Chapter 10 -

The door to the Burrow swung open with such force that when it collided with the wall it shook most of the pictures that were hanging, Hermione and Charlie leapt apart, almost if they had both gotten an electric shock. Charlie glowered, he hated being interrupted! He and Hermione were just about to kiss, and how he had been fantasising about it for so long, she was so close, their bodies almost touching, their lips inching apart, the smell of Hermione's shampoo drifted into his thoughts again and he felt himself slipping into a daze before he remembered that they had just been rudely interrupted.

Charlie frowned and looked towards the door to see none other than a frazzled Mrs Weasley standing there, a pot in one hand while waving her wand, he supposed she must have been in the middle of baking something but the look on her face did not look happy.

"Oh, so sorry dears. I didn't realise you were both in here..." Mrs Weasley looked sheepingly between them, between the colour of Hermione's face and the red that was beginning to tint Charlie's ears she realised she had just interrupted a most important moment.

"It's okay Mrs Weasley" Hermione smiled politely towards her soon to be Mother-In-Law, but she gave a quick side glance at Charlie, who spotted a wicked glint in her eyes. Charlie had to bite his lip from smirking. His Mother always did hate it when someone was smirking, she always called it 'the height of rudeness'.

"Is there anything we can help you with?"

Mrs Weasley simply looked flabbergasted, she had always been so used to doing everything herself with Arthur always being at work and kids who loved to cause mayhem, that anytime someone asked her if there was anything they could do, she could never respond...or say no.

"Oh, Hermione, dear. Thank you ever so much" Her eyes shined with happiness, and she could feel a weight coming off her shoulders. Organising so many weddings in such a short period of time was stressful.

"It's no problem at all Mrs Weasley, you're already doing so many things for everyone else, the least I could do is help" Hermione smiled

"Well if you don't mind dear, I'll need a bit of help with the garden. The bushes need trimmed, and some new bulbs are growing which need a little help along, if it's not too much trouble" Mrs Weasley paused, she didn't want to ask too much. After all, Hermione was also planning a wedding too.

Hermione waved her hand in the air and laughed slightly, "Of course it's not too much trouble. I used to do the gardening with my Mum all the time, it was quite lovely, especially in the warm summer air and sipping a glass of refreshing lemonade" she smiled sadly at the memory, she hadn't tried to think too much about her parents, it ached to know they wouldn't remember her. But she knew they were safe, and maybe some day she and Charlie would go to Australia and find what they made of their new lease on life. Before anyone could notice the hint of sadness on her face, Hermione picked herself up, grabbed her wand from where she was once sitting and made her way out to the back garden.

Mrs Weasley smiled warmly at Hermione as she passed and then turned her attention to her son who was still standing quietly in the corner. "So, Charlie, did I interrupt anything?" A teasing smile and wicked gleam appeared in her eyes, a form slowly planning in her head as she watched Charlie search for an answer

Charlie chuckled softly, "You know too well Mum that you interrupted something...But Hermione and I will certainly have to pick up from where we left off late" He grinned.

Mrs Weasley nodded and left Charlie to his own devices, pottering back into the kitchen to try and remember whose wedding cake she was making.

Hermione stood back, one hand on her hip and the other covering her eyes as she admired her handy work, well more like the wands handy work but she did use her hands to pull out the weeds. But once the heat got to her she just had to use her wand. The twins wedding was coming up soon and the garden had to be sitting perfect, plus Hermione had a check around the hidden areas just to ensure that no prank machines were left by the twins. God knows what they had planned for the wedding.

Over in the other end of the corner, the twins plus Harry, Ron, Mr Weasley and Bill were all setting up the marquee for the twin's double wedding.

"That's it boys, just nice and easy"

After a few minutes the marquee had not been set up and Mr Weasley had went about securing the tent to ensure that there was no way the marquee would fly off into the night. Fred and George were standing by, eyeing the large tent and pursing their lips.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking Gred?" George smirked, twirling his wand in his hand

Fred smiled and nodded, "Of course I am Forge" He raised his wand and with George they both muttered an incantation. Sparks shot out from their wands and almost in slow motion the colour of the tent began to change from white into a bright purple and orange. The twins stowed their wands away and high fived with delight in marvel of their handy work.

Hermione laughed to herself, of course the twins were going to go all flashy and boisterous with their colours. They had always been so fun and animated so she knew their wedding was going to be too. She drifted over to the rest of the group, at first she was going to help but everything had been set up so she now had some time to relax. She stood by Fred and George, her arms folded and a smile on her lips.

