Death, Weddings and Dates

"Weasley/Potter Table 5" Read the little card and so the group went to their seats. The twins left their dates and headed straight for the food table, as did Ron while the girls and the rest of the guys went to greet the Bride and Groom.

"Well isn't it the great Harry Potter? How you been mate?" Wood shook the boys hand and was joined by his new bride.

"This is Marguerite, my wife" The young brunette shook their hands. Ashley and the others starred at Wood's wife, it was hard to believe this delicate, petite woman was a chaser for one of the most brutal and hard playing team in all of Europe, the Falmouth Falcons. Not only that, Versailles-Wood was the only female on the team.

Their motto was "Let us win, but if we cannot win, let us break a few heads" which was the only reason Ashley supported them. Instead of shaking the bride's hand she took out a piece of parchment and quill from her purse and asked for her autograph.

"How did you manage to get a self proclaimed bachelor like Wood to marry?" The vampire inquired, then was elbowed by Hermione. She returned it with a death glare.

"That was easy, I put the fear of Merlin him." the new Mrs. Wood joked as she finished signing her name.

"You know that's not true love, I feared her after I loved her" Oliver kissed his bride and asked the group to excuse them as the two went to greet their other guest.

The night was full of many wonderful moments, but Ginny's mind wasn't with Harry on the dance floor, nor with Hermione who had been hinting all night she wanted to be the next to marry, or even with Ashley and her brother who had made everyone speechless with their brief kiss. No it was at a cold dark manor, some where far away.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lissette came home to find a small package on her bedstand. Perched next to her beautiful raven was a gorgeous bat, her fathers bat. Night shade bared his lovely fangs at her. She knew it was something important other wise her father would'nt dare send his beloved pet to her uncle's mansion.

"ITS DONE" She read those two words three times, she had to. Though she would never admit to it, Lissette let out a sob. Ethan Sawyer was dead.

*********************************************************************** Senator's Son found dead! Michael Goldiner San Francisco- Yesterday Afternoon the lifeless body of Ethan Sawyer, Son of Californian Senator Christian Sawyer was found. Sawyer, who had been reported missing since December 1st, was found early Tuesday morning by an unsuspecting jogger. The senator's son had been on leave from Oxford due to his many indiscretions. Senator Sawyer held a press conference this morning, asking the media to "Permit this open wound to heal" he went on to say " My son's death is something that I want to be treated with respect, it is not something that should become an open feast for you the press." The body will be transported to Maine, where it will be buried along side his mother in the family plot........................................................ ***********************************************************************Drac o patted Lissette's shoulders in attempts to console his cousin. She was breaking, and the boy knew all to well that it was the pregnancy that was breaking the ice that every Malfoy was born with. Ethan was gone, and the one thing that tied them together was growing everyday and she didn't want it. Why want something that wasn't pure? She wasn't ready to give up the luxuries that the Malfoy name provided, she didn't want to be like her father.

"Will you stop your blubbering?" Draco asked a bit coldly, not knowing really how to treat any one that was weeping, She was no longer the heartless......well she couldn't be a true Malfoy or Slytherin anymore. Lissette angerly shoved him away.

"He's dead you pathetic puff ! DEAD." She threw the article at him, crumbled up into a ball, her aim was good, right in between his eyes. Draco quickly skimmed through it and shrugged.

"So ?" Her eyes glowed dangerously.

"SO? SO? If this abomination is to be born, he is to take it. I'm not going to have anything to do with it." She now pointed her wand as his neck.

"You mean He was to take it, as he can't anymore." She no added more pressure.

The girl began to say a spell, but he was too quick and was able to move before it hit him. He was now pointing his at her.

"Try that again and I'll be one cousin short, and that mudblood you carry will be something less to worry about." Lissette put her wand away. For she valued her life more then anything.

She then landed on her knees and continued to weep. Finally exasperated by it all he left the room.

"BARLEY!!!!!!!!!!!" Quickly the meek house elf ran up the stairs to meet his master in the hall.

"yesss massterr?" Youuuu called for Bbbarley?" He stuttered fearing to meet Draco's eyes.

"I'm in the Holiday spirit. Fetch the decorations, Christmas this year will be celebrated."

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"That was a wonderful reception wasn't it Ron?" Hermione asked as she sat on the boys lap cuddling. A worried look flashed across his face as everyone in the car giggled. Fred and George would have loved to have been there, but had to escort their girlfriends home.

"What's the matter Ron? All the blood seems to be leaving your face?" Ashley teased as he glared at her and Granger looked up to see the expression on her boyfriends face.

Harry and Ginny sat in silence. She on his lap, his hands entangled in her flaming curls.

"Gin, we..........I ........ Can we talk tonight. Tomorrow is Christmas eve and well I......." She pressed her lips softly against his. For Ginny knew exactly what he wanted to talk about.

As they climbed out of the car. Ashley and Percy lagged behind.

"Ashley, I...... I had a good...." But she cut him off and pulled him into a long and passionate kiss.