#drarry af

Draco: Are your potions up to scratch yet, Potter?

Harry: I don't know Malfoy, why don't I show you what I can do tonight and you can be the judge? By the way, how are those wand movements I showed you working out for you?

Title: Daily Prophet Reporter Interviews Harry Potter on His Relationship with Draco Malfoy

Summary: A Daily Prophet reporter interviews Harry Potter on his newly-made public relationship with Draco Malfoy, though it doesn’t exactly go as planned.

I had this idea a few days ago and I just couldn't get it out of my head. I'd love to imagine an interview where Harry talks about his relationship with Draco and I’m sure you all do too, so here you go! Of course it isn’t complete without some Daily Prophet drama for you lololol

Also this drabble is dedicated to @queenofthyme  and to the anon who told me to keep writing<3

P.S. This is unbetaed, and I don't write too often so if you have any suggestions or comments they're welcome but please be respectful. Enjoy!

Draco turns on the wireless, grabs his tea, and sits down on the sofa. Potter's got an interview that'll be heard on the wireless and he'll be damned if he misses it.

They'll most likely bring up their relationship; they publicly announced it last month, but have actually been dating for half a year or so. They haven't given any interviews nor statements since way before that either, so he's sure people are dying to know about Saint Potter's relationship with Draco Malfoy, of all people.

He hears some static, and then—

Interviewer: Mister Harry Potter! Welcome to the Daily Prophet's interview segment on the wireless! How are you today?

Harry: Thanks for having me. I'm doing fine. You?

Interviewer: I'm doing great! Alright, Harry, let's get right down to business. There's a rumor out there that you're in a relationship with Draco Malfoy! What do you have to say about that?

Harry: Oh, well, it's very true. I'm quite happy with him. We made our relationship public last month.

Interviewer: You heard it here first, folks! So tell us, Harry, what's it like dating your old Hogwarts rival?

Harry: I mean, we were both gits back at Hogwarts and we've moved past that, obviously, so I kind of don't get what you mean, honestly.

Interviewer: Hm, I see, I see. How did you two get together?

Harry: *laughs* That's actually quite the story. It'd been a few years after Hogwarts, maybe three? Hermione told me to go get some fresh air so I went to Diagon to buy some things I needed. I'm at Flourish and Blotts when I see Malfoy; I walk over to him and I say hello, and he jumped. Mind you, I was behind him and he was pretty absorbed in a book so I should've tapped his shoulder or something. Anyway, he jumps and turns around and says, "Honestly Potter, do you have to scare the living daylights out of me?"

And I apologized, we talked for a bit and then I asked him if he wanted to catch up sometime over a cuppa and, well, we kept seeing each other.

At this point you could tell Harry was blushing and smiling, which he'll tell Harry later was very pathetically sappy.

Interviewer: Why do you call Draco Malfoy 'Malfoy,' since you're dating and all? Still not at the tentative first name basis?  

Draco's blood started to boil. How dare he! He and Harry are doing great thank you very much. The audacity!

Harry: We've always called each other by our surnames, though we'll use our given names too. Just depends. That doesn't mean our relationship is any different, or that it's not intimate, it's just how Malfoy and I are.

Interviewer: Fair enough. Being old school rivals, do you two still fight a lot?

Harry: Not really, no. Like, we bicker and tease each other but we don't fight. We communicate quite well, actually.

Interviewer: You sound surprised!

Harry: No, just reflecting. We get along a lot better than some people expected.

Interviewer: And how do you feel being the first and only openly gay man in Wizarding Britain?

Harry: I'm actually pansexual with a strong preference for blokes, but I don't know. I'm glad I'm helping other people like me find out who they are earlier. It's pretty challenging to realize that what you're feeling is normal and completely valid when all you see is heterosexual couples. It took me a while.

Interviewer: And how'd you figure it out, Harry?

Harry: It was a lot of small things put together. I wouldn't have figured it out without Hermione. She's really a brilliant witch.

Interviewer: You know, Harry, some people are worried for your well-being in this relationship, what with Mister Malfoy's past—

Harry: Alright, that's it. People need to stop inputting their clearly unwanted opinion on my relationship. I don't care what you think. I don't care. I don't choose who I fall in love with, but I'm sure as hell glad I'm with Draco. Malfoy's perfect for me. You know why? He doesn't treat me like the 'Savior of the Wizarding World.' He treats me like a person. Always has.

I don't need someone who'll say, "You look great, Harry!" Even though they know I don't. I need someone blunt and honest. I don't need someone who'll fawn over me and won't tell me when I'm wrong. I need someone who'll say, "Really, Potter? You can't wear that to a Ministry event, it's ghastly. There's a dress code you have to follow."

