she should try to "reform" Snape.
�   Find herself apologizing to herself or others for her partner's behavior when she is treated badly.
�   Stop expressing opinions if Snape doesn't agree with them.
�   Stay because she feel he will kill himself if she leave.
�   Believe that his jealousy is a sign of love.
�   Have been kicked, hit, shoved, or had things thrown at her by Snape when he was jealous or angry. (Just remember his reaction to Sirius in POA and OotPh)
�   Believe the critical things he says to make her feel bad about herself.
�   Believe that there is something wrong with her if she don't enjoy the sexual things he makes her do.

(*Adapted from http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/html/abuse_signs.html)

Nocturnus

***

Just remember there is nothing romantic in a abusive relationship.

Surfing in the net I found this sites wich I find them interesting.

What is Emotional Abuse?
Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/fvemotion_e.html

Is it love?
http://www.drjoecarver.com/
Love and Stockholm Syndrome: loving an abuser

It’s important to understand the components of Stockholm Syndrome
as they relate to abusive and controlling relationships.
Once the syndrome is understood,
it’s easier to understand why victims support, love, and even defend their abusers and controllers.

A definition:

Taken from: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/verbal_emotional_abuse/110026

Abuse is about control and the fear of losing it.
Ill-treatment is an absurd effort to maintain and enhance the abuser's hegemony - social, cultural, legal, and,
above all, psychological.
Abusers exploit, lie, insult, demean, ignore (the "silent treatment"), manipulate, and control.
There are a million ways to abuse, directly and by proxy.
To expect too much, to denigrate, to ignore - are all modes of abuse.
There is physical abuse, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse.
The list is long.
Most abusers abuse surreptitiously.
They are "stealth abusers".
You have to actually live with one in order to witness the mistreatment.
Abusers exploit, lie, insult, demean, ignore (the "silent treatment"), manipulate, and control.

There are many ways to abuse. To love too much is to abuse.
It is tantamount to treating someone as an extension, an object, or an instrument of gratification.
To be over-protective, not to respect privacy, to be brutally honest, with a sadistic sense of humour,
or consistently tactless â€“ is to abuse.

To expect too much, to denigrate,
to ignore â€“ are all modes of abuse.
There is physical abuse, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse.
The list is long.
Most abusers abuse surreptitiously.
They are "stealth abusers".
You have to actually live with one in order to witness the abuse.

The loser: outlining a posible abuser in a dating scene.

We all know to avoid people that appear insane or abusive
and not select them as a dating partner.
However, some individuals are better at hiding their personality and behavior abnormalities.
In an effort to provide some warning about these very damaging individuals,
this paper will outline a type of individual commonly found in the dating scene, a male or female labeled "The Loser".

The abuse quiz: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/verbal_emotional_abuse/62436

Patterns of emotional abuse here: http://www.actabuse.com/patterns_abuse.html

Responses:
A Matter of Belief Rating: NC-17 by pretentious_kate (lost)
Cupboard Love by Run Wild (lost)

Title: GinnyW's “Valentine's Day Chocolates” Challenge
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 08:06:43 PM

GinnyW's “Valentine's Day Chocolates” Challenge. Here are the rules:

Category/Genre: Any

Length: Anything---I prefer it to be complete by the deadline, but a started WIP is acceptable, just please promise me that you'll complete it in a timely manner.
Also, if you choose to do as 100-word drabbles, please follow requirements of the website that you wish to post to.

Pairing: SS/HG

Rating: Any

Deadline: February 28, 2006

Setting: This story may be your choice, AU or HBP compliant, just please label it either way.

Summary:

It's Valentines Day and there are enchanted chocolates around to wreck havoc on one or both of our favorite couple.
The enchantments on the chocolates are up to you, but PLEASE be creative! I mean, even JKR spiked candy with Love Potion in HBP.
The chocolates may be knowingly enchanted or an accident.
They do not have to be a gift exchanged between Hermione and Severus.
However, one or both of them must suffer the consequences of the chocolates.

Requirements:

These items must make an appearance in this story one way or another.
They may be a part of the background or instrumental to the story:

~Flower(s)
~Wine or champagne
~Cupid (Muggle paper version/enchanted, Dwarf in an abbreviated toga, the real one, etc.)
~Poem or Limerick (does not have to be romantic)

Optional:

~Enchanted 'conversation' hearts
~Candles
~a romantic or not-so-romantic bubble bath
================================

Responses:
Grumpy Young Witch and Grumpier Older Wizard: This is currently only available on Betz's LiveJournal and you must be 'Friended' to read. Just drop her a line and request to be added and I'll keep twisting her arm and get her to finish this story and get it posted to an archive for everyone to enjoy easily! http://bonsaibetz.livejournal.com/9128.html#cutid1

Valentine’s Eyes by SS Lupin

Title: Lost in a Book Challenge
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 08:35:20 PM

Lost in a Book Challenge - SS/HG get sucked literally into the plot of a wizarding romance novel (any sub-genre), as the hero and heroine. Will they find their way out of the story?
ladylotm

Ladyofthemasque’s Lost in a Book Challenge on WIKTT, based on the story Lost in a (Not So) Good Book by Bubblebunny.

Here’s the Lost in A Book Challenge:

1. Hermione Granger and Severus Snape encounter a wizarding romance novel.

2. They get sucked literally into the storyline, taking on the roles of the hero and heroine.

3. They must complete the storyline of the novel in order to escape the book and return to the real world.

4. They must fall in love with each other during the course of their adventure, though they don’t have to start out that way, if you don’t want. The main genre will therefore be Romance.

5. The sub-genre of the novel can be any category—Western, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Regency, Contemporary, Horror, Medieval, Prehistorical, and so forth…but the MAIN category must remain focused on building some sort of romance between SS/HG (mildly romantic or downright smutty or some combination thereof).

6. The number of “chapters” should be at least 5, though the chapters can be as short as 100 words, or as long as 10,000. (There shall be no limit to the size of the story, but it would be really, really nice if you finished it, and didn’t abandon it…)

7. Severus and Hermione must kiss at least 3 times, though it doesn’t have to be voluntarily at first. Greater levels of passion are at the author’s discretion, but nothing lesser will be accepted.

8. The Deadline for this Challenge (submitting the *first* chapter) will be February 17th, 2006, because it’s my birthday, and I want to read some nice prezzies from all the fine writers here at WIKTT. If there’s lots of enthusiasm, I’ll definitely consider extending the deadline.

9. Feel free to use other HP characters to fill out the various supporting cast roles. CAVEAT: If you decide to place this into a specific genre, such as the Anita Blake series (by Laurell K. Hammilton…mmm, Severus as Jean-Claude…), please be mindful that some fanfic sites do not allow crossover-fics to be posted on their boards (for example, Ashwinder or RestrictedSection.org).

Lost in a Book Response by Noelani_Sitara

Title: THE AMAZING RACE CHALLENGE
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 08:46:52 PM

THE AMAZING RACE CHALLENGE

I have only recently been addicted to The Amazing Race. It’s a highly dramatic reality show. To those who are not familiar with the show, it is a race around the world, with 11 pairs competing for $1 million. Suddenly, while watching the 4th episode of Season 7, the idea of a Harry Potter-Amazing Race crossover came to my mind. I tried to search for fics which may have had this concept, but I couldn’t find any. This is why I am proposing this challenge to you.

CONDITIONS:

One of the pairs should certainly be Severus/Hermione.
It should generally follow the show’s format. For the complete information on The Amazing Race: visit http://www.answers.com/topic/the-amazing-race
Length and rating is up to you.

ISSUES:

Here are a few questions that need to be answered:

Why is Hogwarts holding this event?
How are the participants chosen?
In the first place, why would Severus or Hermione be interested in joining?
How would they become partners?
Are the participants allowed to use their wands?

POSSIBILITIES:

The possibilities of this fanfic challenge are endless. Choosing the 10 other teams is an exciting adventure itself. Could best friends (or boyfriends) Harry and Ron be included? Or perhaps old couple Albus and Minerva? Or maybe bickering couple Draco and Pansy? Or the buffoons Vincent and Gregory? Or maybe the twins Parvati and Padma (or Gred and Forge)? You can have the teams as diverse as possible. It is also very interesting how the pairs will interact with one another.

The genre may also vary. This is generally an adventure/romance story, but it can also be humorous (or even kinky) as well.

The ending is up to you. It can be happy, sad or frustrating. The show itself is all about the emotions of the people who are competing in the race. Your fanfic should be the same.

BONUS:

There are bonus points for using the familiar lines from the show such as “You’re team no. 6” or “You’re the last to finish to the race. I’m sorry, you’ve both been elminated”. People who are familiar with the show will know what I’m talking about.

SUBMISSION:

Have your first chapter by the end of April 2005. You may finish the fic until March 8, 2006. I will be waiting for your submissions. Feel free to contact me somniotextrix@yahoo.com if you are planning on taking this challenge or if you have any questions.

Remember to post a link (not the whole fic) under this folder to same some space.

Thank you!

Title: Easter Egg Hunt Challenge
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 09:34:20 PM

The Official WIKTT

Easter Egg Hunt Challenge
Snape. Hermione. An easter egg hunt (think of the egg used for GOF).
Plot Bunnies. Wide Parameters? Yes. Call it scope for the imagination

Hermione is after the golden egg offered as top prize in the Anuual Easter Egg Hunt. It seems Slughorn has donated a very small bottle of Felix, which is in said egg. And Hermione wants it. Badly. How far will she do to get it? What will happen along the way? You decide.

1. Must Take place during the sixth year or after. May be AU or canon
2. May be any genre (humor/angst/etc), but a romantic relationship
must occur.

3. hermione must kiss the teacher. You can decide why and how.

4. NoPWP, though, please. I like plots. Plots are our friends...

5. Must include three of the following phrases:
--"But I don't have any hands!"
--"Surely a horn-tailed snorkblast can't possibly be that dangerous!"
--"Your lack of intelligence and creativity never cease to infuriate
me."
--"Did you really think it would be hidden here?!"
--"Why are you in my room?"
--"Anyone can see that it is not chocolate!"
--"You're animagus form is a bunny!?"
--"Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows there are no such things as
norkles!"
--"Ron snogged Luna!" -- "Ron would snog a Thestral if he had the

chance."
--"Where is my hairbrush?" -- "Why do you need a hairbrush, you
don't
have any hair?"
--"I love my Lips!"
--"Broccolli doesn't agree with me." -- "Does anything?"
--"Why don't you celebrate Easter?" -- "I'm Jewish." --
Hermione
looked at the plate of bacon in confusion -- "I'm not particularly
observant." remarked Snape dryly.

6. Must include one snide reference to the following --
--time travel
-- student/teacher relationships
-- the Marriage Law
-- Valentine's Carnival
-- Apprenticeship
-- Penny Romances (bodice rippers)

7. Each chapter must be 1000 words or less. single chapter entries
must be 1000 words exactly (meh...no idea why)

8. The fic must be completed by easter (April 16th 2006). unless you're Jewish. In
which case Passover will do;-)

9. Must be posted on either ff.net or SH. If any other forum you must
post the link here.

10. Voting will take place via my email within two weeks of the close
of the deadline.

Responses:
The Great Hogwarts Easter Egg Hunt By: Jinxd n cursed

Title: 2005 "It's Ms.Granger to you!"
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 09:38:05 PM

The “It’s Ms. Granger to you!” Challenge (HBP-Spoilers)

Challenge end date: First chapter should be posted by October 31, 2005

Challenge creator: Sophierom (sophierom@yahoo.com)

BEWARE, SPOILERS BELOW!!!

Snape survives the war, but there are times when he wishes he hadn’t. Although he was not charged with Dumbledore’s death (you decide how he gets out of that one), Snape is broke and unemployed. Our favorite ex-Death Eater finds that no one in the Wizarding World is willing to hire him. No one, that is, except Hermione Granger. Having started her own business, Hermione has just the job for him. But will he be able to handle having a woman, not to mention his least favorite know-it-all, as his boss?

I originally issued a version of this challenge 3 1/2 months ago, but because it seemed to parallel a few fics already in progress, I promised to hold off until the end of the summer. I would wait a few more weeks to issue this challenge, but I’ll be incredibly busy at the end of August with the start of a new job. I also believe that, with the publication of HBP, as well as with the suggestions below, any responses to this challenge will be significantly different from any pre-HBP WiPs.

Requirements:

- Somewhere in the fic, you must use the line, “It’s

Ms. Granger to you!”

- Hermione must run a business; she's not hiring him to perform a service. This applies particularly to sexual services. In other words, she's not hiring him to have sex with her, help her produce children, pretend to be her husband, or actually marry her. There are already challenges that cover that ground.

- This fic should take place after Voldemort's defeat. You can decide how many years later, but you must make the premise somewhat reasonable. In other words, Hermione cannot be the senior partner of a large Arithmancy firm if she’s only 19.

Oh, the possibilities … or Some Suggestions and Questions

- What kind of business does she run? Do she, Ron, and Harry decide to start a private detective agency? Has she started her own newspaper, having finally gotten fed up with both The Daily Prophet and The Quibbler? Has she started her own school, one that she hopes will rival Hogwarts? The possibilities are endless…

- What kind of employer is she? Does she decide to make him suffer for the way he tormented her and her friends at Hogwarts? Does she try to teach him a new skill? Is she too lenient? Is she a brilliant businesswoman who faces discrimination? Is her business suffering because she’s great at coming up with ideas but horrible at managing people?

- What kind of employee is he? How long does it take him to get used to taking orders? Or does he ever get used it? How does our dear Slytherin deal with any other employees that might work alongside him?

- How do the power dynamics of their work relationship affect whatever personal relationship they develop? Can they become friends? Lovers? Or does their work relationship get in the way of a successful personal relationship?

- The length and tone of this story are completely up to you.

Make it a dark one-shot, a humorous novella, a dramatic epic … whatever suits you.

Hope you enjoy the challenge! It was inspired by several great fics that place Hermione, not Snape, in a position of authority. I love the power dynamics inherent in the HG/SS pairing, and so I look forward to reading any responses that might develop out of this challenge!

Responses:
Thirty Pieces of Silver by Wade Scott´s and de7755

Title: The Hermione in Wonderland Challenge
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 10:02:05 PM

1.Hermione is in Wonderland. The cause can be a dream, spell, potion, or whatever you want.


2.She comes across all the traditional Wonderland people/creatures. The catch is that they

all look like Hogwarts students and staff. You get to choose who is whom except for the following:

a)Our lovely Severus Snape is the Mad Hatter

b)Harry is the Cheshire Cat

c)Fred and George are Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee

3. You decide...

a)Length, rating, and genre

b)How Hermione gets to Wonderland

c)When it happens (although I see it as being in Hermione's 7th year)

d)How Hermione and Severus (as the Mad Hatter) react towards one another

e)What happens once, if ever, Hermione gets out of Wonderland


4.BONUS POINTS-

a)If the Mad Hatter has a "scene" with Hermione *winks*

b)If Dumbledore is the Queen of Hearts

c)If Umbridge is used as a croquet ball


That's everything! I hope you enjoy my challenge. The last date to submit the first chapter is December 19th. That gives you plenty of time!


If you have anything to ask me about the challenge, or to inform me of a submission, you may

email me at ninaDOTgoodATgmailDOTcom.


Oh, and I quite personally would NOT mind if you wandered away from most of my requirements and had Severus as all of the Wonderland characters.

I'd LOVE to see how that would turn out!


*In order to conserve space on WIKTT, if you are planning on uploading your response to an

offlist archive such as fanfiction.net, AFF, Ashwinder, Whispers, etc; rather than uploading

it into the challenge folder as well, please upload a linking file that will direct readers

to the offlist location. This is not a requirement - please don't deprive us of your work

because you're concerned about space - only comply with the request if you are planning to

post offlist.


Thanks muchly!

--Moonlit River

REsponses:
Down the Ferret Hole by Mundungus42
Hermione in Wonderland by Salome Orr

Title: 2005 The Road Trip Challenge
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 10:19:59 PM

The Road Trip Challenge Severus and Hermione are forced to take a cross-country road trip of America together. Will romance blossom, or will they kill eachother before they've reached the end?
bookwormfaery

The Road Trip

By Joy C.

Synopsis:

Severus and Hermione must embark on a cross-country road trip of North America, for whatever reason(s) the author chooses. It can be a pre or post-war fic, but Hermione must have completed her schooling at Hogwarts -- however many years following her graduation is at the writer’s discretion; but I prefer 2-5. Severus and Hermione MUST end up romantically involved by the end of the road trip. The genre of this fic is intended to be a humorous romance; but if you would prefer drama, angst, etc., then by all means, please do so. The length can be anything from a one-shot (though it will be difficult to fit everything in one chapter) to a multi-chapter fic. Keep in mind the deadline when choosing the length of your story.

