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Hi, I'm diabólica (call me D.) and this is my IJ. If you've landed here, I expect it's because I've fangirled friended you and/or commented on your work, in which case you are warmly welcome! Please feel free to pull up a chair, grab a beverage and hang out a while.

I am also on LJ as celta_diabolica and on Dreamwidth as diabolica. The Dreamwidth account is more of a name-squat, really.

If you're considering friending this journal, here's what you'll get: some fan fiction in the Harry Potter fandom and some anecdotes about my life (read: me making fun of myself) or musings about things I'm reading/thinking. If you'd like to read my fic, you can find a list under the cut.

( Diabolica's Master List of Fics )

So, that's what you need to know. Once again, welcome and I hope you enjoy your stay.

Title: Weight of a Constellation
Author: diabolica / celta_diabolica
Character: Narcissa
Other Characters: Lucius, Cygnus Black, Bellatrix
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None
Word Count: 3300
Summary: In the autumn of 1979, Narcissa Malfoy has a lot on her plate. And then the unexpected happens.

Author's Notes: This piece fits into the Misbehaviour ’verse, but one need not have read any of those stories to understand this one.

Much love and appreciation to AmyLouise, beta-reader extraordinaire, who does not truck with Muggle titles.


( When Narcissa awoke the first time ... )

Ran across this while organising my fic folder last night and thought, Eh, why not post?

Title: Fire
Author: diabolica / celta_diabolica
Character: Bellatrix
Rating: Gen
Warning(s): Stream-of-consciousness and poor grammar resulting from unbearable pain (Bella’s pain, not mine)
Notes: Letting the Trio escape Malfoy Manor must have resulted in some vicious punishment, even for Bella. So what goes through one’s mind when one is being Cruciated by the Dark Lord himself?
Word Count: 295

( Read more... )

Title: In the Matter of the Application of Malfoy, Draco
Author: diabolica / celta_diabolica
Character(s): Draco, cameos by Narcissa, Lucius and Snape
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 1800
Warnings: Snape!lives-AU
Summary: Draco returns to Britain a year after the Dark Lord’s defeat. His first stop? The Ministry.
Notes: For catsintheattic, who gave me this prompt: Draco's return to Britain. Could be that moment when he steps off a ship or plane or out of the floo network, could be his first dealing with the Ministry to get his papers cleared, could be his first round through Malfoy Manor. This was supposed to be a teenyfic, but it turned out to be such a good prompt that I promptly committed a teenyfic fail.

This piece can be read as a coda to Scylla, Charybdis and the Delicate Art of Secret-Keeping.

( Shall we agree that just this once, I’m going to change my life... )

Title: A Form of Persuasion
Author: diabolica / celta_diabolica
Pairing Lucius/Severus, preslash
Rating: Adult-ish? Nothing very graphic happens, but it’s not a bedtime story for littl’uns either.
Warnings: I think I must have used about 57 cliches here. Also, teenage!Snape is an angstwhore drama queen. And Lucius is a cradle-snatcher.
Word Count: 840 (It's teeny. No, really.)
Disclaimer: Jo would never approve of the uses I put these boys to. But they sure seem to like it.
Author's Notes: For luciusmistress, who gave me the following prompt: "Come here; I think you're beautiful", Lucius convinces/tries to convince/makes him feel that there's something unique about Severus. This may not be what you had in mind. It’s more angsty than fluffy, and Lucius is a right bastard who refuses to utter the word beautiful, but still, there’s something about Severus ... Hope you like it, hon!

( Are you ready? )

Complete Story Header at Part I
Part II can be found here.
Part III can be found here.
Part IV can be found here.

Pairings – Part V: Narcissa/Lucius, but mostly Gen
Rating – Part V: PG-13 (mild language)
Warnings – Part V: References to infidelity, AU in that Snape survived the war
Word Count – Part V: ~ 4850
Summary – Part V: ‘I’ve spent a lifetime learning the ways in which wizards underestimate witches. There are certain advantages in being underestimated. The simplicity of a weapon does not mean I won’t use it.’

Beta read by the incomparable AmyLouise, who asked all the right questions and nudged me in the right direction. Any errors or deficiencies are entirely mine.

( On to Part V )

Read the first bit of Part IV here.

( The rest of Part IV )

Check out Part I, Part II , or Part III.

Part IV was too long for one post, so it's broken into two halves.

Pairings – Part IV: Narcissa/Lucius
Other Characters – Part IV: Severus Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, Draco Malfoy, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange
Rating – Part IV: NC-17 (language, explicit sex)
Warnings – Part IV: References to infidelity, angst
Word Count – Part IV: ~ 10,800
Summary – Part IV: She had begun to fear that Lucius was truly broken, but the fire in him now told her that was not the case. He was reluctant; she could understand that. But her resolve was not shaken. It would simply take work to convince him that her plan was the only way forward.

