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When I woke up, I was suddenly thrust back into reality. I took some shaky breaths and then noticed I was at home in my bed, but that I wasn't with Fred's body. I sprinted down the stairs and saw Fred lying in a casket, with the family all wearing black and standing around him.
I ran to his casket and felt the tears start again.
"We'll leave you to say goodbye," Dad told me in a shaky and somber voice. So unlike his normalcy that I felt scared. He left, patting my shoulder and motioning for everyone to leave the room too.
"Fred, Forge. I don't… ahem. I don't know what to say. I don't know how to say goodbye. You were my other half, my brother, my best friend. I don't want to say goodbye. Don't… don't forget me up there partying it up with the Marauders and Tonks and Dumbledore okay? I love you brother," I stood up and walked quickly to the room with everyone in it. I nodded at them, and Mum wrapped me in one of her hugs. You know, the ones that suffocate you? And that was exactly what I needed.
I did attend the funeral, the tears a constant stream down my face. But when I went up to the podium to speak, I ran out of words. So I started with common knowledge.
"Fred, Forge. My brother, best friend, and fellow Marauder. He was my other half, the only person who understood exactly what I meant when I said something odd. He kept me sane. Everyone credits us both for our pranks, but he was the brain behind everything. He thought of giving Harry the map, he thought of the idea to terrorize that old hag before leaving Hogwarts once and for all. I know that he's just up there," I gestured to the sky,
"wondering why the hell we're all crying!" People laughed, and I felt the words roll of off my tongue without my brain registering them.
"I loved him, Fred. Still do. And I know that sounds odd. Two boys, two brothers 'loving' each other. But he was the person closest to me. The person who knew my thoughts before I said them. I was lucky. I grew up having a best friend. And I love my brother, and he deserves to be up in heaven,"
I stumbled off of the stage and into my seat.
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