At a price
Disclaimer: I´m not J. K. Rowling and as such, all rights besides those of this plot belong to her.
Harry Potter
Looks of his father, eyes of his mother. Savior of the light and enemy of the dark.
They all thought they knew him. That it was in their rights to control his life.
But they only saw what they wanted to. They didn´t know him in the slightest. The true him. Didn´t know his thoughts. Didn´t know his feelings. They didn´t know Harry Potter as he wasn´t Harry Potter in their eyes. For them he was what they thought the son of Lilly and James Potter ought to be like.
Draco Malfoy
Looks of his father, anything of his mother?
Named after the Black family tradition sure, but beside that? Society would deny that he was anything but an exact replica of Lucius Malfoy. Just as cold, just as evil, just as much a death eater.
They all thought they knew him. That it was in their rights to hate and abuse him. He was a Malfoy after all.
But they only saw what they wanted to. They didn´t know him in the slightest. The true him. Didn´t know his thoughts. Didn´t know his feelings. They didn´t know Draco Malfoy as he wasn´t Draco Malfoy in their eyes. For them he was what they thought the son of Lucius Malfoy ought to be like.
But neither Harry nor Draco were anything like they were thought to be. No, not at all. But nobody knew, nobody even wanted to know as nobody cared. There was only one person that knew who Draco really was. Somebody that knew Draco better than he himself did and that was Harry. Just like Draco knew Harry better than Harry knew himself.
It just wasn´t enough anymore. They couldn´t even talk to each other when in public without causing a scene. To be bold they had enough. It hurt like hell that even those who call themselves their families' didn´t have a clue. To tell the truth, Harry and Draco never hated each other. In fact they´ve been best friends since first year. Telling each other anything and everything. Things they would´ve never told anyone else.
And so it came that on this beautiful full moon night they were sitting on the roof of the astronomy tower embracing each other tightly. For the first time in forever they were smiling. Smiling a happy and content smile.
"Are you ready?" "Yes, and you?" "I´ve been ready for ages."
Their voices were hushed. Hardly above a whisper, but it wasn´t out of fright that they´ll be discovered. It just felt right to them. They didn´t want to spent their last minutes with disturbing noise.
Slowly while looking deeply into each other's eyes they both raised a phial to their lips. If taken separately the potions within were completely harmless but when combined they created a deadly poison.
"It´s time to break free." "To be happy at last."
They shared a kiss. A kiss full of passion. Filled to the brim with love, devotion and promises. A kiss that came at a price.
"I love you!" They breathed simultaneously. "Today tomorrow and till the end of time."
And there sitting cuddled together, smiles on their faces and love in their eyes and hearts, their last breath left them. Left behind a world full of manipulation, greed and corruption. It would take quite some time till they would be found and by then it was way too late.
They had shared a kiss.
A kiss that came at a price.
A kiss that took their lives.