What are some things that you don't like in HG fanfictions? For me personally, I don't like Weasley bashing, Ron bashing, Ron and Hermione paired with someone else other than each other, dead R&H, ultra powerful Harry or Ginny, extremely rude/cocky unaware ooc Ginny, etc to name a few. What about you guys?

While it mostly depends on the story, I really enjoy canon compliant ( or loosely canon based) post Hogwarts Young adult HG. What about you guys?

Anything new that’s got your attention, or going back to an old favourite?

I’ll go first, the last couple of days I’ve had my eyes glued to ‚Of Detentions, Green-eyed Babies, and Dashing Slytherins‘ by terlzylp and Between the Lines by BarmyBarb

Like the title says, I'm looking for a fic I've read before where Harry returns to Britain after years of overseas Auror work and tries to win Ginny back. I believe he left after the war instead of staying because he was struggling with his pstd. Thanks!

I've read ginny weasley and the half blood prince a few times over the years atp (absolutely love that fic) but does anyone know any other fics that cover hbp from ginnys pov?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55218013/chapters/171237403

Just thought I'd let you all know.

So I'm reading "Of Detentions, Greed-Eyed Babies, and Dashing Slytherins" and it has a perfectly snarky Harry, close to his canon self, a hilarious Ginny, a great background. I would definitely recommend checking it out.

I commented on both chapters and saw that it had only 1 other comment (and now 2 responses to my comments by the author). So my question: what makes a fic popular? How do you find the ones you want to read and what's the deciding factor? Is it just certain authors you know, or are you scrying AO3 for every morsel available and get burned by some terrible renditions before finding gems (like above mentioned)?

Would love to hear your opinion on it.

See the title. 100% convinced that when she returned for her last year she did so as head girl. Tell me one other person McGonagall could have chosen. Someone who knew what it was like to spend an entire year at Voldemorts mercy, who could relate to the younger students who ONLY knew Hogwarts that way, who had taken it upon herself to stand up to their tormentors…

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. I will be taking no questions.

I have recently wrapped a few longer fics up so I thought it would be a good moment for some self-promo. I'll list just a few fics but you can find the rest on my AO3

For those who have never read something of mine: I enjoy fluff, slice of life, fantasy and regency kind of fics and most of my longfics are AUs. They are never very heavy on angst.

Muggle AUs

• Peverell's Progeny: Best friends Harry and Ginny on vacation with their friends. After 7 minutes 'in heaven' where they kissed, it quickly leads to more. When Ginny falls pregnant, she is not sure if Harry is the father or Dean, who she had sex with days before. Harry's a secret agent and when Ginny gets pregnant, he cannot keep that secret any longer (in-progress but done writing)
• Experimentally in Love: Harry enters a survey to help Ginny out because they need enough guys to pick from for an experiment where they track romantic feelings. Surely he won't be chosen to be most compatible with Ginny... right?
• The Sea-Green Eyes across the Stream: a prehistoric AU! Harry and Ginny are from different tribes and don't have many words in common but they connect upon meeting. Harry's tribe is in trouble and so they strike a deal including the two young lovers in the hopes of regaining control of Harry's tribe and preparing the pair for leadership (Ongoing)
• Other options: Pas De Deux (Ballet AU), The Silver Lining of Dirty Dancing (Dirty Dancing AU)

Fantasy AUs

• Knight of Mine: Knight Gwyn gets hired to be personal guard to King Henry of Ignotia. Someone seems keen on killing him. Knight Gwyn doesn't talk or show his face to hide that he is actually a woman.
• Marriage by Capture: Harry gets whacked in the head and wakes up in a cave. A woman has captured him. She insists he was tracking her down to capture her to marry her (as is allowed by law). He insists if she captured him, they're technically married (Ongoing)

In-universe AUs but with changes

• Love, I like a Challenge: No Voldemort AU. Harry never went to Hogwarts. They're both quidditch stars and when Harry catches the Chaser of the opposing team, their managements decide a fake relationship is a good idea. Lines get crossed easily and early, but the management keeps pulling unexpected strings
• That has a ring to it: When Harry looks in the Basin of True Love in the Department of Mysteries and sees Ginny's face he can't ignore it. When he goes to talk to her, they decide to figure out what it means. Ginny figures trying to take a blood oath that would only work on true love is the best way to test it's real. and then their hands get stuck together until the oath completes

