Draco's Heart (a Harry and Draco fanfic)

Casual Coffee Conversation

I went to Lara. Turned out she had ruined my conversation with Harry Potter to ask me if I was talking to Harry Potter.
"Yeah." I said
"That's so cool! I've always wanted to meet him."
"Well you can meet him some other time. Hey is the train leaving?"
"Sean's already on it."
We waved at the train took off at precisely 11 am. On the drive back Billy was complaining that he couldn't go. Lara informed him that he would be going in six short years and then he fell asleep. When Lara dropped me off at my flat I noticed a small scratch below her cheek. I decided to brush it off and go inside.
As if on cue Harry texted my phone. I flipped it open and saw the texts.
UNKNOWN: Malfoy? It's Harry.
ME: hey Potter, let me set up a contact for you.
I set up his contact, it was very difficult because I was still unaware of how to use these cell phones properly.
HARRY: so where are you working these days?
ME: I actually just quit my job. I'm going back to school so I can teach potions.
HARRY: another year of school? You sound like Hermione
ME: I've taken so many years anyways, it won't bother me
HARRY: you will need a teaching degree as well.
ME: I already have one.
HARRY: oh
ME: so do you want to.. Catch up over coffee at the leaky cauldron whenever you're free?
HARRY: I'm actually still in London tomorrow, how's 11?
ME: perfect.
And with that I complete ignored everything else. I would get to talk to Harry again. Maybe we would talk about that year....when....
It was the next day.
I got dressed. I put on a button T-shirt but then glanced down at the mark on my arm. I put a work blazer over top.
I thought about riding my broom again, but I thought that two days in a row was a little excessive. I called a cabbie and was driven to the leaky cauldron. I checked my watch and it was 11. Harry still wasn't there.
"Hey," said Harry from behind me.
"Jesus, Potter." I said after jumping," you scared me."
"Sorry, mate."
We sat down. 
"So I've realized in the 20 years we've known each other, we've never called each other by our first names." Harry said.
"That was because of our dumb petty rivalry." I said.
"Yeah."
"So what did you want to ask me?" I questioned.
"Well, I was wondering.....well.....you remember Dobby?"
"I heard he passed, if that's what you're talking about," I said, confused as to why my father's former house elf was brought into the conversation. "I hated the way my father treated him, I used to talk to him all the time as a child."
"That's what I mean," said Harry," How did Dobby know who I was? Why did he think I was so great? I'm sure your father wouldn't have told him that and-"
"I did." I cut him off.
"You did?"
"That what what you were wondering? If I was the one to tell Dobby that you were a great wizard?"
"Yes."
"I did."
"But I thought you absolutely despised me?" Said Harry.
"I-" I stopped. What was I going to say. The truth? "I never despised you, Harry. I thought you were a great wizard. My father talked about you to my mother, how he couldn't believe an "awful" wizard like you had defeated the dark lord. I wouldn't correct him to his face, so I told Dobby instead."
"Wow, I had no idea you thought that."
"I tried to befriend you our first day, but because of the rubbish my father had said about the Weasley's I failed."
"Did your father want you to befriend me?"
"No."
"Wow."
"A lot of things happened in Hogwarts that I was completely unaware of because of my childhood obsession to be your enemy." I said.
"Really? You do seem like such a different person now, honestly."
"I'm not really, just now people know who I really am. You know, because I'm not being the pompous arse I used to be."
"Remember when Hermione punched you in the face?" Harry said.
"That really hurt" I spoke through laughter.
"Or-or the time-" Harry started.
"I was turned into a weasel!"
We started to share funny stories that neither of us knew would be so funny to tell out loud.
"I once cried over a bird." I said.
"What?" Harry laughed.
" I put a bird through this magical cabinet, and it came back dead, so I cried."
"Oh my,"
"But that was only one of many dumb things my father made me do."
"He sounds even more awful than I thought"
"Yeah"
"Do you want to know something really funny?"
"What"
"Ron, Hermione and I thought you were the Eire of Slytherin for a while."
I laughed.
"Really?"
"We made polyjuice potion in the girls lavatory, and pretended to be Crab and Goyle!" We laughed so hard, I couldn't believe he had done that! It was hilarious.
"Why the girls lavatory?" I asked.
"Because nobody ever went in there. And get this, Hermione accidentally turned herself into a cat!"
"Wasn't that the washroom that the chamber of secrets was in?"
"Yeah."
"God, I felt so bad for Ginny. I never said so of coarse." I said suddenly turning the conversation serious.
"Yeah, remember in the bookstore that year-" said Harry.
" Lockheart! Oh I hated him. You got you're picture taken with him."
"I remember, Ginny stood up for me in front of you, that was when I first started to care for her." Said Harry. With that I had this feeling in my stomach, I knew they were married. I knew they had three children. Why did the make me so upset? Oh right, I was in love with him.
"And look how things turned out." I joked.
"How bout you, Malfoy? Do you have a girlfriend? Thinking of getting married?"
"Um actually, there's something I should tell you, Potter." I said. Why not? He might as well know, if we're ever to be friends again, I thought, like in that year.
"What is it, mate? You can tell me anything." I was surprised that he had said that. We hadn't talked in 13 years before yesterday and I could tell him anything?
"I'm not looking for women, I'm gay." I said.
"Well..."said Harry," does everyone know this? I had no clue!"
"No, I've actually just started to tell people. I know 32 is a little late to be getting ones life together."
"Hey good for you, Malfoy. I'm glad you're finally starting on your happy ending."