Okay I promised a quck update and I have delivered. As I said last chapter this focuses on George, but he has his family there too, of course.

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''Morning Weasley's''

''Hey Dad.'' A chorus of replies met Arthur Weasley as he returned to the Burrow Monday afternoon. The relief to be home was apparent on Arthur's face as he sat at the end of the dinner table. His expression dropped once he noticed the empty seat at the table, and he look to his other children.

''He says that he is just a few ingredients away from creating something and that dinner will have to wait.'' Percy explained to his father. Arthur looked at his wife, who met his gaze with a soft smile, telling him that George's absence from the table was not a sign that his old regime of coping had returned.

The room was quiet as the family, minus George, ate. A large bang suddenly broke the silence. The whole house shook and bits of rubble and dust fell from the ceiling.

''Bloody hell!'' Ron exclaimed, having hastily swallowed several peas in his shock.

''Sorry Mum!'' George yelled downstairs. The Weasley's at the dinner table checked their food for bits of ceiling, and in the silence could hear George upstairs; a couple of coughing fits and few curse words were heard, the latter prompting Molly to send disapproving looks up to her son's general direction.

After a few minutes, everyone was happy that their food was safe and continued eating; the only sound coming from George now was his footsteps.

''Oh, Mum I forgot to tell you, I sent that letter to Luna that I was telling you about earlier.'' Ginny said, breaking the silence.

''Oh good, I really hope she decides to stay with us, it will be good for her to be around those who care, especially with the service at Hogwarts on Friday.''

''You hope whose staying with us?'' George chose this moment to come down the stairs and to the table; the curious look on his face accompanied by blotches of black soot and dust.

''Oh, I guess she didn't get the chance to mention it to you in Diagon Alley, you see George since her house was destroyed by the Death Eaters, Luna has been staying at the Leaky Cauldron – ''

''What!'' George interrupted, ''what the bloody hell is she doing there? I'd rather live in a ruined house than at the Leaky Cauldron for a month and a half.''

''Yes, and that is why Ginny wrote to her today offering her a place to stay here.'' Molly watched George's face light up at this news and shared a knowing look with her husband.

''She's already said no a couple of times, but when we meet her at the school on Friday I'm - I'm not - going to take no for an answer.'' Ginny mumbled, pausing a couple of times as she attempted to pull a bread roll into two pieces while speaking.

Molly saw a very hopeful smile on her sons face and decided to ask him a particular question while he appeared to be in a positive mood. ''Speaking of Friday, George dear, have you decided whether your going or not yet?''

George's smile fell and for a few moments all he could do was look at his mother; he knew she would be secretly upset if he wasn't there on Friday and he couldn't blame her. The memorial service at Hogwarts will pay tribute to those who fought and lost their lives in the battle, Fred of course being one of them, and George knew that if he was to honour Fred's sacrifice, he should be there.

''I think I'm going to go Mum, I know Fred would want me there, and I know you do to so...'' as George explained to his mother why he would be there on Friday, inside his head George was thinking of another reason to be there.

That reason was a certain blonde who had been the earlier topic of conversation. George could not believe what effect Luna had had on him since they had spoken in Diagon Alley, and the effect she continued to have on him everytime her name was mentioned or when he thought about her.

If she was to be there on Friday, he may be able to get through it; somehow she could make him see the goodness in everything, and if she could bring him up from where he was that day in Diagon Alley, then she could probably save him from anything that dare attempt to bring him back down again on Friday.

What alarmed George even more was the fact that this girl had such an effect on him and he barely knew her. Apart from hearing about her from Ginny, that one memorable DA lesson and the meeting in Diagon Alley; George had little to do with Luna and had barely spoken to her.

Yet, there he was, sat at the table surrounded by his family, and thinking of that strange and mysterious girl who occupied far too many of his thoughts.

All he had to do was wait four more days. Then he would have to face whatever Hogwarts challenged him with, and at that moment that thought scared George less than the thought of what may possibly happen when he and Luna Lovegood meet once again.

Next chapter; Friday arrives, bringing the Memorial Service with it. George begins to have doubts over whether he can be there, and Luna will be there to help him.

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