Meet me at Midnight - drarry fic

Draco vii: sectumsempra

Draco sat on his bed, shoes still on. His eyes were red from crying. He couldn't believe Harry. Except he could. He could. Who would want him, a death eater, a Slytherin, a monster of a man, a child bought up on lies and abuse?
It was the right thing.
Was it though?
He slept, thankfully dreamlessly.
In the morning, he reviewed his father's letters.
He said he would be here today...
He doubted he could 'lure' Harry in at this point.
Not that I would.
His father would kill him. He thought of Draco as an asset, not a son. He would be kept only until he was no longer useful.
I'm no use now.
He should have told the Ministry before Lucius escaped. They would never believe him now. He dozed off again, trying to sleep off the worry.
*****
"Draco. How nice to see you." He sat up with a shock. "Lucius."
"I thought I told you to lure Potter here." Draco climbed out of bed and drew his wand. He felt surprisingly calm. It wasn't like this was an unexpected visit. At this point he'd accepted his fate.
As long as Harry is safe.
"Well, I didn't."
Smooth, Draco.
"Why, may I ask?"
Because I love him.
No matter what.
"Because I care about him." Lucius cackled.
"A Malfoy, caring about Potter. Should have known you'd be the one to fail us."
FAILURE.
"I didn't fail. You failed, Lucius."
Famous last words.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." A smile slid onto Lucius's face. "He'll be here soon enough, by choice or not. Right now, I'm going to find out just how much you really care about Potter." He leant forward, and Draco felt a strange presence in his mind. It turned over his memories of the last two and a half months, not bothering to tidy up what it messed up. Draco dropped to his knees in pain.
He's my father.
"Love? You foolish boy. Potter does not love you. He's not coming to save you. No one can save you now. No one cares enough to. Your Potter isn't the only one who learnt something from the half-blood prince." Draco knew what was coming, before his father even opened his mouth. "Sectumsempra!"