🍾🥳Harry Potter Meta Flash Comp Awards (3/3) 🥳🍾

The most passionate Academic LIT award goes to...

AlihotsyTotsy for asking the real questions that canon never answered! This had me nodding right along with every sentence, ready to suit up and demand some damn answers on where all these damn cats went!

The Dewey Decimated award goes to...

The one and only SiobhanHazel for an incredibly detailed review of Japanese fanfiction on Pixiv, complete with ship guides, terminology, and further references! I am seriously so excited to see what else you find in your research journey with this!

Mic Drop goes to...

AlihotsyTotsy because SERIOUSLY. WHERE. ARE. THE. DAMN. CATS?!?!?!

And the last votable award, Soapbox -- for overall favourite -- goes to...

Klari!

And that's all folks! It's been a blast ✨️ 💖

🍾🥳Harry Potter Meta Flash Comp Awards (2/3) 🥳🍾

The Mind Blown award goes to...

First up, MidnightStargazer again with the amazing deep dive into Barty Crouch!

Next, In Legacy's Shadow: Narcissa Malfoy Speaks Out with an absolutely fascinating Vanity Fair style character study on Narcissa Malfoy! What a beautifully written piece with gorgeous photos and layout. I am loving this version of meta and blurring the lines between real life and fiction and was so excited to read this!

And finally Pointless with an essay that is honestly *still* making my head spin, exploring the concepts of privacy, ownership, and record-keeping in various fan spaces, including discord. Look at us discussing an essay discussing discord on discord. THIS. IS. METAAAAAA.

🍾🥳Harry Potter Meta Flash Comp Awards (1/3) 🥳🍾

The Hill to Die On Award for the most niche topic goes to...

The host says: I can confidently say that this is the reason I wanted to run this flash comp, because you all have such. Cool. Ideas.

Congrats, Klari, for exploring knitting, gender roles, JKR unintentionally subverting herself, and all the things that crafting can represent!

The Sold! Award for works that changed your views the most goes to...

EliseDonut and MidnightStargazer!

The host says:

This one was a tie, and the first fic definitely sold me on a totally new ship, complete with hard evidence on camera and amazing fic scenarios. Thank you for sharing your amazing Perclin theories with all of us and gaining some new ship fans along the way!

The next fic was a completely fascinating character study on someone who spends most of canon in disguise and whose true motivations are more than an enigma. You have given us all SO MUCH to think about when it comes to Barty Crouch and how complex he really is when you look closer!