Epilogue
A week later, a funeral service was held for Sarah and Adam, as well as the unborn baby, Adelle Larabee; named posthumously by Chris. As far as the Potters could gather, a warlock had shimmered into the Larabee home and killed them, not long after Sarah and Adam had returned there with the good news that Sarah was pregnant again. Chris wouldn't rest until they found out who had murdered his family; when he found out who'd done it, he would avenge the deaths.
Chris attended the funeral, but when it was over, he disappeared, unable to face anyone while he was grieving. Ever since Josiah had told him that his wife and son's bodies had been identified, Chris had gone on strike from fighting demons and protecting innocents. Chris wanted to find out who Sarah and Adam's murderer was; then he'd get revenge. He couldn't even think about saving other people from similar fates then; his brothers and parents would deal with that while he had time off to mourn the loss of his family.
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A month after Sarah and Adam had been killed, Gloria and Terrence were seriously injured in a warlock attack, and after a few days in the hospital, the two died of complications. The house was put up for sale soon after, and JD, Vin and Ezra moved in with Josiah; while Chris remained living in the apartment he'd shared with his wife and son.
After only a few months on the market, the house was bought by a young family, and the sale's proceeds were divided amongst the Potters' adopted sons. Only a week after moving in, the couple put the house back on the market, never saying anything to anyone about why they were leaving so soon.
The brothers, except Josiah, had already spent their share of the house's proceeds, so they couldn't afford to pool the money together and buy the house jointly. So Josiah bought the house himself, using money he had saved up, plus the proceeds from the sale of his own home. It seemed to him that they were meant to keep the house in the family and that was why no-one would buy it, and the young couple had moved out so soon. Then Josiah asked all the brothers to move back into the house with him - all but Chris gladly agreed. After some heavy persuading, Chris finally gave in and agreed to move back as well.
Future events wouldn't have happened if the brothers hadn't returned to living under the same roof.
End of Part 3 – that ends the Family Past series, meaning the AU is now open.
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