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[hpwlwbigbang]

That’s a Wrap!

Hard to believe that after months and months of the authors’ and artists’ hard work, we’ve now posted all the fics and art for the 2022 HP WLW Big Bang! A massive thank you to all creators for making this fest happen <3  

Below is the list of all this year’s works (see AO3 for summaries and tags!), and you can keep an eye on this space for a final fest stats post in the next couple days :)

Title: Nicotine/Linger

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Pansy Parkinson

Author: @teacup-tai

Artists: @carlav-blogs & @digthewriter

Rating: E

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Title: (Self)Deception

Pairing: Petunia Evans Dursley/Narcissa Black Malfoy

Author: space_mermaid

Artists: @digthewriter & @anaxandria-writes

Rating: E

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Title: Passion, Patents, and Pen Pals at the Ministry

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Pansy Parkinson

Authors: @yrfrndfrnkly & @violetclarity

Artists: @anaxandria-writes & @veelawings

Rating: T

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Title: Silhouette

Pairing: Narcissa Black Malfoy/Hermione Granger

Author: @maraudersaffair

Artists: @sunflower-swan & @SecondSilk

Rating: E

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Title: The Handle Toward My Hand

Pairing: Narcissa Malfoy/Lily Potter

Author: @yletylyf

Artists: @sunflower-swan & @carlav-blogs

Rating: E

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Title: you will burn right now but then you won't regret it

Pairing: Fleur/Tonks

Author: @thistlecatfics

Artists: @SecondSilk and @veelawings

Rating: M

#hpwlwbb #hpwlwbb2022 #hermione/pansy #narcissa/petunia #hermione/narcissa #narcissa/lily #fleur/tonks

[hp-fanfic-archive]

@ink-bender1022 asked about

😂 (fic that made you laugh out loud): The Fifth Act by oliver.snape (Harry/severus) and No Dead Lesbians by hpwlwbb, Saulaie, & yrfrndfrnkly (Fleur/Tonks)

🔁 (fic that you’ve re-read several times): Creature Comforts by BunnyBopper (Remus/Severus) and the Leo Inter Serpentes series by Aeternum (severitus & Harry/draco)

#fic rec ask meme #hp fic rec

[sapphicfanficrecs]

Pansmione: “Pansy, Rows, and Mutual Wanking” by hpwlwbb, kysprite, violetclarity (Complete)

Pansy, Rows, and Mutual Wanking by hpwlwbb, kysprite, violetclarity (Complete/ Explicit/ 27k words)

Author Summary: Eighth year. Hermione's ready. She's going to study, have fun with her friends, and ignore her new roommate's obnoxious wanking habits.

And alright, maybe she wouldn't be so annoyed with it if she'd had any good sex in the past. But that doesn't mean she wants Pansy Parkinson to teach her how to wank.

...does it?

#pansmione #hermione granger #pansy parkinson

[andi-is-bored]

Hello, i have some thoughts.

So i’ve been searching for new HP ships to obsessed over for the last like, thirty minutes i’d say. Well more like about two weeks, since i read Pansy, Rows, and Mutual Wanking by hpwlwbb, kysprite, violetclarity on Ao3 and have realized i need more sapphic HP pairings in my life.

Now let me be clear, i’m aware that a strangely large portion of the HP fandom has a fascination of pairing canonically underage characters with adult characters that are their parents ages or older. I’m aware that it’s now new, we all have seen some form of it, most likely involving Hermione with characters like Sirius Black or Lucius Malfoy, who in canon are at least two or so decades her senior.

I’m aware of it and i hate it, you all can say “Maybe it’s in the future when she’s of age!” or “Maybe it’s an AU! where they are both of age” and you know what, that’s fine if that’s what you’re into, i like a good AU! as much as the next person so i don’t see a big problem with it.

However.

When i think about the canon, and i know in fandom, canon doesn’t really matter but in this context i think it does, it just makes me very uncomfortable thinking about Hermione Granger, a character who at the end of the series (if you ignore the epilogue) is about 18, getting it on with Lucius Malfoy, who according to the wiki, would be around 44 by the end of Deathly Hollows, and not to mention that Lucius’s son is the same age as Hermione.

Look i don’t care what people are into really, as long as you’re not bothering or harassing other people you can do whatever you want i guess, but shipping minors, even fictional ones, with adults, even if in your fic or fanart or whatever they are of age, is still weird and gross, and i’m not changing my mind on that.

Anyways! This all was a long version of me saying that there’s a weird amount of fics and fanart of Hermione with characters like Bella Lestrange (not even gonna try and spell her name) or Narcissa Malfoy under the femslash tag and it’s not my cup of tea thank you very much.

