The first thing Draco recognized after reliving the memory was what he did not feel– panic. Or terror. Or visceral fear for his life or his family. This particular memory had been what he feared most going into his sessions with Severus. He thought it would destroy him, but he felt it and was instead able to recognize that the pain was in the past, that he was alright, his family had made it through, his aunt Bella was dead, and most importantly,  she  had survived.