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Reviews by Anise

See You by BelleAmour    (Reviews - 14)

After months of going through the motions, a simple peak through a window up turns lives.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Romance, Smut
Warnings: None
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 4 | Word count: 15185 | Read count: 1236 | Published: Mar 18, 2021 | Updated: Apr 29, 2023
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Jun 17, 2021 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

Great chapter!! I finally listened to this on @Voice with the voice that sounds EXACTLLY like Draco, which really adds to the experience... ;) I can tell that this fic is getting more and more interesting. We're seeing Ginny's insecurities, her unsureness about herself, and I always think that these Ginnies who aren't as confident as they seem are the most interesting ones. Anyway, looking forward to more!

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: May 16, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I really love this fic so far. It's not just smut (not that there's anything wrong with smut, not at all,) but there's definitely more to it than that. Draco is an enigmatic figure here; it wasn't just that he happened to be spying on Harry and Ginny, but rather that he's isolated from intimacy, and he's feeling the first clues that he may not need to be this way forever. i really look forward to seeing how this turns out!

Author's Response: Ah! Such a compliment from you! You've got it spot on. Thanks so much!

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: May 15, 2023 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

There's a Chapter 3, yay! I'll read it this week. I always wondered if there was going to be more to this fic.

Dream of Hades by AFamiliarWitch    (Reviews - 15)

Ginny doesn’t trust the Malfoys, or their meteoric return to the centre of society, but a mishap at a party could change everything she thinks that she knows.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Molly Weasley, Narcissa Malfoy, Ron Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU
Genres: Angst, Drama, Romance, Smut
Warnings: Sexual Violence
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 4 | Word count: 13758 | Read count: 714 | Published: Mar 23, 2021 | Updated: Apr 20, 2021
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Mar 31, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Hades & Persephone

So glad to see a new story! :) I'll post a real review later, but I just wanted to let you know.

Author's Response: Aw thank you! Can't wait to hear what you think a86;a039;

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Apr 04, 2021 Title: Chapter 2: Once Upon A Dream

So even though Chapter 2 is up, I'm going to review the first two chapters now. This looks like it's going to be a GREAT fic. The conflict is immediately set up, and the questions are fascinating-- what's actually going on? Why can't Ginny leave? Does Draco actually not know anything about this? What about Lucius? The fact that the flowers were originally given to Narcissa by Lucius really makes me wonder if he's behind all of this in some way. He tried to use Ginny to get power once, so what's to stop him for trying again? So many mysteries! BTW... this is literally the first review of any length I've left for a D/G fic in years if you don't count exchange fics. So hopefully this is the beginning of a trend, because I really want to get back into this world again. ;)

Author's Response: I don't even know what to say, I'm so speechless at your review! Like honoured and also laughing devilishly at your theorising and then completely honoured that you're into my story! Thank you so much!

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Apr 20, 2021 Title: Chapter 3: Persephone to Hades

Even though Ch 4 is up, I'm going to review up to this point first... the fic continues to be amazing! ;) So many intriguing questions; so few answers. I'm very interested in the issue of who knows what. Does Narcissa know what's going on? I actually tend to think not. Does Draco SUSPECT something about those flowers and their connection to his father, even if he doesn't know anything specific? That seems a lot more possible. I do think that there has to be some kind of connection between the flowers and Lucius. So much to still be revealed, and on to Ch 4! :)

Author's Response: Oh man I'm so glad you wrote this down before chapter four haha I can't wait to hear what you think!

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Apr 22, 2021 Title: Chapter 4: The River

Yay, I loved this chapter!! It's so fascinating to see how this story is unfolding. Ginny is so wonderfully imperfect-- she's not going to give Draco the benefit of the doubt at all, but then, it's impossible not to ask... should she? In her place, anyone would have to be suspicious at some level of what his motives really are. Has he changed, or is he somehow trying to manipulate her? Even as she's being annoying, it's more than understandable why she's doing it. The plot trope of a magical object/spell/idea/etc forcing Draco and Ginny to be together in some way is a lot of fun, but there's obviously much more here. The parallel underworld adds a completely different level, and it's both attractive and sinister. Looking forward to more!

Author's Response: Ah thank you! I tried to keep it realistic as possible personality-wise and Ginny's stubbornness has been so fun!

