Chapter one

Ashes in the Vase

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Harry looked down at the body at his feet. It was all his fault. Ron, Harry's best friend, had died.

"Harry" Harry looked behind him and saw Ron's mother, tears steaming down her face.

"Harry" she repeated " tell me that's not Ron, oh god, please don't tell me that's Ron"

"Mrs weasley please calm your self down and go down stairs" Harry said making his way over to her, holding back the tears that where stinging his eyes.

"B..b..b..but look at my Ron" Mrs weasley began to sob uncontrollably

"Molly" Mrs waesely looked shocked, this was the first time harry had ever address her by her first name "go down stairs now"

'B..b….b. but what a…a…about the b…b..body?"

"Don't worry I will take care of the body" harry found this hard to say

"Maybe we should get Lupin or maybe Tonks."

"No" harry said "I'll do it"

"Oh" molly said taken back by Harry's forcefulness

Mrs weasley turned and walked out the door she entered.

Harry shut the door behind Mrs weasley. He turned to the lifeless figure of his best friend.

"Incendio" Ron's body burst in to flames. No one had time for burials any more they were unneeded gathering of wizards and witches. To many people where getting attacked by death eaters at funerals. Harry looked for something to put his best friends ashes in to I saw a vase that had smashed during the struggle that lead to Ron's death. "Reparo" that vase repaired its self "Accio vase" the vase flew at harry, he caught it with his left hand. He put his best friends ashes in the vase. "Im sorry Ron". Tears silently slipped down his face.

Harry wiped the tears from his face and exited through the same door as Mrs weasley had previously left through.

Descending down the stairs of the burrow Harry wondered how he was going to explain this to the weasley family and Hermione. Ron and Hermione had only been going out two months. Harry stepped of the last step.

He put the ashes on the shelf beside him. He looked up at the people in the dinning kitchen. Mrs weasley sat by the fire holding Ginny for support . Harry didn't know she could take it any longer, Arthur, bill, Charlie had died at the hands of voldermorts death eaters. And now Ron.

Hermione was siting next to Lupin and tonks at the table in front of him. Fred and George wore standing in the corner. It was obvious that Mrs weasley hadn't told what she had seen.

Hermione broke the silence. "Harry where's Ron?" Hermione stood up and moved towards him "harry?" harry looked at the ground, he couldn't look any one in the eye.

"Im so sorry" harry croaked

Hermione hugged him tight and burst into tears