At breakfast two days later, Kingsley walked up to Harry and asked, "Will you give a speech at the memorial tomorrow?"
"Of course," Harry said.
"And you three too," Kingsley said, indicating to Ron, Hermione, and Neville. They all nodded in agreement.
The rest of the day was spent working on their speeches and studying with Andy.
When Harry woke the next morning he knew it was going to be a horrible day. He got up and put on his dress robes. Once he was dressed he walked over to the mirror and tried to flatten his messy black hair.
"We know that will never work, Harry. Remember the Yule Ball? You spent an hour trying," Ron said, shrugging his shoulders. "Come on, the ladies are going to meet us in the common room in about thirty seconds, and you know how Hermione is about punctuality." The hurried down to the common room and to their amazement the girls were not there yet. They were there for about thirty seconds when Ginny and Hermione both came in, wearing black floor length dresses. Once they were at the lake where the stage had been set up, they went and sat in the front row which was reserved for the speakers. The Weasleys were in the row behind them. Ginny was not with them, but was sitting by Harry, because he knew she would need him today, so he got Kingsley to let her sit by him.
Kingsley started the service by welcoming everyone. He took his seat while Ron stepped up on the stage and began his speech. "I am Ron Weasley and you probably know me as Harry Potter's best mate. I am also a brother I have five brothers and a sister. Many of you are probably wondering why this is relevant. I lost one of my brothers in the battle of Hogwarts. His name was Fred. He has a twin named George. You would not find one without the other. You would not just say Fred or just George. They were inseparable not to mention identical. Fred would not want us to morn his death, he would want us to celebrate the better life he and the others fought to give us. He would want us to celebrate the downfall of Voldemort." Harry noticed most people flinch. "I noticed most of you flinch. Dumbledore always told us fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself. So repeat after me: Halleluiah, Voldemort is dead!" Everyone repeated it. "I now turn things over to my beautiful girlfriend, Hermione." With that Hermione stepped up on to the stage and began. "I will read the names of the dead." Hermione started but when she reached Colin her voice got stuck. She tried to cover it with a cough, but Harry and Ron knew better. They were ready to jump up until she began to read again. When she reached Remus you could see a single tear fall down her cheek. When she said "Tonks would have hated me doing this, but Nymphadora Tonks Lupin," Harry, Ron, and Ginny all laugh through their tears, knowing just how true it was. When she reached the end you could tell she was falling apart. Harry looked to Ron and nodded. They jumped up and sprinted up the stairs and across the stage to Hermione. Just as she was about to fall over sobbing, Ron caught her. Harry took the list. They knew this would have happened, had they been asked to do this. He finished the last name. Harry knew why she could not bear it any longer. The last name was Fred Weasley. Harry then said, "Neville is now going to talk."
Neville stepped up on the stage and said, "If you are a member of the Order of the Phoenix or Dumbledore's Army, please come up on the stage." Once everyone was lined up on the stage, Neville continued. "They will all receive a medal called the Order of Phoenix. It will be like an Order of Merlin, but the following people are the only ones who are to be given to: Sirius Black, Edgar Bones, Dedalus Diggle, Elphias Doge, Aberforth and Albus Dumbledore, Benjy Fenwick, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher, Rubeus Hagrid, Frank and Alice Longbottom, Remus Lupin, Minerva McGonagall, Marlene McKinnon, Dorcas Meadowes, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, Sturgis Podmore, Lily and James Potter, Fabian and Gideon Prewett, Emmeline Vance, Fleur Delacour, Severus Snape, Hestia Jones, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks, Arthur , Bill , Charlie , and Molly Weasley. These are the members of both the original and the reconstituted Order of the Phoenix." The living retrieved theirs and the dead's families were given theirs. "Now the D.A: Alice Tolipan, Alicia Spinnet, Angelina Johnson, Anthony Goldstein, Cho Chang Dennis and Colin Creeve, Cormac McLaggen, Dean Thomas, Ernie Macmilla, Fred, George, Ginevra, and Ronald Weasley, Hannah Abbott, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Katie Bell, Lavender Brown, Lee Jordan, Luca Caruso, Luna Lovegood, Marietta Edgecombe, Michael Corner, Nigel Wolpert, Padma, and Parvati Patil, Romilda Vane, Susan Bones, Terry Boot, Zacharias Smith, and myself. That is everyone, thank you." Once all the medals were passed out, it was Harry's turn.
"I can't say I knew everyone who died, but I did know Colin. He was one of the bravest people I have ever met. I knew Fred; he was like a brother to me. I knew Remus and Tonks; I am godfather to their son, Teddy, who they fought to make the world a better place for. They fought for friendship, family, and love, something Voldemort never understood. That is what we are all fighting for. Love is what saved me from Voldemort. When my parents died, my mother refused to step aside and live. That love protected me that night. Let us live the lives they fought for," Harry concluded his speech.
Kingsley finished the service by giving out a schedule of all the funerals.
A/N/W: Sorry about missing a week's chapter. Next chapter will be longer; this one was really hard to write.SOOOO SAAAAD! I'M GONNA START CRYNG! Anyway, thanks for reading~! please reviwe P.S the order of the phoenix was given to both the original order and the reconstituted order