[Fic:] To meet you again 7
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smirkingcat
Word Count:1.593
Rating: PG (for now)
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slythindor100's seventh prompt: 
Warning: unbetaed, angst
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Author's Notes: Find Part 1 here.
Old friends, true joy, hard advice.
To meet you again 7
Draco walked into the bookshop full of nervous energy, hugging his book tightly and causing Harry to smile. The first few roads of seats were already taken, and that suited Harry just fine. He chose their seats further in the back, because he really didn't want to draw attention away from Charlie and his book, and he simply wanted to have a nice quiet outing for Draco to enjoy himself.
Charlie finally started with a bit of self introduction and a short description on how and why the book came about. From the first word on Draco was hanging on Charlie's lips, but still having trouble to sit still. That however changed as soon as Charlie started to read from the book, Draco stilled his movement, but he mouthed every word, sometimes a little out of sync, but as Harry predicted, he knew the book by heat.
Harry had trouble to contain his smile and to not simply watch Draco the whole time.
"Harry, come on! If we don't get in the line no, he will be gone, and then you're the reason I didn't get my autograph. And you promised I would!" Draco complained, dragging Harry's arm, to make Harry move.
"Oh we can't let that happen," Harry grinned, finally getting up.
They got in line after all the audience and most of the passerbys had already cleared out, which vexed Draco greatly in his eagerness to meet Charlie.
"Hello there Harry" Charlie greeted him when it was finally their turn.
"Hi Charlie. So how was the homecoming? How is the family?" Harry asked.
"Doing fine, though yesterday only my parents had time for dinner, rest of the clan was quite busy. Was an odd experience. Most quiet dinner I ever had in that house," Charlie grinned.
"You know him!" Draco suddenly exclaimed, eyes wide, mouth slightly hanging open.
"Right. Charlie this is Draco Malfoy. A very firm admirer of your book," Harry introduced them once again, trying to ignore the ache he felt at the reintroduction.
"Don't embarrass me! I just know good writing," Draco hissed at Harry, before he turned around, stretching out his hand. "Draco Malfoy, very delighted to meet you, sir. I seldom have read better descriptions of dragons," Draco greeted Charlie.
Harry and Charlie both starred at him, slightly taken aback to their first real introduction, were something very similar had happened.
Charlie was the one who managed to adapt first: "Such high praise, thank you. I'm always happy to hear when someone has enjoyed my book," Charlie replied and finally took the outstretched hand.
"Well let me sign your book for you and then you can go out of here, I have still some time to sit up," Charlie joked, at the same time throwing a loaded look at Harry.
Draco spoke of very little through lunch and dinner, but the meeting he had with Charlie, the signed book and how Charlie read his own writing. He was so engrossed in his retelling that sometimes the spoon or folk full of food would be hanging in midair held by his hand for quite some time.
These were the good days, when the simple things would delight Draco, would make him laugh and enjoy himself and forget his fear or the fact that his body was too big for him. These were the moments Harry enjoyed the most, when he got to spent time with a very carefree Draco, one he himself had never met before.
Only when they came back to the now familiar streets around the hospital did Draco quiet down.
"What's wrong dragon?" Harry asked, trying for a light tone, but very aware that Draco simply didn't want to stay in the hospital anymore.
"Nothing," Draco answered . The pouting very obvious. "I mean, I get it, you don't want to take me home, since you are not my real family, and I would get in the way of your life and stuff," Draco added sounding unsure. "But you make my days nice and exciting and fun and I like to be around you," he added, before taking a deep breath and coming to a halt. "I won't ask anymore. You keep coming to visit me, and that is enough, and so I will not pester you, and thank you for today. It was a really great day," he proclaimed, voice small but true gratitude in it.
Harry's heart broke, but at the same time, he simply couldn't.
"Let me talk to the healer first, and then I will think about it, okay?" Harry tried to smile and show more optimism then he had left.
Draco simply nodded and they started to walk again.
Charlie opened the door to the Leaky with a wide grin:"It's good to see that some things never change." he sighed.
"Oh come on, the burrow hasn't changed that much," Harry joked.
