"That wand's more trouble than it's worth." said Harry. "And quite honestly," he turned away from the painted portraits, thinking now only of the four-poster bed lying waiting for him in Gryffindor Tower, and wondering whether Kreacher might bring him a sandwich there, "I've had enough trouble for a lifetime."
An hour later:
"Ron what's wrong?" Hermione asked when she noticed Ron cupping his face in his hands.
"I can't believe he's gone." Ron muttered as Hermione sat beside him on the love seat in the Gryffindor common room.
Hermione didn't have to guess to know who 'he' was. Fred.
"Maybe you should go to your family. George must be feeling horrible." Hermione reasoned and Ron nodded slowly.
"You're right. I should go. You come with me. Please, Hermione." Ron begged her and Hermione's heart fluttered as he said her name. She agreed and they walked out of the common room toward the Great Hall where everyone who was hurt was currently being healed by a exhausted Madam Pomfrey.
"Ron!" Molly called and Ron walked a bit faster to run into his mother's arms. Hermione stood back, not wanting to interrupt the private moment.
"Come on, dear." Molly said and opened one of her arms to let Hermione join the hug. She stepped in gratefully, relishing the feeling of family considering she destroyed hers by making them forget her.
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Harry was sitting on his bed, refusing to see anyone.
It was all my fault, he kept repeating in his head. Fred. Lupin. Tonks. Dennis. They'd all died for him. Because of him. Lupin and Tonks left their baby behind. Teddy was going to grow up without parents, just like he did. Teddy was going to grow up without parents because of Voldemort, just like Harry.
The only thing keeping him from doing anything too rash was trying to be there for Teddy, the way Sirius had tried, and for Ginny. Ginny. His girlfriend. He hadn't seen her since he arrived.
He knew he was probably hurting her by staying in his room the whole time but it was his fault that Fred was gone. He had hurt her after trying to protect her for so long.
"Expecto Patronum." Harry whispered and pointed his wand at the wardrobe. Instead of a brilliant silver stag erupting from his wand, it was just mist.
He barely had any happy memories left. Harry dropped his head on his raised knees and started crying.
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Ginny kept trying to get away from her friends and family to go see Harry but they wanted to console her about Fred or they wanted to talk to her about everything that just happened. Neville had stopped her to tell her about how he and Luna had just gotten together. Ginny had mourned with her family, she had taken care of Teddy Lupin for about half an hour before Tonks's mother, Andromeda, came back from helping Madam Pomfrey for a bit. Teddy was an adorable baby and was very funny when he'd change his hair color. When he didn't change his hair, he had dark brown hair like Lupin and light brown eyes like Tonks.
When everyone eventually had the moment with Ginny, she starting looking for Harry. She quickly spotted Hermione standing over Ron leaning over Fred. How much Ginny wished that Fred wasn't gone. It was so much worse for George. George lost his brother. His twin. His business partner. His partner in pranks. He'd lost half of himself when he lost Fred. Now, he was just sitting cross-legged next to Fred's body with a blank expression.
"Hermione, where's Harry?" Ginny asked her friend quietly, not to disturb Ron.
"I'm not sure, Gin, but I think he might be back in the Gryffindor boys dorm." Hermione answered, gazing lovingly at Ron.
Ginny murmured a quick thanks and ran off to her love. She was going to see Harry again.
She hesitated at the bottom of the stairs, unsure whether the rumors of the opposite gender going up the other gender's stairs would become a slide were true. Ginny decided to risk it as she sprinted up the stairs and ran through the first years dorm, the second years, third years, fourth years, fifth years, sixth years and then she stopped. The door to the seventh years was locked.