There's a new class at hogwarts; One of the most dangerous classes that's known to wizard and muggle alike. Welcome to cookery class.Category: Completed Short Stories
This is great! I laughed out loud through the chaos!
Author's Response: Thanks for your review, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Draco Malfoy's first kiss - just a tiny fluffy holiday ficlet.Category: Completed Short Stories
Hee hee! Fred and George truly are evil geniuses. And Percy is perfectly pompous. But I think my favorite part was when Ginny managed to get the thug to help her and then kneed the other guy. Thanks for uploading this!
An explosion in the Potions classroom leaves behind a raving Potions Master, a bloody Draco, and a certain redhead we all love having a moment of altruistic weakness. Ginny's kindness makes Draco very suspicious, leading him to destroy her goodwill. In retribution, Ginny decides to put some embarrassing information about Draco to good use. Ahh, nothing like one-upmanship to kindle a little romance.Category: Works in Progress
It surprises me a little that Hermione would help Ginny with her plan, but I guess she has good reason to want to get back at Draco too. And I love the way it played out--not as either Ginny or Draco expected.
Author's Response: As much as I like Hermione, I don\'t think she\'s above retaliating once she\'s reached her breaking point, and Draco has been an absolute git to her. I did enjoy sticking a little \"I told you so\" in there for Hermione. Smart girl. She would have seen the big old holes in Ginny\'s plan from a mile away.
Hee hee. I particularly like Snape and Sinistra's role in this chapter. And Draco covered in fluff was excellent too!
Author's Response: I loved making Sinistra a counterpart to Snape. I think he could do with a strong woman in his life. ;)
Wow! A (mostly) civilized conversation. Maybe there is hope for Draco and Ginny yet. I do find it interesting that Ginny didn't seem to pick up on the fact that Draco said he could handle her in a relationship--she seemed to latch onto the philosophical ramifications rather than the practical. I wonder what will happen when she thinks about exactly what he said. Anyway, I enjoyed this chapter and am looking forward to the next. Thanks for the update!
Author's Response: Yep, civilised convo is good. All of that emotion must have been exhausting for them! I know that I often latch onto the wrong part of an argument, so I thought I\'d make Ginny the same.
I really love the dynamic between Draco and Ginny, particularly the way they alternate between insulting each other and kissing. Thanks for the update. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next.
Author's Response: There\'s something about the dynamic of certain types of teen relationships that compel them to go from insults to full-on making out at the drop of the hat, and that is exactly how I envision D/G working out. And thank you for the review!
Author's Response: Sorry about the bold. :/
Author's Response: This computer mocks me, I swear it.
Ha ha! I love it when Slytherins make plans, cunning or otherwise. And I especially like that Ginny saw through Draco's. Thanks for the update!
Author's Response: Slytherin plans are fun, since I envision them taking pride in who can cook up the most intricate, but still effective, plan possible. I just love making Draco human in this story, rather than an uber-crafty man lurking in a teenager\'s body. I think everyone goes through a period where they have to bumble their way to an understanding of the opposite sex, and I\'m writing this story as if Draco was going through that stage now. :)
I love your Draco--he is so endearingly inept. I nearly fell out of my chair when he said, "I have fat pink girly lips." Hee hee. I am looking forward to more chapters. Good luck with the writing!
Author's Response: Hee! Draco with swollen pink lips is such a funny mental picture, and I agree- his ineptness contrasted with his distorted self-image is one of my favorite parts of writing this story.
Hmm. Ginny had better apologize. Draco might have gone a little overboard in front of Ron and Hermione, but he didn't do so much that he had to send flowers! Ginny on the other hand... Anyway, thank you very much for the update, and I am looking forward to the next one!
Author's Response: Ginny can be a right brat sometimes, but that\'s how I wanted to write her in this story- she\'s definitely not the sweetest girl on the block in canon, either.
I\'m so glad you enjoyed this installment, and don\'t worry... her comeuppance shall come in the next chapter!
Hooray for updates! And this chapter was worth the wait. I love the idea of Draco and Blaise scaring the Ravenclaws, and that Draco could laugh about Ginny calling his arse fat. Plus, any reference to the Fibonacci numbers is bound to make me happy. :) Thanks for the update! I'm looking forward to reading more!
10 years after the end of the war, Draco returns to England determined to reclaim his place. Unwittingly, Ginny becomes caught up in the affairs and intrigues of House Malfoy...Category: Long and Completed
When Mynuet featured this story, I took it as a sign that it was time for me to reread it (not for the first time!). Then I realized that I have probably never reviewed it, so here I am making amends. :)
This is one of my all time favorite D/G fics. You do such a nice job of balancing the romance with the High Clan drama. You are a master at weaving a tale, giving it depth, and making it come alive. And I love the strength and power you give Draco.
