Decided to put another one quick since I think I'm taking to long to just get to the weeding xD

Don't worry, after it things go a bit faster.

Chapter 42

The next morning, they all got up earlier than usual to have some good breakfast after a tiring night. Fred and George barely looked at anyone to the eye, less Harry, Ron, Bill or even their dad. No one really spoke to them, seeing them still so quiet, they thought they could fire up again. The table was pretty quiet until a door opened and slammed again.

"Hermione?"

Kat's voice that came from the living room broke the silence in the table. Fred and George's body reacted too quickly and they got up, even before Hermione who glared at them.

"You two, sit", Bill said

Fred and George, with glares, listened to him, also knowing the last thing Kat needed so early was seeing their faces again. Hermione left to the living room and they watched her leave, hoping to see Kat entered, but after a few minutes, Hermione came back alone.

"Ah, Harry…Ron, come."

She left quick. Ron and Harry looked at each other as they got up and followed. When they entered the living room, they saw Kat with different clothes and she had something wrapped in her arms with a blanket.

"Kat", Ron said, "you alright?"

"Ah, yeah, I went to Luna's. She calmed me down. Also I…I was going to look for her last night, but with what happened I kind of forgot. I told Luna to come with me, she said that it was lucky the narggles didn't got to her yet", Kat let out a chuckled, Ron and Harry just smiled, feeling a bit confused, Hermione already knew, so she stayed sad, "I thought you might wanted to bury her, Harry.", she looked at what was in her arms.

Harry looked at the wrapped thing and then at Kat, whose nose was a bit red and her eyes showed a bit of tears coming or that were ending. He quickly got it.

"Thanks, Kat. I really appreciate it."

"Um, I know where we can bury her.", Ron said as everyone looked.

The four of them headed outside and Ron looked for a shovel. They went to the first three that was close to the Burrow, before all the trees converted into a forest. The tree had these beautiful white flowers and the most amazing shade. The little light that came between the leaves added the perfect touch. After Ron dug a hole, Harry placed the little wrapped body inside and then covered it. Kat took out her wand and went around the little grave to get closer to the tree. She passed the tip of it close to the tree and the writing: 'Here Rest Hedwig: Some heroes never return.' Appeared carved on it. The four of them stood in front of the little bump for a silence. Ginny, Bill and Fleur went outside to them and Ginny placed an arm around Kat.

"Bill told us", she said

"Ah, it's ok…I'm fine now."

"Sorry, Kat", Fleur added.

"Don't be, really."

Kat looked back at the little bumped of dirt. Bill, Fleur and Ginny quickly kept their silence as they read the carved words. After a few minutes they went back inside to the dining room, where Fred and George's eyes caught her, but hers didn't. As the others sat down, she walked to Molly who got up.

"Are you alright? Want some breakfast, dear?"

"Um, I rather take a little quick nap now."

"Alright, I'll take you something for when you wake up."

Kat put on a half smile and she turned to leave.

"Where was she?", Arthur asked

"She stayed with Luna during the night", Ron answered, already munching again.

"She did the nicest thing, she brought Hedwig's body so Harry could bury her.", Ginny said

"Really? So you did?", Molly asked, sitting down.

"Yes, under the three close to here."

"I told them it could be there, mum. I hope it's ok", Ron said.

"Oh, yes, yes."

Fred and George put on a smile as they looked at their plate. That took them back when they met her and spent a night at the forbidden forest. How she cared and got sad over the bat she had to kill. They now knew the Kat they fell for was still there. After about 2 hours, Harry was almost dressed in his formal robes for the weeding, looking at the Daily Prophet that was laying on the table as the others, either got ready or were setting up the tent.

"Zip me up will you?"

He turned to face Ginny's naked back with the zipper of her dress down. He slowly got close to her and with hesitating hands he took the zipper and started to put it up.

"Seems silly doesn't it? A weeding, with everything that's going on."

"Maybe that's the best reason to have it."

After he was done, she turned to him and their eyes meet. Both met halfway in a tender kiss that didn't stopped quickly. In the silence of the house something made them stop, a presence.

