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smirkingcat ([personal profile] smirkingcat) wrote2021-12-13 11:13 pm

[Fic:] Making a decision {25 days of HD}

Title: Making a decision
Author: [personal profile] smirkingcat
Word Count: 269
Rating: PG
Prompt: picture of cookies and a glass of milk
Warning: no beta – and i am not sure it makes sense
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: He was just so defeated... but maybe that enables him to let go
Author's Notes: ...


Making a decision

Harry didn't know how long he sat at the table, before the plate with cookies and a glass of milk was put in front of him.
"Here eat. You need the sugar," Draco said. The you look like shite was implied, as Draco was quite fond of expletives but didn't use them because they were beneath him.

He was such a paradox, and Harry nearly melted in love, but were it not for his job... his job that is slowly killing him, because he is not able to help as he wants to.

"I made them with Teddy. They are especially for you," Draco said, and sat down beside him.

"Did he come over today?"

"He did. What an annoying little rascal my aunt is raising... really he will be quite a handful at school."

"Must be a Black thing. I know a sister of Andromeda who also raised quite a prat," Harry said, grinning at his own joke, before his smile died away. Did he have the right to smile?

"Don't think that way. No matter how much they suffer, your suffering will never cancel theirs. You do your best. There is only so much you can do. And you know it.

"You are right. I know it, it just... some days it is really hard, Draco."

Draco just nodded. They had the conversation about him switching his job at least a million times. And it was a testimony to how bad he felt that Draco didn't say anything again.

Slowly Harry reached for a cookie, taking a bite. "Maybe... maybe I don't need to save them all..."



Bonus drabble
that I have permission to post!


Title: Important Ingredient
Author: [personal profile] lyonessheart
Word Count: 126
Rating: PG
Prompt: picture of cookies and a glass of milk Warning: no beta – and i am not sure it makes sense
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: They regretted that they came.
Author's Notes: this might be too ridiculous...


Important Ingredient

"Cookies and Milk for Santa?" there was laughter in the voice behind him and Harry found himself smiling as well.
"Well, even though your cousin, and my godson, has reached the ripe old age of 10 by now, he still insisted on making the plate." Draco grinned as he stole a cookie from the aforementioned plate. "And they are delicious as every year:" He chewed and dropped onto the couch next to Harry, "Even though the elves were great cooks, their cookies never tasted just quite as great as these do."
"That is because they did not know the secret ingredient" Harry said with mirth dancing in his eyes, Draco kissed him softly -" I know, I know, the most important ingredient of all. - Love"