"DRACO!"

Lucius spun his head directly to his son with a wild look of delight in his eye

"Draco son its your turn"

The colour drained once again from Draco's face as his glance switched between his father, me and his mother.

"come on Draco be a big boy time to put my training into action. PROPERLY this time"

"Lucius enough he's been through enough alre.." Narcissa protested

"SILENCE WOMAN! He has to do it or else I'll kill him and Potter! Up to you son"

Lucius' grin was at its widest making him look like a cheshire cat. Draco looked like a boy who'd lost his parents in a super market pure terror on his face with no idea where to go. He looked at me and I did my best to give him a look saying 'go ahead do it, it's the only option' he seemed to want to argue this point but couldn't think of another way out of it. He straightened up retrived his wand from his pocket and took a deep breath preparing himself.

"wait Draco do it with his wand, let him feel the pain of his wand being used by someone else"

Lucius held out my wand and Draco slowly replaced his wand taking mine from his father instead. He prepared himself again but this time there was no tell tale emotion in his eyes, he was putting on the exterior he uses that I'd not seen him use at his home.

I took a deep breath in preparing myself for the pain once more, waiting to fall to the floor once more in agony knowing that I could end up so injured that I never would see another day.

3….

Draco shifted in his stance straightening his back and lifting his head, the way he stood when we first met those oh so many years ago

2….

His eyes scanned the room looking at each indivdual smile on every single death eaters face especially his fathers who was almost jumping in his seat from anticipation of seeing the show

1….

In my head I told everyone I loved them shut my eyes and waited for the impact.

But it never came I opened my eyes and the world seemed to slow down to the pace of a snail. All of a sudden Draco spun on his feet so that he was facing his father. Lucius' grin suddenly dissapearing replaced with a look of confusion as Draco took a great breath and cried

"CRUCIO!"

Lucius fell off his chair curling on the floor in pain screaming out tears streaming from his eyes just like me only minutes ago.

"YOU DESERVE THIS FOR WHAT YOU HAVE PUT US THROUGH" Draco screamed at his father his gaze fell to his mother who like everyone else in the room where stood in shock unable to move as if they were statues. He sent his mum the most sympathetic gaze apologizing for what had happened but she just smiled at him with overwhelming kindness something Draco hadn't seen in a long time.

Draco took one last look at his father writhing on the floor before lifting the curse and then the rest happened all so quickly as soon as he lifted the curse everyone seemed to be mobile again. Spells started flying everywhere whilst Lucius lay on the ground motionless, Draco sprinted towards me shoving my wand in my hand and his in the other. Sent blocking spells repeatidly but as Lucius got to his feet Draco had one final remark.

"Goodbye father I hope someone murders you and when they do I'll throw a party for them"

And a moment later we apparated out of Malfoy Manor to the back streets of New York.

"Fucking hell. Where the fuck are we Draco?"

"We're on the back streets of New York. Couldn't apparate to the main streets people would see"

"New fucking York SHIT! What the hell Draco?"

"We came here when I was about 8 before all this crap started it's the one happy place I could think to go"

"That's all well and good but you should of kept us in the country you twit"

"what, why?" Draco was truly confused at this point this clearly wasn't what he expected to happen after we apparated.

"apparating between countries is illegal if anyone goes looking for you they'll see you apparated here whereas they'd have no idea if we stayed in England"

"ILLEGAL! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK WAS GOING ON BEFORE HAND? WHAT MY FATHER DID TO YOU WAS ILLEGAL WHAT HE DID TO ME WAS ILLEGAL! I'D RATHER BRAKE THE LAW AND GO TO A LARGER COUNTRY WITH YOU THAN STAY THERE!"

Draco was shouting but it wasn't shouting to scare me it was a release of anger, he started crying and he released it all and all I could do was stand there and watch.

"I COULDN'T STAND SEEING WHAT HE DID TO YOU IN THERE! What I did to you in there…" his voice slowly trailing off and the tears becoming heavier.

"Draco calm down we're out we're safe" I tried comforting him but the tears came in great sobs now so I took him into an embrace holding him tightly whilst his sopping wet face rested on my shoulder.

"Shhh… its going to be alright Draco its over we're safe"

"but how can I ever live with my self *sob* after *sob* what i… i.. did . to you.." Draco managed to finally splutter out through numerous sobs.

"you did what you had to do but that I don't care about." I pulled Draco out at arms length and spoke directly to him holding his chin up so that he had to keep eye contact.

"You mister, you saved my life in more ways than one. You are the most amazing person I know and don't you forget that!"

Draco stopped crying as I said this.

"you are my life. I want to hold your hand, laugh at your jokes, walk by your side. Love you, snuggle on the couch look into your eyes talk about whatever and kiss you every single day. You Draco are my world and nothing will ever stop that."

And at that moment Draco leaned forward holding my face within his hands and took me into a deep embrace. The world vanished and it was just he and I. He soft silky lips brushing against mine with the salty taste of his tears on my tongue we broke apart foreheads against each other and he whispered to me.

"Harry James Potter you are my past present and future I'm just so sorry it took us so long to work it out"