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We present the discovery of an unusual set of flares in the nova-likevariable V704 And. Using data from AAVSO, ASAS-SN, and ZTF, of the nova-likevariable V704 And, we have discovered a trio of brightening events thatoccurred during the high state. These events elevate the optical brightness ofthe source from $\sim13.5$ magnitude to $\sim12.5$ magnitude. The events lastfor roughly a month, and exhibit the unusual shape of a slow rise and fasterdecay. Just after the third event we obtained data from regular monitoring withSwift, although by this time the flares had ceased and the source returned toits pre-flare level of activity in the high-state. The Swift observationsconfirm that during the high-state the source is detectable in the X-rays, andprovide simultaneous UV and optical fluxes. As the source is already in thehigh-state prior to the flares, and thus the disc is expected to already be inthe high-viscosity state, we conclude that the driver of the variations must bechanges in the mass transfer rate from the companion star and we discusspossible mechanisms for such short-timescale mass transfer variations to occur.

A trio of month long flares in the nova-like variable V704 And