Purplechimera

welcome to HP trans fest 2022!

We’re a multi-ship, multi-era, multi-media fan fest, created to celebrate all non-cis characters in the Harry Potter extended universe.

This year, our Discord server is open to both creators and fest enthusiasts! Here’s the invite if you’d like to join: https://discord.gg/eyGgV4Gzkh

Prompting: 07 January - 21 January Claiming: 24 January - 14 March Creative works due: 21 March Posting begins: 31 March, Trans Day of Visibility

For more info, check out our updated FAQ & the fest’s GUIDELINES and stay tuned!

Oooh I don't think I've read this one and now I'm going to have to!!

Two photos to try to show how shiny the gold is.

Week 1

[FIC & ART] Keep My Eyes by  fantalf

Acceptance by  leontina (Leontina)

Something Old/Something New by  Sandel

Gold and Silver Intertwined by  MercuryShep

Under The Covers by  Samunderthelights

Earned It by  Notmycatsname

Love is the whole thing (We are only pieces) by  digthewriter

getting up and falling (in love) by  vaindumbass

Shopping for the Yule Ball by ISolemnlySwear

Week 2

The Comet by  pauraque

Understanding Fred by  nagemeikenu

Bind by  GallifreyisBurning

Friday Night at Frogg’s by  maraudersaffair

Dear Luna by  OTPshipper98

Free Reign Undercover by  brilliantsnafu

The Walls That Hide Us by  bisexualronaldweasley

Social Constructs by  Purplechimera

One Last Time, No Regrets by  MoonlitMarauder

Week 3

three times sirius black did not go up a spiral staircase by  NorthStarofDraco

Queer as a Picnic Basket by  Sour_grape_Snape

The Story of Your Bones by  RoonilWazlibMalfoy

truths found in the art of change by  Duskglass

Hellebore by  keepmeright

Could by  tigerlilycorinne

Conk me Once, Shame on You by  KinugoshiDofu

A Hopeful Sunday by  ununquadius

Let the sleeping Dragons lie by  Elfarock

Since it’s James’ birthday, here’s a Muslim Jily soulmates oneshot!

Ship: Jily, side wolfstar

Word count: 900

Summary: Au where the first words you hear your soulmate say are tattooed on your wrist

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James Potter loved his soulmark. 

He had the words ‘Alhumdulillah’ on his wrist in a grey hue. And it wasn’t just the fact that it was a wonderful feeling to know there was someone for him, it was also the words. Alhumdulillah which meant Praise be to Allah or All thanks to Allah in Arabic felt like a blessing in itself to be on his skin. He would look at it when someone would say something cruel to him and mumble the word to himself, thinking of the things he was grateful for. And when he was happy, he would look at it with a smile and whisper the word reverently. With years, it became a second habit to remember the word in happiness and clung to it in sadness.     

Everyone was born with a grey soulmark, and when you would meet your soulmate and would hear them say the words, the soulmark would turn black. James had seen it happen before, when he and Sirius seen Remus on their first day of college and Sirius had whispered to James, “He’s so fucking gorgeous, what the fuck.” And before James could have told him that he didn’t actually whisper and said that quite loudly, Remus had whipped his head to look at Sirius with a “Shit it’s you.” And James had seen the words on Sirius’ wrist turn black.

Day 8

Title: It Takes a Village By: @livelovelupin​ | Livelovelupin Rating: G Prompt: B6 Summary: “The truth is, Sirius has been thinking about ways to help Remus ever since the first time he noticed something wrong. Even before he knew about the lycanthropy. He’d watch Remus come back to their dorm room after a day or two (or seven, which was the longest time Remus had spent in the infirmary ward away from them) and all he knew was that something was wrong and that he needed to fix it.“ Word Count: 7.6k Tags: unestablished relationship, Hogwarts Sixth Year, Marauders Era (Harry Potter), Process of Becoming an Animagus Extract: “For Remus.” “Oh, fuck you. I know that. Why can’t we transfigure something that hasn’t been in either of your mouths? I’ll get you metal wire or something.” James grins, and he must have taken the Mandrake leaf from behind his teeth because Sirius can see it. “This is fun.” “So fun,” Sirius says dryly, but he can admit that it is fun. Thrilling. Marauder-esque. LINK

