Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Warnings: Mild lyrics, slash of the H/D variety, pop songs, fluff

Author's Notes to follow.

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Chapter 7: Always Have, Always Will

Harry and Draco smiled at each other, blissfully happy. "You know," Harry said quietly, "I've liked you for a long time."

"I... Really?" Draco asked, snuggling into Harry's arms, "I've... Hmm... I've liked you since second year – it started when I first heard you speaking parseltongue, it's so... sexy. And then what started as physical attraction started to... change. And I realized... I realized that I was in love with you."

Harry, blushing from the honest and sweet response he'd never have expected from Malfoy – no, Draco – tightened his grip on the other boy and began to hum into his ear. "Have you ever loved somebody so much, it makes you cry? Have you ever needed something so bad, you can't sleep at night?"

Draco hit him playfully on the arm. "Not even you, Potter." he laughed

"Right, well as long as you don't go around singing my song then we'll call it even."

"Your song..." Draco tensed and pulled away from Harry slightly, "Is this about sex?"

"What?"

"Is that why you're here, holding me, kissing me, saying you love me. Is it because you want sex?"

Harry shook his head vehemently, "God no! I don't even know why that stupid song was my theme song!"

Draco went over the song in his head for a moment before laughing. Now that he knew Harry liked him, maybe even loved him, back he could see how it fit. 'If we keep bumping heads' described their fights and 'I've been holding back this secret from you' seemed so... Harry. And of course 'Right now I'm goody-goody, sometimes I'm naughty-naughty.' Well... he couldn't wait to explore that one someplace a little bit more private.

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A week later Draco and Harry were living in ecstasy – Draco'd penned a hasty note to his mother saying that he had business to take care of at school during the winter break. As a result Harry had spent every moment – waking and otherwise – with him in the deserted Slytherin common rooms.

As Christmas approached they both wondered absently when they'd find the time to get around to buying the other a present.

"Harry," Draco said one day, looking down at the Gryffindor who was comfortably nestled next to him in his bed, "I need to do some shopping tomorrow. Can we go to Hogsmede?"

Harry murmured his assent and snuggled closer to the other boy, plans for elaborate gifts filling his mind, finally he settled on what he hoped was the perfect one.

And what a surprise it would be.

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Christmas morning dawned, the grounds of Hogwarts were blanketed in snow and deep in the Slytherin dungeons two boys lay entwined in each other's arms.

"Harry," Draco said quietly, shaking the other boy, "Harry it's Christmas."

Harry smiled sleepily and sat up. "It is, isn't it? You think Hedwig will know to bring my gifts here?"

While the two boys had spent as long as the possibly could with each other, eventually it occurred to them that not showing up for meals an the like might arouse some suspicion. So Harry had begun to go to meals again whenever he could, while Draco stayed in the dungeon because that was acceptable for a Slytherin to do.

Draco shrugged and gestured to the two piles of gifts on the floor next to his bed. "I'm guessing yes."

Laughing, Harry kicked off the silk sheets that covered him and began to tear through his presents. When he reached the bottom of his pile he was disappointed, Draco hadn't gotten him anything.

Hoping he wouldn't look like a fool he turned to his new boyfriend and watched as he opened the small package that he'd given Draco.

Draco looked at the piece of paper in the bottom of the box perplexed. "Aperio iunctura?" he said questionaingly.

Smiling Harry took Draco's hand in his own and murmured, "Nostrum carmen."

The small chamber that was Draco's private room – he was a Slytherin prefect after all – filled with soft music.

I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love
Be everything that you need

I'll love you more with every breath
Truly Madly Deeply Do
I will be strong, I will be faithful
Coz I'm counting on

A new beginning
A reason for living
A deeper meaning (yeah)

I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me

And when the stars are shining
Brightly in the velvet sky
I'll make a wish send it to heaven
Then make you want to cry

The tears of joy for all the
Pleasure in the certainty
That we're surrounded
By the comfort and protection of

The highest powers
In lonely hours
The tears devour you

I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me

Oh can you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
Coz it's standing right before you
All that you need will surely come

I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love
Be everything that you need

I'll love you more with every breath
Truly Madly Deeply Do

I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I wanna lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me

And, as the music faded away Draco turned wide eyes to Harry.

"Is that...?"

"Yes."

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Harry, it seemed, need not have worried about looking foolish. Draco had gotten him something, but had wanted to see him open it. He'd received a beautiful silver dragon pendant that hung round his neck and wouldn't come off unless Draco took it off.

He'd always been a bit possessive.

Harry, after affirming Draco's hope that the song they'd heard had been their theme song, had been nearly knocked off his feet by his ecstatic boyfriend and had had an enjoyable morning.

Now, a he lay in bed next to Draco he could only think of the future.

Yes, there was a war going on. Yes, he needed to kill someone.

But, for the first time in years, he felt like he could do it.

He could do anything.

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Author's Note: Aww... Wasn't that sweet? Sickeningly so. Anyway, that song is, as I'm sure you've realized, Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden. I know some of you wanted them to have a different song, but I'm sorry I had this one chosen out long ago! Ah! There's only one or two chapter left! ;; It's almost over! Oh, if you haven't figured this one out yet, all of the chapter titles are songs! Go check them out!

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