Epilogue
By Crystal
Author's Notes: Happy Belated Birthday to KrystyWroth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Screw the disclaimers ^^;;*
~*~ Hermione ~*~
And here I stand now, in front of a grave, both my friends, with the tiny crystal flakes falling down gently... And I smiled sadly once again. Ginny... Draco... How are you doing? I don't think we've been too good without you. I glanced at everyone from the corner of my eyes...
When I said everyone, I meant everyone... Mr and Mrs Weasley were finding comfort in each other. Harry was once again standing still... Ron had tears in his eyes along with your five other brothers. Professor Snape, Dumbledore and McGonagall came too. So did Madam Pomfrey. Did you know that the twins, Fred and George haven't joked around anymore, since you died?
We all miss the two of you. Including you, Draco. It's only been a week since you died, but we all miss you a lot. As well as Ron, surprisingly. Surprisingly, he misses someone he's called a 'git' for the last seven years of his life.
Slowly, I bent down and put the white roses down. I know I didn't know you well, but I did know that you loved white roses... I even told Draco that too. Wonder if he ever gave you white roses, probably. I did tell him to get them for you.
I felt my sight get blurry again. I know, I'm weak. Emotions were weaknesses, as Malfoys would say, but I couldn't help it. I loved the two of you so much... After you death, Ginny. I had your family along with Harry and Draco... Then Draco died. It just seemed like all my friends were dying one by one... And I was afraid of loneliness. I traced the light gray grave with my finger softly...
In the Memory of...
Draconis Lucius Malfoy
October 21, 1980 – November 18, 1998
Husband, friend, student and hero
And
Virginia Anne Malfoy
June 30, 1981 – May 25, 1998
Wife, sister, daughter, friend and student.
Rest in Peace...
I looked up at the dog beside me, or rather, puppy. Rory... I knew that was a nickname, there was no doubt about that. I wanted to know her real name, but it seems like I'll never be able to. The only two people who knew of her real name were underground, right in front of me.
I didn't get why life was so unfair to them. When cold-hearted git Draco Malfoy finally learns to love sweet innocent Ginny, God-knows-who decides to just kill Ginny off and let Draco die along. I felt a tear roll down my cheek and I can still hear one of Draco's last thing he said to me. He told me he didn't deserve my tears... He deserved a lot better... Growing up with a god damn father that doesn't give a shit about him... Same with his mother. But Ginny was there for him when nobody else was.
Finally, I stood up from my crouching position and backed away as I watch everyone pay their respects to the couple. The perfect unbreakable couple that not even death could pull them apart. As everyone started to leave, I turned around to look at their grave again. I knew I wouldn't be visiting here in a while... Until we won the war... And by then, I might even be buried here. "Good luck, the both of you... And Draco? We're going to win the war... I promise. Take care of yourself." I whispered softly to the wind. Then I started following the rest of the people at the rear.
As soon as I took a few steps, I heard laughter from behind me. Ginny's... And Draco's, if I'm not mistaken. I knew I was hallucinating. But it shocked me that everyone stopped to listen all of a sudden. I have officially gone insane, along with the rest of the Weasleys and students and professors of Hogwarts. I saw Harry turn around slowly, then his jaw fall to the floor. Then Ron with the same reaction and soon enough, everyone turned around, including Professor Snape.
I turned around, following everyone and gasped as I saw the sight. Draco and Ginny were waving at us, but laughing. Happily. So there was happiness in death after all... It was unbelievable... To even think Draco laughing was absurb, but seeing him laugh. God. He had a nice laugh, I had to admit and he really wasn't faking it at all. His eyes were twinkling, often like those of Professor Dumbledore's. Then, he suddenly stopped and smirked at me, "Thanks, Granger."
I smiled, then snorted playfully, "So it's back to Granger again, Malfoy?" I asked as I heard Ginny giggle. It was so nice to hear their voice again, knowing that they were contented right now. She started waving again, and soon enough, Draco followed.
"Sorry guys, I've got to go... Love you all!" Ginny said and with one last laugh, the two of them disappeared.
