Chapter 9: Dear ol' Dad

To my father, Arthur Weasley

I bequeath 15 percent of my half of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

I also bequeath to him my dragon-skin coat. May he find the deflecting characteristics of this coat useful if he should play around with experimenting with Muggle items.

Dear ol' Dad

I'm not very sure if dragon-skin can deflect whatever that can come out from experimenting with Muggle items, but hey, even if it doesn't, you've got to admit, this coat is one decent piece of fashion.

(You might need an Engorgio charm to make it fit though. Then again, I'm not sure if an Engorgio charm works on this coat…)

Dad, I have never said this to you, and I doubt I will ever do. It's easier to write such awful mushy words in the depths of night than to say it to you in the face.

When I was a kid, I would always wonder why other kids are able to buy ten Choco Frogs when George and I can only have one each. I remember that fight I had with you when I was about five. (Or was it six?) And I yelled at you how I hate to be your son because you could not afford to buy me a new toy broomstick after Ronnie broke mine.

That look on your face was something I could never forget, even after over ten years. I didn't mean that, Dad. Please take this as an apology that's over a decade late.

If there is anything that I am proud of, is to be born as your son. I've always believed that George and I inherited our fun-loving nature from you. Only, you see the fun from Muggles and their lifestyles and we see the fun from playing pranks.

But you taught me more than that, Dad. You taught me how important family is, over money. And you taught me how important it is, to be able to see the humour in a world that alternates between light and darkness.

I'm proud to be a Weasley, Dad, more than anything.

I love you, Dad.

Fred.

Author's Note:

Thanks to everyone who had liked what Fred gave to Molly. Here's Arthur's piece, and to be frank, in the very initial plan, this was supposed to be the first chapter to be uploaded. But eventually, I started off with Harry and Hermione.

Now, next up will be George's bequest. For everyone who's been waiting for it, well, look out for it tomorrow. =))

To reply to all my reviewers:

teddybear101010: Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. *hearts* Other than that, I'm not sure what else I can say. I do hope you like this piece, and up next for George's.

Addicted-To-Sugar-Quills: I'm honoured that a Fred/Angeline fan liked what I've done for them. If only the actual story wasn't as sad as it was. Thank you for reading and reviewing. =)

SparkySkye812 : Thank you for reading and reviewing!

PurplePumpkin12: Thank you for reading and reviewing. I'm glad you liked it!

soccachik666 : Thank you! Well, as for the second surprise, you're gonna have to wait for it. ;) But I'm pretty hopeful you will like it as well.

Dimcairien: Thank you for reading and reviewing!

Bri: *hands tissue* Thank you for liking what I've wrote for Angelina. I truly believed that Fred is a sweet, gentle man beneath his jokester self.

Arish Mudra Rakshasa: Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I hope you will like how I wrap this story up.

Arish Mudra Rakshasa

mopotter17 : Thank you for the review! *hearts* Thanks for sticking with this little project of mine despite the uncertainty. *double hearts*

ToffeeRose : I'm so sorry to hear about your brother. I do hope he turns around soon, like Percy. Thank you for reading and reviewing!

Crycoria : I agree totally with what you said. JK Rowling created a whole new world for us to explore into, be it to spin off brand new versions or continuations. Thank you for reading and reviewing!

limput1 : Thank you for reading and reviewing! As for your query, perhaps I'll do a full-blown one if ever I do a story for Fred/Angeline. =)

mischief managed-not : Read Ginny's wedding, I presume. ;) Thank you for the suggestion and all your reviews.

Redrosedragon18 : Thank you for reading and reviewing. Many people are asking for reactions. Wow. Now, I'd be really awful if I don't come up with one, now, wouldn't I. ;)

LaLaLoveIt13 : *hands tissue* Thank you for reading. I will definitely write about George's, not to worry. It's coming up in the next chapter. And I'm pretty sure, you will need more tissues. ;)

PwnedByPineapple : *hands tissue* Sorry I made you cry, but thank you, thank you for reading and reviewing.

FallForAnything25 : *hands tissue* Thank you for reading and reviewing. I cried while watching DH2 too. At Fred's death, especially. Probably the main motivation as to me doing this fic. =) Hope you like this one as well!

F Maurice : Thank you for reading and reviewing! Hope you enjoy this one too!

alicenotinwonderland : Yes, Fred's humour is back. I shelved his humour deliberately because of what he did to Angelina in order to have her leave their relationship. Hope it wasn't too OOC for Fred and thank you so much for reviewing! =)

ncis-lady: Thank you for reading and all your reviews! I hope you like this chapter as well. I agree with what you said about Charlie though. It seemed a little sad that he never got married, but well, in the world of fanfiction, anything can happen, no? ;) (Btw, I am a NCIS fan as well. =D )

Thank you all for reading and reviewing!

Signing off
Rainremember