#ginsy

We're glad to announce themed week dedicated to erotic/kinky content about women from any era of the HP universe!

Anyone can agree that there is a remarkably small amount of healthy erotic content with women in the fandom space. The goal of this event is to create more mature/explicit content centering on women’s pleasure, because exploring one's sexuality and being interested in this kind of content is not something to be ashamed of. We deserve a space to enjoy female sensuality.

The event will take place from May 19th to 25th.

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Hi all! I've been unwell for a bit, but was reminded today of my Christmas stories and I plan on diving into them myself this close to Christmas! So I thought I'd put out a self-rec for anyone who might be looking for Christmas stories right about now.

I hope to be back in the new year!

Happy Christmas, Potters

Harry/Snape. Rated: T. Words: 2,638.

Harry, Severus, and their daughter visit friends and family on Christmas Day.

The Perfect Tree

Neville/Percy. Rated: T. Words: 9,043. Series: Christmas in Hogsmeade. Podfic by @cailynwrites.

Percy is looking for the Christmas tree. Neville helps him find it.

The Christmas Prince

Harry/Snape. Rated: T. Words: 13,750. Series: Christmas in Hogsmeade.

Harry and Snape are (kind of) set up on a blind date. Romance and chaos ensues.

Holidate

Draco/Ron & Ginny/Pansy. Rated: T. Words: 11,376. Series: Christmas in Hogsmeade.

Draco and Ginny aren't ready to come out, so they decide to "date" for the holiday.

The Pink Prank

Gen (with background ships, primarily Draco/Ron). Rated: G. Words: 979. Series: Family Traditions. Podfic by @cailynwrites.

Molly knits Draco a sweater for Christmas. It almost doesn’t go well.

Boxes & Baubles

Harry/Severus, Regulus/Severus, Lily & Severus. Rated: T. Words: 2,772. Podfic by PinaNaponi & Podfic by @cailynwrites.

Christmas trees over the first four (and a half) decades of Severus’ life.

Prankmas Eve

Gen. Rated: G. Words: 1,374. Series: Family Traditions. Podfic by @cailynwrites.

On Christmas Eve, Fred and George plan a prank. It doesn’t quite work out. Companion piece to The Pink Prank.

The Green Dress

Regulus/James, Lily/James. Rated: E. Words: 1,747. Podfic by @cailynwrites.

Christmas is no time for sulking over lost love. Not when there is new love in a pretty green dress.

White Lies & Silver Bells

Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 2,768.

Minerva is angry. Harry is smitten. Severus is afraid. Just another Christmas at Hogwarts!

Snowfall

Harry/Severus. Rated: M. Words: 2,433. Series: Love, Your Enemy. Podfic by iggygiraffe.

I am in a bit of a slump this week so I felt like reccing some amazing F/F fics I have read so far in 2025 (Jan to Mar) alphabetical by title (ignores a or the) 🤍 = my brief squee/comments Word counts are rounded up/down

⭐ Definitely Better by teh_kris_eh 💕 Katie/Alicia || M || 2.5 words After spending the past decade in Canada playing for the Haileybury Hammers, Katie realised she's finally ready to go home. Turns out that being traded to the Appleby Arrows was the perfect opportunity she'd been waiting for, in more ways than one. 🤍 One thing I love more than Friends to Lovers is PINING reunion of Friends to Lovers. Having Katie and Alicia reunite and re-explore their feelings was just delish. The characterisation are characters! The world and team is really believable, and Katie's renewed feelings are so sincere. I also love the steaminess.

⭐ quandaries of a quiet kind by alpacas in snow (alpacasinsnow) 💕 Minerva/Poppy || M || 2 words Depending on what time of day you asked her, Poppy would describe Minerva as either: the Lion, the Witch, or the Death of Me. Also depending on the time of day, Poppy would say so with: a smile, a whisper, or barely contained terror from the quidditch stands. Unfortunately, Minerva wasn’t quite aware that she was on track to give Poppy a heart attack at the bright young age of seventeen. 🤍 Young Poppyscotch! It's so full of beautiful sexual tension, and I lovethe characterisations of Poppy and Minerva! Minerva is a Quidditch player and they get frisky in the locker rooms 💛 

⭐ The Reunion by DayDreamingFoxglove @daydreamingfoxglove 💕 Hermione/Pansy || T || 1.5 words It is unnamable and unbecoming how Pansy forgets herself. How she lets little details go, even when it all isn’t perfection. How she no longer fusses or fawns to uphold Pureblood respectability. How she lets herself prance around Cho’s flat in nothing but a silk blouse so utterly disheveled and debauched. 🤍I loved the kiss in this one, the whole fic was adorable. So much romantic imagery, and PINING, my favourite tag in the world. ⭐ Spoken Through Moves by MoonriverFox @moonriverfox 💕 Millicent/Ginny || T || 2.5k words Mills let Ginny believe a lie—an easy, convenient distraction to keep her from clocking the truth. Only, the lie started to require a performance Mills wasn’t sure she wanted to keep up. 🤍 The perfect charaterisation of Millicent mixed with sublime pining and so many lovely moments between these two Quidditch players 💛 They're such a sweet pairing! This fic really made me appreciate Millicent more. ⭐ Teacups & Tankards by Schmem_14 @schmem14 💕 Madam Puddifoot/Madam Rosmerta || M || 9k words Bea and Ros are best friends who learn love and trust as they suffer loss and heartbreak during the Second Wizarding War. 🤍 I'm just a sucker for friends to lovers. The way Rosmerta and Bea's relationship is developed throughout the war, with their characters fleshed out more and so much sweetness...! The ending was so satisfying and I loved the whole story of it. (yes reccing again heehee)

⭐ there's a strange exhilaration (in such total detestation) by multiimoments @multiimoments 💕 Alice/Narcissa || T || 2.5k words Alice Fortescue thinks Narcissa Black is uptight. Narcissa Black thinks Alice Fortescue is uncouth. The only thing they can agree on is their hatred for each other. But what if there’s something less hostile simmering beneath the surface of their rivalry? 🤍 It's a Marauder's era Rivals to Lovers story and it's so fun! Their dynamic was so cute and Alice's personality is grand 💛 It's playful and sweet and ends without suggestion of any darkness on the horizon, so HEA AU style.

