Fred had only been in a heaven a few minutes- or was it a few weeks. He had found George's ear but other than that he hadn't seen anyone else. He was wandering around when a red haired woman approached him.
"Mrs. Potter." It wasn't a question, just a statement.
"Yes, Fred," she responded, "Thank you. You and your family raised my son as one of your own. Being dead isn't all that bad. You can visit earth and see those that you love. Come with me. There are some people you might want to meet."
They walked in silence until Fred asked, "Who else died?"
Lily looked at him with compassion. "None of your family. Come with me."
After some more walking, they came to a group of people. At the front he saw his two uncles Gideon and Fabian that had been killed when he was three. They grinned at him and motioned him to keep walking. He saw Lily standing next to a man who must be Harry's father. As he kept walking, he saw Sirius who winked at him. Then Dumbledore who patted him on the shoulder. Next Mad-Eye grunted at him. Then he got a shock. Dobby was standing there next to Remus and Tonks. Fred must have gasped because Remus put his hand on Fred's shoulder and Tonks hugged him saying, "Wotcher Fred."
Next to them he saw a very disgruntled looking Snape. Lily came to stand next to him.
"This isn't it. We're only the ones that you know well or have heard a lot about. As she said it, many more people came out. He saw Cedric and a man who must have been Tonks' father. Wizards who had died fighting Voldemort flooded into the area but it didn't seem to get any more crowded. The people he knew dispersed except Lily, James, Remus, and Sirius. James approached Fred.
"I believe you and your brother have heard of us. We're the Marauders. Moony is Remus, Padfoot is Sirius, and I am Prongs."
Fred's face spread into a huge grin. James continued, "Since Wormtail was a traitor, we're looking for a fourth man. You interested?"
Fred exclaimed, "You guys are the secret to George and my success. Are you serious?"
"Why yes I am," Sirius replied. Remus sighed saying, "That's going to get old very fast. So what do you say?"
"Sure! You guys are going to need to show me how this place works though."
"We can definitely do that," James replied, "And hey, between you and Remus, I have a new audience for all my dead jokes!"
Sirius groaned. Fred knew these guys weren't George but he thought he'd be okay here. Besides, he could always visit down to see what George was up to.
