She only tolerates the blasted season for him. One-shot. Companion piece to Snow.Category: Completed Short Stories
That was so adorable I loved it. :) Beautifully written.
Author's Response: Well, thank you! I'm glad you liked it. n_n
NEW, revised, and expanded version. What really happened between Draco and Ginny in the Room of Requirement? Well, some very interesting things, and the rating has been bumped up to Definitely Naughty, as y'all can see. Film spoilers. Enjoy.Category: Completed Short Stories
dude...I'm actually sniffling here. that was beautiful. It was terribly sad at the end, but beautiful.
All Ginny wants is to get the upper hand just once with drool-worthy hunk of man candy and callous playboy Draco Malfoy before he moves on to his next careless conquest. So how did this simple plan lead to time travel, nefarious plots involving the most infamous whorehouse in the wizarding world, and the teenaged Draco’s achingly sweet, chocolate-flavored kisses? Even Draco Malfoy was innocent once, as Ginny learns all too well…Category: Long and Completed
Chapter ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN Quote of the Day:
THE LAST CHAPTER
The minutes ticked by, long enough for Ginny to know that against all reason, all common sense, she still wanted impossible things from him. But she would leave. Even after today, even when her body ached from him and for him, when she could feel that he had begun to shape her to him, she would turn around and leave him. I will, I will, she thought.
“You don’t understand,” said Draco.
“Oh?” Ginny said stiffly. “At least he hadn’t touched her, she thought. She would not be able to find the strength to pull herself away from him, and she knew it.
Very nice ending :) I'm looking forward to the sequel! :)
Author's Response: Thanks! The sequel will be on its way, but I don't think it'll happen right away.
That was a good chapter! :) I bet you must have been under alot of stress to get that chapter perfect. Looking forward to the next chapter :)
Author's Response: Thanks! It was difficult, for sure. I was really trying to get this chapter to work on so many levels-- both physical and emotional-- and hopefully, it did! More soon.
Yes, yes that would be a bizarre place to end the fic. Everyone would sit and wonder what exactly happened after that. LOL Very good chapter, excited for the next chapter! :)
Author's Response: Thanks! No, I don't think that would be the best ending... Anyway, more soon!
Ok so after three days of food and beverages, sitting up till the early morning hours and holding the computer all to myself I find myself completely in anticipation for the next chapter. I love long stories like this and can I say that your depiction of Draco's character is amazing! I'm so loving this story. Your depiction of Draco is one of the best I've read thus far. I read another one of your stories, the one about Draco and Astoria's wedding night and that was awesome as well.
Ok so I have to say I love how you have Draco's background down so solidly. A good foundation always makes for a good story and I like that you have that foundation for all of your characters. I think from the clues you have given thus far I'm slowly starting to work out where your going with all of this but more then likely you'll throw something at me in the next chapter that will shatter all my theories, because you are very good at plotlines. As for the PBB I'm excited to read this chapter but at the same time I'm kind of climbing the walls when it comes to Harry being there. He seriously reminds me of Tom Riddle and I'm almost waiting for Ginny to corner him and give him a good talking to about his behavior. Remind him of who he is, how far he's come, who he defeated not to long ago and the road he happens to be going down practically mimicks the man who murdered his parents and many others who meant so much to him. Dont get me wrong, his behavior thus far in the story was terrible. Cruel and vengeful, manipulative....all the makes of a crazy dark wizard. Still, If only someone could hold of a metaphorical mirror for Harry to see himself in and finally see what he's becoming.
Another stray thought, what about Tom Riddle? He constantly reappears in her dreams and I cant work out what role he had in all this. Lucius kept his plans from the dark lord, so my best guess is that Ginny is just subconciously blending the two men as one because both played a role in the tramatic experience she had in the chamber of secrets as a child.
Ok, I'm going on and on here, there's so much to say for eighty-nine chapters. The overview however, is that it's awesome and I'm excited for the next chapter.
