The Cold Wolf - Lucius Malfoy x OC Durmstrang / Veela / Baba Yaga witch fic.
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The Cold Wolf Chapter 24 - fanfiction.net
The Cold Wolf Chapter 24 - A03
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It was the first time they had stood this close, essentially alone, without the buffer of a dozen Aurors or the formal distance of a courtroom since she’d last been trapped in his home... In the silence between them, the sound of the fountain’s falling water felt as heavy as the silence in the drawing room at Malfoy Manor.
Hermione felt the ghost of the cold marble floor against her skin. She saw the flash of the chandelier. For a second, the bustling Atrium vanished, replaced by the memory of the man standing over her while his sister-in-law held a knife to her throat.
Lucius saw it. He watched the way Granger’s pulse jumped in her neck, and for a fleeting moment, a strange sensation settled in his chest that he did not have a name for. He remembered the screams. He remembered the way he had stood by, paralyzed by his own choices, watching a girl who was clearly a genius be broken in his home. He looked at her now and saw a woman who had helped dismantle the world he’d built and, on a level he’d never admit to, he felt a flicker of respect for the sheer force of her will. He didn't trust her, and he certainly didn't like her, but he couldn't look at her without seeing the enormity of what she had survived in his house.
"Vassa, you’re here," Hermione said, her voice fast and bright, though it carried a slight tremor she couldn't entirely hide. "We’ve so much to do. Minerva’s serious about this. She’s looking for someone who can offer a real perspective on international defense."
Lucius stepped forward, his presence a dark wall between his wife and the younger witch.
He didn't just stand near Vassa; he controlled the air around her. It was very peculiar, given that Vassa usually controlled the air around everyone else. He moved with confidence, his hand sliding to the side of Vassa’s neck, his thumb resting just under her jawline. It was a public mark of possession, a display of affection that felt entirely too intimate for the setting. Men didn’t just go around grabbing their wives’ throats in public unless they were seriously disturbed.
"Miss Granger," Lucius said. His voice was steady and carried that same note of disdain it always did that made Hermione’s skin crawl. "I trust you are aware of the implications of what you are attempting."
Hermione looked at him, her chin lifting. "I’m aware of the benefits, Mr. Malfoy. For the school and for Vassa. There’s a lot of work to be done if we’re going to get Hogwarts back to where it should be."
"It is quite a feat," Lucius said, his fingers trailing ever-so-slowly down Vassa’s throat to rest at her collarbone. He looked at Hermione with a cold, unblinking gaze. "To spend your mornings trying to steal away a man’s new bride and hide her in a castle. Almost like a fairy tale. One might think you are trying to finish what the war started."
The comment made Hermione’s stomach turn and not just from the comment about the war. The word bride felt thick and oily coming from him, a reminder of the domestic reality she was currently trying to negotiate. She looked at Vassa, who seemed entirely unbothered by the display, leaning into the pressure of her husband’s hand as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Vassa is a perfect candidate for Hogwarts," Hermione said, very aware that Vassa had not had a moment to speak for herself yet, and her voice turned firm. "And she is more than capable of deciding where her magic is best used."
Story Summary: Lucius is a man of ruins and debts. To save what remains of his house after Narcissa dies less than a year after the Battle of Hogwarts, he calls in a specific Eastern debt owed, one rooted in the fallout of the Dyatlov Pass incident. Yetis might be involved. International cover-up. One of the biggest scandals in magical history. Messy business. Very, oh, those Russians.
Vasilisa Voronina is a Durmstrang alumna, descendant of the Baba Yaga, and half sea-Veela of the Arctic deep. She's a beautiful woman from an ancient family with high social standing and flexible morals... they also have no money to make good on their debt.
Their marriage of convenience quickly develops into something more and the post-war world rebuilds. From the leering curiosity of Horace Slughorn to the wary gaze of the Golden Trio, the new Lady Malfoy is a mystery no one can solve. Least of all Draco, who flees the fallout to navigate the Slavic wild.
Rating: M for smut including this chapter.
Looking for more info on the Dracul-Tepes and other Slavic wizarding families of the East? Check out my 6 part post guide that starts HERE.
The Cold Wolf Chapter 24 - fanfiction.net
The Cold Wolf Chapter 24 - A03
(Note about the Draco x Astoria aspect of the fic: This IS a Drastoria fic too but that relationship is beyond slow-burn since Lucius x OC is the main focus; as of chapter 24 they have not even properly met in the story yet but... we'll get there!)
