The Funeral
After a few hours in the dungeons, Draco got up and stretched. Harry stirred and looked up at him, then smiled.
Draco walked over and stopped at the doorway to the ballroom, staring sadly at the floor. Harry ran over to him when he realized Draco stopped.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked.
Draco looked up at him. "Can we go to the graveyard?" He asked quietly.
"The graveyard, wh-oh," Harry gasped at his stupidness. "Yes, yes of course we can."
Draco went to the ballroom and grabbed Harry and the bodies, then apparated away. They landed at the graveyard and Draco guided him to a special place the Malfoy's reserved for when their family members died.
Harry helped get his mother and father into their graves, then shut the tops of the coffins. Draco leaned back and sniffled.
"Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope." Draco began.
"For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have-" Draco's voice broke to a whisper. "fallen asleep in him..."
"1 Thessalonians Chapter four, verses thirteen and fourteen." Draco concluded the verse.
Draco sniffled again. "Mom, dad, you both died right beside me. One was trying to kill me while the other protected me. Father, I know you've tried to kill me. I know that you had no remorse and you were going to show no mercy. However, I forgive you." Draco said, straightening up a bit. Harry looked at him flabbergasted.
"Pope John Paul II was able to forgive his attempted assassinator after he shot him. He told the man that we need to forgive when asked why he was doing what he was doing. The Pope said that true Christians are able to forgive. And you both raised me to be the best Christian I can be. So, I forgive you father. I hope God is on your side."
Draco had silent tears streaming down his face as he turned to his mother. Harry wrapped his arms around him comfortingly. "Mother, you were always there for me. I loved you so much. I never wanted you to die because of me. You were in shock, I understand this. But only because I got cornered by father and saved by Weasley." Draco let out a sob. "And I'm so sorry. I hope you can forgive me. I love you mom,"
Draco sobbed and buried his face in Harry's chest. "I loved them both so much," he cried.
"I know babe, I know." Harry whispered to him, tightening his grip on Draco. "And they loved you too. I'm so proud that you forgave your father."
"It was hard," Draco whispered back to him. "But I knew that I couldn't hold the grudge my whole life."
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