Chapter seven
Everyone gathered around the kitchen of the Burrow, some still in tears, like Hermione, some looking shocked, but all was quiet.
'Harry spoke to me that morning,' Minerva said sadly, 'He told me that after his last birthday he snuck away from here and went to the ministry, to make out his will. He did not want the Dursley's to get anything that belonged to his parents or Sirius. He also told me that since things change and he did not know about Teddy at the time, he worked out that I would be the executor of his estate so if there was something I knew he wanted but had not changed his will then I could do that for him. I won't read the whole document, just what all of you will receive.'
'We don't want anything, we just want Harry back,' Hermione said softly as she wiped more tears from her eyes.
'We know Hermione, but this is what Harry wanted,' Minerva waited until Hermione nodded, then continued, 'To Hermione Jean Granger I leave the sum of five million galleons along with my invisibility cloak,' Minerva placed the cloak and some parchment on the table in front of Hermione, 'To Ronald Bilius Weasley I leave the sum of five million galleons along with my phoenix feather wand,' Minerva placed the wand and parchment on the table, 'To Arthur and Molly Weasley I leave the deed to the Burrow, the watch that you gave me on my seventeenth birthday along with five million galleons,' Minerva placed two pieces of parchment and the watch on the table, 'I found out that the Blacks owned the Burrow, so I instantly had it changed so now you own your own home, a home that you welcomed me into and made me feel part of a wonderful family.'
'Oh Harry,' Molly cried.
'To William and Fleur Weasley I leave five million galleons, to Charles Weasley I leave five million galleons, to Percival Weasley I leave five million galleons, to Fred Weasley I leave five million galleons, to George Weasley I leave five million galleons, to Ginevra Weasley I leave seven million galleons,' Minerva placed parchment in front of everyone, 'I saw to this a few days ago, as Harry had no idea about Remus or Nymphadora I changed their part of the will so what Harry left them would go their son. To Teddy Remus Lupin I leave ten million galleons with the stipulation that he will receive another fifteen million galleons when he becomes of age, that naturally is all to be taken care of by his grandmother Andromeda Tonks.
'To Neville Longbottom, I leave five million galleons along with my picture of the original order of the phoenix. To Luna Lovegood I leave five million galleons, Harry writes that he hopes you never lose your wonderful imagination and he knows one day you will find a crumbled horned snorkack,' Minerva placed parchment in front of Andromeda, Neville and Luna along with the picture in front of Neville, 'To Aberforth Dumbledore I leave the deed to the Hogshead, again I found out the Blacks own your pub, now you do, I also leave five million galleons.
'To Kingsley Shacklebolt I leave five million galleons and the deed to the Potter home in Godric's Hollow and the deed to Grimmauld place. My hope is that my parent's home be kept as a monument, but you can do with it what you wish. Grimmauld place was used for the order of the phoenix, maybe you can use it for something good again. The wand I won from Draco Malfoy I wish to be returned to him for aiding me even though that put him in danger. My other wand I wish to be returned to Albus Dumbledore, where it belongs and where it is safer. To Rubeus Hagrid I leave five million galleons along with my photo album that he gave me when I was eleven,' Minerva placed parchment and the album on the table in front of Hagrid, other parchment in front of Kingsley and Aberforth,
'To Minerva McGonagall I leave five million galleons for your own personal use along with my map of Hogwarts which I know you will use for good, to stop those wayward students doing things they shouldn't. As headmistress, I wish to leave Hogwarts ten million galleons,' Minerva places the will on the table then reads from another piece of parchment.
'Hermione and Ron, the two best friends in the whole world, we might have had our arguments and fights, but you always stuck by me even with the danger that always seem to surround me. I go with the love I had for you still in my heart, but don't be sad as I'm finally with my family, where I belong. Ginny, we might have only had a few months together, but we had a good time and some of those times you made it extremely hard on me and I mean that literally, you're hands went to places they should not have, not until you were older, but I have to say, your tongue was wicked and sinful,' all eyes turned to Ginny as she blushes then wipes a tear from her eye.
'What?' Ginny stares around at her brothers and parents.
'Hagrid, you were the first magical person I ever met and my first friend, I will always remember the kindness that you showed a small boy entering a world he knew nothing about. I will be forever grateful for that friendship that only strengthened over the years. Neville, you might have started out such a shy kid and so unsure of yourself but you came into your own and showed everyone what you were made of, I'm so proud of you and proud to call you my friend. Luna, you were there for me when I lost Sirius, you were the only person that could understand what I was going through, I thank you so much for your words but also for your presence, not just your physical presence but your emotional presence as well.
'To Arthur and Molly Weasley, you gave an orphan boy a loving family and a wonderful home, something I never had before. Since I could never have my own parents I got the best substitutes anyone could ask for even with how fussy Molly Weasley was, all the Weasley kids should be thankful to have such loving and wonderful parents, which I know you are.
'Kingsley, we might have only known each other for a few years, but we became friends from the moment we met. I looked up to you as someone I wanted to be like, loyal, kind, brave, caring and a wonderful man, I will never forget your friendship. Aberforth, we only met for a few minutes, but I could tell you were the type of man I would cherish as a true friend. Andromeda, even though I yelled at you that time, it was only because I saw the resemblance to your sister, but you are nothing like that. I might have only seen you for a few minutes, but in that time I could see you were nothing like her, you are your own person, someone that will love your grandson and my godson. I won't read the section for Remus or Nymphadora.
'Minerva, I might not have needed to go to you for help or advice but I always knew you were there if I needed it. There were times I would see you watching me, I saw the looks you gave me, that told me everything I needed to know. You are a wise and caring woman, someone that will always do the right thing but also someone that a student could turn to if they needed it. You were the mother figure through my years at Hogwarts; that gave me a sense of home, I thank you Minerva McGonagall for everything you brought to my life.
'To everyone that is there listening to my words, please don't be sad, yes you will miss me, but I will be watching over you as I stand between my parents and Sirius, but Mad-Eye, Dobby, Hedwig, Cedric and Dumbledore is with me as well, maybe there is more, I do hope that is not true. I wish to say one more thing, I always knew I was not meant to live, I always knew I would die young. I was only born to do what I needed, finish Voldemort and give all of you a chance at a safe and danger free life, don't waste it, any of you.
'Tell the ones you love that you do love them every day because you never know what might happen from one day to the next. Never go to bed angry with your partner, shove your pride aside and ask for help if you need it, say sorry even if you have no idea what you're sorry for. The last few years should show us that the future is so unpredictable, so never take anything for granted, live, live your life to the fullest, live like today is your last day. You all gave me some great days and fun times, do the same for yourselves and the people you care about, give everyone some great memories of some fun times together.
'All of you there I considered my family, the family I had while I lived because to me sometimes family isn't blood, it's how you feel about someone and that's how I felt about all of you, family. Very soon, I wish you all to do one thing for me, throw one hell of a party and celebrate that his dead. If you want to toast me, fine, go ahead, I groan loudly at the thought and my face is screwed up in pain,' Minerva looked around at everyone some smiled some chuckled softly.
'If you want to call me the chosen one, again I groan loudly, if I've been given another blasted name, fine, call me that as well if you want, just celebrate my life with laughter, not with tears or sorrow because I can tell you now that I'm happy, I'm with my family, where I belong. Even as I was writing this, I wasn't sad in anyway thinking about dying because I knew, I always knew how this would end. I love all of you very much, Harry James Potter,' Minerva placed the letter on the table then sat down with the people that Harry thought of as family, his family while he lived his short and tragic life.