HP Kintsugi Fest

Coming later 2025: A prompt-claim fest celebrating scars in the Harry Potter universe. Mods: Faithless_3105, qqquack, SerenaEW, SiobhanHazel Art by @trueliarose

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Link list

Hi everyone! Here's a link list to the most important posts about the fest.

(last updated 2nd/11/2025)

AO3 collection

Banner and cover art

Rules and FAQ, Part 1 and Part 2

Prompting form (closed!)

Prompts list

Claiming form (closed)

Submission form (closed)

Round-up of the Kintsugi 2025!

Come check out the HP Kintsugi Fest Discord! https://discord.gg/kCMTQKw6vR Contact mods via tumblr Ask, Discord or [email protected]

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Give Remus & Severus Something to Read in 2026!

Wolf & Prince Snupin Fest 2026 is in claiming/sign-up phase!! Look at how many amazing works Remus & Severus got to enjoy in the 2025 fest! (each work is a book in the picture above by @safeplacesnupin )

Let's give them a lot more amazing, sweet, spicy, angsty Snupin works to enjoy when posting begins in July <3 Fest details/navigation here! Please reblog/share to spread the word <3

W&P 2026 Fest Timeline

Times in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

🌿Claiming closes: 27 June 11:59 PM EDT

🌿Submissions due by: 30 June 11:59 PM EDT

🌿Work reveals first day: 3 July

🌿 Work reveals last day: 24 or 31 July (depending on amount of enteries)

🌿Creator reveals: 7 August

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Wolf & Prince Fest (a Snupin fest) is on now! Scar-related themes can abound with our favourite werewolf : 3 (sorry Lavender, okay, you can both be our favourite werewolf. Fenrir? Uh sure we like you too).

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Round-Up: Creator Reveals and Extra Gift Work

Hello dearest Kintsugi Appreciators!

The day has come to reveal the creators of our 20 (twenty!) awesome works! We had art, we had fic, and we had meta!

And as a special surprise, our own @trueliarose created extra gift art for xoxkharisma, the by far most prolific creator of this fest - THANK YOU!

Thank you all as well, dearest Kintsugi creators, cheerleaders, helpers and appreciators who made this event so awesome!

Here's the works roundup:

Extra Suprise Work:

Where the Gold Sinks in

by Trueliarose (Art, T, Charlie Weasley)

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-072] In Japan, a famous tattoo artist uses gold ink to trace over scars. The results are unexpected when the procedure is done on magical scars. (by xoxkharisma)

Day 1 works:

Known and Loved by xoxkharisma (Fic - 11.2k words, M, Hermione Granger / Remus Lupin)

Eye of the Beholder by SerenaEW (Art, G, Harry Potter)

Steam Conceals, Scars Reveal by Notlibatiusborage (Fic - 1.3k, T, Viktor Krum/Severus Snape)

Misfits by EmmaLouiseFanfiction (Fic - 2.4k, E, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy)

Essay for Charms 509 by xoxkharisma (Fic - 1.7k, T, Hermione Granger)

Memories in Woodgrain by Trueliarose (Fic - 4.6k, G, assorted characters)

(Details can be found in the Day 1 post.)

Day 2 works:

Under Narcissa's Care (Fic - 4.8k, T, Narcissa Malfoy and family)

META: The Workings of Healing Magic and Magical Intent by Trueliarose (Meta - 4.1k, T)

Beauty is Pain by xoxkharisma (Fic - 2.3k, M, Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy)

Better than Felix Felicis by xoxkharisma (Fic - 1.6k, E, Lavender Brown/Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley)

Good Morning Remus by SlytherinSneakers (Art, G, Hermione Granger/Remus Lupin)

Potions and Ink by xoxkharisma (Fic - 10.4k, T, Hermione Granger/Severus Snape)

(Details can be found in the Day 2 post.)

Day 3 works:

In All Your Seasons by grovestep (Fic - 1.2k, M, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin)

Sweet Mint by xoxkharisma (Fic - 4.8k, E, Argus Filch/Severus Snape; Severus Snape/Original Female Character)

Weight of Living by fluerir (Fic - 0.9k, G, Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape)

Find Me In The Dark by TheLadyMalfoy (RiverOfTheSand) (Fic + cover art - 3.8k, M, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy)

Loose Ends by cardoon (Fic - 2.5k, M, Hermione Granger/Severus Snape)

He Hated Them Until He Didn't (A 5+1 Story) by xoxkharisma (Fic - 4.5k, E, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley)

at the seams by EleanorPhoenix (Fic - 0.6k, WIP, T, Harry Potter / Severus Snape)

(Details can be found in the Day 3 post.)

