Selling herself into a marriage contract, Ginny finds herself playing a deadly game, ultimately pitting her husband against her lover and a father against his son. Many twists and turns, depth and evil characters - and a long story of sweet and true love.Category: Long and CompletedNew! Epilogue is up! Yes, I know, the story has been "complete" for a couple of years, but this ending has been partially written for a long time and it ties up some loose ends.
AAAHHHHH!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
that was a great chapter!!:D:D
yay!
please update soon!
and no worries lol; family comes first.
bee245
Author's Response: Yes, but family *without* internet access! Oh the horror!
Glad you enjoyed the chapter, Hon!
damn....i feel terrible now....lol that was depressing :P
i hope you get over your block soon because this story is REALLY good :)
bee245
Author's Response: It's coming along. I just have some details for subplots that need to be weaved in. There's something not feeling right about one of them just yet. I'm sure it will work its way out soon.
fantastic chapter, as always :D very cute end scene! :D:D
but what did they talk about?!?:O
update soon please!! :D
bee245
Author's Response: Oh, I wish I could say I'm updating soon. I thought I would have a lot more time this week, but I've barely been able to even check my email! So glad you enjoyed it!
Hugs!
G
WHAAAAAAA.
okay. so ever since my last review and your response, I've been so anxious for another update and you did not disappoint :D
and every time she and draco are together I feel like he's lurking and watching and about to jump about of the bushes, scream "WHORE" and kill them both.
which is good for you, because it means you've established Lucius as a constant looming danger, but it tears my nerves to shreds :D:D:D:D:D
update sooon please!! please make her child Draco's :)
and I wouldn't hate you for throwing in a love triangle, either ;)
bee245
Author's Response: Next one will be up really, really soon. It's already at beta. chap 15... well.. that's another story... or rather a rewrite. Much more fun to come!!!! Best wishes!!! and thanks again... - G
!!!!!
fantastic :D:D:D:D VERY intense :D
he sold the horses for the money didn't he? :D
and I KNEW that Lucius would run in on them!! GREAT suspense and execution!
:D:D:D:D:D
very, VERY good :D:D:D
please update sooooooooon!!! :D
bee245
Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, Lucius had to find them at some point. It took me months to work out the details to create the right circumstances to lead up to this. Thought it was right that they be "vulnerable" so that their guard was down. So glad you enjoyed it, and thanks again for being such a wonderful reviewer.
fantastic chapter. your writing is always excellent and flawless :D
not to mention the awesome twists this story is taking. they're in soo deep I can't wait until Harry and Voldemort start playing a role, if they even do.
anyways, gah...she's gonna get pregnant now, isn't she? or are you toying with us about that too? ;)
update soon please! :)
bee245
Author's Response: Oh... you are so perceptive! I love readers who really think about what I'm up to. The next two chapters will give up more info. things are starting to unravel a bit.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I KNEW IT!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
FANTASTIC last TWO chapters, as I read them in a row. I'm actually in France (!!) which was why I missed that last one but DAMN they were both soooooo gooooood!!!!!
On the last chapter:
Lucius is so in love with her.
Bella is insane but fantastic.
Draco is too amazing for words.
!!!!!!!!!
I so called that she was pregnant :D
On this chapter:
ADPFHIADFLGJANDFOPIVADNFGLKN!!!!!!!!!
Fantastically written, but that's nothing new and amazing amazing secret about Draco that was brilliantly pulled off :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Woooo update soon! :D
bee245
Author's Response: :D So glad you enjoyed and I hope your trip is fun! Yes, Lucius, in his supremely twisted way, thinks he's a good husband. More to come on that. Glad you called it on the preggers... lol! Thanks again for your lovely feedback! -G
I FRIGGIN LOVE THIS STORY!!!!!!!!
holy crap!! it's so good!! it's like twist upon twist upon twist!! you're crazy!!!
so I love Bella. she has so much dimension which I haven't seen very much with her. usually people just brand her as crazy and they're done. I LOVE HER :D:D:D she's brilliant :D
and Draco snapping like that was long overdue :D
I am so excited for the next chapter :D
and if you even DARE kill either of them in some final battle....
update sooooon please!! :D
bee245
Author's Response: Thanks again for the lovely, specific feedback!!! Always nice to know what parts really get noticed. Next chapter is coming along, but it's a bit of a transitional chapter. The one after that is going to make you all squee madly. I can't wait to post it, but I *must* get past the important transitional stuff first. Thank you again, so much!!!!
