All the king's horses, all the king's men
Couldn't put me together again
'Cause all of my enemies started out friends
Help me hold onto you"
-Taylor Swift "The Archer"
The morning after the debacle involving the infamous Lucius Malfoy, Harry wanted to lift Draco's spirits up. He quietly left their bed and went downstairs to compose letters to Pansy Parkinson and Blaise Zabini, his boyfriend's best friends. He sent his owl to deliver the letters. Now all he could do was wait. In case Draco's friends didn't write back, he opened the floo and added their magical signatures to the list of people who had access to his floo. Harry turned to go back upstairs but was interrupted by two Slytherins arguing and stumbling into his living room. In front of him was Pansy and Blaise bickering like a married couple. Both stopped dead in their tracks staring at Harry. It was one of the most painfully awkward moments in his life and he had his fair share of those.
Harry looked between the two Slytherins. "Umm hello welcome. I have called you here because yesterday, Draco had a dreadful experience. I thought it prudent to contact his best friends to cheer him up. I know we've never gotten along in the past due to unfortunate circumstances but I think that should change." He stopped his rambling.
Pansy stepped forward. "Such big words for a Gryffindor." She smirked.
Blaise rolled his eyes. "What Pansy means is thank you for contacting us about Draco. We really appreciate it. It was quite thoughtful of you especially since it would involve spending time with former enemies." He smiled at Harry and held out his hand. Surprisingly, Harry did not hesitate and shook Blaise's hand and smiled back at him.
Pansy scuffed at the exchange. "Sucking up to our Golden Boy already, Blaise? Is that really necessary?" She sneered at Harry.
Blaise sighed. "Pansy quit your bitching! The bloody war is over so get over yourself already! Harry extended an olive branch to both of us because he is concerned for Draco. He did not invite us here just for you to attack him. Please behave yourself!" He snarled at her.
Harry was not sure how to respond. "Pansy, I know, there's bad blood between the two of us. I truly love Draco. He makes me incredibly happy and makes me feel loved which I've never experienced before, at least not romantically. For his sake, you and I need to put the past behind. I am if you are." He smiled softly. Both Slytherins were surprised by what he had said.
Pansy huffed out a sigh. "Bloody hell, fine! Have it your way, Saviour. I will try to do my best to leave the past in the past but I am not making any promises. And if you ever break my Draco's heart, you will wish you never came back to life in the battle." She looked smug because Harry looked a bit terrified.
Blaise chuckled a bit. "I think that is as good as it will get for you, Potter. I am sure once she gets her head out of her arse and actually gets to know you she will like you. I mean Draco loves you so you can not be all bad now can you?" He genuinely smiled at Harry.
Harry nods at Pansy. "Uhh, umm, why don't I get Draco." He walks up the stairs.
As he walks into their bedroom, he hears whimpering. "Dray, are you okay?" He snuggled up next to him. "I have a surprise waiting for you downstairs, love."
Draco sniffled a bit. "I am not in the mood for surprises, Potter. I just want to stay in bed and feel sorry for myself." He sighed.
Harry huffed out a chuckle. "This surprise is worth it." He gets off the bed and literally drags Draco out of bed. "You are coming with me whether you like it or not."
As they descend the stairs, they both hear bickering coming from the living room.
Blaise and Pansy see their best friend and attack him with a double hug. "What are you two doing here?" Draco looks at Harry suspiciously.
Harry sheepishly glanced at Draco. "Dray, I despise seeing you so down. I thought you could use some cheering up. I owled them. I know we were planning to have them over at some point in the future but I thought it couldn't wait." He blushed a bit.
All of the sudden, Harry was pulled into the tightest hug ever. When Draco pulled away, he kissed him with so much love it made Harry whimper. They pulled back from each other both blushing ferociously because Blaise and Pansy were staring at them in shock.
Draco had a tear running down his cheek. Harry kissed it away. "Harry, you reached out to my friends? I really do not know what to say. I am so bloody luck to have you in my life. I love you so much, Potter." He kissed Harry softly.
