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What Mortal Men Sow by EvShadow (Reviews - 16)
When she was 11 Tom Riddle stole part of Ginny’s soul, now four years later he’s back and she’s developed an unexplainable attraction to a infuriating blond. As her relationship with Draco Malfoy unfolds and she becomes more acquainted with the decadent world he inhabits, she finds herself down a path she’s not sure she can escape from. This new world is intoxicating but everything keeps leading her back to the incident with the diary four years ago.Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Blaise Zabini (boy), Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Narcissa Malfoy, Other Characters
Compliant with: OotP and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: Graphic Violence
Completed: No
Series: None
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Date: Jul 18, 2016 Title: Chapter 1: September
LOVE it! And thanks so much for posting this! It's a treat to see a Hogwarts-era fic that really works. This fic is starting to explore so many of the themes that I think logically make sense, considering the information we have in the books, and yet were obviously never followed up on. Draco and Ginny are the only two people who have actually felt that pull towards darkness. The difference at this point is that he's in the middle of getting dragged into it, and her connection to Voldy is in the past... or is it? That's the question that was dropped so completely in canon, which never should have happened (and didn't make any sense in terms of the internal reality of the narrative.) It's a huge part of why the tacked-on fake "happy ending" felt so wrong in canon. But it looks like you're going to explore it here, yay! Looking forward to more. :)
Author's Response: Yay! I'm so thrilled that you love it. I've been writing it for years and never had the courage to post it until recently, so I'm so happy that I have. There's so much going on in canon that didn't get the chance to be explored, and IdreamofDraco said something in her most recent fic about why Draco and Ginny are so good together - about them both understanding the darkness and recognising it in each other without judgement.
I think the happy ending for this fic is quite a way away and it won't be the one anyone is expecting...
Next chapter will be up soon, thank you so much for taking the time to read and review, it means so much to me.
xxx
Date: Jul 31, 2016 Title: Chapter 2: October Part One
So cool to see an author going back to the events of canon! It actually reminds me of Harry’s character in HBP, which I haven’t read in a while… he was oblivious, wasn’t he? ;) Great juxtaposition of Harry being clueless while Ginny and Draco are … doing things he didn’t know about. I like the attitude of the other Slytherins, too—they’re suspicious of Ginny, which is natural, but it seems like they’re ultimately accepting her, at least to some extent. We don’t yet know, of course, if Ginny and Draco’s relationship is strictly confined to sex or if there’s more going on (and I don’t think they do either.) I do wonder about just how involved she was with Harry at this point—is he really oblivious enough to not suspect ANYTHING? (Well, could be..) What’s happening in this chapter seems to be happening on so many different levels—there’s what Harry and Hermione and Ron know, there’s what Draco and Ginny know, there’s what Voldy and Bella know.. and at some point, all of that knowledge is going to come together… so what will happen then? There’s a real feeling here of the calm before the storm.
Looking forward to more!
So cool to see an author going back to the events of canon! It actually reminds me of Harry’s character in HBP, which I haven’t read in a while… he was oblivious, wasn’t he? ;) Great juxtaposition of Harry being clueless while Ginny and Draco are … doing things he didn’t know about. I like the attitude of the other Slytherins, too—they’re suspicious of Ginny, which is natural, but it seems like they’re ultimately accepting her, at least to some extent. We don’t yet know, of course, if Ginny and Draco’s relationship is strictly confined to sex or if there’s more going on (and I don’t think they do either.) I do wonder about just how involved she was with Harry at this point—is he really oblivious enough to not suspect ANYTHING? (Well, could be..) What’s happening in this chapter seems to be happening on so many different levels—there’s what Harry and Hermione and Ron know, there’s what Draco and Ginny know, there’s what Voldy and Bella know.. and at some point, all of that knowledge is going to come together… so what will happen then? There’s a real feeling here of the calm before the storm.
Thanks for posting, and looking forward to more! :)
Author's Response: Thankyou! So oblivious, that's what I like about Harry, everything could be considered canon and he just wasn't aware of it.
I love reading your comments, you're so good at reading into everything (which is totally awesome because everything has been over thought in this and its nice when it gets noticed.)
