Okay so i still havent got over the fact that J. K. Rowling killed off Fred. All the other character deaths, i could handle, even Sirius and Dumbledore.. But Fred?!
No Twincest at all... thats just completely wrong!!
Hope you enjoy it :)
George's world shattered. It didn't matter that they'd won the war. It didn't matter that most of his friends and family were alive. It didn't matter that he was alive. Not when Fred was gone. His partner in crime. His best friend. his brother. Gone. He couldn't think, he couldn't breathe. He needed to get out, to run, to scream, to cry. His mother was crying, Ginny and Hermione was crying, but they still didn't understand how he felt. To lose someone that you'd spent your whole life with, you're other half. He was no longer part of the duo. He was just George. No one would ever shout about 'those bloody twins', his mother would no longer get them confused. He could no longer switch his identity with Fred. Because he was gone.
The day of Freds funeral, George sat on his bed. He hadn't slept a wink that night. In truth, he hadn't slept a wink since he died. Molly Weasley had tried to comfort her son, to make him feel better with all the usual 'he'll always be in our hearts' and 'you'll see him again someday' lines. But she didn't understand. How could she? She didn't know what it was like to lose someone that you were so close to. Georges soul was ripped in half, and no amount of time, or condolences were going to help him get over that.
Mrs Weasley made her way up the stairs and timidly knocked on the twins door.
"George?"
"what?" Mrs Weasley poked her head through the door. George was wearing a black suit and his Black Dragon Skin coat that they had bought with their first earnings from Weasleys Wizarding Wheezies. He looked smart.
"its time to go George" she said with a note of apprehension and fatality in her voice. George knew he should have comforted her, knew he should have tried to be strong for her but he just couldn't. Not when his soul had been torn in two.
As they apparated to Hogsmead and made their way up to the castle nobody spoke. Usually, in times like these, it was always Fred and George lightening the mood. But just thinking of the fact that Fred would never crack another joke just made the Weasleys mood darken.
The funeral was by the lake where Dumbledore had had his funeral. It was quite a large turnout considering people usually hated the twins for their pranks. All the professors were there, family members and family friends, friends from Hogwarts in all the years, the Quiddich teams, members of the Order and the DA. Everybody had turned out to pay their respects. It was a nice ceremony.
George just sat there unable to take any of it in. He could feel his brothers presence, but whether that was because it was the last time he'll ever have to say goodbye or because he just really needed the reassurance that everything was going to be okay, he didn't know. After the funeral he just walked. He walked around the lake, through the castle grounds and finally into the Forbidden Forest. He couldn't handle peoples condolences right now. He needed to be alone. He didn't know where he was going. Eventually he realised he should stop walking because he would probably get lost so he settled for leaning against a big oak tree and putting his head in his hands.
After what felt like an eternity, George finally started returning back to full consciousness, instead of being lost in his thoughts. He had the strange feeling that somebody was watching him. Well it really wasn't that strange seeing as he was in the Forbidden Forrest. He looked up and around him and saw the centaurs.
"Mr Weasley –" one of the centaurs said "-we are very sorry for your loss."
"thanks" mumbled George. He'd come here to get away from people, not to have conversations with random Centaurs.
"don't give up hope yet Mr Weasley. The stars predict something great is going to happen. You won't stay alone forever." Said the centaur. George hadn't got a clue what he was going on about so he just nodded and stood up.
"okay, well i better be going." He said.
"yes, us too. We shall meet again Mr Weasley." And with that, the herd of centaurs cantered off into the depths of the forest.
'that was weird' George thought as he made his way out of the forest and up to the castle. It was mid-afternoon and the sun was hanging lazily in the sky. There were few clouds, and a light breeze ruffled his hair as he made his way through the entrance to the great hall. Walking up to the Gryffindor common room, George bumped into one of the house elves – Sinky - which was very rare.
"Master! Sinky is very sorry to bump into you."
"its fine Sinky." George mumbled. He really didn't want to have conversations with anyone today.
"Master George looks so sad. Can Sinky get Master anything?"
"no Sinky. I'm fine."
"but Master George looks so sad – "
"Sinky i said i'm fine! just leave it" George snapped.
"Sinky apologises. But master George wont stay sad for very long." Said Sinky. 'first the centaurs cryptic message, now this?!' George thought. 'I don't bloody need this right now.'
"well its going to take a very long time for me to get over this." George said and walked away from Sinky.
He entered the Gryffindor common room and everyone went silent. He just walked through them all and up to his room. He lay on his bed and closed his eyes until he drifted off into a restless sleep. He dreamed about the war, and his brother. He ached to see him again, just to play one more trick on someone, just to say goodbye. But that was never going to happen. He was alone now. He had no one to help him run the shop, no one to help him invent new jokes, no one to laugh with. He felt like it was the end of the world.
George could feel someone's presence in the room. He opened his eyes only to look at a reflection of himself, only paler, and more see through.
"FRED!!!!"
Not finished yet :)
i know the discovery of Fred was slightly crap... and if anyones got any advice on how i could have done it better pleeeeaaaase tell me! i'd appreciate it.
Thanks for reading. i'll update soon :)