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[An absolute silence hangs between the twins as they stare at a picture frame hanging on the wall. Some might recognize the photo within it, others still might recognize the Hall it's posted in. And even if they don't, Fred and George can hardly spare a moment to care, because that silence has a rather tight grasp on them, forcing them to recognize them both for what it is.

Ronald Weasley has left the City.

Fred looks over to George, a look of discontent (and perhaps even anger) clear on his face, before looking back over to the frame.]

So that's it, then? Gone without so much as a sound, just a photograph in some dreadful hallway?

You tell me. You've the one who's been here longer.

[George runs a hand over his face. Without even thinking about it, his hand reaches out and grips firmly onto Fred's shoulder.]

He'd barely even got here.

[Fred visibly tenses at the hand on his shoulder, much as it should be a comfort, and he looks up to the ceiling for a moment before shaking his head.]

Unbelievable tosspot.

[His voice does not sound strained there, thank you very much, and there is nothing even close to a deep, shaky exhale to follow before he shrugs George's hand from his shoulder and turns to leave.]

We ought to go muck up his room. Test out those new fireworks.

[George crosses his arms and fixes Fred with a hard stare.]

Don't be a prat, Fred. That's the last thing everyone needs right now.

The last thing everyone needs right now--!

[In the process of shouting, and Fred only stops to notice the device is recording them. A low string of swear words can be heard as he walks up to it and his hand covers the feed for the briefest of moments before everything starts spinning and the feed ends with a crash!]

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Fair enough.

[Merlin, she was really hoping they wouldn't ever have to experience this. Fred, most of all. Because this is the only time he gets with family and friends now.]

Should I bother trying to give you the whole "it gets better" speech, then, or would you rather I just leave it alone?

As I have done for a while. It's you lot I'm worried about.

... Ron -- [ Oh. These feelings. She has so many of them. ]

Ron's gone?

[ She feels a lot of feelings right now. Among them, super a lot of pain. In fact, her eyes mist up immediately. ]

Fred -- George, I'm --

I'm -- very sorry.

[ What else can she say? She hurts, too, but she knows this was Fred's chance to seeing his little brother again. She knows it hurts more for family than it does for her, even if it aches. So all she can do now is be there for them. ]

If -- you should need anything... [ She doesn't even need to continue. It goes without saying. ]

Can't very well learn if you don't take a few risks.

[Brilliant. Fred can sit down and eat them and do anything but talk about this. Because he can't. Not now, not ever.]

Leave it at that, or it'll be your room next.

[A beat, and then he adds quietly, sincerely - without its usual jest or request for groceries or a dinner or any of his banter and cheek. Just simple, honest, even if his voice sounds oddly strained.]

Think you can spare a day or two out here?

I'm alright. Fred's not managed to break too many things.

I'd rather we didn't get too much practice, if it's all the same.

Thanks love, but I think Ginny needs us tonight. Family sticking together and all that.

Are you?

[Evasion! It works every time. George's got quite good at it.]

[This is why you are the best mum, Lily. /nom nom nom]

Thanks, Hermione. We're pretty sorry about the whole thing, too.

[FFFFF, that is the last thing he wants to talk about, George Weasley. But he'll be honest.]

No, not really. Ought - [and this seems stupid too, but it's something to offer and it's better than having nothing to offer] - I, I dunno, meet you two there?

[She answers immediately, with aching gentleness,]

Of course I can. [The Weasley homing instinct is strong, and in lieu of The Burrow, they have the cabin.] What d'you think I've been doing this whole time, staring at the ceiling? I'm packing an overnight bag.

I'd say keep it that way, but Merlin knows it might actually help some.

[Pause.]

There's a target out by the cabin for dueling practice. You're free to hex it six ways to Sunday if it'll help at all. Both of you.

[She's done it to vent. She's also split some boulders by the beach, but that's another story.]

I'll keep it in mind, thanks.

If you'd like. It's a bit creepy in here, to be honest. But it's the closest we're going to get to saying goodbye.

Yeah, all right. See you soon.

[And it is not long after their talk that he'll be letting himself in, after Apparating over.]

For what it's worth, Georgie—I miss him, too.

[A pause, then, gently teasing.]

What a git.

[Snap all you want, Harry. Ron's lost to everyone and Fred knows that, but he's far from rational when he's upset and at the moment, upset is an understatement.]

S'all right, mate. Everyone's got their moments of being daft.

[He hasn't lost anything. What'll it take to get you twats to realise this?]

Don't think we have much of a say in the matter, Georgie.

[He's trying to sound bitter, angry and hateful, but it just comes out quiet and tense. Hurt, because how long will it be before his twin leaves him too?]

[.]

It really is surprising to me how many of you leave on your communication devices without so much as a second thought.

[Fred only wants to shout - he doesn't bloody need anything - and be angry and chase off every git that's asking after him at the moment because what in the Hell do they know? It's so much easier to be angry, to ignore those horrid little tugs at every corner of his unbeating heart. It's easier.

But when has anything been easy or kind or fair? Why is it that after all his shouting and throwing things and snarking at the entirety of the City populace, he's still more hurt than anything else? He ought to toss some crude remark at her and be done with it, but he can't and that's difficult bit through it all.

He can't. He can't bloody do anything.]

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