CHAPTER TWO:
The Place of Mourning
Harry loved being at the burrow. He loved the way not everything had to be
neat and tidy like at privet drive. He liked the weedy garden and the way
the mirror shouted at him if his hair was messy (which was most of the
time). But one morning when he woke up he wished he was back at privet
drive. Harry was having a weird dream where him, Hermione and Ron were
fighting the troll from back in year one. Ron had just used Wingardium
Leviosa on the troll's club when the troll let out and ear splitting
scream. Harry woke up and realized the scream was real. Harry jumped up at
the exact same time as Ron. It was still dark. Harry and Ron looked at each
other with a look of terror on there faces. They heard some one yell out
"STUP......" but was cut of by someone else yelling "AVADA KEDABRA". There
was a green flash that showed under the door... then silence.
Ron looked as though he was going to faint. They waited in the room for a bit and then slowly opened the door. They both wiped out there wands. They jumped out of the room and faced there wands down the stairs. There was no movement. They started declining the stairs but stopped when they heard whispers on one of the landings. They were relieved when they realized it was Fred, George and Mr. Weasley. They went down to them and asked them what happened. Mr. Weasley said in a urgent whisper " You boys stay here ok? DO NOT follow me, I am going to go down there and see what happened". They all whispered an ok. Mr. Weasley started going down the stairs and he disappeared into the darkness. It wasn't long after when they all heard Mr. Weasley scream out "NO! MOLLY!".
The boys went down the stairs fearing the worst. It looked as though a bomb had gone off. The once neat kitchen was smashed. The table was smashed and the grandfather clock was tipped over. And then they saw Mr. Weasley kneeling on the ground. They heard him sobbing and when Harry looked at what he was kneeling over Harry slumped to the floor and started crying. He felt like bursting out and screaming that every father or mother figure he ever had died. Sirius was like a dad, in fact he was pretty much a dad. Mrs. Weasley was like a mum. She had been so caring towards Harry. He felt so sorry for the Weasley family as well. Mr. Weasley had to stop Ginny from seeing her mum like that. Why Mrs. Weasley was killed nobody knew. Ron was kneeling over sobbing. Fred and George were doing the same. For over and hour they just sat there, mourning. Nobody said a word. Finally Mr. Weasley told them all to go upstairs while he contacted the ministry.
They all silently walked up the stairs to Ron's room, getting Ginny on the way. Ron slumped on to his bed crying. Fred and George sat just sat there silently. Ginny just stood there. The light in her eyes seemed to of gone out. Finally she just slumped into Harry's arms crying. Harry started crying as well. If any one had of seen the burrow the day before nobody would believe the one they were in now was the same one. It used to be so cheerful. Now it was a place of sadness. Ron sat up and said in a soft voice "why her? why mum? WHY! SHE WASN'T MENT TO DIE! IF I EVER FIND OUT WHO KILLED HER I'LL FUCKING KILL THEM!" Harry was taken aback by his sudden outburst but understood. "RON WE ARE ALL SUFFERING HERE! THERE"S NO NEED TO USE THAT LANGUAGE IN FRONT OF GINNY! I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL, SHE WAS MY MUM TOO!" Fred bellowed. "Guys settle down!" George pleaded. "We're all in the same boat here ok, let's not fight." Harry knew how they must feel. If Harry could get his hands on Bellatrix Lestrang he would want to hurt her so much. Mr. Weasley walked in and said officials were on there way over. "We're going to stay at Grimmauld place"
Harry thought that going to Grimmauld place would be to painful but would rather be safe. He also wanted to go there to get his hands on the little bastard Kreacher. Mr. Weasley told them to get all there stuff together and reminded them that the probably wouldn't be coming back for a long while. Mr. Weasley had red eyes from crying and he looked like he was going to have a breakdown. Not long later they heard a scream upstairs from the attic and they all ran up there. Some one came out of the attic muttering something like "fucking ghouls" and then looked up and jumped when he saw them. "Mr. Weasley, I am so sorry for your loss. I promise I will find the person who did this." the man said sympathetically.'Thanks Breofore, it means a lot to me" Mr. Weasley replied. Breofore went downstairs. They were starting to go to there rooms when they heard someone in the attic scream a spell and then a huge crash.
The door swung open and Moody limped out." sorry about the wall in there, I kind of blew it to bits" Moody said. "You kids go through the fire place to Grimmauld place, your father and I will finish up here and come as soon as possible". Harry and the others went into the attic which now had an extra window. The ghoul was cowering in the corner apparently scared. They were just about to step into the fire when they heard a voice say "where do you lot think you are going?" Ginny spun around and screamed "MUM!!" and ran toward her. She reached out to hug her mum but went right through her and slammed on to the ground. Harry could barely believe his eyes. Mrs. Weasley was a ghost! Mrs. Weasley said "you know I couldn't leave you guys" and then she smiled warmly. Harry and the others were so happy they could just scream with happiness. It all made sense! Just last year Nearly headless nick had said that people could choose to leave an imprint of themselves on the Earth if they were afraid of death. Mrs. Weasley must of stayed because she was afraid of leaving her family behind! "You kids go to Grimmauld place it's not safe here Bellatrix said she'd be back. Go now! We can talk when it's safer, I'll go tell your dad". None of them moved. "Sorry kids, get 'em grand dad" she said and smiled. The ghoul floated up and chased the kids into the fire place.
