Nearly Lost Things, Carefully Tended by squadofcats
Title: Nearly Lost Things, Carefully Tended
Author: squadofcats
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 46,600 Approx.
Summary: Three years after the war, Harry is lost, drifting, and feeling left behind. In an effort to get control of his life, he commits to cleaning out Grimmauld Place top-to-bottom and forcing it to be a home, whether it likes it or not. The rotten old house is stuffed full of antiques, and Harry is shocked to discover none other than Draco Malfoy running the local antique shop. Malfoy is polite -- too polite, and Harry soon finds himself with a mission: to annoy and bother Malfoy with the most hideous, absurd antiques he can find. But along the way, Harry comes to appreciate Draco, his work, and the power of connecting to the people who came before him. It's a hard lesson, but Harry learns that if he wants to build a future, he has to reconnect to his past, and Draco might just be the one to help him do it.
This story is just so cool! :D It's like the summary says, after traveling for a couple of years, Harry is back in London, he's decided to clean up Grimmauld Place. Ron suggested he goes to this antique expert to help him figure out what's rubbish and what's, you know, valuable. And on that note, Ron is completely awesome in this fic! But then, so is Ginny, and Luna, and Hermione, and of course Harry and Draco themselves are as well!
But as I was saying, Harry goes to the suggested antique shop and, surprise, surprise, the owner and antique expert is Draco. Only Draco is different. He's just so damn polite. It really bothers Harry, this polite ~indifference. Yeah, he's not going to take that. So he makes it a mission to rile Draco up, thing which he's an expert on, and starts bringing all sorts of antiques - ugly, weird, crazy stuff (there's a dildo and a cat - seriously, all sorts of crap), to get a reaction out of Draco.
Only eventually he realises he has a crush on Draco. And by "he realises" I mean his friends have an intervention. And now, well, now his mission is woo Draco.
It's super cool and fun, but it's also touching, because Harry's not just renovating Grimmauld Place, which he hates, he's looking for a home, he's looking for a place to call his, he feels alone and adrift, and is desperately looking to make new roots. Wonderful all around, really. :)
Author: squadofcats
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 46,600 Approx.
Summary: Three years after the war, Harry is lost, drifting, and feeling left behind. In an effort to get control of his life, he commits to cleaning out Grimmauld Place top-to-bottom and forcing it to be a home, whether it likes it or not. The rotten old house is stuffed full of antiques, and Harry is shocked to discover none other than Draco Malfoy running the local antique shop. Malfoy is polite -- too polite, and Harry soon finds himself with a mission: to annoy and bother Malfoy with the most hideous, absurd antiques he can find. But along the way, Harry comes to appreciate Draco, his work, and the power of connecting to the people who came before him. It's a hard lesson, but Harry learns that if he wants to build a future, he has to reconnect to his past, and Draco might just be the one to help him do it.
This story is just so cool! :D It's like the summary says, after traveling for a couple of years, Harry is back in London, he's decided to clean up Grimmauld Place. Ron suggested he goes to this antique expert to help him figure out what's rubbish and what's, you know, valuable. And on that note, Ron is completely awesome in this fic! But then, so is Ginny, and Luna, and Hermione, and of course Harry and Draco themselves are as well!
But as I was saying, Harry goes to the suggested antique shop and, surprise, surprise, the owner and antique expert is Draco. Only Draco is different. He's just so damn polite. It really bothers Harry, this polite ~indifference. Yeah, he's not going to take that. So he makes it a mission to rile Draco up, thing which he's an expert on, and starts bringing all sorts of antiques - ugly, weird, crazy stuff (there's a dildo and a cat - seriously, all sorts of crap), to get a reaction out of Draco.
Only eventually he realises he has a crush on Draco. And by "he realises" I mean his friends have an intervention. And now, well, now his mission is woo Draco.
It's super cool and fun, but it's also touching, because Harry's not just renovating Grimmauld Place, which he hates, he's looking for a home, he's looking for a place to call his, he feels alone and adrift, and is desperately looking to make new roots. Wonderful all around, really. :)