Chapter 26

Soon it was Monday and time for the wedding rehearsal. Only the participating wedding party had to be there, and then afterwards everyone was headed back to Mr. and Mrs. Granger's house for dinner. Hermione was exuberant and found the need to wake Ginny up way before she was needed, way before.

After about half an hour of Hermione's persistent attempts at waking Ginny up, she finally emerged from her bed to stomp off groggily towards the bathroom. Within the following half and hour Ginny was dressed and awake, much to her displeasure, and joined the living downstairs.

As she descended the steps she heard people talking in the kitchen. "It's a shame they can't make it any sooner. I was looking forward to seeing them," spoke the voice of Hermione, with a trace of disappointment.

"I haven't seen them in a long time," another voice said. It sounded remarkably like... Harry. When did he get there? "I have been meaning to visit their shop again, I just haven't gotten around to it."

"Me too, but they will make it here eventually," came a reply from Ron.

"When are the others, your other brothers that is, making it here?" a female voice asked curiously. When Ginny entered the room she discovered that it was Hermione's mother who asked that question. She smiled at Ginny affably when she saw her enter and said, "Good morning dear. Would you like something to eat for breakfast? I made some pancakes, bacon, waffles, and sausage."

Ginny shook her head and replied, "No, thank you, but I would like some coffee, if it's not too much trouble."

Mrs. Granger gestured for her to sit down and responded, "Not a problem at all, I actually just made a fresh pot. How would you like it? Cream? Sugar?"

"No, I like my coffee black," she answered, taking a seat at the breakfast table across from Hermione and Ron. Harry was at the head of the table, picking at the food that was on his plate. Ron's plate was stacked with food, and he ate as if this was going to be the last meal he'd ever have. Ginny looked up and said, "Hi Harry, when did you get here?"

"Not fifteen minutes ago," he answered between taking a bit of his pancakes and a drink of the orange juice he had to the left of his plate.

From her seat Ginny could see into the next room, which contained her parents and Mr. Granger, whom were all reading from newspapers. Mr. Granger was holding a Muggle paper, Ginny couldn't make out the name but she saw that he was about halfway through it, and her parents were sharing a copy of the Daily Prophet.

As Mrs. Granger poured a cup of coffee for Ginny, Ron answered her question. "They should be here shortly. Bill and Charlie are coming together; Fleur is with them as well. As for Percy, I'm not even sure if he is coming."

Mrs. Granger nodded her head and walked back over to the table, handing Ginny a mug and taking a seat in the chair next to her. Ginny thanked her and then turned to look at her brother. "What about our mischievous brothers?"

"Fred and George sent us an owl saying that they were going to be late in arriving, something about settling some business matters concerning Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. They said they should be here before Wednesday though."

"Oh," Ginny replied, taking a nice long sip on her steaming java. The taste of the coffee was better then she expected, and right as she was about to take her second she was interrupted by a loud noise from the next room.

"Oww!" "Aahchoo!" and "My is it dirty in here!" were noises that she heard, followed by a loud thump. Curiously, all of them entered the living room to see what was making the disturbance. Ginny, holding onto her cup of coffee for dear life, led the way and was greeted by her slightly short and stocky brother's freckled face covered in soot.

"Charlie!" she exclaimed as he gave her a bear hug and when he let go she saw that Bill and Fleur were behind him. Bill stood there with a smile, sporting the same fang earring and ponytail that their mother dislikes. Fleur was behind him, her silvery-blonde hair lying down on her shoulders. "Bill! Fleur... How are all of you?"

Mr. Granger was looking at them from behind his paper, wondering what had just happened. It was not an everyday occurrence that people came out of his fireplace, and he was eyeing them all suspiciously. When he found out who they were he become cordial and shook hands with Bill and Fleur while Charlie was talking to his sister.

"Good, good," Charlie replied, and the others nodded with him. "How's our little sister?"

"Fine," she answered, happy to see her two brothers. She couldn't very well tell them what she had been up to the past month.

"Just fine?" Ron questioned her as he joined them in the living room. "Gin, tell them about your promotion."

"What promotion?" Bill asked, and the three newcomers turned their heads to face her.

"You know how I work for Warts doing the book review column?" she asked, receiving nods of heads. "Well, I got promoted and now I can write about whatever I want to. I even have my own office now."

