The Transformation of Ducklings 2/? (HP)

[magstopia]

TITLE: The Transformation of Ducklings 2/?
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: For Rose Weasley-Granger and Scorpius Malfoy, the greatest hindrance to their shared happiness should have been their mutual shyness.
NOTE: Special thanks to katieay for being my beta-reader and #1 cheerleader, and to queenb23more, lina_granger, and jheanne, for encouraging me to explore this pairing.

DISCLAIMER: J.K.

Comments

[fitzette]

AHHHH!!! I don't want to like Malfoys!

This is wonderful! I love Rose, she reminds me of my sister.

[magnolia_mama]

I don't want to like Malfoys! Hee. Don't worry, Draco's still got issues, and Lucius will always be a bastard.

I love Rose, she reminds me of my sister. Is this the lesbian sister who likes Orlando Bloom? ;-)

I'm really glad you gave this a try! I know next-gen's kind of iffy, so I appreciate your willingness to read this. I hope you continue to enjoy it. :-)

[govcampbell]

What I want to know is how Draco managed to find a wife that nice. ;)

Really good Mags! I like the conniving wives angle, trying to blunt their husband's years of prejudice.

[magnolia_mama]

What I want to know is how Draco managed to find a wife that nice. ;) Hee. For all his faults, I think Draco has some good things to offer a discerning woman. And, as other reviewers have picked up on, Grazia's got him totally wrapped around her finger, so it balances out in the end.

I'm glad you enjoyed this! Thanks for reviewing. :-)

[arasnaem]

Excellent! Wonderful! More! LOL!

Thanks for my "birthday present". I really enjoyed this installment. Oh, those awkward teenaged years, and parents just making it more awkward!

I know it's not the focus of the story, but I did like that you had Al in Slytherin. It was a nice touch, and I can totally see Al thinking about the talk with his dad, and making up his mind that he could help prove Slytherin wasn't so bad.

I also love your Scorpius. How geeky is he, studying physics on the sly!

Huzzah for you! And for us, because we get to read it! =D

[magnolia_mama]

LOL. I'm gladf you enjoyed "unwrapping" your present. It probably says how much I loved writing this that it only took me 3 days to do it.

I also love your Scorpius. How geeky is he, studying physics on the sly! I thought you might appreciate that (I almost made it chemistry). :-)

[jheanne]

It was a long night at work, so I apologize if I don't write coherently, but if I don't comment now, I may never comment at all... so... AAAHH!!! I love it. First, wonderful characterizations of Ron and Hermione. I loved the little tidbit about Lavender. And Grazia? OMG, when I was in Cinque Terre earlier this year, the B&B lady was named Grazia and she was the nicest Italian we had met. I like Draco's wife and Scorpius' mom -- excellent choice. She's subtle and sneaky and intelligent. Oh, I love it. I'm glad you were able to work on this. *hugs* Good luck with midterms!

[magnolia_mama]

Man, your comment totally cracked me up. Your enthusiasm for this pairing is so infectious, I'll have you know (dare I suggest it? rwsm_ficafest? Nah, probably not enough people reading/writing it yet.)

Anyway, I'm really glad you liked Grazia. It was a bit risky making her so likable, but I think Draco needed redeeming. Besides, she's definitely a force to be reckoned with.

*Hugs*

[jheanne]

Oh, you evil enabler. rwsm_ficafest or smrw_ficafest? I've always written ships with the male name first, then the female name. What do you think? (Not that I'd do anything now, but just to save the name...)

It's definitely hard to create a believable OC, but we know so little about the new generation that there's more room to play in. Plus, your explanations of why Draco and Grazia fit well together make sense. I love that she's Italian. I wonder if she cooks and throws salt over her shoulder... XP

[magnolia_mama]

Claim both, just to play it safe. :-) I usually do MC/FC too, but this is a rare exception -- I always think of it as Rose/Scorpius. Don't know why.

I wonder if she cooks and throws salt over her shoulder... XP
:-P Hey, c'mon, I've already got her into art, can't subject her to too many cultural clichés (besides, she's got house-elves to do the cooking for her). Actually, I picked Italian because 1. I've seen a lot of post-DH fics that have Draco's wife as either French or from northern Europe (going for the Nordic look); and 2. I wanted to give her a family tree that's nearly 3 times as old as Draco's, which I think would be just the sort of think a disgraced Lucius Malfoy would desperately want for his son.

[shiiki]

Oh, that's a lovely glimpse into the Malfoy's home life. I'm still not sure about Draco's wife being foreign, though I've seen that quite a bit now. In your story, though, it really adds to it because it explains in a way why this generation of Malfoys is still quite formal and slightly stiff (when speaking, at least).

Grazia and Scorpius visiting WWW should be interesting! :)

[magnolia_mama]

I'm still not sure about Draco's wife being foreign, though I've seen that quite a bit now.
It has become a very popular trope, hasn't it? The premise I'm working with is that Draco left England soon after the war to get away from the cloud of disgrace hanging over his family as a result of their part in it and didn't return for a decade or so (Scorpius was born abroad as well). A foreign-born witch would not have been prejudiced against Draco or his family from the outset the way a British witch would. In choosing an Italian wife, I was able to give her a backstory in which her family is much, much older than his, thus restoring some luster and prestige to the Malfoy family tree. In addition, as a result of his travels, he works in the import-export business.

I'm so glad you read and enjoyed this! I really appreciate your reviews. :-)