Chapter 9
Disclaimer: JKR owns it, I own all original characters and the plot.
"Also I have something else to say," Harry said walking over to stand in front of Hermione. He kneeled and every female in the room gasped. "Hermione, I love you so much. You are the mother of my three wonderful kids and I can't imagine ever being without you again. Will You Marry Me?" Harry said pulling out a square cut diamond ring, surrounded by little emeralds on a gold band.
Mrs. Weasley dropped the plate she was holding, Angie gasped, James and Sirius Jr. chocked on their drinks, Fleur, Angelina and Katie started to cry and Luna and Ginny squealed in delight.
"Well… I…" Hermione said.
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"Well, I. OF COURSE!!" Hermione shouted and threw her arms around Harry's neck.
He laughed and slid the ring onto her finger. She was crying. Mrs. Weasley was sobbing. Ron, Fred, George, Remus, Sirius, James, Charlie, Bill, Draco and Arthur congratulated Harry as did the older male kids.
Luna, Angelina, Katie, Tonks, Lily, Helen, Fleur, Ginny and the older female kids were squealing and insisting on seeing the ring.
"Well when is the wedding going to be?" Ginny asked.
"Ginny darling, they only just got engaged. I wouldn't expect them to know a date yet." Draco said.
Harry and Hermione looked at each other and walked into the next room silently. Everyone looked around and wondered where they were going.
The pair walked back into the kitchen hand in hand. Hermione said "We have decided to hold the wedding the week after next. The kids won't be back at school yet and it gives me some time to organise dresses and for us to organise decorations and food."
"Cool, but mum, I WILL NOT WEAR PINK!" Angie said stressing her point.
"I know babe. Don't worry, you won't be in pink, but Luna will be." Hermione said.
"Cool. Oh mum, I'm so happy for you and dad." Angie said giving her mum a hug.
Hermione laughed. She looked down at her daughter and whispered something in her ear. Angie let out a little squeal, hugged her mum tighter and said "Thanks so much. He will love that. I'll go ring him now."
Before anyone could blink, Angie was out of the room and into the fireplace.
"Who, what, when, where, why and how?" James Sr. said.
Hermione laughed and said "Don't worry. You'll find out in about 5 minutes."
Exactly 5 minutes later, Angie walked back into the kitchen. She was on the phone talking at about a million miles an hour.
"Ok… yep, yep, yep. Ok so you know where to floo to? Alright then see you tomorrow. Love ya." Angie said, hanging up the phone.
"What did he say?" Hermione asked her daughter.
"He said he will be here at 10:00 so you, me, Aunt Ginny, Aunt Luna and Aunt Tonks had better have our butts out of bed and ready cause we will be leaving at 10, whether we are dressed or not." Angie said with a smile.
Hermione laughed, turned to the people Angie had mentioned and said "Hear that ladies? Out of bed at 8:30 and ready because we are going dress shopping."
"Why me?" Tonks asked.
"Well my dear, you are going to be my bridesmaid, so are Luna and Angie and Ginny will be my maid-of-honour." Hermione said.
The three ladies looked at each other and then before anyone could stop them, had launched themselves at Hermione.
"THANK-YOU!" They screeched. It took all three of their husbands to pry them off. As they were pulling them off Draco said "Be careful or their will be no bride for the wedding."
Hermione stood up and began to laugh. "May I also take Stacey, Serena and Alexis, Freya and Megan? I would like Alexis, Freya and Megan to be junior bridesmaids and have Serena and Stacey as flower girls."
"That's ok with me." Tonks, Angelina and Ginny said.
"Hermione, who was Angie talking to on the phone and who will be here at 10?" George asked.
"Oh that was Sean. Knowing him, he will actually be here at 9:30 just so he and Angie can have half an hour to talk then we will go." Hermione said.
"HEY! Are you ripping off my friends?" Angie asked.
"No darling. I love the kid." Hermione said.
"Good. Well goodnight all. I'm going to bed because tomorrow will be a HUGE day." Angie said standing up.
