𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜'𝙨 𝙂𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙃𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪 • 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙤 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙛𝙤𝙮

𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦

Daphne had fainted and spent the day and half sleeping. Lucas had been up and down checking up on her. This is all too new. It wasn't easy, he always had Katherine and Severus by his side and now. They both lost everything in one day.

Lucas sips on his tea as he reads Katherines letters, trying to keep her memory alive. Daphne comes in, rubbing her eyes. He sets his cup down and helps her to the chair.

"You okay?" He checks her temperature. Daphne didn't say a word.

"You put that spell on me didn't you? The one that I die for a little while."

"I couldn't let her kill you. I had to." Daphne nods her head. She was glad that Lucas casted the spell on her on the right time. She pulls Lucas in for a hug. He was shocked at first, but he gave in. "We can do this. We're going to be okay." Lucas lifted her chin, her sad eyes stared back. Daphne looks at her arm, the mark was still there, still noticeable. "Why wont you go back to bed, go back to sleep." She didn't say anything. "Im going to pick up some stuff for you, ill be back before you know it." He kissed her head. "I made some tea, be careful its hot, i just heated it up." Daphne looks at the pot.

Lucas went to the door just as he heard a scream. He dropped everything and ran to the kitchen. He saw the pot on the floor and Daphne holding her arm. He raced in, holding her and checking her arm.

"I dont want to be reminded everyday of the cruel things I've done." She whispers to him. Lucas had set her on chair while he tended the wound. He wrapped the bandage around.

"It's going to heal in a few days, maybe a week." He cleans the table.

"Uncle Lucas?" He turns to her. "Im sorry."

"I know but one day you have to put it in the past. Yeah its going to hurt, but we all have to move on. Im not saying right away, you'll know when the right time is." He leans against the door. "Im sorry about Draco." Daphne looks away as she heard his name.

"Im going to sleep." She heads up to her room. She locked herself in there, looking through the drawings she had made of him. This one was unexpected. Daphne looks at the ring on her finger. They were so close. Why did she leave him, she should've looked for him, she thought to herself. He probably was all alone. She held the book close to her chest and laid on her side. She wanted them all back.

✷ ✷ ✷

The next day, Lucas and Daphne had been planning the funeral for Severus and Katherine and they decided to clean the castle, take down Fionas portrait off the wall, removing everything that she had left behind. They went to the attic.

"Look." Daphne pulls out a frame of her as a baby. Lucas laughs, commenting about her cubby cheeks. They had put the portrait in the back, hidden away. "Whats this?" I looked at a chest.

"I dont know actually."

"Alohomora." The chest had opened and was covered in rose petals, inside was expensive dresses, jewelry and a letter. I teared the envelope and began to read it.

To my sweetest Daphne,
If you are reading this, I do believe that i have died. And if you see this before my funeral, i will not be buried with my rings, or my silk or my dresses. I leave them with you. I want you to have a piece of me wherever you go. I love you to the fullest,
Katherine

I placed the letter to my lips and closed my eyes. I ran my hand over the dresses, picking one up and stood in front of the mirror. I can feel her as if she was here, standing behind me.