Blaise cleared his throat. "This is sickeningly sweet and I am delighted to see our Draco actually fucking happy but I think the purpose of our visit was to cheer him up and not be privy to your bedroom life." He chuckled softly.
Pansy still looked like she was in a state of shock. "I, um, feel I need to apologise to you, Potter. I am genuinely sorry. I did not realise the extent of your relationship. I thought it was just a phase or some flight of fancy. Please accept my apology. All that truly matters is Draco's happiness like Blaise stated." She gave Harry a small smile and extended her hand. "Friends?"
Harry immediately took her hand and smiled widely. "Friends, Pansy. And apology accepted. Ever since I realised that I had feelings for Draco, all I wanted was for him to be happy and I wanted to be part of that happiness in some way. To my surprise, he shared his thoughts and feelings towards me and the rest is history." He blushed a bit at his admission.
Blaise looked pleased. "Finally! Thank Merlin that you found sense, Parkinson! I was ready to pummel you for being incredibly saucy to our host." He sighed in relief.
Draco was about to say something but was interrupted someone tumbling out of the floo. It was revealed to be Ron.
Ron scanned the room. "Bloody hell I'm surrounded by snakes! What gives Harry? I stop coming around and you replace me with Draco's lot? Being friends with these snakes is betraying me and my family! Why the bloody fuck are they here?"
Blaise stepped in. "For your information Weasley, Harry owled us to come visit."
Ron sneered at Blaise. "I didn't ask you, Death Eater! I was asking Harry." He looked at Harry expecting him to answer.
Harry blushed. "Don't be such a wanker! I asked them to visit, Ronald. And it is my house. I can choose who to invite. I didn't want to tell you this especially in this way but Draco and I are more than just friends. We've been together for awhile and he has been living with me. I'm sorry I should've told you sooner but it was never the right moment." He looked at his friend awkwardly as he moved closer to Draco.
Ron started to turn almost as red as his hair. "Is this some sort of joke? Because it's not funny, Harry. It was bad enough you wanted to be friends with the ferret! Now, you're fucking each other! You've lost your bloody mind! Is he using a love potion? This can't be real! Harry, I thought you were my friend! How could you betray me like this?" Everyone in the room looked at Ron in horror.
Harry felt Draco flinch at Ron's words and held his hand tightly. "No, Weasel, it's not a joke. I can be friends with whoever I choose. You're not my keeper. And there's no reason to be so fucking crude! You can be such an arsehole, Weasel! It makes me question why I'm try to stay friends with you. First, Lucius lashes out at Draco. Second, Pansy attacks me but she and I are okay now. And now you're attacking me in my own home and questioning my decisions. No we're not fucking as you said so eloquently and no Draco didn't dose me with a love potion. I thought I could trust you and be there for me. I thought you wanted me to be happy. But here you are just being your fourth year self again! Betray you? How dare you use your family against me! Let them make their own decisions! It's not up to you, thank Merlin!" He snarled at Ron. He held Draco close to him.
Ron was seething and red as a tomato. He looked like he was about to blow another gasket. Before he got a chance to respond more people arrived by floo.
Severus and Hermione gracefully stepped out of the floo and looked around. Hermione observed the scene. "Harry, what is going on? Is everything alright?"
Harry gave her a watery smile. "Well, I invited Blaise and Pansy to try to cheer up Draco after what happened yesterday but as you can see it didn't go as planned because Ron decided to barge in and attack all of us."
Severus watched with curiosity as he held Hermione's hand. "I am not at all surprised by Mr. Weasley's shrewdness. He was never one to hold his tongue when necessary." He sneered at Ron.
Pansy snickered. "You are quite spot on, Severus. Weasel here has been nothing but beastly since he arrived. He is next level crude and that is saying something coming from me. Oh and welcome to the snake club Hermione." She smiled at Severus and winked at Hermione.
Blaise could not hold in his laughter anymore. "Bloody hell! I do not think I have had this much entertainment since before Voldemort was resurrected. It is never a dull moment when there are Gryffindors around. And Hermione it is a pleasure to have you in exclusive snake club." He also winked at Hermione.
