01 March 2015 @ 06:50 pm
FIC: Seizing Second Chances  
Authur: momatu
Prompt #: 20 Draco meets Albus and forms a special bond with him because he is the same age as Draco's son would have been that died in child birth.Which leads to many outings with newly single Harry and his other children and a Weasley or two
Title: Seizing Second Chances
Paring: Harry/Draco
Summary:
Five years after Draco lost his infant son to complications following his premature birth, he sees a happy, healthy dark-haired child the same age his own little boy would have been playing on the swings in a Muggle play park. One year after the sudden loss of his wife, Harry sees Draco quietly watching children play in a Muggle play park. If they can put the past behind them, can they be each other's second chance at happiness?
Rating: NC17
Disclaimer:
Disclaimer – All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc., are the property of their respective owners. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning: Based on the prompt, there is necessarily some heaviness to this fic, but while I did bear in mind the need to deal with the grief both Harry and especially Draco have experienced, I tried to keep the overall theme of the fic one of healing and rebuilding. Draco will talk about the loss of his son, but it is not the dominant thread of the fic.
Epilogue Compliant?: Partly
Word Count: 28,300
Author's Notes: I would like to thank my awesome betas, eidheann_writes and kohaku_imaki55, for all their help and, as always, also thank you to all the lovely Brits at hp_britglish for helping this American to British her writing up a bit. Thanks also, of course to dragon2stars, I hope you'll be happy with how the story came out.

Seizing Second Chances
 
 
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[identity profile] smirkingcat.livejournal.com on March 3rd, 2015 11:11 am (UTC)
this was touching in so many ways!
i liked so many points in this story it would be a really long list so i just give you some examples:
best funny moment: the death of skeeter! (she deserved it XD)
best sad moment: the beginning, the kids, draco it's just so sad and awesome touching
best romance moment: the taking off of the ring!
best unexpected charactertrade: ginny- you made her awesome with the whole into man stuff!!!
best kissing scene: the kiss that never happened!
best oh noo i need to read faster so i know how it ends: the potions ingredient scene with all of them at the manner
best bounding moment: second meeting!
and so on and so fourth
it kept me up for quite a while, but as i started it, i could not put it down again
so really great work!
[identity profile] momatu.livejournal.com on March 3rd, 2015 02:28 pm (UTC)
Sorry I kept you up, but I'm glad you liked it!

I was laughing as I wrote the scene with Rita Skeeter getting smushed! A beetle might be a good disguise to sneak around in, but it does leave one rather vulnerable.

The beginning was very sad, and I was a little afraid it would put people off. Given the nature of the prompt, the fic had to deal with a good bit of grief, but I wanted to balance it with healing and I always try to have a little humor in my fics.

As much as I love H/D, Ginny is one of my favorite characters, so even though I pair Harry with Draco, I like to see her a positive character if she's part of the fic.

Thanks for reviewing!