Abyss by estherbraga    (Reviews - 2)

A few years after the war and Voldemort's fall, Draco: a former Death Eater struggles to recover his reputation as a decent and improved new man as a Ministry low-rank employee. Meanwhile, he gladly reencounters an also new Ginny Weasley. Despite his inner instincts to mock her recent break-up with Potter, upon meeting her opaque, beautiful amber eyes, he finds himself attracted to her darker self. But Ginny, just as Draco, needs more than attraction, she needs to find the fire she long lost, and, who would have thought that icy Malfoy would be that right man to rekindle her spirit?
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Not 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: 7 | Word count: 19509 | Read count: 2797 | Published: Apr 22, 2021 | Updated: Apr 28, 2021
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Apr 23, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Thanks for posting! :) I'll leave a real review later, after I've read the chapter.

Author's Response: Thank you for responding!!! I hope I've made the right corrections and that you enjoy this fic ;)

Counterplay by Alexandra-Emerson    (Reviews - 7)

This story picks up at the part in the 7th book where the group is cornered by Snatchers, but this time, someone saves them. This is an alternate ending to the series. There's still a Horcrux hunt and hallows, but we also see Snape and Draco as spies, Ginny joins the hunt, and the group works with the Order this time, instead of staying completely out of touch.

This story is filled with action and a lot of plot twists. It's told primarily from Hermione and Ginny's POVs, with a little Voldemort and Harry POV mixed in.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape
Compliant with: HBP and below
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Action, Angst, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Smut
Warnings: Character Death, Graphic Violence
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 30 | Word count: 214380 | Read count: 4315 | Published: Apr 23, 2021 | Updated: Apr 30, 2021
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Apr 30, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - The Rescue

I'm up to Chapter 12 right now (listening to it on @Voice,) and one major thing wrong with this story... is that it's going to end. ;) I think this is literally the first canon thing I've liked in a LONG time. There's so much that is good here-- the characters, the relationships, the feeling of groundedness in the storyline, the serious themes. Are there things we do, things we witness, things that we're subjected to that we can't come back from, which is what Draco seems to be asking? I sure don't know... when I figure it out, I'll leave the secret in a review. Anyway, I'll write more after listening to more chapters! :)

Author's Response: I’m glad you’re liking it so far. Thanks for reading!

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Apr 23, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - The Rescue

So I'm actually listening to this fic on @Voice (android app, I highly recommend it) and I'll probably leave a review about every 3-4 chapters. :) So far, I'm really impressed. I couldn't even tell you when the last time was that I read a super canon-esque fic, but this reminds me of how good they can be. Every character is so believable, and it's fascinating to get so much of the narrative from Hermione's POV. Not going to lie, I had to skip through the H/G sex while chanting LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU, but I think that for this version of the characters, it's believable that it is there. This really is one way that things could have gone while being true to canon: Ginny got back together with Harry while people were pressuring her to do it, while the expectations were constantly there. But she knows it's not right. What this fic really reminds me of is just how annoyed I was by the pairings we got in the Epilogue of Doom-- they simply weren't right for the characters. Hermione and Ron weren't a match, and Harry and Ginny certainly weren't. That's not how the characters had been set up over the course of the entire series, but they were suddenly stuck together at the end. This is a fic that really takes its time in showing why these partners were wrong for each other and why other pairings are so much more organic and believable, while also telling a very involved, engaging story. Anyway... great start, and looking forward to more!

Author's Response: Thanks! I agree, the canon-relationships are a bit cringey, but don't worry, soon Draco will enter the picture and Ginny will be like: "Harry who?"

Ferreting Out Shelter by kieraraelyn    (Reviews - 7)

Ginny brings home a stray and Draco is not amused. But when has he ever been able to deny her anything?
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 1383 | Read count: 471 | Published: May 11, 2021 | Updated: May 12, 2021
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: May 16, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I love this fic! Sweet, ferrety fluff! :)

Author's Response: :D Thank you!

My Sweetest Downfall by kieraraelyn    (Reviews - 4)

She was his downfall. At least he went down laughing.
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: GoF and below
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 1604 | Read count: 261 | Published: May 11, 2021 | Updated: May 12, 2021
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: May 16, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

So much angst in one short one shot! There's an entire history between Draco and Ginny that is beautifully sketched here, and his final decision not to run leaves us with some hope. Maybe these two really can make it, eventually.

