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Reviews by mchen

Miles to Go Before I Sleep by Adelagia    (Reviews - 197)

Convicted and incarcerated after the war, Draco is unexpectedly given a new lease on life.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Other Characters
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Drama
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 14 | Word count: 35401 | Read count: 59043 | Published: Dec 15, 2008 | Updated: Jul 17, 2009
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Jan 02, 2009 Title: Chapter 3: Release

Fantastic! Love the premise, and gotta love Spy!Draco. Can't wait to read whatever you've got for us next.

Author's Response: Thanks very much! I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far.

Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Dec 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Prologue

Great start, can't wait to see where it goes and how you take us there!

Author's Response: Thank you!

Precipice by Obsidian Sins    (Reviews - 29)

When you are made for more, can love ever be enough? Draco seeks out a most unlikely character to get advice about his engagement to Ginevra Weasley.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Other Characters
Compliant with: Fully compliant
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 2930 | Read count: 3239 | Published: Jan 17, 2009 | Updated: Jan 17, 2009
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Jan 18, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Very true to Draco and Malfoy characterisation -- although I of course hate the choice he made, you made it so that I completely understood the logic and "rightness" of it, given who Draco is. Well done.

Would love to see the companion pieces.

A Ferrety Tale by shmeilia    (Reviews - 24)

Once upon a time there lived a princess. She lived in an odd-looking castle far away in a land called Ottery St. Catchpole with her father, the king, her mum, the queen, and her six older brothers, the princes.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: None
Era: Future AU
Genres: Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 3855 | Read count: 3580 | Published: Mar 16, 2009 | Updated: Mar 16, 2009
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Mar 22, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: A Ferrety Tale

That was quite adorable! Loved the tone, and the DracoFerret's snark. Well done.

Die, with a "T" by gidge_8    (Reviews - 149)

A chubby Draco and the physical trainer from hell. What more can I say? A D/G twist on dieting and an ending sweeter than candy floss. Enjoy. :)
Category: Long and Completed
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Other Characters
Compliant with: OotP and below
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 10 | Word count: 34144 | Read count: 52617 | Published: Mar 30, 2009 | Updated: May 01, 2011
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Apr 02, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - Admit the Problem

Oooh, great start -- and lovely ending to the chapter, just like a soap opera! I'm not loving the idea of fat!Draco, but it's such an unusual premise, I'm willing to go with it. For now -- we have to get hot!Draco, or at least glimpses of him, soon, I say! ;)

Author's Response: He's got a ways to go. Just know that his torment will be rather amusing. :) Thanks!!!!

Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Jul 21, 2009 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5 - Dig In

I'm not sure why you're not entirely happy with this chapter, because I thought it was great, introducing something new, a bigger conflict for Draco (and Ginny) to face, together. It moves the plot forward, big-time, and gives us a further, deeper glimpse into Draco's personality and situation. And, as if all that wasn't enough, it lets us know the relationship between D&G is growing. Great chapter!

Author's Response: So glad you like. The reviews really helped. I had a choice to take the story a couple of different ways. Thanks very, very much.

The Academy by Sarea Okelani    (Reviews - 31)

While at the Ministry’s Auror training academy, Ginny Weasley and Draco Malfoy learn that being friends might be harder than being foes. Or, “And that’s why you don’t teach your worst enemy lessons.”
Category: Long and Completed
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Other Characters
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Action, Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 11184 | Read count: 6571 | Published: Apr 01, 2009 | Updated: Apr 01, 2009
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Apr 02, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Part 1

Fantastic! The only problem with it is that it was too short -- curses on you for that!

Color Commentary by KateinVA    (Reviews - 28)

Draco can’t stand the reporter for Quidditch World Weekly. She grates on his every nerve, until she’s gone.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU
Genres: Humor
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 1703 | Read count: 4120 | Published: Apr 25, 2009 | Updated: Apr 25, 2009
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Apr 26, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Adorable. But please, for the love of D&G, please continue this! I want to see more of their verbal sparring and snark -- more, more, more!

