Title: Understanding
Characters: Draco/Ginny (implied)
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Challenge: #29 Song Lyrics
Notes: The song is Do You Realize? by The Flaming Lips. The lyric is Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die?
Draco had been waiting when he heard the knock. He opened the door, expecting his wife, not a group of Aurors, one of whom was a Weasley himself.
"Mr. Malfoy?" The Auror at the head sounded timid, shocked.
"Yes?"
"Your wife…she's dead."
Draco blanched, looking at his brother-in-law for reassurance that this was a joke. A stupid stupid joke.
Her brother held out an envelope to him.
"For you." He was quiet.
Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die?
Draco remembered when she had sung the song to him. He didn't understand at first. He understood now.