Look at eachother
She enters dracos house through the fireplace and then shouts "DAD!"
Draco was sitting on the couch when he heard you, He looked at you and his eyes widened with shock as he stood up. "Princess?!... Why are you here?" He asked shocked as he ran towards you.
"I need to talk to you it's important"
He was a bit shocked, but as he saw the look in your eyes he knew this was serious. He sat back down on the couch and motioned you to sit next to him "what did you want to talk about princess?" He asked as he put his hand on your shoulder.
She sits down slightly nervous "Do you still love dad?"
The question stunned him a little, he wasn't expecting you to randomly ask him that. He was silent for a moment, his gaze avoiding yours, he didn't want to answer the question... But he also didn't want to lie to you. "I.... Love him very much, yes..." He mumbled as he avoided your gaze.
"So why did you guys separate?"
Draco pinched the bridge of his nose and glanced at you but avoid your gaze. He was silent for a moment, he knew he would have to tell you eventually, he couldn't lie to you, no matter how much he tried.... "because.... Because your father and I have... We have a lot of baggage... We both have a lot of issues... And... We argued... A lot..." He mumbled as his hand ran through his hair.
"Oh I know I was just telling dad you guys are too scared of hurting the other or getting hurt that you pushed each other away"
He was stunned, he had no idea you actually knew the truth... How the hell does a girl your age even know that... "Wait... How... How do you even know that...?" He mumbled flabbergasted.
"I'm observant and smart" she says in a teasing way
He couldn't help but give you a smirk and chuckle as soon as you said that, you really were mature for your age, it was quite incredible. Draco chuckled "yes... You are, princess..." He mumbled as he ruffled your hair.
"Also I know u and dad both have pictures of the other in your nightstands" she says ripping the bandaid off
He was again caught by surprise by your knowledge. How did you know about that?? "Wait how do you know that?" He asked, completely dumbfounded.
"I was snooping while you were at your meeting the other day" she says not looking at his eyes
Draco was again completely surprised and stunned by how sneaky and observant you were. He mumbled as he facepalmed, he wasn't expecting you to snoop through his stuff and find that. "Goddammit... How did I forget how sneaky you can be?" He said as he ran a hand through his hair.
"Dad has one of you too"
That revelation stunned him again. He had never expected that Harry still had a picture of him with him... He was speechless for a minute, he didn't know what to say "he... He does?" He mumbled surprised.
"Mhm it's in his nightstand too I found it when looking for lavander"
Draco was completely speechless, he couldn't believe that Harry still had a picture of him. He knew the two still loved each other, but the fact Harry still had a picture of him surprised him. He mumbled under his breath "goddamn I can't believe he still has a picture of me...".
"Anyways so I got dad to agree to something so now I need you to"
He was again caught off guard by what you said. You were again being sneaky and observant "what did you get him to agree to?" He asked dumbfounded.
"1 conversation with both of you I will be the mediator so there no arguments just one for me pleaseeeee" she gives him a pleading look knowing he'll say yes
Draco groaned, he didn't like how sneaky you were being, but at the same time he knew he couldn't deny you anything, especially when you were like this. "Goddamn you're just as sneaky as your dad..." He mumbled. "Fine, one conversation, I'll do it for you" he mumbled as his hand ran through his hair.
"Thank you" she grabs his collar and drags him to the fireplace
He was caught off guard when you suddenly dragged him towards the fireplace. "Whoa whoa whoa-" he mumbled as he tried to keep his balance while being dragged.
They walk into Harry's house through the fireplace "Sit"
He was speechless at how assertive you were being about this. He sat on a nearby chair where you told him to. He mumbled a little under his breath "goddamn she's just as pushy as her father..."
"She looks at harry who's across from draco "Now talk to eachother"
Harry was shocked by how assertive you were with this whole situation, you were actually trying to get them to talk. Harry was silent for a moment as he looked at Draco. he was dumbfounded and stunned at the fact you had actually gotten Draco to show up to get the two of them to talk. Eventually he sighed and leaned forwards, his forearms laying on his legs. "... Well... I suppose we should talk...." He mumbled.
She stands looking between the two
The two of them sat there in silence for a moment. They were both thinking about what to say, but they both knew if they didn't say anything you would probably push them too. Harry was silent for a bit but eventually he mumbled. "... So... What do you want to talk about...?"
"Goddammit act as if your still bloody married so we can get to the bottom of this childish shit show"
They were both taken by surprise again, this time by your sudden outburst. They both stared at you for a moment before looking at each other and mumbling under their breath. 'damn she's pushy...'. Harry was silent for a moment as he spoke. "... We haven't been married for 10 goddamn years..." he mumbled as he pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Don't care I'm 17 now do it"
That took both of them by surprise. They looked at each other dumbfounded, they didn't expect you to suddenly pull the age card on them. Draco was silent for a minute before mumbling "alright fine... We'll act like we're still married if that's what you want princess." He mumbled as he leaned back on his chair, crossing his legs.
"Thank you now go"
Harry was speechless... You were again so assertive about this... He groaned and mumbled under his breath, but he obeyed you ".... fine..." he mumbled as he leaned back in his own chair. They were both silent for a moment, as they tried to figure out how to act as if they were still married. Eventually Harry spoke, he was still reluctant about the whole thing but he did it for you. ".... so... how have you been...?" He mumbled as he glanced at Draco.
She looks at them with a slight smile a sliver of hope in her eyes
They both glanced at you as you smiled at them. Draco was the one to answer your question, he didn't want to leave your question unanswered. "I've... been doing fine, things have been mostly smooth and normal" he mumbled as he avoided Harry's gaze.
Harry was quiet for a moment, he was reluctant to answer at first until he realised you were looking at him, expecting an answer. He sighed and answered as he glanced at Draco. "I've been fine too... work has been fairly normal... mostly" he mumbled as he avoided Draco’s gaze.
"Look at each other you gits"
They both glanced at each other and groaned as you told them to look at each other. They eventually gave in to your demand and looked at each other. Harry was silent and tense as he held the gaze on Draco.
"Now talk with eye contact your acting like toddlers grow up"
They both groaned under their breath as you called them acting like toddlers. To avoid getting nagged at further they obeyed you and maintained eye contact as they spoke to each other. Harry was silent for a moment but eventually he spoke, his voice was reluctant and tense. "... I suppose we should talk about our issues then...?" He mumbled awkwardly. Draco was silent for a moment but he answered, despite the eye-contact not making him feel any less awkward or tense around Harry. "... I suppose we should... Since we're acting like we're still married..." He mumbled as he avoided looking away.
"Good continue"
They continued to maintain eye contact as Draco continued to speak, he was a bit reluctant and tense. "..... Okay... Then I suppose I'll start... Our issues started out small, like just stupid petty bickering. But we just kept arguing more... We argued over stupid, small things... And we couldn’t really talk about it without arguing..." He mumbled under his breath. Harry was silent for a moment as he thought about what to say, it was a bit hard for him to talk about their issues without getting a bit emotional or upset. He pinched the bridge of his nose and mumbled as he avoided Draco’s gaze. ".... We tried to talk about it at first... But the arguments just got worse... and eventually we would argue over anything... And then we started arguing about big things, like work, and our life goals, and our future..."
"Good that's progress"
The two of them continued to maintain the eye-contact, despite the fact they both were getting tense and emotional over the whole thing. Draco mumbled and continued, his voice a bit shaky. ".... Eventually the arguing got so bad that one of us would end up walking out just to avoid another argument, which led to more arguing because one of us would think the other was avoiding our issues..."
She whispers "Your allowed to be emotional ya know both of you"