(Arg! I keep wanting to just end this story but I keep adding elements. Damn me! I don't know what to do. I do know however that the wedding will be the last chapter, but it might possibly have an epilogue. But, merlin, who knows I might change my mind about that too. Arg. Give me reviews. Liking it, loving it. Let me know!)

Disclaimer: Still not JK Rowling, still don't own Harry Potter, stop reminding me jee whiz.

Newspapers and Wedding Plans

"Breakfast in bed, like I promised you a few days ago." Draco said as he laid a tray on Ginny's lap. "And a wonderful first page story to go along with it."

He sat down beside Ginny and watched her as she read the paper.

The boy we once all thought was dead has resurfaced and has grown up to be a man. Who is this you boy you may ask? It's none other than Draco Malfoy. He came to my office late last night with the hopes I would write a story for him. Of course, my response was a solid yes. After all it isn't every day that you have someone walk into your office and hand you a story.

First I wondered what would this story be? His father was a known Death Eater who was killed a year after Voldermort's demise and his mother killed by his father. What would his story be? Would it be grand tales of running around with Death Eaters? Would it be the story of a poor abused boy? I found the real story to be much different and focused on a totally different demographic. His story was one of life with and then without love.

Draco Malfoy was attending his last year of school at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, his destiny set out before him. Then he met her, Ginevra Weasley. He had known her for years, tormenting her and making fun of her. In his words -"Making her life a living hell."

It started out as a bet to see if he could get the girl, and no, I don't mean date her. As all teenage boys are Draco was driven by hormones and ego and he would do anything to win the bet. So he started to romance the girl, make her feel special and loved.

His plan had a flaw, he really had feelings for her. He couldn't simply use this girl in his bet when he really cared for her. Draco called off the bet and thought everything would continue smoothly, until she found out. Apparently she had quite a knack for divination and dream interpretation. So after a rather nasty confrontation he had lost the girl he had come to care for.

However his friend, who had gotten him into the whole mess, Blaise Zabini had a different idea. He spoke to both of the incredibly stubborn students and pushed them together. You might wonder as to why his friend would care so much, and you will find out. It seems that Voldermort had dire plans for Draco and Ginny would be the only one who could save him.

The two teens started dating, and they grew close. Draco Malfoy fell in love with this girl only to be told that he had to leave in order to save himself. So he did leave after promising her he would return to her. It took five years till he returned to her. Five long years and it was almost too late. She was engaged to be married to none other than Harry Potter.

For most people that would be enough to make a guy stay away. But, he was still in love with her and he was tied to her in ways most people are not. He had given her a necklace years ago that held a fairy crystal and we all know what fairy crystals tell us. It turns out that she was his soul mate and he couldn't just give her up.

So he went to find his one true love, his soul mate, his Little Red, as he ever so affectionally had nicknamed her in their school days. He had to get his love back. He went to find her, and he did find her. But, she turned him down. She was engaged after all.

Draco went to stay with an old friend of his. If he couldn't be with the girl he could at least hear about the girl. He was talking to his friend Blaise as his little Red came running into the living room crying. It seems Harry Potter, her fiance, had lied to her. He had kept letters from her that had been sent by Draco. He had known how much she missed Draco, yet he kept his letters from her. That night she had broken up with him, you can't marry them if you don't love them and she had run off to stay with Blaise.

There he was, talking to his friend, when the love of his life came running in. It seemed he got a second chance. to woo this girl. He didn't pass up this chance. He spoke to her, told him her feelings, showed her his life and loved her. He loved her like he had never stopped loving her. And, luckily, she opened herself up to him, allowed herself to care for him, against her best judgment.

The next day they read an article in this very paper that claimed young Ginevra a cheater and a liar. We would at this time like to recant our claims that we made in the article yesterday. It seems that we were rash in our choice to print the article before speaking to both parties. Not only that, it's clear that Draco and Ginevra were meant to be together, which is why at this time we have an announcement to make on their behalf.

Draco Malfoy and Ginevra Weasley are to join together in union the first Saturday in October. Friends and close family only, however the Daily Prophet will have a whole spread the next day, courtesy of Mr. Malfoy and our own photographer Colin Creevey. We would also like to say that we, as the rest of you should be, are very disappointed in Harry for lying to us.

Although, Harry Potter lied to us we would also like to let everyone know that we are going to continue with the contest on account of the fact that we have already gotten lots of responses.

