Fic: Surprise
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mini_festTitle: Surprise
Author: ???
Rating: G
Characters: Harry/Draco, Hermione/Ron, Ginny/Theo
Prompt(s): #27 (2011) Harry/Draco, Charlie/Draco, or Neville/Draco -- Coming out as a couple at the Malfoys' annual Yule Ball
Warnings: None
Summary: Harry won't tell anyone who he's dating.
Word Count: 811
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.
A/N: Thanks to the lovely H for the quick beta :) You're the best!
Harry tried to ignore Hermione's questions while he finished buttoning his extravagant robes. The black velvet fell smoothly over his slight frame, and he turned to admire the fit in the mirror along the back of his door.
"But really Harry, why won't you just tell us who she is?" Hermione persisted.
"I just don't see why it's such a big deal. You'll find out soon enough. Why don't you just worry about helping me get this mess of hair under control, that's the only reason I asked you here anyways" Harry stuck his tongue out and grinned.
Hermione reluctantly helped him cast a few charms until his hair fell in a pile of artfully constructed curls, giving him the freshly shagged look, instead of the bird's nest that was usually perched there. He turned and kissed her cheek and walked her downstairs to where Ron was waiting impatiently to leave.
"Come on you guys, as much as I would love to skip this whole thing, you know how upset Gin will be if we don't show up. It means a lot to her and Nott, since they're practically Malfoys."
"Yeah, yeah, Ron, just don't go getting into the eggnog early and embarrassing them." Hermione grabbed his arm and headed for the door, "Coming, Harry?"
"I have to make a quick detour, but I'll meet you there, I promise."
Hermione frowned but followed her husband out onto the front walk, the pop of Apparition following their exit. Harry sighed, double checked his reflection, then Apparated away after setting his wards.
Ron and Hermione had found Ginny and her new husband, Theo Nott, and were sipping their drinks waiting for Harry to arrive. "Ron, are you sure you have no clue where he might have gone?" asked Hermione, "It's been a good half an hour since we left surely he couldn't have had that much to do."
Ron was about to reply when there was a commotion from the front entryway. A series of bells had sounded, announcing the arrival of their hosts. "Now presenting the Lord Lucius Malfoy and his wife, the Lady Narcissa Malfoy," a house elf stood at the side of the door as the couple, graceful as ever glided down the grand stairway onto the dance floor. The bells sounded again and the house elf piped up "Now presenting, Master Draco Malfoy, and his escort, Mr. Harry Potter!" There were gasps heard throughout the ballroom as the couple stepped through the entry and made their way down the stairs, heads held high, challenging anyone to protest. Lucius looked as if he was barely holding his tongue while Narcissa had a bemused smile on her face.
Harry and Draco made their way out onto the dance floor as the music began and Draco led the slighter man in a graceful waltz. Hermione was speechless. She turned to Ron and saw his mouth hang open in shock and his face appeared white as a ghost. Looking over to Ginny and her husband she saw a wry smile playing at the corner of the redhead's lips. "You knew about this, Ginny?"
"Of course, Theo's been Draco's best friend for ages. He was the first to know, naturally."
"But, he never told us! Why wouldn't Harry tell us?" Hermione was near hysterics and Ron was recovering, spluttering by her side, face turning red as he realized the implications. They knew Harry had been seeing someone the signs had been there for months. Bailing on their usual plans, spending less and less time with his friends, and lately he hardly spent a night in his own bed. They had tried fruitlessly to find out who it was he was seeing, but for once he was frustratingly quiet about his love life.
"Do you blame him? Look at the way you're reacting! Ron looks like he's about to have an aneurysm, and you're about to die of shock. Have you ever thought that maybe he was afraid that you would act just like this? Maybe he wanted to keep it quiet until they knew for sure it was serious. Are you even going to give them a chance?"
Hermione looked at the seemingly happy couple. They danced wonderfully together, Harry's head thrown back in laughter and Draco's face lit up with a grin. As they slowed to a halt Draco brought his hands up to cup Harry's face and drew him in for a sweet kiss. She had never seen Harry look as happy as he did in that moment and right then she knew, she would never keep him from that kind of happiness. Smiling, she grabbed her husband's arm and led him out to the garden to cool off and talk some sense into him. It wouldn't be easy, but if this was what Harry wanted, it was what he would have.
Author: ???
Rating: G
Characters: Harry/Draco, Hermione/Ron, Ginny/Theo
Prompt(s): #27 (2011) Harry/Draco, Charlie/Draco, or Neville/Draco -- Coming out as a couple at the Malfoys' annual Yule Ball
Warnings: None
Summary: Harry won't tell anyone who he's dating.
