Worth It - Part 7 of A Different View
Title: Worth It (7/15 of A Different View)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 499
Pairing/Characters: Harry, Draco
Challenges: AWDT's prompt #7 - "The Naughty List" and my GJ 100_prompts entry #089 - "Haze".
Summary: Harry finds out just who said what to Draco.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
To see all parts of A Different View, click here.
"Why didn't you tell me what they said to you last night?" Harry asked.
"It wasn't important. Let's just forget about it."
"No, Draco, I can't do that. Ginny told me that Seamus was telling Death Eater jokes."
"Which they all found rather amusing. Well, except for Granger. She didn't laugh. In fact, I have to say that she looked decidedly uncomfortable the entire time."
"And Ron made ferret comments?"
"Yes, well, I'm rather used to that by now, but ..."
"Not when you're surrounded by his supporters, unable to properly defend yourself."
Draco gave Harry a look of surprise and nodded.
"And the Dementor's Kiss?"
"That was Ginny's little contribution, but a few of the others jumped in on that one for a few laughs."
"But your father, Draco ..."
"Deserved it," he deadpanned.
Harry wasn't going to argue the point, because he really did feel Lucius had deserved ... well, if not the kiss, at least life in Azkaban. But he was so enraged at the fact that Ginny could be so cold, so hurtful, that when he looked back at Draco, it was as though he were looking through a haze of fury. "Whether or not he deserved that fate isn't the point. He was still your father, and you don't deserve that sort of treatment."
"Just leave it, Harry. I can fight my own battles."
"I know that. It's just that the war is over. You shouldn't have to fight any more battles."
"What are you going to do, write to Santa to tell him they've been bad?"
"Coal in their stockings, the lot of them!" Harry joked.
"What do you mean, coal?" Draco asked, genuinely confused.
"The story of Santa goes like this: he makes two lists, a naughty list for boys and girls who have been bad for the past year, and a nice list for children who have been good all year. Those on the nice list get presents; those on the naughty list get a lump of coal."
Draco's expression turned serious. "Is that what the Muggles did to you, Harry? Did they give you coal for Christmas?"
"No, they didn't even go to the trouble of doing that. I suppose that's why I never bothered to send that last letter. I just remember feeling that, if there really was a Santa Claus, he didn't think I was even worth being on the naughty list."
Draco placed his hand gently on Harry's shoulder. "I think you're worth it, Harry."
"What?" Harry teased, trying to lighten up the conversation. "Am I on your naughty list, Draco?"
He had meant it as a joke, but as he heard the words come tumbling out of his mouth, and as he watched Draco's face turned a dark shade of pink, Harry realized just what it was that he had said. Unfortunately, the strange feeling in his stomach and the sudden warmth in the room didn't help him formulate any sort of coherent retraction.
Part 8 - Can't Say No
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Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 499
Pairing/Characters: Harry, Draco
Challenges: AWDT's prompt #7 - "The Naughty List" and my GJ 100_prompts entry #089 - "Haze".
Summary: Harry finds out just who said what to Draco.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
To see all parts of A Different View, click here.
"Why didn't you tell me what they said to you last night?" Harry asked.
"It wasn't important. Let's just forget about it."
"No, Draco, I can't do that. Ginny told me that Seamus was telling Death Eater jokes."
"Which they all found rather amusing. Well, except for Granger. She didn't laugh. In fact, I have to say that she looked decidedly uncomfortable the entire time."
"And Ron made ferret comments?"
"Yes, well, I'm rather used to that by now, but ..."
"Not when you're surrounded by his supporters, unable to properly defend yourself."
Draco gave Harry a look of surprise and nodded.
"And the Dementor's Kiss?"
"That was Ginny's little contribution, but a few of the others jumped in on that one for a few laughs."
"But your father, Draco ..."
"Deserved it," he deadpanned.
Harry wasn't going to argue the point, because he really did feel Lucius had deserved ... well, if not the kiss, at least life in Azkaban. But he was so enraged at the fact that Ginny could be so cold, so hurtful, that when he looked back at Draco, it was as though he were looking through a haze of fury. "Whether or not he deserved that fate isn't the point. He was still your father, and you don't deserve that sort of treatment."
"Just leave it, Harry. I can fight my own battles."
"I know that. It's just that the war is over. You shouldn't have to fight any more battles."
"What are you going to do, write to Santa to tell him they've been bad?"
"Coal in their stockings, the lot of them!" Harry joked.
"What do you mean, coal?" Draco asked, genuinely confused.
"The story of Santa goes like this: he makes two lists, a naughty list for boys and girls who have been bad for the past year, and a nice list for children who have been good all year. Those on the nice list get presents; those on the naughty list get a lump of coal."
Draco's expression turned serious. "Is that what the Muggles did to you, Harry? Did they give you coal for Christmas?"
"No, they didn't even go to the trouble of doing that. I suppose that's why I never bothered to send that last letter. I just remember feeling that, if there really was a Santa Claus, he didn't think I was even worth being on the naughty list."
Draco placed his hand gently on Harry's shoulder. "I think you're worth it, Harry."
"What?" Harry teased, trying to lighten up the conversation. "Am I on your naughty list, Draco?"
He had meant it as a joke, but as he heard the words come tumbling out of his mouth, and as he watched Draco's face turned a dark shade of pink, Harry realized just what it was that he had said. Unfortunately, the strange feeling in his stomach and the sudden warmth in the room didn't help him formulate any sort of coherent retraction.
Part 8 - Can't Say No
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