The next year went by in a flash, Ashleigh and George, Fred and Hermione, Harry and Ginny were all still as strong as ever. Ron had started seeing Lavender Brown and they seemed to be good for each other. It took them a long time to get into a routine after Arthur passed away, but through the summer, they managed to get through it together. Many nights, George would spend at Ashleigh's house and then nights he wasn't there, she was at The Burrow.
Fred and George got the premises for their joke shop in Diagon Alley so they opened the shop and it was very successful. Molly was upset at first when they quit school, but after seeing how successful the joke shop was, she was alright with it. She was happy to see her boys focusing on something that made them happy.
Things with the Order went downhill after the passing of Arthur. They knew Harry, Ron and Hermione were going on a mission for Professor Dumbledore, who had been murdered atop the Astronomy Tower at the end of their 6th school year, but they had no idea what the mission entailed. Ashleigh wasn't included in the mission, so she stayed with Fred and George in their flat above the joke shop most times, after they got the premises.
When Ashleigh found out that Hogwarts had been taken over as well as the ministry, George refused to let her go back.
"But they'll probably come after you guys if they realise I'm registered but not there", Ashleigh told the twins.
"I don't care, I'm not letting you go back", George told her matter-of-factly.
"Me either", Fred told her. "I need company other than him. Hermione's gone for who knows how long".
"I won't be held responsible for Molly losing two children!" She yelled at them.
"You won't be", Fred said. He went over to the fireplace and he was gone in green flames. A few minutes later, he returned with Molly.
"You're not going back dear", she said sternly to Ashleigh. "Ginny isn't either".
"I don't want to be the one responsible for these knuckleheads getting killed", she told Molly.
"They're not going anywhere. And neither are you", Molly said, pulling her into a hug.
Ashleigh listened to the radio every day to keep tabs on what was going on. She didn't want to go out in public in case she was spotted and the floo network was being monitored for everyone. She had just turned 17 and passed her apparition test so she could apparate if she needed too, but she didn't like it much.
Every day on the radio there would be long lists of missing witches and wizards, news of muggle families going missing or being killed. She didn't know how much more she could take so she decided to try and help out in the shop with the twins. They figured they could use the help, so they allowed her too.
The next few months went by and none of them had heard anything from Harry, Ron or Hermione, so they didn't know if they were alive or dead or finding what they needed to find. Fred was getting more worried about it, but George and Ashleigh kept telling him that they were okay and they'd be back soon.
Professor Snape was headmaster of Hogwarts and two death eaters worked there as new professors. Ashleigh was glad she didn't go back. She enjoyed helping out in the shop but the worry of the death eaters or Voldemort himself coming for her and the twins was constantly in the back of her mind. They knew there was a fight coming up but didn't know how bad it might get, if it would turn into a full on war or not.
They hoped it wouldn't, but all they could do is wait and see.
A/N: So this is it for this story! I hope you enjoyed it. I'm writing a sequel for this, as I have more. I didn't want this story to run on & on though so I figured a sequel would be my best option.
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