Hermione is the usual victim of all those pairings which is weird in general and also in canon cause most of the older characters i named are blood-purists and hate her for the basic reason that she’s alive.

So yeah, that’s kind of it. If anyone wanted to know my opinions on this, well here it is i guess. I wanna find some fic rec blogs with wlw pairings so if anyone knows of any please send them my way if you could. If you need a new fic rec blog id recommend @potter-loves-malfoy they have a very organized master list with some really good fics in there so check them out! I’m gonna go sleep now please don’t yell at me for my opinions i’m fragile /hj

#fanfiction #fandom #andi’s rambles #not sure how to tag this #:/ #please stop shipping minors with adults it’s gross #fandom downsides

[celilasart]

Image Description: A digital drawing of Fleur and Tonks sleeping peacefully in their bed. Fleur is wearing a lightblue sleeveless shirt, her long blond hair is fanned out on the pillow behind her. Tonks has a short pink buzzcut and is wearing a white tanktop. Fleur is spooning Tonks: her lips are pressed against Tonks's left shoulder and her left arm is wrapped securely around Tonks's middle. Their left hands are intertwined. Tonks's other hand is pushed under the pillow. They're covered by a darkblue bedspread that has a colourful pattern of icecream cones, fruits, chocolate and cake slices. A thick Sudoku book and a pencil lie at the head of the bed. The afternoon sun bathes the scene in warm light. A sliver of sunlight falls across the couple, illuminating their joined hands. Art by celilasart. End description.

HP WLW BigBang Art Claim: Fleur/Tonks

Illustration for the beautiful fic "The Octochamp" by @yrfrndfrnkly

This was a spur of the moment "what your fic doesn't have art?" creation, and I'm so happy I got the chance to create art for this beautiful fic (and to get to read it almost before everybody else ;D). I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! The story illustrates so wonderfully what it means to support your partner, not just in small things, but also in big life decisions.

Go check it out 💕😊 and please have a look at all the other amazing works of @hpwlwbigbang 🙌

#hpwlwbb #hpwlwbb2021 #hp fanart #hp femslash #nymphadora tonks #fleur delacour #flonks #hp fic rec #flonks fic rec #lgbtq+ art #lgbtq+ #lgbt art #artists on tumblr

[thistlecatfics]

Fic rec: Unwritten

postwar canon divergence Pansy Parkinson/Ginny Weasley (80k) by @inamamagic with stunning art from @fantalf

Seriously this fic is SO GOOD. The world building is impeccable, and the themes of healing from trauma and loving imperfect people imperfectly are so well-done. 

Come for the magical history and romance, stay for the thick and intricate friendships and complicated family dynamics and loving people who do bad things. 

And the art! Come for gorgeous butch/femme love <3 

Read it read it read it!

#hp fic rec #hpwlwbb #ginsy #hp femslash

[violetclarity]

I’m so excited for the HP WLW Big Bang! It’ll be my first fest ever and I finally have a solid idea now.

I’m so excited you’re excited!! I really am too :D and extra exciting that it’s your first fest! yay!! what is your idea?

#asks #glo-up-goddess #hpwlwbb

[sitp-recs]

hey! I know you're a drarry rec blog but I'm looking for good wlw fics, particularly linny. I would also love some nonbinary or genderqueer rep. any suggestions? :) thanks for being awesome!

Hi anon, thanks for the ask! I actually do read other pairings and occasionally rec them, but I’m no expert in Linny so I’m linking two fics below and I’ll let my followers rec their faves for this one. If you feel like exploring other pairings, let me take this opportunity to celebrate these amazing wlw works:

Independent Love Song by Writcraft (Ginny/Millicent, Explicit, 6k) - Millie is genderfluid

Millicent Bulstrode is a tailor and Ginny is losing her mind over a woman in a tweed blazer and burgundy brogues.

my heart beat a tattoo on my ribs by icarusinflight (Ginny/Luna, Explicit, 7k)

Ginny can't understand why anyone would want to mark themselves by choice but she still agrees to go with Harry when he says he wants a tattoo.

Single and Snacking in Phoenix, AZ by hpwlwbb, keyflight790, @violetclarity (Ginny/Pansy, Harry/Luna, Explicit, 25k)

When she told her friends she was bringing a date to Harry and Luna’s wedding, Ginny had only wanted them to stop bothering her about her love life. Now she’s facing an entire weekend of pretending that Pansy Parkinson, her casual hook-up, is actually her girlfriend. What could possibly go wrong?

