I was going to put the wedding in this chapter but it got really long and I didn't want to rush it anymore then I already was anyway let me know what you think

Payton

At 8:00 the next morning Hermione awoke she rolled over and looked in the mirror she'd gone a second night in row with almost no sleep. She'd been so excited about the wedding she couldn't contain herself. As a result she'd been up quiet late and she was feeling very grouchy. However today wasn't the day to be grouchy she had 2 hours before she had attend the wedding of her two very best friends and she was going to do her best to be supportive. She walked to her dresser and sighed, sitting there on the dresser was a picture of her and Ron smiling his arm was wrapped around her shoulder and they looked so peaceful together. For some reason her mind turned instantly to Bill. She gave Ron a faint smile

"I miss you more each day." She said touching Ron's face in the picture. She didn't know why she was talking to it but she felt compelled to do so. "It's time that I move on Ron, I know that, I'll always love you, but it's time" she said. She set the picture back down again. She should put it away but it was her reminder of Ron so there it stayed. However it had a different meaning now as if a chapter of her life was ending.

"Mione you up?" She heard Bill pipe threw the door.

"Yes." She said staring at herself in the mirror her hair was in loose half up half down bun and she had on a pair of tacky pink flannel pajamas.

"Can I come in for a second?" He asked Hermione gave a panicked face

"Hold on." She said pulling the ponytail holder out so that her hair fell quickly down her back. She smiled at herself it was a little better now and she opened the door.

"Good morning." Bill said in his style he was already dressed Hermione looked at him confused. "I was thinking that if were going to the wedding together we might as well match Bill said.

"You've got to be kidding." Hermione said but Bill just sort of pushed her aside he had two sets of dress robes that both had green on them and was giving Hermione a strange look

"What do you think the solid mint or the black with green trim." Bill said a large grin on his face.

"The black one." Hermione reassured. "The other one is far to much Green we'd look ridiculous."

"I thought so too." Bill said "I made some coffee and bought some bagels so when your ready they're in the kitchen."

"Ok." Hermione said but Bill was still staring at her. She hesitated for a second before asking "Why do you like to stare at me?"

"I don't know Granger." Bill said after a long pause "I guess I can't quiet figure you out and I find it completely mystifying."

"Come on Bill I'm an open book." Hermione said using her favorite metaphor.

"You may think you are." Bill paused "But it's one thick book."

"Seriously Weasley get out I need to get ready or we'll never make it to the Burrow by ten, this thing starts at 11."

"See you soon." Bill said closing the door behind him he still had a grin on his face. Hermione gave an annoyed grunt as she pulled her dress back out of the closet she slipped it on and got even more frustrated as she remembered she couldn't tie the back. However she went into the bathroom instead pulled her hair up. She knew that Ginny was going to have professional hairstylist for the wedding but she decided to tie her hair into the same knot she'd wore to the Yule ball in 5th year, it was her all time favorite look and something about it framed her face.

Meanwhile Bill weasley slipped into a pair of men's dress pants with his robe. He wondered if his hair looked more dignified up or down and decided that he would ask Hermione in a moment he looked at himself in the mirror with a satisfied smile. He then reached up his ear and removed his fang earring sitting it on the dresser. Then he headed to the kitchen to grab a bagel and some coffee. "impervio" he said pointing his wand at himself Bill had always been a bit clumsy and it did him a lot of good to make his clothe impervious to stains.

He laughed as he walked past Hermione's door and heard her repeating the impervious charm. He then headed down the stairs he grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down in one of the many chairs around he large table at Grimmauld place and waited.

"Will you tie my dress again?" Hermione asked him he'd just taken a sip of coffee which he'd failed to swallow properly as she entered she looked like an angel in the beautiful mint of gown and her hair was pulled back in sort of twisty knot Bill sputtered slightly getting to his feet and tying the back of Hermione's dress. She turned around as soon as he was done and faced him

"Thanks." She whispered then looked him up and down obviously admiring every detail about him she looked at his face again then asked "Aren't you going to wear you hair up?"

"You think it's more sophisticated that way?" Bill asked

"Actually I like it down better, I've just never seen you in public without your hair in ponytail." She admitted

"So you vote for down?" Bill asked

"Yes." Hermione said she then noticed his ear and nearly gasped "your earring?"

"I didn't think a fang was appropriate for a wedding." Bill said showing off his undecorated ear.

"I love that earring!" Hermione said she reached up and touched his earlobe. She looked at the clock surprised the time had gone so fast it was after 9:30.

"Go put your earring back in while I grab a bagel." Hermione said "then we really need to go."

"What if I don't want to wear it." Billy said stubbornly.

"Then don't I just think you look like some short of alien without it, it just isn't like you." Hermione explained.

"My mom's always saying that the earring is tasteless." Bill admitted.

