The Art of Letting Go – Harry Potter was getting married to Ginny Weasley. But how come his gaze keeps flickering to the blonde watching him swear his life to another person? And how come it hurts so much when he thinks about the past and what he could have had? HP/DM pairing.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine. I believe that's obvious. Haha.
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Chapter III – Stolen Shots
The priest had started the ceremony, and Draco silently stood and walked near the altar.
Harry-freaking coward-Potter saw the movement and mouthed, Malfoy?!, at him angrily.
"Don't worry, Potter. I'm only here to take your pictures," he muttered, "I am your personal photographer after all. " He let the innuendo slide through his lips.
Then, he raised his camera, and took a picture.
xoxoxoxoxo
Flashback…
He raised his camera, and took a picture.
"Hey, Malfoy," Potter yelled.
Damn his super sensitive senses to hell and beyond!! Got caught again, Draco thought as he composed his mask and sneered at Potter.
"Yes, Wonder Boy?"
"You took my picture again! I saw you. Don't deny it!" Potter accused him.
Draco jumped down from the rock that he was sitting on by the castle's courtyard and was thankful that there was no one else except the two of them. What a horror it would be if someone else heard Potter's accusations and spread them around the castle.
He hid a shudder at the thought and allowed a lazy smirk appear on his lips.
"Oh, yes, Potter. I so took your picture because I love taking pictures of beautiful things that I would like to remember when I grow older," he answered sarcastically, yet, he knew it was the truth.
Harry wasn't the only one who saw him bathed in the sunrise's light.
He had seen Potter, too. And it was then that a horrible, horrible thought also came to his attention.
Potter was handsome.
Ethereally beautiful.
Darkly sexy.
Like a god that stepped out of his kingdom to beautify the world.
IF at the right lighting conditions, he amended hastily.
He wanted pictures of beautiful things, and he could not deny that Potter was a beautiful thing. Though he had to keep that fact to himself. It was going to be a large blow to his reputation if anyone ever found out.
So he tried taking pictures of Potter secretly, but damn it, the Gryffindor found him every time. It was like he had a sixth sense where it concerned him – another amazing trait to add to his The reasons why I envy Potter list.
"I already knew I was beautiful, Malfoy. But thanks for the amazing compliment," Potter smiled and Draco's heart caught.
Shit.
That wasn't supposed to happen.
Well, only one thing to do then.
"That was not a compliment, Potter. It was delivered as an insult, but I understand that your small brain is too way up high your mighty throne to ever comprehend that fact."
Then he walked away.
Coward.
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It was well known in the whole school that Draco Malfoy had a secret obsession about cameras and beautiful things. Although Draco had no idea about it.
No one really minded the fact, since they at least saw a thread of humanity around the otherwise cold and immovable Slytherin.
It was also known that he had switched sides at the beginning of the war. But no one expected him to change his personality or his mood – only his loyalties.
Another well known fact was that Draco Malfoy hated Harry Potter.
And Harry Potter hated Draco Malfoy.
So, why the hell was Malfoy taking pictures of him of all people??
It was almost as if Malfoy liked him.
It was as if what he said was true.
It was as if Malfoy found him beautiful.
And there was nothing in the way about Harry liking him too.
Well, except for his reputation and…
"Harry! We saw you with Malfoy a while ago, are you alright?"
Ron and Hermione.
Shit.
His friends might not understand at all.
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Draco saw his pictures slowly developing, and watched the blank paper morph into something beautiful.
It was the picture he took a little while earlier, the one with Harry looking up at the sun and smiling.
It was as if the whole world stopped at that moment, and the sun only shined for Potter.
"The perfect Golden Boy."
Draco smiled. He was actually doing that a lot lately.
He was actually starting to like the boy.
Wait a minute.
Shit.
Shit!
SHIT!
I'm supposed to be straight!
Damn Potter.
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