AUTHOR'S NOTES:
This was my 2015 Smutty-Claus Fic Exchange (smutty-claus . livejournal . com) entry. The fest is long over and reveals are out, so now I can post this for you here. This fanfic is finished. It is multi-chaptered, so I will put up a new chapter every few days until done.
My prompt for the fest was: Blaise/Ginny. Non-con and rape, forced submission and forced compliance, mind control. I prefer romance to be rocky and rough. I don't care for fluffy established relationships, I want conflict and drama and complicated emotions; characters who have particular motives or desires and are trying to achieve them in the story.
To "amorette": I did my very best for you. I hope this is somewhere along the lines of what you wanted/interests you, and hope your holiday is filled with much loveliness!
Thank you so much to the amazingly understanding "nightfalltwen" and "glitter_pink" for allowing me an extension and cheering me on!
Thank you to my fabulous betas, "gjeangirl" and "ladysashi", who once more pulled through for me, patiently marching through several iterations of different stories until we came to one that worked. You ladies are up for sainthood, seriously!
Version 1.0 - 23 December, 2015
Version 2.0 (revised) - 01 March, 2017
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 EWE (flashbacks to Blaise's 7th year/Ginny's 6th year during the war - head canon)
CHARACTERS FEATURED (alphabetical order, last name): Ginny Weasley, Blaise Zabini
SUMMARY: He'd loved her once, but he'd done the unforgivable to her to save their lives. Years later, he watches her marry another man…
RATING: R (MT)
WARNINGS: Non-con & loss of virginity implied (off-screen), Ginny age 16, Explicit profanity, Manipulation & Memory Charms (mind games)
NOTES: Remember that Memory Charms can be used to not just erase memories (Obliviate), but to implant false ones on top of the missing pieces so the old bits can never be recovered. That is how Obliviators working for the Ministry keep Muggles safe and sane.
Also, to make implanted false memories stick, specific sounds (like the trilling of a bird, for instance) or specific sight stimuli (flashes of a certain coloured light, for instance) are used.
Memory Charms can do greater harm or backfire if the recipient is in a poor state of mind, emotionally. Only expert Obliviators can correctly charm such people. Presumably, others must wait until their victim is of a less mentally damaged mindset before using Memory Charms on them.
Finally, "when particularly intense memories need to be erased, it often leaves the victim disoriented for a short period of time as happened with the Roberts family after the Quidditch World Cup in 1994." (source: HP Wikia)
WAITING FOR THE DAY
By: RZZMG
Today was the day.
After a night of agitated tossing and turning, Blaise finally gave up the ghost of chasing down any real sleep and opened his eyes.
Today was the day. The day he said goodbye to the horrors of the past at long last.
He stared up at the rich, embroidered canopy far above his head, listening to the chirp of his gods-be-damned alarm clock going off on the bedside table, and suddenly wished his life had been different. A part of him wished he'd died in the war, so none of today would be necessary.
Wishful thinking never got anyone anywhere, though. He knew that from personal experience.
Wearily got up and headed for a long, hot shower.
x.x.x.x.x.x
Ginny is pacing back and forth in the tiny, cramped space in the back corner of the library where they'd begun to meet on a regular basis, clearly having a moment of internal doubt that she is working her way up to acting upon.
He can't let her go there, not now.
When she turns her back, Blaise moves, sliding his arms around her and pulling her into him. Their bodies come together so easily, like lock and key; her tomboyish figure and height are perfect for him.
"Caught you, my little red bird."
He nuzzles her throat, as he know she enjoys, and as predicted, she melts against him and lets out a breathy sigh, her doubts scattering.
This witch…she is everything he's ever dreamed. He's watched her for years, pretending disdain for her and her family to protect her from Pansy's jealousy and from Malfoy's penchant for cruelty, and to avoid her brother's and Potter's notice. For six years, he's been careful to catalogue her naughty habits, her maddening faults, and her quirky routines while maintaining a cool disinterest.
And now, she's his, at long last.
They're slow, careful. She's never done most of the things he's introduce her to this year. He doesn't push, and he knows when to pull back before things go too far. She's not ready yet to cross certain lines, and he finds he's good with that. To his surprise, he even likes the lingering touches and small discoveries in a way he's never had much patience for in other girls.
It is an easy thing to cast a Disillusionment spell then, a specialty of his, and to move them into the shadows of the library's tall shelves and convince her of the rightness of what they are doing…and, hopefully where this will lead once the war ends.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author's Notes:
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XOXO,
- RZZMG