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“Ireallydoloveyou.”Hereachesouttotracethespikesofthelightningboltscar,andHarry’shandsfindhiswaytoDraco’sstomach,tothesilverlineshehadslashedacrossthemaneternityago.“Really,really.”

Harrywantstocry.Hewantstolaugh.HewantstoholdontoallofDraco’ssharpedgesandbrokenpiecesandoldscarsuntilhecandraintheacheaway,buthecan’t,sohesettleswithIloveyouinstead,overandoverandover,hopingthatitfinallymakeshimbelieveit.

“Good,”iswhatDracorespondswith,chokingitoutthroughhislaughingandhistears.“Good.”

Chapter43

Draco

There’samomentwherehealmostturnsaround.

It’sonlyamoment,hejustifieslater,whenLunamentionsit(andhowdidsheevenknow,shewasbackintheBurrowandhewasjustontheedgeofthegarden)andGinnyfixeshimwithaglare,butit’slongenoughforhimtostandandwatchtheotherscalltoeachother,fallintolinesthathadbeendrawnbeforeDracohadevenwantedaplacetostandbetweenthem,andthemarkonhisarmseemstoburn,remindinghimofhowhedoesnotbelong,howtheycannotwanthim,howhewillonlytaintthis,taintthem,butthenHarryturnstocatchsightofhimandRonisraisinganarmupingreetingandHermioneisracingacrossthegrass,clipboardinhand,untilshebarrelsintohischest.

“Wedidit!”Thewholeplacelookswonderful.It’sdrapedinsilverandgoldandthelightestblue,colorsthathewouldnothavepickedbutHermionehadsomehowmadework,justasLunapromisedthemthattheywould.DespiteGinny’sreluctance,shehadagreedtohaveitattheBurrowatFleur’sinsistence.Lookather.Howcouldanyonecompareourveddingtoyours,vhenyouaremarryingavomanlikezat?Luckily,everyoneintheroomhadtakenitasacomplimentandGinnyhadagreedwithoutanyfurtherissue.“Ididn’tthinkweweregoingto,butwedid!Andit’sallonschedule!”

Roncameupbehindher,Harrytrailingathisheels,smilingsoftly.They’dbeensoftwitheachotherallmorning,mostlybecauseofthewordsthatDracohadblurtedoutlastnight,eventhoughhehadnotplannedto.Eventhoughhehadplannedtosayitoveracandlelightdinnerthathealreadyarrangedfornextweek,butHarryprobablylikeditbettertheaccidentalway.

“Ah,schedules.Thebaneofmyexistence.”RongrinnedandheldoutaheapingplateofcookiestowardsDraco,whotookoneandwonderedwherehecouldpossiblyhadgottenthem,becausetheyweren’tonthemenu.MaybeHermionehadextendedanotherpurseandstuckabuffetinthere,justforemergencies.“ThoughtweweredonewiththematHogwarts.”

“Don’tbedaft,Ron,”Hermionesaid,hervoicesharperthannormal,butwhenhetugsatthetrainofherdresssheswatsathimgoodnaturedly,andDracoisremindedofhowrareitistoseealovelikethat,onewithoutanycracks,onethatcomesaseasytothemasbreathing.Hewantsthat.Hethinksthathemighthaveit,giventime,ifheandHarryletthisthingbetweenthemgrow.“Therearealwaysschedules.”

“Andthisone,Ms.Granger,saysthatifyoudon’tgonowyou’regoingtogetrunoverbythebrides.Andtheneatenbythebride’smother.”Georgeappearsbetweenthem,meltingoutofthecorn.HehadtoldDracothathewouldbehidingontheoutskirtsofthepartyforaslongashecouldhelpit,butDracohadn’trealizedthathemeantquitethatfarout.

Not,ofcourse,thatheblamedhim.Itwouldbehard,tohavetowalkaroundwithpeoplewhoonlyknewyouaspartofapackagedeal.Georgehadtoldhimoncehowhecouldn’tstandit,howtheireverymovejustremindshimofhowincompleteheis,withtheireyesautomaticallyslidingtohisrightinsearchofsomeonethatwouldnotbethereandconstantlywaitingforapunchlinetoajokehecannotfindtheenergytomakeonhisown.Andthatdoesn’teventakeintoaccountthemissingear.

“Yougoodmate?”RonandHermionehavemovedon,andHarryisanxiouslywaitingafewstepsaway,butDracohangsback.Georgeseemsjustaboutathisbreakingpoint.Dracocantell,whenhetakesthetimetolook—it’sacreasearoundtheeyes,atighteningintheshoulders.

Georgeforcesasmile,whichseemsfake,butitseemstoknockthebreathbackintohim,areminderthatifhecannotdothisforhimself,hewouldatleasthavetodoitforGinny.“Allgood,brother,”andhethrowsanarmaroundDraco’sshoulderwithoutseemingtorealizeorcarewhathehadsaid,leavingDracotowonderifheshouldbeflatteredorworried.

Hedecidestogowithboth.

Harry

Theweddingisbeautiful,justlikeheknewitwouldbe.Honestly,HarryexpectedittoallbeperfectjustfromthecombinedwillpoweremanatingfrombothGinnyandhermother,nottomentionDracoandHermionewaitinganxiouslyinthewingstoassistinanywaytheycould.

(Not,ofcourse,thatitwasentirelyperfect.Thebakermadecupcakesinsteadofthefivetieredcaketheyhadordered.ThehemofLuna’sdresswasstainedwithdirtfromwhereshehadwanderedoffabitwhileDean’sbackwasturned.AndHagridsatinthewrongrowagain,breakingallthechairs,butthatwastobeexpected.)