THE WEDDING DAY
'Great Merlin,' sighed Harry, looking at Ron as he paced back and forth inside the room. 'Will you stop doing that?'
'What?' asked Ron.
'That,' said Draco, frowning. 'Will you keep still? I know you are nervous and all but---'
'Will a good game of chess calm your nerves?' asked Harry.
'Nervous? Chess?! You want to play chess?' said Ron, stopping immediately. He began to grumble. 'She's late! What---what---why is she late?
Harry and Draco looked at each other and then shook their heads.
'I think she changed her mind,' said Draco, biting his lower lip to keep him from laughing.
Harry glared at him. 'Shut your mouth if you have nothing nice to say,' he hissed as Ron faced them, looking as if the whole world just landed on his shoulders.
'I'm having so much fun,' Draco hissed back, snorting a little.
'What if she changed her mind and she doesn't want to marry me anymore---Oh my!' he said faintly. 'What if---' He began to loosen his bow tie.
'No!' shouted Harry immediately, slapping his hand. 'Don't touch it!'
'What if---what if---' said Ron, collapsing on a chair. 'You think she's having doubts?'
'Oh, get a grip, Weasley,' said Draco, 'you paranoid man! I was bluffing, for heaven's sake! Your watch is five minutes advance---'
'Is it?' he asked, checking his watch still looking very nervous. 'Oh.'
'She'll be---' said Harry.
'Get out,' interrupted Percy, peeping through the door. 'She's here.'
Ron couldn't help but feel relieved. Harry and Draco grinned at Percy as Ron took one last glance at one of the most eligible bachelor of the world in the mirror.
'She'll be mine soon,' said Ron, feeling excited, happy and nervous as he looked at himself in the mirror. 'All mine---' He couldn't help but grin timidly.
Ron opened the door and was so surprised to see that the Church was bursting with people. Everybody was there and the sight made him nervous. He walked nervously with Harry and Draco towards the spot where the Groom waits for his Bride. He took a deep breath.
'You'll be fine, Ron,' said Harry soothingly.
'Mrs. Ron and Hermione Weasley,' said Draco. 'Sounds good to me---'
Ron couldn't help but smile upon hearing Draco's words. It was music to his ears. He was about to say something when the music began to play and he saw all the people look at the grand entrance door. His lips trembling, he looked as well, only to see his bride, Hermione, all in white and holding on to his father's arm, looking a little shy but glowing. Upon seeing her, his nervousness began to disappear, feeling as if they are the only two people on earth that very moment. She looked absolutely beautiful, as always. She was wearing a very fine silk, long-sleeved, off-shoulder, wedding gown and veil. He just watched patiently, looking mesmerized, as he waited for her down the aisle.
'Take good care of my daughter, Weasley,' said Dr. Granger firmly upon reaching him. They hugged each other as Ron watched closely.
'I love you,' said Hermione to her father before pulling away.
Ron handed her his hanky so she can wipe her tears away, which made Hermione smile while Dr. Granger offered his hand to Ron for a handshake before handing his daughter's hand to him.
'Thank you, sir,' he said sincerely. 'I'll take very good care of her. I promise.' He looked at Hermione and then smiled at her, which caused her to smile. They began walking towards the altar. 'I love you,' he whispered to her.
'I love you, too.'
'Did you know that we are about to be bound together forever? Until we die?' he asked cheekily.
'Of course I do,' she replied.
'Can't wait to say I do,' he said boyishly which made her chuckle. They waited patiently, hand in hand, as the ceremony came to an end.
'And with the power bestowed upon me, I now pronounce you husband and wife,' the bishop proclaimed. Then turning to the couple, he smiled. 'You may now kiss the bride.'
'Finally,' said Ron, before blushing since he said it a little loud which caused the crowd to laugh.
'Move it, Ronniekins!' called Fred and George.
