Death of a Friend

Chapter 3

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"Ron, Ginny, Harry, it's time to go see Fred and George before Professor McGonagall picks you up tomorrow." Said Mrs. Weasley, on the verge of tears again.

The three teenagers, especially Ron, were all solemn over the death of one of their greatest friends. While Ron had been absorbed in his heartbrokenness, Harry and Ginny had the overwhelming grief and the tension that only happens between ex's. Although, while most ex's hate each other, Ginny and Harry still loved each other with a passion.

They walked out the door towards the car that the Ministry had provided (mainly for Harry's safety), and drove to Diagon Alley.

When they got there, Harry had expected not many people, and the few people there to not be the happy shoppers they used to be. But what Harry had not expected was what came next.

"AHHHH!" Screamed Mrs. Weasley.

When they looked at "Weasley's Wizard Wheezes", all they saw was half a shop and a pile of rubble where the other half had been.

CRACK

Mr. Weasley, Remus Lupin, and Kingsley Shacklebolt appeared next to Mrs. Weasley. Mr. Weasley and Lupin went straight to going to break the door down to retrieve Fred and George and anyone else while Kingsley had the unfortunate job of trying to calm Mrs. Weasley down enough so that she wouldn't burst through the door herself. When Mr. Weasley and Lupin got through the door, Mrs. Weasley had stopped panicking enough to see Fred collapse over George's still body.

Mr. Weasley and Lupin conjured stretchers for them, and carried them out, George looking partially crushed, and Fred having a large piece of shelving stuck into him, looking to close to where his stomach is. They Apparated, only having enough time to say "St. Mungos" before the all too familiar CRACK.

"Ron, Harry, Apparate to St. Mungos, Ginny, hold my arm tightly," and with that she Disapparated. Ron and Harry looked at each other, bewildered that she had forgotten that they didn't have their licenses yet.

"Oh well," Said Harry, "lets go."

So with a POP (A/N: In my head, not all wizards make the same sound when Apparating) they both Apparated to St. Mungos.

When they got there, Harry and Ron received a slight shock that neither Mrs. Weasley, nor anyone else was in the waiting room. Harry went up to the welcome witch.

"Fred and George Weasley please."

"Ground floor, room 333."

"Thanks" said Harry as he and Ron walked, then sprinted to the correct hall and room. Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley, Ginny, and Lupin were all sitting outside the door, waiting.

"The healers are testing for internal damage." Said Mr. Weasley when the two of them looked confused.

"You can come in now." Said the healer after a short, uncomfortable wait.

They all filed in to see an unconscious Fred and George lying in their beds, looking deathly pale.

"Don't worry," Said the healer, kindly, seeing the worried look on everyone's face, "That's just an after-affect of the tests. I'll be back later with the results." And with that, she left.

Fred started to stir. Everyone gathered round as he slowly opened his eyes.

"Where's George?" was the first thing he asked, not to anyone's surprise. Harry glanced over at George, and Fred, following his gaze, gasped to see a deathly pale George.

"He's OK, right?" Fred said, words weighted with a heavy worry.

"He should sniff wake up soon." Said a teary Mrs. Weasley, "plus, when he does, your father and I have something to tell you."

"I feel dizzy," groaned George, waking up.

"George!" Said Mrs. Weasley and Fred simultaneously.

"What's going on?" he mumbled.

"I'll tell you later. Mum has something to us."

"Actually, we have something to tell you all." Spoke up Mr. Weasley for the first time, looking quite pale.

"Fred, George, we know that you are both now adults." Started Mrs. Weasley. Both Fred and George groaned, they knew what they were about t be told wouldn't be good.

"But," she continued, "We have decided that the two of you will live at Hogwarts for the time being. We cannot keep you with us, and you no longer have a shop to live at."

Fred and George both started to protest when they both gasped sharply and clutched at their sides. Mrs. Weasley called for a healer and ushered everyone, save for herself and Mr. Weasley, out of the room.

Twenty minutes later, Mr. And Mrs. Weasley came out.

"They were reacting to a wound that Fred obtained when a piece of shelving was wedged in him." Offered Mr. Weasley as an explanation. If Hermionie had been there, she would have known exactly what that meant, and would have been able to tell Ron and Harry, but as she was not, they looked to Ginny, who seemed to look shocked enough to know what that meant.

Ron turned to Ginny, "What exactly does that mean?"

"That means exactly what I've suspected for years. That Fred and George have a Twin Bond!" Said Ginny, half excitedly, half worriedly.

"And what, exactly, is a twin bond?" Asked Ron.

"A Twin Bond," Interjected Lupin, "is a special bond, usually between twins. In this case, Fred and George's close relationship is shown physically by the way Fred's scar is real and George's, while equally, medically, real, is just a copy of Fred's. In other words, George shouldn't actually have a scar." Harry and Ginny rolled their eyes and Ron, who was still confused.

"Let me explain in another way. Say you and someone else were Bonded. Then say that that person got a cut on their hand." Said Lupin. Harry subconsciously rubbed his had where Umbridge's words still shone. "The exact same cut would appear on your hand, and it would be a real cut, but you did nothing to your hand. Understand?"

"I think so." Said Ron, with dawning comprehension.

"There's something else, isn't there?" Asked Harry, interpreting the worried look on Ginny's face correctly.

But again, Lupin answered. "If one of the twins were to, erm, not get better, or even possibly die," He said, uncomfortably, with a glance at Mrs. and Mr. Weasley, "the other twin would probably die within a week."

"Oh" was all Ron could say.

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A/N: Sorry if it's not very long, but my chapters tend to be short. I'll try to update faster, I promise.

BTW: If anyone has any suggestions for a better name for a Twin Bond, let me know, because I couldn't think of one.

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