Ginny looked up with an amused expression playing across her face. "Interesting story, I like how the newspaper was so quick to take up your side."

"So how is your breakfast?" Draco asked, changing the subject.

"It's very good." Ginny replied. "So what is your plan to make people hate Harry?"

"No. My plan is to get him to stop trying to spread rumors. And if I have to do this by making people fall in love with me and you, then so be it."

"Why would the newspaper take your word over Harry's?" Ginny asked.

"I don't know." Draco shrugged. He took a bite of her breakfast. "So what do you have planned for today, love?"

"Go speak to my mother, I suppose." Ginny shrugged.

"What do you say to having lunch with me?" Draco asked. "At noon, in Hogsmeade, at the little french cafe?"

"Okay." Ginny nodded.

"Okay, then." Draco replied kissing her on the head. "I have to go to a few meetings. I'll see you later."

Ginny finished her breakfast before getting ready for the day. By the time she was done getting ready, the bed was made and the dishes taken out of the room. She sighed before making her way up to the floo room.

"Mum," she called around her parent's house. "Mum, where are you?"

"Ginny, is that you?" her mother asked walking into the kitchen.

"Yeah, so did you see the paper?"

"What is the meaning of this?" her mother asked holding out the paper. "How can you have the paper call Harry a liar?"

"Mum, he is." Ginny replied. "I didn't cheat on him."

"Ginny he is a nice boy." her mother lectured her. "How can you dump him for Draco Malfoy?"

"Mum, I'm in love with Draco. We're getting married."

Her mother sighed. "It's not too late to get back with Harry."

"I don't want to get back with Harry." Ginny said testily. "I want to marry Draco. I'm in love with him."

"You can't know what you are saying."

"Mum, why can't you accept it?" Ginny asked.

"He's a Malfoy."

"He isn't his father."

"You don't know that."

"Yes I do." Ginny replied. "I do know that. I know he isn't his father."

"How do you know that."

"I know him." Ginny replied sighing. "I know him better than anyone else and I know he isn't his father."

"How can you know that?"

"I just do." Ginny sighed. "Mum, please, be okay with Draco and me, please."

"I can't be."

"Why not?"

"Because he is a Malfoy."

"Well mum," Ginny replied taking some floo powder. "I will be a Malfoy soon also, so you better be okay with it."

"Have you been waiting long?" Draco asked as he took his seat across from Ginny.

"No, not long." Ginny replied. "People keep staring at me."

"That means that they read the article." Draco told her. "I'm assuming you haven't ordered."

"You know I don't now french." Ginny replied rolling her eyes. "So what are you going to order for me?"

"As usual, that is a surprise." Draco replied with a smirk.

"And as usual, don't feed me anything weird."

"Of course not."

"Good." Ginny smiled as she put her menu down. "So how were your meetings?"

"Very boring and long." Draco replied with a sigh. "It was so much easier to be poor."

"So you met with the bank then?" Ginny asked.

"Bank and my publicist." Draco nodded. "Apparently I have made a whole lot of money while I haven't been around. My investments have done well."

"That's good, I suppose." Ginny replied.

"It is very good." Draco nodded. "It means that I can go buy you the most expensive ring in the world."

"What?"

"After lunch, we need to go get you a ring." Draco replied. "That's why I wanted to have lunch in Hogsmeade, so we can go to that jewelry store that I got your necklace from."

"Oh." Ginny replied. "So let's hurry up and eat." she smiled innocently at him.

"You know for a Weasley you like spending my money well enough." Draco teased her.

"Well," Ginny replied, "I figure I'll be a Malfoy soon enough, and plus didn't you say something about catching up with the five years you didn't shower me with gifts." She smiled at him smugly as the waiter walked over to take their order.

Draco gave the waiter their order before turning back to Ginny, "So how did the talk with your mother go."

Ginny sighed before answering her. "She didn't yell, not really."

"What?" Draco asked.

"Well, she was loud, but she didn't yell, which is better than I thought."

"And what did she say about us."

"Only that it isn't too late for me to go back to Harry." Ginny replied with another sigh. "Hopefully dad will be able to talk to her.

"Are you sure your father approves of us?"