Anyway, I just wanted to register my awe because I never have done so before, at least not about this story. I am, as always, looking forward to reading more from you. But maybe I will have to go back and reread some of your other stories while I wait!
Author's Response: I realise this response is a few months late, but I finally figured out how it works. As much as I appreciate first time reviewers, I love the ones who reread and tell me that they\'re still appreciative the second time round...
NEW, REVISED EDITION!! The Last Chapter. See what you think of this version! :)Category: Long and Completed
By the spring of her fifth year, Ginny Weasley had almost convinced herself that she didn’t really still want Harry Potter. But when he finally kissed her one Hogsmeade weekend in June, she couldn’t resist the power of all those years of waiting and watching and hoping and praying. Six months later, her dream has finally come true… except that Draco Malfoy just won’t leave her alone. Strange things are afoot, and once Ginny starts to figure out what’s really going on, nothing is as simple as it seems…
I admit that I have mixed feelings about this story. On one hand, I like it a lot. The characters seem alive and interesting, and the plot is interesting. I also like the sense that it is part of something bigger. But I do find it fairly confusing at times... Maybe things will be cleared up later?
"He had never actually told her that he loved her. She supposed she should be grateful for that much, at least..." Post-Hogwarts. Auror!Ginny, vs Under-suspicion!Draco.Category: Long and Completed
This is a very fitting ending. Draco certainly can scheme with the best of them, can't he? Thanks for the story!
Draco is discovered in his girlfriend's bed after a party. Chaos ensues when her father invokes an ancient magical law, much to the mortification of the Malfoys.Category: Long and Completed
I have been enjoying this story, but this chapter had me laughing out loud. I am looking forward to whatever comes next.
Author's Response: Thanks, it was a lot of fun to write :D
A Vesica/Mynuet Collaboration. If Ginny had even the slightest inkling of what the day would bring, she probably would have called in sick. A disastrous press conference proved to be no match for the spin doctoring talents of Lush's chief and Ginny finds herself catapulted from being a lowly intern to the very eye of the storm, living a double life as a careerwitch and glamorous front woman for a racy new line. Throw in a few A-list events, a few dozen crises, an endless promotional tour with her new co-worker and the last person she wanted to spend time with, and a mystery waiting back home that neither of them may be able to solve….Every day's an adventure when you're living the Lush Life!Category: Works in Progress
I somehow missed the first chapter of this when you posted it, but I'm so glad I read it tonight. I laughed my ass off--pun very much intended. Please do post again soon.
Author's Response: Ves says: I would consider yourself fortunate. It means you didn't wait ages and ages for an update!
Myn says: Oh, dear. Do you think we could reattach her ass with superglue?
Ves says: Why not? That guy in the ad glues himself to an I-beam...
Myn says: Okay. We'll just need for her to send us plane tickets and her home address and we'll be right over with the superglue in order to atone for our crimes.
Oh, dear. Ginny sure has gotten herself into a mess, hasn't she. This continues to be quite funny! Please post more soon.
Author's Response:
Myn says: She did have a tiny bit of help.
Ves says: You mean that giant kick we gave her? Or did you mean Draco - trouble personified?
Myn says: That, too. Her lawyers recently tried to file an injunction against us for mental cruelty.
Ves says: Ah the perils of ficcing!
The bustle of all of the stylists attacking Ginny is absolutely hilarious. Though what I am most interested in is the question of just why Draco decided to stay behind. Perhaps Ginny should think this over a little more carefully. It might help her keep out of compromising situations in the future. Of course then we would be without this lovely story. So maybe she should remain clueless after all.
Author's Response:
Myn says: ... Boy, she answered herself, and so I\'ve got nothing. Reviewers shouldn\'t be smarter than us. *pout*
Ves says: Yeah. What can we say to that? Besides - glad you are enjoying it.
Oh, dear. The things we will do when exhausted. I suspect poor Ginny will regret her actions in the morning. But by then it will be much too late. And much more of her body than she ever would have expected will be on display for all to see. On the plus side, this will include Draco. On the other hand, it will also include her mother. *That* should be an interesting situation! Hee hee! I can't wait to see what comes next. Oh, by the way, I loved her conversation with Pansy. I wonder, did anyone happen to overhear it?
Author's Response: Myn says: Is this reviewer bugging our planning sessions?