Author's Response: Oh yay! Thanks! :) (does the Happy Looooong Wonderful Review Dance.) Your insights are so good... so well thought out and, well, insightful. ;) You've obviously put a lot of thought into them. Harry is definitely coming to a turning point, but I'm not going to say it's a good one. I just saw DH2, and I actually sat down and wrote a fic in response to Harry's character by the end (it'll be posted here, but I don't think until after the next chapter of DDD.) It's called *What Dreams May Come*, and it's turning out to be short... well, for me, it's short. Harry comes out of it a lot better there than he does in this one, at least by this point, but I do think that it points out some of the fundamental problems in his character.
About Tom Riddle... I can't really explain that one yet, but between the two, Lucius is more important. Keep an eye on him! There's so much more to come, and you don't EVER have to feel bad about going on and on... ;)
Oh really now? Time travelling soft spaces inside a nortorious whore house in 1814 England. I thought Tom Riddle popping out of Ginny's closet was exciting. LOL (story I wrote, boggart he was. Though Ginny was a bit slow on the uptake for that.) Ok so lets get down to it here. Blaise is sad, thats understandable. I have to say I love his style. He's so classy but capable of the saucy wit thats just so him. I'm beginning to wonder how much control Lucius had in Draco's life. What part did Lucius have in Draco's super dark secret that he'd willingly marry a pyscho woman like Astoria to keep it hidden. If I were Ginny and had the choice between revealing my secret about Tom Riddle or marrying some crazy guy to keep it hidden from the man I love....eh I'd spill the beans about Riddle. That being said, reading about her peek at Draco from the carriage, I had to grimace. I think she's entirely all too dependent on him. She needs her own ground to stand on. Sometimes I think she needs to just step back and stop what she's doing and really take a look around her. She's holding on so tightly to something that is slipping from her grasp all together to fast. Draco is married, it's over, everything appears to be working against the two of them so that they can never be together. Part of me thinks she needs to walk away right now before it destroys her completely. She needs to move far away and start over somewhere else. Then another part of me thinks Ginny should fight for the man she loves. So I think...now I'm changing the subject here, but either Tom Riddle is currently behind the wheel of Harry's metaphorical steering wheel in his head....or Harry just has some serious issues. How did this start? Where did Harry start blurring the lines between right and wrong? When is he ever going to shave? all such important questions. (except the shaving one. I still find his lack of hygiene rather strange. Riddle kept himself clean even when he was doing terribly dark things and you would think Harry would want to one up him in the doing of terribly dark things by shaving....anyways) Mistress Weasley? What exactly are they implying with that anyways? My first thought was when Draco wanted her to be a Malfoy mistress. So do they think she's Blaise's mistress? He's not even married...how does that work exactly? Seriously if I were Ginny and I had some snobby house elf measuring my clothes it would take alot of restraint not to tell that elf off. It's not any of their business what the measurement of my clothing is.
Moving on, so it's about time Hermione started to wisen up, maybe she found something out about Harry but is unable to tell anyone or maybe she's scheming behind his back and setting the trap that will finally catch him? Now that I think about it, Harry does talk alot like Riddle did to Ginny in the chamber. I wouldn't put it past Riddle to suddenly get it into his head that Ginny could be some kind of purifying person for him. Riddle was a strange man, never know what he's thinking really. Anyways, good chapter...was a bit sad, wanted to get onto the pureblood ball but I'm sure that will be fantastic when it's all done and posted. Excited for the next chapter! (You know I checked nearly everyday for an update. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this was updated. I was so excited! Thank you for the crown btw, I shall parade around in it proudly. :) Ok, so quick question because it's bugging me. Is it pronounced Za-bini or Zam-bini with a silent M? I don't know why I've always pronounced it as Zam-bini. Odd isn't it? Ok, I'll stop now. I've got new ideas racing around in my mind and I'm off to contemplate them.
