A/N: Hey all. Well not much to say. I'm in a "mood". Anyway thanks for the reviews! And onto the chapter. About the French, I know it wasn't perfect but I used a reference website, so please don't get up me.
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Chapter Fourteen: The WeddingNarcissa stumbled into the room towards her son, mouth opened in pure shock. She took in the gruesome sight of Destinee's dead body, blood still spewing from her mouth and staining the quilt.
She turned to her pale son who was in a state of disbelief, "What happened?"
"W-we were eating and talking… s-she-"
"Waz curzed," interrupted a voice, "Az a baby a nurze cursed 'er to die between 'er eighteenth and nineteenth birthday."
The person speaking was Destinee's mother, Gisela followed by her husband, son and remaining daughter. Lucius hurried in moments later having heard the ruckus on his and Narcissa's room.
"Your daughter was cursed and you never told us?" cried Narcissa past her shock.
"They were trying to scam us for our money," explained Draco, "Destinee told me everything. You would marry her off and take her money she would receive from my family. None of you cared for her. You all don't even give a damn that she is dead."
"Who could care for a dead girl?" asked Leala smirking.
"She wasn't a dead girl," spoke up Lucius, "I may not have know Destinee but I do know she was a perfectly healthy girl for eighteen years."
"None of you even tried to find a cure for her curse!" shouted Draco.
"Zere was nothing we could do. She lived a 'appy life," shrugged Boden.
Narcissa glared at them in anger, "You all make me sick!"
"I think it is time we leave," added Lucius calmly only to be shoved aside by Draco who whipped out his wand and pointed it at Boden.
"I was once right in with the Dark Lord. Believe me I know many curses to give you a life like Destinee's… instead I think the French Ministry would find this a lot more interesting. That girl from what I knew was smart and deserved a better family. She is more prettier then Leala and smarter then Chase even though she's now dead. I hope you all go to hell and live your days down their being continuously tortured," snarled Draco before barging past all four followed by his father and mother who summoned all their trunks.
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Hermione flicked off the television and walked down the hallway humming a tune. Sleep was itching at her eyes. Today had been a tiring one for her simply because all her employees needed to see her, causing her to have to run back and forth through her business. Even though she was only in her first trimester of her pregnancy she still got tired easily. Hermione walked into her bedroom and changed into a knee length singlet nightgown. Just as she was about to pull back her bed covers the sound of something crashing in her kitchen startled her. She grabbed her wand from her bedside table and crept down the darkened hallway. She saw Crookshanks shadow on the lounge as he starred intently at the kitchen door.
"Damn it!" hissed a voice, "Forgot that was there."
Hermione came to a halt. She knew that voice… she knew that voice very well indeed. She moved over to the lounge and sat down waiting. Carefully she listened as the sound of someone cleaning up happened and then the kitchen door opened.
"What do you want?" spoke Hermione calmly causing Draco to come to a surprise halt, "Don't you have a wedding to plan?"
"It won't be happening," replied Draco, "She died."
"Oh and I suppose you are expecting me to take you back without a second thought?" shouted
Hermione standing up, "After you broke my heart? After you kept something important away from me? How stupid do you think I am?"
"I'm sorry Hermione… but I do love you and without you I am going crazy!"
"Then go crazy Draco because I don't want you back! I'm not interested in being with your for a few weeks and then have you crush me again when your Mother finds you another woman! Beside's I am too busy for a relationship and I am moving in a few short months."
Draco starred at Hermione in shock and then nodded slowly, "I see… well before I leave you – forever- I just want you to know that I was a fool to leave you and I will love you until the day I die."
Hermione nodded, "Okay… and I still love you I am just accepting the fact that we were never meant to be together."
Draco nodded, "I was stupid for coming around."
Before Hermione could reply, Draco was gone.
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"Ginny! Will you stand still?" cried her mother trying to do the long white elegant wedding dress, "I understand you are nervous but the service starts in under and hour!"
Ginny let out a deep breath, "I'm calm… sorry."
Hermione, Lavender and Michelle laughed as they all dressed into their gowns. Merle was bustling around repeating orders to those in the room Hermione had told her, the guys were in the room next door talking loudly, well the rest were but no one could hear Harry.
"Oh Ginny, you loos zo beautiful!" commented Fleur who had just entered the room, "Zee guyz are drezzing zlowly but I 'ave zent Bill in to hurry them up for you 'ermione."
Hermione smiled thankfully at Fleur from where she was having Michelle do the back of her top up. It fitted her perfectly, even though she was slowly developing a baby bump. Hermione thanked Michelle and walked over to Mrs Weasley to help her fix Ginny's dress up. Once the buttons were done up and the front arranged over her swollen stomach Hermione helped Ginny over to a seat to have her hair and make up done.
