This was my entry for the recent Harry/Draco art fest on Livejournal n____n The original post is here: [link]

Prompt: #36 submitted by itsbeenvery
Time-period or theme: Steampunk!H/D! As adults, but can be canon or AU, whatever you prefer.
Place: A World's Fair.
Emotion: Either other-worldly or fastfastfast (I don't know, how do inventions at World's Fair in the 1800s make you feel?)
Sense: Sight.
Object: A fantastic-looking invention. Either one or both being inventors.
Action: Either sizing each other up, or like, a face-off type feel, or maybe they're there together? Again, you can totally come up with your own thing if you'd like.
Mood: Your choice!

Into the darkness we can fly, upon the wings of your design. [from a song I happened to be listening to when I was sketching]

The mods of the fest were being unbelievably awesome and understanding when I missed my deadlines ;A; And they helped me out when I had problems with colours *cuddles them* I had a lot of fun researching this prompt, having not come across Steampunk much at all but unfortunately said prompt ran circles around me and I had about a billion ideas at once. I tried to fit at least three things into it, I swear! XD;;

There were a lot of CLAMP influences behind this, Clover especially [despite me having only seen pictures and never read the manga]. Some of the comments said that using references from Clover takes away from the originality of the picture but they fitted so perfectly with what I had in mind why wouldn't I? Plus CLAMP is awesome and stuff.

Also, don't ask about the bird or the floaty white things. I don't know either. I would like to acknowledge that I used a tutorial for the background because I -suck- at them. Can't remember where it is now though, unfortunately...

Someone wrote a lovely ficlet as a companion piece to this - I don't know them personally but go read! It's here: [link]

Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy are not mine!