"That's great Ginny!" Charlie responded. Harry came out and they shook hands. "How are you doing Harry?"

"Great," he replied with a big smile. "It's good seeing you again."

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley put down their newspapers and welcomed everyone there along with Mr. and Mrs. Granger. Mrs. Weasley gave her sons and Fleur hearty hugs. She began nagging Bill about his ponytail yet again, but he didn't seem to mind. Fleur and Hermione began talking, seeing as both of them were dating members of the Weasley clan.

The actual wedding rehearsal was scheduled for that afternoon at the church. The priest was a short man, rather round about the middle, but with a friendly face. He had a benign countenance and was kind to the wedding party. He joked with them as they entered and people took their spots. The priest stood in the front, with Ron at his side. The parents were sitting in their respective seats, except for Mr. Granger of course, and Hermione's little cousin walked down the aisle; she was going to be the flower girl.

Behind her came the bridesmaids, led by Ginny and Harry. She had thought it might be odd between them after everything that happened, but things seemed to be back to normal. They were now back to being friends, and it didn't feel awkward at all. The other bridesmaids were Fleur, a woman that Hermione works with named Tina, a Muggle girl named Kathryn who was supposedly related to Hermione, and another Muggle named Shelly that Hermione had been friends with since she was a little girl, she lived in the same neighborhood growing up.

Fleur walked with Bill, Tina with Charlie, and then Kathryn and Shelly to walk by themselves because Fred and George weren't there. Everyone got in their spots at the front of the room, and then the bride and her father emerged. For a rehearsal, Hermione was taking it very seriously, thinking that if something goes wrong during it then something is going to go wrong at the actual wedding.

It all went surprisingly smoothly, and Hermione and Ron were standing in the front together with the priest. Ginny tried not to yawn, but she was still tired because Hermione woke her up early and plus listening to the priest droning on and on was pure boring.

Fleur leaned over to Ginny and whispered in her French accent, "This wedding is going to be wonderful. Knowing Hermione, she didn't miss a thing!"

She nodded and replied, "Yeah, it was only a matter of time. Speaking of which, when are you and Bill going to tie the knot?"

"Excuse me?" Fleur asked, not understanding what 'tying the knot' meant.

"When are you and Bill going to get married?" Ginny clarified, receiving a smile and a shrug in response. Her attention was turned once again back to the couple standing in front of the priest. She tried to pay attention, but in about five minutes later there was a loud bang that stopped everyone from talking as they looked around to see where the noise came from.

Following the bang was the sound of trumpets playing, getting louder and louder gradually, another bang exploded in the center of the room, and then sparkly confetti burst all over the room. One of the Muggles, Shelly to be precise, leaned over to Kathryn, who was standing next to her, and said, "Good special effects. I wonder how much it costs to have that done."

A deep man's voice announced to the generally quiet room, "Introducing the ingenious dynamic duo Fred and George Weasley!"

Then two forms appeared in the middle of the isle and began walking down it. Everyone turned to look and was greeted by the appearance of two red-haired and freckled twins with smirks on their faces. Despite their choice of appearance, they were wearing Muggle clothing. Both had on jeans, Fred wearing a green shirt and George wearing a blue one.

Hermione nudged Ron and whispered to him, "I thought you told them there was no magic allowed."

He shrugged, still looking at his brothers, and replied, "I did, but you know them, they always have to make a grand entrance."

Ginny smiled when she saw her two brothers, not one bit surprised that they would arrive in such a way, and shouted to them. "It's about time you two made it here!"

When Mrs. Weasley saw them she got up from her seat and pulled them aside. "Fred and George Weasley, I should have known you two were the cause of all this!" she said to them sternly, throwing her arms in the air while gesturing to the confetti that now covered most of the room, but only received a hug from each of them in reply.

Mrs. Weasley's stern expression turned into a motherly smile as she looked at her twin boys and she went back to her seat beside her husband. The twins said hello to their brothers and family members present, were introduced to Hermione's relatives, and then walked over to the front of the room.

"So," Fred began, looking at Hermione and Ron. "What did we miss?"

A/N: Thank for reading and reviewing. I am slowly recovering from my cold, thanks to amoxicillin. Good news for all fans, there are about two chapters left, maybe even an epilogue. I was glad to have Fred and George enter the story, there will be more of their antics in the next chapter. I know not much has happened, but be patient, things are building up to the wedding.

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