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Chapter 4: Can you See Me?

It was minutes later that Lupin and Molly Weasley apparated into the Weasley kitchen. Mrs. Weasley was already crying when she called out

"Where is he?" Over her sobs. Ginny ran out to get her mother, leaving Harry sitting crouched by Ron's limp body. As Ginny left he could hear Harry saying something faintly. He hovered closer.

"Please wake up, please, you have to be ok." He was chanting over and over staring intently into the other boy's glassy eyes.

"Don't you want my girlfriend all to yourself?" Ron asked in a harsh tone that filled the room with a low rumble. Harry didn't seem to even notice he just sat their blinking back tears and begged him to wake up. It didn't make sense, Harry cheating with Hermione but then wanting so much for his best friend to wake up.

Maybe I've jumped to conclusions, Ron thought to himself, maybe it was just a strange impulse thing, maybe that was the only time it had ever happened. His thoughts were interrupted as his mother burst through the door, with a concerned looking Lupin following close behind, an arm holding on to Mrs. Weasley's shoulder as if to keep her from diving atop her lifeless son.

Seeing his mother run to his body like that finally put things into perspective. He had been in such a state of shock and denial but now seeing his mother cry like that run like that… It was as if she was moving in slow motion, collapsing beside his own fallen body Harry reaching over and crying with her Lupin standing over the group of them, looking as though he himself were trying to stay composed.

"It's really over." Ron said aloud, his voice trembling. It suddenly seemed all very unimportant to him, the stupid kiss between Harry and Hermione, didn't he have bigger things to worry about? Harry had been his best mate for seven years, so had Hermione, they wouldn't ever do anything to intentionally hurt him. The kiss was an impulsive mistake, it had to be. He was stupid to ever think it had been otherwise, they were his best friends, but now he may never be able to speak to them again.

"Ron?" Lupin asked staring at Ron's spirit where it hovered. Ron was so shocked at being acknowledged that at first he didn't reply and instead looked behind himself as if certain to see another fellow named Ron standing perfectly alive behind him.

"Y-you can see me?" Ron asked excited. Harry and Molly had turned and were now staring at Remus Lupin in a confused astonishment.

"Say it slower," He said squinting.

"What?" Ron asked confused.

"I-I sense something, right here," He waved his arm through Ron, "I can sort of hear him talking," He explained in a tone of concern and confusion.

"Yes! Yes, I'm here!" Ron yelled excitedly at the top of his voice, a wave of wind howled throughout the room and Lupin's face brightened.

"It's him!" He said excitedly, "He's here with us, I'm not sure if he can see or understand what's going on in our realm, but there is certainly some sort of connection."

"Does that mean he's a ghost?" Ginny asked slowly here voice trembling with tears. Ron had barely noticed that she and Hermione had entered the room, with all the excitement going on but now he could see that Lupin's news was not necessarily a good thing.

"I-I don't know," Remus' voice dropped as he said it as did his head, "I've never heard of a ghost that Wizard's couldn't see… it makes no sense…" He trailed off looking from where Ron hovered to his limp body. "No sense at all."

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