"I have decided to trust him, and I think you should too."
Harry stood there for a long time, letting Ginny's words sink in. I think she is right... He finally admitted it. "Fine. Just this once. For Ginny."
He went to the table where Draco was sitting alone. Draco saw him coming nearer.
"Come to show me the door?" Draco asked glumly. "Don't worry. I'm going on my own. This seems like a lost cause anyway."
This caught Harry off- guard. "Lost-?"
"Wait! Malf- Draco, wait. I had come to apologize for the way I behaved earlier. Im sorry." He hastily managed to arrange his features into an unconvincing smile.
Draco's eyes widened with surprise. "Apology accepted. No harm done, no offence taken." He tried to make a funny. "Sorry. Small talk isn't really my thing."
Harry grinned. "Mine neither."
Draco gestured for Harry to sit and they began talking about Quidditch, the only common topic they could think of. It was awkward at first, but soon they started feeling more comfortable. Harry and Draco realized that they were actually quite similar to each other in many ways. They began to identify with each other and started respecting each other as individuals. All of them sat together once more, this time, as a group, with a particularly happy Slytherin who no longer felt alone. There was a warm, fuzzy feeling in his chest; and the loneliness and sorrow slithered away, making way for the warmth of friendship and love. Nothing would change him back to his old self now. He was happy.
All was well.
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أدب الهواةThree years after the battle of Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy decides that he doesn't want to be lonely anymore. Will he be able to succeed in his endeavor to find true friends?
