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The Wedding Is Cancelled

"Why don't you two go downstairs and stop Roxanne or at least make sure everyone knows she's lying," Alice suggested.

"Suppose we'll have too," Ron sighed as he left feeling quite pleased with himself that he knew where the Firewhiskey was.

Harry chuckled as he followed his friend; who would have thought that after all he'd gone through he would always end up with even more chaos such as calming down distraught guests at his niece's wedding to his school enemy's son.

Scorpius was checking his watch every couple of seconds as he had been for the last eleven minutes and twenty-two seconds since Rose was supposed to start walking down the aisle.

"Don't worry dear," his mother assured him "I was late for my wedding but it wasn't because I didn't want to marry your father. I just got held up."

Scorpius wasn't appeased very much "But Dad's best man wasn't late was he?"

"Al is always late for everything as you've told me on countless occasions," Astoria reminded him. "Don't panic dear … oh I can't believe you're really getting married."

Scorpius didn't reply but instead checked his watch again.

"Seriously Scorpius, if you check that watch one more time I'm going to throw it into that pond over there," Hugo told him indicating the large ornamental pond just outside the marquee.

"Tell me again why I agreed to letting you be a groomsman," Scorpius grumbled now watching the entrance to the marquee.

"Because I bribed you into it, there was no way I was being an usher and Rose was insisting I do something," Hugo replied.

Scorpius didn't reply; there seemed to be some sort of commotion going on outside the entrance.

"Roxanne, where on earth is everyone?" Hermione asked her niece.

"You'll find out in a second, Aunt Hermione," Roxanne replied and made to enter the tent.

"Roxanne, where is Rose?" Hermione asked again "I sent Ron up to get her over half an hour ago and I sent Harry. Al should have been here fifteen minutes ago at least and Scorpius had to show people to their seats! That was supposed to be James and Fred's job. Victoire had to take Dora inside, she was getting too hot out here. What is going on?"

"Relax, I'm going to explain everything," Roxanne replied and before Hermione could utter another word Roxanne turned and marched up the aisle.

Scorpius and Hugo stood at the top of the aisle with Kinsley Shacklebolt with looks of confusion as Roxanne smiled at them and stopped at the top of the aisle.

"Well I never!" came Muriel's outraged voice "The bride isn't even wearing white! What are young people thinking these days? I tell you, this would not have happened if I had been allowed more input."

"Zat is not ze bride," Fleur snapped to the elder woman.

"Roxanne, what the hell's going on?" Hugo hissed.

"Where's Rose?" Scorpius asked at the same time.

"All in good time boys," Roxanne replied with a wink before turning to the gathered crowd. "Please be quiet everyone, I have an announcement."

The crowd's chatter died down.

"It has fallen upon me to tell you that most unfortunately Rose and Scorpius will not be getting married today," Roxanne paused for dramatic effect. There were many gasps from the audience, Roxanne could see her Dad trying to contain laughter and Scorpius's Dad looked rather pleased.

"Why the bloody hell not?" Hugo asked from beside her where Scorpius was looking ready to faint and Roxanne couldn't help but feel bad when she saw the look in his eyes. But she decided to plough on anyway.

Roxanne made sure everyone was listening again "You see, Rose confessed to James, Fred, Teddy, Lily, Lucy and Albus that she couldn't face marrying Scorpius as she's in love with Lysander Scamander so they helped her run away and left me to tell you."

There was complete silence around the tent as this sunk in.

"That really is unfortunate," said Luna Scamander airily breaking the silence "Lysander doesn't feel the same way about Rose. Maybe Rose was affected by the Nargles."

George and Charlie were holding on to each other to stop the other from falling on the floor in fits of laughter, both knowing this was not actually the case but Roxanne up to her old tricks. Dora began to cry. Louis looked amused. Hugo was too busy trying to keep Scorpius standing up to laugh. Molly was watching Roxanne with a look of outrage and disbelief. Angelina was trying to get past George and Charlie to talk to her daughter. Dominique looked like she knew exactly what was going on and was trying not to laugh due to the fact she was sitting beside Mr and Mrs Granger. Victoire was trying to calm Dora down. Draco and Astoria were trying to see if Scorpius was alright. Narcissa Malfoy just rolled her eyes at the ridiculous situation and looked rather bored. Muriel was making snide comments about Rose and Hermione looked ready to hex her. Mrs Weasley was crying while Mr Weasley comforted her. Scorpius seemed like he had frozen.

It was then that Harry and Ron burst through the door to the marquee. Harry swore as he assessed the situation.

"Looks like we didn't make it in time," Ron pointed out the obvious.

"I think I got that," Harry agreed "Where's Roxanne?"

Ron craned his neck to look over the frantic crowd "over there with Angelina and Kingsley."

Harry nodded and they made their way over to them.

"- completely irresponsible, what sort of way was that to tell Scorpius!" Angelina was scolding her daughter.

"Mrs Weasley," Kingsley was trying to interrupt "I don't think -"

"Kingsley, you may have been Minister for Magic once upon a time but that does not mean you can contradict me when I'm scolding my daughter," snapped Angelina and Kingsley immediately recoiled.

"Roxanne," Harry made it past a hysterical Victoire "What did you tell them?"

"Exactly what I said I would Uncle Harry," replied Roxanne innocently.

"You knew about this, Harry?" Angelina asked turning to her brother-in-law.