Challenge Requirements:

Hermione must be the primary driver.
At some point in time, Severus must try to take over the driving. Bonus points if you have him drive on the wrong side of the road.
Severus, ever the navigator, gets them lost, and must ask for directions.
The car must be towed; the fee of which, they can’t afford. They must re-acquire the vehicle by any means necessary. Bonus points if you can realistically earn them the money to pay for the fee.
In the middle of the night, stuck in a hellish traffic-jam, Hermione must somehow convince Severus to sing songs from Queen (blasted on the radio) at the top of his lungs, with the windows rolled down.
At least one trip to a famous library is required.
Hermione must insist on picking up at least one innocent-looking hitchhiker. Weather or not the hitchhiker is truly innocent is up to the writer. Bonus points if it’s an evil granny-type.
A stop in at least once seedy motel is required.
A “raid” on a convenience store for travel munchies, and an ensuing argument over chips/crisps vs. chocolate.
The following states must be visited: Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Nevada, and California.

Required Dialogue:

1. “Just give me the damn map!”

2. “You’re holding it upside down…”

3. “Do you wear those all of the time?!”

4. “Just what do you think you’re doing?”

5. “And then you woke up and realized it was all just a dream!”

6. “Those look like giant marshmallows. Now if only we had some giant chocolate bars and graham crackers…”

7. “I recommend the pork lo mein.”

8. “Haven’t you ever seen a cow before?”

9. “I’ll give you to the count of three to relinquish the dingdongs!”

10. “If I have to listen to one more Brittany Spears song, I’m going to Avada the damn radio!”

11. “Sod off!”

The deadline for this challenge is September 8, 2005. That gives you two months to complete it. I will be reading all responses, and will choose the best from the group. After all, what’s a challenge without a winner?

As requested by the wonderful mods of WIKTT, we request that all stories be posted at an alternative archive site, such as ff.net, whispers, etc. Post only the link to your story in the challenge folder!

I would love to know who has responded, so please e-mail me once you begin posting your story. If you have any questions or comments, do not hesitate to contact me!

-Joy C.

Title: 2005 Circe Challenge
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 10:31:40 PM

Circe Challenge

Premise: Hermione has a very special Grandmother who has decide that her granddaughter needs a little help with her love life.

Story Requirements:

1) Voldemort is still alive.

2) You decide which one of Hermione's parents is Circe's child.

3) Hermione & her parents know that Grandma is the original Circe.

4) Hermione being injured by Voldemort & his followers so her parent's put out
a call to Circe to come to the wizarding world and watch over her.

5) Circe deciding to interfere in Hermione's love life or the lack of one, she
doesn't want Hermione to waste herself on someone who would not appreciated
her intelligent and her drive to succeed.

6) Show the Slytherins students reaction when they find out that Hermione's
blood is a hell of lot bluer/purer than theirs since her grandmother is Circe.

7) Circe, appearing as an old hag, stopping at the Malfoy Manor and asking if
they could spare an old woman a bit of food and being ill treated by either
Darco or Lucius.

8) Circe deciding that Severus would be the perfect husband for Hermione, he's
smart, intelligent, a strong wizard so he should be able to protect Hermione,
and he should know his way around sex better than the "boys" that Hermione go
to school with.

9) Circe making a deal with the Order and Dumbledore, she will help them with
their fight against Voldermort if Severus Snape agrees to go on a certain
number of dates with Hermione.

10) Rules of the dates: 1) the date must last at least three hours or it
doesn't count as a date, 2) the number of dates they must go on is 25, 3)
Severus must take Hermione away from Hogwarts for a certain number of the
dates, go out to dinner, theater, etc., 4) there must be a goodnight kiss at
the end of each date, on the lips.

11) Through out her long life Circe has been taking human/muggle lovers and
having children with them and letting her children be raised in the muggle
world, not the wizard world.

Response:
25 Dates By: Avery Goodun

Title: 2005 Governess Challenge
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 10:51:42 PM

JKR has stated that some wizards and witches receive their education in the home. The role of the governess is a classic romance character and I have for some time longed to see more 'love kindled' stories in this ship. It is therefore my pleasure to invite you to join:

The Governess Challenge

Hermione has accepted a job as a governess to get away from something. Severus Snape comes to stay with the family for a period of time. Romance ensues.

Rules

1. Time: Post-Hogwarts with at least 3 years, i.e. Hermione 21 years of age or more.

2. They meet by chance and neither Hermione nor Severus Snape is, or has been, in love with the other before the story starts.

3. They must fall in love before they have sex.

4. No non-consensual sex.

Deadline: October 31st
Best wishes for inspiration,

loves23rules

Snape Manor By: Autumn Felicity Summers

Title: 2005 THE ASYLUM CHALLENGE
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 11:21:40 PM

Asylum
Reality is really nothing more then a person’s point of view.

Hermione has been locked up in the Muggle world for insanity. She believes herself to be a ‘witch’ with ‘magical powers’. Through therapy and liberal use of medication she realizes that everything she’s ever known is part of her self-made delusion. After several years of treatment, Hermione is finally released back into the world to restart her life.

The war is over and everyone is accounted for in one way or another, except for one. Severus Snape is out to find the last missing person: one Hermione Granger, know-it-all.

RULES:

1. Hermione’s parents must have either been in hiding or dead. No if’s, and’s, or but’s about that. I want Snape to be her first contact from her old world.

2. Explain how Hermione ended up in the mental institution as best as you possibly can.

3. If you can show everyone what Hermione’s time in the asylum was like and how it effected her over time, then please do.

4. Snape must be her first contact with her old life. (Remember… she believes her old life, including her snarky Potions Professor, to be something she made up)

5. Since this is on WIKTT I doubt I need to remind you, but just in case… This MUST be a SS/HG pairing. (All others are up to you)

6. Please include what’s happened to her wand and if she can or cannot do wandless magic.

EXTRA STUFF:

Bonus points if you include any of the following…

“I can‘t hear you.” (In a singsong voice)

“You‘re not real, go away, I disbelieve in you!”

“Does this mean I’m talking to myself?”

“Not saying that I believe you, but should you be right and you are real, why would I listen to you anyways? You hated me.”

“Blue pills or red pills? Oh, which one did they say would stop the hallucinations?”

“Get out of my head!”

The first chapter is due by 06/14/2005. Because of space considerations, please post your stories somewhere other then WIKTT (such as: FF.net, Whispers, Ashwinder, etc.)

Okay, so no one liked my last idea… Maybe this one will be better? If anyone needs more time please email me and let me know to extend the deadline. Please also inform me if you post something for this challenge, as I don’t make it by WIKTT everyday.

^_^

~JoyCrux

Replies:
From Dark Into Light by Wyrddsmith
Lost in the Dark By enchantedfey
Everything I do, I do it for you by sbrande

Title: 2005 Runaway Bride
Post by: cis on November 29, 2019, 11:26:10 PM

Running 05-07-31

by: mysecretseverus

Runaway bride.

Hermione is getting married. To whom is your choice, but Severus must realise that he actually likes Hermione, perhaps even loves her, and cannot let her marry without even having tried having her (lovers, a chaste kiss, married, etc. You decide). Is she marrying a muggle or wizard? Why and where?

Requirements:

- The story starts on her wedding day.

- Pre-story/flashback about how they became friends (if they are friends. Could be over a potion, apprenticeship, or Snape is just lusting after her without knowing her, etc)

- Hermione is getting ready in her bride’s room (or somewhere where there are no else) when Snape finds her and tells the truth about his feelings.

- Hermione must be overwhelmed (perhaps panic a bit, but she returns his feelings)

- Many thinks Hermione and her soon-to-be-husband is not a suitable couple, but they’re not really in favour of Severus either.

- There’s no Voldemort, and most Death Eaters have been caught.

- Hermione MUST leave with Severus! They WILL end up together.

Optional:

- Whether Hermione runs with Severus without anyone knowing is up to you.

- How she explains her disappearance, through letter, howler, face-to-face, nothing.

- Someone will try and persuade Hermione from marrying her intended.

- Hermione MUST be at least 23! She's a woman in all's eyes! No child!

ENDING:

- Please describe how they get away, where they go and a finale to what happens next.

REsponse:
Runaway Bride by jinkedncursed

Title: 2005 Piracy Challenge By Jacy Adrienne
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 12:00:14 AM

Piracy Challenge
By Jacy Adrienne

I'm not sure if anyone has noticed, but Hermione's birthday (September 19) is also "Talk Like a Pirate Day." In honor of this mystical convergence, I'm issuing the Piracy Challenge.

It is Hermione Granger's seventeenth birthday, her coming-of-age in the wizarding world. However, as we've witnessed in the five books up to now, no one has ever given a chumbucket about her birthday before. Why would they now, especially when there are far more interesting piratical things afoot.

Challenge Requirements -

- Someone (who may actually be a pirate) talking like a pirate

- Rum

- Someone using a pirate pickup line on Hermione

- Something piratey cheering Hermione up at the end of a really bad birthday.

This is a long-term challenge, running until September 19. Please respond using links to offsite posts. Bonus points if you also have fanart in pirate costumes. Keep the ratings under PG-13 (T, by ff.net's new system), so if you want to get into Harlequin pirate romance, don't get overly-explicit with it. Have fun with this. If you need any help, try visiting the official site. http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html (http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html)

Replies:
What Day Be It by thefinalfritter
Pirating Fluff by Moonlit River

Title: Steal that Scene
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 11:50:57 AM

Scene stealing

Everyone has their favourite movie scene. Whether it's that scene from Pretty woman or a clip from the Godfather.
You know the words... you say them over.

So here's the challenge.

Rewrite your favourite scene with a twist of Severus and Hermione.

RULES-
One scene only... at first (however if the muse takes who am i to stop it?)
Back story optional.
Favourite death scene? Go for it.
Want to take SS/HG anywhere in history? Go for it.
But make it interesting!

Some fave movies to get you started:

Pride and Prejudice
Jerry Maguire
Notting Hill
Dirty Dancing
Romeo and Juilet
Gone with the wind
X-files
Scream
Galaxy quest
Ghostbusters
Harry Potter... oh wait.

Responses:
Here Comes a Horseman by Fatinah
The last Yule Ball by fayth82

Title: 20 minute challenge!
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 12:58:20 PM

20 minute challenge!

This challenge was originally created by my friend and I, who needed some inspiration...

Okay, set your watches to 20 minutes precisely and then write! No more time than 20 minutes! You write whatever comes to your mind about Hermione and Severus. You can write as much as you lik (of course within time) and the rating may be whatever you feel like.

Important!
- There must be an ending! So keep a close eyes on your watch to make sure you manage an ending. However, if you don’t succeed you may write an idea to the ending in your Author’s Notes!
- The story must be Hermione and Seveurs, naturally.

Title: Re: Complete Challenges - feel free to pick one up again!
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 05:17:09 PM

Falling asleep one night, I had this vision in my head of Hermione and Severus, with the phrase, "by neither word, nor look, nor deed" running though my head. Waking up the next day, I decided to post this as a challenge to see what could come of it. So, here it is - The Phrase Challenge
Rules: •Hermione or Severus must say "by neither word, nor look, nor deed" to the other
•Under what circumstances is completely up to you
•I will not stipulate a romantic relationship between our two favorite characters, only that there must be a relationship of some sort (friendship, student/teacher, apprentice/master, etc.)
•If you include any sort of lemony goodness, you CANNOT use the words folds.
•Anything goes - any length, any rating, any genre, any ending - whatever you and the plot bunnies desire.
•Have fun

That's it. The challenge closes 9/1/05. Please e-mail me at deianaera@yahoo.com if you have any questions or to nofity me of a submitted entry.

Response:
Thou Art Not Angelic by Moonlit River

Title: Surrogate Mother Challenge
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 05:23:36 PM

Complete - 05-05-15 - Surrogate Mother Challenge Snape decides he would like an heir. What intelligent witch would be ideal for the job?
okonchristy

Plot: After the war Severus decides now that things are safe he wants an heir.
Thinking no witch would ever marry him because of his background
he decides to hire a Surrogate Mother. Of course, it will have to be Hermione.
He wants an intelligent witch and she is the smartest one of the age! As to why Hermione
does this, that is the author's discretion.

Requirements:
-Severus must interview at least 5 witches
-Severus insists Hemione live in his residence during the pregnancy.
(Whether he is still at Hogworts or not is the author's choice.)
-At least one of Hermione's friends tries to talk her out of it.
-Severus insists on a confinentiallity contract so no-one, including
the child will ever know she is the mother and a contract giving him
all rights to the child and her none.
-Hermione gets at least one weird craving and Severus gets it for her.
-They must at some point during the pregnancy develop romantic feelings for each other.
-Authors choice how it ends, but I prefer happy!!!!!
Required Sentences:
-I never knew I could love so deep
-Oh NO! Here come the hormones again!
-Your water has to break NOW of all times???!!!
-Bonus-not required
-You know, we could try this the old fashioned way...

Title: Yenta Livery Company Challenge
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 08:43:50 PM

Yenta Livery Company Challenge
By Ladyofthemasque

Yenta Livery Company Challenge (YLC Challenge)
Ending Date: 2005, December 31st
Challenge issued by Ladyofthemasque

There's a lot of MLC (Marriage Law Challenge) stories out there. While these stories are well-written in general, I find I personally cannot fathom any modern society putting up with such nonsense when the government enforcing it is not a totalitarian dictatorship...and even then, there'd be a serious rebellion against such a thing. No one should be *forced* to get married; not if the government in question expects to stay in power for very long.

Thus I wrote a story, "Matrimony", which I posted at RestrictedSection.org and at Ashwinder, as a sort of counter-response to the MLC idea. [Here's the Ashwinder link so that you can read it to get an idea of what the challenge is about: http://ashwinder.sycophanthex.com/viewstory.php?sid=8640 (http://ashwinder.sycophanthex.com/viewstory.php?sid=8640) . Your stories may be vastly different, of course; this is just a starting point.]

So. Here is my own challenge, based on that story, which is something I picture as a little bit more realistic.

In this Alternate Universe (AU), marriages are not mandatory between anyone, but the Ministry of Magic decreed long ago that, in order to prevent inbreeding and reduce the divorce rate and the birthrate for Squibs, wizards and witches have to consult a government-approved Geneamorological Agency before being allowed to marry. In this universe, Geneamorology is the magical study of matchmaking, psychology, romance and geneology. If the prospective bride or groom does not consult an approved agency--which includes marrying Muggles as well as wizarding-kind--the wizard or witch who marries without Geneamorological approval will soon find themselves cast out of wizarding society with their wands snapped, and forced to live like Muggles (horror of horrors).

In Great Britain, the most famous and reliable of these agencies is the Yenta Livery Company, which has been in operation since 416 B.C. It has offices in London, Bath, Norfolk, Carlisle, and Leeds (among other cities, at the author's discretion), and its motto on its letterhead is: "Your Best Match For Your Best Money, Guaranteed". The price of Geneamorological testing by the YLC runs roughly 150 Galleons per person, and is good for three months' worth of services. Other agencies are available at the author's discretion, and may be cheaper in cost, but they'll be cheaper and less reliable in results, too. The YLC is simply the best and most accurate agency available.

Rules:

1. This is a Severus Snape/Hermione Granger fic. Other characters may also be involved, get tested, get married, etc., but the main pair who ends up getting tested and marrying must be Severus/Hermione; they must be central to the story.

2. One or both of them may get tested, either jointly or seperately, with or without knowing about the other's testing--the results of the tests are NOT dependent on both parties being registered with a particular agency, unlike Muggle dating services. However, the results of that testing determine their future marital/lifestyle status:

a. If they use the YLC, the YLC declares them as highly compatible, whatever anyone else says.

b. If they use another agency, they can be declared compatible or incompatible, at the author's discretion. (This is so that those who want to write a "let's elope and run away to Pago Pago" story can do so.)

3. Hermione MUST be 18 years or older (Severus, too, for that matter) when tested for compatibility, as must all who are tested for Geneamorological compatibility. It is up to the author to determine whether this means the physical age of someone being tested (Hermione's age including the time added by the Time Turner from her third year at Hogwarts), or their chronological age (counting only the number of birthdays, and not the actual number of days lived). This minimum age limit is also required for getting married--only Muggles in Scotland can get married as young as 16, but those are Muggles, not wizarding-kind.

4. The rating may be any level, from G to NC-17.

5. There should be a valid, hopefully plot-driven reason for the testing/marriage to take place. Here are a few examples: Hermione and Severus are already in love but are nervous about whether or not they're compatible; an inheritance on one side or the other is at stake and marital status is a factor; marriage is necessary to safeguard one or the other; the marriage is meant to deceive or distract the enemy somehow; Hermione is pregnant (the author may decide who the father is); one of the two owes the other a serious debt, perhaps even a life-debt, and marriage is the price being demanded in payment; one of them is marrying the other for revenge (if this option is taken, and if the compatibility rating is deemed favorable, then getting married for revenge should backfire on the vengeance-seeker and the pair fall in love); some form of ancient, ritual magic is required by the Order, and it requires a marriage to be consummated (most common ritual ploy is the gathering of the blood of a virgin bride), and so on and so forth.

