Title: As time goes by
Pairing: dracoxharry/ drarry
Fandom: Harry Potter
Notes: A non-magic story about a RAF pilot and a intern who met and begin a correspondence while future Lord Draco Malfoy serves his country as part of a UN peacekeeping force in Iraq
Chapter one
Harry sighed it was a long day. He'd been on shift since midnight and he wouldn't be off until noon, it was only nine o'clock.
"'Ello. I'm looking for my uncle, Dr. Snape."
Harry turned and barely stifled his gasp, the guy was gorgeous; silvery blonde and stormy gray eyes. "The Professor? He's in his office talking to one of his interns." The RAF uniform made this man look positively yummy.
"His office is?"
Harry blushed, "Right, it's this way sir."
"It's not sir, it's Draco. Draco Malfoy."
"Malfoy?" he was the son of Lord Malfoy, the leading voice in the House of Lords. Harry stammered, "It's an honor," he glanced at the young man's rank, "Captain."
"Please it's Draco, I just graduated the Academy and I don't feel like I've earn these stripes just yet."
Harry raised his hand to knock on Professor Snape's door.
It swung open and a female intern nearly crashed into him.
"Pardon me, Dr. Granger."
The girl weaved her way past them in tears.
Draco drawl, "Uncle Sev are you still making girls cry?"
"I can't help it if they can't take a little criticism." The feared but secretly worshiped head of the teaching department at the most prestigious hospital in the country Professor Severus Snape groused.
Harry watched shocked as his least favorite professor stood and hugged the gorgeous blonde.
"That will be all Evans." Snape sneered.
Harry blushed, stumbling backwards and shutting the door.
XoooooX
"Seriously uncle, I thought you were raving what a talented young man he was." Draco said as he sat in one of his uncle's more comfortable chairs.
"I knew his father once, my best friend lily and I were practically inseparatable until Captain James Potter, son of Lord Potter of Derbyshire swept into the hospital we were interning at. He wooed her from a hospital bed. He was insufferable, he was rude to the male staff but chatted up and flirted with every skirt in the bunch."
"He can't have been too awful, you married his best friend Remus." Draco teased.
"Remus is a decent fellow unlike the companions of his youth. Remus still refuses to visit me at work, so I haven't been able to surprise him with Harry's existence." Severus was rather proud of his longtime boyfriend.
"I'm surprised you've kept it a secret." Draco smirked.
"Pah! When his parents died we thought Harry died with them. How he survived a plane crash I haven't figured out yet but I've hired your old friend Blaise to look into it." Severus said moving to pour them both a scotch.
Draco accepted his without protest though he preferred beer, "I should look Blaise up before I ship out."
"So how is that delightful Miss Parkinson?"
Draco winced, "Mother mentioned her? Mother has it in her head that Pansy and I would make a marvelous match. My tastes lay elsewhere as you no doubt have guessed."
"Your boy toys at Eton? You really should have been more discrete Draco." Severus chided.
"So many cute boys with money and class? It was a dream in those days, I'll have to behave more subtly while in the RAF but I have my eyes on a few airmen."
"Don't disgrace your father be discharged for conduct. He would never forgive you." His uncle warned.
"Uncle Sev it's 2005 not 1978, times have changed and it's perfectly acceptable to be in the service and be gay." Draco chuckled.
"Not the point Draco, there is acceptable and there is rubbing it in everyone's face."
"So how is Remus and when are you two going to make your relationship legal?" Draco asked changing the subject.
"When you break your mother's heart and tell her you're gay."
"I'll do that when I leave the service." Draco shrugged, "So tell me about that Potter."
"You leave my students alone Draco Lucien Malfoy. I won't have you distracting my interns, they have more important things to do then be distracted by the likes of you." Severus glared.
"Rather protective of him aren't you."
"Lily Evans was my only friend growing up, we attended Grammar School, Secondary School and University as well as Medical School together."
"Were you ever sweet on her?" Draco teased.
"No but I wanted better for her then a rich, titled playboy."
"I see so you're transferring those feelings to her son and not letting you rich soon-to-be titled playboy of a godson toy with his feelings." Draco felt a bit defensive; he wasn't James Darius Potter after all. He planned to be a far better man…
"Do try not to get yourself killed in Iraq."
Draco rolled his eyes, "I'm only part of the UN Peacekeeping force."
"That's what the Marauders were; James came back with shrapnel in his body and a leg so shattered it had to be replaced with pins and rods. Black had a head injury and lost a hand. Pettigrew ended up blind and Remus,"
"Remus lost his memory from before the attack, I know."
"He's a child psychologist now, a rather good one."
"Yes but after the plane crash he's developed a dreadful fear of hospitals."
"When are you shipping out?"
Draco chuckled, "That keen to be rid of me?"
"No, just wondering if you might join us for dinner."
"Sorry, mother's giving a party and I am under orders not to miss it or be late. I wish I could, I saw the guest list. A host of 'eligible young ladies' will be there including Pansy."
"Is that tonight? I probably should attend but even though I hold my grandfather's title I have no interest in politics or the social events that I should attend. I prefer to,"
"Torment your medical students, I know. Perhaps, I will miss that dinner. I may find I have other plans." Draco said making his way out of the office.
"Draco! You leave my interns alone." His uncle called after him.
XoooooX
Draco went to find that cute intern, "Excuse me, I never did get your name."
Harry blushed, "Harry, Harry Evans."
Evans? Why wasn't he Harry Potter? Never mind that was Blaise's job, Draco grinned, "Dr. Evans, when is your shift over? It would be my pleasure to take you out for a meal."
Harry blinked; he couldn't be serious.
"As serious as g-forces Harry. I'd like to take you out for a meal."
"I'm off at noon."
"When is your next shift?"
"Wednesday? I'm on at noon."
"That will do nicely, I'm due to ship out at 0900 Wednesday." Draco grinned, "I'll meet you out front at 1220."
Harry blushed nodding, "I'll be there."
XoooooX
Harry woke in his own apartment to an empty bed and a note.
Harry,
You looked so peaceful I couldn't bear to wake you.
I'll look you up when I'm on leave. Don't be too afraid of
Uncle Sev. He only wants your very best.
Draco
Harry curled up feeling exceedingly foolish; he'd let Draco Malfoy RAF Captain and a future lord wine, dine and bed him for almost two days. He'd given his virginity away to someone who probably had slept with dozens of beautiful people. How could he an orphan with no family and nothing but a tiny dingy apartment and scholarship have that an elite would be interested in? Draco would never contact him again…
XoooooX
Draco called Blaise before his RAF jet would take off for Iraq.
"Blaise Zabini. Private Investigator."
"Blaise! It's Draco."
"Dray! You Snake. Where have you been? Your mother has been calling us all, she's convinced you've died or been injured because you missed her party."
Draco chuckled, "Found a nice piece of tail. Couldn't resist."
"You rotten scoundrel. Who?"
"One of Uncle Sev's interns."
"Not that Harry kid."
Draco smirked, "That's the one. Small, pretty and eager to please."
"Did you just disappear on him? You idiot. He's a bloody orphan. He grew up in care."
"Oh hell. Send him flowers or something for me."
"Send them yourself. We're not in Eton anymore and I'm not dealing with your trail of broken hearts. I swear you've racked up enough bedmates to equal the Great Wall of China. Do us a favor, don't get killed and use this time to grow up a little. Before you break the wrong guy's heart and end up miserably married to one of those precious girls your mother has in mind for you."
There was a click.
Draco stared at his cell phone, why was everyone lecturing him?
A repost because of typos...
Yes this fic is inspired a bit by the BBC show of the same name...