Title: Always Knew the Melody (But Never Heard the Rhyme) By: @owlways-and-forever​ | owlways_and_forever Rating: G Prompt: B4 Summary: 5 times Lily almost told James she was pregnant, and 1 time she actually did. Word Count: 2k Tags: 5 Times, 5+1 Things, Pregnancy, pregnancy reveal, Fluff, Humor, Fluff and Humor Extract: The flu? In something of a fog, Lily thought back to a few days ago, when James had been bedridden with a fever and a nasty bout of the flu, vomiting everything that he tried to eat or drink. It had been extremely unpleasant. Although Lily wasn’t entirely convinced that this wasn’t worse. No, this is not the flu. I should tell him. But when Lily opened her mouth, it wasn’t words that came out. Another time. I should probably wait until I’ve actually taken a test anyway. LINK

Day 7

Title: How Could I Ever Refuse By: @siriuslythatbitch​ | SiriuslyThatBitch Rating: E Prompt: F28 Summary: Sirius Black was actually looking forward to his second year at Oxford University. He had a flat with his best mates, loved his specialization, and wasn’t completely upset about his Little Brother starting his first year. It was all going so well, until he met one, Remus Lupin Word Count: 20.1k Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Alternate Universe - College/University, Fluff, Smut, Oral Sex, Rough Oral Sex, Alternate Universe-Muggle, University, Art History, Marauders Fest 2020 Extract: Next year, I’m hiring bloody movers.” Peter huffed, setting down the overstuffed box with an ominous thud. “Perhaps, you should have packed lighter boxes, mate. It’s not like we didn’t know we’d be on the third floor more than a month ago.” James said, gently placing the sensibly packed box of his own on the counter. Across the room his friend stuck two fingers up in the air and collapsed on the couch. “You two already squabbling then? Good, I was worried we’d have to wait for a dramatic blow up a few days from now.” The third roommate entered the room with a smirk on his face. His shoulder length hair was pulled up into a bun on his head, a duffle bag slung over his shoulder. “Please, Pads. We leave the dramatics to the professional.” LINK

Title: The Bois By: @hellcatdraws​ | hellcatdraws Rating: G Prompt: A5 Summary: Marauders in their 70s get up, James just thought it was a nice Christmas card photo, the other boys knew they were starting a boy band. Medium: Digital Art Tags: 70s, 1970s, Marauders, Marauders Fest 2020, Art, hellcatdraws, Digital Art, Fanart LINK

Day 6

Title: What a fun coincidence By: @anemonenemerosa​ | Anemone_nemerosa Rating: T Prompt: B5 Summary: When Sirius steps in a cammy little coffee shop for his dare, he has no clue what will hit him. James view on how Sirius and Remus got together in this Universe. Word Count: 8k Tags: Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Meet ugly - I guess, james potter pov, Good Peter, Awful drinks, Barista!Remus, dares, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Marauders Fest 2020 Extract: Dearest reader, The following story is probably the dumbest that has ever happened, including Caligula’s war against Poseidon, Australia’s war against birds, and the car crash involving the only two cars in Ohio 1895. Maybe you better put the book back, too. It gets embarrassing. Still here? Alright. It all began with a grande bulletproof latte with soy milk, extra whipped cream, and 2 pumps each banana and peppermint—the most hideous drink Peter and I were able to come up with. But I’m getting ahead of myself. LINK

