George shook his head. "Before. Mum was sick—we're not sure how it happened. She was fine one day, and then she wasn't. She said she hadn't been feeling well for a few days before that. I think it was Percy's death wearing on her. His, and Bill's. She'd stand there at home just staring at our clock, at their hands. When they'd died, their spoons went to Sleep and never moved again. She'd watch it for hours like she was waiting for them to switch to Awake at any moment. After she got sick, she insisted we bring the clock into her room, and she'd watch it when she wasn't sleeping. Ron and Ginny were taking care of her. We had Healers come and take a look but their medicines weren't working, and mum died two weeks later in terrible pain. Dad followed her three months after that. Natural causes, but I think he didn't want to live without her."