"I've had enough trouble for a lifetime"

Harry smiled at the irony of his last words as he stepped into the entrance hall and saw Malfoy walking towards him. Trouble, it seemed had not had enough of him.

Malfoy stopped in front of him and looked at his feet. He seemed to be having difficulty getting his words out. Ron growled beside him.

"Could I have a word please Potter"?

"Sure Malfoy, what is it?" Malfoy looked from Ron to Hermione and back to Harry. Harry sighed.

"Alright come outside" He turned towards the doors.

"Wait Harry."

"No it's alright Ron. I'll meet you in the great hall in few minutes"

Harry walked out the door and continued out towards the forest. He stopped and turned back to face the blonde. Malfoy looked nervously out to the lake.

"I have a favour to ask you"

"Let me guess, you want me to testify for you and your parents in the forthcoming trials?" Harry should have seen this coming. Malfoy looked shocked.

"No, no, just for mother. Father and myself, well we shall survive Azkaban, however we cannot let mother end up there. It would kill her. We shall be fine as long as we know mother doesn't have to go through it. I know I have no right to ask you this, no right at all, and I have never given you reason to do anything but hate me but I'm begging you to do this for me."

"Well of course I'm going to testify for your mother, she's saved my life in the forest. And as a matter of fact so did you when we were captured and brought to your house.

So I shall be testifying for you and your mother and I'll have a word in Kinsley's ear for your father as well, as I know he hasn't been in possession of a wand since last summer. Speaking of wands I have yours here." He brought the three wands from his pocket and handed the hawthorn one to Malfoy.

"However I have a couple of conditions. You must come back here in September and do your NEWTS. And I would rather hope that we could put the past seven years behind us, and be civil, at least, to each other in future. Perhaps we can start with dropping the last names?"

"Certainly Harry. I can never thank you enough. If there is ever anything I can do for you please do not hesitate to ask. We shall be forever in your debt."

"Actually Draco there is one thing" Draco looked at him nervously

"Don't worry its nothing arduous. Just the name of your hairdresser."

The blonde looked shocked "My hairdresser?"

"Well in case you haven't realised I've been living rough for the past year. You've had at least 2 near death experiences tonight and yet you've not got a hair out of place. And I must make myself respectable for the several funerals I must attend in the next couple of weeks" Harry sighed at the thought.

"Well my hairdresser is good, but miracles may be beyond her control" Draco smirked

"Haha I don't expect miracles anything half way tidy is all I'm after"

"She's next to Madame Malkins in Diagon Alley. Ask for Alice. Tell her I sent you."

"HARRY?!?" He looked back towards the castle where he could see Ginny sillouetted against the bright lights of the entrance hall. He sighed again. He'd have to explain to her as well.

He started towards the castle then looked back over his shoulder to Draco who was looking out over the lake again

"Come on we'd better go talk to McGonagall"