The following-
Harry stared at the cool ground. Once again the relief overwhelmed him. He had relocated the elder wand back to it's rightful place- with Dumbledore's body. Hermione didn't come with Harry and Ron- she knew she couldn't handle the sight of his body. When Harry laid his eyes upon the body he decided that it truly wasn't Dumbledore. There was no pink upon his cheeks or wisdom in his beard. Ron sniffled a bit. Harry insisted that he stayed with his parents in light of Fred's untimely death. But Ron, much like Hermione, couldn't handle things of that caliber at the moment.
Harry was relieved however, in the fact that he did have Dumbledore's portrait. In a way, Dumbledore would live on, and even Harry's children could one day partake in his wisdom. Ron seemed to read his thought and state "At least we have his portrait, mate".
When returning to Hogwarts, Harry and Ron took note of the obvious devastation there. The professors were doing their best to repair as quickly as possible, but things destroyed by curses would sit as memorials to the fateful fight. Harry gave a solemn wave to Professor Sprout, who was tending to the once plentiful gardens.
"Potter" called Professor McGonagall softly. "I do realize what you've been through and I intend on giving you as much time as you need. But there are some things the professors and the ministry would like to talk through with you. For the time being, Mrs. Weasley insisted you were to live there with them for a while. Ron, your family has returned to the burrow with Miss. Granger. Charlie is currently assisting Hagrid with some things concerning our wildlife, and then he will return. "
"professor- when will the memoriable for professor Snape be?" asked Ron, much to harry's surprise.
"Next week. We wanted to leave time for the mourning of individual familys. Plus, our grounds are a disgrace at this time. Next week…things should depict a more cheery side." She replied with a grimace.
"Then we are to return to the burrow now- And there are things I would also like to discuss with you all." Harry told her. "And I will help with hogwarts repares of course. Get some sleep professor."
McGonagall shot them a wary smile and turned away.
Harrry's priority now was to mourn Fred, Tonks and Lupins deaths. He planned to be the best godfather he could be to young Ted. Eventually, he hoped that Ted would live with him in Sirius' house. Well, it was now Harry's house. He had things to discuss with Ginny. He harbored such a longing for her and wasn't sure when the best time to tell her was. Her family was in mourning. And beforehand it was best to run it by Ron. But now it was back to the burrow.
