Nominated for a Quicksilver Quill for Best Romance-Non Canon 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2010 mods changed the rules (they got tired of the same fics being nominated ^_~) so no more QQ hopes, but that's okay. No proof is needed that Draco/Ginny = love.
* Written before the HBP, this tale presents an alternate sixth year in which Dumbledore lives, Draco is more than a foil to Harry, and Blaise Zabini is a girl. I hope readers who ship Draco/Ginny will enjoy the story which includes dancing with faeries, Celtic and Norse mythology, school holidays in London and Spain, and loads of fantasy and romance. "Is this a kissing book?" (to quote the Princess Bride) Yes, it is. *
(Warnings were added for safety, due to brief allusions in later chapters, not graphic content.)
I'm not sure if I will get used to blaise being a femail but I like the story thus far...also if I am understanding correctly ginny and luna are not friends another small thing I will get used to unless this is how you are leading into their friendship but as I said very good so far :)
Author's Response: Hello! I wish I'd seen your review back when you first posted it. I would've told you that I was the opposite. I'd imagined Blaise female so long that it was a shock when JKR finally announced that "she" was a "he." This story was written when OotP came out. Ginny and Luna become friends. They weren't in the same House, so I thought it would take mutual interests to bring them together. :)
Barely sixteen years old and fearing for his mother's life, Draco stepped up in his father's absence to take his place amongst the Death Eaters. The following year at Hogwarts School was, without a doubt, the hardest he had ever endured. Now seventeen, the young Malfoy seeks to keep safe all he loves by doing the opposite, and taking the golden advice Albus Dumbledore had left him minutes before his death.
this was an aweosm story i really wish you wold finish i wold love to see the d/g relationship play out along with what happens with ron
Author's Response: Thank you so much for reading my story, and even more for reviewing it, even when it's been inactive for so long! Yes, I'm afraid I'm notorious for slow updates by now. :( Actually, I put By Firelight down indefinitely back in April of 2011, but nowadays, I'm thinking of returning to try to finish it. I'll tell you this, though, and it's no secret: it would take at least 20-30 more chapters to finish By Firelight, at this rate. I'd already nearly finished Chapter 21 when I stopped working on the story. It was a difficult decision to make, but at the time, I had little choice. I really think I'll be going back, though. Keep an eye on this one if you like it, and thanks again and again for your review! :D
Very good plot line maybe im just used to long chapters so i feel alittle disapointed with the chapters bein short but it keeps me eger for more...i think i have mixed feelings bout the chapter length but can't wate for more again great plot :-)
Will there be more love the plot