Disclaimer: I am sad to say that I do not own Harry Potter. No matter how hard I wish.
A.N: I know it has been awhile but I have been busy and i had a touch of writers block for some time. But I hope that I will be able to keep my inspiration for this story. And hopefully I will update my ither story too... OH Yeah for some reason these ghapters just keep coming out kinda fluffy... so yeah...
Two years and some months after the Battle of Hogwarts and the end of the war, the people of the wizardin world seem to be recovering slowly. Kingsley Shacklebolt, was elected Minister of Magic a week after the war ended. He reformed the ministry and the country. With the help of Harry Potter, they rounded up the remaining Death Eaters and sent them to Azkaban. Familys set out to rebuild their homes and their lives after losing so many loved seems that no matter who you talk too, they were all efected by the war. And all are recovering. However, recovering from the war has been a hard and slow process. No one knows this better then George Weasley.
For George it has been tough. He had to get over the lose of his brother, best friend, and twin. It was hard at first but eventually the pain lessened. And he moved on, but there is not a day that goes by that he doesn't think about Fred. Now though, it's usually happy memories and that's good. He knows Fred is looking down at him and his whole family. Especially today, today is a very happy day.
As George looks out into the tent he sees the happy couple dancing slowly around. Percy looks so happy with his new wife. It was a wonderful wedding, very laid back. It was just as the bride wanted it, simple but classic. White table clothes, candles and people all dressed up.
George couldn't be happier for Percy and his new sister-in-law. After all that has happened to his family it's nice to have something like this happen. His mother is beaming with happiness, something that hasn't been seen in awhile. His other brothers are also happy and his sister is all smiles. They all have someone to share this day with. Mum has Dad, Bill has Fluer, Ron has Hermione, Ginny has Harry, and even Charlie has his girlfriend. And of course Percy has Audrey, but George doesn't have anyone like that. It's not that he really wants someone like that but he just wants someone to talk to and laugh with. That's not someone from his family.
"Hey George. Why aren't you dancing?" Ginny comes over sitting down next to him out of breath. George smiles at her.
"Just not really in the mood for dancing." he tells her.
"Oh but it's so much fun! You have to come dance with me!"
"I'm really not in the right mind set for dancing."
"When are you ever in your right mind1" She says laughing and shaking her head at him. She then gets up and walks away. George sighs. This tent is getting a little stuffy." he thinks to his self, "Maybe if I step outside the fresh air might help my mood. George gets up from were he's sitting and steps out of the tent.
The night is dry and if you look up you can see a million stars. The garden has been fixed up for the wedding, the flowers shin beautifully in the moonlight. George walkes slowly away from the tent into the night. He can see his favorite tree standing in the middle of the field behind the house. He walkes towards it. He and Fred use to play underneath it when they were younger. George has a lots of good memories surrounding this tree.
As he gets closer to the tree, he notices someone sitting underneath it looking up at the stars. He wonders who it could be, because no one really comes back here. Slowly he could make out that it is a girl with long dirty blond hair. He is a few feet away from her when she looks back at him. He is surprised to see that it is Luna Lovegood. The girl who found him at his lowest and helped him the most with just a small amount of logic.
He notices that she has been crying. Her silvery eyes are wet and her cheeks are red. She looks a little surprised to see me, her eyes got big, well bigger then they already are. He slowly walks over to her and sits down next to her. They sit there in silence for a few minutes, just looking out at the field and the tent filled with partygoers. George can not think of any way to comfort her. But he doesn't have to because Luna starts talking first.
"I thought today would be happy and wouldn't be as sad as usual. But all I've felt since coming here today is sadness and lost. I thought that I got over mourning him awhile ago. However being at this wedding brought back all the memories of when me and Daddy danced together at Bill's wedding." she tells him. All George can do is sit there like an idiot and listen. He can't think of anything to say. She continues , "I just miss him so much, I'm so lonely. I have no family anymore, they were all taken away from me..." She then burst into tears. George did the only thing he could think of, he held her while she cried.
After awhile Luna's sobs become sniffles and she looks up at him. "I don't know what to do anymore. I have friends but everyone has been so busy lately and I don't see them much. It's just so lonely." she tells him." I haven't figured out what I want to do with my life. I thought going back to school would give me time to think about it. But when I got there I couldn't really focuse on my work." George just stares at her not knowing what to say. Luna goes on."So most of the time I'm just at home with myself. I have no job, no friends, and no family." She finished tears falling silently from her cheek.
George sits there holding her for a few minutes rubbing her back. He then pulls a handkerchief out of his pocket and wipes away the tears from her face. He then picks her up and places her in front of him in the grass. He grasped her hands and looks her in the eyes."Listen to me. You are not alone. You have friends and a family. Your friends love you and your family lov-" he gets cut off.
"What family! I have no family! They all left me here! By myself! I have no family left." She angrily says to him. He tightens his hands on hers.
"You do have a family. They might not be by blood but they are still your family. And besides your parents are still with you. Even if you can't see them." he says quietly to her."Their in your heart and they live on in your memory." They sit in silence for a couple of minutes just staring at each other.
Luna stares unblinkingly up at George wondering if he could be right. She knows that her friends love her, but a family? What family? She hasn't had a family in a long time. They all left her, she does believe that they are out there somewhere looking after her. But it's not the same as having someone to come home to when you leave and someone to comfort you when your down. So to her she has no family.
Maybe George is right. She might not have her blood relatives around but she does have her friends. And their the same has family. Their there for her and they do love her. So she does have family!
"I do have family! And they love me. How could I forget that my friends are my family. A crazy family, but still a family." Luna says happily. Going back to her dreamy self. She looks up at George and smiles. "Thank you for reminding me what I have. And that my parents are still out there somewhere looking after me." She reaches up and kisses him lightly on the cheek. She then lays down in the grass and looks up at the sky with a dreamy far off look.
Georges ears turn red he looks away from her for a second. He then clears his throat and says," No problem glade I could help." He then sits there just looking at her.
What happened to the care free, stranger creature lover Luna that I use to know in Hogwarts? George thinks to himself. This Luna seems kind of broken inside. She looks like her normal self but there's something in her eyes. That says something nots right with her. He wouldn't have noticed it if he had not found her crying. So from this day forward I am going to help her any way I can. George tells himself and then smiles when he hears the band playing a slow song.
He stands up and looks down at Luna. He clears his throat again to get her attention. She looks up at him with a dreamy expression. He holds out his hand asks,"Care for this dance?"
She smiles and nods. Then takes his hand and he pulls her up to stand in front of him. He then places his hand on her waist and she puts her hand on his shoulder. He starts to dance slowly with the music like he was tought all those years ago by McGonagall. They stay silent getting lost in the music. After awhile the song ends but they continue to dance.
Silently from the door of the tent, Ginny watches her older brother dancing with her best friend and smiles knowingly to herself. She then turns and walks back into the party. Leaving the dancing couple in their own peace.
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