And that's a wrap for the 2025 HP Kintsugi Fest, everyone! See you again next time!

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Day 3 works!

Hello dearest Kintsugi Appreciators!

Welcome to the third (and for this round, last) set of works, once again in no particular order. Hope you enjoy, and please give the creators some love!

In All Your Seasons (Fic - 1.2k, M, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin)

Sweet Mint (Fic - 4.8k, E, Argus Filch/Severus Snape; Severus Snape/Original Female Character)

Weight of Living (Fic - 0.9k, G, Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape)

Find Me In The Dark (Fic + cover art - 3.8k, M, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy)

Loose Ends (Fic - 2.5k, M, Hermione Granger/Severus Snape)

He Hated Them Until He Didn't (A 5+1 Story) (Fic - 4.5k, E, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley)

at the seams (Fic - 0.6k, WIP, T, Harry Potter / Severus Snape)

See you again in about 10 days for the round-up and author reveals!

Details, as usual, under the cut.

In All Your Seasons

(Fic - 1.2k, M, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin)

In which Remus Lupin shows Sirius Black all the scars he’s gathered since they were last intimate all those years ago.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-116] Established relationship, but Character A is hesitant about intimacy because of their scars. It can go from keeping the lights off and not letting Character B touch them, or holding off on sex entirely. Character B helps them overcome their insecurities. [by anon]

Sweet Mint

(Fic - 4.8k, E, Argus Filch/Severus Snape; Severus Snape/Original Female Character)

A Muggleborn witch seeks out an old schoolmate when her mother falls ill, hoping he'll be able to use his connections to help her get better medical treatment. What she didn't expect to find was exactly where she belonged.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-026] A Muggleborn seeks magical treatment for their parent's scars, but is faced with unexpected difficulties. (by cardoon)

Secondary: [25-088] The key to reversing Obliviation turns out to be related to glial scars. (by xoxkharisma)

Weight of Living

(Fic - 0.9k, G, Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings)

Eight years after the war, Severus and Draco have built a quiet life together at Spinner's End. The scars remain but they've learned to carry them differently.

Prompt(s):

Primary: Draco Malfoy/Lucius Malfoy (OR Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape, if Snape lives past the Final Battle). Focus on Draco’s Sectumsempra scars + any scars he might have acquired in 7th year. Would love some protectiveness from Lucius/Snape (maybe Lucius’s prejudice causes him to worry for him, maybe Snape is plagued that he didn’t heal them well enough?). Hurt/Comfort, can be slash if you want—I’m just excited to see what you create! (by danquill)

Find Me In The Dark

(Fic + cover art - 3.8k, M, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy)

Alone in the dark of his Azkaban prison, Draco begins jumping through time. No longer alone. Always by himself. And never without her. Five times he went backwards to see her. And the one time she came forwards to see him.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-049] Time travel scars (by anon)

Loose Ends

(Fic - 2.5k, M, Hermione Granger/Severus Snape)

On their seventeenth birthday, witches and wizards are taken to St. Mungo’s and marked with a precision-cut scar. It is meant to make it easier for your soulmate to find you — for they, and they alone, will see you as whole and unmarked as the day you were born. But when Ron sees her scar, he knows instantly what it means. Their breakup is devastating, and in its wake Hermione doubles her efforts to find the one she’s meant to be with. Surely he will be perfect for her, won't he? Once she finds him, everything will make sense. She finds him, alright — but it does not make sense. It does not make sense that her soulmate is Severus Snape.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-089] Soulmate AU: Your soulmate can't see your scars. Optional twist: One of the main characters is blind. (by xoxkharisma)

He Hated Them Until He Didn't (A 5+1 Story)

(Fic - 4.5k, E, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley)

Ron's scars from the battle at the Department of Mysteries cause him grief until the witch who loves him makes him realize there's no reason to hate them. No reason at all.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-056] 5 times Ron hated his brain scars and 1 time he loved them (by anon)

at the seams

(Fic - 0.6k, WIP, T, Harry Potter / Severus Snape)

The first time he glimpsed them, he thought they were a trick of the light.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-032] Stretchmarks. That's it. That's the prompt. (by Trueliarose)

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Day 2 works!

