making your way out of the bunk that was set up at the discovery of the final bit of artwork...
Before I get to the guessing poll, I have a few people that I'd like to embarrass. And no I'm not cutting this because I want their names out for all to see as they scroll their friends page...
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phoenixacid went clear back to 2006 and updated all the tags - I was terribly lax at this task the last two years, and she cleaned up my mess and added links on the comm page for each round's masterlist. How much of a gem is she??? All sparkly and shiny and princess-cut... -
dysonrules,
bryoneybrynn, and byaghro for being awesome co-mods and handing me tissues when I wanted to sob and cry over...various things. *cough* bryoneybrynn did the arduous task of not only pairing people up but also doing the schedule - two things I also loathe (dude, why am I even a mod??) - and also reading/re-assigning. And byaghro also read entries and offered great support when things didn't run smoothly. - To our pinch-hitters...you are made of sweetness and light and magical fairy dust follows you wherever you go. frayach, blamebrampton, phoenixacid, winnett, lomonaaeren, calembours, bootsy_minequimvaa, _aurora_sky_snarkyscorp, bryoneybrynn ...you must know that fests would fail and go down in flames were in not for folks like you who step up when others cannot meet their obligation. As you can see from the long list, some of whom also completed their original assignment and therefore did two pieces this year, we mods had a challenging few months.
Myself,
bryoneybrynn, and byaghro appreciate fandom's continued participation and enthusiasm for this fest. Obviously there'd be zero fest without readers and folks signing up to make the boys do naughty/cruel/hilarious/depressing/illegHarry and Draco, we commend you for your tireless efforts for us all, and we're terribly sorry about all the chafing but here's some lovely cream, I'm sure you'll have no problem assisting each other with a bit of a rubdown...please give us a detailed report of said rubdown when you are finished pleaseandthankyou.
I am going to decide over the next several months as to whether or not the fest will continue. This year, we had record high drop outs and reqeusts for extensions, many leading into mid/late December, and I'll be brutally honest and tell you that this was not a fun year for any of the mods. We do understand that things happen, but when it happens to 60+ out of 80+ participants...well, you do the math. We gave folks more time than ever before (assignments sent August 7th) to get their work done, but I know that a fair bit of them didn't start until just a couple of weeks prior to their due date. Less than 1/4 of participants met their deadline. As my mind works out the whys and wherefores of the high number of participants who struggled to meet what was sometimes their 5th deadline extension, and looking at the trending of prior years, I do not know where this fest will or can go.
People will be excited next summer, right around sign-up time, when the final movie comes out, but I worry that the enthusiasm will fade quickly and we're left with a very rough November/December as we try to get submissions in on time and track people down. There is so much work that goes on behind the scenes, uploading the longer fics/art being a major part of that (and I am the only one who does so as I own the hdhols domain). There were far too many 1am/2am late nights where I was getting things ready to go up at 8am the next morning because we'd only just received it. Every entry has to be checked to make sure html tags are closed, that the formatting isn't wonky because of whatever word processing program a person used (note: Word 2003 needs to DIAF - you'd be surprised how many people still use it), etc.
In short, this year was exhausting even with the addition of another co-mod, and I'm just not sure if I'll be up for it again next December. And it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if the fest ended ON THIS AMAZING NOTE.
Alright, that part's over with. NOW GUESS THE AUTHORS AND ARTISTS UNDER THE CUT!!
faithwood lovingly put this together for you, and she's even included a list of all participants at the end for you to peruse and assist with your clever detective work.Who drew In the Interest of Peace and Goodwill for alaana_fair?
Who wrote In Vino Veritas for noeon?
Who wrote You Can Leave Your Hat On for enchanted_jae?
Who wrote The Uninvited Guest for leo_draconis?
Who drew Unraveled for chibitoaster?
Who wrote I Await A Protector for emmagrant01?
Who wrote Packing the Flat for scarletscarlet?
Who wrote The Beginning of Reality for taradiane?
Who wrote In Which Draco Secretly Has a Happy Christmas (But He’d Never Admit It) for treacle_tartlet?
Who wrote Start with a Strong and Persistent Desire for dm_p?
Who drew Slipping Away for nursedarry?
Who wrote Excuses, Excuses for teya_yashitoda?
Who wrote The Waters Know Their Own for bryoneybrynn?
Who wrote Stone of Hope for ennyousai?
Who drew Finding Peace for fireflavored?
Who wrote Bound and Determined for chemical_haven?
Who wrote Over the Withered Bracken for fireelemental79?
Who wrote The Christmas Wish for oldenuf2nb?
