Challenge Fic:
Well, here we go. I had this raving plot bunny that kept coming back and I wasn't sure if I knew exactly what to do with it. Then Practical Magic hit me with a few good ideas, and so now I want to open the whole thing to you people, as well as myself. Ready for this? It may be a bit confusing, I'll warn you...
The Challenge:
Your mission, should you chose to accept ((and I hope you do!)) is to write a fic about...a boggart. But not just any boggart. Here's the rub-- the boggart turns into the one thing the subject fears most, right? And no one has ever seen what the boggart's original form is, right? Okay, so here's my thoughts. What if there's someone who fears the boggart more than anything else? They're afraid of being shown what frightens them most, even if they're not sure what it is. It's not so much the thing that frightens them so much as being shown it. Therefore, the boggart becomes the thing they most fear. Would it then appear in its normal form? But what is their normal form? And, not knowing what it was, would the person be afraid of it?
Here's what I want you to do. Write a fic in which such a scenario occurs. It can be about anyone, or anything from the Harry Potter books.
The Requirements:
It must deal with someone who is afraid of the boggart itself. How you chose to deal with that is up to you, but here are some suggestions-- the subject would not see anything at all; the boggart could simply disappear; it could turn into something unrecognizable ((it's true form)) and not frighten the subject; the subject could come across as unafraid of anything, ect. These are only suggestions; I open the floor to you.
There is no character or time restrictions except that it must center around some character from any of the Harry Potter books. OCs are acceptable, but not as the main char. It must also take place on Hogwart's grounds, or Hogsmeade. The time is up to you: past, present or future.
Make it romance, make it adventure, make it humour-- make it PWP if you want, I don't care ((although that may be difficult ^_^)). There are no genre restrictions. Have pairings, no pairings, vignettes, epics, novels, poems, anything. Make it slash, make it het, yaoi, yuri, straight, celibate, whatever your little heart desires. Just keep in mind, the main plot must have to do with the character's encounter with the boggart, what results and how they deal with it. Other than that-- have I stressed this enough, yet?-- I don't care.
This is not an actual requirement, but a request. If you do take up this challenge, please contact me, Memento Mori, by either email, AIM, or some other form of post ((although snail mail might not be feasible ^_^)). I will list the author and title on this page and update as necessary.
Included in the following chapters will be the fic I wrote myself in response to my own challenge, just to give you an idea of what I may be talking about. Enjoy!