"I wish you happiness..." I heard Professor Snape say and saw Professor Dumbledore nod. You know what Professor Snape was doing? HE was smiling. Really smiling. Another shock today, as if Draco's laugh wasn't shocking enough. Then he opened his mouth to speak again, "Mr Malfoy... Take care of Mrs Malfoy..." With one last smile, he left. His smile made his face young again. He should really smile more, though I doubt that I would ever see a smile on his face again. Such a pity.
With one last look at the grave, I sighed. Perhaps... Death really wasn't that bad. I smiled, "Take care of her, Draco." I would surely know when I die... Perhaps, there really is happiness in death... for some people anyways... But right now... I'm leaving... off for the war. Perhaps never coming back. But I'll be sure, that my grave will be beside the both of yours. And I will forever be there to be your friend, to make up for the time I was never there... The time I was never there for Ginny when she needed me, and the six months that wasn't enough for Draco's friendship. "Wish us good luck," I said, once again, whispering into the wind.
~*~ Ginny ~*~
November 25, 2003
Clutching my lover's hand worriedly, I watch as the final battle rages on. The final battle... It's been exactly five weeks since my family along with Harry, Hermione and the Professors visited our grave. Hermione told us to wish her good luck and we did... Watching over them... Every day...
I watched as Harry along with my brother and Hermione fight on with Death Eaters... The killing curses being shouted every second... Lifeless bodies dropping on the floor every second... Both from the light and dark side. "Who do you think is going to win, Draco?" I whispered.
He held me tighter, feeling my fear, "Definitely the Boy Who Lived." I smiled slightly, "Hermione promised me. She promised me she'd win the war for the both of us." My smile brightened.
"Really?"
"Yeah really..." Then a comfortable silenced settled between us again and I watched again as the Boy Who Lived muttered another killing curse. He wasn't wrong... It was either a kill or be killed situation. The strong lived and the weak died. This was war...
I saw Hermione's exhausted face, but filled with determination. For us. Then, I saw her glance at our direction and a smile suddenly came on her face. She saw us. She kept on fighting for a minute, then whispered something to both Harry and Ron and they looked at our direction for a second, then smiled.
There was no doubt... No doubt in all that they saw us.
How long we stood there, I did not know... But I did know that Harry was finally standing in front of the Dark Lord... Voldermort... All living creatures were silenced as they witnessed the duel between the Dark Lord and The Boy Who Lived. This was a duel that was known to happen sooner or later... For years, it's been postponed, but now... A winner will come out of it.
And I'm sure... He'll win. "Harry will win." I heard Draco say, and I smiled.
"I know... I know he will." Curses were thrown at each other for a long time until they both shouted out 'Avada Kedavra' together. Whoever broke the connection first would die...
Harry's face was once again filled with determination... The determination I had come to known and respect since... Since... A long time. This face was filled with sweat and I saw everyone, Death Eater or not looking at them... Everyone wanting to know who the final winner would be.
Suddenly, I closed my eyes close as a bright white light fills my eyes... And at that moment, I knew. We won.
* * * * *
Draco, once again embraced me from behind. "What do you think would have happened if we were both alive?" I asked Draco.
I felt him sniff my hair again, "Hmm... Maybe have a son or a daughter... And name them... I don't know. Cade Severus Malfoy?"
"For the daughter..." I said slowly, "I want her to be named Estelle Minerva Malfoy..." I grinned slowly.
"Ahh... Snape and McGonagall?"
I grinned again, "You never know... Did you see them how they acted towards each other during the war?" He nodded, a smirk painted on his face.
Ah, how could I forget... We have been spying on a few people... It was hard not to when you were invisible. I giggled slowly, then was followed by Draco and soon enough, were holding onto our stomach, hoping the pain of laughing too hard would go away soon. "I love you, Draconis Lucius Malfoy..."
"Love you too, Virginia."
~*~ Draco ~*~
And I couldn't believe... How lucky I really was. Here I was, in heaven... Even if I was evil... Holding onto something... Something even more perfect than an angel... Something more perfect than anything... My wife... Whoever said that there was no happiness in death was wrong... Damn wrong.
A few years later, when we visited Hermione and her husband Ron, I saw Hermione talking to their baby... Named Ginny. Not Virginia, just Ginny. Hermione was telling her of our story... Our love story, and she named it, Crimson Stains. It fit, really, with the Tuberculosis and all.
