Fic: What Are Words For? (6/6)

Title: What Are Words For?
Author: salixbabylon
Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Prompt: "Words" – Missing Persons, part of the ficrocksthe80s fest
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 4317
Disclaimer: JKR owns everything. I just like to play naughty games with her dollies.

Summary: "Six months after the end of the war Harry decided, admittedly in a fit of pique, that he wasn't going to talk any more."

Author's Notes: Surprisingly mostly canon compliant, even with DH. Only I didn't kill Fred because that's just wrong. Also warning = plot! Not my usual PWP-fare. Tons of thanks to my beloved beta, sarka *smooch*

(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5)

( What Are Words For? - Part 6 )

giving thanks

OK, I'm off to see my family for a few days. No computer access, so no replies to comments for a while - sorry. Only 48 hours but still, it might kill me. I'll attempt to be thankful for the opportunity to unplug. ;)

Before I go some HUGE thank-yous need to go out to my wonderful beta, sarka, who offered to beta "What Are Words For?" back when it was only 3 or 4 chapters, maybe 10k words tops, and stuck with me as it grew to 6 chapters and nearly 40k. She let me feed her bits, laughed in the right places, betaed super-fast, and made time in her really stressful graduate-school-abroad schedule just for me. I am so *so* thankful for you, for your time and patience and feedback and comma removal. You are a sweetheart.

In fact, all of my friends are awesome. Indeed, I am truly very thankful for all of you.

*hugs f-list*