The Wedding Planner
Chapter 5
By: MerlinsApprentince
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A/N: Read. And. Review.
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"So Ginny, you ready for a weekend of champagne and wine? Don't forget drunk parents. Mummy and Daddy just won't leave us alone about this little wedding at all" Melody turned to Ginny who sat uncomfortable and alone in the back seat of the small muggle jeep.
Harry and Melody were both half muggles and had both decided to take the scenic route to the italian vineyards via the huge enclosed jeep. Ginny starred uncertainly at the closed windows and tight spaces. Claustrophobia was defaintely a emotion she was feeling now. And then anger.
When Harry had met the 2 girls after apparating from 10 different places to get to Italy, he had no reluctantance, no hiestation around him. As if that one night he had with Ginny hadn't happened at all. And Ginny was jealous of that. She wanted that simplicity of being able to erase that wonderful lie of a night.
To burn that elegant dance. To scribble the lovely conversations away. To rip the delightful almost kiss into itsy bitsy little pieces and fed them to Alex for supper. But nope, she just wasn't blessed with that gift of erase-bility. And that just fed Ginny's fire of anger more. For even if she saw him scowling, laughing, flirting, even kissing with Melody had brought that wonderful memory of that deliciously care free night.
And the hate became even stronger.
Ginny felt her knee jab into the driver seat where Harry sat, hard, she had that much pent up heat and angry. "Ooops, sorry 'bout that, really not use to muggle's cramped cars"
To Harry's ears the apologize rang with so much false it wasn't even humourous. That jab was defaintely on purpose. Harry felt on the verge to tell, but knew better then to make a scene right now. "No problem, Ginny" he said forcefully, his clutch on the steering wheel tightening.
This was going to be a severely long ride.
"Oh yeah, I was talking over about the wedding with my sister when she suddenley started talking about what we should play for the reception... and I suddenley realized.... that we didn't have a song!" Melody piped up breaking the long induced silence, as the beautiful landscape of Europe were brought to their eyes.Ginny frowned from the back seat, as she threw aside the cataloug she had brought with her. Music? "But... don't you want a orchestra playing? Like all the old fashioned wizarding weddings?" she questioned wondering how excatly they were to get the music if they didnt have one.
Well, they could always enchant the instruments but that always looked odd no matter in what style you did it. The only one way it looked good was the piano, and even though it was one of Ginny's favorite types of music, not many people didn't quite agree with her that it looked good enchanted by itself. "No... it's called CD's, Gin." Melody turned to the back of her, looking freshed and relaxed after about 10 hours worth of apparating and using a portkey.
Ginny on the other hand looked like she hadn't bathed in a week. Apparting did that too you... everybody but Melody Baker, that is. Starring at the round, mirror-like, 'CD' she frowned wishing her father was her. He had become a muggle expert in his old years. "A CD? This tiny thing plays just like a orchestra?" the red head suggested wrinkling her nose at the small circular object. Melody grinned lightly as she pointed to a little slot in the car radio, pushed a few buttons and music suddenely began in the small speakers of the car.
"See?"
A tune played through out the muggle car, that sounded oddly egyption with the harp and the sound of soft, twinkling bells. "Hmmm... this is cute... what do you think?" Melody questioned lightly pushing up her suunglasses to perch atop her blonde head, grinning lightly at Harry. Ginny sighed leaning back against the leather cushion. Great. She was stuck here with two lovebirds listening to love songs. Just peachy.
"It's alright..." Harry replied earnestly drumming his fingertips against the steering wheel. He really didn't care much for the songs. He was more interested int he grumpy, annoyed face of his wedding planner. Good, she was having a horrid time. He still couldn't believe Melody had pulled this uncomfortable situationon them. Gah.
"Yeah... let's see, what else is there....?" she changed the song by clicking a button on the plate at the front of the muggle jeep. Ginny noted this with interest. Being in muggle cars were uncomfortable yet full of many surprises. She was going to have to check out more muggle customs around here after tjhis.
A hard rap type music with lots of curse words and screaming, suddenley erupted from the sound system. Melody's nose wrinkled. "Eh... it's down with the homedawgs, Mel" Harry teased as he heard the music pound in his eardrums. Rap music... what was with people in this generation?
Melody's nose wrinkled once again, unhappily. "Kinda cute... kinda not" she grumbled and hurriedly clicked to change to the next song on the CD. Soft music that filled into the air with soft flutes and piano notes singing along in the back ground. "Oooooh... I like this..." Melody grinned widely, her eyes sparkling.
Ginny frowned lightly as the song clicked all to familiar to her. The Singing Banshee's number one hit, version of Love Potion #9. She almost held back her evil little cackling.