-G
oh my god! why are you such a genius!
every single chapter gives these new, crazy dimensions to the story!
I lovelovelove Bella :D:D and I also love how we've gotten to know her, and how her character hasn't changed a single bit. like, I hated her at the start, but you made me understand her, which is so awesome :D
and Ginny's turning into quite the femme fatale ;) great scene with her being Bella. brings back the strength she used to have.
the developments in character in this story are amazing.
pleeease update soon :D:D:D
bee245
Author's Response: Thanks so much. Bella single-handedly demanded that I add about four chapters to this story. I am so glad that you enjoyed this, because I was worried that the chapter was a bit of pushing my usual way of keeping it realistic. So glad to get feedback that it was enjoyable. :)
yes, there were a few glitches, but it was still very clever and interesting. and I'm thinking back to your response to my review on the last chapter, about Bella being the reason you had them, and it once again makes me very grateful for her because the flow and suspense is really, really good.
things calmed down, but I can't WAIT for something to go wrong :D
update soon please! but take your time ;)
bee245
Author's Response: LOL! Much happening in the next few chaps. I'm very eager to post... so much so that I'm worried about posting before the chaps are totally edited. :) Once again, thank you so much for the feedback!! :)
that was so sweet....I'm so glad for this :)
I love draco....lol...
thanks for the update, and keep 'em coming :)
bee245
Author's Response: You are wonderful, as always. The passionate scenes are uncomfortable for me to write, and you have no idea how much work I put into it. Knowing that it worked means a great deal. Thanks so much.
:')
I see you're really packing in all the sweetest in these chapters :D
that was both nice and sad. and great scene with Bella! I still love her, even though she's crazy :P
bee245
Author's Response: Thanks so much. I worry about having too many "nice" chapters in a row. After all, Lucius is still out there and who knows what Bella is going to do (well, I do... but that's beside the point LOL) Thanks very much. The scene with Ginny going home really was very moving for me to write, so I'm glad you enjoyed.
Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Write faster aahhhhhhh.....
I love this story so much. you must be getting really annoyed with reading that with like, EVERY post, and not getting much detail as to WHY I like it and what you could change to make it better, (which I know from personal experience is really annoying ahaha, I'd be writing novels of it's goodness if I tried to do it here, though,) but I hope that my shrieking about how awesome this story is and how much I wish you wrote publishable works every time you post is enough to at least keep you motivated :D.
also, just quickly, the relationships seem very, very real. I'm glad you didn't pull one of those "Draco saved Remus so now they're best friends" because that, let's face it, would not happen.
update soon please please please! :D
bee245
Author's Response: Oh, thank you for saying that the relationships seem real. I put so much thought into that, so it's wonderful to know that it shows.
Gosh, I wish I could write faster. The story is actually finished in draft form, but I'm still a novice writer and need to really review and rework. (to see what happens if I don't, read my older stuff on ff.net) But your lovely comments really do make the effort worthwhile. I might be a little slow, but I promise that I will never abandon a fic.
Love, and hugs
-G
Oh. MY. GOD.
I am SO IMPRESSED!!!!!!! Oh my god!!!! The scene between Draco and Ginny was HEARTBREAKING and so beautiful and made me tear up so much!! It was so well written and there was SO much room for cheese but you didn't let it seep in even a little bit!! And then the anticipation for the battle was so well done!! And BELLA!! I LOVE HER. I love her SO MUCH. I'm so glad you had the battle scene and the Teddy scene because otherwise they would've almost been loose ends but this way it's BRILLIANT!!! Oh my god!! I can't get over it!! My hands were shaking with adrenaline the whole freakin time!!