Hermione smiled and chuckled. "Thank you. I never thought I would feel at home with a bunch of unruly snakes." She leaned in closer to Severus.
Ron was watching Hermione like a hawk while sputtering with rage. "What's the meaning of this? Hermione you're better than this! You're so desperate that you are now with Snivellus! Bloody hell! I'm so disgusted with both you and Harry. I loved you Hermione and you left me! You gave me some bullshit excuse about needing to be there for our families. I wanted to marry you! Instead you abandoned me. I thought maybe you would come around and we could be together again. But you too have betrayed me and have decided to be a Slytherin's slag!" He wanted to continue his rant but was interrupted by Hermione punching him in the mouth. He fell on his arse.
Hermione looked at Ron with such hatred. "You make me sick! I can not believe I ever had feelings for you. You say our Slytherins are scum but you are the one spewing such ugly words at them. They have not even been catty towards you. You better believe I am owling Molly about your behaviour, Ronald Weasley! You will not get away with this, I promise you that. Until you learn to curb your wretchedness, I suggest you stay clear of me, Harry or any of the Slytherins. If you do anything dodgy, I will be sure to make you bloody regret the day you were ever born. Now sod off, Weasel!" She snarled at him.
Ron awkwardly stood up with tears in his eyes. He slinked over to the floo and looked back at Harry and Hermione who were both watching him with such fury in their eyes. He frowned and vanished into the floo.
The silence was deafening as everyone was still in shock over what had just transpired.
Pansy was the first to speak. "The ballsiness of that little Weasel! Ugh!" She growled.
Blaise tried to comfort his girlfriend but she slapped his hand away. "Pans, he is not worth your rage. I get that he is more despicable than Voldemort ever was and that is saying something but please calm down." He reasoned and she nodded.
Harry sighed. "I can't believe how godawful he's become. I'm so sorry for how he treated you all. I'm ashamed to admit he was once my friend. I don't really know how to react but good on you Hermione for punching him. He most certainly deserved it. Also I hope you do owl Molly." He frowned.
Severus pulled Hermione closer to him. "Harry, it is not your fault. Please do not blame yourself for Weasley's beastly behaviour. It is not your responsibility to reign him in. That is his responsibility and his alone to hold his tongue." He smiled reassuringly at Harry.
Draco hadn't said anything since Ron had barged in. "Harry love, you are not at fault. Please do not blame yourself. Weasel was the one who was acting like a neanderthal, not you." He pulled him closer and kissed his cheek softly.
Hermione walked over to Harry and hugged him. "It is going to be okay, Harry. It is devastating to lose a friend especially to bigotry."
Harry sighed sadly. "I'm so lucky to have you all here. I couldn't ask for a better crowd of friends. Who would've thought I'd be exchanging a Gryffindor for two Slytherins. The sorting hat was right. Slytherin is where you make your real friends. All because of Draco's behaviour and what Hagrid said to me about Slytherin I basically begged the sorting hat not to put me in Slytherin. In these moments I regret that I was so close-minded about the house of the snake. But at the same time I wouldn't trade my friendship with Hermione for anything. I don't think we would've been as close if I had been placed into Slytherin. No offence." He chuckled and smiled at Hermione.
Both Blaise and Pansy was in awe of what Harry said. Blaise looked at Pansy. "Potter, I think you may have broken her. I have never in my life seen Pans speechless." He laughed.
Everyone was smirking at Pansy, even Severus. Finally, Pansy recovered. "You are telling me that we could have had the Saviour of the Wizarding World in our snake pit? This is unbelievable! If he had been in our house, maybe we would not have been so hated. Argh! How could you, Draco? You just could not behave yourself. You just had to go and antagonise the one person who could have redeemed the reputation of our house!" She sneered at her best friend.
Draco sheepishly looked at Pansy. "I was trying to impress him, Pans! At the time I did not know that he was treated like a house elf at his relatives' home. I seriously thought everyone worshipped him. None of that was true though. He did not even know he was a wizard until Hagrid told him. How was I to know?" He frowned at Pansy.
