A/N: So it's been over 3 months (31/01/18 last update to be exact) since I updated anything and for that I apologise. I've had health issues alongside a busy work schedule, plus I kept getting sidetracked reading others fanfic's (JasperxBella is a new love - please see my favourited stories for more info). But reading others work gave me the bug again to get this finished. So rather than keep delaying things I'm writing chapters 3-5 to post in quick succession. I always had the outline and I've stuck to the original idea I had. I've not had a beta for this or my first story (All Fixed With Tea) so I apologise for any mistakes. Hope everyone enjoys. Please review, fav or follow if you enjoy. For now here's the next chapter of No Time For Tea, Time For Coffee xx
Word count without A/N: 1689
Chapter 3
Summer 2000
The day of the wedding had finally arrived.
It had been a squeeze to get things planned in the 7 months the men asked for but the excitement oozing from Harry and Draco was infectious and somehow they had made it to the day.
24th June 2000.
The Saturday after Hogwarts finished for the summer.
At first the school year wasn't meant to affect when the wedding was held, however the more that planning got under way the more everyone realised that the teachers who had supported and encouraged the couple should be there to witness and celebrate too.
Ginny was shattered. The end of the school term also meant the end of the Quid ditch season and she had been practicing nightly for the last couple of months, on top of the wedding to plan. Luna had been able to free up more time, however time for the two of them was at a minimum. They did finally get a Sunday afternoon at the start of June to catch up and take a well-deserved day off...
Ginny and Luna lounged on the grass in Princes Garden in Edinburgh. They had snuck off for the weekend under the rouse of saying they were checking out possible honeymoon options, when really they both just needed a break. In fairness, they had spent Saturday taking a look at the muggle entertainment options - The Castle, The Dungeons and Mary King's Close. Harry and Draco had decided on a quiet honeymoon, they never knew when work would need them, even with them both booking 3 weeks off work around the wedding.
But now it was time for the ladies to spend some quality time together. Having nipped to a muggle coffee shop they laid on the grass admiring the city. Neither wanted to break the silence, yet both could tell the other had something important to say. Neither yet realised they both wanted to say the same thing,
"You know I love you" they said in unison before breaking out giggling.
"You go first," replied Luna, apologetic but not in fear of what her partner was about to say, she knew they thought similar and had guessed at what was coming.
"I think we should wait," Ginny blurted quickly, before she lost her nerve, "I don't want to steal their thunder and announce our engagement at the wedding like we first planned. I want the announcement to be solely about us, just as the wedding should be entirely about them."
Ginny's shoulders slumped in defeat, now she had that off her chest. She hung her head, worried over Luna's response.
Luna gently tipped her partners chin up, starring lovingly into her eyes,
"You took the words out of my mouth", replied Luna.
The pair launch themselves at each other into a tight embrace, knowing that the acknowledgement made no difference to their feelings or where their relationship was heading.
They knew they were meant to be together, forever. Everyone could see it and could agree, both families were ecstatic when they had started dating and couldn't contain their joy for the pair when they announced at Easter that they were moving in together, right round the corner from The Burrow. It had been a hectic move, on top of work commitments and the wedding planning. Oh the wedding planning...
Harry and Draco had been no help at all. Absolutely none. Neither of them cared about the look of the day - flowers, outfits, food, and evening entertainment - all they cared about was dedicating themselves officially together forever. So the planning fell whole heartedly to Ginny and Luna.
Thankfully the ladies knew the pair well, knew what they liked and disliked. Plus every decision was run past Harry and Draco before being finalised. That had led to many late nights, oh they weren't meant to be, supposedly an evening meal whilst discussing the plans. Somehow though more wine was always drunk than they had planned, leading to sore heads and unproductive work days after.
Finally it was sorted. And now the day of the wedding was here, and the venue looked stunning.
Picking the venue had actually been one of the simplest aspect, the place they had both felt at home. Where they had found each other and they had a shared history. Hogwarts.
The Great Hall had been beautifully decorated and looked nothing like the dining room or exam hall that people were used to.
