A/N: thank you much to arios, who I borrowed a name from

Chapter 3 : Engagement Party

It was time. Hermione and Ginny stepped into the limo that waited for them. Hermione was wearing a very light blue almost white dress that hugged her curves, which had straps that were around her shoulder, and she had her hair up in a French twist. Ginny had on a light lavender dress that made her hair stand out on it but it looked beautiful on her. Her hair was half up and half down, the part that was up was in little ringlet and the part that was down was straight. They were both wearing rose corsages with some baby's breath on them. As they stepped out of the limo and into the ballroom, they saw people from when they were in Hogwarts and some people that were new to Ginny. She supposed they were friends of Ron or Hermione's. Hermione went up to the table that was reserved for Ron and her, where she found Ron waiting for her while talking to someone on a cell phone. Ginny went over to her mother and father who gave her a big hug, because they had just seen her. Afterwards, she moved towards the members of the Weasley clan, Charlie, Bill (who was now married to Fleur), Percy (who was married to ), and Fred and George(who still owned the joke shop, but were not married). She talked to Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottum, who were getting married later that year. She then moved to the snack table where she found Seamus and Lavender and Dean and Parvati. After, she moved to the teachers from Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Professor Sprout, and Madame Hooch (who was praising Ron on his flying talents) She talked to them awhile before the announcement came from the band that had been playing softly. "Everyone! Please take your seats! Thank you. Well the bride and groom will now exchange rings." The MC said. "Thank you now I would like the sister of the groom, and also the brides friend, to please step up to the stage to lead the ceremony."

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When the ceremony finished everyone rejoiced. (especially Ron and Hermione). Dinner was soon afterwards served, the food appeared on the tables magically like it did in Hogwarts. This only happened because everyone there was a wizard or witch or has seen a wizard or witch. When they were all finished the music started. Hermione and Ron had the first dance. And Ginny and the best man joined in on the second dance. (The best man was not anyone that Ginny knew well, he was Ron's best friend now that they no longer new Harry. His name was Robert Sutter. As they danced, they talked, and as they talked Robert pulled her closer and closer very slowly. Ginny didn't notice it too much but began to as he started to look her up and down. Finally the song ended, which to Ginny seemed like an eternity. She began to feel tired and found that the time was only 11:00. But she wanted to leave before Robert asked her to dance again. She left after saying goodbye to her family and to Hermione. She went back to the Burrow to get some of her clothing and things so she could go to Hermione's flat in Hogsmeade. She was staying with Hermione because Hermione's parents would be staying at a hotel in a town nearby and Hermione didn't want to be alone. When she arrived there she opened the door and went into the kitchen to fix herself a midnight snack. Then she went to bed. When she awoke the next morning she half expected to be in her apartment in France, but soon realized where she was. She walked down the hall to the bathroom and brushed her teeth then went downstairs to find a note on the table in Hermione's handwriting. " Ginny, I have gone to work for my last day there until after the honeymoon I will be home at 3:00. Then we can work on some more of the plans for the wedding. Plus I have a surprise for you. Love, Hermione" She wondered what the surprise would be but didn't dwell on it too long. She opened the refrigerator to pour herself some pumpkin juice. All of a sudden the phone rang and scared Ginny badly, she almost spilled the juice. She didn't know whether to answer it or not but then considered it might be her parents so she went over and picked it up just as she heard a voice say "She's not home," and hang up. She then thought about whose voice it might be. It sounded vaguely familiar but yet different. She decided it was just someone she had met at the party last night and was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower when the doorbell rang. She went and answered it hoping it was her surprise. When she opened the door wearing her flannel pajamas with "cookies and milk" on them, she saw Robert Sutter standing there. "Oh, hello. um Hermione isn't home. Sorry," just as she was about to shut the door, Robert said " I didn't come to see Hermione. I came to see you." Ginny was flabbergasted but was polite enough to say, " Well then please come in." and held the door open. He said after her looking her over "Well, umm. I think I'll pass maybe another time. Thanks. I just came to see if you were okay. You left early yesterday and I thought maybe you weren't feeling well so I brought you these" and he gave her a bouquet of red and white roses. " Well I must go. Goodbye, see you soon." And he disapparated. Ginny thought, as she shut the door, for a moment that he was blushing as he said all this. Just as she was going into the bathroom the doorbell rang again. And she opened the door. She saw a delivery man, with two long boxes, waiting for her. "Who are these for?" she asked gesturing toward the boxes. The man answered, " A Ms. Virginia Weasley and a Ms. Hermione Granger." Ginny took the boxes and signed for them as well and said " Thank you" She placed the boxes on the table in the kitchen thinking maybe they were from Ron or her family. She opened the one that was for her and inside was the most beautiful array of flowers she had ever seen and a note. She picked up the note and read " Beautiful flowers for a beautiful girl. Sorry I couldn't be there last night. I would loved to have seen you. See you soon!" It wasn't signed. She wondered who they could be from. But she couldn't think about it for long, she wanted to take a shower and surprise Hermione by taking her out for lunch.