Title: More than enough By: @padfootdreams | padfootdreams Rating: T Prompt: B42 Summary: Written for the Marauders Fest 2020. Promt: After a full summer of not hearing anything from Sirius, the other three Marauders decide to break him free from 12 Grimmauld Place. Word Count: 2.6k Tags: Aftermath of Violence, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Friendship Extract: James hadn’t received a single letter from Sirius all summer, nor had Remus or Peter and they were now halfway into August. When the other three Marauders had left Sirius with his mother and brother on the Platform 9 ¾ in June they had been hopeful that this summer would be better than the last one. Surely, they hadn’t played quite as many pranks during their fourth year, compared to third year. Surely, Sirius hadn’t received quite as many Howlers as last year, and he had somehow continued to receive top grades, even in, as Sirius himself said “the more boring subjects”. James was, pardon the pun, seriously worried. LINK

Day 5

Title: Chocolate Bars on the Windowsills By: mean_whale Rating: E Prompt: B12 Summary: Just over a year after his disappearance, Remus unexpectedly returns to James’s life. Word Count: 6.1k Tags: Alternate Universe: Canon Divergence, First War With Voldemort, Light Angst, Reunions, Coming Out, Kissing, Frottage, Hopeful Ending Extract: There was a hesitant knock on the door, which James found curious because people usually used the doorbell. He wasn’t sure how to feel about the knock that died down just as hesitantly as it had begun. With his wand in hand, he stepped up to the door, took in a deep breath, and opened it. Embarrassingly, it took him a moment to recognise the young man standing at his doorstep, because even though he still looked the same, he also looked completely different. “Remus?” LINK

Title: i get lost with you By: @notmycatsname​ | Notmycatsname Rating: T Prompt: B16 Summary: “This is so far from how Sirius had imagined the night would go, his last Halloween party of college, but there’s no part of it he’d do differently.” Word Count: 6.1k Tags: Alternate Universe: Modern Setting, Alternate Universe: College/University, Alternate Universe: American, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Demisexuality, Trans Character, Coming Out, Recreational Drug Use, Drinking, Drunken Confessions Extract: Nostalgia is an odd thing for a 21 year-old to feel, especially when it’s nostalgia for something that isn’t even in the past yet but it’s the only way to describe how Sirius feels at his last college Halloween party. Marlene’s house had been packed this year but the bulk of the crowd has left by the time Sirius makes his way through the living room, looking for his friends. He spots James trying to chat up Lily again in the kitchen, leaning so heavily against the shabby card table holding drinks that it’s liable to fall over. He slips behind James unnoticed and reaches for one of the shitty Jell-o shots on the table. LINK

Day 4

Title: you were only a ghost that has stolen my heart away By: @atreacherousoldwitch​ | atreacherousoldwitch Rating: M Prompt: B47 Summary: Remus counts his life in full moons and cups of tea. For the Marauders’ Fest prompt: ‘Sirius and Remus are in Divination and somehow Remus keeps getting the grim but it has less to do with death and more to do with his friend that he has been crushing on for years’ Word Count: 14.9k Tags: Romance, Pining, description of illness, throwing up/vomiting but not graphic, description of injury, Remus has a bad time, being a werewolf is a real chronic illness, Remus is as sick of it as everyone else, Canon, Sadly, October 1981 is a bad time, a bit of bad language, teenage boys swear, Kissing, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Non-Linear Narrative, we jump around a little bit so pay attention to the dates, but hopefully it’s all self explanatory, shouldn’t be too hard to follow, the fic I always wanted to write, but never got around to, rated m to be safe, Marauders Fest 2020 Extract: ‘Oh Moons,’ Sirius sighs, and it rubs Remus the wrong way. ‘Go then,’ he snaps, ‘you don’t have to stay.’ ‘Don’t be stupid.’ ‘You can fucking go if you want. Just leave.’ ‘I don’t want. I don’t want to go, I’d rather be here with you.’ LINK

