Healing Draco Malfoy

Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Published: 1/27/2024

Draco was relieved that neither Blaise nor Harry questioned him about his absence. Harry merely gave him a smile and then helped Blaise cut the vegetables. When they finished, Harry set the table with a wave of his hand. Draco would have even tried summoning the cutlery with his wand. Neville finally came in from the front door, and he greeted them with a hello, before kissing Blaise.

"Looks great, honey. Sorry, I took so long," Neville said.

"No problem, these two came home early. Potter was regaling me with his cooking methods."

"Hey, I did more than that!"

Neville laughed and said, "Good. I'm no help."

"Sure, you are, Boo. You grow the vegetables," Blaise said as they laughed and put the last dish in the oven, setting a timer of

The floo chimed, and Blaise unlocked it with a wave of his wand. Theo and Astoria came through and brought a pie.

"Theo, Tori! Come in! Draco and Harry are already here."

"Oh? That's good," Theo said, and after greeting Neville and Blaise, he turned to Harry. It's nice to see you, again, P-Harry. I do apologize for my father's actions during the war. Rest assured that I never agreed with him."

"Thanks... umm... don't need to mention it. The war was bad for everyone," Harry said, quietly, not meeting Theo's eyes. Draco slowly moved beside him and took over.

"Theo, thanks for coming over. Tori, nice to see you without loud music," he said.

She laughed and took his hand. "Same. Draco. I know you and my sister weren't best friends, but you were always protective of our house. She did request that I tell you that she doesn't support Pansy's words and only left with her to get her away from you."

Draco nodded. "I'm not worried about it or Pansy. I never really cared for her."

Blaise humphed. "She's a bitch. She pulled enough shit at school."

"Especially when she tried to spike your drink with a love potion," Harry muttered.

Draco wasn't sure what Harry was talking about until Theo laughed and said, "I remember that! Luckily, Draco wasn't the one who drank it."

"Is that when Vince spent the night sprouting sonnets and chasing after her?" Astoria asked.

"Yep. Draco saw her do it, and Vince just drank the pumpkin juice before Draco could warn him. Joke's on Pansy. Vince kissed her in front of the whole house."

Draco blinked and frowned. He didn't remember that..., or any of it, either. Now that they had brought it up, he was starting to remember fragments. Vince had kissed and hugged her, but Pansy had hexed him and ran away. Harry must have read it in his journal.

"Well, Pansy's getting her comeuppance. Marcus Flint cheats on her at every opportunity," Tori scoffed. "Daph's told me all about it."

Blaise suggested they move to the den while dinner finishes cooking, where Harry sat next to him and unabashedly took his hand. Draco smiled at his boldness, as Harry didn't know Theo or Tori that well. Theo and Blaise kept the conversation going more than anyone else. They talked about safer topics like property improvements, holidays and work. Draco was surprised that Hogwarts was now offering work-study classes for seventh years and remedial programs for struggling students. They were some of McGonagall's first additions after the war.

Tori subtly probed Harry's feelings about it, as Harry hadn't offered much in the way of conversation.

"I think it's great that she's making sure students succeed. I mean... not everyone understands everything immediately, and some kids would like to work on their career earlier."