Wood You Rather

An open collection prompt challenge focussed around Oliver Wood Runs from March 1 - April 30, 2023 On Hiatus for 2024 Your hosts are: @sugareey-makes-stuff @anaxandria-writes

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2023 WYR Creations Round-up

Super, duper belated, but here we are with a creations masterlist! Thanks to the creators who participated this year, and we hope you had fun! Here are all the Oliver-inspired that were created in March and April:

Perciver (Percy Weasley / Oliver Wood)

🪵 Oliver and Percy by @digthewriter (T, Digital Art) 🪵 I knew you were trouble by @digthewriter (G, Digital Art) 🪵 Would you stay with me? by blossombranch | @bl0ssombranch (WIP, ~1.5k)

It's been three years since the Battle of Hogwarts, and three years since Oliver Wood left the Wizarding World.

Potterwood (Harry Potter/ Oliver Wood)

🪵 Let My Love Take Flight by its-eggplant | @the-kellephant (E, 3.3k)

Oliver is pining. It turns out Harry is too.

While the challenge might be over, anyone who wants to play catch up can totally do so since we’re leaving the WYR AO3 collection open until the end of the year! Feel free to still contribute to the challenge by using this year's prompts or last year's prompts and submit your works at any time! You can tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023 if you would like your work to be shared or reblogged. Cheers, and until next time!

[sugareey-makes-stuff]

I've finally been able to get this little Perciver ficlet posted up after 3 days of struggling with AO3, the internet not cooperating, and general RL chaos. But it's done! This gem was inspired by @cruelsummer-ficfest's Taylor Swift song prompt "The Best Day" from Fearless. Also combined with @hp-flowers 2023 Spring Round Prompt Card #1 prompts (sweet pea, tulip, fern and jasmine for a magical wedding display) and @wood-you-rather-challenge's 2023 prompts "gold" and "I'm a Keeper."

Title: Navy and Gold (<- on AO3) Rating: General WC: 900 Tags: Inspired by Taylor Swift, Song: The Best Day (Taylor Swift), Weddings, Marriage, Mother-Son Relationship, Flowers, Comfort, Romantic Fluff, Family Feels, Boys In Love, Self-Doubt, Nervousness Some Humor, Character Study, Percy Weasley-centric, POV Percy Weasley

Summary: It takes five seconds for Percy to realise a. he’s getting married and b. that’s happening right now. Oh Merlin. [Or: Where Percy gets a quick pep talk from his mother and realises how right she is about him and Oliver.]

I don't generally write sweet fluff or wedding fics, but Taylor's song made me get real creative with ideas (aka. it took a while to come up with something). Maybe it's because of summer weather, but wedding + parental support came mind when I first drafted this story. It has really been nice to write about my favourite boys again, I have to say! I don't think I've made anything for Perciver in at least 8+ months? I'll have to see what I can do to remedy that, because they deserve more and all the love. Anyway, even though this story is a little different from my usual, I hope you enjoy the wedding vibes, awesome parental figures and boys being in love. Cheers!

[hp-fruit-fest]

Writer: lumosatnight (@lumosatnight)

Rated: T

Words: 5,033

Ship(s): Charlie/Harry/Oliver, Charlie/Oliver, Harry/Oliver

Tags: Fluff & angst, Time skips, POV Oliver, minor Marcus/Oliver, Quidditch Player Oliver, Hogwarts Era, Post Hogwarts, Breaking Up & Making Up, Fruit Fest, Poetry Fest, Wood You Rather

Summary: Charlie Weasley felt like summer and smelled like watermelon. Harry Potter felt like winter and smelled like pomegranate. Together, they felt like spring and smelled like home.

Read on AO3

[lumosatnight]

Also written for @wood-you-rather-challenge and @hp-poetry-fest !!!

[bl0ssombranch]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

It’s been three years since the Battle of Hogwarts, and three years since Oliver Wood left the Wizarding World.

This is my very late submission for Wood You Rather 2023! Loosely based on the prompt “old habits die hard”.