WELL DONE. And the Snape touch was SO GREAT.
AHHH!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D (Lol when words fail to describe, I rely heavily on onomatopoeia and smiley faces :D:D:D)
This is actually might be like...the ONLY story that I've been with since the very beginning, and I can't say how GLAD I am because it's amazing. I can't believe it's almost over. I stuck between hoping the ending comes quickly and wanting you to drag it out just so the story lasts longer....
:)
bee245
Author's Response: *blushes* thank you. Much of the earlier story took a long time because I had to weave in pieces that led up to this, but not make it obvious. And I love Snape. Always did. I had to bring him in. So very, very happy that you enjoyed!
Yayyyyy!!! :):):) I love that you still found conflict after the huge battle, but that it wasn't big enough to be groan-worthy. I'll be extremely sad when this story finishes....but I adore that it's realistic :).
Update soon, m'dear! I'd love a bittersweet ending :).
bee245
Author's Response: Ah! I soooo want to say something, but holding back about the ending. So glad you enjoyed! Ginny needed some happy time for a bit. Hugs!!!
-G
Once again, looove the realism! And hell yes this isn't the end! They still need to get back! :D As much as it's great that it's realistic, I need my dose of rosy romanticism ;).
Looking forward to the next chapter, but will be very sad when it ends :).
bee245
Author's Response: Thank you, thank you. As it is, I can't believe how long this fic has become. Each time I analyze the chapter, it seems I need to add more to fill in blank areas. lol. I think I originally estimated this fic to be 15 or 16 chapters. I'm estimating about 3 more (although, it could go to 5 if they get too long), there's still quite a bit of story to be told. And Draco still has plenty of romantic hero work to do! LOL :D
Hugs!!
-G
AWESOMEEEE. I love that this story is still going but is still SO good :D:D:D.
Update soon please!! I can't WAIT for that scene between Lucius and Fake-Ginny/Real-Ginny?
bee245
Author's Response: It's quite good... if I do say so myself. :) Thank you so very much. :D
OH MY GOD this is so fucking good. Oh my god. The old Ginny Weasley locking herself away; BRILLIANT touch, I'm really hoping that's a hint!!!
AHHH PLEASE update soon I'm freaking out here! I love love love the image of Draco in that last scene ahhhhh!
:D
bee245
Author's Response: I think that this is my favorite review of all time. :) Putting finishing touches on the next chapter now. And I'm so glad you like Draco in that scene. I wanted him to be totally hot there. Glad I got it right. :)
What a lovely ending :). So strange that it's finally finished. I've been reading since the beginning and it's weird to think I won't see any more chapters.
Thanks for writing such an emotionally provoking story! :) Keep writing!!
bee245
Author's Response: I'm so glad you liked the ending! I somehow wanted the last chapter to be longer, but everything I tried just seemed to be too much information. I've had this written for a long while, but it was hard for me to post it to say it's over. LOL Thank you so very much for all your reviews. The handful of you who kept reviewing really kept me coming back to finish. You are wonderful and I want you to know how much I appreciate you.
Hugs!
-G
Beware the Ides of March. Ginny doesn't know what that means, Draco is convinced it's nothing. That fortune doesn't help their already rocky relationship.Category: Completed Short Stories
:)
nice story. i liked the portrayal of the passage of time.
sad about harry :( but good for them :)
bee245
The fallout of a magical clandestine war is difficult to wade through, and reconstructing society takes work to be done right. Unfortunately, too many old prejudices remain. Ginny sees the world for what it is and is determined to fix it properly. This leads to all sorts of unlikely allies.Category: Works in Progress
the end? i hope there's an epilogue. that ending is a bit weak; i'm not really impressed. sorry if that's harsh.
but not a bad story, regardless.
bee245
Author's Response: Hey, you're entitled to your opinion. No problem with that. :) The ending is abrupt because I wanted to follow the outline of the original drabble and wanted to have it end the same way. Because I was fleshing out a drabble, I didn't really come up with any ideas for what happens next, so there's no epilogue. If Real Life allows, maybe there will be more in this particular 'verse.