Hello all!

Today, we have another set of lovely works - enjoy, and please give the creators some love!

In no particular order:

Under Narcissa's Care (Fic - 4.8k, T, Narcissa Malfoy and family)

META: The Workings of Healing Magic and Magical Intent (Meta - 4.1k, T)

Beauty is Pain (Fic - 2.3k, M, Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy)

Better than Felix Felicis (Fic - 1.6k, E, Lavender Brown/Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley)

Good Morning Remus (Art, G, Hermione Granger/Remus Lupin)

Potions and Ink (Fic - 10.4k, T, Hermione Granger/Severus Snape)

Details under the cut, as usual.

See you again on Feb 4th!

Under Narcissa's Care

(Fic - 4.9k, T, Narcissa Malfoy and family)

Narcissa cares for those she loves when they are hurt, injured, or in pain. But sometimes tough love is what is needed more than anything else.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-013] Three times Narcissa tends to other people's wounds (Bellatrix, Lucius, Severus) and one time she doesn't. (by notlibatiusborage)

META: The Workings of Healing Magic and Magical Intent

(Meta - 4.1k, T)

An in‑universe exploration of why restorative magic fails to heal self‑inflicted wounds.

Prompts:

Primary: [00-00] Wildcard

Secondary: [25-011] In-universe scientific paper about scars and scarring (by SerenaEW)

Beauty is Pain

(Fic - 2.3k, M, Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings)

Pureblood witches are known for being almost impossibly beautiful and put-together. But what does it take to achieve this flawless physical image?

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-032] Stretchmarks. That's it. That's the prompt. (by Trueliarose)

Inspired by: Essay for Charms 509

Better than Felix Felicis

(Fic - 1.6k, E, Lavender Brown/Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley)

Lavender, Hermione, and Ron engage in affirmations and affections (read: sex).

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-059] Lavender, Ron and Hermione kiss each others scars while promising a better future for one another. (by anon)

Secondary: [25-032] Stretchmarks. That's it. That's the prompt. (by Trueliarose)

Good Morning Remus

(Art, G, Hermione Granger/Remus Lupin, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings)

Hermione tends Remus's new wounds after the full moon.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-087] Hermione tends Remus's new wounds after the full moon. (by xoxkharisma)

Potions and Ink

(Fic - 10.4k, T, Hermione Granger/Severus Snape)

Hermione Granger disappeared from Wizarding Britain over ten years ago. So when Severus goes to Japan to confer with a famous tattoo artist there in his attempt to find a way to remove the Dark Mark, he does not at all expect to see her familiar face across the table from him at the initial meeting.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-072] In Japan, a famous tattoo artist uses gold ink to trace over scars. The results are unexpected when the procedure is done on magical scars. (by xoxkharisma)

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Day 1 works!

Dearest Kintsugi Appreciators!

The time has come for the first set of works to be revealed, and what a lovely bouquet of works it is!

Today's works, in no particular order:

Known and Loved (Fic - 11.2k words, M, Hermione Granger / Remus Lupin)

Eye of the Beholder (Art, G, Harry Potter)

Steam Conceals, Scars Reveal (Fic - 1.3k, T, Viktor Krum/Severus Snape)

Misfits (Fic - 2.4k, E, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy)

Essay for Charms 509 (Fic - 1.7k, T, Hermione Granger)

Memories in Woodgrain (Fic - 4.6k, G, assorted characters)

Enjoy, and see you again on Feb 1st!

Details of the works can be found under the cut.

Known and Loved

(Fic - 11.2k words, M, Hermione Granger / Remus Lupin)

When Remus's family moves into town, six-year-old Hermione decides they're going to be best friends and that's that. As they grow up, the bond between them changes. Rated M for language.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-103] Remus has had to hide what he is his entire life. It gets harder with each full moon when he returns with more scars. The list of excuses become less believable. (by SlytherinSneakers)

Eye of the Beholder

(Art, G, Harry Potter)

What if Harry's scar affected his eye? (Traditional media artwork)

Prompt(s):

Primary: [00-101] Harry Potter's forehead scar (canonical scar)

Secondary: [25-038] After surviving the Avada Kedavra a second time, Harry's lightning scar branches further and spreads all the way down his face. (by pixelboyfriend)