Big thank you to the organisers at @wood-you-rather-challenge, I’m excited to share the rest of this fic :)

[hp-flowers]

Prompt Challenges and Events for May

Here are some other monthly challenges or events to combine HP Flowers’ Spring Round prompts with, should you need some more inspiration for your flowery works: >> Microfic May- a May HP multi-ship daily microfic prompt challenge, all prompts are up! >> Sapphic Microfics- HP Femslash daily microfic prompt challenge, and all May prompts are up! >> More HP Microfic communities by ship (Drarry, Wolfstar, Jily, Hinny, Prongsfoot, Marauders era femslash, etc.) >> HP Coffeehouse- monthly prompts for coffee or tea based works >> Liquid Luck Drabble and Art Challenge- bi-monthly prompts for fic and art works >> Wood You Rather- Oliver Wood-centric prompt challenge (the event may be over after April, but late submissions are welcome)! >> HP Fruit Fest- low-key, chill fest that runs until June 21st for all the fruity goodness! >> Domaystic- a May multi-ship and multi-fandom daily prompt challenge based on the domestic trope, all prompts are posted up! >> Ageplay May- a May multi-ship and multi-fandom daily prompt challenge based on the ageplay trope, all prompts are posted up! >> Whumpay- a May multi-ship and multi-fandom daily prompt challenge based on all the whumpy and painful things, all prompts are posted up! >> Play the List Bingo- a multi-ship and multi-fandom bingo challenge inspired by songs and music; see all the bingo cards and prompts available >> May Mixtape Challenge- A May writing challenge where you can grab a playlist and let the music guide you! If you know of other challenges that should be added to the list, send an ask. :) Cheers, and have fun!

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Feel to combine any WYR prompts (from this year or last year) with these May challenges, in case you’re running behind or want to play catch up!

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Inspiration for the last two weeks! Weeks 7 & 8 (April 16 - 30)

It’s the middle of the month, which means Wood You Rather is almost over! We’re moving on to Prompt Card #4, which has 4 prompt selections and a total of 8 individual prompts to choose from. Your last card of the challenge is inspired by quotes/sayings! A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or both prompts from a selection, a few prompts from various selections, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. You can also use any prompts from 2022 for this round. Your final prompt selections are:

1. 99 problems but a Snitch ain’t one

OR

I’m a Keeper

—

2. Best thing since sliced bread

OR

It takes two to tango

—

3. Old habits die hard

OR

A tough nut to crack

—

4. Barking up the wrong tree     

OR      

Beat around the bush

— All works can be posted to Wood You Rather’s 2023 open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023. Can y’all keep the momentum going? We hope so! Good luck!

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Today is the last day of the challenge!

There’s still time to submit works for the current prompt card or any previous prompt cards listed below. The AO3 collection will also be staying open for the rest of the year so you can create and submit works at any time if you haven’t had a chance to contribute yet. Previous Prompt Cards: >> Prompt Card #1: Words >> Prompt Card #2: Photos >> Prompt Card #3: Songs The roundup masterlist will be posted up some time next week!

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Inspiration for the last two weeks! Weeks 7 & 8 (April 16 - 30)

It’s the middle of the month, which means Wood You Rather is almost over! We’re moving on to Prompt Card #4, which has 4 prompt selections and a total of 8 individual prompts to choose from. Your last card of the challenge is inspired by quotes/sayings! A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or both prompts from a selection, a few prompts from various selections, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. You can also use any prompts from 2022 for this round. Your final prompt selections are:

1. 99 problems but a Snitch ain’t one

OR

I’m a Keeper

—

2. Best thing since sliced bread

OR

It takes two to tango

—

3. Old habits die hard

OR

A tough nut to crack

—

4. Barking up the wrong tree     

OR      

Beat around the bush

— All works can be posted to Wood You Rather’s 2023 open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023. Can y’all keep the momentum going? We hope so! Good luck!