"Me too... it's quite catchy. Let's do this one..." Harry insisted grinning as he saw Mel's flushed cheeks and twinkling blue eyes. She was really excitied and happy with this song. Harry lived to make Melody happy. "Yeah? You really like this one??" The soft twinkling tunes danced around the happy couple and the lonely wedding planner in the back row,
"Oh, this is so cool... darling, we have a song!!!" she chuckled merrily kissing Harry's cheek happily as she let the song play all the way through. "Oh, this is all so exciting... I just absolutely adore love songs..." Melody insisted still smiling as Harry grinned back glad to see she was delighted above all.
"Ohhh... speaking of love, Ginny, what happened to that prince of yours?" Melody suddenely turned around the spotlight on the hidden redhead friend of hers. No. Oh no. Not now. Not in front of Harry. Squriming incomfortably she saw Harry's eyes widen slightly in the rear view mirror. This was utterly and entirely embrassing.
"Um... well.... let's just say it didn't excatly work out" Ginny began gingerly picking unsurely at her soft blue cashmere sweater for the autumn country side. Harry felt his frown deepen slightly as he saw the young Weasley woman keep her cool under the limelight. She better keep her cool there. He hadn't a clue she had told Melody about what happened at the park... they were definately treading in hot water.
"What? Only a few days ago you still had stars in your eyes after that blind date" Harry stopped slightly as he listened quietly to the girls conversation. Stars? He peered at her quietly in the rearview mirror and saw that she was starring right back at him. With those fiery blue eyes, dark and electric.
Did stars really glimmer in those eyes long ago for him? Harry didn't have such a hard time imagining it, as he allowed himself a stare at her for a quiet moment. He wouldn't much mind at all ethier, if he could see those bright blue stars.
"Yeah, well." Ginny sighed deeply as she broke her gaze from Harry's green eyes and turned back to Melody. "It actually turned out worse then you could imagine. He ended up being the groom... the one of the weddings' I was planning..." The car suddenley did a deep swerve, into the road, shaking the companions in the car, rattling them.
"Harry! What happened?!" Melody turned to the driver of the jeep, the wide eyed Harry who had accidently steered the car in the small direction. "Damn deer in the road" Harry thought up a excuse quickly, for his jerky reactions, peering into the mirror, as if he actually did see the deer. Act fast, act fast. Damn, that Ginny for teasing him like that. The minute he heard those words come out of his mouth, he could of swore his marriage was doomed. "Dammit"
Harry glared at Ginny, then as soon as he positioned the car, right back in the road, and everyone's breath was back. Ginny, who hadn't been in much muggle cars in her life, was scared stiff by the wild reaction Harry had taken when he saw that damn deer in the road.
Ginny clung to whatever she could as Harry had made the hazardous swerve from a deer. Deer, her ass. She had gone to far and Harry was warning her. Scaring the heck out of her worked quite nicely to. That guy knew how to rattle her. Damn him. Damn deer.
Melody glared lightly at her fiancee before she turned back towards Ginny. Unfortunately it was to resume the conversation Ginny had uncleverly started. Why she was trying to get Harry in trouble was understandable but the way she was going at it, she was going to her her winning case thrown out the window. And that was the last thing Ginny needed. Having your love life go down the drain was enough, thank you very much.
"Oh well... let's just say it didn't work out..." Ginny said thoughtfully as her grip on the door slowly loosened as she watched the car drive more smoothly now. Melody frowned unhappily for her friend and planner of her wedding. "Poor dear! Can you believe that Harry? You must have tons of scums after you with your business"
Harry swallowed silenty and kept his emerald eyes glued to the road. Could his fiancee take a hint, or what?! "Well, don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll find someone perfect for you. Hopefully someone as loyal and great as Harry. If your lucky" Melody teased, girlishly, rubbing Harry's arm in loving tenderness.
Ginny wanted to laugh in their faces, watch Harry squirm pathethicly, and puke. Please.
"Yeah. I can only hope for a guy like Harry" she managed her voice bursting with sarcasm. Just what she wanted. A guy who cheated on you with your wedding planner, no less and still hasn't told you about it. Oh, I can't wait for a man of my very own! Ginny rolled her eyes in false enthusasim as Melody grinned in agreement and flipped forward, playing with the music pad.
Harry's eyes diverted enough from the road to glare at the little firebomb in the back of their car. And that little firebomb was starring right back with her own little mischevious grin.
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"Now, you can see this is the courtyard of the vineyard. This is where the after parties are usually held, and the butlers send in the most marvelous wine...."Ginny explained to the couple as they wandered down the italian vineyard Ginny knew all to well. Blah, blah, blah. That's all that really registered to Ginny as she babbled away pioletely to Melody and Harry.
She had done this so many times and to so many clients it just ended up being a methodical thing. One after another after another weddings had been held here, since Ginny had been able to enchant them into selecting this location. It was quite lovely, Ginny had to admit. The lusicious grapevines and quiet scenery.
