NOW ANNOUNCING:

Welcome to 2026 Hedric Fest!

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Welcome into the New Year with Hedric!

This is a low-stakes fest meant to promote the creation of fic and art of the rare pair know as Hedric!

Join our Discord Server to meet other authors participating in this fest! Discord membership is not required, but is encouraged.

Rules:

  • The minimum word count is 500. There is no maximum.
  • Absolutely NO AI generated content.
  • Types of works allowed are Fic and Art. Podfics of existing works and translations are not permitted
  • Works must be within the Harry Potter fandom. AU’s are permitted, but must identify as a Harry Potter fandom work.
  • Must center around the relationship between Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory. Other couples may be present, but Hedric must be the focus.
  • Beta Readers are not required, but are encouraged!
  • The collection is open for submissions from now to February 13.
  • After submitting your work to the collection, you must fill out this form
  • Tag your work appropriately

FAQ

Can I write about a different pairing?

No. This fest is for the ship between Harry and Cedric. There are many other fests that include a larger range of ships.

Is there a rating limit?

Nope! Go as dark or light as you want, just make sure to tag your work correctly.

Will works be anonymous?

Works will be revealed on February 14 and will remain anonymous for three days. Author reveals will take place on February 17.

Can I genderbend characters?

No. This fest is meant to celebrate a slash couple.

Can I write dead dove?

Yes! All types of fanwork is acceptable for this fest. If writing dead dove, using the “Creator chose not to warn” is not allowed.

Does my fic have to take place at Hogwarts?

Nope! As long as Harry and Cedric are in the work, they may be in any setting you please.

Can I write more than one fic?

Yes! There is no limit to the amount of works one person can contribute to the collection

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Merlin season 6 is looking good

🎄Happy Christmas🎄

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🎄Happy Christmas🎄

As 2025 draws to a close
Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas🥰🥰

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Mods: Reindeer headpiece for FMC & MMC, Santa Hat for MMC, Deathlysallow's Holiday Wardrobe, Build a uniform kit

Love how cosy it looks ❤️

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Still waiting for his king…

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growing old(er) together

there will be a lot of posts soon from people sharing how much they achieved in 2025. but in case someone needs to hear this, it's okay if the only thing you did this year was just get through it.

I go to youtube. Cute animal videos are AI now. I go to instagram. There are AI influencers. I go to spotify. It's flooded with AI bands and music. I go to ebay. Every product is AI. I open netflix. Every movie has AI. I watch TV. All commercials are AI. I cancel all my suscriptions. The customer support is AI. I buy a book. It is written by AI. I talk to my friends. They tell me that AI is their new therapist. I take the subway. Some dude is talking to his AI girlfriend next to me. I go to the beach. The sunset is real. I take a pic and upload it. The photo is enhanced with AI. You can't opt out.

cattiiyu-deactivated20251215

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8th year potions partners

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Some vital afternoon shopping🥬⛅️

Still on my Pansmione Vampire AU brainrot

Bonus:

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the biggest crime in this fandom is to downplay Prongsfoot's relationship for the sake of making other romantic ships more important.

like, babe, no. just, no. that's not the way to go. Prongsfoot are soulmates and you cannot try to change that. that is a crime.

I’m not even invested in the marauders era BUT I do just want to point out that James was right for being closer to Sirius than anyone else. What did Remus and Peter do? Hmm? The latter, obviously, sold James’ whole family out. Horrible. And Remus? Didn’t check on Harry ONCE. Meanwhile what does Sirius do? Immediately offers to take Harry, then when Hagrid refuses, he lends him his bike, goes after Peter for revenge, goes to jail for it, then breaks out of jail and immediately checks on Harry in Privet Drive, and despite being on the run, keeps in contact regularly with Harry and is there for him immediately whenever he needs.

there’s just always something fucking happening

rip hannibal you would have loved killing people who call themselves “ai artists”

I've seen so many posts recently encouraging readers to comment on fanfics (yay!), but without fail someone in the replies will be like:

authors are so entitled, begging for attention and validation 😡 readers don't owe you anything!!

and like, yeah, sure, writers aren't owed anything, but I feel like that misses a key aspect of fandom.

comments create community!

fic is written by fans for fans.

commenting is a quick and easy way to engage with other fans! friendships are born in the comments!!

comment sections used to be a place where a lot of discussions were held (talking tropes/AUs/kinks/blorbos/character motivations/meta/canon speculation), but I feel like I rarely see that anymore, and it's such a shame.

enjoying a fic gives readers and writers a built-in jumping off point for conversations, but it's not taken advantage of enough!

sometimes fannish spaces can feel lonely, but they don't have to be. once you've finished reading a fic, share what you loved! share your theories! read other comments, reply to other comments, ask the writer and other readers questions! it's a shortcut to finding like-minded people

COMMENTS CREATE COMMUNITY!

99% of all my closest relationships in life began in fandom from someone engaging with my work. So.

Yeah.