I'm so happy you're enjoying it so far and thank you so much for taking the time to review, it makes me so happy!
xxx
Somewhere I Belong by Tiny Q (Reviews - 97)
It’s been just over ten years since the Battle of Hogwarts. Society has moved on but not in the utopic way everyone assumed it would. For Ginny Weasley, however, everything is going great until a season-ending fall derails her Quidditch career and forces her to reevaluate her life. It also forces her to realize that there’s more to Draco Malfoy than she ever thought—something Luna has been telling her for the past six years… This is what happens when Slytherins find themselves filling the roles of Gryffindors, Ravenclaws rule the art world, and Weasleys are unable to use magic—or at least, one Weasley can’t.Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Drama, Humor, Romance, Smut
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Date: Aug 21, 2016 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2 - You Are Mine
LOVE, love this chapter! It works in so many ways… the macro level of the wonderful plot, the accurate characters, but also the tiny details (Death Eater’s wands being confiscated when they go into a Ministry building, Harry’s office being a mess, Draco keeping a packed emergency bag, etc.) I love the characterization of Harry—stubborn determination rather than actually thinking about what’s going on up to a ridiculous point, but then he does start to relent and use common sense. This is a softer picture of Draco than we often see, but I think it’s very believable as far as where he would be several years after the war. He definitely has a softer side in canon, and once he’d escaped from the life he ended up rejecting, I think he would have allowed that side to come out.
And then when we start learning more about who’s really behind Ginny’s kidnapping… it makes SO much sense. On to the next chapter!!
Author's Response: Thank you! I live for details, and hardly realize that I throw them in there half the time, so it's neat that they're actually noticed. :D
Date: Jul 25, 2016 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - Bad Blood
LOVE! Love, love, love.
The longer version is: so many things about this to like. You actually wrote a Hermione that isn't annoying. To me, anyway, that's amazing. ;) I love this version of Ginny's life, and it feels quite honestly so much more believable than what we got in the Epilogue of Doom and Destruction. In the actual universe as it was established in the books (and by the laws of basic reality), it's so much more likely that Ginny would have married Harry, but the marriage wouldn't have worked out in the long run. The injury was an interesting plot device, and it's very believable too. And THEN... what you've done with the characters!
It was impossible to know exactly what to think when Draco originally showed up on Ginny's doorstep, largely because you'd already laid the foundation for a different Draco than most readers expect. His character is very believable (doing so well with potions could logically lead to being a Healer.) But the sudden about-face of his attitude towards Ginny... there did seem to be something off.
And of course, there did turn out to be. But why? And exactly what happened to Ginny at the end of this chapter? This narrative is really intriguing in its own right, not just as a fanfic-- and that's what makes it work so well. REALLY looking forward to more! :)
Author's Response: Aw, thanks! Coming from you this all means a lot. :D
As I've gotten older, I've really come to respect and love Hermione, so I couldn't write her any other way. And I completely agree with you on the H/G relationship in the epilogue--it's actually one of the things that bothered me the most (and still would have even if I wasn't a rabid D/Ger...). Relationships just don't run on wishes. As for the healer role, a large part of medicine is retaining knowledge and knowing when to apply it, and given that he was right behind Hermione in marks I'm thinking he could do very well as a Healer. Hopefully I'll manage to do that idea justice as the story continues. ;D Thanks again!
Date: Aug 30, 2016 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3 - Hopeful Hearts
LOVE this chapter! I don't have very long, so this will be a shorter review than I would really like... but it's so, so good. Draco and Ginny both feel so real, for want of a better word. This is such a believable Draco, in all his good points and faults. SO GLAD you're writing again. :)
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad I'm writing again too! I forgot how fun this all is. :D
Date: Sep 06, 2016 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4 - Cannonballs
Wonderful chapter! It's so hard to really write a scene at the start of Draco and Ginny's relationship where everything works right. So many authors get so close, but there's just something that doesn't exactly fit... but you did it! Yay! :) I love where Draco is in terms of his relationships with other people-- we can see how emotionally stunted he is, unavoidably so, but he is trying, pushing himself out of his comfort zone. My feeling about Harry (YMMV, of course), is that this never really happened for him in canon, and he didn't try to make it happen. He made no real effort-- or we would have seen much more between him and Ginny in the Ep of Doom. But that's enough space spent on Harry... ;)
Really looking forward to the next chapter! (I know what you mean about school... I went back to school AGAIN, who knows what the schedule will end up looking like... but I still want to keep seeing more chappies. ;)
Author's Response: Really? Yay! I was really worried no one would buy it. :S But you made my day when I read that. :D What are you taking in school??
