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"Oh, and by the way, Ron," said Hermione, (yet, again), "Nothing fuchsia."

He nodded.

"Or lavender." She added with a scowl.

He nodded sheepishly.

"Or puce."

Harry shuddered at this one, but it went unnoticed.

After nodding once more, Ron found his voice. "Or maroon."

Hermione's face filled with mock disappointment. "Oh, but I was really hoping to dress all my bridesmaids in maroon!"

He raised his eyebrows at her.

She grinned.

Unnoticed by the two of them, Harry and Ginny breathed a sigh of relief. They had worried that with all the stress of planning a wedding Ron and Hermione would argue more than ever. Luckily, they hadn't. So far.

Ginny spoke up. "Erm...shouldn't we be leaving now?"

Ron checked his watch, "Yeah, we should. We'll see you, Ginny, Hermione."

Each of them kissed their respective other goodbye.

At De Winkel van Jurken:

Ding!

A bell sounded as Hermione and Ginny stepped into the store. The kind-looking woman at the cash register didn't even look up from her scattered desk as they walked inside. Hermione and Ginny took in the cluttered store's eccentric appearance in silence. After scanning the walls, which had scores of dresses in various colors and sizes, Hermione was reminded of a clearance section. Although this wasn't just a section, it was the whole store.

Hermione looked to her left and saw Ginny giving the store the once-over as well.

"Well," Ginny said bracingly, "Guess we had better start looking."

Hermione nodded.

Several minutes later…

"How about this one?" Ginny asked; holding out a gown covered in much more lace than any human should ever have to look at at once.

Hermione barely glanced at it, "Erm, no, not that one, sorry Ginny. It's very—erm—lovely, though." She lied badly but still managed an apologetic smile.

Ginny smiled, letting her know that she didn't mind, it was a rather awful dress, after all.

Two Hours Later:

Hermione and Ginny had found three bridesmaids dresses, one flower girl dress, six tuxedos, and one ring-bearer-outfit.

Sighing, Ginny said, "Well, I suppose you could walk down the aisle naked."

Hermione looked scandalized, then began to picture the look on Ron's face when she started walking toward him, on their wedding day, in only her underwear. After seeing this mental image, it was hard-no, impossible-to keep a straight face. Hermione doubled over laughing, and when Ginny did too, she knew they were thinking the same thing.

Hermione bent down a bit to hide the look on her face. She was beginning to get quite frustrated at how long the shopping was taking, and could tell Ginny was too, though she hadn't said anything. Yet.

Suddenly, something caught Hermione's eyes. It wasn't the elegant sheen on the on the ivory silk, or the mere size of the skirt, but the gleaming iridescent beads that were obviously hand sewn in. No matter how many times she moved the light always reflected differently. She gasped slightly, and whispered, "Ginny." She didn't know why she was whispering, the dress just seemed too beautiful to speak loudly in front of.

Before Ginny even knelt down, Hermione saw something that sent her straight out of her trance.

Author's Note:

Ugh!! It's been way too long!! I have been DYING with homework!! I get out soon, and then, I promise, updates WILL happen. I feel awful about the wait, and then about the shortness of this chapter. The good news about this being a bit short, I suppose, is that 1) you don't have to wait as long and 2) this WAS going to be the last chapter of this story before the wedding, but now I'm going to write a separate one for Ron and Harry, THEN the wedding. THEN a sequel.

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P.S.-Sorry Hermione is a bit OOC at the end, I was just trying to show the beauty of the dress, as well as the shock of what she sees.

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