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Real name: Jessica
Registered: Jul 26, 2004
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My name is Jessica and I'm a huge D/G shipper.
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Renaissance Festival by Persephone33    (Reviews - 38)

Ginny supervises Draco's community service.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: None
Era: None
Genres: Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 1756 | Read count: 4808 | Published: Jul 29, 2007 | Updated: Jul 29, 2007
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Reviewer: SomethingsWicked Signed
Date: Jul 29, 2007 Title: Chapter 1: Renaissance Festival

Awww cute! I loved it! I hope this makes its way to a podcast.

Author's Response: I feel narcissistic reading my own fics. Although, if no one recs any on the forums, I may have to resort to that! Thanks for the review!

Why D/G Matters (And Always Will) by Anise    (Reviews - 26)

ANOTHER BRAND NEW CHAPTER, YAY!

Does D/G still matter? Yes! And maybe, just maybe, it matters more than ever before. Read all about the reasons why our one and only OTP is truly built to last. Are YOU ready for the shocking truth? ;)

Chapter SIX Quote of the Day:
Okay, there isn't really a quote, but JJ Abrams is mentioned. Just read it. ;)
Category: Essays
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: None
Compliant with: Fully compliant
Era: None
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 6 | Word count: 12251 | Read count: 17319 | Published: Nov 10, 2013 | Updated: Feb 06, 2016
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Reviewer: SomethingsWicked Signed
Date: Nov 23, 2013 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4

First off, I appreciate that you chose to quote me, it's always an honor when well known fanfic authors mention you, let alone throw a piece of you in their work, so thank you. :)

Second, I have always wondered why I've been drawn to the Snape/Lily pairing so much and the parallels you drew between them and D/G just helped make that click. It almost sets itself up that if Snape and Lily didn't work, and Draco and Ginny didn't work, maybe this next generation will fulfill that relationship hole.

The main reason I always think as to why D/G is more plausible than D/Hr (even though that seems to be more popular) is the simple fact that if you strip everything away, even though Draco was never "evil", he was still brought up a certain way and I don't think he could ever get past the idea of pureblood/muggleborn. It would be a non negotiable for him because it's at the foundation of who he is. The simple fact that Ginny meets that, I think, would allow not only him but also his remaining family to eventually come to terms with it because they wouldn't be sullying their bloodline.

Just on a fun note, I think it's safe to say a lot of D/G shippers go for Blaise and Luna (which I do too), but I also really enjoy Harry/Pansy. Not entirely sure why, but it always ends up being an interesting plot when they are together. Sometimes I even like Lily with Tom Riddle haha!

Can't wait to read about Harry's failures in the next chapter. :)

Author's Response: Thanks! :) Well, you were very quotable. I know what you mean about Snape/Lily. I also thought of a couple of other ships after writing that chapter (I think I'll have to add them as notes in the next one), and one that I've always liked is Snape/Narcissa. I do think there are hints in canon, and I've written a couple of fics where Lily and Narcissa were the TWO great loves of Snape's life. (And they're two flowers!!! It just dawned on me. Hmmm....) In that case, Draco and Ginny would be linked in two ways-- Snape loved Lily(Ginny), and he also loved Narcissa (connected to Draco.) And then there's Ron/Luna, and-- okay, NEXT chapter.

I also agree about Hermione's background being something that Draco just couldn't get past in a romantic sense. Not only that, but Hermione can be remarkably narrow-minded about people, as pitzi pointed out below. It's not just that his family wouldn't accept her, but neither one of them would accept the other. And a ship like that doesn't really work, IMHO.

