Chapter Twelve
'The Wedding'
After breakfast, Harry and Ron followed the rest of the Weasley men out to the garden. Bill and Charlie had magically created a large platform with a staircase going up into a very large clear dome. Charlie was working with an arch made of intertwined vines from the garden, then he tapped the vines and muttered "Floresco Effloresco" and the dead vines became bright green and sprouted white and purple flowers. Then they stretched long white linen from the arch to the other end of the dome to the staircase, and stationed rows of folding chairs on either side of the linen. As Harry straightened the rows of folding chairs, he watched Bill sprinkle a powder around the perimeter of the clear glass dome. Then he waved his wand and shouted, "Ferventer Crinis!" As soon as he shouted this, the area within the sprinkled powder became a nice eighty degrees. Harry smiled because he was getting chilled in the cold December air. Then Mr. Weasley waved his wand toward the top of the dome and said, "Accido Niveus" and dry snow began to fall from the top of the globe and it disappeared before it reached the floor. Suddenly, Harry realized that it was a giant snow globe that the wedding would be held in. Harry and Cho sat in the back row of chairs with Ron and Hermione, Ginny, Fred and Alicia, and George and Katie. They watched Percy standing nervously at the arch with Bill, who was his best man. Then Penelope and her father walked slowly up the center aisle on the white linen. When they reached the platform, he kissed her forehead gently and went to sit with his wife, Mrs. Clearwater. Dumbledore was to perform the ceremony. Apparently, he had a license to marry people, Harry thought. George leaned over and whispered to Harry and Ron, "Do you, Weatherby, take Miss Clearwater to be your lawfully wedded wife?" They all sniggered. The year before, Percy's boss, Mr. Crouch, had consistently called Percy Weatherby instead of Weasley. "First, I'd like to welcome you all to this joyous event. Today, Mr. Percy Weasley will be forming an alliance with Miss Penelope Clearwater in matrimony." The snow that was gently blowing around the globe mesmerized Harry. "Do you, Percy Weasley, take Miss Clearwater to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Dumbledore asked Percy. "I- I d-do," Percy croaked. "And do you, Miss Clearwater, take Mr. Percy Weasley to be your lawfully wedded husband?" Dumbledore asked Penelope. "I do," she smiled sweetly up at Percy who was sweating profusely. "Very well," Dumbledore smiled. "Now, please take out your wands." He waited quietly while Penelope and Percy pulled out their wands. "Please place the tips of your wands together." They put the tips of their wands together and looked up at Dumbledore for further instructions. "Please repeat after me," his eyes sparkled brilliantly, "Infinitas Infinitio Adjungo" he told them. Penelope and Percy smiled as they said 'Infinitas Infinitio Adjungo' in unison. A bright white light came from the tips of their wands and swirled around the two of them, it seemed to squeeze them together. They were chest to chest as the white light bound them closer and closer. "I now pronounce you wizard and wife, you may kiss the bride." Dumbledore smiled as Percy leaned down and kissed his new wife. As soon as the kiss was over the white light, which had bound them together, faded and they were released. They held hands as they made their way down the center aisle, with people throwing rice at them. When they reached the back row, Fred and George threw handfuls of exploding rice at the newly married couple. They both shouted out angrily at the twins as they had snapping rice all around them, one grain of rice had singed Percy's eyebrow. The twins rang out in laughter. After the wedding was over, the Weasleys filled the giant snow globe with small tables lined around the edge of the glass. The folding chairs were at all the tables, and there was a large empty circle in the middle of the globe. They had enchanted a harp, two cellos, and three violins to play by themselves and several witches and wizards were dancing as the dry snow dusted over their heads. Cho, Harry, Ron and Hermione all sat together at one table. They had eaten a feast after the wedding conjured by Mrs. Weasley and Mrs. Clearwater. Harry looked around the dance floor and saw Professor Dumbledore dancing with Ginny, she had a grin on her face that made her look several years younger than she already was. Harry stood up and asked Cho if she'd like to dance, she nodded and took Harry's hand. She held Harry tight as they slow danced near the center of the globe. "Isn't this beautiful, Harry?" she asked looking up into the snow. He nodded at her and looked at the moonlight that was reflecting off of several points of the globe. It really was beautiful, he thought. Then he saw Hermione and Ron dancing slowly on the other side of Dumbledore and Ginny. After the song had finished a lot of the witches and wizards had gone to sit down. Harry and Cho reached the table and had a drink of butterbeer. Harry saw Mrs. Weasley sitting next to Mr. Weasley at the head table. He asked Cho if she would mind if he asked Mrs. Weasley to dance with him. Cho looked at him sweetly and said that she didn't mind. Harry stood up and walked over to Mrs. Weasley. "May I have this dance?" he asked her as a new song had started playing. Mrs. Weasley blushed and took Harry's hand. They strolled out onto the dance floor together. He saw that Mr. Weasley was now dancing with Ginny.
