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Written for the February Event (My Love) over on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenge & Assignments)
Prompt: Black (Colour)
Pairing: Hermione/Marcus
1000 Word Challenge: Support
Chocolate Frog: Bonus – Faris 'Spout Hole' Spavin – Prompts – Funeral, Joke
Gringotts: Pairing: Same Gen Het – Hermione/Marcus
Word Count: 294
Support
Hermione blinked back the tears as she leant on her boyfriend for support.
Everyone around her was wearing black, just like she was, and mourning the death of Fred Weasley.
She still couldn't quite believe that he was gone, that he would never crack another joke, or flash her another toothy grin that had the ability to make her smile even when she was in the foulest of moods.
She listened as George gave the most heartbreaking eulogy about how he had lost half of himself during the Battle of Hogwarts, and how he still woke up every morning expecting to see his smiling face in the adjacent bed, only to realise that he was gone and the only time he would ever see his brother's face again would be when he looked in the mirror.
Hermione was in floods of tears almost as soon as George had begun talking, and by the time he had finished, she had her head buried in Marcus' chest
The funeral passed by in what felt like a blink of an eye after George's speech, and before she knew it her feet were carrying her in the direction of Weasley house for the intimate wake.
"Thank you for the support today," she whispered tearfully to Marcus as they crossed the threshold of the house. "I know you didn't know him very well so it means an awful lot to me."
"Hey," he said turning her to face him. "If it matters to you, it matters to me. When you hurt, I hurt. I will always be by your side when you need me Hermione, always."
Hermione gave Marcus a watery smile and squeezed his hand tightly as they walked towards Arthur and Molly to give them their condolences.
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