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Everyday life felt good as it hadn't in a long time, Draco had a lot of work from school, but he was allowed to do a lot of his extra charms in class as long as he always handed in his assignments. He had to change his healing practice for once a week to have time to work on his side project, but he also had little moments with Potter in classrooms and cupboards, so he was still winning, specially because the days were also good for Potter and their connection wasn't making Draco miserable. Also, the boy had been very agreeable in helping him with his assignments when Draco got too caught up with his project, which meant, he would let Draco copy his stuff so he wouldn't get in trouble and no questions were asked, something that Pansy would never do.

His relationship being a secret however meant they couldn't share some of the couple's stuff other people did, like go together to Hogsmead and Draco's options this year weren't very good. Theo and Daphne were married in every way but in paper, so hanging out with them alone was a big no. He usually had Pansy, but she was going with Blaise to Madam Puddifoot and not even her delicious cakes would make Draco hang out there without a pair. The two however agreed to hang out with him for a bit and go to the shops to get more ink and chocolate before they parted.

Draco was walking aimlessly when he heard Potter scream and he moved faster, he saw the boy was mad at something, maybe to do with the ugly man running away, and his cousin and Granger were trying to calm him. He couldn't go to them, but once they were inside the pub and people were no longer paying attention he went to his cousin.

"So you're now a security guard in Hogsmeade?"

She was surprised to see him, but didn't refuse the attempt at a talk.

"I'm an auror and security around school has been reinforced"

That seemed to be pretty much all they had to talk about because they were silent for a bit and Draco was already thinking about just going away, he wasn't sure why he talked to her, he could just ask Harry what had happened.

"So what is your deal? You and Harry seemed friendly last I saw you" she asked

"We make out in empty classrooms every now and then" he simply said, looking at her reaction, he had been vaguely curious about Andromeda's side of the family since they met on the summer and he had noticed the girl had not denied the story they told Snape about fighting in the train. Also he was curious to know how far Potter had spread information around. The girl did a funny face before laughing.

"That is good… Harry deserves to have fun too, I know he almost never gets time for that" she said fondly, apparently Potter and her were more friends than acquaintances, but she didn't know anything.

"Comes with the job I suppose, being a hero is not for the faint of heart"

"A lot of people would say dating heroes is just as tough" her voice was teasing, but she was looking at him, looking for a reaction just like he had done, apparently the girl was nice, but sharp, much like her own mother.

"Well yeah" he smirked "cupboards are not very comfy you know"

She snorted, but she smiled too and he supposed she approved of him.

"I have to go" she said "I'm not supposed to get distracted, but it was nice seeing you"

"Yeah..." he said softly "you too" and he was surprised that he meant it.

Without anyone else to hang with, he decided to get at least a drink of butterbeer before he went back to the castle. The place was not too full and it was easy to find Potter and his friends, all three in desperate need of lessons in discretion, because anyone that looked at them whispering with their heads together, knew they were talking about something serious. Draco cast a disillusionment charm, something he was getting quite good at, and tried to find the nearest place to their table so he could listen in, their voices were low, but he did find a place he could somewhat hear what they were saying.

"What do you want me to say?" Said Weasley annoyed.

"The truth would be nice" Said Potter sounding mad, apparently he and Weasley were fighting. Again.

"Ok, I think you're a bloody idiot Harry!"

"Thank you!" said Potter ironically

"Come on, Ron, you said you would let it go if you were wrong" said Granger

"I didn't thought Harry would do it!" he said loudly

"Quiet!" said Granger "you… say… Umbridge, remember?" the girl whispered and Draco cursed he could not hear it.

"Sorry" said Weasley

"I told you I was going to" Said Potter

"That was before he fucking admitted to being a Death Eater!"

"Ron!" said Granger mad and Draco immediately knew that somehow that conversation had to do with him, making him even more curious "Dumbledore said… to take… also he said he didn't want… "

"Exactly!" Said Potter

"But he did it anyway and you said he's still gonna do it!"

"It's only been two weeks!" Said Potter

"Yeah two weeks you're deluding yourself just because you want to get into his pants!"