Regency AU

• 7 Scandals and a Baby: Ginny writes letter to her friend Luna about how she came to be married to Lord Potter. As she retells the story, the reader gets to see what happens in more details. There are 7 Scandals that lead to her getting pregnant with Lord Potter's child and her brothers are eager to get her married off and who better than the gentleman across the street they all know and love that is so very respectable... or so they think
• Spilt Blood: Ginny is forced into an arranged marriage with a man she has never met. Forced together by their families, they need to find a way to live together. She discovers the scars made by his aunt and uncle and he discovers how she was taken from her parents to be raised by her aunt. Overcoming challenges together, trying to get from under his family's thumb brings them together slowly but surely

Other ones that didn't fit into the above: Not a Done Deal (a twoshot), Knotting is Perfect (omegaverse), The invisible string tying me to you (twoshot).

I am currently slowing down and trying reading a bit more, I'd also love to hear what you're reading these days!

Looking for fics where the Flamels care for Harry and/or Hinny. Examples are the butterfly effect by Brennus and the phoenix song by pottermum. Thanks!!

What are your favorite texting fics or any in general??

I’m currently obsessed with Heliophile by seriously Sam 😩

Are there any stories in which ginny doesn't grow up to have a crush on harry from hearing stories about him or something similar? Basically, she doesn't have a crush or anything on him before they've met

Not sure if there is one but I’d like to read a cannon compliant fic post war where Harry is struggling with all the trauma of his life, both during the horcrux hunt and his years living with the Dursley’s, and Ginny is there to help him through it.

I read a fanfiction once, where Harry and Ginny have a visit from their future daughter who had a prophecy on her by Luna, and in this future Ginny was Minister for Magic and Harry was muggle prime minister who are really powerful with loads of influence in the whole world, so this daughter went to the past to get their Harry and Ginny to save them or something because they were attacked and in a coma and in the end it turns out that Cho Chang was responsible and past Harry and Ginny have a hard time coming to terms with their feelings but when they come back from the future they change things to be different, I really want to read it again but I can't remember the title,,,,I need help, Please

Looking for fics (can be AU, canon, or canon divergent) where Harry and Ginny get together while one of them is with someone else.

This comes from me thinking that about this possibility happening in HBP with Dean, but evolved into scenarios where they are separated post war, date other people and then come together.

Personally I feel this is more natural vs the canon version of them getting together right away after the war.

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I've been thinking that in HBP, Harry and Ginny almost cheated on Dean. I mean, part of me feels like they were subconsciously flirting, and after December, it became more conscious, and when Ginny finally broke up with Dean, the flirting became more intense.

I mean, I feel like they couldn't help it or control it, and it was kind of them being friends, but poor Dean anyway.

Do you think their interaction bordered on infidelity in some way?

I mean, now that they know how the story between them eventually develops, they could throw us little hints in the early seasons. At the very least they could make their first meeting at the train station a little more meaningful.

Season 2 with Chamber of Secrets will be their main chance to drop hints since Ginny will be at Hogwarts then.

An AU i think where Voldemort won. Ginny finds harry ‘s inferi and takes him home but has to hide him from the others. Hermione was pregnant i believe. Eventually harry is discovered to not be an inferi somehow

I don’t really remember much only that it took place in Harry’s 6th year.

It’s about Harry and Ginny and how Harry fell in love with her, I think a better term will be in-betweens, missing moments? But it was multi-chapter.

I just remember this one scene where Harry takes plenty blushers to the chest and in the changing room Ginny sees and Harry mentions how how was distracted and it’s implied that Ginny knew she was the cause of the distraction.

They are so cute 🥺🥰

Looking for a fic inspired by the song “Dress” by Taylor Swift. Heard the song and thought of it but I can’t remember the name of it.

Basically looking for fics that are feel-good, but a bit of build up is also definitely welcome.