Date: Oct 02, 2016 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5 - Ghosts
Love! LOVE!! And just the right amount of D/G interaction for this point in time, I think. There are so many great things about your writing, but I think I would have to give the gold medal to characterizations... everyone, from Draco, Ginny, and Luna, to the more background characters like George, is complex and fascinating. And I love the idea of Luna painting souls. :)
And oh God, you're going to make me go to ffnet. :P:P:P:P and :P. But JUST for you, and to read the prequel-ette... i will. :)I hope you do eventually post it here, though. (mutters unpleasant things about ffnet.)
Author's Response: I'm sorry!! But there's no mention of Ginny in it, so I didn't feel right posting it here (and I don't actually want to attach it to this story because it's superfluous...) Hopefully the experience wasn't too traumatic? :S But thank you for the gold medal. :D
Date: Jan 17, 2017 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5 - Ghosts
I'm so glad to be able to get back to reading this fic!! :) I know what you mean about making too commitments, believe me... sometimes I still think I was crazy for trying to go back to school while co-running a business... but I pledge to keep up with your fics. :) And my own writing. And-- okay, there's a long list.
I love, love this chapter! So many great aspects of it, from the realism of the trial to the subtle exploration of the broken places in both Draco and Ginny to their tentatively growing relationship to Luna... I love the way that your portray this true, genuine affection between Draco and Luna that feels very pure, that by its nature, is not romantic, is not about attraction, but is so meaningful.
Anyway... I'm going to keep up with these chapters, even though I'm kind of behind...and I'll get to your other fic too. :)
Date: Jan 22, 2017 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - Bad Blood
Ahem. I just realized that I reviewed chapter 5 twice. Well... It was very memorable. I'll be moving on to chapter 6 now...
Date: Jan 23, 2017 Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6 - Rainbow
Yay, another great chapter!! So many things in this one... the subtlety of Draco and Ginny's growing relationship, the tentative trust building between them, those evenings on the couch... honestly, I think that Poltergeist is the creepiest movie ever... and most of all, the reality of the things that could come between them. A lot of fics don't include this, but I think that it's vital to have real reasons why a connection might NOT work out between them, and why they might not make the choice to be together. Such as:
"Was he that desperate to have anything at all with her that he was willing to sacrifice himself in the process? Was she worth that? He hardly knew her—the real, actual her, not the woman he had built up in his mind over half his life. How could she even compare to that? No one could."
See, these are real issues. Draco is afraid of losing too much of himself to be with her, which I think is actually a valid concern from his point of view. It may seem inevitable to the readers that they're going to end up together, but within the reality of the story, it is not a foregone conclusion at all. The differences between them really could be insurmountable in the end. And that's what we have to feel when we read D/G-- that it's not just an exercise in getting them together, but that because of who they are and what their life experiences and situations have been, it's a fight against uphill odds for them to get there. And maybe there's some alternate ending someplace where the relationship just did not work out. That makes it meaningful when things DO work between them.
Anyway... great job, and look at all these chapters I still haven't read! Yay! :)
Date: Jan 29, 2017 Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 7 - My Little Ruin
I think this was a very important “grounding chapter”—so don’t sell it short. The way that Molly Weasley’s acceptance of Draco seemed to mean that the whole family would cooperate… it just seemed too good to be true. The reactions of other Weasleys in this chapter really helped to ground things—it makes sense that Ginny’s father, Bill, and Ron would react the way they did here. It’s also realistic that Harry would react in this way. He doesn't seem to be an awful person, but he’s VERY possessive and intolerant, and you can just see some clues why the marriage ended… :P
But… none of them are exactly *wrong* when it comes to anything they say or think about Draco, which I think is another aspect that feels so grounded. Ron’s accusations are over the top in the way he makes them, but they’re not unreasonable either. It’s easy for us as D/G readers to expect the happy ending, but in this reality, nobody would have forgotten Draco’s Death Eaters affiliations, and everything would have been stirred up yet again by the most recent DE activities. The detail of the way that he knows exactly how the wards around the Burrow work… it says everything. He can’t forget, nobody else can forget, and unfortunately, it makes a lot of sense than they can’t. Ginny really is vulnerable because of her illness, her injuries, her inability to use her wand, and the entire situation, and she does owe a lot to Draco. Would she ever have been with him in this reality if all of these things weren’t the case? Realistically—probably not.
BUT, this doesn’t mean that what they feel for each other isn’t genuine, or that they can’t make the relationship work. It *does* mean that they have a lot to overcome, and that it’s not a foregone conclusion that they will be able to do it. And that’s what makes a good D/G fic meaningful, as well as what makes it work. It has to be just as believable that they would NOT end up together.
Anyway… yay, still two more chappies to read!