Author's Response: Thank you for your review! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Hidden Ember in a Shadowed Dream by harrypotter8888    (Reviews - 7)

Harry may have destroyed Tom Riddle's diary but a piece of him still lives in Ginny. Desperate to rid herself of the Dark Lord's presence in her mind, Ginny finds solace in the arms of another enemy--Draco Malfoy. Can she convince him to help her or will he turn her to a darker path?
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: HBP and below
Era: None
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Non-consensual sex
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 3 | Word count: 4129 | Read count: 325 | Published: Jun 13, 2021 | Updated: Jun 17, 2021
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Jun 14, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I'll leave a real review later but this looks great so far@

Author's Response: Thank you =)

Save My Dream by EnchantedBelle    (Reviews - 5)

Draco delivers something for Ginny in a dream. Can Ginny take it and use it for her advantage?
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: Character Death
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 4528 | Read count: 777 | Published: Jul 26, 2021 | Updated: Jul 26, 2021
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Jul 28, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Loved this fic! It's exactly the kind of spell that would exist in canon, and it's such a clever way to provide some kind of hope for a better ending for the wizarding world. And that last line! :) Really good, and I hope to read more from you.

All the Way In by idreamofdraco    (Reviews - 7)

Six years ago, Ginny broke a promise to Draco that ensured he would remain in prison for a crime he didn't commit. When she walks into his nightclub after all these years, they both discover that the end of their relationship wasn't what it seemed. But is it too late to start over?

COMPLETE!

Best Smut

Category: Long and Completed
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Other Characters, Ron Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Angst, Romance, Smut
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 2 | Word count: 13513 | Read count: 992 | Published: Sep 18, 2021 | Updated: Sep 21, 2021
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Sep 19, 2021 Title: Chapter 1: part 1

Yay yay yay! So glad to see this one here! It was such a great mixture of fun, intrigue, mystery, and Draco's hurt feelings. ;) And also smut, of course.

Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it! :)

To Thee My Tender Grief Confide by Ksumm    (Reviews - 14)

SEQUEL TO A BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE***

Draco and Ginny have to deal with the consequences of escaping Tom Riddle. Ginny has a secret that she swore to take to the grave, but it is a key to a puzzle she didn't even know existed. Harry is destined to defeat the Dark Lord, but everyone's destinies are tied together.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: None
Era: None
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Warnings: Blood, Graphic Violence
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 17 | Word count: 90586 | Read count: 1228 | Published: Nov 29, 2021 | Updated: Oct 16, 2022
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Dec 17, 2021 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5

I LOVE this chapter! It just covers these characters and their situation so beautifully. It's hard to tell what's real and what isn't to an extent, and I almost feel like they grasp onto sexuality as a way to prove that things are real.... Draco is captured so well here. He's a teenaged boy, he's a spoiled rich man's son, but he's also lived through such nightmares and is wise beyond his years. So many of his actions make sense given the factors that have shaped him as a person. Lots ofD/G tension of course! ;) On to the next chapter.

Author's Response: Thank you so much! Always love reading your feedback!

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Mar 22, 2022 Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9

You know how much I love this fic, so I'm just going to say... I LOVE this chapter! ;) Can't wait until the next one!

Author's Response: Couldn't do this story without you!

A Curse for Good Luck by gloivy    (Reviews - 4)

”Draco Malfoy catches the snitch!”

Ginny was furious.

“Victory for Slytherin as they win the House Cup!”

Positively apoplectic.

”Malfoy’s off on his victory lap while the Gryffindor players run off the pitch in shame.”

Her hands shook with rage.

”What’s this? Ginny Weasley is—oh! Great right-hook! Almost took Malfoy off his broom in one swing!”

 

Quidditch rivals to locker-room hate sex. That’s it. That’s the plot.

Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Humor, Smut
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 2516 | Read count: 639 | Published: Feb 18, 2022 | Updated: Feb 18, 2022
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Feb 20, 2022 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Thanks so much for posting this! I'll write a real review this week, but it's great to see a new story. :)

I Will Always Love You by RowenaMcKinnon    (Reviews - 1)

Songfic based on Whitney Houston's remake of I Will Always Love You

***REPOST*** Originally posted December 14, 2004
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Sorta Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: GoF and below
Era: Future AU
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 1409 | Read count: 327 | Published: Nov 13, 2022 | Updated: Nov 13, 2022
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Nov 28, 2022 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Thanks so much for reposting this! :)

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate by RowenaMcKinnon    (Reviews - 2)

**** REPOST **** Originally posted sometime in 2003/2004.

Ginny Weasley is ready to start her 6th year at Hogwarts and things seem to be finally peaceful and falling into place after all the pain and suffering over the last 6 years. However, things are not what they seem.
Category: Long and Completed
Rating: Definitely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley
Compliant with: OotP and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: Character Death
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 15 | Word count: 28996 | Read count: 1337 | Published: Dec 11, 2022 | Updated: Dec 11, 2022
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Dec 18, 2022 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: The New Year

Thanks so much for posting this! It's definitely on the R and R list.l

I Wonder by RowenaMcKinnon    (Reviews - 1)

Songfic based on Chris Isaak's I Wonder. Sequel to I Will Always Love You.

***REPOST*** Originally posted December 14, 2004
Category: Completed Short Stories
Rating: Not Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Compliant with: GoF and below
Era: Post-Hogwarts
Genres: Angst
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes
Series: None
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Chapters: 1 | Word count: 1289 | Read count: 310 | Published: Feb 01, 2023 | Updated: Feb 01, 2023
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Mar 22, 2023 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Thanks so much for posting this! :)

Even Dragons Cry by Calla Dracona    (Reviews - 11)

Sometimes, what you think you want isn't what you need.

Sometimes, what you need is the last thing you ever thought you wanted.

And sometimes, what you want and what you need are one and the same and you get lucky enough to realize it before it's too late.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy
Compliant with: All but epilogue
Era: Future AU
Genres: Mystery, Romance, Smut
Warnings: Character Death
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 6 | Word count: 26310 | Read count: 611 | Published: Sep 28, 2023 | Updated: Nov 10, 2023
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Oct 06, 2023 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter One

Thanks so much for posting this fic! I'm in the middle of the summer fic fest right now, but once that calms down, I definitely will read and review. :)

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Oct 06, 2023 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter One

Love this fic so far!! This just pulled me in immediately and made me want to read more. Great job.

Author's Response: Thank you! <3<3<3

restitution in absentia by Aradia New!   (Reviews - 2)

When Voldemort captures Sybill Trelawney after the Death Eaters' disastrous raid on the Department of Mysteries, he alters the course of the war forever. Some say the power of prophecy is in the belief of those who hear it, but Draco Malfoy has always been a believer in fate. Can a pureblood witch with a pure heart undo the sins not only of her generation but of one nearly a thousand years in the past?

Slow burn Draco/Ginny as main pairing and told largely from both of their perspectives, though other POVs make a regular appearance. 95% OoTP compliant, 75% HBP compliant, and we diverge from there. Some inspiration drawn from Sarah J. Maas' universes include ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City; Motherland: Fort Salem; and Senlinyu's "Manacled."

restitution (noun): 1) the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner. 2) recompense for injury or loss. 3) the restoration of something to its original state.

in absentia (adverb, Latin): 1) in the absence of the person involved.
Category: Works in Progress
Rating: Extremely Naughty
Characters: Arthur Weasley, Blaise Zabini (boy), Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Molly Weasley, Narcissa Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Pansy Parkinson, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape
Compliant with: OotP and below
Era: Hogwarts-era
Genres: Action, Angst, Drama
Warnings: Graphic Violence
Completed: No
Series: None
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Chapters: 13 | Word count: 58533 | Read count: 135 | Published: Jan 01, 2024 | Updated: Mar 03, 2024
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Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Jan 02, 2024 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Hey Aradia, I'll leave a real review later-- but for now, thanks so much for posting the start of this fic! :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much! Happy to find a full site dedicated to this ship!

Reviewer: Anise Signed
Date: Feb 13, 2024 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Love, LOVE this story! This is really reminding me of how great Hogwarts-era fics can be. I don't even know how long it's been since I wrote one, so it's easy to forget! But this is amazing.

Author's Response: Thank you so much!! So happy you enjoyed it.