(A/N): Reminder: This story is AU (and non-magic) so the places and houses won't be as accurate as they've been described in the books (or shown in the movies)! Thank you for reading.


Other Pairings: Hermione/Ron, Sirius/Severus

Meet Harry Potter


Draco avoided his parents for a week since they'd announce to him that the requirements haven't changed even if he is gay. He's got to carry on the Malfoy legacy and there's no way around it. Later that week on Friday he arrived at work at 8:30 am and received an email from Viola Parkinson.


To: Draco Malfoy
CC: Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy

Dear Draco,

I just wanted to follow up with you about our meeting earlier this week. I am very excited to tell you that I've found just the right hopeful-mate for you to meet. His family is very excited for the prospect, well, he's adopted and he's being represented by his best friends. It's a long story, which I am sure you will get to discuss when you meet him on Tuesday evening, the 21st of December. Unfortunately that's the only time they have then they'll be going off to France for Christmas Holiday.

Please let me know if you're available to meet on Tuesday otherwise, we shall have to reschedule for the 30th of December, but, your mother's already informed me that you're planning on taking a holiday trip with your friends. They've already got other prospects lined up and your father has promised me that you will meet at least one 'hopeful' a month, if I am to guarantee my services.

Upon your reply, I shall provide you their name and residential address!

Please respond kindly,

Viola Parkinson
The Relationship Company
"Where love blossoms!"


"Great," Draco muttered.

How is he supposed to break this news to his boyfriend of two years? Hi dear, sorry can't make dinner on Tuesday, I am required to meet one rich hopeful a month in order to find a mate, to satisfy my father's delinquent desire to continue the Malfoy legacy!

"Bollocks," Draco mumbled again.

One meeting a month doesn't sound too bad. It's only once a month he'd have to pretend to be a wanker where the other person could turn him down. This was a two way street. Draco was about to hit 'reply all' on the email server and inform Viola that he could meet the 'hopeful-mate' for tea on Tuesday evening but he wasn't interested in a family style dinner, if that's what she was planning.

His mobile buzzed.

Draco, I just received an email from Viola, please reply and confirm that you shall be free. I've already checked with your secretary you do not have any prior business engagements that night. Your friends can wait.

Draco's father was driving him mad. His mobile buzzed again.

Draco dear, I just skimmed over the email from Viola, I hope you say yes! Your father will not be pleased otherwise. It's only once a month! Love, mum.

Draco sighed. He continued responding to the email but all courtesy went out the window. He simply hit 'reply all' and wrote: Dear Viola, I am available, please text me the address. Draco.


On Tuesday evening at 6 pm Draco stood outside a quaint home in Islington waiting to ring the doorbell. 6:10 pm, Draco still stood outside the front door. He sighed and slouched down and was about to turn around when the door swung open.

"Nervous, eh?" A tall, well-built man with strikingly fair skin and grey eyes opened the door. Draco recognised him straight away.

"Sirius?"

Sirius Black laughed at Draco's astonishment. "Recognised me, did you?"

"Of course! My mother's got pictures of all of her family from before marriage. You look just as young now as you do in her pictures from years ago!"

"You flatter me boy, I like you already!" Sirius laughed and welcomed Draco inside the house.

"How did you know I was waiting outside?"

"We've got cameras by the front door, Sev works in security."

Draco nodded in acknowledgement but did not understand what Sirius meant. Draco entered the house and Sirius lead him through the long hallway to the back terrace.

"Why don't you wait here, Harry will be out shortly."

Draco smiled and sat on the bench in the garden. He was nervous. Viola had emailed him the name of the 'hopeful' and his name was Harry Potter, how was he related to Sirius Black, his cousin? He poured himself some tea while he waited for his 'hopeful' to arrive. Draco found it annoying calling these possible matches 'hopefuls' even if it was in his head but that's the terminology Viola had requested for him to use.

"Hello."

Draco stood up immediately when he saw his 'hopeful' enter the room. Draco stood in front of a young man that Draco thought looked about the same age as him. He had messy jet-black hair, incredibly green, almond-shaped eyes, and flawless skin. He wore round-rimmed glasses. Draco noticed a scar on his forehead hiding behind his wild black hair.

Draco approached the 'hopeful' with his arm to shake his hand. "Hi, I am Draco."

"Harry Potter, nice to meet you." A wide smile came across Harry's face when he shook Draco's hand which was contagious enough to make Draco grin like an idiot.

"How do you know Sirius?" Draco asked.

Harry took a seat at the bench across from where Draco sat and answered. "He's my father. Well, he's my Godfather and my legal guardian, until I was eighteen."

Draco looked confused. "Oh?"

"Sirius was best mates with my dad, James. He was best mates with both my parents actually, but they died when I was a baby." Harry raised his fingers to the scar on his forehead, "that's how I got the scar, I saw you looking." Draco blushed. "So after my parents died, I lived with my aunt for a while but Sirius adopted me eventually and I've lived here since then, with him and his husband."

"Your adopted parents are gay?" Draco asked in astonishment.

"Yeah, well they wouldn't let gay couples adopt, back in 1990 so Sirius adopted me on his own and he just happened to be living with another man. They officially got married four years ago, but they've been together since before I was born."

