(Lady Ananas: I didn't mean to bash your country. My friend lives in Belgium and he is always getting in fights which is why I wrote that. It wasn't anything against your country, I just need a country and that one popped into my head.
I think one more chapter after this. Seriously just one, not even an epilogue. SO I suggest you start to read my other story Here Today Gone Tomorrow which I will be posting to regularly after I'm done with this story. Yes that was a shameless plug so that you will read my other story.)
Robe Shopping
Disclaimer: Still don't own Harry Potter.
"Morning, love." Draco said with a kiss as Ginny's eyes fluttered open.
"Morning." Ginny replied as she pulled the blankets over her head, cuddling against Draco.
"Come, on, it's nearly ten." Draco prompted as he pulled the blanket back down.
"Which is why you should hush and let me sleep for a bit longer." Ginny replied burying her head against his chest.
"We have to meet with Denise at ten." Draco reminded her. "That gives us thirty minutes to be ready."
"Fine." Ginny replied sitting up. She yawned, "So Hermione is meeting me at the tailor's today at eleven, and hopefully mum too. I owled her but I don't know what she is going to say."
"I'm sure she will show." Draco replied. "What did Hermione say when you told her about getting married?"
"She couldn't talk long." Ginny replied. "The teachers had a meeting, but she congratulated me and seemed truly happy."
"You know, we can get a floo down here for you to use." Draco told her as he climbed out of bed. "It's just we never used the floo much, but if you want one so that you can talk to friends and family."
"No that's fine." Ginny replied as she shuffled through her closet. "I was just going to owl her but I changed my mind."
"So do you have a list of everyone you want to invite?" Draco asked as Ginny made her way into the bathroom.
"I suppose." Ginny replied as she started the water. She stuck her head out the door, "It's quite a long list."
"Well, I don't have that many people, so you can make up for my lack of guests with all your guests."
"Okay." Ginny smiled as she disappeared into the bathroom. She emerged a few minutes later and looked at Draco, "Ready to go?"
"You know," Draco started. "We really should get you a new wardrobe. These are so outdated and old."
"You mean ratty?" Ginny asked motioning towards her patched up robe. "I know."
"So what do you say? Later today, we go get you some new robes?"
"Sure, why not?" Ginny shrugged before apparating to Hogsmeade. "So, how many people are you inviting?"
"Considering I don't have any family that I like, and not many close friends, only about twenty people." Draco replied.
Ginny laughed. "I beat that with just my brothers and their families."
"Remember, small wedding." Draco reminded her.
"I am, I can't help that I love a lot of people."
"So who all do you have on your list?" Draco asked.
"Let's see." Ginny replied pulling out her list. "Mum and dad. Charlie and his wife and two kids, and Bill and his wife and kid, Percy and Penelope and their kid, Fred and George and their wives, Ron and Blaise."
"You can't have Blaise, he's on my list."
"Okay, you have Ron and Blaise, not that it matters, Hermione and Snape, Collin and his wife and two kids and Alicia, Dean, Seamus, Amy, Neville, Luna." Ginny continued to name people off her list as they walked to Denise's office. "You will be inviting Denise?" Ginny asked.
"She is an old family friend."
"She doesn't look old enough to be an old family friend."
"She is, trust me." Draco replied as he held the door open for Ginny.
"It's so good to see you again." Denise said as they walked into her office. "I spoke to Thomas, very excited to get you in his dressing room. And you," Denise said turning to Draco. "You need to get fitted for dress robes, along with Blaise."
"We have plans to go after this meeting." Draco replied as he pulled a list out of his pocket. "My guest list."
"And mine." Ginny said handing hers to Denise.
"So, have you two seen the paper?" Denise asked holding up a copy of the Prophet.
"No." Draco replied taking it from her and looking at it. "It looks like Potter won a date with Pansy." he snorted as he handed the paper to Ginny. "Good idea, that date contest was."
Ginny looked at the paper amusedly as she read over the article. "It says here they are going to go on Pansy's dream date. What would that be?"
Draco started laughing. "You don't want to know."
"Well, considering they are writing an account of it up, everyone will know tomorrow."
Draco started laughing harder. "Oh, man, a date with Pansy."
"Didn't you go on a date with Pansy?" Ginny asked thinking back to Hogwarts.
"No." Draco replied firmly. "I didn't date her, just shagged her. Contrary to popular belief you don't have to date someone to shag them."
"At least you don't." Ginny replied, she turned back to Denise. "So, invitations?"
"Oh, yes." Denise replied shaking her head. "I had these made up, but if you don't like them we can make different ones."
Ginny took the invitation from her and looked it over. The paper was dark pink with silver writing and a silver rose imprinted on it. The envelope was white with pink writing. She handed it to Draco. "What do you think?"
