Annabella The Sidekick (Sequal To Defiance)

Chapter 59

•Third Person•

    "Bells? Fred? Are you okay?" George yells. There is rubble everywhere but he's bent on finding them. His twin and the love of his life. Bella had launched herself towards them right before the explosion but they were blown apart. He hears the sobbing before he sees them.
    Fred is bent over something. He's sobbing and screaming with tears running down his face. He's got his wand out and he's casting spells but nothing is helping.
     George takes a step and Fred whips his head around. Then he sees it. Bella, his Bells is lying on the ground. Her head it bleeding and her chest isn't rising up and down. In fact, she's not moving at all.
    He makes his way over to her and falls on the ground beside her. He feels for her pulse but there isn't one. There's no breath coming from her. She's still, too still. Then there's screaming and it's coming from George.
    The twins hold onto each other, hovering over the body of their friend. Their best friend. People slowly make their way to them. When they see the scene however, they stop. What do they say?
    The boys are sobbing and screaming curses. She sacrificed herself for them. They're holding her cold hands in their warm ones and George is thinking that maybe if he squeezes hard enough he can pour some of his life into her. He knows it doesn't work that way.
    Someone is trying to drag them away from her but they fight and claw until whoever it is let's go. This will most likely be their last moment with her and they need to memorize her. It doesn't matter that her skin is growing pale and cold because this is still Bella.
    Finally they have to let go. Bella needs to go down with the other casualties, they're told. George insists on being the one to carry her down and nobody complains. He picks her up like he would've after their wedding as they crossed the threshold into their home. He can't make it register that she's gone. He'll never see her again.
    From the moment they enter the Great Hall there's chaos. It starts with Ginny, who's helping with wounds. She turns when the door opens and smiles when she sees that her brothers are okay. Then she sees who George is carrying and her scream is heard on the next floor. She collapses to her knees and Molly Weasley is asking her what's the matter. She thinks someone curses her daughter.
    When Molly turns and sees her sons she wants to cry with relief. Then she sees Annabella. She's crying too, shaking with sobs. She has to support her children and she knows it so she bends down with Ginny and let's her daughter cry into her like she was a child.
    Sobs are still wracking the twins' bodies but they have to finish this for Annabella. They won't rest until she is. They have to find an empty spot. They have to make it look likes she's sleeping. Maybe then it will hurt less.
    Regulus Black is running around asking people if they've seen his daughter. He turns to go and look for her himself when he sees her. There is no longer a reason to look. There is no longer a reason to live. His only daughter is lying dead in George's arms.
    He's in shock. He says nothing and does nothing. He's frozen to the spot and in his mind he promises himself that he will find out who did this and kill them himself. He wanted to tell her about her godfather before she found out but he knew that she was probably seeing Remus now.
    George lays Annabella down and folds her hands on her chest. Her eyes are closed and she could be sleeping. Everyone knows she's not. They gather around her and cry together.
    The next time the door opens it's Harry Potter. He's trying to find his family. Regulus and Annabella. He sees Regulus first and his mouth forms a smile in relief. As he gets closer, he notices the tears and the black hair on the floor and nothing will ever be right in the world again. He knows in that moment that he will kill Voldemort for what he's done to her. He killed her.
    He joins the group of people standing around her body. How could she die? She didn't deserve this. She just wanted to make the world a better place and was murdered for it.
    Fred Weasley hasn't spoken. He can't believe that his best friend is dead. He hasn't told anyone yet but she saved his life. A piece of stone was going to hit him but she took it for him. She died on purpose. He doesn't  know if he can live with himself because of this knowledge. Finally he decides to tell everyone while they're here.
    "She sacrificed herself for me." Heads turn in his direction is disbelief. "The stone was going to hit me but she jumped in front of me. It's my fault." This causes more sobs but George turns to his brother with a solemn look. Fred knows that this is where his brother blames him. But he doesn't.
    "Fred, don't blame yourself. This wasn't your fault." The twins are using one another for support as they stare down at her. What else is there to look at? George knows every inch of Annabella but he needs to look at her. He needs to convince himself that she's truly her gone.
    Her face is pale and all traces of warmth have left her body. She's truly gone. So many people are gone. Remus, Tonks, and Annabella. How could something so good be taken out of the world? Why? She's dead.
    Draco Malfoy walks into the Great Hall. He knows he's not welcome but he has to make sure that his cousin is okay. She's the only one he cares about. He hasn't talked to her in months but he knows she'll be here.
    He sees her on the ground. He notices that her chest isn't moving and he begins to sob. The small group around her welcomes him without question. He stands next to Harry Potter. They're on two opposite sides of a war but in this moment they're leaning against each other and using each other of support because she's gone. Their Annabella is gone.

(A/N) Okay I know you hate me. Listen though. There's another chapter and I think you guys will love it.