Still Waiting Chapter 3
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"I found the rings!" Bill came stumbling into the kitchen, as Ron and Harry sat nervously at the end of the table. When Bill had said this however Ron stood up, fast and Harry followed his lead.
"Really, where were they?" Ron quizzed uncontrollably.
"Well actually Fleur found them- well I suppose Sandy did in a sense but-"
"Bill, get on with the story, your not making any sense!" Ron said eagerly.
"Well, everyone was looking for the rings, even the girls-"
"How did they know?"
"Harry told them," Bill said, simply.
"He did what?" Ron said moodily, glaring at Harry as he looked back at him nervously. "Some best man you are- I told you not to tell anyone!"
"Well you know Hermione is really scary- I couldn't keep it from her, I just couldn't-" Harry rambled.
"HERMIONE KNOWS?"
"Yeah- well no- well sort off- no- I mean yes- no I mean no-"
"Hello, I was trying to tell you what happened!" Bill but in, just as angrily.
"Oh sorry mate," Harry mumbled.
"Yeah, what happened?" Ron whispered.
"Well," Bill continued. "The girls were looking for the rings to and-"
"What were the girls doing away from Hermione, anyway?" Ron asked.
"Ron, how am I supposed to tell you what happened, when you persistently interrupt?" Bill yelled in a frustrated manner, Ron opened his mouth then shut it again as Bill continued, yet again. "Anyway, so the girls were looking for the rings, when they noticed Sandy was missing, too. Being civilised Witches, they abandoned the search for the rings and went to look for Sandy instead. When Fleur found Sandy she was in the basement with Pigwidigon ready to fly the rings to Australia."
"AUSTRALIA?" Ron questioned. "WHY AUSTRALIA?"
"Well, I don't know, do I?" Bill shot back "Look Ron I know you're nervous because I've been there-"
"I'M NOT NERVOUS!"
"But stop biting everyone's head of because we are on your side, you know? We're only trying to help." Bill continued.
"But why were the girls not with Hermione?" Ron wondered, again. At this, Harry grabbed Ron and leaded him outside so that Victor Krum wasn't brought up in the conversation.
"Harry!" Ron shouted.
But just then Fred and George came up to them and faced Harry, giving him an evil smirk.
"So, Harry-" George said, trying to contain his laughter.
"Is Victor Krum still talking to Hermione-" Fred continued, as Harry did head cutting movements from behind a bewildered Ron.
"They've been up there for a while-"
"I wonder what they're talking about." Fred finished and they both walked away, leaving Ron angrier than before.
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"But I love you, Her-mo-ninny." Victor urged.
"I love you, too," Hermione agreed. "But only as a friend."
"But vhat about in zee forth year- at the Yule ball- all those times- didn't they mean anything, to you?"
"Off course they did, I had the best time but, Victor, we only ever went as friends; I told you that then."
"But, you said you love me!" Victor repeated. "If you love me, vhat is the difference between me and Ronald?"
"The difference," Hermione began. "Is that I love you as a friend, you're one of my best friends and I don't want to do anything to hurt, jeopardize or change that-"
"Then vhat is the problem?"
"I'm IN LOVE with RON!" Hermione interrupted. "I'm in love with Ron- I am marring him today and we're going to start a family of our own- no, Victor let me finish. He is the one I've always dreamt about, the one I've always wanted, the one I want, the only one I'll want forever- till death do us part, Victor! I love you, sure I do- I care for you but more in a brotherly way. I'm IN love with Ron, IN love and for once in my life some thing's gone right. Ever since I was eleven, on the Hogwarts express, meeting him for the first time, there has always been something special about him. He could control me in away I never thought possible, made me feel things that were impossible, made me happy when no one else could. That's special, Victor, and I would never think twice about marring him because it's what I've ALWAYS wished for, can't you understand that?"
"No I can't," Victor snapped. "I can't understand vhat you are feeling. I'm IN love vith you, too, Her-mo-ninny, can't you see that? Run avay vith me- I can give you everything you've ever vanted, I can treat you like a proper lady, buy you things you could never imagine-"
"Haven't you listened to a word I've said?" Hermione said, as a tear leaked from her eye. "I don't care about the money and you can't give me what I want, when its Ron I want, Ron I love and Ron I want to be with; that's what I want. Everything you've just said are lies, lies and more lies. You don't care about me, you don't love me-"
"Yes, I do!"
"No you don't because if you did, you would understand what I've said because that's what it feels like to be in love with someone-"
"I do understand!"
