The sun was bright. The sky was blue. It was warm. The day was August twentieth. It was the day that Harry James Potter would take Ginevra Molly Weasley as his wife. It was a day of great joy. It was a day that started with green hair and missing bits.
The currently bit less Harry stood at the hand made alter under the oak tress of the Burrow orchard. The crowd gathered was not massive. Ginny had insisted on a small family wedding. Currently a team of thirty aurors were standing guard around the Weasley family home keeping any non invited quests, namely the Daily Prophet, away from the wedding.
The Weasley family was all in attendance. As were a few of Ginny's and Harry's friends from Hogwarts. All of the current Hogwarts professors and headmistress. And Kingsley Shacklebolt who would be performing the ceremony.
Beside Harry, Ron was scratching at the color of his dress robes. "She swears she's not coming out mate." Ron warned.
"You tell your sister Ronald if she doesn't get her arse out here in the next two minuets I'm coming in after her!" Harry was yelling back. He had had enough of Ginny's refusal to leave the house with green hair.
Hermione was inside Ginny's room with Molly and Fleur. The trio was desperately trying to convince the redhead bride to come out of the locked loo and join her impatiently waiting husband to be at the alter. "Ginny Harry said if you don't come out here this instant he's coming in there with Kingsley." Hermione informed her.
"Tell him and the minister to GO TO HELL!" Ginny replied back. "I'm NOT COMING OUT!"
This message was relayed to Ron to tell to Harry though a set of muggle radios Arthur had found and charmed to run on magic instead of batteries. Harry was furious. He stormed across the orchard and up the steps to Ginny's room.
"Out of my way ladies." Harry yelled at the trio of women. "Ginny move over I'm coming in." A blasting charm later and a green haired Ginny was looking at a furiously red faced green haired Harry."
"Don't you know its bloody bad luck to see your bride on the wedding day before the ceremony?" Ginny asked him smiling.
"Don't play innocent with him young lady. This is your fault. You should be thanking Merlin Harry hasn't run off yet." Molly corrected her daughter.
Harry walked into the loo and grabbed Ginny by the arm. "You have two choices witch." He stared into her eyes. "One, you can have your cute little arse in the orchard on your dads arm in four minuets to walk down the aisle the way you want to. Two I will drag you by your hair down said aisle. You know your choices. The clock is ticking." Harry kissed her hard on the lips before turning and disaparating back to the alter.
"Well missy?" Hermione asked her arms folded across the front of her scarlet bridesmaid dress.
"Okay, okay, I give I'm going." Ginny threw her hands up in defeat and double checked her make up in the mirror. "But will somebody please tell me why my husband has green hair?"
Ten minuets later, Bill escorted Minerva McGonagall down the aisle. Even though she wasn't related to Harry, she had been asked to take the place of the groom's parents. Charlie and Molly Weasley followed and the bride's mother was seated. Almost everyone in attendance had to stifle grins and snorts of laughter as Kingsley entered from the side of the orchard with Harry.
The rest of the wedding party followed. Harry and Ginny had decided to keep it simple. Neville and Luna entered first followed by George and Gabrielle. As the bridesmaids and groomsmen took their places, the best man and matron of honor entered from the rear of the aisle. Ron was dressed dashingly in a pair of black formal dress robes. Hermione looked beautiful. Her hair pulled back in a long simple braided pony tail, she walked down the aisle on Ron's arm wearing a billowing scarlet halter top dress. A year on the run hunting hocruxes had defiantly done her body lots of good. As was evident by Ron's wondering eyes.
A small band started playing a soft slow song. Harry's heart stopped beating. Ginny had just rounded the corner behind the crowd with her dad. She was wearing a simple form fitting white gown with a long lace veil. A simple bouquet of dark roses in her hand matched the bridesmaid's gowns. The smile on her face was reflected on Harry's.
As they reached the front of the aisle, Ron nudged Harry. "You better stop thinking that mate." Ron whispered into Harry's ear.
Harry laughed. "You would be thinking the same thing if it was Hermione walking towards you."
"Yeah but that's my sister your thinking about." Ron grinned even bigger as George picked up on the whispered conversation as his sister was escorted to the alter by their dad.
