Fic: After Effect, Harry/Draco, NC-17, [Complete]
Title: After Effect
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: NC-17
Summary: No one knew Draco had a daughter, but due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding the end of the War he'll have to bring her to school for his eighth year. Perhaps a bit of innocence can help to open eyes.
This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Epilogue: Eleven Years Later
“I promise, it’s not scary,” Harry said gently to Teddy, who was eyeing the barrier between Platforms Nine and Ten with trepidation. “Just think of it as a pretend wall-close your eyes and walk through and you won’t even feel it!”
“Wanna watch me go?” Carina offered, stepping confidently up to the brick wall. Teddy nodded fervently. His hair was curly and loose, though unlike Harry’s it was rather tame, and it was a nice shade of brown that he’d picked out for his first day of school. Harry patted his head and chuckled.
“There you go. Carina will show you.”
Carina, in her mini skirt and ballet slippers, long blond hair trailing behind her, stepped easily through the barrier, seemingly unaware of the Muggles around them and the fact that this procedure was supposed to be discreet. Harry looked down at Teddy, who looked back up at him.
“Try to be a bit more subtle, eh?”
Teddy laughed and looked at the wall, preparing himself for what anyone would gather was a dangerous trick by the look on his face.
“Harry!” Teddy’s concentration was broken by the sound of Draco’s voice, who had just come up behind the two of them pushing a load of luggage.
“Oh, good, you have the bags.”
Draco looked at him incredulously.
“Harry, so help me God, you will be sleeping on the floor for the rest of your life if you don’t take this monstrous pile of luggage in the next three seconds.”
He’d dated Draco long enough now to know that he wasn’t kidding, and so he promptly took the wheel of the cart, smirking at his long-time boyfriend as he did so, and pushed it through ahead of Teddy with a wink.
“He never learns,” Draco sighed and Teddy laughed. “Well, what are you waiting for, munchkin, a formal invitation? Come on.” Teddy continued to chuckle as Draco took his hand and stepped through with him, showing about as much concern for the Muggles as Carina had.
“Wow,” Teddy whispered, looking around in awe.
“That’s right, you’ve never been here before, have you?” Teddy shook his head slowly and Draco smiled. “You’re gonna love it, Teddy. Hogwarts is the best place in the world.”
“Draco?” Teddy said quietly, chewing on his lip. Draco looked down at him with an eyebrow raised. “What if I don’t fit in? What if no one likes me?”
Draco’s face softened and he kneeled down so that he was looking up at the already-tall boy. Teddy continued to chew on his lip nervously.
“There is no way,” Draco whispered, idly fixing Teddy’s black tie that he’d insisted on wearing, “that anyone could dislike you. You know why?” Teddy shook his head. “Because you’re funny, and smart, and talented, and you can change the color of your hair at will. Who wouldn’t wanna be friends with someone like that?”
Teddy snorted and leaned in to hug Draco tightly. Draco ran a hand through his hair before standing back up and leading the boy toward where Harry and Carina were standing, Harry attempting to load Carina’s copious amounts of luggage onto the train.
“What do you need with all of this anyway?” Harry huffed after he’d finally gotten the last bit stowed away. Carina placed her hands firmly on her hips and Harry’s eyebrows rose in challenge.
“I have to look good, don’t I?”
Harry sighed and shook his head at her. “You could not be more like your father if you tried.”
“Is that a problem, Potter?” Draco drawled, coming up next to him. “Do you want to sleep on the floor?”
Their would-be mock-fight was interrupted when a girl called out Carina’s name.
“Oh!” Carina shouted. “That’s Lacey. I gotta go. See you at Christmas!” She leaned over quickly and pecked Harry on the cheek. “Bye, Dad,” she said hastily, and then moved on to Draco. “Bye, Papa.”
“Behave!” Draco shouted, but it was a lost cause, as she’d already disappeared in the throng of students with her friend. “I should never have signed that permission slip for Hogsmeade,” he groaned.
“Oh, will you calm down?” Harry laughed. “It’s Hogsmeade. What could happen?”
Draco glared at him.
“She could get hit by a snowball thrown by a disembodied head,” he deadpanned. Harry winked at him and leaned in for a kiss but Draco moved away.
“I don’t think so, Potter. Cook me an excellent dinner tonight and moisturize my entire body, and then we’ll see about that.”
“Oh my God,” Teddy groaned. “See you guys in a few months.”
“Have a good term, Teddy,” Harry laughed, leaning in to give him a hug. “And don’t forget to write Hermione. She was so upset she couldn’t be here to see you off. Oh, and your grandma! Write her, too.” Teddy nodded and smiled in spite of himself before turning around to find a compartment.
Harry and Draco stood in the station holding hands, watching as the train began to pull away and finally rounded a corner and disappeared. Harry sighed and looked at Draco, who was still watching the tracks. There was a buzz of voices around them from the numerous amounts of people, but neither really noticed.
“You know, she may be a right pain in the arse sometimes-kind of like you-but I have to remember to thank her one day.”
Draco turned to look at him with his eyebrows drawn.
“What for?”
Harry leaned in and stole a kiss before Draco could pull away.
“For being that little bit of innocence we’d needed back then to bring us together.”
Draco bit his lip and shook his head at Harry, though there was a very bright smile hiding underneath.
“Harry Potter, you are such a bloody Gryffindor.”
Harry laughed and wrapped an arm around Draco’s waist, pulling him close and kissing his cheek.
“And you love it.”
Draco seemed to think about this for a second before nodding. “Yeah,” he said finally, turning to meet Harry’s eyes. “Yeah, I do.”
