Arielle: The Girl Who Changed

Chapter 31

There was footsteps approaching George and he looked up to see Fred who smiled a tiny bit and told him, "Come on Georgie." George knew it wasn't good to stay with Arielle anymore, so he stood up slowly on weak legs and followed his brother to where everyone in his family that had shown up at the battle was at the table except for Ron who was with Hermione across the room. Everyone was slowly eating except for George who sat looking up and out a window, "Come one George, you've gotta eat," Fred told him.

"I'm not hungry," George said in an almost dead voice. He was too upset to eat, too upset to move, too upset to do anything. George didn't know what he'd do knowing Arielle wasn't there anymore.

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George Weasley hadn't shown up at the funeral of Arielle Kingsford until the last minute, he didn't think he could handle it. The casket was opened showing the gorgeous Arielle Kingsford to all her friends and loved ones for a final goodbye. She was wearing her blue dress and all the scars that were inflicted on her throughout the years weren't visible and she looked peaceful with her hair slightly moving in the light breeze and the ring that was still on her fourth finger shining in the sun.

George was put to the task of giving a speech rather than an official who had no clue who she was telling everyone it would be okay and all, it wasn't as personal and Arielle deserved more than that. George stood beside Fred for a second and saw that everyone was there, but there was a whole row left empty in the front, "Why's there an empty row?"

Fred let out a small laugh, "Luna set it up," he motioned to the blonde girl sitting beside Neville holding his hand, "said that it was for Remus and Tonks, Sirius, Cedric, her parents...thought it was a bit crazy at first but once you think about it, it's quite thoughtful of her."

George nodded and looked out at all the people that had shown up, all the people who cared about Arielle. There was Crystal and Grace and Ernie all sitting together as well as some other Hufflepuff House members who were friends with Arielle throughout the years. There was also the whole Weasley family along with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the remaining members of the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army. Fred patted George on the back and said, "It's time for it to start. You'll do fine Georgie."

George nodded and took a deep breath as he went to the little podium in front of everyone. When he got up there, he started off with, "Well...I know you all know who I am, and..." He didn't really even prepare a speech, just was going to speak from his heart, but at that moment, George was regretting that when tears came to his eyes but he didn't let it show in his voice, "and I never thought in a million years that I'd be doing this. I'll be honest, I thought my first speech about Arielle would be at our wedding."

George shook his head and sighed, "But really...I met Arielle almost eight years ago and when I did meet her, I knew we would be friends but...I never ever knew we would become what we did, what we are. I love her so much. Arielle was the most beautiful woman that I've ever seen, hell, she is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. She was the most caring and sweet and most honest person ever. She was everything a man could ever want, she always knew what to say and when to say it to comfort me and how to make me happy. She was like that with everyone.

"I remember the first time that I realized I loved her. It was when we were dancing at the Yule Ball back years ago. She just made me smile and laugh so much and made me so much better of a person than I ever thought I could be. If I ever was having a bad day or was upset, Arielle knew how to make me happy and not just by words," that last statement made everyone laugh and George being himself, automatically wanted to make everyone laugh some more to ease the tension, "and I mean that girl wasn't a bad kisser at all."

"Oh we know you know that Georgie," Fred said from his seat beside a crying but smiling a bit Ginny.

George smiled remembering all the memories and decided to channel that for the rest of the speech so it wouldn't make everyone upset even though he was already crying "Arielle...she was amazing, she was like honey in Mum's warm tea on a cold day, she was the sunsets we watched together in autumn. She was so warm and loving. She was the fresh air during the summer that flew past your face when you're on a broom and it just made you smile because you're so happy, she was pretty much the embodiment of happiness and joy and love in life."