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Kara - 30’s - HP Fandom - AO3 Fanfic Writer - Fanart Newbie

Commissioned art for me by sonshine_arts

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My name is Kara, I have been in HP fandoms for years. My favorite ships are 90% non-canon. My first fanfic I read was for the animated cartoon X-men Evolution. I read fanfiction since I was in middle school that were posted on LiveJournal (yes I am that old, lol), fanfiction.net, and here on tumblr. After middle school is when I started writing my own and were originally publishing them on ff.net, tumblr and a FB group I was apart of. Now I am focusing on moving my works to AO3 and of course reading more amazing stories published. If you like my work please leave a comment, bookmark or kudos. I ask that you do not re-post my fics on other sites.

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My favorite Harry Potter ships: Fire and Ice (Drinny) - Draco/Ginny, Leather & Libraries (Dramione) - Draco/Hermione, Flames of Mystery - Blaise/Ginny, Flaming Broomstick - Oliver/Ginny, Draconic Beauty - Charlie/Gabrielle, Books and Quills - Percy/Hermione, Crazy Quidittch - Oliver/Luna, Dreamy Looks and Pranks - Fred/Luna, Dungbombs and S-P-E-W - George/Hermione, Fang and Flora - Bill/Fleur,Frozen Moonlight (Druna) - Draco/Luna, Gillyweed - Harry/Gabrielle, Golden Embers - Ron/Pansy, Good Ship R/H - Ron/Hermione, Head Games - Blaise/Luna, Loonies and Lions - Harry/Luna, Loony Trickster - George/Luna, Miracles - Fred/Hermione, Red Moon - Ron/Luna, Remembered and Remaining - Cedric/Cho, Scorching Badger - Cedric/Ginny, Strangely Perfect - Cedric Diggory/Luna Lovegood, Tenera per Validus - Ron/Gabrielle, The Government Stole My Toad - Neville/Luna, Always - Lily/Severus, Moon Petals - Remus/Lily, Thorn and Buck, Wotcher Wolvie - Remus/Tonks, Serpente Amour - Draco/Blaise, WolfStar - Remus/Sirius, Difference and Appreciation - Severus/Ginny, Gin 'n' Tonic - Tom/Ginny, Seduction - Lucius/Ginny, Embracing the Darkness - Draco/Ginny/Blaise, Fire and Lightning - Harry/Ginny/Draco, Puppy Books - Sirius/Hermione/Remus, Three's Company - Fred/Hermione/George, Guard Dogs - Sirius/Remus/Ginny… and truthfully many more.

Ginny Weasley

A redraw of an old favourite. When I started my blog, I drew Ginny, and she is still one of my favourites. There's just so much character to work with when it comes to Ginny. She's a real bad-ass; confident, fun, brave and opinionated. If there's one thing the new HBO series should change from the films, it's giving this girl the gusto she deserves ⭐️

I had a lot of fun exploring some new outfit ideas for Ginny. She's got that cool 90's/early 00's thrifty style, and she makes a lot of her own clothes. As someone who grew up without ever getting anything new, she would learn to be crafty from a young age. Remaking her brothers' old clothes to fit her better, or to make something new out of them entirely.

And if there's one thing I loved reading about her, it's that she would play Quidditch without her brothers, nicking their brooms from the shed in the garden to practice without them teasing her about it. In the end, she became the only Weasley to go pro after Hogwarts. That's playing the long game, and I respect that :)

Let's be honest: Ginny Weasley is way too cool for Harry Potter, and we all know it.

The old version I did two years ago: Still a really good one, I love it! I like to think of this one as her 13-year old self, as opposed to the 16-year old I drew this time.

Some Drinny fanart I found in my old drawings folder (I'm talking like 15ish years old) I have to say I'm kind of amazed I was able to get the hands to look like that, the arm guidelines tell me I had a ton of patience to follow instructions from how to draw humans/manga type tutorials. And I don't always get to draw hands that look like that! I need to do hand practice again (right now I'm practicing eyes and I think ears are next, I have to check)

This I scanned, cleaned up and colored in photoshop, with the lasso tool using a mouse which tells me I did have infinite amounts of patience back then. Not even the magnetic lasso, the polygon one (I think that's what it's called?) because I do remember the lines came out smoother that way. The drawing:

I have other random drawings, I think I'll make a separate post.

Introducing Fanart Frenzy!

As you may unfortunately be aware, scammers are currently flooding fanfiction comments with art commission scams (more info on the scam and what to look out for here). And we're absolutely sick of it. So here's our solution! Fanart Frenzy - an event designed to counteract these scammers and their impact on the fanfiction community, as well as raise awareness of their evolving scams.

What is Fanart Frenzy?

Fanart Frenzy is a month-long bingo event designed to bring a wave of fanfiction-inspired fanart into the community, entirely free and unsolicited, as fandom is supposed to be, in order to stem the flow of these scammers, encourage our favorite fic writers, and liven up our fandoms. Our first event will take place from January 1-31, 2026.

How does it work?

You can sign up via our sign up form! In late December, we'll send out bingo cards to each participant with prompts guiding you towards fics in your fandom to make art for. (Ex. Make art for a fic with no comments). Throughout January, you can make as few or as many pieces of art as you like - you can aim for a bingo, a blackout, or just pick one fic you really want to make art for. Post your work anywhere you'd normally post it, then share it with the writer and the Fanart Frenzy community.

Can't draw?

No worries! This event is about all kinds of art, not just traditional art - everything from playlists to gif sets to cookies to fiber arts, memes, and more. Anything artistic you can do inspired by a fanfic is perfect for this event.

If you don't enjoy making art, the event also includes a Comment Challenge! During sign up, you can choose a bingo card with only art-related prompts, only commenting-related prompts, or a mix of the two. Non-artists can participate alongside artists by following the prompts to find fics in their fandoms in need of thoughtful, kind comments. (Ex. Leave a comment on a fic you've reread.)

You can also help us out by spreading the word! Please tell your friends and fandom communities about our event!

If you’d like to join our event team as an official promoter in your fandom(s), please indicate your interest in our entry form! If we have an opening for someone in your fandom, we'll get in touch! More info on becoming a promoter and what that entails here.

Before the event starts, please join us on our discord server, follow us here on tumblr or on reddit and bluesky!

Have any questions, concerns, or comments? Please drop them here or send us a message and we'll answer as soon as possible!

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