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A small wireless sat on the table next to Neville’s cot and all of the D.A. gathered around it, pressing close, awaiting the start of the broadcast. A crackle and a chime issued from the radio.
“’Allo, this is Potterwatch!”
Seamus sat up and grinned. He’d know that voice anywhere. He tried to move in closer to the radio as Dean’s voice filled the room. There had been no new Potter sighting or rumors, but plenty of deaths and disappearances, he was sad to report.
Another voice chimed in that the news wasn’t all bad. It sounded like Fred, but Seamus couldn’t be sure. It was one of the Weasley twins, at any rate. From the sound of it, the Order had been very busy making things more difficult for He Who Must Not Be Named. The Ministry, of course, was hopeless.
Then came the part of the broadcast that Seamus dreaded most. The list. He was still grinning, knowing without a doubt that his best mate was safe and whole at this very minute, when he heard a familiar name and his stomach leapt up into his throat.
“Amelia Bonebridge, deceased.”
Aunt Amelia was--had been, he corrected himself--his favorite aunt. He mother’s eldest sister, she never failed to spoil and coddle him at every opportunity. At family gatherings, she would always bring a pot of her famous Haggis and a warm bowl of Colcannon just for him. He brushed away tears, wondering what had happened to her. He might never know.
Others were crying around him, several of the girls wept openly on each others shoulders. Colin and Nigel were both paler than normal and Colin seemed to be trying to comfort his brother. Seamus wondered who in the long list had belonged to them. Backing away, he headed for the dormitory to grieve in private. He wished more than anything that he were home.
An: I must profusely apologize for not being online. The last few weeks have been hectic beyond all reason. However, my schedule now has breathing room and *crosses fingers* hopefully it will stay that way. Thank you for your patience and your faithfulness. This post is lovingly dedicated to Ottery. Sorry it took so long, my love.
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