Defensive Spells
That Evening…
Bill and Fleur had just been pronounced husband and wife. As soon as it was appropriate
to do, Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione did so.
"That was really long," Ron complained.
"It was rather long, wasn't it?" Hermione agreed.
"She's officially part of our family, Ron. Yuck!" Ginny said.
Harry laughed at the other three.
"Ginny, where do you think you're going? You are my bridesmaid. I need you to stay
with me until the party starts," Fleur called out.
"Hold on. I'm coming!" Ginny hissed.
"I guess it's just the three of us then," Harry said, as Ginny left.
"How long do we have until the party starts?" Ron asked.
"An hour," Hermione answered. "I think the three of us need to talk."
"About?"
"Tomorrow," she answered.
"Let that wait until tomorrow then," Ron said.
"No," Hermione said.
"Tomorrow is the beginning of a huge journey; probably a really dangerous one. I need to
know that we're prepared for whatever may happen. We need to practice."
"What? Right now?" Harry and Ron asked.
"Yes," she said, as she pulled out her wand.
Before either of the boys knew what hit them, Hermione had both boys hanging in mid-
air, wand pointed straight at them.
"Are you taking me seriously now boys?" Hermione asked.
"Yes."
She brought them back to the ground. "Do you see how fast that happened? If there's
someone out there who wants to hurt us, they're going to use a spell a lot worse than the
one I just used."
"You're right," Ron said.
"Let's do this then," Harry said.
Hermione kicked off her heels and grabbed the parts of her dress that were touching the
Floor.
Harry and Ron grinned at her.
Hermione looked at them and started to laugh. "It's not my fault we're at a wedding."
After that was said, the three of them spent the next hour practicing defensive spells.
"What the bloody hell is going on here?" Ginny yelled, running over to the trio.
She pulled out her own wand, and was about to cast a spell, when Hermione spoke up.
"Relax Ginny. Everything is fine."
"You were knocking Harry and Ron around. What do you mean Everything is fine?"
"We're just practicing spells."
"Oh. Well it's time for the party. Come on Harry. You too, Ron and Hermione."
"You and Harry go. We'll be there in a minute," Hermione said.
Ginny and Harry left, leaving Ron and Hermione alone.
"You feel prepared enough now?" Ron asked.
"As prepared as I possibly could feel, yes," Hermione said, putting her shoes back on.
"Can we have some fun now, then?" Ron asked.
"I think so," she smiled.
"Good," Ron said. "You look really nice by the way."
"Thanks," she said, somewhat shyly. "I think we'd better get going.
Ron held out his arm, and Hermione took it with a grin.