[Casca]

Here it is! Enjoy!

[blacktag189]

Glorious! Wonderful! Amazing! Spectacular!

Everything I had hoped and dreamed for over the years. It's strange to think it is over...Seeking Ginny was such a big part of my life, and it helped carry me over some really rough times. It's such a bittersweet way to end this epic. There is still this hope looming in the distance of what might have happened after that night, weeks from then, years from then...and it literally could be anything because this is A/U (ahha) but I love the way it ended.

Bittersweet and real...it was true to the characters, it was true to the mood and the theme and the whole package that keeps us coming back for this story. I'm just so happy for you! And this line still makes me melt:

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Surely, the only thing that mattered anywhere was that Harry was in her kitchen, and that he was kissing her like he would never stop.

I'll never get tired of your Harry, he's just too much angsty goodness! ahahahah

Congratulations, again!

[Bakedbean]

When I saw today that you had added the epilogue to Seeking Ginny I almost didn't want to read it; it's strange, thinking that it's ended. It was the first really great story that I read when I first started to read fanfiction, it was the story that made me realise how amazing fanfiction could be. Then, over the years it's been my 'old faithful', the one story I come back to read time and time again.
So it's sad that it's finally over, that I don't get to wait in anticipation for the next chapter; it's been a part of my life for years now. But at the same time I'm so happy that you saw it though to it's conclusion.
I guess I want to thank you for finishing, and for not abandoning it, because that would have been a great shame. I also want to say that it's nice to see that you have such great integrity with regards to this story. When you first said you were going to edit the story, I didn't really understand why, and I was scared that you were going to change too much. But now I see that it has been worth it because you have payed such careful detail to your characters, which is what makes them so real.

With regards to the epilogue: It definately surprised me, but in a good way.
In the last chapter the scene in the Lourve felt very dream-like to me, it was like I was scared Ginny would wake up and it hadn't happened. But in the epilogue everything felt so real, now I can imagine Harry and Ginny together in 'real' life. The way you captured the first interactions between Ginny and Harry when he returned was, in my opinion, spot on. I got a real sense of Ginny's uncertainty: Ginny and Harry had their big defining moment in the Lourve, now they have to see how it's going to work from that point on.
It's nice to see how far Ginny has come as a person, how she manages to push away her nagging doubts... She's matured a lot from when she was first in Paris, trying to get over Harry.
The scene on the stairs was a satisfying place to end. It's got a bit of fluff, but it's not over the top, and I'm glad you don't give us detail on how their lives work out after this... so I get to imagine that for myself. Similarly I like how you left things with Sarah and Brian: you haven't given us complete gratification with their relationship, but there's hope.

Is it strange that I almost want to write fanfiction about Seeking Ginny? I guess that's testament to how good it is. In some ways it became more important to me than the actual Harry Potter books were. Perhaps that's because it focuses on such a specific relationship... so I feel more satisfied now they have their chance for a happy ending.

So, thank you for finishing, and thank you for giving us such a great story. You should be really proud of it.

Bean
(Who is now going to go read the whole thing over again, prologue to epilogue!)

[Maebh]

My heart stopped when I checked the forums today and instead saw that you'd finished the epilogue. Thank you for seeing this fic through to the end. It has been a remarkable journey for me watching the story develop these past few years. I love that you wrapped up Seeking Ginny but still left us loose ends to resolve for ourselves. Please keep writing! And let us know if you ever decide to get something published.

[FraA]

BRILLIANT!!!

ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC!!!


Casca, thank you very much for completing this story in such an amazing way... I can't even describe the way I'm feeling. It took me 1 hour to read the epilogue... when I found out you had updated it, I started jumping around the house to keep myself away from the computer... I wanted to know that it was right there on the screen, but didn't want to read it, because I knew that it was going to be the very end to this amazing adventure that got us so involved in all this years!!! (I'm crying now, hope you know that!!!) There's so many words I would like to say to you... the way it felt reading this story... but I just can't get them out of my mouth... not now. I just want to enjoy this moment!!!

Casca, you are such an amazing writer! I really wish you good luck in the future because you very well deserve it!!!

When I was reading the other comments above I felt like I wanted to quote everybody(I wanted to quote Bakedbean's entire message!!). You have so many people waiting to read anything you write...

