Chapter seven

Harry and Draco went from talking to a lot of snogging. They were still in the living room on the couch, but now they were lying down with their arms wrapped around each other and their lips hardly left the other.

'I thought we were going to talk to get to know each other for real?' Draco smiled.

Harry stared at Draco, 'We are and you have a really nice smile, I never noticed before.'

'You never saw it before, usually I was sneering at you.'

'True, like I would scowl at you. Was all that just an act, because of who your father was?'

'Yes, everything was because my father was a cruel man and if he found out I didn't want to join the ranks of the death eaters he would have cursed me until there was nothing left of me. So I acted the part of a death eater's son, a young man that wanted what his father wanted, that wanted what he wanted.'

'He, you mean Voldemort?'

'Yes, how can you say the name, how could you say it when it was alive?'

'Think about it, is a name really that frightening. I know you couldn't have called him that to his face, not that it ever bothered me. But you were the son of one of his main death eaters. But away from him, away from anyone, like now, you could say it.'

'I know I could, but I try not to think of him let alone talk about him.'

'I get that, when Kingsley mentioned the auction, I ask if reporters would be there. He said there would be two but they were not allowed to ask me anything about Voldemort because it's time we put him and his name in the past where he belongs. So they did speak with me, asked me questions but nothing on Voldemort even though I knew they wanted to. But he's dead, let's leave him and his memories that way.'

'After everything he did to you, how can you still be a nice man Harry. You have always surprised me, but this, the way you are after everything, he never made you hard like a lot of people. He took your parent's, sort of caused the death of your godfather, Dumbledore meant a lot to you, then Fred, Lupin and his wife. How do you do it, go on and live a normal life?'

'Because that's all I've ever wanted, a normal life, like I say to people that call me Mr. Potter or the saviour. I say I'm just Harry, because that's what I want to be, just plain Harry Potter, nothing special. Dumbledore said I have a lot of my mother in me, she could take a serious and dangerous situation and turn it around to suit her. But all she saw and went through never stopped her being a very loving woman. Yeah, I'm pissed at him for killing them, but this will shock you and it even shocked Dumbledore a bit. But you know what I felt for Voldemort that night at the ministry when I was fifteen?'

'No, how did you feel about him?'

'I pitied him Draco, I really felt sorry for him.'

'Blimey Harry, why in the name of merlin would you feel sorry for someone that didn't deserve it?'

'Because when he possessed me, I realised something. He had never known love, never known friendship and he would never have those things. He wanted to live forever and never know what it was like to be loved. I might not have known my parents growing up and wasn't shown once ounce of affection from my relatives. But I used to talk to my parents when they locked me up and I felt it Draco, felt the love they had for me. Then I met Ron and Hermione, the Weasley's, Neville, all my friends and I realised I had them in my life, I had people that cared about me. Some might have been dead, but their love never leaves you. So I realised why he was the way he was but he just wouldn't listen to Dumbledore about love or the magic of love being the most powerful magic there is. But let's get off him and put him where he belongs, dead and buried.'

'I'll go with that Harry. So what do you want to do, keep talking or some more snogging?'

Harry laughed, 'Both, but I want to stay here tonight, I'm not saying I want to do any more than snog, but I'm enjoying myself right now and I haven't done that in so long.'

'You can if you want to and I wouldn't mind. The longer we're together, the more you'll get to know me and hopefully feel the same as I feel for you.'

'I already know I feel something for you Dray,' Harry gave him a cheeky smile making Draco laugh, 'But it's too soon to think about that or where this might go. But I want to ask you something?'

'Anything.'

'Are you out as they say, do people know you're gay?'

'I stopped hiding it two years ago, I just never let on who I liked.'

'It's just I'm not sure I can say anything, not yet. So give me some time, when I know I can, I'll tell my friends.'

'You need time Harry considering you only figured it out a couple of hours ago. So this ball then, you're not sure if you want to be seen with me?'

'It's just over three months, which should give me enough time to sort everything out and let everyone know. But if I was going to take a date, then I'd take you. That will bloody shock everyone.'

'Yep, Draco Malfoy dating Harry Potter, the death eater and the hero.'

'A death eater that never wanted to be one. Now, I noticed you had a pool in the house, do you want to go for a swim? I'm not very good, but I'd still like to.'

'We can do that, so do you need to borrow some shorts or are we talking skinny dipping?'

'Hey, I've seen your naked arse, you almost saw all of me, so let's go with the skinny dipping.'

'You're on Potter,' Draco said making Harry laugh.

The two young men kept holding hands as they walked towards the back of the house and undressed. Draco stepped over to Harry and ran his fingers over every scar covering his chest, hips and thighs, even the couple of his arms.

'They must have hurt.'

'Yeah, but it's the past and so let's forget about them. But my body doesn't turn you off does it?'

'No, it shows me you're a survivor, and it makes me love you all the more,' Draco instantly realised what he said and turned away.

'Dray,' Harry took his hand and made him turn around, 'It's fine. I knew earlier that your feelings were more than you were letting on. Give me some time because just in the few hours we've been together, I know I don't want to hurt you. But I need time to sort all this out. Just know I already do like you, a lot. I'm not one for just stripping off in front of anyone and I'm not one for casual sex even if I've never had sex before. But we here right now, naked, so I know when I've had some time this will work out.'

'I didn't want to push you away thinking this was all too much.'

'It won't push me away and one thing you should know about me is I prefer to be told things, be told the truth, be told everything as soon as possible. I hate when things are kept from me, especially when they concern me. So let's enjoy ourselves, alright?'

'Alright, and I get hating things being kept from you, I'm the same,' Draco kept hold of Harry's hand as they climbed down the stairs into the warm water. The two man stood there with their arms around each other snogging very passionately.

They spent a couple of hours in the pool, Draco actually taught Harry some basic swimming skills, enough to give him some confidence in the water. After swimming, they had dinner together before heading up to bed.

'I can show you to one of the spare rooms.'

'No, I want to stay with you, just not do anything. Is that okay?'

'Perfectly okay,' Draco smiled then led Harry into his room where they both undressed and climbed into bed. They had their arms around each other than just stared into each other's eyes. Draco hoping Harry's feelings would grow. Harry knowing he was already coming to care a lot for Draco, now he just hoped it would grow to love because he was finally seeing what a life with Draco would be like and Harry knew this is the life he wanted. A life with someone that truly loved him for him, not for how he was thought of. The two men never spoke, they just kept staring at each other until they both fell into a very peaceful sleep. The first one both of them had in a very long time.