While Ginny has flaws, I remain partial to this pairing. Unfortunately fan fiction rarely does it justice.
- A Godfather's Love
- Author: sbmcneil
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Date(s):
- Published: 2019-03-24
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Comments:
This story features Harry and Ginny, but is really about the failings of Dumbledore and Lupin. What would have happened if [Sirius] had not seen the newspaper from Fudge, but rather died when Riddle raided Azkaban?
- A Romance In Reverse
- Author: DukeBrymin
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Date(s):
- Published: 2017-03-20
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Comments:
I have always wished that the author had chosen to expand this one out into a full universe setting, rather than a one-shot. It written in reverse, even once you have read it all several times and understand it fully, it is delightful. The premise is that Harry and Ginny have met before, and so when Harry meets Ron on the train, Ron stalks off in a huff because he resents being viewed as Ginny’s brother (he wants to stand out remember). This leaves Harry feeling very alone, so his wish at the Sorting is for a friend, and thus Hufflepuff…. and it all flows from there.
- An Open Secret
- Author: CharmHazel
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Date(s):
- Published: 2016-10-18
- Updated: 2016-10-20
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Comments:
In many ways this is a shorter version of Realizations. The Weasleys think of Ginny as a little girl, therefore she cannot be in a serious relationship, therefore she isn’t in one. Harry broke up with her, therefore he isn’t interested in her, so why would they be together? These two statements sum up all the energy that is left when you are lost in grief. The downside to this shorter version is that Ginny does a ton of lying and then blames her family for norealizing she is lying.
- Arthur Weasley Wasn't Always Sure of Ginny and Harry
- Author: babybasschick96
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Date(s):
- Published: 2015-09-08
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Comments:
This one shot is endearing in the super powered Harry genre. Harry and Ginny just fit.
- Brighter Days
- Author: jeka1215
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Date(s):
- Published: 2014-03-02
- Updated: 2017-07-27
- Completed: 2020-07-22
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Comments:
This is one of the few soul-bond stories that is finished. It also is one of the rare ones that happens entirely after the war. Its an interesting take on the notion, and on the family’s reaction. It was originally on Fanfiction.net, and the dates reflect that. configs:
- Disembodied
- Author: V for Vendetta
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Date(s):
- Published: 2013-09-05
- Updated: 2013-09-27
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Comments:
This short and entirely alternate universe work is amusing. Harry has magicked himself out of his body and Ginny decides to take him in for no real reason? Totally doesn’t make much sense, but highly amusing.
- Escape Artist
- Author: Thor's Shadow
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Date(s):
- Published: 2022-07-17
- Updated: 2022-08-14
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Comments:
In general the idea that Ron and Hermione are part of some plot to deceive and monitor Harry 24/7 is ludicrous. Children simply are not capable of maintaining that level of deception. This story however provides a reasonable explanation for the scenario.
- Forced Maturity Part I: The Chamber of Secrets
- Author: pseudonym
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Date(s):
- Published: 2007-11-20
- Updated: 2010-01-22
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Comments:
I have always wished this were the first of a series. In this, James and Lily are able, despite being dead, to induce a dream of what might be in Harry, said dream being the six books covering years two through seven. The alternate universe kicks in because in this story, trauma causes magical children to mature faster in odd ways.
- Ghost of You
- Author: blacktag189
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Date(s):
- Published: 2009-11-11
- Updated: 2011-05-05
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Comments:
There are several inconsistencies that act as an irritant reading this one. The author allows a few of his/her own language quirks to infect the dialog in several chapters. I think it stands out becuase while a fairly harmless quirk, it is one I have not seen anywhere else, certainly not in the cannonical speach patterns, and secondly because it inconsistently infects the characters across the work. Secondly, the author has some issues with spells: the vanishing charm and banishing charm are not at all the same thing for example. This work takes as a point of departure the idea that [Ginny] might have had severe struggles with both PTSD, depression, and other control related issues steming from her first year and exacerbated by the events of the final battle. It is not beyond belief, and the author handles the concept in a way that comes across to me as a lay person reasonably well. I also see in this a thread common to my analysis of Ron, that he lacks any understanding of what makes Harry and [Ginny] tick, and thus their relationship. Molly is also believably handled, not precisely favorably, but not in any way bashing her.