Link to Second Epilogue
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: NC-17
Summary: No one knew Draco had a daughter, but due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding the end of the War he'll have to bring her to school for his eighth year. Perhaps a bit of innocence can help to open eyes.
This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Epilogue: Eleven Years Later
“I promise, it’s not scary,” Harry said gently to Teddy, who was eyeing the barrier between Platforms Nine and Ten with trepidation. “Just think of it as a pretend wall-close your eyes and walk through and you won’t even feel it!”
“Wanna watch me go?” Carina offered, stepping confidently up to the brick wall. Teddy nodded fervently. His hair was curly and loose, though unlike Harry’s it was rather tame, and it was a nice shade of brown that he’d picked out for his first day of school. Harry patted his head and chuckled.
“There you go. Carina will show you.”
Carina, in her mini skirt and ballet slippers, long blond hair trailing behind her, stepped easily through the barrier, seemingly unaware of the Muggles around them and the fact that this procedure was supposed to be discreet. Harry looked down at Teddy, who looked back up at him.
“Try to be a bit more subtle, eh?”
Teddy laughed and looked at the wall, preparing himself for what anyone would gather was a dangerous trick by the look on his face.
“Harry!” Teddy’s concentration was broken by the sound of Draco’s voice, who had just come up behind the two of them pushing a load of luggage.
“Oh, good, you have the bags.”
Draco looked at him incredulously.
“Harry, so help me God, you will be sleeping on the floor for the rest of your life if you don’t take this monstrous pile of luggage in the next three seconds.”
He’d dated Draco long enough now to know that he wasn’t kidding, and so he promptly took the wheel of the cart, smirking at his long-time boyfriend as he did so, and pushed it through ahead of Teddy with a wink.
“He never learns,” Draco sighed and Teddy laughed. “Well, what are you waiting for, munchkin, a formal invitation? Come on.” Teddy continued to chuckle as Draco took his hand and stepped through with him, showing about as much concern for the Muggles as Carina had.
“Wow,” Teddy whispered, looking around in awe.
“That’s right, you’ve never been here before, have you?” Teddy shook his head slowly and Draco smiled. “You’re gonna love it, Teddy. Hogwarts is the best place in the world.”
“Draco?” Teddy said quietly, chewing on his lip. Draco looked down at him with an eyebrow raised. “What if I don’t fit in? What if no one likes me?”
Draco’s face softened and he kneeled down so that he was looking up at the already-tall boy. Teddy continued to chew on his lip nervously.
“There is no way,” Draco whispered, idly fixing Teddy’s black tie that he’d insisted on wearing, “that anyone could dislike you. You know why?” Teddy shook his head. “Because you’re funny, and smart, and talented, and you can change the color of your hair at will. Who wouldn’t wanna be friends with someone like that?”
Teddy snorted and leaned in to hug Draco tightly. Draco ran a hand through his hair before standing back up and leading the boy toward where Harry and Carina were standing, Harry attempting to load Carina’s copious amounts of luggage onto the train.
“What do you need with all of this anyway?” Harry huffed after he’d finally gotten the last bit stowed away. Carina placed her hands firmly on her hips and Harry’s eyebrows rose in challenge.
“I have to look good, don’t I?”
Harry sighed and shook his head at her. “You could not be more like your father if you tried.”
“Is that a problem, Potter?” Draco drawled, coming up next to him. “Do you want to sleep on the floor?”
Their would-be mock-fight was interrupted when a girl called out Carina’s name.
“Oh!” Carina shouted. “That’s Lacey. I gotta go. See you at Christmas!” She leaned over quickly and pecked Harry on the cheek. “Bye, Dad,” she said hastily, and then moved on to Draco. “Bye, Papa.”
“Behave!” Draco shouted, but it was a lost cause, as she’d already disappeared in the throng of students with her friend. “I should never have signed that permission slip for Hogsmeade,” he groaned.
“Oh, will you calm down?” Harry laughed. “It’s Hogsmeade. What could happen?”
Draco glared at him.
“She could get hit by a snowball thrown by a disembodied head,” he deadpanned. Harry winked at him and leaned in for a kiss but Draco moved away.
“I don’t think so, Potter. Cook me an excellent dinner tonight and moisturize my entire body, and then we’ll see about that.”
“Oh my God,” Teddy groaned. “See you guys in a few months.”
“Have a good term, Teddy,” Harry laughed, leaning in to give him a hug. “And don’t forget to write Hermione. She was so upset she couldn’t be here to see you off. Oh, and your grandma! Write her, too.” Teddy nodded and smiled in spite of himself before turning around to find a compartment.
Harry and Draco stood in the station holding hands, watching as the train began to pull away and finally rounded a corner and disappeared. Harry sighed and looked at Draco, who was still watching the tracks. There was a buzz of voices around them from the numerous amounts of people, but neither really noticed.
“You know, she may be a right pain in the arse sometimes-kind of like you-but I have to remember to thank her one day.”
Draco turned to look at him with his eyebrows drawn.
“What for?”
Harry leaned in and stole a kiss before Draco could pull away.
“For being that little bit of innocence we’d needed back then to bring us together.”
Draco bit his lip and shook his head at Harry, though there was a very bright smile hiding underneath.
“Harry Potter, you are such a bloody Gryffindor.”
Harry laughed and wrapped an arm around Draco’s waist, pulling him close and kissing his cheek.
“And you love it.”
Draco seemed to think about this for a second before nodding. “Yeah,” he said finally, turning to meet Harry’s eyes. “Yeah, I do.”
Link to Second Epilogue