"Oh, I'm sure he doesn't." Ginny snorted. "But, he didn't really like the way Harry treated me when we were together so he will just be happy I'm not dating Harry. Plus, Ron and the twins approve of you and it appears the rest of my brothers can stand you so he will take that into account."

"Considering the fact that your father is married to your mother he seems rather logical." Draco mused as their food appeared on their plates.

"I suppose." Ginny nodded. She warily looked at her food. "This looks weird."

"It tastes delicious." Draco replied.

"I don't trust you."

Draco let out a little laugh before leaning over and taking a bit of her food on his fork. He held it up before eating it. "See it's fine."

Ginny glanced down at her plate before taking a small bite of her lunch. "It may taste good but it still looks funny."

"You should know better than to judge a book by its cover." Draco lectured her playfully.

"Oh shut up and eat." Ginny replied sticking her tongue out at him.

"Nice to see some things never change."

"I don't see the point in fixing things that aren't broke." Ginny told him. "And if sticking my tongue out gets my point across then so be it."

Draco shook his head in amusement as he continued to eat his lunch. They ate the rest of their meal in mostly silence, just making small talk. Draco was actually excited to take Ginny to buy a ring and he just wanted lunch to be over. After lunch was over he hurried Ginny out of the restaurant and towards the jewelry shop.

"What kind of ring do you want?" Draco asked as they entered the store.

"A pretty one?" Ginny asked shrugging.

"Mr. Malfoy." the shopkeeper smiled walking up to them. "What can I help you with today?"

"We are looking for an engagement ring." Draco told him nudging Ginny forward. "A pretty one."

Ginny sent him a withering glance as the shopkeeper started talking about the different styles as he motioned them towards a case filled with dazzling rings. Ginny's eyes drifted through the rings as the shopkeeper spoke and pulled out different rings.

"That one." she said pointing to a ring in the case to the left of the one the shopkeeper seemed to favor.

Draco peered over her shoulder at the ring she had pointed out. "It matches your necklace,"

"You have the rose necklace?" the shopkeeper asked.

Ginny nodded as she pulled her necklace from under her shirt.

The shopkeeper gasped as he looked at it. "I always wondered what happened to it." he looked at it closer. "The ring has the same crystal in the band with diamond in the middle." he told them as he pulled it out of the case. "And the inside is inscribed with camarade d'âme, which means-"

"Soul mate." Draco interrupted.

"This ring also has matching wedding bands."

"Can we see them?" Draco asked as he picked up the ring and looked it over. "What do you say, love, do you want this ring?"

Ginny nodded her head, "Yes."

"We'll take this ring." Draco told the shopkeeper who was still looking around for the matching bands. Draco turned back to Ginny as he gently slipped the ring onto her finger. "It looks wonderful on you." he whispered quietly.

"Thank you for my ring." Ginny replied kissing him gently on the lips. "It's pretty."

"That is what you wanted after all." Draco replied. He turned back to the shopkeeper who was watching them smiling. "So, the matching bands?"

"Right here, sir."

Draco took the boxes that the shopkeeper was holding out to him and opened them. The bands were silver just as the other ring and the same french saying was engraved on the inside as roses were engraved on the outside. "So Ginevra, do you like these also?"

"Do you?" Ginny asked peering at them.

"I like them if you do." Draco told her.

"I like them." Ginny replied. "They match."

Draco snapped the boxes shut. "We'll take all three rings."

"I'll send you your bill." the shopkeeper smiled happily at just making such a big sale.

"Come on, love." Draco said pulling her out of the store. "We have a wedding planner to meet with."

"You keep switching names on me." Ginny told him as they walked up the street.

"I do?"

"One minute it's Ginny, then it is Ginevra, then it's little Red, or it's love."

"Oh." Draco replied. "What can I say, I like all of them."

"Yeah, sure." Ginny replied. "No one likes Ginevra."

"Well it's only proper to call you by your proper name in public."

"But calling me Ginevra?" Ginny asked. "I hate that name."

Draco laughed as he led her into an office.

"Draco!"

"Hello Denise." Draco replied. "This is my fiance, Ginevra."

"It's so nice to see you again." Denise said. "And you, aren't your gorgeous, I can see why Draco wants to marry you."

"Thanks." Ginny replied looking down as she blushed.

"You are gorgeous." Draco whispered as he led her into Denise's office and onto the little couch.

"So, the wedding will be out in the garden, correct?" Denis asked pulling out a little book. "Which one?"

