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The Talk

All she could think about was poor George. Things didn't deserve to end this way for him. He looked so weak. So sad. It was almost enough to get her crying herself. Soon though, her thoughts were interrupted.

"Sorry", he whispered so quietly, she almost didn't catch it.

"For what? You have nothing to be sorry for." Hermione whispered back reassuringly.

"For this. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't be acting this way, but it's hard because... because...", George began to choke on sobs again.

Hermione thought for a moment before speaking, " he was your twin. I get it. Loosing family is hard. But no one is more family than a twin. I know this is hard for you. But George, I thought I was going to come here with the intention of being nice and all, but I'm sorry, that's not the case anymore. I mean, bloody hell! It had been over 1 bloody year since that damn war. Over one year since Voldemort is gone, over one year since the world was at peace again, over one year since all those people died!!! And guess what??!?!? They are not coming back! They are never coming back!!!!"

Hermione had to stop her rant for a moment to breath. George was looking at her with a scared look in his eyes. Once she caught her breath, she continued on.

"Not Lupin, not Tonks, not Dumbordole, not Sirius, and not Fred! You have to stop sitting in here all day thinking you can drink your problems away. You think your the only one who lost Fred! Didn't your mum, dad, Bill, Charlie, Percy, Ron, and Ginny lose Fred too! How do you think they feel! But they are not sitting up in their room all day grieving. They got out in the world. The lived their lives. If Fred was here do you think he would want you to sit here and cry all day? Or, do you think he would want you to get out. Live, laugh, fall in love." She choked on those last three words, but kept going.

"Remember the person you were before Fred died. All the happy energy. All the smiles, the pranks, the laughing! There is no of that now. It's like living in a funeral home. Can't you just be that person again? Be who you were before. Be you again."

And with that, Hermione turned on her heel and left the room, leaving a completely dazed George.