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Part 4, Situations Change – Letter 15
Sunday, 20 July
Dear Ginny,
Wow, that was quite an experience! I had no idea that weddings were that chaotic. Hermione says that muggle weddings are like that to some extent, but that this one was even crazier than any she's ever heard of. I'm really sorry we didn't get to spend very much time together. I had no idea that your being in the wedding party would keep you so busy. Ron too. I mean I know you wanted to talk to me, and I was hoping for that too, but it just didn't seem like there was any good time. And I couldn't just go off and leave Hermione by herself. She was already pretty uncomfortable being there after breaking up with Ron. At least we did get to dance that one dance together.
I do think that there are some things that we need to get straight about our relationship. I've been thinking about this quite a bit lately. I have a feeling that you don't understand what I meant when I broke up with you. It seems that you thought it meant that I was going off without you, but whenever I came to the Burrow we would be able to be together again like nothing had happened. When I said back at Hogwarts that we couldn't be together anymore, I meant we weren't going to be boyfriend/girlfriend at all – not just when I wasn't around. The whole point was that we couldn't be as close as we were at the end of the school year because it wasn't safe to be a couple any more. If any of the wedding guests had seen us acting like we were together it would have made the whole thing pointless. So it couldn't look like I was any more attached to you than to anyone else. That's why I danced with some of the other girls as much as I did with you. It's true that I spent more time with Hermione, but I was her escort to the wedding after all, and we were seated together. Of course I danced with her more. Just like you spent more time with Fleur's cousin who was your official escort.
All of that aside, I really had a great time. I couldn't believe how nice and fixed up the Burrow looked. Fleur, of course, looked incredible in her wedding gown, but I thought the bridesmaids' gowns looked smashing too. You especially were stunning in yours. I don't think I've ever seen you look so pretty. Hermione says that in muggle weddings the bridesmaids often think their dresses look horrible, but that sure didn't appear to be the case at this wedding. By the way, tell Ron that Hermione and I thought he looked quite dashing in his wedding robes as well.
Please thank your mum for inviting us and be sure to tell her how much we enjoyed it and that she did an incredible job in putting everything together. The food, of course, was out of this world. The flowers were lovely and the fairy lights just made the whole atmosphere magical. Like I said, it was just an incredible day. (Hermione spent two hours describing it to her mum!) Bill and Fleur are so fortunate to have each other. It's obvious that they're very good for each other.
We'll be back to our regular routine now. We don't have any special excursions planned for a while. It will be mostly working out, learning spells, and training. We're still thinking of moving out of here after my birthday, to one of the other properties I now own. Moody is checking them out for us. Wherever we go, it will probably be unplottable, and maybe even under a secrecy charm, so it will be harder for people to get messages to me. Don't worry, Hedwig will always be able to find me so we'll still be able to keep in touch.
I think that's all for now. We're pretty tired from all the excitement and ready to head to bed.
Harry
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A/N Sorry, no big fireworks at the wedding as some readers might have been expecting. Sometimes it's more important what doesn't happen than what does.