Fic: Celebrations

[wook77]

Title: Celebrations
Author: wook77
Rating: G
Pairing: H/D
Wordcount: 426
Summary: Harry and Draco attend a Christmas party for some very special guests.
A/N: Day 13 of the Fic Advent Calendar. Partially written from coffeejunkii's request for Draco in a Santa Hat. I'm very very sure that this isn't at all what she wanted. Given a quick lookover by anasuede



Every year, in the five years since the war ended, Draco found himself sitting in this small room. It might have been a good sized room at one point but, considering it was crowded with far too many people and furniture, it felt claustrophobic. He refused to consider that it might be the people that were in the room instead of the room itself.

It was also that he was forced to wear this silly, awful, embarrassing and horrendous hat that reminded him too much of those ridiculous things they all had worn back in Hogwarts. Last year, he'd tried to not wear it, had ranted and pouted, tried to use logic and, in the end, had given in and put the Santa hat on his head. The only thing that made the hat bearable was that Weasley was forced to wear one as well, the bright garish red of the hat clashing with his splotchy skin and accentuating the scar that drifted from ear to lip.

Harry wore one as well. When Draco thought of him, he searched the room until he spotted Harry across the room, sitting at a table surrounded by the celebrants. Harry looked happier than he did for most of the rest of the year. Draco couldn't quite understand why, when they walked down Diagon Alley or through Hogsmeade, Harry flinched away from the greetings, the 'thank you's and the congratulations. But here, in the middle of the residents of the Janus Thickey Ward, he seemed at home as the people petted his hair or held his hand. Every time Alice Longbottom handed him a sweets wrapper, Draco wondered why he didn't just throw it out instead of saving it in a box.

As he informed Gilderoy Lockhart for the thirtieth time that afternoon that, "no, thank you, I do not want your autograph," Draco watched as the Witch at the table with Harry and Weasley finally responded. She raised her head and said, quite plainly and succinctly, "Harry" before reaching out a hand. Harry's face switched from the indulgent grin to teary-eyed shock in a breath and Draco couldn't take his eyes away, even as Lockhart put a piece of paper in front of him and started signing while babbling away in his ear.

Draco's heart broke as Harry touched Hermione's hand and she withdrew, back into her own world where the crayons from her Muggle upbringing made her happy. She continued to draw streaks of red and green all over the paper, engulfing the people pictured in the drawing.


As always, I'd love to hear what you think

Comments

[anunseengenius.livejournal.com]

OMG, that is so sad! :((( I <333 Hermione, so... :( So sad.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

It is, quite. That's what I was going for, really, so I'm glad that it affected you that much.

*loves*

[fiona-fawkes.livejournal.com]

Oh My GOD, Wook! I have tears in my eyes. That was heart-renching and beautiful. *sniffles* I think I need a tissue.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Tissue? Really? BWEEEE!!!!!!!!!! I RULE THE WORLD!

[piratesmile331.livejournal.com]

I have tears in my eyes as well. I particularly loved this line: Harry's face switched from the indulgent grin to teary-eyed shock in a breath...

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm very glad that it affected you as I had this quick snapshot of Hermione and Harry in my head and the fic went from there.

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

well, this wasn't exactly what i was thinking about but that doesn't make this any less good. at first i thought that harry might be dead and draco was wearing the hat because harry used to, so i was glad to discover that harry was still alive. that's very sad about hermione, though :(. i'd like to think that harry and draco go home and make love and are glad that they still have each other ♥.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they're very glad for one another, especially as Ron is left alone with almost a shell of Hermione.

I really tried to write dancing around nekkid in the hat and it wouldn't come.

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

yeah. i have to say that out of all of them, i always want harry to be the one who's happy because he's had the worst life/fate.

aww, well, there are times when draco's dancing around nekkid, but this clearly wasn't one of them :).

[flamewarrior.livejournal.com]

:,-(

very sad, beautifully written.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that. This was heartwrenching to write, as well.

[lexie-sinistra.livejournal.com]

That was so sad but just so touching

Draco's heart broke as Harry touched Hermione's hand and she withdrew, back into her own world where the crayons from her Muggle upbringing made her happy. She continued to draw streaks of red and green all over the paper, engulfing the people pictured in the drawing.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that it affected you.

Thanks for letting me know!

[sugareey.livejournal.com]

=( Oh, dear. Simple but touching. You are too good with words.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thank you. *blushes*

*loves*

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's so tragic! Your description of Harry's reaction to Hermione finally saying his name was so touching.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It was quite sad to write as well. The image of Harry's face was crystal clear in my head and I wrote from there.

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

nice, i like the way you tied in alice and gilderoy. beautifully done, right down to the cranky!draco. ♥

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ♥

I wanted to lead into where they were at and then have that little bit of a punch about Hermione...I'm glad it seems to have worked.

[fanfic-journal.livejournal.com]

First thing I thought of too, was "that's beautiful". Tissues needed here too! I love how much it shows Draco's love for Harry too!

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you enjoyed! Thanks so much for letting me know!

When I started writing, I only had a snapshot of Hermione in my head and went from there with the story.

[confiteor-3.livejournal.com]

Oh gods. This is so beutiful and sad and I'm going to cry any second now. ♥

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! (not about the crying but about the comment)

They're a very sad pair at times but, somehow, there's a thread of connection that always seems to bring them back, yeah?

[enablelove.livejournal.com]

omg..that was heartbreakingly gorgeous

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. It was heartbreaking to write, honestly.

[nomeci.livejournal.com]

wow - that was very sad, yet a very feasible possibility - and that is what makes your heart break even more...

very good work!

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I keep hearing rumours about how one of the deaths is going to be Hermione or Ron and I really hope it isn't. I'd like to see them all come out healthy and whole, this story notwithstanding ;)

[nomeci.livejournal.com]

I actually think that they will both die. I think Voldemort will kill them both right in front of Harry and that will be the thing that sends Harry over the edge and what pushes Harry to finally kill the bastard!

When I get a chance later, I will find the thread on my journal where we discussed the different possibilities - if you would like to read them...