Thomas Edison's last words were 'It's very beautiful over there.' I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful.

-John Green: Looking for Alaska

Irina

"Sweetheart, wake up. We need to go and see Lulu and Nara…Come on, hurry up." Irina attempted to wake her son, her mind reeling. How was she going to explain this…The boy was only two! He couldn't possibly understand. Even she couldn't wrap her mind around it. Rubbing his eyes, Scorpius sat up.

"Why so early Mamma?" He yawned.

"Oh god, how am I supposed to do this?" Irina thought. "We…We just need to go, baby." She said. Scorpius tilted his head but asked no more questions as his mother pulled him out of his crib. Irina sighed; she was in the clear…For now.

Quickly, she began to dress Scorpius. Nodding here and there as he babbled about, not listening to a word he was saying. "Draco, where the hell are you?" She thought, impatiently.

"I had a dream last night." Scorpius looked up at her as she brushed his soft, flaxen, hair.

"Did you now." Irina muttered, distractedly.

"Mhm. Daddy was in it." He looked down smiling.

Irina continued. "Oh?"

"Mhm. He wore a really silly hat. And did a funny dance."

"That's nice." She pulled a soft sweater over his head.

A disappointed look crossed Scorpius' face. "Mamma?"

"Yes, baby?"

"Why aren't you laughing?"

Irina sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "Because…Today's not a very laughy day…"

Scorpius tilted his head to the side. "Why not?"

"Because we have to…" Irina paused and thought a moment. "Because we have to say goodbye to Nara today…"

"Where's she goin' mama?"

"…To sleep, baby. She's going to sleep." Irina bit on her lip, trying to stop the tears from coming.

"Won't she wake up?"
"No, baby…She's going to stay asleep. For a very, very long time."

Scorpius was silent, his eyebrows knitted together in frustration. "Why does she have to sleep for so long?"

Irina pulled him onto her lap. "Because, baby. She's very tired and very sick…There comes a time in everyone's life when they just need to go to sleep. And we have to let them. So we say goodbye."

Scorpius leaned his head on his mother's shoulder. "I don't wanna say goodbye, mamma…"

Irina kissed the top of his head. "I know, baby. I don't want to either." The heavy foot falls of her husband sounded through the house. Scorpius perked up when he saw Draco standing in the doorway.

"Daddy!" He jumped off of his mother's lap and ran into his fathers' arms. Draco scooped him up.

"Hey, kiddo." Draco looked to his wife, deep sadness seeping through his eyes.

"You okay?" Irina mouthed. Draco shook his head and held Scorpius tighter. Irina stood and walked over to her boys. Grabbing Draco's hand she whispered in his ear.

"I love you, Draco Malfoy."

Draco leaned his head on her shoulder. "And I you." Irina sighed. She needed to be strong.

Narcissa

Narcissa lay there, tired, yet peaceful. Her family around her. Draco, on her other side, trying to come to terms with what was happening. Irina, standing loyally beside her husband, looking just as torn as he did. Deidre, holding Josette, tears in her eyes, her head resting on Stephen's shoulder. Scorpius, sweet Scorpius, lying right beside his Nara, his head resting on her slowly rising and falling chest. Last, but not least. Lucius, kneeling beside her, holding her hand to his mouth, his eyes never leaving her, his mouth not uttering any words, his eyes telling everything.

Thirty five years of marriage. And she could not picture her life with anyone else. Just him, just her Lucius. She smiled weakly, thinking of all of the good times she had spent with him. Of what a wonderful life she'd had. But now it was time for that life to be over. It was time to rest. She would miss her family. Though, she would admire them from afar, send them guidance if they called and let them know that she was there if they missed her. For, she could not have been more blessed when it came to family. It saved her. Her love for her family had saved her, had saved them.

She turned to look at Lucius. He brought his ear to her lips, still holding onto her hand as if it would keep her with him longer. "Don't cry for me, darling…Don't cry, my brave…brave man." She smiled softly. He kissed her hand and looked into her ice blue eyes. "Thank you for everything, Lucius. Thank you for making my life…wonderful." Narcissa's eyes began to dim, everything was slowly fading out. She heard Lucius' voice.

"I love you, Cissa."

Everything faded out except a small ray of light, shining through the window. "I'm going to some place beautiful." Narcissa thought. Everything became quiet and still as she breathed her last breath, and her heart gave its last beat. Her hand went limp in Lucius' and her eyes shut. A small, permanent smile spreading across her features.

Scorpius snuggled closer to her body his little voice barely audible. "Is Nara sleeping?"

Lucius stroked her hand and whispered, quietly. "Yes, Nara's sleeping."

And she was. She was sleeping in some place beautiful.

-Well….I cried while writing this chapter…Bittersweet tears of course! I hope you felt it was a good ending… Anyways, next chapter is the funeral and then the Epilogue...Or I might just to the epilogue…I dunno! Anyways, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, REVIEW! For some reason I've not been inspired to write that much…But, reviews would surly help! Until, next time! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! REVIEW!-