I'll Live For You

George's feelings about the death of his twin.

So many people died that night.

Yes, Lord Voldemort was among the dead, but that's small consolation for all the mothers that will never see their sons again; for all the children that will never know their fathers; for all the lovers separated forever.

Why did it have to end like this?

So many people will never be seen again. They're nothing but memories and pictures on the mantelpiece. Laughing, joyful faces staring down blankly at the room that seems so empty without their presence.

A memorial service was held for all the dead. It was said that they didn't die in vain; that their deaths meant something and they would be remembered forever. But I would rather they were alive, sitting among us, recollecting tales of misfortune and laughing at their own idiocy. I wish they were here. I was he was here. How am I supposed to live without him? I've never gone a day without him in my entire life. He was there when I was born and there always with me; laughing, joking, living! But when he died I wasn't there for him.

Why did I have to be the one that lived? He fought just as hard as me, he was just as brave as me, but he was the one that Death chose. We were born together but we die alone. Everyone dies alone in the end.

I'm supposed to be strong. I'm supposed to live for both of us now. But how? I don't know how to live without him. I don't know what to do.

What am I supposed to do, Fred? I've never been alone before. It hurts. It hurts so much. Please come back.

Fine, I'll do it. I'll do it for you. I'll live for you. Every time I laugh I'm laughing for you and every time I cry I'm crying for you. Every breath, every tear, every step is yours too. And every joke is in your memory.