Sapphic HP

:For the LiveJournal community and fanworks challenge, see sapphic_hp Femmeslash Fanathon.
Sapphic_HP was a Harry Potter archive that hosted fanfiction as well as essays and resources pertaining to femslash. Its name comes from the association of the Greek poet Sappho with contemporary lesbian relationships and culture.
The site went offline around early 2009, but many of the stories can still be accessed via the Wayback Machine.
== History ==
Shortly after the archive's public launch, its founder, Duckling, was interviewed by an affiliated site, The Quidditch Pitch. She explained:
:I wanted to set up an archive of really good stories because basically there wasn’t one. (Although there is a great femmeslash archive – Girls Dormitory – it’s one that anybody can submit to and as a result you often have to search through a lot of rubbish to find the really good fics.) I also wanted the site to serve as a writers’ resource in the hope that it might encourage the production of more quality femmeslash stories.
== Content ==
The archive was "fairly selective" and had "a focus on high quality stories." It was started by the founder emailing the authors of her favorite femslash stories for permission to archive their fics, and only later accepted submissions. It also hosted essays about femslash and femslash pairings.
It accepted stories of any rating and (female/female) pairing, including threesomes where one participant is male.Sapphic_HP: Threesomes. (Archived 15 April 2008 by the Wayback Machine.) It also allowed het or (male)slash content "so long as a femslash relationship is still the story's main focus."Sapphic_HP: Submissions. (Archived 15 April 2008 by the Wayback Machine.)
Fanfiction was sorted by title,Sapphic_HP: Titles A-M; Titles N-Z. (Archived 15 April 2008 by the Wayback Machine.) author,Sapphic_HP: Authors A-M; Authors N-Z. (Archived 15 April 2008 by the Wayback Machine.) rating,Sapphic_HP: Rated G; PG; PG-13; R; NC-17. (Archived 15 April 2008 by the Wayback Machine.) and character.Sapphic_HP: Bellatrix; Cho; Fleur; Ginny; Hermione; Luna; Pansy; Other. (Archived 15 April 2008 by the Wayback Machine.) The most popular characters included Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, Fleur Delacour, Pansy Parkinson, and Bellatrix Lestrange.
The archive hosted 321 stories as of June 15, 2008.Sapphic_HP: Archive. (Archived 15 June 2008 by the Wayback Machine.)
=== Betas ===
The site provided a list of beta readers that were willing to proofread stories. It also listed the betas' specialties and restrictions (in terms of the pairings, ratings, and squicks they were willing to read). Betas included Duckling, Blue, and Melacka.Sapphic_HP: Betas. (Archived 15 June 2008 by the Wayback Machine.)
=== Challenges ===
The site had lists of various challenges and plot bunnies for inspiration. Challenges were posted by pairing, and included:
* Bellatrix Challenges
* Cho Challenges
* Fleur Challenges
* Ginny Challenges
* Hermione Challenges
* Luna Challenges
* Pansy Challenges
* Threesome challenges
* Other Challenges
=== Links and Resources ===
The site also provided links to various fansites, rec sites, archives, communities, and authors, including:Sapphic_HP: Links. (Archived 15 June 2008 by the Wayback Machine.)
* Rec Sites: Switchknife's Slash Recommendations and Madam Hooch's Broom Closet
* Archives: Ink Stained Fingers, Girls Dormitory, and Harry Potter Rareslash Archive
* Fansites: Nail the Fins (Ginny/Luna) and Sweet Tarts (Ginny/Pansy)
* Authors: Switchknife, Celeria, Lilith Morgana, paranoidkitten, Ruby Kate, rhoddlet, and micawber
* Other: Pornish Pixies, hpfemslashicons, and reallycorking's fanart
== References ==
Category:Harry Potter Archives
Category:2000s
Category:Femslash Archives