Dear Fred,

I know that you're dead. I understand that. It's been a year and even though there is an ache everyday without you, I've accepted the fact that you're gone. We made a promise, way back when we were 7, before Voldemort was a constant threat. We promised that if anything ever happened to the other we wouldn't shut down and close up. We would go on living our life to the fullest. We would go on cracking jokes and smiling and living enough for the both of us. The first night was the hardest, and yeah I did cry for awhile because it was just so lonely sleeping in a room alone. But I hadn't forgotten our promise. So I wiped away the tears and pulled up the floor board that the piece of paper with the promise written on it was hidden. The next morning was just weird. Everyone had expected me to be in a terrible state. So when I came down the steps fully clothed with a smile on my face everyone took a step back. When I cracked a joke mum started sobbing about how hard it must be for me. And truthfully I felt bad. I mean yeah there was that terrible ache in my heart screaming that you weren't there. But no one could feel that but me. And so I went on with life, perhaps I was a little more reserved but I smiled and joked and ran our shop. The worst day was your funeral. That was the one day I let myself slip and just sobbed into Ginny's shoulder while she held me. And when I got up to say my speech everyone saw my red rimmed eyes. But I talked to them, I told everyone about our promise and the ache that was pulling at my heart each and every day. And I told them of the paper with the sloppy 7-year-olds hand writing making him promise to live his life. And I let the tears fall and I told them that no matter how strong I seemed it really was a struggle to not let grief overtake me.

It seems like it was so long ago the day we made that promise. I guess it was. I always wondered what led to us at age 7 to make such a promise. But every day I thank my lucky stars we did because if we hadn't I wouldn't be living my life right now...

Love you Freddie

George