Ron looked as though he was going to faint. They waited in the room for a bit and then slowly opened the door. They both wiped out there wands. They jumped out of the room and faced there wands down the stairs. There was no movement. They started declining the stairs but stopped when they heard whispers on one of the landings. They were relieved when they realized it was Fred, George and Mr. Weasley. They went down to them and asked them what happened. Mr. Weasley said in a urgent whisper " You boys stay here ok? DO NOT follow me, I am going to go down there and see what happened". They all whispered an ok. Mr. Weasley started going down the stairs and he disappeared into the darkness. It wasn't long after when they all heard Mr. Weasley scream out "NO! MOLLY!".
The boys went down the stairs fearing the worst. It looked as though a bomb had gone off. The once neat kitchen was smashed. The table was smashed and the grandfather clock was tipped over. And then they saw Mr. Weasley kneeling on the ground. They heard him sobbing and when Harry looked at what he was kneeling over Harry slumped to the floor and started crying. He felt like bursting out and screaming that every father or mother figure he ever had died. Sirius was like a dad, in fact he was pretty much a dad. Mrs. Weasley was like a mum. She had been so caring towards Harry. He felt so sorry for the Weasley family as well. Mr. Weasley had to stop Ginny from seeing her mum like that. Why Mrs. Weasley was killed nobody knew. Ron was kneeling over sobbing. Fred and George were doing the same. For over and hour they just sat there, mourning. Nobody said a word. Finally Mr. Weasley told them all to go upstairs while he contacted the ministry.
They all silently walked up the stairs to Ron's room, getting Ginny on the way. Ron slumped on to his bed crying. Fred and George sat just sat there silently. Ginny just stood there. The light in her eyes seemed to of gone out. Finally she just slumped into Harry's arms crying. Harry started crying as well. If any one had of seen the burrow the day before nobody would believe the one they were in now was the same one. It used to be so cheerful. Now it was a place of sadness. Ron sat up and said in a soft voice "why her? why mum? WHY! SHE WASN'T MENT TO DIE! IF I EVER FIND OUT WHO KILLED HER I'LL FUCKING KILL THEM!" Harry was taken aback by his sudden outburst but understood. "RON WE ARE ALL SUFFERING HERE! THERE"S NO NEED TO USE THAT LANGUAGE IN FRONT OF GINNY! I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL, SHE WAS MY MUM TOO!" Fred bellowed. "Guys settle down!" George pleaded. "We're all in the same boat here ok, let's not fight." Harry knew how they must feel. If Harry could get his hands on Bellatrix Lestrang he would want to hurt her so much. Mr. Weasley walked in and said officials were on there way over. "We're going to stay at Grimmauld place"
Harry thought that going to Grimmauld place would be to painful but would rather be safe. He also wanted to go there to get his hands on the little bastard Kreacher. Mr. Weasley told them to get all there stuff together and reminded them that the probably wouldn't be coming back for a long while. Mr. Weasley had red eyes from crying and he looked like he was going to have a breakdown. Not long later they heard a scream upstairs from the attic and they all ran up there. Some one came out of the attic muttering something like "fucking ghouls" and then looked up and jumped when he saw them. "Mr. Weasley, I am so sorry for your loss. I promise I will find the person who did this." the man said sympathetically.'Thanks Breofore, it means a lot to me" Mr. Weasley replied. Breofore went downstairs. They were starting to go to there rooms when they heard someone in the attic scream a spell and then a huge crash.
The door swung open and Moody limped out." sorry about the wall in there, I kind of blew it to bits" Moody said. "You kids go through the fire place to Grimmauld place, your father and I will finish up here and come as soon as possible". Harry and the others went into the attic which now had an extra window. The ghoul was cowering in the corner apparently scared. They were just about to step into the fire when they heard a voice say "where do you lot think you are going?" Ginny spun around and screamed "MUM!!" and ran toward her. She reached out to hug her mum but went right through her and slammed on to the ground. Harry could barely believe his eyes. Mrs. Weasley was a ghost! Mrs. Weasley said "you know I couldn't leave you guys" and then she smiled warmly. Harry and the others were so happy they could just scream with happiness. It all made sense! Just last year Nearly headless nick had said that people could choose to leave an imprint of themselves on the Earth if they were afraid of death. Mrs. Weasley must of stayed because she was afraid of leaving her family behind! "You kids go to Grimmauld place it's not safe here Bellatrix said she'd be back. Go now! We can talk when it's safer, I'll go tell your dad". None of them moved. "Sorry kids, get 'em grand dad" she said and smiled. The ghoul floated up and chased the kids into the fire place.