Draco was surprised, Potter had been very interested, but also very shy when things got a bit more heated, still, he couldn't say he wasn't pleased to hear it, in fact he wouldn't mind at all if Potter actually attempted to get into his pants.

"Ron!" said Granger

"Why are you mad at me? You agreed with me!" Weasley said to Granger.

"I don't agree with you, I just disagree with Harry"

"What is the difference?"

"I don't think Mal… I think Harry will hurt himself, because … change and do what he wants"

"We don't know that!" said Potter frustrated

"We do actually… last time. He told you exactly what he is going to do… as he is, or he will walk away from you like he did last year."

"That is what I'm saying, he is using him!" insisted Weasley.

"And that is not what I'm saying, but it's easier to talk to a rock than with you two"

"Fine, so I won't say anything, let Malfoy screw up with Harry then"

"Be quiet!" said Potter.

"Doesn't look like he will mind" Granger said teasing, a humor Draco didn't expect her to have.

"Shut up… Come on lets just go back" said Potter sounding embarrassed and Draco was finally able to move and look at the boy, who was also blushing.

Draco was curious over the conversation he was able to overhear, but not particularly surprised, he knew Potter was ignoring things just like him, but apparently the boy was also expecting him to have some kind of change of heart. The one thing he wasn't seeing however was that Draco already had a change of heart.

He was a pureblood, he was raised to act a certain way, to interact with proper members of society… in another life he would probably have willingly gone to the Dark Lord (even if he might have regretted later). But he changed, he made friends with blood traitors and was lusting over a half-blood, he actually wants the Dark Lord demise and that alone was enough to make him a traitor among Death Eaters. If that wasn't a change of heart, he didn't know what it was.

It seemed a lot more like Granger was right and Potter expected him to give up on his project and be something he wasn't. Potter was a fighter, Draco always knew that, but the more he learned about what his mother and Rabastan had done, had kept secret, the more he saw then as fighters too, because resisting through the terror was their fight. It had led him to understand that not everyone has the option or the courage to leave everything and fight heads on, there were those that just couldn't, some wizards were very talented in different branches of magic, but would not last a second on the battlefield.

Draco was not the fighter Potter was, but he would argue that he was a fighter alright. Not that his close minded fling could see it, but he had expected that already, so nothing had changed except that he now knew the boy at least wanted to explore with him, even if he never acted on it.

Potter had been driving him mad because he was the one that came asking for this arrangement, but whenever Draco did something more than kissing, Potter would get all awkward and step back, so he had been tempted to actually talk to the boy and ask what exactly were they doing. Initially he thought Potter wanted a casual (hopefully sexual) relationship, but recently Draco had the terrible suspicion that their thing was turning into dating. They were kissing, but they were talking and just spending time together and none of that had not been what Draco intended when he first accepted all of this.

But in the weeks that followed nothing really changed, Potter didn't push the issue between them and they kept things somewhat casual, although they would sometimes talk about silly things like the girls trying to get 'the chosen one' to like them. Draco thought about making things short, just keep it physical and then leave, but his time with Potter was his only real rest, his attempt to get the cabinet working were going nowhere and he almost wanted to give up on the entire thing, the issue was that if he gave up on this plan, he would need another.

He had spent a frustrating day in the room of hidden thing when he almost ran into Weasley and Potter as he got out of it.

"What are you two doing?" Draco asked

"Mrs. Noris" was all Potter said.

"What are you doing here?" asked Weasley accusingly.

"This is a public corridor, you know?"

"Whatever, let's go, Harry" said Weasley annoyed.

"I'm actually going to stay for a bit" said Potter a bit nervous and Draco got the impression the boy wanted to ask him about his project.

"So you can have a good snog too?" asked Weasley with a sneer.

"It's not that, Ron!" said Potter exasperated.

"No it's fine, enjoy your time!" and with that Weasley turned away and left.

"What was that about?" asked Draco very confused with Weasley's sudden attitude.

