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Fallen (part 1 of 3, H/D)

Title: Fallen (Part 1 of 23)
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sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1300
Summary: Draco acts impulsively, but as the feelings he's managed to suppress for so long begin to surface, he's left wondering why he would do such a foolish thing.
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.
A Gazillion Challenges:

awdt's prompts: We used to be friends; Play some games; Most people I know think that I'm crazy; Did you have to use all the hot water? All publicity is good publicity; If that's not your fantasy, what is? I don't have any bad points; Every day I love you less and less; Wait a minute; why have you got that? The risk of serious injury.

slythindor100's prompts: #110 - Away from home; #108 - Choice of pictures - see below; #106 - Choice of quotes - I selected "Did you ever fall for someone you know you shouldn't? Try hard to fight your feelings, but you just couldn't?" and #104 - Home.

harrylovesdraco's Challenge #5 - Why would you ask me that?

enchanted_jae's July #41 - A strange place; April #38 - Prank or Joke.

Fallen

Draco entered the pub, looking for an excuse to be away from the solitude he called home, to find Potter perched at the bar. A strange place to see him mid-week, Draco thought.

As he approached, Draco could see Potter wavering in his seat, obviously having consumed a few drinks already. Curiosity winning the war over Draco's desire to stay away from Potter - it wasn't easy being around him, ever since Draco had come to the realisation that he had a bit of a crush on the man - he pulled up a stool next to Potter and ordered himself a drink.

"So, what brings you here tonight?" Draco asked.

"Why would you ask me that?" Potter replied, without looking up from his glass.

"Making conversation?" Draco suggested. "I figured you'd be home with the weaselette."

Potter shrugged, then picked up his drink. He swallowed half of it in one go, swayed a bit, then put the glass down heavily. "We split up," he said.

Well. Wasn't this an interesting turn of events? "I know you probably don't want to hear this," Draco offered, "but I'm surprised it took you so long."

Potter glared at him. "We used to be friends," he said. Draco frowned, so Potter elaborated. "Ginny and I."

"That doesn't mean you were meant to be more," Draco explained. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Potter scowled. "She always seemed to me to be caught up in hero worship. Frankly, thick though you may be, I was still surprised you fell for it when she played those games in sixth year." Potter scowled even more. "You know - to make you jealous. Next thing you know, there you were, her lap dog."

"You're crazy," Potter said before finishing his drink and ordering another.

"Most people I know think that I'm crazy," Draco replied. "It doesn't make what I say any less true."

"Did you have to use all the hot water?" Potter mumbled into his drink.

"What?" And Potter thought he was crazy?

"That's how it started. Like she couldn't cast a spell to heat up the water for the shower." Draco shot him a confused look. "We live in a Muggle neighbourhood," Potter explained. "Sometimes we run out of hot water, and the water heater needs time to recover. That's how the argument started. Stupid, yeah?"

"Yes." Obviously.

"Then she complained about the publicity I've been getting lately."

"All publicity is good publicity," Draco interjected.

"Well, not exactly," Potter argued. "But in this case, she was just angry because I got more than she did. As if I want the press reporting on my every move."

Draco snorted. "If that's not your fantasy, then what is?" He nearly choked on his own words, as one of his own fantasies came to mind.

"Very funny, Malfoy." Potter's next drink arrived and he took a gulp before continuing. "I hate all the attention. Always have."

Draco remembered back to the articles immediately following the war, praising the hero, telling everyone how wonderful and perfect Potter was. They'd lessened lately, but his adoring fans were still eager to lap up the latest news. "Sure you do."

Potter rolled his eyes. "I didn't see you celebrating when the Prophet kept reporting on your bad points."

"I don't have any bad points, Potter." The git had the audacity to laugh. "I merely made some questionable decisions." Which I will no doubt pay for, until the day I die.

"I suppose that's true," Potter conceded.

Draco nodded. "Potter, much as I think you could do better - and if you tell anyone I said that, I will deny it - I don't think any of this is earth-shattering."

"No, but what she said before I left pretty much sealed the deal." He picked up his fresh drink and took a swig. Draco watched, fascinated that the man hadn't yet fallen off his stool.

"And what might that have been?" he asked, expecting something equally mundane.

Potter placed his drink on the bar and turned to face Draco. Leaning in, their faces so close that Draco could taste the firewhiskey on Potter's breath, Potter grinned. "Every day, Harry, I love you less and less," he said.

Draco blinked and looked into Potter's eyes for something, anything that might hint that his words were a lie, some sort of joke. All he saw was pain. Somewhere deep inside, Draco saw red. He had never liked Ron's sister, and how smug she was after playing Potter and getting his attention. But this was something else entirely. Draco closed his eyes and pictured the weaselette writhing in pain under a Crucio.