Millions and Millions of Malfoys (And One Very Sleep-Deprived Ginny) by Anise    (Reviews - 401)

Ginny Weasley is absolutely sure that Draco Malfoy is hatching a particularly evil plot as junior head of the Ministry Department of Culture, and that it definitely involves puppy-strangling, bribing officials, and consistently wearing trousers tailored very tight in back. Or at least it's a theory that makes sense when she's been surviving on two hours of sleep a night for far too long, and Draco keeps vetoing her sketches for the new marble statues at the Ministry fountain. But then Luna Lovegood gives her a potion with some very curious effects, and Ginny finds that she just may have to revise her opinions about those evil trousers...
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: None
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Humor, Romance, Smut
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 38 | Word count: 185356 | Read count: 62318 | Published: Apr 27, 2009 | Updated: Mar 07, 2010
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Apr 28, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Oh, that was absolutely great! Fantastically fun premise, and very well carried out. Loved all the Dracos' thoughts and revelations. Can't wait to see what's going on!

Wards by Madame Puddifoot    (Reviews - 61)

“Don’t you have plans?” “They can wait.” Short pieces examining moments in Draco and Ginny’s unorthodox relationship.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 3 | Word count: 6359 | Read count: 4587 | Published: May 03, 2009 | Updated: Nov 17, 2009
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: May 05, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Lovely. But greedy as I am, I want more -- I want to see where they go from the very real, very sweet, but very tricky relationship you've given them, and how you'll take us there. Please re-think the one-shot thing!

Silver Thorn, Bloody Rose by MemoriesToLast    (Reviews - 18)

They looked perfect, too perfect. To the casual passerby, it may have looked as though a master craftsman had merely left two, lifelike statues lying in the snow - AU, Ron contemplates two of Wars casualties. Implied DG, rated for character death.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley
Compliant with: OotP and below
Era: Future AU
Genres: Angst, Horror
Warnings: Character Death
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 1376 | Read count: 2242 | Published: Sep 15, 2009 | Updated: Sep 15, 2009
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Sep 16, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Lovely in its sadness and imagery.

Author's Response: Thanks! MTL

Oh Baby! by whyevenbother    (Reviews - 97)

You thought taking care of a plastic baby was hard work? At least it wasn't magical. Hilarity ensues as the students of Hogwarts learn a lesson in responsibility through Dumbledore's new parenting project. AU DG with several other minor pairings.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Blaise Zabini (boy), Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, Other Characters, Pansy Parkinson, Ron Weasley
Compliant with: GoF and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Drama, Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 4 | Word count: 9570 | Read count: 4936 | Published: Sep 25, 2009 | Updated: Jan 08, 2010
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Sep 25, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Wow, a premise I've never seen before -- fantastic! Looking forward to seeing where you take us with this...

Author's Response: Thanks for the review. I plan on taking it to much funnier places. I really wanted to write a story that's different then the ones already out there, and this one is based on the parenting project I had to do in high school.

Look At Me by DeLaLune    (Reviews - 336)

Ginny finally has everything she's ever wanted. The boy of her dreams, top grades, and a way to finally break into the Golden Trio. When perfection turns out to be less than perfect she finds herself seeking solace in another journal. When this journal writes back, she is understandably worried—until she discovers the person writing back is a fellow student. A fellow student who refuses to divulge his identity. Does she want to know who this mystery person is? Or has she already revealed too much of herself?
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: GoF and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 13 | Word count: 35569 | Read count: 19562 | Published: Nov 11, 2009 | Updated: Mar 18, 2010
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Nov 16, 2009 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3 - The Truth Hurts

Great story! I usually find correspondence-type tales stilted and awkward, but this works. Loved Draco dropping his stuff when he figured out who his journal-mate was. Can't believe Ginny's that dense. Please update soon, but don't make it end soon!

Author's Response: Oh no, the journals are just the beginning :) I promise. In fact I'm pretty sure most will be disappointed by this fact :/ but such is life.

Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Jan 24, 2010 Title: Chapter 12: Chapter 12 - A Woman Scorned

EPILOGUE?!? You can't end it like that, that's just evil!!

An Introduction to Hormones by like a falling star    (Reviews - 57)

To Draco’s great delight, Ginny is properly introduced to her hormones.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: OotP and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 3 | Word count: 9528 | Read count: 13600 | Published: Dec 07, 2009 | Updated: Apr 15, 2010
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Apr 18, 2010 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

Epilogue?!? That's it?!? But that's too short -- we need to see more dates, more snogging, more Luna (with Blaise, ideally), not to mention how the friends/family react and how our lovebirds deal with it, etc. More, more, more!!!