Harry peered around, leaving his windchaser open so as the fresh european breeze could tickle his stomach and chest. He loved the weather here. London had always been droopy and unhappily gray while Italy had this charming delicate sunshine wavering over the vines and the lovely arrays of landscapes.
"So... what do you think?" The red head turned toward the couple, noticing Harry's splendour to the beautiful vineyard and Melody's quiet intelligent look. "Well... it's quite darling, actually" she grinned brightly as she slipped her hand through Harry's arm and grinned up at him. "What do you think?" Harry blinked and grinned back at her, looking around the place one more time, the wind ruffling his already ruffled black locks.
"Yeah, I think, I like----"
Suddenley he frowned at Ginny eyebrows scurnched as he stopped for a moment. Ginny stopped her false smiling as Melody suddenley started looking at her just as oddly. She frowned. "Uh.... right" she said looking at both unsurely. Suddenley something touched her around her waist squeezing slightly and she yelped loudly, flipping around to stare at excatly what Harry and Melody had been starring at sure enough.
Colin Creevy stood before her grinning goofily, at his little tickle around her waist, and handed her a batch of flowers into her arms laughing. "Hey, beautiful" he grinned at her as if he had done some marvelous act of saving her since he had come to see her at the vineyard. Ginny blinked unsurely. Wait a minute... how did he know she was going to be at the vineyard anyways!???
"Colin... what in the world are you doing here?!" she hissed hurriedly her grasp tightening on the flowers as she remembered the last time she had talked to Colin Creevey. Oh, how embrassing. She still hadn't talked to her mother after that. She wasn't planning to nethier. Nor was she ever planning on seeing a certain Colin Creevey again.
Harry watched slightly confused and murky. Was that... Colin Creevey? The kid who had followed him around like a worshipper... oh, it was horrid. He had remembered it all to well, how embrassing it was. Was he following Ginny now? He could see why, but really... he had to be at least in his twenties and all. Childish stuff, stalking people. He had to be stalking. Ginny wouldn't go out with someone like that.
Would she...?
"Your mum told me where you were... I mean it's only nice enough to have---" he bent forward close to her, as if expecting something face out. Ginny watched him unsurely, as Harry raised an eyebrow in surprise. He knew excatly what Colin had wanted, if Ginny hadn't known. He was most definately expecting a kiss. Oh, dear.
"Um... Ginny, who's this?" Of course, Melody broke the ice of Colin waiting, Harry glaring, and Ginny watching utterly confused. "Oh... um.. this is---" Ginny broke out of her trance worriedly turning to Harry and Melody. Her usually pale Weasley skin took on a bright beet red against her cheeks, embrassment flooding her viens. Oh god, just strike her with a lightening bolt now.
"Oh, I'm her fiancee, Colin Creevey"
Ginny suddenley wished she would be hit rather with five thousand lightening bolts then just one.
"Really?! Oh, my gosh... Ginny, you never told us we were engaged???!" Melody said lightly, as she looked over Colin Creevey with renewed interest, despite the fact she was already almost drooling at him in the first place. Harry's eyes had somehow turned a dangerous green fixated on Colin, who in turn had grinned down merrily at Ginny. Who in turn, was gaping like a fish out of water.
A very unhappy, very confused, very pissed off fish out of water.
"WHAT?! I ... no... wait!!!... t-this... it's not... Get of, bugger!... it's not... not what..." Ginny's words spilled out of her mouth without any structure or meaning, her entire face escalating from the beet red, to fire hydrant red. Everything buzzed in her body wildly, as Colin just grinned, Harry glared, and Melody gushed. No. This wasn't happening. One after the other. What did she ever do to deserve this?! Okay, maybe she did push that couple to have Love Potion for the bet, but she needed the betting money for a new pair of shoes!
"It's just so cute...! Who would have thought...?" Melody insisted lightly as she tried to loosen her arm from the crook of Harry's own tightening grasp. Harry felt his jaw clunch tightly. Damn, that hurt. He couldn't believe her. She lied. Of course, she did. I mean... who would have expected her to be single anyways? And it wasn't like she was the only one who lied... but still! Engaged?! Ginny...??? To... him, of all people?
He replied with another grin, down at his own fiancee, trying to calm his flustered nerves. The minute he saw Colin's hands tickle Ginny's thin waist, he had felt something red hot flash through his viens. Something he didn't like at all. It was like someone had lit a fire of hate for Colin Creevey in his gut. He didn't have a clue what it was... but yet he still didn't like it. What was with Colin anyways? Ate magic mud that made him look attractive or something?
"Yeah... it's lovely, Melody. Isn't it great, Ginny? You have somebody to love. Somebody to love, hold, cherish and care for, forever and ever and ever no matter what?" the words grated from his teeth, as he rubbed Melody's shoulders softly, turning to Ginny, the rough sarcasm bruising her heart. But yet, Ginny felt herself grin inside. Well... those eyes of his didn't look all to friendly upon Colin. Actually if she had looked him over, she could have labeled his unhappy glare as jealously. She had seen it many times on Ron or Hermoine's face when ethier had different dates or likings.