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🪵 One week left for Prompt Card #4! 🪵

And a reminder: you can also create something for previous prompts and submit works to the collection at any time. Previous Prompt Cards: >> Prompt Card #1: Words >> Prompt Card #2: Photos >> Prompt Card #3: Songs

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Inspiration for the last two weeks! Weeks 7 & 8 (April 16 - 30)

It’s the middle of the month, which means Wood You Rather is almost over! We’re moving on to Prompt Card #4, which has 4 prompt selections and a total of 8 individual prompts to choose from. Your last card of the challenge is inspired by quotes/sayings! A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or both prompts from a selection, a few prompts from various selections, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. You can also use any prompts from 2022 for this round. Your final prompt selections are:

1. 99 problems but a Snitch ain’t one

OR

I’m a Keeper

—

2. Best thing since sliced bread

OR

It takes two to tango

—

3. Old habits die hard

OR

A tough nut to crack

—

4. Barking up the wrong tree     

OR      

Beat around the bush

— All works can be posted to Wood You Rather’s 2023 open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023. Can y’all keep the momentum going? We hope so! Good luck!

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Fresh prompts for a new month!

Weeks 5 & 6 (April 1 - 15)

Happy April (1st)! We’re now on Prompt Card #3 of the challenge, which has 4 prompt selections and a total of 8 individual prompts to choose from. This card is inspired by songs! Feel free to jam to some beats with the 2023 WYR Spotify playlist that goes along with this card.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or both prompts from a selection, a few prompts from various selections, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. You can also use any prompts from 2022 for this round. Your current prompt selections are:

1. We Are the Champions

OR

Dream On

—

2. I Knew You Were Trouble   

OR      

If the World Was Ending

—

3. River

OR

Photograph

—

4. Anything Can Happen    

OR      

Feeling Good

— All works can be posted to Wood You Rather’s 2023 open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023. Keep all the creations coming in for our favourite Scot!

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Y’all still have time get creations in for Prompt Card #3 today!

Starting tomorrow (April 16th), we’ll be moving on to Prompt Card #4 with our final prompts. If you’re running behind or want to create something for previous prompts to catch up, you can still submit works to the collection at any time. Previous Prompt Cards: >> Prompt Card #1: Words >> Prompt Card #2: Photos Let’s see what you can come up with for the coming weeks!

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Fresh prompts for a new month!

Weeks 5 & 6 (April 1 - 15)

Happy April (1st)! We’re now on Prompt Card #3 of the challenge, which has 4 prompt selections and a total of 8 individual prompts to choose from. This card is inspired by songs! Feel free to jam to some beats with the 2023 WYR Spotify playlist that goes along with this card.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or both prompts from a selection, a few prompts from various selections, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. You can also use any prompts from 2022 for this round. Your current prompt selections are:

1. We Are the Champions

OR

Dream On

—

2. I Knew You Were Trouble   

OR      

If the World Was Ending

—

3. River

OR

Photograph

—

4. Anything Can Happen    

OR      

Feeling Good

— All works can be posted to Wood You Rather’s 2023 open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023. Keep all the creations coming in for our favourite Scot!

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🪵 A little less than a week for Prompt Card #3! 🪵

[digthewriter]

“I knew you were trouble” for @wood-you-rather-challenge PROMPT CARD # 3

Percy/Oliver - the Hogwarts Years

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Fresh prompts for a new month!

Weeks 5 & 6 (April 1 - 15)

Happy April (1st)! We’re now on Prompt Card #3 of the challenge, which has 4 prompt selections and a total of 8 individual prompts to choose from. This card is inspired by songs! Feel free to jam to some beats with the 2023 WYR Spotify playlist that goes along with this card.

A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or both prompts from a selection, a few prompts from various selections, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. You can also use any prompts from 2022 for this round. Your current prompt selections are:

1. We Are the Champions

OR

Dream On

—

2. I Knew You Were Trouble   

OR      

If the World Was Ending

—

3. River

OR

Photograph

—

4. Anything Can Happen    

OR      

Feeling Good

— All works can be posted to Wood You Rather’s 2023 open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023. Keep all the creations coming in for our favourite Scot!

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More prompts for March!

Weeks 3 & 4 (March 16 - 31)

Has it really been 2 weeks of the challenge already?! Crazy to think about. Today, we’re moving on to Prompt Card #2, which has 4 prompt selections and a total of 8 individual prompts to choose from for the rest of the month. This card is inspired by photos! A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or both prompts from a selection, a few prompts from various selections, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. You can also use any prompts from 2022 for this round. Your current prompt selections are:

1.