Draco remembered that Viola did say it was a long story. Indeed it was a long and complicated one.

"So, I am guessing they didn't have any objections when you told them you were gay?"

Harry laughed. "No, but they did tell me to not announce it to everyone because they were worried that they would get blamed for 'turning' me gay, when we all know that's now how it works." Draco nodded in agreement. "You? How did your parents take it?"

"Apparently, that's how I got into his whole mess." Harry raised an eyebrow at Draco's statement. "Sorry, didn't mean that. I meant, they already knew, evidently everyone around me knew even my best friend so I didn't get a chance to make a big deal out of it."

Harry looked nervous. He nodded a lot when Draco was talking and when he finished, the silence between them eventually became awkward.

"I've got a boyfriend," Draco confessed eventually.

"Thank the lord," Harry answered. This time Draco raised and eyebrow at Harry's statement. "Sorry, I've got a boyfriend as well. And, I am no where near ready to get married. It's just that... my best friends, they're married and they're really happy and they think that I need to get married too. I can't tell them that I am dating someone because he's no where near ready for that kind of a commitment and my friends, they wouldn't understand. I don't even think they'd appreciate him because he's not, you know, wealthy."

"I know exactly what you mean!" Draco exclaimed.

Harry smiled. "Cedric…that…that's his name. He's got money, you know he's got a decent job and he makes good money but he's not upper-class. He's a few years older and normally my friends they wouldn't have a problem with what my partner would do for a living it's…I just think they will think he's the type who'll never want to get married and Hermione, my friend, she's got these plans and dreams and it's really overwhelming because she thinks all four of us are going to sail off into the sunset with our children who'll eventually marry each other. Its borderline mental!"

"Sounds like it." Draco laughed as he sipped more of his tea. "What do your parents think about all of this?"

"My parents are fine with everything the way it is. They know I am dating Cedric, they've met him but Hermione and Ron have never met him. I didn't even know Hermione had submitted an application on my behalf to Viola Parkinson, neurotic matchmaker, until she showed up here the other day with a green folder!" Draco laughed at Harry's story; it was pretty accurate to how he felt about Viola Parkinson. "So when she suggested your name, we, I mean my parents, we couldn't resist and we had to say yes to a meeting. This way, at least it would keep Hermione happy and Sirius would have had a chance to see you."

"Oh, because we're related?" Draco asked.

"No, not just that," Harry answered.

"Then what?"

"Sirius is married to Severus Snape," Harry stated as Draco's eyes widened even more than the first time when he laid eyes upon Sirius today.

"Wait, your legal guardian, who is also your Godfather, is married to my Godfather?" Draco asked. "Wow, this really is a match made in heaven."

"Yeah, too bad we're both not attracted to each other!" Harry responded as a swift laugh rumbled out of him that was so compelling that Draco couldn't help but join in. From the corner of his eye Draco noticed a woman peeking through a window.

"Is that your friend?" Draco asked pointing towards the window.

Harry rolled his eyes. "Yes, she's probably picking out the wedding invitation designs because she's seen us getting along."

"So she has no idea that you only agreed to this meeting because... " Draco paused, "wait, why did you agree to this meeting?"

"Severus is your Godfather; once upon a time he used to be your father's best friend. They had a falling out over ten years ago and Severus tried to make amends numerous times, but your father is…"

"Intolerant, stubborn, inflexible-" Draco chimed in.

"So you've met him," Harry laughed again. "That's why I was alright with Hermione handling the front of this meeting so Sirius and Severus' names wouldn't be used in any communication and I would get a chance to speak to you first."

"So you're hoping that soon he'll want to reconcile with Severus and we can all be one big happy family? Except, that you and I are not getting married so that might cause some tension."

"Well we can say that our personalities didn't really mesh, they can't really argue with that, can they? We can still continue with 'Viola's once a month' rule and meet other people and keep rejecting them as well, until there's a new plan."

"You've spent a lot time thinking this through," Draco remarked.

"I am in Strategic Consulting, it's what I do," Harry responded, his infectious grin returning to his face. Draco smiled in return again; he was worried his face would hurt later tonight from all the grinning. "You're really nice Draco," Harry complimented Draco.

"Thanks, I think you're really nice too, Potter." Draco winked as he returned Harry's compliment.

"That's what Severus calls me. Sirius calls me Harry, Sev calls me Potter." The sound of thunder startled the two young men sitting in the terrace. "You've got to love the weather to be an excellent conversation-ender." Draco laughed at Harry's irritation at the clouds. "You know Draco, I think I would have been rather sad, if I wasn't with Cedric I mean, that you are unobtainable."

"That's quite the compliment!" Draco was genuinely shocked at Harry's statement. "I would have to say the feeling's mutual."

Harry and Draco stood up simultaneously from their respective benches and Harry raised his arm towards Draco. "Friends?" Harry asked; hope gleaming through the emerald green eyes.

"Friends." Draco confirmed.


(A/N): Thanks everyone that's already 'followed' this story and those that have wrote a review. Reviewers are the bestest people in this world! Also, my writing is unbeta'd so please tell me if there are mistakes!