Title: The Big Birthday Cake Catastrophe By: @im-captain-egg​ | captainegg Rating: G Prompt: B22 Summary: Sirius and James attempt to bake a birthday cake for Remus when disaster strikes. Word Count: 1.5k Tags: Marauders Era (Harry Potter), Marauders Friendship (Harry Potter), Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe-Modern Setting, Best Friends, Bickering, Baking, Sirius is a disaster, At least James (kinda) knows what he’s doing, Pre-Slash Wolfstar, Crushes, Humor, Marauders Fest 2020 Extract: A chocolate cake with sprinkles and frosting. That was at least the plan, but Sirius now stares in utter horror at the coal coloured cake in front of him. The only vague resemblance his creation has with actual cake is its shape. He’s volunteered to bake Remus’ birthday cake this year, but it turns out that watching hours upon hours of Great British Bake Off doesn’t turn one into an expert baker. And neither does completely disregarding the recipe Lily has emailed him. LINK

Day 3

Title: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes By: @mooncat457writing​​ | MoonCat457 Rating: T Prompt: B2 Summary: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Sirius. To his mother, he was a prince. However, little did she know that one day, he would indeed grow up to be a prince. A chance encounter in the woods led to an invitation to a royal ball and a chance to live out a dream for happiness he thought had died in his childhood. Word Count: 11k Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Alternate Universe - Victorian, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Alternate Universe - Fairy Tale, Fairy Tale Retellings, Alternate Universe - Cinderella Fusion, Marauders Era (Harry Potter), Minor James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, Past Character Death, Walburga Black’s A+ Parenting, Bad Parenting, Abusive Parents, Brief Imprisonment in an Attic, Sirius Black Needs a Hug, Chance Meetings, First Kiss, Falling In Love, Rescue Missions, Happy Ending, Marauders Fest 2020 Extract: Sirius did what he could, despite not being named his father’s heir, but within a few months, economies had to be taken. His stepmother dismissed the household. Bellatrix and Walburga ever misused Sirius, and by and by, they considered him less a member of the family than a servant. And so Sirius was left to do all the work. LINK

Title: Steamy Shower By: @wolfywordweaver​ | WolfyWordWeaver Rating: E Prompt: B32 Summary: After a hard-earned victory on the Quidditch Pitch, James and Sirius decide to have a little celebration of their own in the showers. Word Count: 2.1k Tags: Quidditch, Alternate Universe-No Voldemort, Smut, Locker Room, Friends to Lovers, Best Friends, Shower Sex, Face-Fucking, Spit Kink, Frottage Extract: James took the cheap shot and punched at Sirius’ groin to get free of the headlock and soon they were wrestling about the room in earnest. “You losers are going to miss out on the drinks if you keep fooling around,” Gid warned as he leaped over them on his way to the door. “Yeah,” Abbott chuckled, choosing to squeeze past them. “We won’t wait on you.” “That’s fine,” James huffed as he tried to buck Sirius off. “It won’t take me long to w-win.” LINK

Day 2

Title: New Dogs and Old Tricks By: @bubbebruja​ | BrujaBanter Rating: E Prompt: F27 Summary: In which Harry’s eyes aren’t terrible like Lily’s after all, wine glasses are foregone, Remus and Sirius fall more in love the older they get, and Harry certainly is not jealous. OR The consequences of all the things Harry puts off for later. Word Count: 9.1k Tags: Character Study, Character Study, Growing Old Together, Coming Out, Identity Issues, Shifting perspectives, Kink Exploration, Sexual Content, Threesome- M/M/M, Group Dynamics, Power Play, Top Harry, This Accidentally Got Filthy, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Dirty Talk, Rimming, The Author Was Apparently Working Through Something, Everyone is Entirely Of Age Extract: They aren’t the same. Harry’s eyes are almond-shaped and hooded, Lily’s round and open. And while Lily’s eyes opened like flowering buds, willing and eager and ready, Harry’s open like a Venus flytrap, reluctant and cautious and as if they might lose their grasp on the very thing that keeps them alive. Carnivorous, those eyes. It’s that last bit that Sirius has come to take note of. LINK

