Draco fell in love with Harry Potter when the raven-haired boy pulled him out of a room burning with Fiendfyre in the middle of a war.
It's stupid and pathetic, this feeling, falling in love with a boy – no, a man now – who has been destined to be your enemy since the moment the two of you were born. But it isn't something Draco can help. (And maybe he doesn't want to help it.)
At Hogwarts, the Slytherins would sneer that Saint Potter could charm the dead back to life. It wasn't a very good joke, but they would all laugh nonetheless.
Draco wonders what they would say if they could see him now, their fearless leader charmed to fall in love with the Saviour.
He knows he will never say a word. The war has changed enough of destiny that a friendship between him and Harry is not impossible. They are Aurors now, partners, and it has to be enough for Draco. He will not risk their tentatively blooming friendship, which already faces asking looks, simply so he can get his emotions off his chest.
(It's not like Potter is attracted to men, anyways. It's not like he'll reciprocate.)
No, this feeling, this love – he will always keep it voiceless.
I've decided to make this, along with the last two drabbles and a few others into a drabble series. Reading order can be found on my profile.
For:
The If You Dare Challenge, Prompt 253. Controversial
OTP Bootcamp, Prompt 16. Silence is Golden
Character Diversity Bootcamp, Prompt 35. Dark
Musical Terms Challenge, Risoluto
Latin Challenge, Cogito
HP Potions Competition, Weakness Potion
Dark Side Competition, Salazar Slytherin's Locket
Alphabet Soup: Drabble Competition - V is for Voiceless