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Chapter Two: Plans and Preparations * Ginny Weasley looked down at Emily Walsh, a first year, who was holding a box of chocolate frogs and grinning. "These are for you, Professor Weasley!" she said, grinning.
"Oh, thank you, Emily!" said Ginny, putting them on her desk. It was the last day of term, and she had been receiving presents from her students all day. This was her last class of the year. It was also her last class being Professor Weasley. She and Harry had decided to have a July wedding, and Ginny was so excited she had been distracted most of the day.
"Professor Weasley?" Ginny jumped. She had been daydreaming of Harry's lips on her.."
Hannah Gerken was raising her hand, while all the other kids had put down their quills and looked up anxiously, as if Hannah was the brave one to take on a hard mission.
"Yes Hannah?"
"Are you really getting married soon?"
Ginny smiled to herself. "Yes, next year I shall be Professor Potter."
"Wow!"
"As in Harry Potter?"
"The Seeker?"
Ginny laughed. "Yes!"
"Wow, Professor!"
The bell sounded for the last class to be over. Ginny watched the students trickle out, waving goodbye, and started packing her things. * Hermione gave her desk one last check through, making sure she'd got everything. Her trunk stood fully packed in the corner. She turned and was ready to leave when she noticed something sticking out from the corner of her desk. She pulled it out and gasped.
It was a photo of her and Ron. He was facing forward, and she had come from behind and swung her arms around him. They were both laughing. Hermione wiped her eyes.
"Don't think about him," she thought. "He's an Auror, more important than you, so stop thinking about him!"
She took the picture and hesitantly put it into her suitcase and headed for Hogsmeade.
She met Ginny outside of Hogwarts. Ginny's trunk was also packed. They started walking briskly towards their Hogsmeade flat.
"Are you sure you're OK, Hermione?" Ginny asked with worried eyes. "You just seem, quiet lately.
"Of course I'm fine," said Hermione. She gave her friend's hand a squeeze. "The wedding's in two weeks!"
Ginny breathed happily. "I know! It's so exciting! Are you coming tonight?"
The Weasley's were hosting a big dinner today for the whole wedding party.
"Of course, I'm coming!" said Hermione. "Seven O'clock, right?"
"Um-hum," said Ginny. "Want to stop at the twins' store?"
They rounded the corner to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, the bigger store of their two. It was a huge building, from top to bottom packed with jokes and tricks. As they walked in the door yelled "CUSTOMERS! Get your lazy arses out here if you want to make some dough!"
Heidie Weasley bounded out of the back. At six, she was as mischievous as her Uncle George and her father.
"Aunt Ginny! Hermione! Are you going to buy something, huh, are you?"
"Maybe, Heidie, is your dad here?"
"Nope!" Heidie was still skipping in circles. "Uncle George picked me up and took me here 'cause this one is funner then the Diagon Alley one."
At that moment the Weasley's employee, Jack, came out of the back nervously. Jack was a nervous, seventeen year old boy who had probably got more insecure by being around the Weasleys.
"Hello, Jack," said Ginny. "Could you get George for us?"
Jack nodded and headed into the back room.
Heidie skipped up to Ginny. "I'm going to be the girl flower, huh, Aunt Ginny?"
"The flower girl dear, and yes, you are. You'll look absolutely lovely."
"Mama got me a dress yesterday, it's pinkie with flowers. We bought another one too 'cause Baby Fred threw up on it."
"Oh dear!"
"Yeah, but it was just a toddler one, so Mama's going to clean it and Gracie can wear it."
Gracie was Percy and Penelope's two-year-old.
"Oh, that's good, dear," said Ginny.
George then appeared from the back. "Hey, Gin, hey, Hermione. Smashing to see you, lil sis of mine."
"Ha, George, " said Ginny. "You coming tonight?"
"'Course, I'm coming," said George, pretending to be hurt.
"Uncle George, I got a dress."
"Really? What happened to the dress I offered you?"
Heidie giggled. "Uncle George that made me turn into a chicken!"
"Did it?" said George, acting surprised. "Well what do you know?"
"Well, don't forget George," said Ginny, heading out the door and beckoning for Hermione to follow her. * Hermione checked her appearance in the mirror. She was wearing light blue robes and her hair was straightened and curled inward. She was almost ready to got to the dinner. "Hermione? You almost done?"
Hermione opened the door and let a frazzled Ginny into the bathroom.
"Where are my pumps?" she said, doing her hair with her wand. "Have you seen my pumps?"
Hermione laughed. "They're right here Gin!" she said, picking them off the ground and dangling from her finger.
"Oh, sorry," said Ginny absentmindedly. "But Harry's been on tour and I haven't seen him for a month and I just......."
"Don't worry Gin," said Hermione, smiling into the mirror at her friend, whose lush red hair now fell gracefully around her shoulders. "You'll knock his socks off. You always do."
