Rupert + Emma
“baby if i’ve got you, i don’t need a parachute.You’re gonna catch me, you’re gonna catch, if i fall.”
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
“look, stop - stop - stop. you’re going to take someone’s eye out. besides, you’re saying it wrong.”
harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone | 2001
Blindsided
Let’s hear it for Fake Dating! Here'a blind date gone wrong…
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Title: Blindsided Author: honouraryweasley12 Selected Trope: Fake Dating Brief Summary: When Hermione is set up on a blind date, things don’t go quite as planned… for the better. A post-Hogwarts AU. Word Count: 4,109 Rating: PG-13 Any trigger warnings: None
Hermione stopped and glanced at her reflection in the window, satisfied enough with her appearance. She’d changed into nicer robes at the Ministry, prior to departing her empty office. She fixed her bushy brown hair and took a deep breath before pulling open the heavy wooden door to the bustling eatery in Diagon Alley.
It had taken a significant amount of convincing for her to even come, but her workmates had finally overwhelmed her and got her to agree, if only to shut them up. A blind date wasn’t exactly at the top of her to-do list for a Friday night, but even she had to admit, she did get lonely sometimes. She never dated, not even in school, as her studies had been her only focus. She used to roll her eyes at her gossipy roommates; all they ever talked about were clothes, boys, which classmates were dating, and who had broken up. Like it even mattered!
Now that she was trying to establish herself at the Ministry, things were even worse. She threw herself into her work, putting in far longer hours than her colleagues. As a Muggle-born witch, she felt like she was at a disadvantage, not having the family name or connections that others did to get ahead. She’d have to rely on brains and ambition, like always.
It was why she was on this ridiculous date. It would be nice to come home to someone after those long days, instead of her ginger cat and empty flat. Someone who would take care of her and support her. Someone who’d make her have fun and laugh. Someone she could love. It was asking a lot out of a blind date, but she had to try.
All this flew through her head as she was greeted at the door and seated at her table.
She checked her watch, a gift from her parents on her seventeenth birthday after she’d told them about the coming of age for witches and wizards, and noted that she was early, just as she’d planned. She wanted to be settled and comfortable before spending the evening making awkward small talk with a stranger.
She didn’t know what to expect from the guy she’d been set up with, hence the “blind” in “blind date”. All of the girls in her department gushed over him, saying he was tall and handsome, his family was well-known, and that he’d recently begun training with the Aurors. Quite the catch, apparently, but the name didn’t ring any bells. Who knows, maybe they’d hit it off.
“Hi!”
A friendly voice broke her out of her musings. She looked up to see a very tall, rather attractive man, just as advertised. He had beautiful, intensely blue eyes, his face was dotted with freckles, and his red hair shone brightly, illuminated by the lanterns hanging from the ceiling of the restaurant. She was instantly mesmerized.
And you? Are you coming or you staying? Fine, I get it.
Ron/Hermione Awards - Nominees 2015
This is the definitive list of nominated works that will make it to the voting polls. The works crossed out on the original list here were taken off on the basis of the author or artist declining their nomination or failure to contact us back as of today.
There are a couple of categories where only one work made the final count; in those cases, there won’t be a poll and the nominees in these categories will be considered amongst the winners.
Feel free to reblog this list, and join us in congratulating the contestants! ^-^
Please do not send us your votes via message!! The voting stage will be announced soon and the polls for you to vote will be released on that day. We suggest that you take this time to go through the nominees, enjoy the fanworks, and give the authors and artists some love before you get to vote for your favourites :)
Fanfiction - General Categories: Best One-shot:
The trouble with nifflers - idearlylovealaugh Listless - mypatronusisacupcake Promise - theperksofshippingromione Riches - TMBlue Home - wildegreenlight Things you said after we’d won - OtterAndTerrier
