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Real name: Vivi Dark
Registered: Apr 21, 2009
Membership status: Member
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I have a Byronic Hero complex (but I'm guessing most of you share this with me...) I love Draco Malfoy, Chuck Bass, Heathcliff, Edward Rochester, Angel, Spike and a long, long list that goes on for a while.

I have two cats. I think they might be the first evolutionary step towards Cat People.

I love reading, writing, history and old things, sunshine during a downpour, purple sunsets, vanilla-colored clouds, kittens, and delicious face-stubble as long as it suits the boy's face.

Oh, and I'm a ridiculous Draco and Ginny shipper. I obviously love Harry Potter, but was ridiculously disappointed by the final book. I expected more from J.K. Rowling. The story wasn't bad, but the characters started to fall flat and hollow.

I abuse the words persnickety and fabulous on a daily basis.

I am a college graduate, and I wish I could say I write as well as a college graduate is expected to write... but they generally gloss over the finer details of putting words down on paper. Bear with me. It gets sort of bumpy from here on out.
Reviews by sparklingdark

Draco's Pet by CCC    (Reviews - 149)

Ginny wakes with no memory. Should she believe the blond man with the gray eyes? Why would he lie to her?
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: None
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU
Genres: Humor, Mystery, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 6 | Word count: 9983 | Read count: 17686 | Published: Jul 09, 2008 | Updated: Aug 26, 2009
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Reviewer: sparklingdark Signed
Date: Aug 27, 2009 Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6

Yay! A new chapter! I've actually formulated a million little plot twists that could happen. Mostly though, I keep feeling like all is not as it seems (beyond the obvious "not as it seems" that Ginny is experiencing). I'm excited to see what happens!

Buttercup by MemoriesFade    (Reviews - 777)

Trying to escape the pain of her daughter's death, Ginny runs to Pennsylvania to start anew. Almost six years later, a man from her past walks back into her life, reopening old wounds and setting in motion a journey of discovery, sorrow, and joy.

Category: Long and Completed
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Arthur Weasley, Blaise Zabini (boy), D/G Offspring, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Molly Weasley, Narcissa Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson, Ron Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Drama, Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 30 | Word count: 158108 | Read count: 119274 | Published: Feb 04, 2009 | Updated: Jan 20, 2011
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Reviewer: sparklingdark Signed
Date: Aug 31, 2009 Title: Chapter 20: Homemade Fudge

... Something just occurred to me.

Is the Buttercup bakery named after the Buttercup Bakery in How I Met Your Mother?

Because that would be AWESOME :D

Author's Response: I started watching How I Met Your Mother after someone pointed out that Buttercup was the name of the bakery in that show. I didn't know prior to that. I hope it's still awesome :]

Reviewer: sparklingdark Signed
Date: Sep 20, 2009 Title: Chapter 21: Red Velvet Cake

Haha, Draco TOTALLY deserves the uncomfortable rejection + the teasing of the crotchless panties. :)

And yeah, it's still VERY AWESOME that it's called "Buttercup Bakery" :D ... only now I wish it were a real place that serves the world's best baked confections... :( le sigh.

Author's Response: Poor Draco! I don't think he got any sympathy from anyone. Haha. :] Cheer up. I'm sure there is a nice bakery nearby. Or you could try a hand at doing it yourself. :]

Not Quite an Affair by Rosalie    (Reviews - 522)

“You mustn’t tell them, Rose! Harry knows but Lily and the boys… you can’t breathe a word…”

When Rose Weasley went to her favorite aunt for advice on how to handle loving someone her family disapproved of, she never dreamed the older woman would have been able to relate so well. In the comfortable safety of her kitchen, Ginevra Potter told her niece everything and swore her to secrecy. But months later, when Ginevra notices that her daughter, Lily, is spending time with Scorpius Malfoy, Ginny realizes too late that the truth can never really be locked away. Children question their parents and their own identities and everyone must confront the past.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Other Characters
Compliant with: Fully compliant
Era: Next Generation
Genres: Angst, Drama, Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 32 | Word count: 108603 | Read count: 141826 | Published: Apr 11, 2009 | Updated: Dec 23, 2011
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Reviewer: sparklingdark Signed
Date: May 14, 2009 Title: Chapter 5: The Son

Aw poor Rose!

It's funny because after DH came out I was NOT a fan of the Rose/Scorpius thing (because, I felt L/S was more appropriate because of my D/G love), but now I feel a little differently for poor Rose with all the annoying Lily-interference. That could just be personal, my little sister does that all the damn time when I like a guy. :P

oh... and Squee! to Hot!Adult Draco :D

Author's Response: Oh my gosh, your review actually made me laugh out loud! That was fantastic! Sorry about your sister, lol, but that was way too damn funny when I read that and wasn't expecting it AT ALL. Thanks so much for the review! That was great!

No Rhyme or Reason by Persephone33, Mynuet    (Reviews - 58)

This is a series of (eventually) one hundred scenes from the lives of Draco and Ginny. There is no overarching theme; each of these "chapters" is a stand alone ficlet. Some of them might go together, but we make no promises.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: None
Era: Future AU, Hogwarts-era, Next Generation, Past AU, Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Action, Humor, Romance, Smut
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 28 | Word count: 37331 | Read count: 36771 | Published: Dec 02, 2009 | Updated: Feb 27, 2010
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Reviewer: sparklingdark Signed
Date: Jan 30, 2010 Title: Chapter 20: Sign

that was brilliant!
I have to ask though... did Ron make it?

Broken Mirrors by Cadaverous Apples    (Reviews - 55)

Sometimes, Ginny just wanted to break mirrors so she'd be certain to live for another seven years. She wondered if seeing her face splinter like Draco's mind already had would be worth it.

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Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Blaise Zabini (boy), Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Narcissa Malfoy, Other Characters, Pansy Parkinson, Ron Weasley
Compliant with: HBP and below
Era: Future AU
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Smut
Warnings: Blood, Character Death, Graphic Violence
Completed: No
Series: None
Table of Contents

Chapters: 4 | Word count: 25887 | Read count: 4083 | Published: Feb 26, 2010 | Updated: Jan 10, 2011
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Reviewer: sparklingdark Signed
Date: Jan 11, 2011 Title: Chapter 4: IV: The wise learn many things

That is, I think, the BEST description of Malfoy Manor I've ever seen. Loved the morphing, changing, weirdness of it all, and how you equated it to looking like a Dementor! It really casts this perfect image of that scary, hollow, foreboding place, filled with all the horror you can and don't want to imagine. Also, love, love LOVE creeptastic!Draco toying with Ginny.

... Oh I'm SO excited or more!

The Consequences of Deception by CCC    (Reviews - 19)

Ginny follows Draco hoping to find information that will ingratiate her with the Golden Trio. What she finds changes her life, but not in the way she expected.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: GoF and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Action, Angst, Horror
Warnings: Blood
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 1956 | Read count: 3269 | Published: Jul 11, 2010 | Updated: Jul 11, 2010
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Reviewer: sparklingdark Signed
Date: Jul 11, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Ahhh soo goooooood! I feel like I have to know more!