A Love Worth Fighting For
Chapter Twenty-One
Preperations
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Harry and Hermione made their way up to Dumbledore's office for their Auror training. Katrina was waiting there for them.
"Hey Kay Kay". Harry said smiling.
"Hi Harry, Hi Hermione". She replied. Hermione opened her mouth to speak, but then Moody walked in, so she closed it.
"Hello. Today we will be doing something that I've never mentioned before. Today we will have to go off school grounds so I can teach you how to apperate". Harry was excited. He was waiting for this, well, forever. Moody started to walk out the door and the three of them followed.
They went down, and as soon as they crossed the barrier to the school Moody started to talk again.
"So, now I am going to teach you. Apperation can actually be quite easy. All you have to do is think carefully about where you want to go. Harry, come here". Harry walked over to Moody. "Now, Potter. I want you to look around, and think about the place you want to be most, that is within sight". Harry looked around and nodded.
"Okay".
"Now, I want you to close your eyes and picture the place in your mind. Put every detail you can into the picture". Harry nodded again. "Now, I want you to place yourself into the picture. Now concentrate. Imagine yourself in that place". Harry closed his eyes and placed himself in the picture. He could feel the magic in him tingling. He focused harder on the picture and then he felt an odd feeling. He opened his eyes and found himself beside Hermione.
"I knew I could do it". He said, happily. Hermione looked at him.
"This is your place?" She asked. Harry nodded.
"There is no place in the universe that I would rather be". Hermione blushed and kissed him on the cheek. "And that is why". Harry said and Hermione smiled.
"Thanks Harry". She replied. Moody shook his head.
"Very good, now Potter, I want you to take this port key and wherever you turn up, I want you to apperate back here". Harry nodded and Moody handed him a book.
"Good luck". Hermione whispered. She squeezed his hand and smiled. Harry smiled back at her and took the port key.
He felt the pull and when he arrived at his destination he quickly looked around. He found himself at his house. He smiled and decided that he should probably go back now. He concentrated hard on the picture on Hermione, Katrina and Moody all standing there. He felt the tingle again and when he opened his eyes, he was there again. He looked at Hermione and smiled.
"I did it". He said smiling. Hermione smiled back.
"That's great Harry". She said.
For the next few hours they practiced apperation. Finally, at around nine o'clock all three of them could apperate everywhere.
"Now," Moody said to Harry, Hermione and Katrina. "Don't tell anyone that you know how to apperate. It is a skill that I hope you wont use unless you're in danger, at least until you're seventeen". The three of them nodded.
"Okay Professor". Hermione said. Moody nodded and dismissed them. The three of them went up to their rooms to go to bed.
Auror meetings were a lot less frequent now that Harry, Hermione and Katrina knew what they were doing. Harry and Hermione were having fun teaching, but there was a matter that they needed to take care of.
"I need you to help me pick out a wedding dress". Ginny said to Harry and Hermione one day in April. "I'm desperate. My wedding is three months away. I have invitations out already, but I don't have a dress". Hermione looked at Harry, then at Ginny.
"Don't worry Ginny. Harry and I will go dress hunting with you this weekend. We could even take the Friday off and go to London for a three day weekend". Ginny smiled.
"Thank you so much you guys. You don't know how much I appreciate your help".
"It's no problem Ginny. We're here to help you, no matter what". Harry said to her. Ginny smiled and hugged him.
"Thank you so much Harry". She said. She sat down beside him at the Gryffindor table and put her face in her hands. "I didn't know planning a wedding would be so much work. I still have to pick out a caterer, pick out decorations, and get a band. I don't know how I'm going to do it all. I mean, Draco has to get the minister, get the tuxes, and get tables, chairs, cutlery and wine. We also have to talk to Dumbledore about next year". Ginny burst into tears and Harry hugged her.
"It'll be okay Gin". He said soothingly. "I'll help Draco with his stuff, and you with your stuff, and I'm sure Hermione will help too. That's what friends are for, and I think that if I talk to some people then I could get some discounts for you. Besides, I think Erin and her band will do the wedding music. They have been getting together a lot". Ginny nodded.
