I was hoping you would do a Haphne Drabble where they go from professional hatred a la opposing lawyers to falling in love. k thanks
Yay! A Haphne request! I most definitely can do that yes.
Haphne/Pottgrass - Chambers Part I
Harry shook his head, taking his glasses off to scrub at hiseyes. Why did his opposing counsel on this have to be her? This was meant to be a damnslam dunk of a case.
Ernie MacMillan, a head-up-his-own-arse rich boy had conned thegovernment and customers out of billions of pounds. They had evidence, they hadwitnesses, hell they’d almost even had the cocky son of a bitch admitting it ontape.
And then he pulled strings and called in favours and wham, she wason the docket as the defence attorney. Daphne bloody Greengrass. Of Nott,Turpin and Greengrass. The bane of his goddamn existence.
‘Fuck me sideways,’ Harry growled as he turned through pageafter page of transcripts the police had handed over to him. He’d done this. Hewas a greedy little shit who didn’t care who got hurt as long as he made money.
Harry had spoken to the victims personally. He had promised aconviction. And by sweet merciful Jesus he would get it.
‘I’m sure if you ask her nicely,’ Colin said through the opendoor. ‘C’mon boss, I see the way you two look at each other.’
‘Put my coffee down and get a pen,’ Harry said ignoring thejab. ‘Call your girlfriend and warn her your arse is mine until we putMacMillan behind bars. And close the door.’
Colin nodded, placing both their mugs down on the large desk inHarry’s office. He walked towards the open door with a gleeful smile. ‘Youknow she doesn’t have spies in our chambers right?’
‘Put nothing past her,’ Harry said with a warning, pointingfinger. ‘She’s a damn good lawyer but no one’s that good. She’s got to begetting her information from somewhere.’
‘Or she’s just good at flustering you?’ Colin offered as hepulled forward a folder of evidence of his own. ‘Something definitelyslips when Daphne’s involved.’
‘Rubbish,’ Harry said, underlining something to come back whenhe was preparing his opening statements for court tomorrow. ‘She’s justdamn good at defending scumbags. It’s a shame really.’
‘Rather have her on our side?’ Colin chuckled dirtily. ‘Orrather on your-’
‘Harry?’ Luna’s serene voice came from the intercom on hisphone, interrupting whatever bollocks his junior prosecutor was about tosuggest. ‘Might I offer an opinion?’
‘Certainly Luna,’ Harry said with a smile. ‘Got somethingwe can use in the case?’
‘Oh,’ Luna said. ‘No, I just wanted to remind you that youhave only ever lost consistently to one lawyer in your five years as leadprosecutor. Colin isn’t entirely incorrect in that Daphne flusters you. It’squite sweet actually. Like a schoolboy with a crush that he doesn’t know whatto do with.’
‘Luna,’ Harry said slowly, as he kicked a laughing Colin in theshin. ‘Have you got anything to suggest on my case for fraud againstMiss Greengrass’ client?’
‘I do actually,’ Luna chirped. ‘Wear the black suit, itmakes your eyes stand out quite wonderfully.’
‘Thank you Luna,’ Harry grumbled as he tried to hide the blushcreeping up his neck behind an open folder.
‘You’re wearing the suit,’ Luna said happily as she met himon the steps of the courthouse. ‘Lovely.’
Harry fiddled with his tie and took the files she handedhim. ‘Where’s Colin?’
Because he wasn’t even going to mention that he had only puton this particular suit because it was the one he was going to wear anyway.
‘Hm?’ Luna hummed, her fingers picking off a hair that hadlanded on his chest. ‘Oh he’s inside getting your opening statement ready.Daphne’s already said hello to us. She really is quite polite.’
‘Yeah,’ Harry scoffed as he started walking towards hischambers. Court would be in session in the next half an hour, they didn’t havetime for this. ‘And then she helps pieces of shit like MacMillan abuse thesystem to get away with fraud.’
‘Allegedly Mr Potter,’ his opposing counsel said waspishly. ‘Let’snot go making assumptions about innocent men just because you don’t like them.That’s how I beat you last time.’
Harry stared down at the blonde woman, her smart businesssuit and skirt a weapon to cut down any man who didn’t take her seriously. Hedid not notice that her eyes were as beautiful as ever.
‘Do forgive me Miss Greengrass,’ Harry said, okay more likesnarled. She hadn’t beaten him last time, a witness had been intimidated out oftestifying. That was not a win. ‘You help pieces of shit like MacMillan allegedly abuse the system and get awaywith fraud. Better?’
Daphne gave him a withering look but it was gone the secondshe turned to Luna. ‘It’s nice to see you Luna, do me a favour and keep yourboss from making false accusations again? I’d hate to see him disbarred forignoring proper procedure.’
‘Oh Harry just gets fiery Daphne,’ Luna said, in a tone thatsuggested she hadn’t just watched them throw barbs at each other. ‘He reallywas quite put out when you were put on the docket as the defence. I think hethought he wouldn’t have to try with this one.’
‘Is that so,’ Daphne said, the dagger like smirk she sent hisway reminding him of just how dangerously beautiful she was. ‘Sorry to make youwork for it Mr Potter.’
He glowered. He didn’t have time for this shit. And neitherdid she. ‘We’ll see who’s going to be working for it. Good day Miss Greengrass.Luna.’
‘Coming,’ Luna said as he stormed away, entirely ignoringthat Daphne’s perfume had smelled just as enticing as it always did.
Goddamn it he hated that woman.
Right I’ve decided I’m going to do this little request as a series of drabbles because I have too many ideas to make this a one time thing. So this is part one, I shall endeavour to have part two out soon as i can.
Hope you like where it’s starting!