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Honesty is one of the main building blocks of any good relationship but I’m the relationship between Draco and y/n secrets were ever present. In Draco’s defense he wasn’t allowed to tell her that he was a wizard due to the laws but 3 ½ years later and an engagement he had yet to inform her of his secret. A secret that his friends had continued to push him to reveal to her every week when they met up at the Leaky Cauldron.
“So, did you tell her?” Harry inquired.
“No Potter I haven’t told her yet that I’m a wizard yet.” Draco sighed.
“The longer you wait the worse it’s going to be for you.” Hermione sighed.
“Maybe she won’t be upset.” Ginny offered.
“While I appreciate the sentiment Weasley, I’m pretty sure that my fiancé is going to be beyond pissed that I’ve been hiding such a big secret from her.”
”I think the real question here is are you going to tell her soon?” Hermione asked.
“I don’t even know why I talk to you fools.” Draco mumbled.
“Don’t pretend like you don’t like hanging out with us Malfoy.” Ron chimed in.
“Whatever Weasley.”
“I’ll stop asking but don’t forget the longer you wait the worse it’s going to be.” Hermione said.
“Do you think she’ll actually leave me?” Draco muttered..
His question caused all of them to still as they contemplated his question for a moment. It was a rare moment for Draco to be vulnerable about his feelings with anyone that wasn’t y/n, I mean once in a while he’d open up to them but they had never seen him this unsettled about you.
“I don’t think she’ll leave you, I think she’ll just be mad for a bit but I don’t think you’ll lose her.” Hermione stated before continuing, “just don’t wait too long.”
Thinking about her words Draco nods his head and says, “I’m going to tell her when I get home.”
“Is she going to be home?” Ginny asked.
“What do you mean by that?” Draco questioned.
Rolling her eyes Ginny says, “I mean she normally goes out with James when we meet up, so she might still be out.”
“You’re on to something there, she probably won’t be there when I get home.” Draco mused, “Another one of her friends from school is visiting from America
“I don’t think I’ve ever asked but where’d she go to school?” Harry asked.
“I’m not sure what it’s called but it was a boarding school in Massachusetts.
“I’m surprised they’re still so close considering it’s been almost ten years since school ended.”
“The amount of times that she stays up late to talk to them is absurd.”
“They’re her friends Draco and with the apparent time difference it’s perfectly reasonable for her to make time to talk to each other.” Hermione said.
“Do you like James?” Ginny blurted out.
“The lot of you are being extremely nosey tonight, but yes I like James. James seems to be an extremely good friend to y/n and his arrival has made her life in London much easier.”
“What do you mean?” Ron asked.
“I mean that even though y/n has been in England for over five years she hasn’t made that many trusted friends aside from you guys. Acquaintances sure but not actual friends she’s made outside of our relationship so now that James lives here she’s much happier.”
“We should invite the two of them next week, that way we can get to know James more.” Ginny offered.
“I’ll ask her when I get home, it might actually help to introduce her to our world. Especially since it will be with people she’s friends with.”
“Not to change the subject or anything but did you guys see that some Ilvermorny professors are going to be teaching classes this upcoming semester?” Hermione asked.
“Why are Ilvermorny professors coming to teach at Hogwarts?” Harry asked.
“They’re coming to teach courses that they don’t offer at Hogwarts, Ilvermorny is similar to Hogwarts in a lot of ways but as the youngest Wizarding school they’re not as traditional, so they have a different approach to spells and such. Headmistress McGonagall actually invited me to the school to sit in on the classes.”
“Won’t that interfere with your schedule Granger?” Draco asked.
“The courses are only going to be on Friday’s, so I’ll just get my work done earlier so my Friday’s will be clear to go.” she explained.
“Ever the planner.” Harry smiled.
“Do you think McGonagall would mind if I joined you?” Ginny asked.
Turning to look at his fiance in surprise, Harry asked, “You wanna go?”
“If she’s asking, she obviously wants to go Potter.” Draco stated.
“I know that Draco, I’m just surprised is all. I think it’s a great opportunity, maybe I’ll have to sit in on a lecture one day.”
“It sounds like a plan.” Hermione grinned.
Meanwhile in New York…
“I miss it here sometimes.” You mused as you and James sat in one of the many restaurants that lined one of the hidden magical streets in New York.
“Would you move back?” James asked.
Immediately you said, “Absolutely not. As much as I like it here, especially New York, my home is in London with Draco.”
“The two of you are so ridiculously adorable, you’ve completely set my relationship goals to a whole new level.”
“You deserve to feel the way I feel about Draco.” You smiled.
“Do you think he’ll tell you before the wedding?”
