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A/N: Yet another...drabble! H/D this time.
it's okay
Draco Malfoy is a born liar—and a good one, too. Even when almost all of his schemes backfire on him, he still manages to somehow dodge complete responsibility of his actions. And no one knows, either, because that's just how good a liar he is.
There is a trick, though, to deciphering his lies—because underneath all of them, there is a thread of truth, a hint or two, of his real intentions. And Harry, after years of observation, can sometimes make out more than Draco lets on.
This is why, when it was a widespread fact that Draco Malfoy had received the Dark Mark, Harry bears him no grudges.
And when Draco arrives, years later, to attack the headquarters of the Order—and manages to kill many of his friends—Harry does not do anything about it, just smiles sadly as if to say, "It's okay Draco, I understand, I know you don't want to do this."
One day, when the war is almost over and Draco's side is losing, Harry meets Draco in an abandoned Muggle alley and smiles, a smile filled with sadness, regret, and lost time. And even when Harry sees the green light shooting out of Draco's wand, and filling his vision, he only smiles, and his eyes tell Draco that "It's okay, I understand, I know you don't want to do it, really."
Draco, soaked to the skin and trembling, whispers, "I hate you."
He's lying.
.finis
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