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Warning: SLASH...yummy

Love, by Accident: No. 12

Draco woke up the next morning alone in bed. He looked around for Harry but he wasn't in the room. The blonde yawned and stretched, then headed down to breakfast.

"Morning," Harry smiled when Draco came into the dinning room, he was sitting at the table with Lupin and Lucius.

"What's going on?" Draco asked taking a seat next to Harry.

"We were thinking," Lucius started, "I know there's a lot of pressure on you and Harry here now that Narcissa knows of your relationship. Even though she won't be leaving her room often, she'll still be here. So Remus and I decided it would be best for you two to spend the remainder of the holiday at Grimmauld Place."

Harry's face lit up but Draco only looked confused.

"That's the Order of the Phoenix's headquarters." Remus told Draco.

"And Black Manor." Harry added.

"You don't have to go Draco, that's just what we think is best for you." Lucius assured him.

Draco nodded. "Are you going to be there?"

"Not until I'm officially sworn into the Order, and I'll only attend meetings, the rest of the time I have to stay in the Manor. I am an escaped convict you know."

"How are you going to get there?" Harry asked.

"I'll apparate under an invisibility cloak."

"I guess if that's what Harry wants then I'm fine with it as well."

Harry smiled and squeezed Draco's hand under the table.

"Then pack your things, we leave in an hour."

"Welcome to Grimmauld Place Draco, make yourself at home." Lupin said, leading the two boys into Black Manor. "We have an Order meeting on Christmas Eve, and the day after Christmas but until then you're free to roam." He smiled as Harry led Draco upstairs.

"This is our room," Harry said setting his trunk at the foot of one of the four beds in the room. "We can push two beds together-"

Draco was looking at a picture on a table in the corner of the room. "Is this him?" He asked.

Harry walked over. "Last Christmas, right before...it happened." In the picture Sirius had his arm around Harry's shoulders and they were standing in front of the Christmas tree.

"Sometimes, I think he's still alive." Harry said. "At school, I'll look out the window in my dorm, and think I see this black dog on the grounds-he was an Animagi, unregistered. I dream about him too, saving me from the Dursleys, stupid things like that."

Draco took Harry's hand in his own as the Gryffindor's eyes glazed over with tears. "It's not stupid." Harry just laughed and let Draco hold him.

Christmas came and went, presents were exchanged; Tonks and Lucius as well as some other Order members spent the day at No. 12.

As night drew near Draco was passed out on the couch and Harry was making his way to the kitchen to clean up, he spotted Lupin and Tonks in the hallway.

"So was it just horrible being with Narcissa?" Tonks asked, her hair was a festive shade of red.

"All I'll say is I'm glad it's over."

Tonks smiled and leaned in to kiss Lupin, the older man compiled. "You're supposed to do that under the mistletoe," he said.

She just shrugged and waved before leaving.

Remus turned around smiling, and then he spotted Harry.

"I don't even want to hear it," The raven-haired boy protested before Lupin even opened his mouth. "I'll understand if this is what you want, I think it'll be good for both of us."

"Wow Harry, you're really growing up."

"Yeah...and now you can help me do dishes." He smiled and they headed into the kitchen.

"So, what happened to Draco?"

"Too much excitement for him I guess, he's asleep on the couch." Harry dried the wet dishes that Lupin handed him.

"This thing with Tonks, it just sort of happened Harry-"

"I told you, it's fine."

"But if it's not, I want you to know you can talk to me about it, I'll understand."

"Lupin, I got it, Sirius is gone, you let him go, I still need to and I think this will help."

The werewolf placed a hand on Harry's shoulder, "Thank you, Harry."

"Morning sunshine."

Draco looked over to see Harry's face level with the edge of the couch, the blonde groaned and turned over.

"Get up, you slept all night and well into the afternoon." Harry pulled at Draco's arm.

"What time is it?" Draco asked throwing his arm over his eyes and lying on his back.

"I don't know, late?"

"You're a big help," Draco scoffed.

"It's past lunch, that's all I remember." He sat on top of Draco's stomach.

"Ow, can't breathe."

Harry smirked and rolled on top of the blonde, "Awake?" he asked.

"Yes, I'm up already." He peered down at the smiling Gryffindor. "Get off me."

Harry laughed and hopped up and walked into the kitchen.

Draco moaned and got off the couch, following Harry into the other room. "You look tired," Lupin informed him.

"Mmm," was all he said taking a seat and laying his head on the table.

"How much did you drink last night?" Harry asked cocking his head at the sight of the exhausted Malfoy.

"I don't remember."

Lupin laughed. "That's good." Harry glared daggers at him so the werewolf pulled out a potion from one of the cabinets. "Give this to him, if he doesn't perk up in about an hour we might have to take him to St. Mungos."

Harry nodded and poured the potion into a mug of coffee, which he then gave to Draco.

"Thanks," the Slytherin mumbled, eyes half closed.

"You worry me sometimes Malfoy." Harry shook his head.

"It was Christmas, so I drank, big deal, it numbs me up...something I'm sure you know all about." He made a face when he sipped the coffee. "This is bloody awful."

"Next time maybe you'll think twice," Harry said then stalked off.