Hell Tastes Sweet

Epilogue

Pansy opened her eyes as slowly as possible as if she knew before hand how painful it would be for her to do so. She looked around herself to see that she was in the hospital wing.

Suddenly the girl saw Madam Pomfrey, the school nurse, coming towards her holding an envelope in her right hand.

"Dear, your parents are on their way here…and this is for you…" the old healing witch said handing her the white small envelope.

Pansy took the envelope with a shaky hand, surprised to see how weak she really was. Looking at the writing she didn't even needed to see the sender's name.

Inside, she found a one page letter.

"Dear Pansy,

I'm sorry I can't say this in person. You probably don't know since you were unconscious at the time but You-Know-Who has killed my father.

(at this point the writing was as shaky as Pansy's hand)

You-Know-Who managed to escape and this has caused that many of us, including my family, have had to run away for a while until things settle down and we can analyse the situation better and decide what to do next. Specially now that You-Know-Who considers us traitors.

I'm not sure how long it will take though so I don't think it would be fair if I asked you to wait for me but, know this Pansy: I love you. I realised it far too late, I know…and I now need you more than ever… I just wish I had treated you better while you were with me. I'm beginning to realise that, every one of us sooner or later pays for their deeds. This, of course, includes You-Know-Who. Sooner or later, I'll make him pay for my father's death. I will come back to avenge him. Even if it's the last thing I do alive.

I hope I will be able to send you a few words every now and then…I can't promise anything though.

Dumbledore has promised to me that he'll look after you and your family, I hope that old madman will keep his word.

Please, look after yourself.

Love,

Draco Malfoy

PS: You'll be happy to know that Blaise Zabini is no longer at Hogwarts, Dumbledore has expelled him."

Pansy read the last few words through the constant flow of tears coming out her eyes. She felt sorry for Draco, for his loss, for having to run away but, more than anything, she felt sorry for herself. She had finally managed to matter to him and now, he had had to leave her. And he was telling her it wouldn't be fair for him to ask her to wait, as if he needed to ask.

Pansy would wait for him forever. Even if it meant spending the rest of her live alone.

Draco loved her and for Pansy this meant the whole world to her.

She would wait. Forever.

Hugging the letter, Pansy fell back asleep.

THE END

A/N: Coming soon: Heaven Tastes Sweeter (Hell tastes sweet sequel): Draco comes back to avenge his father's death by joining Harry on the quest to kill Voldemort. Has Pansy kept her promise to wait for him?

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