"I hope so. I'll go talk to them". Ginny got up and walked over to Erin and Ron, who were sitting a few seats down from them. Ginny talked to Erin for a moment and then came back happy. "They'll do it". She said happily. "Now I can check that off my list. Next I have to get a caterer".
Harry, Hermione and Ginny spent hours working out solutions and by the end of the night, they had only figured out that Ginny's bouquet would be lilies.
That Friday Harry and Hermione quickly packed their clothes for the weekend and they met up with Ginny. They went down to the three broomsticks and flooed to Diagon Ally.
Harry went up to the desk of the Leaky Cauldron and rented two rooms (One for him and Hermione, one for Ginny). Then, after they put their stuff into their rooms they left for muggle London.
Hermione dragged Harry and Ginny into dress shop after dress shop, but by the end of the night, they still hadn't found a dress.
The three of them sat in a bar and drank a few butter beers. Harry looked at Ginny and saw that she was depressed.
"It's okay Ginny. Tomorrow we're bound to find a dress. I've heard about this place called "Chic". It's a wedding and formal occasion store. It's supposed to be very good. It's new, but when the lead singer of the weird sisters got married, she bought her dress there. It's run by an eighteen year old named Saitie Lane". Ginny looked thoughtful.
"Okay. I guess we could go there, but it's run by an eighteen year old?" Harry nodded.
"Yeah, She's been sewing and designing clothes at thirteen. I've seen some of her work. It's not bad". Ginny nodded.
"Okay. We'll go there first thing tomorrow". Harry nodded.
The next day Harry, Hermione and Ginny walked down to a small, elegant store with Chic written on top of it.
The three of them walked in and saw a young girl sitting behind the counter. She was tall, slim and had long, straight, black hair that fell to her hips. She looked up at them and smiled.
"Hi". She said. "My name is Saitie Lane. I own this dress shop. Is there anything that you are looking for in particular?" Ginny smiled at her and nodded.
"Actually, yes, I'm getting married in July and I need a wedding dress". Saitie looked shocked.
"But you can't be older than seventeen". Ginny smiled.
"I just turned sixteen, but I'm getting married so, I need a dress". Saitie smiled at her.
"Okay, that sounds good. Is that the groom?" She asked, pointing to Harry. Harry looked at her, stunned.
"No". He said rapidly. "No. I'm here as a friend. Her fiancée's at home now. I'm marrying this one," he put his arm around Hermione's shoulder, "next summer". Saitie smiled.
"You got a good one young lady". She said. "Hold on to him. He's pretty hot". Harry blushed and Hermione smiled.
"Don't worry. I have him bewitched". Harry looked at her and laughed.
"You don't know how true it is". He said. The three of them laughed and Saitie looked confused.
"Well, our wedding dresses are back here. If you come we'll try to find one that is right for you. Is there anything that you want specifically?"
"Yes. I want it strapless and white". Saitie smiled at her.
"Okay, we can do that". She led them to a room and over to a few racks of strapless, white wedding dresses.
Ginny looked through all of the dresses, but it was Hermione who found the right one for her.
"Oh my gosh, Ginny, come look at this one". She said happily. Hermione held out a dress for Ginny. "And it's size four too. It'll fit". Ginny looked at the dress. It was beautiful. She went into the change rooms and tried it on.
"I'll take it". She said. She walked out of the dressing room in the dress and Harry and Hermione gasped. It was form fitting, down to the hips, and then it fell down, just passed her feet, in princess style. The top had a beautiful beaded pattern that just barely went down passed the bottom half.
"It's beautiful". Hermione gasped. "You're beautiful". Harry nodded. He then got down on one knee.
"Marry me Ginny?" He asked, teasingly. Hermione kicked him and Harry started to laugh. "I was joking, jeeze". He said. He stood up and kissed her. Ginny quickly changed out of the dress and brought it over to Saitie.
