"Did some things you can't speak of
But at night you'll live it all again
You wouldn't be shattered on the floor now
If only you had seen what you know now then"

-Taylor Swift "Innocent"

After returning to Grimmauld Place from having lunch with Narcissa and Severus, Harry contacted Kingsley by owl to ask if they could visit Lucius Malfoy who now permanently resided in Azkaban. A moment after sending the letter, the reply arrived almost immediately saying they were welcome to apparate outside of the Azkaban's gates any time they were ready. Kingsley warned that the dementors were still present at the prison but he had restricted their behaviour. He also informed them to bring lots of chocolate to counteract the effects of the dementors.

Harry watched Draco read the letter. "Dray, I am ready whenever you are to see your father." He hugged him tightly.

Draco nodded and leaned into the hug. "I do not think I will ever be ready for this particular conversation but it needs to happen. I do not want my father to find out from some prison guard, who is just out for revenge, that his only son is gay. I just can not happen like that. No matter what kind of person he is, he deserves the truth from the source and not from some random person."

Harry holds Draco tightly. "I will be there with you while you tell him and if he acts up I will lay him out on his arse for being a racist arse. I promise you will not have to do this on your own, Dray." He kissed him on his cheek.

Draco looked at Harry. "I really do not know how I got so lucky to have you in my life. You are always saving me from danger or myself." He leaned forward so their lips touched and he deepened the kiss ever so slightly.

Harry pulled back. "Let's get this over with. I'll get the chocolate." He gave Draco a peck on the lips and left to go upstairs.

Once Harry returned with the chocolate, they held on to each other as Harry apparated them to Azkaban's gates. There was someone waiting for them as they stepped forward.

Draco was holding onto Harry so tightly. He was incredibly nervous and scared. And it was not all because of seeing his father. Azkaban was just a terrifying place especially for someone who had been there. Draco was stayed there until Harry saved him and testified for him and his mother during the Death Eater trials.

Harry nuzzled closer into Draco and whispered. "It will be okay. I am right here."

The Azkaban guard sneered at Draco and nodded at Harry. "Lucius Malfoy has been transported to the visitors section for you, Mister Potter and Mister Malfoy. Just follow me. And I suggest you conjure a patronus once you are inside the premises and I presume Kingsley mentioned bringing chocolate for yourself and the prisoner to get a proper visit." Both Draco and Harry followed the guard.

Once inside Harry conjured his stag and it walked between him and Draco as they walked to the visitor area. The guard steered them into a room and when they looked inside, there they saw a disheveled Lucius waiting for them.

When Harry and Draco approached the table where Lucius was, again Draco held onto Harry quite tightly and whispered. "Dray, no need to worry. No matter what happens you always have me." They separated and sat beside each other as Lucius watched their interactions with one another curiously.

Draco looked at Lucius. "Hello, Father. It has been awhile. I have come to update you with the goings on in my life. I have something to say and I need to get it out so please do not interrupt me. Besides, you owe it to me to pay attention to what I have to say after the hell you have put me and Mother through over the years." He handed Lucius some chocolate who ate the chocolate immediately.

Lucius nodded and Draco continued. "I know you and Mother always wanted me to marry a pure blood witch and have children. That has always been the plan. It was not until a few years ago that I realised that it was not something I wanted. I never said anything about it, fearing that I would disappoint you and Mother. I had been at war with myself for years and suppressed my true wanting from showing. It was not until after the war and the trials that I was finally free. I did not have to abide to the plans and I could be myself. Father, what I am trying to say is that I am gay and I am dating Harry. I thought it would be prudent tell you before you heard the news from someone else." He couldn't look at his father for a moment.

Lucius sneered at his son and started to rage. "You, perverted deviant! You are no son of mine! I can not even look at you! I am ashamed to know you are of my blood! Get away from me!" He yelled and the guard was about to come for him but Harry held his hand up and the guard stayed put. Draco had tears going down his cheeks due to his father's words and Harry wiped the tears away.

Harry cast a spell so Lucius was not able to talk. "Mister Malfoy, that is enough beastly behaviour from you! You will not speak of your son in such a dreadful way. There was a reason I spoke so ill of you at your trial and I do not regret what I did for your family. I knew that if Draco and Narcissa did not have you around, they would thrive because they are actually good people without being controlled by a lunatic follower of Voldemort. After Draco did not identify me at the manor and Narcissa lied for me to Voldemort in the forest, I believed in them and I thought they deserved to live their lives free of your influence. I reconciled with your son and we became close and now we are dating. Narcissa has been supportive and just wants Draco to be happy. And if you do not want to lose your son completely I suggest you think about how you feel about his happiness. He has been through enough, don't you think? Does he not deserve to be happy and free?" He released the spell and gave Lucius a sneer. Lucius recoiled a bit.

