The Spell Master's Challenge

by lemon drop 7

Attention Authors! Has your muse suddenly departed? Has writer's block left you staring at a blank screen? If so, then come on in, forget your worries and stories , and relax for a spell. This is a challenge. Oneshot in ch. 4. Submitted stories in ch. 6.

5. The Spell Master's Preferences

The Spell Master's Preferences

Genre
I don't have a favorite, however, I don't like horror as a general rule.
I like humor, but only if it's actual humor - I'm not fond of parody or crack fics.

Rating
I love sweet innocent fics. Having said that, I have nothing against sex. ;)
For those who write M rated fics: PWP's are fine, kinks are fine, I prefer slash.

Length
As long as you get your point across - I don't care if it's 50 words or 50,000.

Characters
I love the golden trio, of course: Ron, Hermoine, and Harry.
Snape, who is by far the most awesome character in the entire series.
Dumbledore, who is NOT evil. Manipulative? Most definately. But not evil.
Luna, but only if you can capture the random craziness of her wisdom.
Neville, who is way under appreciated.
Draco, who in all his many fanfic incarnations is evil, whiny, sweet, cowardly, nice, gay or straight: take your pick, I like them all.
I like my peeps IC as much as possible. If they're OOC, give me a plausible reason for it.

Pairings
First let me say that I love fics without any pairings. Friendship is good, people.
My fave couples are: Ron/Hermoine for het and Snape/Harry for slash.
My no-way-in-hell pairings are: Harry with anyone other than Snape or Ginny, possibly Draco.
ANY form of Voldemort/Riddle in ANY way with ANY one. That's just sick and wrong on so many levels.

Plots
I like original thought. Or at least a new take on an old classic.
I also like cannon as much as possible.
I'm not fond of non-magic AU's. I mean, really, what's the point of using Harry Potter if you're not going to use magic?

These are not requirements! They are my preferences ONLY!