The group returned to the Burrow. None of the lights in the house were on, which was odd, considering that George had been home for several hours. Mrs. Weasley walked to the door and opened it. She turned on the light and screamed in horror at the sight that greeted her. Mr. Weasley ran to his wife's side only to turn around suddenly with a look of horror on his face as he slid to sit on the ground. The others rushed toward the door and Dora heard screams and horrified gasps as they saw the inside of the house.
Luna began an attempt to pull the children away from the door before the saw the gruesome sight that awaited them, but she didn't reach Dora in time. Neville saw this and ran to his daughter in an attempt to spare her. He wasn't fast enough to stop her seeing the inside of the house, but he didn't know it. When he had finally taken her far enough away that she couldn't see the inside of the house he set her down, "Did you see anything in the house?" he asked her.
Little Dora looked at her father and knew somehow that he wanted to know that she hadn't seen what she had so she answered, "No, daddy," Neville looked relieved.
"Stay here," he told her as he walked back toward the house. Dora nodded and as she closed her eyes she could still see George Weasley hanging from one of the stair railings by the neck.
Eventually, the adults got everything under control and allowed the children into the house. Only Dora knew that something was different than it was the last time she had seen the house, but she said nothing. They all stayed at the Burrow that night. Dora didn't sleep at all. She listened to the conversations that were taking place downstairs.
"…Hanged himself…"
"…If I'd known…"
"Nobody's fault…"
She must have fallen asleep, because the next thing Dora knew her mother was waking her and the other children with the promise of pancakes. Dora walked slowly down the stairs, being careful not to touch any of the stair railings. She was very observant for a child and she had noticed some things which worried her. Mr. Weasley sat in a chair, staring blankly at a wall, a seemingly cold cup of coffee in his hand as Ron tearfully begged him to talk to them. Mrs. Weasley sat with tears streaming down her face as Neville slowly bandaged her hand which she seemed to have stabbed with her knitting needle. Ginny looked as if she hadn't slept at all and Percy was sitting next to his wife as he clutched an old sweater. Bill was out in the yard doing something and Dora could see Charlie out there with him. They seemed to be arguing.
Dora knew enough about the Weasley family at her age to know that it was best not to bother them, best not to disturb the sleeping giant so she sat down and ate her pancakes. Afterwards, Dora's mum took all of the children to Godric's Hollow; saying to her husband that it would be better if the small children weren't playing while everyone was so upset.
Days later, there was a funeral for George Weasley. Dora heard that he was buried next to his brother. She and the other children had not been allowed to go as some of the adults believed them to be too young to truly understand what had happened. She understood though, her mum had always taught her that things break; people die, families fall apart, friends lose touch with one another. All things have an end. And little Dora believed her mother one-hundred percent.