For all Eternity

by wisegirl26

At sunset one evening, a folded piece of parchment is nestled into a bunch of forget-me-nots, and is placed against a tombstone. The figure, wrapped in a black cloak, lets a tear drop, before they, like the setting sun, vanish. A letter to Fred Weasley after he died from an anonymous character, it's up to you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Thanks!

Dear Fred,

It was always you. I guess that I didn't realise how much I needed you until you were gone. You were my light, the sugar to my cake, I guess you could say. All my memories of you hurt, but they need to be remembered, for me, for you. Like the time you danced with me at the Yule ball.

I was shy, and no one wanted to dance with me, but you did. You held out your hand to me, and I took it. I forgot about who I thought I was, and realised who I truly was, and am now. You helped me to learn to dance like no one was watching, and I thank you for that.

I remember the day you put your hand over mine, and helped me cast a spell. The true magic didn't come from the wand, but from you. That is why I need you, just as you always were, kind, strong, and utterly unforgettable. Once you were in my heart, I could never let you go.

This is why I place a branch of forget-me-nots on your grave every day at sunset, a symbol of my love and loyalty to you right to the end. But now, my heart is broken, and it will never be mended. But it makes me who I am.

All those memories, down to our last words, are precious to me. And no matter how much I try to put the past behind me, you will never fade away. Every day I remember your smiling face, the image of you burnt into my mind, and it keeps me alive. It, along with my memories, keeps me in the land of the living, but away from you.

You should know that George is only half complete now, it breaks my heart just to look at him, for he also makes me think of you. He has a hole in his heart, and he cannot even produce a patronus now, he is too broken.

Though soon I will be able to rest. I am dying. But I will see you again, so I am not unhappy. I knew this day would come, I knew that I was fading from the moment I saw your lifeless body. But it's alright. We will never forget you, you are part of us. You were brave and loyal, Strong and true, right till the very end.

You will always be in our hearts, then, now, and for all eternity.