[Fanfiction] "Don't you ever get sick of this?"

[martyna]

Title: "Don't you ever get sick of this?"
Author: martyna
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all of the characters, places (...) belong to J.K. Rowling and Bloomsberry. I am not making money.
Language: English
Pairing/Characters: Draco Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy
Rating: G
Warning: I haven reread the books for a while, might be slightly AU, imagine more mature Draco before the war or something... (*drool* Not like the actual T. Felton though. He has been cuter when younger... or maybe the pictures I've seen are no good.)
Word Count: ~350
Category/Genre: Gen
Summary/Topic: DracoDracoDraco's had enough and Narcissa quite the contrary
Author's Notes: No beta used (feel free to point out typos, mistakes and the like), just wrote down in an inspiration from 2 prompts: Today's dailyprompt and sun_salutation's one. (Note that I have not the slightest clue about yoga and never done it. I preferred not to be very specific...)
Feel free to crosspost the link to this entry.


Draco Malfoy looked up from his book to see his mother enter the room. "Don't you ever get sick of this?," she asked pointedly casting a look at the books. "I know your father does appreciate your extra-curricular studies, but you should not forget your other obligations and Lucius should definitely help you to a, in many terms, prosperous future."
He could hear the chatter in the other room, the visitors his family has been hosting ever so often and which he got tired of, but would never admit to his father. "I'm sure father knows," was the cautious reply. "But to help the Dark Lord," he searched a moment for the right word "banter won't help. Knowledge that is concealed in here," he tapped the book. "definitely will."
Narcissa snorted, in a way that Draco's comrades from school knew all to well from him. "Well, dear, gossip, or banter if you prefer, is very useful, more than you might think." Narcissa's face wore a smirk, another trademark of the family. Draco allowed himself to venture further than he usually did: "But isn't it absolutely annoying at times?" There was loud, vulgar laughter coming through the open door.
"Well," Narcissa cocked her head, "it is at times. But that's what I have my yoga lessons for."
She smiled.
Draco shook his head. "I'm not sure this is strictly what father likes, it seems so mud..."
"How dare you talk like this to your mother!," his mother snapped suddenly, narrowing her eyes. "Do you accuse me of treachery?" She didn't let him speak out, and Draco knew it was better if he kept his mouth shut. He shouldn't have said anything in the first place, knowing how the topic would trigger resentment. "Yoga is far more than just a physical activity. It's about how magic flows! Mudbloods can't even imagine..." Draco let his mother rave on, picking back up the book he had let glide into his lap when they started the conversation. He sighted, shook his head -Don't you ever get sick of this?- and read on, his mother ignorantly continuing her speech.

Comments

[muck_a_luck]

Yoga as magic, eh? And Muggle influence and a source friction in a pure blood family? I love it! :D

[martyna]

I have no clue how yoga works, so here my explanation: magic! xD Fun that someone enjoyed it. ♥ Hope you find some more fanwork, more centred on the yoga. Good luck!

[cesy]

There are a couple of places where the punctuation around speech is slightly off - remember that the comma should generally be inside the speech marks, and you need a new paragraph every time you switch who's speaking.

I like this little insight into their family.

[martyna]

Thank you for your comment!
I didn't know that the comma is supposed to be inside. Like: "Yes.," she said.? In German it would be "Ja.", sagte sie..

[cesy]

Actually, at least in British English, it would be: "Yes," she said.
I hadn't realised the punctuation was different in German like that. That's really cool! The German way is so much more logical - I had such a nightmare learning the speech punctuation rules at school.

[martyna]

I'll edit it later. or maybe better now, before I forget. The German punctuation is really simple. It has been such a headache to learn the French one and I'm still not sure to know it by heart...
Thank you, know maybe I'll remember the BE punctuation and actually do it correctly. *laughs*