"What happened?" Blaise asked worriedly as Daphne sat crying in Ernie's arms.
"The treaty talks Kiril left for… his sister was badly hurt." Daphne filled in sobbing. "They say she's badly scarred and will never see again but Kiril..."
"Kiril was killed." Theo finished for her, his voice low and gravelly as he hugged Juliette to him.
"Hermione?" Draco demanded, his heart clenching in pain.
"She hasn't taken it well." Astoria told him her face drawn. "They had to sedate her." Astoria licked her lips and looked up at them with tears in her eyes, "Why?"
They knew she wasn't asking why their friend had been sedated but why the witch, who had suffered so much in the war, who was so good, so brave and strong and filled with light survived it all, helped them all heal, even loved them despite the wrongs of so many years, she survived, gave nothing but love and for all that good, for all that love and open acceptance she was forced to know only more suffering.
None of them had an answer. It wasn't fair. Life wasn't fair.