Ginny smiled and hugged her friend. * Harry paced around worriedly. Where was Ginny? Had she forgotten him? They hadn't seen each other for a month because of his Quidditch schedule, but he loved her so much, he thought he was just going to burst. He went inside, wishing Ron were here to calm him down. But Ron couldn't come, he said, until 3 days before the wedding. Harry knew he probably was avoiding Hermione, though he would never admit it. He was running these thoughts through his head again when,
"Hey stranger."
He turned around to see Ginny standing there grinning.
"Gin," he breathed and kissed her so hard he thought the breath would be taken out of him. She kissed him with the same intensity. He broke off grinning, and then kissed her again.
They finally broke apart. Harry looked into Ginny's eyes, which were studying him intently.
"You look great, Mr. Potter," she said, grinning.
"So do you, Miss Weasley," he said.
"So, are you ready for the feast?" she said.
"I am," he said. He put out his arm. "Can I lead you, Miss Weasley"
Ginny giggled. "Certainly, Mr. Potter." They glided outside to eat.
"I told him that I would have to be gone for a few days," said Fred. "And so, I asked him, could you manage the store for a few days you think? And the poor man's eyes just bugged out of his head! You'd've thought I told him to jump off a bridge naked! I tell you, that Jim is a piece of work."
Jim was Jack's twin brother and worked in the Diagon Alley store. He was as nervous and shy as his twin.
Everyone laughed. The table out side was crammed with people. All the Weasleys but Ron were present, including Charlie and Bill. Also sitting there were, Angelina, Fred's wife and their kids Heidie and Fred Jr. Bill and his wife Fleur with their daughters Gabrielle and Chloe', Charlie's wife Susan, and Penelope and their five kids.
Percy's kids were perfect, just like Percy. Percy and Penelope had planned to have six kids, three boys and three girls, each two years apart. So far they had reached their goals with Laura, 10, Percy, 8,Gertie, 6,Collin, 4, and Gracie, 2. Penelope was currently expecting a baby as well. The family was often called spooky.
Ginny was seated between Hermione and Harry. She was politely answering questions when she looked at Hermione. She wasn't talking and was picking at her food. Ginny suddenly realized what was wrong with her friend, she was nervous. Nervous about seeing Ron. Ginny chuckled to herself. This would sure be an interesting wedding.
To Be Continued.
Chapter Two: Plans and Preparations * Ginny Weasley looked down at Emily Walsh, a first year, who was holding a box of chocolate frogs and grinning. "These are for you, Professor Weasley!" she said, grinning.
"Oh, thank you, Emily!" said Ginny, putting them on her desk. It was the last day of term, and she had been receiving presents from her students all day. This was her last class of the year. It was also her last class being Professor Weasley. She and Harry had decided to have a July wedding, and Ginny was so excited she had been distracted most of the day.
"Professor Weasley?" Ginny jumped. She had been daydreaming of Harry's lips on her.."
Hannah Gerken was raising her hand, while all the other kids had put down their quills and looked up anxiously, as if Hannah was the brave one to take on a hard mission.
"Yes Hannah?"
"Are you really getting married soon?"
Ginny smiled to herself. "Yes, next year I shall be Professor Potter."
"Wow!"
"As in Harry Potter?"
"The Seeker?"
Ginny laughed. "Yes!"
"Wow, Professor!"
The bell sounded for the last class to be over. Ginny watched the students trickle out, waving goodbye, and started packing her things. * Hermione gave her desk one last check through, making sure she'd got everything. Her trunk stood fully packed in the corner. She turned and was ready to leave when she noticed something sticking out from the corner of her desk. She pulled it out and gasped.
It was a photo of her and Ron. He was facing forward, and she had come from behind and swung her arms around him. They were both laughing. Hermione wiped her eyes.
"Don't think about him," she thought. "He's an Auror, more important than you, so stop thinking about him!"
She took the picture and hesitantly put it into her suitcase and headed for Hogsmeade.
She met Ginny outside of Hogwarts. Ginny's trunk was also packed. They started walking briskly towards their Hogsmeade flat.
"Are you sure you're OK, Hermione?" Ginny asked with worried eyes. "You just seem, quiet lately.
"Of course I'm fine," said Hermione. She gave her friend's hand a squeeze. "The wedding's in two weeks!"
Ginny breathed happily. "I know! It's so exciting! Are you coming tonight?"
The Weasley's were hosting a big dinner today for the whole wedding party.
"Of course, I'm coming!" said Hermione. "Seven O'clock, right?"
"Um-hum," said Ginny. "Want to stop at the twins' store?"
They rounded the corner to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, the bigger store of their two. It was a huge building, from top to bottom packed with jokes and tricks. As they walked in the door yelled "CUSTOMERS! Get your lazy arses out here if you want to make some dough!"
