Chapter One of 'Marathon'- The Saving of Him

[lomonaaeren]

Title: Marathon
Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling and associates own these characters. I am writing this story for fun and not profit.
Warnings: Angst, some mild violence, epilogue-compliant
Pairings: Harry/Draco, past Harry/Ginny and Draco/Astoria
Rating: R
Summary: Harry’s life has become an endurance run, through the remnants of his stressful divorce,

Comments

[helenadax]

New story!

Poor Harry, his kids don't respect him at all! He looks very lost right now. Luckily Draco will be able to help him with that.

[lomonaaeren]

Thanks!

Well, Lily is mostly upset about the divorce. I wouldn't say that Al doesn't respect him; he's just uncomfortable with Harry's fame, and the consequences it can have for him.

[calmnla]

This is fun! Poor Harry - he tries to do everything right but it always seems to be wrong. And Albus mimicking Draco perfectly is a crack-up! I like the jumping around in time, covering a lot in a little space, with references to things that don't need much explanation such as the Towel Incident and Harry being mobbed, and Ginny being a former celebrity herself. In a short piece, this is satisfying info. Looking forward to more, O Prolific One. :-)

[lomonaaeren]

Thank you! The rest of the story will be a bit more slowly-paced, since once Harry and Draco start spending time together, they frustrate the shit out of each other. But I'm really looking forward to writing this story.

[eelegantlyeevil]

Ummm, did you ever see that show on MTV, "My Sweet 16"

Lily's reacation to getting the wrong broom, reminds me of the girl who bitched about the Lexus she got because it was the wrong color. :)

Excuse the "pun" as it were, by Lily really is a witch and should be riding that broom.

This has a very interesting premise and I can't see whre you take our poor, worn out, put upon Harry.

[lomonaaeren]

No, I haven't! But in this case, it really isn't about the broom. Lily feels that Harry doesn't care enough about her to listen to her and find out what she'd like. If he ignores her about the broom, then what else does he ignore her about? Maybe inaccurate, but it's the way she feels.

Thank you!

[lomonaaeren]

Thank you!

Harry is mainly convinced that his job is the barrier between him and his family. If he could find the mental strength to quit, then he would, and spend a lot more time with them. His job is one of the main reasons that he and Ginny divorced.

[oakstone730]

Great beginning to the tale, I'm interested to see how this life-debt thing is going to play out.

[lomonaaeren]

Thank you!

Not the way Draco thinks right now, let's say that.