Draco doesn't remember their past together, and now she's just a Weasley to him. Ginny will do anything -jump through all the hoops, pose as an interior decorator, tap dance -ANYTHING- to break the spell that erased his memory and make him love her again.Category: Long and Completed
oh my god!!! so i'm reading il dragone also and that's what made me look into this story and IT'S SO GOOD!!:D:D
you are a very good writer! i'm glad i found your fics!:D and no the idea isn't original, but as long as the plot line isn't cheesy or melodramatic (which it hasn't been) you're fine.
there were a couple of glitches though. just really tiny things that people probably wouldn't notice; i'm just a bit of a perfectionist.....
do you have a beta?
this is me offering if you don't lol :P
hmm noticed some pretty hardcore lit references :) read anna karenina have you?
please update sooon!:D
bee245
Author's Response:
Hey! I'm so glad you decided to check out my other stuff! I think you've read everything I have up here! I'm glad you like my writing! Unfortunately, my best fic EVER, IMO, is a Lucius/Ginny one-shot, so you won't see it here. I could send it to you, if you'd like! Anyway, I DO have a beta, she's just MIA, as reality has chosen to bite at this time. I'm posting on my own, but I've sent her the chapters already, and she'll be beta-reading them eventually, so what I'll do is switch these with the beta-read ones, EVENTUALLY. Still, thanks so much for the offer. I know that perfectionists tend to make the very best betas! In answer to your last question, more than once, my friend! :D I absolutely LOVE Russian literature, and while Tolstoy isn't my personal favorite (that would be Dostoevsky), I do love Anna Karenina. Anyway, I'll try to honor your request of a speedy update ASAP! Thanks so much for your wonderful reviews, I'm pretty sure you're a discerning reader, so it means all the more to me! ^_^
blessed cricket! that was quite good ;)
lol jealous draco might very well be one of my favourite moods on him. but only if it's warranted. which it was :D that was so cute! at some points i couldn't stop smiling :D
the ending was kind of abrupt but i can see why.
please update soon! :D
bee245
Author's Response:
Hey bee! I'm glad that you liked it! I have a weakness for cute D/G, as long as it's in character, so Draco has to be a bit of a jerk! :D
ahahahaha that's sooo so great!!!!
those silly smiles! they're contagious lol...
and I'm really loving your taste in music. I got "sing me to sleep" a couple weeks ago and that was like ALL that I listened to for like a week straight lol it's very bittersweet...
but yeah. good chapter. as always :D
ooh just a little glitch i noticed in the last chapter, it's "omnia vincit amor". in latin, at least. it might be right in italian, which we all know you speak also ;)
so yeah.
update soon pleeease!! :D oh and by the way, are those those lm/gw stories still available?
bee245
Author's Response:
Yay! I'm glad that you're enjoying the soundtrack! If you loved the song by the Smiths, look up 'Here in the Dark', by Harland. Youtube doesn't have my favorite version, but this one is beautiful, too. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqDF_z-MUnY&feature=related
Yeah, the error in the latin phrase.... I googled it! LOL. I know nothing of latin or....of Italian! I don't speak a word of Italian,not a word. :D
I DID have an Italian boyfriend a few years back, on whom Draco is loosely -very loosely- based, lol (can you say HUNG UP?) and he taught me a few swear words and "grazie", "prego"....Other than that...lol. I use Word Reference English-Italian to build my phrases like a toddler would. It's humbling...:D
English is not my first language, though. I'm from Latin America, and the fact that my native tongue is Spanish DOES help me get a feel for Italian, and helps me get a sense of how to build the phrases for Il Dragone.:D
But yeah, enough about me! I'm glad you liked the chapter! LOL. Only two more left! ^_^
That was very sweet and romantic and his last thought is just heartbreaking :(
I hope you update soon!
bee245
Author's Response:
Hey Bee!! :D
Yep, it's me and my bittersweetness thing again! But things will get better! ^_^
Thanks for reviewing! ^_~