A Private Word - Part 14B of A Different View

[sesheta66]

Title: A Private Word (14B/15 of A Different View)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 715
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Challenges: awdt's prompt of "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel," slythindor100's prompt #21 - "Christmas crackers," and my GJ 100_prompts entry #030 - "Enigma".
Summary: Harry and Draco exchange their Christmas presents.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To see all parts of A Different View, click here.


Draco and Harry had arrived a little early at the Manor for dinner, which thrilled Narcissa. They both knew what had almost happened when they had been interrupted by the carollers (Harry had discouraged Draco from showing the children what Don we now our gay apparel could be interpreted as), and had decided that perhaps it would be a good idea just to get on with their plans for dinner, rather than risk being late.

The meal was delicious, and Harry particularly enjoyed the Christmas crackers. Unsure whether or not a high-brow pureblood family such as the Malfoys would have such novelty items, he had brought some along with him. Narcissa had not, in fact, planned on having any, but did seem to enjoy them. She even wore the paper hat that it came with, though she did change the colour from Hufflepuff yellow to Slytherin green before putting it on.

After dinner, they retired to the sitting room for some tea and to exchange small gifts. Narcissa and Draco would exchange their main ones the next day, but they'd decided on one gift each to give to each other while Harry was there. Harry had given Draco a book on potions, and Narcissa a book by her favourite author. He had also brought over a bottle of her favourite wine as a hostess gift, which she had been very pleased with. Harry was thankful that Draco had helped him choose both gifts.

Draco had given Harry a book on Quidditch techniques, and had given his mother a journal. Narcissa gave Draco a potions kit, which they all agreed went well with the book Harry had given him, and she'd given Harry a copy of Hogwarts: A History. Draco had apparently told her that Hogwarts was the first place he ever remembered feeling like home, so she thought it was appropriate. He was somewhat amused by the thought of Hermione and Ron's reactions to this, and thanked her for her kindness.

When she asked what the boys had bought for each other, Harry and Draco exchanged looks that said it was okay to share. They told her about their gifts, and Harry was sure there were tears in her eyes when Draco described his painting.

At about nine o'clock, Narcissa excused herself. She needed to prepare for tomorrow, but Harry suspected she was just giving them some time alone. She remained an enigma to Harry, but he was pleased to realize that he liked Narcissa more as each day passed. As she was leaving the room, she turned to him.

"May I have a word with you, Harry?" she asked. "Privately?"

Harry looked at Draco who simply shrugged. "I'll give you two a minute," he said and left.

"Yes?" Harry asked.

"I wanted to thank you."

Harry was confused. "You've already thanked me. It was my pleasure. Besides, I should be thanking you for dinner."

"No, Harry, I'm thanking you as a mother. What you did for Draco … well, I can't begin to tell you what that means to me. To him as well, if I'm not mistaken."

"It was nothing," Harry assured her.

"It was not nothing. It was a piece of his past that he thought had been lost forever, and you brought it back for him. That was a wonderful thing you did, and you should know that." She looked him in the eyes with such sincere gratitude that Harry was taken aback. Squeezing his shoulder, she added, "Thank you for loving my son." And then she left.

Harry was … well, there was no other word for it … he was gobsmacked. When Draco returned, he saw the stunned look on Harry's face and asked, "Are you okay?"

Harry grinned sheepishly. "Better than okay, I think," he replied. "Your mother just thanked me for loving you."

Draco rolled his eyes, but couldn't hide the blush that appeared on his cheeks. "Oh, honestly!" he huffed exasperatedly. "She's too emotional for her own good these days, that woman!"

Harry took Draco in his arms. "I do, you know," he said, pressing a tender kiss upon Draco's lips. "Love you, I mean."

Draco's responding smile lit up the room. "Do you think we could go back to your place and finish what we started earlier?"

"Definitely," Harry replied.


Part 15 - Happy Christmas [NC-17]

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Comments

[megyal]

I just blasted through all of these and they're delightful. I like Narcissa in this a lot.

[lijahlover.livejournal.com]

I loved this a lot! This was very sweet thanks!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks ♥

I'm liking Narcissa more all the time. :o)

[svgurl.livejournal.com]

This was absolutely fabulous! And I can't help but notice it will now be 15 parts instead of 14 ... yay for a longer story!

I really adored this chapter though ... it was made of win! Narcissa is just the awesomest mother ever! She was so sweet and her thanking Harry for loving Draco ... it melted my heart.

Now our boys can go do naughty things. ;)

Thanks for the update! :D

Speaking of naughty, doesn't this picture make you think naughty thoughts? ;)

(http://pics.livejournal.com/svgurl/pic/0003p82q/)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon. *hugs* I melted your heart ... aww!

Yes, it's now 15 parts, because I couldn't get the smex in that has been requested, since once I got them over to the Manor, Narcissa just took over a bit. But luckily this week's AWDT regular challenge will work to finish it off.

And *drools* that picture is certainly a 'bad boy' pick. Yum!!!

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

Aww... *wipes tears* You really need to stop making me cry. *G* That was just so sweet, I can't wait until next chapter!!! Heh.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*drools* - I love that icon. I think I'll ask for art next fic exchange. Or 'either' and be surprised. I've been really pleased so far with the fics I've received, but I'm blown away by the art this time around.

Anyway ... *hands you tissue* ... didn't mean to make you cry, but at least they're happy tears. *g*

Yeah ... next chapter is for you in particular. It's almost done, actually.

Oh, and then your Christmas gift!fic. That's in the works too (house guest delays).

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Such sweet boys! And I adore your Narcissa in this.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I like Narcissa too.