Severus interrupted. "What is done is done. There is no turning back. All that matters is how we act now. A lot has changed. Old friends lost, new friends found." He smiled fondly at all his former students.
Harry held Draco's hand. "I would like to say something. Whatever was in the past, I can't think of a better present with all of you. I propose a toast of sorts. Here's to new beginnings and snakes shedding their old skins! Out with the old and in with the new! I truly love my new family." He smiled like a loon.
Hermione chuckled. "Here, here! As much as I love this, I am absolutely knackered once again. Bloody Ronald and his idiocy! Severus, let us go home." She hugged everyone as Severus nodded to everyone. She pulled Severus towards the floo. They waved goodbye as they vanished into the floo.
Blaise looked at Pansy. "I believe that is our queue to leave as well. Potter, thank you for such an eventful afternoon." He smiled.
Pansy huffed out a sigh. "I am deeply sorry this afternoon did not go as planned. Though I did enjoy Hermione punching Weasel. Definitely a highlight. I do hope you feel better my darling Draco! I am so incredibly happy for you and Harry." She hugged them both.
As Pansy and Blaise walked to the floo, they waved their goodbyes and vanished.
Harry shook his head. "Today has been absolutely barmy! Dray, I am sorry my plan to cheer you up didn't go the way it was supposed to." He looked at Draco sadly.
Draco kissed Harry on the cheek. "It may not have cheered up me up but it most definitely distracted me from yesterday's cock-up with my father. Thank you for trying. I love you with all my heart, Potter." He softly kissed Harry's lips.
Harry responded eagerly to the kiss. He gently pushed Draco down onto his back. As he deepened the kiss, Draco moaned and kissed him with everything he had.
Draco pulled away a bit. "Harry love, take me to bed." He said seductively.
Harry moved as quickly as possible and dragged Draco up the stair and into their bedroom. He passionately kissed Draco as they shuffled towards the bed. The back of Draco's knees hit the end of the bed. Harry pulled away and smirked. He pushed Draco onto the bed and crawled on top of him. At first Harry was kissing and nibbling on his neck. Then he started giving Draco butterfly kisses on his face. Due to Draco's impatience, he pulled Harry into a searing kiss. Both were moaning loudly and unabashedly.
Harry pulled away slightly and looked into Draco's eyes. "Dray, I need to see you. I need to see all of you." He waited for his consent.
Draco nodded. "I want to see all of you too, love."
Draco started to pull Harry's shirt off and then he took his own off. He explored Harry's chest and teased his nipples which earned him a loud moan. Draco reveled in all the sounds Harry was making because of him.
Harry grabbed a fist full of Draco's hair in one hand and pulled him into another searing kiss. He started to caress Draco everywhere. They shifted a bit and both gasped as their erections touched. Harry slowly removed Draco's trousers and pants and then his own. When they were both starkers, Harry couldn't stop staring at Draco's body.
Draco watched Harry admire him. "Harry love, please I need you to touch me." He pleaded.
Harry reached down and grasped both of their erections in one hand. They shuddered as he stroked slowly at first. The pace became faster as they got into a rhythm. Harry leaned down and kissed Draco feverishly as they were coming undone by Harry's hand.
Draco was shattering. "Harryyy, please don't stop. Faster!" He panted as he held onto Harry to keep steady.
Harry moaned Draco's name. "I won't, I promise Dray!" He stroked them as fast as he could.
Draco screamed. "Harryyyyyy! I'm coming…" He was chanting Harry's name.
Harry couldn't hold on any longer. "Drayyyyy!" He screamed as they came so hard at the same time.
Harry collapsed on top of Draco. Both felt boneless. It took them a few minutes to collect themselves.
Draco softly kissed Harry. "Wow. That was amazing. I love you, Harry." He smiled into the kiss.
Harry chuckled softly. "I think wow is an understatement. I love you too, Dray." He shuffled them up to the top of the bed.
Once settled in the bed, they slowly kissed. Draco pulled away a bit. "Harry love, let us sleep." He snuggled into Harry's side with his head on his shoulder.
Harry nodded and pulled Draco as close to him as possible. Both fell asleep with only thoughts of love and happiness.