A/N: MP II: RULES OF ATTRACTION is the sequel to The Muggle Project, but that does not mean in any way that those of you who have not read the previous Muggle Project installment won't understand this fic, (although it may help the reader to understand certain aspects of the story). With that having been said, please enjoy the sequel to The Muggle Project.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I have in fact used the last of my money to buy three sets of tickets to the third movie. It's times like these that make me wish I wasn't too old to have a lemonade stand, seeing as I could use the money. Ahh, the good ol' days...

PROLOGUE

Sometimes people are blessed with wonderful gifts. A poor, underprivileged child is born with an exceptionally high I.Q. A barren woman gets a chance to adopt. The two people who endured hell for each other finally come together as a couple, despite their mutual stubbornness. A spunky young redhead arrives just in time to pull a troubled Quidditch player out of depression.

But sometimes, these gifts are not meant to last. The girl genius is hit on the head by an abusive father and suffers severe brain damage. The barren woman's child is taken away when she loses her job. The couple everyone voted "Most Likely to Get Married" back in high school didn't last more than two weeks after graduation. The depressed boy and his girlfriend are pulled apart by one thing or another until their relationship just snaps.

As sad as it may seem, these things do happen. And as Harry Potter held the small, white wedding invitation in his hands, these were the exact thoughts that were running through his head.

"You are cordially invited to witness Ronald B. Weasley and Nina A. Sauniere be joined in holy matrimony, on the seventh of June, year two thousand and four..."

Harry remembered the day he met Nina. It was three days after Ron and Hermione had broken up. He had never imagined that introducing Ron to the funny waitress he's met at the pub would end up in marriage. Maybe he had been wrong in assuming his best friends would stay together as a couple forever. He had, after all, thought that about Ginny and himself. It was no secret that Hermione was still in love with Ron. Everyone knew it, (except for them, of course). Harry cringed at the thought of the upcoming wedding, which was to be held in Paris, (Nina's hometown).

He looked down at a separate, smaller piece of parchment that the owl had dropped off.

"Mr. H. Potter, Dinner Plus One."

His mind immediately flew to Ginny, but when he remembered that they had been separated for almost a year, Harry groaned inwardly and threw the card onto the kitchen counter. His best friend was about to get married to the wrong girl, and although he constantly found himself trying to deny it, Harry Potter was as much in love with his ex as Hermione Granger was in love with hers.

A/N: Okay, so that's the prologue. Don't worry, it gets a lot funnier and less dreary from here, and I can promise a wild bachelor and/or bachelorette party in the near future... ; D



To respond to reviews on ch 13 of The Muggle Project:

Kazimir: No. Ginny is not pregnant. I will repeat this for all readers. She is not under any circumstances carrying a child.

Mary-V: Yeah, the Friends finale also made me a bit depressed. Did you watch Survivor? Anyways, I like the new penname!

SnakeEyesHannah: Thanks; I thought it might be fun to have them get in a bit of a fight.

Loves to Read: That was one of the best reviews I've ever gotten! Seriously! I'm so glad that you love the story, and I hope you'll like this one, too. And of course I brought Sirius back, I LOVE him!

JamieBell: I know, can't you just picture the twins busting a move on their old Cleansweeps?

Nightwing 509: Fred and George will be pissed, but none of the brothers will be expecting anything to happen between Harry and Ginny, (HINT HINT).