Queer in Knitted Things Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 June is LGBTQIA+ Pride month, and this year it's marking 50 years since the Stonewall riots. Pride is both a celebration and a protest, and I think it's an excellent time to increase the stories featuring queer characters on the HPFT archives. Thus, may I present to you the... Queer Your Faves Challenge! Challenge Name: The Queer Your Faves Challenge Challenge Deadline: 6th July, 2019 (which is the date of London's Pride event) Accepted Fandom(s): Harry Potter Accepted Ratings: All ages and ratings are acceptable Challenge Details: Take one of your favourite Harry Potter characters and write a story - anything from a one-shot to a full length novel - in which they identify as LGBTQIA+. Harry himself is known for being notably unobservant (as well as all-but-canonically bisexual) so it's completely possible that he wouldn't have noticed if Dean and Seamus were dating from their fifth year of Hogwarts onwards, or if Lavender and Parvati were giggling in corners and making-out. Thus you can take almost any character and write them as the protagonist of their own gay fairy tale. Stories which aren't about the struggle of coming to terms with their sexuality or coming out are strongly encouraged! Sexual orientation can be incredibly important to someone's identity without being the driving force for the plot. I always view HPFT as a LGBTQIA+-filled/friendly place, because this is where I found the terminology to describe my own queerness, and I'd like the archives to reflect that as much as possible. Talking to @facingthenorthwind yesterday, I was informed that the most popular ships on HPFT are Lily/James, Harry/Ginny and Rose/Scorpius - but guess what, you can write one of these pairings and still take part in this challenge! What about a fic where James and Lily bond and realise their attraction for each other after both being dumped by Emmeline Vance? A story featuring Ginny as a trans woman would be fascinating, or maybe a story where Scorpius is a polyamorous pansexual non-binary wix (one option for a gender-neutral word for a witch or wizard) who is a little bit in love with both Rose Weasley AND Albus Potter? If you want a prompt to help inspire you, you can request any or all of a random character, object and place and I'll suggest a random character/object/place/any combination thereof that might give you some ideas! There is no obligation to request a prompt though, or use the prompt items I give you. Challenge rules: All entries must be posted on the HPFT archives. No pre-written stories - the idea of this challenge is to increase the fics on the archives that feature LGBTQIA+ characters. Multiple entries are allowed , and in fact actively encouraged! Fics must be written about existing Harry Potter characters, not about your original characters in the Harry Potter universe. That said, minor characters (like Lucy Weasley or Marlene McKinnon) are totally ok. Must include 'for Queer In Knitted Thing's Queer Your Faves challenge' somewhere in your summary. If you're not part of the LGBTQIA+ community yourself, please write with sensitivity and avoid harmful stereotypes. Challenge prizes: All entries posted before the deadline will receive a review. The third place winner will get three reviews on stories of their choice and a link in my sig for one month. The second place winner will receive five reviews on stories of their choice and a link in my sig for one month. The first place winner will get seven reviews on stories of your choice and a link in my sig for one month. (I'm also planning on trying to make/commission some graphics, but don't want to make any promises yet.) I cannot wait to read all of your incredible stories!
facingthenorthwind Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 HELLO I AM HERE AND I AM READY TO QUEER. I don't know who I will be queering for this. a good ole wolfstar? mayhaps! percy/oliver? it could be! parvati/lavender? ginny/cho? the possibilities are endless and i'm very excited.
MegGonagall Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 I was struck by a Wolfstar plunny the other night, that will not leave me alone. I’ll be a maybe with Sirius/Remus. Is it okay if this is combined with other challenges? Because this plunny can also work for another challenge that I’ve maybe’d.
Queer in Knitted Things Posted June 3, 2019 Author Posted June 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, facingthenorthwind said: HELLO I AM HERE AND I AM READY TO QUEER. I don't know who I will be queering for this. a good ole wolfstar? mayhaps! percy/oliver? it could be! parvati/lavender? ginny/cho? the possibilities are endless and i'm very excited. YESSSS excellent, I cannot wait to read whatever you queer! You know I have a soft spot for Ginny/Cho, but yes, there are endless possibilities. Just now, MegGonagall said: I was struck by a Wolfstar plunny the other night, that will not leave me alone. I’ll be a maybe with Sirius/Remus. Is it okay if this is combined with other challenges? Because this plunny can also work for another challenge that I’ve maybe’d. Ooh yes, you're absolutely fine to combine with another challenge, and I would love to read some Wolfstar!
