Hello, you lovely people I am back with the next chapter of my Harry Potter story! I apologise for such a long wait but it is difficult balancing 2 stories, so I hope all of you understand. Anyway, without further delay please enjoy the chapter.
Chapter 17: The Wedding
Ginny stood in front of the mirror in her bedroom, looking at her reflection. She was wearing the bridesmaid dress that Fleur had picked out for all of them. Ginny was finally coming around to the French beauty because she saw how happy she and Bill both were. She smiled softly and couldn't wait for Harry to see how she looked.
"Ginny dear, are you ready?" Ginny turned to see her Mum standing in the door. She was shocked her mother was so calm after their conversation last night.
The Previous Night
"Mum I know it will be dangerous to go with Harry on this job Dumbledore left for him, but I don't care Mum. It is bad enough that Harry tried to break up with me to keep me safe but even he knew I would be in danger if I was left here."
"What do you mean you would be in danger young lady? Our house is well protected" Mrs Weasley said back to her daughter, trying to control her emotions.
Ginny sighed and looked at her Mum, slowly she walked over and looked at her, both had tears in their eyes.
"I didn't mean it like that Mum, the death eaters consider us Blood Traitors remember? Hell everyone knows that our family opposes that git, Tom Riddle. "
Mrs Weasley took her daughter into her arms and hugged her tightly, letting her tears fall.
"You are right sweetheart but you are still my baby girl, I don't know what I would do if something happens to you out there. "
Ginny held her mother and spoke. " I know Mum, but please look at it from my point of view, I will be miserable here until Harry comes back. What if he doesn't come back to me Mum? " Ginny started to sob into her Mum's shoulder. "I need to be with him to watch his back, He has Ron and Hermione but whatever it is he is doing he will need me. I am not a baby anymore Mum, I am nearly 16 and I want to be there to help the man I love. "
Ginny and Mrs Weasley stared at each other and hugged again.
"Oh okay sweetheart but please be safe, I want you back here in one piece okay? The same goes for Ron, Hermione and Harry."
Ginny kissed her mum's cheek and they continued to hug each other. "
End Of Flashback
"Uh yeah Mum, I am just about ready, are you okay?" Ginny was now fully facing her mother with a soft smile.
"I am quite alright dear, Just a bit stressed with the wedding setup. You should see Harry, he is trying to help your father set up the Tent outside, He does look very handsome though. "
Ginny smiled and looked out the window at her boyfriend. Who happened to turn at that moment and looked back at her, they both shared a loving smile and Harry went back to the task at hand.
"Yes he is very handsome, I have known that since I first saw him on that platform all those years ago. "
Mrs Weasley smiled and lay her hand on Ginny's shoulder.
"You both remind me of your father and me when we were your age, we were so in love and still are. "
Ginny smiled at her mum again and hugged her gently.
"Harry is the one for me, Mum. He always has been. "
Mrs Weasley had tears of joy in her eyes as she looked up at Ginny.
"That is great darling, I couldn't think of anyone more worthy of my daughter than that fine young man. "
Ginny blushed and spoke again. " Thank you for agreeing to let me go with Harry Mum, It means a lot to me not to get left behind. I want to be there with him and fight with and for him. We are going to win this Mum. "
Mrs Weasley wiped her eyes and turned to leave with a soft smile.
"It is quite alright dear, I really can't step in the way of true love. Besides, I trust all of you to keep each other safe. I will see you at the wedding dear."
Mrs Weasley left and Ginny continued putting the final touches on her look for the day.
The Ministry Of Magic
Rufus Scrimgeour sat at his desk going through parchment after parchment, He had so much work that had to be done. Since Voldemort has made his return and Fudge being outed as someone actively taking bribes from Death Eaters, It had made it much harder and more time consuming to clean up Fudge's old mess. He felt his table shake a little and his jar of ink fell over going all over the table. Cursing he walked towards his door and opened it.
He looked outside and saw spells flying everywhere, The Death Eaters had arrived. Scrimgeour quickly sent a Patronus to his head Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt alerting him to return from helping the muggle prime minister and to help his own ministry.
Scrimgeour slowly walked out of his door, looking around, he saw 2 Death Eater's fighting with some Ministry workers. He fired a stunning spell at both and knocked them out. The workers who were duelling saluted and went to join the fight again. Scrimgeour continued to fight on with the others, taking out any Death Eater he saw. He heard a sick laugh and turned towards Bellatrix LeStrange who had just killed one of the workers he saw earlier with the killing curse.
"Bellatrix I think it is about time for you to return to Azkaban, now put down your wand!" Scrimgeour yelled at the deranged witch who just laughed back with glee.
"I don't think so dear minister, or should I say, former minister? After we are done you will be dead and the dark lord will be in control of this place. "
Scrimgeour didn't lower his wand as he kept it pointed at Bellatrix. "Why are you here? Why make your move now?"