"She wants it up on a curly bun with a few curls arranged around her face," explained Hermione, "Her make up is to be simple, nothing too extravagant but just to make her look like a happy wife and mother to be."
The hair and make up artist nodded and set to work. Hermione then pulled on her long skirt and matching colour heeled shoes. Before she had her hair and make up done, Hermione bustled around checked on Lavender and Michelle. Things between Hermione and Lavender had eased up and they were now friend's who could chat and joke around with glaring at one and other.
"Hermione, get your hair done!" cried Lavender, both her and Michelle were all dressed and done. Their hair was down and curled with silver clips pinning their fringe to the side. Like Ginny, their make up was simple to make them look natural and not fake.
"Okay, okay! Merle can you please check on the guys and go make sure the priest is ready?" called Hermione as she ran over to get her hair and make up done, "Also make sure the Dursley's are not misbehaving. If they are, put Hagrid beside them."
Merle chuckled and ran off to do her jobs. Hermione sat down and smiled at Ginny who grinned back nervously.
"I can't believe it's today," said Ginny running her hands nervously over her stomach, "Seems just like yesterday we were in the common room and Harry kissed me."
Hermione smiled, "It does. I'm just so happy for you and Harry. You are both perfect for each other and I know you will both be happy together till the day life comes to an end."
Ginny smiled, "I'm the envy of many women who have crushes on Harry."
Hermione chuckled, "Oh Ginny I envy you! Marrying my bestfriend!"
Ginny laughed and let out a sigh, "I um… should ah… What should I do now?"
"Go over your special vows," said Hermione as the woman began applying some pale eye shadow to her eye lids and her hair was being curled and put half up to let the curls underneath flow across her back.
Ginny nodded and closed her eyes. In no time soon the nervous look left Ginny's face to be replaced with a calm and content one. Hermione smiled and swallowed a sudden lump in her throat. She would not think of him, not today. Today was about Ginny and Harry, not dwelling on what could never of been. Hermione let out a calming breath and looked up to see the concerned face of Molly.
"Are you alright dear?" she asked kindly, it seemed everyone now knew of her and Draco, well she was pregnant with his child after all.
"Oh yeah," smiled Hermione as the people did their final touches, "How do I look?"
"Like a radiant mother to be."
Hermione smiled and stood up to go get a glass of water.
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Harry stood nervously beside Ron who kept murmuring calming words. Behind him he could hear people sitting in the alters talking softly about how wonderful the church looked with its clean white walls, polished floorboards and seats, how the priests book stand had no dust, how the flowers went perfectly with their surroundings. Harry swore he even heard his Aunt murmur something about his mother's wedding and how the flowers were similar.
Just as Harry was about to glance behind him the church filled with the sound of the sweet melody Ginny wanted to walk down the isle too. Harry turned with the three beside him as everyone in their seat stood up. First came Lavender and Michelle looking happy as they smiled at everyone. Then came Hermione whom earned a lot of whispers from those saying she planned the wedding. Harry waited nervously as Ginny came into view. As soon as he saw her a smile of love crossed his face. Her dressed touched the ground slightly as it flowed over her pregnant stomach. Her hair was goddess like to Harry. Her makeup was just the way he liked it, barely there to let people know that he was marrying a real woman, the woman he loved and was going to spend the rest of his life with.
As soon as Ginny reached the alter with her father smiling proudly the priest spoke loud and clearly for all to hear, " Who gives this Woman to be wed?"
"I Arthur Weasley, give my daughter Ginerva Weasley to marry Harry Potter on this day," answered Arthur.
The priest nodded as Arthur kissed Ginny on the cheek and shook Harry's hand firmly before allowing him to take Ginny's hand. As she stepped up to her position in front of the priest, Hermione quickly took her bouquet of flowers and stepped back beside Lavender.
Then the Priest began, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God to join together this Man and this Woman in holy Matrimony; which is an honourable estate, instituted of God in Paradise, and into which holy estate these two persons present come now to be joined. Therefore if any man can shew any just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace…"
When no one spoke, with McGonagall glaring at the Dursley's warningly the ceremony continued…
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"Today this couple wish to say vows they have written themselves instead of the traditional ones," said the priest once the other passages had been read.
Harry turned to Ron and took a golden ring from him with placed it half way along Ginny's correct finger, "I Harry James Potter take you Ginerva Molly Weasley to my wife. I swear with all of my heart and soul that I will love you till death takes me. Never will I dream of hurting you in anyway. You are my soul mate, my bestfriend, my lover, and the mother of our unborn child. I will promise to make you happy and give you your every wish that I can within my power."