Pansy, Rows, and Mutual Wanking by hpwlwbb, kysprite, violetclarity (Pansy/Hermione, Explicit, 27k) - Linny is a minor relationship

Eighth year. Hermione's ready. She's going to study, have fun with her friends, and ignore her new roommate's obnoxious wanking habits. And alright, maybe she wouldn't be so annoyed with it if she'd had any good sex in the past. But that doesn't mean she wants Pansy Parkinson to teach her how to wank... does it?

Maybe It's You by hpwlwbb, likehandlingroses, Showknight, WhyTFNot (Ginny/Luna, Mature, 30k)

Ginny and Luna haven’t spoken much since Ginny abruptly left Harry and separated herself from most of her old life. Luna is busy working in Diagon Alley, eager to earn enough money to move out of her father’s house and see the world. Ginny--fresh off a suspension from the Holyhead Harpies--has returned home and is dissatisfied with having to take two steps back in her life. She asks Percy if she can stay in the spare room in his and Oliver’s flat. The trouble is, he’s already offered it to Luna…

Play Me Like A Love Song by bergatroll, hpwlwbb, Owlpostart (Owlpostings), Writcraft (Minerva/Wilhelmina, Explicit, 67k)

Minerva McGonagall doesn’t believe in love at first sight, which is why her instant attraction to drag king Wilhelmina ("Will") Grubbly-Plank is so unexpected. War tears apart the wizarding world and as one battle ends Minerva and Will must fight once more, this time for the lives of their friends on Little Compton Street. A love story spanning five decades defined by music, laughter and tears, in which love is not always easy, but it’s always worth fighting for.

As for genderqueer fics, this lovely Drarry one comes to mind:

Pretty in Pink by Writcraft (2014, Explicit, 3.7k)

What happens when the only person who accepts your secrets is the one person you can’t stand?

As you can see I worship the ground @writcraft walks on lol oh, and I’ve also found these posts that might be helpful:

Reclists by @ani-mage

Reclist by @drarryruinedme7

#asks #anon #wlw #linny #genderqueer

[lilyevansgf]

i saw u were looking for wlw fics, so here are some of my favourites:

Skirt Full of Thorns by montparnasse (linny), No Dead Lesbians by hpwlwbb (flonks), Buzzcut Season (this one has multiple couples and some of them are genderbent, so that might not be your thing, but it's really good), All The Good That Won't Come Out by LowerEastSide (Daphne/Pansy. does include Drastoria). wish i had some dorlene to rec.

ahhh thank you!!! i really like genderbends actually, i think they’re fun :) and dw about the dorlene ive got a bunch of them, these recs look great <3

#sadtober1993 #asks

[elizabethgoudge]

Saorsa - A story in twelve Quidditch bets - hippocrates460, hpwlwbb - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own]

The older femslash fic you didn't know you needed. McGonagall and Hooch, resistance vibes, love story and growing intimacy.

[hpwlwbigbang]

FIC & ART: Passion, Patents, and Pen Pals at the Ministry

Title: Passion, Patents, and Pen Pals at the Ministry

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Pansy Parkinson

Authors: @yrfrndfrnkly & @violetclarity

Artists: @anaxandria-writes & @veelawings

Rating: T

Warning/Content Notes: rivals (to coworkers) to lovers, getting together, first kiss, screen reader friendly, semi-epistolary, misogyny in the press, misogyny at the Ministry, invasive press coverage, insecurity, career frustrations, unprofessional behaviour, Ministry of Magic employees, at-work hexing, gossip, flirty letters, friends being secretive, group chats, humor, comedic situations, meddling friends, underground zines, loving insults/friends gently dragging each other, Blaise’s inability to have only one beverage, Hermione’s inability to let anything go, the WLW urge to question if the woman obviously flirting with you is indeed flirting with you, apology meals, reading and watching each other's faves as a love language

Summary: After an extremely ill-timed lovers'-tiff-turned-food-fight at the Ministry leaves her less one boyfriend and suspended without pay for six months, Hermione pleads for some position–anything–to fill her days until her suspension is up. The good news is, her temporary position in the Magical Games & Sports's Ludicrous Patents office is just down the corridor from Harry's office in General Inquiries. The bad news is Harry's officemate is Pansy Parkinson, the Ministry's operations are shockingly outdated, and every altercation between Hermione and Pansy winds up a headline in MoM's internal rogue gossip zine, Hot Goss. Pansy, who's already chagrined about having been glass-ceilinged in the same position for six years, is no happier with this turn of events. Unbeknownst to each other, Pansy and Hermione each take to The Daily Prophet's Opinions column to air their grievances. When their Op-Eds morph into (increasingly flirty) private correspondence, Hermione and Pansy seem to be the only people they know who haven't figured out one anothers' true identities. Is it a recipe for disaster—or romance??

