Fanfic Recommendation Challenge

My Table of Harry/Ginny Recs

Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Reccer's Choice
Title: Constant
Author: jenadamson
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: PG
Length: short
Brief summary: Loneliness had been a constant in his life. A very nice vignette, showing the effect that Ginny's had on Harry's life. Short and bittersweet, in the ways it reminded me of Harry's life before Hogwarts.


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Reccer's Choice
Title: Being Noble
Author: poseida9
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: PG
Length: medium
Brief summary: "'I looked it up in the dictionary and nothing fits me,' he says, frustrated. 'All I am is clumsy and skinny and thick, and none of those are in the definition.'" This is actually a pre-HBP fic, but it fits our "stupid, noble" HBP-era Harry perfectly. Poseida does a great job with Harry's persona -- keeping him consistent with his canon characteristics, and also believable in a romantic relationship despite his "wangoballwime" tendencies.

My Table of Harry/Ginny Recs

Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: epiphany
Title: No Regrets
Author: legomymalfoy
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: NC-17
Length: medium
Brief summary: After the events in OotP, Harry finds some solace.
A very nice fic -- written before HBP, it really shows the relationship that Harry and Ginny have in HBP, where she is able to understand him and pull him out of her funk, just by her presence.


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: confession
Title: Someday
Author: alexandralynch
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: author says 'teen'; I'd give it an R.
Length: medium
Brief summary: After the war is over, Harry has demons that he can't fight alone. A well-written story of coming to terms with the past, and of the compromises and strengths of marriage.

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Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Light
Title: Oak or Pine?
Author: majick
Characters: Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: A cute, lightweight fic in which Harry and Ginny shop for furniture. Sweet and fluffy with just the right amount of spunk and sass mixed in. I just want to take this fic in hand and pinch its little cheeks.


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Mask
Title: Cantus Inaequalis
Author: EnglishFlower
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: What is Harry hiding, behind his watching eyes? A dark (charcoal gray) fic in which Ginny's drawn to Harry but also a little scared of him.

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Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Vacation
Title: Disappointingly Historical
Author: delicfcd
Characters: Harry, Ginny, assorted pirates
Rating: PG
Length: short
Brief summary: Ginny tries out the Patented Daydream Charm. Because there is just not enough pirate fic out there. Short and sweet and very funny fic - recommended to all, not just shippers.
(reccer's note: okay, I know it's not really a vacation, per se. But it's kinda close! I really like this fic, and I thought it was better to rec something not exactly in the category than something not exactly worth reading.)


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Reccer's Choice
Title: Seven Fortunes
Author: maegunnbatt
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: PG
Length: short
Brief summary: Her hands were marked with little stars, crossing high up on her palms over the curves and mounts. She would be a lucky child. A dreamy fic that really captures Ginny's restlessness and worry while Harry's off hunting Horcruxes. Beautiful and memorable.

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Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Family
Title: The Best of Wine
Author: antonia_east
Characters: Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione
Rating: PG
Length: medium
Brief summary: At Ron and Hermione's wedding, the best man and the maid of honour down quite a few flutes of champagne, each one to forget their unadmitted love for the other...


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Trapped
Title: The Tale of Jenny and Henry
Author: thetreacletart
Characters: Harry, Ginny, Weasleys
Rating: PG-13
Length: short
Brief summary: This is a fantastic story, bittersweet and haunting. It's the kind of story that you won't soon forget. Highly recommended.

( an excerpt, to show you what I mean )

My table of Harry/Ginny recs

Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Anger
Title: Captain's Prerogative
Author: magnolia_mama
Characters: Harry, Ginny, Gryffindor Quidditch
Rating: 'teens' (PG-13-ish)
Length: short
Brief summary: Harry bumps Ginny off the team to make room for a new Chaser who appears to be a prodigy. Harry reasons that he has made a fair decision as a captain. Ginny is spitting mad. A cute, fluffy fic, with lovely in-character Harry and Ginny. And Quidditch! I love quidditch fics. :)


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Break-up
Title: Train Ride
Author: Lynn, aka likeatuesday
Characters: Harry, Ginny, Ron
Rating: K (PG-13-ish)
Length: short
Brief summary: This was written as a 'missing moment' from HBP, although it takes place after the end of the book. The author's intention was to round out the book for those readers who feel that a Harry Potter book isn't complete without a train ride at the end. I'm not in that camp, but I still think this is a very nice picture of the aftermath of the breakup scene in Chapter 30 of HBP.

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Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Seduction
Title: The Bet
Author: basilm
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: NC-17
Length: medium
Brief summary: Written for the hpgw_ficafest, for the challenge "To win a bet, Ginny has to seduce Harry." Author's summary: Things never do go as planned, do they? This one is this is well worth the read-- Weasley spunk and humor combined with well-written smut. I was laughing throughout, which is *rare* for a smutfic.


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Discovery
Title: Translation
Author: poseida9
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: R
Length: short
Brief summary: Harry is a foreign language. Ginny is learning to read. I love Poseida's writing, and she has a great grasp of Harry and Ginny. I actually recommend all of her fics. This one in particular is a very nice portrayal of the ways in which Ginny learns to understand Harry over time, and the ways they fit together without needing explanations.

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Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Death
Title: The Wine with Stars in It
Author: thistlerose
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: PG
Length: short
Brief summary: Harry can only say what he has to say at the right time, and in the right place. A short and dreamy fic, wherein Ginny helps Harry say goodbye to his godfather. A very nice, sweet fic.
Reccer's Note: This fic fits the prompt, in that it is about dealing with death. However, if you're looking for fic involving actual character death, check out the excellent zombie-fighting-fic Wake the Dead, by cicatrixstories, which I recced in the AU category.


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Original Character
Title: Morrigna Trilogy, aka Pendragon series
Author: irinaauthor
Characters: Harry, Ginny, Draco, others
Rating: PG-13
Length: epic
Brief summary: An ancient power has reawakened and the answers to all the mysteries lie with Ginny Weasley.
Warning: this series is unfinished and probably will remain so. The first 2 fics are finished, though, and in my opinion, eminently readable. It's epic adventure and romance, with mythic and historical elements. A definite fandom classic.

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Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: UST
Title: Sweet and Half-Forgotten
Author: She's A Star
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: K+ (PG)
Length: short
Brief summary: This is a sweet, short fic in which Harry and Ginny encounter each other at Bill's wedding. It's sexually charged in a perfect teenage way.


Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Time
Title: 9.8 m/s²
Author: delicfcd
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: G
Length: short
Brief summary: This is a great fic, one of the ones that's super-short (less than 900 words) but fits everything necessary in somehow anyway. It's all about gravity, and falling and flying, and it's perfect for Harry and Ginny.

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Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Teamwork
Title: Wallpaper Moments
Author: stmargarets
Characters: Harry, Ginny
Rating: PG
Length: short
Brief summary: Harry and Ginny are put to the ultimate relationship test: wallpapering together. This is a sweet, adorable, cute, lovely... well, you get the picture. It's a fantastic fluffy fic, and I think it exemplifies the "teamwork" prompt perfectly. :)



Claim: Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny
Prompt: Jealousy
Title: Portraits
Author: Zachere (zfic)
Characters: Harry, Ginny, Dean Thomas
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: This is a very nice character study of Ginny, which explores her relationship with Dean Thomas as well as her relationship with Harry. That's an aspect of Ginny's life that I'd love to see more of in fic. It was written pre-HBP, so it's not fully canon-compliant, but it's still well worth reading.