Draco and Harry went back to Draco's room, and he pulled Harry into his arms. Then Draco remembered something as he stared at his trunk in the corner of the room. "Harry, I feel I should tell you that Arthur's in the hospital."
"What? Because of me?"
"No, Harry. There was nothing you could have done. Do you want to go see him?"
"Yes. Can we?"
"Yeah, but we should probably go shower and change quickly. I'll go grab your trunk while you take a shower." Draco climbed off the bed and went to grab Harry's trunk and he brought it back to his room. Draco just set it on the floor when an owl flew in his room and dropped the Prophet on his bed. Draco walked over and picked it up. The headline was He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is Back, but in Custody? Draco chuckled and chucked it back on the bed; he'd read it later. Draco walked to his bathroom and stripped down to nothing and stepped into the shower behind Harry.
"Are you alright?" Draco whispered as he wrapped his arms around Harry.
"Yeah, I will be once I know Arthur is alright."
"Okay. Let's hurry up otherwise visiting hours will end." The pair quickly finished their shower and changed. Harry wore just skinny jeans and a nice blouse, and Draco wore his typical black trousers with a dress shirt and tie. They walked out of Draco's room holding hands and back to the library where he hoped his parents still were. They walked into the library, and saw them sitting at the table in front of the door. Draco and Harry walked up to them, and Draco sat down next to Narcissa and Harry sat on his lap. "Mum, can Harry and I go visit Arthur at St. Mungos? Harry wants to know how he's doing."
"Oh, of course dear, but we better hurry its getting late and I don't want visiting hours to end before we get to see him. Are you two ready?"
"Yes." Harry and Draco said at the same time.
"Alright, meet me in the main drawing room. I'll be right down."
"Okay." Draco said as he scooped Harry up in his arms and she started giggling as he carried her over his shoulder out of the library.
"Draco, put me down." She giggled as he carried her down the stairs.
"I would, but you have to make it sound more convincing. With all this laughing I'm not sure if I want to." Draco said as he started tickling her, and she started trying to squirm out of his reach.
"Draco, this isn't funny." Harry said through gasps of laughter. She entwined her fingers through his hair and pulled his head back and kissed him on the lips. He pulled her down so her legs were wrapped around his waist.
"Are you sure, love? Because I can keep tickling you." Draco whispered into her ear seductively, and Harry shivered against him.
"No, not right now. I really need to see Arthur. He's like a father to me, Draco. I have to make sure I didn't get him killed. I don't know what I would do if…"
"No, don't think like that, love." Draco said as he brushed her hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear. "He will understand that you were just trying to keep yourself alive, love." Draco said as he pulled her against his chest. Narcissa walked in the room then and walked up to the fireplace, and she grabbed a pinch of floo powder.
"Are you two coming?" Draco stood and placed Harry on the floor, and they walked over to the fireplace. They all stepped into the green flames and appeared in the lobby at St. Mungos. Narcissa walked up to the front desk and asked about Mr. Weasley. She came back over to them, and they followed her up to the first floor and found his room. Harry peeked in the room to see Mrs. Weasley, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny sitting around his bed, and Harry was about to back out when Hermione saw her and jumped out of her chair.
"Harry." She ran over and pulled Harry into a hug, and Harry stood there with one hand at her side and the other was holding Draco's hand. Hermione pulled away to look Harry in the eyes, and she paused. "Harry, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I just…after what I did…Arthur…" Harry attempted, and Hermione pulled her into another hug.
"We don't blame you, it wasn't your fault." Hermione said as she grabbed Harry's free hand and pulled her into the room and therefore Draco since he was holding Harry's other hand.
"What are they doing here?" Ron said as he stood up and stepped between Harry and his father.
"Ronald. This is your best friend. How can you say that to her?" Hermione said as she turned towards Ron.
"She is the one that caused this. My dad wouldn't be lying in that bed because of a snake attack if she hadn't gone to the Ministry that day. If she hadn't gone with that stupid snake." Ron said.
"I had no choice, Ron. I was kidnapped by Voldemort. If I didn't go he was going to take his anger out on Lucius and Narcissa, and I couldn't do that. Not to Draco. I couldn't be the reason he lost his parents. Especially at the hands of Voldemort. Could you do that to Hermione, Ron? Could you do that to anyone be the reason they lost their parents?" Harry asked as she pulled Draco closer to her, and he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I understand that, but my dad got hurt because you couldn't have your boyfriend lose his parents. My dad who has been like a father to you for five years, and he got hurt. How do you expect me to react, Harry?" Ron yelled and Harry flinched. Draco pulled her closer and she buried her face in his chest.
