AN:
5 years after the war, Molly Weasley invites family and friends over to the Burrow for a celebration of all who passed. George heals old holes. Set to the song In Loving Memory by Jamestown Story. All words in italics are song lyrics :) enjoy.
5 years is a long time, for anyone. A lot of things can happen in five years, namely that one grows older. One may fall in love, and have children in five years, not that its happened to George.
You said yourself before
Where are you?
I'm needing you much more
I bet you never knew
And now everything
Is gonna fall apart
I need you here
Not just in my heart
When Mum sent over an invitation for a party in honor of them, George wasn't too keen to go. Sure, it was the fifth anniversary, but last year was the fourth, and before that the third, and there where no parties on those occasions. But, it had been 5 years. 5 years is a long time.
This wasn't how it's supposed to be[In loving memory]
He said hello to everyone there, as was expected of him. He smiled and waved and played with all his little nephews and nieces and Harry's kids, of course. Although he nearly cried when Percy's wife Audrey slipped up and called him Fred.
And now I'm torn with misery[In loving memory]
He pretended to laugh it off, even though Mum kept a close eye on him for the rest of the time. He stood up straight, smiled when needed, and didn't make any impolite comments to anyone.
I won't forget you please don't me[In loving memory]
This wasn't how it's supposed to be [In loving memory]
He thought he was hiding it rather well, his uncomfortable mind-set. Here where all these people, he thought as he tussled Teddy's turquoise hair around, coming together on an anniversary of death, but no one mentioned any names.
You said yourself before [fore]
Where are you?
Face down on the floor
I bet you never knew.
No one went up to him and said, "Gee, George, your brother was an amazing guy. We all miss him", even though it would have been intimidating. Where they going to go around all day pretending their loved ones didn't even exist? It was absolutely mad. The world had gone bonkers, according to George.
George rolled that over in his head. The world had gone bonkers. For some reason, it made him smile.
"And what are you so happy about?" A tall dark-skinned girl sauntered up to George, holding a golden flute of some sort of bubbly liquid in her hand
"Something so clever it is far beyond your reach, madam." George replied.
Angelina raised an eyebrow. "Enlighten me" she said.
"It doesn't seem like anyone misses him." George said shortly, his eyes roaming around the room to look anywhere but at the woman next to him.
This wasn't how it's supposed to be [In loving memory]
"Are you joking, Georgie? Can't you see that look on Ginny's face? She's not paying attention to anything Harry has to say. And Ron. He's just sitting there, fiddling with the tarts." Angelina gestured to the two red-heads as she spoke their names. Indeed, Ginny had a pre-occupied look about her, even though Harry was trying to have a conversation with her. Ron sat in an over-stuffed chair by the fire, toying with a little pastry that seemed to be topped with strawberries.
"They miss him, George. So do I, and so do you." Angelina said, reaching out to touch George's hand.
And now I'm torn with misery[In loving memory]
George finally looked down at the woman. She had really become beautiful since Hogwarts. George couldn't remember what he had seen in that Katie Bell girl. He had heard that Katie had run off with Oliver Wood to Scotland after the final battle.
"Would you like to go out to dinner sometime?" he asked her.
She smiled. "We'll see, Weasley."
And she walked away
I won't forget you please don't me [In loving memory]
This wasn't how it's supposed to be[In loving memory]
George looks once more around the room, catching the eye of Percy. Percy smiles a little smile and George waves back.
It won't go away
George keeps looking. He notices that Mum took the clock down
It wont go away.
He walks to the fireplace, and sits next to Ron's chair. He leans in, and whispers a joke into his little brother's ear. Ron grins and laughs, and George stands back up with a smile on his face.
It wont go away
He strolls over to Ginny, and whispers 'boo' in her ear. She jumps slightly, and turns around to see him. She forces herself into his arms, and grabs onto him tightly.
"George, I miss him" she says in-between muffled sobs.
George leans down to speak into her ear. "Me too" he says softly. They hold each other for a few moments more, until Ginny releases him to wipe tears from her eyes.
It wont go away
"we all miss him, Gin." George says to her. "But you know, he's up there watching. You wouldn't believe how proud he is of you."
Ginny nodded and smiled, again wiping tears off her cheeks. Harry takes her in his arms, and starts to sway with her. George walks away, his footsteps hardly making a sound.
It won't go away
"Hullo Mum" George said, blushing as his stout mother hurries up to him.
"Have you had enough to eat lately George? You're all skin and bones!" She fusses around her son, scolding him for this, and admonishing him for that.
"Mum, calm down. I'm getting enough to eat, I'm doing just fine at the joke shop, everything is alright" he said
She gazed up at him with her blue eyes. "Well, alright, if you say so." She bustled back into the kitchen to finish her soup.
It won't go away
George sits at the kitchen table, and closes his eyes
It won't go away
It won't go away.
Fred wouldn't go away. He was there in that room with George, watching over everything. He had always like parties. Fred's death would never go away, as long as there where people there to remember
And now I'm torn with misery[In loving memory]
George smiled
And now I'm torn with misery[In loving memory]
George laughed
I won't forget you please don't me [In loving memory]
As long as there where people, Fred would never be gone. He would always be held in George's heart, in loving memory
This wasn't how it's supposed to be
[In loving memory]