Ginny, Draco, Quidditch, and entirely too close quarters. Being forced to train, play, and live with Draco for a season gives Ginny a whole new understanding of and appreciation for the amazing bouncing ferret. Ginny's POV.Category: Long and Completed
I can see that I am going to be loving this story, simply by reading the first sentence.
THAT is where I stopped. Your opening shot is too good to allow to stand as is. You have two perfectly good adverbs standing there with nothing to do. The sentence needs completion. It is just too wonderful a thought to tear down. _______ly and ________ly... what? You see? You need a conclusion.
Now, I must head back and hit print.
Huggs,
gotsnape
Ginny, Harry, and Draco have been leading separate lives for years, but then a disturbing case involving mind manipulation brings them all together. Rows break out, animosity and hatred grow, people die, and friendship is tested. In the midst of all that, is it possible for romance between two unlikely people to bloom?Category: Works in Progress
THAT was horrifying! You must have done some deep research, and I commend you for the depth of your chapter. This shows how easily the mind of a child can be bent towards destruction and pain. I work with children. I have a Master's in Behavior Disorders and only twice in my 17 years have I seen the type of child you depicted here in this chapter. They both began their 'careers' with small animals, wild creatures that could be easily caught, such as turtles, before moving on to family pets and the pets of neighbors. I could only watch in horror as the parents ignored my information and the input of school councilors. The futures of these, now, young men are very grim but I fear most for their future victims. It is chilling. You captured the mind of a budding psychopath exactly, even to the refusal of admitting error or damage. The excuses these sorts of people provide for themselves is just as frightening as their actions. They feel no remorse. I shivered as I read your excellently worded chapter. You were as clinical as a reality based crime documentary. I felt like I was reading a textbook example of a monster a'borning. Well done!
Author's Response: Wow!!
I didn\'t do the research myself. My co-author, RondaStarr, did it and I wrote it. But I\'m very glad to hear that it was depicted so well.
We wanted to write a character that is very abnormal while still seeming normal on the outside. He doesn\'t have close friends, but Louis still invited him for the summer; people still think he\'s a normal guy.
I commend Ronda for correcting any \"sociopathic\" errors I made so that the final copy is what you have just read. Thank you for the review!
To escape the pain and loss of war, Ginny goes somewhere no one will find her, only to find she isn’t the only one seeking such anonymous solace.Category: Long and Completed
I read the prologue just to get a feel of the story while I decided whether or not I would print. When I read the word 'bang' in the paragraph about Arthur and his deepening obsession with all things Muggle, I JUMPED in my seat, just as if I had actually heard the horrible sound. What a shocking and gut watering sensation because I knew with sickening certainity what you were going to say to us all. Can't say as I am grateful yet for the clarity and rawness of your writing. Still trying to catch my breath. Will have to let you know after I have finished printing and reading all posted chapters. I am pretty darned sure I will have great things to say. gotsnape
Maybe not always happily, and ever isn't guaranteed, but the story of Draco and Ginny definitely continues after the marriage.Category: Works in Progress
Of the two chapters, THIS one is absolutly my favorite. I almost choked myself, when someone chimed, "And here's Harry!" It was so very easy to picture the look on Draco's face. The only thing that sticks out as incorrect is the description of Molly's cooking. According to the books, Mol is quite the little homemaker. I will just believe that you are strictly coming from Draco's POV and nothing that exited the Weasley kitchen would be fit for the Prince of Malfoy to eat. He would see everything in the worst possible light. Leaving Poor Draco alone at the table with the Weasley men was just plain wrong. And beautifully written. I howled.