The way Draco continued, more freely, assured Harry that Draco wasn’t looking for anything else from him except an acknowledgement of his wrongdoings. It made Harry’s own feel heavy on his shoulders, intentionally keeping his silence on every poor decision he himself could apologize for. That would have to wait, realizing Draco maybe didn’t see Harry’s actions to be on par with his.<br/>"I know," Harry answered, wanting to meet Draco’s apology halfway in that way. While the apology was unexpected in the specific context, Draco wasn’t saying anything Harry hadn’t experienced through act and through conversation with him the past month.<br/>In that moment, it occurred to him that perhaps the extension of the wards to include the sunroom should be included in Draco’s olive branch, a reparation Harry hadn’t fully understood the extent of. It made heat pool in the pit of his stomach, overwhelmed and appreciative beyond what he was able to express into words.<br/>"I can tell. I understand."