"It's very sweet of you to ask me to dance, Harry." Mrs. Weasley told him. He blushed. "You're a very good boy." She said. "Er, Mrs. Weasley.I'd like to thank you for everything you've done for me over the past few years. You are like my family.the only real family I have." Harry said. Mrs. Weasley gave him a hug and he walked her to the table as the song ended. Harry went back to Cho and sat down. After the dancing festivities ended all of the witches and wizards who had come to the wedding followed Percy and Penelope out of the snow globe into the garden. They thanked everyone for coming and then they disapparated on their honeymoon. Then witches and wizards all around Harry started to disapparate to their homes. Soon, Harry found that they were all alone again. Bill and Charlie cleared the giant snow globe out of the garden and everyone went inside to get ready for bed. Dumbledore was to stay in Percy's room until school resumed, so he got into his nightdress and said good night to everyone. Sirius followed Ron and Harry to their room and lay down on Harry's bed in dog form. Harry squeezed in under the covers on the other side of Sirius, and they drifted off to sleep.
'The Wedding'
After breakfast, Harry and Ron followed the rest of the Weasley men out to the garden. Bill and Charlie had magically created a large platform with a staircase going up into a very large clear dome. Charlie was working with an arch made of intertwined vines from the garden, then he tapped the vines and muttered "Floresco Effloresco" and the dead vines became bright green and sprouted white and purple flowers. Then they stretched long white linen from the arch to the other end of the dome to the staircase, and stationed rows of folding chairs on either side of the linen. As Harry straightened the rows of folding chairs, he watched Bill sprinkle a powder around the perimeter of the clear glass dome. Then he waved his wand and shouted, "Ferventer Crinis!" As soon as he shouted this, the area within the sprinkled powder became a nice eighty degrees. Harry smiled because he was getting chilled in the cold December air. Then Mr. Weasley waved his wand toward the top of the dome and said, "Accido Niveus" and dry snow began to fall from the top of the globe and it disappeared before it reached the floor. Suddenly, Harry realized that it was a giant snow globe that the wedding would be held in. Harry and Cho sat in the back row of chairs with Ron and Hermione, Ginny, Fred and Alicia, and George and Katie. They watched Percy standing nervously at the arch with Bill, who was his best man. Then Penelope and her father walked slowly up the center aisle on the white linen. When they reached the platform, he kissed her forehead gently and went to sit with his wife, Mrs. Clearwater. Dumbledore was to perform the ceremony. Apparently, he had a license to marry people, Harry thought. George leaned over and whispered to Harry and Ron, "Do you, Weatherby, take Miss Clearwater to be your lawfully wedded wife?" They all sniggered. The year before, Percy's boss, Mr. Crouch, had consistently called Percy Weatherby instead of Weasley. "First, I'd like to welcome you all to this joyous event. Today, Mr. Percy Weasley will be forming an alliance with Miss Penelope Clearwater in matrimony." The snow that was gently blowing around the globe mesmerized Harry. "Do you, Percy Weasley, take Miss Clearwater to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Dumbledore asked Percy. "I- I d-do," Percy croaked. "And do you, Miss Clearwater, take Mr. Percy Weasley to be your lawfully wedded husband?" Dumbledore asked Penelope. "I do," she smiled sweetly up at Percy who was sweating profusely. "Very well," Dumbledore smiled. "Now, please take out your wands." He waited quietly while Penelope and Percy pulled out their wands. "Please place the tips of your wands together." They put the tips of their wands together and looked up at Dumbledore for further