Date: Jul 14, 2017 Title: Chapter 10: Chapter 10 - Breaking the Cycle
NEW CHAPTER YAY! Okay, I'm not going to review it, because I'm kind of behind on reading chapters... ;) But it's summer, so I have more time, so I WILL catch up with this amazing fic and r and r!!! Yay, you're back!! And even more yayness!
Author's Response: Yay! And that's completely okay! (I think I still have a few reviews of yours to reply to still on my end...) You are a very busy person! But thank you the acknowledgement. :) I hope your summer is treating you well!
Date: Aug 22, 2017 Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11 - Get Up
I love this fic so, SO much that I have to leave a review even though I'm hideously behind on r and r ing the exchange fics. ;) Every aspect of this story just feels... right. This is exactly how everyone might react. We can see Draco and Ginny's relationship evolving over time; we can also see the very real barriers between them. Everything is unfolding naturally. I hope to see more chapters from you soon!! :)
Beware! Beware! by idreamofdraco (Reviews - 27)
Draco Malfoy is a wanted criminal, charged for crimes committed during the war. Ginny Weasley is the Auror in charge of bringing him to justice when he finally returns to England. Little does she know how much Malfoy has changed in the four years he's been away.Category: Long and CompletedWinner of the Best Kiss, Best Response to the Prompt, and Most Creative awards during the DG Forum's Winter 2016 Fic Exchange.
PLEASE heed the warnings, which are explained in a little more detail in the Story Notes.
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Other Characters
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Mystery, Smut
Warnings: Character Death, Slash
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Date: Aug 18, 2016 Title: Chapter 2: Two
I forgot how much I loved this second chapter! :) Especially the way that you weave Ginny's current job with the Ministry into what she's doing now... there's such a strong undercurrent of Ginny constantly needing to suppress the inner darkness from her past. She's channeled it into her current job, but all it takes is stir it up is being in the same room with Draco. On to the next chapter...
Author's Response: Thank you so much, Anise!!
Date: Aug 03, 2016 Title: Chapter 1: One
A quick note: I AM r and r ing the second chapter soon. don't worry! I haven't forgotten about it. :)
Author's Response: Take your time! :)
Date: Jul 21, 2016 Title: Chapter 1: One
This fic, this fic.... (shivers) I kinda know how this ends, obviously, it having been on the ffn fic exchange. No, I'm NOT going to give it away... ;) But... wow. I don't honestly know if I can read it again, because it's wonderfully creepy and disturbing. But it's a great fic. Just very intense. ETA: Of course I'm going to read it again. ;) You know I can't resist!!
Author's Response: Hahaha, thanks, Anise! I was going for creepy and intense (and even disturbing) so I'm so so so glad this story affected you that way. If you read it again, I hope you continue to enjoy it!
Altered by ReverseBeauty (Reviews - 57)
Someone stole Draco's memories of the time he spent with Ginny years ago, and he's determined to get them back.Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Blaise Zabini (boy), Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Pansy Parkinson
Compliant with: Fully compliant
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Date: Aug 21, 2016 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2
The plot thickens and gets more intriguing! Draco is kind of being a dick, isn't he... but does he honestly not remember their shared past? And if not, why not? So many mysteries...
Date: Sep 10, 2016 Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6
So they're working together to solve this mystery... but no real clues as of yet. I still have to wonder what Draco's going to think if he finds out that she DID come so close to erasing his memory... there could be some real drama there. Anyway, looking forward to finding out more!
Date: Sep 10, 2016 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4
Great chapter! The interplay between Draco and Ginny is captured perfectly. She knows something he doesn't, but he isn't giving her any incentive to share the details. And it's so true to both their characters.
Date: Sep 10, 2016 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5
Ooh, I LOVE this chapter! So much drama, so many pieces of information tantalizingly revealed. So Ginny DID almost wipe his memory... and I have to think that this is going to come back at some point, especially because Draco believes she never would have done it. But she wasn't the one who did it... on to the next chapter.
Date: Aug 18, 2016 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
So glad to see you writing and posting again!! I really love the way this fic is going so far... you grab our attention right away and develop tension between Draco and Ginny really well. The tension isn't revolving around whether or not they're going to end up in bed (because that's where they were at the beginning! ;), but rather the question of what's going on. And honestly, that has a lot more potential. At first, I thought that there was really no reason why he necessarily would remember her, but then... wow, the way this chapter ends! So intrigued, and I want to read more. :)
Date: Sep 16, 2016 Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 7
Wow, the plot thickens!! I'm not sure if there's actually any chance that it could have been Blaise... or if that's a red herring... or if it's a double bluff and maybe he actually did do it after all... or... anyway. Poor Ginny. :( It does kind of bring up the question of exactly how they got back together in the first chapter... were they just randomly in the same bar? Or what? Anyway... really looking forward to more!
