A/N OK, this is where this story gets headed in the direction of Peg: very, very confusing. So listen up! There are certain things you need to know!

1: This is several years into the future of the last chapter, but it will be clarified when exactly.

2: You absolutely cannot skip any part of this, because it's all important.

There may be more things for you to know, and I'll add them in later chapters if there are. I hope this doesn't confuse you too much, I know it did me, and i wrote it! :-D

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September 24th, 2000

The media members' dream: Harry Potter was marrying his childhood-sweetheart, muggle-born Hermione Granger. In two days they would wed, on live television for the whole world to see, much to Hermione's objection, though she was convinced by Ginny, who told her that after they saw how in love she and Harry no one would be able to say she was using him.

In light of the wedding, much of Hermione's and Ginny's time was used planning, decorating, and dress-picking. Ginny of course was to be the Maid of Honour, with Ron as best man. That had been the only easy part to decide.

Since the announcement of the wedding had been postponed until two weeks before-hand, they had been able to make many arrangements under false names, thereby being able to keep from being bombarded by bridal catalogues and advertisements. However, as soon as it leaked out that they were the ones getting married, they found letters in the flat they shared together saying that every service they had hired would be free of charge. Besides those services which they had already ordered and paid for, hundreds of thousands of services had been offered to them at reduced or zero price.

One afternoon, when they had had to go into London to have their dresses adjusted, and were waiting for them to be finished, they had gone through every single detail and counted out all of the offers that they had recieved. In the end, it had come to 274,450 offers for a cake, most from people as opposed to businesses, five hundred-odd caterers had offered their services, and 1 million hors d'vors had been offered free if charge by Fred and George Weasley, which Hermione had kindly refused at once. And that had just been the food-stuffs. 65,973 dress material shops, 34,509 complete dresses, over three hundred thousand flowers had been offered, most of which had been various colours of roses. Hermione had had to beat off several reporters begging for an espose on their plans for the honeymoon, which would be taking place in thirty-four different places on the planet, which had been every place suggested, through every agency that had contacted them.

All-in-all, the bargans and gifts numbered, in total, 607,465 services, 100,078 material objects, such as the dress, and 398,270 edible things, all totaling to 1,105,813.

"How did you decide between all these?" asked Ginny incredulously.

"I don't know," said Hermione honestly. "I think mostly we just stood by the decisions we had already made, then took other offers that were too kind to pass up."

"You mean like the weekend trip in Hawaii?" asked Ginny slyly.

"No," said Hermione stiffly. "Yes," she conceded after a minute under Ginny's cocked-eyebrow, you-are-so-full-of-$#!T look.

Ginny grinned. "That's what I thought. Now, tell me what the plan is for the wedding night."

"Well," mused Hermione. "we'll go to the hotel after the reception and-hey! That's none of your business!"

Ginny giggled, covering her mouth to stop her drink from coming out onto the table in the mirth. "Are you feeling OK Hermione? Three years ago you would've caught onto that in a second."

"Yeah I'm fine Gin, why wouldn't I be?" replied Hermione in surprise.

"Well, I don't know," said Ginny frankly. "But it just seems that lately you've been a little...off, you know?"

"Define 'lately'," said Hermione grinning.

"Like, the last few...years or so. Like since he left," said Ginny, almost inaudibly.

"That's what I thought," said Hermione in an annoyed sort of way. "You all think that I can't do anything since he left! It's getting really old. In fact, it got old years ago!"

"Hermione, you know that we're just trying to help-" stared Ginny, but Hermione cut her off.

"But you aren't!" she said exasperatedly. "I know that's all you're trying to do, but it just isn't working out that way. Every time you bring it up-especially around Harry-it just reopens a long-healed wound in me, OK? So just please don't anymore, I know you have good intentions, just please don't keep reminding me of him."

"Don't you still love him?" asked Ginny.

"How could I possibly know that?" asked Hermione angrily. "I haven't seen the man for nearly four years! I don't even know if he's alive!"

"Suppose he is," said Ginny stubbornly. "Just supposing he's alive Hermione. What would you do if he walked up and told you that he still loved you. Would you drop Harry for him?"

"Do you know how silly that sounds?" asked Hermione, raising her eyebrow. "Would I drop Harry Potter for Harry Potter if he said he still loved me, even after all these years?"

Ginny grinned, then began to laugh. "You're right, as usual."

"But..."

"But?"

"But, you're right. I do still love him, as crazy as it sounds," admitted Hermione.

Ginny grinned lop-sidedly, in a rather Harry-ish manner. "I knew it! I knew you still love him! Oh just wait 'til I tell Harry!"

"What?" asked Hermione, her face paling to a deathly white. "No! You are not to tell Harry anything about this! It would crush him!"

"What would crush me?"

Hermione whipped around, and saw Harry standing there, grinning fully. "Nothing! Nothing at all!"

"Oh no," said Harry, his face drooping. "You're in love with another man aren't you? Tell me truthfully."

Hermione ducked her head and said, "No, of course not. I could only love Harry Potter."

"No you couldn't," he taunted, sitting down next to her. "Tell me, who is he so I can kill him. It is a him, right?" he teased.

"No Harry," said Ginny suddenly. "I'm sorry, but Hermione and I have to tell you something very important."

"What is it?" asked Harry in bewilderment. "Is it Ron?"

"Ginny and I," said Hermione, catching on. "are deeply in love." Hermione reached over and planted a kiss on Ginny's mouth.

Harry's jaw dropped.

"Are you serious?" he rasped.

"No!" giggled Ginny, as Hermione used her shoulder for support.

"Oh my God Harry! The look on your face!"

"Priceless! You have never looked so shocked!" Ginny squealed.

"Another score for the ladies!" shouted Hermione, and slapped Ginny a high-five.

"Oh, very funny, you two," said Harry sarcastically. "Don't scare me like that."

"I didn't think that would work so well this morning, but your genius plan worked, as usual Hermione," said Ginny, through her giggles.

"Thank you, thank you," said Hermione stiffly, giving a mock bow.

Harry shook his head and walked away after a quick kiss from Hermione.

"Thank you, thank you," continued Hermione as Harry walked away. "And I do mean thank you." she added to Ginny.

"Anytime girl," replied Ginny. "Anytime."

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A/N OK, super-short transition chapter, just to get ya'll into the feel of Y2K! Coming up next: I have no idea. Prolly the photos and pre-vows stuff. Trust me, that could make a very loooong chapter. I was in a wedding last year, and we spent four hours standing up in our heels for the pictures and welcoming the guests, because sitting down would wrinkle our chiffon and tulle dresses.

Signed Thanks:

MioneG-Thank you for that kind reveiw. You are quite astute, but most of it isn't right. I appreciate it a lot, and I don't really proofread my own stories that much, I leave that to others. :D

leogrl-I agree, it is freaky. But she's just too emotionally overwhelmed to dig. She finds a Harry and decides that it's the same person, regardless. I didn't think he sounded like that. If only I could let ya'll know in the censored version that it was Harry who kept asking if she was sure about it. *le sigh*

Trinity-OK, one: you really need a dictionary. Two: I'm sorry for being so cruel. I think that Herm is gonna need a whole lotta therapy by the time I get done with her. (Everyone, shut up!)

keepergurl72-I haven't decided yet.

The Mystic Soa-Don't worry, I will be doing an alternate if the actual ending is too confusing.

The Mystic Soa-What's wrong with it?