Author's Response: Another wonderful fabulouso review!! Thanks! Okay, let's see...There are clearly things we don't know yet about Lucius, but we'll find out, in time. Ginny is a complex character, and it's not only her past experiences that I see as having shaped her, but also her family and her culture's responses to them. She never got decent support or help after the CoS, and I just don't see her as ever having learned about how to have good relationships with men. She's got some real problems in that direction (and I think this was pretty clear in canon too...) Her struggle will continue. But there's another major issue. Ginny is determined to help Draco as an issue entirely separate from whatever may or may not happen between them—if she doesn’t do everything she can that night with keeping up the façade, then he might very well end up in Azkaban. If she has jealousy, she can’t show it. She can’t ethically just walk away at this point—she’s tied herself up into knots too much for that. Overall, this is, to me, one of the most fascinating parts of Ginny's character. She is so strong in so many ways, but she doesn't know how to be in a relationship, and neither does Draco. What a pair.
Harry... there's a long essay right there. But I really see him as someone who just hasn't learned or grown as a person from everything that's happened to him. That’s the most disturbing thing about Harry—he’s someone who should have been able to understand Ginny because of the experiences he had, but he didn’t at all. He should have been able to relate to her, should have been curious about her, but he just simply wasn’t We explicitly are shown and told in canon several times that he didn’t’ and wasn’t. And that’s really disturbing. We see Draco being disturbed, profoundly disturbed, by the things he’s had to do, but we have not seen this happen with Harry. He forgot Ginny was possessed... he doesn't listen to her... When he learns that Ginny was "cruelly punished" for taking part in stealing the replica sword at Hogwarts, he laughs. At the end of DH, he walks past Ginny and all he's thinking about is a sandwich. In the epilogue, he ignores Ginny 100% and says exactly four words to her, "absently." Oh, I could go on and on... anyway...
So, is there a fire alarm anywhere? Could someone just possibly shout "Fire!" really really loud and stop the whole Harry's wannabe dark wizard auror escapade in it's tracks? Is Ginny just totally oblivious to everything? How did she not notice people staring at her breasts? How did she not feel one pop out? Why is it that after reading other fanfiction of yours I get this horrible feeling of dread when it comes to Draco's big secret? I'm just....slowly edging for the emergency exit...or the rum punch. LOL I don't know what to make of this chapter other then I was really hoping for more action. It's all going kind of really slow, but I mean I know you'll make this awesome like usual, I have no doubt about that. I get the feeling the split between Blaise and Luna was forced, and it was forced by Draco. He needed Blaise to fit into his plans and Luna was in the way. Really, when all of Draco's plans are laid bare....Ginny's going to run. Ginny is going to flip out and run. It's clear that she's a chess peice, something to be used to bail him out of a big problem. Ok sure there is attraction between the two but is there really anything more? Somehow I'm not seeing that right now. Ok, well I'm just going to sit back and wait for the next chapter and just find out what happens next.
Author's Response: I like the fire alarm idea.... :) But it's kind of gone too far by now to stop Harry's plots that easily. You're right to pick up on the idea that Ginny is more oblivious than she should be, and the reason why is explained in the very next chapter. Although she did know that the old pervs were staring at her breasts, and she's done putting up with that. I'm deliberately trying to make Draco's motivations as hard for us to figure out as they are for Ginny, but we will definitely get the big reveal, and I don't know how readers will react when they know much more about what's driven at least some of his actions up to this point. It remains to be seen... btw, I left a long long response to your *Wedding Night* review, with lots of clues! :) So you may want to check that out. More coming soon...
Dean thomas is a muggle born isn't he, was wondering if you just changed it for this story. I looked up that word too, Cacique and it's in reference to an indian chief. Draco does seem to be protecting Ginny, what with the whole confundus issue with those two sisters. They are awfully nosy arn't they? Also Loki in mythology is a trickster, so what's stopping him from showing up as someone else? They told him not to bother them anymore but they never said he couldn't bother them as someone else which I'm guessing he may be disguised as Gaylord Humperdinck. ( You like that movie The Princess Bride, don't you?) Blaise certainly seems to have his heart broken, but if he brought it on himself they clearly he must have cheated on Luna and lost her to Dean Thomas. That doesn't make much sense so it must be a plot to stop Harry because Dean is supposed to fight Blaise as a distraction but considering he's with Luna, that fight might not be as fake as it's supposed to be. I know Dean and Daphne are an item so what's Luna got to do with all of this? How does she fit in? Is she just supposed to be what causes the fight? Jealousy of rival lovers?
