Are monologues too cliché?

I've had a plot bunny nibbling for a few months, insisting that I want to tell the story of how Narcissa persuaded Lucius to send Draco to Hogwarts. I know what I want to say, but I'm not sure how to frame it.

( Plea for advice )

On a more humorous note, I took this Sorting quiz, and it put me in Gryffindor.

Well, I thought it was funny.
Perhaps I've been spending too much time in Hermione headspace (though [lack of] progress on the next Invictus chapter would suggest the opposite).

I have yet to find a sorting quiz that doesn't make the intent of each possible answer far too obvious. Anyone know of a good one?

Lucius drabbles

Couldn't let that 'Any situation featuring Lucius Malfoy' challenge over on malfoy100 pass without contributing, could I? I'm hoping to see some of you over there! ;)

The first drabble was aimed at garnering the extra points awarded for mentioning the diary. (It's always interesting trying to write to a challenge.)

The second... well, I've been pondering using drabbles to dip into Lucius' perspective on Invictus, and this is the first attempt - set, appropriately enough, right at the beginning.

( Her last hand-me-down )

( Anticipation )