After -Drarry COMPLETE

Chapter 20

—4 days later—
—Harry POV—

The things I need to do before I can make sure everyone no longer has a problem because of me:

-Tell Teddy how amazing he is, and what a wonderful person he'll grow up to be

-Apologize to Ginny

-Kiss Draco, because I deserve to know what that feels like before I die.

I went over the list in my head over and over as I approached Ginny, who was brushing her hair in the bathroom before leaving to work.

"Hey Ginny.."

She turned looked at me through her reflection in the mirror.

"I wanted to apologize, for everything. I know I've caused trouble and I wanted you to know I'm working to stop that. I hope with time you can forgive me." I shifted on my feet, waiting for a response from her.

She stopped brushing her hair and turned to see me face-to-face. She flashed a sympathetic look.

"I will... you just need to understand everything has been to help you. And you need to cooperate more with that. So hopefully things can go back to normal."

"Nothing can ever go back to normal. But I am going to make sure the problems and the tension stop. I promise."

She looked a bit uneasy. "Okay... I'm going to be late to work. Remember I won't be home tonight. I'm taking over for a co-worker. Don't do anything stupid." She went downstairs and soon enough I heard our front door close. My heart was beating loudly. I will stop the problems. I will stop the pain.

I went past the kitchen to the living room where Teddy was watching a cartoon.

"Teddy. Can we speak for a moment?"

I saw his hair grow and turn pink. "Okay."

I sat down beside him.

"Teddy, You know I love you right? With every fiber of my being." He nodded.

"I just wanted to let you know: you're amazing. And I know that when you grow up, you're going to blow everyone out of the water with how spectacular you will become. They'll all love you just as much as I do. And I'm sorry that we never got to do much together. I think it's one of the biggest mistakes I ever made."

Teddy was looking at me, eyes wide and watery, and threw us into a tight hug. One which I gladly reciprocated.

"You wanna watch a movie with me?" He asked.

"Sure. Then afterwards, I was hoping to surprise you by organizing a play date with Scorpius."

His eyes lit up and this now short hair became a bright yellow in the blink of an eye.

"Yes! Thanks!" He said with a gleeful smile. I couldn't help but return it.

After the movie, I told Teddy to take a shower in his bathroom meanwhile I took my own much needed shower. While I was in there I looked at my arms, remembering everything that's happened in my life. I looked up towards the ceiling with my eyes closed.

There's only one thing left on the list I told myself. I can stop all of this as early as tomorrow. Everything will be better.

My eyes watered. This works. This is what I need to do to stop causing all these issues.

—Draco POV—

It's been what feels like an eternity since I last saw Harry. I couldn't stop thinking about him or how I found him. I wonder what conversation we would have had if he was awake. Would he have been mad? Sad? Happy to see me? What happened to make him self-harm again? Has he taken enough care of himself?