Word Count: ~34k

Read on AO3

#hpwlwbb #hpwlwbb2022 #pansy/hermione

[hp-fanfic-archive]

No Dead Lesbians by hpwlwbb, Saulaie, & yrfrndfrnkly Pairing: Fleur/Tonks, Remus/Sirius, Sirius & Fleur Rating: T Word Count: 42k That one where Fleur joins in the Order, falls arse over teakettle in love with Tonks, becomes bffs with Sirius Black, and accidentally gets Tonks pregnant, all while banterously fighting the good fight against Big V.

#this fic is in my top 10 favs of all time and this contains absolutely exceptional queer friendship and banter and you should def read it #flonks #wolfstar #sirius & fleur #rating: t #25 to 50k words #lightning era #get together #friends to lovers #flatmates #humor #fluff #angst #friendship #found family #theme: war #magical theory #magical accident #second wizarding war #theme: body image #bi character #bi nymphadora tonks #theme: pregnancy #lesbian character #lesbian fleur delacour #everybody lives au #canon divergent #hp fic rec #flonks fic rec #wlw ship

[hpwlwbigbang]

FIC & ART: Nicotine/Linger

Title: Nicotine/Linger

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Pansy Parkinson

Author: @teacup-tai

Artists: @carlav-blogs & @digthewriter

Rating: E

Warnings/Content Notes: Enemies to friends to lovers, Pansy in the Muggle world, meet-cute, soft butch Pansy, slow burn, UST, EWE, Minor Hermione/Lisa Turpin, mentions of the war, flashbacks, anxiety, mentions of getting burned in a fire hate crime, trauma from fire, neo-nazi metaphor for young death eaters, Pansy pines a lot, she likes to pretend she’s a mean lesbian, she’s not, she’s soft as warm butter, i’m soft as warm butter for them too, tentative flirting, then straight on heavy flirting, easy banter, pubs, found family, clubbing, recreational drug use, slice of life, character study, redemption arc (kinda), minor Pansy/OFC, OCs, Blaise & Pansy friendship. See the rest of the tags on AO3.

Summary: Pansy has been living a slow Muggle life in Ireland for five years now. Managing her anxiety and trauma with one too many drinks, way more anonymous fucks in loos than strictly advised, wonderful Muggle friends and a job that keeps her hands busy. Life is kinda alright -though a tad bit fucked up- until she stumbles into Hermione Granger in the Muggle Hospital.

This is a story about childhood enemies trying a tentative friendship far from the chaotic magical world. A tale about falling in love with the cute golden lesbian and the slow, ginger path of reconnecting with things that make you feel whole.

Word Count: 26k

Read on AO3

#hpwlwbb #hpwlwbb2022 #pansy/hermione

[hpwlwbigbang]

HP WLW BB Going On Hiatus for 2023

Hello all! Thank you so much for your support of the fest over the past four years. We love running this fest, but it takes a lot of time and energy, and both your mods are at busy moments in their non-fandom lives. Unfortunately, we don't have the time to devote to the fest this year, so we've made the difficult decision to go on hiatus for 2023. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to continue writing awesome WLW fic and making beautiful WLW art! 

your mods, 

frnkly & violet

#hpwlwbb

[hpwlwbigbang]

FIC & ART: The Handle Toward My Hand

Title: The Handle Toward My Hand

Pairing: Narcissa Malfoy/Lily Potter

Author: @yletylyf

Artists: @sunflower-swan & @carlav-blogs

Rating: Explicit

Warnings/Content Notes: Explicit Sexual Content, Non-Graphic Violence, Minor Character Deaths, Murder, Death Eater Collaboration. See additional tags on AO3.

Summary: Voldemort ensures his victory over wizarding Britain by not immediately acting on the prophecy. Lily Potter survives, but no one knows what to do with her. Narcissa Malfoy certainly does not need the complication of taking a Muggle-born into her home. One look at Lily, however, and she is undone.

Word Count: ~25,000

Read on AO3

#hpwlwbb #hpwlwbb2022 #lily/narcissa

[hpwlwbigbang]

Ahoy Hype Readers!

It’s nearly your time to shine, Hype Readers! 

If you love squeeing about wlw fanfic and you’re 18 or over, you can sign-up here to be a Hype Reader for the 2022 BB! 

It’s simple: just sign-up and then, between 1-20 September, leave a substantive comment on at least 2 fics and their corresponding artworks. 

Hype Readers will receive a couple perks and those who complete their pledge on time can opt into a wee reward if they choose :) 

#hpwlwbb #hpwlwbb2022 #hp femslash