Part 2 - Charlie's Funeral
As soon that Susan was back at a changed Hogwarts and also Hermione Granger was back with a promise to her parents, that she would be safer than ever before with Dumbledore being banned to have any contact with her, and that she was under guardianship of Isabella and Kingsley Shacklebolt, instead of the self-esteem headmaster, her parents let her back to school as it was important for her to do her OWLs and NEWTs without distractions.
That had made the boys she called friends to be rather mad at her, for they wanted her to come with them on their adventures like before, but they were now banned from it all. Umbridge had been fired and jailed for what she had done so far to students, and Fugde was fired as the Minister after people learned he was blackmailed by now known deatheaters. The new one was Scrimeugor who was alot better Minister of Magic than anyone else, and he did not let Dumbledore back in or to help him in any ways either.
So Isabella and Kingsley were now in Forks, for the funeral of Charles Swan or Charlie as most people in town knew him by. When his friends from La Push heard she was back in town for the funeral, they tried to get to talk to her alone about what was going on, but she wanted nothing yet to do with them. They had to wait for their talk with them, but they were shocked of seeing that she also was not alone either, for they saw her with Kingsley, but to them he was tall, tanned and rather muscles man.
After few days, Charles' funeral was planned to happen that day, on November 1st, and it was of his own choices, Renee and Phil was going to try to get there and be there, but who knows with those two if they ever comes around. She didnt know that the Cullens had come back to town after hearing the rumours about Charles' death and they wanted to see if she was going to be there too. Jacob had also talked about being interested in her, but he too would learn at the funeral that she was married woman now at age 25 she was at, he himself was almost 21.
So the day came, and everyone in town came to the church and filled it up rather quickly, and Bella didnt even look back of the church yet, if she had done, she would have seen the Cullens were there and also seen the wolves' faces of disgust and anger on their faces for those morons were back in town. So after the bells and some piano music had been played, the priest said
"Welcome today to this sad day, as we today will bury one of our own, Charles Eugene Swan, former police chief of our town. I thank you all for being here to see him being buried with his own parents; Geoffrey and Helen Swan, and be at rest finally. His adopted daugther, Isabella is also here today to see him being buried as his wishes to her years ago, when they talked about his funeral due to what he did for work, he believed either that or having a heartattack due to genetics, he planned it out with his beautiful, only and adopted daugther, Isabella aswell few other things were done with her presence and his lawyer. They are both here today to go over after funeral about certain things, that is none of our businesses. I only mention it for it was a wish for the town to know that Isabella was his adopted daugther, and that he loved her more than anything."
Many sat in shock manner of hearing this, then the priest after brief break, gave a look to someone in first row, and the person came up and stood up by the priest and the female had a mic at her cheek, and said;
"Hello everyone, to who do not recognise or never met me before today, I am Isabella, Charles' adoptive daugther. I was adopted by him and his former wife, Renee when I was around 15 years old. At the time they were just happy to have a daugther even with my age and the issues behind why I was being adopted by the two. Charles or Charlie Swan was my father in everything but blood and DNA, but I loved him more than anything else, as he was my rock and my biggest role-model in life. One thing he was also very happy especially my heartbreak around my 18th birthday, by being dumped cruelly by my ex-boyfriend, he supported me and helped me back up on my feet. And few years ago, I came home one day with a man by my side, and this person was at the time my boyfriend and frankly true love. Luckily, Charlie loved him instantly, for he could see what most others also could see, and that this man loved me with his whole heart, and also let me be who ever I wanted to be. And at this time, I was in training to become a doctor specialized in Maternity, as I wanted to be a Mid-Wife, and a year later, my wish came true, and Charlie was so happy for me. At the same time, the same man he gotten to meet, he and I was married soon after my training was over and done with, and we have been married ever since then. And I am very happy that daddy got to see and meet him, and actually love my husband as much I do. He too is here today, for he really wanted to but also for his support of his wife's sorrow of losing the one person who was really there for me after a tragedy, that made me to be adopted by Charles and Renee. Now lastly, I want to thank you all who came here today for this beautifully made funeral for my daddy. His collegues who was there when it happened, I thank you for being quick and trying your best to save him. Sadly it was too late, but you did your best, and for that I am thankful. Now I think one of his men he worked with at the police station is going to speak, so Officer Mark Evanstone, welcome up. And thank you."
At that he came up, and gave Isabella a hug of his own, as she thanked him, and then she sat back down to her husband, who wrapped his arm around her and just held her, as the officer talked about what kind of man and person Charlie was like really, and how hard it took on him to see how much pain his adopted daugther was after being dumped that cruelly by that Edward Cullen. When HE himself heard it all, was hurt and shocked aswell angry. Same with the rest of his family was at her words and that she actually had moved on too. Isabella knew that they would confront afterwards, as she had seen them there while standing there talking about her adoptive father.
She said in Kingsley's ear about seeing them there, and he was stiff and angry for her sake, that those morons had the nerve to be back in town and think they would be forgiven by his beautiful and strong wife, they would know difference after funeral service. He just held her in his arms, as the chosen music was being played, then the priest after music was over with, did the ceremony of throwing some dirt on the chest of Charles, and said a prayer, before they all were laid outside to the pre-dugged grave for the chest, and everyone stood around it, and Isabella was in Kingsley's arms. And that was when she thought she saw Jacob and his look on his face, of now knowing Isabella was a married woman now, he had anger and hurt on his face.
But neither of them took notice of the Cullens near behind the two, for they were busy to throw some dirt themselves on the chest before it was slowly lowered in the ground, and Bella/Kingsley threw one red/white rose onto the chest when it was all the way down in the grave. The rest, they laid down on Helen and Geoffrey's graves.
After that was done, the two stepped back abit and others were letting go of their own roses or flowers to the grave, then the priest lead them to nearby house where the after-ceremony celebration would take place.