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Harry awakened when a pillow was thrown at his head.
"C'mon Harry get up!" Ron yelled. "I've been up for two hours. Two hours! Do you hear me! I've been getting ready for this stupid thing for two hours! Now get up!"
"Whoa Ron," Harry said rubbing his eyes ", relax. You obviously didn't get enough sleep."
"Well, obviously, he said. "Two hours Harry! Two hours! I could understand if this was the real wedding, but it's not! It's their second wedding it makes no sense. So while your up here sleeping I'm down stairs listening to my mum tell me what I'm doing wrong! Telling me I need to straighten my room! Harry no one's coming in here, no one important anyway! All of them, all of my brothers they don't have to clean it, but I do!"
"Ron," Harry said getting out of the bed ", calm down. Look, I'll tell you what. Why don't you get some more sleep? I'll do whatever stuff you have to do downstairs. If anyone asks I'll tell them you're cleaning your room."
"Thanks Harry you're a lifesaver," said Ron as he jumped onto his bed. Remember though the wedding thingy's at one and it's ten right now. Don't let my mum find out I'm up here."
"Don't worry I won't," said Harry as he left the room.
Harry made his way downstairs to find Hermione and Ginny in the kitchen.
"Hello Harry," Ginny said.
"Hey Ginny. Where's your mum?"
"She went to the market. Apparently we have nothing to feed anybody," Ginny said.
"Where's Ronald?" Hermione asked
"Yeah, where's Ron?" Ginny asked
"Err he's cleaning his room," Harry replied.
"He's sleeping isn't he?" Hermione stated
"No." Hermione just looked at Harry
"Yes."
"Well then, I'll go wake him up."
"No Hermione. Let him sleep. He was in a horrible mood; he really does need a lot of sleep."
"Yeah Harry's right," Ginny agreed ", Ron is horrible when he's tired."
"Alright," Hermione said ", but you better not let your mum see him asleep."
"It's fine," Harry said ", I'm going to wake him before she finds out. Now what else is there left to do?"
"Nothing really," Ginny replied ", just get dressed really. Oh but mum did say she'd like you to go help degnome the garden in an hour or so. Just doesn't want any of the showing up while guests are here."
"OK. Well what time is it now?"
"Almost ten thirty," Hermione replied.
Are you sure there's nothing else to do."
"Yupp, replied Ginny ", Hermione pretty much did everything, with magic you know."
"Well, alright then. I'll be around. Someone let me know if your mum's going to go upstairs."
"We will," Ginny said
Harry walked outside to the garden where the ceremony would take place. Ron's words replayed in his head "It's not the real wedding, it's their second!" Harry knew that this wasn't really a wedding, but it still felt like one. He hadn't seen Tonks or Lupin this morning but her knew that they were probably still in their room; probably playing with Teddy. He thought about Lupin and how he must feel. The first time he got married he knew how much he loved Tonks, but then after that he regretted it. He thought he would mess up Tonks's life by marrying her. Now, he can marry her without any worry. He knows how much he loves her, and she him; now there's nothing to worry about. Harry's thoughts were interrupted by a faint whisper. "Harry, Harry,' the person called. He looked around to where the sound was coming from and realized it was Tonks.
"Wotcher Tonks."
"Wotcher Harry," she replied. "Remus isn't out here is he?"
"No."
"Oh
good he can't see me before the wedding."
"But you're already married."
"Harry do not criticize my superstitions and opinions," she said playfully. "We are renewing our vowels to each other. It's the same as our wedding only it's the second time around. Plus we don't have to worry that death eaters will pop up and try to kill us. That's all thanks to you." Harry laughed. "Anyway I need to talk to. Follow me." She led him through the door back into the house and up to Ginny's room; which at the moment was empty.
"Ginny's letting me get ready here," Tonks said motioning for Harry to sit next to her on the bed. As soon as he sat Tonks began talking again,
"Harry, I brought you up here because I need to ask you a question."
"Ok go ahead."
"Well you know at my wedding my father walked me down the aisle, but he's not with us anymore so he can't. Mad eye was like a father to me, but he's not here either. I thought about asking Arthur. He has taken care of both me and Remus, but he's one of Remus's groomsmen plus I'm not that close to him. Anyway to my point. Harry," she said taking both his hands in hers "; you're like a son to me. I know it sounds weird, but you are. I love my son more than anything, and because of you he can live in a wonderful, safe world. Well, Remus and I have already decided that my mum will walk down right before me holding Teddy. Well, I have no one to walk me down the aisle and Harry. Harry would you escort me down the aisle?" Harry was shocked by the question, he had no ideas.
"Harry I can understand if you don't want to I just…"
"No, Tonks, I'd love too!"
"Really Harry?" Tonks asked excitedly like a young witch who had just met Gilderoy Lockhart, before everyone realized he was a fraud.
"Yeah nothing would make me happier."
