The Path to be Together

By: Dueler 312

Note: J. K. Rowling owns these characters, not me.

Chapter 14

Honeymooning and a Home Surprise

Harry opened his eyes slowly the next morning. He was hoping that the wedding wasn't just a fairy-tale dream. He got proof of that when he heard a little snore from Ginny, who was sleeping with her head on Harry's chest. A smile crept onto Harry's face, as he rubbed his wife with the arm that was trapped underneath her. It seemed though to be an alarm clock to her, for Ginny started to open her eyes slowly.

"Morning, Harry," she said.

"Morning, Gin," Harry replied. They both gave each other a good-morning kiss, which was definitely heavenly.

"So, what do you want to do on our first day of being a married couple?" Ginny asked him.

Harry just looked at her and said, "I just want to hold you in here in this bed right now."

"Harry." said Ginny, chuckling a little. "We promised that we would have fun on the outside of the bed. The inside is for he night time only." Harry knew it was useless to try to argue with her, so he got up as well. Ginny went into the bathroom to change, while Harry used the bedroom. While he was getting his shirt on, he noticed that something was flying towards their room. Harry squinted his eyes a little to try to see what was coming. He was trying so hard that he didn't notice Ginny was back in the room again.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" she asked, startling Harry a little bit.

"I think we're about to get some mail," Harry said as he pointed out to the white spot flying towards them, which was starting to look like Harry's owl, Hedwig. Sure enough it was Hedwig, and she had an envelope she was carrying with her feet. Harry took it from his owl, gave her a few Owl Treats, and then with Ginny, opened the envelope.

They were both wearing loving smiles, because of what was in the envelope. It was pictures of those two in their wedding dress robes, some by themselves, and the others with both of them together.

"We definitely look pretty lovely in them, huh?" Ginny thought out loud, wrapping her arm around her husband.

"Oh yeah," Harry replied, looking at his wife and pecking her on the nose. They both decided to look at the pictures when they got back tonight and then headed out.

Meanwhile, back where the others were, Ron was waking up, until he realized that he was in his old room at the Burrow. He panicked a little bit, but not before he noticed that Hermione was lying right next to him. He looked around and saw that his old bed had been magnified a little bit for him and his fiancée to sleep in. He then calmed a little, and was about to go back to sleep when Hermione's started to say with her eyes closed, "You okay, Ron?"

Ron jumped a little and almost fell out of the bed. "Don't do that again, Hermione. You nearly made me jump out of my skin," he complained.

Hermione just smiled as she opened her eyes. "What? I can't play a little joke with my fiancé?" she asked, teasing a little.

"Oh, here's a joke for you," said Ron as he started to catch and tickle Hermione. Hermione tried to dodge him, but Ron's Keeper skills helped and he was able to get her and tickle her chest.

"Ron, stop!" she said, while laughing at the same time.

"Well, that what's you get for pulling a joke on me," he said. Hermione just looked at Ron and kissed him on the lips. It wasn't long though, for the smell of Molly's breakfast had just withered up to where they were.

"Sounds like my mom has gotten has got Breakfast ready," said Ron. Hormone just smiled and said, "Well, lets go get some of it. I know your stomach isn't going to resist. She then got out of the bed, slipped on her dressing gown, and waited for Ron to get his dressing gown on. The two then went downstairs.

When they got to the kitchen, it seemed that everyone except for Ron's dad, who had to leave real early to take care of some Ministry details, as he was the Minister of Magic, was up, eating breakfast. Although it seemed like young Elizabeth was wearing her breakfast instead of eating it.

"Elizabeth, why do you have to make such a mess?" Fleur said, disappointed that Elizabeth was covered in mixed eggs and kippers.

"Don't worry about it, Fleur" said Molly. "Ginny actually made the same mess when she was that young." She then paused for a moment, remembering how beautiful her daughter looked yesterday.

Hermione took pity and said, "Hey, she'll be okay. We've all got to grow up sooner or later."

Molly just smiled as she went to the stove to put some breakfast on a plate each for Hermione and Ron. Unfortuantely they had to stand and eat, as there was no more room at the table. But they didn't mind.