6. The story can take place before, during, or after the fall of Voldemort. If it takes place before or during the downfall of the Dark Lord, the question of Voldemort's reaction to their marriage must be addressed: the marriage must somehow be kept a secret; or it's part of some nefarious plot assigned by the Dark Lord; Severus has been outed as a spy and can now do whatever he pleases with his life; or whatever reason the author can suitably justify.

7. As this is an Alternate Universe (AU) challenge to begin with, Sirius Black and other characters whom have perished or vanished according to canon may be dead OR alive, at the author's discretion.

8. The nature of the testing is up to the author, whether it's a multiple-choice test or some fancy form of Divination, but it should include a format for testing one's compatibility with a specific person, and for a broad-based search, with questions for the witch or wizard being tested to indicate what sort of mate they're looking for. Examples include questions about whether they're looking for a Muggleborn, a Pureblooded, or Does Not Matter; whether Fertility is Important (they definitely want children), Fertility is Unimportant (they could take or leave children), or No Children (they don't want children, duh); and Region To Be Searched. In this latter option, any searching done within Great Britain would be presumed covered in the initial testing price; anything outside of Great Britain would probably come with an extra service charge, but testing for a mate in Europe would be far cheaper than searching for one in Australia, due to the distances involved.

9. Authors: In order to conserve space on WIKTT, the powers that be have asked me to ask you the following favour: if you are planning on uploading your response to an offlist archive such as FF.net, Whispers, SnitchFiction, FanDomination, etc; rather than uploading it into the challenge folder as well, please upload a linking file that will direct readers to the offlist location. This is not a requirement - please don't deprive us of your work because you're concerned about space - only comply with the request if you are planning to post offlist. Thank you!

10. That's it! Have fun, and remember to post your challenges before the end of the year--the sooner, the better! ~Lotm

Responses:
Pregnant and Married by pinkfloydbaby6216
Magical Matches by Zanthia

Title: The Town Challenge
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 09:11:02 PM

The Town Challenge

Rating: Your choice depending on content

Time Frame: Now until August 26, 2005

General Storyline

- Hermione is working for the Muggle division of the Ministry of Magic. At 27 years old, she’s become very career-oriented and swore off all men for fear of distraction. As she slips further and further into darkness because of a loveless and cold life, Hermione’s coworker/supervisor/friend (you decide) gives her an early Christmas present – an invitation and all expenses paid trip to a spectacular and little-known magic town. While Hermione thinks the invitation is to a place for peace and relaxation, little does she know that the town has so much more in store for her to open her eyes and become conscious of a whole other world she’s missing out on.

Requirements

- Hermione lives to work at this point in her life, because she’s on the verge of becoming one of the youngest administrators in the Ministry

- Snape is residing in the town because he was found out as a spy years earlier and needed to “disappear”

- The town is known for making people fall in love and building a foundation for lifelong companionship (kind of like a dating service that lasts a few weeks – how the program works is up to you). They do this program only a couple times a year and usually people only get invitations from prior visitors because of its secrecy

- Hermione has to enter the “dating program” but is very resilient and often questions the town and how the program can work

- The town is protected by magic and no one can leave until the three week (or however long you think it should last) program is over. Can be surrounded by trees, a body of water, sand, whatever

- Hermione must date at least 2 men as part of requirement for program

- Snape goes by an alias for protection (name/appearance) and is employed as a behind the scenes worker

- The guests must share rooms (two or three men/women to a room – no gender mixing). Couples can rent cottages or something along those lines if they want to spend the night together

Optional

- Snape’s only friend is a pet of some kind

- Snape doesn’t recognize Hermione because of what her obsession with work has turned her into (not to mention that it’s been 10 years since graduation)

- Hermione jumps into the town’s lake/pond fully clothed in evening wear

- The town is run by a magical family that seem to have extraordinary gifts and abilities

- Hermione becomes paranoid in the beginning of her stay by thinking that she’s being tested and watched by the Ministry

- Enchanted butterflies, flowers, ribbons, etc. are everywhere

- The town has a Valentine’s Day décor and feel

- People tend to break out into song and dance at will

Quotes (must use at least 3)

- “I find it hysterical that all of you find this bullshit effective.”

- “You have no authority here, so keep your nose out of my/our business!”

- “Have you ever shagged on a first date?”

- “I can’t believe you just said that in front of all those people!”

- “Did you see that? They’re everywhere watching my every move and waiting for me to screw up so they can turn me in.”

- “Have you ever wanted to kill someone? I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I’ve gotten here.”

- “Where did this picture come from? How did you get it?”

- “That girl is three bricks short of a load.”

- “Not the sharpest tool in the shed, are you?”

- “Did you down an entire bottle of grandpa’s cough syrup before you came here?”

Notes

The rating, title, and outcome can be whatever you see fit. Because of space considerations, please upload your response to the challenge in a public archive (fanfiction.net, Whispers, etc.), rather than WIKTT. This is not a requirement, but more of a consideration aspect for the website’s space. Once you’ve uploaded to another location, make sure to post a linking file that directs readers to the off-list location. Please email me if you have any questions, problems, and (most importantly) if you’re taking on my challenge so I can read and promote your work. Good luck!

response:
Grandtown by Quillvie

Title: Mythology Challenge by kawaiilildreamer
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 09:14:48 PM

Mythology Challenge by kawaiilildreamer

Has anyone ever noticed just how many similarities there are
between the myth of Persephone and Hades and the WIKTT fantasy
of Hermione and Snape? The challenge is to write a fanfic based
on this comparison and following the main myth of Persephone and Hades.

(If you're unfamiliar with the myth, click here: http://www.angelfire.com/nj/persephone/rapeseph.html)

Here are the basic rules:
1.) Snape is Hades, Hermione is Persephone
2.) Hermione has to be over 16
3.) Preferably no rape, as the version above explicitly leaves that part out
4.) Metaphors are fine as I know it's difficult to match all the aspects of the
myth with the HP universe
5.) The following must be included:
A) A matronly figure who disagrees strongly with the union
B) An approving father figure
C) The pomegranate seeds, or a metaphor of them
D) Romance (because I'm a sap)
E) The words: Hades, flowers, naive/innocent, darkness
F) The following quotes:
1)"She's just an old meddling windbag!"
2)"In poetry, seed can be a metaphor for men's..." "Ugh Hermione!"
"What? It's a fact" "I hate when you talk about metaphors like
that...you sound like my mum!"
6.) Snape must be the one who pursues Hermione first
7.) Entries must be submitted by April 1, 2005
8.) Please include links to an off-WIKTT site, rather than posting the entire
file to the group

Thanks! Happy writing!

Title: Valentine's Day Challenge (A Carni Intervention)
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 10:14:35 PM

MsJessicaAllen - Valentine's Day Challenge (A Carni Intervention) Deadline: February 14, 2005 No length requirement

The rules for the challenge are as follows:

***To celebrate the defeat of Voldemort in Hermione's 7th year,
Dumbledore decides to hold a Muggle carnival (coincides with Valentine’s Day).

***All the seventh years are raving about the love tunnel ride & Hermione decides to see what is so special about it. It’s a ride through a dark tunnel of sickening sweet hearts and angels.

***No one rides with her, so the ride operator, yells
out "Lone rider." Hermione doesn't show obvious embarrassment.

***Snape stalking the carnival grounds is suddenly curious about the
ride and takes the empty seat beside Hermione. It is not apparent
that he cares whether Hermione is embarrassed in any way

***What will occur? What spells does the tricky Dumbledore have in
store for the lovers? Did Dumbledore make them both curious on
purpose? Will the ride spark something between the two? You decide.

Title: The Worst Pick-Up Lines Ever
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 10:24:20 PM

Challenge: The Worst Pick-Up Lines Ever...
but hey, it doesn't hurt to try.
End Date: 02/14/05

Zanthia122

Requirements:

-The story has to take place on a Valentine's Day.

-Hermione has to be of age. Whether the story happens post-Hogwarts or not is up to you.

-At least six wizards, including Severus, are all dateless on that day. They gather together in some sort of pub or restaurant and whine about finding no
date. These wizards cannot be O/C, but who this group consists of is up to you.

-Hermione is in the same pub or restaurant, alone or with one female friend. She has put on a charm on herself willingly, so that she is very pretty and
unidentifiable. Whether the reason behind this, be it her own or her friend's idea, is included is up to you.

-The wizards notice the beauty of her, and go to her one by one and attempt to start a conversation with pick-up lines. The reason for they to do this can be
(but is not restricted to) a bet/ a dare/ a challenge of who gets the pretty girl. The reason must be included.

-Hermione may or may not enjoy the attention. However, whatever she (and her friend) does, she does not snap and say 'sod off.' Our Hermione is more
witty and elegant than that. What she says to the wizards will be a good time for you to show her wits and sense of humor.

-Between the pick-up lines there may be subtle hints and poking fun of sex, but please, don't resort to blatant statements of obscenity. Our Severus (and
most wizards that we like enough to put into our stories) will not go up to a girl and say "hey baby, wanna have lots of wild sex?" The pick-up lines are
supposed to show, again, their wits, humor, and most of all, silliness.

-Yes, pick-up lines are silly. The story must include at least six bad, really bad pick-up lines.

-Severus is the only one in the group that is allowed to know that the girl is really Hermione in disguise beforehand. Whether he knows this or not is again
your choice. He is also the only one allowed to discover her disguise in the middle of the story.

-Severus may or may not be already dating Hermione. A reason must be included why aren't they spending Valentine's together if he is. If he is not, he
must at least be harboring some feelings for the undisguised her.

-Severus must be the one who ends up going out with Hermione.

-In the end, Hermione must lift the charm and reveal herself to Severus (if not to everybody). Whatever Severus' initial response is, the ending must not be
him leaving her, feeling betrayed. He may be shocked, but remember, he has feelings for Hermione. They story must end with them, if not becoming an
item and kissing madly, at least being happy.

-If for any reason the group of wizards has to include Voldemort, Lucius and Draco Malfoy, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew or the like, the reason must be
given.

　

Optional:

-The group of wizard, by some way or another, listens to each other's pick-up line and laugh.

-Severus being reluctant to join the game

-Severus saying the worst pick-up line ever and getting Hermione

-Heart-shaped chocolates, white and pink roses, jazz, and perfume

-A romantic lighting rather than candles

-Severus getting jealous

　

Ok folks, this is a challenge for the Valentine's Day, so a light, humorous, fluffy fic is preferable. The story can be multi-chaptered or one-shot, but again, due to the time limit, one-shots are preferable. I might extend the time limit, depending on the response I get. Pick-up lines are horrid devices used by males to lure females into a conversation. Some really bad ones can be found at http://www.johnalanis.com/bad_pick_up_lines.htm . Of course modifications have to be applied to make them work in the HP setting. I hope there will not be direct copying, but treat them as a source of inspiration. Be original and come up with your own funny, clever pick-up lines. A response by my own will be posted soon. Happy writing!

Title: Challenge Desire
Post by: cis on November 30, 2019, 10:51:00 PM

Challenge Desire:

Hermione has become a famous nude model either in the muggle world or/and in the wizarding world after the war has ended in the wizarding world. It has been five years since the war has ended and she has graduated from Hogwarts. She has now been offered a position to teach at Hogwarts. What will happen now?

Requirements:

1. Hermione must be famous for Playwizard or/and Playboy magazine. She must be the centerfold for September for the magazine when she come back to join the Hogwarts staff.

2. Hermione must have either gone to university or/and done an apprenticeship in the field that she will be teaching. She may have certification in more then one field.

3. Hermione can’t be the Potions Professor. She may be replacing McGonagall as transfigurations professor if McGonagall is the Headmistress.

4. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy must be included in the school staff as Professors. Ex. Flying instructor/quidditch coach, D.A.D.A. Professor, or any other post that fits their characters.

5. Snape doesn’t know about Hermione’s modeling career but either Draco or/and Harry may know. Most of the teenage boys from the different houses may know depending on if you choose the muggle or wizarding magazine. Ex. Muggle magazine only muggle-borns and half-bloods might know about the magazine.

6. Hermione must be a virgin still at the age of 22. She may have done other things but that is up to you.

Extras:

1. Harry or Draco may compete with each other for Hermione’s attention.

2. You may use another male to get Snape’s attention or to make him jealous, so that he decides he wants Hermione to himself.

3. Hermione may have a house either in the muggle world or the wizarding world outside of Hogwarts. It may be however you wish it to be, if you have house elves they must be paid and dressed.

“How can I not want her, she’s everything a pureblood wizard could want in a witch. She’s rich, powerful, intelligent, and beautiful.”

“What are you going on about, you silly little woman.”

“She did what when she left school?!”

“Oh my, that’s quite the position.”

Running till May 1, 2005

Title: Us Against the World
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 03:38:10 PM

Us Against the World
Severus Snape and Hermione Granger are in love. Voldemort is delighted. The Order are disgusted. But trying to pry the lovers apart will send them closer towards those who wish to accept them. The stakes have changed. And the Order might not realise the new arrangement until it’s too late.

Requirements:
1). Dark!Snape and Dark!Hermione, for at least part of the story.
2). No more than one “good” person may be accepting of their relationship.
3). Voldemort is honestly delighted about it and wants Snape and Hermione to be together. Maybe he sees it as a way to secure Snape’s loyalty? Maybe there’s a prophecy?
4). Severus and Hermione end up together, whether the light or dark win.
5). Dumbledore may NOT approve. Not even a little bit. He might even fire Severus, I don’t mind.

Bonus if…
Lucius Malfoy isn’t a rapist.
Lucius and Narcissa are, in actual fact, happily married.
Hermione doesn’t orgasm her first time (if her first time is in the story at all, which it doesn’t have to be).
Hermione has never had any romantic interest in Ron. I mean, come on, how can someone who only cares about her because she helps him with her homework attract her? And vice versa.

It can be any length, any genre, and anyone who can believably make this into fluff gets 500 house points. I hope at least a couple of people have a go! BTW, if you don’t have one, I will be willing to beta this for you! This challenge finishes on the 1st of May 2005.

Rainbow
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Title: Enchanted Sleep Challenge
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 04:02:22 PM

Enchanted Sleep Challenge
May 5, 2005

The Premise:
Several things in the Potterverse are based on fairytales and legends… The
idea of this challenge is to use the idea of an enchanted sleep (such as the
curse on Sleeping Beauty). The enchanted sleep could affect one person, two
people or a group of people use your imagination.

Some suggestions for how or why the curse originated or the enchanted sleep is
enacted include: Leftover magic from the final battle puts everyone there into
a magical sleep. In class, when working on Sleeping Potions, Hermione tests a
potion however there is a mistake in the potion causing her to fall into an
enchanted sleep. The Dark Lord wins the war however, he does not kill Harry,
because as he sees it that could also kill him so instead he casts a spell to
put him to sleep; the few remaining members of the order are trying to awaken
him. Draco finds a sleeping curse in a book his dad gives him and decides to
try it on his least favorite classmate, Hermione.

Some Suggested Scenes and Lines:
-A shared dream between two or more characters.
-A reference to a legend or tale that has an enchanted sleep in it.
-Mention “The Dream Oracle” by Inigo Imago
-“Dreams are ... illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you” --
Marsha Norman
-“A smiling Snape? Pinch me I must be dreaming.”

Title: The Vanilla Challenge
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 05:57:46 PM

The Vanilla Challenge

Severus and Hermione have a relationship. It should be set post-Hogwarts.

A simple story of two people meeting, bickering a bit, deciding that they like each other and then having lots of hot sex. (See the detention challenge for the hot sex requirements).

Hermione

Shall not have any mental health issues but can be bossy and occasionally irritating

Will have been in a prior relationship (or even two). The break-up will have been amicable. There was not violence or abuse involved. I would suggest candidates other than Ron / Harry / Draco / Victor Krum. Give the girl a change.

She hasn’t been raped, nor will she be raped. Not even a little bit. People are allowed to try and kill her. She may be injured, but not tortured for hours.

Her parents are still alive. They get on well.

Crookshanks might be dead though, if you feel she needs a little tragedy in her life.

She has a brain. Let’s see her using it. No forgetting of wands, or trusting of seriously unreliable characters. No rushing in and protecting her loved ones when running away and getting help is much more sensible.

Severus

Is irritable, grumpy and occasionally bad-tempered.

He is very definitely sarcastic.

His not, nor has ever been a rapist. Not even a little bit.

Nor a torturer.

He isn’t filled with self-loathing or unworthiness. Frankly, I’ve always thought of him as an arrogant sod who thinks he knows best. A little nervousness is permissible from time to time, but he will cover this up.

