Drabble - Vulnerable (HP / BtVS)

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Here's a nasty little Drabble which popped into my head while reading Norwegianne's thoughts on pairings. Warning - Slash, implied character death (and other nasty stuff) and a view of an HP character that for some reason may be unpopular (although I for one can't imagine why)...

100-word BtVS / Harry Potter Drabble

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Vulnerable

by Marcus L. Rowland

"The thing about muggles," said Draco, "is that you're all so pathetically vulnerable. Imagine the fun De Sade would have had if he were a wizard." He eyed his victim, writhing in the ropes that held him, and added "of course I don't have to imagine. I set my little traps, wait for a muggle to pick them up, and voila, here you are."

"No reply? Oh of course, the quietus spell. Finite Incantatum. I trust you won't waste your breath trying to scream, the nearest house is twenty miles away."

"Good," said Oz. Outside the full moon was rising.

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The interpretation of Draco as a character is open to speculation, especially if the timeframe is set at a time other than current with the books. People can grow and change, motivations can come and go, and to imitate life, a personality cannot remain static.

That said, though I have Draco in a moderately postive light in WTB (I think it's less positive than some of my readers as I see him as a manipulative, vaguely sociopathic narcissist), I have no problem buying him as the bad guy. He is the bad guy in books 1-5, the unabashed little shit who always gets his way courtesy of Daddy's money. I think a lot of fanfic writers forget that, or see his actions through rose colored glasses.

When I'm reading, I want any sort of redeemed!Draco to be properly motivated. Why, exactly is he fighting on the side of light? A Paul type revelation or personal trajedy? I do not, however, buy the stories that have him happily secretly snogging Ginny or Hermione because of Twu Wuv. Highly unlikely folks.