He opened his eyes to see Potter reaching for his drink. Draco made it there first.

"Wait a minute," Potter said. "That's my drink. Why have you got that?"

"C'mon, Potter, I'm taking you home." He tossed some Galleons onto the bar to cover their drinks.

Potter shook his head and nearly fell off the stool. Draco steadied him. "Don't have a home to go to," Potter grumbled.

"You're coming home with me," Draco said. Why on earth he was doing this, Draco didn't know, but he certainly wasn't leaving Potter to his own devices - not in this condition. Not without leaving him at risk of serious injury. He wouldn't be accused of letting the great Harry Potter get hurt. That was the only logical reason for his actions. It had nothing whatsoever to do with wanting to get Potter in his own bed.

Draco Apparated them back to his flat, and deposited Potter on the sofa.

"Bed?" Potter asked.

"I'm afraid this will have to do," Draco explained. "This is a one bedroom flat."

Potter tried to stand up, swayed, then fell back down. Frowning, he looked up at Draco, his eyes straining to focus. "Loo?"

"Come on," Draco said, pulling Potter upright, and leading him to the bathroom. "Here you go." He sat Potter on the toilet while he retrieved some sobering potion. "I never take a full dose of this, because the headache is worse than a hangover, but a small swig should stop the ground from moving so much. At least enough to let you do your business. Besides, you wouldn't want all that perfectly good alcohol to go to waste." Potter nodded. "Open up."

Potter leaned back, opened his mouth, and Draco poured in a bit of the potion. "All right, then?" Draco asked after a minute.

"I think so," Potter replied. He wavered a bit as he stood up, but managed not to fall.

"Right. I'll leave you to it."

Draco poured himself a drink, hoping to calm his nerves. As he sat in his front room, he tried breathing slowly to calm his nerves, but it was no use. He took a sip and relished the burn of the alcohol sliding down his throat. Holding the glass in one hand and resting his head in the other, he let out a rueful chuckle at his predicament.

A distant conversation with Pansy came to mind. At the time, he'd been trying to console her over the latest loser she'd fallen for. A few too many drinks and she'd poured out her soul.

"Did you ever fall for someone you know you shouldn't? Try hard to fight your feelings, but you just couldn't?"

Watching her choke back tears, Draco had thought her mad at the time, sure that it was simply a matter of getting over your feelings, shoving them aside, or pushing them deep down. I mean, what kind of Slytherin was she anyway?

Now, as he listened to the water running in the other room, and tried to ignore the lurching in his stomach, he didn't think she was so mad after all.

Part 2.

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Awww, Harry! *kicks Ginny* *Hugs Draco*

*squishes Harry*

Lovely lovely lovely! I love the ending with Draco trying to be noble to Harry yet getting in too deep.

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

Oh, goodness. *wibbles* I feel for Draco and Harry both, in completely different ways. I love the bit at the end, where Draco is remembering his past conversation with Pansy. So good.

*hugs*

Thanks, hon.

This is terrific!! *kicks Ginny* I love kicking her,I am eeeeevol. *nods*

Can't wait for the second part!

Awww, thanks. Of course, this came out of nowhere when I'm supposed to be finishing WsiP. *headdesk*

*lip wobbles*

*pets you*

Awwwww I loved this and Draco's conversation with Pansy. Slaps Ginny upside her head!

Hee! Thanks, hon.

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*pets Harry*

yays helpful!draco. :D

nicely done, sweets, but am particularly fond of the last bit with pansy ♥

Thanks, hon. Seems you're not the only one. :)

*wibble*

stupid ginny *throws something sharp and pointy at her*

Awww.

*removes knives from your vicinity* ;)

I liked this, but I could have aprreciated if it had less Ginny bashing: I'm really fed up with it lately, especially after seeing HBP, Harry and her may not meant to be, but she's not a monster and there's not reason to demonize her so much to have them break up.