Merely because he treats his girlfriends as something other than a doormat doesn’t mean he’s gone soft or is OOC. It means he’s bright enough to want to keep his bollocks on, and continue to have lots of the lovely hot sex.

The Set Up

The basic rule is that they will come together of their free will. No potions, charms, pretending to be married, no Mudblood Pets, no one night stands and failures of contraception.

There are the traditional methods of getting them together – and I’ve used some of them myself – Hermione as a teacher, the potions project, that sort of thing. There’s nothing wrong with any of them, but here are a few suggestions of other ways it could happen:

Having their portraits painted to commemorate the fall of His Lordship

Hermione is a school governor or a school inspector like Umbridge and is assessing his teaching skills

Dumbledore’s funeral

Minerva’s wedding

A casual meeting in a bookshop.

The Plot

Ok, so they’ve met and bickered: what next? They need something to do to pass the time, allow them to keep bickering whilst waiting for the hot sex. There should be some mystery or puzzle for them to solve: you need something to provide conflict and interest and keep the plot moving along.

It shall be assumed for these purposes that the Wizarding World is no more corrupt than the rest of the UK (ie not that much). Purebloods marry for love and affection. No Dark revels.

All characters are British. This means they are emotionally repressed and uptight. Stiff upper lips at all times please, though they may wobble in moments of extreme stress. Hopefully Harry will have grown out of his whining stage when he grows up. Maybe not. Ok, Harry can whine.

Partners – all change please. Let’s mix it up a bit. No HP/GW (she’s so over him), HP/DM, GW/DM, AD/MM. Slash is fine as long as they aren’t all sobbing and angsty about it.

No twinkly-eyed nice Dumbledore. Make him a more rounded character.

The Sex

Notwithstanding the hotness of the sex, it shall be Vanilla. Nothing that involves fifteen minutes ticking off of various activities on affnet. M/F, that’s all. This is about feelings not about athleticism.

The Ending

A happy ending for the good, and an unhappy ending for the bad.

First chapter to be posted by: 1st February 2005

Title: Firewhiskey Challenge
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 06:08:20 PM

Severus is contemplating a glass of Firewhiskey. Maybe he’s feeling down because Hermione left him. Maybe he feels useless and unneeded now that Voldemort has been defeated. The reason is up to you.

The sole requirement of this challenge is that you include the passage below. Minor modifications may be made for the sake of flow within the story, however, the passage must remain mostly intact.

Beyond that, the story is up to you. Responses must be posted by January 21, 2005. This will allow the students among us time to write over the break.

……………………………………………

Severus stared moodily down at the deep amber glass of Old Ogden’s. He had stopped shaving. What did it matter, really? It wasn’t as if there was anyone to see him. That was another thing. He hadn’t bothered leaving his rooms in more than a week. The house-elves had taken to leaving trays of food around. Occasionally he even ate them. Most of the time, however, was spent in somber contemplation of a cut-crystal glass of Firewhiskey.

Somewhere inside he knew that the miserable existence his life had become wasn’t healthy, but frankly, he no longer really cared. What did it signify if he wasted his life away in an endless parade of meaningless nothings?

……………………………………………

Title: Inversion Challenge
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 06:50:49 PM

Inversion Challenge:

The story must be about what it would be like if Hermione and Snape's
lives were inverted. Hermione had lived Snape's deatheater life and
is now teaching at Hogwarts and Snape had lived Hermione's muggle life
and is now a student. Their personalities may or may not be be
inverted, but it's more fun if they are. (Hermione is snarky and cruel,
Snape is a know-it-all and generally a good person.) Names stay the
same to avoid confustion.

Mandatory:

Some kind of conflict and resolution, I leave that up to you.
Must include a Snape/Hermione romance.
Snape must be at least 17.
Hermione may be no younger than 35. (And that's stretching it)
Must contain at least some humor
Snape must be a member of the Golden Trio.
The War, if it is over, must have been won by the side of good.
Must include an exploding cauldron
Must involve a T-Shirt with a suggestive message (Can be worn or
seen in a store)
Hermione must posesses a book entiteled: "How to Raise Your IQ
by Eating Gifted Children"
Must have at least one beastiality crack about Sirius if he is
still alive.
Hermione catching, or almost catching, at least two of the trio
out after curfew.
Must include at least one kiss during an argument.
Dumbledore's eyes can not twinkle during the entire story,
though other synonymous adjectives may be used.

Optional:

Hermione calling Snape a know-it-all.
Hermione being referred to as a bat/git/greasy/etc.
Snape having nice teeth because his parents are dentists.
Albus, Lucius, or James Potter was once Hermione's lover.
Hermione hating Sirius for some reason pertaining to their school days.
Draco being a female
A new start-of-term speech, still snarky but different from the 'Bottle glory, brew fame speech"
Severus taking a poll (Maybe for SPEW, maybe for some class)
Someone engaging in drunken singing.
Macgongall and Albus in a compromising position (may or may not be innocent)
A very vocal fight (May or may not include actual physical violence)
Pensieve scene in which Hermione flips off the Dark Lord
Hermione possessing some kind of really dangerous pet.

Mandatory Quotes (Use at least 5):

"Wash your hair, Sev, I'm not telling you again."
"Give me one good reason not to kill you where you stand."
"Ten points from Gryffindor, and don't let me catch you breathing
so loudly again, Mr. Potter."
"Life is a disease, sexually transmitted and ultimately fatal."
"Fools aren't born, Harry. Pretty girls make them in their spare time."
"(Insert name here Albus/Fudge/etc) uses statistics like
a drunken man uses lamp posts. For support, rather than illumination."
"Mr. Weasley, do you think you could possibly behave a little
less like yourself?"
"Two wrongs don't make a right, but it sure as hell makes you even!"
"Right, now we've got her just where she wants us!"
"I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble
of liking them."
"You know, a dream is a wish your heart makes." With the
reply: "Sigmund Freud?" And the answer: "No, Walt Disney."
"You're a little scary sometimes. Brilliant, but scary."
"Good, bad, I'm the one with the wand!"
"I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is,
in my opinion, a form of optimism."
"When I buy a book, I read the last page first. That way if I
die before I finish it, I know how it turned out. That is a dark side!"
"I have the heart of a young girl... it's in a jar on my desk."
"The perfect murder isn't a murder at all, it's an accident."
"I'm not as think as you drunk I am!"
"Five points, Mr. Potter. And get a hair cut!"
"Don't speak unless you can improve upon the silence!"
"I didn't expect her to counter my plan with nakedness."
"I don't do girls."
"There's an old saying amongst us teachers: Get the hell out!"
"If I throw a stick, will you leave?" (preferably said to Sirius)

Extra class points will be awarded if you can work this in plausibly:

Today I realized that all matter is merely energy condensed
through a slow vibration. We are all one consciousness experiencing
itself subjectively, life is only a dream, and we are the
imaginations of ourselves. Class is dismissed.

Challenge Ends at 11:00 Eastern Standard Time on February 26, 2005

Title: Crazy Hermione
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 07:30:35 PM

Crazy Hermione.

There are several stories where Snape becomes incapacitated or injured.
This is Hermione's turn. She was attacked, (either intentionally or not) and
* swallowed a potion
* got hit with a hex
* Opened the wrong damn book in the library
or
* was infected
and now our Hermione is slowly losing her marbles and its a rush against time for a man who could love her to save her mind.

Possible symptoms- Hallucinations
Childish behaviour
Random thoughts, actions speech and behaviours.
Irrational processes (Screaming, giggling)

Time Frame- Last year of Hogwarts.

Story line
Can be angst, drama, fluffic or humorous-
Think of the fun of insanity!

Must Haves- Three of the following

* Hermione attacking Ron with some kind of food.
* Giggling madly at the dinner table
* Trying to tie up Harry
* Some sort of Hero Worship
* Test trials of antidotes
* Bottle of Whisky
* Snape angst (she's not only a student and a Gruffindor but she's insane!)
* Roses
* Faeries (real or imagained.)

The lines
"Rarely have i found insanity to be alluring... and yet."
Hermione, "Scowling is sexy, scowl some more!"
"Sarcasm is just one more service we offer."
"I can't see anyone!" "Is that so indeed?" "And i can't hear anyone either!"
When Snape walks in "Nun uh nun uh Batman!"

Title: Super Glue Challenge
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 07:52:46 PM

Super Glue Challenge
By BakaChan

END DATE 2-14-05

Challenge:

Hermione and Severus are super glued together
during a potions class.

Hermione must be of age, she must be Severus’
apprentice/assistant, she can still be in school
at Hogwarts but is not a must.

Neville or one of his progeny
is at fault for the potion that
glues them together.

They must remain glued together for
at least 2 months, and charms and
spells are unable to separate them.

How they are glued together is up to you.(part of body)

In the end Snape must award points to
Neville/his progeny.

Snape must award points to Hermione.

There has to be at least one sex scene
that Albus walks in on.

THE FOLLOWING SENTANCES MUST BE UTTERED:

“Bloody hell, just cut it off”

“ It can’t be THAT big”

“What am I your nanny?”

“Helloo… like I asked for this”

“I’m not here.. I’m not here…gods above why me?”

“my eyes my eyes…”

“My heart can’t take this…”

Responses:

Title: a deeply horrible person
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 08:00:03 PM

"A Deeply Horrible Person."

Challenge issued by Rachel Watkins (RachelW) October 2004. Challenge running until March 2005.

J. K. Rowling said in an interview that Severus Snape is 'a deeply horrible person' in response to questions about his love life, and audience members who were taken with him. And so, how about a change in story challenges. He may have fought on the side of the light (or maybe he was just riding the fence to see who would win) but he is just as nasty as JKR has portrayed him to be. He harbors no secret love, he does not wish for someone to see the real, deep, loving self he keeps hidden because he has no deep loving self buried under all that snark.

He has no compunction against taking advantage of any situation he can, and when Hermione Granger approaches him after graduation to request an apprenticeship he decides to take her on, but only if she will sign a contract binding her to do his bidding for four years. Now, he really does have to train her to be a potions mistress, but he's not nice about it.

This is meant to be rather dark and angsty.

Challenge Rules:

1. Hermione must respect Severus Snape at the start of her apprenticeship. She may even have feelings for him. Explain why she feels the way he does (the work he did for the order in fighting Voldemort? His intellect and attention to detail? His unwavering standards?). Whatever it is, Hermione should be thoroughly shocked when she gets to know the 'real' Severus Snape.

2. Go into detail about the contract. It could be a long contract with lots of 'small print' that Hermione missed...perhaps the print was so small it simply appeared to be a thin line on the page? Perhaps it was simply well worded in a way which seemed innocent but also in a way that Snape can exploit? IF there is a way to get out of the contract what is it (if any)?

3. Snape must be a hard and cruel taskmaster. He insults her on a regular basis, works her to the point of exhaustion, and is a generally just horrid to her.

4. Include some shocking things in the contract which Snape takes advantage of. Historically, Master/Apprentice relationships could be rife with abuse. Perhaps the power the Master has over an apprentice is the reason no one has ever asked him for an apprenticeship? Perhaps this is something that may be well known amongst purebloods or half bloods who have been raised in wizard society, but a muggleborn might not have the cultural background to be as wary?

5. Go into Snape's history about his apprenticeship. This is a good way to play the 'cycle of abuse' scenario out. He was likely treated much the same as he treats Hermione, possibly worse.

6. How do others within Hogwarts react? Do they suspect Hermione is having difficulties? Do they discover how mean Snape is being to her? Do they try to 'fix' things and does that help or make the situation worse?

7. No 'Hysterical Hermione's' please (by this I mean an immature, petty, OOC behavior). Yes, this will be difficult, she will have problems, but she is still an emotionally mature young woman. How does she handle her indentured servitude? Does she try to break her contract? Does she grit her teeth and bear it? Does she find some way to please him to make him become easier to deal with?

8. Snape may or may not end up changing. If he does become 'nice' in the end how does this take place?

Lines to include:

"You wanted this, now you have it. What, did you actually think I was some kind of tortured soul that you could coax into eating from your hand? Stupid girl..."

"He really is a deeply horrible person, I never realized..."

"Get to work, I don't care how tired you are, else I'll take advantage of the 'corporal punishment' clause of the contract." (The contract may or may not
have said clause, could be a bluff, or he could be completely serious. If you do include this, Hermione should NOT get excited sexually about a paddling)

"There really is no need to be this way. I'm more than willing to do my best to be a good apprentice without all this."

Title: The Broken Challenge
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 08:19:58 PM

The Broken Challenge

This Challenge was inspired by song “Broken” by Seether featuring Ami Lee.

The war against Voldemort is over, many are dead or injured but Hermione and Snape survived. The fragile romance they developed before the war is at risk at crumbling along with the world around them. What are their feelings about surviving the war when so many people died and how does that reflect on their attempt to salvage their relationship. Can they salvage what they have despite everything going on around them? Who else survived and how are they dealing with their own guilt?

Challenge Requirements-

Snape falling apart during his ‘Bottle fame brew glory’ speech.
It should be set during or after their seventh year.
The battle may be included but most of the story should take place afterwards
Hermione/Snape should be in a crowd and need to escape because of the suddenly realization of the destruction of war.
· In class

· In Hogsmead/Diagon Alley

· In a staff meeting

People around them should notice the tension.

Bonus Events

Snape melting/blowing up a cauldron.
Harry or Ron comforting Snape.
Snape comforting a Gryffindor.
Mention of a relationship between other characters (i.e- HPGW, HPDM, DMGW, RWLL).

Bonus Sentences/phrases-

But I’m just Slytherin scum.
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.
It’s time to forget the past and start over anew. We can neither live in the past nor change it, all we can do is learn from it.
…because I can’t even stand to get up in the morning and look in the mirror!
I hate them! I hate them all and I don’t even understand why.
Care to drown your sorrows in brownies covered in chocolate ice cream and fudge?
I’m sorry Minister but you’ve had your fun and we’re not pawns.
It’s time to live life, no one owns you anymore.
I should have died, this world doesn’t need someone like me.
I make my own choices and this is the path I’ve chosen
Fuck you and Fuck them! I’ve given up my life for them, it ends here.

Thank you for your time!

This challenge will run until March 15, 2005.

Title: Voldemort's Bargain
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 08:31:45 PM

Voldemort's Bargain

Voldemort has a sneaking suspiscion that Severus Snape isnt 100% loyal to him (duh!)
But the sneaky Professor has more Skills than Voldemort wasnts to lose. so he makes a bargain with Snape.
In appreciation for his loyalty and to ensure that Snape stays that way.
If he'll betray the Order Voldemort offers Snape the thing that he wants most in the whole world-- Hermione Granger.

Deadline- February 2005.

The Challenge-- Does Snape take Voldemort up on his offer and betray the Order of the Phoenix for something that
Dumbledore could never give him?

Requirements-

Voldemort asking Snape to "Take a walk." to offer him the bargain (extra if Lucius is jealous)

A fantasy of Snape's as to how it could be-- one way or the other i.e. if he takes up the offer or not.

"My dear, you should NEVER trust a Malfoy."

Someone getting a slap for being a self-righteous whining little brat.

Snape's deliberation over which way to go.

A potions class in which Hermione hits Draco.

Title: The Letter
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 08:54:15 PM

I was messing around last night, during the wiktt chat (howdy all!) and managed to get coerced into submitting the following challenge:

The Letter

Hermione writes the following letter to Severus:

**********************
Dear Professor,
By the time you receive this, I will be gone.

I am not writing this letter as a final parting shot, but it
might have been easier if that had been the case. I would prefer
to remain silent, but my Gryffindor courage (or stupidity as you
see fit) won't allow me to keep my council.

Don't worry, sir. I can hear your blatant drawl, 'Get on with
it, already!' from here.

I like you.

I am not so foolish as to say love, because while I know a
great deal more about you than the average student, I know
better than to assume I know enough to profess my undying
devotion.

Don't snort, Professor, it isn't dignified.

I am fairly certain you will write this off as a silly school
girl crush. But you should know that at least one student
appreciates and respects the work that you have done…

And one woman sincerely cares about your happiness.

Hermione Granger

************************

The challenge:

What happens next? you can look at any characters reactions, You can choose to make it as fluffy, angsty or realistic as you want. There are no size restrictions to the story (though remember, Ashwinder requires 600 word minimum)

The letter does need to show up somewhere; where is up to you.

Deadline: since this letter is written for Hermione's Graduation, the deadline will be June 30th, 2005.

Cheers, and looking forward to the great stories I know you guys can churn out!

