The True Meaning of Love
Chapter One: Weddings- who needs them?
Ronald Weasley was exhausted. His fiancé Lavender Brown had had him traipsing all over Diagon Alley looking for a suitable new suit for him, caterers that did only the best food in the world and a 5 star photographer to all the stars. In theory this all sounds reasonable. But not to Ronald who didn't feel the need for all this extra fuss and un-necessary money spending. He had a perfectly good suit already which had lasted him for a good 4 and a half years, his mother was undoubtedly the best cook you will ever find, and anyone can take a few photographs! Why spend over 100 galleons on a crafty photographer who takes third class pictures that no one will look at?
"Won Won? Does this top make me look fat?'' Lavender asked him.
"Huh?''
"The top, does it make me look fat?''
Ron frowned at her. She had spent the past five minuets trying tops and jeans on and was now standing in front of him wearing a low cut magenta shirt which exposed a lot of her flesh.
"No. But its way too low cut!''
"Sorry?''
"Lavender, you can't go around wearing stuff that low cut! You're my fiancé! I don't want guys saying that you're a...''
"I'm sorry! I didn't know that you actually cared about what I wore! You've never said anything before! And what don't you want guys to say about me?''
"I never said anything before because we were never engaged then! And you know what I mean about what guys would say about you!''
"To be honest Won Won, no I don't! You've changed so much in the space of a couple of months! It's like ever since you proposed you've been trying to get out of it!''
If Ron wanted to be truth full, he'd have said that she was right, and that he never wanted to get engaged! The truth was that he didn't even love Lavender. But now wasn't the time or the place. People had started looking at them. He looked at Lavender who looked all set to cry.
"Well. Now I know how you really feel. Thank you very much for telling me Ron only, you could have at least said something before I booked the venue!''
And she went into the changing room and after a minuet or so Ron heard a faint pop. She'd disapparated, probably to their flat in London.
Instead of following her like the love struck fiancé that he had been portraying would do, he apparated straight to Harry Potters house, which was the only place that he could be himself.
Ginny Potter was playing with her three month year old son Sirius. He was lying on her and Harry's bed and was playing with a cuddly cauldron. She was just about to get his bottle and feed him but the urge to play with him was too strong. She looked at him lovingly. He had Harry's eyes- which technically meant that he had Lily Potter-his Grandmothers eyes, her nose and surprisingly Harry's dark brown hair. She didn't care though. He was perfect in every way!
"Harry! Ginny! Are you two in?'' yelled Ron. Ginny sighed.
"What has your silly uncle done now?'' she asked Sirius.
"Hang on a sec Ron,'' she called.
She picked up Sirius and his mini cauldron, and walked into the kitchen where Ron was sitting with a can of beer in his hand.
"Hey Gin! How are you?''
"Fine, I see you've helped yourself to our stack of beer then.''
"Yeah well I've just had another argument with my ever lovely fiancé! Hello Sirius! How's my little nephew?''
Ginny frowned. Lavender and her brother had been engaged for about three months, when Sirius was about a day old. They had been going out for 6 months and ever since their first date Ron had always complained about her.
She handed Sirius over to Ron and looked at him sternly.
"Remind me again why you're marrying her, and don't lie and say it's because you love her.''
"To keep mum happy, I am the only one of her off spring who hasn't got hitched after all.''
"She won't be happy even if you did marry Lavender. She's not who mum pictured as her daughter in law. Not from you anyway.''
Sirius started to cry. Ron jiggled him about in a desperate attempt to get him to stop. His head was hurting enough as it was.
"I have to feed him!'' exclaimed Ginny suddenly snapping into action. "Sorry baby!''
It took another five minuets for Ginny to make Sirius' bottle and then get him fed. As she burped him Ron stood up.
"Where are you going? You haven't seen Harry yet.''
"I have grovelling to do!''
There was a pop and Harry appeared. He gave Ginny a kiss and took Sirius from her.
"Hey Ron, I was just round at your place. Whatever you did was pretty bad because I've never seen Lavender that angry!''
Ginny frowned at Harry.
"And what makes you think that she hasn't done anything to him?''
"Because she told me what happened. She was in tears Ron. Even said that she was going to leave you and immigrate to her mothers!''
"What!'' yelled Ron unsetteling Sirius in the process. "Sorry Gin! I have to stop her!''
And he apparated straight away.