Any Other Name
Harry/Draco [G, 333 words]
Disclaimer: JK Rowling and co own everything. I'm writing for fun and not for profit.
A/N: Unbeta'd, attempt at humor, overuse of italics (sorry!), and just a drabble. Written for the prompt: name. Poking fun at relationship names has probably been done before, but I hope my version amuses you.
Summary: There is no way Harry is going to name their son, Draco Harry Malfoy-Potter, no matter how many times Draco insists. Unfortunately, the other options aren't any better.
Any Other Name
"It's tradition to name the first son after the father," Draco says, closing the baby name book.
"In case you haven't noticed, Draco, this baby is going to have two fathers."
"I know that. Draco Harry is a respectable name."
"Draco Harry Malfoy-Potter." Harry shakes his head and makes a face. "That's a bit of a mouthful. Why is your name first?"
"There's already too many Harrys, not to mention Harriets, in this world. It'll confuse him."
"It's not my fault. I didn't ask for people to name their children after me. It just happened."
"Yeah, saving the world can do that to a person."
They both look at the list of names they've compiled, everything from Albus to Scorpius, and surprisingly, Severus, all discarded for one reason or another.
Harry takes off his glasses and rubs his eyes. "Remind me again why we waited until the last minute to decide?"
Draco smirks. "Every time we sat down to choose, we'd argue over names until one of us hexed the other. Then we would agree to put it off until later."
"Can't do that anymore, the baby is due soon. Since we can't agree on a name, we're going to have to compromise."
"How?"
"What if we combine our names, make it something unique?"
Draco rolls his eyes at Harry's suggestion.
"What's wrong with that?" Harry says. "Harco is a fantastic name."
"Harco?" Draco repeats. "That's the stupidest name I've ever heard! I don't fancy calling our son Harco for the rest of his life. A kid with that name is doomed right from the start."
"Well, I don't see you coming up with anything better," Harry huffs, crossing his arms defensively.
Draco smirks and Harry doesn't like the gleam in his eyes. "That's because I've just thought of the perfect name. Loads better than Harco."
"Alright, spit it out."
"Drarry."
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Afterwards, when they've both stopped laughing, Harry mutters, "We seriously need to come up with a name before next week."