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A/n: I'm sorry for the long wait on this it took me a while to write as will the next chapter but I promise it will get done. my spelling and grammar kind of suck and I'm without beta so if I missed something big I apologize.
Chapter 3
Harry woke the next morning with Ginny still asleep next to him. He looked around and noticed that Ron and Hermione had left their chairs empty. He also was surprised to find that Ginny now had an extra blanket around her she did not have. 'Going to be interesting conversation with who put that there,' he thought as he gazed down at Ginny. She looked so peaceful and beautiful while sleeping. He made circles dragging his fingers along her back.
She began stir after a few minutes of him doing that. She looked up at him sleepily then began blinking clearly surprised she had just woken up next to Harry. "H-hi."
"Hi, Gin," Harry responded smiling trying not to laugh. "You fell asleep last night on my shoulder. Remember?"
"Oh yeah you told me-" She cut herself off. "Are you sure there is nothing cure the poison?" She asked sounding as if she was begging him to contradict what he told her earlier.
"There is no known cure for the poison currently attacking my magical core."
"How long?"
"I estimate about four more weeks," he replied softly. She pulled him into a tighter embrace.
"Will there be any side-effects?" she asked minutes later.
"Not until then end. Then it gets downright painful. According to the one known application of it, Serpertanous Toxcium causes organ failure after the magical is destroyed, but thats not until the very. Until then, I'll be able to live moderately normally. I have to take so potions to help slow the process. I should not really use magic either as it could help the poison move aggressively," he answered.
They laid silently for a while both enjoying the other's company. "You know I'm sorry for breaking up with you like I did," Harry began breaking the silence, "I just could not have been able to survive the thought of you dy-" Harry stopped thinking about the irony of the situation. "I guess I would have known what it's going to be like for you."
"Let's not talk about that, harry. I forgave you the moment you came back to the castle and me." He smiled at her and then looked embarrassed when his stomach growled. She laughed and asked, "Hungry?" He nodded. "Why don't we go get breakfast then?"
"I was kind of hoping to avoid the crowds for the time being," he replied.
"Oh well then I'll go get us something and bring it back," She suggested and then added, "I want to talk to my parents anyhow."
He nodded. She got up throwing the blanket off her and left leaving Harry alone. He began thinking about a lot of things when she was gone: How long would it take Remus to find the Fountain of Youth? Better yet will He find it? "Who am I kidding course he'll find it?" he thought.
He was broken out of his train of thought when there as a knock at the door. "Come on in."
Remus walked in with a determined look on his face. "We're leaving in six hours."
"Who are you taking?" Harry asked
"Kingsley is letting me take some the most elite aurors and archaeologists the ministry has left," he began. "He's the new minister by the way. Tonks would not let me not take her." Harry smiled. "We were up most of the night looking over your mum's notes-"
harry laughed. "You shouldn't have done that. You have two weeks."
"Were looking for something that hasn't been found in centuries. We need as much time as were going to get."
"What did you find out? Any locations in particular?"
"Your mum said in her notes she found some mentions of it in the ancient Mayan city of Copan," Remus answered. "We're starting there."
"Well then I wish you luck. Be careful some these ancient civilization like their booby traps and curses. For my sake find this thing so I can live. I really don't want to die," Harry came back smirking.
"Stay alive kid and don't do anything too spontaneous," Remus said. He pulled Harry into a tight hug.
"I'll try but you know Ginny," Harry called as Remus left laughing.
Ginny returned ten minutes later with four trays of food saying, "My mum said that you looked a bit gaunt, and that you would need to your strength to fight the poison, so she would not let me go without bringing all of them."
Harry laughed. "I haven't gotten a good meal in a while."
While they ate, Ginny told Harry about everything he had missed over of the last year and a half at Hogwarts. Harry did not talk much just to give a reaction when one was in order. She seemed to just enjoy him being their listening to what she had to say. When they were done eating, the couple continued their conversation lying next to each other on the bed. When conversation dried up between the two, they were just content to stare at each other or snog passionately for a minutes at a time.
