The Family That Lived

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"I can't think straight, I need a drink" Harry groaned and his voice echoed in a room full of tired people. Draco abruptly walked out of the room. Harry let a bewildered look take place on his face before Ron called him to a corner.

"He is upset Harry" the red head stated.

"Why, wait I think I know" Harry said, he was ashamed. Over the two months he had resorted to fire whiskey he had grew a drawing towards it. He did not want to call it an addiction, maybe it wasn't one. However he did realise that Draco got upset about it very quickly.

"None of us blame you Harry, but Draco seems to be the least impressed by the way you handled your mourning" Ron stated in a calm voice.

Harry looked at his friend with an appreciative look. "Will he forgive me?" He asked. "Of course he will, but knowing Draco he might make you work for it" replied Ron.

Harry just smiled and soon went outside to talk to Draco.

"I am sorry" he said. Draco was looking out of the window and facing his back towards the raven head.

"I didn't want to be angry Harry, I shouldn't be, my reason is too selfish." Draco was still not looking at Harry but the green eyed boy grabbed the blonde's shoulder and spun him around.

Draco's eyes were puffed. "I miss him, Sirius and then I miss Remus. I miss them all. I was angry because you didn't let me help you, I would have come with you. We could have helped each other."

Unsure, Harry stepped forward and only said what he could think of "they loved you Draco, I understand why you were so upset. I do apologise I can't say that I was thinking. I didn't want to think about anything but now that I do, maybe having you here would have made it easier.
Draco looked up with a small smile and asked "you do?"

"Of course, we could have watched movies and have pillow fights"

"Hey, don't go around making plans without me" came a voice from the back. They turned around to find Mione standing there, leaning on the wall.

"Oh of course we wouldn't dare" Harry replied.

"Maybe I can try doing makeup on you two" she exclaimed,

"There is nothing you can do to this face to make it more beautiful" Draco said, gracefully caressing his own face.

Harry and Hermione erupted into a laugh and soon Draco joined them too.

"It won't be easy, would it?" Draco asked.

"No but we will make it, for them" Hermione said.

"For them."

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Since then Harry dedicated himself and after a few months they all went on the hunt, living in tents. They took the locket from Umbridge in the ministry and were trying to find the cup. By now almost everyone was trying to find Harry and his friends.

In the coming week, they had also acquired the cup and received a letter from Hedwig. Dumbledore had tried finding the diadem through different sources still in school. The letter has addressed from McGonagall. She was in possession of the diadem but could not get it out of the school.

All of them were rounded around the table. It took planning to sneak into the school where the headmaster wants them dead. Harry was certain that Severus Snape was a death eater.

"We need to first make it to Hogsmeade" Ginny mentioned pointing at the map in front of her.

"We can't return before we know that the located of the last two horcruxes" Harry said.