Madam Hooch's Broom Closet

Madam Hooch's Broom Closet was a resource and recommendation site for Harry Potter femslash. The site's homepage stated:
:"The Harry Potter series has been fanfic'd in just about every way possible. There are thousands of sites out there featuring het, gen, and slash fics of every variety you could imagine. At Madam Hooch's Broom Closet, you'll find a sampling of the best stories the Harry Potter femmeslash fandom has to offer. There's also have some background information and resources about the HP f/f universe."Home. (Archived 24 February 2003 by the Wayback Machine.)
== History ==
The site was launched on January 1st, 2003 and initially hosted on GeoCities.anna_maria on LiveJournal. Untitled entry. 01 January 2003. (Accessed 12 February 2013.) On February 7th, 2003, it moved to panavatar.net,News. (Archived 13 March 2003 by the Wayback Machine.) with webspace donated by lm.anna_maria on LiveJournal. Madam Hooch's Broom Closet. 01 February 2004. (Accessed 12 February 2013.) 
On February 1st, 2004, it moved to Anna Maria's new domain, constellography.org, and Anna Maria announced that the site, whose last update was on September 27th, 2003, would no longer be updated regularly:
In July 2006, Anna Maria announced that she would be closing constellography.org,anna_maria on LiveJournal. FYI... 13 July 2006. (Accessed 12 February 2013.) which went offline in late 2007.Site available as of October 2007 but not as of January 2008.
== Femslash Resources ==
MHBC had a description of and links for the following pairings (as well as links for an additional 26 pairings):
* Hermione/Ginny
* Ginny/Cho
* Ginny/Luna
* Hermione/Pansy
* Fleur/Cho	
* Ginny/Pansy
* Lavender/Parvati
* Bellatrix/Narcissa
* Hermione/Cho
* Lily/Narcissa	
* Alicia/Katie/Angelina
* Hermione/Fleur
* McGonagall/Trelawney
* McGonagall/Hooch
* Padma/Parvati	
* Pansy/Millicent
* Hannah/Susan
* Lavender/Parvati/Trelawney
* Hermione/McGonagall
* Helga/Rowena
Before the release of Order of the Phoenix, there were sections for Lily/"Mrs. Lestrange" (who did not have a canonical first name at that point) and Pansy/Lavender that were later removed. The Ginny/Luna, Bellatrix/Narcissa, and Hannah/Susan sections were all added after OotP."Femmeslash Ships", as archived 13 March 2003 & 23 October 2007 by the Wayback Machine.
The site also had an FAQ that defined femslash and replied to some of the most common questions about Harry Potter femslash, such as reasons for it apparent dearth in the fandom. It also addressed some of the arguments made against femslash ("But the female characters in Harry Potter have no chemistry with each other!") and gave tips about where to find femslash stories and discussions.A Harry Potter Femmeslash FAQ. (Archived 23 October 2007 by the Wayback Machine.) The links page listed other sites that fell into a variety of different categories: Harry Potter femmeslash, general femmeslash, Harry Potter slash, general Harry Potter fanfiction, and Harry Potter fandom. The "Harry Potter femmeslash" category linked to femslash-exclusive HP archives and communities as well as communities dedicated to a certain femslash ship.Links. (Archived 16 September 2007 by the Wayback Machine.)
== Fanfiction Recs ==
MHBC's fic recs were divided into two sections: "All Recs" and "The Best of the Best". There were 25 recs in total, seven of which were also listed as "The Best of the Best." Ten of the total recs and four of the "Best of the Best" stories contained Hermione/Ginny (including one Harry/Hermione/Ginny fic), while no other pairing had more than two recs. All but two recs were written before Order of the Phoenix was published.Recommended Stories. (Archived 13 October 2007 by the Wayback Machine.)
The "Best of the Best" recs included:
* If I were you and you were me by Rhoddlet (sequel to Sundress) - Hermione/Ginny, 2002
* Left Handed by Ivy Blossom - Hermione/Pansy, 2002
* Real Methods of Divination by Proserpina (queenofhell) - Lavender/Parvati, 2002
* Replacement by Kate Bolin - Harry/Hermione/Ginny, 2002
* Silence by Plumeria - Hermione/Ginny, 2002
* Speak, Desire by Audrey Thurston Hirsch - Hermione/Ginny, c. 2002
* We All Fall Down by Bec (sangredulce) - Hermione/Ginny, 2001
== Fanart Gallery ==
The site also featured a gallery of Harry Potter femslash fanart. The gallery displayed all art submitted to the site (though it did not host it), provided that it was "femmeslashy in nature"--defined as two girls in a femmeslashy pose or an illustration for an f/f ficanna_maria at hp_girlslash. Fanart promotion & solicitation. 04 April 2003. (Accessed 17 February 2013.)--and rated R or lower. While it was still open for submissions, the gallery page stated:
By the time of its closure, the gallery featured 26 pieces of fanart by nine different artists. Four of the pieces were rated R, while the rest were G to PG-13.The Broom Closet Art Gallery. (Archived 11 January 2007 by the Wayback Machine.)
== Challenges ==
MHBC also posted a series of fanfiction challenge prompts from January to August 2003, starting out monthly then becoming bimonthly. The five challenges were as follows:Challenges. (Archived 11 January 2007 by the Wayback Machine.)
* January 2003 - Penelope Clearwater slash (5 fics written)
* February 2003 - Madam Pince slash (3 fics written)
* March/April 2003 - Hufflepuff-on-Hufflepuff (3 fics written)
* May/June 2003 - Re-Slashing the Fat Lady (2 fics written)
* July/August 2003 - Summer of Smut (37 fics written)
The Summer of Smut challenge was more involved than the previous challenges had been. It was coordinated through the hp_girlslash LiveJournal community and required participants to sign up and claim a pairing to write, including pairings that featured new characters introduced in Order of the Phoenix. All stories were required to be NC-17 rated. See: The HP Femmeslash Summer of Smut
== References ==
Category:Harry Potter Recommendation Sites
Category:Femslash Recommendation Sites 
Category:GeoCities
Category:2003 Websites 
Category:2000s Recommendation Sites