I didn't see this one on your list. It's currently being updated. I'm not sure if you'd enjoy the tone. I prefer somewhat "lighter" toned fics and the beginning is a bit disturbingly heavy, but the vampire aspect of this is rather compelling once the boys go back to Hogwarts. It strikes me as being rather "Buffy" in that the vampires are vicious and a clear threat, but the ones like Draco, anyway still have a sense of soul and identity clashing with the instincts. It's very...erm...gritty, I guess, and more of the classic "seductive, possessive, obsessive monster" type than the whole idealized "Twilight" thing.
Draco is still a prat, but he's had to mature, and he's still struggling with his condition. The Harry is not one I prefer, but he is rather believable, and he's struggling with a power influx after killing Voldemort. He reminds me of some of Lomonaaren's characterizations of Harry where he clearly shows the consequences of his abusive upbringing and his massive guilt complex in his behavior and very much needs help dealing with them but stubbornly fights against it (and thus makes me want to strangle him for being an idiot). And, there is, of course, a developing plot with nasty bad guys...
My only beef, really, is that the adults come across as blissfully ignorant and useless, but that seems to be an ongoing theme in canon HP. Snape seems to be the only capable adult, but the writer doesn't really have him doing enough, in my opinion.
ANYWAY, ugly link here: http://www.thesilversnitch.net/tss1/viewstory.php?sid=15826&warning=6
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carisma_sensei
New Vampire!Draco fic
Date: 2011-08-27 11:41 pm (UTC)Draco is still a prat, but he's had to mature, and he's still struggling with his condition. The Harry is not one I prefer, but he is rather believable, and he's struggling with a power influx after killing Voldemort. He reminds me of some of Lomonaaren's characterizations of Harry where he clearly shows the consequences of his abusive upbringing and his massive guilt complex in his behavior and very much needs help dealing with them but stubbornly fights against it (and thus makes me want to strangle him for being an idiot). And, there is, of course, a developing plot with nasty bad guys...
My only beef, really, is that the adults come across as blissfully ignorant and useless, but that seems to be an ongoing theme in canon HP. Snape seems to be the only capable adult, but the writer doesn't really have him doing enough, in my opinion.
ANYWAY, ugly link here: http://www.thesilversnitch.net/tss1/viewstory.php?sid=15826&warning=6
It's called "Sanguis Vita Est".