"Just imagine what I'm going to be doing with her tonight." Harry laughed as Ron's and George's faces turned as green as his hair.
"Harry, can you please stop tormenting my sons long enough to marry my daughter?" Arthur asked as he held out Ginny's hand for Harry.
"Yes sir!" Harry smiled taking Ginny's hand and turning so the couple as facing each other standing in front of the Minister of Magic who would be performing the ceremony.
Kingsley cleared his throat and started the ceremony. "Friends, family, loved ones, we are gathered here today in the sight of Merlin, to unite Harry and Ginny in holy matrimony. As we have watched young Harry grow in the past seven years, we have come to understand that it is not good for him to be alone. Fortunately he doesn't have to. Thanks to the love shared between Arthur and Molly Weasley, an eleven year old Harry met his best friend Ron on the Hogwarts express just a few years ago. Most all of us know his story from there. Fighting evil for seven years, until giving the ultimate sacrifice in the end so all can live free."
Harry heard nothing as his eyes flirted with Ginny's. Kingsley continued. "Fortunately for Harry, he has had a strong group of friends and loved ones here to support him all the way." Kingsley smiled at the group of people standing around the couple.
"Ginny told me she would hex us all if I told you this, but luckily Hermione removed her wand from her possession." Kingsley smiled as Ginny blushed scarlet to match Hermione's dress. "As a very young witch, Ginny grew up hearing the story of Harry Potter. Her brother Bill told me once that when young Ginny was only seven years old she would run around the house with a bed sheet over her shoulders pretending to marry Harry." Ginny's blush deepened. "Finally at the tender age of ten, Ginny and Harry met as he tried to gain access to Platform nine and three quarters for the first time. Within a matter of minuets of that meeting, Ron and Harry's fate was set. They would forever walk through life as friends from that point. In a few months, Ginny met Harry again as she walked down the family staircase looking for a jumper. The rest of that summer was spent in numerous embarrassing situations that I am sure any of her brothers would love to share about the young couple." All the Weasley boys nodded vehemently.
"Let us no longer prolong the union of the happy couple." Kingsley smiled. "Harry James Potter do you take Ginevra Molly Weasley to be your lawfully wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Will thy love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her, in sickness and health; and forsaking all others, keep thee only unto her as long as you both shall live?"
Harry smiled at Ginny and nodded. "I will."
"Ginevra Molly Weasley, does thou take Harry James Potter to be your lawfully wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Will thy obey him, and serve him, love, honor, and keep him, in sickness and health; forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him as long as you both shall live?"
Ginny swallowed back a tear as she smiled at Harry before looking to Kingsley, "I will."
Kingsley stepped forward and handed Harry Ginny's wedding band. Harry took the ring and began. "With this ring, I thee wed." He placed the ring on Ginny's thumb. "And with my body, I thee honor. "He moved the ring to her index finger. "With all my worldly goods, I thee endow." Harry placed the ring upon Ginny's ring finger.
"Harry, Ginny, will you please kneel in front of me?" Kingsley asked as the couple obeyed. He joined their right hands together. "Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder." Kingsley looked out over the crowd. "For as much as Harry and Ginny have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, and thereto have given and pledged there troth to each other, and have declared the same by the giving and receiving of the ring, and by joining of hands; I pronounce therefore that they be Man and Wife together." As he finished saying these words, a bright golden rope weaved its way from his wand tip around there hands forming a magical bond between the young couple.
Minister Shackelbolt stood the couple up and turned them to face the crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I present you for the first time ever, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Potter." As a loud applause went up from the crowd Kingsley continued. "Harry you may kiss your bride.
Several screams, cries, wolf whistles, and an agumenti water charm later and Harry and Ginny made their way back down the aisle as husband and wife.
A/N – Sorry for my delay in posting this. Its no where near what I wanted it to be. Thanks to all of you for reading and reviewing. I really don't know when my next post will be since I have no more ideas for this story. I hope you guys liked the wedding ceremony. For the most part it was a shortened version of a Medieval Christian Ceremony. If you have any ideas of thoughts about what you would like to see our favorite couple do, please share.
