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Chapter 5~

Harry could not believe how drunk he felt as they got to the motel, It was such an unusual experience that he never believed he would have had a chance to do at least not without a friend by his side which he had. Harry flopped down on the bed as he watched Malfoy do the same next to him Harry thought back to how much they talked about at the bar, Harry felt more connected to him now,

"What's got you lost in thought?" Malfoy asked suddenly, Harry glanced over, Harry shrugged as he laid more back,

"Nothing," Harry said and Malfoy raised his eyebrows, "Well, For one I am thinking about how insane being wasted feels," Harry chuckled, He looked back to Malfoy who kept his eyebrows raised for another moment before breaking out into laughter,

"How did you expect it to feel?" Malfoy continued to laugh, Harry shrugged, "Greatest way to forget your problems, Just don't become an alcoholic, That's bad," Malfoy pointed his finger,

"Me? Become an alcoholic to forget all my problems? Tempting but I'm afraid I haven't gone that mad," Harry denied, "Don't you go and do that either or I'll hex you," Harry stared dead at Malfoy with his pointer finger,

"It's tempting for me too but I haven't gone mad yet either," Malfoy stated, Harry chuckled, "What is so funny? Potter?" Malfoy asked,

"We agreed on something," Harry said and Malfoy shook his head, "Think about it, When we first met we would have killed each other before agreeing on something, that is wild,"

"A lot has changed since then," Malfoy stated, "I don't get why you said yes to this though, I was a bloody arse to you for 6 years," Malfoy looked away from him, "You should hate me,"

"I should but I understand why you did what you did," Harry breathed, "You were trying to please your father, To keep the Malfoy name but in the end, you chose for yourself, so I think you deserve another chance," Harry told him, "It wasn't your fault, You know,"

"I could have chosen the right side in the beginning but I was too blinded for his approval that I couldn't," Malfoy shook his head, "I was weak, I just wish I could have been stronger,"

"Maybe if I accepted your hand, This all could have been avoided," Harry was the one to look away this time, "I should have but you literally just insulted my first ever friend moments before, I felt like it was the bad move but now it may have been a good one,"

"I'm sorry about that," Malfoy said causing Harry to look over and see the regret filling his eyes, "I should have handled that better," Malfoy shook his head, "This sucks, All of this regret keeps drowning me and here I am talking with you about it," Malfoy shook his head, Harry sighed and immediately got up and walked over to Malfoy who looked at him with confusion,

"Well, maybe we can start now," Harry extended his hand, "Wanna be Friends?" Harry sucked in a breath, and waited and smiled when he felt Malfoy take his hand, Harry shook it for a second before pulling away, "There, We are officially friends,"

"At least someone wants to be my friend," Malfoy whispered as Harry headed back to his bed, "I bloody messed up, How does one fix that?" Harry watched the emotion that played on Malfoy's face,

"By being nice and showing the others that you have changed, They still see you as you were before the war," Harry explained, "I could tell them and maybe they will believe me but it'll take time and effort,"

Malfoy nodded against his pillow, "Hopefully," He whispered, Harry laid back again and stared at the ceiling, "I'm glad you didn't die, You scared all of us when Hagrid was carrying you," Malfoy said and Harry glanced at him again and watched as Malfoy stared back at him,

"I'm glad too, Most of the time," Harry whispered back, "I almost thought I was a goner and that I lost it all for everyone but thankfully because you had the elder wand I was able to beat him, You had a major role in beating him, Thank you for that,"

"I was doing what was right for the wizarding world," Malfoy whispered, "I couldn't be responsible for your death," Harry watched his expression turn into hurt, "And I didn't want you to die either,"

Harry nodded as he stayed silent thinking of what he should say next, It was a raw moment like this where Harry didn't want to say the wrong thing, He didn't want Malfoy to regret shaking his hand because Harry did truly want to be his friend after everything they have been through, "Knowing how great company you are, I'm glad I didn't die," Harry winked at Malfoy in attempt to lighten the mood,

"I am splendid company," Malfoy pointed his finger at him, "I'm glad you finally agree," Malfoy said causing Harry to chuckle, "We should probably get to bed," Malfoy sighed, "This will be a perfect sleep for you, Just you wait!" Malfoy said a little too cheery,

"Because of the alcohol?" Harry asked and Malfoy nodded, "Well, Then, Night Malfoy," Harry went on his side to get comfortable,

"You can call me Draco, Harry," Draco told him causing Harry to smile, "We're friends now, right?" Draco questioned,

"Yes," Harry nodded sleepily, "Night, Draco." Draco smiled back as he turned to also get comfortable.

Somehow Harry just couldn't fall asleep he kept replaying their whole conversation, he felt a weird feeling in his stomach that he felt when they were dancing, What was this feeling? He had an idea but it was different and it was scary, He was developing feelings for Draco and he wasn't even sure that he was gay until that dance he felt so attracted to Draco that he didn't want to stop dancing and was disappointed when he pulled away, Harry sighed silently as he kept thinking, He knew he cared for Draco in ways he couldn't explain but was those true feelings? Harry curled up in his blankets and fell asleep to his thoughts.