Title: Once, in the Summer
Author: kiayea
Art: AngelicInsanity (within story)
Prompt: Every Fandom Reverse Bang 2022
Fandom: Harry Potter
Relationship(s): Harry Potter / Draco Malfoy
Content Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 9643
Warnings: AU, different first meeting, canon level violence, Draco doesn’t go to Hogwarts, First Love, Summer Love, Developing relationship, Friendship, Shadows of War, Angst with Hopeful Ending, Open Ended
Summary: Narcissa Malfoy fled with her son to France before Voldemort was defeated by little Harry Potter and refused to return. Her son, Draco, attends another wizarding school and would like to be a curse breaker in the future. During summer before his 6th year, he is doing an internship with the best human curse breaker there is, deep in the Egyptian desert. He was ready to learn from the best, to impress his future employers, if not for a distraction in the form of a pretty dark-haired English boy with enchanting green eyes and penchant to get into trouble.
AN1: Many thanks to AngelicInsanity for the banner that sparked idea for this story and awesome additional art.
AN2: The term dverger describing goblins belongs to Keira Marcos.

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