I need someone who'll tell me things how they are, not someone who'll tell me what I want to hear. He keeps me humble, and he's changed. If people can't see that at this point, then they're delusional. He's literally relearned everything's he's ever been taught and is actively educating others on making the right choices no matter how difficult they might be. People who aren't even giving him a chance can sod off.

Harry's fuming, Draco can tell. Potter's the best partner he could've asked for. No matter what he says, Draco doesn't deserve him. He's really got no words to express how moved he is by Harry’s speech, but he'll definitely show him his gratitude in the bedroom later.

Interviewer: *clears throat after a short, tense silence* Alright... Moving on! How do you feel with your relationship being so public?

Harry: Obviously I'm not a very public person but just for the record I don't care what people have to say and they should stop sending unwanted howlers! I'm done here. You've got more than enough to work with for a few months.

Before Draco can even blink, Harry’s in the living room while the host is trying to recover from what just happened.

Draco puts his cup on the side table a moment before Harry flops onto him on the couch. Harry’s face is red with anger. Draco hugs him and starts rubbing his hand on Harry’s back in soothing circles.

“Well that was quite entertaining,” He states.

“I swear, they get bolder every year. People need to mind their own bloody business,” Harry replies with passion.

“You’re the Wizarding World’s Golden Boy, Potter. They think they own you.”

“Well they can sod off! I’m my own person and I’ll do whatever I bloody please.”

After a long, comfortable silence Draco says, “Alright let me up, I’m gonna make you a cup of tea. Tea always helps.”

Draco gets up with some complaint (“No, I’m fine, keep hugging me! Dracooo!”) and starts making Harry’s favorite tea. He still hasn’t fully processed Harry’s I don't choose who I fall in love with, but I'm sure as hell glad I'm with Draco. They haven’t really exchanged I love you’s, at least not verbally, though they show it every day. Maybe it’s time they did say it.

I must say that I enjoyed writing with this prompt, so thank you @dj-enderz! I hope I managed to write it in the way you wanted. Also as I started writing this while listening to a song that inspired the subtitles, I dare you to figure out whose song it is. The first one who answers this correctly gets mentioned in the post with the third part of Silver Eyes.

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Step With Me

Step 1 – Come a Little Closer

It’s a cold Saturday morning and Draco has convinced Harry to play chess with him. That’s how they ended up sitting on the floor, in front of a lit-up fireplace, playing a game and having fun. It’s Draco’s turn and while he tries to decide what his next move will be, Harry observes him. He notices how Draco’s eyebrows are furrowed and the way he bites his bottom lip. The nose that Harry has always been just a bit obsessed with is slightly scrunched up and as he notices these things, his heart swells up with love for the boy in front of him. They’ve been together for quite a while now and more than once Harry had imagined them being together forever. And this moment is one of those as well. Harry’s mind fills up with images of them growing old together, raising children or just spending quiet time next to each other.

Overwhelmed with these thoughts, Harry suddenly jumps up and runs to their shared bedroom. He hears Draco’s surprised yell behind him as he asks where Harry is going. But Harry ignores him and pulls open the bottom drawer of his nightstand. Taking a small box out, he slowly returns back to the living room.

Draco looks up and tilts his head. “Where’d you go?”

Harry runs his hands through his hair looks down. “Can you come a little closer?” he asks and meets Draco’s eyes. Draco looks at him in suspicion but stands up and steps closer to Harry.

Step 2 – Rest Upon my Shoulder

Harry takes Draco’s hand in his and pulls him even closer. Draco stumbles slightly and Harry chuckles. Draco shots him an angry look that causes Harry to laugh even more.

“I still don’t know what’s going on here,” Draco huffs and Harry gives him a gentle smile.

“You know I love you, right?”

Draco flushes red and mumbles something under his breath. It isn’t the first time Harry has said these words so casually but Draco still acts all surprised and embarrassed when he hears them. “I know you do, and I love you too, you dork.”

Harry chuckles again and kisses Draco. The kiss is gentle and slow at first but soon turns a bit more rough and passionate. Draco pulls back after a while, his cheeks still flushed red, and looks into Harry’s green eyes. Warmth spreads inside Draco and those green eyes brighten just for him. Harry hugs him and Draco leans his head upon Harry’s shoulder. Draco inhales the familiar scent of Harry’s that he has grown to love over the months. Everything seems perfect to Draco as he has those strong arms wrapped around him and tears start forming in his eyes. He blinks them away and takes a deep breath to calm down. Draco always finds himself being emotional when Harry showers him with gentle touches and affection. He closes his eyes and just listens to the light sounds the burning wood makes in the fireplace.

Step 3 – I’m Calling You Baby

Harry tightens his arms around Draco for a second and then releases him from the hug. Draco quickly feels cold but doesn’t comment on it.

“Draco…” Harry starts and Draco meets his eyes in an instant.

