By sixth year, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy are no longer a secret, a scandal, or even a surprise. They’ve been together since fourth year—long enough that hand-holding in the corridors and whispered arguments in the library barely earn a second glance. Gryffindor and Slytherin still stare sometimes, but no one questions it anymore. Even the Malfoys have accepted it, Narcissa with quiet grace and Lucius with stiff formality that nonetheless includes Harry in family dinners over the holidays.