Chapter two

After everyone had some lunch and a cup of tea, Arthur, Bill, Charlie, Hermione, Ron and Harry stood up, then Ginny did.

'No Ginny, you are staying here,' Molly said sternly.

'Mum, I just went through a war, I can go with them.'

'Ginny, you're staying with your mother,' Arthur said, 'no arguing,' Arthur turned to the others, 'come on you lot, let's go.'

The group left but all of them noticed Ginny's anger, but also her looks towards Harry. They also noticed that Harry didn't seem to notice anything and wondered if he was just tired.

Hermione, Ron and Harry apparated Arthur, Bill and Charlie to the forest of dean, within seconds they were fighting snatchers. But between the six of them the four snatchers realised they didn't stand a chance so they quickly apparated away.

'You three are lucky we came, they were waiting for you by the look of it,' Bill said as he stared around.

'Probably, let's get our stuff so we can get out of here,' Ron said.

'We'll keep watch in case they come back,' Arthur said then stood with his two sons while Ron, Hermione and Harry entered the tent, 'They didn't look very worried so I don't think those three would have had too much trouble, especially not after the way we saw them fight last night and just then.'

'No, I don't think they would have either. I was watching them, blimey, they make me feel like I need more training,' Charlie shrugged.

'It's what they've been doing for years Charlie, they had no choice but to get fast and precise. But we have no idea what they had to do over these last nine months.'

'They mentioned being captured and escaping Malfoy manor. Didn't we hear that Voldemort was using the Malfoy place as his headquarters?' Charlie asked.

'He was, it was full of death eater,' Ron said.

'Did you get your things?' Arthur asked.

'Everything that's important, but they did wreck everything else,' Harry said then pointed his wand at the tent magically packing it, 'We never got around to using that other one Bill, Hermione still has it and this is the one you got us Mr. Weasley.'

'I'll stick it in my shed,' Arthur picked up the tent, 'So keep your wands ready, we have no idea if there are any at home,' Arthur waited until everyone was ready then the six of them apparated at the same time, arriving a few seconds later in the garden of the Burrow, 'Well it's still standing and everything looks fine.'

'Let's have a look,' Bill said then the group cautiously stepped inside, 'Looks fine.'

'Everything is how we left it, but we need to check everywhere, but in two groups, no going off alone,' Arthur looked at his youngest son, 'You three stick together and do down here, we'll head upstairs.'

'Hot it,' Ron said then walked into the living room with Hermione and Harry. By the time they had checked every room downstairs, Arthur, Charlie and Bill were walking down the stairs, 'All clear down here.'

'Yes, same upstairs, we'll just check outside and the shed before heading back to Muriel's.'

The six walked outside and checked everywhere that a death eater or snatcher could hide and found no one, not even in Arthur's shed. They looked at each other, then put their wands away before apparating away.

Arthur led the group inside and stopped dead at the sight before him, but he did pull his wand again which made the others grab their wands.

'It's alright Arthur, we thoroughly checked, so you'll need an explanation,' Minerva said.

'Fred,' Arthur raced over and hugged his son, 'What happened?'

'We saw you die,' Ron said staring at his brother.

'I wasn't dead, deeply unconscious though. Madame Pomfrey was checking everyone because she found someone else alive that everyone thought was dead, one of the shop keepers from Hogsmeade. I'm a bit sore but okay and more importantly, alive.'

'Blimey Fred,' Ron raced over and hugged him.

'It's really Fred?' Harry said as he sat down heavily on one of the kitchen chairs but never took his eyes off Fred.

'Yes, when we were moving all the dead, that is when Poppy noticed Mr. Griswald's chest, he was breathing, so we started to check everyone. Fred was deeply unconscious and it took a lot of potions to bring him around, then she did a lot of healing charms over him,' Minerva saw the look on Harry's face, 'No, I'm sorry Harry, Remus and Nymphadora, they didn't make it.'

Harry sagged, 'I was hoping, but I'm glad Fred is alive.'

'So am I mate, Percy told me how you pulled me into a corner to protect my body, from what Madame Pomfrey said and well, everyone said, that saved me from anything else falling on me or any spells hitting me.'

Harry gave Fred a small smile before George hugged him, 'You hug like your mother George.'

George laughed, then surprised everyone when he kissed Harry on the mouth, 'You saved him, well, that is just you isn't it Potter, saving people, thanks mate.'

Harry blushed brightly, 'Well,' Harry shrugged no knowing what to say.

'Oh you made Harry blush George, do you think I could make him blush too?'

'Don't think about it Fred,' Harry glared, then laughed, 'Hey, to have you back, you could shag me and I wouldn't care.'

'Harry,' Hermione said with her eyes wide.

'What,' Harry shrugged, then got up and hugged Fred, 'Blimey mate, it's good to see your ugly face. You know why I moved you though?'

'Percy told me,' Fred said as he let Harry go then kissed him, 'Damn, he didn't blush.'

'No, I'm just glad you're here.'

'Yeah, Percy said since he wouldn't move and some spells just missed him, you decided to move me out of the line of fire, so thanks mate.'

'Anytime,' Harry smiled then he was pulled into a hug by Mrs. Weasley.

'You saved my boy.'

'Um, um,' Harry stammered but saw everyone just smiling at him and Molly, 'You know I'd do anything for this family Mrs. Weasley.'

'Yes I do, but you saved Ginny, then Ron, Arthur and now Fred,' Molly patted Harry's cheek as she let him go.

'They might not have needed saving if you weren't friends with me in the first place.'

'Oh don't start that again Harry,' Ron said then hugged him, 'I think we were blessed when we became friends.'

Harry sighed but hugged his friend, 'Thanks Ron.

After that everyone hugged Harry before he sat back down that's when he noticed Ginny staring like she was trying to figured something out and couldn't, to Harry she looked confused, probably about why he allowed George and Fred to kiss him. If he was honest with himself, Harry enjoyed those kisses even if they were only small closed lip kisses, they still sent a jolt through his body. Harry figured he knew why, he was gay and over the last year those suspicions got a lot stronger, but now he knew it to be true, but that was something he would keep to himself, at least for now.