instructions. "Please repeat after me," his eyes sparkled brilliantly, "Infinitas Infinitio Adjungo" he told them. Penelope and Percy smiled as they said 'Infinitas Infinitio Adjungo' in unison. A bright white light came from the tips of their wands and swirled around the two of them, it seemed to squeeze them together. They were chest to chest as the white light bound them closer and closer. "I now pronounce you wizard and wife, you may kiss the bride." Dumbledore smiled as Percy leaned down and kissed his new wife. As soon as the kiss was over the white light, which had bound them together, faded and they were released. They held hands as they made their way down the center aisle, with people throwing rice at them. When they reached the back row, Fred and George threw handfuls of exploding rice at the newly married couple. They both shouted out angrily at the twins as they had snapping rice all around them, one grain of rice had singed Percy's eyebrow. The twins rang out in laughter. After the wedding was over, the Weasleys filled the giant snow globe with small tables lined around the edge of the glass. The folding chairs were at all the tables, and there was a large empty circle in the middle of the globe. They had enchanted a harp, two cellos, and three violins to play by themselves and several witches and wizards were dancing as the dry snow dusted over their heads. Cho, Harry, Ron and Hermione all sat together at one table. They had eaten a feast after the wedding conjured by Mrs. Weasley and Mrs. Clearwater. Harry looked around the dance floor and saw Professor Dumbledore dancing with Ginny, she had a grin on her face that made her look several years younger than she already was. Harry stood up and asked Cho if she'd like to dance, she nodded and took Harry's hand. She held Harry tight as they slow danced near the center of the globe. "Isn't this beautiful, Harry?" she asked looking up into the snow. He nodded at her and looked at the moonlight that was reflecting off of several points of the globe. It really was beautiful, he thought. Then he saw Hermione and Ron dancing slowly on the other side of Dumbledore and Ginny. After the song had finished a lot of the witches and wizards had gone to sit down. Harry and Cho reached the table and had a drink of butterbeer. Harry saw Mrs. Weasley sitting next to Mr. Weasley at the head table. He asked Cho if she would mind if he asked Mrs. Weasley to dance with him. Cho looked at him sweetly and said that she didn't mind. Harry stood up and walked over to Mrs. Weasley. "May I have this dance?" he asked her as a new song had started playing. Mrs. Weasley blushed and took Harry's hand. They strolled out onto the dance floor together. He saw that Mr. Weasley was now dancing with Ginny.
"It's very sweet of you to ask me to dance, Harry." Mrs. Weasley told him. He blushed. "You're a very good boy." She said. "Er, Mrs. Weasley.I'd like to thank you for everything you've done for me over the past few years. You are like my family.the only real family I have." Harry said. Mrs. Weasley gave him a hug and he walked her to the table as the song ended. Harry went back to Cho and sat down. After the dancing festivities ended all of the witches and wizards who had come to the wedding followed Percy and Penelope out of the snow globe into the garden. They thanked everyone for coming and then they disapparated on their honeymoon. Then witches and wizards all around Harry started to disapparate to their homes. Soon, Harry found that they were all alone again. Bill and Charlie cleared the giant snow globe out of the garden and everyone went inside to get ready for bed. Dumbledore was to stay in Percy's room until school resumed, so he got into his nightdress and said good night to everyone. Sirius followed Ron and Harry to their room and lay down on Harry's bed in dog form. Harry squeezed in under the covers on the other side of Sirius, and they drifted off to sleep.