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A beautiful crisp spring night. A man with graying blond hair is standing and looking around. He continuously looks at the sky. He checked his watch. "They're late." he muttered silently. He hears a bird's cry and looks up into the sky. Two bald eagles were flying and they were carrying a coyote in their claws. He smiled at them as they landed in front of him.

"Always have to make a show don't you three?" he said chuckling.

One of the eagles transformed into a man wearing a navy cloak. He had short dark brown hair, brown eyes, and looked very upset. He wore a wedding ring on his left hand.

"Good evening Herbert." he said

"Good evening Miles." The other eagle changed into a woman wearing a emerald cloak. She had long curly brown hair and green eyes. She also look sad. She was also wearing a wedding ring on her left hand.

"Good evening." she said

"Good evening Addison." The coyote transformed next into a man with short brown hair and hazel eyes. He too was wearing a wedding ring however it was on his right hand.

"Good evening." he said.

"Good evening Preston. Are you doing ok?" The man asked.

"Yes, I'm doing fine. Thank you for asking."

"Is it true?" the woman asked. "Are the Waksmas...dead?" The man looked somber as he replied

"Yes, I'm sorry to say it is true." Addison closed her eyes tight and Miles grabbed her hand.

"It's ok." he told her gently. She nodded her head in agreement.

"And, the dark one she is gone?"

"It seems to be so. But I do not believe she is dead."

"Is Isabel here yet?" Preston asked.

"No but she should be disapparating any second." Suddenly an older woman appeared out of nowhere. She had long silver hair and her eyes were red from crying.

"I'm sorry Isabel." Herbert said. The witch and wizards nodded in agreement.

"Thank you." She said. After a long pause she said "should we go in?" Herbert nodded. "Yes, let's go." All three disapparated and stood in front of a house in ruins. Two bodies were lying in the wreckage. One was a woman with violent red hair with blue eyes. She had a look of shock inscribed on her face. The other was a man with blond hair and sparkling brown eyes. He had the same look on his face as the woman had on hers. Preston turned away from the bodies. Suddenly a loud howling was heard. The witches and wizards looked to see Preston in his coyote form howling in misery. Miles went over to his friend and changed into his eagle form. He began letting out a loud cry as well, the two cried together. Addison changed as well and sat next to her husband letting out a loud cry. After a while the three friends changed into their human forms and faced Isabel and Herbert.

"Sorry." Preston said.

"It's alright." Isabel leaned down to the body of the woman. Tears were falling down her face.

"I love you." she said.

"Were should they be buried?" Herbert asked

"In the family cemetery. All our family is buried there and I will be someday." They were all shocked when a small whimpering sound was heard. The bodies shoulders shook. Addison look amazed

"Are they still alive?" she asked hopeful.

"No, but someone is." Herbert replied. He cast a illusioment charm next to the bodies. A young girl was revealed. She had the same hair as her mother and looked just like her mother except for her eyes they were the father's exact shade of brown. A small scar was above her left eyebrow. All the witches and wizards gasped. She looked at them strangely.

"Why won't mommy and daddy wake up?" she asked. "Uncle Preston, Grandma? What are you doing here?" Preston kneeled down beside her.

"Sweetheart, I'm afraid your mommy and daddy are dead."

"What's dead mean?"

"It means they're in a special place and they won't come back."

"But they're right here."

"Yes, their bodies are here but there's a special part of your body called your soul that lives forever after we die. Your mommy and daddy's soul are not in there bodies anymore and they can't come back. Do you understand?"

"I think so, but why can't they come back?"

"I'm afraid I don't have an answer for that."

"Why didn't they say goodbye?"

"They probably didn't know they were going to leave you."

"Can I say goodbye to them?"

"Of course you can honey." He hugged her gently. Herbert cleared his throat.

"Isabel, Preston can you come with me to talk? Addison, Miles, do you mind staying with Maria?"

"Of course" Isabel said.

"Sure thing," Miles said. Maria leaned over her parents and kissed each one on the forehead.

"I love you. Goodbye." she said to each of them. Addison started to cry silently and Miles held her close.

"Come here Maria." he said to her gently. She stood in between them. Miles leaned down beside her.

"Do you need anything?" he asked her

"No" she said quietly. Addison kneeled beside her as well and both of them stood silently beside her. Addison noticed that she was crying slightly and held her close.

"It's ok" she told her as she rocked her back and forth. They tried to block the arguing that was coming from a few feet away.

"It's my legal right. I'm her godfather." Preston said.

"I'm her grandmother I'm related to her by blood so I should take her." Isabel replied.

"They wanted me to take her in case anything ever happened so I should take her. She needs someone who understands loss and who better that than me." Preston said. Isabel looked shocked.

"How can you say that? I've lost both my children in this short amount of time, I think I understand loss as much as you do."

"Calm down." Herbert said. "We'll let Maria decide." Preston and Isabel seemed content with this and walked out to where she was. Herbert knelt down and spoke to her.

"Maria you are going to have to live with someone else now. Your grandmother and godfather both want to take you to their home. Who do you want to live with?" Maria stared at them both and slowly moved toward Preston. He picked her up and held her. Isabel looked hurt but smiled after seeing her granddaughter smile in her godfather's arms. She walked toward them.

"Just promise that you'll visit me, I don't have much left now. I've lost both my children and could use some comfort. And promise me you'll take good care of her."

"Of course we will. And I'll take excellent care of her." He handed Maria to her and Isabel held her and kissed her goodbye.

"I love you." she said

"I love you too grandma." Maria said.

"We should go now. Workers from the ministry will be by to get the bodies." Herbert said. Miles and Addison both hugged Maria, Preston, and Isabel. They took one final look at the bodies and disapparated. Isabel hugged her granddaughter and Preston and with tears falling down her eyes disapparted. Preston put Maria down.

"Hold on to my hand." he said gently and they disapparted. Herbert took one final look at the scene sighed and dissapparted as well.