Teddy sat looking across the fields ripe with grain. They had just returned from the cemetery at Hogwarts. Aunt Ginny's funeral had been today.
James had come all undone. He had already lost so much. So long ago he had lost his first wife to cancer, then his daughter Mary to the same disease. Two years ago his dad, (Teddy's Uncle Harry) had passed and now his mum was gone.
James' second wife, Melinda, had wrapped him in her arms and held on tight. James had been lucky in love twice. He had waited decades before marrying again. Melinda was a blessing.
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Victoire was bringing out tea for her and Teddy. They were all gone, her parents generation. It seemed hard to believe that she and Teddy were now the oldest of their extended family. She had felt her mum today, whispering in her ear that she could do it, be the defacto mother to all these people. At least she had Teddy beside her.
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George sat watching his parents on their front porch. He understood how hard this was for his dad. Ginny had been his mum in all but name. He didn't want to think about what it would be like when they were gone.
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Ette had gone back to her office to gather together the papers that would need to be filed now that grandma Ginny was gone. She wasn't sure if Ginny's children understood how wealthy their parents had been. It was a huge estate with investments in varied magical and muggle companies.
The bequests to charity was well over 5 million galleons and that hardly touched the estate. Somehow she was sure that none of the Potters would quit their jobs and go nuts with the money. Ette had to wonder if her dad knew what had been left to him. She doubted it.
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Melinda had held James until he cried himself to sleep. She had loved her in-laws. They had welcomed her and her children with open arms. She was going to miss Ginny deeply.
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Fred was watching waves crash to the shore. He loved his grandparent's cottage. After all these years he still thought of shell cottage as theirs. He and His wife were very happy there. But he still caught himself looking for Grandpa Bill and Grandma Fleur.
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Ginny and Dora were racing through Heathrow to get to their port key. They would not have missed Grandma Ginny's funeral for all the money in the world. But they had to get back home and to work. It was harvest time and they had been away from their farm in Canada for long enough.
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Lily was at St. Mungo's. There had been twins born the night before and they were so little. She had to check on them before she could go home and give in to the grief that threatened to overwhelm her.
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Al sat holding his newest grandchild. The baby had fallen asleep in his arms right after dinner. He could hear his wife and daughter-in-law cleaning up in the kitchen.
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Harry sat at his desk at the MOM. It was the same desk his Grandpa Harry had sat at. He was glad it was deserted this evening. He had apperated here without even thinking about it. Now with his office door shut he sat and cried.
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Well this is the plot bunny that won. It's Teddy and Victoire till the end of their lives. I wanted to start at the end of an era. Ginny's funeral. I have a feeling we will do some filling in of the years that happened from the end of my fic "the Lupins" until now. We will just have to wait and see what the bunny has planned. Grandma