Shrugging you say, “I hope so but I think he’s afraid of losing me. Which is absolutely ridiculous.”
“Why haven’t you told him that you’re a wizard?”
Sighing you say, “because if I tell him that I’m a wizard I’m essentially forcing him to tell me he is one and he’s obviously not ready to tell me that yet. As soon as he tells me I’ll tell him though.”
“That makes sense.” James nods before taking a bite of his pizza.
“So are you excited to teach at Hogwarts?”
“I am, it’s going to be really interesting. How about you?”
“I think it’s going to be amazing but so weird for multiple reasons.”
“Why?”
Sighing you say, “Well it’s definitely going to be a culture shock with the way they run the school and most importantly it’s where Draco went to school.”
“Do you think he’ll find out that you’re going to be there?”
“I’m not sure, but hey, if he finds out maybe it’ll be easier for him to tell me, who knows.” You shrug.
“Ok a different note, did you hear that Claire pulled out of her lecture?”
“No! Why would she do that? She loves teaching.” You exclaimed.
“Apparently, she got engaged and didn’t want to leave.”
Nodding in understanding you say, “I get that, I can’t imagine leaving Draco for that long.”
Rolling his eyes James says, “I don’t think you’d be physically able to leave that man, the only time aside from during the day when the two of you are working and Friday nights are the only time you two spend away from each other. You’re practically glued at the hip.”
“I guess you’re right.” You mused, “I don’t think I realized how we’re always together, I just love spending time with him.”
Groaning James says, “you two are ridiculous.” before continuing, “so you want to know who’s replacing him?”
Even though you didn’t care as much as James you asked, “Who?”
“Frank.”
That caused you to start choking on your water in shock, “I’m sorry what?” You asked in disbelief.
“Yeah, apparently he heard about Claire pulling out and I guess he’s thinking about moving here so he asked if he could take the position.”
“No fucking way.”you muttered before exclaiming, “He can’t move here! Who does he think he is!”
“Right! Especially considering that he told you he would never move here and that’s literally one of the main reasons you broke up.” James said.
“I mean there were other things happening that led to the break up but moving to London kinda sealed the deal. Oh fuck.” You sighed before continuing, “I was happy about teaching at Hogwarts, now I’m going to be worried about running into him all day. This also means I should tell Draco.”
“I would do it as soon as possible considering Frank should be getting here tomorrow.”
“Shit.” you muttered.
“Enough of Frank, let’s let loose and have fun tonight.” James smiled.
“You’re right! It’s Friday night and we deserve to have some fun.
Later that night…
You’d just arrived home to see Draco sitting on the couch with a solemn expression over his face, which was weird because that wasn’t a look that Draco wore often, especially on Friday nights.
“What’s wrong love?” you asked him as you sat down next to him.
Wrapping his arms around your shoulder he pulled you close and the two of you just sat there in a comfortable silence. However, a few moments later Draco muttered, “My friends are annoying and made me realize that I have to tell you something.”
With a sudden feeling of panic taking over you managed to squeak out, “Are you breaking up with me?”
Pulling away from you, Draco looked at your panicked expression before quickly saying, “Oh heavens no. There’s just something about work that I’ve been hiding and they made me realize that it’s time that I tell you.”
At his words you knew immediately what he was going to tell you. He was finally going to tell you that he was a wizard, which meant that you could finally tell him that you were.
“I know this is going to sound crazy but I’m.” Draco started before getting interrupted by a rapid knocking on your front door.
Looking at him in pure confusion you asked, “Who do you think it is?”
“I have no bloody idea, let me check.” Draco said as he made his way over to the door and looked through the peephole.
Groaning he looked back at you and said, “it’s potter.” before opening the door.
“What do you want? We just saw each other.”
Sighing, Harry said, “Trust me, I don’t want to be here either but a really big emergency came up at the office. It’s an all hands on deck situation.”
“Hi Harry, “ you smiled as you walked to stand next to Draco.
“Hey, y/n. Sorry for barging in like this but a work emergency came up and it’s an all hands on deck situation.”
“Things come up.” you smile at Harry before turning to look at Draco, “Do you want me to grab your emergency bag?”
“That would be great love,” he smiled.
After making the short trip to your shared bedroom to grab his bag you were beside him once again, but this time handing him his emergency bag.
“Thanks love. We’re not sure how long this is going to take but anytime I’m able I’ll text you.” he said, pulling you into a hug.
“I love you Draco, stay safe and come back to me.”
Pulling away to look at you he said, “always.” before pulling you in for a brief kiss.
“Not to interrupt this ridiculously cute moment but we have to go.” Harry said.
“I’ll see you soon love.” Draco whispered before he followed Harry out the door.