Luna had come up with the theme for the wedding to match the venue, no singular colour but instead the 8 colours to represent the houses. She had then sourced stunning dress robes to address the linking of the two men and their original houses. Harry's robes were similar to the ones from the Christmas Disco that started the relationship, this time rather than being deep blue they were Scarlet robes with silver trim and Draco's robes were a Deep Green with gold trim. Alongside the theme showing through in the colour of the robes the layout continued with the theme. There were rows of chairs facing towards where the teachers table normally would be, each row with bows attached which were pale pastel versions of the house colours, alternating up the aisle: Baby Pink, Gold, Pastel Green, Silver, Baby Blue, Bronze, Pale Yellow and a Pale Grey (for the black of Hufflepuff). On the end of each row there was also a Lily, delicately placed in the centre of the bow.
Luna and Ginny had spoken to the pair in depth about best men and their entrances to the hall. Ginny, being surrounded by family found it hard to plan a wedding where family, in the traditional sense, had no role. Apart from distant relatives the only close blood relative in attendance would be Draco's mother. Luna, having a similar background to Harry, having lost one parent, could sympathise. The easiest aspect had been the page boy, with Teddy having family ties to both men he was dressed in a small version of The House of Dumbledore robes that the men had worn in 8th year. Finally, it was decided that Ron would be Harry's best man and much too many peoples surprise, George would be Draco's. The pair had grown close during Draco's visits to The Burrow, George was able to feel grief around Draco whilst Draco began letting himself relax more around George and enjoyed the practical jokes. Then came the choice of how to enter. Finally it was decided, Narcissa would walk Draco down the aisle and Molly would walk Harry down to join him.
With all four men now at the front of the hall the wedding began. Hermione had been asked to officiate and stood at the front in dress robes to reflect both men, a rose gold colour robe with deep green trim.
Luna and Ginny were sat at the front and watched through teary eyes as their vision came together. The decor matched both men spectacularly and everything was running to time. The only thing they had not helped with had been the vows, both men wrote those themselves and had kept them hidden from all involved in the planning and the wedding till the ceremony.
Harry started first,
"The road we have travelled has been tough. We spent years thinking we were on the opposite sides. Yet we have come to realise the side we belong on is each other's. I promise to remember that neither one of us is perfect and strive to remember each and every day that we are perfect for each other."
Draco, took a deep steadying breathe before he began,
"Because of you, I have learnt how to laugh again. I remembered how to smile and I dare to dream more than I ever have. From the day I laid eyes on you getting your first Hogwarts robes I have wanted to know you more, and now we have forever to continue on the journey together."
Loud sobs echoed from around the hall, Molly and Narcissa holding each other tightly openly wept.
Hermione finished with the official parts of the ceremony and asked Teddy to step forward with the rings. Both men smiling at each other never broke eye contact and rings were exchanged and they became united, sealed with a kiss.
The wedding party and all their guests heading out from The Great Hall into the ground where champagne was served and people were able to mingle.
Harry and Draco headed straight for Luna and Ginny, who state on a bench under a flower arch beaming at their achievements and content in their own love and that of those around them. Once together hugs were exchanged, with no one having the words to describe how perfect the day was.
Luna and Ginny had one final surprise for the pair. As the meal drew to an end and tables cleared to the edge of the room for the dance floor, Ginny began giggling and Luna wasn't far behind. For as they began Harry and then Draco realised a tradition they had not discussed in any wedding planning, the first dance. As Hermione announced to the room that the first dance would begin momentarily the men made a slow walk to the dance floor, filled with uncertainty. They needn't have worried. As they reached the centre of the Dance floor George appeared on the stage that had replaced the alter at the front of The Hall, he was followed out by the rest of Drop Down Dobby and the opening bars of the first song then men had danced to together began. The band played throughout the evening, taking short interludes before continuing, sometimes with guests joining them to play or sing cover songs.
Luna and Ginny managed to finally escape everyone's congratulations of the day around 11pm and hid at a small table in the dark back corner of the room.
Luna leaned towards her girlfriend, grinning widely and whispered sweetly,
"This time next year, we will have enjoyed all this for ourselves and I'll be able to call you my wife."
