The Beginning of a Happily Ever After: The Ever After Part
By: Miss Ladyluck
Author Note: Here's Part Three! I think that this is it. Hope you enjoy it! Let me know how you like it by reviewing. Much love to all!
Disclaimer: Don't own one bit of Harry Potter- If I did, I prolly wouldn't be writing here, right now!
Ginny awoke early on the morning of May 24. She yawned and almost cried at the thought of what day it was. Just then, she heard a crack.
"Ginny, darling, time to..." Molly Weasley walked into Ginny's room, "Oh, you're up. Good. You have to pick up your dress this morning at Flora's and then we get your hair done. You get to the church at 1:00pm, the photographer will be there to take your individual pictures, and then the ceremony starts at... Wait- why am I telling you when your own ceremony starts?" Molly Weasley laughed at yourself and then glanced at Ginny, "Well, what on earth are you waiting for? It's your wedding day and you don't want to be late, do you?"
Ginny got up and changed into some comfy clothing. She came into the kitchen of her flat, just as her mother poured her some coffee. She drank the coffee and tried to refuse breakfast before Mrs. Weasley practically shoved the food down her throat insisting that it would probably going to be the last time before her wedding that she would be hungry. Soon after that, she was rushed off to the hair dresser.
"Oh Ginny, you look beautiful," Hermione gaped, "Harry is going to die when he sees you!" Ginny felt beautiful. She turned around at the mirror and took a good look at herself. She took a deep breath.
"Oh my," Molly Weasley said, on the verge of tears, "Look at you. You look... Oh my baby." She started to cry. Ginny wished herself not to cry, but her emotions had other plans. Just as she dried her tears, her father entered the room, and she lost it all over again.
"Are you ready, Ginny?" Mr. Weasley said with red eyes.
"Yeah, Daddy, I think I'm ready," Ginny said, tissue in hand. She took a deep breath.
"Let's go then," he said.
Mr. Weasley held his daughter's arm and walked her down the hall to the place where they would wait until it was time. One by one, Ginny's bridesmaids processed down the aisle, smiling at Ginny. By the time it was Hermione's turn, Ginny was starting to become anxious and slightly nervous. Hermione winked at her and smiled, stepping through the doors.
"This is it," Arthur told his one and only daughter.
"I love you, Daddy," Ginny kissed him on his cheek. Arthur took hold of her arm once again, and led her to the doors, revealing the whole church full of friends and family. He processed her down the aisle, just as they had practiced. That's when she saw her soon-to-be husband.
Harry was standing at the end of the aisle, beaming at her. She couldn't take her eyes off of him. She loved him, and any doubts that had filled her head in the previous minutes were washed away instantly. She was going to marry this man.
"Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of this man and this woman in Holy Matrimony. Who gives this woman to be married to this man?" the preacher proceeded.
"Her mother and I," Arthur said smiling. Ginny could hear her mother sobbing in the background.
"Very well. Please join your right hands. Into this union Ginny and Harry now come to be joined. Ginevra Molly Weasley, will you have this man to be your husband; to live together with him in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful unto him as long as you both shall live? If so, answer by saying: I will."
"I will," Ginny replied looking into Harry's eyes.
"Harry James Potter, will you have this woman to be your wife; to live together with her in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful unto her as long as you both shall live? If so, then answer by saying: I will."
"I will," Harry answered and squeezed her hand.
"Will all of you witnessing these promises do all in your power to uphold these two persons in their marriage? If so, then answer by saying: We will."
"We will," the whole congregation said in unison.
Ginny and Harry faced each other and held hands. "Please repeat these words after me," the preacher told Ginny, "I, Ginny, take you, Harry, to be my husband."
"I, Ginny, take you, Harry, to be my husband," she repeated, tears forming in her eyes.
"To have and to hold from this day forward," the preacher said slowly. Ginny took a deep breath and repeated his words.
"For better or for worse," the preacher said calmly.
"For better of for worse," Ginny smiled at Harry.
"For richer or for poorer," the preacher said. She repeated.
"In sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do us part," the preacher recited. Harry squeezed her hand and she said the words.
"This is my solemn vow," he concluded.
"This is my solemn vow," Ginny squeezed Harry's hands. As Harry recited those same words, Ginny thought about the man in front of her. He was wonderful, he was handsome, he was amazing, he was incredible, he loved her, and he protected her. He was all she ever wanted in a man, and here he was, standing in front of her, telling her that he wanted her to be his wife forever. When did she become lucky? The way that he looked at her, she had never felt so beautiful.
The ring bearer, Charlie's son, brought the rings to the minister. He held them up and said, "These rings are a symbol of the vows by which this man and this woman have bound themselves to each other in Holy Matrimony," the preacher continued, "Repeat after me, Harry first, then Ginny. Harry: I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I will honor you, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," Harry said while sliding the ring on her finger.
"And Ginny, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," he said, giving her the ring.
She slid the ring on Harry's finger and held it there, "I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
"Now that Ginny and Harry have given themselves to each other by solemn vows, with the joining of hands and the giving and receiving of rings, I pronounce that they are husband and wife, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Those, whom God has joined together, let no one put asunder," the minister announced, "I now pronounce you husband and wife. Harry, you may kiss the bride." The church broke into applause. Everyone stood to honor the couple. Camera's flashed everywhere, but all Ginny could think of was how wonderful her husband was.
This was definitely the beginning of her happily ever after.
El Fin