Title: Will you Marry me

A/N: HP/DM, Severitus. Post war.

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Chapter-1

Unexpected Proposals

"Draco." Father said and Draco's heart thundered in his throat. It had been six months ever since he had confessed to his parents that he was gay. The confession had become a necessity since his parents had wanted him to get married. They were right in a way. He had turned twenty two and it would still take a couple of years to complete his potions mastership and every parent would want their child to get settled.

That did not change the fact that father and mother were getting desperate now and were asking him to compromise. Three proposals had come for him over the past sixth months, all of whom had been rejected by Draco due to one reason or another.

"Yes father." He whispered, his body stiff in front of father's desk. Mother was sitting beside father quietly, looking at him. Mother would never go against father, not even for him. This was nothing new. He had always known this.

"Draco. We have received a new proposal for you. They are good people Draco. We have met them and we have met the boy too. He will keep you happy." Father said and Draco waited for father to continue "He just has certain conditions."

"What kind of conditions father." Draco asked, his voice a whisper.

"Sit down Draco and relax. I am not sending you on a suicide mission. I just want you to be happy." Father whispered and Draco couldn't fault father's honesty. Yes he loved Draco and so did mother but their patience was wearing thin.

"What kind of conditions ?" Draco asked after settling down on the chair.

"For one he wants you to be a submissive."

For a moment, Draco just stared at father. Why was he having this conversation with his father at all?

"Father you know that I believe in an equal relationship." Draco started and his voice trembled because father had that look on his face, the look said that nothing would change his decision now.

"The second is that you would not study after marriage." Father said and Draco cut him off "I will complete-"

"He does not want you to pursue your own career. He wants you to be a submissive in every sense of the word."

Lead dropped in Draco's stomach and he stared at his father, blinking hard.

"I do not want to marry at all, father." He said and knew father's next words "That is not an alternative Draco. I have fixed a meeting for you with him tomorrow."

"But I do not want to marry such a man." Draco protested, his voice barely above a whisper.

"I am sorry Draco but you have to. We do not have any choices left now." and that was that. Draco looked at his mother for some help and found her eyes glistening. Not that the tears would do any good. She would never question father's decision.

Sighing tiredly, he walked towards the door and father's voice reached his ears "Be ready at 9 A.M. His name is William Carter."

"Okay." He answered sadly and walked towards his room to lock his books and journals in his wardrobe.

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Harry yawned and sipped his coffee while studying a thick book on Defence against Dark Arts. He wanted to attain the degree and open his own academy on dark arts and defence against it. After the war he had spent some part of his inheritance in repairs and renovation of Severus's house despite the fact that Severus and Sirius had not wanted him to. He had taken a couple of years to think over what he wanted to do in his life when Severus had suggested him to open his own academy side he had not wanted to teach at Hogwarts.

Thereafter he had started studying to become a DADA he did not like remaining cooped up at home so he studied at different places, sometimes at library, sometimes in parks and on Sundays, he studied at the nearest café 'The perfect coffee'. Just as the name suggested, they served excellent coffee and it was not crowded in the mornings.

He yawned and turned the page. When he found his cup empty, he ordered for another cup.

Just as he was about to take the first sip, the door to the café opened and in came, his five year long crush, Draco Malfoy with a hulk. Well, the man he entered with could only be described as a hulk.

He was healthy and looked shrewd and he was manhandling Draco.

He looked at his book but tried to listen to their conversation. Draco looked too uncomfortable and it was obvious that the boy did not want to be with the man at all.

"I will have a capucchi-" Draco ordered and the hulk cut him off "Two black coffees please."

Harry peaked at the blonde from the corner of his eyes and was shocked when the blonde just looked resigned and intertwined his own fingers on the table. He had never seen the blonde so defeated at all and the whole scene seemed fishy to Harry.

No one except Severus, Sirius and Remus knew that Harry was gay, not even his best friends and absolutely no one knew about his crush on Draco.

"I will have some-" Draco started and again the hulk cut him off with something absurd. Harry did not pay attention because he was busy watching the way the hulk was holding Draco fingers, almost as if he would crush them and Draco was tolerating all that.

Draco tried to pull back and the hulk suddenly pulled Draco's hair back.

Well, no one could blame Harry for what happened next. He just had to intervene.

"Hey. What is happening?" He shouted and placed his cup of coffee on the table, next to his books. Draco stared at him, absolutely stunned and the hulk was glaring at him now.

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Draco stared at Potter. Where had the green eyed git popped from?

He had not even opened his mouth to reply when William got up to fight with Potter. William was bigger then Potter and Draco did not want Potter to get hurt because of him so he mouthed at him to get the fuck off. Of course Potter ignored him.

Potter had filled up in the past few years. He was no longer the scrawny git who wore round spectacles. He was quiet handsome and his fashion sense had improved as well, though his hair was messy as always.

"Mind your own business." William glared and Potter glared at the man "Get out of this café."

"What will you do if I don't? Why should I get out? He is my fiancé." William snarled and Potter snarled right back "Well, he is my boyfriend. Get out or I will have the aurors come and throw you in Azkaban for manhandling my boyfriend."

Fear flashed in William's eyes and he looked at Draco. To say that Draco was shocked would be an understatement because he had not seen Potter for the past six months, let alone be his boyfriend. Last he had heard, Potter was still straight. But he masked his face and nodded "Yes. He is. Father did not know. I hid it well."

Draco lied and William took a step towards him threateningly. Before he could have uttered anything at all, Potter was very suddenly standing between him and William, his wand pointed towards the man.

"Look here, you bloody hulk, get out before I hex you into next month." Potter growled menacingly and it was very obvious that Potter was dead serious. What Draco wondered was why and he wanted William to leave so that he could ask Potter.

"Leave Carter." He spoke firmly and William left after a last glare at him and a growled "Lucius will hear about this. Just you wait. You will pay for humiliating me like this Malfoy. "

Draco sighed in relief and slumped on his chair again.

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