-1Chapter 21:
Party Wizards
Disclaimer: If I didn't own Harry Potter in the first 20 Chapters, I sure don't own him now.
"We did it!" Ron exclaimed when they were back inside the entry hall. "Ron, darling, I'm thrilled, I promise, but I really need to go upstairs and change out of these shoes. Honestly, I don't know Ginny can go for full days wearing these." Ron laughed loudly and then looked at Hermione as though seeing her properly for the first time.
"Why are you staring at me like that Ron Weasley?" Hermione asked after catching the look on Ron's face. He did not answer, but instead ran at her. "Ron, put me down! I can walk thanks!" Ron, however, would not hear of it and carried her all the way up to Gryffindor Tower. He would not set her down until they had reached the common room. "Ron! What was that for?" Hermione asked jokingly.
"Well, Mrs. Weasley, you implied that your feet hurt, so I saved you the long trip up here. You, however, must walk up the staircase to the dormitory yourself, seeing as my intentions are most dishonorable, and the staircase would surely throw me back down." Hermione laughed and went upstairs. When she reached the door, she noticed that the sign had changed. Now, it read:
Mrs. Hermione Weasley
Ms. Ginny Weasley
Ms. Luna Lovegood
Mrs. Jane Granger
Mrs. Molly Weasley
Hermione beamed at her name, seeing it properly for the first time. She walked to her suitcase and found her slippers. Her dress was certainly long enough and no one would ever know the difference. Hermione walked back downstairs to find that Ron wasn't the only one waiting for her.
"Harry!" she exclaimed and ran to embrace her best friend.
"Mrs. Weasley" Harry said and bowed, looking extremely tacky.
"Keep your hands to yourself Harry. That's my wife you're touching now!" Ron said, pretending to be angry, but not quite achieving a perfect act.
"Well forgive me Ron, but I came up here with a very important message from your mother. First off, congratulations. Second off, Ron, you'd better be good, and third off, you'll need to stay up here for about a half an hour until everyone files into the Great Hall. Then, I'll announce your entrance. We'll eat and then be the Party Wizards of the century!" Ron and Hermione exchanged a puzzled glance at Harry's behavior. It was rare for him to be so happy or excited.
"Um, alright Harry dear." Hermione said and the three of them sat down in armchairs by the fireplace.
"Both of you promise me no snogging while I'm in the room. It would be extremely awkward. And you Ron, if you try anything bold, I think I'll have to hex you. I consider Hermione my sister, and I don't fancy seeing the two of you- ah, what was the term again- eating each other's faces." Hermione tried to swat at Harry, but nearly lost her balance and sat back down again.
"Yes, well there was a lot of face eating in this very room, but I do believe that I did not take any part of it."
Ron's ears turned red and he averted his eyes from Hermione.
"Oh Ron, I'm just kidding." Ron looked back over at her with a very relieved look on his face. Harry burst out laughing and soon, all three of them couldn't quite contain themselves.
"What's going on in here?" Ginny had walked through the portrait hole. Harry had stopped laughing and was currently trying to flatten his uncooperative hair. Hermione rolled her eyes and Ron stifled a snigger. Ginny apparently did not notice, but strode over and sat down next to them.
"Ron, mum and dad are driving me mad! I had to get away before they asked me when you were coming down again! I suggest you start downstairs before a riot starts." They all stood and proceeded down to the entrance hall.
"You two love birds stay here. I've got to announce you or something." Harry walked into the Great Hall. Hermione and Ron heard him magically magnify his voice.
"Hello everyone, and Welcome! I know that you are all hungry, so without further ado, the couple of the moment! May I introduce to you, for the very first time, Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Weasley!" The doors to the Great Hall burst open and Ron and Hermione walked inside. The crowd applauded and whistled as they made their way towards the High Table. They sat down in the middle, and Harry took his seat next to Ron. Then, food appeared on the table. Charmed had out done themselves.
Halfway through the meal, Neville thought it would be funny to start clinking on his glass. Soon, the whole hall followed suit. Ron turned toward Hermione and raised his eyebrows. Hermione didn't give him a chance to do another thing before she grabbed him round the neck and kissed him. The crowd erupted in applause and Harry burst out laughing.
"Alright, alright-" Harry stood up after dinner had finished. "Now, I'm supposed to make a big speech and everything because I'm the best man. At least, that's what Mrs. Weasley keeps reminding me every time she loses her son and her new daughter. Now seriously though, I am both Ron and Hermione's best friend. They were always there for me, and I hope that , in turn, I was always there for them. I always had a feeling that they would start going out, but I was also a little worried that they would never set aside their pride and actually admit that they were crazy. About each other I mean. But finally, they saw the light and got together. And here we are, three years later. So, here's to Ron and Hermione, and everything that they stand for." Harry raised his glass and the hall followed suit.
"Now, Ron, Hermione, I do believe you tow are supposed to open the dancing." Ron grabbed Hermione's hand and led her to the center of the dance floor. He placed his hands around her waist and Hermione put her arms around his neck. A familiar tune started to play as they swayed together, completely oblivious to the rest of the world.
"Ronald Weasley, don't you DARE!"
Hermione and Ron had just finished cutting their wedding cake and were now proceeding to feed each other the first bites. Ron, however seemed to think that it would be funnier if he smashed the cake in Hermione's face.
"RON!" Hermione squealed as he finally achieved his task. "Oh, well two can play that game!" and she threw the cake at him. Ron grabbed her and she turned around and kissed him. Meanwhile, the party was going extremely well. Fred and George had set off some of their fireworks, and the muggle music was a big hit. Now, all that was left was for Hermione to throw her bouquet. Harry announced that it was time for all the single young ladies to walk over to the center of the room. Harry counted to three and then Hermione tossed her bouquet into the waiting crowd. To Hermione's great surprise, she turned around to find Luna holding the bouquet, slightly pink in the face. Neville, Hermione spotted, was quite pink in the face himself.
Ron quickly walked over to Hermione and the two started dancing again. Soon though, they both grew tired and felt it was time to head up to bed. Hermione had agreed to stay in the boys dormitory that night with Ron, Harry, Neville, and her two fathers, seeing as she and Ron didn't want to spend their first night together in separate rooms. Ron announced that they were leaving and then he and Hermione went out the doors.
"I think that went extremely-"
"Shh!" Hermione stopped Ron mid-sentence. Ahead of them, the great oak front doors were opening and a red-head in a blue dress was heading out the door followed by a tall figure with untidy black hair.
"They finally getting back together then" Ron said. "That's good because I was getting quite tired of Harry being shy and Ginny being oblivious." Hermione laughed and led Ron upstairs to Gryffindor tower. Hermione went into her dormitory to grab her pajamas and robe. She changed out of her dress and went back down to the common room. They went upstairs (no staircase problems) and started to discuss the day's events and their honeymoon to Hawaii in two days. Tomorrow, they would have breakfast at Hogwarts and then ride the train back to King's Cross Station. Hermione was becoming increasingly drowsy and laid down on Ron's four poster. He soon joined her and they laid like that for awhile. Neither of them noticed when Arthur, Henry, and Neville entered the room. Both of them fell asleep in each other's arms, both too oblivious to the rest of the world to notice that Harry did not come to the dormitory that night.