The next day Harry sent a letter to Kingsley telling him of the decision and the other plans he had in mind. Seamus wrote back to Neville telling him that the article was false and could he please spread the word. Kingsley sent a reply later that day to say he would arrive the next morning with a reporter from the Prophet and Witch Weekly Harry had remembered that Ginny often read the magazine so asked Kingsley to bring a reporter along from there.
He told Harry the other idea was very cunning indeed and he would speak with Minerva about but was sure she would agree. He wrote to the Quidditch magazine explaining about Ginny Weasley and what she was prepared to do to get what she wanted. They replied and said she would be getting no offers from any scouts that attended the games at Hogwarts they also offered Harry a position as seeker on any team of his choosing.
Kingsley arrived the next morning with reporters from the Daily Prophet and Witch Weekly. There was also a letter from Michael Corner apologising for the article and saying that Ginny wasn't worth losing his job over and promised that nothing else would be printed about Harry without checking the facts first. Kingsley elaborated and said Michaels father had threatened to hex him if he did anything like that again.
Harry told the reporters the real story of his and Seamus relationship saying he couldn't be happier. He also added that he hoped that one day Ginny would cease acting like a spoilt brat and grow up. He happily told the reporters that any work on the house had been stopped and whatever had been built was destroyed, the bill for this work was going to straight to Ginny. He had spoken to the dress shop where she thought she was getting the dress from, they told him as she wanted it especially made she would still have to pay, he told the reporters that bill was also going to her. Photos were taken of the happy couple and the reporters left.
Harry and Seamus got to work on the plans for their wedding. Both had decided to be married on the top of Wicklow Mountain with a reception in the room at the back of Dom's pub. As much as they wanted to married on Christmas day they settled for Christmas Eve then people could still be home for Christmas with their families. Neville had been honoured when Seamus asked him to be his best man and Liam was over the moon to be Harrys. Teddy Lupin Harrys godson was going to be ring bearer and Hermione was more than happy to help him with the task.
On the 23rd of December Ginny Weasley let out a blood-curdling scream as she read the front page of the Prophet. Molly and Ron raced into the kitchen to see what all the noise was about. Eyes on the article both the Weasleys let out gasps of horror and disdain. There smiling up at them from the paper were Harry and Seamus arms around each other grinning. 'I thought you said the article you sent would be safe Ginny that no one would find out, Michael wouldn't say anything.' Molly screeched. 'Someone must have read it and told Harry' she fumed.
After breakfast she marched into the Prophet office and demanded that Michael retract the article saying it was all lies, when he refused she tried to hex him but his father was quicker of the mark and had Ginny flying through the air and landing on her arse. Storming from the office she went to dress makers and tried to get the dress she'd ordered determined she was going to make Harry marry her whether she liked it or not. The woman refused saying it had been sold to someone else, but she still had to pay either way.
Ginny wrote letters to the Prophet and even the Witch Weekly in an attempt to change the story. No one ever replied. Molly sent howlers to the offices and even the Ministry where they were promptly turned into confetti.
She tried to have Michaels father arrested for assault, several witnesses backed his statement in saying Ginny had attempted to hex his son first. Christmas was a dismal affair at the Burrow that year. Arthur and George had left saying they wanted nothing to do with liars. They moved into the flat above the joke shop. After the Christmas break Arthur intended to serve Molly with divorce papers and remove Ron and Ginny from his will.
Balls of light surrounded the Mountain on Christmas Eve, the guest gathered around Harry and Seamus all casting warming charms as it was lightly snowing and rather chilly on the mountain top. As the sun was setting Kingsley bonded Harry and Seamus in eternal love and happiness. Anyone who was there could plainly see that these two men were very deeply in love. Teddy did a fantastic job of looking after the rings with Hermione's help. Neville had tears in his eyes as he stood beside two of his close friends. Seamus pulled Harry in for a searing kiss when Kingsley pronounced them married.
The reception was exquisite everything arranged just as Harry and Seamus wanted it to be. There was drinking and dancing all eyes were on Harry and Seamus as they held each other close for their first dance as husbands. Seamus stared into his husbands green eyes and smiled. 'I am the luckiest man alive; I have the most beautiful husband in the world. I love you Harry James Finnegan. ' 'I love you Seamus Riley Finnegan.' They moved around the dance floor completely lost in each other.
