kelly_chambliss

A couple of months ago, hp_darkarts ran a nifty little dark fest -- only 13 entries. Unfortunately, the works didn't generate many comments (I still have several to give myself), but it was a fun fest, and I enjoyed writing for it. Here's my fic.

Long-timers here know that every December, in those end-of-year fic summaries that ask for your plans for the new year, I always say that I want to write an evil!Minerva story. And I never do.

Until now.

Here she is, folks -- my Evil!Min. I tried to build her evil out of canon aspects of her character, just pushed to gradual, self-justified extremes. That's how genuine evil works, imo: very few ranting Voldy maniacs, but plenty of people who just take one rationalized step at a time, until they gradually become moral monsters, even as they tell themselves that what they are doing is necessary or right or logical or the only possible response or something their pride is owed or just what "anyone" would do . . . Even Donald Trump and Hitler apparently convinced themselves that they were in the right.

This story is pretty over-the-top, as evil!fic tends to be. It didn't make too much of a splash at the fest, but then, I don't think any fans of these characters will be happy with how they are presented here!

Title: The Talisman
Author: kellychambliss
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Abraxas Malfoy
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~7200
Warnings: I choose not to include them, but expect dark themes.
Summary: After the war, the Malfoys have gone into exile. Then one day, Lucius receives a letter.

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( The Talisman )