Ron's POV

Walking back through the hallways to the Great Hall he couldn't believe Hogwarts was still standing. Portraits were either falling off the wall, empty or smashed to pieces. Walls were falling down, there was rubble everywhere. Rebuilding Hogwarts was going to be a massive job. He wondered if McGonagall was going to put teams, maybe he and Hermione could lead a team together?

He glanced down at Hermione, thank Merlin he had her, she would be there for him and he would be there for her. That was more than George had, poor George. He needed to think of a way to help him somehow.

Once they had got to the Great Hall Ron led Hermione over to where Madam Pomfray was working on a 6th year Ravenclaw Ron vaguely recognised, she had a nasty burn down the right side of her face and arm.

"Ah Mr Weasley, Miss Granger how are we? Are you going to let me take a look at that cut yet Weasley?" Madam Pomfray asked accusingly.

"Er...actually could you check Hermione out first, I can wait a little longer." He said pushing her forward gently.

"Very well." She said with a sigh. "Miss Howley, try to get some sleep now, the potion should be starting to take effect." She came over to Hermione and sat her down on a nearby camp bad.

"Well I can't fix her with you hanging over my shoulder, go and make yourself useful young man." She said bustling him out of the way.

"I'll come find you when we are done, don't worry." She said giving him a small smile. Ron smiled back and went to find his family.

They were pretty much in exactly the same positions as he had left them in earlier, only now George was stood holding on to Percy rather than laid over Fred's body. He quietly walked up next to Ginny and put his arm around her, pulling her into his chest. She didn't look up at him but put her arm around his waist and squeezed as if she knew it was him.

They stood like that for a while in silence just staring at Fred's body until Ron couldn't take it anymore.

"He wouldn't want us to be like this, he'd want us to be celebrating, cheering everybody else up, making jokes. Not this, this is wrong." He said to the group.

"RON." His mother gasped as though he had killed Fred all over again. His father just looked confusedly at him and Bill wouldn't look him in the eye.

"He's right, Fred would hate this." George whispered.

"He'd be singing along with peeves throwing fireworks around." Ginny said, giggling.

"Or teasing me some more about what a prat I am." Percy said with a tear in his eye.

"Well you are a prat." George, He and Ginny said at the same time, which sent Bill and Charlie into fits of giggles. His mum, dad and Fleur looked at them like they had all gone mad. At that point Professor McGonagall came over to talk to them.

"Hello Weasley's." she said wearily. "I'm so very sorry about Fred; he was a remarkable young man."

"Thank you Minerva." His dad replied.

"I know this must be a very difficult time but we have been setting up portkey's so families can take their loved ones home before we start the clean up. I have saved you one if you would like it, it goes in ten minutes."

"Yes thank you, I think we will take it, we should get Fred home, start planning the..." Molly trailed off.

"Right, who's coming now then?" Charlie said to everyone.

"I've got to find Hermione and Harry, and I reckon Ginny wants to see harry too. We can come by floo or something later if that's okay with you mum?" Ron said. Ginny smiled up at him, thanking him without saying a word.

"Oh, my Ronnie, I'm so proud of you, so so proud." His mother had pushed Ginny out of the way and gripped him into a bear hug. "You take care of Ginny and Harry and Hermione too. You're in charge here now. I'm so proud of you." She leaned up and gave him a kiss on the cheek and turned to Ginny and gave her one too.

As the rest of the Weasley's followed after Professor McGonagall to get the portkey Ron and Ginny went to find Hermione and Harry.

"I'm proud of you too you know?" she said grabbing his hand.

"I'm proud of all of us; there were times when I didn't think we were going to make it. It's all down to those two though, they're the ones you should be proud of, I just followed their lead."

"I think you were more important than you give yourself credit for Ron, they couldn't have done it without you either."

"They really could have Gin, there's things you don't know yet, things I don't really want you to know."

"Why not?" she stopped walking and frowned at him.

"Because you may not like me very much after you hear them."

"I don't care what happened when you were out there, you have come home safely and Hermione has come home safely and Harry has come home safely. You all looked after each other and you brought him back to me. So I don't care. I'm proud of you and I'm thankful to you." She gave him a quick hug. "Now let's find the other two so I can thank them for bringing you home!"

Watching Ginny walk away he felt everything could be okay, he had his family. They would defiantly grieve the loss of Fred but they could get through it together. They would grow together as well. He also knew that Ginny was now one of them, the trio was now a quartet and surprising himself, he didn't mind.