Ron grinned before raising her veil and placing his head inside it, which made the people laugh. He leaned down and then kissed her softly. He pulled away after a few seconds and then grinned at her. He kissed her again as he placed the veil at the back of her head. 'Ladies and gentlemen,' the bishop suddenly said. 'I would like to present Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weasley!'
'So, what now Mrs. Ronald Weasley?' he said, his eyes fixed on her and grinning.
'What?' she asked, grinning and wiping the lipstick off of Ron's lips with her fingers.
'Tonight,' he said, grinning mischievously and holding her hand, before kissing it.
'Oh, for heaven's sake! We are inside the Church!' She looked around and then gestured for Cheska and Jackie to come to them. 'Come baby! Come and take pictures with mummy and daddy.' *******
THE WEDDING RECEPTION
'Since Ron and Hermione are married now,' said Fred.
'It would be really great to spill the beans!' exclaimed George.
The crowd cheered while Ron and Hermione looked at each other, not knowing if this is a good idea or not. This isn't in the plan…
'Surprise!' said Harry, chuckling as he watched his two best friends shook their heads and laugh. 'I have known the two of them since day one. I met Ron first and then Hermione after, and I am so glad to tell you that they have been my best friends since. But I couldn't help but say that I am a bit closer to Ron---' He looked at Hermione and then defensively said, 'Just a little tiny bit, Hermione! He's a boy!'
'Whatever, Harry!' said Hermione, pretending to look hurt.
'Anyway,' he continued, 'if you meet the two of them then, you'd really wonder how on earth did they end up marrying each other?! Ron thought that Hermione was mental, while Hermione thought that Ron was a prat who doesn't care about school. He even said, "Oh I really hope that I am not in the same house as hers---Mental that one, I'm telling you." They would never ever ever let a single day pass---without fighting. They once asked me, if they fought that much. I said, "No" but thinking, well, not really… only everyday. Is that a lot? They drove each other insane just so you know.'
'Ron was a very carefree person and did not love school while Hermione is a control freak and the smartest person in our year. Odd combination? Oh yes, it really was! Their ideas and the way they view matters usually crash. I was the referee, trying to calm them down when they are both about to murder each other. I am the one who gets scared---and being their friend is hard. They tend to make me choose sides,' he said in as a matter of fact tone.
'And you always choose Ron's,' interrupted Hermione.
'He's a boy,' said Harry again. 'We go through the same things! Anyway, Ron and Hermione couldn't stand each other's behaviour but they were friends. Friends who loves to fight. Don't ask me how that happened. Seamus Finnigan once joked that maybe the reason why they fight so much, so that they can keep themselves from snogging! Ron blushed hard before saying, "Don't talk about Hermione like that, Finnigan."'
Everybody chuckled.
'Ron must be fighting with her a lot but he was always there for her defense. We weren't exactly friends with Malfoy then. As a matter of fact, we were enemies. He said something offending to Hermione in our 2nd year, which caused Ron to do something to get back at him, not thinking if what he's about to do will harm him. No one was allowed to harm, Hermione. If you do, you'll answer to him,' continued Harry.
'In 4th year though, we had to attend this Yule Ball and everybody was making a huge deal of who's taking who,' continued Harry cheekily, 'Ron and I were having a hard time looking for dates. And that's when Ron finally realized something.'
'All the good looking ones taken, Ron?' said Hermione loftily. 'Eloise Midgen starting to look quite pretty now, is she? Well, I'm sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you.'
'Hermione, Neville's right - you are a girl...' said Ron.
'Typical boy, eh?' teased Harry while everyone else laughed.
'Oh, well spotted,' she said acidly.
'You are a girl, Ron? What a stupid thing to say,' mocked Fred and George.
'Well - you can come with one of us!'
'No, I can't!' she snapped.
'Oh, come on,' said Ron impatiently. 'We're going to look really stupid if we haven't got any, everyone else has...' Then she blushed.
'I can't come with you,' she said, 'because I'm already going with someone.'
'No, you're not!' Ron said honestly. 'You just said that to get rid of Neville!'
