Hello! I'm Alyssa. I joined this site just after I turned thirteen and I'm still here. Well, I'm here off and on.
Mugglenet is where I read my first fanfic, and it's where I tried submitting my first story. I met some of my best friends here.
This is just a great place.
I don't write very often, and when I do it's short. That'll never change, so never expect anything more than a one shot from me.
To anyone who has given me a review, thank you very much!
My first ever one-shot is Home, and my second is Talking in the Ministry. I don't think they are very good, so read at your own caution.
My stories:
Two is Better Than One - Harry/Hermione
Regret - Dark/Angsty (Molly's POV)
Home - Harry/Ginny
That One Detention - Other Pairing (Rosmerta/OC)
Your Time - Marauder Era (Lily's POV)
True Happiness - Dark/Angsty
Love Reign O're Me - Marauder Era (Remus's POV)
I Get By - Same-Sex Pairing (Crabbe/Goyle)
On my Own - Dark/Angsty (Sirius's POV)
Birthday Surprises - General
What Would You Do? - James/Lily ~ Won QSQ for best Canon Romance
Over and Over - Dark/Angsty (James's POV)
Talking in the Ministry - General
My poems:
Awaiting - A poem about the Final Battle.
Light My Fire - A Dolores/Fudge poem.
Character Haikus - Haikus about HP characters.
The One for Me - James's POV about Lily.
Father - A peom about Harry dying.
Madness - A poem about Azkaban.
I really like this story. I like how you made the characters. They were great.
Author's Response: Thank you! =)
I love this story. It's so cute. It's a great after breakfast feast. It's really sweet. Harry made a really good speech.
Author's Response: He did, but I'm sure that he gave it a lot of thought.
I really like this story. I think that that is what he was going through. It must have been hard to keep that from everyone when he is so well known. You do a good job on showing that. I really like the rumor you had for them. This is a really good one shot.
Author's Response: Thank you so much - and I'm glad you found it believable!
I really like this story. It was fun to read. I liked every part in it. I really like the idea for this too, it was great.
Author's Response: Hey, thanks for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed the story!
Nominated for a Quicksilver Quill for Best Romance-Non Canon
Here's the deal. I worte a really nice, long review and then *pooof* it's gone. I'm back, though, so here it goes.
I really love this chater. I realy like Murial. She is just so funny. She acts like an old lady, too. I really like Draco and Ginny together. In your story they just go so well with each other.I I just watched a commercial that said "Not too heavy, not to light." and I think that goes perfactly with this story. It's just the right amount of Draco and Ginny.
That being said, I can't wait for the next chapter so I can read the Draco/Ginny goodness!
Author's Response: Thank you! I have to confess Muriel's short appearance in the last books made it inevitable to have her in the story :) Plus - she makes even Draco look polite. Not that he isn't behaving himself at the moment. I'm glad you like my story - I did try to go for a mood suited for a holiday. Simple does it. :)
The second to last chapter! *shudders* The horror! The trechery!
I'm sorry about my little outburst. I've always wanted to do that. Moving on:
I like this chapter. It's very nice and sweet. I really love all of the talking they do. Its all good and fun to read. This story makes my think of Draco as a human being and not a Death Eater. I love that you made him seem more human.
Does second to last mean that thers only one left? *tries to hold back tears*
Author's Response: Oh, my reviewer has a dramatic flair!>p>
And, yes, there's just one chapter left! Don't hex me! ;)
I really love this story and this chapter and Draco and Ginny together. Everytime I get an Email that says 'update to your favorite story' I squee and jump up and down because I'm ready to read the next chapter.
I really love Draco and Ginny together in this. They fit so well together. Draco is perfect. Ginny is also. When they go on their date things I'm always excited to find out what they are going to do. I love Draco's remarks to what Ginny says. They are funny.
I'm so excited for the next chapter. I can't wait to find out what happens on her birthday and who Muriel is with (if we do find that one out) *crosses fingers*.
Author's Response: Aw! Thank you. You're always the first to review - and I love reviews. Yours always makes me smile :)
I'm glad you like Draco's remarks - I always found him very funny, even in the books. Despite all those comments to Ron and Harry being infuriatingly mean, they are also funny. And Ginny has a habit of answering back :)
I really like this chapter. I really like Muriel. She is very funny. I love the relationship between Ginny and Draco. It's very believable. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you find Muriel funny. I did try to write her that way - funny in a mean way... heh.
I like this chapter. I like the little fight between Ginny and Draco. They are fun to read. I really love how you have them still hateing eachother. In some of the things I've read, they were together right away. I like this because they will probably gradually get together. I really cant wait for the next chapter. I really like this story.
Author's Response: Thank you! I’m very glad you like it. I love to have them snapping at each other – it’s so fun to write. Plus, I love to see Draco sneer, weird as that is. So I can promise more of that :)
I really like this chapter too! I love the momory with Fred in it. It's so Fred-ish. It still makes me sad to think that he died.
I really like the giftes that Draco got her. The neckless seems very pretty to me. I love her aunts gift to. It's very funny.
My favorute part is what Muriel said about Charlie not being able to get married. I laughed very hard there. I'm so excited for the next chapter because they are all great!!
Author's Response: Thank you :) I needed to have a sad part in there - the war left scars on them all, after all. Fred makes me sad, too, so I liked to put him in there, to remember him, sort of.
