"What?" I asked my mouth gapping. I tried to speak again but abruptly stopped myself.
"Marry me, right now." he said seriously.
"Have you lost it? Is it that stupid movie? Because we don't need to get married." I went to kiss him but he pulled away.
"If what you said is true, about me... dying. Then I want no regrets. And I want this ring on your finger." he pulled out the glittering engagement ring from his pocket and presented it to me. I looked everywhere but Fred, a small smile forming on my lips.
"But there's no one to marry us," I whispered, looking down. He lifted my chin up to look at him.
"Is that a yes?"
"Yes, but there's no one to marry us," I laughed.
He smiled brightly before grabbing my hand and pulled me down the corridor. "Kingsley's a senior ministry member. They can conduct ceremonies in the case of an emergency."
"No, we can't. He's up in the towers. That's no man's land." I halted to a stop and stared at him pointedly.
He sighed heavily. "You would deny a dying man, his last wish?" he asked dramatically. I rolled my eyes and grabbed his hand.
Fred was a lefty and I was right handed. We could both hold our wands and each other's hand at the same time. It was little things like that which made us perfect for each other.
We raced up the steps to the clock tower, dodging spells and Death Eaters. Their main goal was to get into the castle and the easiest way of doing in was through the Walls and straight in through this tower. The walkways were rickety and falling apart. After minutes of searching we finally found Kingsley duelling two hooded Death Eaters. Fred and I came up behind and stunned them.
"Thank you," Kingsley said deeply before turning around to find someone else to duel.
"No wait, Kingsley!" Fred shouted. He turned back around. "We want you to marry us."
"Now, but we are in the middle of a battle?"
"All the reason too," I said simply. A giants club came crashing into the wall, causing us all to drop to the floor. I looked out and saw the broom team struggling, they needed my help.
"Please Kingsley. It can be quick. I really need to go out there."
"You're not going out there," Fred scoffed, pointing to the grounds.
"And why not? You take me to the -" I stunned a Death Eater which was creeping up on us. "The most dangerous part of the castle and then -" Two flew in through the window and began to fight us. "You say I can't - Stupify - help the others on a broom which is - Levicorpus - where I would be most use."
Fred cast the reductor curse on the floating Death Eater and turned toward me, grabbing both hands. "Whenever you're ready Kingsley."
"Dearly beloved," he began, blasting s Death Eater out of the window. "We are here today to witness the magical bonding of - Quick behind you."
Fred and I both spun around. There were three Death Eaters approaching us, one of which was Greyback, awoken from his sleep.
"Shall I continue?" Kingsley asked, still fighting his own Death Eater.
"Yes, please," I shouted, before launching myself at a Death Eater. I made sure to keep one hand firmly in Fred's. Greyback was nasty with his wand. I had never duelled him before and he was ferocious. Most of his curses i had never even seen before.
"Serpendeck!" he grumbled. A small snake erupted from his wand and wound its way around my neck.
"Oi, that's my wife to be!" Fred shouted red with fury. "Avada Kedava!"
Greyback froze before flopping down onto the floor. The snake around my neck disappeared as Greyback died. I looked up at Fred grinning. I too believed in using Unforgivable's against Death Eaters. Yet another thing which made us perfect.
We turned back to Kingsley who was now duelling two wizards. We went over to help him while he did the nuptials.
"Do you Fred Weasley take Alyssa..." he looked at me for a last name.
"Tonks!" I shouted, before cursing a gash deep into the Death Eaters face.
"... To be your lawful wedding wife. To love and to cherish. In magic and dark. In sun and moon, night and day... For richer or poorer, in sickness and in heath for all eternity?"
"I do!" Fred said happily, sending a Death Eater back through the wall. He placed the diamond ring on my hand and kissed it lightly.
"Do you Alyssa Tonks take thee -"
"I do!" I shouted. The long nuptials were taking up too much time. Time we never had.
"By the power vested in me by the Ministry of Magic, I know pronounce you Husband and Wife, bonded for life." He pointed his wand at our hands and looped a gold ribbon around them. "You may now kiss your bride."
Fred blasted the last Death Eater out of the room before grabbing my face and kissing me. I had to tip-toe up, but my arms wound my way around his neck. I closed my eyes savouring the whole thing but all too soon he broke away.
"So, where to Mrs Weasley?"
I laughed happily despite everything. It felt both strange and normal to be called a Weasley. I grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the tower.
"Please can we go to the grounds. I need to help them."
We squished down the tiny staircase and headed downstairs.
"Fine, but I'm not happy about this," he grumbled. I leant up and kissed him happily on the cheek.
"Thank you Mr Weasley."
