Three Options for Ginny
Bettina161 Reviews | 6.37/10 (161 Ratings, 0 Likes, 64 Favorites )
Severus Snape has just arranged himself with Draco Malfoy, when he gets yet another task: a young, charming female with flaming red hair and a fierce will to survive.
The Dark Lord sees the chance to add a set of little Snapes to his Death Eater offspring.
The story starts half a year after HBP.
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obsessed with the world of Harry Potter, but otherwise not limit-minded.
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That's very good work. I love how you write Fleur's french accent. Being French myself, it made me smile a great deal. It's exactly how I used to speak when in school. I sincerely hope I've improved my accent. Else I might never fdare utter another spoken work. ;)
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
merci beaucoup, Snitchette, pour tom commentaire gentil. Oui, les accents divers sont toujours drôles et ma beta m'a vraiment bien supportée. On pourrait croire que Fleur aussi a amélioré son accent, mais dans les situations extraordinaires, elle n'a pas de temps d'en penser.
Response from snitchette (Reviewer)
I'm very touched that you made the effort to respond in my language. Voici un petit cadeau pour te remercier. 
? ! ? ! ? ! ? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**Assorted pitiful small animal cries of distress!!!**No! No! No! Not now! How can you be so CRUEL? I HATE I mean I really DESPISE...Daggummit, I LIVE for cliffhangers!!!! (Bravissima!) 
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
Cheerio!At least YOU didn't have to wait > 1 month for ch 12Bettina
It seems odd when I think about it, but you are weaving this tale so well that Ginny and Severus seem like "real" people--like the friends I grew up with in the little farming town in Kentucky just outside of the big city of Cincinnati. I can so easily imagine having the same concerns about/for a loved one that they have. It is almost like time travel, back to my youth. (Gosh, I must be a Romantic-at-Heart or something!)I am enjoying this immensly! ^_^
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
Well, I WAS thinking of my own wedding for parts of this scene, esp the rings. What trouble we saw others had, and how we shortcot some! In D, we wear the (identical) wedding-rings on the right hands and NOT overdoing it with gemstones is truly essential if you want (your husband...) to actually keep it on. A Romantic-at-Heart ? Aren't we all--only displaying it very differently?A reader like you is so very rewarding--thank you!!
I am so enthralled by this story I can't think of a review.
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
your review sure sounded good to me. Thanks!!
I just started reading this story and I'm enjoying it. It's so good to see something here that isn't the yucky SS/HG pairing, I can take any pairing for Snape but Hermione. In the books she's written as a real pain in the a## and he would only consider the know-it-all a real pain in the a##.I read some of your reviews and saw that you have 2 men in your house who are 2 meters tall and 75 kg. That means they are 6'8" and weigh 165 lbs. When I married my husband many years ago he was 6'7" and weighed 160 lbs. He was a super skinny beanpole back then, and it's hard to believe that now because he weighs 225 lbs. and has shrunk to 6'5" as he got older. he's still quite tall, but now his height and weight are in proportion to each other.
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
thanks for your nice review!!
While I like several SS/HG stories, I can agree to some of your complaints with Hermione. Some authors shape her into what she is not, like sportive--only to use Hermione.
Another reason why I used Ginny was that obviously the marriage law wasn't working anymore with a half-blood, but I could use the basic idea so greatly with a Weasley.
I hope I keep Ginny quite in line with the book-version and still find convincing synergies with Severus.
BTW: this story is slow-going, maybe you check out the prequel?
On tall, skinny men: My son has grown again these last months (he's 18)--and lengthwise only.On the day my husband doesn't fit into his wedding suit anymore, I'll know something dramatic has happened.
I am completely enthralled with this story. I Started reading it over at FictionAlley and when it ended around chapter 18 it tried (as I sometimes do) to see if later chapter were published elsewhere; Lucky me I found a few more chapters here. I hope to be able to read more soon, but either was this is a phenomenal story. Well done!
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
Thank you so much, Zea.
You didn't happen to get the food poisening idea form Ramsey's kithcen nightmar did you? That was a very enjoyable chpter thanks!
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
It was NOT poisoned--only overly greasy. No, I didn't need to get ithis ideafrom fanfiction: I have two extremely tall and overly thin men (2m with 75kg, if you believe it) at home and they react that way on overdoses of fat.
Thanks for sharing your thought, Bettina
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
It was NOT poisoned--only overly greasy. No, I didn't need to get ithis ideafrom fanfiction: I have two extremely tall and overly thin men (2m with 75kg, if you believe it) at home and they react that way on overdoses of fat.
Thanks for sharing your thought, Bettina
So, Sev needs food poisoning to behave well? Is he going to let her explain soon?
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
Oh, yes, Severus is much better to manage when he's a little incapacitated. Great that you left me a note!!
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
Oh, yes, Severus is much better to manage when he's a little incapacitated. Great that you left me a note!!
That was a relief! THey have so many problems, but at least Ginny is able to find some pleasure in bed. I hope things start improving from now on between them!
Livvy
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
I'm happy to see your review, thank you! Yes, they would have more than enough problems without that one. Let's not give up hope!
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
I'm happy to see your review, thank you! Yes, they would have more than enough problems without that one. Let's not give up hope!
I hope this is the first sign of Severus' giving up. He really needs to listen to what she has to say. Good story so far.
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
I'm sure, Ginny hopes the same. Thank you for taking the time to leave a note. Reviews are so rewarding.
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
I'm sure, Ginny hopes the same. Thank you for taking the time to leave a note. Reviews are so rewarding.
And now I have to wait to see how he feels about it all the next morning...!
I was just telling someone in email how much I love this story when you updated. Thank you!
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
Yes, you'll have to wait :-)
Thanks for leaving your kind note and thanks for advertising my story.
Response from Bettina (Author of Three Options for Ginny)
Yes, you'll have to wait :-)
Thanks for leaving your kind note and thanks for advertising my story.