Word Count: 811
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.
A/N: Thanks to the lovely H for the quick beta :) You're the best!
Harry tried to ignore Hermione's questions while he finished buttoning his extravagant robes. The black velvet fell smoothly over his slight frame, and he turned to admire the fit in the mirror along the back of his door.
"But really Harry, why won't you just tell us who she is?" Hermione persisted.
"I just don't see why it's such a big deal. You'll find out soon enough. Why don't you just worry about helping me get this mess of hair under control, that's the only reason I asked you here anyways" Harry stuck his tongue out and grinned.
Hermione reluctantly helped him cast a few charms until his hair fell in a pile of artfully constructed curls, giving him the freshly shagged look, instead of the bird's nest that was usually perched there. He turned and kissed her cheek and walked her downstairs to where Ron was waiting impatiently to leave.
"Come on you guys, as much as I would love to skip this whole thing, you know how upset Gin will be if we don't show up. It means a lot to her and Nott, since they're practically Malfoys."
"Yeah, yeah, Ron, just don't go getting into the eggnog early and embarrassing them." Hermione grabbed his arm and headed for the door, "Coming, Harry?"
"I have to make a quick detour, but I'll meet you there, I promise."
Hermione frowned but followed her husband out onto the front walk, the pop of Apparition following their exit. Harry sighed, double checked his reflection, then Apparated away after setting his wards.
Ron and Hermione had found Ginny and her new husband, Theo Nott, and were sipping their drinks waiting for Harry to arrive. "Ron, are you sure you have no clue where he might have gone?" asked Hermione, "It's been a good half an hour since we left surely he couldn't have had that much to do."
Ron was about to reply when there was a commotion from the front entryway. A series of bells had sounded, announcing the arrival of their hosts. "Now presenting the Lord Lucius Malfoy and his wife, the Lady Narcissa Malfoy," a house elf stood at the side of the door as the couple, graceful as ever glided down the grand stairway onto the dance floor. The bells sounded again and the house elf piped up "Now presenting, Master Draco Malfoy, and his escort, Mr. Harry Potter!" There were gasps heard throughout the ballroom as the couple stepped through the entry and made their way down the stairs, heads held high, challenging anyone to protest. Lucius looked as if he was barely holding his tongue while Narcissa had a bemused smile on her face.
Harry and Draco made their way out onto the dance floor as the music began and Draco led the slighter man in a graceful waltz. Hermione was speechless. She turned to Ron and saw his mouth hang open in shock and his face appeared white as a ghost. Looking over to Ginny and her husband she saw a wry smile playing at the corner of the redhead's lips. "You knew about this, Ginny?"
"Of course, Theo's been Draco's best friend for ages. He was the first to know, naturally."
"But, he never told us! Why wouldn't Harry tell us?" Hermione was near hysterics and Ron was recovering, spluttering by her side, face turning red as he realized the implications. They knew Harry had been seeing someone the signs had been there for months. Bailing on their usual plans, spending less and less time with his friends, and lately he hardly spent a night in his own bed. They had tried fruitlessly to find out who it was he was seeing, but for once he was frustratingly quiet about his love life.
"Do you blame him? Look at the way you're reacting! Ron looks like he's about to have an aneurysm, and you're about to die of shock. Have you ever thought that maybe he was afraid that you would act just like this? Maybe he wanted to keep it quiet until they knew for sure it was serious. Are you even going to give them a chance?"
Hermione looked at the seemingly happy couple. They danced wonderfully together, Harry's head thrown back in laughter and Draco's face lit up with a grin. As they slowed to a halt Draco brought his hands up to cup Harry's face and drew him in for a sweet kiss. She had never seen Harry look as happy as he did in that moment and right then she knew, she would never keep him from that kind of happiness. Smiling, she grabbed her husband's arm and led him out to the garden to cool off and talk some sense into him. It wouldn't be easy, but if this was what Harry wanted, it was what he would have.
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Date: 2011-12-03 10:22 pm (UTC)GO GINNY!!! :)
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Date: 2011-12-03 10:52 pm (UTC)I love that Harry was all "just gotta run an errant" and then actually was already there. :D
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Date: 2011-12-22 05:09 am (UTC)They danced wonderfully together, Harry's head thrown back in laughter and Draco's face lit up with a grin. As they slowed to a halt Draco brought his hands up to cup Harry's face and drew him in for a sweet kiss.
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