The following Saturday Harry knocked on the door of Draco's bedroom. He so far had not made a move, he was waiting for the perfect time.

Draco looked up from his room and looked at Harry.

"Yeah?" He questioned.

"I-I was wondering." He chewed on his lip. "Can you tell me where my parents are?"

"Harry-"

"You told me that you'd tell me when I'm older and now I'm older." He pointed out and Draco sighed.

"Harry I don't think you're ready." Draco told him honestly. Harry's bottom lip started to wobble when he nodded.

"Oh." Draco saw how heartbroken the boy was so he placed his book to the side and patted the bed.

"Hey, what has you so upset?" Draco asked as Harry wiped his eyes making his way to Draco.

"I-I just have this thought that they're still alive but they didn't want me so they left me here. That I was a burden on them so they abandoned me." Harry told Draco.

"Oh Harry." Draco reached out and stroked a lock of Harry's hair behind his ear. "Harry, your parents loved you an undeniable amount."

"D-Did you know them?"

"No I didn't but Severus did." He pulled Harry into his chest and took a deep breath. "Harry, your parents are unfortunately not with us anymore but I can tell you they loved you so much."

"They're dead?" Harry asked and then let out a sob.

"Shh don't cry." Draco soothed. "You're alright. Your parents loved you, you were loved and you still are." Harry pulled away and sniffled.

"How did they die?" He asked and Draco just shook his head. "Please Draco, tell me."

"Harry, not today, okay?" Draco said. "You just got a bombshell dropped on you." Harry just nodded and placed his head on Draco's lap. He closed his eyes and let a few tears drip down.

They were quiet for some time before Harry opened his eyes and looked up at Draco.

"How much do you love me Draco?" Harry questioned.

"I love you a lot."

"How much do you care about me?"

"I care about you a lot." Draco looked at Harry incredibly confused. "Where is this coming from?" He inquired. Harry just sat up and looked uneasy. He closed his eyes and bit his lip.

"I have to tell you something."

"Okay?"

"I really like you. Like, I have a crush on you and I don't really know what to do about it because I don't want to ignore it but I don't want to go anywhere." Harry blurted and then let silence consume them. Finally Draco spoke up,

"Harry open your eyes." Harry opened them and Draco looked on with incredible compassionate. "What do you mean you don't want to go anywhere?"

"I don't want you to kick me out or it to be awkward." Harry admitted. Draco grinned at Harry and gently stroked his face.

"Don't get me wrong Harry, you're incredibly attractive and I love your company but I just think you're too young to be in a relationship. You're 14 and should experience life." Harry frowned.

"So that's a no?"
"It's not a no." Draco shook his head. "I think maybe when we age you back to 16 we can give it a try, do you mind waiting a few weeks?" Draco asked. Harry pondered a bit and then shook his head.

"No, I guess not." Harry grinned. "Can we shake on it?"

"Sure little man." He stuck out his hand and Harry took shaking it. A new deal was made. "Are you hungry then? We should head to the Great Hall."

"Yeah I can eat." Harry got off the bed and then left the room. Draco took a deep breath letting it out slowly. Wow. What he wished for for so long was right front of him. He sure as hell was not going to back down after Harry was aged back to 16.

He got up and walked out of the room where Harry was waiting for him. "Erm... can I still hold your hand?" He asked and Draco smirked sticking out his hand. Harry grabbed it and they walked out of their chambers. "Can you tell me something about my parents? Like maybe something from their Hogwarts life? They came here, right?"

"Yes they did. But like I said, I didn't know much about them but you can ask Severus, he'll be more than happy to talk about your mother."
"What about my father?" Harry inquired.

"From what I was told, they didn't get along." Harry just nodded and dropped the conversation. They walked into the Great Hall and walked to the Slytherin table was. Neville and Blaise were already there.

"Hey little man." Blaise greeted. Harry let go of Draco's hand and hugged the two other boys. He whispered something into Blaise's ear causing the darker boy to grin. "Good for you."
"How was your morning?" Neville asked them.

"Got all my homework done." Draco shrugged.

"I finished my book. I gotta start reading the Great Gatsby now." Harry mentioned and Neville laughed.

"Harry, older you never read. It'll be great." He commented and Harry scowled slightly.

