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Chapter 23
There was a loud cracking sound very similar to a car back firing, Harry appeared at the gates of Malfoy manor. He knew all the wards were down due to people arriving for the wedding ceremony, but he had seen what the effects of splinching looked like first-hand he wasn't about to chance it. He opened the old black iron gates with little force. He was surprised to find the iron gates was quite warm instead of freezing cold like a gate should feel in October but decided that it must be wearing off effects of the magic boundary spells to keep the manor safe.
He arrived in the grounds of Malfoy manor to see Draco standing there with a bunch of papers in his arms his other arm was franticly pointing in different direction as fast he could and bellowing orders at some wizards who must have been in charge of seating arrangements.
Harry took a deep breath before making a way over to Draco he had no idea what kind of mood he was going to find Draco to be in at this moment. He smiled as Harry approached and commented,
"You finally got your act together and decided to join us. Did Granger write the whole thing out for you?"
Harry tried to look innocent at Draco and asked,
"What are you talking about?"
Draco rolled his eyes and replied,
"You get told by Ron he wants changes to your speech last minute and you disappear with a quick I'll meet you at Malfoy manor, it's pretty obvious where you have been!"
Harry hung his head slightly and answered,
"Okay, I went to see Mione but it was important and it's all my own words just needed a little bit of rearranging."
Draco bellowed,
"Hayes, I said ten for back row not eleven because then be an odd number."
With another look at the sheets of parchment in front of him he moaned,
"Hagrid will take 5 seats up not four!"
Draco turned to Harry and told him,
"Weasley has really cocked these seating plans up. He put Hagrid down as four seats not five, He not put seat down for Percy's wife."
Harry answered,
"Unlikely that she will turn up."
Draco muttered,
"She still needs to be on the sitting arrangements just in case and if she doesn't Percy can sit alone and it's his own problem."
Harry asked,
"Where is Ron and Narcissa?"
Draco answered not looking up,
"Ron hiding by that tree can't you see the ginger hair sticking out? Mother has gone to collect your god son from the hospital, which I believe was your job?"
Harry palm hit his forehead. He had been so stressed about his speech and try to keep Ron in good sprits he had totally forgotten to collect Teddy!
Harry moaned,
"I'm such an idot!"
Draco smirked and looked at him with amusement in his grey eyes and answered,
"Something we can both agree on. I need to get on with these seating arrangements. Go and stop Ron from doing anything else wrong."
With a quick kiss between the two Harry walked into Ron's direction.
Ron looked up as Harry approached and sat down next to him. Ron asked,
"You in the dog house too?"
Harry nodded and replied,
"Something like that, I forgot to pick Teddy up, Narcissa gone to get him."
Ron didn't comment which he was very grateful for. That was difference between Ron and Hermione. Hermione would have given him a lecture about responsibility, but Ron however understood what it was like to get things wrong and mistaken. He knew very well he didn't need any more people to make him feel more shit than he already did.
Ron looked at the grass on the floor and told Harry in a low voice,
"I think I've fucked everything up."
Harry asked,
"How?"
Ron muttered,
"Seating arrangements."
Harry nodded and answered,
"It's only one thing, a few seats doesn't matter. Hermione won't care as long as she can keep close eyes on her parents and have a good time."
Ron answered the worry in this voice,
"What if I've fucked everything up? The decorations, the outfits, the venue and location are too much and bring back too many bad memories? She deserves someone that can give her what she wants. She put everything to one side for our world. She deserves nothing but happiness."
Harry sighed and turned to face Ron and answered,
"Ron since we were 16, she had eyes for only you. Remember how she acted when you got with Lavender? Hermione never cared about looks and popularity and we all have bad memories at this place even Draco does. Someday me and him must officially take over this place. I'm hoping I can settle after the fight and torture that happened here, I've put it off sorting this place out for long enough. Me and Draco who would have thought of us managing to share a civil comment between each other let alone a bed, a house, a baby, a love and his family manor. It's only seating arrangements lets sort out the security before Mr and Mrs Grangers get here and we give them a heart attack, we have to make sure everyone wand is out of sight before they get here."
In the next hour Neville, Hannah, Seamus and Parvati turned up to help with guarding. A few aurors from the office that were friendly with Ron along with Kingsley, who took over which spells were acceptable to use in such circumstances.
They were later joined by Terry Boot, His new fiancée, Harry's first ever crush Cho Chang and her three-year-old son Adam Chang. Harry saw no interest in keeping in touch with her after school. The news that she dated Terry Boot had reached Harry soon after he came out of his coma state and he had felt nothing at the news. He had also considered asking his old school friends why Dean was not accompanying them but had decided against it remembering that last time he had seen Dean he was enquiring over Ginny's where abouts. Draco had kindly pointed out he had fucking her written in his eyes. He has also found out Draco's medical state which is most likely why no one but Terry boot and Cho Chang were shocked by Draco's medical condition.
Terry happily joined the others for security while Cho stood near trying to catch Harry eye. When Harry turned to her and gave her a stiff nod before turning back to Ron, she had blushed rather red and after taking Adam's hand had began to lead him around the grounds of Malfoy manor.
