November recommendation #3
Title: The Misadventures of Draco Malfoy, Ferret
Author: sabershadowkat
Rating: R
Word Count: 21K
Warnings: Contains multiple bestialities, mpreg, and Gryffindors. [Reccer's note: Written post-HBP/pre-DH.]
Other (brief) pairings of interest: Ferret!Draco/Giant Squid, Ferret!Draco/Original Male Ferret, Unrequited Canary/Hedwig.
Summary: Snape turns Draco into a ferret for his own protection. He would've been safer with the Dark Lord.
Why I loved it: Well. As with my last recommendation, in reading the warnings, summary, and my pairings list, one might think this story is crack. And in this case, one would be quite right. I’m not even going to give my own summary; I'll just say that this is how crack!fic should be done - a great writer working from an utterly cracktastic premise, whose talent turns this humorous tale into something wonderfully heart-warming. Dook! :)
Excerpt:
Potter lay on the carpet in front of the basket, dressed solely in pyjama bottoms, much to Draco’s deligh- er, consternation. Hand propping his head, a plate of biscuits near the curve of his belly, Potter read from a book spread flat on the floor before him, occasionally commenting on the text.
“Rowena used too many big words,” Potter grumbled. “‘Your loquaciousness titillates.’ What the bloody hell does that mean?”
It means Rowena Ravenclaw could be seduced by words. Unsurprising, considering her braininess. Draco bet she fell for Slytherin in her time, as future Slytherin House members were master word manipulators.
“What ever happened to a simple ‘I fancy you’?” Potter said. “Or poetry. Poetry is nice. ‘There lived a wizard in Bond, who had a really big wand…’” Potter grinned suddenly. “Well, maybe not that one, unless you want to get slapped.”
Draco snorted, nosing his sleeping kit away from his tender nipple. Of course Potter would like limericks, the lowest of lowbrow poetry.
“Sending love letters seems cowardly, though.” Potter took a bite of biscuit, sending crumbs raining down on the floor. “Like you’re not man enough to say your feelings to their face.”
Miracle of miracles, all the kits were asleep simultaneously. Draco took advantage of the reprieve and slinked from the laundry basket to stretch his legs. He felt the pull to return immediately, the moment his paws touched the carpet. He glanced back at his kits, making sure they were safe and didn’t need him.
“Eep!” he squeaked in surprise, when Potter scooped him up. He gave Potter a dirty look, as Potter rolled onto his back and held Draco over his head. It would serve the git right if Draco pissed on his face.
“I love you, Draco.”
Draco froze.
“See, it’s not that difficult,” Potter said, or something like it. Draco was finding it hard to hear over the pounding of his heart.
Potter set Draco on his bare chest and began petting him. He lifted his head, a frown marring his brow. “Draco, what’s wrong? You’re trembling.”
Draco stared gobsmacked at Potter, heart racing, his stomach fluttering madly.
“Draco?”
Harry… loves me?
~~
Mods - I'll need an author tag for sabershadowkat, please. And I still need one for nishizono.
Author: sabershadowkat
Rating: R
Word Count: 21K
Warnings: Contains multiple bestialities, mpreg, and Gryffindors. [Reccer's note: Written post-HBP/pre-DH.]
Other (brief) pairings of interest: Ferret!Draco/Giant Squid, Ferret!Draco/Original Male Ferret, Unrequited Canary/Hedwig.
Summary: Snape turns Draco into a ferret for his own protection. He would've been safer with the Dark Lord.
Why I loved it: Well. As with my last recommendation, in reading the warnings, summary, and my pairings list, one might think this story is crack. And in this case, one would be quite right. I’m not even going to give my own summary; I'll just say that this is how crack!fic should be done - a great writer working from an utterly cracktastic premise, whose talent turns this humorous tale into something wonderfully heart-warming. Dook! :)
Excerpt:
Potter lay on the carpet in front of the basket, dressed solely in pyjama bottoms, much to Draco’s deligh- er, consternation. Hand propping his head, a plate of biscuits near the curve of his belly, Potter read from a book spread flat on the floor before him, occasionally commenting on the text.
“Rowena used too many big words,” Potter grumbled. “‘Your loquaciousness titillates.’ What the bloody hell does that mean?”
It means Rowena Ravenclaw could be seduced by words. Unsurprising, considering her braininess. Draco bet she fell for Slytherin in her time, as future Slytherin House members were master word manipulators.
“What ever happened to a simple ‘I fancy you’?” Potter said. “Or poetry. Poetry is nice. ‘There lived a wizard in Bond, who had a really big wand…’” Potter grinned suddenly. “Well, maybe not that one, unless you want to get slapped.”
Draco snorted, nosing his sleeping kit away from his tender nipple. Of course Potter would like limericks, the lowest of lowbrow poetry.
“Sending love letters seems cowardly, though.” Potter took a bite of biscuit, sending crumbs raining down on the floor. “Like you’re not man enough to say your feelings to their face.”
Miracle of miracles, all the kits were asleep simultaneously. Draco took advantage of the reprieve and slinked from the laundry basket to stretch his legs. He felt the pull to return immediately, the moment his paws touched the carpet. He glanced back at his kits, making sure they were safe and didn’t need him.
“Eep!” he squeaked in surprise, when Potter scooped him up. He gave Potter a dirty look, as Potter rolled onto his back and held Draco over his head. It would serve the git right if Draco pissed on his face.
“I love you, Draco.”
Draco froze.
“See, it’s not that difficult,” Potter said, or something like it. Draco was finding it hard to hear over the pounding of his heart.
Potter set Draco on his bare chest and began petting him. He lifted his head, a frown marring his brow. “Draco, what’s wrong? You’re trembling.”
Draco stared gobsmacked at Potter, heart racing, his stomach fluttering madly.
“Draco?”
Harry… loves me?
~~
Mods - I'll need an author tag for sabershadowkat, please. And I still need one for nishizono.