After hours of lying on the bed with no conversation, Ginny blurted out, "Marry me"
"What?" harry replied sitting straight up.
"Let's get married Harry."
Harry stared at her trying to figure out if she was pissed or mental. After guessing that she was probably serious about getting married. "Ginny... I'm dying. We would not have time for very much of anything." He paused before saying the thing that really tore him up, "and you'll be a widow by the time your eighteen. Thats not fair to you, love."
"I don't care," She said with that wondrous blazing look in her eyes. "I have waited eight years to have you. I'm not going to let some poison take away me from being your Mrs. Potter. I love you more than any poison could hurt you. I wont be happy unless I can see my dream come true and it seems I am running out of time to become Mrs. Potter."
"What about your parents?"
"Not that it matters but they said as long as I was happy we could to do it."
"All right when?" he said smiling.
"Really?" she asked.
"if you really don't care that you'll be a widow so young then I say yes." Harry answered.
Ginny then did something most un-Ginny like: she squealed. She pulled him into the tightest embrace yet. "Oh I love you." She started pulling him out of the bed. "Come on."
"Where are we going?"
"To our wedding..."
he stopped and pulled her to him. "What?"
"I kind of told my parents that you proposed last night," she said. "Don't worry they were happy just a little disappointed they didn't know until I told them," She added seeing his wide-eyes. "Mum said if we were going to do it we should do it soon so we could be married as long as possible."
He stood there for a moment. "Well all right but we are not getting married in these clothes," he countered pointed at there blood stained clothes.
"Well what do you suggest we do about that?"
Harry smirked. "I'm sure your mum and Hermione could do something for you. I'll have Ron transfigure something for me." She nodded and they started off in the direction of the head's office. They found all their close friends and family there already. Ginny took her mum and Hermione into where the head's bedroom would be. Harry waved Ron over to him and they left and went into an empty classroom.
He explain what he wanted, and Ron obliged the best he could. Harry was shocked, when he looked at the black formal robes he now had on. Looking closer, he found that a emerald lining along the edges gave the robes an even better look. "Wow Ron where did you learn to do that."
"Hermione and I have spent a lot of time together. She tends to read a lot and sometimes i'll read over her shoulder what she is reading," Ron replied blushing crimson. "She was reading a tailoring spell book a couple months ago."
They started to walk back, when Harry had a stroke of brilance. "Ron would be my best man in a few minutes?"
"You didn't have to ask that. I was going to just stand up there with you," Ron answered laughing.
Harry pulled a small ring out of his pocket and handed it to Ron. "As best man its your job to hold on to the ring right?"
"When did you get this?"
"It was my mum's wedding band. I found it in the vault we went to to."
"You had been planning this for that long?" Harry nodded.
"Who is officiating this anyhow?"
"Kingsley." Ron smiled. "he said he would be more than happy to have the first official thing he did was officiate the wedding the of the Chosen One."
They stopped at the gargoyle. "are you sure you want to this? I mean she can be a bit a handful and bit annoying."
Harry smiled as he stared off into space. "There is no one I'd rather do this with. There is no one I'd rather spend the last of my days with. Even with her flaws, she is the one that stole my heart and never gave it back, so I am in this for as long as I can be." Harry turned to his best mate and an understanding of sorts passed through them.
"Lets get your married then," Ron replied happily.
They relaid the password and up the steps they went. They opened the door and found everyone had switched to a mirror lay out of what it was. The altar of sorts would be near the door so that Ginny would come down the steps from the head's bed chambers. Kingsley was therefore waiting for them at the door.
Harry took a moment to look at the people sitting in on this spontaneous ceremony. Remus sat grasping Tonks' hand tightly. He nodded at harry, and harry was instantly glad he had not left earlier than he said. The Weasley brothers sat together all grinning clearly happy for their sister. Even Hagrid was there though Harry was not sure how they got him to fit in the room with everyone else there. Harry looked up and Dumbledore's portrait and found Dumbledore to be smiling at him. He nodded to the portrait and returned the smile.
They waited mere moments before Mrs. Weasley came down the stars and sat down on her side. Hermione came down next in a simple lilac dress. She winked at the boys and then made her way to her spot.
