Chapter 4: Before the Wedding.
It was April 2nd, a week before the April 8th wedding took place. The families were busy indeed. Ron and Hermione decided to get married at Hogwarts, they place they met. Hermione and Ron had gone out to buy their wedding rings, Ginny, Mrs. Weasley, and Mrs. Granger were in charge of flower arrangements, Bill and Charlie went to put in the order for the cake, Harry was writing a letter to McGonagall, and George, Mr. Granger and Mr. Weasley were in charge of seating arrangements.
"Ginny dear, how does this look?" Mrs. Weasley asked her daughter about the new bouquet she put together.
"Oh, Molly that's gorgeous!" Mrs. Granger exclaimed!
"Beautiful mum, Hermione and Ron will love it." Ginny said.
Ginny then bewitched them to hold little raindrops on the petals.
Hermione was going to carry a bouquet of red, white, and pink roses. The bride's maids were wearing pink dresses, so naturally they were going to carry pink roses. Hermione had told her mum and Mrs. Weasley that she wanted pink, red, and white petals going up the Great Hall aisle to the altar. They were going to bewitch the ceiling to look as it opened to a brilliant sunrise.
Just then Hermione and Ron walked in.
"Hello everyone." Hermione greeted them.
"Hello dear, Ronald." Mr. Granger said.
Mrs. Weasley came out from the kitchen, "Hermione we're finished with the bouquets, come see."
Hermione followed Mrs. Weasley into the kitchen. "Oh they are beautiful! Ron, come see!" She yelled to her fiancée.
Ron walked into the kitchen and complimented on how stunning the bouquets were.
Harry came out from the den and said, "Well Pig (Ginny's owl) is on the way to Hogwarts with the letter. Hey guys, when did you get back."
Hermione said, "Oh just a few minutes ago. Look how beautiful the arrangements are."
Harry also stated how beautiful the flowers were.
"Well we're done with the seating arrangements." Mr. Weasley announced just as Bill and Charlie walked back into the house.
Bill walked over to Hermione and whispered something in her ear. Her smile faded, and she walked out the door. Standing on the porch was Draco Malfoy.
"Hermione, I saw you're wedding announcement in the paper."
"Draco, if you're here to make trouble…"
"I'm not. I swear. I haven't forgotten that you, Harry, and Ron saved my life…twice. I wanted to give you this."
He handed her a small wrapped box with a pretty blue ribbon on top.
"It's a wedding present, and a peace offering." He said to her.
Hermione had tears in her eyes, "Thank-you Draco." She gave him a hug, "We can still be friends right?"
Draco smiled and said, "Nothing would please me more." He gave her another hug and walked away.
She returned inside, and Ron was standing there.
"Ron…I can explain." She said.
"No need. I heard. That was truly kind of him. I wonder what's in the box though."
They unwrapped it and Hermione gasped when she saw what Draco had given them. It was a solid gold photo album, and engraved on the front it read, "Ronald and Hermione Weasley." There was a note inside. Hermione read it aloud.
"Hermione and Ron, This is my present to you, and I hope you're wedding pictures fill these pages as well as memories. Congratulations. Draco Malfoy."
Hermione gave her fiancée a hug and said, "The pictures will be beautiful in this."