Heh. She could work this. Very well.
Ginny looked at him, squinting for a moment, as she stopped wriggling and tried to calm her desperate blushing that kept flooding her face. Was this... could this be revenge? For using her? Harry's face looked like it could explode in any minute. Any time now.
And all because Colin Creevey had 'claimed' her as his fiancee. How simple is that to get one man quite angered? And jealous too...Everything was right at her dispense. Her need. And sure as hell she was going to use them. "Very" she muttured quietly as she gently laid a hand on Colin's arm watching him calmly as if her before reaction was just something to tease him.
And she saw Harry's eyes harden even more.
She was teasing him. She had to be. Harry didn't want to think that this reasonable Weasley child had feelings... for a guy who had not long ago looked like a walking stick man, and had a camera surgeically attached to his face. He knew... or at least he thought he knew Ginny better then that. The redhot jolt surged through him again, tingling his senses unhappily as he watched Ginny's face broke into a happy smile.
Emotions. Who the hell needs them?
"Oh!! How Lovely! After so many years of planning... your finally getting married, Ginny!!!" a middleaged Italian man, gushed as he came down the walkway of the vineyard, in a crisp armani suite, and dark rich tan and a bald crown. He owned the vineyard, and helped at all cost to make sure that Ginny got him customers. Very rich customers. "How exciting!" he clapped his hands as he came to help her show the couple the grounds of the exquisite yard.
Ginny pushed Colin aside as soon as she saw Harry's attention reverted. She wrinkled her nose at Sergio, the personel who had congratulated her. Yeah, lovely. Exciting. She couldn't wait. Take them, please! "Yeah... Can't wait" she muttured in a crisp cold voice and went hurriedly on to the next subject at hand. "Alright, then, Harry, Melody this is Sergio he owns the vineyard and will be showing us the rest of this wonderful land that spreads out a few acres..."
Colin grinned goodnaturedly at Harry, and popped in, still pushing himself closer to Ginny, to the redhead's disdain. "Oh.. c'mon Harry. Let's leave this for the women. I haven't seen you in years" his grin made Melody flush lightly and Sergio eye him with very interested interest. Ginny just rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. What?! He was just a extremely good looking guy. Maybe he made her knees quiver-- a little!--- but still.
Harry's thoughts ran along the same line, except he hadn't felt barely any quivering in his knees. His fists maybe, itching to make sure he wouldnt be able to smile again, were quivering but not his knees. He had every right to punch his lights out and decline goodnaturedly about leaving the women. He had every right. But then he saw Ginny's challeneging stare. Her eyes turning to a dark blue, were glaring at him, as usual, arms crossed dangerously. She wasn't expecting him too. She thought she had this scene patted down for her.
Well, Ginny thought wrong.
"Sure, Colin" Harry grumbled, releasing himself from Melody's grasp and grinned at the two, as Ginny watched him a eyebrow raised at the deisicon Harry was very sure he was going to regret later ."Great! We can do some manly man stuff around here, and let them handle it" Colin insisted, as he smilied at Sergio lightly, making the thin young man blush slightly. Ginny was very close to screaming out in exasperation. He was not that cute!
"Right.. manly stuff" Harry said raising and eyebrow biting his lip lightly as he turned to the girls with his false and quite amusing grin. He was sure the only person who could tell the difference that he was lieing or not was Ginny, and who cared if she could tell? Not him. It's not like she would tell Melody or that Sergio guy. He might as well get this over with now. Before he went and ethier shot Colin or grabbed every hair out of his head and ended up as bald as the italian man not to far from him.
"Alright... well we'll leave you two girls--- ohh I mean brides to be..." Harry corrected himself in a teasing light tone of hard sarcasm that made Melody laugh at him and Ginny to glare. "And head to ... do manly stuff" he gave a cheeky grin at the redhead, and if he didn't get out soon enough he was going to die from all the death glares she sent him.
As the two men left, Ginny sighed heavily rubbed her temples, and cursed God. She was a good little girl. She passed school. She made people's lives easy. She had never taken smoked, taken illegal drugs, runn away from home, or killed anybody.
And he still made her life a living hell..
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OMG, I'M DONE!!!
*breathes heavily* super long chapter for the delay. So sorry! *Hugs you*
Harry seems more violent in this chapter, sorry, but I just wanted this whole scene done with *cries* The next one should be nicer. I have snippings and fuun to do comebacks on horseback and maybe I can fit the statue scene in....
and we all loved that statue scene im sure ^.^ for all you fans you haven't a clue what im talking about... when that time comes, make sure you are not eating or drinking anything. I did when I saw it and almost choked to death from laughter. ;; how stu-pod, eh?
Thank You and Have a Nice Day.
