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Love, by Accident: Lucius?

"Lucius?" Narcissa asked lightly, reaching out for her husband. "Your dead." She was close to tears.

He took her hand, "I'm here 'Cissa." Lucius' face was marred and bleeding, his normally white blonde hair was matted with blood, and his clothes were torn.

"Dad," Draco said again. Lucius smiled looking at his son. "They said you were dead."

"I escaped, second in history's not too shabby," he winked at Harry. "They saw me fall over a cliff, and suddenly I'm dead huh?"

Everyone just stood there, starring.

"Well, I'm going to go clean up, give everyone some time to realize that I'm alive and get comfortable with the idea, hey Severus."

Snape nodded, confused as Lucius left.

"Oh Merlin," Narcissa sobbed. "I thought-"

"Maybe I should go..." Lupin was looking rather uncomfortable.

"No, Remus, stay, I...just...he was supposed to be dead..."

Draco blew air out of his nose and stormed off. "Draco," Narcissa whined starting to follow him.

"Narcissa, I think you're the last person Draco wants to see right now," Snape said. "Harry, you go."

Harry stopped, did Severus Snape, not just call him Potter. "I-yeah," there were more important things at the moment than record-breaking history.

"Draco?" Harry stepped into the kitchen where Draco was sitting on the counter top watching the elves prepare a breakfast that no one but Lucius would be able to eat. "Draco," he walked over to the blonde.

"She was upset...that he was alive," Draco said, not looking at Harry. "When he went to Azkaban, she was so..." He buried his head in his hands. "I always thought they were perfect. The pictures, the stories, and then all of this. I want to go back to school," he said, "I don't care if it's not even Christmas yet, I can't stay in this house any longer.

"Don't you want to see your dad first?" Harry asked.

Draco shrugged and got off the counter and Harry followed him out of the room. The others had gone into the sitting room to wait for Lucius, Draco and Harry sat on the couch next to Lupin, Severus was standing and Narcissa was in a chair. The elder Malfoy came down a bit later.

The cuts and markings on his face erased, hair as beautiful as Harry thought Draco's to be, and in his most elegant robes. "It feels good to be home," he said looking around the room, and then he walked over and hugged Severus.

"You just couldn't wait for us to come see you tomorrow." The Potions Master smirked.

"Couldn't let my son see me the way I was." He walked over to sit in a chair next to Narcissa, "Remus go home, everything I know, Dumbledore knows, besides, Narcissa has been locked in her bedroom for the whole of our marriage, she wouldn't even know Voldemort if he killed her."

Lupin smiled, "Maybe I just like spending time with her." He said.

Lucius laughed, "Even I wouldn't stick around for that."

"What a minute," Draco interrupted, "What exactly is going on here? You knew about mom and Lupin?"

"Yeah, Dumbledore told me...it was an assignment for the Order, he was supposed to get close to your mother to make sure there was nothing I hadn't told them, make sure my turning sides wasn't false."

Harry looked at Lupin, "You're kidding me," he said.

"I'm sorry Harry, I couldn't tell you, there was too much risk."

"Severus, did you know?" Draco asked.

"I wasn't allowed to say anything either." Narcissa got up and stalked out of the room, a minute later they heard a door slam upstairs.

"So Harry," Lucius continued like nothing had happened. "Last time I saw you I was stealing a prophecy from you for Voldemort. How've you been since then?"

Harry blinked several times taking in everything Lucius was saying.

"Told you he was different," Draco whispered into his ear, smiling.

"You and Draco are dating, right?" Lucius asked.

"Yes," Harry told him.

"I knew it!" Lupin cried.

Harry laughed, "Well, yeah."

They went on talking, Harry becoming more comfortable with Lucius, and the fact that Lupin wasn't dating Narcissa, willingly. Draco sat next to him and watched his father, grateful to have him back.

"Still want to go back to school so soon?" Harry asked that night as he and Draco were getting into bed.

"It depends," the blonde snuggled up to Harry, "I have to see if Lucius has any plans for us, and if Narcissa's going to be a total bitch."

"Ah," Harry yawned and closed his eyes, putting an arm around Draco.

"Thank you," Draco whispered to Harry.

"For what?"

"For being here, with me, through this."

"I love you, it's my job."

Draco leaned up and kissed Harry then settled in for sleep.

"Draco?" Harry asked.

"Yeah?"

"Last night."

"Uh huh."

"I'm glad it was you."

Draco smiled and put an arm around Harry's stomach before finally going to sleep.