Take The Damn Shot!

24. Intense

The photos that the photographer had taken of Harry proposing to Draco were going to be used in the next magazine issue, and they were going to be used in the Intense aftershave advertising campaign. Billboards were going to grace the city of Harry down on one knee, and Draco with his hands over his mouth, in disbelief. 

And the world went wild.

Not even Pansy and Blaise had known about the photos, Harry had kept everything a surprise from everyone, after asking the editor for complete secrecy.

The clothes that they had been wearing at the beach were from Zabini's Fashion. They each wore a formal suit. There were no shirts, no ties and no shoes. The legs of the pants had been rolled up, and the jackets had been left open. Tight fitting, and extremely sexy. Each of them wearing silver chains around their necks, and earrings in their ears.

When the signs were up, and the magazine came out on the same day, the world was in awe of how the hero had proposed and the fact that it was out there for everyone to see. There were photos of him removing the box and opening it. There were photos of the ring, and a close up of how Draco was crying.

The sales for Intense went up by over 200%, and Blaise and Frank were over the moon. Pretty soon, all the retailers were selling the fragrance, and it was as if they couldn't keep up with the demand. It became their best selling aftershave, and the photo of Harry kneeling on the beach, is the one that graced the bottle.

'Take the damn shot' - were the first words that Draco had shouted out when he had been paired with Harry in their first ever photo shoot. And it was in that moment, that Harry fell even more in love with Draco, and knew that their future would be by each other's side.

There would be no more alone.

There would be no more tantrums, for Harry not noticing his lust.

There would be no more questions of what had he done wrong.

There would be no more betrayal by anyone in his life.

And Harry was happy with that.

There would only be fun, laughter, and complete sense of euphoria.

And for that, they were both grateful - having come so far after the war, because before that, they had been distant from each other.

But they were always connected. In some way or the other, and if a photo shoot is what connected them for eternity, then that was okay as well.

The wedding was held almost a year later, where only close friends and family were invited. Narcissa was there to give Draco away to Harry, and Frank was the man who was by Harry's side as he stood at the altar, waiting for his beautiful husband to join him so that they could say their vows.

Pansy and Hermoine were flower girls, Blaise and Neville best men. The day ended with them opening the dance floor, where they showed the world their love one more time. Champagne was drank in overflow, the food was exquisite, the tables and the settings, perfect.

Their perfect day had come to and end and when they went home that night, Harry showed Draco just how much he adored and loved him, and that he would never let him go.

The End.