Once a Death Eater...

Chapter 31 - A New Start

"Draco, do you really think this is necessary...?"

"Yes absolutely, I want to make sure you believe that I would never do anything to hurt you."

Draco's eyes shone with adoration and his words came out fluently, almost like he was being controlled to say these things. In a way he was. Harry took a deep breath in and rubbed his palms against his thighs. His hands were sweating, he was nervous. Why was he nervous? His eyes darted between the grey of the broom cupboards floor, to the grey in Draco's iris.

He hesitantly opened his mouth, and the closed it, and then opened it again, unsure of what to ask first.

"Draco...", Harry begun, "how are you?"

A stupid question. Harry mentally facepalmed. He almost doesn't want to to ask anything real. Afraid that it might not be what he wants to hear.

"I'm anxious that I've lost you. Scared that I'll never be in your arms again and confused over why you asked such a moronic question." Draco spoke deadpanned and then broke into a smirk when he finished his answer. Clearly, this truth serum works. Trying to win Harry back shouldn't involve calling him a moron.

Harry gave a nervous laugh at the response. His shoulders relaxed a little. Draco sat stiff in his chair, waiting for a real question.

"Did you... the letter I read... was your plan to hurt me? Revenge for your father?" Harry's voice shook and his head dropped, he was never usually so vulnerable.

"I would never hurt you Harry. This was truly a huge misunderstanding. My father did want me to... to kill you. I could never though. That's why I wanted a restraining order against him." Draco spoke seriously, slowly, making sure Harry understood every word.

"A restraining order?" Harry asked, visibly confused. He sat up a little, green staring into grey.

"I was gonna get it over Christmas break, it meant however that I wouldn't have been able to spend Christmas with you." Draco drawled robotically, the Veritaserum working its magic.

"Oh.... Ohhhhhhhh." Harry sat in thought for a moment. Draco just sat and watched his features. How his forehead crinkled in concentration and how perfect lips formed a little pout.

"When Blaise said it would kill me. He meant..." Harry started to ask.

"He meant that it would kill you that I would t0 be able to spend Christmas with you." Draco finished his question. "This really was one big misunderstanding Harry. Please believe me."

"I do." Harry quietly spoke, almost as if he said it to himself. "I do believe you Draco." He said louder, sitting up and letting a smile grow on his face.

Draco's face lit up. A huge grin forming showing his perfect white teeth, a small giggle escaping from his mouth as well.

"Thank you Harry, I'm so sorry for all this." Draco stared at Harry, their eyes not breaking contact.

"I should've believe me you. I shouldn't have thought what I thought." Harry felt defeated, he thought the absolute worst of Draco and he was nothing but loving.

"It's in the past. We can move past it." Draco took Harry's hand in his, they wrapped their fingers together and squeezed. Their hands slotted together perfectly, almost like they were made for one another.

"So how long does this Veritaserum last?" Harry asked, staring deep in Draco's eyes.

"You probably have one question left, I didn't make that much." Draco said laughing a little, giving hands hand another squeeze.

"How much have you missed my cock?" Harry smirked while asking his question.

"So fucking much, definitely need you to abuse my hole very soon." Draco spoke almost on instinct and then turned beet red when he realised what he said. He gave a small, awkward chuckle, looking down to the ground.

"I've missed you." Harry laughed, putting his fingers beneath Draco's chin and lifting his head so their eyes connected once more.

"I love you". Draco said in and almost whisper, they both heard it. It was intimate and beautiful and they were leaning closer together.

"I love you too Draco." Harry spoke just as quietly. They leaned closer and closer and as their lips were about to touch finally...

"Get away from him!" Ron spat as the closet door swung open. Hermione was stood close behind with a worried look plastered on her face. Blaise and Pansy were nowhere to be seen.

"Ron, wait, it's not..." Harry began to speak but Draco didn't hear the end of his sentence as a fist collided with his cheek and he quickly fell to the floor, the room turning dark.

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"... said sorry... punch to the cheek... Veritaserum..." Draco heard muttering, they sounded a thousand miles away, when in reality, they were stood right by his side.

Draco's eyes slowly cracked open, the bright light causing some disorientation and then a dull throb consumed his face. He shifted a little and he heard the voice around him become much more excitable. As Draco's eyes opened further and focussed in on his surroundings, the first thing he saw was green. Definitely his favourite colour. Green staring down at him.

Harry.

"Hey babe, how're you feeling?" Harry spoke slowly, gently. He felt a hand on his.

"Okay I guess, where am I?" Draco said groggily, he didn't want to take his eyes from Harry's perfect face.

"You're in the hospital wing love, you took quite the thump." Harry gave a sympathetic smile and took a seat on the edge of Draco's bed.

"My fault, I guess I don't know my own strength." He heard a laugh and then a smack and then a scold. Draco spun his head and saw Ron and Hermione. Pansy and Blaise were also stood over him.

"Not funny Ronald." Hermione whisper shouted. The other five people in the room became much clearer and Draco sat up slightly in his bed.

"How you doing bub?" Pansy asked as she stepped up closer to his bed, she ran her hand through his hair, pushing it to the side making it look a little neater.

"Not bad, my cheek is throbbing but I'll live I think." Draco gave a weak chuckle and smiled back at Pansy, finally noticing everyone in the same room... not trying to kill each other.

"You're all together?" Draco asked a little confused. Harry gave him a warm smile, taking his hand and squeezing.

"Yeah, while you were out cold, I told everyone what we said in that closet, how we made up." Harry grinned, looking around at the group and then finally making eye contact with Draco once more. The intense green was something Draco would never stop loving.

"Wait... everything?" Draco asked cautiously, smirking at Harry. The last thing he would want is people finding out he's totally in love with Harry's cock.

Harry winked at him and the others piped up around them, jeering at the two of them to keep it in their pants.

"Go on Ronald, tell him." Hermione spoke quietly, seriously, as the others laughed. Ron rolled his eyes and stepped towards Draco.

"Hey Draco... sorry for punching you unconscious." Ron said slowly, giving Draco a slight nod. It seemed slightly insincere, but that just seemed to be Ron's natural charm.

"Don't worry about it, water under the bridge." Draco laughed slightly. The tension in the air building. This may be the best these two will ever get on.

"Okay, now that we've got that awkwardness out of the way... I'd like to officially move past all of this, if that's okay with you Draco?" Harry declared, smiling at his love.

"Please, let's never think about this dreadful period again. A new start." Draco smiled up at Harry.

"A new start." Harry repeated., locking their hands together.

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