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DH spoilers. A One-shot fic about how George Weasley finds comfort in Alicia Spinnet after his twins death. Please, Read and Review

Chapter 1 - Losses and Sacrifices

The war was over. Some losses and sacrifices had been made and experienced along the way, but the war was finally over. The war that had been going on for years with Lord Voldemort, was finally over. Voldemort was dead, Harry Potter remained a hero in the magical world. Dying twice is a huge deal, at least if you had been killed, and that by magic. No one had ever survived the killing curse, Avada Kedavra, but Harry Potter had survived it not once, but twice.

Harry Potter may live, and he may be in-love and expecting his third child with his wife, Ginny Potter, but how does the people around him cope? Many losses had been experienced along the way, and many people mourned a loved one.

George Weasley was one of the unlucky people to loose a loved one. In his case he had lost his twin brother, Fred Weasley, who also happened to be his best friend. It had been eight years since the defeat of the dark lord, but George Weasley was very unhappy, and still mourned his lost friend.

He had often felt like someone was watching him, but he knew he was imagining things, because he hoped so deeply that his brother would come back to him. A vise man once said: "A lost loved one never leaves your heart. He's watching you from above, and lives in the heart of the ones who knew him."

Fred Weasley still lived inside of George Weasley, so that's why he had decided to keep running Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, with help from Ron Weasley, his younger brother.

George was in the graveyard of Ottery St. Catchpole infront of Fred Weasley's tomb stone.

Fred Weasley

1978-1998

Laughter lengthens your life

Those words were engraved in the tomb stone, and had been chosen by George. No one knew why he had choosen them, seeing as Fred had died laughing, but no one asked. They knew how close George had been to his brother, and knew better than to ask.

The truth was, that they had actully discussed this once. They beeing Fred and George.

"We are going to die one day, I know that,"Fred Weasley had said. "I want something that speaks of my personality written on my tomb stone."

"Stop it Fred, it's not like we are going to die tomorrow,"George had said. He had always been slightly afraid of death.

"Yeah, I know, but I want to be sure. I don't want some lame engraving on my tomb stone, nothing like 'All is fair in love and war'."

"I know what I want,"George suddenly said. "I want it to say: Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."

They had both laughed viciously at this. It took a lot of strength from Fred to pipe up the next words.

"I think I know what I want now. I want it to say: Laughter lengthens you life."

George thought of that day often. At that time they had not known how they were going to end up, but he didn't want to go behind his brother, so he had demanded to have this written there.

As he laid a white rose on the grave, he heard someone walking up to him.

"George, hi."

He knew this voice. He hadn't heard from her in about a year.

"Alicia,"he said suprised on finding his former Quidditch co-team mate standing there.

"The one and only,"she said. "I came here to visit Fred's grave, I always come once a month."

"Really? I've never seen you here before."

"Yeah, well, it's been so much in the ministry. I only come here at nights. But I had some spare time today, so I decided to come."

"All right. It's been a long time since I've seen you. What have you been doing?"

"Oh, not much. I'm working for the department of Magical games and Sports. I just got promoted for head of the department after Oliver decided to start back coach the Puddlemare United. What about you? Is Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes going well?"

"I heard about Oliver. Yeah, the Wheezes are going good. Ron's a great co-worker, but I think he prefers to be an auror. I think he's just been accepted into auror's training. I'm happy for him, even though it will be a shame to loose him."

"Yeah, well, maybe you're destant to work alone."

George stopped and he became very pale.

"Oh, George, I didn't mean it. I'm sorry, it was thoughtless of me,"Alicia said.

"I'ts all right,"George mumbled and started to walk again.

"You miss him alot don't you?" Alicia asked.

"Of course I do. He was my twin and my best friend. I sometimes feel like I'm going to give up on this life. I've still got my family and friends, but no one can replace him,"George answered.

"I can't begin to imagine what it's like to loose a brother. But I know what it's like to loose a friend,"Alicia said with some difficulties. "Fred was my friend to."

"I know Alicia. It just hurts to loose someone. It's been eight years, but I still haven't gotten over it. I haven't been able to have a relationship out of griev. I know mum is trying to meet me up with some women, but I think I'm not going to love any of them. They haven't been through the same as I have, and they didn't know Fred so they don't know how I feel."

"Oh George, I didn't know you were still mourning so much. Why can't you love anyone? I who thought you had been with Katie Bell a few years ago?"

"It didn't work out,"George said miserably,"she was in-love with Oliver Wood, and I don't think that I loved her either."

"I know that. We were at their wedding. But why are you incapable of loving anyone that didn't know Fred?"

"I don't know. I just think that I need someone that understand me. Someone that can help me when I'm having the most difficult times. Those are the times I think about it the most that I can't live in this world."

"You've got your friends, you've got your family, and you've got me. We are all here for you. We are not going to let you go,"Alicia said furiously.

Than something totally unexpected happened. George kissed her. First she was so shocked that she didn't kiss back, but came to her senses, and they stood there for several minutes, kissing and hugging.

They finally broke and Alicia gasped.

"I'm sorry,"George said,"I just couldn't help myself. You looked so cute there in your coat and you nose all red from the cold."

"Georg, you shouldn't have done it. You just increased my feelings for you."

George looked pussled.

"What?"he asked.

"I ... I can't say it,"she said, and started to walk away.

George grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"I want to know,"he demanded.

"I, I. Oh George, it's just so hard. I've been trying to deny it, but now I can't. I've been inlove with you since our final year at Hogwarts."

"But, but why haven't you told me before?"George looked taken aback.

"I knew you didn't feel the same way,"Alicia said simply.

"I didn't, or so I thought. I felt something when I kissed you. Passion. It was like love and passion were filling up my heart, and ready to explode."

George leaned in and kissed her again.

"I love you,"he whispered into her ear before apparating away with a small crack.

"I love you too,"Alicia whispered into the air when he was gone.

A/N:

Now, I want you opinion on something. Should I go on? Should I make it a chaptered story, or just have it like a one-shot?

Please Read and review, I really want your opinion on this. I would love to have some more chapters, but I don't want to continue if you don't like my story. So please, READ AND REVIEW