Chapter 3- Wedding Reception Disaster
A/N Thanks to my beta MalfoysAngel1985
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. J.K Rowling does. I just own the plot.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the Weasley's floo-ed to The Burrow to make the place suitable for guests, for the wedding reception was being held here.
Mrs. Weasley had decorated the night before when Fleur and Bill were both asleep, "Deparo" she muttered and the decorations disappeared.
Mr. Weasley was the first to arrive at The Burrow, and quickly reversed the spell his wife had uttered the night before and the place was covered from ceiling to floor in the most magnificent decorations anyone could imagine. Streamers hung every which way, white balloons that said "Congratulations" on them were floating about the room, a six layered chocolate and vanilla cake sat on the table, and Fred and Georges 'Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes' party favors were ready to be handed out.
Bill and Fleur arrived 30 minutes later and were met with quite a surprise. All 400 guests that were at the wedding were at The Burrow! (They had not known where the reception was to take place for it was a surprise) People flooded the house, and many were residing outside in the backyard and front yard. There was a clink of silver on glass as Mr. Weasley prepared to make his speech.
"We are here to celebrate the love of my son and his new wife" Arthur boomed and continued "when Bill first started to date Fleur, I will admit I was a little unsure. Why would the daughter of the French Minister of Magic even look twice at my son, or anyone in my family for the matter? Well I soon found out that the horrible tales about this young girl in The Prophet were untrue, and I should have known it was an apprentice of Rita Skeeter doing the writing, and I shouldn't have trusted it" he tossed a look Harry's way, obviously remembering his fourth year.
"And as I have gotten to know her, I have found that she is a delightfully gifted witch and an even better person. And the only thing I have left to say is WELCOME TO THE FAMILY FLEUR!" Mr. Weasley toasted her and drank the contents of sparkling wine in his glass as others followed suit.
"And I am so happy to finally have a sister!" came Ginny's voice as she broke down in tears to give her sister-in-law a hug.
"Aw!" a cold voice rang through the room "How sweet! A blood traitor has finally married!"
Harry knew that voice, shit! He thought what the hell is he doing here?
We are doing exactly what the Dark Lord ordered us to do; we are here for the party, or rather, to crash the party. Fenrir Greyback's thought echoed through Harry's head, but then he heard the voice aloud.
"Get 'em boys, leave Potter to me."
Curses were being thrown every which way. All children were floo-ed away as they watched many of their parents fall. The table that was used to hold wedding gifts was being used as a barricade for the Weasley's and their friends.
You would think that with 400 people fighting 20, the fight would be over in a matter of minutes, but it wasn't that easy.
People were so scared that they started hexing everything in their way, including some of their own friends.
During all of this madness, Fenrir Greyback had lost sight of Harry, and he had decided to use this time to get his invisibility cloak from upstairs. He through it on and slid down the banister, knocking a death eater to the ground in the process.
Harry looked around and saw Greyback standing in the middle of the room fighting off Ginny and Hermione's jinxes, curses, and whatever else they were throwing at him. (A/N My beta said she didnt know if Fenrir Greyback could do magic, but just so you know, in my story he can. Lupin can do magic, so why cant Greyback?)
Harry snuck up to Greyback, or tried to, for he tripped over a broken chair, and his cloak came off in the process.
"Potter." He spat "I was wondering when you would show you face" he finished, throwing a curse at Harry, which Harry blocked with ease.
"Is that all you can do?" Harry mocked, and remembered when his godfather had said something similar to his killer just before he died. And sent a bat-bogey hex his way (Ginny had taught him, but he was not as good as her)
"Why you little-Avada Keda-" he stopped as he heard a low growl emit from Crookshanks. He looked around to see who made the sound and as he looked, he realized he was the only one left. All of the Death Eaters he had come with were now knocked unconscious or dead.
Forty people now circled slowly around the pair, watching what one would do next. Fenrir knew he was no match for forty people, so he turned slowly to Harry "This isn't over yet Potter. The Dark Lord will kill you. And I shall be along his sided when he does it. Until then." And with a loud Crack he dis-appearated.
Luckily Poppy Pomfrey was there, and that Mrs. Weasley was good with minor healing spells, because after that battle, everyone was injured.
Just then, Minerva McGonagall walked in from picking up her gifts (she claimed she couldn't bring it all to the wedding.) She held an array of items, some of which looked like a book, a bag of chocolates and a box that shook violently.
"What in the name of Merlin happened here?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"What happened my dear Molly?"She asked again when she didnt get an answer.
"F-Fenrir Grey-B-back" was all she managed to say before she passed out on the floor; Mr. Weasley rushed to her side as Bill retold the story. Once finished, the Professor stood up and paced the room.
"The children got out safely?" She asked, Bill nodded "and you Harry, are you alright?"
"Yes Professor, I'm fine. Mrs. Weasley and Madam Pomfrey checked me thoroughly." Harry stated with a strange look on his face.
"Ah good, well you have all have a very trying day, why don't we go and retire to the yard?" she asked the 50 people that were still there (most had left during the fight)
"But Professor, what about the mess, the injured?" squealed Hermione, but with a flick of McGonagall's wrist, the entire house was spotless, and she sent the injured on their way to St. Mungos Hospital for Magical Maladies and Catastrophes.
"Now that thats done, lets go outside and Bill and Fleur can open some presents."
While the newlywed couple was opening their mountain of gifts, Fred, George, Charlie, Ron, Harry, and Ginny played athree on threegame of Quidditch.
After playing through the day, they went inside at sunset very sore. Harry had thought all day about his ruined plan. He originally got his plan from his first meeting with Horace Slughorn.
Harry had given Bill and Fleur a gift certificate to go and get muggle family photos of all of the Weasley's, during which time Harry was going to stay at the Burrow and put his plan in action. He was going to fake a Death Eater attack on the house, like Professor Slughorn had, and he was going to leave a note saying he had escaped, that he would be fine, and for them to not go looking for him. His plan was obviously corrupted by what happened today and the Weasley's would be keeping a very close eye on him.
Harry's P.O.V
Bloody Hell! Harry thought. After today, they are never going to leave me alone!
"Ron! Harry! Hermione! Ginny! Time for bed" Mrs. Weasley's voice called up to us.
"Aw mum! Not yet!" Ron whined, for we had just started a game of wizard chess.
"Now Ronald Weasley! We're leaving early tomorrow to go to muggle London, NOW GET TO SLEEP!" she yelled again.
"Come on Ron, let's get to sleep. We have and interesting day tomorrow" I said to him, and what an interesting day it would be.
A/N-Thank you for all the great reviews! Sorry it took a little longer then i said it would be. i hope you liked this chapter. please review. it helps me continue writing. If you have any ideas on which direction the story should go, I am open to ideas. It may be a while before i get another chapter up again, i have band practice tomorrow after school, then homework, so it may be a while before i even start writing the next chapter. Review please!
Caitlin
