Breathing steadily, I approach his grave. It's been months since the battle. Since he…. I shook my head and carefully studied the marble tombstone. Carefully engraved in gold letters it said:
Fred Weasley
April 1st 1978- May 2nd 1998
Loyal and Loving
Brother, Son
Friend, Companion
Jokester, Entrepreneur
Legend
He helped bring the light to darkness, may he Rest In Peace.
I swallowed hard, pulled the crumpled letter out of my pocket, and started to read.
Fred,
I never thought this would happen, us being apart. I always thought we would be born together, live together, and… die together. But… I guess not….
Fred, I know you wouldn't want this, but I'm not going to lie to you. It hasn't been easy on me, on any of us really. And, so often I've thought about joining you, because who am I really without you? After all these years; after everything, what is the point of this life without you?
The world is so different without you, for everyone, not just me. You brought such joy and happiness to everyone in such dark times; let them see the light at the end of the tunnel. Your fearlessness inspired them to have hope.
And even with all that danger vanquished, the darkness is still there.
I'm not the same without you Fred, I'm really not. Who else can I share our special jokes with, make please with? Do everything with?
We complete each other Fred. We really do, and I feel so lost without you. So badly, all I've wanted is to join you; to be with you again.
But I know that's not what you want. I know you wouldn't want me to join you that way. I know you would want me to live this life, to carry out all the plans we've made, to fulfill our dreams.
So therefore, in your name, I will carry on. I will carry on for you, as if you were still here; as if you never left. But, you are still here, in a way.
You will always be here with me. I mean, we're pretty much the same person, right? So I will continue to live life to the fullest, with you. Ad, before we know it, I'm sure we will be fully reunited, but for you, I'll wait. So, until then….
I miss you more that you could ever imagine, but I will carry on. And whenever I think of you, whenever I hear your name, I will always smile, and think of all the good memories we had together. All the magic we brought to everyone.
Farewell for now, my brother,
George
I folded the note carefully, and placed it at the foot of his tombstone. Then, with a deep, shuddery breath, I turned and walked away.
I will carry on…
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