Christmas in July challenge?

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Hi everyone!

I would like your opinion please. A couple of people have approached me about running a Christmas in July themed fest. We will definitely still be back later in the year for the proper holiday season, but I want to know what you all think of something fun being run at the end of July.

Christmas in July is basically an excuse for people to get together, having parties and such when they may not ordinarily be able to get together in December. We all know Draco, Harry and Neville have their birthdays in June and July.

We also know that the end of the war was never dealt with in DH, it went straight to the epilogue. What would happen if say Hermione was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and was forced to attend a party of some description, but can no longer deal with crowds because she panics and freaks out. How does George deal with losing Fred? Or you could go with a fluffier option of everyone just having fun. Harry and Draco are having a combined Birthday party and inviting all their friends and family. You get the idea.

So my question is this:
Are you interested in a Christmas in July challenge?

How would you like us to handle it, do you want to be able to post your own entries when you're ready like hp_kinkfest was run?

Would you like to have prompts like we did at Christmas or would you rather just have a theme and write what your muse tells you just involving the theme somewhere?

How long would you like the challenge/fest to run for?

Would you like the minimum word count abolished, so you can write 100 word drabbles etc.?


All opinions, suggestions will be gratefully received and considered.