⭐ Unnamable by JinRoseMoon @jinrosemoon 💕 Cho/Pansy || T || 600 words It is unnamable and unbecoming how Pansy forgets herself. How she lets little details go, even when it all isn’t perfection. How she no longer fusses or fawns to uphold Pureblood respectability. How she lets herself prance around Cho’s flat in nothing but a silk blouse so utterly disheveled and debauched. 🤍  I loooved the theme of them sharing Lunar New Year together, it's so special 💛 I totally relate to creating new holiday traditions with friends when away from family. They are so sweet.

⭐ The Walls Watch Us by SiobhanHazel (me!) 💕 Andromeda/Hermione || E || 4.5k words When Hermione, working for the Department of Magical Dwellings and Structures, helps Harry transfer 12 Grimmauld Place to Andromeda Tonks, she and Andromeda form a natural friendship. But as their feelings bloom, the house seems less and less welcoming—resisting the disowned Black sister and her grandson in ways neither of them expected... 🤍 It was really fun writing a Sentient House and having Hermione and Andromeda brought together through the happenings at 12 Grimmauld. (might as well add my own fic to the list hee hee)

⭐ with her arms out like an angel by xrvnge 💕 Astoria/Ginny || T || 2.5k words The wedding is tonight. Ginny's wearing white, Astoria's wearing black. Their love, their future, and their infinity will soon be etched into the stone fabric of fate. Zinnia — Everlasting Friendship 🤍 Gird your heart my readers! But this language of flowers fic is sooo touching, laced with poetic artistry and brimming with meaning. (Tragedy & MCD Warning - well, it is Astoria)

Ginny and Pansy having a post-Quidditch flirt.

Dear Ali @nv-md, happiest birthday to you!!!! <3 You are such a brilliant writer and the best beta and the kindest, warmest friend, and also such an important part of my (and so many others'!) fandom experience. I appreciate so much that I get to share this space with you and bask in your creative work, and be able to hang around in your incredibly uplifting and positive orbit <3 Thank you for all you do here, I'm so happy you're in this fandom, truly.

This is a reclist of some of my favourite Ali fics, and has some of the "Ali classics" mixed in with some hidden gems that I adore so very very much!!!! (It was very hard to choose a top 5 because Ali is SO prolific and has over 70 works on her AO3, all SPECTACULAR!!)

Let Me Take You Home | M | 1k | Ginsy

FEMSLASH MY BELOVED!!! This is a Ginsy that I rec SO hard. The characterisations are brilliant, and Ali's writing hits just right. Set in a fragile, post-war world where everyone is struggling to heal, and Ginsy find each other and learn to heal together. There is so much story and depth packed into just 1k words, and a beautiful repeating motif that comes together so satisfyingly at the end. BEGGING EVERYONE TO READ THIS <3

Draco Malfoy Absolutely Does Not Need to Be Loved by Harry Bloody Potter | E | 18k | Drarry

This fic!!! This masterpiece!!!! It is SUCH a sweet, funny, lovely fuckbuddies-to-lovers accidental bonding fic that just hits all the beats PERFECTLY. The pining is so sweet and delicious and the getting together is just the perfect amount of fluffy and heartfelt. The BEST read for when you want something light and fun that you can just sink yourself into and enjoy to the fullest. <3 (Oh and there is also some spectacular art to go with it!!)

but first, we fight | E | 8k | Drarry

THIS FIC OH MY GOD THIS FIC. It's a distinctly different flavour to the one above but is still equally incredible and such a riveting read. The Drarry dynamic here is ELECTRIC. LITERALLY IT IS SIZZLING. Fighting-to-sex at its FINEST! The angst is scrumptious and hurts so good, and I would recommend this so so extra hard to anyone who is looking for a spicy enemies to lovers story to kick back with <3 Featuring Drarry as extremely competent Auror partners + a host of delectable kinks. SO GOOD!!!!

Bite Me - Vampires All Day | 6k | T-E | Drarry

Cheating a bit with this one since this is a series and not a fic, but I can't help it!!! IT'S SO GOOD. Drarry as vampire boyfriends is DELICIOUSLY DARK. Another suuuper fascinating Drarry characterisation (Ali finds so many different ways to portray their dynamic, without ever compromising on what makes them them!). Harry and Draco are both so enticingly jaded and cruel. Reading about these murder boyfriends zipping around the world leaving a trail of bodies in their wake is something only Ali could make simultaneously spine-tinglingly dark and SIZZLING HOT!! Also, they write 1st person POV so good, and this fic is no exception!!!

Kiss Me, Fuck Me, Love Me | 5k | E | Drarry

One of my actual favourites from Erised this year, this was such a delightful and sexy romp. The non-linear timeline was so so masterfully done, the way we went back and forth until we converged on New Year's. The pining was so sweet (Ali's pining is always top tier! I'm such a sucker for it, as you can tell xD) and the getting together was CHEF'S KISS. Highly recommend this if you're looking for another light-hearted (and hot!) read <3