The grounds to Malfoy manor where very beautiful if you had time to admire them and Harry could happily guarantee that Cho Chang would never get the pleasure to walk these grounds again while Harry and Draco had a say about it. Harry had doubled checked with Ron and found out she was uninvited to the wedding she had decided to tag along with Terry who had been recruited for security. She was most likely going to report back to her small minded friends what Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco looked like now and she was sure Cho Chang would have a field day when telling them Draco was pregnant but Harry knew one day soon they would have to admit to the whole wizarding community, a large bump appearing on his stomach followed by small baby in his arms wasn't easy to miss and was impossible to hide with size Draco was getting but he had refused to not come to Ron and Hermione wedding.
The decoration were being put by help of Harry, Ron and George. George asked,
"Are you sure you don't want some of our dragon fireworks to celebrate in style? It will only take me minutes to go back to the shop."
Ron answered,
"I'd love to but Hermione's still working on a way to break the memory charm, her parents have no idea who she is, some long lost niece or something. "
George answered,
"Memory charms aren't permanent. One of us just needs to sneak up behind them just cast it job done!"
Harry replied,
"They never managed to break Lockhart's, did they?"
Ron answered bitterly,
"The git deserved it. He tried to wipe both of our memories."
George answered,
"Yeah but the fireworks and dress robes might just jog there memories."
Ron answered,
"No fireworks, no dragon fireworks, no sparklers that write rude messages by themselves. I promised Hermione."
George answered,
"That little bro is what we refer to as whipped."
Ron retorted,
"Shut up!"
George snickered, Harry had to bite his tongue to stop himself.
George replied,
"Right I'll leave up to it, I'm going to find someone much more exciting to annoy I think Dad, Bill and Charlie are here by now I might just set a trap for Percy."
Ron way a rather rude finger signals after George which would of made Mrs Weasley shout Ron's name if she had seen.
He muttered more to himself than Harry,
"I am not whipped!"
Before Harry managed to think of anything ti say Narcissa Malfoy appeared the doorway and asked in very order like way Harry could see where Draco got his organisation skills from,
"What is taking so long guests are beginning to arrive?"
Harry looked around to see Narcissa wearing a black strapless satin fitted dress robes that showed her figure perfectly in all the right places. It top half showed off her neck and chest areas perfectly showing off a neckless that Harry was sure cost a fortune. It narrowed at her waist showing her narrow waist and fitted skirt to the floor that flared out around her feet at the floor. Harry was sure Ron heart stopped as he turned around as saw Narcissa's outfit.
Harry answered,
"I'm just helping Ron sort out decorations."
Narcissa looked around disapprovingly at the half finished room and asked,
"Your wedding colours are red and gold?"
Ron managed to croak out,
"Yes Mrs Malfoy, The colours of Gryffindor."
She answered disapprovingly,
"I gathered that much myself, never been a fan of red personally."
She looked up and down at Harry and Ron's dark blue dress robes with white shirts, Red ties and red material in the pocket.
"I take it the bridesmaids dressing will be red too?"
Ron nodded but Narcissa was proving she was far from interested and answered,
"Well you two need to go and meet your guest and help getting them all seated. Draco doing it all by himself. I will sent a few house elves to finish putting decorations up."
Harry answered,
"We will go and sort the guests out, You look lovely Mrs Malfoy."
She turned to look at Harry again he could feel her bright blue eyes boaring into him and answered,
"Thank you Mr Potter but flattery is not going to make me forget that I had to go to St. Mungo's and pick Teddy Lupin up."
Without another backwards glance she left the door and the two of them standing in silence for a long pause. The wizard just stared after her for a moment in the direction Harry was guessing wax the direction of the kitchens.
Ron found his voice first and said quietly as is scared of being overheard,
"She can become scary when she gets angry. I always thought he got his temper from Lucius but now I see where Draco gets it from."
Harry nodded trying to find his voice. Harry muttered,
"I couldn't have picked a scarier mother in law if I tried."
Ron shrugged his should and replied,
"I don't know, my mother can be quite crazy."
Harry replied,
"Yes but she already liked me I don't think Narcissa will ever forgive me for knocking Draco up and putting his body under so much strain on his body. His body not coping well."
Ron looked up and Harry and Harry looked directly at Ron. Harry sighed and replied,
"He's bleeding on and off. I asked him to sit the wedding out and that you wouldn't mind but he insisted. If he begins to bleed again, he could end up on bed rest in St. Mungos."
Ron put his hand on Harry's shoulder and answered in a low voice,
"me and Hermione had commented he looked paler than usual lately. I know it can be dangerous, mum didn't have any more after Ginny because she kept bleeding throughout her pregnancy. Try and keep Draco from stress, I've seen way he is when he speaks about that baby he means more than his life and being a dad myself I can understand why he wants this more than his own life but he needs to think about himself too."
Harry knew Ron has these outbursts of facts a knowledge and they usually blew Harry but not like this one. He couldn't find words to thank Ron and settled on a tight hug and answered,
"Thank you let's get back to Draco before Narcissa come back from the kitchen with something to cut my balls off with."
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