Every Weasley sibling and Fleur had to disappear, as they had work that day. Ron and Hermione though had the day off from training. Elizabeth was also staying, being watched over for Bill and Fleur by Molly. Both Ron and Hermione decided to stay for a while, to help clean up the kitchen and Elizabeth, who seemed to be messier than the kitchen. Once they got that cleaned up, Molly went to tend to the garden, while Ron and Hermione went into the living room, with Hermione carrying Elizabeth on her shoulder.

After they sat down, Ron just sighed. Hermione looked up at him for a minute and asked, "What's wrong, Ron?"

"Huh?" he said. "Oh, nothing wrong. I'm just so anxious for our wedding day to get here."

Hermione just smiled as she said, "You aren't the only one, Ron. I so excited about it as well." Just then Elizabeth started to fuss a little because she wasn't getting any attention.

"What? Are you getting jealous that I'm paying more attention to your uncle than to you?" Hermione sweetly said to her soon-to-be niece. Ron just chuckled as he said, "You're definitely going to make a wonderful mother some day, Hermione."

"I know I will, Ron, as you'll be a good father too," Hermione replied. She quickly added though, "Although, I wouldn't try to teach them your eating habits." She laughed a little after that statement.

"Well, who knows," Ron said as he moved to where Hermione, "They may have inherited that trait whenever we'll make them," he said, nodding his head to Elizabeth.

Hermione just laughed as she said, "Ron, you're never going to change." Ron joined in the laughing as well as he kissed Hermione. Elizabeth started to make a fuss again when that happened, So Ron said, "What? You want a kiss too?" he asked. He then pecked Elizabeth on the cheek, which she seemed to like as she squealed happily. Ron and Hermione just smiled.

Unknown to them, Molly was watching Ron and Hermione playing with her granddaughter. She just smiled as she thought, 'Those two are going to be good parents some day.'

Harry and Ginny were having a wonderful time on their honeymoon. They went swimming in a river, with a little challenge between them on whom could reach the other side. They even did a little dancing during the dinners they had.

On their third night on their honeymoon, Ginny came back after sending some mail off with Hedwig. She then noticed that there was a card lying on the bed. Ginny picked it up and read it. It said,

'Put some dress robes on and meet me outside.

Harry

Ginny just smiled as she did just that. She put on dress robes of a dark green that were being held on to her by thin straps at the top. She then headed downstairs after putting on a light jacket. She was shocked though when he saw Harry. He was wearing black dress robes and standing next to a fountain, and a table for two with plates covered over by a lid.

"Harry, you didn't have to do this," she said as she went to him.

"Well, I wanted to," said Harry. "Besides, we're suppose to be having fun during our honeymoon, remember?"

Ginny giggled a little. "You never cease to amuse me, Harry." Harry smiled as he pulled the chair for Ginny so she could sit down. Then he went to his spot to sit down.

Ginny lifted the lid off her plate and saw the same steak that she had cooked out of her mother's cookbook. She started to tear up a little as she said, "You definitely know how to make a woman happy." Harry just looked the other way as they had their little fountain dinner.

Right after they got home from Auror and Healer training, Ron and Hermione Apparated over to Harry and Ginny's place. They were going to clean it up for them so they could have a one good day in their home being husband and wife.

"Where do you want to start, Hermione?" asked Ron.

"I'm going to start with the bedroom," said Hermione. "I got to get a little something out from near there anyway."

"What do you need to get?" Ron asked her.

"It's something I'm going to be wearing on our wedding day, Ronald," Hermione pointed out. Ron quickly figured out what she was talking about. Hermione's wedding dress robes were still here in Grimauld Place, and she needed to remove them real quick.

"I guess I'll start in the drawing room then," said Ron, as he headed upstairs to that room. "We definitely want to keep me in suspense of your wedding dress robes." He ended with a smile, as he headed toward the drawing room. Hermione just shook her head as she headed for the master bedroom. Before she went in there however, she went into the closet that was hiding her dress robes for her wedding. She wordlessly cast a Vanishing spell and sent it in a secret room Hermione made back at her and Ron's place. She then went to tidy up Harry and Ginny's bedroom, making sure that it was already for them when they come home from their honeymoon. She was just finishing off the bed, with a adding some flowers for them and a note, when her eyes fell on the picture of her two friends at the Graduation Ball. She just smiled and then went to see if Ron needed any help.

