Chapter Fourteen
Draco was unaware of the time that passed as he held Ginny in his arms. Her pallor became greyer as congealed blood sunk further into her flesh.
Tears fell from Draco as pure grief overtook his emotions, mourning for his lover. Two hours passed like this until Harry gently squeezed Draco's shoulder and said, "Draco, it is time for Ginny to go now." Grief bit at Draco's heart again at hearing what Harry said. Fresh tears erupted as he gently lay Ginny back down onto a piece of fabric which was laid out for the dead.
Suddenly, Colin burst into the room, his eyes wide and searching. When his eyes fell onto Ginny's still form, he gasped and froze. It just couldn't be true, Ginny couldn't be dead. Colin rushed to Ginny's side, ignoring Harry and Draco. Uncontrollable tears fell from Colin's eyes as he stared at the expressionless face of his best friend for countless years. He gripped Ginny's hand hard, in hope the pressure he was producing would wake her up.
But it just wouldn't work.
"Colin, she's gone," whispered Draco between his tears. "She's never, ever, coming back," was the rest that was choked out. Full realization hit Colin, and the pain of Ginny dying hit him so hard he found he could not breathe. Draco and Colin looked at each other with final understanding. They embraced each other, sharing the pain of losing the best person in their lives.
The rest of the place was a mixture of extreme happiness at Voldemort being defeated and mourning for the many brilliant men and women dead. Harry was torn between comforting Draco and thanking the congratulations many people were giving him.
Before Draco knew it, he was sitting on a sofa in the Weasley's lounge room. He had no recollection of getting there, and he did not care. Draco closed his eyes and leant against the sofa to let the pain wash over him.
"Draco?" came a females voice from somewhere above him. Her voice sounded a bit familiar, so he opened his eyes and gave them a moment to let the tears flow away. It was Molly Weasley. Draco found he didn't have anything to say. It didn't matter anyway, he couldn't have said it because his throat was so choked up.
So Molly continued by saying "I know how my you loved my daughter. I'm going to miss her so much." With that Molly swept Draco up into a tight hug, and for some reason, Draco was so comforted by her presence that he hugged her back.
Harry received thousands more congratulations but nothing would suppress the pain of losing a loved one. The Weasley family were shattered. Even though Voldemort was dead, nothing was to bring Ginny back to life. Harry remembered looking down disdainfully at Lucius, disgusted. His neck was bent at a disgusting angle, thanks to Draco's handy work. "It shouldn't have been like this," muttered Harry to no one in particular.
The Ministry now had the task of sorting out odds and ends like the cleaning up the magical community and dealing with the Death Eaters. Everywhere Draco went there were signs of death and destruction. There would always be people crying. That was the price that had to be paid though.
Over the next few days, Harry noticed how Molly and Draco had gotten closer. Molly seemed to enjoy Draco's company because he was so in tune with her daughter, it surprised him. Draco liked talking to Molly because she reminded him of Ginny, and that seemed to give him strength.
"The beach was Ginny's favourite place of all time. We only went about five times while she lived with us, but every time we went, she looked so happy. So alive. Ginny's most beautiful when she's her happiest. She seems to radiate," said Molly as she set down some tea for Draco. It was two days since Draco had returned, and talking to Molly seemed to help him.
"I know. I'd give up anything to see her again," replied Draco forlornly.
"I have the loveliest picture of Ginny here, I'll be back in a moment," and with that, Molly bustled off down the hall way. She returned soon enough carrying a large photo album. She began flicking through it hastily and until she paused and stared down lovingly on one page. "Look at her."
As Molly handed over the album, Draco's eyes fell onto a much younger Ginny. "She was seventeen, the last time we went to the ocean." She looked absolutely beautiful. She had a large but lightweight scarf and she was holding it up to the air letting the breeze toy with it. Her head was tilted up towards the setting sun and her eyes were closed and there was a faint smile playing at her lips. She looked like the happiest person ever alive.
Draco was enraptured by this muggle photo. "I'm going to go there, tomorrow. If this place made Ginny so happy, it will make me happy as well." Molly only smiled sadly at Draco, fresh tears forming in her eyes.
The next day, Draco apparated to an empty alleyway which was near the beach. As he strode down large sandy steps, he paused to look at the vast horizon of the sea. The air was salty but it was refreshing. Draco continued down the stairs until he reached the sandy shore, and kept walking forwards until he reached the waters edge.
The sun was beginning to set. The colours that were being displayed was crimson, exactly the colour of Ginny's hair. It was as if Ginny was that sunset, casting her lovely glow where ever she went. It seemed to fill Draco, and he finally found some peace at last from Ginny's death.
Draco loved Ginny, and he would carry on loving her.
…I dig my toes into the sand…
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind
Pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am happy
…happy…
I lay my head onto the sand
The sky resembles a black lit canopy with holes punched in it
I'm counting UFO's, I signal them with my lighter
And in this moment I am happy
…happy…
The world's a rollercoaster
And I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care
But my hands are busy in the air
…saying…
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
Wish you were here…
Hey everyone, the lyrics in italics are lyrics from the song Wish You Were Here by Incubus. It's finally been done, I've completed my fanfiction. I'm so happy, and I hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have writing it. It's everything I'd like a Ginny/Draco fanfic to be, minus the dying. But sometimes you just need that. So thankyou for sticking with my fanfiction, it's been great. Bai everyone! Luv, Jess.