A/N: I just want to say thank you to all the people that reviewed and added this story to their story alert
I have to say most of the times I like a story to go slow mostly cus I just want to know everything that happens and all the little things. So this is what I'm planning to do with this story. To take it slow and with detail, this is why this chapter will start where we finished of at chapter 1. I hope you will enjoy it. There will be some time between chapters since I'm working like 50 hours a week atm, but whenever I have time I will write. Disclaimer: I do not own any of the character. I'm just a great fan of Harry Potter and I'm honored to even use the characters for a story.
RHrRHrRHr Ron's point of view
we walked in to the great hall still holding hands. I never thought that this would happen. 'cus why would Hermione effing Granger want to be with me, but I'm bloody glad she apparently does. There's no way I'm gonna question it.
As we walk into the great hall the happiness soon gets overpowered with everything that has happened in the battle. All the near death experiences and all the people we have lost. Fred. This was the name that has been shouting in my head for what seems like forever. I just still can't believe it. While we were on the run I used to always listen to the radio hoping I would never hear the name of my family.
I still hate myself so much for leaving Hermione and Harry while on the run I think that is something I will never be able to forgive myself for and I'm not sure Hermione will either. The only good thing that came of it was to know for sure that my family was all still safe and to See Bill again. I always was afraid I might have missed a name on the radio; it might have been one of my family's. It was good to know that even though the battle had yet to be fought, every Weasley was still safe.
When I saw them all at the castle it was so good to see them. When I saw Ginny the first time it made me happy to see she hadn't changed much, no noticeable wounds, I guess it was just that everyone was hurting from the inside, hoping for a better world. Then she only had eyes for Harry everything felt normal again, even just for a little while. I felt like we were back home at the Burrow always fighting about all sort of things. No matter how much I complain about my family, I really love them and this year on the run just made me realize it more.
Now Fred is gone I just can't believe it. I still expect him to come up behind me and scare the hell outta me, just to tell me it was all his master plan at some sick joke. All the times he used me to try all his new products on come back to me all the times I yelled at him for it. I just can't believe that Fred is gone, that the twins are just not… twins anymore.
As Hermione and I walk into the great hall we see Harry. He's looking at us with a slight smile on his face. I can see his eyes shifting to our hands and the smile turns into a grin. I think Harry has always known it was bound to happen. It was just Hermione and I that didn't realize that the other was feeling the same. We both look at our hands for confirmation even though we both know it to be true and share a small but meaningful glance at each other and I just knew that this was the beginning for us and Harry was the first one to know. It seemed so right. It made me forget about all the sad stuff for just a little bit longer. It was so confusing at one time I couldn't be happier that there was finally something happening between Hermione and I, but on the other end I feel like sobbing my heart out by the thought of Fred.
Harry walks closer to us and we all share a much needed group hug. I look over Harry's shoulder at Hermione and I can see her looking back with tears in her eyes. I think it will be long before we can go a day without tearing up at memories of this day, but I think that Hermione's tears aren't only for all the people that we lost or their families I think these are tears of relief that we three made it against all odd and are still here, hurting, but breathing. I don't know what I would do if one of them didn't make it through. When I saw Harry's lifeless body everything broke down, I just couldn't believe it. My first thoughts weren't about how we were going to survive without Harry, no it were memories of playing Wizard's chess with Harry of all the times we shared as best mates and how I would never be able to do that. When I saw Harry struggling to get out of Hagrid's arms I just couldn't believe it, I was hit with shock and then didn't have time to progress it cus Voldemort was pissed and the battle really begun all over again.
When we broke away from the group hug we all move towards my family and the moment of happiness disappears again as I first spot my mum sobbing uncontrollably in my dad's arms. I don't know how we are going to survive this as a family. As Weasley's we are known to be a real close family, but how can we ever go back to the way it was suppose to be when there would always be a empty spot at the dinner table or a room not fully filled. I look around to see my entire family is there, well not my entire family I guess. Everyone looks so lost so broken, I guess it's the same as I'm feeling now. I feel Hermione squeeze my hand and I look at her, her eyes comforting me. I silently thank her, and let go of her hand and move forward to the bench where mum and dad are sat.
" mum? …dad?" I say with a voice that I barely recognize. They look up real fast as they probably recognize my voice. My mum stand up and practically runs to be to wrap me in a hug so tight it's getting hard to breathe, but it feels so good to be in my mum's arms again, it makes me feel like I was young where everything still could be fixed with a hug.
" oh, my dear boy, Ron… I love you so much Ronnie, I was so worried" She takes her fingers through my hair as she hugs me. After what seemed like hours she let go of me and looked at me.
"We heard that many people are staying here for the night and we think it's best we do so as well and all stick together. Professor Mcgonagall said we could stay in the Gryffindor's dormitories. There's going to be a f-f-funeral here at Hogwarts grounds tomorrow afternoon for all those we have lost, but F-Fred's never been a big fan of Hogwarts so we thought it would be better to bury… " she let out a sob and continued " … his body at the Burrow the day after tomorrow" Mum tried her hardest to be strong for the rest of the family, but not really succeeding. I nodded to let her know that I agreed and I wrap my arms around her again. I feel dad putting a hand to my shoulder. I can see Harry wrapped in a hug with Ginny, probably trying to comfort her as well. As I see Harry and Ginny together I think of Hermione and turn my head to look at her. Mum must have noticed and broke away from our hug and gave me a understanding look and turned to Hermione.
" Hermione, dear, I'm so glad that you're okay" she says to her while crushing her in the same kind of hug. I can see a smile appearing on her face. She's really part of the family already. Well she did spent almost more time at the burrow than at her own home while on breaks of Hogwarts. I hope that one day she will really be a part of our crazy family.
" If you want to stay with us, dear, we'll be happy to have you, you're just as much a part of the family as Harry is, but we understand if you want to be with your parents" Mum continued. It made me realize just how much she doesn't know. She doesn't even know that Hermione really has no place else to go, that she erased her parent's memory to protect time. I know there will be a time where we have to explain everything that has happened. Now is just not the time though, it will be hard enough as it it.
I can see that Hermione is realizing the same thing as a look of confusing mixed with pain crosses her face. I know that we will need to do something about her parents, but there will be time to discuss that soon enough and I try to make that clear to her with a look. She nods and responds to mum
" Thank you, Mrs Weasley, that would be lovely"
We'll have to figure out what we're gonna do about her parents, how we explain everything to our families, to the whole ruddy magical world I bet, but whatever comes next we'll just have to take it on. All we need to know for now is that it's over, it really is.
