Voix

The Epilogue

Written by Mizu

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Life is something incredibly important, but most likely taken advantage of. Most of the time, people think they will live to see the next day. They only learn the very importance of life when they get old. To waste or take a life is a horrible thing... The elders have always taught us the haiku, 'If this is not the end of oblivion, then I shall live everyday as if my life were to end on this very day.' I agree with them, just as I agree with what a good person once told me. '"Its not good to take your own life, even if you lost something, you need to pick up the pieces and walk away. You're not the only one who suffers. Others are left with nothing, and they can still move on."

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Elana Kageyama looked at her watch, and then at the empty library corridor. She looked over the railing, down to the floor below, where people were moving into the Great Hall. Finally, she heard footsteps, and she smiled at the sight of her boyfriend looking for her. She went out of the shadows and faced him.

Draco Malfoy looked at his date, and smiled. "You look wonderful." He whispered, and enjoyed watching her blush. Hermione Granger took his hand and led him down the hallway, towards the staircase. But as they reached the landing, steely gray met deep blue, and locked. Ron Weasley looked at his date, and at the direction which she was staring at. But instead, he saw Hermione and Malfoy. She was looking wonderful, just like their first Yule Ball, during their fourth year. Her hair fell into a wavy cascade down her back, and warm chocolate bown eyes scanned the landing for someone. A long siena coloured silk robe with gold hemming was draped around her, and as usual, a book pendant hung from her neck. It was a gift. His gift. He looked at Elana to tell her to go ahead, but instead, she was already gone. He sighed, and squared his shoulders, before walking towards the beautiful seventh year.

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Draco looked around for Hermione, but the tide of people had swept her away, and he couldn't see where she had gone. He sighed and started to move in, but something caught his sleeve. He turned around, to meet a pair of dark, sea blue eyes. A whisper couldn't help but escape his lips. "Elana." The head bearing the two sea-coloured sapphire orbs nodded. He looked around for Hermione again, but gave up and looked at the two slender fingers holding the hem of his sleeve. He nodded towards the door heading for the gardens, and she walked towards it.

The two of them walked abreast around the lake, stopping every now and then to look at statues or flowers. Finally, he spoke up. "So... who was your date, the poor bloke you abandoned?" The Japanese- British girl laughed mutely. Her wand did the talking. "Ron Weasley. Who's your poor lass?" He shrugged. "Hermione Granger." Finally, they stopped at the foot of a statue of a mermaid, and sat at the bench near it. Draco looked at the girl who showed the whole school what he was like inside. She was wearing a light blue robe, with purple embroidery on front, it was only swirls and fancy patterns from afar, but near, you could see that it was a pair of ravens, if you squint slightly. The neck was slightly high, and At the end, the sleeves closed up, unlike most robes which billowed out. They covered her scars, from a suicide attempt she had two years ago.

Finally, he looked back at the lake, content in the silence and comfort of the bench. Fairy lights glowed around them, and if you listened hard, you could hear the fairies gossiping. He leant back, and suddenly went ramrod straight, as Elana spoke. "I never got to thank you, you know." Draco almost fell out of his seat as Elana laughed, still without sound. "You...should see your face." She managed to say in between giggles, "You look like... a goldfish!" She started laughing without sound again. Draco finally regained hissenses. "Are... are you talking?" Elana shook her head. "No, I'm singing." She laughed again, and she stood up. "Do you want to go to the ball?"

Draco nodded, and smiled, as he bent down and swept her up in a hug. Elana blushed, and he could feel her laughing. "L-let me go!" He shook his head and put her in a fireman's carry.

That was how they entered the Great Hall later on, and everyone stopped to look. Even Dumbledore made a joke at his expense. Finally he put her down on a chair, and asked her to dance.

Hermione and Ron exhanged a glance, before smiling and walking towards Draco and Elana, to tell them the news, of them finding who they really liked. Harry and Cho danced away in the middle of the dancefloor, watching the four talking and laughing. Elana was still making words with her wand, for some that she couldn't say, but she gave a wink towards Cho, as thanks for the new jewel that rested around her neck- the jewel that helped her speak again.

Cho looked at Harry and gave him a kiss. "I'm so happy we're together again."

A/N:) The epilogue is up, and I'm telling you, ignore the next chapter, please!! I' so happy, this is my first ever COMPLETED fic!! I'm jumping around for joy!!! And it's the only fic that I worked at for one day straight! Please, leave me a review!!