"Which garden?" Ginny asked Draco. "There was only one."

Draco laughed quietly. "That was the one that is currently connected to the ballroom. We have many gardens. How about we use the rose garden, considering the rings and all."

"Oh, okay." Ginny nodded, feeling a little foolish for not knowing that there was more than one garden.

"So, will you want the ballroom to be decorated with roses also?" Denise asked making notes in her book.

Draco looked at Ginny questioningly.

"Um, sure?" Ginny replied uncertainly.

"What color?" Denise asked without looking up.

"White, and pink." Draco replied looking at Ginny.

Ginny nodded as she intertwined his fingers with his. "That sounds nice."

"So then, the colors of the wedding, white and pink?" Denise confirmed.

"Yes."

"Can we add silver, just to add some sparkle?" Ginny asked quietly.

"You can add anything you want." Draco told her.

"Okay so the wedding colors are white pink and silver, roses are the flower." Denise confirmed. "So best man? Maid of honor?"

"Blaise Zabini." Draco replied. "Gin?"

"Hermione Granger, matron of honor?"

"Granger?" Draco moaned quietly.

"Draco." Ginny replied looking at him.

"Fine, Hermione then." Draco replied unhappily. "I'll have Hermione in my wedding."

"He can be a real whiner when he wants to be, huh?" Denise said looking up with her eyes twinkling.

"I'm not whining."

"You are." Ginny replied quietly with a small smirk.

"Moving on." Draco replied. "Food."

"Ah, yes." Denise said flipping through her notebook. "You have house elves, so do you want them to prepare the dinner, or do you want to cater?"

Draco looked at Ginny. "Well?"

"Well what?" Ginny asked. "You know their cooking better than I do."

"What does your family think of french food?" Draco asked.

"I don't think any of them have really eaten much of it, except perhaps Percy."

"What if we had that french restaurant cater?" Draco asked her.

"That sounds like a wonderful idea." Denise spoke up making notes. "The one right up the street?"

"Yes." Ginny nodded answering her question.

"Is that what you want?" Draco asked Ginny.

"It sounds wonderful. I trust you will get them to cater only good things." Ginny replied.

"Of course."

"So, we have food, decorations, location, ah yes, music." Denise said looking up at them. "Musical preferences?"

Ginny shrugged. "I like everything."

"There's this muggle band, called Plain White T's." Draco replied. "See if you can get them."

"A muggle band?" Denise asked raising an eyebrow.

"Yes." Draco replied. "You can get them right?"

"Yes, of course, but are you sure you want a muggle band?"

"Yes." Draco nodded. "I am."

"Okay, then." Denise replied writing down the name in her book. "And, they play what kind of music?"

"Rock." Draco replied with a little smirk, "Perfect for the reception."

"Rock music?" Denise asked raising an eyebrow. "Imagine what your parents would say."

"I'm quite amused with what I think they would say." Draco replied. "So are we done for today?"

"Actually, I was thinking that I could take Ginny to some robe shops and see if she can find something she would like to wear for the wedding." Denise said as she stood up, snapping her book shut.

"I leave you in the capable hands of Denise." Draco said standing up and kissing Ginny quickly. "Make sure to pick out something that will look ravishing on her." He told Denise as he said goodbye.

"You ready to go shopping?" Denise asked walking with Ginny out of the building.

"I suppose." Ginny replied. "Though, I was thinking, what if we got me a dress instead of wedding robes."

"Go the muggle way?" Denise asked. "First a muggle band and know a muggle gown. You two are disgracing the name Malfoy." She grinned. "I love it."

"So, where do we go for a wedding gown then?" Ginny asked remembering how against having a muggle dress she was when it was for Harry.

"Well, let's go to the tailors and have them custom make you a dress." Denise said after thinking for a moment. "You can have it look however you want."

"I don't know how I want it to look." Ginny said.

"Well that's why we will go to the tailor." Denise told her leading her down a street and into a shop. "Thomas, I have business for you."

Thomas appeared through a door and smiled at Denise before turning to Ginny. "Ah, Mr. Malfoy's fiance. Here for robes?"

"A dress." Denise told him. "A wedding dress."

"Well, let's get you measured." Thomas said motioning for her to stand on a stool. After a couple of minutes he was done with his measurements. "Merlin you are a tiny girl."

