After George had thanked Hermione he bolted out of her hospital room and straight to the side of his unconscious twin, his hand slipping into Fred's easily as he settled himself into the chair beside the hospital bed. His mother the mirror image on the opposite side of Fred. As soon as she had physical contact with her son Molly was suddenly unable hold back the emotions of the battle. George looked at his brother and moved his chair around the end of the bed to be next to his mother, the exhaustion of the final battle suddenly hitting him. He wrapped his long arm around his small mother's shoulders and slipped his hand back into Fred's which his mother had relinquished to try and attempt to dry her tears.

"Mum, it's okay we're all okay, we're all still here and it's over, it's finally over" George whispered this mantra to his mother unsure as to whether he was telling her or himself the statement. Tears were rolling down George and Mrs Weasleys faces, George turned his chair towards his mother when she seemed to be breathing normally again and let her wrap her arms around him and hold him like he hadn't been held since being a small boy. Sobs then began to wrack George's body before he finally fell into a restless slumber against his mothers bosom.

Arthur's head appeared around the door frame, his ever present optimistic smile still there but wavering slightly.

"How are we all doing in here" Arthur began before noticing his fitfully sleeping son, he lowered his voice and crouched down next to his wife "they want us to go soon so that they can start their night shift and clean them both up and change them into comfier clothes, they've also given me some dreamless sleep potion for the rest of us so we can all get some rest, I don't think they will be getting Harry away from Hermione anytime soon though" he glanced down at George smoothed his hair off his forehead like he had every night when the twins were young and placed a kiss on the centre of his forehead he squeezed Molly's shoulder before repeating the action to Fred.

" I'm going to see if they can conjure up a bed for Georgie, i think he should stay with Fred and well I don't think we could get him to leave him either" Molly nodded her head but didn't move much so as not to wake a sleeping George. Soon after Arthur and a healer appeared , he conjured a bed for George beside Fred's, close enough that George could still hold Fred's hand whilst lying down. the healer left and Molly and Arthur gently woke George. "Georgie" molly whispered "wake up, you can stay here with Freddie but let's get you into the bed"

George opened his eyes, awake and looking around the hospital room but not really seeing. George allowed his father to help him to sit up away from his mother and hoist him up from the chair then guide him toward the empty bed. Arthur sat George down, bent to the ground and removed his sons shoes before guiding him to lie down, pulled the blanket up over his shoulder, reached over and placed his hand back around Fred's. By now George was sleeping, Arthur repeated his earlier action and kissed both the twins on the forehead as molly followed him and did the same.

Arthur and Molly stepped back holding each other in the door way to Fred's hospital room, Molly whispered to Arthur through her tears and her sobs "we will get them through this won't we"

"Of course Molly, shhhh of course we will but they've got each other and the rest of the family we will get them all through this" Arthur squeezed Molly and guided her towards Hermione's room.

They stopped in the doorway and saw that Ginny had crept down the corridor to be with Harry. She was now curled up on his knee tucked under his chin sleeping but with painful expressions crossing her face, Harry has got one arm around Ginny tightly, glasses askew sleeping fitfully with one arm extended and fingers tangled with Hermione's. Arthur caught the eye of the healer heading down the corridor, she glanced into the room and then assisted to help conjure a bed big enough for Harry.

Molly made her way towards her sleeping daughter and the boy and girl she thought of as her own. She spoke quietly "Ginny, wake up, Ginny it's mum" Ginny opened her eyes "come on love it's time to go home"

"Mum I'm staying here with Harry"

"Gin they are only letting one person stay with Hermione and me and Dad want you at home, you can come as soon as you wake tomorrow"

"Mum" Ginny complained

"Ginerva Weasley do not make me use my stern voice your coming home with us and you will come back tomorrow, now up you get so I can get Harry into bed"

"Okay" Ginny said standing gently from Harry's lap.

When Ginny moved to the end of Hermione's bed Molly lent over removed the dirty twisted glasses from Harry's face, his wand from his side and gently squeezed his hand.

"Harry honey, it's Molly wake up sweetie" Harry started awake and grasped around for his wand Molly grasped his hands "shhh shhh shhh Harry your safe, it's over, it's all over" Harry seemed to register where he was, who was talking to him and what they were saying. Within seconds he was throwing himself into Molly's arms, shaking and sobbing uncontrollably. Arthur steered Ginny out of the room and into his arms as she too finally let her exhaustion and emotions out into her fathers chest.

Molly eased herself and Harry onto the floor of Hermione's hospital room and held the boy she thought of as a son as close to her as she could, pouring all of the love she felt for him into the action. While he sobbed she whispered things to him " shhhh it's over your safe, I've got you. You can come home now. We're so so proud of you. Your mum and dad and Sirius would be so proud of you. We love you so much Harry we're so glad your safe." Molly continued the mantra of making Harry feel safe and loved until he sobbed himself into an exhausted sleep against her chest. When he had done this Molly used the sleeve of her magically knitted cardigan to wipe away the mess of snot and tears from Harry's face, she planted a kiss atop his messy hair that was just like his fathers and looked around to see Arthur standing in the doorway. They shared a sad smile before Arthur helped Molly to magically move Harry into the bed that had been conjured for him, once he was there and safely tucked in hand returned to Hermione's the two kissed each teenager on there forehead before standing back turning out the lights and heading for the rest of their family, the healers having instructors to contact them if anything happened.

As they walked back towards the waiting room Arthur turned to Molly, "the rest of the kids have gone back to the burrow. Charlie came through the floo as soon as McGonagall let him know what had happened. When he got here Ginny was falling asleep against Bill with Ron holding her hand , Fleur was also sleeping on Bills other side. Charlie came down the corridor saw you with Harry and me watching over Fred and George and told me he would get the others home. Last I saw Ron and Percy we're following him and Bill down the corridor to the floo. Bill was carrying Fleur and Charlie had Ginny in his arms just like when she was little." Arthur finished this statement with a sad smile.

Stepping into the floo Arthur squeezed Mollys hand "Try not to worry Molly wobbles we will get them through this." Throwing down the floo powder and clearly stating "The burrow"; the corridor of St Mungos disappeared from sight and gave way to the cosy yet slightly dusty kitchen of the burrow with the other Weasley siblings gathered around the long table along with Fleur cradling mugs of tea. Two steaming mugs sat at the heads of the table waiting for their parents.