"No you don't, you've just told me you don't, so don't LIE!" Hermione screamed. "Now Ron Might not have a lot of money and Merlin knows that he can be a real pig-headed-jealous-pathetic-childish-jerk, when he wants to be, but he's my pig-headed-jealous-pathetic-childish-jerk; and he IS sweat and kind and caring and generous and brave and noble and I do love him and he loves me. Now, life only throws you one chance and life's shown me that you should take that one chance when ever you can because it can slip away, anytime and this is my one chance and I'm not going to throw it away- not for every Galion, Possession, witch or wizard."
"But vhat I'm giving you is your vne chance."
"YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME! I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH YOU! IF I DID WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION!" Hermione was getting more and more frustrated, she couldn't take it anymore. "You know? Ron and I used to get into so much arguments about you- some of are biggest rows were because he thought we kissed or he thought I visited you, he thought you were my boyfriend or you wrote me a letter or I wrote you one. There was nothing I could do or say to make him see sense. I broke my heart endlessly, through out many of those rows and there were many times I caught my self thinking that if I never met you, that if I never knew you existed, would things of been different? Would Ron and me of been together, quicker? Would it of saved me all the pain I've cried over because of all the arguments we have had because of you? But then I think to my self, no! Things would have been the same. If it wasn't you then it would have been something else. Ron would never have had the confidence to ask me out, even if it wasn't for you. We wouldn't have been together any sooner and it wouldn't have saved me any heartache and if it wasn't for you we wouldn't have been together I wouldn't have understood Ron as much as I do now. So really I should be thanking you. Please, Victor, just go- go, I don't think we should see each other again, please."
And as another tear shed from her eye, Victor turned his heel and walked away.
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"Ron, I've just spoken to your mother, and we better be going- the clouds await." Harry said to, a worried, Ron.
"Are you joking?" Ron pronounced. "Anything could be happening up there- I can't think about marriage when my wife-to-be is up there with that lunatic."
"Exactly, your wife-to-be, Ron, YOUR wife-to be- not his. You can trust her," Harry stated. "She won't do anything stupid- she won't kiss him or run off with him- she chose you- TRUST her."
"Oh, I trust her, alright? I know she wouldn't look twice at that pumpkin-head, Vicky- I've learnt my lesson- it's him I don't trust."
"Well, what exactly, is it you think he's going to do?"
"He could hurt her- if she doesn't do what he tells her to do, he could hurt her!"
"Or he could just want to congratulate her?" Harry suggested but at the glance of, a still unconvinced, Ron, he continued. "Look, how long have we known Hermione?"
"Exactly nine years, today." Ron said, caught of guard.
"Exactly and in those nine years hasn't she proved to be able to handle any thing?"
"Yeah but-"
"And in those nine years hasn't she proved too able to look after herself?"
"Yes but-"
"And just a year ago, didn't she help defeat Lord Voldemort?"
"YES BUT-"
"No buts, Ron, we know Hermione is more than capable to defend herself. Through out these nine years, she has never once done something, to make us think otherwise, has she?" Harry asked, there was no answer. "Ron, I'm trying hard here, go with me- let's try again- she has never once done something, to make us think otherwise, has she?"
"No, she hasn't."
"So let's go to your wedding!" Ron gave Harry a questioning look. "Wow I've always wanted to say that! Come on, let's go, your mother will freak, if we don't get up there now."
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"Hermione?" Ginny called, entering the bedroom. "Hermione? What are you doing here in the dark? Where's Victor?"
"Gone, he's gone forever Gin." Hermione said, as she began to cry.
"Aw, Hermione, don't you dare cry!" Ginny walked up to her and gave her a hug.
"He wanted me to go off with him, Ginny." Hermione said, suddenly.
"Who did?"
"Victor," Hermione sobbed. "He said that if I went with him he could give me everything I want and more- he told me he loved me! But I didn't go with him, Gin, I wouldn't go with him even if it were a matter of life and death- I would never have gone, you know I wouldn't have done."
"Then why are you so upset, nothing happened." Ginny snapped.
"Well, what if Ron doesn't want to marry me, anymore?" Ginny freed herself from Hermione's grip.
"Don't be ridiculous; what do you take him for?"
"No, Gin, I'm not being ridiculous, I'm being practical; what if never wants to see me again?" Hermione sobbed even harder.
"THAT WON'T HAPPEN!"
"But how can you know that, Ginny? How could you possibly be sure?"
"Trust me, Hermione, I've known Ron longer than you have- he's stupid, Merlin knows he's stupid, but he's not completely dim!" Ginny exclaimed "Even if you ran off with Victor, he would have kept in touch!"