Beta read by the incomparable AmyLouise.


( On to Part IV )

I'm posting a wee bit early this week because I won't be near a computer tomorrow.

Complete Story Header at Part I
Part II can be found here.

Pairings – Part III: Narcissa/Snape
Other Characters: Bellatrix Lestrange, Voldemort
Rating – Part III: R (language, non-explicit sex)
Warnings – Part III: Infidelity, oblique references to child abuse
Word Count – Part III: ~ 9080
Summary – Part III: Severus had withstood the whispers about the nature of his relationship with Narcissa and not discouraged the gossip. Though he didn’t suppose Lucius would necessarily approve of his methods, he imagined his old friend would appreciate that because of Severus, no one had tried to take liberties with his wife. Thus he had protected the mother as well as the son, and it had never once occurred to him that Narcissa herself might want more than his protection.

Disclaimer: Any characters that you recognise belong to JK Rowling and her army of licensees. Written for my own amusement, no copyright infringement intended, no profit being made.

Notes: Beta read by the incomparable AmyLouise.

( On to Part III )

Complete Story Header and Notes at Part I

Pairings – Part II: None, but some Narcissa/Snape UST
Other Characters: Severus Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, Draco Malfoy
Rating – Part II: PG-13 (language, mentions of violence)
Warnings – Part II: Oblique references to child abuse
Word Count – Part II: ~ 7475
Summary – Part II: ‘Am I indifferent?’ she asked. ‘My husband is in prison, my son has turned would-be assassin, and my home is about to be commandeered. Things being what they are, why should I feel anything but enthusiasm for our Lord’s aims?’

Notes: Beta read by the incomparable AmyLouise.

( On to Part II )

I am happy to present, at long last, the fic formerly known as the Narcissa Genfic from Hell. Today's post is Part I. There are five parts in all, and I will post another part every Monday for the next four Mondays.

Title: Scylla, Charybdis and the Delicate Art of Secret-Keeping
Author: diabolica
Pairings: Narcissa/Snape, Narcissa/Lucius
Ratings: PG-13 (mild language, references to violence) to NC-17 (sex)
Warnings: Infidelity, references to child abuse
Word Count: ~ 40,500
Summary: The most convincing lies come dressed in layers of truth; the best-kept secrets hide themselves in a thicket of public knowledge, blending in so well as to become invisible. Caught between the Ministry and the Dark Lord, Narcissa Malfoy must find a way to save her family.

Notes: Canon-compliant through DH. Follows Narcissa’s life during HBP (Parts I through III) and DH (Part IV); it also covers the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Hogwarts(Part V). Part V is AU in that Snape survives. Most of the story is told from Narcissa’s POV, but starting in Part II, certain scenes are narrated from Snape’s POV. It is also set in the same 'verse as a previous story, Misbehaviour, but one need not have read that story to understand this one.

Beta read by the incomparable AmyLouise, who asked all the right questions and nudged me in the right direction. Any errors or deficiencies are entirely mine.

Disclaimer: Any characters that you recognise belong to JK Rowling and her army of licensees. Written for my own amusement, no copyright infringement intended, no profit being made.

Pairings – Part I: None (Gen)
Other Characters: Bellatrix Lestrange, Draco Malfoy, Voldemort, Arthur Weasley
Rating – Part I: PG-13
Warnings – Part I: None
Word Count – Part I: ~ 8550
Summary – Part I: She addressed herself to the leader of the invading force. ‘I think you know where my husband is, and where my son is. How you must have waited for the opportunity to strike.’

( On to Part I )

Looklook! I wrote pre-slash!!! Or post-slash ... or both. *scratches head* Ah, well, depends how you look at it. Also, I wrote something before the end of the month. It's just a lil' dialogue-only drabble though, so hopefully the muse will strike again this month. Still, I feel inordinately pleased with myself. It's my first slashy (slashesque?) outing. Because. Well. Snucius is love.

Title: One drink
Author: diabolica
Pairing: Lucius/Snape
Warnings: This drabble takes itself way too seriously
Word Count: 163

( Consider the impossibility )

In keeping with my resolution to post a fic or ficlet per month...

Title: Misbehaviour or How to Marry a Malfoy
Author: diabolica
Character(s): Narcissa, Lucius and their respective families
Rating: Gen
Warnings/Contents: Financial shop talk and possibly heinous abuse of the French language
Summary: A study in actions and consequences, in which a blood traitor, a gambling problem, and an unauthorised business venture conspire to create a marriage.
Word Count: 3800

( Click to misbehave )

ETA 1: Now up at Sycophant Hex and TPP.

ETA 2: A longer story set in the same verse, Scylla, Charybdis and the Delicate art of Secret-Keeping, is now up! Part I starts here.