Steam Conceals, Scars Reveal

(Fic - 1.3k, T, Viktor Krum/Severus Snape)

There is nothing better after a long day of coaching, than the heat of a sauna to drive the ache from his thighs, thinks Viktor Krum.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [00-00] Wildcard

Misfits

(Fic - 2.4k (in progress), E, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings)

“What the fuck is your problem, Granger?” “You, ferret. Always you.” Draco reluctantly defects to The Order and is left under the probationary supervision of Hermione Granger. A merry band of misfits and goody-two-shoes were meant to save the world while he was locked up, wandless and forced to share a living space with the queen of all swots? What could possibly go wrong? He was her ruin. And she was his salvation.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-111] Forced proximity or cohabitation (by anon)

Secondary: [25-113] Forced amputation (by anon) // [25-052] It's okay not to be okay. (by anon)

Essay for Charms 509

(Fic - 1.7k, T, Hermione Granger)

Hermione is working on her essay for Charms 509.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-010] Is magical healing complete "restitutio ad integrum" (as in, healed as if injury hadn't happened in the first place) or is it speeding up and smoothing out natural healing processes, potentially leaving the "fault lines" in the tissue? (by SerenaEW)

Secondary: [25-032] Stretchmarks. That's it. That's the prompt. (by Trueliarose)

Memories in Woodgrain

(Fic - 4.6k, G, assorted characters)

In the Hogwarts library stands an old bookshelf - battered, splintered, and far from pristine. It has stood there for many a years, seeing students and professors alike walk the halls of the library. It stands there and watches as people share with it not only moments of study and academic struggles, but meaningful moments of their lives. And every once in a while, the bookshelf remembers. OR A series of vignettes from the POV of a Hogwarts library bookshelf about the lives of its people and how the tiniest of scars hold the greatest meaning.

Prompt(s):

Primary: [25-015] every scar is a record of a moment, but sometimes the most significant moments leave the smallest scars. (by Notlibatiusborage)

Secondary: [25-004] When given the choice, [character] chooses to keep their scars rather than having them removed by magic. Why? (by SerenaEW) // [25-022] Remus Lupin has many scars, most of them werewolf related. But what are the stories behind the few not from a wolf? (by SafePlaceSnupin)

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Slight change of plans...

Dearest Kintsugi Appreciators!

A slight change of plans because we received quite a lot of lovely, lovely content, and because real life is whacking me (Serena) about the head, and also for other reasons:

We'll split the work reveals into 3 parts (all times in Central European): late Jan 30th - noon-ish Feb 1st - sometime Feb 4th. That means the creator reveals will also likely be pushed back by about a week (Feb 14th or 15th)

Thank you very much for your patience, and we can't wait to share all the awesome works with you! ❤️

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Hihihi! Is it too late to sign up and join?

Hello!

Not at all, it would be awesome to have you!

(And since there's time between the end-of-submission and the reveal dates, feel free to ask for extensions if needed!)

May the muse be with you!

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A few days left for claiming and submitting!

Hello dear Kintsugi participants and spectators!

Hope you had a wonderful beginning of 2026 <3

There's just a few days left to create and submit for the HP Kintsugi fest about scars and scarring in the Harry Potter universe - if you're still on the fence, remember you're allowed to submit WIPs, and that the minimal wordcount for fic and meta is 500 words (or equivalent effort in other media).

Hope to see you around!

Cheers,

Your Kintsugi Mods

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Hello. I'm thinking of claiming a prompt but I'm a little nervous because I can't tell how many participants you guys have and I have only ever participated in popular, publicly interactive events before.

I hope this doesn't read as rude (I'm a bit of a blunt person). Is there any way to know how many creators will be participating?

Hello!  There is a way to know approximately how many creators are participating: for a few months now, we've been adding claims and fills on the second tab of the Prompts list, so feel free to have a look.  Also feel free to drop in on our Discord server to chat more.  May the muse be with you!

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Hi! Will there be another fest in 2026? I suppose if there were it'd have been announced already but I thought I'd ask of you had any plans of organising another

Heyo!

Thank you for your interest in the fest!

The 2025 round is still running - as of now, you still have approximately 2 weeks to claim and submit works; the works will be revealed in about 4 weeks and the creators one week thereafter.

Future iterations will be announced as soon as there are plans for such.

Cheers!

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Is anyone promoting their work yet? I feel like everything is quiet regarding this event.