Best,
Dryad

Responses:
Haunted Memories.txt SinfulSnape's Response
rhonda_gelinas

No Doubt of Love response
starynightz75

Against His Will sophierom's response
sophierom

The One Woman Response to Letter Challenge
nwcmwfan

Lost in Owl Posts Lana Manckir's response
lanamanckir

Title: The Re-sorting
Post by: cis on December 01, 2019, 11:51:42 PM

The Re-sorting.
> The sorting Hat decides that the lines have been drawn for the 
upcoming battle with Voldemort
> and that true colours have now been shown. In a shock move he/she/it 
announces to a horrifed
> Welcoming Feast audience that not just the first years but the entire 
Hogwarts student poulation
> is to be resorted.
> Because of her actions throughout the years with Ron and Harry, in 
breaking school rules and
> becoming sly and sneaky, Hermione Granger is no longer a stalwart 
Gryffindor.

>
Deadline is 04/11/14
>

> The Challenge- What happens when house rules are bent and a
muggle-born is resorted into Slytherin?

 Requirements-
<left> Crabbe and Goyle get sorted to Hufflepuff leaving Draco without his 
'crew'. </left>
<left> Harry remains Gryffindor and Ron barely escapes getting sorted into 
Hufflepuff and is warned by the sorting hat to buck up his ideas which makes him bitter. </left>
<left> Draco is genuinely pleased that Hermione is now Slytherin and immediately tries to befriend her. </left>
<left>Snape having fun in calling on her in class and giving Slytherin 
house points. </left>
<left>Hermione avoiding Snapes traditional "Welcome to Slytherin meeting" 
and him trying to pin her down for that meeting. </left>
<left>Fight with Ron about her new status including Hermione blaming him 
and Harry for her Slytheriness. </left>

>
>
>

Bonus-  
> "So the saviour of our modern world is too afraid to stand up for his 
best friend? I believe we are all doomed... is it too late to switch sides?"
> Rousing welcome speech to the new first years by Draco about how 
even the teachers are out to get Slytherins so they should rely on each other.
> Slytherin shown in a good light.
> Snape making rounds to actually take care of his Slyth students 
taking a keen awareness of those who have been resorted and the difficulties they face.
> Snape taking this unexpected opportunity to try to get to know the 
know-it-all and have that conversation with her he's been dying to since second year.
> Draco calling Snape- Uncle.
> Reference to Hermione's criminal past as Boomslang thief!

Title: The Harlot's Potion
Post by: cis on December 02, 2019, 12:00:49 AM

The premise of this challenge is. Hermione gets dosed by a forgotten potion.

REQUIREMENTS:
As per the title of this challnge the potion is a lust potion. Severus is the first male fertile male to come in contact with her.

Does he know what the potion is?

Is he affected by it? If so how is he affected by it?

The Potion can be brewed only by one gender. I would love to see some of the witches have a hand in the brewing. Narcissa Malfoy? Pansy Parkinson?

Who brewed it and why?

A water balloon is how she gets dosed with the Potion.

The Potion is Dark and very illegal. It hasn't been used since the turn of the 20th Century.

MUST HAVES:
The cure for the Potion must include Severus and Hermione living together.This happens during Hermione's Seventh year. Per Canon she is 17 on the 19th of September.

Severus Room's are not suitable for this. The couple have to move to the Fairy Tower which is the most changeable section of Hogwarts.

With in the bylaws of Hogwarts there is a section on Student/Teacher relationships which are allowed under archaic rules. What are some of the rules?"

Crookshanks mates with Snape's familiar at some point.

The use of the potion brings The Council of Crones to deal with the brewer. Minimum age for entry 150. Ancient law has them superceding the Ministry of Magic.

Suspected Death Eaters must be found in other houses then Slytherin.

Some Slytherins are openly opposed to Voldemort.

WOULD LIKE TO SEE:
Competent witch as DADA instructor.

Hermione finding and using a transportation spell that isn't Apparating or Flooing.

Harlots Potion
sarhea1980

The Harlot's Potion
fushigi_chichiri

Toxic
kimiclouds

Title: I'm Just a Gigolo
Post by: cis on December 02, 2019, 09:09:36 PM

Yes, we've all read the post and flame wars about the validity of Sex God!Snape.

Well, let's give him a reason why...cause he's had lots of practice. So I am issuing the

"I'm Just a Gigolo" Challenge.

Here are the rules:

1) You must give a reason why Snape is a gigolo. Did he fall into it by accident (think of the movie 'Loverboy'), did he do it on purpose (to get more info out of the wives of DeathEaters or suppliment his income) or some other combination of events. I want to know "WHY" and why he continues to do it.

2) Snape has kept his identity secret so far. Somehow, someway, his clients never know that it's him: blindfold, potion, spell, hood, dark rooms, mask, etc. Until..... You can have Hermione find out or never know it's him. You can have it where only Hermione knows or blows his identity wide open to the Wizarding world or somewhere along the spectrum. It's up to you whether his "hobby" remains a secret or not.

3) Snape is very, VERY good at what he does. Why is he good? Legilimens? Those hands, that voice, his knowledge of anatomy? Why? (Hint: This is your cue for lots of lemons and tons 'O smut) You can use instances with current clients or flashbacks, his first trick, and how he learned.

4) Hermione is a virgin. Why is she going visit a gigolo? How does she stumble upon Snape? Through the reference of a good friend, by accident and where?

5) There must be multiple visits between Snape and Hermione. (They can't fall in love with each other just because of one trick, can they? Let's be reasonable and have a reason for more smut.)

6) You must list why they fall in love. (Is one of them reluctant to do so?)

7) There must be some anticipation with the smut. I know that some of the best erotica I've read had a long lead up time with lots of anticipation, so let's make that a rule that there must be some, the longer, the better. Remember that foreplay is not just for the body, but for the mind as well.

By the way, if you do respond to this challenge, please post on WIKTT so that 1) I know that it is a response to the challenge and 2) I'll know that I have something to read that day.

Options:

1) Happy or sad ending, you pick. Do they have a "happily ever after" or does one leave the other (or have a preexisting reason why it could never work out?).

2) Angst, dark, drama, romance, fluff, humor, PWP, your pick. What ever inspires you.

3) Length: one-shot or epic length welcome. Any length, we just want to read a story.

4) How does the wizarding world deal with Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's)? Is there a potion to block AIDS? Or are wizards and witches naturally immune? Or are there other STD that are unique to the wizarding world? (I've always wished this one aspect was covered in some of these stories.)

I'll leave this challenge open for one year, so that way if you're in the middle of writing one story, this will give you time to get around to it.

Good luck and I look forward to reading your stories.

Betz

P.S. This is NOT a songfic challenge, but the song did pop into my head when I thought up the challenge.

Lyrics to the song "I'm Just A Gigolo"
(For a good version, listen to the Louis Armstrong rendition)

Courtesy of http://www.songlyrics4u.com/yale-whiffenpoofs/just-a-gigolo.html (http://www.songlyrics4u.com/yale-whiffenpoofs/just-a-gigolo.html)

I'm just a gigolo, and everywhere I go

People know the part I'm playing

Paid for every dance (he's paid every dance)

Selling each romance (so much for romance)

Oh, what they're saying

There will come a day when youth will pass away

What will they say about me

When the end comes I know, I was just a gigolo

Life goes on without me

I'm just a gigolo (gigolo)

And everywhere I go (gigolo)

People know the part I'm playing

(Gigolo, gigolo, gigolo)

Paid for every dance (he's paid every dance)

Selling each romance (so much for romance)

Oh, what they're saying (what their saying)

There will come a day when youth will pass away

What will they say about me

When the end comes I know, I was just a gigolo

Life goes on without me

'Cause, I ain't got nobody

Nobody cares for me, nobody cares for me, nobody

I'm so sad and lonely (sad and lonely)

Won't some sweet mama come

And take a chance with me

'Cause I ain't so bad

Bozadee bodzee bop, bodzee bop

I ain't got nobody

Nobody cares for me, nobody cares for me, nobody

I'm so sad and lonely

(Sad and lonely, sad and lonely)

Nobody (nobody)

Nobody (nobody)

Whiffs (Whiffs)

???

Spam (we love it)

Caracus (Caracus)

Buenos Diaz (Maria)

Nobody (nobody)

Nobody (nobody)

Nobody cares for me

Title: Christmas dinner/challenge
Post by: littledragon on December 05, 2019, 08:27:23 PM

Instructions for the dinner: Below, you'll find a category for each part of your Christmas dinner/challenge story. Choose at least one selection from each type on the menu and include it in your story. If the menu says you can choose more than one thing from a category, go ahead! When you're done, you should have:

1. A dinner plate- my unexpected visitor? Hermione!

2. 1 main course- Secret Santa Gift Exchange

3. 1 or more servings of veg- Spiked Eggnog

4. 1 or more servings of a starch- Dumbledore/Hermione gets socks and the statues carol

5. A dollop of gravy- "All I Want for Christmas" (see Snape's singing package) plus "Last Christmas" and a quick allusion to "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"

6. A bit of cranberry sauce or piccalilli- Hermione on Polyjuice and Draco on Polyjuice!

7. A serving or two of pudding- Lupin gets the wrong gift and Snape is embarrassed by his singing package.

8. And, one or two glasses of alcohol- Snape says, "There's something I'd like to tell you, but I'm afraid of what it might mean." And Draco/Snape says, "Tell me, what do you REALLY want for Christmas?"

Title: Peanut Butter Sandwich Challenge
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 09:15:50 PM

Peanut Butter Sandwich Challenge
How do our favorite hero and heroine eat their peanut butter and what, if anything, does that have to do with them getting together? It’s all up to you.

THE RULES:
1)   Voldemort has already been defeated
2)   Hermione is out of School.
3)   Dumbledore is not omniscient, and does not do anything to get Snape and Hermione together
4)   Peanut Butter must be featured, preferably on a sandwich.
5)   Snape is not misunderstood and really nice under all the layers, and was not abused as a child, nor was his mother abused by his father.

Extra Points will be awarded for the following:
A believable explanation as to why Dumbledore seems omniscient.
Ron not turning funny colors (including white) upon hearing about Snape and Hermione.
Jane Austen Quotes or Quotes from any movie with Alan Rickman (as long as they fit the dialogue and it’s not a Snape quoting Snape thing)
Nutella appearing
Figuring out what that yummy chocolate spread is that all the Scots I’ve ever met adore and telling me.

In honor of my 21st birthday all first chapters must be posted by midnight on November 7.

Title: Passionate Trousers
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 09:35:06 PM

The "Passionate Trousers" challenge is a challenge based on the fictional bodice ripper that Cassandra Claire has peppered throughout her Schnoogle fic, "Draco Veritas." Yes, I have her blessings for this challenge.
Throughout her "Draco Vertias", Ginny and other characters periodically read this trashy romance novel called "Passionate Trousers" and it is hilarious. So in the spirit of the pseudo-book, I have issued a challenge:
Create a one-shot fic in the spirit of "Passionate Trousers." I have all the snippets from the book in the challenge pasted below.
So, create a one-shot of Hermione and Severus in such a manner as written below, or have them play act (like I did in my fic), Hermione read from a romance novel with Severus constantly interupting with snarky comments, a charmed book that magically inserts the buyer's name and her paramour into the heroine and hero's character, a pensive/interaction type book, etc. You get the gist. Use your imagination.
No rules, just have fun with it. Well, one rule: keep it to one-shots. This stuff will give you sugar shock if taken in large doses.
(Recommendation: post under "Humor" and not "Challenge Fics", that folder is bursting and the humor folder is looking a bit unloved.)
And please be sure to post to WIKTT if you answer this challenge, as I promised Cassandra Claire I'd keep her updated on the answers to this challenge.
And now for the unforgettable..."PASSIONATE TROUSERS"

By Cassandra Claire

http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Cassandra_Claire/Draco_Veritas/

Draco Veritas ch2

"Passionate Trousers" From the Dragon Heartstrings series! Where bosoms actually heave!" it proclaimed in glittering letters, just above the illustration of a swooning witch being given what looked like CPR by a shirtless blond wizard in alarming velvet trousers. As she watched, the wizard looked up from what he was doing, winked, and blew her a kiss.
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The heaving waves on the vast, black ocean beneath the castle sent a salty spray flying up over the rocks, leaving beads of water to form on the exposed alabaster skin of the tall, flame-haired witch who stood on the high balcony. Her salty tears mixed with the sea spray as she faced Tristan de Malcourt, the wizard who had loved her in every way it was possible for a woman to be loved, and then abandoned her to a cruel fate.
Rhiannon laughed mirthlessly as she faced him now. "Tristan," she said. "I suppose you thought I would not find you."
"On the contrary." His firm gray eyes flashed. "Thou art a very determined witch."
She raised her chin. "Yes, I am."
He turned to walk away. "It will do thee no good, Rhiannon. Thou must find another, I cannot love thee."
"No!" She flung herself at him, and almost bounced off his broad, muscular chest, so broad and muscular was it. "It is you, and only you, that I must be with!"
"What art thou saying?" He spun to face her, his robes swirling around his sturdy, muscular calves. “Thou knowest I need my space!"
"It is too late, Tristan! For - I am with child!"
He goggled at her.
"Yes," she repeated. "With child!"
The words hung in the salty air like overripe peaches. She gazed at him, her huge dark eyes filling with tears - and then he had lunged towards her and gathered her to his broad, manly chest, raining fiery kisses on her full, flowerlike lips. "Rhiannon!" he cried. "This changes everything! My darling! My angel!
My light! My life!"
Heedlessly she abandoned herself to his caresses as his long, elegant masculine fingers dispensed with her bodice buttons more swiftly than a practiced Summoning Spell. She leaned back against the balustrade and let him do with her as he wished, her breathing becoming a hungry panting as he shoved her skirts up around her thighs, his hands stroking her creamy skin, and she tried to banish the worrying thought that perhaps she should tell him that the child she carried was not his after all, but the child of the evil Dark Wizard Morgan, Tristan's most hated enemy...
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Draco Veritas Ch3
Her heart broke as she thought of Tristan, who she had last seen being borne away unconscious, draped over the saddle of the beautiful but wicked Lady Stacia, cousin to the Dark Wizard Morgan, who was rumored to have an entire closet full of enchanted leather corsets with which she bent unfortunate wizards to her evil will. When she had drained them of their vital energies, Lady Stacia disposed of her victims in an bottomless pit which her sniveling minions had toiled years to dig for her.
Rhiannon burst into loud tears of grief. Her muffled sobs drew the attention of the captain of the pirates, a burly dark-haired man who was striding the heaving foredeck of the HMS Manly Intent shirtless, despite the fact that it was freezing out and ice was forming on his chest hair. She had heard the other pirates refer to him as "Sven," so Rhiannon was fairly sure that this was his name. (She was very beautiful, Rhiannon, but not so bright.)
Sven strode towards her as the surly waves lashed the heavy deck and Rhiannon struggled uselessly against her bonds, disarranging a great deal of her clothing in the process. His dark green eyes seared into hers. "Look upon your homeland for the last time, my beautiful prisoner," he growled, his eyes hungrily stroking her nearly-naked body with their mesmerizing gaze...
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Draco Veritas Ch4
"Resistance is useless," purred the voluptuously evil Lady Stacia, her vast bosom rising and falling above the material of her leather corset like a temperamental soufflé. "You are mine now, Tristan. Forget Rhiannon. I, and I alone, can take you to the snowy peaks of ecstasy."
Tristan set his jaw. He would have folded his manly arms as well, but he couldn't because Lady Stacia had tied him to a pole. "Rhiannon is my one true love, and I shall never forget her. Never!"
Lady Stacia shrugged, and from her thigh-high leather boot drew a long phoenix feather, with which she commenced tickling the helpless Tristan all over his bare chest. Tristan began to suspect that she would not rest until she partook of his manly charms. Well, perhaps Rhiannon wouldn't mind if it was just this once, would she? Anyway, she had been carried off by pirates. Who knew when he would see her again?
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Draco Veritas Ch7
"How dare you?" Rhiannon gasped, staggering back against the wall, clutching the tattered remnants of her garments about her with trembling hands. The ragged strips of damp cloth did nothing to obscure the heaving, womanly curves of her bosom. Tristan feasted his eyes on the moist orbs as he advanced, his wand outstretched stiffly before him. It was, he thought grimly, not the only stiff thing in the room. He dragged his mind back to the matter at hand. "How dare you approach me thus?" she cried.
"You scorned to speak with me otherwise," he growled. "But I will force you to listen!"
"You abandoned me years ago," she snarled, her eyes flashing like furious emeralds. "I never thought you would return."
"But now I have!" he cried.
"And now I am married to Montague!" she replied, with a heave of her honey-colored breasts. "And he is a good man, a fine man."
"But you do not love him," Tristan snarled, advancing upon her, and pressing her back against the stone wall with his firmly muscled arms. She writhed within his grip, but could not escape. "Not as you loved me!"
"I love you no longer," she spat. "I hate you, I despise you, nay - I loathe you!"
"And yet you cannot keep yourself from wanting me," he breathed, and plunged his lips against hers. She struggled, but it only brought her lush, ripe feminine frame into more insistent erotic contact with his rock-hard masculinity. His wand clattered to the ground between them, unheeded, but he no longer needed it to keep her at bay. She had begun to return his insistent kisses, panting desperately against his rather thick neck, "Oh, Tristan! Oh, Tristan! Oh! Oh! Oh!"
"My flower," he whispered into her hair. "My angel, my flame-haired vixen...!"
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Draco Veritas Ch 9
The chill air of the dank dungeon clung to Rhiannon's tormented limbs. Again she feebly struggled against the chains which restrained her manacled ankles. The moist orbs of her amply straining bosom heaved moistly beneath the tattered cloth of her -
A shaft of light pierced the dungeon gloom as the iron door creaked open and the sinister hooded wizard who had taken her prisoner appeared, cackling maniacally.
Who are you?" Rhiannon gasped, thrashing wildly in her chains. "Who are you and what have you done with Tristan?"
"Muhahaha," said the wizard, and threw back the heavy hood which had, until that moment, obscured the features of her captor from Rhiannon's view.
Rhiannon gasped. "Lady Stacia!"
"Indeed, it is I," announced the voluptuous witch. Her dusky bosom heaved above the laces of her red velvet corset, and black jackboots adorned her shapely feminine legs. "Welcome to Castle Plumeria, Rhiannon," she sneered, and cracked the riding whip she held in her bejeweled left hand towards her prisoner, who trembled in terror. "Undress yourself!" Lady Stacia ordered.
Rhiannon gasped. She was becoming slightly dizzy, probably from all the gasping. "Surely you must be joking..."
"Strip!" Lady Stacia cried, allowing the tip of her riding crop to graze the milky curves of Rhiannon's nearly naked torso. "Or I will do it for you...."
"You know," Draco said conversationally, glancing up at Harry, "this book is a lot better than I remembered."
Harry muttered something inaudible.
"You are not a woman!" Rhiannon cried as Stacia sashayed towards her, intent upon performing myriad unnatural acts upon her body, which Rhiannon would later pretend she had not enjoyed at all. "You must be some kind of demon!" She then proceeded to....
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Draco Veritas ch13
Furiously, Rhiannon tossed back her mane of honeyed silken hair, glaring at the man who stood before her - the man who had killed her father, dishonored her mother, driven her brother mad, and doomed her true love Tristan to a lingering, painful imprisonment deep beneath the dungeon moat. "You cannot break my spirit, Morgan," she hissed.
The Dark Wizard Morgan chuckled, a deep low rumble like a bassoon. His laugh, like everything else about him, was ineffably manly - from the muscular forearms revealed beneath the foaming lace of his sleeves to the coal-blue eyes and tangles of raven hair, he was a gorgeous slab of masculinity. He was, she reminded herself hastily, also Evil. "You will cooperate," he said to her. "Or your lover Tristan will die by my hand - although not before I have tortured him sufficiently."
Rhiannon gasped, and her milky bosom heaved beneath the thin gold satin of her gown. "You wouldn't," she moaned.
"I would," Morgan asserted, leaning back against the enormous ornate stone fireplace in a satisfied manner, an action which caused his satin breeches to tighten across his narrow hips and flat, muscular abdomen. "I'd enjoy it, too. I am evil after all, and take great pleasure in acts of dastardly, if pointless, sadism."
Rhiannon averted her eyes. "What is it you want from me, Morgan?"
"That should be obvious," he purred. "You, my sweet." He began to move towards her, his lean graceful form like a panther's. Rhiannon trembled - truly he was Evil, but since the moment she met him he had stirred her passions as no other man had, before or since -
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Draco Veritas ch 14
"Trousers Undone: The Erotic Journey"
"Oh, Tristan!" Rhiannon flew across the room to her beloved. Her frail taffeta gown was shredded where the Dark Wizard Morgan had torn it. Beneath its inadequate covering, her bosom heaved and trembled like two dishes of aspic being served for dinner during a storm at sea. "I thought I would surely never see you again!"
"Yes, yes," Tristan said, holding her at arm's length. "Don't fuss yourself, darling - and do be careful of my hair, there's a poppet."
Rhiannon turned to her beloved's companion, the frightfully handsome Lord Sebastian d'Oursine. "How can I ever thank you for keeping my Tristan's spirits up during his dark time of captivity?" she gushed, heaving in his general direction.
Sebastian scratched at his neck, where there were a number of dark red marks. Signs of the torment he had endured? "Well," he said in a measured tone, "there were some touch and go moments…"
"More touching than going, really," said Tristan, and they both sniggered.
Lord Sebastian looked at Tristan adoringly. "God, you're clever," he said. "Get over here, you clever, sexy bastard."
It was only as Tristan detached himself from her grasp that he might sidle over to Lord Sebastian and begin kissing him in a decidedly unbrotherly fashion that Rhiannon began to twig that something fairly unusual was going on….
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Draco Veritas is a work in progress, so I'm sure Cassandra Claire have more fun on the way.

