I saw two prompts from Drarry Prompt of the Day on tumblr and couldn't resist. They just fit so well with my original story.
prompt: Harry told Ron about his crush on Draco and Ron is like "what?! Why Malfoy of all people?!" And is freaking out but then some asshat is like "ha Potter is bent" and Ron flips and is like "OK that is my best friend and team Drarry for the win!"
"Who're dating who?!" Ron shouts.
"Keep it down," Harry hisses, "I don't want the entire school to know. Enough of my life ends up in the Daily Prophet as is."
"But, but, but Harry," Ron sputters, "you just told me you are dating Malfoy. Draco Malfoy of all people." He emphasizes the name, as if he thinks Harry doesn't realize whose name he just said.
"Yes Ron, I know who I said."
"In Merlin's name why? If you want to date blokes, fine. But why are you dating Malfoy?"
Harry sighs. "Because I like him, that's why. And he likes me. The war is over, we have put aside our differences and moved on. I'm too tired to fight anymore Ron." And he is. He is so tired of all the fighting and the death and destruction that comes with it. He can't handle it anymore. He is just so tired and so done with it all.
"I know mate," Ron reassures him, "we all are. But what does this have to do with dating ferret face?"
"Don't call him that," Harry snaps and then sighs. He knew this wasn't going to go well. It will go even worse if both of them lose their tempers. It has happened enough times that Harry knows exactly what will happen. "It started out when I gave him back his wand. Remember how I mentioned it?"
Ron nods.
"I did and then, I just..." he shrugs, "I told him I didn't want to fight anymore. He wasn't the enemy. He never really was. He was just a spoiled brat we went to school with. But he's not anymore. None of us are the same. The war changed us all."
"He is a Death Eater!"
"He was forced. He never wanted the Mark, but it was take it or be killed. And not just him, but his parents as well. Remember, this was punishment for Lucius' failure at the Department of Mysteries."
"Fine, so he wasn't willing. That doesn't mean he had it as rough as us."
"You think it was easy? You know how Voldemort treated his followers. No one was safe, not even his Inner Circle. And that was the last thing Draco was."
"You sound as if you are talking from experience mate."
"I am," he says, taking a deep breath. He's never told his friends this before. "Even after Fifth year, I still had visions. I know I said Voldemort blocked me out. And mostly, I was telling the truth. But sometimes things slipped through."
"Why didn't you ever say anything?"
"There was never anything important to talk about. Nothing useful. But, I saw things..." he takes another breath, "Draco was a favorite of his. And when I say favorite, I mean favorite target. He... well, it wasn't pleasant to watch, let alone experience. And considering the monster lived in his house..." Harry shakes his head. "No Ron, the war changed us all."
"So now it's all forgive and forget?"
"No, but it is a time for second chances. I offered Draco his and he took it. I never expected things to go the way they did, but I can't say I'm unhappy that they did."
"I just don't understand it," Ron repeats, "you were always so dead set against him. You never shut up about him."
Harry laughs at that.
"What?"
"That's actually one of the reasons Hermione wasn't surprised when I told her. Apparently I was 'obsessed to the point of either marriage or murder and thank Merlin it is the former'."
Ron snorts. "That sounds like Mione alright. You told her first?"
"I wanted the practice, before telling you," he admits.
"Well mate, it's a damn shock for sure. I mean, it's one thing for you to be dating a bloke. That I have no problem with, but for you-"
"Potter is dating a boy? Potter is a poof?" a voice interrupts them. A Hufflepuff student who overheard while walking by. Harry isn't sure of his name. "What a freak," he snorts derogatorily.
Ron straightens up from the wall where he had been leaning and stalks over to the boy. "What did you just say?" he asks warningly.
The student doesn't take it. "I said, freak. You know, poof, bent, shirt lifter, fairy? Glad I never had to share a room with him. Who knows where he was looking."
He either has some bollocks or no sense. Judging by his smirk, Harry would say the latter. Ron's face is a bright shade of red and that is never the herald for anything good. The whole school should know of the Weasley temper by now, so why doesn't this Hufflepuff? Has to be daft.
"That's what I thought you said," Ron tells him before he invokes the spirit of both the twins and Ginny and curses the hell out of the other teen. Not only does he use the Bat-Bogey Hex, he turns his hair neon rainbow and his skin bright pink. "Now what was that again?"
The teen goes to answer, but all that comes out is a croak. One that sounded remarkably like a frog. He tries again, with the same results. Yes, that is definitely a frog. Harry lets out a snort of laughter. The Hufflepuff glares.
"Good luck undoing it mate," Ron says, sounding friendly, "those are the twin's version of those spells."
The teen pales and runs away. Yes, he is in trouble. So are they, when he tells, but it's worth it.
Harry grins at Ron. "Ta mate."
Ron grins back. "What are friends for? Now where is this boyfriend of yours? I need to officially meet him," he tells him.
Harry raises an eyebrow at him. "Changed your mind already, have you?"
"Someone has to show support of your dating choice, even if it is Malfoy," he grimaces at the name. "You're going to have enough trouble as it is when word gets out. Besides," his grin turns sharp and Harry can once again see the twins influence on their little brother, "I need to talk to him so I can threaten him that if he ever breaks your heart, I'll make Snape look like a kneazle kitten."
Harry laughs, knowing Ron is serious, but not being able to help it. Oh how he would love to see Snape as a kitten. "Come on then. I'm to report how you took it anyways."
"Excellent. But seriously mate, Malfoy?"
Harry laughs.