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Chapter #5: It's my life.

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Harry and the Aurors were a bit startled by the sudden presence of Draco Malfoy, who was the son of the minister, although Harry’s reasons to be wary of his presence were different from the other people in the area.

“Mr. Malfoy, what do we owe the honor?” Asked James as courteously as possible.

It was a reality that James never got along with Lucius Malfoy but now he was the minister, in a few words, he was his boss, so, there was nothing he could do but respect the puppet minister and his son even if he didn’t truly mean it.

“Uh…I came here because the victim is an agent of the Secret Service, I was told to give you this Mr. Potter,” Draco said before handing James a parchment.

James looked at the paper before he grabbed it and then he took a very close look and reviewed the thing, it was truly legit, the letter really came from the minister, and he couldn’t help but sigh, the case wasn't theirs anymore.

“Okay, there's no doubt this document is real, we'd better get going, the Secret Service is going to take care of this case,” James told his team. “Let's go back to the office guys,” James said bitterly, and soon everyone was about to follow him but Harry decided to be bold this time.

“Tonks,” he surprised her with the confident tone he was using.

“Yes?” She asked with a curious expression.

“Well, now that the case has gone to other people, you’re probably going to get off early, assuming I'm right, I’d like to invite you to eat something,” Harry answered full of confidence.

However, seeing his father and Henry’s expressions quickly made him say something else.

“Only you and me,” Harry didn’t hesitate even if he was dying of embarrassment internally.

Gasps were soon heard, James and Henry were looking at them with curiosity and awe.

“L-like a date?” Tonks was a bit unsure about asking this but she couldn’t hold herself back.

“Not like a date…I want it to be a date, I want to go out with you, if you want to of course I’m not going to force—” Harry was starting to rant but Tonks quickly stopped him.

“YES!” She said happily.

She earned everyone’s gaze including the confused one from her boss and her best friend, so, she composed herself as fast as she could.

“I mean…Yes, why not? It sounds interesting,” She said in a fake cool tone.

“Excellent, I’m going to pick you up at eight, I would ask you to wear something nice but you can rock any outfit, to be honest,” Harry smirked at her. “See you later,” he added before he moved towards Malfoy.

His brother and father were staring at him with confused and surprised expressions, and he knew what was about to happen.

“If you’re going to tell Tonks to treat me good because I’m younger—” Harry was suddenly stopped by James.

“No, I’m warning you to treat her well, we appreciate Tonks in our department and even though she has her own family to threaten you, none of us want her to be hurt, so, think carefully before hurting her or else you’re going to face the wrath of the whole Auror department, it doesn't matter if you’re my son,” James said sternly.

Harry just rolled his eyes, cops were so dramatic and Harry was confident that he could take them all.

“Yeah, you better treat Tonks well, or else…” Henry tried to act tough.

“Guys guys, please!” Tonks said completely embarrassed.

She then took James and Henry away from here to whisper something to them, and finally, when they were alone, she decided to speak.

“Guys, I’ve been waiting for months for him to ask me out, please don’t make this harder for him!” Tonks begged them in a lower tone.

Meanwhile, Harry had decided to confront Malfoy whose expression was a mix between disgust and curiosity.

“Malfoy,” Harry said with a serious tone. “I’d like to share a few words with you,” he added with a fake smile.

Malfoy nodded and soon they moved away from the crowd.

“I guess my congratulations are in order,” Draco told him with an unamused expression. “I never expected you to date my...Freak of a cousin,” those words made Harry send Malfoy a glare.

“You’re getting ahead of yourself, you can say whatever you want about me, don’t worry I’m already used to it from our schooldays but she hasn’t done anything to you or your family…Disrespect her again and your father is going to receive an interesting gift in his office,” Harry’s words were calm but Draco felt a bit disturbed about the true meaning of his words.

“Okay, okay…Sorry,” Malfoy apologized without meaning it.

“Well, now that you’re here there's something I want from you, I’m going to need you to get these things,” Harry suddenly took a shopping list and gave it to Malfoy.

It was filled with many magical items that Harry for certain wasn’t going to be able to get without connections and considering Malfoy was in the secret service and due to all his father’s connections Harry knew the blonde was going to be able to get them all without arising suspicions, after all, he was the son of the minister and both Malfoys were in the dark lord’s inner circle.

“Well this is an interesting, list,” Malfoy said as he took a look at the list. “A one and a half inch magical scope…What is this for? You know what? Don’t tell me, it’s better if I have zero knowledge about what you’re planning to build,” Draco sighed.

“Harry!” Tonks suddenly screamed and he sent her a smile.

“Take your time, I’m in no hurry but if you can get them as fast as possible you’ll have my thanks,” Harry was now calm.

Malfoy couldn’t even say anything before Harry joined Tonks once again, the blonde was gritting his teeth before he approached Henry.

“Well, I guess I’ll see you in a few hours Tonks, take care,” Harry said with a smile before he kissed one of her hands.

“Wait, aren’t you coming back with us to the ministry?” His father questioned him.

In different circumstances, Harry would’ve dreaded to tell his family the truth about his current situation, but after going through a life-threatening experience, Harry was no longer the meek, shy, and weak person, he has taken control of his life and now he does what is best for him.

“No, I had quit my job…See you later Tonks, I can’t wait for our date,” Harry winked at her and soon he apparated away.

It was still early in the day, but the first thing Harry did once he landed in his place was collapse on his bed, he had placed charms on the house to avoid being bothered because he knew the questions soon will start, he knew his family was going to feel entitled to get answers from him.

Not that he didn’t want to speak with them but right now he wanted to enjoy his life for a while, and most of all he was looking forward to his date with Tonks, these kinds of moments of peace are going to be rare in the future.

He decided to take a nap, he had hours until he needed to pick up the metamorph, he was confident and full of hope, nothing was going to ruin his mood, for the first time in years Harry felt in control and he was happy about it.