~MerlinsApprentince
Chapter 5
By: MerlinsApprentince
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A/N: Read. And. Review.
Please?
You know you love me. ^.^
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"So Ginny, you ready for a weekend of champagne and wine? Don't forget drunk parents. Mummy and Daddy just won't leave us alone about this little wedding at all" Melody turned to Ginny who sat uncomfortable and alone in the back seat of the small muggle jeep.
Harry and Melody were both half muggles and had both decided to take the scenic route to the italian vineyards via the huge enclosed jeep. Ginny starred uncertainly at the closed windows and tight spaces. Claustrophobia was defaintely a emotion she was feeling now. And then anger.
When Harry had met the 2 girls after apparating from 10 different places to get to Italy, he had no reluctantance, no hiestation around him. As if that one night he had with Ginny hadn't happened at all. And Ginny was jealous of that. She wanted that simplicity of being able to erase that wonderful lie of a night.
To burn that elegant dance. To scribble the lovely conversations away. To rip the delightful almost kiss into itsy bitsy little pieces and fed them to Alex for supper. But nope, she just wasn't blessed with that gift of erase-bility. And that just fed Ginny's fire of anger more. For even if she saw him scowling, laughing, flirting, even kissing with Melody had brought that wonderful memory of that deliciously care free night.
And the hate became even stronger.
Ginny felt her knee jab into the driver seat where Harry sat, hard, she had that much pent up heat and angry. "Ooops, sorry 'bout that, really not use to muggle's cramped cars"
To Harry's ears the apologize rang with so much false it wasn't even humourous. That jab was defaintely on purpose. Harry felt on the verge to tell, but knew better then to make a scene right now. "No problem, Ginny" he said forcefully, his clutch on the steering wheel tightening.
This was going to be a severely long ride.
"Oh yeah, I was talking over about the wedding with my sister when she suddenley started talking about what we should play for the reception... and I suddenley realized.... that we didn't have a song!" Melody piped up breaking the long induced silence, as the beautiful landscape of Europe were brought to their eyes.Ginny frowned from the back seat, as she threw aside the cataloug she had brought with her. Music? "But... don't you want a orchestra playing? Like all the old fashioned wizarding weddings?" she questioned wondering how excatly they were to get the music if they didnt have one.
Well, they could always enchant the instruments but that always looked odd no matter in what style you did it. The only one way it looked good was the piano, and even though it was one of Ginny's favorite types of music, not many people didn't quite agree with her that it looked good enchanted by itself. "No... it's called CD's, Gin." Melody turned to the back of her, looking freshed and relaxed after about 10 hours worth of apparating and using a portkey.
Ginny on the other hand looked like she hadn't bathed in a week. Apparting did that too you... everybody but Melody Baker, that is. Starring at the round, mirror-like, 'CD' she frowned wishing her father was her. He had become a muggle expert in his old years. "A CD? This tiny thing plays just like a orchestra?" the red head suggested wrinkling her nose at the small circular object. Melody grinned lightly as she pointed to a little slot in the car radio, pushed a few buttons and music suddenely began in the small speakers of the car.
"See?"
A tune played through out the muggle car, that sounded oddly egyption with the harp and the sound of soft, twinkling bells. "Hmmm... this is cute... what do you think?" Melody questioned lightly pushing up her suunglasses to perch atop her blonde head, grinning lightly at Harry. Ginny sighed leaning back against the leather cushion. Great. She was stuck here with two lovebirds listening to love songs. Just peachy.
"It's alright..." Harry replied earnestly drumming his fingertips against the steering wheel. He really didn't care much for the songs. He was more interested int he grumpy, annoyed face of his wedding planner. Good, she was having a horrid time. He still couldn't believe Melody had pulled this uncomfortable situationon them. Gah.
"Yeah... let's see, what else is there....?" she changed the song by clicking a button on the plate at the front of the muggle jeep. Ginny noted this with interest. Being in muggle cars were uncomfortable yet full of many surprises. She was going to have to check out more muggle customs around here after tjhis.
A hard rap type music with lots of curse words and screaming, suddenley erupted from the sound system. Melody's nose wrinkled. "Eh... it's down with the homedawgs, Mel" Harry teased as he heard the music pound in his eardrums. Rap music... what was with people in this generation?
Melody's nose wrinkled once again, unhappily. "Kinda cute... kinda not" she grumbled and hurriedly clicked to change to the next song on the CD. Soft music that filled into the air with soft flutes and piano notes singing along in the back ground. "Oooooh... I like this..." Melody grinned widely, her eyes sparkling.
Ginny frowned lightly as the song clicked all to familiar to her. The Singing Banshee's number one hit, version of Love Potion #9. She almost held back her evil little cackling.
