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d by the death eaters - and next thg, the other death eaters and greyback were back and we were fightg aga - i thought i heard snape shout thg, but i don39t know what -”
”he shouted, 39it39s over,39” said harry ”he39d done what he39d ant to do”
they all fell silent fawkes39s nt was still echog over the dark grounds outside as the ic reverberated upon the air, unbidden, unwele thoughts snk to harry39s d had they taken dubledore39s body fro the foot of the tower yet? what would happen to it next? where would it rest? he clenched his fists tighdy his pockets he uld feel the sall ld p of the fake horcrux agast the knuckles of his right hand
the doors of the hospital g burst open, akg the all jup: r and rs weasley were stridg up the ward, fleur jt behd the, her beautiful face terrified
”olly - arthur -” said profesr cgonagall, jupg up and hurryg to greet the ”i a rry -”
”bill,” whispered rs weasley, dartg past profesr cgonagall as she caught sight of bill39s angled face ”oh, bill!”
p and tonks had got up hastily and retreated that r and rs weasley uld t nearer to the bed rs weasley bent over her n and pressed her lips to his bloody forehead
”you said greyback attacked hi?” r weasley asked profesr cgonagall distractedly ”but he hadn39t transford? what does that an? what will happen to bill?”
”we don39t yet know,” said profesr cgonagall, lookg helplessly at p
”there will probably be ntaation, arthur,” said p ”it is an odd case, possibly unie we don39t know what his behavior ight be like when he awakens ”
rs weasley took the nasty-sllg otnt fro ada pofrey and began dabbg at bill39s wounds
”and dubledore ” said r weasley ”erva, is it true is he really ?”
as profesr cgonagall nodded, harry felt gny ove beside hi and looked at her her slightly narrowed eyes were fixed upon fleur, who was gazg down at bill with a frozen expression on her face
”dubledore gone,” whispered r weasley, but rs weasley had eyes only for her eldest n she began to b, tears fallg onto bill39s utited face
”of urse, it doesn39t atter how he looks it39s not r-really iportant but he was a very hand little b-boy always very hand and he was g-gog to be arried!”
”and what do you an by zat?” said fleur suddenly and loudly ”what do you an, 39 he was gog to be arried?39”
rs weasley raised her tear-staed face, lookg startled ”well -only that-”
”you theenk bill will not wish to arry anyore?” deanded fleur ”you theenk, becae of these bites, he will not love ?”
”no, that39s not what i -”
”becae 39e will!” said fleur, drag herself up to her full height and throg back her long ane of silver hair ”it would take ore zan a werewolf to s bill lovg !”
”well, yes, i39 sure,” said rs weasley, ”but i thought perhaps - given how - how he -”
”you thought i would not weesh to arry hi? or per39aps, you hoped?” said fleur, her nostrils frg ”what do i care how he looks? i a good-lookg enough for both of , i theenk! all these scars show is zat y hband is
ave! and i shall do zat!” she added fiercely, phg rs weasley aside and snatchg the otnt fro her
rs weasley fell back agast her hband and watched fleur oppg up bill39s wounds with a ost curio expression upon her face nobody said anythg harry did not dare ove like everybody else, he was waitg for the explosion
”our great-auntie uriel,” said rs weasley after a long pae, ”has a very beautiful tiara - gobl-ade - which i a sure i uld persuade her to lend you for the weddg she is very fond of bill, you know, and it would look lovely with your hair”
”thank you,” said fleur stiffly ”i a sure zat will be lovely”
and then, harry did not ite see how it happened, both , won were cryg and g each other pletely bewildered, wonderg whether the world had gone ad, he turned around: ron looked as stunned as he felt and gny and herione were exchangg startled looks
”you see!” said a straed voice tonks was grg at p ”she still wants to arry hi, even though he39s been bitten! she doesn39t care!
”it39s different,” said p, barely ovg his li