"So Granger, what do you think?" Fred smiled

"Why, I think it's marvellous!" Hermione beamed at him, "I couldn't imagine it any other way. You both have always had such a creative and colourful life that I couldn't picture either of your wedding's being any different"

"Wow, thank you for amazing words. We certainly feel honoured to have such high compliments from the brightest witch of her age" George bowed which caused the trio to burst into a fit of laughter.

"Are either of you nervous?"

Fred glanced at George, who just stared back at his brother before they both shrugged. "Honestly, I thought I was going to be nervous" George admitted, "But after thinking about it. We're getting older and there would have come a time where it would have happened eventually. I think I'm more excited then anything really. It's a new chapter, not only for us but for everyone. And I for one cannot wait" George grinned

Fred nodded, "Hear, Hear!"

Hermione giggled and glanced back at the tent, noticing that Charlie was inside the tent helping to place the chairs for the ceremony. She couldn't help but watching at how concentrated he was while still laughing with Mr Weasley as they set up. A small smile formed on her lips, something which the twins did not miss.

"Is a certain bookworm feeling all sappy now with her dragon tamer" Fred teased, gently nudging Hermione in the side.

Hermione felt the warmth creep up in her cheeks and she knew that feeling too well, Charlie had constantly made her blush ever since it was announced they would be getting married. "You boys..." She sighed. "But to tell the truth, I am feeling sappy. I know you probably don't want to hear this about your brother but Charlie has stirred feelings inside of me that I never knew I could feel" Hermione grinned.

George pretended to gag before covering it up with a cough as he saw the steely glare that Hermione was giving him.

"I hope it's not awkward for the rest of the family thought" She muttered

Fred raised an eyebrow, "And why do you think that?"

Hermione shrugged, "Everyone always thought that Ron and I were meant to end up together, and now for me to be paired up with one of his brothers and getting married...I just don't want anyone to be upset" She whispered

Fred and George glanced at her, they hardly ever saw Hermione so worried...scratch that, of course they saw her worried especially during exams or when essays were due, but this was different. They both wrapped a protective arm around her and pulled her in for a hug. "Honestly Mione, no one could ever be upset or angry with you. Especially about this! Remember the pairings were out of our control, and if Kingsley honestly got the best matchmakers to make these pairings then they have done one hell of a job. Nothing against Ron or anything..." George bent down to met her ear, "You and Charlie are much more suited to each other"

Hermione felt the smile creep up on her face again, she didn't meant to get so nervous about her and Charlie being together now, she just wanted to be accepted by the Weasley's and after her failed relationship with Ron, she just wanted to know what everyone had been thinking and that they didn't think anything less of her.

"I one hundred percent concur with my twin here m'dear. You and Charlie have a lot more in common than what you and Ron had, no offence to ickle Ronnikins but Charlie can certainly hold an intelligent conversation and would never get upset at the slightest of things" Fred grinned, thinking back to all the times when he and George would do anything they could to wind Ron up, which was the easiest thing as he had the shortest temper.

"I'm glad, thank you both for your support. All I want is to be accepted by everyone, and I know you all think that I'm part of the family now.."

"You're practically part of the furniture now! There's no leaving the Weasley clan now" George laughed, which in turn caused Hermione and Fred to laugh.

Charlie glanced up as he heard a sudden burst of laughter and saw that Hermione was now chatting to Fred and George by the side of the tent. He couldn't help but smile himself as he saw how happy Hermione was. He truly was a lucky Wizard to be getting married Hermione Granger.

Next Day -

Finally the day had come for the much anticipated double wedding of the year, the noise in the Burrow seemed to increase now with the extra guests who had arrived, Angelina and Katie had arrived early in the morning of the wedding to ensure that Hermione and Ginny were able to help them get dressed, all four girls were holed up in Ginny's room while the grooms, their brothers and some of the girls relatives were in the living room.

Charlie was leaning against the wall watching as the chaos ensued, he knew that in a matter of days that this would be happening for himself and Hermione, so for the time being he was more than happy to just soak all of the chaos in and to tease the life out of the twins while he could. Fred and George were both sitting on the sofa, despite what everyone thought they were going for in their choice of suits, they both had went the traditional muggle route as they wanted to incorporate both the muggle and Wizard elements of a wedding.

