The TASK
Write a DRABBLE (short fic) or a ONE-SHOT using ANY of the prompts and/or scenes.
The SHIPS
Draco-Hermione or Harry-Pansy. Stories outside these two pairs were all approved by me.
The PROMPTS
Choice 1: "Told you I was sick."
Choice 2: "I never knew you were a romantic."
Choice 3: "You like me. You swoon over me. And don't you dare deny that."
Choice 4: "How do you find having a sibling? Someone whose sole purpose in life is to compete for your parents' love and attention?"
Choice 5: "Okay... I read Shakespeare. But it doesn't mean I am that of a fan to actually use his tricks on you."
Choice 6: The scent of unrequited love.
The SCENES
Choice 1: Characters bumped into each other at the ministry or at the Diagon Alley or at Knockturn's Alley
Choice 2: Character(s) getting lost in the muggle world.
Choice 3: A quidditch match.
Choice 4: Meeting one of the character's parents.
Choice 5: Author's own scene.
Word LIMIT: a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 1000 words
GENRE: No specific genre as long as there were subtle romantic implications between the chosen pair. (at least)
STORY RATING: All entries must be of rating PG or K+ in compliance to HEX rules.
The PRIZES
The TOP 3 stories will all receive 500 galleons each.
Additional AWARDS
The Contest Favorite There is a poll available for this specific award. You can vote for the entry you like best at the link in my profile and the winner will receive 100 galleons.
The Best Prompt or Scene Use This will be judged by the Top3 panel as well. The award will obviously go to the most creative entry that used the prompts REALLY well and didn't just use the prompt for the sake of putting it in the story. Winner of this award will receive 100 galleons.
The Most Out-of-this-World Plot Judged by the Top 3 panel too. This will go to the one who totally looked outside of the box. This entry obviously has the best plot. The awardee for this will be the Top 1 as well, thus s/he will only receive an additional 50 galleons to his/her 500 galleon prize.
The PANEL
The panel for choosing the Top 3 are not HEX users except for yours truly. This is to prevent any biases as I have no way of identifying who among HEX users know each other.
The Panel will consist of me, a RL close friend of mine who works as an editor for a publishing company in my country, another friend who is a Creative Writing AND Theatre Arts major back then in college, and my boyfriend (who is taking up pre-med, if you're curious. Why him? Because he's in noooooo way romantic. He'll be checking up the plot without the cheesyness of it all.)
Contest DEADLINES
All entries follwing all specifications mentioned, and submitted on or before October 26, 2010 11:59PM (HEX time) will qualify for the Top 3 search.
Only those entries following the specifications mentioned, and submitted on or before October 20, 2010 11:59 (HEX time) qualifies for the awards.
Other RULES
No plagiarized work will definitely be qualified.
All stories must be based solely on at least one of the prompts and scenes given.
A user may submit 2 entries at most.