"Then Harry James Potter, do you take Ginerva Molly Weasley to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do," smiled Harry as he slipped the ring onto Ginny's finger.
In the crowd all could hear the loud sob from Mrs Weasley, but none turned to look at her, because I fair few people were crying happily, such as, McGonagall, Hagrid, Tonks, Fleur, even Hermione had a few happy tears in her eyes. As well as Aunt Petunia.
Ginny now turned to Hermione who untied the Golden band from her flowers and handed it to Ginny smiling at her. Ginny grinned back and turned to Harry smiling lovingly, "I Ginerva Molly Weasley, take you Harry James Potter to be my husband from this day forth. I promise on this day to make you happy, to care for you in all situations and to be the best wife I can be. You have made me happy and I know you still do and will. You Harry, are my soul, you complete in every possible way and have blessed me with this growing child of ours inside of me. I can never sleep without having a dream of you and I know with all my heart that will never stop."
With a smile, Ginny slipped the ring completely onto Harry's finger.
"Then Ginerva Molly Weasley, do you take Harry James Potter to your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do," grinned Ginny.
"Then, with the power invested in me I know pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
Harry stepped forward and lifted Ginny's long white veil and leant down to kiss her lovingly. Everyone stood and clapped happily even as they signed the wedding certificate to declare they were married.
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Hermione laughed as she listened to Ron retell a story about Harry tripping over twice on his way to a class during one year at Hogwarts. The reception was going great. The wedding couples dance had been great and so was the food. What was the shock of the night was when Aunt Petunia walked over to Harry and hugged him, saying how proud she was of him and that his parents were watching him on this day just as proud as she was. She even hugged Ginny and patted her stomach wishing her all the bet with the baby.
Hermione excused herself from the group and walked over towards Ginny who was sitting at the bridal table. But before she got there the lights dimmed to darkness and someone grabbed her firmly by the hand leading her away from where she was headed. Hermione felt the wood of the dance floor under the soles of her heeled shoes. All around her people were whispering in confusion, she heard Harry's yell of what had happened to the lights but whoever it was had stopped walked and was holding her hand with the other around her waist. Even though Hermione wanted to speak, for some reason she couldn't bring herself to open her mouth… the music of her all time favourite song began…
Now I've had the time of my life
No I never felt like this before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life
And I owe it all to you
Then the lights undimmed and a spotlight was on Hermione and however had her. She looked up at the person to see they were wearing a mask to cover the top half of their face and were dressed in a tuxedo like the rest of the male guests. But the eyes and hair gave it away to Hermione. As much as she wanted to let go, she couldn't. He guided her across the floor to a steady pace, one both somehow knew, even though Hermione had never danced in her life, it was their emotions of love, anger and frustration doing the dance for them.
I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone
To stand by me
We saw the writing on the wall
As we felt this magical
Fantasy
Their eyes connected and never lost the magical contact between them as their bodies drew closer.
Everyone around them seemed to vanish into non-existence, although in reality they were watching the two in amazement as they moved expectedly across the floor, spinning and doing footwork like no one had ever witnessed before. Their dancing was so creative that even the Weasley twins had stopped chatting to watch the two dance.
Now with passion in our eyes
There's no way we could disguise it
Secretly
So we take each other's hand
'Cause we seem to understand
The urgency
Just remember
Draco spun Hermione back and pulled her back in close to whisper, "Surprised?"
Hermione grabbed his hand and glared at him even though she wanted nothing more then to kiss him and beg him to never leave her again, "I thought I said I never wanted to see you again."
Draco bent her back and lifted her back up quickly before spinning her out again, rather fast, then drawing her back in so her body rubbed up against him, "I couldn't say goodbye."
You're the one thing
I can't get enough of
So I'll tell you something
This could be love because
Hermione slid down him and allowed him to pull her back up, it wasn't part of the dance, her knees gave way from shock and simple emotional weakness. But she had to remain strong. She couldn't let him back in, not when he would leave her again when his parents told him too.
Draco lifted Hermione up and spun her around him before they began doing the difficult step work again.
"You have to say goodbye, because I am," lied Hermione calmly.
I've had the time of my life
No I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
Draco let go of Hermione and stepped away, causing her to stumble a little. The murmurs from the crowd came rushing back, causing him to grab Hermione and spin her around him, dip her and start the fancy footwork they only knew when dancing together. Both literally skipped across the floor, spinning around together as they went.
"What you feel with me, Hermione you have never felt with anyone else and I know you still feel it!" he snapped.
Hey, baby
With my body and soul
I want you more than you'll ever know
So we'll just let it go
Don't be afraid to lose control, no
Yes I know what's on your mind
When you say, "Stay with me tonight"
Stay with me and remember
"You just want me to break down right here at my best friend's wedding and tell you I love you! Dammit Draco we have already gone over this!" snapped Hermione angrily as she dipped down and back up to find her face inches from his.