"Nervous boys" Molly smile as she brushed the non-existing lint from their suits, she had been trying not to cry all morning, she couldn't believe all of her babies were getting married. And each time a wedding happening she was starting to feel the empty nest syndrome even more.

"A little bit Mum" Fred admitted, he was quite nervous and excited to be starting this new chapter of his life. After Molly finished swatting at his arm he pulled her into a tight hug. Molly, who was quite surprised at such an affectionate hug from her joker of a son, hugged him back just as tight.

"Hey!" George moaned, catching the attention of everyone in the room, "You can't have a hug with one twin and not the other" He pretended to pout before Molly made a fuss and pulled him into the hug too.

Charlie chuckled and heard footsteps coming from above, he glanced around the corner and his heart soared when he saw Hermione coming down the stairs. He couldn't take his eyes off her as he noticed what she was wearing, it was a pale pink dress which went down to her knees, it was a satin material and it accentuated all of her curves. Hermione could feel the blush creeping up again and had to remind herself several times to breath as she saw Charlie coming out from behind the wall.

Charlie, just like the Twins, was dressed in a muggle tuxedo, with his muscles the crisp white shirt clung to his arms and Hermione could make out each outline of the muscle. She couldn't help but smile as she saw the bow he was wearing along. He looked devilishly handsome. As she got to the bottom of the stairs Charlie held a hand out of her to take, she slipped her hand into his and they both shuddering with delight at the sudden warmth.

"Wow" Charlie murmured, his eyes glancing up and down at Hermione one again, "You look breathtakingly beautiful"

Hermione smiled, "I could say the same about you" She giggled as he quirked one eyebrow up

"I look breathtakingly beautfiul?" Charlie teased, a smile on his eyes

"Why, yes you do Mr Weasley"

Charlie chuckled, "Here I was thinking that I looked quite dashing in my tuxedo. But I suppose breathtakingly beautiful will have to do" He sighed, trying not to let out a laugh

Hermione rolled her eyes, smiling teasingly at her fiance. "It's a compliment nonetheless"

Charlie couldn't help but laugh, "Why yes it is, and I appreciate it very much so" He leaned closer to her and for a second Hermione thought he was going to kiss her, but at the last second he placed a quick but meaningful kiss on her cheek. Once he pulled away she could still feel his lips on her skin, her heart was racing after the contact. Wow, she thought, if that's what it feels like to be kissed on the cheek by Charlie, imagine what it feels like to be kissed on the lips. Hermione couldn't help but feel like a giggly school girl at the thought of it.

It felt like the day had went by in a blur, and before she knew it, Hermione was sitting at the table watching as Fred with Katie and George and Angelina had their first dance. The tent had been as brightly decorated on the inside as it had been on the outside. When Hermione first saw it she couldn't help but giggle, all she could do was imagine the reaction of Mrs Weasley when she found out the twin's ideas. The tables had been decorated in a mix of purple and orange, the twins signature colour. Some tables had purple cloths and then others had orange, the candelabras which were used for the centrepieces corresponded with each colour. Therefore with the tables that were purple the candelabras were orange, and the tables that were orange had purple candelabras.

Overhead the twins had used one of their devices they had been developing for their store, Everlasting Fireworks (of course they weren't everlasting, they had an incantation for when the user wanted to stop them, and they were reusable so they could be put away for another occasion). So as the fireworks were exploding, silently so as not to ruin the atmosphere, small multicoloured sparks were shimmering over the crowd, like a snowflake.

Hermione couldn't help but be in awe of the twin's effort and cleverness, they really did not like to show how smart they really were. She could just imagine the amount of magic that went into creating those ideas of theirs. Charlie, who had been watching Hermione for several moments could see the cogs spinning in her head as she tried to work out how the twins had pulled it off, he chuckled and wrapped an arm around her shoulders before leaning in to whisper in her ear.

"You seem a bit distracted, anything I can help with" He smiled as he felt her jump under his arm, she turned her head slightly and smiled back.

"I was just thinking about the amount of magic it must take to make their inventions" Hermione glanced around again, taking note of the candy dispenser by the entrance to the tent which offered either a 'trick or treat' to each passer by. Hermione and Charlie had been left gasping for air when they released that the dispenser had given Ron a rather unfortunate sweet that turned him in a peacock at random intervals throughout the night. They had been in mid-conversation with him when a flash of light appeared and in Ron's place was now a peacock, which looked quite angry.