I know what you mean about Ginny bashing in the fandom; (the 'she's in my fandom, ruining my slash' kind of thing) it *does* happen. But I don't think it was the point of this fic. All the more unpleasant comments about Ginny, come from Draco, and we can't really blame him here, because he admits to having a crush on Harry (thus feeling jealous of Ginny, not to mention he already dislikes her for being a Weasly) and we all know he's a bit of a wanker to people he doesn't like. But! He's right when he says that she tried to make Harry jealous in the 6th year, and I don't think there's any doubt that Ginny harboured a star-struck hero-worship thing for Harry in her younger age. So I don't think Draco is being unreasonably unfair, and it's normal -under the circumstances- that he felt hatred and resentment when Harry told him about Ginny's parting words to him. He was only being protective of the man he cared about. And I think Harry would take a lot from the person he loved and wanted to make a family with, before he got fed and up and leave, so it *is* kind of necessary to 'demonize', as you said, Ginny in order for them to realistically break up. Maybe I'm too much of a H/D 'shipper and thus biased, but I just don't think there was malicious bashing of Ginny here. But each to his/her own :)

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sesheta-66.livejournal.com - 2009-08-18 18:23 (UTC) - Expand

*wibbles* Poor Harry - what a total bint Ginny is! *thwacks her* And Draco - love him! *adores* ♥

Thanks, hon.

By the way, I miss you!!!

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cleo-jay.livejournal.com - 2009-08-20 22:29 (UTC) - Expand

Poor Harry, loved the ending bit - said a lot without too many words

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

I'm such a sucker for protective!Draco (and especially when he is comforting an emotionally unstable Harry -and hopefully showing him how happiness feels, in the end-) like you wouldn't even know. Ginny's line made *my* insides freeze, I can't imagine how that must have felt for poor Harry... T_T But I was somewhat appeased by Draco's imaginary bashing ^^;; *eagerly awaiting the next part* <3:)

Awww, thanks hon. Glad you enjoyed it. And yeah, Harry was really hurting here. *squishes him*

Brilliant! Poor Harry... [thanks for even more reasons to hate Ginny (as if I needed any)].
Can't wait to see where you take us next.

Thanks, hon. I hope you enjoy part two.

Awww, this is too adorable!

Sorry I suck at replying to comments these days. *fails*

Thanks so much for reading & commenting. Glad you found it adorable. ♥

Oh no! Poor Harry! Draco will fix it though, right? *puppy eyes*

Sorry I suck at replying to comments these days. *fails*

Thanks so much for reading & commenting. :)

Hehee... I don't see how you do it. I'm lucky if I can fit one prompt in and make it work. :-D

And unlike everyone else, I adore Ginny here. If she weren't such a bitch, there would be no Harry/Draco shagging in the future. *G*

And here's another example of how I suck at comments. *fails*

Thanks, hon. :) Love your comment about Ginny. You know, sometimes your Slytherin side really does come shining through. *g*

Oooh, I love the way this has started. Draco, you should listen to the ladies. Even when we're crying and pouring our hearts out, we're very wise indeed....

Okay, I just have to say your icon made me giggle. XD

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sesheta-66.livejournal.com - 2010-07-16 05:47 (UTC) - Expand

Oh, poor Draco...still, now he has Harry at his Slytherin mercy :D Can't wait for part two!

Sorry I suck at replying to comments. *fails*

Thanks so much for reading & commenting. Harry at Draco's mercy is a lovely thing. *nods*

*looks at a bruised and bleeding Ginny*
Well... She got kicked twice, by

knic26 and

jamie2109, she got slapped by

lijahlover, might or might not have been stabbed with something sharp and pointy - depending on how good

kingzgurl is at throwing things, and then she got thwacked by

cleo_jay.
So, I'll have some pity - I won't do anything physical. I'll just say, "With every fic I read, Ginny, I like you less and less!"

Great story so far, hope to see more soon! Thanks for sharing :D

Sorry I suck at replying to comments. *fails*

Thanks so much for reading & commenting. Hee! Poor Ginny. Glad you liked this. :)

I do not like Ginny.

I do, however, love Draco. and of course *pets poor Harry*

good job love!

Sorry I suck at replying to comments. *fails*

Thanks so much for reading & commenting, sweetie. ♥

Ginny is a foolish girl. But I'm sure Draco will take much better care of Harry, if Harry lets him.

Sorry I suck at replying to comments. *fails*

Thanks so much for reading & commenting. No doubt Harry will be much happier with Draco. :)

D'awww. Poor Harry!

This is really great. You totally nailed their characters and everything. No OOCness for you! :'D

Can't wait for the second part. <3

Erm. It didn't log me in here, sorry. ^^;

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My heart broke a little at Ginny's words. Good story!

Sorry I suck at replying to comments. *fails*

Thanks so much for reading & commenting, hon. ♥

Isn't Draco a sweetheart, taking care of off-his-face!Harry? *loves him*

I would join in the Ginny bashing but she has probably had enough by now...

Sorry I suck at replying to comments. *fails*

Thanks so much for reading & commenting. Yup, yup. Draco is indeed a sweetie. :)

And yeah, I think the flist has beaten her up enough. *g*

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