Harry nodded "it's not the truth though; trust me Rose is not in love with Lysander."

"You'd be better telling Scorpius that," Angelina pointed to the young man who was looking a lot paler than usual.

"Good point," Harry said and left Ron to explain to Angelina what had actually happened.

"It's alright dear," said Astoria calmingly "why don't you come and sit down."

Draco looked up and saw Harry and nodded "Potter."

"Malfoy," said Harry cordially then turned to Scorpius "Roxanne was lying."

Scorpius looked at him half hopefully.

"Scorpius, you've spent holidays at my house with Al, you know what Roxanne is like when she comes over," Harry expanded "She loves causing havoc and unnecessary worry."

"Yes but this is different," Scorpius said weakly "I knew it was too good to be true that Rose said she'd marry me."

Hugo snorted in disbelief "Scorpius wise up, I've lived with Rose my whole life, even I her clueless little brother knows she loves you. I've had to listen to her go on and on about this wedding for months to the point of boredom, she's crazy about you. Besides Lysander annoys the hell out of Rose."

Dominique had walked over and joined in "You do realise Scorpius annoys the hell out of Rose too."

"Not helping Dominique," Hugo pointed out.

"Look Scorpius, this is going to sound completely mad but it's true," Harry went on "Alice had a time turner from her work and James managed to smash it and sent himself, Al, Lily, Rose, Lucy, Fred and Teddy back in time."

Draco, Astoria, Scorpius, Hugo and Dominique all stared at him in complete disbelief.

"Again," Draco looked incredulous "what is it with your family, Scarface?"

"Why couldn't they bring me?" Dominique protested "This means Louis, Molly and me are the only ones James hasn't sent back in time."

"Do you know where they are?" Scorpius asked as panic set in that Rose was lost in time, all worries about her loving Lysander wiped from his mind.

"No," Harry shook his head "Alice is trying to fix the time turner so we can't do anything until it's fixed."

"Does Rose not have her locket?" asked Hugo "She could contact mum."

"I'll get Hermione," Astoria took off across the room.

Scorpius sank into a chair putting his head in his hands.

"It'll be fine Scorpius," Dominique told him "it all worked out fine last time. At least you didn't faint like Teddy did."

"Is that supposed to comfort me?" Scorpius asked her sharply. "I'm more worried about Rose and than whether or not I've fainted."

"Ron and Angelina are spreading the word, Roxy is with Molly and Arthur, you'd think she has more sense at nineteen years old," Hermione said appearing white faced at Harry's shoulder.

"Do you have that locket thing, Mrs Weasley?" Scorpius asked her, looking up hopefully.

"It's Hermione, Scorpius. And I do but Rose doesn't, I gave her another necklace to wear," Hermione said obviously in disbelief that this was happening; she sank down beside Scorpius looking desperate. "What are we going to do? They could be anywhere and we can't even contact them. I wish I knew more about time travel. All I know is what McGonagall told me when I was in third year. But this is a completely different situation."

"Don't worry Mum, what's the worst time they could have landed in?" Hugo asked rhetorically.

"Maybe the Second Battle of Hogwarts," Dominique suggested.

Harry went pale; his children couldn't face what had happened that night. "No, they can't have. Don't even suggest that, Dominique, please."

"I was just saying," Dominique shrugged "I'm going to go help Vic with Dora; she likes me better anyway."

"Vic's her mum," Hugo pointed out.

"And I'm her aunt, everyone likes their aunts more," Dominique shrugged again and walked away.

"So we're just going to have to wait then," said Scorpius in desperation.

"I'm afraid so," sighed Harry before walking away "I need to talk to Ginny."

Soon after Draco went to find some Firewhiskey leaving Hermione, Astoria, Hugo and Scorpius to try and pass the time.

"This is ridiculous," Hugo grumbled "How did you manage to survive last time."

"A lot better since I knew where you all where," Hermione replied sharply; she hated not knowing what to do, it was out of her nature.

"Until James and I told you we found Rose in Scorpius's bed," said Hugo slyly.

"What's this?" asked Astoria looking at her son sharply "what on earth was Rose doing in your bed? You were only fourteen!"

"Potter, Hugo, Rose's uncle George and her uncle Fred thought it would be a funny prank to play," replied Scorpius. "We didn't even know what had happened until a fifteen year old Mr Weasley woke us up screaming blue murder."

Astoria relaxed then smiled when she looked over her son's shoulder "There's Alice."

Sure enough Alice was walking towards the small group of people.

"Alice," Scorpius said looking up "Is it fixed?"

"I'm really sorry Scorpius, I can't fix it," Alice said desperately "I've tried everything I could and no luck, I'm going to have to go to the Ministry."

"Don't worry I don't blame you," Scorpius said quickly "your boyfriend on the other hand is another matter … when I get my hands on him … I'm coming with you to the Ministry."

Alice nodded, there was such determination in his voice she couldn't say no. She then turned to the other three "I'll send a Patronus if there's any news, Dad taught me how to do a talking one."

"Thank you Alice," Hermione said earnestly. In a crack of Apparation Alice and Scorpius were gone.

A/N: so yeah its been like 2 years since I updated this but I decided I just want to finish it so I'm going to try and finish it ASAP. I personally don't really know how I'm going to finish it, I didn't like the direction it took with the 'Harry's Tale' bit but I just want it done so I can write something else without this hanging over me!

Thanks!