Title: Of Rangers, Paladins, Druids, and Sorcerers By: @siriusly-not-over-remus​ | KathakDancer Rating: G Prompt: B44 Summary: What happens when the Marauders have to retrieve an accidentally sold item? Shenanigans! Word Count: 2.2k Tags: DND!AU, Paladin!Sirius, Ranger!James, Druid!Remus, Sorcerer!Peter, Marauders, Marauders Friendship (Harry Potter), MaraudersFest2020 Extract: “Oh! Yeah, I just sold it for you! Plenty of coin for it too,” Peter replied, running a hand over his locks. Remus’ face paled. “Peter, you what?” Peter tilted his head. “Yeah, it was just an uncommon stone, right?” Remus groaned and put his head in his hands. “No, it wasn’t.“ LINK

Day 1

Title: Et Noir En Blanc (Est Ma Vie) By: @rosemaldrge​​ | rouge_blume Rating: E Prompt: F9 Summary: The aftermath of ‘the incident’. A canon divergent in which Remus had access to the wolfsbane potion and things still went tits up. Word Count: 7.2k Tags: Marauders Era (Harry Potter), The Aftermath of the Incident Extract: It was as much as a part of him as the air in his lungs, foreign and transactional. Yet, yet , he mused, he thought he’d die without. Without his vice, he’d succumb to the empty orchestra of chaos in the chasm of his chest. The sound of suffering rumbled as the endless stasis of his emotions, loud as the thunders in the sky: ‘I sleep. I dream. I make up things that I would never say. I say them very quietly. I love you. How could you. How could you…’ LINK

Title: Practice Makes Perfect By: @siriuslystarbucks​ | camichats Rating: T Prompt: F14 Summary: Sirius agrees to snog James so that they can both get some practice in when they start dating people. It takes Moony walking in on them a couple weeks after their agreement to realise that there might be more to their relationship. Word Count: 1.7k Tags: Marauders Era (Harry Potter), Getting Together, Practice Kissing, Relationship Discussions, Fluff Extract: Sirius blinked at him. “So, you want to be a good kisser for when Lily eventually says yes to you, and your solution to that is to snog me?” “Practice makes perfect, Padfoot,” James said. “What do you say?” “Sure.” LINK

For some reason non-binary has come to mean someone who is white, skinny, and afab, with short hair and an androgynous-sounding name who dresses in more masculine clothing, wears a binder, and uses they/them pronouns only. Do you realize how ridiculous and specific that is? I shouldn’t have to cut my hair for you to respect my gender. I shouldn’t have to stop using the pronouns I prefer or change my literal fucking name for you to actually understand that I’m non-binary. But no, the minute someone doesn’t fit these standards y’all are like “well this person has obvious boobs so it’s okay if I just call her a girl” or “well this person has facial hair so it’s okay if I just call him a boy.” Y’all say you respect non-binary people but the minute we don’t look “androgynous enough” for you, you just write us off as our agab. The whole point of being gender non-conforming is that we don’t conform to gender standards. Do you really think we’re going to start conforming to yours?

This goes for pronouns too. Y’all are fine with binary people using they/them along with she/her or he/him but the minute a non-binary person asks to use she/her (even if that’s not her only set of pronouns!) you just think “oh so I can just call you a girl” or “oh so I can just call you a boy” if it’s he/him pronouns, and god forbid a woman ask you to respect his use of he/him pronouns. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand why I use the pronouns I do. I don’t need a fucking reason for my pronouns, all you need to do is respect them. “But doesn’t using x pronouns when you’re x identity hurt x group??” No!! It doesn’t!! Respecting someone’s pronouns and gender hurts literally no one! Do you realize how TERF-y that sounds? Y’all say you hate TERFs but you have no problem applying their logic to anyone who is gnc.

Obviously this isn’t everyone, but I’ve seen this bullshit even among friends. It’s a problem that needs to be addressed.