People Do Surprise Us: Narcissa

[swissmarg]

Title: Anything For Her Son
Author: swissmarg
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Characters: Narcissa, Greyback
Summary: Narcissa would do anything for Draco.
Disclaimer: This work of fiction is based on the Harry Potter series created by J.K. Rowling and owned by various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Author's Notes: This was written for the People Do Surprise Us drabble challenge on nosmutforyou .

“I don’t care what you look like, you know.” Greyback pulled Narcissa’s long, blond hair back and pressed his nose against her skin, inhaling deeply. “Pretty won’t get you anywhere. No favour from me at any rate.”

 

Narcissa stiffened her body and turned her head away. It was all she could do not to gag from the smell of him.

 

“A wizard’s bitch. Putting on airs. Think you’re better than us.” Greyback snarled in the back of his throat and started licking her neck.

 

Narcissa closed her eyes and thought of Draco. Snape couldn’t help him anymore. Only Greyback could.

Comments

[inverarity.livejournal.com]

How icky, yet plausible.

[swissmarg]

Ew, I know, I squicked myself writing it. :p

[miss-morland.livejournal.com]

Wow -- chilling, and so in character for both of them. Everything that needs to be said is said; you describe the situation so vividly in just a few words. Awesome!

[swissmarg]

Oh well, it was supposed to be 'surprising'. I thought that Narcissa would never cheat on Lucius... unless it was for Draco. But thank you for the compliment on the drabble as such. :)

[miss-morland.livejournal.com]

Oh, it was surprising -- but in a very in character way. :-)

[fpb.livejournal.com]

I thought that Narcissa would never cheat on Lucius
May I ask, quite seriously, whether you have any canon authority for this? Because I've written a couple of fics where the exact opposite is the case. I would like to know whether I've strayed from canon.

[swissmarg]

I don't know of a quote where it says 'Narcissa never cheated on Lucius and would never do so', no. It just seemed to me that her character in the books wasn't the cheating type. But totally open to interpretation, as far as I know. Canon's squishy anyway.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Ah. The thing is, I tend to associate that high-handed aristocratic type with "open marriages". But as you say, canon can be read in many ways.

[pretty-panther.livejournal.com]

cringes

Brilliant yet slightly horrifying.

Love it though.Very surprising.:)

[swissmarg]

Thank you. :)

[kelleypen.livejournal.com]

Very disturbing . . . yet, I agree that Cissy has that kind of strength when her mummy instinct is in charge.

[swissmarg]

Thank you. :)

[vegablack62.livejournal.com]

Very repellent and shocking but in character. You say only what's needed which is great because I think that adds to the repellent feeling of the piece. Actually knowing Greyback it's frightening in many ways. Nicely done for the challenge and for Nosmutforyou.

[swissmarg]

Thank you, and thank you for the challenge. It was just what I needed. :)

[fpb.livejournal.com]

I like work where every word counts. This is quite good - although the idea is not the most original I have ever seen. But then, I know at least one person, possibly two, whom I suspect of having done this in real life. (Just suspect. Hey, I'm not going to ask a friend whether she prostituted herself, am I now?)

[swissmarg]

No, I suppose that might be awkward.
Thank you for the comment. :)

[werewolfsfan.livejournal.com]

This is incredibly chilling for 100 words. I'd never want to read anything explicit about this. It's enough as is. I think Narcissa is one of the most fascinating characters in HP And I agree with you that Narcissa wouldn't "cheat" on her husband but she is a strong woman who is desperate in the HBP timeframe.

[swissmarg]

Thank you so much for the feedback. :)

[dexstarr.livejournal.com]

Came here for the hp_darkfest and ended up browsing through a few fics. Glad I clicked on this one!

I've actually only seen this pairing done one other time, and it really intrigues me. Incredibly chilling and disturbing, in a way, for 100 words, and I loved it. I agree with some of the comments you left - in my head, Narcissa would only cheat to save her son.

[swissmarg]

Cheers, and thanks.