"We just saw Ginny and Dean snogging and she and Ron got into a fight… she kind of thrown on his face the fact he hasn't kissed anyone yet"

"He could just go and kiss Granger then, I'm sure she will like it"

"Why do you say that?"

"She fancies him obviously, I think she was doing better with Krum really, but I suppose she can't always do the smart thing"

Potter was thoughtful and it occurred to Draco that maybe the boy also didn't know about his friend's little crush even though it was so obvious even he had picked up on it.

"Ron likes her too, he just always says the wrong thing when he is with her" Potter eventually said.

"Typical Weasley then, she should be used to it by now," said Draco and Potter looked a bit annoyed, but didn't say anything about it.

"How is your thing going?" Potter asked quietly

"Bad, but I will figure it out"

"You're using the room of requirements?" Said Potter pointing to the wall the door had been.

"Sometimes" Draco lied, he didn't want the boy following him to this room and he knew Potter would do just that.

"Are you sure you want to do it alone?"

"Yes"

Potter took a deep defeated breath and accepted his answer, gave him a peck on the lips and left. It was the first time Draco noticed they were sharing little goodbye kisses, they were really turning domestic, so he needed to be careful now or he would start getting emotionally involved and do something stupid.

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On the weekend the Gryffindors had a Quidditch game and Draco was really tempted to not go at all, there was a chance Potter was going to get knockout and then Draco would pass out too. Unfortunately the game was against Slytherin, so it would seem odd if he didn't go.

"You seem like you don't want to be here" asked Blaise during the game "I thought you liked Quidditch"

"I do, I just got a lot on my mind"

"I thought you weren't even coming, we barely see you, I heard Crabbe and Goyle were supposed to be helping you, but Crabbe was complaining that you ditched him" said Theo and Draco felt his insides go cold, he hadn't told anyone about his side project.

"They would attract more attention than anything, I'm used to getting around alone and what I'm working on requires delicate spell work" he said, but his voice was tight and he was trying really hard to not show how much of a panic he was but he did look Theo in the eyes to make sure the boy knew he had to shut up.

"What are you two talking about?" asked Blaise.

"Draco is working on a charms project that is supposed to be a big deal" said Theo as if he was indeed talking about charms.

The conversation didn't resume, Blaise didn't seem much convinced, but he was sensible enough to realise when people didn't want to talk about it. Once the game was finished Draco went to intercept Theo and Daphne before they returned to the common room, he was surprised when the girl left them alone to talk.

"I was under the impression discretion was of essence" he said looking at Theo seriously.

"I know, my mistake, Blaise is always hanging up with us, we have grown close recently since I spent more time with him then I do with you nowadays, so I didn't think"

"How do you even know about it? Why didn't you say anything?"

"Why didn't you?" the boy challenged him and that was when Draco knew his friend was very annoyed with him "Grandfather was complaining this summer when I came back" and he looked at Draco eye to eye "he seems to think you got a great privilege, that it was unfair it was you, that I should be proving my worth too, so father's arrest would not look so bad"

"And what do you think?" he asked carefully, but curious, he hadn't discussed with Theo what exactly had happened to him in the summer, but it had been implied many times.

"Better you than me" said the boy and it wasn't a nice answer, but it was an honest one "but do ask for help if you need it"

"Thanks" he said, but it wasn't really a relief, Theo didn't want this either, but just like Draco himself, he would bow down if that would save his life and Daphne's.

"It doesn't need to be just for that… the help" said Theo "I'm worried about you… Pansy and Daph are worried about you"

"I can deal"

"I know you can, you just don't have to do it all alone! You've pretty much saved my life that day when you fucking hid me under your bed, do you really think I'm leaving you to die just so I can get married?"

Draco was surprised by his friend's outburst, Nott's bad temper had always taught Theo to control his no matter what, so it was rare to see the boy like this. Also, this was not something he had expected, although he could recognise that it has been some time since he and Theo actually had a talk, he had never said anything close to this and he had no idea where that came from, but he felt awful that his friend had taken his distance as a lack of trust.

"I never thought that, Theo, I just don't want to get any of you in trouble" Draco said calmly.

