Chapter 16- A Unexpected Proposal

It was during our last few days at Hogwarts that I got a shocking surprise. Harry and I were sitting by the lake having a wonderful picnic with each other. He was feeding me while I kept my head in his lap. I was enjoying one of our last dates at Hogwarts when I felt Harry squirm beneath my head. I sat up to look him in the eyes, "What's wrong Harry?"

"Draco, I have been wondering about how we would see each other from now on and I thought I might have to spend the summer without seeing you…"

"Harry that's not going to happen," I put my hand on his face to make him focus on me when I continued, "I will always be by your side no matter what."

"I know that Draco, but I fear the people will try to tear us apart and I know I can't spend a day without seeing you in it." He sat me against the tree pulled my hands to his lips and kissed them. He put up one knee pulled out of box and moved it closer to me. "Since I can't spend a day without you in it, I figured I'd make you mine forever to the public. Draco, will you marry me and be mine forever?"

I froze. We had only been officially dating for a month now, it felt to sudden, to fast, but I knew he was serious. I looked at him and the ring that was being presented. On it I could see two different engravings, I couldn't quite read them in the box, but I had seen this ring before in a picture of the Potter family before they had been killed on the hand of Lilly Potter, Harry's mother. I was reminded of pureblood traditions that put this type of engagement as one of purest love. I wanted to cry tears of joy, but I kept them in as I had to answer him. I looked into those Emerald green eyes that had always enchanted me. I opened my mouth and spoke from my heart. "Yes, yes, yes!"

He hugged me, pulled back and placed the ring on my finger he went into kiss me, but I stopped him. "Harry, I have one request before we get excited and end up snogging all day…again."

"What is it my dragon?"

I felt like purring at the nickname but held back for now. "I would like it to be a long engagement half a year minimum, a year max. We just started dating and even though we have known each other for years people still only see me as the Death Eater's son; if we go to fast with this they will all think I put a spell on you or something. I know its not fair to you, but I don't want you have to prove it to the world that you aren't. Can we do that, for me please?"

He started to play with my hair as he thought about what I just said. I found myself settled into his lap when I finished talking, but I loved being here in his arms as he petted my hair, so I didn't say anything. We sat there in silence for a while before he spoke. "As much as I would love just to have you sooner rather than later, I can respect that you would want that. To be completely honest I didn't want something to soon anyway, so I am okay with waiting for a while. I was more worried about the summer. What are we going to do?"

I giggled. "We can find a place together or live somewhere you are comfortable with. I have been disowned, but Mother left Father after she heard about what he did to me. She would love to meet the Godson of her cousin Sirius, and the fiancée of her son."

"She saved my life, I would love to thank her for that. That sounds like a great idea to meet your mother."

"She saved your life? You never told me that! When did that happen?"

"I think I will save that story for another time. I would love to finish our picnic and then we have to go pack for the summer."

He was quite after that so I just snuggled into him wondering how my mother had saved his life and thus in turn saved my own.