"I do have to admit that Fred and George are both a hell of a lot smarter than what they make it out to be" Charlie admitted, his eyes glancing over to his twin brothers who were beaming with happiness as they danced with their new brides. "They showed me how they made their puking pastels before they went back to school and I couldn't believe it. They were doing N.E.W.T level magic years before they should have been doing it. And although my Mum wouldn't want to admit then, she was very proud that they had found something they were talented at and passionate about. The level of magic that it takes to make their inventions is incredible. I'm just glad that it's worked out for them. They really put their mind to opening this shop and the success they've had has been amazing" Charlie smiled, he truly was proud of his brothers. He had known how tough it was for them to grow up in his and Bill's shadow, after all the success they had brought, but he knew that they would find their passion and would make the family proud too.

Hermione's heart warmed as she saw how happy and proud Charlie was of his brothers, she knew how much family meant to Charlie and with him now moving back home she could truly see how much they meant to him. "Although I gave them a lot of trouble in school, I was secretly in awe of what they could do. I always dreamt about being able to do that type of magic and for them to have achieved it so young is incredible" Hermione smiled, resting her head on Charlie's shoulder as she heard the music change.

Charlie watched as other couples began to join the dance floor, "Hermione?"

"Hmm"

"Would you care to dance with me?" Charlie smiled as her head snapped up to look at him

"You want me to dance with you?"

"That's what I asked isn't it?" He chuckled as he saw Hermione's cheeks tinge pink

"Of course I would like to dance with you" Charlie rose to his feet, bowing towards Hermione which made her giggle and then outstretched his hand to hers. She placed her hands in his and let him guide her towards the dance floor. Hermione gasped as Charlie suddenly twirled her onto the dance floor before pulling her securely into his chest. Her arms wrapped around his neck and he tentatively placed his hands on her waist.

"I do have to say Mr Weasley, that you have taken my breath away" Hermione let out a soft laugh as she let herself relax into the dance.

"I seem to be doing that a lot to you this evening my lady" Charlie grinned as they slowly swayed to the beat of the music. He could feels eyes watching them and he glanced over to find Bill and Fleur smiling at them, Bill had a wicked glint in his eyes and Charlie just knew that he was going to be in for a teasing later by his older brother.

Hermione glanced up at Charlie, her eyes taking in all of his features from his jawline right to the freckle just above his eyebrow. Her heart thudded against her chest so hard she thought it was going to burst out. Charlie glanced back down to find Hermione looking at him, as their eyes met again it was as if the rest of the guests disappeared. It was just them now on the dance floor, swaying to the music and enjoying others company.

The feelings of what had happened in the living room of the Burrow a few nights ago both played back in their memory. Charlie's grip tightened around her waist ever so slightly, it was as if he couldn't get her close enough to him. Hermione begun to play with the ends of his hair, smiling as she heard a small growl rise from his chest. Her eyes glanced over his lips, and she felt the overwhelming desire to kiss him. Hermione bit her lip softly and shuddered as Charlie bent down to her ear, she could feel his warmth breath at the base of her neck.

"You don't know what you do to me Mione" He whispered before pulling back slightly to gauge the emotion on her face.

"You don't know what you do to me Charlie"

Charlie caught her eyes flicker down towards his lips again, and he knew this was it. He had to kiss her. This was the moment they had been waiting for. He moved a hand up to the back of her neck, holding her there. They both caught each other's eye before moving in time with each other. Charlie made contact first, as soon as his lips met Hermione's it was like a jolt of electricity spread through his body. He could feel her shudder from the touch before giving in and relaxing into his tough. Her body moulding into his way in a way he had never felt before.

It lasted a few moments, he kissed her a bit more firmly before pulling away. He slowly opened his eyes to find her brown ones gazing back at him. They gazed at each other for a moment before they both felt a grin spread across their face. "Wow" Hermione sighed happily, she could still feel the electricity from the kiss spreading through her body. That had to be the best kiss she had experienced.

"Wow, is right" Charlie whispered, pulling her close to his chest. Hermione rested her head on his chest as they continued to sway to the music, neither noticing that the music had now changed to a faster song and that the Weasley family had congregated on the side of the dance floor to watch them.

"It was about bloody time" Fred laughed

"Looks like you owe me a galleon Fred" George smirked, sticking out his hand

"Oh bugger" Fred frowned before placing the galleon into his brother's hand.