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dhr_valentine (1923340)

The Enemy's Valentine
Draco/Hermione Fic Gift Exchange

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Name:

Secret Valentines for D/Hr Shippers!

Website:

Contra Veritas

Location:

HP Fandom, United Kingdom

About:

RULES OF THE GAME:

1. The Draco/Hermione Secret Valentine Fic Exchange Game is open to all participants who are interested in the pairing and their forbidden love.

2. This is a fic exchange game. Therefore, all participants must fulfill their end of the bargain by completing their fic request. If you are unable to write a fic in return, please do not request for a gift. However, everyone is invited to join and watch/lurk at the Draco/Hermione Valentine community, and to read all the fic gifts when they are finally posted in March. If you join the community but do not wish to participate in the gift exchange, you can still post reviews, suggestions, comments, etc.

3. To participate, you must email in the application forms (the template is below) to dhr_valentine@yahoo.com. Please email these forms and do not post them at the community, as the fic exchange game is run on a double blind and you will not know who you are writing for, or who is writing for you. The application information will consist of your LJ names and the plot and rating requests, keeping in mind that the main mandatory pairing must be Draco/Hermione. The fic requests and gifts do not necessarily have to center around a Valentine theme, although you may do so if you wish.

4. All participants must sign up and submit their requests by no later than FEBRUARY 7th 2004 at 12 am EST. This is to allow for sufficient time to complete their Valentine fic gifts.

5. A list of all participants will be posted up after the last fic request has been submitted. If possible, please do not ask anyone from the group to beta for you, as your surprise fic gift might actually be meant for them.

6. All fics have no limit on length, but must be at least 1,000 words to ensure that they are not just drabbles and have enough room for the plot requests to develop. If you are over 17, you may request for fics of R or NC-17 ratings. Conversely, you may also be asked to write fic gifts of those ratings. However, if you are under 17, you may only request and will only be asked to write fics of up to PG-13 ratings. We’re sorry about this, and thank you for your understanding.

7. All completed fics must be e-mailed to dhr_valentine@yahoo.com by no later than MARCH 6th 2004 at 12 a.m. EST to preserve anonymity. Since this deadline was moved forward from the original date of March 23rd, we accept full responsibility for our bad arrangement and will consider submission extensions on a case-by-case basis for those participants who have contacted us privately beforehand via e-mail or IM informing us of their inability to meet the new deadline. Please note that extension requests must be sent to the mods at least a week before the deadline to give us sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements. However, you may submit the completed fics earlier than the March 6th deadline -- the group moderators

melon_and_naga and

smashingsugar will begin posting the fics on the community as they are received.

8. Fic submissions must be beta-read. We do not demand that your English and grammar be perfect, but since you are writing for someone else as a gift, the recipients will expect fics of a certain quality. If you have problems finding a beta, then don't hesitate to contact either one of the mods through e-mail or IM -- we'll gladly beta-read for you.

9. All fic submissions will remain exclusive to this community until the authors are revealed. This will happen a day after the last gift has been posted.

10. If you have any questions about your assignment or about the community, please e-mail them to dhr_valentine@yahoo.com. Similarly, please feel free to IM the mods Sugar (at cyberglitter@hotmail.com on MSN, smashingsugar on AIM, and surely_sugar on Y!M) or Ra (at radicalette on Y!M and AIM). We'd love to hear from you all, and we're also open to any suggestions or comments you might have in order to make this game better :). Thanks, and have fun!

HOW IT WORKS:

Just to clarify, participants will not be choosing which fic requests they will write. Instead, after the last fic request is submitted and a final list of participants is posted up, the mods will assign fic requests to individual participants according to what they've stated they are willing to write. Participants will receive their assignments via e-mail. Remember, the game is run on a double blind, so particpants will not know who they are writing for or who is writing for them.

APPLICATION FORM:

(The following form is to be copied, answered, and e-mailed to the mods at dhr_valentine@yahoo.com. Once you've submitted your form, your request will be posted up anonymously on the community for others to see.)

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DRACO/HERMIONE SECRET VALENTINE FORM:

Name/Pen Name:
Your LJ Username:
E-mail:
Are you over seventeen?*:
Rating(s) of the fic you want:
Rating(s) you’re willing to write:
3 - 5 Things you want your gift to include:
What you don’t want your gift to include:
Any Squicks/Things You Won't Feel Comfortable Writing:

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*Reminder: Only those seventeen years and older may request/write/receive R and NC-17 gifts. Sorry!

Note: You may leave the answers to “what you don’t want your gift to include” and “any squicks/things you won’t feel comfortable writing about” blank if you don’t have any and are not applicable.

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SAMPLE FORM 1:

Name/Pen Name: crookshanks007
Your LJ Username: kneazle_god (www.livejournal.com/~kneazle_god)
E-mail: iatescabbers@hogwartsmail.com
Are you over seventeen?: Yes
Rating(s) of the fic you want: R or NC-17
Rating(s) you’re willing to write: G to NC-17

3-5 Things you want your gift to include:
1. Set in Draco’s and Hermione’s 7th year at Hogwarts
2. Declaration of unrequited love in front of Professor Snape
3. Sex and chocolate
4. Romance/Humor fic
5. Pairings on the side: Harry/Millicent, Ron/Pansy, and/or Pig/Hedwig

What you don’t want your gift to include: slash, alive!Voldemort, Blaise Zabini
Any Squicks/Things you won’t feel comfortable writing: femmeslash, house-elves/anyone, dark fics, threesomes

SAMPLE FORM 2:

Name/Pen Name: Fairy Queen
Your LJ Username: thumbelina (www.livejournal.com/~thumbelina)
E-mail: sweetpeas@fantasyworld.net
Are you over seventeen?: No
Rating(s) of the fic you want: Up to PG-13
Rating(s) you’re willing to write: Up to PG-13

3-5 Things you want your gift to include:
1. Draco on a white horse
2. A kiss at sunset
3. A promise that was broken (may or may not be a dark fic)
4. Past life revelations of some sort

What you don’t want your gift to include: slash, femmeslash, Marauder or Founder characters, abusive!Lucius and crying!Narcissa, no Draco or Hermione deaths, suicide, beauty queen!Hermione and superfluffy!Draco…Thanks!
Any Squicks/Things you won’t feel comfortable writing: all slash, bloodplay, incest, extreme violence and non-con situations

DISCLAIMER: All Harry Potter-related characters and situations used herein are the property of J. K. Rowling et al. No infringement on copyrights is intended as the Draco/Hermione Valentine fic exchange community exists solely for non-profitable purposes to purely generate entertainment values and creative literature inspiration amongst the avid fans of the Draco/Hermione ship.