"She nearly died, Weasley. She was bit by the snake in an attempt to save your father, and she almost died. The difference between her bit and your father's is he had medical treatment right away, and she didn't have any. The only reason she survived past yesterday was because I came home for break and brewed some potions that saved her life. Your best friend wouldn't be here today, because she tried to save your father, Weasley and he would have survived. How do you feel about this now?" Draco stated as he pushed Harry behind him and stepped closer to Ron.
"She nearly died?" Ron said in disbelief.
"Yes. We couldn't do anything for her except make her comfortable, and then Draco created a miracle." Narcissa stated as she stared proudly at her son.
"I need some air." Ron said and he stormed out of the room. Hermione stepped closer and wrapped Harry and Draco in a hug.
"He'll come around; he's just torn, but he'll come around." Hermione whispered.
"I think I'm sick of waiting for Ron to come around, Hermione. Something happens and his faith in our friendship is shaken and he runs. I'm sick of waiting for him to come around and realize I was in danger and right all along."
"Ronald is just upset over Arthur, Harry, dear. He'll be fine when the doctors say Arthur's out of the woods. I don't blame you dear. Come say hello." Mrs. Weasley said as she took Harry's hand and pulled her towards Arthur and away from Draco's grasp. Draco nearly protested until Harry gave him a look that said to wait, and Draco stopped. Harry walked up to Arthur and he smiled at her.
"Harry, you're safe." He whispered. "Thank Merlin. Come here, dear." Arthur said as he held out his hand to Harry, and she took it and gave the man a hug.
"I'm so sorry, Arthur I tried to stop it, but Nagini was too quick for me. I would never…I would never…" Harry sobbed into his shoulder and he just held her close.
"It is alright, dear. I don't blame you for anything that man made you do. I understand and the only thing that makes it better is the knowledge that you are safe now. Everything is alright." Arthur whispered, and Harry broke down she just kept muttering I'm sorry over and over again as she cried into his shoulder. Arthur just held her there against his side as she cried, and everyone just watched as Harry released all her grief. Soon she finished crying and Harry climbed off the bed and stepped back over to Draco, and he pulled her into his side.
Harry snuggled into his side and buried her face in his shoulder, and Harry was startled as she felt arms wrap around her and Draco. She turned to find Mrs. Weasley wrapped around them. "I think you and Draco make a lovely couple Harry. I think you balance each other out, in both appearance and personality." She said as she stepped away from each other, and Harry stared at her. She wasn't expected them to except Draco like that, especially not Molly.
Then something else that Harry didn't expect happened, Narcissa stepped forwards and said, "I wish to extend an invitation to the Malfoy Christmas party on Christmas Eve. The entire Weasley family is invited, along with Miss Granger and her parents if they wish. Plus ones are also invited." Narcissa then turned and walked out of the room saying, "Come Draco, Harry. Visiting hours are almost over and I don't want to cause any other troubles today." Draco turned to follow his mother out of the room and Harry went as well, until she was grabbed from behind and pulled into a hug.
Harry turned her head enough to see Ginny wrapped around her, and Harry used her free arm to hug her back. "I'm glad you're alright, and I'm glad you're happy. Keep him, I can tell he really loves you and you really love him." Ginny whispered and then she pulled away and went back over by her mother and Hermione.
"Tell Ron I'm sorry and bye for me. If he doesn't come on Christmas Eve, I'll understand." Harry then walked away, because she didn't want to cry in front of them anymore, and if she stayed any longer she would. They walked back to the front lobby and took the floo back to Malfoy Manor. Draco pulled Harry up to his room and she curled into his side on his bed and started to cry, and Draco just held her as she cried in his arms until she fell asleep.
The next morning Harry woke up in Draco's arms, and he was wide awake watching her sleep. "Morning," she whispered, and he kissed the top of her head. "Did you sleep at all last night?"
"Yes, I took half an hour power naps every two hours. I couldn't sleep knowing you were right here and something could happened to you." Draco whispered, and she looked up at him. He started laughing, and pulled her back against him. "Yes, love. I fell asleep a little while after you. I just wake up earlier than you."
"Draco, I don't think anything is going to happen to me inside the wards of the Manor, three stories up in the middle of the floor in your bedroom cradled against your chest. That would be an extremely special trick." Harry whispered into Draco's neck with a laugh, and Draco chuckled a little.
"You are right." Harry could hear the pause in his voice like he wanted to say something else, and she lifted her head a little to look him in the eyes, and she scooted upwards so she could kiss him on the lips.
"What are you thinking about?" Harry asked.