"Well I love it, and I really don't care what Molly has to say." Hermione said Bill trotted upstairs with a satisfied Smile. Bill reemerged earring in his ear she pulled his long hair back pretending to fix the collar of his dress robes. "There, that's much better." She said staring at the earring for a moment she realized she had her arms around his neck and pulled away.

"Let's get going." Hermione said she took Bill's had and together the grabbed the old tea kettle at Grimmauld place it was as if they were instantly transported to the burrow.

"Smart idea having that portkey installed we all go back and forth so often." Bill said not realizing he was still holding Hermione's hand.

"Bill, Hermione I thought you'd never arrive!" Molly Weasley said her once bright red hair starting to show streaks of gray. She frowned as she saw Bill and Hermione drop each other's hands nearly simultaneously. "Ginny is frantic."

"Keep your hair on mom." Bill said

"Speaking of Hair I really wish you'd let me..."

"Leave it alone today Molly I think he looks fabulous." Hermione winked at Bill who gave her a beaming smile. Hermione then kissed Molly on the cheek and headed off to find Ginny.

"The least you could've done was take out that blasted earring." Molly commented.

"Women!" Bill groaned "Hermione makes me put it back in you wish I'd taken it out!"

"Oh well, do what you want dear, I need to go check on Harry again, your father's with him but he's been a little shaky."

"Go ahead." Bill said

"Did you arrive with Hermione?" Charlie Weasley asked strangely walking into the room with a small red haired baby. He had been married to his wife Elzbeth for nearly 2 years she was Romanian and still barely spoke English, however from what everyone could tell she was a sweet girl. Charlie and Elizabeth had recently had a son, Gideon, Bill thought it was a ridiculous name but he wouldn't have told Charlie that. After Bill had made several funny voices at Gideon Charlie gave Bill a look as if he'd been avoiding the question.

"Well we decided to come together, but only because neither of us had dates." Bill said Charlie gave him a funny look.

"Just so you know I think that it would cool if you ended up with Hermione even if she was Ron's girl first I think it's what Ron would want." Charlie smiled

"Don't go getting any Idea's bro there's absolutely nothing between Hermione and I." Bill said

"Fine, I'm just saying if there was, there's nothing wrong with that." Charlie said

"I want to see my baby sister where is she?" Bill asked changing the subject.

"She's busy and you'll have all day to see her, right now we need to get everything in place for the wedding.

"Did Percy show?" Bill asked fear behind his eyes.

"He's here, though he's not really talking to us." Charlie said. "He brought Penelope Clearwater. She seems to be the one chatting with everyone."

"I guess he's still angry at us, however I'm glad he's here." Bill said. He walked into the backyard Percy was sitting in the chairs holding hands with Penny Clearwater who smiled bravely at Bill.

"It's great to see you Perce." Bill managed Percy smiled thinly

"You too Bill." He managed though with some great strain. Bill gave up conversing any farther with his brother and headed upstairs to his sisters room. He knocked on the door.

"Can I come in for a minute." He said as somewhat frazzled looking Hermione answered the door.

"I guess for Just a second." Said Hermione at that Bill walked in and smiled Ginny was in a traditional white gown with her hair in french twist loose curls cascaded down the sides of her face.

"You look beautiful Gin Gin." Bill said Ginny giggled slightly.

"You haven't called me that since I was two." Ginny teased

"Well you liked it then." Bill said "I just wanted to tell you that I love you and I wish you the best of luck with everything, we all love Harry like a brother he and Ron were best mates for half their lives Ron would be so happy that Harry fell in love with you, he loved Harry like a brother and now you're making him one officially."

"Thank you." Ginny said hugging her eldest brother. "I really needed that, I've been thinking about Ron a lot today, Harry misses him so much, I wish he could be here to see this."

"We all do." Hermione piped in. She had tears glistening her eyes Bill wanted to hold her make the tears stop but instead he simply leaned in.

"See you out there." he said to Hermione.

"It's a date." Hermione explained trying to hide the tears. "See you soon"

"So what's going on between you and my brother?" Ginny asked with a giddy smile

"What are you talking about?" Hermione asked

"Bill, something is going there." Ginny said "He's decided to stay a Grimmauld Place."

"He got a Job with the ministry and it's closer." Hermione said "Nothing more."

"Then why are here together?" Ginny asked

"How would it look if the maid of honor didn't have a date?" Hermione said Ginny dropped it looking at the clock.

"It's nearly time Hermione." She said Hermione saw they had only 10 minutes.

"Let me go check and see if they are ready to start a little early." Hermione said Ginny looked as if she might vomit.

"Ok." Ginny said Ginny sat alone for moment staring a horrified look on her face.

"They're ready." Hermione said re-entering

"Let's do it." Ginny said and bravely followed Hermione out the door.