Fic: Rough Magic (H/D, NC-17, ~28.5k)

[birdsofshore]

Yay, reveals! Claiming my hd_erised fic. \o/

Title: Rough Magic
Author: birdsofshore
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~28,500
Warnings: Some mild d/s themes (a little light magical bondage), some mild consent issues
Content/Enticements: UST, first times, outdoor sex, post-war, the Forbidden Forest.
Summary: Malfoy's magic has run wild. But though wild magic is unpredictable and greatly feared, Harry's damned if he's going to let Malfoy rot in St Mungo's while they work out what to do with him.

This was a challenge for me because I knew that whatever I wrote for tryslora, I didn't want it to be something silly. So I thought I would write a short and intense PWP.

Ha. ha. HA. 28k later, I submitted this. The problem was that once I got started, I found I really wanted to explore what wild magic might look and feel like, and how wizarding society would regard it. I still had to keep it brief, or risk running out of time, but I enjoyed playing with things we know from canon such as Luna's mother's death, Harry's childhood wild magic, little bits of wandlore, and how Harry was able to gain mastery of the Elder Wand.

I also had a whale of a time writing Millicent. She wasn't really going to feature much, I was just trying to include some of the secondary characters that tryslora had requested, so I thought Millicent could work at St Mungo's, but then she marched in, all foul-mouthed and blunt, and, oh dear, I really loved her.

And the latest major self-indulgence I have to own up to is Axe-wielding!Draco. *head in hands* Oh, dear. I watched so many videos of men chopping wood, I'm ashamed of myself. Mr Birds says my new orientation is lumbersexual. I didn't dare give Draco a bushy beard or a plaid shirt, but I hope I managed to give some of you a little frisson at the thought of him all outdoorsy with dirty fingernails. :D

I can also now thank raitala, both for brainstorming this with me and for the constant reassurance that yes, I could write for tryslora, and that, no she wouldn't hate it. And for putting up with endless pestering to draw Woodsy!Draco. In the end, capitu started harrassing her, too, and she finally cracked, LOL. Here's her Draco looking as gloriously pissed off as I could ever have wished (I suspect this is more or less how raitala felt at being forced to draw him, heh).



(at raitala's journal here)

I'd also like to thank the wondrous who_la_hoop for betaing this for me. Thank you again, dear. And to lumosed_quill for much advice and reassurance, including my concerns about Millicent and the whole topic of hospitalisation and the stigma of wild magic.

Thank you to everyone who read and left super comments. If you didn't read it yet but think you might give it a try, I do hope you like it. Finally, thank you to the very clever this_bloody_cat for spotting me, even though it didn't really look much like me ;)

Rough Magic

Comments

[lauren3210.livejournal.com]

I loved this fic to death, and particularly Millie! Oh, if only she could be my best friend, I would hold her close and cherish her bluntness with a smile on my face forever!

(I totally knew it was you, too! I didn't vote though, haha!)

[divertazsc.livejournal.com]

Yeah, real winner. Love the dynamic between Harry and Draco throughout.

[gracerene]

LOVE! Just thinking about this fabulous thing makes me all giddy!

[tryslora]

One more time, this was SO AWESOME. Love it so much. <33333333333

[this-bloody-cat.livejournal.com]

Ahaha! You'll manage to turn us all into lumbersexuals yet! ♥ I know I've said before but God, that story was FANTASTIC!

[lq-traintracks.livejournal.com]

When you sent this to me to read through, I think instead of reading it, I ate it with a spoon! It's delicious and hilarious and touching and so so so hot! It's brilliant, and I'm so happy to have gotten to help even a little bit. I had such fun!!!! <33

[capitu]

It's just that DRACO'S CHOPPING WOOD. So, you wrote like the hottest thing ever, yeah? And then Rai went and drew it. <3

[sophie-french.livejournal.com]

This is VERY HIGH on my to-read list!!! I just can't wait to read it!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

[dicta-contrion.livejournal.com]

This was so gorgeous! Weeks after I read it, there are still images that stick with me. The moment when Draco first gets to experience the garden after so much time cooped up, the freshness of the grass...it was so vivid. And the power of his magical reaction to Harry, which you did a beautiful job of making really visceral. And Millicent! Gosh, adored her to bits. Such a fabulous story!