"Me too... it's quite catchy. Let's do this one..." Harry insisted grinning as he saw Mel's flushed cheeks and twinkling blue eyes. She was really excitied and happy with this song. Harry lived to make Melody happy. "Yeah? You really like this one??" The soft twinkling tunes danced around the happy couple and the lonely wedding planner in the back row,
"Oh, this is so cool... darling, we have a song!!!" she chuckled merrily kissing Harry's cheek happily as she let the song play all the way through. "Oh, this is all so exciting... I just absolutely adore love songs..." Melody insisted still smiling as Harry grinned back glad to see she was delighted above all.
"Ohhh... speaking of love, Ginny, what happened to that prince of yours?" Melody suddenely turned around the spotlight on the hidden redhead friend of hers. No. Oh no. Not now. Not in front of Harry. Squriming incomfortably she saw Harry's eyes widen slightly in the rear view mirror. This was utterly and entirely embrassing.
"Um... well.... let's just say it didn't excatly work out" Ginny began gingerly picking unsurely at her soft blue cashmere sweater for the autumn country side. Harry felt his frown deepen slightly as he saw the young Weasley woman keep her cool under the limelight. She better keep her cool there. He hadn't a clue she had told Melody about what happened at the park... they were definately treading in hot water.
"What? Only a few days ago you still had stars in your eyes after that blind date" Harry stopped slightly as he listened quietly to the girls conversation. Stars? He peered at her quietly in the rearview mirror and saw that she was starring right back at him. With those fiery blue eyes, dark and electric.
Did stars really glimmer in those eyes long ago for him? Harry didn't have such a hard time imagining it, as he allowed himself a stare at her for a quiet moment. He wouldn't much mind at all ethier, if he could see those bright blue stars.
"Yeah, well." Ginny sighed deeply as she broke her gaze from Harry's green eyes and turned back to Melody. "It actually turned out worse then you could imagine. He ended up being the groom... the one of the weddings' I was planning..." The car suddenley did a deep swerve, into the road, shaking the companions in the car, rattling them.
"Harry! What happened?!" Melody turned to the driver of the jeep, the wide eyed Harry who had accidently steered the car in the small direction. "Damn deer in the road" Harry thought up a excuse quickly, for his jerky reactions, peering into the mirror, as if he actually did see the deer. Act fast, act fast. Damn, that Ginny for teasing him like that. The minute he heard those words come out of his mouth, he could of swore his marriage was doomed. "Dammit"
Harry glared at Ginny, then as soon as he positioned the car, right back in the road, and everyone's breath was back. Ginny, who hadn't been in much muggle cars in her life, was scared stiff by the wild reaction Harry had taken when he saw that damn deer in the road.
Ginny clung to whatever she could as Harry had made the hazardous swerve from a deer. Deer, her ass. She had gone to far and Harry was warning her. Scaring the heck out of her worked quite nicely to. That guy knew how to rattle her. Damn him. Damn deer.
Melody glared lightly at her fiancee before she turned back towards Ginny. Unfortunately it was to resume the conversation Ginny had uncleverly started. Why she was trying to get Harry in trouble was understandable but the way she was going at it, she was going to her her winning case thrown out the window. And that was the last thing Ginny needed. Having your love life go down the drain was enough, thank you very much.
"Oh well... let's just say it didn't work out..." Ginny said thoughtfully as her grip on the door slowly loosened as she watched the car drive more smoothly now. Melody frowned unhappily for her friend and planner of her wedding. "Poor dear! Can you believe that Harry? You must have tons of scums after you with your business"
Harry swallowed silenty and kept his emerald eyes glued to the road. Could his fiancee take a hint, or what?! "Well, don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll find someone perfect for you. Hopefully someone as loyal and great as Harry. If your lucky" Melody teased, girlishly, rubbing Harry's arm in loving tenderness.
Ginny wanted to laugh in their faces, watch Harry squirm pathethicly, and puke. Please.
"Yeah. I can only hope for a guy like Harry" she managed her voice bursting with sarcasm. Just what she wanted. A guy who cheated on you with your wedding planner, no less and still hasn't told you about it. Oh, I can't wait for a man of my very own! Ginny rolled her eyes in false enthusasim as Melody grinned in agreement and flipped forward, playing with the music pad.
Harry's eyes diverted enough from the road to glare at the little firebomb in the back of their car. And that little firebomb was starring right back with her own little mischevious grin.
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"Now, you can see this is the courtyard of the vineyard. This is where the after parties are usually held, and the butlers send in the most marvelous wine...."Ginny explained to the couple as they wandered down the italian vineyard Ginny knew all to well. Blah, blah, blah. That's all that really registered to Ginny as she babbled away pioletely to Melody and Harry.
She had done this so many times and to so many clients it just ended up being a methodical thing. One after another after another weddings had been held here, since Ginny had been able to enchant them into selecting this location. It was quite lovely, Ginny had to admit. The lusicious grapevines and quiet scenery.
