Ginny sighed with frustration as she dropped her quill onto the table in the Gryffindor common room where she was sat with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.  "I'm going to have to go down to the Library and get a book out before I can finish this Charms essay," she said with a smirk at Harry.

Catching on quickly, he stretched and said, "I'll come with you, I could do with a break."

Ron eyed the pair of them shrewedly as they got up, while Hermione only murmured her agreement as she scribbled furiously on a piece of parchment that was already hanging off the table.

As soon as they had clambered out of the portrait hole Harry pulled Ginny in for a kiss, ignoring the exclaimations of the Fat Lady behind them.  "I didn't expect Hermione to fall for that," chuckled Harry.

"Me neither," replied Ginny as they began to walk down the corridor hand in hand.  "How long do you think we have before she realises and decides to come looking for us?"

Harry thought for a moment.  "Maybe half an hour, longer if Ron annoys her and they start arguing."

"As per usual you mean.  I wish they'd just get on with it and admit they like each other."

"I know, I'm sure arguing is their way of flirting.  But enough about those two, do you fancy going for a walk down by the lake?"

"You read my mind," replied Ginny.

Harry said to Ginny that those few weeks while they were dating at Hogwarts was like something out of someone else's life.  Your challenge is to write a story set during those few weeks while they were together at Hogwarts.

Submissions close midnight 15th April. Any suggestions for future challenges are more than welcome, please either comment here or email me.

In today's edition of the Buried Gems, I present you a story nominated by ginnyweasley777. The story has won the award for the best Comedy back in November 2006, so be prepared for some fun, and probably, fluff.

The Buried Gem 02-2019 is:

Getting Over Harry Potter by cwarbeck

Summary:

When Ginny realises that she is firmly entrenched as Harry’s friend in the strictest, most platonic sense of the word, she is determined to banish any of her own definitely non-platonic sentiments once and for all. She comes up with a plan – an ingenious, infallible, perfect, foolproof plan – but how was it supposed to work if Harry seemed to be everywhere she looked?

I'll open a new thread for this story in the HarryandGinny Reddit Sub where you can tell us if you liked the, or simply follow the discussions there if don't want to register.

If you want to nominate your own favourite story for the Buried Gems, just send an email to Gin110881@yahoo.com. The nominated stories should have been published on SIYE in 2010 or earlier and they should be complete. As always, it would be nice if you could tell us with a few lines what you liked best about the story and why you recommend it.

For an overview of all Buried Gems, please follow this link.

Well, it was a close run thing again, so a massive well done to all authors, but the winners of the 2018 Annual DSTA's are as follows -

Best Comedy

Best Drama

Best Romance

Best One-Shot

Best Completed

Best New Story

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Some excellent stories on offer once again, and now the votes have been cast I can announce that the winners are as follows -

Best Comedy

Best Drama

Best Romance

Best One-Shot

Best Completed

Best New Story

The voting is now open for the latest round of Trinkets.  Please cast your vote here -

http://www.siye.co.uk/trinkets.php

Winners will be announced on 31st January

The first Buried Gem of the year 2019 was nominated by SilvaGrey with the praise 'In my opinion it's the best ever Harry and Ginny fanfiction. It's sweet, but not overly so, moving, hopeful, funny, even with a strange twist in chapter 2'. 

The Buried Gem 01-2019 is Since Feeling Is First by St Margarets.

Summary: In the aftermath of the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry and Ginny can finally put their feelings first.

Please tell us what you think about the story, just follow the 'comment' link at the bottom right, or follow this link to the HarryandGinny Reddit Sub.

If you want to nominate your favourite story for the Buried Gems, just send an email to Gin110881@yahoo.com. The nominated stories should have been published on SIYE in 2010 or earlier, and they should be complete. As always, it would be nice if you could tell us with a few lines what you liked best about the story and why you recommend it.

For an overview of all Buried Gems we had so far, please follow this link.

 Enjoy reading!

Harry said to Ginny that those few weeks while they were dating at Hogwarts was like something out of someone else's life.  Your challenge is to write a story set during those few weeks while they were together at Hogwarts.

The categories for judging will be Most Romantic, Most Unexpected, Best Overall, and the People's Choice Award.  All stories should be submitted by midnight 15th April.  Results will be posted 1st May. Thanks to Gin110881 for the topic suggestion.

Usual rules apply - multiple chaptered stories are allowed but must be completed, stories over 20,000 words and R-rated are allowed but discouraged and judges aren't required to read them.  All stories should be posted under the 2019-1 challenge category.

Anyone with questions feel free to contact me.  Same goes for anyyone wanting to suggest topics for the next challenge.  Either comment,pm, or email.

Edit - Please note the correction to the deadline.

Following GHL stepping back from running the challenges, I will be taking over until a suitable replacement is found.  Suggestions for challenges can be submitted here, or to me by PM or email.  I plan to post the new challenge in the New Year.  Happy Christmas!

Edit 9/1/19 - Apologies for the delay but the new challenge will be up within the next couple of days.

The last edition of the Buried Gems in 2018 is dedicated to the memory of Jaquelyne. Jaquelyne was a writer and senior stuff administrator on SIYE when she passed away in the young age of 33 in 2006. My thanks go to Melindaleo for directing my attention to her by nominating 'any of her wonderful stories'.

Matching to the season, I selected her contribution to the Christmas Challenge (2003-6). If you like it, please check out her other stories on her user page, or her never completed story she wrote together with Jeconais, Chances. 

The Buried Gem 12-2018 is:  Happy Christmas by Jaquelyne

Summary:The dreaded Yule Ball is back. Can friends make plans to go to the ball and stay friends?? Who knows when a fluff writer tries to have fun with her favorite ship. 

If any of our long-established readers/authors still remember Jaquelyne, feel free to share your memories with us.

And into the darkness shines a light to reveal the two cloaked categories...

• Best Mystery in the 'Strangers in the Dark' challenge, and
• Most Romantic in the 'Strangers in the Dark' challenge.

In addition to its many accumulating awards and recognitions, we now award the story "Strangers and Sticking Charms" by glasscandlegrenades with the above two challenge 2018-3 citations.

Sincere appreciation to MS and YK for their diligent judging!

Despite me only leaving you all a short time for voting, it was a close run thing in nearly every category.  The winners are as follows -

Best Comedy

Best Drama

Best Romance

Best One-Shot

Best Completed

Best New Story

Huge apologies for my tardiness in opening the voting for the latest round of Trinkets.

Please vote here - http://www.siye.co.uk/trinkets.php

Not much time for you to vote as winners will be announced on Friday 30th November.

In the 11th edition of the buried gems, I introduce you to a story by an author who is active here on SIYE for many years, and of whom I'm pretty sure many SIYE readers still hope for the completion of a story.

It was hard to decide which of her gems to choose and if her gems could even be considered buried, but her it is.

The 11. Buried Gem is:  I'll Be There For You by Kezzabear

Summary: When your life's a little bit ... sucky, you can count on your friends. Well, most of them anyway ... well, some of them at least ... maybe just one.

If you like the story, check out her others.

I'll open a new thread for this story in the HarryandGinny Reddit Sub where you can discuss the story if you want, or simply follow the discussions there if don't want to register.

If you want to nominate your favourite story for the Buried Gems, just send an email to Gin110881@yahoo.com. The nominated stories should have been published on SIYE in 2010 or earlier and they should be complete. As always, it would be nice if you could tell us with a few lines what you liked best about the story and why you recommend it.

For an overview of all Buried Gems, please follow this link.

Enjoy reading!