Hm. Remember how memory charms, while removing the memories, don't necessarily remove the emotions of the erased moments?
Draco at the start of the chapter:
The feeling of emptiness that filled him up was so profound that it left no room even for pretended courtesy.
Everyone was dead.
Draco after obliviation:
The feeling of emptiness that filled him up was so profound that it left no room even for lies.
Everyone was dead.
Everyone was dead, and it had all been futile from the beginning.
Hm. To be honest, I'd hoped that this chapter would include a scene of Harry explaining events (or at least a version closer to the truth) to McGonagall, Snape and Moody, since it seemed unlikely they would fall for his melodramatic psychic display. (And because keeping secrets has NOT worked well so far, as Harry recently realized.)
OK, that one got me to chuckle out loud.
Hm. So far, while I've been enjoying these epilogue chapters, it feels like there's not ENOUGH of them. I'm not sure the story can be given a satisfying conclusion with just one more chapter.
...Of course, in theory the chapter can be 100,000 words long, but...