Gingersnaps and Christmas by like a falling star    (Reviews - 15)

In the true spirit of Christmas, Draco and Ginny look beyond their prejudices for one night.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: OotP and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 3428 | Read count: 2955 | Published: Dec 18, 2009 | Updated: Dec 18, 2009
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Dec 18, 2009 Title: Chapter 1: One-shot

Thanks for the cute, sweet, simple and most importantly, believable, fluff!

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
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Chapters: 4 | Word count: 25887 | Read count: 4083 | Published: Feb 26, 2010 | Updated: Jan 10, 2011
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Mar 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: I: Defiance is beautiful

I'm pretty sure I know what the spell with green or red possible outcomes is all about, and that Draco is the cause of it being green, but to avoid possibly spoiling it for other readers, I shall keep it to myself. Great start -- can't help but wonder how you conceived of the elaborate entrance to the twins' place.

Author's Response: Hehehe. I actually thought that was the most transparent part of the entire chapter, but I figured I'd keep it a little on the DL until later. THAT particular thing isn't going to be the mystery of the entire story. There will be more, trust me. And honestly? I have no idea (about the twins' place). I think I just sat there and went, huh, that'd be cool, and so would this, and etc. I think I did that a bunch with the chapter. ^^;; Thank you for the review!

Scars by shmeilia    (Reviews - 20)

Draco takes his time cleaning her cut. He watches intently as the rust-colored blood disappears, leaving only the ruddy tone of her skin. He dips the cloth in warm water again, and rubs gently at her forehead until the wound is clean, and she looks like Ginny again.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU, Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Blood
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 3494 | Read count: 3878 | Published: Apr 24, 2010 | Updated: Apr 24, 2010
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Apr 26, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

How lovely! I really loved the tone you achieved here, a little fondly nostalgic, slightly wondrous. Well done.

Ginny Weasley, Hit Wizard by MemoriesFade    (Reviews - 41)

Ginny Weasley was dedicated to her job as a Hit Wizard and nothing else. But when an investigation turns her life upside down, Ginny finds herself analyzing her morality--and having tea with a Malfoy.
Category: Long and Completed
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Other Characters
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Drama, Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 6 | Word count: 24698 | Read count: 8012 | Published: Apr 15, 2011 | Updated: May 20, 2011
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: May 10, 2011 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4

I for one am still reading, and still very much enjoying the story! I really enjoy the mature, sexually-charged banter between Ginny and Draco, and for some reason, I get a vaguely dark feeling from the story; I hope I'm not just making it up. You're doing a fantastic job of slowly but surely cranking up the heat between D&G -- loved the description of his fingers on Ginny's back and her reaction to it. Keep up the great work, can't wait for the next chapter!

Author's Response: :) Thank you for responding to my insecure cry. I really only have reviews to fall back on so far as feedback so when there are zero for a chapter, you start to wonder. I would have been satisfied with one. Heh, I'm glad you're enjoying it though, especially the UST, which I think I always have a hard time expressing because, well, I'm a DG shipper. I want them to get together and shag like rabbits. ;) Thanks so much for reviewing!

Ici-bas by TuesdayNovember    (Reviews - 11)

The Dark Lord has won, and Ginny Weasley, her family dead, is taken to Malfoy Manor, where the reason for her being there is only one of the secrets the Malfoys and Lestranges are keeping.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Other Characters
Compliant with: HBP and below
Era: Future AU
Genres: Angst, Drama, Mystery
Warnings: Blood, Character Death
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 2 | Word count: 5673 | Read count: 1030 | Published: May 23, 2011 | Updated: Jul 12, 2011
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: May 26, 2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Great dark start! I'm interested to see where you go with this, and how you bring our favourite couple together from such an initial distance. Keep up the good work.

Author's Response: Thank you very much! =D The road Draco and Ginny have to walk isn't a pleasant one, but the gap will be bridged in time. I'm really glad you're enjoying this so far, and thank you for the lovely review. ^^

A Fresh Start by Erica T    (Reviews - 22)

When Ginny pulls the plug on her not so fairytale marriage, she accepts an offer from her now ex-husband's partner that will end up changing both of their lives.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: None
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 2 | Word count: 3173 | Read count: 6467 | Published: Jul 07, 2011 | Updated: Jul 15, 2011
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Jul 11, 2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

If this is your very first chaptered story, then you're off to a great start!