Ron was doing okay. He used his wand for most of the cleaning. He almost though caused a mess. He was about to clean off the curtains with a simple cleaning spell when Hermione peeked in and asked, "You need any help Ron?"

Ron jumped, causing him to wave his wand wrong for the cleaning spell, and made the curtains look like they had a new paint job. Hermione fixed it right for him, and then cast the cleaning spell to clean them.

Ron looked at his fiancée and said, "Next time, wait until I done waving the wand when I'm using a spell." Hermione just smiled, as they went on to go clean the rest of the house. It didn't take long to clean Grimauld Place. By the time they got it done, it was even sparkling.

"Well, we got some time on our hands before those love birds come home," Ron pointed out. "What do you want to do?"

"Well actually, I'm wanting to check my dress robes for our wedding Ron," said Hermione.

"Ok, that's good," said Ron. "Besides, I know how you like to be prepared for everything."

"Right," said Hermione. "What are you going to do?"

Ron thought about it for a little, then said, "I think I'll go down to the Three Broomsticks for a while."

"Missing Madam Rosmerta already," Hermione started to tease.

"Very funny, love," Ron said a monotone voice, but smiled as well, before he Disapparated out of there. Hermione did the same, back to their house to see if any alterations needed to be done.

Ron reappeared right near Madam Puddifoot's, and he moved away from there real quick. Neither he, Hermione, Harry or Ginny, liked going there, so he went down the path that leads down to the Three Broomsticks. Ron walked in and was walking to the counter when he saw an old friend.

"Hey Hagrid," he said as he reached the counter. Hagrid had his giant mug in his hand, filled up with what Ron recognized as Mullet Mead.

"Hey, Ron," said Hagrid. "Where's Hermione?"

"She just checking to make sure her dress robes fit, just to make sure everything will be ready when our wedding day comes," he explained.

"Yep, tha' sounds like Hermione all right," said Hagrid, as he drank more of his drink.

"One Butterbeer please," Ron called out to Rosmerta. She nodded to let him know she heard him. Then Ron said, "Harry and Ginny are coming back tomorrow."

"That's neat," said Hagrid. "I never thought I would live to see Harry with the person he loves the most."

"Hey, you seem to have forgotten that's my sister, which I rather not hear about that part in her life," Ron chortled out. Hagrid just smiled, as he asked Ron, "Just wondering, but how do you feel now that Harry is your brother-in-law now?"

"Well, it did feel a little weird at first," Ron admitted, taking a sip of the Butterbeer Rosmerta handed him. "But I've gotten used to it."

"That's good, Ron," Hargid chortled. Ron smiled a little bit. "Are you going to be there to welcome them home?" he asked.

"Sorry, Ron. I can't. I got classes to teach, remember," Hagrid pointed out.

"All right. I'm just asking, " said Ron as he finished his Butterbeer. He threw a Galleon and a Knut down on the counter, said good-bye to Hagrid, and headed out to Apparate back to his house, hoping that Hermione didn't have her wedding dress robes out.

The next day, two pops came from an alley. Harry and Ginny walked from there after Apparating from their hotel.

"Its nice to be back here in London, isn't it?" asked Ginny.

"It certainly is," said Harry. They both went to their spot where their home was. As soon as the door appeared, the married couple went in, and hurriedly closed the door, making sure that no Muggles would notice.

When they were in however, they were surprised. It seemed that everything was cleaned top to bottom. "Wow!" was that Harry could say. Ginny though had a few more words to add to that.

"Ok, you two. You can come out now," said Ginny, trying not to smirk.

Ron and Hermione just stooped out of the kitchen. "How did you know it was us?" Ron asked.

"I didn't. I just drew you guys out with that comment," said Ginny, laughing a little. Harry started to laugh, as well as Ron and Hermione. They all were acting their normal selves, as Ron and Hermione were welcoming Harry and Ginny back from their honeymoon.

(A/N: SO, how do you like this chapter? Sorry it took a while to get it uploaded. With the seventh book coming out soon, I've been trying to find time to reread Book 6. Well tell me what you think, after you read it, that is.)