Best Multi-chapter:
Vows - diva-gonzo To know you is to love you - CoyoteLaughingSoftly All in - Holly1492 Anxious - mypatronusisacupcake Elements - TMBlue To bring you back - aloemilk Crossing paths - Athenais777 Reunited - MsBinns
Best Drabble:
2nd September 2019 by TMBlue Things you said when we were the happiest we ever were - OtterAndTerrier
Best Overall 2015 fic:
The trouble with nifflers - idearlylovealaugh Listless - mypatronusisacupcake Promise - theperksofshippingromione Riches - TMBlue Home - wildegreenlight Things you said after we’d won - OtterAndTerrier Vows - diva-gonzo To know you is to love you - CoyoteLaughingSoftly All in - Holly1492 Anxious - mypatronusisacupcake Elements - TMBlue To bring you back - aloemilk Crossing paths - Athenais777 Reunited - MsBinns 2nd September 2019 by TMBlue Things you said when we were the happiest we ever were - OtterAndTerrier
Fanfiction - Specific categories: Best Romance:
No matter what - andfrecklesandyoursmile Small hours - TMBlue A different shade of excitement - CoyoteLaughingSoftly All of the tinkerbell lights - LVB Untitled - rongasm
Best Angst:
Goodbye - MyDearProfessorMcGonagall Anxious - mypatronusisacupcake To loathe and to love - quillsand Observance - halliepotter Take care - TMBlue
Best Humour:
Bread and jam - ffictionrec No contest - idearlylovealaugh Unseasonable - ladyknightley Take out Thursdays - Alternatively
Best Smut:
…And tell me that you love me - vondrakenhof Worth it - Aloemilk Riches - TMBlue King’s to you - wildegreenlight Basking - jenahid All at Once - mypatonusisacupcake Tubthumping - diva-gonzo Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions - madame–delacour
Most Intriguing Plot:
Degree of separation - CoyoteLaughingSoftly To bring you back - aloemilk Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live - OtterAndTerrier In search of Hermione - AzaleaBlue
Best Alternate Universe:
In every possible universe - rongasm Soulmates - lavellenchanted Thieves - TMBlue All in - Holly1492 There’s little substance in fate - quillsand You’ll see me in hindsight - theweightofmywords Impedimenta - mypatronusisacupcake
Best Kiss:
Wild - TMBlue Second kiss - mypatronusisacupcake Memory lane - CoyoteLaughingSoftly
Best Depiction of Hermione:
Birthday opportunities - theperksofshippingromione Unexplored terrain - RonaldandMione What happened in the chamber - ladyknightley Amongst the wild flowers - OtterAndTerrier
Best Depiction of Ron:
To know you is to love you - CoyoteLaughingSoftly Amortentia - halliepotter The End of an Auror - thesecondshelf Reunited - MsBinns Mental - diva-gonzo Save tonight - mypatronusisacupcake
Best Romance Drabble:
Harvest - aloemilk Morning - justmeredithsplaceforfics Cartography - CoyoteLaughingSoftly
Best Angst Drabble:
Best Humour Drabble:
September - hawthornblood141
Best Smut Drabble:
An unwelcome interruption - quillsand
Fanart - General Category: Best Overall 2015 Artwork:
Is this the moment? - loquaciousliterature Undressing - stopblushingemma
Fanart - Specific Categories: Best Romance:
Untitled - moadraws It’s LeviOsa, not LevioSA. - renirossi Breastfeeding - stopblushingemma More sleepy Romione - tiny-gorilla Ron And Hermione - lilabeanz
Best Angst:
Malfoy Manor - nuggles The Victors - murrmernator
Best Humour:
Fantasy - charlubby Quidditch babes - reallycorking Third wheel - stopblushingemma That was no accident, Ronald - nuggles I got you. - ruebarb
Best Smut:
Studying in the library - stopblushingemma Against the wall - mypatronusisacupcake Slowly healing - artanimperfectsubjunctive
Best Kiss:
Good luck, Ron - tiny-gorilla Happy Birthday, Hermione - artanimperfectsubjunctive Kissing back - mypatronusisacupcake Untitled - stopblushingemma
Best Alternate Universe:
Kilting Me Softly - madame–delacour Ronmione - lisaveeee
Best Depiction of Hermione:
Best Depiction of Ron:
Ginger-bearded Ron - stopblushingemma Untitled - reallycorking Ron/Hermione fluff - HILLYMINNE Sleepy times with Ron, Pig, Hermione and Crookshanks - barmy-owl
Ron/Hermione Awards - Nominees 2015
This is the definitive list of nominated works that will make it to the voting polls. The works crossed out on the original list here were taken off on the basis of the author or artist declining their nomination or failure to contact us back as of today.
There are a couple of categories where only one work made the final count; in those cases, there won’t be a poll and the nominees in these categories will be considered amongst the winners.
