A/N: This was considered quite the favorite ;). My entry for Dramione LDWS's round three, challenge 3.
Title: Ashes, Ashes
Author: A Pretty Pink Lie; dazzled_x on LJ
Rating: T
Warnings: character death, not Draco or Hermione, though.
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my ideas.
"Thank you for coming, Miss Granger," Lucius Malfoy said quietly, standing next to a gravestone.
"Of course, Mr. Malfoy. Narcissa was a great woman; I wanted to express my deepest condolences to you and your family," Hermione said solemnly.
"They are appreciated," he replied.
A silence enveloped them as they watched mourners lay bouquets of flowers around Narcissa's plot. As it got later, the crowd began to dissipate. Only a young man was left scowling at the magical grave diggers who were levitating soil onto the coffin.
"We thought you would have been our daughter-in-law by now."
"I did too."