Who wrote Life Lessons: The Flying Chapter for quimvaa?
Who wrote Lucky Break for auntpurl?
Who wrote The Cider Press for winnett?
Who wrote Of Muggle Muggings, Mysteries, and Tattoos for dysonrules?
Who wrote Absolute Certainty for snarkyscorp?
Who wrote Santa Claus Surveillance for tealeaf523?
Who wrote Love is… for scarletladyy?
Who wrote The Lovers' Circle for pennswoods?
Who drew Stolen Moments for naturegirlrocks?
Who wrote The Page Eleven Wars for marguerite_26?
Who wrote The Stars All Explode for phoenixacid?
Who wrote Don’t Call Me Back for sugareey?
Who drew Love and Scandal for snegurochka_lee?
Who wrote Snowflakes for hereticalvision?
Who wrote Love In Lieu for eanelinea77?
Who wrote Bridges for citrus_lime?
Who drew On Slippery Ice for tigersilver?
Who wrote Forgive Us Our Trespasses for thilia?
Who wrote Burns Out Another's Burning for okydoky?
Who wrote School Days Remembered for misterwalnut?
Who wrote Home For The Holidays for soul_bound_8686?
Who drew Fragile Reality for lomonaaeren?
Who wrote It is the Moonlight, It is the Rain for mijeli?
Who wrote A Very Malfoy Christmas for cutecoati?
Who drew Merry Monster for bootsy_mine?
Who wrote This Unexpected Windfall for themostepotente?
Who drew They're Waiting for You... for moonlitdark?
Who wrote (Ninth Rehearsal for) The Main Event for literaryspell?
Who wrote In the White for mindabbles?
Who wrote Headed in the Right Direction for 
hd_holidays?
Who wrote Point of Entry for plotting_pen?
Who wrote Meeting the Malfoys for sesheta_66?
Who wrote The Partner Interviews for a_execution?
Who wrote Elemental for spark_of_chaos?
Who wrote Turning, Twisted for hd_holidays?
Who drew Couch Warmers for rickey_a?
Who wrote A Quiet Full of Longing for katerina_black?
Who wrote True Story for leela_cat?
Who drew A Promise To Return for crimson_stained?
Who wrote Baby, It’s Cold Outside for arineat?
Who wrote Home by Christmas for hd_holidays?
Who wrote When Hippogriffs and Pygmy Puffs Collide for florahart?
Who wrote Birth of a Wandmaker for alisanne?
Who wrote Lipstick for star_sailor13?
Who drew All Decked Out for coffeejunkii?
Who drew Regard for acromantular?
Who drew Vigil amidst a flurry of white for dirty_darella?
Who wrote Between the Known & The Unknown for melusinahp?
Who wrote The Future Is Unwritten for dragenphly?
Who wrote Conformation Change for grey_hunter?
Who wrote Conquering the Dark for _aurora_sky_?
Who wrote On The Couch for reira_21?
Who drew Let's stop a moment for femmequixotic?
Who wrote Promise Me for pink_mint?
Who wrote Decoy Dilemma for rurounihime?
Who wrote Of Hoof Picks, Centaurs, and Flight for calembours?
Who drew Your hair is bare live wire for megyal?
Who wrote As Souls From Bodies Steal for musamihi?
Who wrote Bitter Honey, Green Night for nicevenn?
Who wrote Some Kind of Wonderful for sassy_cissa?
Who drew Electrical Storm for snarkyscorp?
Participants list:
_aurora_sky_a_executionacromantularalaana_fairalisanneamightypenguinarineatauntpurlaycelcusblamebramptonbootsy_minebryoneybrynncassie_black12chemical_havenchibitoastercoffeejunkiicrimson_staineddirty_darelladm_pdragenphlyeanelinea77emmagrant01enchanted_jaeennyousaifaithwoodfemmequixoticfireelemental79fireflavoredflorahartfrayachgrey_hunterhereticalvisionkaterina_blackleela_catleo_draconisliteraryspelllokelokelomonaaerenmarguerite_26megyalmelusinahpmindabblesmisterwalnutmoonlitdarkmusamihinaturegirlrocksnicevennnoeonokydokyoldenuf2nbpennswoodsphoenixacidpink_mintplotting_penquimvaared_rahlreira_21rickey_acalemboursrurounihimesassy_cissascarletladyysesheta_66scarletscarletsnarkyscorpsnegurochka_leesoul_bound_8686spark_of_chaosstar_sailor13sugareeytaradianetealeaf523teya_yashitodathemostepotentethiliatigersilvertreacle_tartletwinnettCheers, ya'll. See you on the 16th for reveals!
taradiane 
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