Snapshot: 26 July 2004
Ginevra Weasley:
Engaged!!! To Harry Potter!!! It's a dream come true for me since the age of eleven when I dreamt of him almost everyday. Loving him until I thought he would never ever love me, and then to find out that he did care and then the war…the lousy war. Everything is over now. The challenge, the wait- Harry is now an Auror and works for the Ministry of Magic. My days as a Quidditch player are over as well. I love quidditch but also my family. I want to start a family more than wanting to score twenty goals in a game.
My last match was spectacular. We lost heavily though to Romania who won 540 to 260. I scored nine goals and was really good but Margot Dikker was better and scored thirty eight. We were knocked out of the semis. Romania defeated Bulgaria 310 to 220 to take the match. Krums last game was a sellout- and he caught the snitch yet again.
A Lot has gone on since Harry became an Auror, George and Ron dissolved the partnership-and Ron who was left rather a lot bought a pretty sweet house and a beautiful ring. My brother has indeed grown up. Hermione and Ron are to be married on 22nd September. Their wedding would really be a sweet and expected one I guess. The Kids are growing up really fast- Teddy is nearly seven now and the oldest- though his grans health is worrying me a lot. Vicky is close to four, Dom to two, Molly also to two and little fred to nearly one.
Harry proposed to me. After the spectacular Hogwarts proposal of Hermione, it was rather mundane and simple but I loved it. He proposed to me- immediately after I turned in my resignation for the Harpies (Seconds in time or Gwenog who was furious would have battered the boy who lived with a bludger and made him the boy who died). A small family get together at the Burrow followed. We decided not to spoil my brothers thunder- and to get married two months later in November- after Halloween and before Christmas. A lot has to be done of course, guest lists and plenty of work.
There is another proposal in the air. Yes Neville Longbottom has proposed to Hannah Abbott who has accepted. Mrs. Longbottom his grandmother is delighted with the proposal and Neville is the perfect sort to help Hannah bring up her little brother and sister. And guess who Luna is with now? Rolf Scamander- son of Newt Scamander who laughs playfully whenever she mentiones Knargles and Snorknacks (He came to the Burrow last Christmas). Seamus is dating a very nice witch who was home schooled- and Dean …don't know much of dean of course….no history but well.
Cho is a healer and a pretty good one I hear. An expert for women and for women's magical treatments and baths. She is dating Michael Corner though no proposals there. Have met her once or twice.
Careerwise- with his WWW out of the way- Ron is working on a regime to become an Auror. He is quite good actually and managed to defeat Harry in one of his mock sessions two times on five. He has gone to have a word with Kingsley. Hermione seems to be flying very high – she has been appointed youngest Deputy Head of the Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Yet she confided in me, that she really wanted to take a sabbatical and study magical law. She wanted to become a magical law enforcement official and one of the lawyers in our world in case you muggles do not follow.
Bill is now number two at Goblin Liason, Fleur making the galleons with her perfumes and having a factory at Barnaby Gollesson with twenty house elves- with their own community- the first of its kind in wizarding history. They are free and paid elves who can live, marry and reside quite happily. Percy is rising fast and seems particularly determined to stick to boring jobs, George is the old george now and doing very well for himself. He is to be purchasing a house somewhere in Sussex this week and to name it Weasley Manor. The first manor the weasleys have had in a century- maybe a millenium.
Nothing much has changed at Hogwarts I hear. Hagrid still showing his wonderful beasts on a regular basis, the teachers as fine as I can hear. Neville informs me that Professor Walter Snydell, Potions Master and Head of Slytherin is polite, humourous and nothing like Snape so that is a real relief for the reputation of the Slytherin house.
Not much news now! Oh yeah… Draco Malfoy was passed over again for a promotion. Looks like he would be breaking the record on staying at the same place without promotion- currently I think held by Dad. Ironic is it not? Not much news of the Slytherins. Blaise Zabini is back and currently learning Wandlore, Pansy Parkinson engaged to a young Slytherin Boy whom I have not heard much of. Except Draco- most of them remain the same-though much more cautious than before.
Gilderoy Lockhart! Remember him? He has been thoroughly exposed as a fraud last year by Ron at the Prophet- (Remember the Prophet is owned by George and Ron)- and Ron actually let Rita Skeeter write the article denouncing the great lockhart. I believe when Lockhart after a period of twelve years recovered his memory and began to pronounce himself as the man who defeated slytherins heir. Since Harry and Ron had risked their very necks to save my life from the same monster- I guess their feathers were slightly ruffled. There are nearly seven hundred and twenty cases of fraud and libel against Lockhart so Hermione is sure of enough work at the Magical Law Division if she wants- with Lockhart alone.
A last piece of news. Yesterday- Lucius Malfoy's parole was turned down. He is destined to spend the next eight years in prison with the next hearing being three years away. Draco did not seem distraught, as we expected but his mother did and nearly fainted. I did not witness the event but Harry did and told me all about it. That's what we do now- sitting at our place- and talking when he returns, I have cooked a few dinners but I really cannot wait to go to Grimmlaud place and use Kreacher to cook the meals.
Got to go…Meeting with the Prophets managing director. Interview for Quidditch Correspondent. Since my brothers own the paper- odds of hiring me?? Ludo Bagman anyone?