* * * * *
100 years later...
I stood here, looking at Harry... Death wasn't that bad, really. I got to make new friends every day because of new people dying, and once in a while, I would see some Hogwarts students... During the war, we didn't pay too much attention to that, but later, we started to.
Dumbledore came along with other professors like Snape, McGonagall. Even the giant... or Hagrid, as I would call now, was here. Hermione was here beside me, and her grave was indeed beside ours... Along with Ron's, and the Weasley family. From what I heard, Hermione's parents were buried somewhere in the muggle world.
Harry bloody Potter, as I would call him when I was... younger, a lot younger, was sitting in his armchair in his house, coughing every once in a while. Know-it-all Granger wanted to make sure to greet Harry first when he arrived... That's the main idea why we're all sitting here... Waiting for him to die. That doesn't sound right... But who cares.
Finally, I see Harry take one last breath and close his eyes. I heard Harry's wife, Cho squeal and then run away to the gates where dead people came.
After around a few minutes of waiting, he came in, "Harry!" They all shouted. Ah... I never had that. But then again, I was one of the first to die.
After the little reintroduction was over, I brought up the rear along with Harry and watched my wife chat with Hermione and Cho happily... "Welcome back... Harry."
"Thanks, Draco." Then much like the day that I died, he patted on my shoulder again and I shot him a smirk... That annoying smirk. He frowned at it, then I smiled. Ah... It felt so much like when we were alive again...
I saw Snape and McGonagall hold hands shyly again, and I smirked again. He must've felt it, because the next second, he turned around and gave me a dark glare, which I again, returned with my smug smirk.
I felt a tug at my hand, and I looked at that direction to find my wife. "I thought you were talking with Hermione?" I asked.
"It was better with you anyways." She replied, smiling again. Ah, how life was perfect in heaven... I doubt that I would ever go back to earth again... Slowly, I bent down and patted Rory on the head. I wonder where Aurora was... After an entire century of searching for her... I still haven't found her. Perhaps, she went back to the world of living again... If that was true, then I would wish her good luck.
Heaven – DJ Sammy
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
We're in heaven
Oh, thinkin' about our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothing can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
That's over now
You keep me comin' back for more
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And lovin' is all that I need
And I'm finally there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see,
We're in heaven
We're in heaven
Now nothing can change what you mean to me
There's a lot that I could say
But just hold me now
Cause our love will light the way
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And lovin' is all that I need
And I'm finally there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see,
We're in heaven
Now our dreams are comin' true
Through the good times and the bad
I'll be standing there by you
We're in heaven
And your loving is all that I need
When I'm finally there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
We're in Heaven.
Tiger Lily – lol... I was almost crying, didn't cry though. He's darn sweet, you're right. And Lucius sooo deserves it.
Eclipse2003 – Yikes! Now I feel so bad... What did your friends say? Sorry for making you cry =(
t_o_connor – Thanks for the compliment. Book? I want to be a writer someday, that's for sure... But I don't know if I'll be a famous one, hopefully I will ^^ Thanks again!
karen – Yeah, I think the story needed to end there, kina. Thanks, I was trying not to cry while writing the story. It was hard though... Since my sight would get blurry every two seconds. Yep, alternate ending.
Angel-Hiragizawa32 - *huggles Angel* Hope you don't cry again =*( Thanks!
mary – Yeah, happily together. Thanks a lot!
Water Fire Girl – I don't know if I should write a sequel or not, but I'll keep that in mind. And if I do, I'll email you ^^
GoldenRed Phoenixia – Yeah, hope that was angsty enough for you... And you cried! Aww... I did... 'bash' Lucius, he deserves it. And I have no idea what I wanted to say by "I took killed him with Avada Kedavra". Probably went nuts there. It was probably 'I killed him with Avada Kedavra."
kimberly - *sniffles* Everyone's crying. And this really was a tear jerker. Even the writer was crying!
torlin kerru – love you lots too. Well, it's a happy ending... For Draco and Ginny anyways. Ginny doesn't have to suffer and Draco's finally in peace. I probably did have a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes since I didn't check it =p *woops* Thanks! I'm changed 'Winter Dreams' from happy to angsty ending. But if people are once against my sad ending, I'll write an alternate ending again.
weirdo – Thanks, I am doing an epilogue along with an alternate chapter and epilogue. Check it out!