Feel free to reblog this list, and join us in congratulating the contestants! ^-^
Please do not send us your votes via message!! The voting stage will be announced soon and the polls for you to vote will be released on that day. We suggest that you take this time to go through the nominees, enjoy the fanworks, and give the authors and artists some love before you get to vote for your favourites :)
Fanfiction - General Categories: Best One-shot:
The trouble with nifflers - idearlylovealaugh Listless - mypatronusisacupcake Promise - theperksofshippingromione Riches - TMBlue Home - wildegreenlight Things you said after we’d won - OtterAndTerrier
Best Multi-chapter:
Vows - diva-gonzo To know you is to love you - CoyoteLaughingSoftly All in - Holly1492 Anxious - mypatronusisacupcake Elements - TMBlue To bring you back - aloemilk Crossing paths - Athenais777 Reunited - MsBinns
Best Drabble:
2nd September 2019 by TMBlue Things you said when we were the happiest we ever were - OtterAndTerrier
Best Overall 2015 fic:
The trouble with nifflers - idearlylovealaugh Listless - mypatronusisacupcake Promise - theperksofshippingromione Riches - TMBlue Home - wildegreenlight Things you said after we’d won - OtterAndTerrier Vows - diva-gonzo To know you is to love you - CoyoteLaughingSoftly All in - Holly1492 Anxious - mypatronusisacupcake Elements - TMBlue To bring you back - aloemilk Crossing paths - Athenais777 Reunited - MsBinns 2nd September 2019 by TMBlue Things you said when we were the happiest we ever were - OtterAndTerrier
Fanfiction - Specific categories: Best Romance:
No matter what - andfrecklesandyoursmile Small hours - TMBlue A different shade of excitement - CoyoteLaughingSoftly All of the tinkerbell lights - LVB Untitled - rongasm
Best Angst:
Goodbye - MyDearProfessorMcGonagall Anxious - mypatronusisacupcake To loathe and to love - quillsand Observance - halliepotter Take care - TMBlue
Best Humour:
Bread and jam - ffictionrec No contest - idearlylovealaugh Unseasonable - ladyknightley Take out Thursdays - Alternatively
Best Smut:
…And tell me that you love me - vondrakenhof Worth it - Aloemilk Riches - TMBlue King’s to you - wildegreenlight Basking - jenahid All at Once - mypatonusisacupcake Tubthumping - diva-gonzo Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions - madame–delacour
Most Intriguing Plot:
Degree of separation - CoyoteLaughingSoftly To bring you back - aloemilk Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live - OtterAndTerrier In search of Hermione - AzaleaBlue
Best Alternate Universe:
In every possible universe - rongasm Soulmates - lavellenchanted Thieves - TMBlue All in - Holly1492 There’s little substance in fate - quillsand You’ll see me in hindsight - theweightofmywords Impedimenta - mypatronusisacupcake
Best Kiss:
Wild - TMBlue Second kiss - mypatronusisacupcake Memory lane - CoyoteLaughingSoftly
Best Depiction of Hermione:
Birthday opportunities - theperksofshippingromione Unexplored terrain - RonaldandMione What happened in the chamber - ladyknightley Amongst the wild flowers - OtterAndTerrier
Best Depiction of Ron:
To know you is to love you - CoyoteLaughingSoftly Amortentia - halliepotter The End of an Auror - thesecondshelf Reunited - MsBinns Mental - diva-gonzo Save tonight - mypatronusisacupcake
Best Romance Drabble:
Harvest - aloemilk Morning - justmeredithsplaceforfics Cartography - CoyoteLaughingSoftly
Best Angst Drabble:
Best Humour Drabble:
September - hawthornblood141
Best Smut Drabble:
An unwelcome interruption - quillsand
Fanart - General Category: Best Overall 2015 Artwork:
Is this the moment? - loquaciousliterature Undressing - stopblushingemma
Fanart - Specific Categories: Best Romance:
Untitled - moadraws It’s LeviOsa, not LevioSA. - renirossi Breastfeeding - stopblushingemma More sleepy Romione - tiny-gorilla Ron And Hermione - lilabeanz
Best Angst:
Malfoy Manor - nuggles The Victors - murrmernator
Best Humour:
Fantasy - charlubby Quidditch babes - reallycorking Third wheel - stopblushingemma That was no accident, Ronald - nuggles I got you. - ruebarb
Best Smut:
Studying in the library - stopblushingemma Against the wall - mypatronusisacupcake Slowly healing - artanimperfectsubjunctive
Best Kiss:
Good luck, Ron - tiny-gorilla Happy Birthday, Hermione - artanimperfectsubjunctive Kissing back - mypatronusisacupcake Untitled - stopblushingemma
Best Alternate Universe:
Kilting Me Softly - madame–delacour Ronmione - lisaveeee
Best Depiction of Hermione:
Best Depiction of Ron:
Ginger-bearded Ron - stopblushingemma Untitled - reallycorking Ron/Hermione fluff - HILLYMINNE Sleepy times with Ron, Pig, Hermione and Crookshanks - barmy-owl
And I told Emma, let Hermione take over in that moment. As Emma is so smart, she knows that rather than doing 27 takes, she knew that if she committed really early, we’d get it. I saw her make the decision in her eyes. I saw her think; “I’m going to have to really go for it.” - David Yates
Nightmares are easier to face when you have someone you love by your side