Chapter 3- Planning Begins

When Ginny woke the next morning the sun was already high in the sky and streaming into her bedroom window. She was annoyed that the sun and noises from the kitchen below woke her from her dreams of her blonde prince. With a sigh she stretched and grabbed her bathrobe deciding it was more important to eat than to dress for the day.

When she made her way downstairs she could see that her Mom and Hermione were already having morning tea. Rarely did Ginny sleep past breakfast, so her Mom did not feel she should wake her only daughter when she knew she had a lot on her mind. Molly Weasley smiled brightly at her only daughter and asked if she wants breakfast.

"No, that's fine Mom I will just take tea and cake for now." Molly was a woman who thought food could solve all problems looked at her daughter with disapproval but agreed. Hermione had come to terms with the situation with Ginny entering into Pureblood society during the night, decided it was best to make Ginny see she supported her and was eager to plan any party to give her something to do while she waited on job interviews.

"Ginny, I thought we could go to Diagon Alley today and pick up some magazines and get some ideas of decorations for the party?" When Ginny heard this statement was coming from Hermione she was pleasantly surprised, but at the same time slightly over whelmed with the idea of planning such a large and important party.

"Why not, I guess I have to get a start sometimes." Ginny said nonchalantly. Molly was happy to see Ginny's best friend and a young lady that she knew would soon be joining her family as a daughter-in-law accepting and encouraging Ginny's choices. "I think that would be a good idea it will keep you girls busy while I work on the family dinner tonight." When Molly finished this statement all color in Ginny's face drained. "It slipped my mind that was tonight Mum, do you think it's a good idea to tell Ron with everyone here?" Truthfully Ginny was now desperate for any way out of ever telling her most overprotective brother. "Ginny we have been through this; with your other brothers there he is least likely to overreact when he sees the rest of the family supporting your decision."

Hermione did not want to hurt Mrs. Weasley's feelings be she did not think it mattered how many other people in the room supported Ginny's decision, Ron was going to overreact. She had been in a relationship with Ron for almost three years, with them coming together during the hunt of horocurx, but she had been his best friend since they started Hogwarts and if she knew one thing about Ron it was that he took his big brother role very seriously.

Ginny just nodded her head and announced she was going to go dress for the day. In an hour both girls were ready to go and were walking out the back door to apparate to Diagon Alley.

Hermione and Ginny went to Flourish and Blotts to look in their magazine section. Hermione was pleased to see that Pureblood Debutant parties were similar to muggle wedding receptions. They flipped through multiple magazines then decided on buying the four that had the most information and pictures. Ginny was glad that Hermione could easily flip through the magazines and see which one would be helpful, she figured it came along with Hermione's obsessions of books and all things she could read.

After spending and hour or so in the book store they headed out to browse and window shop the new stores opening in Diagon Alley. While the war had ended two years ago the wizarding economy was still weak, but in recent months the ministry had been giving incentives for shops to reopen in Diagon Alley.

After spending another hour walking around both girls were tired and ready to rest. They stopped by a new bistro and ordered two butterbeers. While sipping and people watching, Ginny's favorite activity, Hermione decided to bring out a quill and parchment and start making notes for the party. Ginny laughed at first but decided that there might be a plus in having an organized compulsive friend.

"What colors do you want to go with or are you wanting a more themed event?" "Well, I had not put a lot of thought into it, but don't laugh, I was thinking maybe Gold and Silver." Ginny said shyly. Truthfully she had put a lot of thought into it. Gold looked great on her with her golden red hair and fair skin and it was a Gryffindor color, silver well truthfully it reminded her of her blond prince, but she was going to tell everyone she thought it was a classic look.

"I think those colors will go good together and I think we can do lots with them," Hermione did not miss a beat and continued asking questions pertaining to flowers, cakes, appetizers, poultry options, and so many questions that Ginny started to wonder if all of those things were really necessary, but a part of her was getting excited. Its every girls dream to have a fairy tale birthday party and have your prince charming come up and that is exactly what Ginny hoped would happen.

After Hermione made more notes it was time to leave the bistro and Hermione insisted that they go stop by the magical florists so Ginny could get more ideas, but she was a little lost when it came to flower choices.

After a long day of planning and discussing the party both girls apparated back to the Burrow early enough to rest and dress for the dinner tonight. Hermione was particularly excited because she had not seen Ron in a week due to his Auror training.

So as Hermione claimed the first shower, Ginny lay on her bed and thought about how she was going to break the news to her overbearing brother. She wondered if there would be cussing as Ron was famous for or if he would just draw his wand first. With Ron the possibilities were endless.