"You simply never saw it the way I saw it in the past, before Percy was born, or Ginny. Those really were the big changes. And of course the war and stuff. So let me enjoy the things that go on. Meeting Draco... ," he trailed of, while he sat down.
"At least we know, that he will always care for your opinion. Guess it's the bloody dragon handler thing. Can't compete with that," Harry joked hollowly.
"When you asked me to change the credits I thought you were too careful, but it really was necessary," Charlie murmured and took a swig of his larger.
"I was afraid at first he would recognise his wording sometimes, but that never happened. So to him it's all your work. Maybe one day I can tell him again," Harry whispered, his hand moving over his face and through his hair.
"So there really is nothing to be done?"
"No, he has to do it himself, and he can't remember that things should be different so that won't happen. Nott told me to take him back home, and he himself asked about it so often... It's cruel to leave him there. But- I myself have not gone home since the first three months, when it became quite clear that stress harms him and that everything was stressful to him," Harry explained. "How can I go live with him, where I lived with my Draco, where I wanted to build a family with him. Sometimes, when I watch him sleep he looks so much like my Draco, and it's so hard not to simply touch him, or kiss him. And then there are moments like today, when he acts so Malfoy-ish and then my heart is beating and I want to kiss the grin away. How can I live with him?" Harry confesses for the first time, hiding his face in his hands, but still relieved to confess to someone. And from all the people he knows, he knows that Charlie is the one that will never judge him.
"Harry, I can't tell you what to do, but maybe you can be what the Draco now needs, if you let the old one go," Charlie said earnestly.
"What?" Harry raises his head looking at Charlie in shock.
"I don't have all the details, you write or call too little for that, but your owl last night and what you are saying now... Harry who I met today was a charming and very open young man- child in a man's body, but he was doing good, he was enjoying himself, and he is healthy. And it's not like you are giving him up, you will be staying with him," Charlie started, before he frowned and looked Harry in the eye. "Maybe what both of you need, is for you to stop hoping and waiting for the old Draco to come back. Maybe acceptance is what will make it easier on the both of you," Charlie whispered, looking sad but honest.
"I- I don't... I'm afraid that one day he will come back, and hate me for having given up hope," Harry replied. But then Nott's words came to his mind.
"I have to take him home, he can't stay in the hospital for years, three years are quite enough already, and he and I are sick of it," Harry nodded with more conviction than he felt.
"It's also bad for his mental health to be treated like a sick person, if he really isn't, especially as his condition can't be helped," Charlie agreed.
"Okay," Harry finished his beer and got up. "I must think about what you said, but I at least can prepare the house, right?" he tried to smile.
"You can do that," Charlie agreed.
"We are still on for lunch tomorrow?" Harry asked.
"Of course, but really you shouldn't do all the surprises before Christmas, not that you ran out for the big day," Charlie joked and Harry tried to laugh.
"Don't worry, I have more ideas in store. And now that he starts to remember the time we spent we can get to the fun stuff too. Till tomorrow then," Harry waved and didn't wait for Charlie's reply.
He left the Leaky in sure strides and got to the apparition point in no time at all. From there he apparated to the gates of Malfoy Manor. The silent grounds greeted him. In the always illuminated city, Harry hadn't noticed how short the day's already were. But here in Wiltshire, with nothing around but the full moon, night enveloped him.
The gates opened at his touch and Harry gulped before he walked in.
Part 8
Author:
smirkingcatWord Count:1.593
Rating: PG (for now)
Prompt:
slythindor100's seventh prompt: 
Warning: unbetaed, angst
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Author's Notes: Find Part 1 here.
Old friends, true joy, hard advice.
To meet you again 7
Draco walked into the bookshop full of nervous energy, hugging his book tightly and causing Harry to smile. The first few roads of seats were already taken, and that suited Harry just fine. He chose their seats further in the back, because he really didn't want to draw attention away from Charlie and his book, and he simply wanted to have a nice quiet outing for Draco to enjoy himself.
Charlie finally started with a bit of self introduction and a short description on how and why the book came about. From the first word on Draco was hanging on Charlie's lips, but still having trouble to sit still. That however changed as soon as Charlie started to read from the book, Draco stilled his movement, but he mouthed every word, sometimes a little out of sync, but as Harry predicted, he knew the book by heat.