"But you know what he's like when it comes to Victor-"
"Shut up, Hermione, you're being paranoid." Ginny shouted. At this Hermione silenced but Ginny could tell she was still having doubts. "I'll tell you what, I'll owl Harry telling him what's happened, and I'll tell him to tell Ron and then Harry will owl back with a message from Ron, ok? Because we can't go and see Ron or you'll jinx the wedding, deal?"
At this Hermione chirped up, "Deal," She said and so Ginny got out a piece of parchment and a quill.
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"Where are they?" Ron asked for the billionth time.
"Probably, looking at their selves in the mirror," Harry said.
"Hermione's not that shallow!"
"Ron, trust me, all girls are that shallow!"
"I knew I should have gone to see what was going on with her and Victor."
"Don't be THICK!" Harry replied.
"I'm not being thick, Harry, I'm being practical!" Ron moaned. "Right that's it, I'm going to see what the hold up is."
At that moment, a snowy, white owl dropped a letter into Harry's hand.
"Hedwig," Harry said.
"What's the letter about?" Ron quizzed worriedly.
"Merlin Ron, give me a chance to open it."
"Sorry,"
"'Harry,'" Harry read barely above a whisper. "'It's very important that you read this carefully- and don't jump to any conclusion until you've read and understood what I'm about to tell you- even reread it after just to make sure you've got it right. Victor has asked Hermione to run away with him.'"
"HE DID WHAT? WHAT DID SHE SAY?" Ron yelled, as these words made Ron's heart jump a beat and he was so scared he couldn't say anything else. At this point everyone looked round at Ron but looked away when Ron silenced.
"'Now, I know you know Hermione pretty well- better than me, even- and yes, you'd be right in thinking she said NO, ABSOLUTLY NOT, SHE LOVES RON, NOT VICTOR! But she is still really, really upset and she crying at the fact that Ron might not want to go ahead with the wedding,'"
"What does she take me for? This is ridiculous!" Ron said.
"'Yes, I know it's ridiculous and I've told Hermione that it is but she still wants Ron to know what's happened and wants to know if Ron still loves her and if he still wants to get married to her,'"
"Well off course I do, this is such a pointless letter!"
"'Could you please
check with Ron and reply ASAP because the quicker you do, the quicker
this marriage can take place,
All my Love,
Ginny,'"
"I still want to marry her, I still love her, now, write that bloody letter so I can get married!" Ron said as Harry smirked and began to write back. "Mind you, I'll kill Vicky-bloody-Krum! How dare he upset Hermione? Who the BLOODY HELL does he think he is?"
"Ron, mate, when I say this, I'm speaking as your best man, not your friend. You can kill anyone you want tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or the day after that; but, please, whatever you do, don't kill anyone today or I will personally have to kill YOU!" Harry warned.
Smirking one last time, Harry sent Hedwig off, while the guests all took there seats.
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"'Ginny,'" Ginny read, loudly. "' I quote from Ron, 'What does she take me for? This is ridiculous! Well off course I do, this is such a pointless letter! I still want to marry her, I still love her, now, write that letter so I can get married! Mind you, I'll kill Vicky-bloody-Krum! How dare he upset Hermione? Who the BLOODY HELL does he think he is?' and don't worry, Hermione, I told him that he could do whatever he liked tomorrow or the day after that or the day after that, as long as he doesn't today,'"
"And that's supposed to put my mind at rest? To know that my husband-to-be wants to kill an innocent man?" Hermione yelled as Ginny gave her a warning look.
"Innocent? Let me remind you,
Hermione, that, that 'innocent man' wanted to run away with his
fiancé! 'Anyway, get down here (Or should I say up here) quick
because Ron is going Mad waiting,
All my Love,
Harry,'"
"See what did I tell you? No time to answer that. So let's go to your wedding!" Hermione gave Ginny a questioning look. "What, I've always wanted to say that?"#
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"Where are they?" Ron whispered to, an annoyed, Harry.
"I swear on my life, that if that question comes out of you mouth, one more time, I will curse your lips together, painfully." Ron opened his mouth to reply to Harry's threat but Harry got there first, "Don't even think about it." Harry said through gritted teeth.
Harry looked around. The ceremony was going to be amazing, if it would get a move on, he thought to him self.
