"Not in person," Harry admitted. " and not yet but I will see them again. You will see your dad again, eventually, but you have to wait until the time is right."
"When?"
"That's not a question I can answer," Harry said sadly. "but I do need you to do something for me."
"What?" She asked curiously, blinking through the tears
"Your mother misses your father," Harry said as he wiped the tears away with his other hand. "no matter how much she pretends she doesn't, she misses your father. I want you to look after her, give her a hug everyday, give her a kiss and let her know that you love her. You need to look after your mother, that doesn't mean you can't have fun, but remember that you two need to look after each other. Can you do that?"
"I… I think so." She nodded eventually.
"Good," Harry said, giving her a proud smile. "and if you ever need any help then you call me and I'll come right over, you got it?"
"Got it." Vicky nodded again.
"Good, now it's time to go sleep. Do you want a story?" Harry asked.
"Yes please." Vicky said as she lay down and rested her head on her pillow as she looked at him.
"Sure thing sweetie." Harry said as he wandlessly summoned a book from a book shelf.
"Showoff." She said with a small laugh.
"Oi." Harry protested with a light but quick poke to the stomach, causing her to giggle. "now let me read the story." Harry said, a short while later the story was done and Vicky was blinking as she tried to fight against sleep. "Alright time to go sleep now." Harry said as he put the book away. "I'll see you later okay." Harry said as he stood up.
"Wuv you Unca Harry." Vicky managed to say after a rather long yawn, fortunately Harry was able to easily understand her sweet talk.
"I love you too, give Uncle Harry a kiss." Harry leaned his head down and allowed her to kiss his cheek, he gave her a kiss on the forehead in return. "Goodnight." Harry smiled before he walked out of her room, turning the light off on the way out.
Harry let out a deep sigh before he walked towards Fleur's room, he knocked twice before he called her name. The only response was a small cry. Harry gently and slowly opened the door to find Fleur sitting on the floor, her back leaning against her bed, her knees to her chest and a picture in her hand. Harry couldn't help but notice the empty bottle of alcohol left on the desk, Harry walked in and knelt down next to her, her breath confirming where the alcohol had gone.
"Fleur," Harry said in the softest voice he could. "Fleur I… I don't really know what to say."
"I… I miss him," Fleur sniffed, looking like she could cry no longer, black pillows under her eyes with her hair carelessly left to hang down to her shoulders. "I miss him so much. Why… why this stupid war? Why did it take my husband? When will it end?"
"I… I don't have all the answers, I am sorry but I don't." Harry said, feeling pained to admit what he had just said. "I wish I could tell you that it will all be alright. That a year, a month, a week, a day later the war will end. But I can't say it and mean it. If you need to hear it then I will stop telling the truth and tell you that everything will turn out great, but I can't tell you that with a hundred percent honesty. You will recover, you are strong. I can just remind you why you need to recover."
"Why?" Fleur asked softly, her voice barely above a whisper. "What reason do I have?"
"You have your daughter, Bill's daughter," Harry said, his emerald green eyes locked onto hers. "she's the best of both of you and you need to live for each other. I am here as long as you both need me, take some time, mourn and grieve but for god's sake remember that you still have Vicky. This war is horrible, this world is horrible. Everywhere I go I smell blood and hear tears and see the world turn to shit, I can't stop the stink and the cries but I can help people. Fleur, if you don't live on then you let them win. If you don't live and look after Vicky then that is just another family gone. You've lost your husband, don't let them take your life and family as well." Harry said, Fleur didn't respond, she just stayed silent.
Harry snaked one arm around her waist and the other hooked under her legs, he lifted her up and placed her on her bed. He waved his wand over her to clean her up before he changed her clothes into sleeping clothes, he then tucked her into bed.
"I won't let them take my family." Fleur spoke in a soft yet determined voice.
"That's the Fleur I know." Harry smiled at her. "I'm going now, if you or Vicky need me then just call."
"Thank you Arry."
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