AUTHOR'S NOTES:

This was my 2012 HP NextGen Darkfest Fic (nextgendarkfest . livejournal . com) entry. The fest is over and reveals are out, so now I can post this for you here. This fanfic is finished. I will post a new chapter up every few days until it's done.

My prompt for the fest was: Voldemort won the war, and this is his dark world. Rose was born in the middle of that to Hermione and Ron, both of who are now dead. Scorpius has taken after his father, Draco, and become a powerful member of Voldemort's regime. Rose is captured and brought to Scorpius to decide her fate. Dub-con/Non-con required for this prompt. He's obsessed with her (maybe they had a one-off in the past, or maybe this is just unrequited feelings, or maybe she wounded him he wants revenge - author you decide the scenario). Author also decides whether Rose hates Scor with a passion, or whether she has feelings for him that she knows she can't want. Will Scor kill her, have her imprisoned, hide her away, or let her get away? Author's choice.

I changed some of the details of this prompt, as it was my own (the fest allowed such things). Hermione is not dead for this story.

A ginormous thank you goes out to my beta, Ladysashi. Thank you to the HP NextGen Darkfest mod for running this wonderful fest!

DISCLAIMER: "Harry Potter" is the property of J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. This fanfiction was written entirely for fun, not for profit, and no copyright infringement is intended.

TIMELINE: Post-Hogwarts, A/U (begins year: 2006, then skips to year: 2026).

MAIN CHARACTERS FEATURED (alphabetical order, last name): Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Scorpius Malfoy, Rose Weasley

SECONDARY CHARACTERS FEATURES (alphabetical order, last name): Hermione Granger, Astoria Greengrass-Malfoy

SUMMARY: She loved him with her very soul. He despised her for what she did to their unborn son. His father is drawn to her because of her strong resemblance to her mother. Love is a twisted mindfuck to those caught in its web... and a powerful tool to manipulate to achieve one's darkest desires.

RATING: NC-17 (MA)

WARNINGS: Explicit heterosexual sexual situations, including non-con intercourse (rapefic) and sexual torture (hard bondage; collaring; mouth bits; forced oral sex; biting & drawing blood; face slapping; nipple piercing; caning/whipping; anal sex); forced imprisonment; slave branding; explicit details about an abortion; forced use of fertility and abortive potions; Stockholm Syndrome; references to human skinning and suicide (implied, off-screen); explicit profanity; use of Unforgivable Curses; pregnancy; betrayal; mind games; main character death. This is a VERY DARK and SEXUALLY VIOLENT fic. No happy endings here. Please take the warnings seriously.

EXTRA NOTES: Ancien Régime = French for "Old Regime," refers primarily to the aristocratic, social and political system established in France from approximately the 15th century to the 18th century under the late Valois and Bourbon dynasties.

VENEFICUS (ALTERNATIVELY, "THE MINDFUCK")

BY RZZMG

VENEFICUS:

Noun. Latin.

"A poisoner, sorcerer/sorceress, wizard/witch."

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31 October, 2006

Lucius hears the squalling of the newborn babe mingling with Draco's sobbing over the loss of his wife and frowns.

Marching into the birthing room, he sees his son's wife, Astoria, staring glassy-eyed and sightless up at the ceiling, her mouth parted in a grimace of pain and surprise, and her face already losing the flush of life as death settles into her features. Dark, cherry-coloured blood stains the white, cotton sheets covering her legs. His son sits at her side, head bowed, gripping her hand as if he could will her back. His shoulders shake with grief.

Nearby, the Healer holds the baby, attempting to hush him by sticking a pinky into the small, rosy mouth, but the new, little lord of Malfoy Manor turns his head, refusing to be so easily quelled. He is angry at the world, clenching his tiny fists and shaking them at the heavens, as if cursing his own birth.

"Give him to me," Lucius commands, and takes the babe from the arms of the distraught nurse.

The moment the exchange is made, the baby abruptly ceases his tantrum. Grey-blue eyes widen with instinctual recognition instead, and he stares up in awe at his grandfather.

Lucius smiles. "Welcome to the world, my boy."

TO BE CONTINUED...

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

This is the shortest chapter in the fic, because it's the Prelude. Next chapter coming in a few days, and will be much longer - promise!

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