Title: The Homomagus Challenge
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 10:30:09 PM

The Homomagus Challenge
Running Through Christmas, 04-12-25

Premise:

Humans are animals.

Animagi are humans that can turn into animals.

So, logic would dictate that there are certain humans whose animagus form would be another human, one whose features that person could not be able to change according to whim as a Metamorph would be able to change. Hence, homomagus. It would simply be a matter of having two separate forms. And, perhaps, two separate identities.

Say Snape or Hermione had this unique ability. (Both would be a little too rare.)

Requirements: Answer the following questions in your fic.

+Why would he/she have a person as an animagus form? Name some personal or psychological reasons - more than one is preferable, since people are rather complex. One would doubt that James Potter had a stag as an animagus form simply because he was sexually aggressive, froze in the presence of bright lights, and liked to headbutt people.

+Why do the physical features (and possibly opposite gender) of the homomagus fit him/her?

+Would they become some form of Clark Kent to their own personality's Superman?

+Would a split personality result?

+Is it the result of a split personality already in place? (See the various interpretations on Snape's naughty or nice personality outside of the classroom.)

+And finally, his/her ability must give him/her the opportunity to seduce the other under more appropriate circumstances.

Completely Optional Bonuses, Strictly Inserted for the Amusement of the Challenge's Originator:
+Lupin tries to copy the procedure in case it affects his warewolf status; his form is not, however, homomagus, and hilarity ensues.
+It begins in any year, not just sixth or seventh, since the age differences may be drastically different. However, please be kind to continuity.
+Snape's homomagus form is a female, and Hermione finds herself in the precarious position of realizing her own homosexuality.
+Hermione's homomagus form is male, and Snape finds himself, etc, etc.
+Dumbledore gets so surprised that he starts speaking in Chaucerian Middle English.
+If the same gender at one point, Hermione and Snape have a catfight/fistfight.
+Ron finds himself attracted to Female Snape while knowing that it's the Esteemed Professor and promptly gets sick. +Harry does too.
+Pull your own version of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, BUT ONLY if you have read the novella. I get sick of reading about or seeing Hyde portrayed as a physically-perfect hulk of a man rather than the small and eerie simian creature that he truly was, with an air of indistinct evil about him.
+Include a tribble. PLEASE DEAR GOD SOMEONE INCLUDE A TRIBBLE. Preferably as a familiar. Even more preferably, sterile rather than born pregnant.
+Use one of these phrases: "Hermione, no one reads tracts about [insert your choice of industry-babble here] but you. And you know why? Because it's so bleeding BORING." or "Blah-di-blah-di-blah."

Challenge issued by Rachel (NOT RachelW) / raspberriesanon / the AntiPixie (call her whichever you like).
I'll be extremely pleased if you like and use this idea, and even more pleased if you're a kind enough author to alert me to any use of this idea.

Title: Trapped Challenge!
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 10:40:07 PM

Trapped Challenge!

Thanks for visiting! Basically Snape and Hermione (and only Snape and Hermione) are trapped
in an uncertain place for an uncertain amount of time together, with each other, and cut off
from the rest of the schools population.

Suggestions (Not limited to) for trapped area.
~ Top floor of a tower ~ The Room of Requirement
~ The place under the trick stair ~ A room leading out of the library
~ A dungeon ~ Forbidden Forest.

Suggestions (Also not limited to) for time.
~ 5 hours ~ A day
~ A night ~ Whenever Harry and Ron decide to look for Hermione.

Please no stories with time periods larger than three days!

Some Rules.
If trapped in a small space it must be for no longer than one day.
Small spaces must be smaller than or equal to 5ft by 6ft. Small spaces include rooms
other than bathrooms and/or dungeons, side tunnels out of a secret passageways, any form of ceiling (roof, tower etc.) and any type of imprisonment facility.

The place doesn’t have to be in Hogwarts but must be somewhat easily accessible from Hogwarts.
E.G. Shrieking shack, Honeydukes passageway, Merman/maid hostage rehabilitation center
in the school lake.
The allowed things in a small room/space, table, chairs, books in a not so small space . . . go nuts!

It is your decision whether or not to bestow upon someone the knowledge of knowing where our dear heroes are. For example if Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle push Hermione into the trick stair and Snape comes and tries to get her out but is then pulled in himself while Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle
looked on they would realize where they had gone once they were deemed missing.

The way out must be an obvious thing Hermione and Severus should have tried but didn’t.

(last rule don’t worry) At the end of the fic they do not have to like each other just experience slightly more than mutual respect for their companion.

Other rules that are more guidelines than restriction (but will add to your score anyway)
Severus can not take excessive amounts of points from Gryfindor.
Space is so small that they are crushed together for a short period of time.
They have a conversation about a personal issue of your choice.
Dumbledore knows (eventually) and doesn’t care

Some quotes that would be nice and also add to your score
Any Shakespearean quotes that you decide to put in.
"But we went down! How could we end up here? We went down!"
"That Miss Granger is private." You may replace private with personal as scene dictates.
"In my spare time? What makes you think I have spare time?"

OK that’s it for rules, regulations, guidelines, etc, etc, etc. Postings on Fanfiction.net are preferred.

E-mail me with your story Gingitsunegirl@loucodegana.com and if you want to enter on the story scoring.

If so contact me about it and I’ll send you an unlink on your scores every other chapter. Scoring below.

Following rules - - - - - - - - - - - 5pts
Respecting the Guidelines - - - 3pts each
For each quote - - - - - - - - - - - 1-5pts depending on how funny it is
Add that to you number of reviews and you have your score.

Challenge ends the Tenth of December!

A word to the wise - DO NOT beg for reviews it is tasteless and tacky. A simple R/R is enough.

Thank you for lasting this long with me!

Hope to see your stories. ~ GingitsuneWings

Title: Marriage Quote Challenge
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 10:55:26 PM

Marriage Quote Challenge

Quote: When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
Sacha Guitry

Rules:
1. The story must contain this quote. I’m thinking more of one-shot ficlets, but if it sweeps you away go ahead.

The wife can be whomever, but most likely Hermione. Whom the wife is married to is up to you. Who steals her is also at your discretion and in whatever manner (seriously, joke, etc.)

Deadline: November 20, 2004

Title: The Bar Challenge
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 10:57:45 PM

The Bar Challenge Rules
by Molly
The rules are: Hermione walks into a bar.

That is all.

Please attempt to have at least one chapter posted by December 30th. This is a Thursday. There is no obvious reason for the choice of this date.

Title: Proud Vs. Sexy
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 11:22:59 PM

Proud Vs. Sexy

Challenge

Sometimes, when you have all the things you want or you are more powerful or richer or smarter than other people you feel yourself superior and look down on other people without realizing.

Imagine Hermione is powerful. She is the most intelligent witch who has ever attended Hogwarts or she can be rich but she is proud, very proud of herself especially when it comes to men. What do you think?

Rules

Hermione is proud.

- Hermione can be still at school or graduated.

- She is intelligent and/or well known.

- Hermione is a pretty girl/woman but doesn’t like boys/men (not a lesbian). (As to why is depends on you)

- Must contain a phrase “Boy/Man? What is good about them?”

Snape is sexy.

- Snape is still a professor (potions).

- He is sexy and wanted by most girls/women.

- He knows about Hermione doesn’t like boys/men and her mocking about men/boys. (As to how is depends on you)

- - Snape is not very happy and wants to make Hermione sees what is good about man.

No ending requirement.

Bonus

- I would love to see Snape finds out that Hermione hates men/boys by hearing her argue with other women/girls who are talking about how good a man can be.

- Make the entire school/the people who known Hermione know of her hating men/boys.

˜˜˜˜
- Challenge closes on September 30th 2004

- No rules for Rating, Genres or Length.

- This challenge post by: rainny_season_girl

I’m waiting to read your fic!

Title: Loveless Challenge
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 11:32:18 PM

LOVELESS

Challenge

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How would life be if there is no feeling at all? No love, no friendship, no caring, no pity, nothing except hatred and duties?

You have seen Snape as a cold, heartless man but have you ever seen Hermione that way?

Rules:

- Post war or during the war, you choose, but Hermione must be in her seventh year.

- A spell or a potion or whatever it is has caused Hermione to lose all the human feelings (love, friendship, caring, pity, etc. as said above) except hatred and duties (and/or stress, depend on you).

- Hermione must have a major role in the war if Voldemort is not die yet.

- Harry and Ron must try to help her to retrieve her feeling back but fail.

- Snape has been appointed to help her or willing to help her (if willing, please give at least one reason).

- Hermione must not want Snape to help her nor does she wants those feeling back (reasons to both points please) but she has to let him helps her (reasons, please).

- Happy ending is preferable but not strictly necessary.

For Bonus:

- Hermione uses the line: What is the point for getting that useless feeling back? (or something likes that)

I don’t need his help!

- Make Hermione as cold as possible.

˜ Challenge closes on October 1st 2004

˜ Rating, Genres, Length are up to the author

˜ Please post links to your entries instead of the actual entries in the challenge folders, and let the group know when you respond to the challenge.
˜ You can upload your fic to: Whispers, Ashwinder, AFF, Fanfiction.net, etc.

For further information please email me at: oop_redherring@yahoo.com

Enjoy the Writing!

Title: Cod-piece challenge
Post by: cis on December 05, 2019, 11:37:19 PM

Cod-piece challenge

This challenge is brought to you by Adora, because influenza1918 asked for it during WIKTT chat on August 7. Some parts of this challenge have come from the minds of Madeline, caeruleussum and one_demonicangel

Storyline: Snape can't dance, but he has to learn. Why he has to learn how to dance is your decision. Hermione has to be the dancing instructor.

Somewhere, somehow, a cod-piece has to show up. Extra points if it has a Rhinestone snake on it and pink ribbons.
Crookshanks has to feature.
Mandatory quotes:
- "It's not a cod-piece Miss Granger."

- "I do not think it appropriate to adorn my genitalia"

"Professor, do I want to know what that is, pressing against my leg?"
"Step on my toes one more time, Professor, and I'll... (finish your own sentence)
Mandatory situations:
Snape and Hermione dancing the tango together
Some public display of Severus's dancing
Severus can't be a quick learner (would be too easy)
Hermione has to be of age, and because this is WIKTT, they must develop a relationship throughout the story.
Optional sentences (you may also use a part of this, or make these longer):
"A waltz doesn't have 4 beats"
"My, my, Severus, how you've grown"
"Don't worry, I won't drop you..... Oops! I guess I was wrong"
"What are you, joined at the hip?"
"That was just a dance move, nothing more"
"I have to dance on heels?!"
"Over your dead body"
"If you manage that, I'll dance with the first Hippogriff I see"
"Steel-toed boots... Hmmm.... might come in handy"
"Stiletto's, roses... you're feeling very prickly today, aren't you?"
"I only have that during that time of the month" with the reply: "It must be that time of the month all year round then."
"I will not do that 'Dirty Dancing lift' with you. I'm ticklish."
"I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses"

Click here for an example of a linking file.

If you have any questions or would like to comment on this challenge, please feel free to email me!

Thanks,

Adora

Title: Re: Complete Challenges - feel free to pick one up again!
Post by: littledragon on December 06, 2019, 09:21:48 AM

A challenge! *cackles* This is going to be fun.

** Most Important! Thanks to Ibex’s Lyre for pointing out that I didn’t have a due date in the original upload of this challenge. The due date for (at least) the first chapter of this fic is Friday, October 4, 2002. Also, some people have emailed saying that they cannot see the quotes listed under Requirements. If you are having this problem, please email me (the address is provided at the bottom) and I’ll send you all the necessary information.

By the way, if you have already started on your response, don’t scan through now looking for added rules and requirements. Nothing’s changed except for the addition of the due date. ^_^

Rules!

For those of you who are up to the task, I propose that you write a fic that follows these guidelines:

1.) The main couple will be, obviously, Severus and Hermione.

2.) Ron/Fleur should NOT be featured (for some reason this ship annoys me…).