Heidie Weasley bounded out of the back. At six, she was as mischievous as her Uncle George and her father.
"Aunt Ginny! Hermione! Are you going to buy something, huh, are you?"
"Maybe, Heidie, is your dad here?"
"Nope!" Heidie was still skipping in circles. "Uncle George picked me up and took me here 'cause this one is funner then the Diagon Alley one."
At that moment the Weasley's employee, Jack, came out of the back nervously. Jack was a nervous, seventeen year old boy who had probably got more insecure by being around the Weasleys.
"Hello, Jack," said Ginny. "Could you get George for us?"
Jack nodded and headed into the back room.
Heidie skipped up to Ginny. "I'm going to be the girl flower, huh, Aunt Ginny?"
"The flower girl dear, and yes, you are. You'll look absolutely lovely."
"Mama got me a dress yesterday, it's pinkie with flowers. We bought another one too 'cause Baby Fred threw up on it."
"Oh dear!"
"Yeah, but it was just a toddler one, so Mama's going to clean it and Gracie can wear it."
Gracie was Percy and Penelope's two-year-old.
"Oh, that's good, dear," said Ginny.
George then appeared from the back. "Hey, Gin, hey, Hermione. Smashing to see you, lil sis of mine."
"Ha, George, " said Ginny. "You coming tonight?"
"'Course, I'm coming," said George, pretending to be hurt.
"Uncle George, I got a dress."
"Really? What happened to the dress I offered you?"
Heidie giggled. "Uncle George that made me turn into a chicken!"
"Did it?" said George, acting surprised. "Well what do you know?"
"Well, don't forget George," said Ginny, heading out the door and beckoning for Hermione to follow her. * Hermione checked her appearance in the mirror. She was wearing light blue robes and her hair was straightened and curled inward. She was almost ready to got to the dinner. "Hermione? You almost done?"
Hermione opened the door and let a frazzled Ginny into the bathroom.
"Where are my pumps?" she said, doing her hair with her wand. "Have you seen my pumps?"
Hermione laughed. "They're right here Gin!" she said, picking them off the ground and dangling from her finger.
"Oh, sorry," said Ginny absentmindedly. "But Harry's been on tour and I haven't seen him for a month and I just......."
"Don't worry Gin," said Hermione, smiling into the mirror at her friend, whose lush red hair now fell gracefully around her shoulders. "You'll knock his socks off. You always do."
Ginny smiled and hugged her friend. * Harry paced around worriedly. Where was Ginny? Had she forgotten him? They hadn't seen each other for a month because of his Quidditch schedule, but he loved her so much, he thought he was just going to burst. He went inside, wishing Ron were here to calm him down. But Ron couldn't come, he said, until 3 days before the wedding. Harry knew he probably was avoiding Hermione, though he would never admit it. He was running these thoughts through his head again when,
"Hey stranger."
He turned around to see Ginny standing there grinning.
"Gin," he breathed and kissed her so hard he thought the breath would be taken out of him. She kissed him with the same intensity. He broke off grinning, and then kissed her again.
They finally broke apart. Harry looked into Ginny's eyes, which were studying him intently.
"You look great, Mr. Potter," she said, grinning.
"So do you, Miss Weasley," he said.
"So, are you ready for the feast?" she said.
"I am," he said. He put out his arm. "Can I lead you, Miss Weasley"
Ginny giggled. "Certainly, Mr. Potter." They glided outside to eat.
"I told him that I would have to be gone for a few days," said Fred. "And so, I asked him, could you manage the store for a few days you think? And the poor man's eyes just bugged out of his head! You'd've thought I told him to jump off a bridge naked! I tell you, that Jim is a piece of work."
Jim was Jack's twin brother and worked in the Diagon Alley store. He was as nervous and shy as his twin.
Everyone laughed. The table out side was crammed with people. All the Weasleys but Ron were present, including Charlie and Bill. Also sitting there were, Angelina, Fred's wife and their kids Heidie and Fred Jr. Bill and his wife Fleur with their daughters Gabrielle and Chloe', Charlie's wife Susan, and Penelope and their five kids.
Percy's kids were perfect, just like Percy. Percy and Penelope had planned to have six kids, three boys and three girls, each two years apart. So far they had reached their goals with Laura, 10, Percy, 8,Gertie, 6,Collin, 4, and Gracie, 2. Penelope was currently expecting a baby as well. The family was often called spooky.
Ginny was seated between Hermione and Harry. She was politely answering questions when she looked at Hermione. She wasn't talking and was picking at her food. Ginny suddenly realized what was wrong with her friend, she was nervous. Nervous about seeing Ron. Ginny chuckled to herself. This would sure be an interesting wedding.
To Be Continued.