I'm a thirty year old female Harry Potter fan who writes her own original fiction, but also writes and reads HP fanfic for fun. Most of the fic I read and write is shipping stuff (what can I say, I'm a hopeless romantic), but I'm open to reading all genres.

I created a banner for my Hermione/Ginny story, "Waiting for the Real Thing." You can see it here.

Here are some of the ships I've supported in the present and in the past:

Sirius/Remus - My all-time favorite pairing. Sirius and Remus need one another badly, and this ship totally makes sense to me. After all the horrid things they've both been through in their lives, how sad would it be if they'd never experienced love? I also like the canon pairing of Tonks/Lupin, but I will always love Remus best with Sirius.

Hermione/Luna - My favorite femmeslash pairing. They're just so different that you can't help but be intrigued by the idea of them together.

Hermione/Ginny - Because they'd be hot, that's why. And because they're such good friends.

Hermione/Severus - Although I don't like this ship as much as I used to, I still read it on occasion. FYI, the best writer of HG/SS that I've come across on this site is the brilliant StregaBrava.

Severus/Lily - It's interesting to think about what Snape's life might have been like if he hadn't been such a prat and lost Lily's friendship in his fifth year at Hogwarts. Maybe the two of them would have even gotten together...who knows.

Hermione/Remus - In general, I don't like the cliched "Time Turner fics" where Hermione falls in love with teenage Lupin when she's magically transported to the late-1970s Marauders era. I prefer them to be together when they're both adults, because their relationship is so much more mature that way. However, I have found exceptions to this, among them the excellent story "This Time Around" by Disneydoll0424.

Harry/Ron - I know a lot of people think of these two in only a brotherly way, but then I read some R/H fics out of curiosity, and realized how adorable they can be together when written well. They are just so damn cute.

Hermione/Fred (non-canon AU where Fred survives The Battle of Hogwarts in 1998) - I have no idea why I like this pairing, I just do. Something about them together just seems really cute.

Hermione/George (canon, where Hermione comforts him after the death of Fred) - See above.

Harry/Neville - Who can resist the idea of "The Boy Who Lived" being with "The Boy Who Could Have Been The Boy Who Lived If Voldemort Hadn't Chosen Harry"? Plus, c'mon, they're adorable!

Hermione/Sirius - The "bad boy" version of Hermione/Remus. It's an "opposites attract" thing; I can't really explain why else this pairing is so alluring to me.

Ron/Draco - I don't usually read fic about Draco at all, but even I can't help but be drawn to the idea of a good love/hate relationship.

Hermione/ just about anyone interesting - Hermione is my favorite character, so I like finding out who fanfic writers will pair her up with next (within reason of course). I like her best with people with whom she has at least SOMETHING in common, and characters who aren't more than 20 years older than she is.