My comments on the epilogue???? I loved it, I absolutely loved it... Great way to give us an idea of all the substories in the plot... and I knew Harry saw Ginny and Christian that night!!! I actually wondered if I imagined it... but it's good to know I was right! I also loved the fact that Ginny told Brian that she always thought they would end up together. It's true!!! (a bit like Jacob and Bella if Edward hadn't returned ***and thank God he did***)...

THANK YOU so much... for everything... really

and

NAG NAG NAG

for ANYTHING else you feel like writing...

...can't wait...

[LittleWillow]

I have NO idea what made me check the site today, after being away so long! Im glad I did!

I love the impossibly small kitchen. I love the Brian/Ginny argument. I will always love the bridge. *GiddyGlee* At the now Brian/Sara that I suppose I will have to imagine blundering their way through life together all by myself.

And yay for kissing! Ahhh ......

"The roller coaster has come to a stop, please exit" /pout ... do I haaave to? That was by far one of my favorite rides.

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NAG NAG NAG

for ANYTHING else you feel like writing...

I agree! /HUG!!! Thanks so much for the intensely great read. Of which I printed out. And will re read. Many times. *Sigh*

[Harte]

That was the best!!! JK would be proud.

The scene at Ginny's apartment with everyone arriving at once and the way you portrayed Hermione, Ron, Brian and Ginny was one of the funniest and scenes I have read in such a long time. It is great to think that Brian and Sarah will be happy too.

I will miss this story but am sure I will revisit it many times. You are a wonderful writer!

Thanks so much for, literally, years of entertainment.

[elle15]

oh YAY! you finished!

it's a bit bittersweet, no?

i really enjoyed the epilogue. i loved that i was right about harry seeing ginny and christian kiss at the wedding. i KNEW it! haha! i also really like that you ran a gamut of emotions; ginny's insecurity, hopefulness, panic, contentment, LOVE! and harry's jealousy(YAY!), tenderness, guilt, protectiveness and LOVE! very nice.

i also liked that you brought a lot of characters back as well. r/h, christian, brian/sarah....you gave us a taste of what their lives could be but didn't drill it to the wall. the same with h/g, it was just beautiful.

i will miss this story but am glad i found it.

if you write another h/g fic, i'll be first in line to read it. there aren't many good ones out there, so it's nice to find a good h/g writer. cheers!

[Casca]

Just wanted to pop in here and say thanks for the lovely reviews and thoughts. I'm so glad Seeking Ginny was a source of entertainment for others and not just myself! Thanks again!!

[rem]

Well... I just finished the epilogue. I had to go back and read the entire fic again just so I wouldn't miss anyting (even though I practically have it memorized).

I loved it!! A brilliant ending to a brilliant piece of fanfiction. I loved everyone pouring into Ginny's flat, loved Ron/Hermione, loved Brian/Sarah, loved the bridge (), loved everything! Really, I can just go babbling on and on, but I'll spare you.

You are such a fantastic writer. Wait, I take that back. Your characterizations are perfection. In any book, novel, of fanfiction, really the most important thing is deep characters. The style of writing does not matter so much to me as if the characters are real and complex. Your writing is nothing to scoff at, but really it is your characterizations I love reading.

Nag! (You know you love it! ) Thinking about writing anything else?

[dancing_in_the_mushrooms]

Just to say that I read the epilogue today, and I think I'd forgotten just how much fun good fanfic is. Seeking Ginny is still fantatic, your writing is still fantastic, and I absolutely loved this.

I reread Chapter 14 and it almost made me cry, and I was then horrified to find that I didn't review it at the time, so I thought I'd just say that now. The epilogue ... what can I say apart from a;skdhsafh? It is everything you're good at , especially that comedy of errors style Weasley bumbling. When she answered the door to find Christian I burst out laughing ... little did I know that it was only going to get better.

Oh yes, and I was fourteen when I started reading this and now I'm eighteen and I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR BRIAN TO CALL HARRY A PIECE OF SCUM MY ENTIRE ADOLESCENCE AND DSKJFHKJSDRFGSDKJ IT WAS JUST AS AMAZING AS I HAD HOPED.

Thank you so, so, so much. <3!

[Currer]

Hi Casca,

After swearing I would not register with any more sites, I registered here just so that I could tell you how much I love 'Seeking Ginny'. I've been reading it since you started many years ago, and just recently came across the ending here. It was well worth the wait - a very original and thought-provoking final chapter and an amusing epilogue.

And now a humble request: could you please post the latest (from 11 onwards) chapters to FictionAlley, or at least update the final chapter there to tell FA people that the story has been finished?

~C