Red OR      

Gold

—

2.

Bearded OR      

Clean-shaven

—

3.

Big city OR      

Small town

—

4.

Winter OR      

Summer

— All works can be posted to Wood You Rather’s 2023 open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023. Let’s pick things up! We’d love to see some more Oliver works come in!

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There’s still time today to get creations in for Prompt Card #2!

Starting tomorrow (April 1st), we’ll be moving on to Prompt Card #3 with some shiny new prompts. If you’re running behind or want to create something for previous prompts, you can submit works to the collection at any time. Previous Prompt Cards: >> Prompt Card #1: Words >> Prompt Card #2: Photos Keep the creativity flowing, and looking forward to seeing what y’all make for April!

[queencatradora]

would you rather:

find your true soulmate in this lifetime and every lifetime after

have 10 trillion dollars to use to help humanity however you wish

know the answers to all the questions in the universe

be able to shapeshift into any body or creature you like at will

teleport wherever you want at any time

Voting ended onMar 31, 2023

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More prompts for March!

Weeks 3 & 4 (March 16 - 31)

Has it really been 2 weeks of the challenge already?! Crazy to think about. Today, we’re moving on to Prompt Card #2, which has 4 prompt selections and a total of 8 individual prompts to choose from for the rest of the month. This card is inspired by photos! A reminder that creators have the option to choose: 1 prompt or both prompts from a selection, a few prompts from various selections, all of the prompts, or none of them from this prompt card. You can also use any prompts from 2022 for this round. Your current prompt selections are:

1.

Red OR      

Gold

—

2.

Bearded OR      

Clean-shaven

—

3.

Big city OR      

Small town

—

4.

Winter OR      

Summer

— All works can be posted to Wood You Rather’s 2023 open AO3 collection. If you would like your work to be shared or reblogged, don’t forget to tag @wood-you-rather-challenge and #woodyourather2023. Let’s pick things up! We’d love to see some more Oliver works come in!

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🪵 There’s still one more week for Prompt Card #2! 🪵

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Claiming is OPEN!

Thank you for sending in your wonderful prompts! The time has come to claim and get started on creating for them 🤩 You can claim a poem prompt to create a work of any medium based on the poem provided, or claim a non-poem prompt to write a poem based on it.

Guidelines:

Claiming will be open from now until 30 April, a day before our submission round-up on 1 May. Following the round-up, the collection will be open for free submissions until 30 June, without the need to claim.

Please fill in the form linked at the end of the post to claim a prompt! The same form will be used for both prompt categories (what are they?). Poem prompts are numbered P1, P2 etc. while non-poem prompts are numbered N1, N2 etc. Please fill in the correct number in the form!

The Google Sheets with all the prompts is also linked below for your perusal. Please note there are two separate tabs in the Google Sheet for the two prompt categories. Toggle between them to view the prompts as you wish!

Multiple claims of the same prompt are allowed, for both the same and different type of medium. This is especially due to the sheer variety of possible creations. Because of this, we will not be publicly marking any prompt as claimed.

Once you fill in the form, and receive Google's auto-response affirming your submission, you can start on your work! The mods will only reach out to you individually if there is anything to discuss regarding your claim; otherwise, there will be no email sent from us, and you can take it that all is fine and just create ✨

If you wish to self-prompt for either prompt category, please fill in the form with the necessary details.

Collabs are very welcome ❣️Just have the collab partners submit a form each.

For written works for both poem and non-poem prompt fills, there is no minimum word count!

Feel free to combine your creations with prompts from other fests if their mods allow it! Examples of such fests running for the duration of submissions for HP Poetry Fest (1 April - 30 June) include and are not limited to: @microficmay @hp-fruit-fest @hp-flowers @wood-you-rather-challenge @liquidluckdrabblechallenge @domaystic @ronschessboard

Please drop us an ask if you have any questions! Thank you and happy creating! Looking forward to seeing your works when submissions open starting 1 April (tz cross-check) 💜

View prompts here

Link to claiming form

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🪵Wood You Rather write or illustrate poetry? You can cross post your Oliver Wood creations with HP Poetry Fest!

[digthewriter]

Oliver and Percy for @wood-you-rather-challenge