The story is about this potion... what about using a synonym for potion? The first word that came to mind was "alchemy": al·che·my (al?k?-me) noun
1. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity. 2. A seemingly magical power or process of transmuting: “He wondered by what alchemy it was changed, so that what sickened him one hour, maddened him with hunger the next”
I haven't yet started "A Potion Named Desire", so I don't know if the potions Harry and Draco are involved in have to do with "transmuting" anything, but it was an idea. If so, something like "An Alchemical Discontent" to me seems like sort of a dual-meaning title, referring both to the issue with the potion, and also referring to physical, chemical discontent within Harry, as sort of a metaphor for his budding attraction to Draco.
If you don't like "alchemy", then maybe some other word that can double as a reference to both the potion and Harry's discontent would work really well. Unfortunately, my dictionary software isn't very helpful, and my mind isn't working very well at this late (early) hour. But maybe it will help you come up with something. *shrugs*
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Date: 2008-01-03 07:36 am (UTC)al·che·my (al?k?-me) noun
1. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity.
2. A seemingly magical power or process of transmuting: “He wondered by what alchemy it was changed, so that what sickened him one hour, maddened him with hunger the next”
I haven't yet started "A Potion Named Desire", so I don't know if the potions Harry and Draco are involved in have to do with "transmuting" anything, but it was an idea. If so, something like "An Alchemical Discontent" to me seems like sort of a dual-meaning title, referring both to the issue with the potion, and also referring to physical, chemical discontent within Harry, as sort of a metaphor for his budding attraction to Draco.
If you don't like "alchemy", then maybe some other word that can double as a reference to both the potion and Harry's discontent would work really well. Unfortunately, my dictionary software isn't very helpful, and my mind isn't working very well at this late (early) hour. But maybe it will help you come up with something. *shrugs*
Good luck.