Hello my lovelies! I'm sorry but I just have to dedicate this chapter to Love2Love again for that brilliant short scene about Cho in the wedding! If you're confused, check my reviews for the last chapter! Trust me, you won't regret! Thanks Love2Love! It made me laugh and laugh and LAUGH for hours on end! Please R&R everyone!
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Hannah Longbottom
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Ginny and Harry sat outside in one of the other gardens, watching the stars. It was very cold, Ginny was wearing Harry's suit jacket over her bridesmaid's dress. She was fiddling with her ring, lovingly.
"I can't believe we're going to get married!" she exclaimed, for the fifth time.
"I know," Harry replied, yet again.
"Nice proposal, by the way."
"Oh, thanks. So, what do you want to do now, Future Mrs Potter?"
"I dunno. I quite like it out here." Just then, Hermione and Ron came running out.
"Hi guys!" Hermione said. "I just wanted to tell you, Luna and Dean are leaving now."
"They're going home?" Harry asked.
"No," Ron answered. "They're going on they're honeymoon. To Venice." Harry and Ginny followed Ron and Hermione back into the hall just in time to see Luna and Dean saying goodbye to everyone. When they saw Harry and Ginny, they both ran over to congratulate them.
"Congratulations, mate," Dean said, wringing Harry's hand.
"Thanks," Harry replied. "You too." Luna and Dean led the way outside to reveal a large, white limo that was floating in mid-air. At the back of it was a banner saying "Just Married" Luna and Dean entered the limo, waving.
"How long are you going for?" Ginny shouted.
"Two weeks," Dean replied, waving. When they had finished bidding everyone goodbye, the limo suddenly rose higher and higher into the air. Very soon, all that could be seen of them was a tiny white pinprick in the dark sky.
"How are they going to see in the dark?" Hermione said, still peering into the sky.
"Headlights," Ron replied. "What's wrong with Cho?" he added. Ginny, Harry and Hermione followed Ron's gaze to the table with the champagne. Cho was knocking back a whole bottle as if it was Perrier water, tears streaming down her face. When she realized that most people were milling out because the bride and groom had left, she walked over to wear the four of them were standing.
"Sorry guys," she said, softly. "But can I please talk to Harry alone for a minute?" Ron shrugged, Hermione glanced at Ginny nervously, and Ginny's eyes flashed menacingly btu she smiled.
"OK," she said, leaving with Ron and Hermione. Harry was trying hard to think if he'd ever had a conversation with Cho where hadn't been in tears.
"Harry," Cho started, as soon as the others were all out of earshot. "Letting you go was the biggest mistake I've ever made."
"You mean when we broke up five years ago?" Harry asked.
"Well, I've missed you every day since. Are you sure that marrying Ginny is what you want to do?" Harry looked at her as if she was mad.
"I love her, Cho."
"And I love you."
"We were never good together. I don't understand how you could possibly think we were!"
"Harry, just think about it. You and I could be really happy together."
"Is this going to take long? Only Ginny and I have to go home soon. You know, my fiancee?"
"So, you really do want to spend the rest of your life with her?"
"Yes, I do."
"OK then. She's really lucky. I'm really going to miss you, Harry." And with that, she gave Harry a huge hug and kissed him on the cheek. When she finally let him go, she gave him a small wave.
"Bye, Harry." No sooner than Cho had grabbed her bag and walked out of the door, Ginny came over.
"What did she say?" she demanded.
"She was asking whether I really wanted to spend the rest of my life with you." Ginny scoffed and called Cho a very rude name indeed.
"So, she was basically saying she wanted you back?" Hermione asked, she and Ron now making their way over as well.
"Yeah," Harry replied.
"What a night," Ron sighed.
"Let's go home," Harry said to Ginny. She agreed heartily.
The next morning, Ginny was wearing Harry's old shirt and boxers and sipping tea and nibbling toast, engrossed in a glossy magazine. Harry entered the dining room, yawning.
"Morning," he said, reaching for a coffee mug. "What are you reading?"
"Some bridal magazines Hermione got for me," Ginny replied, cleaning her plate with her wand as he finished her toast.
"When did she have time to get you magazines?"
"She and Ron stopped by Hogsmeade before they went home and Hermione came by last night while you were upstairs writing a letter to Andromeda."
"Oh," Harry said, slowly, sitting opposite Ginny and stirring his coffee with his wand.
"What were you writing her about anyway?"
"About the engagement. And also she asked if I could have Teddy for a week while she and Ted went to Belgium, so I was just telling her I'd ask you first."
"Oh cool! I love little Teddy! When is he coming?"
"This Saturday. That's OK with you, is it?"
"Yeah, it's fine! This is going to be fun!"
"OK. I'll go round their house later."
"So, do you want to start doing some of the wedding plans?" Harry burnt his tongue on his coffee.
"Now?" he spluttered.
"Yeah!" Ginny answered, shocked at his reaction. "There's a lot to do! Accio wedding book!" Suddenly, a huge, white, leather book zoomed into view.
"OK," Ginny said, opening it. "First we have to plan the engagement party. We'll take care of that later, that only takes a week or so."
"We're having an engagement party?"
Ginny looked at him in surprise. "Of course we are!"
"OK then. So what else do we have to do?"
"We have to book a place to have the wedding, find a minister, a florist to do the flowers and the bouquet, a decorator to decorate the wedding hall and a baker to make the wedding cake, book the caterers and a band."
"Wow, so-"
"And then I have to buy a wedding dress and you have to buy a suit.Then we have to test the food that the caterers have made. Then we have to plan our rehearsal dinner, if we're going to have one. I still don't know yet, so it depends on what you think. Then we have to plan our bachelor/bachelorette parties and then we have to book our honeymoon." There was a long pause after this.
"Wow," Harry said. "That is a lot."
"Really? I hope I haven't left anything out."
"I hope so too," Harry muttered. "So, do I get to do anything?"
"Of course you do!" Ginny said, leafing through the wedding book. She found a page that was filled with pictures of flowers, protected by a plastic pocket. She pulled out three of the photographs.
"Now," she said, laying them down on the table in front of Harry. "What do you think? White lilies, red roses or purple freesias?"
"I would have to say purple freesias," Harry said. Ginny's jaw suddenly dropped. She looked astounded.
"You know what Harry," she said, putting the pictures back in the plastic pocket. "Forget what I said. Your only job now is to be at the altar in time to say 'I do'."
"Fair enough," Harry said, putting his coffee mug in the sink. "Are you going to be able to handle it alone though?"
"I won't be alone. I'll have Hermione, and I might ask Lavender for help as well."
"OK. Do you know who you're going to invite yet?"
"Well, Cho definitely isn't coming," Ginny said, through clenched teeth. She was still seething about what Cho had said to Harry. She tried not to look to angry when Harry told her, even though she felt like screaming at Cho and pulling her long, black hair out. But she tried not to let a stupid ex-girlfriend of Harry's spoil her happiness. She really did have a lot to do.
"Actually, she said, closing the book. " I think I'm going to go over to see Hermione now. Do you want to come?"
"No," Harry replied, putting on his jacket. "I'm going over to Ted and Andromeda's to say Saturday's fine."
"OK then. See you later." With a crack, she Disapparated.
