Harry, Ron, and the rest of the Weasleys walked up towards Nikki's house
the next day, eager to attend the annual barbeque. Harry got sight of the
yard; a large circular table was off to the side and inside a gazebo with
half a dozen barbeques smoking as if cooked the food, a small group of
people were standing around talking. Harry looked at the group and noticed
Daemon, Remus, Lé Anna, Hermione's parents and another blond talking with
Nikki and Hermione who left them as soon as they spotted the other group of
visitors and made their way towards them.
"Hey," Nikki greeted as she gave each of them a hug. "How are you?"
"We're fine and hungry." Ron said as he gave Nikki a hug and his parents and older brothers went to talk with the other adults.
"Who's the other blond," Harry asked, as he tried to get a good look at her.
"That's Lisa, Lé Anna's older sister." Hermione beamed. "She used to work in Muggle Technology at the Ministry but she switch over to teaching and she's teaching over in Canada now. She's really brilliant"
"Why hello there" a sweet voice chimed as they all looked down. A girl no older then four was looking up at them. She was wearing small white gloves, a tiara on her coffee colored hair, a large pink boa; a sequenced purse clutched in her hand and had on high heals that seemed much too big for her. "I don't believe we've met, I'm Jamie Lil; charmed I'm sure." She said as she extended her hand towards Harry.
"Likewise" Harry said as he shook the small hand.
"Did you hear," Jamie questioned the air as she opened the small purse and took out some play makeup. "I didn't believe it when I heard it but, it's true."
"Really," Nikki asked in a false surprised voice. "I heard it wasn't true."
"Me too," Ron said in the same voice.
"But gracious you're misinformed. Your schooling must have been quite inadequate." She said as she swung her boa over her shoulder. "Cause its true."
"Jamie L," Lé Anna called "Time to get ready for supper."
"Alright," She said as she snapped her purse closed. "I hope we meet again," she said as she shook Harry's hand before she walked away; after a few steps she turned and waved calling "Toodles" before continuing towards the house.
Ginny, Ron and Nikki began to snicker once the little girl was out of view. "She's so cute"
"Do you guys have your thing," Nikki asked as Harry gave her a quizzical look.
"What thing?" He asked looking around, not knowing what kind of thing they were talking about.
"Oh, we forgot to tell him about the thing," Ginny gasped. "Every year we go around the circle saying what we did the past year"
Harry's mind began to race, trying to think of something to say as they were called to the table. He sat himself down between Ron and Hermione at the table as the others took their places and the food got carried over. One by one the people started going around the table saying their milestone from the past year; Jamie claiming that she became a princess, still wearing the tiara. Hermione stood up, saying that she was Head Girl at Hogwarts, a feat that she was working towards since her first year. Harry stood up as a thought dawned on him; "I defeated Lord Voldemort."
The people circling the table cheered, laughed and applauded him as he sat down, cueing Ron it was his turn. His friend stood up, appearing to be nervous as he took a deep breath.
"This year, just last week actually, I ... I proposed to Nikki," he said as everyone gapped at him.
"And I said yes," Nikki said from the other side of Ron. If their parents' mouths were opened before, it was nothing compared to how shocked they looked after Nikki spoke. They all seemed to be too stunned for words until Mrs. Wesley broke down into tears.
"Oh Arthur," she wept. "All of our babies are grown up, Ginny's finishing school this year, the others all have jobs, and now Ron's engaged."
"Mrs. Wesley," Nikki spoke up. "What about grandchildren?"
The words reached Mrs. Wesley as a loving look on her face appeared. "Oh, Arthur can you imagine it. Grandchildren..."
"Are you okay mom," Nikki asked her mother who didn't move yet.
"I'm fine," she said blankly. "I'm just remembering when your father proposed to me, just after we finished school."
"So you're okay with all of this," Nikki asked hopefully.
