Parallels

[lokifan]

Title: Parallels
Word count: ~300
Characters/pairings: Hightlight to see – Harry/Ginny, Harry/Draco, James/Lily, James/Sirius
Rating PG
Summary: Unrequited love down the generations. Not featuring Snape’s woobie self!
Warnings: Het, unrequited love
Disclaimer: The boys and girls belong to JKR, even though I’m often much nicer to them than she is.


Potter had never looked so happy and handsome. He was impeccably dressed, even if his black hair was its usual mess. Behind the glasses his eyes were lit up with joy. And he’d finally discovered the ability to dance. He and his gorgeous red-headed bride were obviously having the time of their lives on the dance floor.

His best man watched. I’m his best friend. I have to be happy for him. It was obvious the whole time at Hogwarts that they are perfect for each other. Tears stung his eyes, but he fought them back. Ugh, what if people saw him crying and thought it was because the wedding was ‘just so beautiful’ or something? The wedding was awful – obviously done to her tastes, with barely a sign of the groom.

No. I won’t be selfish any more. I can be kind. I can let him go.

He smirked at what his parents would say. The groom’s best friend and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. They must be having fits, that he’d back the Order instead of those who shared his pureblood heritage. And if they knew that he loved the groom in an utterly non-platonic fashion? That he adored the man with everything he was and had, that even now he was fighting the urge to beg him to leave the redhead, no matter how pretty and brave and talented, to choose him instead?

They’d try to disown him all over again.

Laughing eyes met his grey ones. The groom gestured. Come out and dance! Why aren’t you partying with us? I’d have thought you’d be after anyone you could get!

Sirius Black sighed and went to dance.

Twenty five years later, so did Draco Malfoy.

Comments

[woldy]

Heh, loving the ambiguity! It's rare to see Draco & Sirius compared, but it really works here.

[lokifan]

Thanks! Love the icon, btw, I feel all aglow!

Regulus and Draco are the more obvious parallel, but I'm glad you think this comparison works. :)

[nursedarry.livejournal.com]

Wow! That was a great ending! What a surprise. I really enjoyed that.

[lokifan]

:D Thanks! I love that the ending was a surprise, I wasn't sure if it'd work.

Your icon is hilarious.

[teshara.livejournal.com]

that was so sad!

[lokifan]

Thanks for the comment! And hey, maybe Harry and Draco end up together after all.

[interrobanging.livejournal.com]

This is fantastic. And so sad! ♥

[lokifan]

I am deeply amused by your username. Win.

Thanks so much for the comment! *savours the little heart*

[latex-muffins.livejournal.com]

WHOA.
That was really cool. I love the parallelism between harry and james, ginny and lily, and draco and sirius.

this was really ingenius and original :D

*throws candy*

[lokifan]

:D *catches candy*

Thanks so much! *glee* This was really fun to write.

[sktypied.livejournal.com]

Great ending. :)

[lokifan]

:D Thanks!

[lijahlover.livejournal.com]

This was brilliant and what an ending it's so sad!

[lokifan]

Awww, cheers! Sorry I made you sad, lol.

[just-heidi.livejournal.com]

Such an original idea. Love how you compare Draco and Sirius ^_^

[lokifan]

:D Thank you! Originality's so difficult in fandom, so this really made me happy.

[xagentxobeyx.livejournal.com]

I've never seen anyone do a comparison like that. Great job!

[lokifan]

I've never seen anyone do a comparison like that.

GLEE! Originality's at such a premium in fandom - that's really made me happy.

[hpfan12.livejournal.com]

That was genius. And sad. I'd rather it was just a passing crush with Draco. So then at least he can be happy. But then, no Harry/Draco porn. I'm torn.

[lokifan]

Aww, thanks for the comment!

I don't think it's a passing crush, but I'm sure he'll fall in love with somebody else! Or else Harry will divorce Ginny and there will be hot boysex. You decide.

[kubrick041087.livejournal.com]

Aw that was great and beautiful. I loved the comparison it was so subtly done!

I really loved this.

[lokifan]

Awww, thanks so much! *glows*

[delorispea.livejournal.com]

Whey, happy ending
*silly harry*

It is indeed rare to see Draco & Sirius compared but I love how you done it

[lokifan]

Thanks so much! It was an interesting exercise comparing the two of them, actually - especially how obsessed they both were with Potters. ;)

[thrnbrooke.livejournal.com]

Oh how sad for both of them. Wonder if they had said something would it have been different....

[lokifan]

Awww. Thanks for commenting!

Poor boys. Both of them are being all 'I'm gonna be noble and say nothing' but we don't know if happiness would've come from them saying something after all.

[kuri-taichou.livejournal.com]

Even though I knew it was supposed to be Draco, it seemed to fit more with Ron, at least the best friend part. But fuck canon. lol

[lokifan]

Pfft. They've become best mates by the time this fic happens, does that help? :D

[replays.livejournal.com]

Wow, I was not expecting that ending, but I loved it. Amazing.

[lokifan]

Thank you so much! I'm glad the surprise ending worked!

[allie-potter.livejournal.com]

Aaah, lovely. I adore Sirius/James wedding angst, and you've done it so well here. Great piece. :D

[lokifan]

:D Thank you very much! Sirius/James wedding angst is so fun.