Hope

HOPE

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We are gathered here to mourn the loss of a truly loved and wonderful person.

A man that was very much loved by his friends and family.

It was like history repeating itself.

Although he has left us in body, he will always continue to be with us in spirit.

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, it did.

We pray for Ronald Arthur Weasley. That he may rest in peace and that he may find comfort wherever he is.

This world that I lived in really wasn't so rewarding as I had expected it. I, Harry Potter, "The Boy who Lived," had defeated the source of all evil, thus restoring peace all over. So why, after all of this, was I suffering the most?

Being Harry Potter didn't come so easily for me growing up as a kid. The unwanted fame, the adventures, the dangers...these were all part of me growing up in a world where I was forced to live up to my name.

But growing up also gave me the chance to find the two people that helped me throughout the difficulties and obstacles that came with growing up.

Ron and Hermione.

There were always there for me even when I had even ousted them away. They were the source of my strength, the boost in my confidence and my power to defeat.

And now they were gone.

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Hermione's death had affected me severely and it continues to do so. But my pain would never match up to Ron's feelings that affected him when that happened.

I had cried many nights hoping that I would one day wake up from this horrible dream and to find Hermione alive and happy. I refused to believe that Hermione was gone.

I didn't cry the day of Hermione's funeral. I wanted to be strong and show the others that acceptance was there.

But Ron.

Never did I see Ron so broken.

He looked pale and unhealthy. It was so bad that it even looked as if his soul was taken from him.

He cried the entire funeral and even spent the whole day near Hermione's grave just staring blankly into it.

I knew that Ron would never be the same.

I knew that I never be the same.

But what hurt me the most was the fact that Ron would never go back to being Ron again. Ron had wanted to marry Hermione. I had pictured their marriage, their home, their family, their happiness...their everything. But the vision of Ron and Hermione always being together died along with her.

It hurt me so much to see Ron suffer and not being able to do anything to make him better.

Days after the funeral, I hardly saw Ron. He was never home and the few times I did see him, he'd be drunk or tirelessly crying. He had simply refused to move on.

I comforted him a few times when he let himself. But sadly, there weren't many times that he had let me. Ron had shut out every single person in his life and locked himself in his emotions completely. I knew that in the end, I couldn't do anything at all.

It hurt me when Ron would refuse my help. There were even times when I hated him for being so selfish. He didn't realize that he was not the only one that was affected. But he just simply didn't care.

This continued on for many days and so I thought that by giving him time, Ron would eventually be able to move on.

That with time his heart would be able to heal and perhaps love again.

That he would be able to love another and learn to be happy once again.

But he didn't.

Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months and months had turned into years.

Ron had convinced me that Hermione had been the only love he would ever have.

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But then something happened.

Something that I should have seen coming from day one.

Ron died.

Ginny had been the first person to find him. She had gone up to his room one morning; there she found him lying on his bed thinking he was asleep.

Ginny attempted to wake him but it was too late. For Ron would never wake.

On hearing the news from a crying Ginny, I immediately froze.

I couldn't believe it. I didn't believe it...I refused to believe it.

But I did.

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The two people who had had been at my side since I was kid were now gone. They abandoned me. So now, I am once again alone just like when I was a kid.

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The doctors told us that Ron had died of a weak heart with which he had been diagnosed with just months before. And because of this, the doctors had pointed out that Ron's heart had just stopped.

But I don't believe it.

Hermione's death had caused part of Ron to die along with her. And so because of this, Ron's other half refused to continue to live without its other half. Ron had wanted to die because he wanted to be reunited with his other known half.

Hermione.

The world may never know of my pain but one thing is certain, I must be strong.

And here to say a few words about our dear friend is the one person who knew him the best, Harry Potter.

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I am here to remind all of you that Ron was an extraordinary person. I admire him and I will always love him as a brother. Although I have lost both of my best friends, I cannot recall them as only memories, for memories are shadows, and they meant so much to me. Without Ron, I probably would have never been able to overcome my fears. I'm certain of that. I know that death is a painful time in a person's life and it is, but I know that Ron is happy. Ron is happy because wherever he is right now, he is complete. And I hope that Ron will be watching me, taking care of me.

I have here the very last thing Ron ever wrote. I'd like to share it with all of you so you can see what Ron felt all these years without his one true love. It may seem unfair now that he's gone, but we must be able to accept our destiny and that of others.

It's getting closer to the end

Every part of me

Then disaster takes it toll

And now I'm left with only me

Maybe sorrow plays a roll

When you feel unkind

Your abuse is medicine

And I'm forever lost in time

Save me

Save me, before I drown

It's getting closer to the end

I look back and smile

We conquered every single

Bump in every road

Made it all worth while

Just remember how I cared

When it came crashing down

Like to toast to all those angels

That were always hanging around

Save me

Save me, before I drown

Maybe life ain't what it seems

'cuz it's all a dream

forgive me

sometimes I feel like a fool

'cuz I'm so uncool

forgive me.

I'm free...

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Ronald Arthur Weasley Hermione Elizabeth Granger

1980-1999 1980-1997

For they are not dead, but sleeping

I hope that wherever you guys are at, you're happy, I miss you guys and I wished that you would be here for our baby's birth. Ginny's expecting soon. But I know you'll be there with me -with us.

I really hope you're happy.

I love you both.

The End.....