She walked over and hugged her mum and dad. She hugged her brothers and said goodnight to everyone and left the room.
All the other kids agreed that it was time for them to go to bed as well so they did the same as Angie.
The adults all sat at the table and began to talk. Fred poured everyone a glass of Firewhiskey and they all toasted to Harry and Hermione's engagement.
Two simultaneous pops were heard from in the living room. Everyone tensed up but as soon as they saw who it was, they all relaxed.
"Hello Albus, Minerva." Remus said.
"Hello Remus. Hello everyone. Hermione how are you and Angie?" Dumbledore said.
"Hey Albus, I'm ok. So is Angie. How has Hogwarts been?" Hermione asked,
"It's good. I heard you were in hospital. I'm glad you are better." Albus responded with a smile.
McGonagall opened her mouth to say something when Lily shouted "ALBUS! HOW DARE YOU?! YOU KNEW WHERE SHE WAS AND THAT SHE WAS ALIVE AND YOU DIDN'T TELL US?!"
Everyone jumped at her little outburst. Everyone except Dumbledore who chuckled lightly.
"Lily dear calm down. It was Hermione's wishes that I didn't tell anyone. Oh excuse me, Minerva I believe you owe me five galleons." Dumbledore said turning to McGonagall.
Minerva sighed and handed over five galleons. "I honestly thought it would be Ginny."
Everyone looked at the two of them with confusion. Dumbledore saw the looks and explained "We made a bet before we arrived. The bet was that either Lily or Ginny would lose their tempers at me about Hermione."
Everyone began to laugh.
"Hey D-Man. What did you do to make grandma yell like that?" Angie said walking into the room in her pyjamas.
"Hello Angie. I just walked into the room." Dumbledore said.
"Poor thing." Angie said walking over to the cabinet and getting out a glass. She turned on the tap and got a glass of water.
She put her used glass on the sink and said "Goodnight." Before walking out of the room.
"She has grown into quite a beautiful young lady." McGonagall said.
"Yea she has." Hermione said with a hint of pride in her voice.
They all talked for about an hour more before Dumbledore and McGonagall had to leave. As soon as they had left, everyone decided to go to bed.
The Next Morning
Everyone was seated at the breakfast table. It was about 20 minutes past nine. As soon as the plates of food were set in front of them everyone began to dig in. everyone was enjoying breakfast and talking bout the wedding so no-one heard the THUMP of someone arriving by floo. From the doorway they heard "You know babe, it would be nice if you acknowledged my presence."
Everyone turned to see a young man standing in the doorway. Angie stood up and in two strides she was being spun around in his arms.
Sean began laughing. He placed her back on the ground. He gave her a quick look over before picking her up and swinging her around again and kissing her on the cheek. Darien felt a small streak of jealousy pass through him but he ignored it.
"I missed you so much. I'm sorry I left without telling you." Angie cried throwing her arms around Sean yet again.
He laughed and said "Stop apologising babe and introduce me to your family."
Angie turned around and introduced him to the members of her family that he didn't know.
Sean sat down in Angie's chair. He smirked at her so she jumped into his lap, wriggling around so she could be comfortable.
"You know that does hurt hun?" Sean asked.
Angie smirked and said "Yea."
He just shook his head and engaged James and Sirius Jr. in a conversation.
At 10:00 Angie hoped off Sean and the two of them stood up. They looked at Hermione pointedly.
"Oh yea. Come on girls it's time to go." Hermione said standing up.
As Tonks, Luna, Ginny and the little girls stood up. Angie followed but looked at Sean.
"Come on Mr. Gay. You are the one who wanted us ready at 10:00 and you are still talking to my brothers at 5 past 10." Angie said to him.
"Darling, shut up. Alright we are going. See you guys later." Sean said standing up as well.
Angie and Sean walked over to the ladies. Angie picked up Stacey, Sean picked up Serena, and Ginny held hands with Alexis, Luna held Freya's hand and Tonks held Megan's hand. Angie looped her arm with Hermione's arm and Sean looped his with Hermione's other arm.