Date: May 22, 2017 Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11
Yay-- so happy to see another chapter! There will be an actual review after this quarter is over... it's nuts... this is what I get for going back to school. ;)
Author's Response: I only have 13 chapters written, and that's where I was like, "I don't know where to go with this," but I'm hoping I can gain some ideas since people really like this story.
Date: May 31, 2017 Title: Chapter 12: Chapter 12
Thanks so much for posting! :) Okay, even though the quarter isn't over yet... I still had to r and r this. So it actually was Theo all along... it makes sense. There's a scene between Draco and Theo that JKR stated she originally wrote and ended up not putting in the books... hopefully, maybe we'll all get to see it one day, because the potential dynamic between those two has always been fascinating. Is memory modification actually not illegal? I honestly can't remember exactly what was said in canon. It's such a creepy concept, no matter what. And I think Ginny is right to believe that any return to "normal life" is not going to be so simple. But she and Draco will work it out, I think. ;) Looking forward to more.
Author's Response: Of course! Honestly, I don't know if it's illegal or not, because I don't remember if it's mentioned. But maybe. Logically, I don't see why it would be though.
September First by idreamofdraco (Reviews - 9)
The scarlet steam engine is pulling out of the station, and Draco and Ginny must come to terms with their past before a new year at Hogwarts begins.Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Arthur Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Molly Weasley, Neville Longbottom
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Date: Sep 10, 2016 Title: Chapter 1: All Aboard!
This story. THIS STORY. COMPLETELY AMAZING. THIS CAN'T BE THE END YOU HAVE TO WRITE MORE!!!!
(ahem.)
This is just... EVERYTHING about this is so perfect. The plot structure. The narrative arc. The information so teasingly doled out. The beautiful writing passages (I'd almost have to quote the whole thing to really talk about them..) Just... EVERYTHING.
But especially what came after this:
Even after he had left their compartment, her hands continued to tremble, as if her body was still suffering from the aftershocks of the Cruciatus Curse he had casted at her so many months ago.
(Okay, if we're going to be REALLY picky, "cast" would be the correct word. ;) But this is like one of those pieces of Lakota beadwork where the artist included a single wrong bead to symbolize the imperfection of humanity.)
I don't know if Draco casting Cruciatus on Ginny is actual canon in any way or not, but I think that it doesn't matter, because it's such a perfect hinge for this story to turn on.
There isn’t some kind of stupid artificial barrier between them, something that could be cleared up with a few words, a meaningless misunderstanding. No. Instead, there’s a solid reason for unforgiving anger. We can feel Ginny’s fury when she remembers what Draco did to her, and we know that we’d feel the same way. Whether this refers to an incident that was ever official canon in any way (interviews… or articles… or referred to in a fic.. or whatever..) it feels very believable.
And they had some kind of a previous relationship too! It’s just PERFECT, the way this is revealed. After her justifiable anger, we learn that she also has another reason to remember him, that he is entangled with her heart.
And then the way that they don't have an artificial reconciliation... and in reality, we can't even be sure that they would. It's very possible that this is the perfect place to end this story after all.
SO PERFECT. (sighs blissfully) Your writing has evolved so much, and I want to ALWAYS keep seeing more and more of it. :)
Author's Response: Anise!! This review inspired legit, literal tears. I don't know what to say except thank you! You are a writer that I admire so much, and to read these words from you means a lot.
You know, I'm not 100% sure about canon, but I THINK it IS canon that during Deathly Hallows, Hogwarts students were forced to perform Unforgivables on each other during their Dark Arts class with Amycus Carrow. So, if that's the case, then Draco certainly must have cast an Unforgivable on a fellow student at some point (most likely not a Slytherin). My head canon is that the Carrows forced Draco to punish students with Unforgivables outside of class, partly to punish him for being such a coward and partly to try and build him up into the Death Eater they expected him to be. It's never stated in canon that Draco DID cast any Unforgivables on Ginny or Neville, but it doesn't seem impossible to me that he did.
Thank you for pointing out the cast vs casted thing. I knew it had to be wrong because it sounded so wrong, but I didn't bother to change it because I wasn't sure enough. I'll fix that ASAP though. ;) Thank you so much for reading and for leaving such a wonderful review!!!