"Please tell me you're not planning to go against him" said Theo alarmed and as usual, going straight to the right conclusion.

"You know I can't… "

"But you want to" and it wasn't a question.

"I won't do it, but there are a lot of other complications going on and one of them might blow on me and if that happens I don't want it to blow on you. Just let me do it my way for now" he said and Theo took a deep breath.

"Fine. But you should know that Potter doesn't take his eyes off of you, I think he suspects something, so be careful" Said Theo, he was still annoyed and probably not really saying all that he wanted to say.

Draco wanted to laugh, but instead he hid a smile on a smirk and nodded.

"I know, don't worry about that"

"Ever since the Dark Lord's return the only thing I do is worry" said Theo "I'm going back to the dungeons, you coming?"

"Later"

Draco didn't really want to go back to his common room and possibly have another confrontation with someone, So he decided to go to the infirmary and work on sigils to calm his mind, he was trying to make enough to create a healing area, it was a simple thing, but he wanted to see if he could do add more complicated enchantments to it, ultimately he wanted to create something that would heal some of the effects of long term exposure to dementors, so he could set it up on the manor when his father returned.

He found a corner to sit and got lost on his work, most of it was manual carving and a few spells put in every now and then. He was there for a while when Boot walked in with a few books on his hands, he seemed surprised to see him there, surrounded by wood and different carving tools.

"Are you making sigils? What are they for?" Boot asked, impressed.

"That is none of your business" he said trying to not sound too aggressive, but the boy got immediately defensive anyway.

"Is Madam Pomfrey here?" the boy asked politely.

"In her office, just knock on the door"

The boy did just that and Draco was able to hear as he gave back the books he had and got new ones and instructions of what to do next. Pomfrey came out with the boy and looked at Draco.

"You skipped lunch" she said.

"I'm busy"

"Doing all this magic with no food will make you sick, I thought you were avoiding that?" and Draco just rolled his eyes at her, she wasn't his mother "Come on, no more sigils for you, go get yourself something in the kitchen" the woman insisted.

"Students are not supposed to know where the kitchens are or how to access it" he said, teasing.

"Go! This is not a suggestion"

Draco was annoyed, but he knew the woman had a point, so he cleaned his working area and took the wood and the tools back to her office and waved her goodbye. Boot stood there, confused, but didn't say anything and Draco supposed that as long as they didn't acknowledge each other, it would be fine.

However he didn't go to the kitchens, he knew Dobby was now a Hogwarts elf, so if he called, the creature would come, even for him, and Draco was hoping the elf would bring him something on the room of requirements. He was surprised when the door that manifested was not one he had entered before, for a moment he thought that maybe someone else was there, but that was not possible, he always requested that only he and Potter would be able to enter when he was not working, so he got in. The room was a cosy place and the red and gold gave Draco the impression it was trying to imitate the Gryffindor's common room and indeed, his own Gryffindor was there on the couch.

"You know you can just go to the real common room right?" he asked teasing, but also confused, he expected the Gryffindors to be having a party after the quidditch match.

"Yeah, but… I kind of want to be away from it right now"

"What happened?" he asked concerned, Potter seemed just a bit down, so nothing bad, but not good either.

"Hermione is mad because Ron decided to snog Lavender and then Ginny got mad because he was doing it on the common room" the boy said annoyed and Draco frowned

"Sounds like a lot of drama"

"It was"

"But Lavender Brown? Really?"

"Why? What is wrong with her?" Potter asked confused

"I don't know, but Pansy doesn't like her and I usually take her opinion on it. But it might just be the boobs, Pansy doesn't have much and Brown's is quite big… I know Pansy and Bulstrode had a fight about that once, so..."

"Right..." said Potter as if Draco had lost his mind or something, clearly he was not interested in gossip.

"Anyway, enough of girls. You are close to Dobby right? He would show up if you called him?"

"Yeah… I think so why?" Potter asked sounding a bit suspicious.

"Brilliant, Pomfrey was pestering me to eat so I was going to call him, but if you do it and ask for food he will probably like it better"

Potter was surprised, but wasn't opposed, so he called the elf, the little creature was surprised to see Draco there with Potter, but was happy to get the boys some food. Soon they had sanduiches, a pumpkin pie and two bottles of butterbeer.