Author's Response: Well, it's not my first ever, just the first for FIA. My old stories are still on fanfiction.net, but my writing has evolved so much since I was writing those that I'm not even going to bother trying to put them up here. Thank you for the review! I hope I keep it going as nicely as the first chapter :)

Silence by serinah    (Reviews - 82)

My name is Ginevra Malfoy. I am a wife to the Minister's third in command, a Death Eater, and the coldest man I have ever known.


Who would have thought that when Harry killed Voldemort the purists would still come to power? Who would have thought that when the marriage law is enforced, a Malfoy would propose to a Weasley? And who in their right mind could have foreseen that Harry Potter would ask her to say yes? This is a tale about a failing marriage and a society spiralling towards civil war.
Category: Long and Completed
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Arthur Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Molly Weasley, Other Characters, Ron Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: Character Death
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 6 | Word count: 23324 | Read count: 20336 | Published: Sep 17, 2011 | Updated: Oct 18, 2011
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Oct 12, 2011 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5

What do I want to happen? Other than the obvious -- Draco + Ginny -- the answer is: more!! You have done such a great job of slowly unfurling their relationship, I was looking forward to many more chapters; it feels like there is still so much emotional distance they have to go before they achieve a fully realized relationship, and before we therefore get a fully satisfactory ending. But you're the author; I guess I'll just have to trust you, based on what you've done so far, which is just fantastic. Sorry if I sound too negative; I really was looking forward to a lot more of this, and was surprised to see the end coming so quickly. I want to be clear: you've done a stellar job so far -- thanks!

Author's Response: You'rew not being negative at all. I get what you mean. Thank you. :)

Valley of the Dragons by gidge_8    (Reviews - 21)

Completely AU - The Auror Academy is located in the remote highlands of Scotland, in a valley frequented by the wildest of dragons. Ginny decides to attend, disguising herself as a boy, to follow a dream and a handsome blond Quidditch star.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: None
Compliant with: None
Era: Past AU
Genres: Action
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 3 | Word count: 9194 | Read count: 7854 | Published: Jan 05, 2012 | Updated: Mar 27, 2012
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Jan 11, 2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - The Auror Academy

Great start, and I love the unique premise - a little Shakespearean, which is a good thing. Can't wait to see what happens next!

Author's Response: Thanks so much! I'm glad you think it is unique. It is actually follows Hana Kimi very closely, although I kind of had in mind a world that looked anime. Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the review. :D

Use Me by recension    (Reviews - 46)

Ginny's been having urges, but she can't ask anyone who loves her to give her what she really craves. When you need someone to use you, you should ask someone who doesn't care about you.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, Pansy Parkinson, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape
Compliant with: HBP and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Angst, Romance, Smut
Warnings: Blood, Non-consensual sex, Sexual Violence
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 5 | Word count: 21665 | Read count: 7844 | Published: Mar 10, 2012 | Updated: Jun 22, 2012
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Mar 14, 2012 Title: Chapter 1: Use Me

Like the others said: sequel, but only if a full-blown (hee) story ain't gonna happen.

The Disappearance by Anise    (Reviews - 80)

The Very End.

Epilogue Quote of the Day:

He struggled to prop himself up on an elbow. “Lovegood—Luna-- do you remember being… I really don't have the least idea how to explain this… somewhere else?”

“Somewhere that looked like King’s Cross Station?” asked Luna.

“Yes!” Draco tried to sit up all the way and failed, flopping back down onto the bed.

A thoughtful look came over her face. “I think that I do, but I don’t believe that anyone else does. Maybe it’s better that way.”

“Probably. Look, uh… where’s Ginny?”

“She’s not ready to see you just yet,” said Luna. ”Here’s a napkin.”

“I don’t care about a napkin! Where’s Ginny?”

Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU
Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Smut
Warnings: Character Death
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 11 | Word count: 33228 | Read count: 8462 | Published: Oct 05, 2012 | Updated: Nov 05, 2012
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Reviewer: mchen Signed
Date: Oct 30, 2012 Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9

Star Wars *and* The Walrus and the Carpenter?!? Nice. Very nice, indeed.

Have to admit, you got me with that chapter -would not have imagined your little scene there. But what a great, strange, tense little scene it is!

I'm dying for the big reveal - it had better be soon, grrr.

Author's Response: Thanks! Patience is a virtue... :) And the truth is coming VERY soon. I'll be extremely interested in how people react once they know it all (although there's a bit of reveal in the epilogue, too.)