It was amazing at how slow time went, when chaos went on. Shortly after the George and the others left, Molly and Arthur followed. Katherine watched as her family went off to fight, leaving her alone with the baby and Muriel, who was thankfully upstairs asleep. By 10:30, Katherine had Samantha fed, bathed and in her crib. She couldn't let herself keep the baby up, until news arrived.
As Samantha slept upstairs in the crib, Katherine stayed downstairs in the sittingroom. She brought down a blanket and made herself a pot of tea, adding a little Firewhiskey into her cup. Then she sat on the sofa, and watched as the minutes ticked by on the old clock in the corner. By midnight, Katherine was laying, curled up into a ball, on the sofa, struggling to keep her eyes open.
By three in the morning, Katherine was hanging off the couch, snoring softly. Suddenly, she was awake and staring at a patronus. It was Arthur's.
"Get to the Hog's Head. Take the secret passage and come to the Great Hall. Bring the baby"
Then with a flash, it was gone. Katherine sat on the sofa for a few minutes, slightly confused. She then quickly got up and ran up the stairs to the bedroom that she and George shared. Grabbing the sling off the chair, Katherine tossed it over her head and went to the crib. Carefully picking Samantha up, Katherine placed her into the sling and grabbed her wand off the nighttable. Then she apparated into the Hog's Head.
She stepped out into the Room of Requirement, and saw that it was empty. Placing one hand underneath the sling, and pulling her wand out with the other, Katherine made her way out of the room and down the corridor. Taking the stairs, which were badly damaged, Katherine ran past students out in the halls. She had no idea what was going on, and why she was told to come here. George promised to come straight to the house, once everything was over. Something wasn't right.
Making her way into the Great Hall, Katherine saw that it was very crowded. Former students and Professors stood around, comforting each other. Some stood around the deceased. But at that moment, she only cared about finding her husband and making sure that he was alive.
She walked through the crowds, wrapping her arms around the bundle against her chest. As Katherine walked, she looked all over, trying to spot the red hair that always stood out. But tonight, it didn't. Death stood out more than a hair color. In the corner, Angelina sood with the Weasley family, when she spotted her friend walking around the Hall with the baby. She quickly turned to George, and shook his arm.
"What, Angie?" he asked, trying to shake her hands off him.
"Look! Katherine's here," she said, pointing over in the direction Katherine was.
George quickly stood up and looked to where Angeline was pointing to, and spotted his wife walking with his daughter in a sling. He quickly moved away from his friends and family, and quickly went into the crowd.
"KAT!" he shouted, pushing past the students and professors.
He saw Katherine react to the call, as she began to look around frantically.
"Katherine!" he shouted again, and this time she finally saw him.
Finally letting out all the air she held in her chest, Katherine made her way through the crowd and into George's arms. As soon as she was in them, she began to cry. Wrapping one arm around his body, she kept the other around Samantha. All the horrible thoughts she had moments before, were suddenly gone. Pulling back, Katherine looked up at him and saw that he was covered in dirt and blood. His shirt was torn in several spots, and his hair was matted down with sweat.
"Did we win?" she asked, breathing heavily, as she sobbed.
George nodded, and she burried her face into his chest. It was over. No more threats of murder and darkness. It was a new chapter, ready to be written. A chance to start lives over again, with the hopes of many bright days and years before them. As Katherine stood in George's embrace, Samantha began to whimper. She was awake. Katherine pulled back, and she and George both looked down at their daughter. Now she was free to live in a world with no worries. Nothing to fear.
Taking her out of the sling, George held her against his chest, and kissed her head. Then he took Katherine by the hand, and led her back towards the other Weasley's. As they reached the family, Katherine's smile was ripped off her face, when she saw the tearstained faces before her. Looking up at George, she noticed a change in his face. The eyes that were bright just moments ago, where now empty and lifeless. Katherine then saw it. There, lying on the cold, hard ground, with the smile still etched onto his face, was Fred.