Caring
Disclaimer: Do Not Owe Harry Potter!
Warning: boy/boy (Harry/Draco, Severus/Lucius)
Summary: Draco comes to the conclusion on what happened on the night he saw Harry crying. He makes a confession to him.
Draco scoffed to himself; the Dark Lord had been defeated just right at the end of the seventh school year. It's been two months since the attacked and ever since he found Harry Potter crying in the hallway, he just couldn't figure out why.
"Draco, is something wrong?" Lucius asked worriedly as he had brought tea with him. It's been two years since Narcissa had died while she was with the Dark Lord. Two years since Lucius Malfoy had gotten together with Severus since then.
"I can't get my mind out off Potter," Draco muttered.
Lucius blinked, "Why would you think such a thing that his your enemy?" He asked.
"I saw him crying one particular night and I don't know why," Draco replies.
"I didn't know you cared for him," Lucius said with a small smile.
Draco huffed, "I do not care for him!" He snapped as he picked up his teacup and drank the contents inside.
Lucius chuckled, "Deep down you do though," he said.
"I won't stand for this humiliation," Draco murmured as he slammed his teacup down and he stood up to go to his bedroom.
"Draco, wait," Lucius said as Draco stopped. "Severus would be stopping by soon and I'm sure that you could ask him to what you've told me," he said.
Draco shrugged, "All right. Oh, and father?" He asked as he turned to look at his father. "Don't get too loud with him in the bedroom for in order of me to do a silencing jinx on you," he said with a smirk as Lucius blushed bright red as Draco left.
Draco sighed heavily as he lied on his bed staring up at the ceiling before him. Come to think of it, on the day that Harry was crying, his father was visiting him at Hogwarts. It was a little bit strange seeing Harry cry on that particular day. He frowned, did something happened between him and his father?
Why didn't he think about it before? The reason of his crying must be about his father! What else could it be? He was so stupid! It was right there in front of him the whole entire time and he had to wait for about six months to figure out!
Draco growled as he jumped out off bed and he began to go downstairs as he heard a popping noise from the living room.
Draco entered the living room and he saw Severus and Lucius both kissing just in time. Draco cleared his throat as the two men stopped immediately and stared at him. "Draco, I thought you would be in your room?" Lucius asked blushing slightly.
"Father, did something happened between you and Potter on the day that you were visiting me and Severus?" Draco asked.
Lucius frowned as Severus stood to where he was in front of Lucius, "What's all this about?" He asked.
"Draco is concerned about Potter's crying one day last year," Lucius explained.
"Isn't it a little bit too late for you to figuring it out?" Severus asked.
"According to my analysis, father was visiting you at the time I saw Potter. Plus, I was going towards where the Slytherins common room was when I found him," Draco explained.
Severus raised his eyebrow in surprised, "Potter was supposed to meet me for a meeting that night but never came," he said as he looked at Lucius.
Lucius cussed, "The door was slightly opened after we began kissing one another," he said.
"Do you think he heard and saw what both of you were doing?" Draco asked.
"Possibility. Why would he care though?" Severus asked.
Draco cussed, "I have to go," he said and without waiting for anyone's answer, he Apparated out off the Malfoy Manor and into Grimmauld Place as he knew that was where Potter was living nowadays.
Harry was reading a Quidditch book in the den by the fireplace as he heard a knock on the door. He frowned as he looked at the time, it was a little bit too early for Remus to visit him as he put down his book on the table and he went to open the door.
When the door opened, he was revealed by someone unexpected as he saw Draco Malfoy standing in front of him with a concerned look. "What are you doing here?" Harry snapped as he still hates Draco but deep inside his heart, he loved him. Ever since he stopped him in the hallway at Hogwarts when he had just left the scene of Severus and Lucius.
"I finally figured out why you were crying in the hallway when I stopped you," Draco simply said as Harry stared at him surprised.
"You still remember that?" He asked.
Draco huffed, "I hate seeing people cry, Potter. I want to try and help them whenever way I can," he said.
Harry sighed, as he knew that Draco would figure out soon enough. "Well, nobody's at home so you can come on in," he said as he stepped aside to let Draco through.
The two went into the kitchen as Harry began making tea and Draco began to tell him. "On that day, you fought against my father, didn't you?" He asked.
He froze on what he was doing, "I'm not sure what you are talking about," Harry replied.
"You didn't saw my father on that day?" Draco asked as Harry shook his head, "but I saw you crying. You were coming to where the Slytherins common room was. Did something else happen to you? Did one of the Slytherins hurt you in anyway?" Draco asked.
Harry sighed; he really does care for me. Judging by the way he sounds. Although, Draco might be surprised when I confessed, he thought. "I was on my way to go and see Professor Snape for a meeting," he explained.
Draco paled, "Did you saw or hear anything?" He asked.
Harry blinked, does Draco know? He thought. "I heard enough of it," he said.
"I guess I could tell Severus why you didn't come. But that didn't explain why you were crying," Draco said.
It was time to confess, Harry thought. "I was crying cause I was madly in love with Severus. I had no clue he was dating someone else," he said slowly.
Draco stared at him shocked, "I-I'm sorry Potter," he said.
"It was foolish for me to love someone that is twice my age," Harry replied as he went back on making the tea.
Draco stared at Potter, he hadn't really changed the last six months and he knew that Potter didn't have a girlfriend or a boyfriend yet unless he didn't heard it yet.
"Potter, I'm being serious here, so listen to me. Will you allow me to court you?" Draco asked, as Harry looked at Draco surprised as he put the teacups down on the table and he sat across from him.
"Are you making fun of me, Malfoy?" Harry asked unhappily.
"What? I said I was serious, didn't I?" Draco asked.
"You don't love men," Harry pointed out.
"Ever since that day I saw you Potter, I think that inside me, I was beginning to love you more than just a friend. I know you don't love me at all Potter, but would you care to court me for a while to see how it goes? The same for me since I don't really know how I feel about you yet," Draco explained.
Harry sighed as he looked up at him in the eyes, "One step at a time Draco," he said with a smile as Draco smiled back and the two knew that it would be a new beginning for the both of them.
End of third story.
me: Well? How was it?
Draco: Perfectly fine.
me: You think?
Harry: Will be onto the next story soon.
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