Harry peered around, leaving his windchaser open so as the fresh european breeze could tickle his stomach and chest. He loved the weather here. London had always been droopy and unhappily gray while Italy had this charming delicate sunshine wavering over the vines and the lovely arrays of landscapes.
"So... what do you think?" The red head turned toward the couple, noticing Harry's splendour to the beautiful vineyard and Melody's quiet intelligent look. "Well... it's quite darling, actually" she grinned brightly as she slipped her hand through Harry's arm and grinned up at him. "What do you think?" Harry blinked and grinned back at her, looking around the place one more time, the wind ruffling his already ruffled black locks.
"Yeah, I think, I like----"
Suddenley he frowned at Ginny eyebrows scurnched as he stopped for a moment. Ginny stopped her false smiling as Melody suddenley started looking at her just as oddly. She frowned. "Uh.... right" she said looking at both unsurely. Suddenley something touched her around her waist squeezing slightly and she yelped loudly, flipping around to stare at excatly what Harry and Melody had been starring at sure enough.
Colin Creevy stood before her grinning goofily, at his little tickle around her waist, and handed her a batch of flowers into her arms laughing. "Hey, beautiful" he grinned at her as if he had done some marvelous act of saving her since he had come to see her at the vineyard. Ginny blinked unsurely. Wait a minute... how did he know she was going to be at the vineyard anyways!???
"Colin... what in the world are you doing here?!" she hissed hurriedly her grasp tightening on the flowers as she remembered the last time she had talked to Colin Creevey. Oh, how embrassing. She still hadn't talked to her mother after that. She wasn't planning to nethier. Nor was she ever planning on seeing a certain Colin Creevey again.
Harry watched slightly confused and murky. Was that... Colin Creevey? The kid who had followed him around like a worshipper... oh, it was horrid. He had remembered it all to well, how embrassing it was. Was he following Ginny now? He could see why, but really... he had to be at least in his twenties and all. Childish stuff, stalking people. He had to be stalking. Ginny wouldn't go out with someone like that.
Would she...?
"Your mum told me where you were... I mean it's only nice enough to have---" he bent forward close to her, as if expecting something face out. Ginny watched him unsurely, as Harry raised an eyebrow in surprise. He knew excatly what Colin had wanted, if Ginny hadn't known. He was most definately expecting a kiss. Oh, dear.
"Um... Ginny, who's this?" Of course, Melody broke the ice of Colin waiting, Harry glaring, and Ginny watching utterly confused. "Oh... um.. this is---" Ginny broke out of her trance worriedly turning to Harry and Melody. Her usually pale Weasley skin took on a bright beet red against her cheeks, embrassment flooding her viens. Oh god, just strike her with a lightening bolt now.
"Oh, I'm her fiancee, Colin Creevey"
Ginny suddenley wished she would be hit rather with five thousand lightening bolts then just one.
"Really?! Oh, my gosh... Ginny, you never told us we were engaged???!" Melody said lightly, as she looked over Colin Creevey with renewed interest, despite the fact she was already almost drooling at him in the first place. Harry's eyes had somehow turned a dangerous green fixated on Colin, who in turn had grinned down merrily at Ginny. Who in turn, was gaping like a fish out of water.
A very unhappy, very confused, very pissed off fish out of water.
"WHAT?! I ... no... wait!!!... t-this... it's not... Get of, bugger!... it's not... not what..." Ginny's words spilled out of her mouth without any structure or meaning, her entire face escalating from the beet red, to fire hydrant red. Everything buzzed in her body wildly, as Colin just grinned, Harry glared, and Melody gushed. No. This wasn't happening. One after the other. What did she ever do to deserve this?! Okay, maybe she did push that couple to have Love Potion for the bet, but she needed the betting money for a new pair of shoes!
"It's just so cute...! Who would have thought...?" Melody insisted lightly as she tried to loosen her arm from the crook of Harry's own tightening grasp. Harry felt his jaw clunch tightly. Damn, that hurt. He couldn't believe her. She lied. Of course, she did. I mean... who would have expected her to be single anyways? And it wasn't like she was the only one who lied... but still! Engaged?! Ginny...??? To... him, of all people?
He replied with another grin, down at his own fiancee, trying to calm his flustered nerves. The minute he saw Colin's hands tickle Ginny's thin waist, he had felt something red hot flash through his viens. Something he didn't like at all. It was like someone had lit a fire of hate for Colin Creevey in his gut. He didn't have a clue what it was... but yet he still didn't like it. What was with Colin anyways? Ate magic mud that made him look attractive or something?
"Yeah... it's lovely, Melody. Isn't it great, Ginny? You have somebody to love. Somebody to love, hold, cherish and care for, forever and ever and ever no matter what?" the words grated from his teeth, as he rubbed Melody's shoulders softly, turning to Ginny, the rough sarcasm bruising her heart. But yet, Ginny felt herself grin inside. Well... those eyes of his didn't look all to friendly upon Colin. Actually if she had looked him over, she could have labeled his unhappy glare as jealously. She had seen it many times on Ron or Hermoine's face when ethier had different dates or likings.