"Oh good. I was hoping you'd say yes. Well, I have to start to get ready. It'll take a while for my hair. I'm styling it the way muggles do as a tribute to my dad. Oh and Harry," she said as Harry grabbed the door knob "; please don't tell anyone about walking me down the aisle. I haven't told Remus yet, and I want him to be surprised. There's no one he'd rather have walk me down."
"Sure Tonks. Err, good luck with your hair."
"Thanks."
Harry couldn't believe it. He had never suspected she'd ask him to walk her down the aisle. He knew he was very close to Sirius and Lupin, and so was Tonks, well obviously. Harry was probably the closet to her. He was happy; no ecstatic, but why? All he was doing was escorting her down the aisle. No that's not all it was. By escorting Tonks down the aisle he was telling Lupin that he knew he would take care of Tonks, and that he would love her. "Merlin Harry," he thought to himself ", you sound like a girl." After happy thoughts flooded him a wave of panic came over him. "What do I do? Do I hold her hand? Link arms? What do I do when I give her to Remus? Do I just give her to him? Do I kiss her? Oh lord. I'll go ask Hermione or Ginny. No wait I promised Tonks. Uggh… calm down just ask her when you see her. Just then Harry realized it must be getting late he still had to degnome the garden and get Ron up.
He rushed into the house to find Mrs. Weasley in the kitchen preparing food; Hermione and Ginny at her side.
"Hello Harry," she said "where were you? We thought you'd be upstairs helping Ronald clean his room."
"Actually I'm on my way up there. Do you know what time it is?"
"It's eleven thirty on the dot."
"Ok well thank you. I'll just go get Ron then."
Harry rushed into Ron's room to find him sound asleep, snoring loudly.
"Oi! Ron get up!" Harry yelled. "Oi"
"Wha…" Ron said sleepily.
"C'mon Ron! It's eleven thirty. We have to degnome the garden. C'mon! If we aren't downstairs in a few minutes your mum's going to come up here." as if on cue Mrs. Weasley's came sounding into the room. "Ronald, Harry what is taking so long?"
"C'mon Ron," Harry said. After a few minutes Ron was up and ready.
Harry and Ron made their way down to the kitchen and then to the garden where there spent forty-five minutes degnoming the garden.
"See," Ron said ", I said it was pointless to degnome the garden before, because we'd end up doing it now."
"Oi Ron," Fred called from his position ", shut up! We're all out here working!"
After degnoming the garden all the boys went up to Ron's room to get dressed.
"Well," said Fred ", we all look rather charming wouldn't you say so George?"
"Oh yes Fred," responded George ", we do look rather dashing."
"And now, "Fred said ", we must dash. We are off to greet guests." Fred and George departed followed by everyone else, including Harry. ON his way down stairs he was grabbed by a hand that yanked him into an empty bedroom.
"BLOODY HELL!" Harry screamed. "Oh Moony it's you."
"Yes Harry it's me," he assured him. "I have a question for you. Do you think I am doing the right thing?"
"What about marrying Tonks?"
"Yes."
"Yes, definitely yes. Why?"
"I dunno I just got to thinking and…"
"Oh no. you are not starting that again. You are a great dad and husband and person in general. Teddy loves you. Tonks loves you more than life, and if you so much as take a step pass the threshold I'll knock you silly."
"Ok Harry ok."
"I wasn't thinking of leaving Tonks, but I dunno what if."
"Moony stop now!" Harry said surprised at his own tone. "You love her more than life, you told me so. You told me if you had to go through a 100 years of pain just to be with her in the end you would. So stop second guessing yourself, and your choices."
"Harry, listen. I love Tonks, I have no intentions of leaving her. All men get nervous before their weddings. Yes, I know it's not my first wedding it just a renewal of our vowels, but that doesn't matter. After all we've been through, I ,I …"
"Love her," Harry finished for him. "But you still feel like something bad might happen?"
"Yes exactly."
"Well don't. Marrying Tonks was the best decision you have ever made in your entire life."
"Yeah I know."
"Good."
"You sound just like James. That's the exact thing he would have said."
"Yeah I have a feeling he would say something like that."
"You know Harry this is Tonks dream wedding."
"Everyone she wanted here the first time is going to be here. I'm so selfish. Tonks and I got married and it was nothing like she wanted, but she still went through with it, and all I could do was complain afterward. It's every girl's dream to have the perfect wedding. I used to listen to my mum reminisce all the time about her and my dad's. She didn't get hers, but not once did she say a word."
"You're wrong."
"what?"
"Tonks did her dream wedding. She married you."
Okie Dokie. I am posting the next chapter out in a few minutes well see I was going to put the second wedding in this chapter, but then I saw how long it was getting and I was like oh I'll just put it out in another one. So I am going to. Ok I really need reviews! Remember my promise about 20! If I get 20 reviews then I'll have three more chapters out tomorrow!