"I want this one". She said to her. Saitie smiled at her.
"I love that dress. It was the first ever wedding dress that I designed and made". Saitie put it in a dry cleaners bag and Ginny paid for it.
The three of them walked out of the store and down the street to a jewelry store. They walked into it and Ginny looked around for a tiara.
After a little while she found one that looked perfect. It was silver and was pressed with diamonds. She bought it automatically, and then the three of them went back to the Leaky Cauldron.
The next day, Sunday, Harry, Hermione and Ginny went back to Hogwarts. Ginny and Hermione went into the girl's dorms to show off Ginny's dress, and Harry went back to his room to do the rest of his homework.
Over the next few weeks Harry spent most of his time with Draco, and Hermione spent most of her time with Ginny, helping the other with the wedding preparations. Harry and Hermione only saw each other in class and at night.
"Draco". Harry said in the tux shop. "Have you picked out the tuxes yet?" He asked. Draco shook his head.
"No I haven't. I want them to be perfect". He replied. Harry looked at the tuxes. They all looked the same to him, except for the blue frilly one, but Harry knew that Draco would never wear frilly clothes... and even if he wanted too... Ginny would kill him.
Meanwhile Hermione was down the street at a flower shop picking out flowers with Ginny. Ginny had decided that the wedding would have white lilies with sprigs of lavender. They picked out a bunch of floral arrangements for decorating the tables, chairs, alter, aisle and trees. They also got the bouquets for the bridesmaids (Hermione, Luna, Erin and Katrina) and Corsages for Draco and the Groomsmen (Harry, Draco's cousin Mark, Ron and Seamus). By the end of the day they had finally picked out all of the flowers.
Harry and Draco were wandering around the store, Draco still looking for a tux. Harry was starting to get bored. Draco had looked through all of the racks and he was trying to decide if he wanted a black or silver vest. Harry watched him struggle for a few minutes and then he snapped.
"Okay, Draco. You're getting the silver vest. The Groomsmen will get the black ones. Now let's go". Draco looked at him and then looked at the tuxes.
"I guess that'll work". Draco walked over to the counter and ordered the tuxes.
It was now the end of May. Ginny, Draco, Harry and Hermione had worked very hard on the wedding. All that they had left to do is decide where Draco and Ginny would go on their Honeymoon. Ginny and Draco decided that they wanted to go to Greece. Ginny had wanted to travel there her whole life, but never had the chance.
Harry and Hermione were on a different mission though. There had been many disappearances lately. A bunch of magical creatures, like werewolves and banshees, had been going missing for about a month now. Harry and Hermione were asked to keep watch over Lupin, to make sure that he wasn't taken.
Ginny and Draco walked up to Dumbledore's office.
"Professor". Ginny said as they walked in. "Could we please talk to you for a few moments?" Dumbledore looked up from his desk.
"Yes, of course you can. What is on your mind?" Ginny blushed.
"Well, as you know, Draco and I are getting married this summer, and we were wondering if we could have a room together, so we wouldn't have to sleep on different sides of the school". Dumbledore looked at her up and down.
"Of course you can. I know what you mean. I'll arrange to have a room put in right next to the soon to-be Potters". Ginny and Draco smiled.
"Thank you Professor". They said at the same time. Dumbledore nodded and laughed.
Ginny and Draco walked out of the office and down to Harry and Hermione's room to tell them the good news.
Star in a Daze: Hello everyone! I hope you like this chapter. I know not much exciting happened here, but there will be more exciting ness in this story! Also, I thought you might like to know that the next chapter, chapter twenty-two, will be the last chapter of A Love Worth Fighting For. So, after you read that, look for In the Shadows, the second story in my trilogy! Please R&R! I love you all of my reviewers! Hello everyone! I hope you like this chapter. I know not much exciting happened here, but there will be more exciting ness in this story! Also, I thought you might like to know that the next chapter, chapter twenty-two, will be the last chapter of . So, after you read that, look for , the second story in my trilogy! Please R&R! I love you all of my reviewers!