[thrnbrooke.livejournal.com]

That was wonderful!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks ♥

[winter-june.livejournal.com]

Wonderful chapter. Love to see Harry is not only winning Draco but also his mum (and simply by being himself).

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon. ♥

[nocturnali.livejournal.com]

I love this whole thing.
It's great when everyone else can see that A loves B except for A and B.

Excellent and a lovely ending.

[piratesmile331.livejournal.com]

I love your Narcissa.
May I just remind you, though, that you are Killing. Me. Dead. here.

[martinstjohn.livejournal.com]

To borrow a term from figure skating that I just adore, honey, you landed that one just perfectly. And CLEANLY, too.

[nillaskye.livejournal.com]

Just beautiful! I love your Narcissa.
Can't wait to see how it ends!

[gurliemoviegeek.livejournal.com]

So beautiful!
Narcissa sees things so very clearly...
You ended things brilliantly, but I can't tell you how happy I was to see that little TBC at the end.

You've filled my heart with this wonderful arc. Thank you.

Now I shall wait patiently for the smex.

*giggle*

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

I asked for either and was a bit nervous about the idea of art at the time. I've seen some art in past fests that was just not my taste. But I have to say I've never been as pleased with a fest gift as I have this one. It was exactly what I'd asked for.

Yay for gift!fics! Take your time, there's no rush. Oh, have you still not got your Christmas gift yet? *pouts* I hope you get it before you leave.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been hesitant about it too, since I've seen some art that isn't my taste either, but I've been especially impressed this fest. Remind me exactly what you asked for, so I can ask for the same next time around. ;)

Christmas gift I think may have arrived yesterday at the post office. Just picked up the mail on our way home from dinner, and the delivery notice (dated Dec 28th) was there. Unfortunately, the post office is closed Sundays (and closed an hour & a half ago today), so it'll have to wait until Monday for me to pick it up.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks ♥

There will actually be one more part, even though the 'story' could end happily here.

*coughs* smex was requested *coughs*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! Sorry, but Narcissa took over this one (my characters generally take over and run with my stories), so the smex will wait. But for you and Alaana, there will be an NC-17 ending. Almost done. :)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thanks much.

Um ... there were a couple of requests for a smexy ending, so there'll be one more part. If you'd like, it can be skipped in favour of this CLEAN ending, which is a good place to stop anyway. ;)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Yeah, Narcissa rocks in this one. :)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes, Narcissa is pretty awesome.

And yeah, I'd have happily ended it right here, but since there were calls for smex early on, I shall satisfy those requests and do the extra part. Hopefully will post tonight. (Though starting in about ten minutes, it's movie night here with the boys, so we'll see how soon I can get back to the computer).

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

Oh, good, at least you can get it before you leave. I hope you like it. *wibbles*

I took the kids to see National Treasure today and I wore my Slytherin scarf. Alex rolled his eyes and said I was embarrassing him. *g*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent! I am glad I can contribute to other moms embarrassing their sons. ;)

I pondered the tie, but didn't think you'd wear it ... though somehow I knew you'd wear the scarf. Heh. As for other uses for the tie, well ... I'll just leave that up to you, shall I?

I asked if my guys wanted to see National Treasure (we all loved the first one), but the suggestion was met with lacklustre responses, so we're staying home and watching one of our newly-acquired movies (Oceans 11, which they bought for me). Movie shall start [delayed by request] at 8:30. How was National Treasure?

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

I loved it, but Nicholas Cage is one of my all time fav actors. Alex liked it a lot, but said the first one was better. Callie was bored in 15 minutes, most of it being way over her head. But hey, she's only 7. *g*

[nocturnali.livejournal.com]

Tsk.
Smex indeed. Where do these smutty people come from? ;)

*wanders off to write some more of her own very NC17 story*

Excellent, by the way, and if you can tie the AWDT prompt of 'The Point of No Return' in it will be even better. But if you can't, no worries. I have to read the very last bit.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Mmm ... already tied in that prompt. If our 'movie night' is over early enough, I'll post tonight. ;)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

He's one of my favs too. First ones are almost always better, so that's not a big surprise. And yeah ... 7 might be too young to really understand it all & enjoy.

We'll see if it ends up being a rental, though I suspect the FX would be better on the big screen. Thoughts?

[nocturnali.livejournal.com]

Woohoo!!
And I should've known you'd manage to use the prompt. Let that be a lesson to me to let you get on with what you do and just keep out of it. : D

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

No worries; if I hadn't, you'd be helping me out. ;)

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

Hmm... the FX didn't seem all that spectacular to me. I think it'd probably be just fine as a rental, unless you're just bored and looking for something to go see. I want to see Waterhorse. It looks really cute. *G*

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Wahoo, you've extended this series to 15 chapters! :D

I love your Narcissa more and more here, even if she is a bit emotional. *g*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! I needed the 15th for the smex that had been requested. ;)

Thanks. I like her too. Good mommy!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Good to know, thanks.

Waterhorse?

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thewaterhorse/clipspage/

The previews remind me of ET which one of my favorite movies of all time as a kid. *g*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Aww ... that looks adorable!

[softly-sweetly.livejournal.com]

Narcissa in a cracker hat... you own my heart darlin *squishes*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! Anything for her son (and his boyfriend). Well, except she had to draw the line at Hufflepuff colours. *g*

[juwel-fic.livejournal.com]

yay, glad to hear you added a Chapter 15 as well!

This was darling. Little squee there at the conversation between Narcissa and Harry. *g*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well ... I had some request an NC-17 rating from early on, so it necessitated another chapter. Glad you enjoyed it.

And yeah ... I like Narcissa here. ♥

[andrea--88.livejournal.com]

Mothers always know
I'm glad she approves
And I agree they need to continue where they left off

excellent