"Pili made the pie for Harry Potter, she didn't want Dobby to tell, but Dobby doesn't think Harry Potter will be mad"

Draco was confused, he didn't go to the kitchens although he knew how, so he didn't know the elves by name, he had vaguely heard Crouch's elf had ended up at Hogwarts, but he never got any interest in it. It was strange however for an elf to be so specifically worried about Potter's reaction over some pie.

"Why would I?" asked Potter, apparently just as confused as Draco.

"Pili knows Pili is not supposed to be at Hogwarts, but Pili worries about Harry Potter, Pili always make pie for Gryffindor table even though the other elves get mad at her"

"Oh… ok…" said Potter and he looked at Draco silently asking for help

"Apparently you got a fan" was all Draco could say.

"You can say thanks for me Dobby" said Potter still frowning in confusion, but the elf only nodded enthusiastically as if he had heard the best news in the world and left.

"Now even the house elves are acting weird" said Potter.

"He said the elf is not supposed to be at Hogwarts, so it probably belongs to someone, possibly a fan, but it doesn't seem like it will do you harm or Dobby wouldn't be happy"

"Yeah…"

"It's hard being so famous" said Draco teasing "also, I should ask you to give me food more often" he said impressed "he even got us butterbeer"

"Yeah… he likes me" the boy said embarrassed.

The elf obviously was a sensitive topic to go to and Potter had been uncomfortable with the news of being adored by elves, so Draco just dropped the conversation and decided to eat and Potter joined him.

Eventually they were both full and comfortable and Potter just moved and got closer so he could lay his head on Draco's shoulder. Only then it occurred to Draco that this was the first time they were together on some cosy place with a couch, they had always met in classrooms and cupboards and even when they came to this room, it was usually just a copy of the classroom on the second floor. He was too full to want to do something fun, but they were there and they had nothing to do and no one would miss them for a while, also he couldn't work on the cabinet after spending so much magic on the sigils, so he was absolutely free and he might as well enjoy it.

Draco moved to lay on the couch and make Potter lay with him, it wasn't a big couch to allow them to be side by side, so Potter had to lay on him, but since it was exactly what he wanted, he just found the best way to be comfortable in that position. Potter was shy and initially he was uncomfortable.

"I'm too full for that" Potter eventually admitted

"Me too, doesn't mean we can't take advantage of a nice couch"

Potter looked at him, his green eyes looking deep inside him and Draco would have given anything to be able to read the boy's thoughts on that moment. Eventually the boy smiled softly at him and made himself comfortable too. And they laid there in silence, but it wasn't bad, it was actually really nice and peaceful, he could smell Potter's shampoo, feel the heat from their bodies being together and feel their breaths together. At some point they both fell asleep.

Waking up was just as good, he felt great and was in no rush to get fully awake. Potter's head was on his shoulder, his nose on Draco's neck, the boy probably moved closer, he had noticed Potter liked his cologne, it wasn't very strong, he hated strong smells, but it was distinct. Draco reached for the glasses that were crooked on Potter's face, he wasn't going to put it too far, but at least away so it wouldn't get squashed. Potter was sleeping too peacefully for Draco to wake him, so he just stayed there, many thoughts running through his head, but nothing really stayed. He didn't want to think about anything related to the Dark Lord with his biggest enemy laying down on him, neither he wanted to think about his school work and how much his grades were suffering this year, so the only thing to think about was the boy he was with.

He had tried before to find exactly when he had become so interested in the golden boy, but there was never one specific thing, there was his childhood expectations to be friends with the famous boy, there was his growing attraction as he figured his sexuality and then, there was the opportunity he jumped on when it arrived. He wasn't madly in love with Potter, but sometimes he felt like he was acting as if he was. He had been so mad at the boy last year, but he still wanted him, he still gave him another chance, one that he suspected Potter would blow, and the conversation he overheard was almost proof, it was like a warning bell telling him not to get attached again.