"You're welcome Mrs Weasley," he said, a small smile playing on his lips. It took everything in me not to consummate our marriage there and then.
I grabbed his hand and squeezed it tightly. "Are you ready to go down?"
He nodded solemnly and pulled me along, jogging down the stairs. There were a few younger students getting attacked by Death Eaters but we blasted them away. I didn't have a clue why there were fourteen year olds fighting, but there was no time to see them to safety.
As we rounded the corner, Fred pulled me back and put his hand over my mouth. I peeped around the wall and saw Draco cowering in the corner.
"I'm one of you..." Malfoy stuttered. "Please..."
I pulled out from Fred's grip and stunned the Death Eater who was approaching Draco. He stared at me with large shocked eyes. As did Fred.
"Why did you help me?" he asked.
"Because you helped me before in Hagrid's hut. Why did you help me?"
He looked down sheepishly, His normally pristine blond hair falling into his face. "Because... Bellatrix is always going on about how we should help our family. It just seemed a bit hypocritical to be honest."
I laughed lightly with little humour. "Well, thanks." I gave him a small smile before grabbing Fred's hand and running downstairs.
Just before we reached the entrance hall, I braced myself for the worst. I wanted to stop and help, but I couldn't. Tonks was in the far corner duelling Bellatrix. The Felix Felicias seemed to be working and all of Bellatrix's curses seemed to just miss her.
Sirius was battling two Death Eaters single handed. I stunned one as I ran past though. It was Sirius. He was an exception to the rule. As we reached the door, Seamus and Alicia ran over to us, their eyes wide with fear.
"We're so sorry Ally," Alicia panted. "We've ran out of grenades."
"You guys did great. And I still have one grenade here." I pulled it out of my belt and smiled, but their grim expressions didn't waver.
"There are two giants though."
"Shit," Fred and I muttered simultaneously. My mind went into Quidditch over drive as I thought of plays that may help us.
"There are Death Eaters up there too," Seamus continued. "They don't let you with in ten feet of them."
"Well then, we'll make the giants come to us," I grinned. "Alicia please find Ginny. She's somewhere among this." I motioned wildly around the room. She nodded before setting off. I turned back to the others who were all staring at me expectantly.
"Ok, we're going to need distractions. You three can go up and then Ginny and I will draw the Giants together," I said, my face red with rush and adrenaline. Seamus stupidly put his hand up to speak. I rolled my eyes and nodded for him to continue.
"Should we use disillusion charms?" he suggested.
"We could, but then we wouldn't be able to see each other," I explained. A large crack sounded throughout the hall as a Death Eater was thrown against the far wall. We moved quickly away toward the approaching Ginny and Alicia. I tried to fill them in, but her eyes zoomed in on my hand.
"You two are engaged?" she asked happily.
"No married," Fred grinned, grabbing my hand and squeezing it tightly.
Ginny squealed. "This is amazing. Wait, are you pregnant?"
I glared at her, my face turning red. "Have I gotten fat or something?" I dramatically patted my stomach but stopped when I realised I had filled out a little bit. Ginny laughed and hugged us, but then abruptly pulled back when a few bricks began to fall from the wall.
"We need to get moving," Oliver said, picking up his broom and heading outside.
Fred gave me a worried stare but I just laughed at him.
"You're being ridiculous, you know," I told him. His expressed didn't waver. I gave him a small kiss on the lips before mimicking his glare.
"Now stay safe."
I gave him one last longing glance before running out after the others. The courtyard was even worse than I imagined. There were fires, explosions, death eaters everywhere. Their black smoke trails littered the sky, warding off any potential threats to the giants.
"Do you have it?" Oliver asked. I nodded and gripped the grenade in my hand. "We're counting on you two."
Ginny gave a determined nod before kicking off from the ground. As soon as we got into the air, the Death Eaters flew around, engulfing us in their smoke. I couldn't see a thing. Rising higher and higher, I found a gap in the air. Ginny was rising beside me but the smoke below us began to thin out.
I squinted and saw that Seamus, Alicia, Oliver and Angelina had all been forced to the ground. Thankfully they were moving but only Ginny and I were left. The five Death Eaters stopped spiralling and zoomed directly at us.
"Split up! Our Pearl Harbour play," I shouted before veering off the opposite direction. Three came after me while the others went for Ginny.
There were a lot faster than we were. I leant down flat on my broom, edging it to move faster. I lost one Death Eater as I weaved in and out of the turrets. Ginny caught my eye and nodded.
I turned sharply before speeding toward her, she mirroring my actions. We got closer and closer, I could easily see her worried expression. When we were about a metre away, we turned right. I circled back around and saw four Death Eaters hurdling to the floor after colliding.
