- 2 Months Later -

"Potter, why do I always have to meet you in your office? I feel like I'm being punished. Why can't we meet at your home after school? Or why can't you meet at mine?"

"You know I have to stay on school grounds during the year. We discussed it the last time you were here, yesterday." Harry smirked up at Draco playfully from behind his desk. "Now, would you like me to punish you?" Draco blushed and sat in his usual seat across from Harry.

"Counterproductive. I'm here to work..."

"Fine. Where's Scorpius?" Harry asked. This was the first time they had been alone in his office during one of these meetings. They sat and talked mostly trying to get to a level that screamed they were close enough for Draco to know all of Harry's odd happenings.

"It's Tuesday, Harry." He said exasperated as if that explained it all.

"Yeah, and?"

"Blaise does lessons on Tuesdays. I came by early enough so they have just really started. I usually come by later on Tuesdays because I'm never sure if I can leave those two alone for too long. Its on our schedule, Harry!" The brunette had the nerve to blush.

"Sorry." He said smiling small and lopsided. "I hadn't realized how early it was in the afternoon. I didn't have a class last period there was double period potions or something."

"'S'alright."

"So what have you decided? What made you have to come by so early?"

"I was thinking we could separate each of your years at Hogwarts into a different book since you mentioned you didn't want to publish anything before that."

"Yeah. I didn't know I was a wizard until I came here, so I don't really think anything before that is anyone's business. I guess we could discuss it briefly, but I don't think it's necessarily 'important'." He put air quotes around the word.

"Well that's fine I guess. I just wanted to make sure you were fine with- wait. You didn't know you were a wizard before coming to Hogwarts? That's impossible. I saw you in Madam Malkins getting fitted for robes."

"Not exactly when I came to Hogwarts, Draco, but when I was eleven my magic was going off the wall. I released snake at the zoo...and I started getting letters and- it's all a bit barmy. I guess those parts could go in there as well."

"Sure. Just a bit barmy." Draco rolled his eyes as Harry smiled at him.

"And you're going to be writing about yourself quite a lot. I'm sure you're fine with that though, right?" He blushed a little at what he may have to admit.

"Harry, we barely talked unless we were throwing hexes. I bet I won't be on more than 3 pages between you attempting to sing praises to yourself and your entourage doing it for you." Another eye roll and this time he had to reach a hand up and sweep his hair back out of his face.

"Then you're going to love sixth year." Harry didn't realize what he had said until after the words were out. Draco visibly tensed, but still tried to continue with control.

"Yeah, I'm sure I will..."

"I didn't mean it that way. You're just more prominent in my memories in sixth year." Harry blushed, but Draco merely nodded and continued taking notes while avoiding Harry's gaze.

"Shall we get started on first year, Potter?" Draco asked and Harry deflated at the harsh use of his surname again and complied the way he always did with Draco.

"Yeah, Malfoy. Let's get this over with."

---8---

"Wow, Potter. Tell me how you really feel. You make me sound like a right ponce!" Draco said. allowing his quick quotes quill to take a break while he discussed the proper way to portray a Malfoy in literature.

"Well that's how you acted before." Harry did his best impression of a young Draco with an unnecessarily whiney and high pitched voice. "My name's Malfoy. Draco Malfoy. You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there..." Harry flapped his hands about in a way much too childish and feminine for anything Malfoy would have done, but he was able to prove his point as Malfoy blanched at the impersonation.

"Did I really say that?" Draco looked practically ashamed and turned his head as if he were going to puke.

"I forget a lot of things, but I tend not to forget anything about you, Draco." Harry looked at him with a caring smile before turning his head and continuing to describe each person in terms of characters so it would be easier for Draco to keep tabs on each one without his personal biases (it worked especially well with all of the Weasleys).

Draco made sure to take very astute notes while also having the quick quotes quill set all of his extra questions and Harry's answers to parchment. When he had picked the most of Harry's brain with questions about first year they both agreed that was enough for one day.

"Next step we can handle tomorrow. It should just be the starting chapters. A brief history of your life before magic and how you came to know about your magic." Harry nodded then stood to lead Draco to his personal office floo before Draco spoke again. "I've been meaning to thank you."

"For what?" Harry asked and Draco turned to reply not noticing the close proximity in which they were standing. He tripped into Harry's chest and felt the prior Gryffindor chuckle while holding him by the elbows forcing Draco's hands to grip tightly onto the brunette's shirt. "Real elegant, Malfoy." Draco still plowed on.

"I wanted to thank you for helping me. You didn't have to. I have no idea why you did to be honest, but I really do enjoy writing and I wanted to thank you for helping me find something." He was blushing hard and as he finished speaking he looked up into those emerald eyes and practically melted.

"No need to thank me. You know me, my super saviour complex or whatever you call it." Harry smiled before shrugging and looking even more intently into Draco's eyes. "Not to mention I needed a reason for you to keep me around a bit longer. I haven't properly asked you out."

"Is that so?"

"Oh absolutely. So, would you like to go out with me sometime? I can get the next Hogsmead weekend off and we could go out for dinner."

"What about Scorpius?"

"Hermione and Ron have kids. They're great with the little ones and Hermione would love to loan Scorp some books. Actually..." Harry let go of Draco and turned around, walking back in the direction of his desk. He opened a drawer and started shuffling them around before coming back with a small leather bound book. The front had golden script and it was entirely covered in love, magic and protection runes. He walked back over and handed it to Draco. "It's an advanced story book about magic and the nephilim."

"Like angels and things?" Draco asked turning the book over in his hands then flipping through a few pages looking at very intricate drawings of wings.

"Yeah. 'Mione said that its fact and fiction, 'cause you know she works in the Magical Creature unit at the Ministry, but she won't tell me which is which." Harry continued on with a small smile on his face at his friend's stubbornness. Some things never changed.

"Angel stories are his favorite..." Draco whispered in awe.

"Yeah, I know. I told 'Mione and she said she thought he would really like this one," Harry said tapping a finger to the cover of the book Draco held.

"You know?" Draco still sounded in awe.

"Well yeahh. Why wouldn't I?" Harry looked honestly puzzled and Draco had to put the book down.

Harry knew what his son's favorite genre was, regardless of how obscure. He was sure that if he asked Potter would know the simple things too. He had seen him prove it time and time again without being prompted to. Draco stopped being selfish once Scorp was born, but without thinking about anything else he made a decision.

"Harry...?" The brunette looked up at him. Draco leaned down slightly and kissed the other man on the lips. Harry seemed shocked for a millisecond before he melted into the kiss, pushing just as much passion back onto the blonde.

Draco decided to let himself have something. Just one thing.

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hi futher muckers
its finals week!

im literally failing like 2/4 classes

soo thats a thing

finals should bring me up
i do good work i just miss a lot of days

ANYWAYS

the chapter for friday is done
so a chapter will be up per usual

dont worry about testing throwing me off or whatever

love you guys
i hope you enjoyed this chapter

-- angel janeé xoxo 💋