Videl86 – *sniffles* Aww... Thanks
ash – You already cried your eyes out? I hope you're fine. Another angst, I'm sure =p
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Orothoroniel aka Celena – Took me a while to think about this chapter. I wanted to make it as sad as possible, but it made me go to tears as I was writing it. Darn it =p Later! Check out the next chapter soon!
Teri – Ahh... *hands Teri a box of Kleenex* I hope everyone was okay... Everyone's either crying or near crying... And I was near crying =p
Sphinxqueen127 – lol... I don't put shrines in my locker cause... well, I have to rip it out at the end of the year. But I'm planning to get a few Tom Felton posters... And I did start with one Orlando Bloom poster already. Know where to get Tom Felton posters? He's darn hot =p
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to whom it may concearn – Life does suck. Most of those emotions I displayed are what are written in my journal when I'm really depressed... Hopefully, I made it realistic enough. Life really does suck. I'm getting a bit personal here =p *hands kleenex*
Mercurial – Part of 'In the End' did fit. But some didn't, though I doubted any of you cared. Reunion? It's in this epilogue ^^ Thanks for the great compliment!
silverarrows*** - Thanks. Miracles don't happen, that I really know. There is no such thing as miracles on earth because they certainly don't exist. Not to me anyways. *hands kleenex*
Chocolate Muse – Definitely the saddest... I still cry after rereading it... =p I'm so...emotional =p *hands kleenex*
some dude – Definitely had fun since you reviewers were such great people! I had no flames and I got a few helpful reviews. The last chapter was certainly the funnest to write, though it also put me to tears. Snape is an angel compared to my teachers, though I don't think Snape would hate me too much... Hopefully... Since I did get sorted in Slytherin on that official Harry Potter site, lol. Alternate ending coming soon!
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Snicks – Thanks lots. Sweet and cute ^^ That sounds like my fic...
Dee-whY-Cee-aRe – Late? Doesn't matter ^^ At least you read it at the end, did you not?
coolgirlchic16 – Evil author? That's not the first time I've been called that =( *sniffles* It is a sad/happy ending...
KrystyWroth – Thanks, it is a happy ending for Draco and Ginny. They are happy... I am very proud of this story, thanks to all the reviewers. Break? I think so... I'm very tired right now. Homework is catching up and teachers is already stacking us with homework and it's THE FIRST WEEK BACK FROM THE HOLIDAYS! What the **** is wrong with them?! Aaaanyways... Check it soon! And... Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Krysty, happy birthday to you! Happy belated birthday. This epilogue is for you!
kellyanne – Bloody sad is right... Never cry? Thanks lots... I always cry though... Well, not exactly... But I do cry myself to sleep alone sometimes when 'shit hits the fan', as my ecology teacher would say ^^
Lucia Dreams – I thought it was on the 8th? I was going to update it on the 8th, but I knew I wouldn't have time that day, so I rushed it a bit and updated it on the 7th at around like... 11:30 at night hoping it would be out on the 8th. Oh well. Happy Belated Birthday!
Hopefully, I didn't miss anyone. If I did, you may kill me. I will be thankful of that ^^
Author's Notes: Hopefully, this was happy enough for you. Draco lives in peace and Ginny's free of suffering and they have each other. Chapter 16 for alternate ending coming up in 1-3 days and alternate epilogue coming up within a week. Sorry for the delays, but I am taking a bit of a break. I have been writing this story non-stop for... about a month.
'Winter Dreams' might be out a little later since well... break? =p But I think I'll update once by this week. Hopefully anyways. All right, ideas and comments for the alternate chapter and epilogue welcomed and appreciated due to the fact I haven't really thought about the alternate chapter or epilogue too much yet. E-mail me at clear_crystalglobe@hotmail.com if you want to tell me. Thanks everyone for reading this and I love you all!
Sorry for making the whole lot of you cry or close to tears. I feel bad, but at the same time, I'm glad and proud of myself that I got that reaction out of you. Bye my sweet reviewers and thanks lots!
Tom Felton and Orlando Bloom are darn hot! Lol.