crestwood Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 I'll be a taker with a Louis/Lysander road trip story. There will be multiple entries from me
Aphoride Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 Maaaaayybe - because I have some vague ideas but imma need to see what strikes me
sibilant Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 Hi! Would you take a Cho/OC AU with Cho as a mermaid? ...it’s a bit out there but I can promise it’ll be very gay
Queer in Knitted Things Posted June 5, 2019 Author Posted June 5, 2019 On 6/3/2019 at 7:44 AM, crestwood said: I'll be a taker with a Louis/Lysander road trip story. There will be multiple entries from me That sounds excellent, I'm already excited to read it! On 6/3/2019 at 8:15 AM, Aphoride said: Maaaaayybe - because I have some vague ideas but imma need to see what strikes me Fabulous, I hope you manage to find the inspiration to write something. On 6/3/2019 at 12:29 PM, sibilant said: Hi! Would you take a Cho/OC AU with Cho as a mermaid? ...it’s a bit out there but I can promise it’ll be very gay Ooh, absolutely! That sounds different but different in a very good (and very gay) way!
Jen25 Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 I'll be a maybe for this with Hermione/Pansy, wherein Hermione is a Slytherin
crestwood Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 The first chapter of my entry pageantry is validated!
Guest pookha Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 I am in with this. I have a story that's been kicking around in my head for years and now is the time to get it down.
Guest pookha Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 Here's my entry. Transitioning Cho and Polyamorous Harry/Ginny/Cho. Good News Comes in Threes (T)
singmetothesun Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 I’m thinking really hard about this I write Albus/Scorpius already so I’ll see what else I can do!
singmetothesun Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 2 hours ago, RoRoWeasley said: I’m thinking really hard about this I write Albus/Scorpius already so I’ll see what else I can do! So looks like I’ll be working on a Ginny/Luna piece as I have a muse
BookDinosaur Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 i'm VERY here for this - would daphne greengrass / (female) oc work if the focus is on daphne? if so, count me in as a maybe (oh, and also - is combining this challenge with another alright?)
Queer in Knitted Things Posted June 19, 2019 Author Posted June 19, 2019 On 6/5/2019 at 5:06 PM, Jen25 said: I'll be a maybe for this with Hermione/Pansy, wherein Hermione is a Slytherin Oooh, a Slytherin!Hermione/Pansy story is intriguing. On 6/6/2019 at 6:37 AM, crestwood said: The first chapter of my entry pageantry is validated! Woohoo! Congrats on being the first to submit an entry, and I cannot wait to read your awesome words. On 6/14/2019 at 11:28 PM, pookha said: Here's my entry. Transitioning Cho and Polyamorous Harry/Ginny/Cho. Good News Comes in Threes (T) Oh, awesome! I am super into this as a concept for a fic. On 6/15/2019 at 11:52 AM, RoRoWeasley said: So looks like I’ll be working on a Ginny/Luna piece as I have a muse Yay for Ginny/Luna! Looking forward to reading it. 19 hours ago, BookDinosaur said: i'm VERY here for this - would daphne greengrass / (female) oc work if the focus is on daphne? if so, count me in as a maybe (oh, and also - is combining this challenge with another alright?) That would absolutely work and sounds fab! And yep, you're totally fine to combine with other challenges.
Renacerá Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 I know I don't have time to be entering challenges right now...but I can't resist! I'm in and will update when I figure out who I'm writing.
Queer in Knitted Things Posted June 20, 2019 Author Posted June 20, 2019 20 hours ago, Renacerá said: I know I don't have time to be entering challenges right now...but I can't resist! I'm in and will update when I figure out who I'm writing. Yay, I have created an un-resist-able challenge! Looking forward to seeing who you write.
grumpy cat Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 i'm a taker with bisexual dominique weasley *_* edit: here's my entry: Bad Habits
sunshine_locks Posted June 26, 2019 Posted June 26, 2019 I'm pretty late to entering, but I'm probably definitely in. I've already begun to work on something that's 3.5k words in, haha.
sunshine_locks Posted June 28, 2019 Posted June 28, 2019 I’m not sure what prompted me to look at this challenge again, but boy am I sure glad I did. Upon reading it closer, I realize that I might have misunderstood the point of this challenge, as my story is decidedly not through the point of view of one of the canon Harry Potter characters. Not really sure how I did that, but I think I’m going to have to sit this one out. My apologies for the misunderstanding.
CheekyTorah-Lex Posted June 29, 2019 Posted June 29, 2019 I don't see me having my piece done on time sorry!
sibilant Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 Hi! Rolling in with my entry (sorry that I'm late )! This fic actually isn't from Cho's POV but I hope that's okay? Let me know if it isn't! the brightest pearl
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