3.) The characters should be mostly in canon. Changes in the personalities of Hermione, Harry, Ron, etc. will be allowed for their growing up. The teachers should stay relatively in canon.

4.) You can decide whether Hermione & Co. is still at Hogwarts, or if this is a post-graduation thing.

5.) The fic can be as long as you want and extra plot can be added after the completion of the requirements.

Requirements!

The basic plot should involve:

1.) Hermione’s hair is as frizzy as ever, and she doesn’t have “the perfect body.” She’s physically a normal female.

2.) Severus is NOT a spy. Voldemort knows that he’s deserted the Death Eaters.

3.) Hermione, Severus, and some 3rd character of your choice gets quarantined or secluded somehow in some freezing deserted place like… Antarctica or Greenland? Wherever you decide, just remember to let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…

4.) The method of transportation is up to you, but it must happen when Hermione is returning from Hogsmeade with some food/transfigurable items in her bag. Not too many of these items, though… Can’t make it too easy.

5.) The third character disappears. S/He doesn’t necessarily have to die, but s/he must just disappear, leaving our lovely couple alone.

6.) Severus doesn’t want to associate with Hermione any more than is necessary (the reason is up to you…), but a storm throws them together so that they have to survive using their… achem… body heat. Just remember to keep them in a reasonable version of canon here.

7.) Hermione teaches Severus something (a spell or charm?) which earns his begrudged respect.

8.) The line “A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss” should be said by Severus. (The quote comes from Goethe)

9.) The line “It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself” should be said by Hermione. (The quote is by Goethe, as well)

Extra Rules!

Almost forgot about these… ^^;

*Email me at belladonnafaery@yahoo.com if you’re going to answer this challenge. I tend to delete anything sent to ladygranger13@yahoo.com.

*Have all appropriate disclaimers somewhere in the first chapter.

*Do NoT wRiTe LiKe ThIs. It’s just annoying.

*Please do a spell/grammar check. It’s not nice to have to read “i luv u 2 hunny.”

If you decide to answer this challenge, have fun!

Title: Bondage!
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 03:21:52 PM

Due: October the 19th, 2004.

Bondage Challenge

Overall explanation:

Severus Snape, Hogwarts Potion Master, is tied up somewhere (Quidditch pitch, in the Great Hall, in the dungeons, in the forest, your choice)

Requirements:

Must be in the Dream Team’s seventh yeah.
Must include Hermione and Severus (DUH!)
Snape and Hermione is in a relationship (lovers, enemies, etc)
Hermione wants revenge (if they’re lovers then they can have had a fight and if enemies then because of i.e. bad grades).
At least ten people are on the pitch when Snape is found.
Harry has to be there when Snape is found and Snape will deduct points from him for no reason.
Hermione must have an internal conversation with herself about Snape.
Hermione has to knock Snape unconscious somehow, so that he won’t find out that she was the one who tied him up.
Required scenes:

Hermione yelling in the Gryffindor common room (why she is yelling is up to you).
Hermione trying her best not to cry in front of Snape, but can’t help letting a tear fall.
Snape deducting 20 points from Hermione in class because she was unable to shut up.
Required sentences:

"Miss Granger, why are you talking when I haven’t granted you permission?" – asks Snape.
"Potter, -- points from Gryffindor!" – Snape take points from Harry when he has been released from wherever he was tied up. Harry gets angry.
"You look like hell"
"I hate him, I hate him, I hate him!"
"Is that Snape?’’
"I’ll get back at you/him!’’
Bonus:

Dumbledore asking the students to tell Snape, if they find him, that he need a word. This can be over lunch, which Hermione isn’t attending because she’s in the library, and Harry and Ron can tell her afterwards. She gasps and hurries off to the place where she tied Snape up, but there are already people there.
Colin Creevy taking pictures of Snape when he’s tied up.
Draco Malfoy being there when Snape is found.
Dumbledore thinking that the situation is hilarious. Serious, but hilarious.
Some student flying into the Great Hall, yelling that Snape has been found somewhere tied up. Ron and Harry will naturally hurry off to see him, along with a dozen other students.
Hermione being the one to untie Snape.
Hermione having a crush on him (if you’ve made them lovers then it’s quite obvious)

ENDING:

The ending is your own choice. Will she confess to Snape? Or maybe Dumbledore?

Rating: Your choice.

Genre: Your choice:

Length: All

By: Myrmelseed and MySecretSeverus

Title: Re: Complete Challenges - feel free to pick one up again!
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 03:58:21 PM

The You’ve Got To Be Kidding 100 Word Challenge

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. With that in mind (And a tip of the hat to Kate for the Unbelievable 100 Word Challenge). I would like to issue my own 100 word challenge. So, here it is:

The You’ve Got To Be Kidding 100 Word Challenge

1. It should be Severus Snape and Hermione Granger.

2. In 100 words, you should tell a story that logically ends with the words, “You’ve got to be kidding!”

3. Fluff, angst, romance, smut, whatever. You decide.

4. The challenge ends at midnight September 8th, 2004.

You may enter as often as you like. Good Luck!

Oh, and to get you started, my first response to my own challenge can be found in the challenge folder.

Regards,

Pearle

Title: Love in four stages
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 09:39:56 PM

Love in four stages

Some people speak freely of “love at first sight”. Neither Severus Snape, Hogwarts’ cruel Potions Master nor Hermione Granger, resident know-it-all, believe in such a thing.

Point of the story: Your task is to make them fall in love GRADUALLY, with a growing certainty, moving from acquaintance (teacher/student relationship), to a bit of mutual (although not necessarily simultaneous) respect and admiration, and then to mutual trust, and finally, to love. These two characters must learn to love each other as the reader learns about the inner workings of their hearts and minds. The problem is that you won’t have all the time in the world, just 4 chapters (plus an optional epilogue) to put them together in a believable way.

REQUIREMENTS:
Each chapter originates from one episode involving both Snape and Hermione which has happened in canon (e.g. the Yule Ball), which could have happened in past books (e.g. a conversation at Grimmauld’s Place) or that we could see in future books (e.g. the Final Battle). So, as J.K. has stated that she hasn’t the intention of writing books about the future of our dear Dream Team, your fanfiction can’t portray a twenty-five-year-old Hermione, for example.
Each chapter can be any length you want.
Even though the fic must focus on the Hermione/Snape relationship, you can include other characters from J.K.’s rich universe.
Keep everything “in canon”, please: be realistic and faithful to J.K.’s work. If you want Snape and Hermione to develop a sexual relationship, I won’t stop you, but don’t transform two normal people (or wizards, in this case) in sex gods.
I’ll value descriptive and original responses, but use dialogue too.
You’ll get bonus if you include in your story:
Mentions of: The theft of Potions supplies in Hermione’s second year, Hermione setting Snape’s robes on fire in first year, the “insufferable know-it-all” remark, Hermione's enlarged teeth in fourth year, the Trio’s attack on Snape in the Shrieking Shack… The Room of Requirement, the Astronomy Tower. Snape’s past. Snape’s work for the Order.
The line: “I’m afraid of death”.
The idea of betrayal of some kind.
Avoid time-turners and unnecessary fluffiness.
Go for the Angst!

CHALLENGUE DETAILS:
Challenge closes on September 21st 2004.
Post links to your entries instead of the actual entries in the challenge folders, and let the group know when you respond to the challenge.

Additional notes:
Story rating is at the author's discretion.

GOOD LUCK FOR ALL THE BRAVE AUTHORS OUT THERE!!!

Title: Saving Snape
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 09:42:53 PM

Saving Snape
By JustLaura623

In Hermione's 7th year, she is sent back into time to Snape's 7th year. While Dumbledore is looking for a way to send her back to her own time, she befriends and eventually falls in love with Snape. As a result of this friendship, Hermione is able to stop Snape from getting the Dark Mark.

**Requirements**
1) Be creative in your method of Hermione being sent back in time- No time turner accident- it's been done too many times.
2) Hermione falls in love with Snape first, but he rejects her, wanting to only stay friends.
3) Hermione can not tell Snape the future as a way to stop him from taking the Dark Mark.
4) You must show how this change effects the present day.
5) Have Fun!

**Your options**
1) Whatever genre/rating/length you choose.
2) How Hermione gets Snape to fall in love with her.
3) How Hermione stops him from getting the Dark Mark.

Completion Date: October 17, 2004

Title: Adopt a Snape Challenge
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 09:47:43 PM

Adopt a Snape Challenge

Snape is an unregistered animagus. Due to a magical accident, he becomes stuck in his animagus form and Hermione unknowingly adopts him. During his stay as Hermione’s “pet” he develops a new appreciation for the “know-it-all”

Requirements (only one since I want to give as much freedom to the author as possible):

1. Snape and Hermione are not a couple before this happens.

You decide:

1. Snape’s animagus form

2. Post or pre-graduation Hermione

3. How long Snape remains in this situation and how his absence is dealt with. Do they think he’s dead or turned traitor to the Order? Perhaps its summer vacation and no one notices he’s missing? Maybe Dumbledore knows all along and thinks this is great fun!

4. How and when (if ever) Hermione discovers Snape’s identity

5. What the final outcome is (romantic or not; although romantic is preferred!)

Title: Phobia
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:02:42 PM

Everyone has a Phobia
Almost everyone in the world is afraid of something, whether it is spiders, heights, or inclosed spaces. What would happen if one of our lovely couple had a rather strange and overpowering fear? How would their partner react to their bizarre fear?

Requirements: Pre-existing SS/HG relationship. A really strange phobia, not just fear of spiders, something amusing like a fear of noodles or a fear of paint. If you can’t seem to find one try this website. PhobiaList - http://www.phobialist.com/reverse.html#A- (http://www.phobialist.com/reverse.html#A-)

Bonus Points:
You use the technical name for the phobia.
A support group is formed.
The is an emotional public revelation of other peoples fears, Alcoholics Anonymous style, for example, “ My name is Harry” “Hi Harry” “And I’m afraid of the female genitalis”

Others:
Very simply, this is not meant to be serious, but you are welcome to make it such.
Any rating is welcome.
Any extra pairings are welcome.
Any genre is welcome.
The end date of this challenge is September 1st 2004.

Well ladies and gentlemen I am very much looking forward to what you can come up with and what insane phobias you use.

-Nox

Title: Kid Again Snape
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:06:17 PM

Kid Again Snape
By
Aussie Mel

Running – 04-08-15 – Kid Again Snape

Requirements

* Set in seventh Year
* There is a potions Accident and Snape turns into a seventeen year old again
* After Voldemort is defeated
* He Has no memory of anything After his Seventeenth birthday
* He goes back to being a Hogwarts student whether you decide to re-sort him its up to you but everyone must know he is Snape.
* Hermione becomes interested in the younger Snape
* The potion can not be reversed for at least a year if ever.
* Albus Dumbledore MUST be against any relationship between HG/SS
* Harry and Ron totally freak at the relationship.

Challenge ending 15th of August 2004

Title: Unbelievable 100 Words
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:08:55 PM

100 word challenges seem a small thing, right? It only takes three minutes to write them, right? So give it a shot. The UNBELIEVABLE Challenge:

SS/HG. In 100 words, tell the story of what leads to these three words:

“You are unbelievable.”

You have until Midnight, July 23.

Good luck!

~Kate~

Title: Ghost Challenge
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:25:00 PM

The Ghost Challenge

Surely love can conquer death and so with all the talk about the possibility of our beloved Potions Master being killed at the end of book seven, I have decided to issue the following challenge;

Snape has been killed and his ghost now resides in Hogwarts, although he refuses to acknowledge that he's dead. Our smart little bookworm has returned to Hogwarts - for whatever reason you decide - and Dumbledore has given her the job of helping Snape come to terms with his passing, giving her orders to do it any way possible by any means necessary!!

Challenge ends 31st October 2004 - All Hollow's Eve! (so please post your first chapters by then!)

Conditions:

This must take place after Seventh year. How long after is your choice.

How Snape is killed is up to you, as is why Hermione has returned is up to you as well.

Snape doesn't believe that he's dead at first, Hermione must convince him that he is.

After he has come to terms with his death he finds out the reaction that the Wizarding world had in regards to his death, which he must find out about and react to himself! The reaction from the WW is to be either, Great Happiness - Think off all those ex-Hogwarts students he taught! -, Great Sadness - Has the war ended, was he revealed to be a hero? - or just 'Oh Well.'

Snape and Hermione must talk about a way to bring him back to life.

The challenge should preferably end in one of the following ways;

Snape is brought back to life (Happy!)

Snape moves on to the other side (Sad.)

Snape stays a ghost and the 'couple' find a way to make it work (Interesting...and controversial, but think of the possibilities!)

Everything else is up to you!

Bonus points if;

Snape watches Hermione in the shower - on purpose!

Snape and Peeves team up to play a prank on Dumbledore!

Any of the following quotes are used;

"Time Gentlemen, please."

"Death is the next big adventure."

"Abracadabra!"

"Shut that mouth before I fill it for you!"

"Oh! I just want to smack him with a wet fish!"

"Fat Pigeon!"

Title: The Rebellion Challenge
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:27:48 PM

The Rebellion Challenge Rules
completion date: Sept 9, 2004 (can be extended if necessary)

By: Sharkdiver1980

Summary:

Hermione gains a reputation she never wanted by being the "Gryffindor Know-it-all". She decides it's high time to show people there is a lot more to her than they think...

For this challenge:

* Must be HG/SS NO EXCEPTIONS!! (can have other pairings involved, but SS/HG must be the major pairing.)

* Hermione decides to rebel by doing something NO ONE would expect to ever see her do, because she is sick and tired of people thinking she is a "goody two shoes" Whatever her "rebellious act" is, is completely up to the author.

* Hermione must shout REALLY loudly about whatever it is she's done in the Gryffindor common room at that perfect moment when it happens to quiet down, so that everyone hears it.

* Rita Skeeter must have some small part in this challenge

* The expression "Merlin on a tricycle!" must be used at least once ;)

* Have fun with it!! Be creative!! Be original!!

Title: Soulmate Challenge
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:31:15 PM

Snape and Hermione have to go on a mission (you decided the reason and where) and bring back more than they bargained for... each get the spirit of two lovers stuck to them. These two lovers have been cursed to spend the whole eternity apart. So they must make Snape and Hermione see love for each other! Making them fall in love is the only way for the spirits to be reunitedÉ do they have a ghost of a chance?

My preferences are : not many because I hate it when people put up too many rules myself! On with the creativity!

1) Snape and Hermione must not like each other at firstÉ fighting would be good!

2) Please go into detail of the two spirits storyÉ either in a prologue or flashbacks.

3) Before or after the war, you decided. After would probably be better, so it doesnÕt complicate it. But do, as you wish! * All hail the muses! *

Closing date : July 27th

Title: The Last Hogwarts Virgin Challenge
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:34:16 PM

The Last Hogwarts Virgin Challenge

The Challenge:

A rumour has been spreading throughout Hogwarts that Voldemort intends to sacrifice young witches and wizards that are virgins. In the beginning, Hermione thinks this is a load of codswallop, but when she begins to suspect she is the last Hogwarts virgin, she starts to worry. How does she react when the only object of her desire turns out to be a certain Potions Professor?

Guidelines:

· This should be in Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s seventh year.

· Hermione and Snape are going to end up in bed (or somewhere else if you prefer) together, but do they consummate the relationship?

· Has Hermione been propositioned or does she feel slightly hurt that none of the other students has seemed interested in her?

· Who started the rumour and why?

· Is the rumour true or not?

· Do the teachers have any idea what is going on? If so, how do they react?

Bonus:

· If Hermione hears Ron and/or Harry bragging about their “conquests”.

· If Hermione catches either Harry or Ron doing a dance in their undergarments.

· If there’s some mention of birth control in the Wizarding World.

· If a student gets pregnant.

Completion Date: September 15

I see this as humour/parody, but if you want to go in a different direction or just write Smut, I won’t object.

Title: A Proper Detention Fic by Shiv
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:41:12 PM

A Proper Detention Fic

So, this is one of the Classics of the ship, and I can't think of one that's really well
written. So the challenge is to write The Detention Fic, the one that everyone will still be
talking about in two years time, and will be standard by which all Detention Fics will be
judged. These requirements were worked out by me and my Friends on my Livejournal –
so it's a pretty comprehensive list.

So, the basic requirement is that Hermione shall have Detention with Snape and be
shagged into the middle of next week.

The second requirement is that it should be hot enough to melt the screen, and if it is
printed out will cause the paper to spontaneously combust.

To avoid the issues about the morality of student-teacher sex, it is almost her last day in
school, and the exams are over and marked. (Unless you want to explore that dynamic of
course).

My personal preferences on this are:

1.   Hermione shall not trip along to the detention in the expectation of a shag. She
will be expecting detention. She is most likely rather annoyed about getting
detention. This will mean she gets a Lovely Surprise. She will also be attending
wearing all her underwear, and regulation robes and skirt length.

