"No, yeah. I get that it's a lot," Harry instinctively backtracked upon realising the direction Draco's response was going. Softly, Harry shook his head, partially looking like he had regretted even bringing it up - as if the whole point of this lunch wasn't to address it.<br/>After a pause, that seemed to last too long, Harry finally gathered the courage to continue. "I'm going to be on your side in all of it, you know that, right?" The topic was fairly delicate, and Harry spoke in a soft voice. Everything felt too out in the open for their surroundings, and in that moment, he was genuinely glad that he had muffled their conversation to the surrounding tables.<br/>"Draco, I really -" there was a slightly stutter which made Harry briefly glance down "- like you. If possible, I want you to be a part of my life. If you don't want to be, then that's fine, but don't let them spook you. They'll be nice," Harry promised, as he finally met Draco's eyes.