Harry had trouble to contain his smile and to not simply watch Draco the whole time.
"Harry, come on! If we don't get in the line no, he will be gone, and then you're the reason I didn't get my autograph. And you promised I would!" Draco complained, dragging Harry's arm, to make Harry move.
"Oh we can't let that happen," Harry grinned, finally getting up.
They got in line after all the audience and most of the passerbys had already cleared out, which vexed Draco greatly in his eagerness to meet Charlie.
"Hello there Harry" Charlie greeted him when it was finally their turn.
"Hi Charlie. So how was the homecoming? How is the family?" Harry asked.
"Doing fine, though yesterday only my parents had time for dinner, rest of the clan was quite busy. Was an odd experience. Most quiet dinner I ever had in that house," Charlie grinned.
"You know him!" Draco suddenly exclaimed, eyes wide, mouth slightly hanging open.
"Right. Charlie this is Draco Malfoy. A very firm admirer of your book," Harry introduced them once again, trying to ignore the ache he felt at the reintroduction.
"Don't embarrass me! I just know good writing," Draco hissed at Harry, before he turned around, stretching out his hand. "Draco Malfoy, very delighted to meet you, sir. I seldom have read better descriptions of dragons," Draco greeted Charlie.
Harry and Charlie both starred at him, slightly taken aback to their first real introduction, were something very similar had happened.
Charlie was the one who managed to adapt first: "Such high praise, thank you. I'm always happy to hear when someone has enjoyed my book," Charlie replied and finally took the outstretched hand.
"Well let me sign your book for you and then you can go out of here, I have still some time to sit up," Charlie joked, at the same time throwing a loaded look at Harry.
Draco spoke of very little through lunch and dinner, but the meeting he had with Charlie, the signed book and how Charlie read his own writing. He was so engrossed in his retelling that sometimes the spoon or folk full of food would be hanging in midair held by his hand for quite some time.
These were the good days, when the simple things would delight Draco, would make him laugh and enjoy himself and forget his fear or the fact that his body was too big for him. These were the moments Harry enjoyed the most, when he got to spent time with a very carefree Draco, one he himself had never met before.
Only when they came back to the now familiar streets around the hospital did Draco quiet down.
"What's wrong dragon?" Harry asked, trying for a light tone, but very aware that Draco simply didn't want to stay in the hospital anymore.
"Nothing," Draco answered . The pouting very obvious. "I mean, I get it, you don't want to take me home, since you are not my real family, and I would get in the way of your life and stuff," Draco added sounding unsure. "But you make my days nice and exciting and fun and I like to be around you," he added, before taking a deep breath and coming to a halt. "I won't ask anymore. You keep coming to visit me, and that is enough, and so I will not pester you, and thank you for today. It was a really great day," he proclaimed, voice small but true gratitude in it.
Harry's heart broke, but at the same time, he simply couldn't.
"Let me talk to the healer first, and then I will think about it, okay?" Harry tried to smile and show more optimism then he had left.
Draco simply nodded and they started to walk again.
Charlie opened the door to the Leaky with a wide grin:"It's good to see that some things never change." he sighed.
"Oh come on, the burrow hasn't changed that much," Harry joked.
"You simply never saw it the way I saw it in the past, before Percy was born, or Ginny. Those really were the big changes. And of course the war and stuff. So let me enjoy the things that go on. Meeting Draco... ," he trailed of, while he sat down.
"At least we know, that he will always care for your opinion. Guess it's the bloody dragon handler thing. Can't compete with that," Harry joked hollowly.
"When you asked me to change the credits I thought you were too careful, but it really was necessary," Charlie murmured and took a swig of his larger.
"I was afraid at first he would recognise his wording sometimes, but that never happened. So to him it's all your work. Maybe one day I can tell him again," Harry whispered, his hand moving over his face and through his hair.
"So there really is nothing to be done?"