Bellatrix grinned and walked closer to him. " I want to know where Potter is hiding, I want to know who is hiding him so we can kill them all as well. "
Scrimgeour stared at her, a smirk on his face. "You will never get me to talk, I am not like that fool Fudge, Harry Potter will beat You Know Who and rid this world of his stupid beliefs. So think again about asking me about the boy. "
Bellatrix snarled at him and fired a spell which was easily blocked by Scrimgeour. The ex Auror fired back one of his own, forcing Bellatrix to jump out of the way with a laugh.
"Oh, I am going to enjoy torturing you for information." She grinned and saw Lucius Malfoy stand behind the Minister.
"Good evening Bellatrix and the dear Minister of course. " Lucius smirked and pointed his wand at the head of the Minister who froze and stood still.
"Ah Malfoy you have returned to the place that disgraced you for being a Death Eater, was that wise? I have been waiting to get my hands on you for a while." Scrimgeour said with defiance
Lucius just laughed at Minister until he was caught off guard by the minister throwing a punch straight to his nose, causing Lucius to fall slightly holding his bloody nose. Scrimgeour turned back to Bellatrix only to have his wand thrown from his hand into the waiting hand of Bellatrix.
"Bad move, Scrimgeour. Crucio!" Bellatrix watched with a smirk as the Minister fell to his knees letting out a cry of pain, his face turning red as if he was choking.
"Where is Harry Potter?" Lucius now recovered asked with a sneer.
"I won't ever talk to scum like you lot!" Scrimgeour started to shake as the pain ran through his body. He was struggling to breathe and was shocked he was even able to talk.
Lucius sneer got worse and he fired his own Crucio on the minister, causing his pain to get worse.
"Tell us or you will die!" Bellatrix snarled as the minister was screaming in agony at their feet.
"I.." The minister struggled to speak. "I will never talk, I would rather die than help you "
Bellatrix released the Crucio along with Lucius as well. "If you say so" she snarled and pointed her wand at the minister again.
"Avada Kedavra " The minister was struck in the face and his body became lifeless instantly, his eyes staring right in front of him.
Bellatrix turned to Lucius and spoke. "search his office, I want the location now. I don't care if you need to extract the memories from his head, I want Potter found!"
Lucius nodded and walked away, Bellatrix stood there and stared at the dead body. She felt a pain shoot up her side and saw blood starting to coat her dark clothes. She turned to see Kingsley firing cutting hexes at her and quickly disapparated leaving Kingsley to find the dead Minister.
Bellatrix landed in Malfoy manor and saw Lucius was already there. "We know where the boy is, Severus provided us with the information as we were away. We must leave soon." Said Lucius as he smirked at Bellatrix.
The Burrow.
Harry and Ginny stood beside each other holding hands, as they watched the newly married couple of Bill and Fleur share their first dance as a married couple. Ginny turned to Harry and smiled at him as he kissed her cheek.
"This has been an amazing day so far. With the wedding and it being your birthday. This is the first birthday since we started dating so I hope it has been a special day."
"Yeah it has been indeed my love, I am so happy to be here than with my Aunt and Uncle. "
Ginny smiled at Harry and kissed his lips softly. " Happy birthday love, I will be sure to give you your present after the wedding. Things have been so hectic today as it is. "
Harry smiled at the beautiful woman holding his hand. He watched as more couples got on the dance floor.
"Shall we dance Miss Weasley?"
"I would love to, Mr Potter. I have been waiting to dance all night. "Ginny smiled as Harry led her out to the floor, some people applauding them as they did. Harry put his hands on her waist while Ginny wrapped hers around his neck. They both shared a grin and started to dance to the music which was slow, which thankfully hid Harry's limited dancing skills.
"I love being in your arms, love. Thank Merlin you are taking me on this mission with you, being held by you would be one of the things I would miss most about you if I stayed behind. When do we leave?" Ginny whispered the last part into his ear.
"I want to leave in the next few weeks, I want you to be able to celebrate your birthday with your family. "
Ginny smiled up at him and kissed his lips again. " Thank you for waiting for that love, It would mean a lot to my Mum and Dad. They trust you to look after me out there even though I will be watching your back the most."
Harry grinned and rubbed her waist gently with his thumbs. "Aww my hero, I wouldn't have anyone else watching my back apart from you, Ron and Hermione. I trust you all with my life."
Ginny smiled and leaned her forehead on his as they stared into each other's eyes. Suddenly a huge ball of white light appeared in the middle of the dance floor, Kingsley's voice coming from it.
"The Ministry fort Magic has fallen, The Minister for Magic is dead, they are coming, they are coming. "
Harry stared at the ball of light and then to Ginny who stared right back at him. They heard people Disapparate as Death Eaters started Apparating in. He started to fire spells at the Death Eaters taking some down in the process. He turned and grabbed Ginny's hand and saw she was doing the same thing. Harry led Ginny over to Remus and tried to help him fight off some death eaters but Remus pushed him back towards Ron and Hermione.
"Go!" He yelled and started fighting again. Harry and Ginny took hold of Hermione's arm along with Ron and she disapparated from the burrow.
