Ok, again I need to remind you not to read this story if you haven't read the 7th book yet. Here's the first chapter redone. I had to change it completely, but I hope you still like it.
Summary: Set right after the seventh book(but before the epilogue). Fred's funeral and right afterwards. Angelina tries to get over her grief by reminiscing about her and Fred's history.
Disclaimer: I do not, and will not ever own Harry Potter or its characters. I also don't own the song Goodbye To You.
"No!" Angelina Johnson screamed, but no sound came from her mouth. She was looking down the hallway, not believing her eyes. A Death Eater was pointing his wand at Fred Weasley, and Angelina could see him shouting the words, "Avada Kedavra!" as Percy, Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked on, horrified. Fred slumped to the floor, and laid there, unmoving. There were still Death Eaters all around Angelina, but she seemed not to notice them. Tears streamed silently down her face as she stared at Fred. He couldn't be dead, he just couldn't...
One month after the battle at Hogwarts, Angelina stood on the grounds of the school, at Fred's funeral. She still couldn't believe he was gone for good. Rain was pouring down, and in Angelina's opinion, the weather was mirroring the emotions of everyone(including herself) there. Most people had cast spells so that they wouldn't get wet, but Angelina just stood there, half listening to the memories that members of Fred's family were telling about.
Of all the things I believe in
I just want to get it over with
tears from behind my eyes
but I do not cry
Counting the days that past me by
Angelina was the saddest she had ever been, and she had been dreading this funeral, where she would most likely cry her eyes out and not be able to stop. But, for some reason, no tears came out of her eyes. Angelina figured this was because she had ran out of tears, what with all the crying she had done in the past few weeks. Yes, it was true that Voldemort was dead and gone, that Harry Potter had defeated them, and they really didn't have anything to worry about anymore. But they had still suffered many losses...Lupin, Tonks, Moody, Colin Creevy, and...Fred.
Out of all of them, Fred had been the one she was closet to by far. She felt bad, feeling sorry for herself, when she probably couldn't even imagine the grief that all the Weasleys were experiencing. But still, she had known Fred for...had it really been almost nine years? They had spent their whole school careers(besides those few months at the end of 7th year) together, and Fred had become one of Angelina's best friends. She was just getting used to the fact that she would never see him again, and she was getting sadder by the minute.
I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
Looks like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend and I say
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
Fred and Angelina had started casually dating at the end of their 5th year, and by the end of their 7th year, Angelina had realized she was in love with him. The night before the twins left Hogwarts, she told him, and he had told her he loved her, too. That night had been one of the happiest days she could remember. Fred had promised they would still see each other, even though he was leaving school. Angelina had promised to visit him. That summer, Angelina had gone to see him at his shop. She had been afraid that being apart would hurt their relationship, but she had nothing to worry about. They were still together, their bond still as strong as ever.
A boom of thunder brought Angelina back from her thoughts into reality. People were now making a line to pay their respects to the family. Angelina waited until everyone was in the line, then got at the back of it. All of a sudden, she started to cry. Everything had just hit her, and she realized just how much she would miss Fred. He had always been the one who could cheer her up, who was there to comfort her, and who could always make her feel loved. He had always promised that he would always be there for her, and that he would never leave her. Angelina could not help but think about how he had broken his promise.
She looked up, and saw that a picture of Fred grinning and laughing had been conjured above the grave. She sobbed even harder, and hoped that the rain would cause people to not notice. What would she do without him?
I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems like I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes till you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light but it's not right
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
Fred had always been the one Angelina turned to for help, and she knew it was going to be very hard to try to move on, but she knew that was what she had to do. By this time, she had reached the front of the line, and was now talking to the Weasley family. She smiled slightly at Ginny and Ron as she hugged them, and shook Mr. Weasley's hand. She hugged Bill, Charlie, and Percy, pausing to whisper in Percy's ear, "It's going to be all right." She knew Percy was taking this really hard, having only been on good terms with his family for an hour or two before he lost his brother. Angelina got to Mrs. Weasley, hugged her, and tried to comfort her as best she could. Finally, she reached George and stopped. "Oh, George," she said softly.
George had been one of her best friends as well, though she never had quite the same bond with him as with Fred. She felt so sorry for him right then, knowing it must be so hard to lose your twin, like losing your other half. Of course Angelina couldn't completely understand, seeing as she didn't have a twin, but she knew that George was proabably hurting the worst out of everyone, and she wanted to help her friend. George hugged her hard, and Angelina could tell that he had been crying too.
Ohhh yeah
It hurts to want everything & nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you but I'm not giving in this time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
Later that evening, Angelina, George, Alicia Spinnet, Katie Bell, and Lee Jordan were all at the Burrow, talking. The five of them and Fred had been best friends all throughout Hogwarts, and Angelina, Alicia, Katie, and Lee were all staying for the night, to give George moral support. They talked well into the night, reminiscing about Fred, thinking of all the good times they had. Eventually, Lee and George said goodnight and went up to George's room.
The three girls stayed in the den, and were quiet for a few minutes. Finally, Alicia asked, "How're you doing, Ange?" with concern in her voice. "All right, I guess," said Angelina. "I mean, as well as can be expected, given what happened..."
Alicia and Katie looked at her with sympathy. "Well," said Katie. "Just think about all the good times you ha-"
"That doesn't work, Katie!" said Angelina. "Then I just start feeling sad that we won't have any more!"
"I know, I know," soothed Alicia. "Look, you should just consider yourself lucky that you had someone to love and to love you who you got to spend nine years with and get to see almost every day."
"I guess you're right," sighed Angelina. "I'm just so sad."
"We know," said Katie. "We all are."
And this seemed to be the last word, because Alicia and Katie were silent after that, and Angelina figured they had fallen asleep. Angelina, however, stayed awake, unable to fall asleep. Even though she knew it might make her feel worse, she couldn't help herself thinking about all the times she had with Fred back at school...
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
When the stars fall I will lie awake
You're my shooting star
I hope you liked it. I have three chapters so far, recycled from my old FredAngelina story. I'll try to keep adding chapters as fast as I can, hopefully at least one a week. Anyway, I'd love to know what you thought, so please review!