"Um, thanks?" Ginny replied unsure of what you say to that.

"So, what style do you want?" Thomas asked handing her a large book.

Ginny flipped through the book, looking at the different cuts the dress could have. Finally she chose a style. The bodice was a corset that would hug her in all the right places that had short sleeves that would hang off her shoulders. The skirt was long and flared out a bit, but it wasn't pouffy because that would swallow her whole.

Thomas looked at her selection and nodded. "Good choice, was about to suggest it myself." he looked up at her. "I assume you want it to be white."

Ginny nodded.

"And beading, you will want that?" Thomas asked. "And silver satin ribbon around the top and bottom of the corset and the bottom of the skirt. And the sleeves can be bunched tulle but not pouffy, and the corset can be tied in back with silver satin ribbon."

Ginny looked at him, a little overwhelmed. Thomas grinned at her as he pulled out a pencil and started added things to the picture she had picked out. He held the picture out to her and she nodded. "Perfect."

"So you want beading, what do you want?" Thomas asked.

"Down the back of the skirt, roses with swirly stems." Denise interrupted.

Thomas looked at Ginny for confirmation.

"Yeah. that." Ginny agreed nodding.

"And last your veil." Thomas said picking up a book and flipping through the pages. "That."

Ginny looked at the veil he had picked out. It was a little tiara. "This isn't a veil."

"Yeah, well I was never too fond of veils." Thomas replied. "And this is prefect considering who you are marrying."

"What do you think Denise?" Ginny asked showing her the picture.

"I agree with Thomas."

"Okay, then." Ginny replied handing him back the book. "Tiara."

"You know, while we are here, we can do the matron of honors dress." Denise told her. "And any other bridesmaid dressed you need."

"I don't think I'm going to have any other bridesmaids." Ginny told her. "Just Hermione."

"Okay, so, we should do a light pink." Denise told her.

"Something flowy." Ginny replied.

"This?" Thomas asked flipping through the book and handing it to her once he found the picture he wanted.

"Perfect." Ginny told him, showing the book to Denise.

"I agree." Denise nodded. "We just need to get Hermione in here so that Thomas can measure her."

"I'll owl her." Ginny replied, then she groaned. "She doesn't even know."

"Oh, Merlin." Denise groaned. "I forgot invitations and guests!"

"Well considering I haven't even thought of all the people I need to invite yet, we can cover that next time we meet." Ginny told her.

"Which is tomorrow." Denise replied.

"I have to remember all my relatives by tomorrow?" Ginny asked. "I have six brothers, along with their wives and their families, Merlin."

"Well it's a good thing we are done for today." Denise told her smiling. "Tomorrow we talk invitations and shoes, and bring Hermione so we can measure her."

"Okay. Thank you." Ginny replied nodding to Denise and Thomas before leaving.

Ginny apparated to her shop before going back to the manor. Once she got to the manor made her way down to Draco's library. She had no clue if Draco were home or not and even if he were she wouldn't be able to find him so she didn't bother looking. She looked at the books that were in his library before pulling one down about quidditch. She looked in it and was amused to see her brother in the book. Who would have thought that the Weasley kids would have done so well for themselves? She put the book back on the shelf and turned when she heard someone approach.

"You're back." Draco said as he enveloped Ginny in his arms. "So did you find something?"

"We decided to have me something made." Ginny replied.

"Really?" Draco asked. "And I suppose I'm not allowed to see."

"Nope, bad luck." Ginny replied. "So dinner?"

"Will be finished in a few minutes." Draco told her. "I let Weepy make it. She doesn't like it when I cook."

"Probably afraid you are going to burn the house down." Ginny replied smirking.

"Please, I'm a wonderful chef."

"I brought you a present." Ginny told him picking up the painting from the floor and showing it to him.

"You brought it for me." Draco replied taking Portrait of a Lover from her. "I say we hang it by your 'self portrait.'"

"Okay." Ginny replied. "Where did you hang that up?"

"In the sitting room." Draco replied.

"The room you never go in?"

"Yep, that one."

Ginny watched as Draco hung her painting up and looked at it. "You know they look remarkably similar."

Draco stepped back to stand behind Ginny, looking at the paintings. "You're right."

"Sir, dinner is ready, and is served in your dining room." Weepy said appearing beside them.

After Draco and Ginny ate dinner they retired early to their room. Not necessarily sleeping though.