Standing on the clouds, while the sun shone through making everything look crystallized; everyone was sat down, chatting, waiting for the congregation to begin and a golden ray of sunlight shone down the middle of the cloud, to form, what looked like an isle. Harry had never seen anything so beautiful in all his life and he was glad that he, Harry, could be a big part of it all. Everyone Harry had ever known was seated before him, including Hermione and Ron's relatives, some Harry knew, some he'd just met and some were strangers. Most of the people, that Harry knew, were particularly difficult to seat as they had been friends with, both, Hermione and Ron. Ron stood in front of the alter and Harry stood next to him.
Just then the traditional, muggle, wedding March (that was also traditional in the wizarding world) started to play and everyone got to there feet.
Harry turned to Ron. He had never seen Ron so nervous, scared or happy in his entire time of knowing him and Ron had been through so much in his life that this seemed impossible.
Sandy was the first to walk down the isle. She was wearing a similar dress to the ones Harry saw Ginny and Fleur wear this morning. She conjured rose petals of all colours as she walked down, slowly. This was a spell only taught to those who intended to be a flower girl, for that day only and Sandy looked absolutely terrified. When she reached the end, she stood on the other side of the alter, appearing relieved. Next to walk down were Bill and Fleur; they reached the end and Fleur stood with Sandy and Bill with Harry. Then Ginny walked down, with Fred and George either side her, both linking arms with her, with Gabrielle and Charlie closely following them. And Harry suddenly wished that it was him and Ginny getting married and not his best friends. Shaking this selfish thought, Ginny and Gabrielle stood next to Fleur and Sandy as Fred, George and Charlie stood with Bill.
This was it! The moment everyone had been waiting for. Hermione was walking down the isle with her dad right beside her; He was smiling with such happiness as Hermione's train and vial swept the cloud from where she had just walked. Ron's jaw dropped, his heart kicked him hard in the ribs, his palms went sweaty and his mind went totally blank. Harry nudged him in the ribs; so that he shut his jaw but he never took one eye of Hermione- he had never been this happy. When they, finally, reached the alter, Mr Granger took his daughters hand.
"Look after her, won't you?" He said handing Ron her hand as Ron grabbed it tight.
"I will," He whispered glaring at Hermione in admiration, nothing could wipe the smile of their faces and so the wedding began.
"We are gathered here today," A tall, skinny man said, with glasses and a large, warty nose. "For the Wedding congregation of Ronald Bilious Weasley and Hermione Jane Granger…"
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An hour later it was time to exchange there vows. This was the main part of a wizarding wedding as everything the bride and groom said would mean everything about how long lasting there marriage would be.
"Mr Weasley, please take Miss Granger's ring and begin the exchanging of your vows?"
Ron took a gold ring, held Hermione's hand tighter, still smiling. "From the moment I met you I knew you were different, I won't lie- not on our wedding day but I didn't always like you- well I did but you did annoy me- a bit- a lot. We bicker, on occasions!" Ron said, laughing as everyone joined in and Ron heard Harry comment 'on occasions- all the time more like.' To which more people laughed. "The truth is the only reason you annoyed me so much was because you had this effect on my feelings, that I couldn't explain and I didn't know what it was for along time and even though I've loved you for years, I was in denial until quite recently. I hate my self for that, I wish I had told you sooner about how much I had fallen in love with you and I'm just glad I had a chance to tell you. I want to protect you always, I want to make you happy and most importantly I want to make up for all the wrong I've done, so Hermione, make my dream come true and become my wife." And he slid the ring on her finger, still smiling uncontrollably. His eyes were a light and Harry knew that Ron didn't care about killing Krum anymore.
"Miss Granger…?"
Hermione took the second ring from Sandy, also smiling uncontrollably and held Ron's hand in the same way he had held hers. "Ron, I've always known I've loved you and all my dreams were about this moment. Of course you annoyed me and you were pig headed and stubborn at times, we rowed slightly- a bit- a lot." She smiled, as a few people laughed in agreement to this. "I lectured you endlessly, nagged you even more, bossed you around, always told you to do your homework and kept you out of trouble." At this there was more agreement, through out the guests. "But even then my feelings for you only grew. And I didn't understand why," Hermione said as people rolled there eyes. "Yes, Ron I didn't understand something, for a change," She added at Ron's disbelieving looks. "But I never wanted my love to stop growing and it hasn't. I wouldn't have cared, if we were in our pyjamas, in the middle of the forbidden forest, instead of right here as long as I was marring you." 'Now you tell me' Ron said, jokily. "So Ron, I've only ever wanted you, I want you now and I'll want you forever and then some because I'm in love and there is nothing I want more than to be your wife." She put the ring on his finger and she giggled.
The man flicked his wand and red, roaring flames shot from the very tip. It formed a heart around the two and then wrapped itself around both of their fingers.
