#borrowing courage

Borrowing Courage

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Summary:

After years of being a Magical Artist and painting for other people, Draco decides it’s time to paint for himself for once. The secrets pile up as he tries to unravel the mystery of his relatives but the only thing he didn’t count on was having to go to Potter of all people for approval.

Excerpt: 

“Most wizards get portraits done while alive. It’s so easy to paint someone when they are right there, so easy to see who they are, so easy to get their magic correctly. But—” Draco cut off with a frustrated huff.

“But what?” Potter prompted as he leaned forward. Up close, Potter’s imperfections were just as pretty as his perfections.

“I don’t want easy,” he admitted. 

“I can do all of that with my eyes closed and my magic restricted. I like the challenge of what I do. I like painting the dead. It’s not easy at times, and especially the longer the years pass that the person has died, but that’s what thrills me about it the most.”

“How Gryffindor of you.”

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Omg! I love that you are quoting me. That never gets old. I don’t want to give out spoilers so I’ll just show a small part for anyone confused. I love that it resonated with you. It was their thing, you know?

“I really do like you,” Harry murmured as Ron slammed a door and Draco snickered.

“Because I yelled at you?”

He could feel a smile pressed into his skin and he knew one was mirrored on his own face.

“It’s definitely because you yelled at me.”