Bad news at breakfast

[alt_neville]

I got an owl from my Gran this morning, letting me know my Great-grandma Kate died. (Not Gran's mum, Great-grandma Kate was on the other side of the family.) I used to see her a couple times a year. She hasn't been real spry the past couple years, but her mind was sharp as ever. Still, old as she was and all, it was a shock to get the news. She was the kind of person you almost expected to live forever. She was always real nice to me and Evelyn whenever Gran would take us to visit her. Gran said Evelyn's a bit upset over it. She used to exchange letters with Great-grandma Kate once every other month or so.

Gran's arranged it with the Headmistress for me to floo home over the weekend for the funeral.

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[alt_frank]

just read it myself.

I'm sorry, Al.

where are you?

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[alt_alice]

the nursery.

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[alt_frank]

on my way, love.

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[alt_alice]

I expected her to live forever too.

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[alt_alice]

And here's my owl from Augusta.

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[alt_sirius]

Allie, I'm so sorry.

Did she ... I mean to say, does Augusta say she died peacefully?

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[alt_alice]

Yes. In her sleep, thank Merlin.

It's just all very sudden.

I thought she'd be around for years and years.

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[alt_sirius]

It's never easy, not if you were at all close.

But Remus is the clever one, and the shop is an utterly perfect notion!

See if you can arrange it, Allie. It'd do you all good.

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[alt_alice]

It would indeed.

And you're right, it never is easy. But this way, I'll get to see my boy, and that's what Gran would want. I'm sure of it.