Draco stared at Harry. "I did not know you spoke at my father's trial. I always wondered why my mother and I were spared but my father was not. It was your words that kept him from freedom. I appreciate your faith in us and thank you for providing true freedom." He grabbed Harry's hand and squeezed it while he kissed him on the cheek. All the while, Lucius still looked disgusted with the display but did not say anything. The guard was smirking the whole time.

Lucius watched them, still sneering, and spoke calmly. "Well, I suppose it makes sense that my son is a poofter. You were always obsessing over the Boy Who Lived for years. You rarely shut your gob about him until Voldemort was resurrected. It was not natural how you nattered on about him and when you ceased your prattling I guess that is when you formed these repulsive feelings for The Chosen One." Draco was blushing a bit and could not look at his father.

Draco finally swallowed his nerves. "Father, you have no right to insult me or Harry! I am so tired of having to explain myself to simple minded bigots like yourself. Mother and Severus are proud of me and still love me for who I truly am. If you can not get over your prejudice, then I do not have a problem losing you or being disinherited by you. It would be a relief to be fully free of the tarnished Malfoy legacy." He looked at his father defiantly.

Lucius ate some more chocolate. "That traitor is dead! You can not get approval from a bloody portrait, you plonker!" He yelled.

Harry smirked at Lucius. "About that, Severus has been resurrected due to his sacrifice and Dumbledore's sneakiness. And Severus does accepts us, you bloody git! Without having to be a spy, he is a pretty decent bloke. And he is more of a man than you ever will be, Lucius. You are weak and always will be." He sneered at Lucius and smiled at Draco.

Lucius was speechless for a moment. "Impossible! I do not believe what you are saying! You both are just deceitful poofters! Everything you buggers say are wretched lies! Sod off!" He screamed. Draco flinched and looked like he was about to cry again.

The guard moved forward. "I think that is enough for today. Let's call it a day, gentlemen." Both Harry and Draco nodded. They stood up and followed the guard without saying goodbye to Lucius.

Once Harry and Draco were outside of the gates of Azkaban and the guard had apologised to Draco for being rude earlier, Draco launched himself at Harry and started to cry.

Harry held his boyfriend. "Dray? Love, please look at me." He pleaded as pulled away and wiped the tears from Draco's cheeks.

Draco looked Harry in the eye. "Love, I'm so sorry how he reacted. You didn't deserve that kind of treatment. You are so deserving of love and happiness! And I will always remind you of that every day when you are feeling blue." He kissed Draco's forehead and then gave him a sweet kiss on the lips. "Come on, let's go home, Dray." He took hold of Draco's hand and apparated back to Grimmauld Place.

When Draco and Harry arrived back, they were greeted by Severus and Narcissa looking quite livid. Narcissa broke her silence. "What were you two thinking? Are you both mad? What on earth possessed you to visit my vile husband?"

Before anyone else could say anything, Draco collapsed into a heap on the floor and started sobbing uncontrollably. Harry dropped to the floor and manoeuvred Draco's head onto his lap. He started to soothe him by caressing his hair.

Narcissa immediately knelt down and joined Harry and Draco on the floor. "I am so sorry, darling. I did not mean to upset you. I just do not think it was prudent to visit your father." She squeezed her son's hand.

Harry looked at her. "I'm not sure your reaction was why he broke down. Lucius said some pretty beastly things to both of us. I do agree with you, Narcissa. I didn't think it was the best idea to visit either but I supported Dray's decision to confront his father and I didn't want to be alone when he did." He gave her a sad smile.

Severus watched Harry comforting his godson. "Perhaps it was a necessary evil to show you both Lucius' true nature. I believe it was ill-advised to not inform us of your plan. Narcissa received an owl from an Azkaban guard about your arrival there and was absolutely beyond shocked. So please if you feel the need to see Lucius again tell one or both of us." Harry nodded at him with tears in his eyes watching his boyfriend still sobbing.

Harry was comforting Draco. "Love, please try to calm down and breath. I know what your father said was godawful but he isn't worth your tears." Draco's sobs finally began to slow.

Narcissa smiled softly at Harry. "Severus I think it may be time for us to go back to the manor. I believe Harry has everything under control. He knows how to take care of our Draco. Please owl me and let me know what happened at Azkaban, Harry?" Severus nodded in agreement about leaving.

Harry looked at both Narcissa and Severus. "I am truly sorry we didn't tell you about our visit to Azkaban. We weren't thinking. Narcissa, I'll let you know what happened. I'm not sure when but I will. And we'll come over to visit soon, too." He smiled at them.

Both Narcissa and Severus apparated away and Harry looked at Draco sadly. "Dray, my love, let's move to somewhere more comfortable, okay?" Harry helped Draco stand up and they slowly made it up the stairs and into their bedroom. He laid his boyfriend on their shared bed and climbed in next to Draco.

Harry pulled Draco close. "Love, please talk to me. I'm worried about you." He kissed his boyfriend's head softly.

Draco finally looked up at Harry. "Harry, am I really worthy of you? I am not sure that I am. You are just too good and loving for someone like me." He teared up a bit.