Heh. She could work this. Very well.
Ginny looked at him, squinting for a moment, as she stopped wriggling and tried to calm her desperate blushing that kept flooding her face. Was this... could this be revenge? For using her? Harry's face looked like it could explode in any minute. Any time now.
And all because Colin Creevey had 'claimed' her as his fiancee. How simple is that to get one man quite angered? And jealous too...Everything was right at her dispense. Her need. And sure as hell she was going to use them. "Very" she muttured quietly as she gently laid a hand on Colin's arm watching him calmly as if her before reaction was just something to tease him.
And she saw Harry's eyes harden even more.
She was teasing him. She had to be. Harry didn't want to think that this reasonable Weasley child had feelings... for a guy who had not long ago looked like a walking stick man, and had a camera surgeically attached to his face. He knew... or at least he thought he knew Ginny better then that. The redhot jolt surged through him again, tingling his senses unhappily as he watched Ginny's face broke into a happy smile.
Emotions. Who the hell needs them?
"Oh!! How Lovely! After so many years of planning... your finally getting married, Ginny!!!" a middleaged Italian man, gushed as he came down the walkway of the vineyard, in a crisp armani suite, and dark rich tan and a bald crown. He owned the vineyard, and helped at all cost to make sure that Ginny got him customers. Very rich customers. "How exciting!" he clapped his hands as he came to help her show the couple the grounds of the exquisite yard.
Ginny pushed Colin aside as soon as she saw Harry's attention reverted. She wrinkled her nose at Sergio, the personel who had congratulated her. Yeah, lovely. Exciting. She couldn't wait. Take them, please! "Yeah... Can't wait" she muttured in a crisp cold voice and went hurriedly on to the next subject at hand. "Alright, then, Harry, Melody this is Sergio he owns the vineyard and will be showing us the rest of this wonderful land that spreads out a few acres..."
Colin grinned goodnaturedly at Harry, and popped in, still pushing himself closer to Ginny, to the redhead's disdain. "Oh.. c'mon Harry. Let's leave this for the women. I haven't seen you in years" his grin made Melody flush lightly and Sergio eye him with very interested interest. Ginny just rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. What?! He was just a extremely good looking guy. Maybe he made her knees quiver-- a little!--- but still.
Harry's thoughts ran along the same line, except he hadn't felt barely any quivering in his knees. His fists maybe, itching to make sure he wouldnt be able to smile again, were quivering but not his knees. He had every right to punch his lights out and decline goodnaturedly about leaving the women. He had every right. But then he saw Ginny's challeneging stare. Her eyes turning to a dark blue, were glaring at him, as usual, arms crossed dangerously. She wasn't expecting him too. She thought she had this scene patted down for her.
Well, Ginny thought wrong.
"Sure, Colin" Harry grumbled, releasing himself from Melody's grasp and grinned at the two, as Ginny watched him a eyebrow raised at the deisicon Harry was very sure he was going to regret later ."Great! We can do some manly man stuff around here, and let them handle it" Colin insisted, as he smilied at Sergio lightly, making the thin young man blush slightly. Ginny was very close to screaming out in exasperation. He was not that cute!
"Right.. manly stuff" Harry said raising and eyebrow biting his lip lightly as he turned to the girls with his false and quite amusing grin. He was sure the only person who could tell the difference that he was lieing or not was Ginny, and who cared if she could tell? Not him. It's not like she would tell Melody or that Sergio guy. He might as well get this over with now. Before he went and ethier shot Colin or grabbed every hair out of his head and ended up as bald as the italian man not to far from him.
"Alright... well we'll leave you two girls--- ohh I mean brides to be..." Harry corrected himself in a teasing light tone of hard sarcasm that made Melody laugh at him and Ginny to glare. "And head to ... do manly stuff" he gave a cheeky grin at the redhead, and if he didn't get out soon enough he was going to die from all the death glares she sent him.
As the two men left, Ginny sighed heavily rubbed her temples, and cursed God. She was a good little girl. She passed school. She made people's lives easy. She had never taken smoked, taken illegal drugs, runn away from home, or killed anybody.
And he still made her life a living hell..
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OMG, I'M DONE!!!
*breathes heavily* super long chapter for the delay. So sorry! *Hugs you*
Harry seems more violent in this chapter, sorry, but I just wanted this whole scene done with *cries* The next one should be nicer. I have snippings and fuun to do comebacks on horseback and maybe I can fit the statue scene in....
and we all loved that statue scene im sure ^.^ for all you fans you haven't a clue what im talking about... when that time comes, make sure you are not eating or drinking anything. I did when I saw it and almost choked to death from laughter. ;; how stu-pod, eh?
Thank You and Have a Nice Day.
~MerlinsApprentince