Shamless Flist Wheedling
Sign ups for the hp_beholder fest have begun, and I'm here to coax you into considering joining us (or perhaps watching).

hp_beholder is a fic/art exchange that celebrates those characters sometimes called "less desirable," by the undiscerning. You know: the ones with wrinkles, or a few pounds around the waistline. Or the ones who won't be elected Homecoming queen/king. The ones who suffer from a serious dearth of action, in fanfic.

You can pick a short list of these characters, and will be assigned a request that features at least one of them to write/draw. Note that you are free to pair your character with the fanfic superstar of your choice: thus, you can pair any of them with Harry. Or even Draco, if you must. Last year, I wrote a nifty Snape/Ollivander, and had fun with that. Of course, if you all chose to write some sort of Snape rarepair for this fest, I sure wouldn't complain. But it's up to you.

Questions? The guidelines that lay out the time table and who you might be writing about are here, and the sign up post itself is here.

And as icing on the cake, I offer the inducement that the mod, the lovely bethbethbeth is one of the most reasonable, kindly, and organized mods available on the market today. You couldn't ask for better.

*wheedles*