HD Holidays

H/D Holidays is a gift exchange that ran from 2006-2012. It has a reputation for delivering multiple novel-length fics.
== History ==
H/D Holidays was founded in 2006 as a Harry/Draco holiday gift exchange by zhonnika/legomymalfoy. The first round of the fest appears to have had a bit of a rocky start; the participant cap was 110, posting ran into January and several people failed to submit their entries/gifts. In February 2007 zhonnika stepped down as a mod and handed the reins over to nqdonne. Changing of the Guard, February 4, 2007. (Accessed February 18, 2018.) nqdonne brought jamie2109 on as co-mod, and announced a Last Hurrah/Summer Wave as the second round of the fest (a "pre-DH special round"), with sign-ups in February and posting in June–July. H/D Holidays: Summer Wave. February 10, 2017. (Accessed February 18, 2018.)
Round three was a Post-DH round, with sign-ups in August, and posting in December. jamie2109 stepped down as a mod prior to this round, and taradiane stepped in. General Announcements. August 07, 2007. (Accessed February 18, 2018.)
The fourth round of the fest (2008) brought some changes to the fest-format due to the overwhelming scope of the fest; there were too many participants, too many drop-outs, and "too many fics with major problems". The mods instated a participant cap in the region of 60-80 participants, with half the slot reserved for veteran participants who had a history of turning in works on time and not in need of major revisions, with the remaining spots serving as a lottery on a first-come-first-serve basis for fans who had not participated before. ANNOUNCING A NEW H/D HOLS FORMAT! June 1, 2008. (Accessed February 18, 2018.) The fest had run with staggered submission deadlines in the past, with first-timers having an earlier deadline than veterans, and this was the case again. In addition to this, hosting of the works moved from Livejournal to a private server, paid for and maintained by taradiane.
In 2009 nqdonne stepped down as a mod, and dysonrules and bryonebrynn stepped in to assist taradiane. The 2008 format continued, with a participant cap of 80, a split of reserved spots for veterans and lottery spots for newcomers, and a staggered submission deadline. H/D Holidays Round Five Sign Up Post. August 19, 2009. (Accessed February 18, 2018.)
2011 brought several changes to the fest: The participant cap was lowered to 60, there were two lotteries, one for veterans and one for newcomers, and the staggered submission deadlines were abolished. An announcement of sorts... January 3, 2011. (Accessed February 18, 2018.)
For the final round of H/D Holidays, the participant cap was increased to 90. Regarding this year's fest... July 8, 2012. (Accessed February 18, 2018.)
== Masterlists ==
* 2006-2007 masterlist (round one)
* 2007 masterlist (round two, Summer Wave)
* 2007 masterlist (round three, post-DH)
* 2008 masterlist
* 2009 masterlist
* 2010 masterlist
* 2011 masterlist
* 2012 masterlist
== References ==
Category:Slash Challenges
Category:2006 Gift Exchanges
Category:2007 Gift Exchanges
Category:2008 Gift Exchanges
Category:2009 Gift Exchanges
Category:2010 Gift Exchanges
Category:2011 Gift Exchanges
Category:2012 Gift Exchanges