"They look fine." Draco replied. "Girly, but then there are two girls planning this."
"I like them." Ginny replied.
"Okay, I will get them sent out to the people on your lists." Denise replied. "So, Ginny, it's time for us to be off. We will be a bit early, but Thomas needs to measure you again."
"I'm off to find Blaise then." Draco replied getting up. "Meet me at one, at the candy shop."
"Okay." Ginny nodded.
"So, is your mum going to be there today?" Denise asked GInny as they walked to the tailor's.
"I don't know." Ginny shrugged. "I owled her. That doesn't mean she will show up."
"She'll get use to the idea of you marrying a Malfoy."
"Or she won't." Ginny replied as she walked into Thomas's shop.
"How do you like it?" Thomas asked motioning towards a mannequin.
"That's my dress?" Ginny asked in awe.
"Yes. All it needs now is beading and some fittings to make it fit you like a glove." Thomas replied as he pulled it off of the mannequin and held it out out to her.
"How did you do this so quickly?" Ginny asked as she made her way into the dressing area.
"Magic." Thomas replied. "Be careful of the pins."
Ginny emerged from the dressing area. "So?"
"Wow."
Ginny turned. "What are you doing here?" Ginny asked narrowing her eyes.
"I had to buy dress robes for my date." Harry replied, not taking his eyes off Ginny.
"With Pansy." Ginny snorted as stepped up on the stool. "Stop staring at me." Ginny replied as she turned her back on him.
"I will have to ask you to leave." Denise told Harry. "This is a private session."
"Oh, and Harry." Ginny replied turning her head to look at him. "I know that you have plenty of dress robes, so next time you want to see me, come up with a better excuse."
"That the ex?" Thomas asked as he pulled pins out and re-pinned.
"Yep." Ginny replied as she looked at her self in the mirror. "This dress is amazing."
"As is the girl in it."
"Hermione!" Ginny said turning around and smiling. "You're here. Want to see the dress you are going to wear?"
"I passed Harry on my way here."
"Yep, he stopped bye."
"He didn't look too happy as he was leaving."
"I don't suppose he was." Ginny replied. "Hermione, this is Denise and Thomas."
"Up on the stool." Thomas told Hermione, motioning to another stool. He set his measuring tape to her as he finished with pinning Ginny's dress. Ginny climbed off the stool and picked up the dress book.
"This is your dress, in pink." Ginny told Hermione holding it up to her.
"That's gorgeous." Hermione gasped in awe.
"And you get to wear it." Ginny replied happily.
"Did I ever tell you how glad I am that you are my best friend?" Hermione replied.
"You're just saying that because you get to wear a pretty dress." Ginny told her as she turned to change out of her dress. "Mum."
"Hello, Gin." her mother replied from the doorway.
"So, what do you think of the dress?" Ginny asked turning to give her mother the full look.
"It's beautiful."
"I'm glad you came." Ginny told her mother giving her a hug.
"Is that your ring?" her mother asked taking her hand.
"Yeah." Ginny nodded. "Do you like it?"
"It's beautiful." her mother replied getting choked out. "You look so beautiful."
"Thanks." Ginny replied. "We have to add beading down the back of the dress, but this is how it will basically look."
"Hello, Mrs. Weasley." Hermione said from her stool. "Show your mum my dress."
"I'm really glad you came." Ginny repeated as she took the book back from Hermione and handed it to her mother.
"It's a lovely dress." her mother replied as she looked down at the book.
"You know," Denise said speaking up, "We could make your mother a dress to wear to the wedding, if she wants."
"What do you say mum?" Ginny asked. "Want a dress?"
"No." her mother replied. "I'm fine."
"Ginny, what are you going to do about shoes?" Thomas asked interrupting.
"Denise and I were going to go shopping today."
"I was thinking what if you just had some simple white satin slippers." Thomas replied. "Simple yet elegant."
"That's fine." Ginny nodded. "What about Hermione's shoes?"
"Simple pink pumps that match the dress." Thomas replied. "I can order both shoes along with your tiara tonight."
Draco stared at himself in the mirror. "What do you think of this one Blaise?"
Blaise gave Draco an appraising glance. "Your butt looks big."
"What?" Draco asked turning. "No it doesn't."
"You're right." Blaise agreed. "I just couldn't find anything wrong with that one."
"So, should I get this robe then?" Draco asked as he continued to look in the mirror.
"It's the best you've tried on all day." Blaise replied with a sigh.
"We haven't been at it that long." Draco replied as he started to change into his regular clothes.
"It's almost one." Blaise told him.
"I have to go." Draco said checking the time. "I'm taking Ginny shopping for new robes."
"So the newspaper article?" Blaise asked. "Why did you have it put in the paper?"