Potter lived in a perfect world, surrounded by people who fought for justice and had good morals to uphold, something that Draco could never offer him, with the Dark Lord around or not. He had no idea why Potter couldn't see this and just give up on him, but then, Draco too had been ignoring things, in fact, part of his decisions to reach this point, this intimacy, had been impulsive, but he didn't regret them and hoped he never would. This wasn't just curiosity, nor was it just desire, it was growing and Draco supposed he was setting himself up, but with death following him at every corner, he might as well enjoy things for as long as he could.

Potter stirred and was slowly waking up, he seemed confused for a moment before things caught up with him.

"What time is it?" asked Potter still sleepy.

"No idea" he said and moved a bit to get his wand and cast a tempus, it was almost six.

"That was a big nap" said Potter and Draco snorted, four hours was not a nap, it was almost his entire sleep cycle, he was totally going to stay up late "I feel great, you're an amazing pillow, wish I could sleep like this all the time"

Draco looked at him, not believing Potter was being that bold, but then obviously he wasn't and his words eventually caught up with him and he immediately tried to fix it, but since Draco couldn't be bothered, he just moved and kissed the boy. It was slow and lazy in the beginning, but eventually it grew more feverish and passionate, but this time Potter didn't stop when it became more sexual, he looked at him for a moment and pressed their hips together, making the warm spread through Draco's body and Potter's moan was the most scandalous sound he ever heard, but he liked it anyway.

And they kissed and they thrusted and all thoughts went away, there was only sensations and hands trying to find skin under their shirts. Draco felt himself coming and let it all go, the nice feeling of an orgasm spreading through him, but he was surprised a moment later when something else hit him, something he had never felt. It took his breath away and made tears come to his eyes, a sensation both warm and cold that took over his entire body, like a current that passed through him and touched him from inside out. It was the best thing he ever felt.

Potter was smiling and laughing a bit, much like the first time they kissed, but his face fell as he noticed Draco didn't seem to share his excitement.

"Draco?"

But a somewhat surprised noise was all he could do, his mind still completely out and blank and his breathing still missing.

"Did I do something wrong?" Asked Potter and he was slowly rising from their tangled position.

"I think... I just felt you" he finally said when he was able to breathe and his brain was slowly making the connection between what he just felt and what they were doing "like... inside me"

Potter was confused and Draco would give it to him that his reaction was probably not what it should be for two boys that finally took a step forward on their relationship.

"Did I hurt you?" asked Potter worried, all the good feeling gone from his face and Draco felt a bit guilty about it, he was feeling great and at the same time he had just ruined their moment.

"No… it was great… just… never felt it before, took me by surprise" he was able to say, his voice finally back to normal.

"I'm assuming you're not talking about… what we just did" and Potter was lost and insecure and Draco felt frustrated that he couldn't articulate what he wanted to say.

"I am! When you came… Do you usually have trouble with accidental magic?" and that was absolutely not what he wanted to say, but his brain was full of thoughts and connections were forming.

"What?" asked the boy confused, his face clearly thinking Draco had completely lost it, which in a way, it was true "I… it happened before... when I was angry usually"

"Obviously you still don't have control of your magic… Not that I'm complaining"

"It kind of feels like you are"

"You let your magic spread when you came, so I felt it"

"Oh… sorry?"

"It was great actually… it was like… If magic can orgasm, than I think that's what I felt"

And this time Draco was the one who laughed, because he was still feeling as if he was high on potions.

"So it was good? You're not upset?" asked Potter, still unsure, but clearly feeling more reassured.

And Draco grabbed him and kissed him, because talking was too hard and he wanted to enjoy the feeling a little longer, maybe fix the mood a bit so Potter's experience wasn't completely ruined and their relationship took a step back.

"We should have done this ages ago" he eventually muttered.

He was able to convince Potter that all was good and the boy seemed to believe him, although he was still unsure if he should be proud of literally giving Draco a mindblowing orgasm or if he should be worried about his magic running wild from him.