2.   The Detention will not consist of Professor Snape getting Hermione to bend over
to clean a cauldron such that he can ogle her firm, ripe, melony, pert, cute,
rounded, whatthehellever buttocks. Nor will there be a cliched sentence about
Severus realizing that Hermione has grown into a woman, with accompanying
descriptions of "curves in all the right places".

3.   The sex will be physically possible. Severus will be a normal length and size and
colour. There should be no extra pairs of hands, impossibly long fingers reaching
into wombs. There will be no kissing until the parties are unable to breathe – that
is what noses are for. If necessary draw a diagram and work out who is doing
what to whom, and how. Illustrations are always welcome, for those who like to
draw.

4.   Hermione will not be a virgin, therefore she will not be shocked at what she finds
under those robes, although she may be pleasantly surprised. Neither will Severus
be a virgin. We don't need to know who their previous shags were, and there shall
be no references to Ron didn't manage to make her feel like this (even though
I've done that myself). Severus is however a Sex God, otherwise what is the
point. (Unless someone fancies a comic version, hmmmm, maybe I'll write one.)

5.   Hermione still has frizzy hair and not cascading curls. Severus still has a big nose.
His hair might not be greasy – as he could have had a wash before the shag – but
it will not be silky close up, gosh, everyone has been wrong about his hair all
along.

6.   Forbidden Phrases. There will be no:

?   feminine cores;
?   throbbing manhoods, rods, shafts, or anything that sounds like it belongs on a car.
?   Purple-headed love-mushrooms;
?   Shutters - they are large wooden objects on houses, and nothing to do with sex at
all. Shudder is allowable but why not try something new – trembling, shivering,
quivering, quaking, etc;
?   No Sev, Sevvie, Sevviekins, Greasy Git, Know-it-all, overgrown bat – I'm tired
of seeing them;
?   Severus will not announce to Hermione that she is so hot and tight, when sliding
his throbbing manhood between her slick folds (and there's another, no slick
folds, in fact no folds at all); and preferably should not announce that she is all
wet for him, unless this is done with style and flair. Some authors have managed
to do this; most haven't;
?   No releasing a breath she didn't know she had been holding;
?   Neither should Hermione lap up his ejaculate eagerly, and he definitely shouldn't
be lapping up his own ejaculate - some of us read this stuff in the mornings and
eat porridge and that kind of visual can result in people being unable to write smut
for simply weeks

Closing date: 18th July 2004. If you miss it, post anyway.

Title: But I Saw Her First
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:44:30 PM

But I Saw Her First

Challenge

Sometimes people don’t know they want something until someone else is playing with it. It would seem our Snarky Potions Master is no exception. When Hermione becomes involved with someone else near his own age, he realizes it could have been him.

The Challenge

-Severus finds his feelings for Hermione (whether it is just lust, love, etc) after he walks in on her and a colleague at Grimmauld Place in a very comprising, adult position. He is surprised when jealousy rears its ugly head and he decides he wants to try to win a spot with Hermione, after all he saw her first.

Rules:

1) Severus must come across Hermione in an intimate moment with someone close to Severus’ age at Grimmauld Place. They must be in the act of making love or it is evident that they are about to, or just finished. Does he interrupt them or just watches from the shadows? Up to you.

Suggestions: Remus (of course), Kingsley Shacklebolt (not sure of his age but he is older), Sirius Black (If you choose to bring him back from the dead J), Sturgis (again not sure of his age), Hagrid (well you never know), Lucius Malfoy (Better explain how he got there though J) or anyone you choose (Bill Weasley would be as young as you should go). Please pick a name from the books though.

2) Hermione should be seventeen (seventh year) or older.

3) Severus will try to win Hermione, whether just to prove to himself he can or because he really cares is up to you. No potions allowed please (such as lust or love potions)

4) A confrontation between Severus and Hermione’s male friend which includes Severus saying something on the line of “I saw her first….”

5) Hermione is not infatuated with Severus. She respects him as a teacher and his work in the Order but gives him little thought outside of that so the work will have to be on his part.

6) Include three of the following-

a) Ron rooting for Snape over the other man

b) Severus asking another man/woman for advice on matters of the heart/or bed

c) Hermione having a laughing fit in public

d) Dumbledore totally clueless to what is going on for a change

e) A gift of a whip and chains to someone

f) A magical billboard appearing in a prominent Wizarding community spot

Bonus for using them all.

Angst, Humor, Romance or pure Smut? Does Severus win Hermione? That is the author’s choice. Have fun. Deadline for posting first chapter Sept 1, 2004

Title: The Whiskey Lullaby Challenge
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:47:26 PM

The Whiskey Lullaby Challenge
By- Megan (Ann Deane) (Ailaartsinua)

This is a challenge based on a beautiful song by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss called Whiskey Lullaby. I heard the song and knew that there had to be a Severus/Hermione story to go with it. The lyrics are below. This is my first challenge and I’m hoping that I’m doing everything right! Please tell me if I’m not.

Lyrics:

Whiskey Lullaby
Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley
(Bill Anderson/Jon Randall)

She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind
Until the night

1st Chorus
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away her memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
We found him with his face down in the pillow
With a note that said I'll love her till I die
And when we buried him beneath the willow
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby

The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind
Until the night

2nd Chorus
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away his memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
We found her with her face down in the pillow
Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby
Rules:
1. The ‘he’ is obviously Severus, and the ‘she’ is Hermione. They can be any age you please, whether she’s just out of Hogwarts or she’s 53 years old. Be creative, and make it your own!

2. They could have been lovers and she left him, they could have been married and she left him, any way she has to have left him.

3. It can be in anyone’s point of view except the two the story is focused on. It can be right after her funeral or 100 years later as an old story passed down about two lovers. Whatever, I don’t care.

4. The ending has to be sad. No reuniting as ghosts, or meeting up in the next life. Call me pessimistic, but it has to be sad.

5. Include the lyrics in the fic somewhere, whether they be interspersed throughout or at the end, just make sure they’re in there with proper credit to the singers and the song writers. (Both singers and song writers are at the top!)

6. It can be any length, whether it’s one chapter or 102, just make it good!!!

The first or only chapter of each story much be submitted by August 1, 2004. Please post your story in the challenge folder or post in the folder with a link to your fic on another website (fan fiction, LnLs, etc.) so we can reserve space at WIKTT, and please email me if you’ve responded. I’m looking forward to what you can do!

Title: Re: Complete Challenges - feel free to pick one up again!
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:55:48 PM

Daddy Long Legs.

During her fifth year holiday’s, Hermione’s parents died (Car crash, Death eater, drown at the tub…whatever you want).
Hermione has been assign a muggle tutor who steal her money and disappear.
Now she can’t afford Hogwarts fee and is thinking to leave the magical world because there are no scholarships to muggleborn children.(Why Harry didn't offer his help? Is up to you)

A mysterious man write to Dumbledore asking for permission to cover Hermione needs, the only condition is that she needs to write him every day in a magical notebook (You know as the one Riddle used in book 2). In a mock of the kids book and such mysterious non sense, Hermione decided to call her benefactor as “Daddy Long Legs” (Of course she has read the muggle book)

1.   The mysterious man is Snape. (Well, duh)
2.   He must made her three very special gift during her six and seven year. Please: Not Hogwarts a history!
a.   The first must make her feel cared for someone.
b.   The second must make her feel desired, and also help her realized that she is now a woman.
c.   The third must make her know she is loved.
3.   Your task is to make them fall in love.
4.   She must try to solve the mystery and find out who is helping her. (If she get it or not is up to you)
5.   You must get them together after graduation.
6.   You decided if he writes her back or not, or how often. She, instead, must write at least one line daily. If she doesn’t there must be a punishment of some kind.
7.   Humor , angst, smut, whatever style you like.
8.   Any length.
9.   How similar to the Daddy Long legs plot? Is up to you, feel free. Just get the idea while re ordering my childhood books.
10.   First post must be up before June 20. Remember to announce it at the group board and to put a link in the challenge folder.

Plenty of time, don’t be lazy.

Due to slscott sugestion I will add a posible variant to the Daddy Long Legs challenge, called Dear Enemy:
As slscott says in her post:
"There's a 1914 sequel to -Daddy Long Legs- that I think would make a better
candidate as a template for an SS/HG fic: -Dear Enemy,- in which Judy Abbott
Pendleton's friend and college room-mate, Sallie McBride, is gently coerced
by the Pendletons into becoming temporary head of the John Grier Orphan
Asylum, and instituting the reforms they've planned. Some of the drawbacks
of the job: an antiquated, dilapidated facility; long-time, untrained staff
who don't hold with reform; orphans en masse; a fiance who's alarmed by
Sallie's burgeoning social concience; and a surly, semi-reclusive Scottish
doctor. No points for guessing who gets the girl. In between, there are
several crises, including a fire, which allows the doctor to look quite
romantically heroic in all-enveloping bandages.

In any event, the text is on-line, and a link to download it from is to
be found at:
http://srhs.sandi.net/BooksByAuthor.htm#W"

So the variant maybe:
Post war scenario.
In a very Molly Weasley way, The Potters (Ginny & Harry) coerced Hermione to leading an Orphanage,now run with Potter's money. Due to the lack of enough mediwizards, Snape is assuming said task at the orphan Asylum. (manipulated by Dumbledore, of course).
Same drawbacks from the job (See above)
Ron as Hermione boy friend.
Hermione writte a letter to the Potters weekly.

As daddy Long Legs:

-Humor , angst, smut, whatever style you like.
-Any length.
-How similar to the Daddy Long legs plot? Is up to you, feel free. Just get the idea while re ordering my childhood books.
-First post must be up before June 20. Remember to announce it at the group board and to put a link in the challenge folder.

Title: Pensieve challenge
Post by: cis on December 06, 2019, 10:56:46 PM

Pensieve challenge.

Curiosity kills the cat, and Hermione reach Severus pensieve, only to find it full of memories of her. How would she react?

You must explore the possibilities of this scenario.
Any length.
Any style.

You must uploaded the first part before Sunday 30 (May)

Title: Someone walks in
Post by: littledragon on December 08, 2019, 11:56:23 AM

The Someone Walks in Challenge:

Okay, the title could be better I know, but I think it explains the challenge fairly well.

I have been a lurker at WIKTT for sometime now, but I refrain from posting. But lately, I have been having this one scene play through my head.

Purpose of Challenge:

To write a fic, in which someone (preferably someone who would have an amusing reaction) walks in on them (HG/SS) in a compromising situation. Such as: kissing, hugging, being sprawled on top of each other, hands in inappropriate places, etc... This leads to other situations, of course. Hopefully it will be humorous, but if not who cares.

Ships:

Obviously HG/SS, but Hermione and Severus do not have to be in a relationship at the time they are seen/heard in the situation, or they can be. Whatever you want.

Any other ships you want are encouraged, but I will love you more if you throw in a little Draco/Ginny action.

How:

Do Harry and Ron sneak into Snape’s room under the invisibility cloak? Does Ginny burst into Hermione’s room? Does Draco waltz into the room and happen to see? Or

-gasp- does someone use a time turner and get thrown into the future and see something they don’t want to?

It doesn’t matter, it just has to be someone who would have a reaction that is hopefully entertaining, and hopefully very funny. Suggestions I include are: Harry, Ron, Draco, Sirius, Remus, Minerva and etc...

Requirements:

~Must be HG/SS (obviously)

~Any rating goes

~Length: It is up to the Author

~Two or more of the following phrases must be used:

“I didn’t know he/she/it could bend like that.”

“I had no idea a flask could be used in such a way.”

“I am glad Mum wasn’t here to see this... MUM?!”

“Purple Slop!”

“-Gasp- How big!”

Or

“-Gasp- How small!”

“Boxers or Briefs?”

“Was that a turkey?”

“Don’t let the cows get me!”

The Challenge ends:

March 3, 2003 so you have plenty of time to respond if you wish. ^^

Title: Fun Challenge
Post by: littledragon on December 08, 2019, 12:45:59 PM

Fun Challenge!

Rules!

Main people will of course be Severus and Hermione.
Snape must remain in Canon as much as possible, Hermione and the kids are allowed to change regarding the fact they have no grown up.
Hermione has left/finished Hogswart, her age and what she now does, is up to the author.
Length of story, and rating, is up to the author.
If the war is on, if Snape is a spy, is up to the author.

Plot!

Hermione lives in a mostly/completely muggle style flat/house/you choose, in a muggle side of town. (What country, is up to the author, but it would be preferred if it was somewhere in the United Kingdom)

For a set amount of time, Severus will be living with Hermione, having to deal with a mostly muggle life style living. (Reasons to choose from)

Snape is in hiding from Death Eaters/ Voldermort
Dumbledore is forcing all teachers to live a set amount of time with ex students of muggle origins to get better acquainted with muggle life and society.
Snape is on the run from the Ministry of Magic
Arthur Weasley is forcing all teachers and ministry members to live a set amount of time with muggles, to get better acquainted with muggle life and society.
It is a dare/bet

Snape must be reluctant to associate with Hermione/this life style

Extra Points
(You must integrate at least three out of these six things in your story)

Mention Gilbert and Sullivan, or quote one of their operettas at least once.
Mention Shakespeare, or quote one of his plays/poems at least once.
Allow Mad eye Moody, or Arthur Weasley to appear at least once.
Use the phrase “I got a lovely bunch of coconuts, tidily-de”
Use the phrase “Life is a self preservation society” (The Italian Job)
Use the word “Jelly Babies”

Deadline for first chapter is the 15th of December.

Title: Adult
Post by: littledragon on December 08, 2019, 01:37:44 PM

Adult Challenge!

Rules!

Main people will of course be Severus and Hermione.
Snape must remain in Canon as much as possible, Hermione and the kids are allowed to change regarding the fact they have no grown up.
Hermione is ether in her 6th or 7th year at Hogswart
Length of story, is up to the author
Rating should be ether R or 17+
The story should try to be tasteful, reasonable, or original, but you are allowed if you wish to write it completely smut.

Plot!

Hermione sneaks in to Snape’s office/Private Chamber/Class room at night to steal some potion ingredients, but this time gets caught red handed. Snape finally has and excuse getting her expelled.

Why and what she steals is up to the author.
What Hermione says/does/promises to make Severus let her go, is up to the author.
Severus is bad/cruel/naughty just way we love him.
The story does not have to contain sex, but should at least have a sexual undertone, innuendoes, or tension.
Allow yourself to be inspired by this quote from Goblet of Fire “Harry could tell Snape was thoroughly enjoying himself denying Harry the thing he wanted when he was so panicky”

Extra points!

Use the phrase “Just lie back and think of England”
Use the phrase “It is like riding a broom, once you have been taught, you never forget”

Try to have as much fun as possible,

Deadline for first chapter is the 15th of December.

Title: Snape's worst nightmare
Post by: littledragon on December 09, 2019, 06:13:23 PM

Snape's Worst Nightmare -

Ok, my friend and I were very bored one evening and began to discuss
how Snape could do with a chill pill sometimes! So we started
thinking up the best ways to embarrass poor Snapey! All in one fic!
Whahahahaaaa!

The challenge starts off when Snape wakes up on the 2nd of April.
Someone put something in his food the day before (April Fool's Day)
and consequently he has a reaction to it. This can be anything from
a stomache bug to flu (you choose - has to be embarrassing though!)
Snape just has bad luck form then on! Hermoine is an apprentice at
Hogwarts (has left school now) and takes on ther role of one of the
staff for a fortnight (again, you choose what this is).

The challenge must include the following:

Remus falls in love!
Snape receives an enema (eeek!)
Someone is involved in a car crash
A giant chocolate easter egg
A mysterious smell!

The general plot is based around easter time (you may have guessed
from the above!) and Snape and Hermoine are not yet a couple but must
end up as one by the end of the fic. It can be as long as you like
but points will be awarded depending on how much you can humiliate
the serious and sexy potions teacher! Heheheheee!

Good luck! =)

Title: Gas
Post by: littledragon on December 09, 2019, 06:13:54 PM

GAS!

Pretty simple challenge. I have this thing where I like Snape being
humiliated. He's usually so serious that it's funny to see how he
would react in certain situations. In this challenge Snape does
exactly what the title suggests.. he has gas! You decide why!

*The setting for this fic is in Hogwarts during the winter. Snape has
a crush on Hermoine and is trying to win her over. Hermoine and Snape
must end up as a couple by the end of the fic (awwwww!). Hermoine has
finished school and is now training at Hogwarts to be a teacher there.

The challenge must include:

Snape and Hermoine go on at least one date
Dumbledore tries his luck at cooking!
Snape has bad gas! lol
Someone accidently kisses Crookshanks!
An embarrassing Potions lesson!

Have fun!