"No, he has to do it himself, and he can't remember that things should be different so that won't happen. Nott told me to take him back home, and he himself asked about it so often... It's cruel to leave him there. But- I myself have not gone home since the first three months, when it became quite clear that stress harms him and that everything was stressful to him," Harry explained. "How can I go live with him, where I lived with my Draco, where I wanted to build a family with him. Sometimes, when I watch him sleep he looks so much like my Draco, and it's so hard not to simply touch him, or kiss him. And then there are moments like today, when he acts so Malfoy-ish and then my heart is beating and I want to kiss the grin away. How can I live with him?" Harry confesses for the first time, hiding his face in his hands, but still relieved to confess to someone. And from all the people he knows, he knows that Charlie is the one that will never judge him.
"Harry, I can't tell you what to do, but maybe you can be what the Draco now needs, if you let the old one go," Charlie said earnestly.
"What?" Harry raises his head looking at Charlie in shock.
"I don't have all the details, you write or call too little for that, but your owl last night and what you are saying now... Harry who I met today was a charming and very open young man- child in a man's body, but he was doing good, he was enjoying himself, and he is healthy. And it's not like you are giving him up, you will be staying with him," Charlie started, before he frowned and looked Harry in the eye. "Maybe what both of you need, is for you to stop hoping and waiting for the old Draco to come back. Maybe acceptance is what will make it easier on the both of you," Charlie whispered, looking sad but honest.
"I- I don't... I'm afraid that one day he will come back, and hate me for having given up hope," Harry replied. But then Nott's words came to his mind.
"I have to take him home, he can't stay in the hospital for years, three years are quite enough already, and he and I are sick of it," Harry nodded with more conviction than he felt.
"It's also bad for his mental health to be treated like a sick person, if he really isn't, especially as his condition can't be helped," Charlie agreed.
"Okay," Harry finished his beer and got up. "I must think about what you said, but I at least can prepare the house, right?" he tried to smile.
"You can do that," Charlie agreed.
"We are still on for lunch tomorrow?" Harry asked.
"Of course, but really you shouldn't do all the surprises before Christmas, not that you ran out for the big day," Charlie joked and Harry tried to laugh.
"Don't worry, I have more ideas in store. And now that he starts to remember the time we spent we can get to the fun stuff too. Till tomorrow then," Harry waved and didn't wait for Charlie's reply.
He left the Leaky in sure strides and got to the apparition point in no time at all. From there he apparated to the gates of Malfoy Manor. The silent grounds greeted him. In the always illuminated city, Harry hadn't noticed how short the day's already were. But here in Wiltshire, with nothing around but the full moon, night enveloped him.
The gates opened at his touch and Harry gulped before he walked in.
Part 8
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Date: 2016-12-08 01:11 am (UTC)I love this - it's what Harry needed to hear, and the fact that it was Charlie who said it, just, gosh. He and Draco can still save each other. There's something so vulnerable and beautiful in that.
Looking forward to the next chapter.
♥
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 08:29 am (UTC)thank you so much for such kind words!
and i am so glad that charlie worked so well for you- there will be more of him
thanks for reading and the lovely comment
<3
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 04:38 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 08:30 am (UTC)*hugs*
there there, it will get better!
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 06:31 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 08:31 am (UTC)i'm so happy to read that charlie worked well for you too!
thanks so much for reading and commenting
<3
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 09:36 am (UTC)- but
Date: 2016-12-08 11:44 am (UTC)i'm so intrigued what you will say then - i might have still some surprises left for you
<3
thanks so much for reading, commenting and inspiring me <3
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 10:31 am (UTC)The little glimpses into their life together 'before' are so intriguing! Draco wrote a dragon book. They lived in the Manor. It's been three bloody years!
Draco's reactions to the world are spot-on as well! Well done! <3
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 11:47 am (UTC)and i can say that the next chapter will have some surprise for you as well <3 which will do me some good, i like to surprise people!
and thank you i quite struggle with draco in ways of making him draco but at the same time having him at his young age, so thank you for that compliment!
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 11:32 am (UTC)No wonderful Harry's heart nearly broke, mine did as well. ^^
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 11:49 am (UTC)and i'm sure in the end harry's and your heart will be very happy with me- or well i at least hope it will be that way <3
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 01:50 pm (UTC)Yay for Charlie! I thought his part in this installment was fabulous!
(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-08 10:13 pm (UTC)and yay for having a good - heartbreaking- time! i'm so glad you enjoy it!
<3