“Harry…” Draco teases him lightly, trying to make the atmosphere a bit lighter.

“Listen, baby. I’ve got to ask you something.”

Draco tenses at that. Harry rarely calls him ‘baby’ and usually only when he wants to discuss something serious concerning their relationship. And the way Harry fumbles with something in his hands and tries to avoid eye contact every few seconds, makes Draco even mores uspicious and concerned.

“What is it?” Draco asks with a tone so cold that he immediately feels bad about. Harry looks at him with a hurt expression but quickly hides it.

“It’s just… I’ve been thinking…” Harry starts nervously.

“Go on,” Draco encourages him to continue even though dread settles in his stomach.

“Well…” Harry gulps and slowly lowers himself down onto one knee.

Step 4 – We Can Get Married

Draco’s heart stops beating when Harry opens a small black box and a simple, silver ring appears in front of Draco’s eyes.

“Will you marry me, Draco?”

Everything stops for a moment and Draco is lost at words. But then his anxiety and insecurities kick in. “You’re joking, aren’t you? This is just a way to get me to break it off with you, isn’t it?

Hurt flashes through Harry’s face and he stands up. He once again takes Draco’s hand into his and squeezes it reassuringly. “I love you, Draco. And I can assure you that I’m completely serious about this. I’ve been thinking of it for a while now, and I realized that you’re the only one I can imagine spending the rest of my life with.”

Draco lowers his head as tears gather in his eyes. “Why would you want me? A Death Eater?” His voice breaks and his legs give out as tears start overflowing. Harry gathers him into his arms and holds him tights as Draco sobs heavily. “I don’t deserve love and I definitely don’t deserve you, Harry.” He manages to say through his sobs and shivers.

Step 5 – Top it with a Cherry

Harry rubs Draco’s back as he guides him to the sofa. They sit down and Draco slowly calms down.

“Draco,” Harry starts and tilts Draco’s chin up with his finger. “You’re an amazing person and the actions of your past, which weren’t even something you chose to do, are not important to me and they shouldn’t be important to anyone.They don’t define you for who you really are.”

Draco opens his mouth to say something but Harry shushes him gently. “I’m not finished yet. The thing is, Draco, I know who you really are. You’re someone who does anything to make me smile even when the cases at work are horrible and I’m feeling down because of that. You’re the one who holds me tight when nightmares keep me awake at night. And you’re the one who is meant for me, I just know it. So please, don’t doubt my love for you. I truly do love you and I want nothing more than to marry you.”

Tears gather in Draco’s eyes again but this time they’re not sad tears. He pulls Harry into a long and passionate kiss, then mutters a “yes” before kissing him again.

Step 6 – As Good as it Gets

Soooo the Ghost of Harry Potter is online..

and he’s very bored. 

Draco: Have you always been this foul-mouthed when you’re turned on?

I love them (used sparingly, and appropriately within the scene)! I personally don't headcanon Harry and Draco as a couple who goes around calling each other pet names, and particularly not around other people. But I do think that sometimes during sex, when they're on sensory overload and their emotions are heightened, someone will call the other "baby". Or when one of them realizes how deep they're in it with the other, a helpless "sweetheart" (or several) will slip out.

And especially in those soft domestic moments -- such as when Harry, rumpled with his Auror robes unbuttoned and his t-shirt untucked, and Draco, tie-knot loosened and collar and waistcoat undone, will kick off their shoes, and Draco will lay atop Harry on the sofa, and they'll stay plastered to each other from head to foot, and one of them will call the other "love" and they'll let their hands wander as they recite the worst parts of their days in between soft, comforting kisses, during the hour this ritual sometimes lasts for before they get up to have dinner; such as how when Draco gets sick, Harry dotes on him and brings him eggs and tea and potions, and doesn't seem to realize he's called him nothing but "pet" every time he's asking if Draco wants a bath or checking for a fever (which might be why Draco always milks it for an extra day or two); such as when Harry's had a particularly crap day with the press, so Draco always makes the time to have his favorite takeaway ready when he steps out of their Floo, along with a glass of the good whisky, and coaxes Harry to rest his head in his lap so he can stroke through Harry's hair and murmur "darling" (and if it's slightly acerbic, "You're the hero of the whole bloody world, of course they're never going to give you a moment's peace, might help if you tried to look less dashing in those ugly robes, darling scarhead of mine" that makes it inexplicably better) -- those moments that mean the world to both of them, the ones they never let anyone see and have no idea how to explain when they're bitching about the other to their friends, and someone asks "WHY ARE YOU STILL WITH HIM, THEN?!" because it all feels somehow too personal and precious to share and who would believe it anyway, yes. Yes I think it happens, then.

And yes, I have a lot of ~feelings about the use of affectionate epithets.

I'm just not quite sure how to describe them. ❤