- Harry Potter and Godric's Legacy
- Author: hermyd
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Date(s):
- Published: 2009-08-02
- Updated: 2010-09-07
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Comments:
Featuring a manipulative but not evil Dumbledore, and a redeemable Snape, this one is a super-powered Harry story with a bit of a twist. There is a bit of a bond in this one, but it is very under-stated.
- Harry Potter and the Dimensional Trunk
- Author: Ophiuchus
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Date(s):
- Published: 2005-06-07
- Updated: 2005-08-07
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Comments:
This story ignores the concept of Horcruxes, and all the messiness that goes with them. It focuses in the locked room in the Department of Mysteries, the idea of multi-compartment, multi-room trunks, and magical animagus transformations. I rarely like Harry as a phoenix, but this story handles it reasonably well. What really like is the trunks.
- His Motivation
- Author: _kb_
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Date(s):
- Published: 2007-03-04
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Comments:
This one is slightly more optimistic about the ability to use magic to help Harry recover. Memories are used as a form of therapy to assist in recovery from catastrophic brain injury.
- Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst
- Author: Just Horsing Around
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Date(s):
- Published: 2015-10-09
- Updated: 2015-10-19
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Comments:
This story pre-dates Ginny’s confidence around Harry to his time in Grimmauld Place rather than the slower and mostly off “screen” build-up that we see in the canonical story line. Here Ginny convinces and helps Harry to prepare for his trial rather than rely on Dumbledore. This turns out to be for the best, as Lucius is rather more openly active in this version. It is unfortunate that the author did not develop this concept further.
- Learning To Fly
- Author: hgfan1111
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Date(s):
- Published: 2008-06-01
- Updated: 2022-08-26
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Comments:
I think what I like about this one is that I can see where it comes from. I sincerely believe that Ron and his brothers would have reacted poorly to the idea of Harry and Ginny dating if Harry had not utterly surprised them with his show of affecting for her after the quidditch match in book six. I believe the intervention is entirely realistic, as is Harry’s response to it.
- Love Breaks The Noble Spirit
- Author: Hippothestrowl
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Date(s):
- Published: 2012-04-29
- Updated: 2013-05-04
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Comments:
I am a bit conflicted on this one. On one hand, I like the stronger Harry/Ginny interaction. The amulet induced bond is an interesting idea as well. On the other hand, the premise of the story is to minimally extend canon to allow for the stronger relationship. In many ways I feel that it fails at that. I dislike what it did with Hermione, feel that Ron’s discovery of the relationship could have been done better, and really dislike much of the early Luna arc.
- Mutant Storm
- Author: Bobmin
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Date(s):
- Published: 2011-09-22
- Updated: 2011-09-26
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Comments:
This is an X-Men crossover story, and while I do not think the author quite pulled off the bit about despair as a trigger for mutant powers, it remains a story I keep coming back to.
- Nineteen Years and Beyond
- Author: Northumbrian
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Date(s):
- Series Start: 2014-05-14
- Updated: 2018-08-31
- Completed: N/A
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Comments:
I have mixed feelings about this series, and it is a series and not a single work published in parts and recollected into one using the series mechanism. The works vary in size from tiny snippets to full scale novels and everything in between, though most are short stories. I rather strongly dislike Mrs. Rowling’s final epilogue, as I think it misunderstands the true nature of forgiveness and indeed goodness. Thus I have issues with Albus Severus as a character. The other big issue is that the long series of very short stories eventually bogs me down. There are, however, a few real gems in the collection.
- Grave Days - Covering the immediate aftermath of the final battle of the second war.
- Centuries - This is listed as part of the series in some of the author’s lists, though not part of the series on Ao3. I am including it here. This could have been the epilogue, and a good one, to the entire series, except for Now and Forever.
- Now and Forever - The problem with animated artwork is that they have opinions.
- Perilous Journey
- Author: sbmcneil
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Date(s):
- Published: 2012-07-03
- Updated: 2017-05-06
- Completed: N/A
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Comments:
This story is another great example of Harry and Ginny’s mutually supporting relationship. This one is AU in that they get together sooner, and Umbridge is able to expel them. This also show cases Dumbledore’s distrust of Harry and Molly as overprotective.
