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Chapter 30
Haley's POV
The morning of Dumbledore's funeral dawned clear and sunny. It was like even Mother Nature realized how important this day was. Lindsay and Cassidy awoke with their hair rumpled, mascara smudged all over their faces, and bags under their eyes. But nobody seemed to care, because Cassidy was back to realizing that she was still alive and was able to produce body odor like an onion.
We dressed in dark clothing, and walked slowly and dejectedly downstairs to see Cassidy's mom and dad waiting for us. We made our way down to the Hogwarts grounds, where there were at least a million people gathered there.
"Hogwarts students and former students, over here, please! To the front!" Professor McGonagall barked, waving a hand at our depressed little party. Geez, she's never out of character.
Hermione's POV
Seeing Ginny, I waved shyly, trying not to look too excited. She saw me and waved back, smiling. I walked over with Cassi, Ron, Lindsay, Austin, Haley and Shane. We sat down towards the front of the millions of people gathered, next to Ginny and the other members of the Weasley clan.
"I don't think I wore the right outfit for this." Ginny whispered, tugging at her navy flippy skirt, looking thoroughly uncomfortable.
"You look fine, Gin. It's not like anybody'll notice. Hey, I don't think I told you my good news yet! Ron and I are getting married!" I whispered excitedly, and Ginny's eyes grew wide with delight.
"Well, it's about time!" She gasped, sitting up a little straighter and trying to contain her excitement by putting her hand over her mouth. I handed her a handkerchief so that she could make it look like she was crying.
But soon, she didn't even need to pretend. As they brought out the coffin, which was pure glistening white that lit up the large mass of black clad people, we were practically blubbering. I was leaning my head on Ron's shoulder, and he was rubbing my back as tears began to trickle down his face. Cassidy and Lindsay were holding each other, sobbing uncontrollably, and Austin and Shane were sitting up straight, trying to be "men". Haley was sitting up too, but there were still large tears rolling down her cheeks.
Ron's POV
I looked over at Harry, who had just been let out of the hospital wing yesterday. He and Katie were holding hands, tears falling down their faces. I sniffed, trying to be strong for Mione. The funeral was over, and we were waiting for most of the people to file out before we went back up to the castle to get Cassidy's things. All of the students to my knowledge were leaving early. There were no exams, and the teachers would most likely have a very hard time getting the kids to learn anything anyways.
"Ron, sweetie, lets go. I just want to go home." Mione had cried herself out, and was anxious to get out. I nodded, and told Cassi that she had 15 minutes to say goodbye to everyone.
Cassidy's POV
"I guess I'll see you at the wedding…" I said; my tears were still going, but the flow had been stemmed a little. Austin reached up to wipe some of them away, and I wrapped my hand around his. He looked me in the eye, and leaned down, kissing me softly.
"I'm gonna miss you." I whispered when we broke apart.
"It's only gonna be like 4 weeks before the wedding, Cass. Trust me, it'll fly by. And I'll call you everyday." He smiled reassuringly.
"You're so good at this. I love you." I said, taking him by surprise.
"I love you too." That sent me floating. I smiled, the tears brewing once again.
"Cassi, time to go!" I heard dad yelling over the small chatter of the people that hadn't dispersed yet.
"Ok, I gotta go. I'll see you soon!" I said and hugged Austin goodbye.
I also caught Shane on my way out, surprising him by hugging him tightly.
"I'm sorry about what happened this year. I never really apologized to you. I love you like you were my brother, and I would never try to hurt you, you know that. I'll see you at the wedding. Don't forget." I left him standing, dazed, as I ran over to Linds, her parents, and mom and dad. We left, eyes shining, and lumps in our throats, but with new hope as it finally began to sink in…no more Voldemort.
Okay, I seriously cried my eyes out while writing that chapter! Love ya'll please review only 2 more chappies to go!