Disclaimer: Stupid Umbridge, forcing me to say this… *sigh* I do not own Harry Potter, anything associated with Harry Potter, etc. It all belongs to J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers. *cough* Except Remus *cough* ;)
Zana: I'm glad you like it!
Evie Glacier Tako: I've missed hearing from you *sniff* I planned James' death from the beginning.
UltimateGryffindork: I would like to start by saying that I love your username :) I'm glad that you like the chapter. Greyback is an evil man…
Harry: I think you will let Harry and Draco out of the closet in this chapter. Epilogue. Thing. Anyway… Oui, that chapter was sad. I had to give James a chance to say goodbye though. That's why the beginning was sweet. Yes, poor everyone. Except Greyback and Astoria. I'm glad you like it. And no, Hermione hasn't noticed that he is missing, so I guess you can keep him. Your army is the only one that misses Greyback, haha.
Okay, here it is: the epilogue. The end of my story… I actually miss writing it. I am considering writing a sequel where James comes back to life and doesn't remember anything about Scorpius, his family, etc, and Scorpius has to try to bring James' memory back… If I get enough reviews telling me that they like this idea, then I will start writing it. After I finish the one I have already started on.
By the way, this takes place while Scorpius is sixteen. So James would've been seventeen if he had lived.
Scorpius resisted the urge to growl with frustration. He adjusted the Gryffindor tie James had given him three years ago before he died and checked to make sure the red and gold band he had specially put on his dress robes wasn't dirty. All of his robes now had this band, even his Slytherin robes. People had learned to stop asking why. And he did not, under any circumstances, actually approve of the event that was happening. He only acted like he did.
"How do I look, Scorpius?" Draco asked, looking at his brand new dress robes in the mirror.
"You look good, Dad," Scorpius assured him.
"I'm nervous," Draco admitted.
"I'm not surprised. Isn't everyone nervous on their wedding day?" Scorpius pointed out, glancing toward the door that hid Harry.
"Yes, but I wasn't nearly this nervous when I married your mother," Draco said.
Scorpius shrugged. "That just proves you love Harry more than you loved her."
"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Draco asked for the six hundredth time that day.
"Yes," Scorpius said, trying and failing to smile. "It's not like I can actually be with James anymore…And I want you to be happy."
"Thank you, Scorpius. I know this is hard for you."
Scorpius nodded, taking a deep breath past the lump in his throat that always appeared when he thought about James. "Good luck, Dad," he said, going out to take his place as the ceremony started. He watched as Draco and Harry got married, miraculously not crying. He congratulated the couple and promised that he and Albus would watch Lily while Harry and Draco went on their honeymoon at the end of the party. He took Albus and Lily back to the Manor and put Albus temporarily in charge while he went to his room.
Albus nodded, and quietly told Lily to stay out of Scorpius' room as Scorpius went up the stairs.
Scorpius looked around the room, taking in the Gryffindor banner that was right next to the Slytherin one, and the broom that was still in the corner, the one that James had left when he went to go fight Greyback. He sat on his bed, reliving his third year in his mind. When he got to the night that James had essentially told him goodbye, he pushed away the tears and the memories and took a shaky breath, smiling.
I will always love you, James.