#journalist!draco

journalist!draco was about to interview spiderman. this was his opportunity to be ascended at his job.

he was excited.

until he sees potter. upside down. with what draco foolishly hopes is just a spiderman costume.

I wrote this a while back, but I stumbled upon it again and wanted to share.

This features Journalist!Draco, rambling about politics, journalism and writing; there is also second chances, coming out, and the title is based on the song "Watch What Happens" from Newsies!

Basically, one of the most self-indulgent things I've ever written. Here's an excerpt.

In a 37 to 13 vote, the Wizengamot has passed a bill that appears altruistic on the surface but in reality is a lackluster attempt to appease marginalized communities into pliant submission so the ruling class can continue to quietly exploit them, all the more tainted by a clusterfuck of completely unrelated amendments designed to indirectly fill the political war chests of the bill’s writers.

Draco snorted. Would “clusterfuck” be approved by Wizarding Reuters’s style guide? Probably not, he supposed; even the Executive Editor of the Daily Prophet was subject to the same rules of journalism as every other reporter, but his first draft was between him and his keyboard. Thank Merlin for the backspace key.

He cast a quick Tempus. He had to finish the draft in a couple of hours and get it to a Line Editor right away; this kind of story was particularly time-sensitive. He looked over his notes again, taken dutifully by the Quick Quotes Quill, as well as another notepad of thoughts written by his own hand. Nerves and a speck of doubt rose in his chest at the thought that, in just a few hours, his words would be available to read for the entire Wizarding World, forever inked in the newspaper as a public record of the day’s events.

1. Turn - One good turn always deserves another. Apparently. (In which Harry gets a Glimpse of what his life would have been like if he had of done one thing different - and realises he needs to make some big changes. Featuring a perfect Draco Malfoy, hilarious Blaise Zabini, and a seven year old Guide who loves Spinach cake and the colour red.) 

2. The More Loving One - He knows what it looks like, two men, living and working together, but they are doing absolutely fine as they are, thank you very much. However, there’s no smoke without fire, as the boys are about to discover.   

3. Running On Air - Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects.(This fic has the most beautifully descriptive writing. It’s my #1 favourite.)

4. All Life Is Yours To Miss - Professor Malfoy’s world is contained, controlled, and as solitary as he can make it, but when an act of petty revenge goes horribly awry, he and his trusty six-legged friend are thrown into Hogwarts life at the deep end and must learn to live, love and let go.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger Additional Tags: Journalist Draco Malfoy, Head Auror Harry Potter, Fluff, No Angst, Getting Together, Awkward Flirting, One Shot, Short, Journalism, Daily Prophet (Harry Potter), Bisexual Harry Potter, Coming Out, Implied/Referenced Internalized Homophobia, Denial of Feelings, Mutual Pining, based on a headcanon I have, Good Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Redemption, Lucius Malfoy’s a+ parenting Summary:

Even after all this time, Draco still got a little anxious when he was writing an article. He’d heard a comedian, once, talk about that moment of panic before going out on stage, that second where you’re suddenly aware you’re taking on a daunting task. Still, he’s done this enough times to know that once he gets started, once he begins settling into the familiar headspace of putting together the puzzle of words, the dread will disappear.

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