They all apparated away with a pop.
At the Dress Shop
"See Hermione if you put that dress on them, it makes Angie look fat (HEY!!) and for Ginny, Tonks and Luna it doesn't suit their body shapes." Sean said.
"Oh yea I see what you mean. Okay girls, next dress." Hermione said.
The girls turned around and walked back into the dressing rooms to try on the 15th dress.
They all walked out and Hermione and Sean's jaws dropped.
The dresses had two straps joined to the front of the dress. The dress went to about knee length. On the dress there were two colours. The top colour was a lighter version of the under colour. Two of the dress straps were the darker colour and two were the lighter colour. At the breast area there was a strip of the darker colour and then the lighter colour. It clung to the girls' curves and they all looked beautiful. (I will include the picture if you cant understand.)
The only difference with the dresses was the colours.
Angie's was dark blue underneath and light blue on top, Ginny's was a forest green underneath and a lighter green on top, Luna's was the same but in a light and dark pink and Tonks' was a dark and light purple.
"Hermione, those are the dresses." Sean said looking in awe. "If I was straight, I would be on my knees begging these ladies to go on a date with me."
The girls laughed and Hermione said "Yep those are perfect. Now we need to find the dresses for the little girls."
For the next two hours they all shopped. They found the little girls' dresses and they found Hermione's dress.
"Mum, that dress is so you." Angie said as Hermione walked out of the dressing room.
The dress was a corset like top with beading around the bust. The stomach area had a sort of wrap around look and it gently clung to her stomach. The bottom of the dress flowed out slightly and it reached the floor.
"Do you really like it?" Hermione asked looking at herself in the mirror.
Everyone nodded.
"Ok I'll get it." Hermione said. They all looked around for accessories for all of them that matched their dresses and also for a veil. They found what they wanted and decided to apparate home.
They walked into the kitchen to find it empty. They all threw their bags down and walked outside.
Everyone was outside talking, playing Quidditch or playing with Bella.
Hermione cleared her throat and everyone looked at them in surprise.
"You're back early. We expected you guys to be out for a while." Lily said putting down her drink.
"Well, we found everything we liked at the first shop so yea." Hermione said.
Sean looked up at the sky and saw an owl coming this way. He bent down and whispered into Angie's ear and she also looked up.
"LUNA!" Angie shouted looking at the owl.
Everyone wondered what she was talking about until an owl landed on her arm with a letter tied to its leg.
Angie untied the letter and pulled some owl treats out of Sean's pocket and gave it to Luna.
Luna took them gratefully and stayed on Angie's arm, obviously waiting for a reply.
Angie ripped open the letter and walked inside as her eyes scanned its contents.
Everyone looked at Angie curiously, everyone except Sean and Hermione who just smiled knowingly at one another.
"When did she write him?" Sean asked.
"Umm, the day before yesterday I think." Hermione said.
"Wonder what he has to say?" Sean said looking at the door Angie had just gone through.
With Angie in the Kitchen
Angie scanned the letter from Jake as she walked inside.
She sat down at the table and re-read the letter. The letter said;
Dear Angie;
I'm good now that I have heard from you. I hope you are well.
I have just two words for you babe, HOLY CRAP! So your name is really Angela Lily Rose Potter? That's really scary. Remember when we had to study war heroes in History of Magic? We studied your mum and I guess we studied your dad and your grandparents.
I bet the two of you are like two peas in a pod. It must be so great to finally know who your dad is and to find out you have two older brothers is even better. One question though, should I be scared of them? Do they want to kill me when you told them about the break-up? Have you told them?
My holidays are pretty good. I'm sure they would be better if I could see your face everyday but we can't always get what we want. How is Mr. Gay aka Sean? Hope he is well. I told him to take care of you so he better be.
Angie was laughing at this point just because she remembered that she had studied everyone in History of Magic. It was the next part of the letter that made her want to cry, scream and shout.
We promised each other that we would move on as long as we didn't forget each other, well I have. Her name is Claudia Mason; you remember she was at school with us.
