The Wedding

They day of Bill and Fleur's wedding, was beautiful. It had been the first time since Dumbledore's funeral, that the sun shined brightly. It was warm outside as Harry helped set up chairs in Mrs. Weasley's garden. Ron was clearing the garden of gnomes. Hermione and Ginny were helping Fleur get ready for the wedding, and Charlie and the twins were keeping Bill company.

The garden was sprawling with wild blooms of every colour. That changed with the mood of whoever happened by them. Harry was astonished when he saw that as he walked by a rose bush with beautiful white blooms, the flowers slowly turned blue. But as an angry Ron tossed a gnome over the garden gates, The roses turned vibrantly red.

"Oh boys," called Mrs. Weasely, "Have a little to drink." She levitated a tray with a refreshing drink to a table in the shade.

"Thank you." Harry said taking a glass full of the drink.

"This looks wonderful boys." Mrs. Weasley continues, "I reckon you two should be getting ready now. Guests will be arriving soon."

Both Harry and Ron drank two more glasses of the best lemonade they'd ever had, then headed into the house to get ready.

The guests started arriving. Many of them were members of the order, such as Minerva McGonagall, Remus, Tonks and Moody. Some of Harry's friends from school were there too, like Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Collin Creevey and some other members of the DA.

The ceremony was wonderful. Performed by the succeeding high wizard of the Wizengamot. Fleur looked delirious about joining the family. Harry noticed that as they said their vows, Fleur's bright yellow hair slowly darkened into a brilliant gingerly shade. There was only one streak of the yellow in the front as she was finally given the name Weasley.

The atmosphere at the wedding was so jovial that even Harry felt happy. He thought there was nothing that could spoil this day for him. He walked around the periphery of the reception watching everyone. He laughed as Fred and George gave a wedding speech for their brother, and presented him with a gift of a home right there in The Burrow.

Watched his friends dance together and sort of felt a pang of jealousy for he longed to be normal just for one a day.

Then he looked at Ginny, whom was standing alone staring back at him. She had been talking with Neville most of the day, but for now she stood alone. He smiled and walked towards her. "Dance with me," Harry said to Ginny holding out his trembling hand.

"All right." She said and followed him to the dance floor. Just then it seemed to Harry, that it was just the two of them. White Roses turned a bright yellow then a deep red as they danced in Mrs. Weasley's garden.

When the dance ended, Hermione came to get Harry to dance with him. She really didn't know why, but she told herself that she wanted to make him feel better. She understood that Harry had given up Ginny, and thought that promoting romantic ideas with her would only hurt him more. So she brought him to where she and Ron were and made them both dance with her for a few songs.

"Ron." She whispered in his ear, "Dance with Ginny for a while, I think I might have annoyed her by taking Harry away. Explain to her that I think it's best that way."

Ron looked at Hermione incredulously. "How is it best that way Hermione. That is not your decision to make."

"Come on Ron, You know how focused Harry gets, no matter how it hurts." Hermione said pushing him along. Then she turned back to Harry. Harry had been staring off after Ginny. He knew that it would be best if he just stayed away from her today. It was hard to be her friend today.

"Where's Ron off to?" Harry asked when Hermione came back to him.

"He's going to talk to Ginny." Hermione said coming closer to him as a ballad began to play. Once in each other's arms, the two forgot their respective partners or lack there of. They concentrated on the feeling of each other's breath grazing on their necks.

Hermione took a deep breath taking in his scent of soap. Harry did the same, Her cent of Lavender in her hair tickling his senses. They were aware of each other. Harry pulled away when he felt himself reacting to her and walked off to where there was food. Hermione stood there cold and bewildered for a moment, then turned to look for Ron.

Ginny found Harry sitting in the living room on his own. She had been in the water closet, cooling off after what Ron had told her. She was going to give Hermione a talking to when she saw her next but she saw Harry alone and went to him instead. "What are you doing in here?" She asked sitting next to him.

"Same thing you were doing in there." He answered leaning back on the couch and spreading his arms out on either side of him. Ginny sat close to him and leaned back placing her head on his arm.

"Do you think we can try again? I don't seem to be very good at keeping my distance from you."

"But what if…" Harry said, turning his head to look at her. His lips mare inches from hers.

"You can't live your life on the what ifs Harry, I could get hurt doing nothing at all. I choose to stand by you, just like your friends do. Even if I weren't your girlfriend, I would still stand by you. Just because of what you represent." Ginny said hotly

Harry stared her down. He ached for her, so he nodded his consent. Slowly, they moved together, Harry savouring her sweet lips as if this would be the last time he would kiss them. They snogged for what seemed like hours. They were so intensely into one another that they hardly heard the screams.

Out in the reception, The Order was valiantly fighting a pack of Dementors that had descended upon them. "Expecto Patronus," came the command from various aurors. A flash of bright light pushed the Dementors away as the Death Eaters made their way into the garden. Hermione and the Weasleys that were outside started firing curses at the Death Eaters as they entered the property.

Ginny and Harry ran outside while the family was in the heat of battle. Soon Harry added his voices to those of the family. He was angry that Voldemort came to ruin what was supposed to be a peaceful day for the Weasleys. Why does he always have to ruin everything? He asked himself, cursing one Death Eater that had been poised to curse Hermione.

At that same moment, Ginny had been hit with a curse that felled her and rendered her unconscious. As Harry watched her fall he cursed the wizard that had struck her "Petrificus Totalus." He ran to her. He heard a curse to his right, but Harry made a shielding spell to go around both of them as he kneeled next to her. All curses bounced off of him as he checked on Ginny. Neville was the first to stand by them attempting to deflect any curses that came Ginny and Harry's way. Then Hermione came. Ron watched as the battle started to focus around his friends. The other Wizards had begun to be weakened by the aurors. There were a few death eaters that had been bound.

Harry looked up just as Ron started to make his way to his friends. There was a flash of green heading towards Harry, and Ron ran to try to deflect it. Lupin looked up and just as the cruccio curse hit Ron he wrapped him up in stasis preventing the curse from completely settling into him. But Ron was unconscious.

"It's impossible to get at him now." One of the Death Eaters said. "Let's get out of here."

"The dark Lord wanted him today," another said.

"His protection is strong tonight. Our strength has been reduced significantly." answered the first just as the Death Eaters that were left standing disapparated.

The Weasleys gathered around their fallen family members. Hermione cried as she kneeled next to Ron. Harry held Ginny's warm yet lifeless hand. The only thing that kept him sane was that he knew her heart was still beating.

Letting her hand go; Harry looked around at the bound death eaters. There were about six of them. The aurors that had been at the wedding, took them and disapparated with them.

"Oh Merlin, why." Mrs. Weasley began to cry over her two youngest children. Charlie lifted Ginny into his arms.

"They are alive mum," Bill said putting his arms around her. Fleur in her newly gingered hair rubbed her mother-in-laws back to comfort her.

Fred and George levitated Ron as Lupin said. "Let's just get them to St Mungoes."

"Yes Molly," Mr. Weasley said taking her from his son's arms and they walked of and disapparated.

Harry still kneeled on the ground where Ginny had been. Hermione stood next to him stunned for a moment then turned to Harry. "Come on Harry, Let's go." Harry looked up to his friend and took her hand and as they walked the two disapparated like the rest.