Ves says: She has to be. At least we know one reader will be thrilled with some of the scenes coming up! Also, if anything should happen to either of us making us unable to fufill the duties of co-writer, I think we just found our \"runner-up\".
Another extremely humourous chapter. I like that Ginny is almost (but not quite) as intimidating to the other employees as Narcissa is--it will surely come in handy later. In addition, I appreciate Narcissa appreciating Draco appreciating the pictures of Ginny. (That was quite a mouthful, or would have been if I had said it out loud.) Unfortunately, I don't think Ginny will appreciate that, and especially not the photos. Alas for poor Ginny. But what is bad for Ginny (at least in the short term) is good for us, right?
Author's Response:
Ves says: Yep - yet another chapter of us enjoying poor Ginny\'s suffering. And yeah - I think the rest of Lush is a little wary of Ginny!
Myn says: Particularly after they saw what Josh looked like as he scurried around to fetch her coffee.
Ha ha! This is even better than I had hoped. And I am still looking forward to Molly's reaction. Though maybe she will approve heartily of Ginny's new career as a modern woman. "And maybe Arthur Weasley would become Minister of Magic, or Beelzebub would need to stock up on firewood and heavy winter clothes." (I love that line, by the way!)
Author's Response: Myn says: Drat, we missed you when we were responding together. Never fear, Molly will be reacting in short order - it\'s in one of the chapters we have already written, actually.
Hee hee. I love the way Ginny dealt with the press--she was so suave except with the only question that will really matter. That, along with her response to Draco's growl, should make her life quite difficult, I expect. Thanks for the update!
Author's Response: Ves says: In fairness, she wasn’t really expecting that question. I mean, the very idea! It’s ridiculous…or is it?
Ginny says: Of course it is! What kind of person would leap to that sort of conclusion? Preposterous!
Myn says: *patpat* Just wait, honey.
Go Ginny! I loved the Weasleys' reactions, Hermione's most of all. And I can't wait to find out what Draco wanted to talk to Ginny about (though I suspect he just wanted an excuse to see her at home...). Thanks for the update!
Author's Response: Ves says: *winks* I bet he did too. Any old excuse would do and as it is he got quite the show!
Myn says: Draco would like to protest his innocence.
...Yeah, I don\'t believe him, either.
"...that had the potential for Ginny to meet an international playboy who would fall madly in love with her and reform his wicked ways to settle down with her and raise a family." Molly has no idea just how right she is, does she? Won't she be in for a pleasant surprise? Or perhaps the shock of a lifetime.
I love that Draco found Ginny's teddy bear. Can I hope that he found some of her other possessions, but decided to save his knowledge for a more opportune time?
By the way, there is a slight inconsistency in this chapter. You mention that the face mask is a Lush product when Ginny puts it on, but then Draco says it isn't. On the other hand, maybe this was a deliberate attempt to show that Draco isn't entirely familiar with the line. If not, you might want to fix it.
Thanks for the new chapter! It definitely made a bad day much better.
Author's Response: Quickie Response by Ves: Actually, the \"inconsistency\" is a reference to last chapter when Ginny uses the Sirens Thousand Ship Launching You! potion...but we decided to edit in anyway, as it does read a little jarring. You people have good eyes...but possibly bad memories (teasing).
Author's Response: Ves says: You can hope…and even suggest, as you just did. Still, I think he might have limited his snooping. He’s not really that much of a jerk. I think…
Myn says: Ginny grew up with six brothers, who still visit her semi-regularly. All the good stuff is so well hidden that Sherlock Holmes couldn\'t find it if given a month to figure out the problem. Of course, a small child could find it instantly if the setting was sufficiently embarrassing, because no magic is strong enough to overcome the law of Mr. Murphy.
This is a lovely turn of events indeed! Lots of opportunities for Draco and Ginny to spend time together. *Sighs contentedly* My favorite image from this chapter was of Narcissa acting embarrasingly motherly to Draco. Thanks for the update!
Author's Response: Ves and Myn say: Glad you are enjoying and thanks for taking the time to review! And yes, opportunity is not so much knocking as employing a battering ram.
It's nice to see a new chapter from you, and to meet Elle (she is very efficient!). But I didn't laugh out loud this time like I usually do. I suppose that just means that you are storing up something good for the future! Thanks, as always, for the update, and I will, as always, look forward to the next.
Author's Response: Ves says: Yeah, plot-heavy chapters tend to be like that. And there is some seriousness going on that needed to be established. Mostly what the heck everyone else is doing and giving Gin some down time with a friend to process this whirl.\r\n
Myn says: Into each life, some exposition must fall.\r\n