I'll miss the winter

A world of fragile things Look for me in the white forest Hiding in a hollow tree (come find me)

Angelina slept little & dreamed events of the past:

It was the year before they got married, the year after they had left Hogwarts. There was snow falling all around them as they ran through a small forest, Angelina ducked behind a huge tree as she fought to stay quiet whilst Fred hunted her. She looked across & noticed a hollow trunk she slipped into it & waited for Fred to find her, it didn't take him long - he could always find her - he held out a hand & pulled her from her hiding place taking her in his arms he kissed her gently. She giggled as he let her go then ran off again to hide, it was her favourite game & it was his as well. They had shared many days like this, running & playing like children in the snow, but there was one thing that set this day apart from the rest. Fred chased her through the snow for hours but when they finally tired & took a seat in the snow Fred pulled Angelina into his lap looking very serious "Angel," he said, "Would you ever leave me?" Angelina didn't even need to think of an answer, "Course not," she replied. "Why?" "Well you see I've been thinking- " "Oh no that means trouble" Angelina interrupted giggling. "Please, Angel, I'm being serious. I've been thinking that if, like you say, you'd never leave me then, maybe we should get married. What do you think?" "Are you asking me to marry you?" "In my own special way, yes, what do you say, Angel will you marry me?" "Yes, I'll marry you, of course I will" Fred was so happy he jumped up, forgetting Angelina was on his lap & dropping her in the snow before swiftly lifting her into his arms & kissing her lovingly. When he released her, he took her hand & began to run back towards the burrow so he could tell everyone the good news. Mrs. Weasley nearly fainted with excitement, Mr. Weasley was speechless, Bill & Charlie were out, Percy said congratulations then locked himself in his room again, George did a little dance & hugged both of them many times, Ron really happy for them both & Ginny was glad to hear she'd finally have a sister. The next day Fred & Angelina went to buy a house, they looked everywhere to find the perfect home & they found it, a small house in the country, away from muggles with plenty of room to extend if they decided to have children. To muggles this house was expensive, but to a wizard who ran an extremely profitable business the cost was nothing. Soon after buying their house Fred & Angelina moved in & made it into a truly magical home.

Angelina dreamed again: She sat on a blanket in the sun, with Alicia, Katie, Hermione & Ginny, as the five of them watched their husbands running with the many children in the sunny field. There were eight children; one was George & Alicia's son Jonathan (4), then there was Lee & Katie's daughter Rachel (4), Ron & Hermione's two Jack (5) & Amy (6), Harry & Ginny's two James (6) & Lillian (4) & her own two Alexander (6) & Steven (5). The families met often & spent many days like this in the fields near their homes. They were more like one family with five mothers & fathers than five separate families, the children were all good friends & they lived at each others houses, especially when their parents were working for the Order. There wasn't anything really special about this day it was just like the many others they spent in these fields. Angelina laid back & relaxed in the sun simply enjoying being with her friends & family, wishing the dream would not end.

Fred knew what she was dreaming of & he wished that they could share more days in the snow, or more days like the ones they spent moving into their first home, but he knew it would never happen. He felt Angelina stir next to him & he knew her dream was over, as was their dream of a happily-ever- after with Millie.