A challenge - Vilja and Veela

[fpb]

I was listening to various versions of Franz Lehar's great Vilja oh Vilja song, which is clearly about the same kind of creatures as JKR's Veelas.

It occurred to me that I had never seen any fanfic that really dealt with the Veelas as JKR described them during the World Cup scenes in GoF - in particular, the hidden yet profound link between their terrible and irresistible beauty and their other form as cruel sharp-taloned birds of prey. I do not quite feel that a story on this theme is in my chords (the closest I got was in The Dark Star, but the conclusion was still too human), but I would love to read one. Of course, I would not want a cliched "cruel selfish beauty" plot, but something more complex and - perhaps - threatening must be possible. Does any one of my HP-reading friends feel up to trying their hand at a fanfic? Bonus points if you include Lehar's song.

Comments

[mentalguy.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I've had one idea I could spend a 350-word driblet on, but it may be a little too dark and violent.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Go on. I sort of have an idea - at least, a concept of how I might make sense of her - but I guess it is likeliest to just join the registry of dead ideas.

[mentalguy.livejournal.com]

Not sure it's quite what you had envisioned, but this is what I came up with. There wasn't ultimately a place to work in the song, but that may have been for the best.