A missing moment from my fan fic Harry and Ginny.
It was time, so Harry gathered those who he was close to together.
He took a deep shaky breath, Ginny's small warm hand found his and it gave him the strength to begin. "You are my family and closest friends, I trust you completely and you have the right to know everything."
They all lost track of time as he began at the beginning, the night his parents died, through the years of abuse and neglect at the hands of his Aunt and Uncle and the wonderful day he had found out he was a wizard.
Fleur and Luna cried when he told of how his Aunt and Uncle had treated him, Ginny and Molly looked ready to repay the Dursleys in kind.
Hagrid had produced a tablecloth sized hanky when Harry stated simply that he had been his first real friend and how his heart began to hope after meeting the gentle big man.
Molly jumped from her spot and hugged him tightly when he talked of how her kind words and help had melted more of the barrier he had built around his heart.
Neville passed out tissues as they all laughed and cried at his memory of Fred and George teasing their mother about a toilet seat.
Ron had buried his face into Hermione's as Harry talked of how incredible it was to have a friend to share the wonder of Hogwarts with.
Hermione and Ron helped tell the story of their search for the philosophers' stone. Arthur laid a had on Ron's shoulder as Harry recounted the chess game.
Ginny, who had never really talked about her year with Tom Riddle's diary, managed to make it through, adding her side as Harry told of the chamber of secrets.
Sirius' and Lupin's tales were next. And through that day and evening the stories of the school years flowed. Various people joined in to add what they knew, mostly the young people were who spoke. Kingsley and McGonagall felt both awe and pride readjusting their thinking about these "children".
Harry was honest in describing his dark times and his doubts. A tired and emotionally spent group went to bed that night.
The next day Harry, Hermione and Ron explained what horcruxes were and the need to find all Voldemort had made.
Their year on the hunt was recounted, a pause was necessitated when Ginny planted a roundhouse on Ron's chin after he admitted to having left Harry and Hermione for a while.
Molly sent Bill a withering glance when it was found that Ron had been at his and Fluer's house during that time.
The time at Godrics Hallow brought them first to tears and then horror.
Luna recounted her father's side of the story to her home after the trio had told of figuring out the deathly hallows there.
Molly held Hermione and Ron as he told of his agony listening to Belatrix torture the woman he just had figured out he loved.
Jean Granger knelt in front of her daughter and held her hands while Hugo kissed the red haired man he already thought of as a son on the forehead.
Luna softly told of Dobby rescuing all those found in the dungeons of Malfoy manor. Bill had to tell of his death and burial.
Gringotts awed and frightened them all in turn and that was enough for that day.
The last day was the telling of all their stories from the battle. Harry explaining to them all about Snape's memories, finding he was the last horcrux and how hard it was to walk past Ginny in to the forest to die.
Hagrid sobbed loudly as he recounted watching the curse flying toward Harry's small figure.
George finally told of the emptiness he felt after Fred had died and Molly sobbed as she cried out "I thought I had lost two sons when Hagrid carried you to the castle."
Then Harry told of the guilt he still felt for all the deaths, this time it was Andromeda who's voice was raised "Harry James Potter! You did not take Teddy's parents away! You did not kill Fred or Ted or anyone else! You saved us!"
A bond was forged over those few days that never ended. A family was born and the orphan boy who had had no one for so much of his life, never felt alone again.