Without You Chapter 17- How My Mother Saved Harry

It was finally the start of summer and Harry and I finally made it to my mothers' house with joy apparent in our faces. We made it to the door where my mother had already opened it for our arrival. "Draco, my son, how are you? I see you brought Mr. Potter to my lovely home."

"Mama, Harry wanted to spend the summer with us is that alright?"

"Of course, it's alright. Harry you are more than welcome here."

"Thank you so much for that- "

"Call me Mother, Harry it would please me so much."

"Mother? Huh… I'd never thought I'd hear that word come from my mouth."

For a moment we were silent as the sadness of that comment sunk in to everyone. I couldn't help but get close and hold his face in my hands. "For your unnecessary loss I am sorry, I hope that you can consider my mother as yours for the rest of your life."

He smiled at me and held me closer by the waist. "Rest of my life huh? Sounds like a great plan to me." And he kissed me right in front of my mother who smiled the whole time.

When the kissing stopped my mother showed us to our rooms (right next to each other) and we started an early dinner. During the fabulous dinner I finally asked the question that has been bugging me since Harry told me. "Mama, I heard you saved Harrys life could you explain to me how?"

She froze. Coughed and then started talking.

"It was during the battle before the end when Voldemort called Harry out for a sacrifice to save the students of Hogwarts. I was with them when he entered the part closest to us. Voldemort had shot the killing curse at him and ordered me to check and see if he was dead. I froze, I had a feeling that he was the boy you had told me about for ages and I was worried that I losing him so soon after the curse took hold of you would kill you so I asked him if you were alive, he answered with a small nod of the head and I told the monster that he was dead even though he wasn't. It was why they let me off with house arrest instead of Azkaban. Thank you again Harry for your written alibi for me it got me more freedom than my husband and now I can meet you and see my son."

"It's the least I could do since you saved my life. You weren't even marked by the man and you never participated otherwise in his evilness, you didn't deserve being thrown into that place."

She looked at me with tears in her eyes before she spoke again. "I shouldn't have left your side, I should have brought you with me, but your father insisted and thus you stayed at home and were tortured, and the curse started. I am so sorry for leaving you behind my little sunshine."

I hugged my mother close as she cried on my shoulders. "Mama you didn't know that he would do that you couldn't have known. I am glad you weren't there because it would have been worse for me I would have cracked ages before Harry and his gang wouldn't have been able to save me if you had been there. Thank you for saving Harry that day because if you hadn't saved him I would have died that day too."

She smiled up at me and wiped her eyes. The rest of the dinner went smoothly. She sent us to bed early and Harry stopped us in front of the door to my room and spoke. "You would have died that day?"

"Yes. I was already a Veela dealing with the separation and the increase of magics around me plus hearing his call for you prepared me for death. I thought that I would have lost you when he called for you I was waiting for the moment when my body would start begging for death. I sat there waiting but it never came. I started to have the smallest amount of hope for my life and for yours. Seeing you lying in Hagrid's arm as if you were dead nearly killed me. I had to wait and see though before I reacted to the need to violently kill Voldemort and die at the same time. It took everything in me to not launch myself at him and kill him. If you had truly died that day I wouldn't have cared."

Harry held me in his arms whispering silently. "At the time I thought Fred was your bonded because when we asked you to pick someone to stay I thought you would have picked your intended to keep yourself safe. I was prepared to die that day because I thought that you would at least be safe with him. I doubt had I known I wouldn't have gone into those woods that day."

I felt like crying. "I only chose Fred because I could see his death hurting you and I knew that no matter what you would have chosen to go plus I didn't think I could ever persuade you into not being the hero. I didn't want you to go but I couldn't stop you."

He kissed me. "I don't know if I want to leave you alone right now. Would it be alright if I joined you for bed and cuddled you all through the night?"

I blushed unsure of how to respond. I gave a nod and opened the door leading him in. We got ready for bed and I slept with my arms around his waist and my head on his shoulder. There could never be a better way to start off my summer than this moment right here in his embrace.

Hey Guys! I am so sorry for the long update, but I am super busy working this summer. I was unable to find time till now to write this chapter. I will try to get more chapters out soon till then stay awesome.