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Title: Stolen Moments
Author: [livejournal.com profile] sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 325
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Challenge: For [livejournal.com profile] mtranc3, to thank her for the wonderful icon and banner she made for my Family Secrets series.
Summary: I loved the picture she drew, called Stolen Moments, so I decided to write a ficlet to go along with it. Hope you like it, hon!
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.


It wasn't often that they could sit like this. Sure, the threat of war was no longer looming, and both Harry and Draco had managed to come to terms with their past, and had decided to look ahead to the future ... together.

It had started with tentative words of thanks. Draco had thanked Harry for saving his life - twice. Harry had thanked Draco for sparing his - twice. Harry had thanked Narcissa for keeping his secret. Narcissa had thanked Harry for returning her son. Harry had thanked them both publicly in his sworn testimony. They had thanked him privately over dinner.

It was to be the first of many dinners Harry would have at the Manor, and the most awkward, since he kept recalling the only time he'd been there before. The only saving grace was Lucius's absence. It had taken months to get the recurring images out of his mind, but as time passed, they were replaced with new scenes, new memories.

Once the war had ended, Harry and Draco - without threats looming, sides to choose, lines to draw, loyalties to work out - were looked upon as leaders of their houses when school had resumed. They had the opportunity to carry on the house rivalries of their past, or move ahead into a more cooperative future. Tired of it all, they chose the impossible. After all, they had managed to get past their own animosity, why couldn't their houses?

It was easier said than done, they realized, and they'd found themselves working tirelessly to wipe out stereotypes, but it was certainly an uphill battle. After one particularly tiring day, Harry had led Draco down to the lake for some private, quiet time. Sitting down on the grass, Harry captured Draco's hand and drew him down to sit in front of him, lean back into his embrace, and relax.

And that was how their friends found them hours later.


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Date: 2008-03-28 01:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurliemoviegeek.livejournal.com
Lovely!
The image of the like that is gorgeous in itself, but the idea of them coming together to end animosity among the houses of Hogwarts is a beautiful idea!

Loved this!

Date: 2008-03-28 04:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
Thanks, hon. Glad you liked it.

Date: 2008-03-28 04:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] winter-june.livejournal.com
Very beautiful glimpse of their new life. They deserve this quiet happiness in this new world they have helped to create *nods*

Date: 2008-03-28 04:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
Indeed they do. ♥

Date: 2008-03-28 04:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] piratesmile331.livejournal.com
This was lovely! I love the image of them sitting together like that...

Date: 2008-03-28 05:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
It was such a sweet picture. Simple, really, but spoke of so much more. *sighs*

Date: 2008-03-28 05:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] felaine.livejournal.com
Poetic and beautiful.
The picture is lovely and your writing more than does it justice.
*saved to Memories*
Felaine

Date: 2008-03-28 06:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
Aw, thank you. ♥ I'm so glad you liked it, and that you feel I did the pic justice. :)

Date: 2008-03-29 05:21 am (UTC)

Date: 2008-03-29 06:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
Thank you ♥

Date: 2008-03-29 07:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] byaghro.livejournal.com
That was so wonderful! And sweet!! I love all of the thank yous at the beginning! Especially this one: Harry had thanked them both publicly in his sworn testimony. They had thanked him privately over dinner. -- I think that sums up all parties involved.

Date: 2008-03-29 07:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
Thanks, hon. Glad you enjoyed it.

Date: 2008-03-30 10:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mtranc3.livejournal.com
Thank you honey, it's wonderful! It captures the spirit of the picture perfectly! I loved the 'thank you' paragraph, and how you showed how Harry and Draco moved on after the war! You seriously didn't have to write me a fic, I was really glad to make the icon/banner for you. ♥

Date: 2008-03-30 10:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
I know you said I didn't have to write you something, but I wanted to. And this pic of yours is sooo sweet, it begged me to write a little something to accompany it.

Thanks again, hon. ♥

Date: 2008-03-31 06:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] svgurl.livejournal.com
I loved this fic! It was just so sweet and perfect. I like Harry and Draco pushing everyone past the house rivalries. Very awesome.

Wonderful work!

Image (http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee155/svgurl410/?action=view&current=93.jpg)

Date: 2008-03-31 06:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
Well, she didn't give me a prompt, so I went to her LJ and picked this pic, because it was just so simple and sweet, I thought it deserved a wee story to go with it. So here's the result.

Glad you enjoyed it. :)

Date: 2008-04-04 08:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thrnbrooke.livejournal.com
Beautiful!

Date: 2008-04-04 08:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com
Thanks. The picture was really very sweet, so I was inspired. :o)

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