Before they left for their Honeymoon the next day Dom surprised them with a wedding present of his own. He had decided he wanted to travel while he was still able to; there was plenty he wanted to see before he died. The biggest surprise came when he said that he wanted Harry and Seamus to run the pub, he was giving it to them, the only condition being they saved a room for him when he visited. To say the pair was blown away was an understatement. It took ten whole minutes for the stuttering to cease and coherent word able to be heard.
Dom told them to take their time to think about while they were away. He wasn't planning on leaving until the New Year. Harry and Seamus left for their Honeymoon to Italy later that morning with plenty to think about. Harry and Seamus explored all the wonders of Italy; it truly was a beautiful country. They certainly wanted to come back again one day.
The last night of their Honeymoon the conversation turned to the pub and Dom's offer. Harry hadn't ever considered what he might do after he and Seamus were married. He knew that he didn't want to leave Ireland he was happier there then he could have thought possible. He really liked the pub and the patrons that came in. After much discussion with his husband in between rounds of love making the both decided that they would take over the running of the pub.
Arriving home the next evening Harry and Seamus sat down with Dom and told him the good news. He organized the contracts to be signed over to Harry and Seamus. He was planning on visiting Italy first as the couple had made it sound irresistible. Seamus' parents had written and told him they had decided to live in France for a while and the house was his and Harrys if they wanted it. As it was close to the pub the couple accepted.
The first of the New Year arrived with heavy snowfalls. Renovations had started on the pub, Dom left 3 days into the New Year and headed for Italy. Mr. and Mrs. Finnegan had sipped all their belongs to France and left the house for Harry and Seamus to do what they pleased. They bought some new furniture, as Seamus' parents were a little outdated. They built a sunroom onto the back of the house as both loved to sit in the warm and read.
Finnegan's opened just before the start of term at Hogwarts had begun. Not a lot had needed to be done on inside Harry and Seamus had wanted to freshen it up a bit, but leave the old world charm as it was. The name was fitting as Harry had taken Seamus' last name preferring to leave Potter where it belonged in the past this was his future.
The married couple were sipping their morning coffee when Harry glanced at the clock on the wall and smiled. 'What's that smile for' Seamus asked his husband. 'Right about now the mail should be being delivered into the Great Hall he grinned. Seamus chuckled as he imagined the chaos that was erupting in the Great Hall his husband was truly wicked.
More Owls than anyone had ever seen flew through the windows of the Great Hall at Hogwarts on the first day back of the new term. Minerva smiled to herself as she watched the scene unfold in front of her. Some of the owls carried long packages wrapped in brown paper; others carried copies of the Daily Prophet and Witch Weekly also the popular Quidditch magazine.
Harry had bought brooms for every student attending Hogwarts except two. He also organized for every student to get a copy of the Prophet the witch and the Quidditch magazine. These were landing on the tables left and right. Student's screams of delight filling the hall, as the parcels were unwrapped and the newest brooms were revealed. The only two scowling faces were those of Ron and Ginny Weasley. The owls had only dropped the articles in the various papers and magazines in front of them and nothing else.
The delight had died down once every student in that hall had begun to read the second article about Harry and Seamus, everyone had been angered over the fake one and more so when they read the article now in front of them. It went into detail about the people Ginny had tried to bribe to print another article about her and Harry, that frustration increased when they read that Ron had planned on doing the same thing to Hermione, but no one was interested after what Ginny had tried.
In the Quidditch magazine there was an article that Harry Potter had accepted the position of Seeker for the Irish team but would only play in home games, as he wanted to help his husband run their pub. Every student was also given open tickets to any Quidditch game of their choosing all except the Weasleys. Ginny ran screaming from the hall closely followed by her brother, this was met with cheers and clapping. A reporter had been standing outside the hall and managed to get a shot of the two exiting the hall.
Two days later Harry received a copy of the Prophet with the picture of Ron and Ginny running from the hall and the cheers that followed. He was rolling on the floor in utter hysterics. Seamus still loved the way Harrys lit up when he was laughing.