She moved here three months ago and we have been going out for two. She goes to my school. I do miss you but she makes me smile again, the smile I get when I see you or hear from you.
Well, I hope that you have moved on as well.
I miss you to, hope to see you soon.
Love Jake xxx
Angie put the letter down on the table. The tears began to well up in her eyes as she remembered back to when she first started Salem Academy.
Flashback
An eleven year old Angie walked into the old school with her best- friend Sean by her side. They were so excited, this would be their first year at Salem and they couldn't wait to make more friends.
A
boy came over and introduced himself shyly "Hi, I'm Jake. What
are your names?" "I'm Angie and this is Sean, you wanna
be friends?" Angie asked enthusiastically.
Angie met all her friends on her first day. She couldn't believe she could be so lucky. Suddenly a girl with flowing blonde hair and crystal blue eyes walked up to the group. She looked Angie up and down and turned to the guys and said "Do you want to hang out with someone who isn't plain like this thing?"
The
boys immediately jumped to Angie's defense and said "We would
rather hang out with someone real, not someone who is fake or a faker
in the making." The girl stomped off, glaring at Angie.
That was when they were eleven.
When they were thirteen, Jake finally got the courage to ask Angie out, she said yes. Well the girl (whose name turned out to be Claudia) didn't like that at all.
One day when Jake, Angie and their friends were walking down the hall Claudia walked up to Angie and slapped her.
Angie held the side of her face gingerly as the boys all tried to get to Claudia and her plastic friends and kill them. Angie held up a hand to stop them. She looked Claudia in the eye and said, "What was that for?"
Claudia said "That you skank was for stealing my boyfriend."
Angie looked at Claudia then Jake questionably. Jake saw the look and answered "I was never your boyfriend. You asked me out and I said no. You ever touch her again and I will have to hurt you."
Claudia glared at him and rounded on Angie "You turned him against me you loser."
"Hey I did nothing of the sort. It's not my fault you are a fake and I am real." Angie replied.
"Yea well at least I know who my father is." Claudia said smirking in triumph.
Everyone in the hall gasped and it all went quiet. Everyone knew how Angie felt about not knowing her dad.
"What did you just say?" Angie said in a deathly whisper which meant that she was really mad.
"I said at least my mother wasn't a slut and I know who my father is." Claudia said again.
She opened her mouth to continue but was cut off by Angie pouncing on her and starting to punch her.
It took nearly all the boys to get Angie off Claudia and hold her back.
"You little skank. You say that again, and I will make sure you never walk again." Angie said threateningly.
A teacher walked past and saw Claudia with a bleeding nose and a bruised eye and shouted "WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE?"
Claudia suddenly put on the 'innocent victim' and said "I was simply talking to Angie and she attacked me." The fake tears were running down her face.
The boys jumped to Angie's defense saying that Claudia had provoked her by saying at least she knew who her dad was and that Angie's mum was a slut. The teacher put her hand up to stop them all. Hermione had informed all the teachers of who Angie's father was so she felt a little bit sorry for the girl.
"Claudia, for saying those disgraceful things to Angie, I am giving you two weeks detention with Professor Smith. Angie for fighting you are going to serve two weeks detention with me." She said before walking off.
Claudia glared at the professor. Everyone knew that Professor Smith's detentions were really harsh. She stuck her nose in the air and walked off with her cronies following.
"Angie babe, I would never EVER go out with her. You have my word." Jake said carefully cupping her face.
Angie looked up at him, she was breathing heavily after only just calming down. She saw that he was telling the truth. "Thanks." She said giving him a hug.
The group continued walking to their next class stopping in briefly at the hospital wing to get Angie's face healed.
End Flashback
"Angie, what happened?" Sean asked, sitting next to her. When Angie didn't come back out, everyone went inside to find her sitting at the table with tears running down her face.
"He lied to me." Angie said barely above a whisper.
"Who did babe?" Sean said.
Angie ignored him. She stood up; the letter still clutched tightly in her hands and ran upstairs.
Sean followed her whilst Hermione looked at their retreating backs with worry.