"A few reasons." Draco replied. "It cleared the accusations from Ginny. Who would blame her for dumping Potter for her one true love. It also helped the public fall in love with the thought of our wedding, as opposed to a wedding with Potter. It also put him in a bad light. It was a way for me to announce I'm back, and also, I just wanted everyone to know I was marrying her."
"Oh, okay then, I'll see you later."
"Could you get them to wrap this for me?" Draco asked hanging the robe back up on the hanger "And deliver it to the manor. I don't want to be late meeting Ginny."
"Yeah sure. You go on." Blaise replied. "I want to try on a few more robes."
"Thanks. Bye."
Draco hurried to the candy shop to meet Ginny. He got there a bit before she did and he entered the shop. After looking around for a bit he scooped some candy in a bag and paid for it. Draco made his way back out of the shop just in time to see Ginny approaching. She smiled when she saw him. "Candy." Draco told her holding out the bag.
She took it and opened it. "This is my favorite kind, how did you know?"
"I'm psychic." Draco replied with a little grin, "So, have you eaten?"
"Yeah, I ate with Hermione, Denise, and my mum." Ginny replied.
"She showed up? That's good."
"She seemed a little tense, but at the same time she wanted to cry, hopefully they were tears of happiness."
"I'm sure they were." Draco replied as they walked up the street. "So let's go robe shopping. I bet you would look dashing in blue."
"Blue, green, gray, black." Ginny replied. "Different shades of red, but I'm not a big fan of red."
"It really isn't that bad of a color." Draco replied pulling her against him and playing with a curl of her hair.
"So, did you find dress robes?" Ginny asked as he led her into a shop.
"Yes, I did." Draco replied. "Apparently they were perfect."
"Why do you say that?" Ginny asked.
"Blaise tried to tell me that my butt looked big."
"You don't have enough of a butt for it too look big." Ginny replied with a little laugh.
"Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Weasley, what can I help you with?" the shopkeeper asked walking up to them.
"Robes, for my fiance." Draco replied. "In blue, green, black, gray, red, and purple."
"Yes sir, right away."
"Purple?" Ginny asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Trust me." Draco replied as he followed after her. Draco sat in a chair as the shopkeeper started to hang clothes in a large dressing area.
Ginny tried on dozens and dozens of different robes. Robes with flared sleeves and flipped collars, sky blue, midnight blue, royal purple, red, green, black, light gray, dark gray. Robes that tied up the back, zipped up the front, long robes short robes and every robe in-between. Draco sat and gave his opinion about each robe. Finally Ginny exited the dressing room with her own robes on and collapsed in his lap.
"So, which ones do you want?" Draco asked, kissing her on the neck.
"I don't care." Ginny replied. "I hate them all, now that I've had to try them all on."
"So, if I want to buy them all then I can?" Draco asked.
"Be my guest." Ginny replied sliding out of his lap and pulling him out of the chair. "Anything so that we can leave."
"We'll take them all." Draco called to the shopkeeper. "Just have the bill sent with the robes to Malfoy Manor."
"Thank Merlin, let's go home, I'm tired." Ginny said pulling him out of the store.
"Aren't you missing something?" Draco asked her.
"No, what?"
Draco pulled out her bag of candy.
"I wasn't missing that." Ginny replied smirking. "You had it."
"You didn't know that."
"So what if I didn't?" Ginny asked. "You still had it."
"Fine." Draco replied as they apparated to the manor.
"So, what are we having for dinner?" Ginny asked as she flopped down in on the couch in the library.
"What do you want?" Draco asked sitting beside her.
"I don't care." Ginny replied. "Something good."
"Well, that's good, considering Weepy has the kitchen staff making chicken pot pie."
"So, I saw Harry today."
"What?" Draco asked a bit louder then he meant to.
"He showed up at the tailor's with this excuse that he needed dress robes." Ginny replied with a shrug. "He was told to leave."
"I don't like that he was there."
"Neither do I." Ginny replied with a little sigh. "He's trying to make me feel guilty. I don't like that he is trying to make me feel guilty, but he is."
"Do you?"
"Feel guilty? No." Ginny replied. "I mean, we wouldn't have worked out. He wanted a wife who wanted to be in the lime light with him and I'm perfectly fine just staying at home and sleeping."
"So, you're happy with me?" Draco asked pulling her to him.
"Of course." Ginny replied laying her head on his shoulder. "Otherwise I would run off with Collin."
"He's married."
"I know." Ginny nodded. "Wouldn't that make it so much worse." she giggled quietly.
"Come on." Draco said standing up and tugging her up with him. "I have a feeling dinner is ready."
"Thank Merlin for that, then I can get to sleep."
"It isn't that late."
"You deal with getting stuck with pins. Eating lunch with my mother and trying on robes for hours, and then you tell me it isn't that late." Ginny replied. "So let's eat."