CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Night Of The Dance (Pt. 2)

A/N: I don't own any rights to Harry Potter. Little magic is used and homosexuality, violence, rape and language are used. Don't like it? Don't read it. You've been warned.

"I have one more surprise for you," she said after thanking her.

"What is it?" Draco asked.

"You'll see…go dance some more. I think you might like this one…"

Draco had no idea that Harry had planned this next song with Hermione because he too had a surprise for him.

"Where do I begin my love

Starting with the things I haven't said enough of…

Starting with the day you changed my life

And ending with the way I feel tonight?

Where do I begin?

Where do I belong if you're not here?

Cause this is way beyond my darkest fear.

Where do I begin?"

Lucius is standing at the doorway of the dance but neither of the boys can see them but Hermione does see and her heart stops completely for two seconds. She felt scared for Draco and Harry at this point.

"I've always,

Counted all my blessings…

Knowing you'd defend me,

And stand by my side.

If only,

I didn't lose my senses,

Each time I intended,

These words to come out right…"

'There is nothing I can do now…he's lost to Potter and is insolent behavior…no. What can I do?' Lucius thought to himself, 'I can always scare the hell out of Potter to stay away from Draco…yes…yes I think it'll work. Potter will break Draco's little heart which won't last for more than a day or two and he'll turn opposed to gay relationships just like in the beginning…'

And the song continues…

"Maybe with the morning,

You bring me the sun.

Maybe with the stars from outer space.

You took a few

And lit up my face.

Where do I begin?

Where do I begin my love?

I always read the last page

Instead of the first one…

There's no need to rush it all in.

I love you and I'll say it again.

Where do I begin?

Lucius waits in the bathroom for Harry.

"Oh, where do I begin?

And…where should we begin?"

At the very end of the song, at that last closing line that is sung, Harry gets down on one knee…

"Harry, no!" yelled Hermione, "Draco…" her voice quiets, "your father is here…he's in the bathroom, I saw him go over…"

Draco looked at Harry, back at Hermione and back at Harry again and says, "Hermione? Could you give us two seconds, please?"

This thrilled Harry knowing that Draco didn't care anymore and Harry asked, "Draco…it only took several years to hate your guts but it only took a few days to fall madly in love with you…and something like this doesn't come along very often…I want to keep you by my side at all times…Will you be my life partner?"

As terrified as Draco was, he was nearly brought to tears before finally saying, "You know I will."

Surprisingly, people were cheering. (Some grunted, but ya know…whatever.)

Meanwhile in the bathroom, Lucius overheard the commotion and decided to go and see what was so exciting but when he had gotten to the doorway of the dance, he saw his only child…with a ring on his finger and kissing Harry while most students were cheering…he has a pretty good idea of what just happened.

"Draco," Hermione once said, "your father…" and points to the door where Lucius now stands.

"I know…" Draco says and tells Harry, "Come meet my father…"

"Draco! No! No!"

"Relax, I'm only joking. I'll be right back." Nothing could spoil Draco's mood right now, not even his father. In fact, he greeted him as if Lucius never saw anything.

"Hey father…what's going on? Why are you here?" he said, with a smile on his face and everything.

"May I speak with you?"

"Of course you can! But whatever you tell me I'll probably tell Harry later on so you might as well say it in front of him, he's right here," and pulls Harry out from a hiding spot behind the door.

"No, alone. Potter, leave."

Something was different about his father. He didn't seem like himself otherwise he would be using full sentences. Draco followed his father outside and far away from the dance.

"How could you?" Lucius started.

"How could I what?"

Lucius grabbed Draco by the shirt.

"You know what I mean! How could you get engaged?! You are not only becoming a death eater and not only is he Harry Potter but…you're so young! You're too young to get married!"

"Father…I'm in love with him."

"Yes I know you're in love with him and…I don't accept it." Tears began to glisten in his eyes and he blinked quickly before saying, "I love you and I will probably never say that again…but Harry? Come on now Draco…"

"Father…again, I'm in love with him…do you remember your first time being in love?"

Lucius sighed and thought for a moment.

"I remember when I first saw your mother," he told his son while reminiscing and recollecting his memories, "she was beautiful. She still is beautiful."

"Do you see where I'm coming from?" asked Draco.

"Yes…but you're my only child…"

Draco suddenly realizes that this is harder on his father than it would be on his mother. For once, he saw compassion from this ugly and brutal man who locked himself up in bitter and detestation, the man who is a death eater…the man who raped him as a child. His father abruptly embraces his son and says, "You can make a good life with him…I know it…"

"Thank you father…" Draco began crying himself and before they realized that they were two full-grown men bawling like children in each other's arms, Harry watched from far away, beaming with exhilaration and relief.

"So…you're not kicking me out?" asked Draco.

"No. I actually want to talk to you about one more thing…your mother…Draco…I'm sorry but…Voldemort took advantage of her without me in his presence. She told me he broke in and…"

Draco saw where this was going…

"Draco, I'm so sorry…I'm a terrible father. You shouldn't become a death eater, I shouldn't have became one…and your mother is panic-stricken in her own miserable world…I feel like for once…I'm about to make the right choice by resigning from the circle…"

"Father…" Draco began crying again, "Thank you. That's really all I can think of to say is thank you…"

"Now…can I meet Harry officially as if it were to be my first time meeting him?"

"I'm right here sir," Harry said and stepped forward.

"Ah, there you are Potter," Draco nudged his father to remind him that he can't call his lover that anymore.

"Harry…I apologize for that…Harry I want to meet you as if I'm meeting you for the first time."

Harry felt skeptical about this conversation but held out his hand to Lucius, the man who once nearly killed him in his second year and for once, trusted him in what he said.

"It's nice to meet you, I'm Lucius, Draco's father."

"My name is Harry Potter and it's an honor to meet you."

Draco felt awkward as if this was a terrible acting film. Lucius put a hand on Harry's shoulder and nearly began crying again before saying, "Welcome into the family…over the holidays, you can meet his mother. She's a lovely woman…"

"She is Harry, believe him on that one…oh father! Tell him about what you're doing!"

"What are you doing sir?"

"I'm resigning my position as a death eater…"

Harry's eyes widened and his jaw plummeted open but then a smile crept up onto his face and felt happiness beyond liberation.

'He's going to get a big surprise tonight…if he's ready, that is…" Harry thought.

BOTH SONGS, "BRAVE" AND "WHERE DO I BEGIN" BOTH WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY IDINA MENZEL. (A/N: PLEASE LISTEN TO THOSE TWO SONGS. THEY REALLY ARE AMAZING.)