'Oh, did I?' said Hermione, her eyes flashing dangerously. 'Just because it's taken you three years to notice, Ron, doesn't mean no one else has spotted I'm a girl!'
'Ok, ok, we know you're a girl,' he said. 'That do? Will you come now?'
The people howled with laughter.
'I've already told you!' said Hermione, very angrily. 'I'm going with someone else!' And she stormed off to the girls' room.
'Ron even thought that she was out of her mind and that she was just lying to us,' added Harry.
Ron's face started to burn but he laughed. 'That was the arguing and teasing stage,' he said. 'I was only fourteen---'
All Ron's brothers, even Percy, giggled like idiots.
'Just to let you all know,' said George, standing up, 'I am not related to him---'
Everyone laughed again.
'He was highly annoyed when she went with someone else, when he didn't even ask her himself!' said Harry, chuckling. 'He totally dismissed his date. Mind you, our date were the prettiest girls in our year, but his date's beauty wasn't enough to keep him from glowering at Hermione and Krum as they glided across the room. That really put him in a bad mood---'
'What's up with you?' she said.
'If you don't know,' said Ron scathingly, 'I'm not going to tell you.'
Ron was really blushing now and smiling sheepishly.
'Hermione looked at me and I just shrugged. She had no idea why he's acting like that. I had an idea but I needed more proof… If you know what I mean,' said Harry cheekily. 'He began saying ridiculous reasons, such as the "fraternizing with the enemy" line and all those rubbish---Sorry mate. That night I walked into the common room and they were yelling at each other, looking very red with anger.'
'Well, if you don't like it, you know what the solution is, don't you?' yelled Hermione.
'Oh yeah?' Ron yelled back. 'What's that?'
'Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does and not as a last resort!'
'Ron mouthed soundlessly before turning to me and saying that she completely missed the point,' said Harry, shaking his head. 'I didn't say anything but I really thought that Hermione got the point much better than Ron.'
'How stupid can you get Ron?' teased Fred.
'How come it's all about me?' said Ron desperately.
'Anyway,' he continued. 'That's when the teasing started coming. It was obvious. Ron fancied Hermione. He would get jealous every time Krum wrote to Hermione, inviting her over the summer. He would go absolutely crazy, I tell you.'
'Why is he writing to her? I think he fancies her,' said Ron heavily. 'Do you think she fancies him too? Do you, Harry?'
'What do you care, Ron?' I asked him. 'You are not jealous, are you?'
'Absolutely not,' he said defensively. 'Why should I be jealous? Oh no, Harry. Don't be ridiculous. I do not see her that way---'
'Yes, why should you be?' I said.
'She's just my friend,' he replied, sounding very unsure.
'Is she?' I said.
'Don't be ridiculous,' he would often say to me, followed by, 'I'm sure that she's seeing Krum. She's just not telling us---Stupid bloody Krum! "I haff drinks." What the hell? He can't even pronounce her name correctly!'
'He'd deny it the first few times I asked him. But one day, I got all fed up when he had a row with Hermione again. I asked him why he's acting like that. I asked him if he was jealous. An odd silence came. Are you, I asked again.'
'So what if I am,' Ron said, his voice trembling. 'Aren't you?'
'I said No. Why should I be?' said Harry. 'He began to grumble and roll on the bed. That's when their more than a friend relationship began. Ron began to have directions. He began to read books, because Hermione loves them. He began to study, because Hermione loves to study. He began to love everything that Hermione loves. They would still fight but not as much as before.'
The people laughed.
'And now, they are here before us, not as Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger… But as Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weasley. Their love story simply proves the saying "Love can conquer anything and Opposites attract",' said Harry, looking at the newly wed couple with pride. 'Who would have thought that these two people would share a house, a room and most importantly a life… together. To my bestfriends, I wish you all the best because you deserve all the good things that life can give. Cheers.'
'Cheers!' said everyone happily, raising their glasses. 'KISS!'
The couple looked at each other before giving in to the people's request, looking forward to their loving life together.
THE END*******
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