Skye heard her mother and father talking and sighed.
Rio looked up at his sister just as Benz made his move.
"Knight to K five." said Benz.
"Hey!" exclaimed Rio.
"Checkmate I win!" grinned Benz putting out his hand for his prize.
"Best five out of eight." said Rio.
"OK, but its useless fighting the inevitable." smiled Benz as the pieces moved back to their original places.
Skye got up and walked out to the paddock where her mother's twin was buried.
That was another person she hardly got the chance to know, and she wished this had turned out differently.
Ginny heard a crackle and Fred and George appeared carrying a white willow coffin with silver handles between the two of them.
"Let's put it on the dining table." said George before they left the kitchen.
Ginny felt Harry's eyes on her face and looked at him.
His expression read worry and Ginny put her hand on his.
"I'm fine." she smiled.
Ginny got up and walked into he lounge where Rio and Benz were still playing chess.
"You two why not play chess outside? I've got something's to do in here." said Ginny summoning a brush and getting some clips out her pocket.
"Sure. What about Jasmine?" asked Benz as the two boys got up and Rio walked out to the back garden.
"Harry will take her upstairs," said Ginny loudly.
Harry came in and picked up Jasmine. Then he walked up the stairs leaving Ginny to deal with Faith's body.
Ginny took the small box with Faith's jewellery out her pocket and put the bracelet around her daughter's cold wrist.
She put the cross chain around her neck and the cross rested on the chest.
She waited until Harry came back down before starting on the hair.
"Will you sit her up while I do her hair?" asked Ginny brushing Faith's blonde hair.
Harry moved Faith's body into a sitting position and sat next to the body to hold it up.
"Nice jewellery." said Harry admiring the cross and bracelet.
"Yeah well I was going to give them to her anyway." said Ginny putting all Faith's hair in a bun on top of her head and securing it with clips.
"Nearly done?" asked Harry.
"Nearly. Would you pass me those two pieces on the table?" asked Ginny.
Harry passed her the tiara and Ginny put it just in front of the bun and put the necklace of roses around her daughter's upper neck.
"She looks beautiful." smiled Harry.
"Let's put her in the coffin now. We can't leave the body lying around," said Ginny.
Harry picked up Faith so her limp body was sat upright in his arms and walked over to where the coffin was on the table.
Ginny took off the top and Harry lay Faith's body down gently.
Ginny took the rose bouquet out the kitchen and laid them on her stomach with her hands holding them.
"She looks so peaceful," said Harry.
Ginny soon came back with her daughter's wand, which she put amongst the eight roses in her daughters grasp.
"She looks like an angel," whispered Ginny her eyes filling with tears.
"It's OK Ginny." comforted Harry.
"My little Faith. Killed herself because of me." murmured Ginny as Harry hugged her to his chest.
Rio looked up at his sister just as Benz made his move.
"Knight to K five." said Benz.
"Hey!" exclaimed Rio.
"Checkmate I win!" grinned Benz putting out his hand for his prize.
"Best five out of eight." said Rio.
"OK, but its useless fighting the inevitable." smiled Benz as the pieces moved back to their original places.
Skye got up and walked out to the paddock where her mother's twin was buried.
That was another person she hardly got the chance to know, and she wished this had turned out differently.
Ginny heard a crackle and Fred and George appeared carrying a white willow coffin with silver handles between the two of them.
"Let's put it on the dining table." said George before they left the kitchen.
Ginny felt Harry's eyes on her face and looked at him.
His expression read worry and Ginny put her hand on his.
"I'm fine." she smiled.
Ginny got up and walked into he lounge where Rio and Benz were still playing chess.
"You two why not play chess outside? I've got something's to do in here." said Ginny summoning a brush and getting some clips out her pocket.
"Sure. What about Jasmine?" asked Benz as the two boys got up and Rio walked out to the back garden.
"Harry will take her upstairs," said Ginny loudly.
Harry came in and picked up Jasmine. Then he walked up the stairs leaving Ginny to deal with Faith's body.
Ginny took the small box with Faith's jewellery out her pocket and put the bracelet around her daughter's cold wrist.
She put the cross chain around her neck and the cross rested on the chest.
She waited until Harry came back down before starting on the hair.
"Will you sit her up while I do her hair?" asked Ginny brushing Faith's blonde hair.
Harry moved Faith's body into a sitting position and sat next to the body to hold it up.
"Nice jewellery." said Harry admiring the cross and bracelet.
"Yeah well I was going to give them to her anyway." said Ginny putting all Faith's hair in a bun on top of her head and securing it with clips.
"Nearly done?" asked Harry.
"Nearly. Would you pass me those two pieces on the table?" asked Ginny.
Harry passed her the tiara and Ginny put it just in front of the bun and put the necklace of roses around her daughter's upper neck.
"She looks beautiful." smiled Harry.
"Let's put her in the coffin now. We can't leave the body lying around," said Ginny.
Harry picked up Faith so her limp body was sat upright in his arms and walked over to where the coffin was on the table.
Ginny took off the top and Harry lay Faith's body down gently.
Ginny took the rose bouquet out the kitchen and laid them on her stomach with her hands holding them.
"She looks so peaceful," said Harry.
Ginny soon came back with her daughter's wand, which she put amongst the eight roses in her daughters grasp.
"She looks like an angel," whispered Ginny her eyes filling with tears.
"It's OK Ginny." comforted Harry.
"My little Faith. Killed herself because of me." murmured Ginny as Harry hugged her to his chest.