Author's Response: Another great review! :) I like the Loki idea, but I can't either confirm or deny any theories. ;) We still have a LOT to learn about the Blaise and Luna breakup, but I really like your theories there.
So here's the tale of Dean Thomas, just for you... and everybody else who's reading this...
He has an entire backstory in Aniseworld. It’ll be referred to in the next couple of chapters, especially when we see one of his distant cousins show up, but because we won’t see his family history really laid out, I’ll explain some of it now. Dean was a Muggleborn only as far as Harry and most people at Hogwarts knew. He’s actually a pureblood from the line of Haitian wizarding royalty (Cacique refers to a title derived from the Taino indigenous peoples of the island that later became Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Yay to you for looking it up! :) He’s descended directly from Queen Anacaona, and his great-grandmother was the famous New Orleans voudon priestess Marie Laveau. The last of his family fled Haiti when the dark wizard François (“Papa Doc”) Duvalier took power in 1957 through illicit use of vodou powers. They moved to England and anglicized their French Creole surname (Toutant) to Thomas. Prejudices in the British wizarding world meant that Dean’s lineage was not entirely accepted, so he was generally referred to as “muggleborn” instead. However, the protocol-elf at the PBB knows better.
And yes, some sources are of the opinion that "Papa Doc" Duvalier really DID gain political power in 1957 *partly* through the use of vodou. What does that actually mean? You be the judge…. ;)
Ok, had a feeling Humperdinck wouldn't be nearly as scary as everyone thought he'd be. If he really is Loki I wouldn't be suprised. However if he's a red herring then what's the deal with Pansy Parkinson? Why haven't we seen her sense she was in that bathroom with Ginny and Milly? I think I know why Arthur was at the pureblood ball so many times. I still don't see how exactly that would get Draco and Ginny out of all the vows to not doing anything with each other. I'm old fashioned but I don't think they should be doing anything until Draco is single. Divorce Astoria and marry Ginny, problem solved. However, Lucius is kind of a problem. Draco I'm guessing still loves his Dad so he doesn't want to turn him over to the ministry but if he did that would solve so many problems. I mean, I can understand why he doesn't want to, but Lucius is dangerous, shouldn't he be somewhere safer? Somewhere he can't hurt himself or others? Think of what he'd nearly done to Ginny long ago.
Well, that was a good chapter and I'm excited for the next one.
btw...I'd really like to know what Draco was really thinking when he saw Blaise and Ginny.
Author's Response: Well dear... all I'm going to say right now is that you're on to something with the idea that Humperdinck is a red herring, in a way. The question is what else is going on, and we're all going to find out VERY soon, as well as more about Pansy. I am very VERY curious as to what your theory is re: Arthur... ;) And let's just say that D/G goodness won't be coming along until a few things change, but I can't say what they are.
There's a lot to be said about Lucius. Some of it actually WILL be said fairly soon. And there's more coming up about Draco....
I keep thinking...why didnt Ginny notice how strong Draco was? I mean seriously it was a balustrade.....those are wood and they are thick. That took some strength. Secondly, Shacklebolt....mmmm...is he related to Dean perhaps? Something obviously happened tonight that Draco isn't telling her, but what else is new? He seems to fail to tell her things all the time. Shacklebolt is following Draco I think. It's making me.....suspicious. Ok, but seriously back to Humperdinck, I do think he is a red herring. He's simply to obvious and distracting to be a threat to Draco and Ginny. Either that or he's just really bad at being inconspicious. Either way, looking forward to the next chapter. :)
Author's Response: Well, to be fair, that balustrade had been around for almost two hundred years, and it was getting pretty brittle. ;) Much more will be revealed about Shacklebolt in the very next chapter. And yes, something happened right before Draco met up with Ginny for the second time that he didn't tell her. It will be a key plot point in the events of the PBB. More soon! (BTW, I just got your email and will reply tomorrow. :)
What was that thing that brushed past Ginny anyways? Why do I get the feeling Astoria is helping Harry? Humperdinck in under imperius...or confunded maybe? Maybe he doesn't know he's supposed to help Harry because he's under imperius or he's been confunded.