When Ginny came to the top of the stairs with Mr. Weasley, Harry stopped breathing. Ron leaned to his ear and said quietly, "Breathe in and out we do not need you dying from lack of oxygen." Harry took a deep breathe and was sure he saw Ginny giggle a little bit. She was wearing a long white spaghetti-strap dress with some interesting bead work at on the skirt part of the dress arranged florally. Harry was sure he had never seen anything so beautiful and immediately thank Hermione and Mrs. Weasley for their amazing spell work.
They made their way carefully down the stairs. Mr. Weasley looked more proud of his daughter than harry had ever seen. When they got to Harry, Arthur kissed her check softly and sat by his now sobbing wife. Harry took both of Ginny's hands and silently mouthed "Wow!" as he looked her up and down. Unfortunately due to the small number of people in the room everyone knew what was going and on and laughed.
"I think we all agree upon that, Mr. Potter," Kingsley chuckled. "This is my first time officiating a wedding so you'll have to accept my apology if this is not as formal as a normal wedding." Everyone chuckled softly. "I have not known these two long, but I see in their eyes they love each very deeply. I met Harry when his guard went to pick him up from his relatives' house before the start of his fifth year. Even then I could see just how much everyone would need him in the coming years. I could also see the independence Ginny radiated when I met her. I think even before they knew it they were made for one another." he paused for a moment. "Do you to have vows you want to give one another?"
Harry thought about for a second and nodded as Ginny did the same. Harry went first, "Ginny you're the love of my life and the sister of my best mate. Who would've thought that I would have fall in love with the girl that has seven older brothers that could tear me limb from limb if they thought I did something to hurt you not that I would." Everyone softly chuckled as Ginny playfully hit his shoulder. Harry smiled. "I don't think I'd be able to live without you. I know I say that and I realize how ironic it is that you may be without me soon. I'm sorry I left you for so long. Please know that I did it so that you would not have to go through the horror of being on the run." Him, Ron and Hermione visibly shuddered. "I think I've know all along that you were the one for me. It just took six years to get it through my head. I watched from a far as curses missed you by a hair yesterday and shuddered at the thought of one of them connecting. I saw you smile when I made the joke about looking like a hero. You are the only girl I could find that saw the me that want people to see: harry. So... I promise to take the time we have and live it happily; I promise to cherish everything about you from your beauty inside to your beauty outside, and I promise to watch over you when I do die."
Ginny choked out, "I should have gone first now I'll be choked up because of that. You Prat." Everyone laughed as she paused to gather herself. "I have loved you since I was fifteen. I had a crush on you since I was eight. I didn't know then what I know now though. We may not have long together, but I promise to love you for who you are: Harry just plain old Harry. I promise to love you and when you die I will love you more if that is even possible." Harry chuckled. "For now until that becomes a reality we live life like we should: Loving each other."
When she was done Kingsley called for Ron to give harry the ring. Ginny stared at the simplistic exquisite ring she now had on her ring finger. "So now by the power invested in me by the fully naive magical world (no really what were you thinking making me minister) I declare you bonded for life. You may no kiss your bride." Harry pulled Ginny into a soft passionate kiss then deepened it as the Weasley brothers wolf-called and whistled. "I present to the those few of you in the room for the first time Mr and Mrs. Harry Potter."
A/n: Wow that was long chapter. I got to admit 2500 words is a lot longer than I thought.
All right I admit it this was cheesy and fluffy. I promise that the next chapter will be mainly plot. This chapter was needed though because of another spontaneous decision they make later.
The wedding ended up having to be here as I wanted Remus to attend and I wanted it to be something really spontaneous they did.
I apologize for those of you that like formal wedding stuff. I am not personally into that kind of stuff and as it was Kingsley first time and with it being harry and Ginny I thought they might have given him some liberties.
I'd like some more feed back if people would say something even if it is a word like yes or no. I need to know if people want me to continue or not.
If I do get enough people that respond positively to this story I'll also need to a new beta to run things off of as mine is to involved with other things.
Please R&R