"I'm perfectly fine," she assured them as a relieved look came across Ron and Nikki's faces. The two sat down in their seats, beaming with pride and shaking from nerves. Everybody began to dig into the food surrounding them as the mosquito netting surrounding the gazebo closed itself before any bugs came out.
"So when are you going to have the wedding," Ginny asked as she unwrapped her potato.
"We were hoping to in the summer, probably late August, just because it's our favorite time of the year. And we have so many memories from it. And we want the reception to be casual, with a relaxing kind of feel." Nikki explained as she continued to fill her plate.
"Harry," Ron whispered as the girls continued to prod them about the wedding. "You're my best friend, and I just want to know if you'll be my best man at the wedding."
Harry froze in his seat as he look at his friend's inquiring face before he felt himself smile. "Of course I will Ron" he told his friend as a broad grin broke out on the redhead's face.
"So you two will be my bride's maids," Nikki asked as she looked at Hermione and Ginny who nodded much to Nikki's relief.
"Is Raina going to be our Maid of Honor," Ginny asked before she went back to her food.
"Yeah, we promised each other when we were five that we would be; I just have to let her know."
"What about me," Jamie asked from behind her plate. Ron and Nikki laughed as the three year old looked between the two.
"We didn't forget you Jamie Lil, don't worry." Ron comforted. "We want you to be the flower girl"
"What does that mean," Jamie asked with a disgusted look on her face.
Ron looked shocked as he tried hopelessly to describe the task at hand before Nikki cut in. "You get to prance around in a dress throwing flower petals at people." Nikki explained blandly.
"Alright," Jamie said excitedly as she went back to her vegetables.
Everyone soon finished their food and headed back inside before the mosquitoes came out. Everyone went to their bedroom for a good night sleep as Harry, Ginny and Hermione went downstairs with the couple to disgust the wedding that would soon take place.
* The three followed Nikki and Ron through the town below the next day; they were on their way to Nikki's friend's house and they came for support, Nikki was a nervous wreck. Nikki bit her lip as she looked away, trying to find something to distract herself from what she needed to do. Ron kissed Nikki on the cheek and told her everything would be fine. They walked up to a small bungalow with a light up Santa hanging off the roof by an electric plug. The five walked downstairs and in a the basement's living room where a girl with slightly wavy hair sat on a couch pouring herself into a piece of paper; glasses practically falling off her face. She looked up and smiled at the people who just came in to her small sanctuary as she made room on the couch.
"You're working on the story," Nikki said brightly as she looked at what Raina had been working on. "Are you stuck again?"
"Yeah," Raina said as she tucked a few strands of hair out of her face. "I have Val coming over to Angel's house to talk to her about something that happened on her date with Chun but I'm not sure what it could be...."
"Well; you could have Valerie telling Angel that Chun proposed to her," the idea struck Raina as she began to write in silence for a few minutes before she popped her head back up.
"What should her reaction be? You know, Angel's," Raina asked as she looked to her friend for guidance.
"The same yours is when I tell you that me and Ron are engaged," Nikki told her friend who looked confused. She picked up Nikki's hand and looked at the engagement ring before her expression turned to disbelief. Raina continued to hold her friend's hand as no one talked.
"Oh my gosh, Honey" Raina breathed before tears began to well up in her eyes.
"And if Angel accepts the fact the Val is now a fiancée; Val would like it if Angel would be her Maid of Honor." The tears that Raina was holding back now fell freely as she hugged her friend tightly for a few minutes.
"Ginny and Hermione are the bride's maids and Harry's my best man." Ron explained as he pointed to each of the friends on the couches. "And now we have you," Ron joked as he dove into a tight hug and pretended to cry as Raina began to laugh uncontrollably.
"Get off her Ron," Nikki said as she noticed her friend's distress. "If you're going to cheat on me you may as well wait until we're married."
*
A/N: How many really saw this coming, the next chapter is going to have a shock in it. And it's.... going to be revealed when I post it.