"How was your morning?" Draco asked the two as he piled some mashed potatoes and ham on his plate.

"Neville and I saw his parents today." Blaise grinned. "Their treatments are working too, they recognized us from last time."

"That's great." Draco gasped and Neville blushed.

"Professor Snape told me only about five more treatments and they'll remember everything. That's about five months so I can't wait." Neville explained. Blaise kissed his temple.

"They're gonna be so proud of you baby." Blaise told him. "You've grown into such a great man and I love you." Blaise told him and Harry scrunched up his nose at the affection. It was cute but a bit too much. Neville just responded by putting his head on Blaise shoulder and digging in to his meal. Draco looked at Harry who grinned. Draco grinned back and kissed Harry's forehead. It was a reassurance that it was going to be okay. Despite finding out his parents were dead, he knew Draco would always be there for him.

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"Your mother was my best friend, Harry." Severus said after Draco took him to the older man's chambers. "We did have a falling out but we were slowly rekindling our friendship before she died."

"Oh." Harry furrowed his brows. "What was the falling out?" He asked and Severus sighed.

"Let's not get into that. You want to know some things about your parents? I do have an old photo album somewhere." He walked over to the closest as Harry sat in one of the sofas with Draco. He had intertwined their hands and leaned up kissing Draco's cheek. Draco scrunched up his face but allowed it to happen. Severus came back with a big book and placed it on the table in front of the boys. "Here you are." He opened it and on the first page was a picture of his mother. She was obviously very young but she looked radiant.

"That's my mother?" Harry questioned.

"She was almost eleven in this picture. I took it on my muggle camera when we were younger." Severus said. He turned the page and Lily was grinning in the picture holding up a letter. "She was so happy to show me her letter from Hogwarts."

"She was a witch right? Draco told me that there are different blood types, which was she?" Harry asked and Severus took a big breath before smiling slightly.

"She was a muggle born." Severus explained. "Your father was a pureblood so you're a half blood."

"A half-blood? What are you then?" Harry asked Severus.

"I am also a half-blood. Draco here is a pureblood." Harry looked at Draco and grinned as Draco smiled back. Severus flipped the page and grinned. "This was the first time on the train. We had just bought some chocolate frogs."

"Do you have any older pictures of my mum?" He asked and Severus sighed before flipping to the very last page. It was a picture of her before their falling out, she was about 15. Harry was mesmerized at his mother. He had seen the younger her but she was absolutely stunning. Her eyes were sparkling green. "She's beautiful." Harry touched the page gently as tears gathered in his eyes. He wiped them away with the back of his hand. "Sir, do you think you could maybe age me to 16 a bit sooner?" He asked. Draco was taken aback by the question as was Severus.

"Why do you ask?" Severus questioned.

"Draco says I'll remember everything once get I get back to my normal age. I was thinking that if that's true, I can remember anyone that was close to them." He told him and Severus sighed.

"It may not be that easy Harry. There are things you might have forgotten." Severus explained but Harry shook his head.

"Please? It's worth a shot." Harry pleaded and Severus was reminded of Lily. Lily's tears that he always so desperately wanted to wipe away. He swallowed hard and nodded as Draco wiped a tear away.

"Yes we can. Do you think you'd like to do it tomorrow? Then you and Draco could have a few days off?"

"Yes. Yes please. I'm ready to be 16 again."

"Okay, then tomorrow we will." Severus agreed. "You better get going and allow yourself to have some time being a fourteen year old before you're of age again. It'll be a whirlwind when it happens."

"Yes sir, thank you."

They got up and left the chambers planning on going outside. Harry gently swung his and Draco's hands between them.

"Are we still going to be together once I age back?" Harry asked awkwardly.

"Harry, you're not just doing this to get with me, right?" He asked and Harry shook his head.

"No. I'm honestly just tired of being aged all the time. I just wanna be sixteen again. I wanna be myself." Draco smiled and pulled Harry into a hug. He kissed his head as Harry held him tightly.

"I'm gonna miss my little man though." Draco expressed and Harry smiled giving Draco a tight squeeze.

"I'll always be your little man Draco. And you'll always be my daddy." Harry winked and Draco rolled his eyes shoving Harry lightly.

"Enough cheek boy." He laughed. "Come on, let's go outside."