Hi! Since the works will be Anonymously revealed on Jan 31st (with creators revealed Feb 7th), please don't give details about/promote your own individual works until creators have been revealed. But we would be more than happy for (non-spoler) ideas to be discussed (either on tumblr or the Discord) and write together or talk a bit about your process, and get excited for the fest! And when works are released, we hope everyone will help promote them/share them around. To everyone reading this, it'd help us immensely if you spread the existence of this fest around to your HP friends <3 Thanks!

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Sorry if I'm blind but I can't see anywhere if there's rules against putting 'creator chose not to use archive warnings' on ao3. I know some events insist that other main archive warnings be tagged. Can I just tag the 'chose not to' tag? I'll still be adding other additional tags for the proper warnings.

It's totally fine to use "Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings"! Yes, please also add other additional warning tags. Thanks for the great question!

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Hi, hello, every time I click on the 'claiming form' link in your pinned post it takes me to 'page not found' google drive.

Also, how long after I claim (assuming I can) before I'm notified?

Hello! a) Broken link Thank you sooo much. Tumblr kept giving me trouble linking that form a few times, so I've included the link in full now on the pinned post. That helps so much! b) How long after I claim before I'm notified? Since all prompts can be claimed multiple times/infinite times by different creators, you won't receive a confirmation email from the Mod team (unless there is a problem, or you had a question on your form). So, go ahead and start creating as soon as you claim! Of course everyone is always welcome to reach out if you have concerns about your claim, via tumblr Ask, Discord or [email protected] (The claiming helps Mods know how many people are aiming to create for the fest, and lets us get your contact info) Thanks for your great question and your help!

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Hi, I don't understand the difference between the claiming form and the submission form. Do both have to be filled out or just one?

Hello! Thanks for the question, I'm happy to clarify. Basically, both have to be filled out, but you fill out Submission when your work is complete. Use the Claiming Form to declare which prompt you'll be creating for. (It's also an opportunity to ask any questions, and to declare if you're going to be working as a team. Claiming helps the mods prepare for the works posting period). Create your work... ...then use the Submission form when you've added your work to the AO3 Collection. Here is when you submit all the details about your work. For eager creators, if you happen to have already finished your work as of this week, you can skip the Claim Form and just use the Submission form. Hope that helps!

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Hi there! Interested in joining and claiming a prompt. I can view the prompt list but cannot see how to claim. Tried to join the discord but the join link is invalid. Please help! Thanks!

Hello there, we're so excited you're interested in the fest! Due to some real life busy-ness, we lagged with the tumblr Claiming announcement, but all the links are in a new post! As for the Discord, we're having trouble making the link Never Expire, it might have to do with some settings. I've updated the Discord link on (hopefully) all posts today, so we hope you can pop in : )

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Claiming for HP Kintsugi Fest OPEN!

Claiming for HP Kintsugi Fest is open! Reminder that there are no limits to how many times a prompt can be claimed, so you don't have to worry about the prompts being 'taken' Prompt list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-IwxS42iWU8XCLslHAii-SEJl9TzBv4OCpGg-axGX3I/ Claiming form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJ7TjwsleAN2M_vFjFcbRTDfndxKotGeNni7_b_PZbO1zNLQ/ Submission form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSel2scbRWLt61imXV52f3I2CtgYeMz9oXx0PzHJPbuqtAZp8w/ See the Rules and FAQ Part 2 for details on How to Claim https://www.tumblr.com/hp-kintsugi-fest/791880972964593664/rules-and-faq-part-2 Rules and FAQ Part 1 for other info https://www.tumblr.com/hp-kintsugi-fest/789626090236837888/rules-and-faq-part-1 AO3 Collection https://archiveofourown.org/collections/HP_Kintsugi_Fest_2025

A note about submitting: If you have already completed a work / a group of connected works (as of reading this post circa October 31st~November 2nd), you can fill in the submission form directly without needing to fill out the claiming form; otherwise, please start out at the claiming form, and fill out the submission form once your work(s) are done! Thank you so, so much for your support! We are very excited for all your creations!!! Come check out the HP Kintsugi Fest Discord! https://discord.gg/kCMTQKw6vR (We apologise that the above invite link keeps becoming Invalid despite our efforts, feel free to Ask for the Discord link any time) Contact mods via tumblr Ask, Discord or [email protected]