Hmmm a house with a bungee jumping Santa even in the summer, I wonder whose house that could be, eh Poet.
Poet – I'm glad you're loving it (ba dat dat dat daaa) Too many McDonald's commercials) I threw in a little some things for you. See you tomorrow at practice. (Seven grueling hours)
"Hey," Nikki greeted as she gave each of them a hug. "How are you?"
"We're fine and hungry." Ron said as he gave Nikki a hug and his parents and older brothers went to talk with the other adults.
"Who's the other blond," Harry asked, as he tried to get a good look at her.
"That's Lisa, Lé Anna's older sister." Hermione beamed. "She used to work in Muggle Technology at the Ministry but she switch over to teaching and she's teaching over in Canada now. She's really brilliant"
"Why hello there" a sweet voice chimed as they all looked down. A girl no older then four was looking up at them. She was wearing small white gloves, a tiara on her coffee colored hair, a large pink boa; a sequenced purse clutched in her hand and had on high heals that seemed much too big for her. "I don't believe we've met, I'm Jamie Lil; charmed I'm sure." She said as she extended her hand towards Harry.
"Likewise" Harry said as he shook the small hand.
"Did you hear," Jamie questioned the air as she opened the small purse and took out some play makeup. "I didn't believe it when I heard it but, it's true."
"Really," Nikki asked in a false surprised voice. "I heard it wasn't true."
"Me too," Ron said in the same voice.
"But gracious you're misinformed. Your schooling must have been quite inadequate." She said as she swung her boa over her shoulder. "Cause its true."
"Jamie L," Lé Anna called "Time to get ready for supper."
"Alright," She said as she snapped her purse closed. "I hope we meet again," she said as she shook Harry's hand before she walked away; after a few steps she turned and waved calling "Toodles" before continuing towards the house.
Ginny, Ron and Nikki began to snicker once the little girl was out of view. "She's so cute"
"Do you guys have your thing," Nikki asked as Harry gave her a quizzical look.
"What thing?" He asked looking around, not knowing what kind of thing they were talking about.
"Oh, we forgot to tell him about the thing," Ginny gasped. "Every year we go around the circle saying what we did the past year"
Harry's mind began to race, trying to think of something to say as they were called to the table. He sat himself down between Ron and Hermione at the table as the others took their places and the food got carried over. One by one the people started going around the table saying their milestone from the past year; Jamie claiming that she became a princess, still wearing the tiara. Hermione stood up, saying that she was Head Girl at Hogwarts, a feat that she was working towards since her first year. Harry stood up as a thought dawned on him; "I defeated Lord Voldemort."
The people circling the table cheered, laughed and applauded him as he sat down, cueing Ron it was his turn. His friend stood up, appearing to be nervous as he took a deep breath.
"This year, just last week actually, I ... I proposed to Nikki," he said as everyone gapped at him.
"And I said yes," Nikki said from the other side of Ron. If their parents' mouths were opened before, it was nothing compared to how shocked they looked after Nikki spoke. They all seemed to be too stunned for words until Mrs. Wesley broke down into tears.
"Oh Arthur," she wept. "All of our babies are grown up, Ginny's finishing school this year, the others all have jobs, and now Ron's engaged."
"Mrs. Wesley," Nikki spoke up. "What about grandchildren?"
The words reached Mrs. Wesley as a loving look on her face appeared. "Oh, Arthur can you imagine it. Grandchildren..."
"Are you okay mom," Nikki asked her mother who didn't move yet.
"I'm fine," she said blankly. "I'm just remembering when your father proposed to me, just after we finished school."
"So you're okay with all of this," Nikki asked hopefully.
"I'm perfectly fine," she assured them as a relieved look came across Ron and Nikki's faces. The two sat down in their seats, beaming with pride and shaking from nerves. Everybody began to dig into the food surrounding them as the mosquito netting surrounding the gazebo closed itself before any bugs came out.
"So when are you going to have the wedding," Ginny asked as she unwrapped her potato.