And Draco would be good at presents, I imagine. He certainly has enough galleons! As for that book from Muriel ... heh. She will remain the same. As I've made her the 'matchmaker' of the family, she could hardly leave poor Charlie alone, either ;) Lots of nice - er - helpful tips. She's supposed to be funny, so I'm happy to hear that you laughed!
I really like this chapter. It's probably my favourite so far. I think it's funny that they keep running into each other. I can't wait for the next chapter!!!
Author's Response: I'm happy to hear you liked it. I sure had fun writing this chapter. We see a little more attraction here. :)
I really really like this chapter and it's on the verge of love. It's just another great chapter. I really like all of the Ron/Hermione parts in it as well as the Draco/Ginny parts. I just like all of it! I love that dates that Draco and Ginny have . I also like the chapter titles. They are a good idea. I can't wait for the next chapter.
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you think my chapter titles worked well - I got inspired by Italy, I guess. And Draco does well on dates, does he not? I don't know why I imagine him being rather formal - it's probably that Manor his family live in. Anyone living like that has to be old fashioned... maybe. At least when I write them :)
I really like this chapter. I really love when Ginny and Draco talk with each other. It was so much fun to read the begining with Ginny's Aunt. It was so funny. I can't wait for the next chapter to find out what happend next.
Author's Response: Thank you! I simply couldn't resist giving Muriel a mystery man, after her nagging Ginny for a full fifteen chapters! :)
I go to one concert and this story gets updated. I have really bad timing. Anyway, I think that chapter is the best one. I like what Draco says and does in it. I like all of the jokes that he make too. And the he proposed! That was unexpected. I just thought he was going to snog her. I like your idea more. I think it was funny that he called Ron Ron. It was funny why he said it too.
When Ginny said, 'And they will not be named anything spooky' it made me laugh. Draco and Lucius are pretty spooky names. I would love to have the name Draco in my family. It would be fun saying to a cousin, 'Draco, get over here!' I think I just love the name Draco....
I'm very glad that you had this epilogue. I think it leaves off at a good place for a sequel.... I'm just joking about that. I really does leave off at a good spot, though. It makes think final without leaving it off at a dead end. It give the readers more room to think about what happens next.
This is the first chaptered story that I read each chapter when it came out so I'm sad to see that it ended. You did a great job on it as a whole. There wasn't any cliches that I found, not that I was looking for them. This was just a great story from the beginning. It kept me wanting to read more from the start.
Two good things happened while reading this story. 1) I now love Draco/ Ginny. 2) I now know how to spell epilogue. I think the first one is a greater accomplishment, but for me spelling doesn't come naturally.
Can I thank Apurva for beta'ing this? I will anyways. Great job, Apruva! You did really good.
And thank you for creating this story. It provided me some good laughs and some good Draco/Ginny when I need it. Again, I think you did a great job!
Author's Response: Yes, Draco proposed! He’s a Slytherin, you know. He is able to figure out that Ginny would be … livid, even though he hoped he could make her smile by being funny. So he went all the way. Note that he didn’t actually give her the ring, though - it’s more of a declaration that he’s serious about her than anything else.
I really like this chapter. I love Ron in it. I love how he gets jelous and embarised so easily. I also think that it's so funny how they keep saying that she wouldn't date Draco but she is dating Draco. I love it! The ening is really good, too. I can't wait for the next chapter.
Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, poor Ron always gets angry around Draco, doesn't he? Nobody wants their old school enemy to be on vacation on the same island! As for Ginny ... it's getting tricky to keep Draco a secret.
Yay! An epologue! There is no way that I'm missing the epilogue.
I can't believe that they aren't together. The way he ended it I was calling him names in my head. He did bring up a good point, though. His dad wouldn't be too kind about it.
I like how this chapter ends. What Ginny said was really good. Ron is so very funny. You would think that he would be over him by now, but he's not... I guess that's just Ron though.
I'm so excited for the epilogue. I have no idea what will happen in it, so I'm curious to find out!
Author's Response: Had to be an epilogue, didn’t there?
I like this chapter too. I always love it when Draco and Ginny are together. It's alot of fun to read. I really like Draco in this story. I find it hard to see Draco babysitting but it was fun to read anyway when I did. I really can't wait for the next chapter. I really like this story a lot.
Author's Response: I’m happy to hear you still like my story. :) Yes, it is hard to imagine Draco babysitting, but Lamberto actually likes him. I can imagine the child idolising his cousin. Guess he’ll grow up to be arrogant, too...
I really like this story. I like hoe you do her aunt Muriel. It's better than I expected. I really want to read the next chapter. This story is interesting.
Author's Response: Thank you. I’m glad you like Muriel. I just couldn’t help myself – I think she’s really funny (in a mean way).
This is officially my favorite chapter. I just love it! I The emotion was amazing. The characterization was amazing. I really love Draco. Their talking at the end was really great. I imagined them saying that to each other. I'm so excited for the next chapter.
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it - it's one of those topics they just *had* to talk about. And I wanted Draco to express regret without saying he’s sorry or in any way apologising. While Ginny gets to show she can be both determined and deeply understanding. :) Next chapter shouldn't be too far away!
I like this chapter. It's good. I really like Malfoy in this chapter. He's good. I can't wait for the next chapter. I really like this story.
Author's Response: I’m glad you still like the story. I had fun writing those scenes in the Grotto. The next chapter should not be too far away.