Fred slowly became aware of the feel of grass beneath his chin. How odd. "Bluddger?" he wondered.
That had to be it. 'I bet a bluddger hit me during the game…." The game….funny he could not remember who they were playing. Must have hit his head hard!
"Well boy-o open your eyes and assesses the damage." He thought to himself.
Yes, he was on the quidditch pitch….but wait…… "George! This is soooo not funny!"
Naked, nude, full monty on the quidditch pitch!
Sitting up, covering himself as best he could, he fearfully looked to see if anyone was in the stands. Empty! What a relief.
But wait why would George go to the trouble of somehow getting him out here naked if not to make sure most of the school saw?
Fred shivered, and then to his side he saw a set of robes. He slipped them on, determined to find his brother and demand an explanation. "George! George Weasley you wanker! Show yourself!"
"He's not hear yet." A vaguely familiar voice announced from somewhere behind Fred.
Turning he saw not one but two figures, as identical as George and he. "Uncle Fabian? Uncle Gideon?"
"But you're………."
"Dead is the word you're looking for I believe." The stouter of the two observed.
"So that means I'm………."
"Right smart Lad he is!" The other quipped.
"This has got to be some sort of joke! Right?"
"Sorry son," Uncle Gideon sat on the grass next to Fred. "Do you remember what happened?"
"Well it had to be a quidditch match right? After all we're at the pitch."
Fabien plopped unceremoniously on his other side. "Think hard, what do you remember about the day.
"Well we were at Aunt Muriel's………wait we don't attend Hogwarts anymore! Why am I here?"
Gideon touched his arm. "That's right, sometimes, just after it happens. The thoughts are a bit jumbled. Go on, try to remember the day."
"We were at Muriel's; we were there, hiding …..Keeping mum and Ginny safe from……….VOLDEMORT! I remember! George and I were in the cellar, working on a new product and Ginny screamed! We rushed upstairs and she was holding her DA coin."
"At the same time Mum's Patronus bounded in…….'Stay where you are, keep Ginny safe, Hogwarts under siege, Dad and I have gone to help Harry….'
"But we didn't stay and neither did Ginny. We went and Harry told us what was going on….Percy and I…wait Percy came back! Yes we were fighting together, and then we saw Ron and Harry! The four of us were fighting a bunch of death eaters and ministry idiots…….Percy made a joke and…….nothing…."
Fabien nodded. "You were killed by a falling wall"
Fred started a look of fear crossing his face "Percy! Ron and Harry?"
"They did not die."
Fred sank slowly, relief filling his mind and body. "So what happens now?"
Gideon motioned with is hand toward three brooms. "We fly……….."