"That is actually normal, but most people learn control by the time they are sixteen" he said and Potter recognised the implicit criticism for his inexperience "Also any other person wouldn't have felt anything, it would just affect the environment, it's how people usually get caught when they're doing it in public places, if the magic runs it breaks wards and silence charms"

Draco knew he hadn't been really good at reassuring the boy it was fine, but some things Potter was going to have to deal himself, like getting comfortable in his own body. So he felt no shame in returning to his common room feeling as happy as he was bound to and clearly his friends could see the difference, but he made up something and he didn't care if they believed it or thought he had taken potions, because his good sense hadn't yet returned.

He was surprised however when the feeling didn't end if a few hours or even in the next day, he didn't feel high, but he felt different and indeed when monday came, he was able to cast spells way better than before, it was noticeable enough that his friends started to give him strange looks and Snape even looked suspicious in one of his classes. It didn't take Potter much time to realize what happened and he just started to think it was hilarious enough to openly laugh during Mcgonagall's class after Draco was able to get the spell right on his first try, something that even Granger needed at least three. That attitude had left the professor quite speechless.

"Why don't you go out a bit and get some air and water on your face Potter?" Said Mcgonagall and Potter nodded and left, his two friends looking as lost as the professor, although she looked a bit pleased, she obviously had a soft spot for the golden boy.

His sudden magic prowess eventually faded, but Potter's confidence didn't and he felt way less embarrassed to seek Draco for a snog break, although it did take a few weeks for him to accept another go of their little experiment and maybe it was Potter's nervousness, but Draco didn't feel anything more than he should.

"It's quite unfair for you to set the bar so high in the first time" he joked, but really, it would be complicated if something so big happened all the time because others would notice.

Draco, very embarrassed, asked Pomfrey if he should be worried about it, but after actually laughing at his face, she said that even if it happened again, it would not be as intense.

"Your magic is starved for his and it suddenly got a nice dose in a moment it was resetting, if we fix you connection that won't happen again, so I suppose you should enjoy the high while you have it"

"Resetting?" he asked ignoring the rest of what she said to keep a bit of his dignity, Pomfrey only smiled and summoned two books.

"Sexual activities of any kind mildly change your magic because it is always expecting conception, obviously it is stronger in women because they will have to adapt more, in fact this will happen when giving birth as well" she said and gave him the books "these books will have more information, they are mostly about pregnancy, but it gives a good overview"

"Thanks"

"You don't have to worry about this, just tell Potter to be careful, he is the one getting his magic drained and he might feel really tired depending on what you're doing and how much magic he lets run"

"Right…" said Draco feeling his face heated again "also why are you not telling me not to…"

"Half of the people in this castle are going through puberty while locked up here without their parents, I can tell them not to do it and then they will do it anyway and hide possible complications or I can be rational and admite they are having sex and help them when they need it so I won't have to treat someone because they took ilegal potions from questionable sources instead"

It made a lot of sense, but Draco was surprised anyway, a lot of purebloods frowned at couples that slept with someone before marriage.

"I don't think the teachers would agree with you"

"A few don't, Pomona will be scandalised, but Minerva and Filius will sent people my way if needed"

Draco wasn't surprised with Flitwick, but he was with Mcgonnagal, even if he didn't know much about the woman, she always seemed to be one to 'follow the rules'.

"But not Snape" he eventually said

"Severus prefers not to get involved and blame the teens for it as if all of you have enough maturity to make good choices all the time" she said and it was the first time Draco actually saw the woman annoyed while mentioning Snape.

"You don't like him"

"I have appointed at least four potioners for the position since he got here, Albus never accepted anyone else in the position which means we had fourteen years of subpar potion education only because the headmaster wanted. So whatever is making Albus keep him is not with the students in mind and I hope it is worth it"

"I simply 'yes I don't like him' would have sufficed" said Draco teasing.

"Severus is the most talented potioner I have ever known, he could have a brilliant career and I would be glad to see that, but he is no teacher and I'm tired of watching kids drop such an important subject because of the man teaching it"

"He is in defence this year, considering how cursed the position is, I think he will be gone soon" said Draco.

"So it seems" said the woman "under what conditions is what we should worry"

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