A/N Fred's death struck me the hardest – this is my final tribute and personal farewell to him. Deathly Hallows spoilers. Here's to the twins, and Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.
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Goodbye, Fred.
This really isn't fair, you know. You, going on without me, just like that. A warning would've
been nice. You know you can't have a proper adventure without me, even if it's death. Who's going to laugh at your jokes? You weren't thinking ahead when you made this choice, were you, mate? Same as always.
I thought we planned to do everything together. How can you leave now? We've got the joke shop to take care of, and what about Mum? What's she going to think? You know how she gets.
It's not going to be the same, with just one Weasley twin. People aren't going to believe me when I tell them you're dead. It never seemed possible. You – we – seemed sort of immortal for a little while there, didn't we? A whole future ahead of us. Remember the time we ran out on Umbridge? All the plans we made! Now look at what you've done.
I suppose I'll have to do everything myself from now on. And maybe it won't be too bad. At least you won't argue about what I want to do anymore. And you were there to help get it started, so the worst is over with.
I'm trying to be lighthearted about all this, Fred, I really am, but you're making it more difficult than it needs to be. You, lying there with that damned goofy smile on your face like you've haven't got a care in the world. It's not fair. You can't leave me here by myself.
If I could've just said goodbye, maybe that would've been better. If you could've told me what to do from here, that it'd be okay, to go on without you, maybe it wouldn't be this hard. Would it?
I need to hear your voice. I need to hear you say goodbye – please, Fred. Don't just go, not like this. It's not funny, I swear. And when I catch up with you, I'll let you have it.
Mum's crying. How can you let us go this way? And Percy's just come back! Don't you want to hold it all over his head? And Voldemort's gone, really gone, and Harry did it. Now's really not a great time to go on to the next great adventure, mate.
Look, it sounds crazy, but I know you can hear me. I know you're not a ghost – you're not scared. But you can hear me, right? Well, if you can, I suppose I'll have to do the goodbyes, since you won't. You never had any manners. Do you remember the time – of course you do.
Well, goodbye, Fred. We'll all be here, thinking about you. I'll get on with the joke shop, and I'll take care of Mum. Don't worry. Hell, maybe I'll even get married. Can you imagine? Just don't forget about us, alright? Go on with your adventure, don't wait up, but… just don't forget. Okay? Okay.
Goodbye, Fred. I'll see you later, mate.