Ginny paused in the air and gave me a thumbs up. I returned it happily, pulling out the grenade. It suddenly disappeared from my hands though. I turned around and saw the remaining Death Eater racing off behind me. A scream echoed across the grounds of one of the giants began to club the clock tower. We needed to act fast.
The Death Eater froze mid-air and grinned at me wickedly. It was Rudolphus Lestrange, Bellatrix's husband. I gave him a threatening glare and turned to Ginny.
"Get Ready to catch it!"
It took a moment for her to register the plan, but her face soon turned stern. "Ally, you cannot be serious. We -"
I ignored her and raced toward Rudolphus. He tried to fly away but I was too fast for him. Like our first Quidditch match, I swung down from my broom and kicked away the grenade. Ginny caught it defiantly and raced toward the giants.
Rudolphus raised his wand, but adrenaline and luck was on my side.
"Stupify," I cried. The curse successfully hit him in the chest as he plummeted down to the ground.
I looked toward Ginny who was weaving in and out the giants, bringing them closer together. I conjured a rope and wrapped it tightly around their close figures. Ginny placed the grenade on the taller ones shoulder and flew towards where I was floating.
There was a large bang as it exploded, blasting a hole in each of the giants head. Blood and guts flew at us. It was absolutely disgusting. The giants swayed for a second before flopping down with an earth shattering thud.
"And that is why you don't mess with us," Ginny laughed, giving me a high five. I laughed too, the events of the night finally settling in. They weren't flying about in my head anymore. Everything just seemed real.
Fred was my husband, Ginny was my sister, it was all too good to be true. As soon as we touched down on the floor, the violent ringing echoed throughout my head. Ginny knelt down to help, but she too was overtaken by Voldemort's voice.
"You have fought valiantly. Lord Voldemort knows how to value bravery," his cold voice echoed. "Yet you have sustained heavy losses. If you continue to resist me, you will all die, one by one. I do not wish for this to happen. Every drop of magical blood spilled is a loss and a waste. Lord Voldemort is merciful. I command my forces to retreat, immediately." The few remaining Death Eaters got up and apparated away. "You have one hour. Dispose of your dead with dignity. Treat your injured.
"I know speak directly to Harry Potter. You have let your friends die rather than face me yourself. I shall wait one hour for you in the forbidden forest. And if you shall not come, I shall enter the battle myself and kill any man, woman or child who tries to conceal you. One hour."
The pain lifted and I was able to move again. Someone pulled me up by the arm and put their arm around me for support. I looked up and saw Sirius grinning down at me.
"Sirius!" I cried, throwing my arms around him. "You're not hurt, you're alive. How's Tonks... And Remus."
Sirius laughed at my excitement and led me into the Entrance Hall. "They're fine; I saw them about two minutes ago. Look there they are," he said, pointing to a woman with pink hair in the distance. "How about Fred?" he asked warily.
I smiled happily and showed him my finger. "I saw him about ten minutes ago." Sirius grinned along with me, but our expressions sombre as we saw the tearful crowd in the Great Hall.
We pushed our way through the crowd to find the Weasley's crying their hearts out around an unconscious Fred. I nudged everyone out of the way and fell to my knees.
"F-Fred..." I said, reaching forward with my shaking hands. My whole body felt like jelly, like it didn't belong to me. I had no control.
"Fred?" I shook him lightly, but he didn't budge. "Wake up Fred, please," I begged, my movements getting rough.
Charlie put a hand on my shoulder and tried to pull me up, but I wouldn't move from his side.
"W-What's going on, why-why won't he wake up?" I blubbered hysterically.
"He was hit by the killing curse, Al. He's gone."
Apologies that I was so long, but I have really bad writers block. I cant really be bothered with this story anymore, but there is only one chapter left which is almost finished! Its not that I don't like it, but its becoming a chore to write. So this chapter was kind of rushed, but don't worry; you'll like the next one ; )
Thanks so much for all the reviews: Doll-Fin-Chick, Alou Kerr, JohnnyDeppisMine, AddictedtoHPForever, Rani Jashalithie, Sensula, 2Featherbraids, Lily Alice Cullen Black, Y.K Wilstone, DragonWand, Blue is the Sea, Georgie Monsoon, Aerilynblack, Tonks-and-Remus-4eva, Rose of Dark Life, Spot'sGalFrom1899, WantToBeSomebody, Love the RUSH, misa-chan46, Mottie, RoseWeasleyRoxX, PossimpiblyPossimpible and GreyHaru.
Thanks for reading, let me know what you think : )