Forgiveness

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"Malfoy?" I asked. He turned around, his eyes were red.

"I'm sorry." He said. Malfoy apologising? "I-I promise, I won't come near you or your family again. I'm sorry that it was my fault that he's dead. I didn't want him to die. It's not fair." I was crying too.

"Draco." I said nicely, I sat down on the floor next to him and hugged him. I don't know what came over me. In another time I wouldn't've done anything except punch him maybe but losing so many people taught me how to forgive, I guess or something sappy like that. Even if I didn't understand why he did it. We were both crying onto each other. I needed this, I didn't want to cry too much in front of George because I knew that my hurt could never compare to his. "It's not your fault. I'm not saying that what you did was right. Never. I did hear that you helped Harry, though and that's being good on my book. You know, I'm not the one you should be apologising to, right?" He nodded.

"I can't show my face to anyone." He said. "You can't tell anyone about this. I tormented them so much. Everyone. I can't dare." I nodded.

"Well, whatever. You do you." I said. "I'm sure Fred understands. I forgive you, Draco. I'm glad you came to your senses."

"T-Thanks. I'm sorry. I really am."

"Look, when you're ready, if  you're ever ready please come by the shop when it opens again. Teddy will need family other than us, I think it would be good for him to meet you and Narcissa. Andromeda is heartbroken, feel free to tell her that."

"Thanks, Gianna." He said. "I'm sorry."

"C'mon, Draco. You're literally family now! My kid is your cousin. You might think you're all bad but I know you're not. You could've destroyed me at Hogwarts and you didn't." He chuckled.

"I guess you're right." He said. "I was always a better wizard than you."

"Hold up. I never said that. We know I'm still better. I'm just saying, you were nice to me in a weird twisted way you had like fifty reasons to get me expelled but you didn't. I still resent you for being mean to my boy but with me you were exceptionally okay and I appreciate that." I said.

"I respected your sassiness. But I actually was sort of intimidated by you and the twins. I mean, they got me back." I chuckled.

"Yeah, they are quite something, aren't they?" I said sadly. "Oh, Malfoy. You're just a boy, don't blame yourself for all of this. Please don't."

We heard footsteps approaching.

"You better go if you don't want anyone to see you." I said. "Please, don't stress too much. I'll hopefully see you soon." He nodded and put his cloak back on and left. George stood behind me. Little did we know that George saw and heard everything. He stayed as well and watched from behind a nearby tombstone but that I learned years later.

"I thought you might be here.." He said. I smiled.

"Just saying how much I love him." I said, George crouched down Fred's grave and cried. There was nothing I could do aside from being next to him in these moments.

"Gianna, I can't." George said.

"Look, George. This, we will never overcome, honestly. But Fred would've never wanted us to be like this. I know you can't control it but it's how it is.." I started crying.

"I don't think I can raise Teddy like this, Gianna."

"No. When you proposed to me you said 'We'll be a mess together' I don't intend on leaving you alone, George. Never. I don't care if your heart aches, I won't let you leave me. Our hearts will ache together because our vow was merely unbreakable. I won't let you go through this alone. We're both hurting but our lives have to go on for our family and for Teddy. It hurts me to think about him and Tonks and Uncle Remus..." We cried until the day was over, still crouching on his grave but the thought of Teddy Lupin gave both of us strength.

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