Now, not everyone knows this, but the *recent* popularity of D/Hr basically began with the undying efforts of one person (Bunney.) The main Dramione site wasn't even started until after FILM canon was closed. She did/does the basic work, and everyone else has had their interest revived/sustained/whatever by that,and it's grown and grown. I totally admire everything she's done (I just really don't like D/Hr! ;) And it does show that any section of the fandom can pick up again from a slowdown. We are on our way! :) More about failure!Harry soon... ;)

Reviewer: SomethingsWicked Signed
Date: Nov 16, 2013 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2

Now that you spell it out like that, it's one of those "duh!" moments for me haha. It makes you wonder if she didn't go down that path because she was on a deadline and that would have taken longer to follow that plot line. She may just wanted to speed through that scene to get to more "important" parts of the story. Who knows. Maybe she got threatening letters from H/G shippers against D/G haha. Is there a fic that follows this idea? That would be really interesting to read and see an alternate DH ending.

Author's Response: HA! I love the "threatening letters" scenario. I do think that's it very possible that JKR got sloppy at the end and sped through things (remember when she said that HBP and DH were basically just one book?) But I also think it's significant that the D/G aspects-- as well as Draco and Ginny as individual characters-- were the parts she eliminated (under this theory, anyway.) I don't know if there's a fic with this alternate DH ending... I've never seen one, though. (fights horrible temptation to start writing one. NO...NO... NO.) ;)

Reviewer: SomethingsWicked Signed
Date: Nov 10, 2013 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I honestly am excited to see what ideas you have. It's difficult being a D/G fan when there aren't as many new fics popping up, when the classic well known authors disappear and take their stories with them, and when the excitement for the whole HP fandom in general dies down. I can't wait to see what you think this next generation of fanfiction will hold and what new information will help revive it.

Author's Response: There's SO much coming up in this essay that I think you'll be interested in. :) Believe me... the HP fandom will be picking up again; I don't think that's the question... LOTS about why... but the question now is what that will mean for us, and more importantly, what we WANT it to mean. And, oh yeah, I talk about exactly why I believe that authors taking fics down is such a staggeringly bad idea for so many reasons. Worst. Idea. Ever. They might as well get a BB gun and start shooting themselves in the foot. I get kind of opinionated in that section, I'll warn everybody... ;)

Reviewer: SomethingsWicked Signed
Date: Nov 18, 2013 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

I agree with you on so many factors. The main factor being I would have [grudgingly] accepted the H/G outcome in the epilogue had J. K. Rowling made it more plausible than just throwing it all together just because those who were into the series on the surface level expected it to be H/G. I would have accepted her decision, just like with Sirius' death and other monumental plot twists that hurt us, if she had gone about it the right way. Just like you said, why paint Ginny as this powerful witch who were closest to the twins (known for being clever and not doing what was expected of them) and completely replace her with someone who wouldn't stand up for herself in the fact that she had been ignored for so long and then finally acknowledged because it just seemed easiest to Harry because she was part of the family he wanted to be a part of and she already "loved" him (even though she never really knew him, because he never allowed her to know him like he did Ron and Hermione). It's two entirely different people. I'm embarrassed for J. K. Rowling with how she did the epilogue. How do you end an incredble series that has reached millions of people with that? She did not bring closure at all, it feels like to me. I guess we're lucky that she says she'll keep that door open and won't say she'll never write about Harry Potter again. Maybe by then, she'll go through her notes, re-read her books, be appalled by her epilogue, have an attack of conscious, and start again with the new generation. Every time I think about the epilogue I want to beat my head against the wall. I felt so let down, not even as a D/G shipper, but as a fan of 15 years.

Author's Response: Thanks! :) I think you pointed out something that is easy to miss--the romantic aspect is only PART of what's so wrong with the H/G pairing. They never had any chance to build a relationship based on friendship. Throughout the entire series, all we ever see are Harry's complex interactions with both Ron and Hermione-- never with Ginny. I don't think we'll ever know all the reasons why the series ended the way it did. But I think that part of it might have been that JKR believed that wrapping up the existing plot points was enough. And that aspect was done very well. The big problem, though, is that if a crucial plot thread has been yanked out, a lot of readers KNOW something vital is missing. It might be difficult to put a finger on it, but we know it's not there and should have been there. And I think that's just what happened with the D/G plotline. And there's an ENTIRE chapter coming up soon that deals with theories about upcoming canon. :) I don't know if everyone is going to agree with that one, but it's food for thought...