- Realizations
- Author: sbmcneil
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Date(s):
- Published: 2012-02-26
- Updated: 2017-07-15
- Completed: N/A
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Comments:
Despite its unfinished state, this is one of my favourite after the battle depictions. One, I doubt Mrs. Weasley came face to face with that particular boggart made real without consequences. Two, I do not think that Mrs. Weasley is ready for Ginny to be in a relationship. Yes, in book three they talk about love potions,1 but given her over-protective and overbearing nature, I do not think she will be ready for Ginny to be in a serious romantic relationship until she sets said relationship up. I suspect this remains true even if she would have otherwise approved of said relationship. I also think that while Ron shows a fair amount of character growth across the latter chapters of book seven, he and Hermione have a lot further to go than Harry. This story gets all these things right.
Mrs. J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban © 2000 Pottermore Limited. American Kindle Edition. p 70.↩︎
- Remember
- Author: sbmcneil
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Date(s):
- Published: 2009-03-20
- Updated: 2012-06-14
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Comments:
This bond story is one of the longer ones. I really like the way it does Molly and [Percy], and their opposition to [Harry] and [Ginny]. I dislike some of the other choices the author has made though. There is a bit of torturing characters to provide angst, and the setup to cause the whole scenario is a bit chaotic. The author attempted to fix this with a prequel that, I think, actually managed to confuse things more.
[Percy]: /Harrypedia/people/Weasley/Percy Ignatius/ [Harry]: </Harrypedia/people/Potter/Harry James> [Ginny]: </Harrypedia/people/Weasley/Ginevra Molly>
- Switching Places
- Author: James Thomas
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Date(s):
- Published: 2018-12-09
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Comments:
As I mentioned on the page of stories featuring Hermione, the concept of body swapping seems to fit naturally into the magical system of the books. This is a brief look at how poorly teens handle it.
- Teatime in the Garden
- Author: LadyTonks
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Date(s):
- Published: 2005-10-05
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Comments:
Few stories deal with the possibility that Harry might get permanently hurt in the final confrontation with Riddle. This story does.
- The Harder Struggle
- Author: Ericfmc
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Date(s):
- Published: 2012-07-16
- Updated: 2012-12-19
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Comments:
Despite featuring Harry and Ginny together, I almost put this one in the Featuring Hermione category, as it leans towards Hermione as world saviour and Harry as her side-kick. Fortunately it only leans that way. Still, I would prefer a stronger Ginny.
- The Price
- Author: Jeconais
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Date(s):
- Published: 2005-05-06
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Comments:
This is a sweet story that highlights the way that Mrs. Rowling missed the boat in understanding the role love plays in motivating people. It is a bit spoiled by the harsh note of the killing curse in the last line, but if you ignore the self-hatred implied there, it is excellent.
- The Unknown Power
- Author: Crys
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Date(s):
- Published: 2005-09-16
- Updated: 2005-09-20
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Comments:
In this story, Harry does not trust Dumbledore after the revelations at the end of 5th year. Lupin steps up to take an active role in Harry’s life, and Ginny doesn’t date Dean. One of the notable features of this story is that amulets are made to allow Ginny to siphon power from the other Weasleys.
- Unintended Consequences
- Author: sbmcneil
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Date(s):
- Published: 2010-10-01
- Updated: 2011-02-20
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Comments:
In many ways this is how book seven ought to have gone.
- Walk Away Without Noticing
- Author: Hippothestrowl
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Date(s):
- Published: 2022-02-17
- Updated: 2022-03-17
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Comments:
This could have gone in the Time Travel or Harry Leaves sections. This is one of the stories where Harry sends his memories back in time. Unlike most, this Harry decides that he is best off using his memories to not be noticed at all. A truly interesting twist.
- Without a Trace
- Author: sbmcneil
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Date(s):
- Published: 2016-01-06
- Updated: 2016-01-10
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Comments:
Yet another work by this author, this one has the premise that [Hermione] does not actually get along with Ginny, and that [Percy] is not any more happy with his family’s association with Harry after the war than he was during it.
[Percy]: /Harrypedia/people/Weasley/Percy Ignatius/ [Hermione]: </Harrypedia/people/Granger/Hermione Jean>
- paper rings, picture frames, (and all my dreams)
- Author: orphan_account (unknown author)
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Date(s):
- Published: 2021-12-17
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Comments:
There are some minor alternate-universe elements to this one-shot that mar it slightly, but only slightly. The key thing is that it aknowledges that [Harry] almost certainly has some emotional baggage, and that [Ginny] might well have to compensate for that in their relationship.