Pura Sangre

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 ... )

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 )

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.