"Now repeat after me." The man commanded. "I swear,"
"I swear," They said in unison.
"To almighty Merlin,"
"To almighty Merlin,"
"That we'll look after,"
"That we'll look after,"
"Love and protect,"
"Love and protect,"
"Each other forever and ever till death do we part."
"Each other forever and ever till death do we part."
"Do you agree on these terms?" The man asked.
"We do," They said together loudly.
"Therefore I pronounce you Mr and Mrs Ronald Bilious Weasley, you may kiss the bride!"
There were applauds from the guests, such as Harry had never heard before. Mrs Weasley and Mrs Granger were shedding tears of happiness and Fred and George were pretending to cry, too. Ron and Hermione shared a kiss and just when Harry had thought they couldn't be any happier, he was proved wrong. He was wrong when he thought that today was going to be a disaster. How could it be, when his two best friends, after nine years off waiting, after nine years of building up, are now married? How could it possibly of gone wrong?
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Hello, can I have your attention, please?" Harry said standing up, ringing a bell as everyone looked round. They were now in the Burrows orchard for the wedding reception. Everyone was seated as they had just finished eating and Hermione sat on Ron's lap, they were both still smiling broadly. They had been congratulated and it was now time for the big speech.
"When I was chosen to be best man, I opened my big mouth and said that this speech was going to be amazing; but how can it be, when I have to talk about Ron?" There were a few giggles and Harry's confidence grew. "I did try and change it to a subject a little more interesting like caldrons," a few more people laughed. "But they refused to accept it, so if you do get bored, blame Ron." At this point everyone was laughing and Ron mimed a look of offence. "Well, firstly I'd like to say congratulations, to Ron and Hermione- I never thought love was blind- well that was until Hermione fell for Ron, anyway." Ron had a look of anger on his face but it was clear that Ron was only joking as the majority of the guests gave a chuckle. "If I told Ron and Hermione, the first we met, on the Hogwarts express, that in nine years time they'd be getting married, Hermione would have never talked to me again and Ron would have either laughed or cursed me into a comer." The Weasleys and Grangers laughed at this and Fred and George yelled 'I'd like to see him try.' "Ron and me didn't talk about girl that much- we had other things to worry about; but it wasn't just that reason, it was more because of the fact we fell for the girl that was more likely to earn us a ticket to death. I mean if I told Ron that I was falling for Ginny, I would have signed and sealed my death certificate- well as good as. Can you imagine me trying to tell Ron how strongly I felt for Ginny when I knew that he had dreams about beating her boyfriends with a beaters bat?" There were more laughs. "No thank you- I cherish my life, you know? And Hermione is like the sister I never had, so you can just imagine Ron talking to me about Hermione! But I'm not thick and he's not either, we both knew how the other felt, we just never felt the need to talk about it. Now, we all knew Ron and Hermione bickered, argued and rowed ALL THE TIME, endlessly about silly things like food, letters, homework, teachers- they never gave it a rest! It gets on my nerves but when they stop talking I wish they were bickering. Well, that's until I hear them bicker like an old married couple again! But now they have an excuse to bicker like a married couple it'll be worst. So considering the fact that this morning I fell, head first, into a wedding cake, Ron spilt paint all over him self, the rings went missing, the clouds were grey, Victor Krum showed up, both, the bride and the groom had an emotional break down and I'm making up this speech as I go along, I think its turned out perfectly. Ron, you got the very clever, Brave, so she can protect herself, but be able to protect her, just as much; opinionated, bickering, good sense of humour but serious enough for the both of you; beautiful, brown haired, brown eyed with natural, curly hair, that is able to notice you for you and for nothing else, girl; And Hermione I'm so sorry you didn't get that tall, dark and handsome man, such as myself but to be fair we did flip the coin and Ron did win and I have got Ginny, so you'll just have to settle for second best." This time Hermione laughed. "So here's to my best friends, the most perfect couple in the muggle and wizarding world, may you be happy always and have many, many ginger haired, freckled faced, clever kids with serious attitude problems and make everyone very happy, to Ron and Hermione!" Harry raised a glass.
"To Ron and Hermione," The guests repeated.
"I love you, Ronald Weasley."
"And I love you... Mris Weasley!"
And then, as the crowds cheered, they kissed, this was going to be one heck of a marriage.
Well That's It
Thanks For Reading
And Sorry For All The Spelling Mistakes I've Made And Stuff Like That
Ah Yea And I Sort of Forgot About Hedwig Being Dead
Woops!!
Sorry
Thanks Again
