It is the only fest where I will always read every word of every entry regardless of warnings, length, or author.

Great post. For me, anyway, the games are the crème de la crème of authors, trying their damnedest to write something unique, memorable, different. That isn't to say there isn't a place for tried and true or that they are always successful but I know I'm rarely disappointed and I'm getting my money's worth. Er, figuratively. :P

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I don't think I had any idea just how much pressure the teams are under until I did a bit of eavesdropping. I'm just so thankful that people are willing to compete and really do their best. I really look forward to every entry and find myself refreshing the games page constantly. The lengths of entries so far have been perfect.

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*nod-nod-nod*

Woot! I love the snarry games too.

*is honoured to be allowed to take part*

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I'm very excited about all the entries, but I'm looking forward to seeing what you've come up with.

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I totally believe you, but I'm not ready to start over yet, for many reasons. Maybe in two or three months, when I finish the three books I have to translate, or maybe in a year, when I finish my Master's program...

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That's one of the wonderful things about fandom. When you're ready to come back, it's waiting for you.

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What a lovely, thoughtful post!
And you're so right, just when I think no one can possibly make something new and different with this pairing, they do. The stories so far have been brilliant and, as you say, I am once again falling in love with my OTP. *happy sigh*

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DH was quite a let-down for me. Not so much because I was unhappy with the story itself, but because canon was actually closed. And the door to any meaningful Snape/Harry relationship just seemed welded shut. I didn't think I would ever be able to view Snarry the same way again. The Games just seems to breathe new life into the pairing. It forces me to examine what I thought I knew and re-work that into something unique and satisfying.

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Yes, yes, exactly. *nods*

It's been an amazing experience being part of these games for the first time.

So many great stories that make me want to write more Snarry.

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I'm still in the process of reading your fic. So far, it's amazing. I can't believe how much I love Regulus and how spot on the characterization has been. And the Draco/Charlie pairing is wonderful. I was a bit nervous at the length, but it's been a fast read so far and I'm delighted that someone has written a mystery. There's not enough of that in Snarry and that's my absolute favorite type of reading.

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I'm glad you're enjoying it. I had a lot of fun writing it, when I wasn't tearing my hair out.

And believe me, you can't possibly have been any more nervous about the length than I was.

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*loves*

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*love back*

*Refreshes Games page again* ;D

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heh. "more games!"

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If you aren’t reading the games, if you’ve become disillusioned after Deathly Hallows,..., or if you’ve moved on to another fandom,

That describes me pretty well at the moment, and like ptyx I'm not ready to come back yet. Still too early, and an attempt to get into HP fandom again backfired spectacularly for me and threw me back even further. Why do I listen to recs and go against my gut feeling?

Also, with DH the number of pet peeves or dislikes grew immensely for me, and that filters lots of fics out. Unfortunately I can't get over what upsets me without reading and giving it a chance. Not an ideal situation.

I just hope that people won't start pulling their fic from the net before I have a chance to give HP fandom a new try. *sigh*

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I understand what you are saying. I was disillusioned for quite some time and, in my experience, it never works out the way I planned if I try to force myself to come back to fandom too soon. I've been gone for years at a time at some points, but I always come back. It's like that saying about home: it's the place that when you have to go there, they have to take you in. ;D

I wouldn't worry about the fics being gone. Once they are posted, they exist forever. Someone will always be able to send copies to other fans. And there will always be new "classics."

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