[Fic, HP] Here But For the Grace of Merlin Chapter 1

Title: Here But For the Grace of Merlin

Author: Makoto Sagara

Series: Harry Potter

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Category: angst, pre-slash, smut, romance

Pairings: Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione

Warnings: Angst, OOC, DH spoilers (minus Epilogue), language, violence, self-harm, drinking, slash, smut, non-con, BDSM (whatever seriously fucked up things come to mind this time around)

Summary: The final battle left those with the Mark stained more than skin-deep, and the war has left its own mark on the others at the Battle of Hogwarts. However, when Harry's distancing from his friends leads to a nearly fatal accident, Draco has a chance to fulfill a lift-debt he owes to the Boy Who Lived, but he's only doing it because Narcissa is insisting.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is owned by J.K. Rowling, Scholastic Publishing, and Warner Bros and some other stupid companies. We make nothing from this piece of fanfiction, and suing would be pointless, unless you like lint and bad skin!

Authors’ Notes: This idea seized me, and I tried desperately to make it go away, until it just wouldn’t. So, let’s see where the hell this goes. And it should be darker than most of my other stuff, so enjoy.

( Chapter One )