Toujours [HarryPotterFanFiction] **COMPLETED**

..The Forrest..

I follow Harry out of Dumbledore's office, and down to where we saw Hermione and Ron sitting on the stairs near the Great Hall, cuddled up with one another. They quickly stand when they see us behind them, looking to us, worriedly.

"Where have you two been?" Hermione asks, as soon as Ron asks "We thought you guys went into the forrest"

I look from Harry, to Ron and Hermione, then glance around noticing Ginny and Arthur were no where to be found.

"Where's Ginny?" Harry asks, as soon as Ginny emerges from the Great Hall, with a tear stained face. She quickly rushes into Harry's arms, planting a kiss to his lips. I stand aside, waiting for Arthur to come out of the Great Hall and welcome me in a hug, but he never came.

I look from the Great Hall doors to Ginny, as she breaks away from Harry, to look at me. "Where's Arthur?" I ask, and Ginny shakes her head as more tears stream down her face.

"Ginny?!"

Ginny shakes her head again, as she presses her face to Harry's shoulder, and begins to sob more. I look over to see Hermione crying now, leaning into Ron's side, who also looks as though he's been crying.

I don't wait for anyone to explain, as I rush through my group of friends and through the double doors.

*****

I glance around the Hall at all of my friends, students, and teachers all with battle wounds, and missing limbs. I notice Dean and Seamus sitting around with a man who oddly resembles Dumbledore, then I remember Rita Skeeter's article in the Daily Profit.

He had to be Alberforth.

Dean gives me a soft smile, as I head over towards the group of Weasley's who are circled around four bodies. I reach them, and feel my heart drop into the pit of my stomach when I recognize the four faces looking back up at me, completely lifeless.

Tonks, Lupin, Fred...

And Arthur.

I see where Arthur had been attacked just like Lavender Brown had been by Yaxley. I feel my eyes pool over, and the tears roll down my cheeks, as I look from Arthur to Mrs. Weasley, who's clinging onto her husband for dear life.

I feel myself drop to my knees between Fred and Arthur, as I place a hand on both of theirs, letting all of the tears I had been holding back finally fall over. I cried for all of the love I had shared for the both of them. Cried because they had a huge place in my heart. I cried for Tonks and Lupin, who now had a son, who was without his parents.

I cried until I felt hands wrap around my arms, but I couldn't get up. I couldn't let my legs take me away from the two boys that meant so much to me. The two Aurors that had helped keep me alive in the Department of Mysteries. My friends and family.

"Harry's about to go into the forrest. He wants to talk to you"

Hermione.

Her voice sounded so distant in my ears as my sobbing stopped. I looked to her, as she had been crying too. I looked around and noticed Ginny and Ron both were in here as well, both grieving over the lost off their brother, cousin, and other family.

I quickly stand up, my legs feeling like jello as I walk out of the Great Hall, and straight into Harry's arms. I didn't care if Hermione was out there with us. I didn't care if anyone else saw the deep embrace we shared. I just needed Harry's arms around me.

"What did you see?" Harry whispered in my ear, and I looked up to him, letting out a soft sigh as more tears spilt down my face.

"Yaxley... He killed Arthur. A-And Fred... He's gone" I say, my voice cracking at the mention of their names. I feel more tears slip down my face, as Harry leans down, kissing the top of my head.