Both were breathing heavily both from the dance and the closeness of their bodies. Instantly Hermione backed up from Draco, only to have him pull her back in.
"I want to hear you say you need me Hermione because you know that I need you more then I need the air to breathe," replied Draco softly.
You're the one thing
I can't get enough of
So I'll tell you something
This could be love because
Hermione spun away from Draco on purpose, causing him to chase after her to grab her and pull her close to him again. Again Hermione pulled away only to be pulled back. Angrily Hermione pushed his hands off her and looked at him with tears in her brown eyes.
"Stop it. Just stop it," she pleaded desperately, "I don't need you to mess with my emotions…"
Heart broken, Draco stepped closer and pulled Hermione to him, "I'm sorry."
I've had the time of my life (I've had yeah)
No I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth (Yes I swear)
And I owe it all to you
"I can't be with you," whispered Hermione pushing him off her, "We come from different lifestyles… what we had was a mistake and it should never of happened."
Draco cursed under his breath and ran a hand through his hair, glaring at Hermione, "Why do you keep on saying that?"
Couse' I've had the time of my life
And I've searched though every open door (I've never felt this way)
Till I found the truth
And I owe it all to you
"What we had isn't a mistake! It was the best time of my life Hermione. All my happiest memories are with you. I want to be with you, I need to be with you… just like Potter needs… well… Female Potter… I'm sick of you saying it was a mistake! You know it wasn't, I know you do!" snapped Draco running a hand down Hermione's cheek.
Hermione pushed his hand away, "And what happens when your parents find you another women? Will you defy them?"
Draco didn't reply, instead he looked at the ground.
Now I've (I) had the time of my life (Ooo)
No I never felt this way before (Never felt this way)
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
Hermione shook her head, no tears in her eyes, only bitter disappointment, "You say you love me, yet you won't even fight for it."
Draco looked up as Hermione walked away from him, "Hermione wait!"
Hermione turned back to him, tears now evident in her eyes, "What's there to wait for Draco? I don't see you offering me anything other then more heartache."
I've (I) had the time of my life
No I never felt this way before (Never felt this way)
Yes I swear it's the truth (It's the truth)
And I owe it all to you
"But I love you!" cried Draco grabbing her hand in desperation.
"And I love you too Draco, but I can't wait around for you forever. As much as I love you, every time I seem to get heartache from being with you. You can't even offer me marriage or a family home, can you?" sobbed Hermione pulling her hand away, "As this song says, I've had the time of my life and I owe it all to you… and its true for me… but how come I always come out in tears over you?"
'Couse I've had the time of my life
And I've searched though every open door
Till I found the truth
And I owe it all to you...
Draco watched as Hermione walked away from him into the comforting arms of her friends. With one last look he walked out of the building pulling the mask off. His heart pumped hard from the hurt, anger and frustration he was feeling. What was the point in love? All it seemed to do to him was hurt him even more then before. He hated it, yet when everything was going good he loved it.
"I hate my life," he muttered entering the nearest pub he saw to drink his sorrows away.
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Hermione smiled gratefully at her mother as she placed an herbal tea in front of Hermione and saw beside her, with Merle on the other side. With a sigh Hermione wiped away another tear. She took a long sip of her tea and closed her eyes to take deep calming breaths.
"He played my song," whispered Hermione, "I grew up loving that song… and now whenever I hear it… I'll think of him and how this night turned out!"
"Calm down honey. Least you told him how he was making you feel," said her mother, "You can't do more then that."
"I know."
"I didn't know you could dance," commented Merle with raised eyebrows, "You sure can move your body."
"Hermione? Dance?" chuckled Anne, "She can't even tap her foot to the beat of music!"
"Ha! You should have seen her tonight. She was doing some pretty fancy footwork and spinning in the air!"
"I don't know what happened… we just started dancing and that was that… I think I'm going to sleep in the guest room tonight… is that okay?" asked Hermione miserably.
Her mother nodded sympathetically and watched her daughter leave the kitchen and head up stairs.
"She'll never recover from Draco," sighed Merle.
"She will… but her heart won't," replied Anne sadly, "He's got hold of her and won't let go."
A/N: Hey all, this entire chapter took me three days to write! All because of school and the fact I got stuck a few times. The song is from my all time fave movie: Dirty Dancing and is called I've Had The Time Of My Life. The plain bold is Bill Medley singing and the italics and bold is Jennifer Warnes singing. Obviously the plain text italics writing are both singing. Anyway one more chapter for this part before I go onto part two. The title of part two will be in the next chapter.
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