"Move in with us." Draco said as he brushed some hair back behind her ear.
"Draco?" Harry pulled back a little and looked him in the eyes. "Are you feeling alright?" she moved her hand and placed it on his forehead and then his cheek, and he leaned into the embrace.
"I'm wonderful. You're just here, and you're going to be spending most of the summer here anyway, and I don't think that with this magic bond thing we have we won't be able to be that long away from each other for long. Severus said we were practically married through our magic, and that's all I can think of is being married to you, but I can wait until we are both 17 at least to get married if you want, and I just want you here where I know no one can hurt you ever, and I know about your family, and I just can't have that. I also know that if I ever see them I will be going to Azkaban for cursing the lot of them. I just want to know you are safe and I can't do that unless you are here with me under the wards around Malfoy Manor. I just love you, and need you safe." Draco confessed and Harry stared at him in shock.
Draco wanted to marry her after everything she had been through, and he wanted her safe and close by. Draco practically just proposed to her, and he wanted to live with her, and he hadn't even seen any of her tiny quirks of the domestic kind. Harry wouldn't have to cook or tend the gardens or clean anything again unless she wanted to, and she wouldn't have to see the Dursley's ever again if she so desired not too. That is when she realized she was perfectly fine with that, she loved Draco, she could spend the rest of her life with Draco. Wait, she loved Draco. Had she ever admitted that to anyone?
"I love you, too." She said out loud, and Draco looked at her in the eyes and saw the truth and realization shining in them. Draco smiled and pulled her close, kissing her nice and long and deep. Harry had to finally pull away to breath. "And I want to live here with you. And I want to marry you when we have the chance to do that, and I really hope you don't change your mind about me, because I don't know what I would do if you did."
"I'm not going anywhere love. Malfoy's mate for life." Draco said as he pulled her back in for a kiss and he rolled them to the side so he was now lying on top of Harry. Harry's fingers made their way into Draco's hair, and her legs spread so Draco could slid between them. Draco pulled away from the kiss to look her in the eyes. "My mother is going to want to give you Malfoy lessons. How to act and dress like a Malfoy. We take our appearances outside the Manor very seriously." Harry cut him off with a kiss.
"I would very much not like you to bring your mother up just as we're about to have sex it kind of kills the mood we were setting." Harry whispered, and she watched Draco's eyes widen and then blow out with lust. "That's my boy." Harry pulled him back down to kiss him, and he slipped his tongue inside her mouth, and Harry moaned around the organ causing Draco to stutter. Harry could tell Draco was losing his mind as she moaned underneath him, and she slipped her hands down his back and pulled his dress shirt from yesterday that they never changed out of and pulled it from his trousers slowly unbuttoning the buttons on the shirt as Draco attached his lips to her neck and started sucking and nipping at the skin right below her ear.
Harry started making panted gasps as she tried to unbutton his shirt as he tried to drive her into the same state as he was. Soon she gave up and her one hand found it's way into his hair as the other caressed his shoulder. "Draco…" Harry moaned. "Too many…clothes." She gasped as he nipped a little too hard against her skin, but she didn't mind. She felt Draco move his hand underneath one of the pillows, and he pulled out his wand and gave it a flick and their clothes were gone. She just hoped Draco was in a decent mind set to not make them disappear completely, she kind of like this outfit.
"Better…" Draco moaned and Harry's fingers tightened in his hair.
"Definitely…" Harry wrapped her legs around Draco, and Draco's lips found their way down to her collarbone and then to her breasts where they started sucking on the skin there. One of Draco's hands found its way to her other breast and started playing with her nipple and she moaned out loud. "Dray…that's…amazing." She panted, and Draco switched, and his free hand slide down between her legs and one finger played with her clitoris before sliding inside her. Her legs fell open away from Draco's body giving him better access and he pushed another finger inside her. Harry released this gasped moan, and she could feel Draco smirk against her skin. "Dray, please." She pleaded, and he slipped another finger inside her. "No. No more fingers." Harry whispered, "I want you inside me…please." Draco pulled his fingers out of her and placed the slicked up fingers on her hips while he pushed himself inside her, and Harry whimpered as he did it nice and slow for her.
Draco matched his thrusts inside her with the slow pace he set, and Harry felt as if she was going to explode with passion. "Dray…f-faster…" Harry attempted, and Draco must have understood because his pace slowly quickened until it was a brutal pace. Harry was having a hard time with the sensations and just let Draco have his way, and she just laid there a panting moaning mess as he thrusted into her. Soon Draco's cumming inside her and they are both screaming out in ecstasy as they finish.