🌟 H.S.S. Rare Pairs 2022 FAQ 🌟
Find out more info in our Rules & Schedule post!
🎁 What is H.S.S. Rare Pairs? 🎁
H.S.S. Rare Pairs stands for HP Secret Santa Rare Pairs! We are an anon, multi-ship, multimedia gift exchange focused on HP rare pairs run as a collaboration between the HP Rare Pairs and HP SAFFICS (18+) Discord servers. This fest is not self-posting. The mods will post your gifts all through December.
🎁 What counts as a HP rare pair? 🎁
Any ships besides these common ships (LITERALLY ANY OTHER SHIP IS OKAY):
- Dramione - Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
- Drarry - Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
- Hinny - Harry Potter/Ginevra Weasley
- Jily - James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
- Snarry - Harry Potter/Severus Snape
- Wolfstar - Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
🎁 How is the list of common ships determined? 🎁
Any ship with less than 10K results in an unfiltered AO3 Relationship tag search AND less than 3K results in an “otp: true” filtered Relationship tag AO3 search is considered a rare pair!
This means, using the Relationship tag search function, a ship hitting these two benchmarks will qualify as a common pair:
- Over 10K fics where the ship is included as a listed pairing, AND
- Over 3K fics where the ship is “otp: true”
🎁 What about polyamorous ships? 🎁
Polyamorous ships (triads, vees, quads, polycules, etc.) are always considered rare and are VERY welcome!
🎁 Who can participate? 🎁
Anyone aged 18+ can participate. We also encourage you to be part of the HP Rare Pairs Discord Server, although it is not required.
🎁 What is the 2022 Schedule? 🎁
Sign-ups: Sep 10-Sep 30 Matching: by Oct 5 Work on Gifts: Oct 5-Nov 25 Call for Pinch-hitters: Late Nov Gift Giving: Dec 1-Dec 25 Creator Reveals: Dec 30
🎁 What kind of gifts can I create? 🎁
All HP rare pair-themed gifts are accepted! That includes: fics, ficlets, drabbles, craft gifts, art works, gif sets, story banners, moodboards, photo manips, vids, podfics, podfic cover art, meta, icons, poems, recipes, playlists, rec lists — basically, any type of fanwork you can think of!
🎁 Can I recycle fannish works as gifts? 🎁
No, gifts must be new and created exclusively for H.S.S. Rare Pairs 2022 and specifically for your giftee.
🎁 Does my gift need to be X-mas/winter themed? 🎁
No, it can be any theme as long as it includes a rare pair.
🎁 How many gifts will I get? 🎁
Every participant will receive at least 2 gifts. They may be small gifts and they may not be exactly what you wished for but they will be made with love and enthusiasm.
🎁 How many gifts do I need to create to be able to participate? 🎁
You must submit at least 1 gift in order for Santa to deliver your gifts. Participants are implored encouraged to submit more than one gift.
🎁 Can I submit my gifts anonymously? 🎁
Yes, you may choose to submit your gifts anonymously. In this case you will not be named as a giftmaker in the Creator Reveals on Dec 30. Please tell the mods your preference when signing up.
🎁 How do I submit/deliver my gifts? 🎁
Gifts should be uploaded to the H.S.S. Rare Pairs 2022 AO3 Collection or emailed directly to [email protected]. See the post about Submission Info HERE.
🎁 Who are the mods? 🎁
- @bronwenackeley (from HP Rare Pairs Discord | @hp-rarepairs)
- @lumosatnight (from HP SAFFICS (18+) Discord | @hpsaffics)
- Other wonderful helpers from the HP SAFFICS (18+) Discord server
🎁 I still have questions/want to find out more. What should I do? 🎁
Contact us and/or join the HP Rare Pairs community!
Email: [email protected] (for specific questions, email works best) Discord: HP Rare Pairs Tumblr: @hp-rarepairs Twitter: hprarepairs Reddit: HPRarePairs
This gift exchange is based on @hdowlpost. Thank you to the lovely Owlpost mods for the wonderful help and enthusiastic encouragement!! (And for letting us borrow some of your wording for the FAQ)