"Moooning."

They both turned to see George standing in front of the sink with a cup of tea in hand. He was also almost dressed. Ginny turned quickly and walked away as Harry looked back at him. George just winked at him and Harry left the other way. Kat came into the kitchen with an 'unbelievable' look in her eyes towards him as she carried a bowl in her hands and was dressed in her pajamas.

"You are just the worst."

She said as she walked to the sink and started to wash the bowl and spoon she used.

"Don't call me names. I have a boo boo.", George said pointing at the bandage in his head that covered the hole where his ear is suppose to be. She just glared at him and he smiled, "How did you wake up?"

"Fine until I saw your ear-ritating face."

George let out a laugh and then bit his lower lip, trying to hold everything he wanted to say and ask so nothing would go wrong and enjoy this moment that felt like the good old days, even if she had an annoyed face.

"Oh, you went there, huh?"

She just kept ignoring him.

"Want me to help you get into your dress?"

"No, thanks"

"Need help with the zipper?"

"Do you want to lose the other ear?"

"Ok, ok."

She shook her hands to shake any water off and walked away.

"You don't have anything that I haven't seen, anyways!"

He let out a laugh, but he got down as a base flew to him and going right trough the window. He got up straight again to look at the broken glass and chuckled.

"Still bloody hot."

After Kat took a shower, she was in her bath robe and brushing her hair in Ginny's room, where she stayed along with Hermione.

"Hey", Hermione's soft tone spoke, still in her pajamas.

"Hey", Kat turned to her with a half smile

"How are you?"

"I'm…I'm perfectly fine."

Kat turned again to the mirror, to keep brushing her hair. Hermione could see Kat's reflection, she knew her to well to know that wasn't a fine face.

"You know what surprises me…", Hermione said getting close, "is that you hardly defended yourself."

Kat just turned to her with a confused face.

"Ginny and I woke up before the others. We heard the whole thing. You hardly said anything back to them."

"Oh, um, I haven't slept so…I was tired."

"Admit it"

"What?"

"You still like them."

Kat stayed in silence and she looked down with a sigh. A knock was heard and the two of them looked.

"Excuse me girls", Tonks came in with a light green dress, "Hermione, you have to go downstairs, the Minister of Magic is here to see you, Ron and Harry."

"Oh, um, ok, I'll talk to you later."

Hermione left the room as she closed the door behind her.

"How are you?"

"Why do people keep asking?", Kat tried to chuckle, "do I look that horrible with my new hair?"

Tonks let out a little chuckled, "no, you look beautiful as always."

"You too, Nymphy."

"Watch it", she said pointing a finger at her as both laughed, "look, Reamus and I know what happened last night. You three have been very fired up since you came back."

"They ask for it."

Kat walked to her messenger bag and took out her dress: a dark purple one to her knees and under it had a black petticoat and a black rose in the left waist.

"You are gonna ask for it that beautiful dress.", Tonks chuckled.

"Let's see if that little village muggle can give them what I can.", she smirked.

"Don't play fire with fire."

"I'm not. I just want to show them what they lost."

"Alright. I won't speak of it anymore if you don't want to."

"I'd appreciate it. After all of this I'll be out of their lives. I'm going back to my foster parents, for sure."

"That's good to hear."

"Yeah, take them around the world with me. I'm sure they'd like that."

Kat smiled to herself and Tonks joined her and placed a hand on her back.

"I'll leave you to change. See you downstairs."

"Ok."

Tonks gave her one last smile before she left the room. Kat sat on the edge of Ginny's bed for a few minutes. She let time fly with her thoughts. Hermione even went inside to change, but Kat was in silence. She remembered all the words they yelled at her, calling her what everyone else has been calling her: stupid, careless and reckless, not to mention selfish. She decided it was time to move on and focus on what was going on now; that was more important. Also to thank Merlin neither Arthur, Molly or Hermione have asked where Ron, Harry and she were last night, looks like with all the yells they let it pass.