"We were hoping to in the summer, probably late August, just because it's our favorite time of the year. And we have so many memories from it. And we want the reception to be casual, with a relaxing kind of feel." Nikki explained as she continued to fill her plate.
"Harry," Ron whispered as the girls continued to prod them about the wedding. "You're my best friend, and I just want to know if you'll be my best man at the wedding."
Harry froze in his seat as he look at his friend's inquiring face before he felt himself smile. "Of course I will Ron" he told his friend as a broad grin broke out on the redhead's face.
"So you two will be my bride's maids," Nikki asked as she looked at Hermione and Ginny who nodded much to Nikki's relief.
"Is Raina going to be our Maid of Honor," Ginny asked before she went back to her food.
"Yeah, we promised each other when we were five that we would be; I just have to let her know."
"What about me," Jamie asked from behind her plate. Ron and Nikki laughed as the three year old looked between the two.
"We didn't forget you Jamie Lil, don't worry." Ron comforted. "We want you to be the flower girl"
"What does that mean," Jamie asked with a disgusted look on her face.
Ron looked shocked as he tried hopelessly to describe the task at hand before Nikki cut in. "You get to prance around in a dress throwing flower petals at people." Nikki explained blandly.
"Alright," Jamie said excitedly as she went back to her vegetables.
Everyone soon finished their food and headed back inside before the mosquitoes came out. Everyone went to their bedroom for a good night sleep as Harry, Ginny and Hermione went downstairs with the couple to disgust the wedding that would soon take place.
* The three followed Nikki and Ron through the town below the next day; they were on their way to Nikki's friend's house and they came for support, Nikki was a nervous wreck. Nikki bit her lip as she looked away, trying to find something to distract herself from what she needed to do. Ron kissed Nikki on the cheek and told her everything would be fine. They walked up to a small bungalow with a light up Santa hanging off the roof by an electric plug. The five walked downstairs and in a the basement's living room where a girl with slightly wavy hair sat on a couch pouring herself into a piece of paper; glasses practically falling off her face. She looked up and smiled at the people who just came in to her small sanctuary as she made room on the couch.
"You're working on the story," Nikki said brightly as she looked at what Raina had been working on. "Are you stuck again?"
"Yeah," Raina said as she tucked a few strands of hair out of her face. "I have Val coming over to Angel's house to talk to her about something that happened on her date with Chun but I'm not sure what it could be...."
"Well; you could have Valerie telling Angel that Chun proposed to her," the idea struck Raina as she began to write in silence for a few minutes before she popped her head back up.
"What should her reaction be? You know, Angel's," Raina asked as she looked to her friend for guidance.
"The same yours is when I tell you that me and Ron are engaged," Nikki told her friend who looked confused. She picked up Nikki's hand and looked at the engagement ring before her expression turned to disbelief. Raina continued to hold her friend's hand as no one talked.
"Oh my gosh, Honey" Raina breathed before tears began to well up in her eyes.
"And if Angel accepts the fact the Val is now a fiancée; Val would like it if Angel would be her Maid of Honor." The tears that Raina was holding back now fell freely as she hugged her friend tightly for a few minutes.
"Ginny and Hermione are the bride's maids and Harry's my best man." Ron explained as he pointed to each of the friends on the couches. "And now we have you," Ron joked as he dove into a tight hug and pretended to cry as Raina began to laugh uncontrollably.
"Get off her Ron," Nikki said as she noticed her friend's distress. "If you're going to cheat on me you may as well wait until we're married."
*
A/N: How many really saw this coming, the next chapter is going to have a shock in it. And it's.... going to be revealed when I post it.
Hmmm a house with a bungee jumping Santa even in the summer, I wonder whose house that could be, eh Poet.
Poet – I'm glad you're loving it (ba dat dat dat daaa) Too many McDonald's commercials) I threw in a little some things for you. See you tomorrow at practice. (Seven grueling hours)