Harry turned toward Draco and their lips were millimetres away from touching. And that is when Harry closed the distance between them by kissing Draco as passionately as possible. They continued to kiss until neither could breath.

Harry eventually pulled away. "Dray, there's something I'd like to tell you. Don't worry it's nothing bad but it's definitely important. Will you please look at me, love?"

Draco propped himself up a bit and looked at Harry. "What is it?" He said shyly.

Harry watched his boyfriend intently. "Love, you are so worthy of everything involving me and happiness. You are so incredible and beautiful, Draco. There is no one else in the world I want to spend my life with. And yes I said life, not time. You haven't a clue how much you truly mean to me. I know it hasn't been very long that we have been together but it feels like a lifetime and I can't imagine my life without you. What I'm trying to say is that I'm hopeless in love with you. I know it seems early in our relationship but it seems like we've been building up to this moment for years. I wanted to let you know how I truly feel about you. I couldn't hold it in any longer." He kissed Draco quickly and pulled away smiling. "I love you, Draco Malfoy."

Draco had tears in his eyes but smiling brightly. "Ohhh Harry, really? Truly? I can not believe the man of my dreams is telling me that he loves me and is in love with me. Honestly, I have been waiting years to hear those words. You have always been important to me since first year believe it or not. I wanted to be a part of your world since day one and you never gave me the time of day, albeit for a very good reason. The day that you came to the manor, I never thought this is what would happen with us. I was just happy you visited me. Though, I definitely can not complain about how our relationship evolved into this happy accident since I have dreamed of this moment. And what I am trying to say is that I am just as hopelessly in love with you as you are with me." He mimicked Harry's actions after his confession. "I love you too, Harry Potter."

Harry smiled so widely and responded by kissing Draco with such fire. And Draco quickly responded back with just as much fire. Harry pushed Draco down flat on the bed without breaking their kiss and straddled him to deepen the kiss even more. Both were moaning and they couldn't get enough of each other. Harry pulled away desperate for breath. They were panting heavily.

Harry looked at Draco with so much love. "I don't want to pressure you but I've been wanting to feel your skin on mine. Would you be okay if we remove our shirt? I just really want to be closer to you, Dray." He gave his boyfriend a pleading look.

Draco was so nervous that he could not say anything but he nodded his head. Harry started to take his shirt off first slowly. Draco stared in awe as he stripped off his shirt. Once Harry was shirtless, he looked at his boyfriend. "It's your turn, love." He coaxed Draco to lean forward and he slowly lifted the shirt over his head. Harry admired Draco which caused him blush under Harry's gaze.

Harry began softly tracing the scars on Draco's chest. He noticed how his breathing became more erratic as he continued. Harry smirked at Draco's reaction. He followed one of the scars with his finger and it ended right at the top of his trousers which earned him a low moan and shiver from Draco. He carried on caressing along the trouser line. Draco started to buck his hips a bit and moaned even louder.

Draco gave Harry pleading look. "Please touch me, Harry." He bit his lip.

Harry looked at him. "Are you sure, love? There's really no rush." He placed his hand on his face and leaned forward and kissed him once again.

Draco nodded shakily. "Yes I am sure. I just want to feel more of you."

Harry slowly removed Draco's trousers while leaving his boxer shorts on. Soon after he took off his own trouser off. He rolled off Draco and pulled him onto his side. Harry pulled Draco as close as possible and he slid his one leg between Draco's legs.

Draco wrapped his arms around Harry and leaned forward until their noses touched. He tentatively began to kiss Harry. Slowly their kiss grew passionate as they were moaning and explored each other. As breathing became an issue, they pulled back panting. Both looked at one another with love in their eyes. Draco nuzzled Harry's neck and sighed contentedly.

Harry kissed Draco's neck softly. "Love, ready for sleep?" He felt his boyfriend nod into his neck and chuckled. "Turn around, Dray." Harry gave him one last kiss before Draco had his back to him.

Draco turned around and scooted as close to Harry as humanly possible. Once he was settled, Harry wrapped one arm around him and caressed Draco's stomach gently. "I never thought I would be this happy. I thought I was destined to remain cursed with my father's legacy. You make my once black and white world transform into a brilliant spectrum of colours. I love you with all my heart, Harry." He placed a hand on Harry's and squeezed it.

Harry kissed Draco's shoulder blade. "I never thought I'd see the day where I fell in love. I thought I was destined to save the wizarding world and sacrifice myself for the greater good and to let others live in freedom. You make my supposed short life change into something truly worth living. I love you with all my heart as well, Dray."

Draco brought Harry's hand to his lips for a soft kiss. "Good night, love." He whispered.

Harry gave him a contented sigh. "Good night, love." He murmured as pulled Draco impossibly closer to him.

As they happily fell asleep in each other's arms, Draco and Harry were smiling softly musing over their romantic heart-to-heart.