Good Chapter, looking forward to the next one. :)
Author's Response: Thanks! :) Yay to you for catching the ref to the mysterious thing that went past Ginny. It's important (it's already showed up once in the balcony, in fact.) I'm not going to say anything about Astoria and Harry... YET. But there's so much more coming up in Ch. 96, very soon I hope.... :)
Lmao. Astoria and Theodore huh? Well this should be interesting. Astoria running her mouth to Draco who's going to hit the ceiling when he finds out. Everybody's confused I see, everybody. It's a party. We should make te-shirts. Jackets. Little pins we can put on those awesome jackets. Does Blaise really have to be that terrible an actor? He didn't have to get that theatrical...nobodies going to believe it if Blaise talks like that.
Author's Response: I like the T-shirt idea a lot. :) (goes off to Photoshop to design the logo...) But *why* were Astoria and Theo Nott there with Kingsley and Humperdinck? That's the question I might be asking. And yes, you're not the only one who's about to blame Blaise for what just went down. Lots more coming up very soon! :)
Well I didn't see Blaise driving Luna off out of his own insecurity but I dont think it took a genius to see that he loved her. Didnt think Blaise being....well....Blaise would drive Luna off either. Well this will be an interesting next couple of chapters. :)
Author's Response: Blaise had one of the first completely noble impulses of his entire life, but it didn't work out very well. Don't worry, it won't last! Much more very soon.
whooohoooo you updated!!!! Very nice work yes indeed. I can't wait for the next chapter! :)
Author's Response: Thanks! :) (looks into crystal ball) Something tells me that the next chapter just MIGHT be coming along rather soon.... ;)
ok you'd think the first time she ran off from him in the crystal palace she'd have learned to at least stop and hear him out before she ran off. Well, I'm excited for the next chapter. :)
Author's Response: I am REALLY excited to see what everybody (well, reviewers, anyway) think of the next few chapters. Such a turning point coming up. I think there are a lot of interpretations that can be put on Draco's behavior right now, and they all have some validity, for sure. But there are a few things coming up that will change everything.... ;)
wow...that was intense. Looking forward to the next chapter. :)
Author's Response: Thanks! Yes, it's an intense chapter.... and there will be more. ;) Pretty soon!
wow. ok...wow that makes alot of sense. LOL It should have been obvious I suppose, considering what Ginny has been through.
Author's Response: I'm glad that it makes sense to go into more detail about it here. Ginny has been through a lot, but she's a survivor, and DiD is the adaptive response of a survivor. She's going to make it! :)
I do believe that everybody is capable of love to be honest, even Astoria. I think that Theo and Astoria would be good together...ok I'm being mushy and romantic but yeah...everybody needs somebody I suppose.
Author's Response: Oh, I think so too. Astoria does love someone in DDD, very much. The problem is that his feelings for her... well, let's just say that they're not the same. :P (And no, it's NOT Draco! Don't worry. ;)
Interesting...so they could get away with doing stuff if Ginny looked like Astoria?....I'd rather not imagine that thanks. Looking forward to the next chapter! :)
Author's Response: Don't worry! It's okay! That's all I'll say. It's ALL going to be okay. :) More soon.
Very cool chapter, loved that surprise at the end. Excited for the next chapter! :)
Author's Response: Thanks! Yes, it's been planned for awhile, and I'm glad it was a surprise. More soon.
good chapter and that is an interesting cliff hanger. Excited for the next chapter! :)
Author's Response: Thanks! There's much more coming up soon.
What a cliff hanger! Looking forward to the next chapter. :)
Author's Response: Thanks! Yes, it really is a cliffhanger. I wasn't sure if that was obvious or not-- but it truly is, as readers will see in the next chapter.
very good chapter, excited for the next chapter! :)
Author's Response: Thanks! It won't be as fast as it has been, but it won't be too long either.
Wow Draco..you really screwed that up didn't you? Well...lets see what the next chapter holds. :)
Author's Response: Yep, he kind of did. But to be fair, there are some things we don't yet know about that Cambio spell. More soon!